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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1917-05-24, Page 2r"twc4 ,Lit ,.t. 13 D. McTAGOlR'f $a. D. MoTAQGAR9 Mclag art Bros. A GENERAL 13ANEING BUSY' EESS TIIANSAC'TED NOTES DISC a T. U, DRAFTS ISSUED. O N E INTEREST ALLOWED ON DIT POSJTel SALE NOTES ^UR• CHASED i1, T. RA?U - _- NOTARY PUBLIC. CONVi'ET- • AlyC''ER, FINANCIAL REAL ESTATE AND FIEF 1Nsrli3• rNT- ANCE AGENT 1;EPRES L ING 14 FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES DIVISION COURT CF ICE, CLINTON, 13I1TDONE. 13ARRTSTAR. SOLICTTOIL. NOTARY PUBLIC, ETC. e Office- Sloan Block --CLINTON 11. G. CAMERON I(.O. BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, CONVEYANCER, ETC OiDce on Albert Street occuped b.7 \ Hr. Hooper. In Clinton on every Thursday. and on any day for which ap- pointmente are. made. Office hours from 9 a.m. to 6 p,01. A good -vault in connection with the oce. Office open every geek -day. Mr. Hooper will make any appointments for Ur, Cameron. CHARLES B. HALE Conveyancer, Notary Public, Commissioner, Eta. REAL ESTATE and INSURANCE Issuer of Marriage Licensee HURON STREET, CLINTON DRS. GUNN & GANDIER Dr. W. Gunn, L.R.C.P., L.R.C.S., Edin. Dr. J. C. Gandier, B.A., M.B. Office Hours: -1.30 to 3.30 p.m., 7.30 to 9.00 p.m. Sundays 12.30 to 1.30 p.m. Other hours by appointment only. Office and Residence -Victoria St. OR. O. W. T,IiO ill itaOA PHSY1oIAN, SURGEON, ETC. Special attention giver to dia eases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Eyes carefully examined and unit - able glasses prescribed. Olfce and residence: 2 doors west of the Commercial Hotel, Huron Sb. GEORGE ELLIOTT Licensed Auctioneer for the County of Huron. Correspondence promptly answered. Immediate arrangements can be made for Salt. Date at The News -Record, Clinton, et by selling Phooe 13 es 167. Charges moderate and eatisfaotios guaranteed. . We've madeWould like it hot for to make suite ithot 1(111d0 ,. C 1f1tf11i ({ a few Vf1U for you We've made it 1 of for a lot of fonts who were looking for satisfactory coal, and if you will place your spring order with us, we would be pleased -to give you the good coat and two thousand pounds to the ton. • - . A. J. Honoway, Clinton A.first-class bedroom suite for private sale, at well as other articles of furni- ture at Residence on Ontario St. The lIoKillop Mutual Fire Insurance Company Head office, Seaforth, Ont. DIRECTORY: President, Janes Connolly, Goderich; Vice., James Evans, Beechwood; See. -Treasurer, Thos. E. Hays, Sea - forth. Directors: George McCartney, Sea - forth; D. F. McGregor, Seaforth; J. G. Grieve, Walton; Wm. Rin: -t, Sea - 'forth; McEt•n Clinton;Robert Ferries, }o, • s, Harlock; John Benneweir, Brodhagen; Jas. Connolly, Goderich. Agents: Alex Leitch, Clinton; J. W. Yeo, Goderich; Ed. Hinchley, Seaforth; W. Cltesne D mon ' Y defile• , g , R. G. Jar- inuth, Brodhagen. Any money to be paid in may he paid to Moorish Clothing thm Co.,gClinton, or • at Cutt s Grocery, Goderich. Parties desiring to effect insurance or transect other business will be promptly attended p y at ended to on application to any of the above officers addressed to their 'respective post office. Losses inspected by the director who lives nearest the scene, Y1 yin• F.' -TIME TABLE.- Trains will arrive at and depart from Clinton Station es follows: BUFFALO AND GODERICH DIV. Going East, depart u " " Going West, depart " " itr. 0.32, dp. • depart 7.33 a.m. 2,58 pen, 12.45 pain, 0,45 p.m. 11.28 pan, LONDON, HURON Si BRUCE DIV. Going .youth, ay, 7.33, clp, 8.05 p,m. Going North, depart 6.40 P.M. Clinton News. Record CLINTON, ONTARIO. _ Terms Of sabecription-51 per year, ie advanee; 51,60 may be charged If not 00 Paid, No paper dlsoon• United until ail arrears are .paid unless at the Option Of the Pub- Inbar. The date to which every subscription it paid is denoted on the label. Advertising Rates - Transient ad- voi•tisements, 10 cents per non. Pare!! line for first insevtien and 4 cents per line for each subse- quent insertion. Small advertise. • mentsnot to exceed one Inch, such as "Lost," "Strayed,' or •'Stolen," eta„ inserted once for 35 cents, and oa011 subsequent ire sertion 10 emits, Comrnunicatlons intended for 'pub- lioation must, as a guarantee of good faith, be accompanied by the name of the writer, G. E. HALL, Proprietor. • Fertilizer We carry a Complete Stock of Stone's Natural Fertilizer,,; No better on the market. Hay We pay at alt seasons the highest market prices for Hay for baling. Seeds American Feed Cern, Red 010• ter, Alsike, Timothy and Alfalfa. FORD & McLEOD CLIN'1'ON. Vow is Your Cutlery Supply You know that Jewelry Ston Cutlery is otit of the cern- mon 41ass. At least, OURS ie. It carries a distinctiveness -- an air of superiority, that comes 1rem being made with the greatest tare and ut- most skill from the highest - priced materials. 11 on can use some of this Cutlery in your home, yogi will be proud of it every time you see it on the table. Carvers, cased, $3.00 up. Knives, Forks and Spooes. $1.00'doz. up. Knrvee and Forks, steel, whits handles, $3.00 dos. up. Let us show you our Cutler line. Let ns tell you more about why it is the. most desirable that you can poi your money into. W. R. COUNTER JL•"WLLEIL anti ISSUER of MARRIAGE LICI;NSI1S. ii10®Ui �t 1N 9 t7 " � Vr New Clubbing Rates For 1917 WEEKLIES. 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At ell drmsrbi., Ho., or by moll from 11 Chamberlain Medicine Co,, Toronto An Italian grape -grower accidental- ly discovered that the presence of to- mato plants in hie vineyard made short work of the phylloxera, with which his vines were infested, This insect destroys both the rent and tie stem of the grapevine, BA.0 CBE GY OE W etl0aoilu, ?dau, "5 thlak 0111.9' 1110.0 are the Anent Hullos for t110 Inslaoyy. wee rapt i; eagle to Oet'nd1; 5 suffe.td with droa;fsl 'Ta17173113 pry Imes, that hawse 100 (Late '111. A friend gave Ina pie of eons y$9 6 1g a , FORT015 KIDNEY'S Solt loseerpain,adtalon ot Myself a box and before half of it 7t54 gone x kali lost all the beekaohe. net any Ono tens the what. a Pent they ''You 0lioutd 1117 Ginni'1A .'k Moo, S, 1'1aL•^911.'•'. All druggists 8011 Qin Rills aro 500. a bog, `or 6 boxes for 55.50, Sample from if you write to eninronee 1)0010 k O 3E13IOA1. 00. OFCANADA. LIMITED ,Toronto, Oat, 77 iP e( Stone& The Story of Rumble and Grumble. Rumble and Grumble wore the sons of the Stubbletail Bears, who occupied a comfortable cave in the Yellowstone Reservation. Rumble was stronger on voice than on Itis legs, and Grumble was stronger on his legs than on his voice, but, anyway, they got along Most amicably and loved each other as only bear brothers cane - One day Rumble and Grumble slip - pal away from their parents, who were industriously picking berries,'and started off by themselves. "We will be perfectly safe," said Rumble, "for, if anything happens, I have only to use my powerful voice and you'your powerful legs, and everything will be all right. "Quite sot" growled Grumble. They were rather well- spoken young bears, as you will notice from their speech, coming in contact with tourists, as they did! The sun was hot arid the trail taken by tile two little bear cubs very rough and stony. It"wasnot long before Rumble said his legs were going back on him, which is another way of say- ing he was tired. Grumble said neve mind, that his voice was still hearty, and while they were discussing it a twist in the trail showed them a lit- tle mountain burro, fast asleep, with his head and tail drooping down. "Why should .you not ride, as the two - legged visitors do, dear bgother?" sug- gested Grumble, • wiggling his ears gently. "I will lead this foolish beast and we can thus got upon our journey!" - Rumble swung bashfully to and`fro, then at Grumble's suggestion climbed into a tree and dropped plump upon the burro's back. Open flew the donkey's eyes, up flew his ears. The two brothers, seeing that a crisis was at hand, did that which each did best; that is to say, Rumble used his voice and Grumble his legs. The roar of the little cub so discomfited the burro that he also used his legs, and as Grumble was quite near, it ended dis- astrously for him. Over the edge of the precipice he bowled, bump! bump! bump! And if he had not caught in the crotch of a tree jutting out about half • way to the bottom -well, he would have been nothing but a little bearskin rug, I am afraid. Rumble was faring no better. The burro was still using his legs, skeet- ing down the trail at such a rate that poor Rumble was shaken almost to a jelly. Kerbumpl kerflump! he pound- ed up and down upon the worn old saddle,' clinging for deaf. life and with the' senses quite jolted out of him. But en 'he remembered and open- ing ly en - p ing his mouth, screamed and growled and roared for all he was worth. One particularly shrill screech so alarmed the burro that he stopped with a sud- denness that sent Rumble flying over his head. He landed with an un- pleasant thud, and the burro, giving him one outraged white -eyed look of terror, ran clear out of the story. For all I know, Rumble stayed there till rescued by his doting parents or by. Grumble, whose legs' would surely help him out of his difficulty. I only know that they were somehow re- stored to their family, because I saw them ,playing roly-poly-slide-down- the-hill in front of Mrs, John Stubble - tail's cave the other morning. i.'.r8r, ll Oglik op qyeriest A3� ,••10,5'%;;,... .�q ab -ra s r. Conducted by Professor Henry G. Bell, The obJect of this department le to place at the servloe of our farm readers the.aclvloe of an acknowl• edged authority on all subjects pertaining to soils and crops. Address ail questions to Prpfessoe Honry 0, Sell, In care of The Wilson Publishing Company, Limited, To- ronto, and answers will eppear In this column in the order In which they are received. AEI 47000 Is limited It is advisable where Immodiete reply Is necessary that a stampsd and addressed envelope be enclosed with the question, whenthe answer will be mallad dirept. Question -T. A, L.:-Whdt is' the hest way. for putting fertilizer on for Potatoes and how much fertilizer would yon pot on a quarter of an acres Should the fertilizer be mixed with earth before the-,potatoe are put in or would it be all right put in the hills with the seed', • I hay.. just read it would burn seed: Answer: -Two hundreds pounds of fertiliser to the qu..rtor-acre is a mod- 'erate application for potatoes, This fertilizer should analyze 2% ammonia, 8 to 10% available phosphoric acid and 1 to 2% potash, if obtainable. In applying this, scatter 100 pounds over the quarter -acre when the ground has been dug or plowed. Tho harrow- ing or raking of the ground will work this available p1a'ntaood into the soil. When the holes or drills for the pota- toes are made, _natter the remaining hundred pounds of fertilizer in a light dust along the potato furrows, or into the holes where the potatoes are to be dropped, Cover this with a light dusting o£ soil before dropping the potato pieces. There is no danger of fertilizers burning seed if care is tak en to mix the soil and fertilizer as described. When the fore;;oing has .l been done, drop the seed -int cover usual. • It t sometimes found highly advantageous to scatter another light application of fertilizers around the potato hills or along thin -rows when the plants are up two or three inches. This can be -worked into the soil when the potatoes are cultivated. Question -W. W. L.: -Please send me full particulars how to treat pota- toes _before planting to . prevent top blight. Answer: -No pre -planting treat- ment can be given to potatoeo to pre- vent blight. 'If possible, make sur, that the potatoes being used for seed were not produced on a field that has been infected with blight. The bight winters in the tubers, and sends its fine threads up through the stalks t hero they =lower cn the surface of the leaves of the plant. When the disease matures it sends out large quantities of tiny spores. When these spores light on other damp potato Pointers on Marketing. Most of the market poultry sold is marketed in about one-sixth of the year, that is, in the autumn. As a result prices suddenly fall when farin- ers are about ready to sell. The con- gestion means that part of it must be put into cold storage, and produce once stored does not bring so high a price as the fres': quality. This t means lowered prices for the fainter. The remedy lies with the producer. Ile should distribute his produce over more of the twelve months than he Boos, To do thisrequires different methods of handling his poultry than he has practised in the past. For instance, instead of keeping th e spring c1ucts ' 1 all summer, some of them t might be marketed throughout the season as broilers, Broilers bring two or three times as much .per poutd in May and early June as thoy would bring as roaasters in the fall. I Broilers are chickens weighing un-; der 21 poulhdo. Tho best way to feed broilers is to give a palatable mash in a clean yard, mix the mash with milk if possible, give some green food and keep everything clean and the chicks free from lice. When convenient, bleeding and dry pluekisng, are advised before selling, the weather i t end though, if s va rtn g local killing facilities not good, it may pay to ship alive. Hens that havo completed their second laying winter and have passed through the breeding season, should bo marketed as soon as the breeding season is over rather than be kept un- til the fail. Hens in June or July bring from 50 to 100 par cent. more than they do in' October because they are then the only roasters on the market, Green ducks, that is, duckethat have jtiet completed their first east of feathers, should be lhttarketsd early plants, they infect the other plants with late blight disease. To prevent this. the potato grower should spray his crop with Bordeaux mixture five to sevehl times duri:,g the growing sea- son. Begin as soon as potato plants are up three or four inches and spray at intervals, of 10 days to two weeks. Bordeaux mixture is composed of 5 lbs• of lime, 5 lbs. of copper sulphate and '50gallons of water. Dissolve the Pune and the copper sulphate separately, then mix and dilute with the water. Apply the Bordeaux mix- ture immediately, since the mixed mat terial will not retain its, strength if allowed to stand any length of time, The dissolved lime and dissolved cop- per sulphate may bo stored un -mixed, and just sufficient for the spraying mixed up at the times desired. The proper quantities can easily be calcul- ated from the mixture given above. To prevent scab and to assist in con- trol of the spores of other diseases, it is beneficial to dip potatoes in a mix- ture of corrosive subliniate,'one part to a thousand, by weight. Dissolve a tablet in a quart of water, or an ounce in 80 quarts of water, and soak the potatoes for two hours. This material is very poisonous and mus p t be handled with -.great care. Potatoes which have been treated shouldnever be used for human or animal food. You can prevent potato scabby soaking the potatoes in a solution of one pint of formalin to 30 gallons of water. They should remain in the solution about 20 minutes. Formalin is a gas dissolved in water. It 'tills the spores on the surface of the pota- to but does not injure the food value. Question -C. D. E.: -Is fertilizer that has been stored up in a. dry shed for two""years as good as fresh fertil- izer? ' Answer: -If the fertilizer has been stored in a dry place, it will not have lost plantfood through storage. How- ever, before you use it, you should empty it out on a hard floor and break it up by pounding; after which it should be shoveled through a sand screen. This will put it in good con- dition for drilling. rather than be kept 'until fall. The Experimental Farm at Ottawa re- ports that 65 young ducks sold at 101 weeks of age brought on the local market about 200 per cent. more than it cost to feed them, or in other words they cost for feed 520 and at 101/2 weeks of age they brought $60. Similar, ducks that, were -sold in the fall did not pay for the cost of feed. Market in June. All roosters, old hens, early broil- ers, green ducks. During the first week in June, (till off, dispose of or remove from the flock, the male birds after the brced- ing season. "Their presence in, the flock after this date causes a loss of a million dollars a year to Canadian farmers through the sale of partially incubated and bad eggs in the produce which is marketed. All old hens should also be marketed at this date. dis Don't sacrifice any heifer calf from a first-class dairy cow„ Cottonseed -meal is a valuable feed in connection with pasture. It is a good cream and butter feed, and the fertilizing values can be Massed olyto the land. Give the cows a good feeding of hay before turning into the fresh pasture. This will -prevent the excessive scouring that results from a too lib- eral supply of fresh grass. The cows should be loft in' the pas- ture only a few hours the first day. For several days they should be left on green feed only a half clay, Calves caro be raised perfectly on skimmed milk. Put thecowson the low ground where the coarse grass springs u1 and grows rankly at the start If this grass is left uncropped it becomes tough and will not be eaten at all. " Pumpkins made excellent autumn feed for' dairy cows, and the labor re- t hr c u tion is quite limited airs u o 1 d q 1 1 in proportion to the value of the crop. ' Interviewer: "What must a ligan do, attain a ripe a old age?" doctor, ton pg , Doctor: "Live," Cots n ��L Labor i Do you first disinfect, and thou go over all surfaeos again with whitewash in order to keep your stables, dairios and poultry houses bright, cheerful and free of lice, mites, fly eggs and the germs of roup, white dlerrbea, cholera, glanders, ate ? Such a method is a waste of tinto, money :real labor, Ilse Cerbola iustoad-it does the two things at Fite sante aline. It is a disinfectant that dries out white -not dark and. colorless -and Ives better results. s much tto b Co.rbnla i4 n mineral s,lamsnt renlbined WItIi a, germloide y limes etrongoe than pure embolic t,oid, Cornea in powder worm. ready to "ase as aeon as rises with water. applied with befell or sln•ayer. iv'ill nat ales' snrayen '4{fill. not: Dake, i.itlstor or pool oaf nor soo11 by standing, iia dls- agreeablo- odor: Absolutely non- Ilel4oilet's, Bold by Doalos Rvorywhere Wawa:Anse: 00Ns re Oo., 3,ta. Toronto - - Oalinda 5.6 TIIEJLAY LIFE OF THE CHILD Play Develops the Physical Life of Our Young People and Stimulates Their Mental and Spiritual Faculties. The play life of a child is important from the standpoint of its physical, mental and spiritual development, and the parent who neglects to understand what the play instinct means and to help to direct it into worthwhile chan- nels is, more foolish than the man who went. away to seek his fortune in tfields farm oilwhile his own f xm w as underlaid with the rich fluid and his cattle had long refused to drink of the brook that flowed through it because of its taste in the water. Play Means Health It is necessary that the young child should play and kick andcrow to de- velop its muscles and lungs an to help burn up the large quantity of bodybuilding material which must be taken in during earlier years. It is noticeable that animals play in just the right way which will make them strong for their particular mode of life. The cat runs and jumps after the ball, chases its own tail and de- velops a faculty for quicknessinorder that it may catch birds and mice, and the young deer leaps and jumps and runs and makes its muscles strong. The child that dons not play is a sick child. • Through play the mind is stimulated, for children love best of all to improvise their surroundings, A set of blocks mattes a first-class train of cars, a few bits of broken crockery a. splendid set of dishes, or a garment from the attic a robe for the princess. ess. It, is perfectly natural for children to fill out their lives with imaginings, anti it is a happy faculty which makes them contented with what they have, develops .their resourcefulness and tests their ingenuity. Trains Citarit@ter Some ioYs are not popular with chil- (ren. Most little people would rather have a crude toy which they can operate than s mechanical contrivance to be off nothing which leavesdone to b watch it, Children instinetivejy like the toy which is natural and not grotesque. The writer's little boy ' while still in dresses would go into the house of a neighbor end immediately turn a standing doll with its face to the wall. The doll was made on a bottle and hacl a head covered with a. back stocking, woolly hair and slioe- button eyes. When asked why he al- waysturned i face to the wall he re- plied, "I gas can't bear the pin ayes of hen" The shoebutton eyes were like the black hatpin heads with which he wasf is familiar, agll he reed nixed that " the "p Y e n "pin eyes" wer t natural. • 0 The spiritual side of the play life is not to be overlooked, for as soon as the child is old enough to have com- peniohis the elements of fair play,' of honesty and of doing as you would be done by appear. Even young children al's often heard to boast absurdly in their pllty, ana here moderation of play, speech, honesty and kindliness tan be taught. It lies been said that wo never really know persons, even although we work with them, until `ii'e have Played with them. This is true, because work may be performed according to somebody else's Woes, but our play life expresses our own ideals in regard to amuse-. Went an4 enjoyment. Take an initerest If parents would keep the confidence of their children and understand 'thein, they must take an interest in their. play, This does does not mead that it is enough to watch them play. We must get their viewpoint, understand what it means to them suet, if possibly, play with them sometimes, At one time there was no place in crowded eity life for children, Now tho community has recognized that they have some rights and play. grounds with kindly supervisors are vowing more and more numerous, In the counts'' there is the beginning of development along the same lines. The nation will be richer in years to come for thee providing for the play life of its children. -111 G. W. 0.76111eci Jr Foot punctures, caused by treading upon sharp objects, result in ]amens$,, and, in many cases, the nail or other object iS visible when the foot is lifted. Remove foreign body, pare wall down to the sensitive part, fill the opening with 1 part iodiform to 6 parts boracic acid and keep so until lameness disappears, then get shod with a leather shoo as for corm. Plan for a variety of horse feeds, Barley is an excellent grain for a horse;' also peas; These, of coarse, should be crushed,before feeding. If the breeding mare is inclined to have too little milk, feed her for a month or six weeks before foaling, with this end in view. Give her clover -hay, wheat bran, oats and car- rots. Be sure that she has•exercise in the open air every day. She should. YOU NEED A T11. f'lood's Sarsaparilla, ao a Spring medicine, Is the Best, s i1 s semis e Spring sickness comes az s degree to every man, woman and child in our climate, It is that run- 'system dolvh' Qaliditi�ln of the that results from impure, impoverished, devitalized blood. It is marked by loss of appetite and 11101 tirvd.feel- ing, and in many cases by some form of :eruption. The best way to treat spring sick- ness is to take hood's Sarsaparilla, Ask your druggist for this old rail- able family medicine. It purities, enriches and 'revitalizes the blood, I0 is au all-the-yoar-round alter- ative and tonic, and is absolutely, the best Spring medicine. Get your blood in good condition at once -now. Delay may be dan- gerous. Be sure to get Rood's Sar- saparilla, nothing else can take its place, spend the warm part of every clay in a sheltered yard. Light work will not injure her, but comparatively few men have sufficient judgment to work a valuable breeding mare with safety. Don't give the breeding mare corn. A pair of good shears is a handy thing to have down at the barn. A properly fitted collarwill not rub any, part of the shoulder. Collars should fit. snugly on- top and on the sides, One of the largest retaining w& in thew world hasgbeen built at Ran, goon, Burmah, to prevent a river shift, ing its cihannel. ,,,0 r 11 2t` 1, . e h 4y� 'y •t •W , , 1' +rr �: F r s4 <s i r m.rl�k- A ';‘.1° 3YK i :y The Educational Value of Music -The Power of Modern Musical Instruments to Reproduce -sand Intrepret the Old Masters. That some knowledge of music is essential to a well-balanced life is now an almost established fact. Music: let it be noted, is the instinctive im- pulse of the human being from the cradle up, and it reverberates the world over. It is the adorable gift of God, which instinctively seeks to express itself in n. manner more funda- mentally natural, perhaps, than speech itself. Who has not been' attracted. the cooing music of the cradled babe long ere it sought to utter a word. Does it seem natural to instinctively crave to express one's every sense of feeling in speech? The claims of music for greater educational recognition are so manifold that one wonders that it is not given more prominence and taught more thoroughly in our public schools. What magnificent opportunities. there are for the pupils of to -day to enhance their musical education, as compared with the hard striving times of the old masters, who had to content themselves with such limited- instru- ments as the old halpsichorf. Can you imagine how manifestly grateful Bach, Handel' and other old masters would have been had they at their dis- posal such high grade pianos, as manufactured to -day, capable of re- sponding to every emotion? It is dif- ficult to conceive how it was possible fon these old masters to give to the world such beautiful and immortal works, .handicapped, we might say, with such inferior instruments, Were they in possession of such perfected instruments as we have to -day, who could conjecture what undiscovered form of music might have been handed down to us. From the educational standpoint how potential would be the influence to -day if the wonderful rnechanical musical instruments, with their ap- pliances, eve now have, existed two hundred and fifty years ago, thus en- abling Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart and other illustrious old masters to relegate to posterity faithful repro- ductions of their performances by means of the player -piano andphono- graphs,' Inasmuch as it would be of priceless value to have such recordings at this time, present-day pupils and teachers will find, and soma have already found from experience, that the records made by some of our eminent artists of to -day afford possibly unequalled facilities for acquiring certain phases of musical knowledge. The teacher of musical history -when reviewing epochs and events, giving biographical sketched of composers and classifying thedifferent schools and forms of music, will find the player piano and phonograph, or either one, invaluable by demonstrating the record suitable for the occasion. When studyingt,,,,,u tonal effects of the different instru- ments, the phonograph record would indeed be very helpful and highly in- teresting. While perhaps being efficient in the art of voice production there are many teachers who are far from being mas- ters of interpretation, especially in some 04 the grand opera arias, for the reason that they have not. had the opportunity of witnessing perform- ances by artists of the highest rank. In marry vocal studios is the phono- graph finding itself useful as r. coach, as also it is in the homes of many pupils. It is questionable that the potential- ities of the player -piano and phono- graph have been fully realized. It was an extremely delicate and difficult to convince such artists s a s Patti, Melba, and other prominent artists of the possibilities of the phonograph, as likewise it was Padere- jewski, Greig, Moszkowski, etc., in re- gard to the player -piano. It is said that so highly are the master rolls and records of some of these masters valu- ed that they are carefulIy stored away in specially constructed vaults in Paris and elsewhere for revelation to music students in years to come. Music, the subtlest, the most power- ful joy of life, that in which solace is found, lives within all. Within many it is dormant -it needs kindling. "Cfie 1. ,. .t . 4 llir Perfec u.nP 17:- ,�,�fl / :3? id f r N I fr ,rye ail � � ` tt v � 2, ,, ,r / rr fly' a M ��y,r Ma:� tr v � jo`" 4' �i l�,i ,•�,�l, F i r,n���,cYr a Hk�y41`i P. r .(.- Q J raw -..'7'."--7-.-:.--,..------''''/� > 't9;, t + I v '/ 1, ;, h � I - rt Cle . 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