The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-03-09

1.-THE second period lend of the
fourth measure) begins with a caden-
tial formation which closes somewhat
irregularly upon the unaccented note
Of the third beat, after which the tonal-
ity of the progressions is lost until the
dominant is reached on the third beat
of the next measure. The movements
Of the bass voice in this part are al
most too phenomenal to be Interesting.
1.-THE seventh measure contains two
progressions in which three voices leap
with changing harmony and in both in
stances the bass and tenor overlap.
I'm the second. chord of the tenth
measure the leading tone is doubled
and the fifth omitted, in which all the
orists agree is not permissible. The
bass again leaps to the fifth Of the 5.
which is doubled, giving an accented
beat a dissonant effect and an uncer-
tain tonality.
'"The harmonization throughout is
characterized by the almost exclusive
use Of the major mode OF which the
dissonant forms without regular reso-
lutiOns are conspicuous. This, tOgeth-
er with the doubling of thirds, gives
to the prOgressiOnS q harsh, sharp Ell
feet not consistent with the melody,
nor breathed in the words. Even the
thunder of the mighty inland seas,
ought to, be interpreted without losing
the chorus in a maze Of dlssonance
and recurring the bass to perform
series of breakneck gymnastics, in
which it leaps from the dominant up
to the tonic. down to the tonic below,
I'D to the subfnedia1lt, down to the SUI
pertonic again down to submedlant,
and finally gaining a foothold on the
dominant an octave below where the
thunder broke in on the waving trees.
Relative to BabcocI Test.
4 recent article by c. 2. Goodrich
in Hoard,s Dairyman, headed some
Troubles with the Babcock Test, is
attracting attention. The writer says:
'In many creameries, in fact, | think
it safe to say in a majority Of them,
there is great dissatisfaction in re-
gard to the test of the milk
Mr.. Goodrich speaks Of the lgnor-
ance of patrons of the values of differ
ant milks as measured by the per cent
of butter-fats and the liability OF milks
from the same herd to vary from
month to month. When the test was
introduced it was supposed that the
farmers would become educated IN
this matter. With the Improvement OF
dairy stock, however, the variations
between very rich milk and cheap
milk are still greater. The milk pro-
Queer whose product shows a low test
continually thinks he is being cheated.
He complains naturally, and where
there are rival creamerieS to buy the
product the grumblers are sometimes
successful in forcing the butter-maker
to give them a higher test than they
are entitled to. Where farmers with
a low test milk get Il better price than
thew are entitled to, the rich-milk pat
ron pays the difference and he be-
comes dissatisfied. Again, the butter
maker may be deliberately dishonest
and farmer who spends money in
producing high grade milk suffers
by the stealthy attempt of the butter
maker to average up all milk brought
to the creamery The effect is to pro-
mote dissatisfaction and perhaps to
lose patrons.
I was Interested to know what Pro-
fessor Babcock, the inventor Of this
priceless boon to the worlds butter
and cheese-making industries had to
say on these developments. 1t seemed
to me quite clear what he would say
and the cure for the difficulties should
be perfectly Obvious to everybody.
Here is his letter:
II had already seen Mr.. GOodrich's
letter but had paid little attention to
it, There is no question but i'll many
cases the test is used for dishonest
purposes. as described in this article.
The same is true of the scales upon
which the patrons milk is weighed.
and vet there is no doubt Of the great
value of either the test or the scale
to the daryman or the factory man
ager The only practical remedy seems
to me to be for each patron to have
scales and q test Of his own and de-
termine for himself whether he is be-
ing cheated or not. \ more general
use Of these Instruments will do more
than anything else to prevent their
misuse
A Funeral Trust Rebuked.
While a recent decision of the SUI
preme court CHANGED to result in favor
of the street car company. the court
finds occasional opportunities to rap
over-reaching people who deserve it.
One decision scored trusts and combin-
atoms in general, in reversing the de-
ciSiOn of the lower court in the case
of John GatZow against Henry G. A.
Ruening of Milwaukee. During the
funeral services of member of Cat
lows family the hearse in which it
was expected TO convey the remains
to the cemetery was withdrawn. The
affair created considera bic of a sensa-
ton at the time. and GatZow brought
suit. The lower court gave him dam
ages in the sum of 1000. and while
! this verdict is reversed by the SUI
| preme court, Justice Marshall, who
wrote the opinion. makes it clear that
! but for technical error in the instruc-
tons. which made the verdict clearly
! Illegal, the judgment would have been
sustained.
! The opinion reads in part:
"A combination that will resort to
, such means as the ruthless breaking
! in upon the solemnities of a funeral
/ ceremony or that aims to entirely mon