, 1866-04-11

December 1.,s5s, Messrs. E, 7. Root and C. ". cady
commenced i muse business under the h1n name Of
f. e. 1t 15 Ctark sreet, Chicago, IN = sinKae roam
2t165 feet. With snail espial. kraaIl expenses. sa
prospects. and the Other concomlsants Of the av Of
small thirgp, this Email acorn took root Ii the prolific
Western soil 60 fsvoahie for growth, aad soon sase
tIent Of sturdy rropofttoEf Fair Gealtnk bas-d upon
the sincere desire 10 give every The worth his
money. made friends. As 1t hlwAyb WILL and December
/, 1850 saw tho hIm Strengthened by the addition Of
the capital and good nams Of Mt. Geo. r. Root, thr
cpnposef. Up to this tine nat onlY the Nea but the
whole counttY, hsd becob accustomed to look to the
East for Its music a. we'll ~ tts literature Gould hA
b. changed, was ont Of the vital questions thas cou
1ronted this young Wcststn ru1ic publishing honEe-
Eool Ca6y thought they won1u Sec ifit could not.
They hid for many years. md In different Way3 stud.
led the pt1c41 tases AID wants Of the American poo
p and they be1,e.ea thss II they could snceeeh In
uettinE thest wants, their Issues would find m1ket
no matter where theY were published. TheJ acted
uron this convictlop md. IN looking for authors.
soUght especially for Sonn9. downJa1osted. 1nsptsa
,ona1 wsrblers, tnstesd Of anttqnased chanIciee.s
that hxd been plucked BY the world It'll hardly tsu
feather vss lett. II waa IN this wsy that sr Henry
C. Work became enlisted In their scrv1ce In the fa OF
1851 About this tiuae tho sonE1 Of ths young house
beEan To ettract the attention OF musical people, E4st
well ~ West They hit the popular heart, were
tond to Five expression 10 the sentiments that sk1yd
1tt I'll loJa, and good people, ~cau't Jou Ia
soun4 way keep rs Informed Of your new publications
they appear r was the inquiry that cae up from all
paris Of the county, To wstte al to such would
be<n inposs1hle 10 tend them circulars sample COP
es Was foul lmprBettcab1e, and to meet the te.-
Rency Root 4 Cady decided to laaue monthly p2pe
that should be rlled With eah, popular music and
reading nAter such as should meet the wants Of the
Enzlca pnblic aud Rt tho time furnish regular
ehanne1 Of Communication with customer. This leads
By c3tcnitous rpntc tater the f1saion At school
compositions that BEGIN every subject In the Gden
Edenlr the commencement Of the SoxQ AEasKyaIp
or 1Hk EoA1nwxsT," In April, 1861.
EtuCe the Eoy0 MxsdKYHkk drst frof wfnr threA
yeark Ego. many chanEss h4ve occurred Ia Tho land
but our "c1rer doys remains In al particulars thu
sarne. 1t Contains now then eight paEes Of fresh
new muse lot The same Size aud form II IN Ordinary
Alngne book paEe) prepared especially for By Mr.
Gre F. Root, Ind eight pages Of leading oatter. Vow
then IL furnished subsctb1 1t the low pr1ee
Of GO cents ytaFto cluba Of ten 1t 50 cents
If those Charged With the preparation OF s pages
ri month Rrc esrs In danger o1 zrowit weary Of Ii
task they dud constant 4tmnlu1 to e1elon In the
tuouy daily received from tts snbscsbe5s that Il en-
lnentJ net u he!r Tants, and soon becoEoes them
recetafty a-d also IN the uAy 1rc1ense OF is rub
scfher1. This ncrenGe Il Ill the gratifying iron
lht fact that II PERFECTLY healthy one based upne
tie simple fRct that people snbscbe for 1t beeanse
thry wH1t it. and not because theY hired to sub
tcfbe for It b. the offer Of premium tn the shape
| picture. ase~Inx machine Or saw mill,
From the yctJ start Tho puhlEaheEk determined ia
mafr it If theS could. worthy u large ctreulatton
and then lei 1t win it, Hay By ih own nortrs. The
result has been Riow&h not only 4teady, but rapid
b6{1hd thelf CXpEE9AuHH9. AZ t1R end OF the 6t1i
xuaume II hAd ejaculation Of nearly 1000; 1t the nd
Of the second. s1G: and nnw the third vo1cuae has
Just closed with circulation OF 6poo- II Its f1eudI
continue. ~ heretofort. 70 recomfnd II to lneis
tEends, aLd they In turn 10 their, - <t hz4e nc
ooubt hey Viii II II IN msde worthy Of theIs ft-nd
ship. We no reason why 1t khor1d not continue u
tnc1tase till It reaches circulation never betore
dreamed Of bY The projectors or musical Journalism
tame time. given IL subscribers 20 many souss and
quaEteta that have Rttxtued nAon1s popularity II
haa Tux sos0 MxsskxoEH- @tncIe sAm'B FnnefaI,'
Daily Deane.~ "Vtckthure Ia Taken. !" "Ihc Liberty
Just Retore thu fsat'fe. Mothes, and Fsatup
Tramp, TfRmp." xre \ few Of the number that ou,
tub:czioess Will recall as frst introduced to them u
| iss r#Kes.
In its reading columns nrst sppeAred, aad now cou
t'nue monthly 10 spprar. the comteat Absnrd1les o.
r. ntnsop EE which tbe Ii, 1t staas fuf SINGER
writer OF Tho As'e1nos Natd school. whose peu IL
thousand rar.I we'll Of humoE, 70 rich aud srouta
eenua. that 1t Ehould cease to TO-. ut for sustt
north, the trr1thtsge or The sosa MkssEs6kR would
lack mnch Of IT. luhs1e4ttng pEopesttes. Lang usy
be bubble, and keep the p!umsge OF our - RIsdIs
| proof asAlnst the dAsk wate7s Of melancholy.
Although called The "soHa MkssKsaHR Of TIL
SoETHwEr. II contains 70 little thRt IL loeA ana X
much Of popular nnac. Intr1lIrence, education ant
uu Of saited to the tastes OF The musical IL
iorIy that 1t Il not wonderful that liz visits shoutt
be looked for With equal iuterest from Maine to Orr
ou and Cs1ssonsa 1t addresses iisclf to the uusca
nasses Of America, and OF any particular locality
II has Afso becn valuable in tho past and no noqh
viii be In the fnturr TO I'll nustcsi people, Is IN.
monthly bullsttn Of Root Cadys popular book art
| sheet music publications. 61eh prominence have
these already obtAln.d, that II II fact coming to be
sertouA question With tnterrslnR teachers aad musl
/ cA people generally. whether they eau afford to b.
ignorant eftuch work. the MuaEeal Curriculum.
"Casonet," "our Song Rtrds,- DC, 10 say nothing
The populN sonEs and tuHFumenta1 pfecea issued b,
this houte and nrst announced in this pa2er- There
ers theJ keep thetust1ves mnuically posted by sub
| scHnlng 10 TuK Eoxa MESSENGER. Te eonlsue at
thetr example to al musical people who 10 not al
rendgta II. Al least, ne1ose eight cents to Foot
| Cady* and get speetmen oop{.