Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-12-18
The dramatic profes

sion. always the most prompt TO respond
to calls for ana especially where their
own guild are in any way concerned.
have already volunteered their services
almost unanimously for performances for
the benefit of the sufferers and consid-
cradle fund will be raised in this way
within the next two weeks. The pecu-
mary losses connected with the event are
very large, but such is the horror over
the destruction of life that these have
thus far received no attention.
The near approach of the holidays has
quickened trade. especially iu retail
lines. to high state of activity. and
from now to the end of the mouth local
business prosperity is beyond the power
of bligbting political difficulties. The
holiday display of this year is in many
cases finer than usual. owing to the add
ed beauties of Centennial exhibits, which
exhibitors will to considerable extent
take advantage of this opportunity to
dispose of.
Messrs. Hurd & Houghton offer
magnificent list of literary presents. in
Guiding their sumptuous editions of De
Quincy. Dickens, Cooper. Macauley. the
Waverly Novels, and great number of
new and standard works from their press.
The December number of that stand
ard among American magazines. the At
laRtic N0nthLg is out, containing even
more than its usual wealth of miseella-
ny, the contributions of James Russell
Lowell. T. B. Aldrich. Mark Twain and
Mr.. HOwell's being particularly happy.
AS interesting page as there Is between
! its covers is the one on which is the an
nOuneement Of their new portrait Of Bry-
ant. work of art uniform with their
well known LOngfellow which. like the
former. is furnished only to subscribers
to their magazine. These two elegant
portraits of the fathers of American poe
try should be on the walls of every
American home.
The President of the Centennial. Gen
Hawley. delivered most interesting ad
dress the other night at Steinway Hall
in which he gave some very important
/ facts regarding the history and relations
of the great enterprise. which he demon
strated to have been the greatest Of it,
kind yet undertaken. ami which he show
ed to have been of the first importanc
to our commercial future. This lecture
which was largely attended. was entire
ly free. Steinway and Sons giving tn
use of the Hall without charge.
That firm can we'll afford to exten
their courtesies to the memory of tn
exhi bition after the victory which the
have wob on its battle ground. The
have Just this week received and put
lished the final Judges Report on the
exhibit. which puts quietus on tn
eternal piano controversy which has "a,
ed since the start With regard to the:
, reports the cry of ''sour grapes" b;
: been vigorously raised by certain exhi
itOrs. who struggled desperately to pr
cure reversal of the verdict of form,
International Expeditions where Il
- steinway name has always been place
at the very top. but neither their effor
to win in open competition nor The
subsequent attempts to belittle the Vi
tory of the successful instrument ha
=. availed anything. The Judges RepC
: DEGREES to Steinway and Sons two Me
! ais Of Honor and two diplomas of Mer
:. according TO their instruments IT
: highest degree of excellence in all tn
styles" forming the highest recOmenE
ever awarded to exhibitors of this ella
= and clinching decisively their form
80 triumpbs. This should, in all JUST
- settle the long dispute. In all the !
:. ropean Expeditions America led
80 world in this department Now. as
= SteinWays have fairly cong uered Ams
-, ca, they ought to be left in peaceful ?
;. session of the field they have won.
LET Us have ueace" RADIx