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about the concert. Notice his comment on
the critics:
"That the fair artist never performed
more excellently, her interpretations were
never more correct, her touch never more
perfect, her skill never more sublime, than
when she made deponent's pianoforte on
that occasion a thing of life, power, elo-
quence and pathos, and the audience, over-
whelmed by the perfect melody which
harmonized the space surrounding them,
surrendered their praises to artist and in-
strument without stint or qualification, and
even the sour critics presiding over the
public press, swept from the staid fasten-
ings of their usual rationality, praised artist
and instrument in generous terms, some of
which extracts are annexed to this affidavit,
made a part thereof, and marked Ex-
hibit A."
The Rapid Transit Commission, of
which Mr. William Steinway is a member,
have at last made material progress in the
advancement of their plans. The routes
have been changed, and finally adopted. It
is now to be hoped that the Commission
will advance and push matters ahead, and
that the wishes of the people will at last be
realized.- To the martyrs who have to hang
on straps in the elevated cars, morning
and night, the realization of a system of
rapid transit would be a virtual heaven.
The crushed and belated travelers who
have to croweTinto a limited number of con-
veyances placed at the disposal of the public
by the Elevated Railway Company at the
present time, will agree that they are potent
incentives to profanity, ill-health, and
other "ills that flesh is heir to"—they are
useful in many ways, but they don't carry
Before he gets really down to his griev- the people.
ance, the Brooklyn deponent says, caress-
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ingly, that "the reputation of a pianoforte
Women are creeping so rapidly into all
is as tender as the reputation of a human
the spheres of commercial activity that the
being, and there is nothing manufactured
session of the National Council of Women,
by the hands of man which is so easily
which opened in Washington last Monday,
impaired in usefulness as a pianoforte by
is of moment, inasmuch as it demonstrates
the breath of slander." Still talking about
the advanced place which the feminine
his instrument, he adds:
gender occupy in every line of thought,
"That in the musical world deponent's trade and politics. In the music trade we
pianoforte became a topic of wonder and have many women who are an honor to
praise, and divided with the public the dis- themselves and to the business they are
cussion and consideration of the income engaged in. They are active workers, pos-
tax and financial policy of Grover Cleve- sessed of bright ideas, and if man—the lord
land. "
of creation—will not be mindful of himself,
It is needless to say that Judge Cullen, they are bound to usurp his avocations.
who presided, granted the injunction Women are a great and growing power in
prayed for by Mr. Towns on behalf of Otto this country of ours, and we take off our
Wissner.
The Supreme Court of Kings hats in admiration of the Sandowesque in-
county are in possession of this remarkable tellects in session this week in the Capital
document.
It will ixndoubtedly find a city.
place in the archives of the court.
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They have appeared off and on for the
BUSINESS in all departments of the Alfred
past twenty years. Some of them popped Dolge concern is unusually good. During
up a few weeks ago. They will probably a call a few days ago, Mr. Dolge informed
be in evidence again next week, or next us that he had no special reason to complain
month, or the month after, or the year of business, taking the times into consid-
after.
eration.
Who and what are they?
THE Girard Piano Co., incorporated at
Why, the stereotyped "rounders" about
Oakland,
Cal., by F. R. Girard, D. Girard,
the "Inventor of the Piano," "The First
J.
Schmitz,
Dr. T. W. Hall and William
Organ in America," "George Washing-
Moller.
Capital
stock, $100,000.
ton's Spinet," "The Discovery of a Valua-
ble Stradivarius," and a few more of that
species of literary vagabondia.
And to think that keen, lynx-eyed trade
editors who pride themselves upon their
ability to distinguish a turned lower-case
" b " from a " q " in a contemporary, glee-
fully accept them as news items!
FARIBAULT, MINN.
It is sad.
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General News.
THE Estey & Camp Co., incorporated in
Chicago, 111., by Julius J. Estey, Levi K.
Fuller, from Brattleboro, Vt., and Isaac N.
Camp. Capital stock, $600,000. The firm
of Estey & Camp have been doing business
under a simple copartnership with a capital
of $1,100,000 to $1,200,000.
A member
of the firm is said to be contemplating
retiring, and this action would be easier
under a charter than under articles of co-
partnership. It is stated that the author-
ized capital stock of $600,000 is likely to be
increased to $1,000,000.
THE Jesse French Organ & Piano Co.,
St. Louis, Mo., has been incorporated with
a capital stock of $500,000. The charter
authorizes the company to do business in
Texas.
EVERETT M. YOUNG and H. A. Riggs, of
Jackson, Mich., have formed a partnership
for the manufacture of piano reflectors.
They are designed to be attached to either
an upright or square piano, and not only
throw sufficient light upon the music, but
also shade the musician's eyes.
THE Barrows Music Co., Saginaw, Mich.,
manufacturs of banjos, will extend the
facilities of their factory in order to keep
pace with increasing demands for their
goods.
Additional hands are being em-
ployed as rapidly as those possessed of the
requisite skill for the work can be found.
W. W. MORCAN, of
Rockland, Me., will
open new music store, representing the
Estey Organ Co., and handling the Decker
and other pianos.
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