The Edison phonograph monthly (Mar 1903-Feb 1904)

S* EDISON PHONOGRAPH MONTHLY. THOMAS A. EDISON'S PATENTS. The clerks of the Patent Office began several years ago to keep a systematic account of the patents issued to Thomas A. Edison. They have his various inventions tabulated and indexed, so that they can put their hands on each different idea he has protected by patent from the beginning of his marvelous career of invention. When a pending claim is allowed, as it no doubt will be this month, Mr. Edison will have received 791 patents in all. He is not adding to the list as many ideas nowadays as he did some years ago. Up to 1895 he had taken out 711 patents. Since then he has added to the list from three to twenty-three patents each year. Last year he took out nineteen. In ordinary fees for patents Mr. Edison has spent over $51,000. — New York Times. ~-~~-~— — """ ~ PHONOGRAPH FOR DICTATION PURPOSES. J. N. Kimball, of 1358 Broadway, New York City, is a Dealer who makes a feature of specially fitting' up Edison Phonographs for dictation purposes. That he has met with success in his special field may be seen from the following few of the many endorsements he has received: From I. E. Fuller, Principal Shorthand Department, Goldey College, Wilmington (( Del ("Home" Outfit.): "I am glad to say that we are well pleased with the machine. It has made a decided hit with the school, and I find it even more useful than I had expected." From J. T. Thomson, Principal Steubenville Business College, Steubenville, Ohio. ("Triumph" Outfit.): "We are obtaining splendid results from the machine. Our students are taking more interest in their work than they have manifested for some time and the improvement in speed is quite marked." From Mrs. K. Coar, Putnam (Conn.) High ^ School. ("Home" Outfit.): "I had four boys in my graduating class whom I simply despaired of finishing in good form, until the Phonograph was given us. Great benefit is, that the instructor has more time to overlook the work of each individual in the class. I have put your suggestion into practice and feel sure that I shall see lasting results." From S. P. Benthysen, Principal Shorthand Department, Grand Prairie Seminary, Onarga, III. ("Home" Outfit.): "I am pleased with the Phonograph. It is doing excellent work ; beyond my expectations. I find I can set it to work, in the hands of a responsible student, and go about the room and do other things that are necessary. Please send us material to add more pupils to the • system." From I. D. Paxton, Principal Shorthand Department, Wesleyan University, University Place, Nebraska: "Your dictation records are 'just the stuff.' The subject matter pleases my young folks very much, the speed being just about right for beginners. Within a few weeks I hope to send for more, dictated at a higher rate of speed." From M. I. H. Badell, of Los Angeles, Cal.: "Persistently used, it will increase speed and at the same time tends to give an accurate set to one's hand. I passed the examination for reporter in Orange County (Cal.) Superior Court with no other aid to speed than the Phonograph." A REPORTER HEARS OUR CHINESE RECORDS. Worcester, Mass., June 8, 1903. I inclose a clipping from a local paper in regard to an outfit that I sold to a Chinaman. I received from my Jobber some of the yellow slips containing the names of the various Chinese Records, and left some in the different Chinese laundries that I passed going to and from the office. It resulted in a sale of about $40 worth of Edison goods, a Standard machine, about thirty Records, with a large horn and some small stuff. E. H. Wilson. The article is from the Worcester Telegram, and is so funny that we know it cannot fail to interest the trade: MUSIC ALA CHOP SUEY. CHARLIE G0EY ORDERS TWO DOZEN EDISON PHONOGRAPH CHINESE RECORDS. "Pingee-pongee dong, Sher Doy Wong, lallie wow-ee-lallee-wee-ee." That is an accurate phonetic report of the first line of a comic recitation entitled "Sher Doy Wong," as reproduced on an Edison Phonograph Record in Chinese. Charlie Goey is the up-to-date Chinaman who owns this Record, along with twenty-five others, all in Chinese. ^ They are the first of this sort ever brought into Worcester country, and it is understood there are no others in New England outside of Boston and Providence. Charlie Goey is quite a goer in things that are modern ; he wears 'Melican clothes and does a thriving laundry business at 616 Southbridge street. He learned that the wonderful talkee machines could talk Chinese like _ a Pekin mandarin and through Everett H. Wilson, of 7 Blossom street, bought twenty-six Edison Records and a Phonograph. The Records were made in San Francisco. A Telegram reporter was privileged to hear selections from these records, yesterday, and he has eaten nothing but chop suey since. One of the most remarkable things about these new century talking marvels ' that reproduce the oldest language known, is that it is necessary to use from two to a dozen of them in giving just one Chinese selection. The first selection was from a Chinese band, entitled "To Prepare Dinner." The best way to describe a Chinese band is to say that it is different from anything else. Like Chinese