The Phonogram, Vol. 2:11 (1892-11)

260 THE PHONOGRAM. panics who are obtaining these books and distrib- uting them among their customers, thus saving themselves the annoyance of receiving letters asking for information as to little matters con- nected with the working of the machine* which could easily be understood by anyone who has read this book. We regard this publication as one of the greatest possible aids to a general introduction of the phonograph, commercial!}' and otherwise. * * * * - While Mr. Howells will not. during 1893, con- fine his literary work to any single periodical, it may be authoritatively announced that he has .entered into a contract with The Ladies' Home Journal , whereby his most important work will, for some time to come, first see print in the pages of that magazine. His new novel, “The Coast of Bohemia/* begins in the Christmas issue of the Journal, and immediately upon its close Mr. Howells will begin in the magazine a series of editorial autobiographical papers, in which he will trace the influences which led him to a lit- erary life, his course of reading and his favorite authors and books. * # * The Cosmopolitan embraces, as usual, a strike ing array of .topics in its latest issue. Its con- tributors play like.skilled harpists on all the chords of humanity. Phono Chat. Many improvements were noticed this year in the huge building used for the exhibition of the Massachusetts Mechanics' Association. — t New electrical devices were seen,^and-the hall was lit up by si.\ hundred incandescent lights ami twenty-two arc lights. The main hall was finely decorated. The phonograph exhibit was par- ticularly attractive, some very choice select ions of music being on hand and the ever popular “ Casey Series " rendering much amusement to the crowd that thronged this exhibit. The Chicago Central Phonograph Co. intend placing three hundred phonographs at the World’s Fair. • The North American Phonograph Co. will have the exclusive privilege of exhibiting the Kinetograph at the Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Three hundred of these wonderful machines, constructed somewhat on the plan of the nickel-in-the-slot phonograph, will be seen for the first time. We desire so say to many inquirers, that the Phonographic Album is iii process of construe tion, and we expect to give cuts and a full de- •scription of it in the next issue. We bad hoped to have the cuts in time for the November issuei but have been unavoidably delayed. The musical records, which are now put on the market (through their agents), by the North American Phonograph Co. cannot be excelled for excellence of tone, clearness in execution and loudness of reproduction. The duplicates an» made from “masters’* and these are abso- lutely without flaw. • • A new feature, and one most desirable, is print- ing the labels and pasting these carefully at one end of the wax cylinder. This is done entirely by machinery. After the slips are printed, they are placed on a block just the size of the cylin- der and then cut to fit the groove. So nicely are these adjusted they appear as if enameled. The convenience of this method is, there is no danger of mixing up records. Mr. Bussell Hunting is delighting the audi- ences at the Black Crook Co., by his demonic*^ antics during the evenings, and giving ns much pleasure in the mornings to the New Jersey Phonograph Co., Newark, N. J., by his magnifi- cent records on the phonograph. He is under contract to make a large number of “ Casey Series *’ for tins company. Reading Notices. Mr. V. M. Emmerson, of the New Jersey Phonograph Co., sends us some beautiful musical records wlficli we have listened to with much pleasure, and the judgment passed by others is “the best we have yet heard.’* Among those most popular and giving the dearest tones are a song by Spencer entitled “Near It,” V Poor Jonathan’s Waltz," by IsslePs popular orchestra, and one of Gilmore's celebrated marches entitled the “Gladiator. ” * * * One can readily judge of a person’s taste by his pictures ami his intelligence by his books, so if you step into a man's office and see a Barlock typewriter and an Edison phonograph you know that he is equipped with- the most modern ap- pliances to dispatch business, and this will at once enlist confidence that your business will be attended to in like manner. * * * You might save a good many dollars if you wanted to buy or trade a typewriter, by dropping