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148 THE PHONOGRAM THE PHONOGRAPH ON ’CHANGE. If you know anything about talking machines, you may understand how difficult it is to get new Phonograph rec- ords. The thirst for new things seems insatiable, and the pop- ular songs, monologue sketches, band selections, etc., are not nearly plentiful enough to go around. Recourse is had to old time ballads and plantation melodies, and when they revive such things as “Where Is My Wandering Boy To-Night?” they really must be hard up for records. Thus it happened that a genius in one of the big Phono- graph establishments hit upon the idea of catching the weird and wild vociferations of the bulls and bears on the Stock Exchange floor. The thought pleased the manager, the necessary permission was had from the management of the Stock Exchange and one day last week the recorder was set up in one of the noisiest spots on ’Change. It certainly would be novel if successful, and, after tak- ing three cylinders full, the genius went back to develop the records. The following is as nearly an exact reproduc- tion of the result of the experiment as it is possible to put down in print: “O-o-o-o-oo-oo-oo! fi’ f’r hun’r’d Q o-oo-oo- wr-wr- bz-z-z-z-z-z-you’ re a—quarter fer atch—quarter fer atch— SOLD— ’and ’sand’ ’sand* more—Sold—fi’ hun’r’d more—hun’r’d more—w-z-z-r-r- — a-f-t-g-j-u-e-w-z-v-b whatfhtnogitumaltencfjtonsofingot nhmlkshandjine-W) O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O W - W -O-O-O-O-O-O-o-oo-o-o- At this period of the delirium the record exploded, and the untried two were pitched out of the window.—From he Sunday Telegraphy New York. m N*