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€i She May Have Seen Better Days, another of Thornton’s compositions, was written after Jimmy had witnessed a scene on Sixth avenue. A woman who seemed to be quite young, but dissipated looking, was sitting in front of a saloon. She was intoxicated and a noisy crowd had gathered and jeered her and made life miserable for her. Before a policeman arrived a well-dressed old man stepped into the crowd, and turning to a tough-looking fellow who had been her principal tormentor, said: “Why don’t you leave the woman alone? If she’s unfortunate I’ll*bet she may have seen better days.” It did not take Thornton long to realize that he had a good title and a few days afterward he sold the song for a tidv sum.—From the New York Sun. Sound principles are behind the sound repro- ductions of genuine Edison Phonographs .— Chapin. SHORT TALKS ABOUT NEW RECORDS 8006. The Donkey Laugh, Peerless Orchestra, by Howard Whitney, the composer of the popular “Mos- quitos’ Parade” (our Record No. 7503.) The Donkey Laugh has all the elements of popularity of its predecessor —an original and tuneful melody, and is even greater in realistic imitation. The laugh of the donkey is not only portrayed in the music, but it is introduced vocally together with bits of dialogue and other effects making clear to the listener a very amusing and comical situation. In fact it is t . 4 ' > :. \ 1 ' ^ ' . « #• , *' 1 the merriest ha-ha ever, and if you overlook this Record it is a musical horse on you. [Coptinued on page forty-three]