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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-17
PROXIES OF WHUSTLES'
 FOR AMERICAN CHURCHES
Facts About the Manufacture Of Pipe Organs Suppementng Uncle Sams Recent Bulletin On Musical Instruments First Church Organ Set Up In This Country Still In
 Use At Portsmouth, NH

music promote salvationP" and al though the matter was decided in the affirmative the decision was not reached without much bitterness of spirit.
 Despite-or perhaps because of-inten- sity of the feelings engendered by such arguments the leadership in the manufac- ture of pipe organs seems to have been preserved by the New England capital from early days down to now when, In the year 1905, according to the census bull letin just cited, 137 pipe organs were con structed in Massachusetts, nearly all of them in Boston and the nearby suburbs. The aggregate value of these was $a20,Ss representing about 25 per cent of the value of all made in the United States and by far the largest percentage of high priced organs, since two other states, illinois and Ohio, made as many pipe organs but of a far smaller average value. The church and concert organs that come out of Massachusetts work shops averaged about $3S00 each. while the average for the whole country was only s2200.
 Behind the making of these pipe organs
 in the Bay state there is a long line or trade traditions dating from the nrst American church organ built in Boston in 1745 by Edward Bromfeld. Jr. Ihis man. only an amateur at the business, planned an instrument of 1200 pipes put dying at the early age of g, he left the work only partially completed. Froies-
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Boston's new Music hall by famous
 German firm.
 That installation in 1863 was the be- ginning of American interest in the
 pipe organ as used for other than church
 purposes. Since then large concert or
 gans have been put up in New York, Cin-
 cinnati, Philadelphia and many other
 American centers of musical activity. The
 original one In Boston had an eventful
 history. Through the later years of the
 civil war, and those succeeding 1t, vas
 frequently used Many of the most fla
 nous of American musicians of the sev- enties delighted to play on 1t though it had it's defects. When, however, in the early eighties the symphony concerts be-
 gan to crowd Music hall, the organ was found to take up too much room. In 1884 it was sold to Hon. William Grover, who presented 1t to the New England Conser- vatory of Music. then occupying it's his torical quarters In Franklin square, where Lillian Nordica and many other famous
 musicians received their training The conservatory management found that the largest of American concert organs was f more or less of a white elephant. They had no hall big enough for it, ana as | there were sc.le technical objections to | its mechanism. no good reason appeared | for building a hall specially to shelter | it. Finally, the metal and lumber in the {, big organ, which was in reality as far
 ahead of its time as was the Great East- I ern among the steamships, were sold to 1 local instrument makers and reappeared 1 doubtless in smaller and more usable in | struments.
 1 The New England Conservatory un- l doubtedly benefited by not attempting to | keep the famous instrument, for when a ! few years later a removal took place to . the admirably equipped conservatory l building on Huntington avenue, one of :, Boston's merchant princes. Eben D. Jor-
 dan, equipped for the uses of the school
 and of the visiting musicians who find in | Jordan Hall the finest American concert | hall. ore of the largest and most com- plete piIs organs ever put together. Thi. l instrument, built in Boston and provided | with every possible facility for musical
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sional organ building In this country be- gan at Boston In, 1752 in the shop of Thomas Johnstone.
 To guide the efforts of the earliest American organ builders good models were already at hand. Pipe organs- boxes of whustles,' as the Scotch called them-were brought to these shores long before they were made here. At Ports mouth, New Hampshire, Is still played the oldest church organ in the United States, one that was imported from Eng land in 170S by Hon. Thomas Brattle, a noted citizen of Boston and one of the founders of the Brattle Street church. It was left at his death in 1713 to the church bearing his name with the condi- ton that if this Puritan body did not accept 1t, the instrument was to 80 to Kings chapel, then representing the Church of England in New England
 Brattle Street politely but firmly re- fused 1t, and the organ was installed i'll Boston Episcopal church, later to be sold to a chapel of the same denomina- tion at Newburyport, and finally to be set up in St. Johns chapel at Portsmouth where during the peace conference IL pealed forth it's notes of peace and good will to men," It is only little organ, of course, as compared with the big. ones of today--an affair eight feet two inches high fve feet wide and two feet seven inches deep. but 1t was well made orig- inaily, and it has had good care. It IS probably more often examined by curi- ous sightseers than any other musical instrument in the United States, for everybody who goes to Portsmouth wants to see the first specimen brought 10 this country of the glorious instrument which Apt Vogler invented.
 Another very famous pipe organ from abroad was installed in New England at a much later date and time when American manufacturers were doing creditabic work. though not equal to that of the Germans and the French. About midway in the civil war, pr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, whose interest Tn music was very keen, wrote an enrnusi- astic and often quoted description of the first biz concert organ to bA set up m this country. one which was made TOT
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expression. stands at the modern end or the long line of pipe organs that have been constructed in America since Brom- fields imitation of an English pipe or gan first scandalized the more rigid Purl- tans. It was built In the intelligent tech nical way in which the census bulletin just out states that "almost every pipe organ is practically built to order to ac- cord with the architecture or acoustic qualities of the room or auditorium in which it is designed to be placed.' The same institution of musical education has altogether 14 pipe organs in daily use by pupils and teachers. This is more than double the number of organs contained under any other single roof in the world
 Musicianship on ''the Devils bagpipes." as Calvinistic divines called them, has naturally been somewhat centralized where the organs are made so that the history of the development of American organ music is concerned very largely with Boston, just as the history of grand opera in America has been largely con- nected with New York and New Orleans. In spite of early complaints that ''the service to God is most grievously abused by the piping of organs. ringing of bells and singing and trowling of chants from one side of the choir to the other, with the squealing Of chanting cnoir boys anu such like aboninations which are an of- fence to the Lord,' much of our earlier American music was written for the pipe organ. Particularly since the -unveiling of the great concert organ in Boston Music Hall in 1S63 a long line of famous American organists of many American cities have had their training In the New England capital. John Knowles Paine, Q professor for many years at Harvard, began as an organ virtuoso, as did Hora- tio Parker, now professor of music at Yale, and one of the most famous of American composers. Dudley Buck, whose fame and popularity were certainly na- tlonal in the days when men wore Dun- dreary whiskers, was one who delighted in the opportunity afforded by the big blow pipes in Music Hall.
 Chances to play were made for these l and other talented men largely through
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the influence of Benjamin J. Lang or ganist still as for many years at King s Chapel and one of the prime movers in bringing the first real concert organ to America. Among his pupils were Authur
 Foote, William F. Apthorp, and his own
 daughter, Miss Margaret Ruthven Lang.
 Probably the first American writer of or
 gan music to gain international reputa-
 tion was George Elbridge Whiting, pu-
 pill at first of Dudley Buck, later of the
 renowned Best of Liverpool, leader for a
 time at Kings Chapel and for many
 years teacher of the organ at the New
 England Conservatory of Music. Mir
 Writings enthusiasm communicated
 itself to a number of now famous organ
 ists, two of whom, Henry M. Dunham
 and Wallace Goodrich. besides being or
 ganists of very prominent New England
 churches, are today teachers in the in
 stitution with which MT. Whiting was so
 long connected Another man of the same
 class of musicians whose fame has be-
 come international Is Samuel Trenton
 Whitney, organist and choirmaster at the
 Church of the Advent-the first to intro
 duce to the United States a church music
 class at the New England Conservatory
 of Music, where it has now been contin-
 ued and broadened in scope under super vision of MT. Goodrich.
 Unquestionably in large part on account of the musical importance of Boston and the number of highly trained organists In and around the city the manufacturers of pipe organs in the Bay State have been able to maintain their place in the face of the competition of other locaii- ties. The tendency is said to be alto gether in the direction of the higher grade of instruments, which are now made with electric action operated either by storage battery or a small generator connected with the bellows motive pow CT. The mechanism of one of these ere ations is marvelousy complicated. though simple in it's final effect. Depres- sion of a key causes electrical contact This allows the current to pass through a magnet in the wind chest or pallet box. the magnet then operates primary valve, which, being open. allows passage of air. thereby causing the pipe to speak,
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Each key of both manual and pedal cla- viers is fitted with this advancement of magnet, air cells, ct cetera, and the ac- ton is simultaneous with the pressure on the key or pedal The use of electrici- ty in the action mechanism allows the instrument to be played with an even and light pressure on the keys, whereas. m the older style tracker organ, to op- crate some combinations required consid- erable strength. Such a pipe organ has advanced long way from the odd little instrument at Portsmouth.
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THE NEW MORRIS HOTEL
Now open

Now Open Thoroughly renovated. New baths added. Fine sample rooms Telephone connection in each room Maenlncent cafe. Will appreciate your patronage. L. W. q G. w. sCOvILLE
 Fl. F. Hughes MBEs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-17
WHEELER's HOTEL
EUTAW, ALA

EUTAWs ALA. Electric lights and bells In each room. Artesian water Long distance Telephone service. Hot and Cold water Baths.
 Hates e2.oo For Day.
 M. JOE WHEELER, Prop
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Chances to play were made for these and other talented men largely through
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-10-19
MARRIED.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the town Of Cou-
shatta. La. at the Baptist church. at the hour
Of a. m. on "Wednesday. Oct. 10. 1907 Mr. John
Z. mcknight. Of COlfax. united In marriage
with Miss Mary Glenn Howell Of Coushatta
Mr. Mcknight h the popular assistant cashier
OF the Bank Of Colfax. while the bride IL the lovely
and accomplished daughter al Mr.. and Mrs Tboe
w. Howell. OF Coushatta. Among the relatives
and friends from Collar who attOded the we'd
dug were Mr. =. H. MeSeely. Ivy NcNeely. M
Dr. E. B. Gray and Mr.. J. r. STAFFORD They
took the morning train for Colfax, and on their
arrival here were greeted by host of relatives
and friends The Chronicle joins In the general
well Wishes for the health and prosperity Of the
happy couple
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-10-19
Timber Land Notice.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
Nev 0rloaus Il Ox.t ~ ron-

Notice is hereby given that in compliance with
the provisions Of the act of Congress OF June s.
1878. entitled IAN act for the sale Of timber lands
In the States Of California, Oregon, Nevada, aud
W Washington Territory" as extended to all the
Public Land States BY act Of August 4. lsS2 .
EDWIN B. GRAY,
OF Colfax. County Of Grant, state Tor Territory
of Louisiana. has this day nled In this once his
sworn statement No. 1905, for the purchase OF
the ~ Or Of ~ Or Of Sec 4. In Township No. n
Range No. sw. La. Mer and viii offer proof to
SHOW that the land sought Is more valuable for
Its timber or stone than for agricultural purpos-
es, and to establish his claim To said land before
Clerk Of Court. at Colfax, La. on Monday The
30th day Of December 1897
He names ~ witnesses: Henry Denton, John
r: keisoe. William Chelette. Lorenzo Boudry. all
of Colfax. La
Any and all person claiming adversely the
above-descrfbed lands are requested to die their
claims in this once or before said aoth day OF
Decsmber. 1857 WALTER l.. COHEN.
octlS Register.
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Notice of Election.

Whereas. at . regular session of the Mayor
and Board Of Aldermen of the town OF Coifax. La
held on the list day Of October 1907 an ordinance
was passed calling for an election to be held on
Nov ID. 1897. for the purpose OF ascertaining tue
sense " the property tax payers with reference
to bonding the town for the purpose of mourning
- debt for the purpose of constructing a water
works plant In and for said town. the title Of
which shall vest In the municipality; to levy and
assess SPECIAL taxes on the property subject to
taxation In said town for thirty years: to pay
the principal and interest on said bonds; said m
debtedness to be incurred to be sixteen Thousand
Dollars, and said negotiable bonds to be issuvd
therefore, ehali run for period OF thirty years
and shah bear intesest at the rate Of nve Der
cent per annum: and the tar to be levied and a.
sessed 10 pay said Bonds to be ave mills per
annum-
Now, therefore 1t is ordered that an election
be held at the Court House in the town Of Colfax
La, On Nov. 18th, 1891, bet the hoursof seven
a. M and six D. m, under the provisions OF Art.
3sl OF the constitution Of lsss and Of Act IA Of
1890 The election to be held by Commissioner
and Clerk appointed BY the Mayor and Board Of
Aldermen of the town Of Colfax La
Coifax. La. October 1. 1907.
r. y CAMERON.
j. A. WILLIAMS. Mayor
Secretary. x.
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UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.(
Mes 0rleans La. Sept H. 1881
Notice - hesrby given that Ia compliance With
the provisions Of the act Of Congress OF June 5.
1878 entitled IAN act for the sale Of timber lands
in the states Ut California, Oregon. Nevada, and
washington Territory" as extended to all the
Public Land States By act Of August 4. 1892.
JOHN W. TARTER,
q Cosfax. La. county Of Grant. State Tor Terri
ritoryl % Louisiana has this day nled In this
once IL sworn statement no. llss. for the pnr-
chase III the II of NV qr Of Sec L.. In Township
No n. RAnHe - sw. La. Mes., and will OFFER
pr1pof to show fhhs the landrodght u more val-
2ible for its tinaber stone than for agricultur
III purpoers, apd to estabiisble his claim to said
land be1ore Clsfk of Court at Colfax. La. ON Tues
day th~ Slst jay Of Decehber. 1891.
He namss - witnesses: u. w. smith. John b.
0atss. J. 7. smith. Wash Lowell all Of Black
Creek Louisiana
Any nnd IN persons claiming adversely the
above described hands ara requested to fle their
r1atms ID th1e once On or before said 31st day Of
DeceobeR MI WALTER l. COHEN.
ocf1o Register.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-10-19
Proclamation of Election.
STATE OF LOUISIANA

PARfsu or GRANT.
By virtue OF the authority vested In u.s. and In
accordapce with an ordnance of the Honorable
Police Jury Of Grant Parish OF date October eth,
1871. We do hereby order election to be held on
the 18th day II November, In school district No.
Fourteen. according TO the Subdivisions Of Grant
Parish into school districts aud known a. the
Fish Greek school District.
Said ELECTION Is ordered held for the purpose OF
taking the sense Of the qualined electors and
property tax payers within said district ON the
proposition OF levying ave mills tar ORAL the
taxable property within said district for the Pc
rod OF I've years. commencing for the year OF
1915. In aid OF the public schools of said district
Said election to be held In all things In accord
anee with the general election laws Of the State
OF Louisiana and due returns To be made thereof
As the law provides and directs
The tickets to be used at sad election shall be
In accordance with the specifications and word
ings as yet forth In the ordinance OF the police
Jury OF Grant Parish. La. In ordering this elec-
ton to be held.
The election to be held at the places b3ished
by the police Jury for voting In said district.
Witness our signatures ON this the 18th day OF
October. 1851. j. A. WILLIAMS.
n. W. RICHARDSON
J. A. HARVEY
Supervisors Of Election Of Grant Phi. La
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-10-19

Last week scting Constable H. 1.
Brpland brought in Mr.. Frank Bra
xell, Of ward 5, charged with insan nj
ty. We understand Mr.. BrazeIf was
interdicted, hut pending corresponds
ence with the asylum authorities be
has been turned over to his son and
other relatives for safe keeping.
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Commissioners Of Election.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARlau mr. GukuT

STA IL VT Al
PARISH or GRANT.
BY virtue OF the authority vested in us. and In
sccordaace with an ordinance Of the Honorable
Police Jury Of Grant Parish. i.a.. and proelama-
ton Of election Hereunder. we do hereby appoint
the following commissioners and clerk Of election
to hold an election In school district Number
Fourteen. tn Grant Parish. for the purpose Of
taking the sense 81 the qualified electors and
property tax payers within said district on the
proposition OF levying q I've milk tar ON all the
taxable property In said district in aid of public
schools Of said district.
Commissionen-B- j. Nngsnt. s. X Smith and
s. v. West. Clerk. n. H. Nusent-
Said elecfton to BE- held the 2sth. day of No.
vember. 1aD7. aud under the geusraf election laws
OF the state of Louisiana
The above named commissioners and clerk are
authorized and ordered to hold said election st
the above named time and place and make due
returns thereof ~ the Law directs
witness our otlciai signature on this the 18th
day OF October. 1857
j. A. WILLIAMS,
r. W RICHARDSON.
J. A. HARVEY.
Members Of the Board of Supervinors Of Election
Of Grant Parish. Louisiana-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-10-19

while in the army in 1868 l was
taken with chronic diarrhoea." ssys
George M. FELTON,, Of South Gibson. Pa.
II have since tried many remedies bnt
without any permanent relief until Mr..
A. w: Miles OF this place persuaded me
to try ChamberIaiD's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy. one bottle OF which
stopped it ut once" For sale by Valley
drug store.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-10-19

The special attention of taxpayers
is called to the notice Of Sheriff Swat
ford. OF taxes now due. The time is
short In which to settle owing to the
te ij1iug of the tax rolls.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-10-19

has ,eeu shoeing horses for more than
fifty years. He says: "Chamberlain's
Pain Balm has given me great relief
from lame back and rheumatism. 1t is
the best liniment ever used. For sale
Nv Valley drug store.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-10-19
Caddo- Rapides Lumber Co.. Ltd,

Phone 20, Alexandria. La,
Now has y large and well assorted
stock Of doors, sash. blinds. mould
ings. colonial and turned columns.
newels. balusters. brackets. shingles.
roofing and building paper. screen
doors. windows and wire, all aixes
mantels. CRATES. thing. In fact any
thing reqnireti In the construction Of
a building. Call and see us for prices
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-10-19
For Sale.

Three cows and four yearlings, al
80 two thoroughbred Jersey heifers
u To IL months old. For infOrtna-
ton apply to E. w. Rogers and Jno.
l. Mccain. Montgomery, la.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-10-19

Rev. Bruce Benton will an his regular appoint
meut II the C0lfax Baptist church tomorrow, at
which time the church will be formally dedicated.
Everybody Is invited and fun attendance OF the
metsbers of the church h especially requested.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-10-19

The taxpayers of Grant parish will take notice
that the tar rolls were fled In my ONCE October
Il, l9U7. and all tAxes are now due Taxes on
movable property will be delinquent In twenty
days from the hling OF the roll. and taxee ON I'm
movable property viii be delinquent on the nrst
day OF January. isoS.
Dated this October 10. 1897.
NJ e. SwAFF0RD.
Suertn and Tax Collector
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-10-19

Ma Euuice shackeIford and two sons, of Mont
Eomefy. spent last saturday and Sunday with
relatives in Colfax.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-10-19

The Big Greek Baptist Association met at He
bron church last saturday. Sunday and Monday.
and transacted great deal OF important busi-
ness- The next meeting u the Association Is TO
Be held at GoleAx.
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Constable Sale.


First Justice Court. Ward One, Grant Parish
Louisiana.
g. H. Mcknight va Dave Christy.
Notice Is hereby given that by virtue Of writ OF
selsure Issued out OF the First Justice Court of
ward One, Grant Parrish LouisiAna. In the above
entitled suit and to me directed. have seized and
VIII OFFER for sale at the Dave Christy residence In
East Colfax, La, on
SATURDAY. Nov. 2. 1897,
the following described property Of the DESCENDANT:
iron beds and bedding.
stove and cooking utensils.
I Ice box.
2rocking chaira
straight back chairs
2tables.
bowl and pitcher.
washstand.
Terms Of sale-Cash. subiect TO sppraissment
This Oct. 10. 1907.
J. v. CARNAHAN,
Constable Ward Ous Grant Parish.
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66t Golfax GbrOnitle
SATURDAY. OCT. IL. 1907.

New crop ribbon cane syrup for
sale at McNtely's.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-10-19

We we're pleased to meet Mr. W. N. Price at
Raven Camp Thursday and mud be is getting
along pretty fairly with his badly crippled arm.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-10-19

Summerfield Poultry Farm
have Rhode Island Reds exclusively Some
young stock for sale at $500 per pair Eexs at
$500 for one sitting OF fifteen.
WILSON PRESTRIDGE,
oo-im- Villas La
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-10-19

Call and see our free goods.
j. w. DUNCAN Co.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-10-19

Log Teams for Sale.
The undersigned has eight 4-yoke
teams. and eight S-wheel wagons for
sale. Apply to me at Pollock.
oi2-u A. W. STEWART.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-10-19

Pure ribbon cane molasses for sale
by j. H. McNeeIy.
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Witnesses:
l.. z. HADNOT
c. n. MCCAIN
signed and acknowledged before me this II,
10th day OF September. 1891.
J.. A. WILLIAMS
Notary Public u Grant Parish, La
Filed for record September 20. 1907. Recordef
Az. records Of Grant Parish. :
G. d LACROIX.
Deputy Clerk and Recorder