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money but simply to advertise his goods, and that he was not responsible for the blockading of the sidewalk, and that if they found it blocked it was their duty to clear it. Mr. Crabb says he kept on playing till he got ready to close, paying no attention to the order.—From the Columbus, Ind. Daily Times. The Phonograph is a good listener and a perfect talker. —Openeer. * ORIGIN OF POPULAR SONGS. “ Billy Gray got his material for his famous song the * Volunteer Organist * while attending church one Sunday morning. It seems on that particular day the regular organist was ill and the congregation was not informed of this fact until late in the service. The preacher was in a quandary and was about to give up in despair when a dilapi- dated-looking fellow, much the worse for rum, entered the church. He took a seat near the aisle and began to pray. Then he staggered toward the organ and said to the preacher. * ‘ Will you let me play on the organ for a few minutes ? 1 want you to hear a few songs. ‘ ‘ The parson was dumfounded, yet pleased. He turned to the stranger and after critically sizing up his appearance said : “Yes, my son, you can play. Our regular organist is ill to-day and I will thank you very much if you will volunteer.” “ Well, the stranger knew his business and discoursed some of the sweetest melodies Gray ever heard. Gray, inside of two days, wrote a song around the incident and published it himself. It had a big sale and he made thou- sands of dollars out of it. “ The originator of cake walk music is Fred Mills, who writes under the name of Kerry Mills. One night about