The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-19
THE LITTLE BROWN JUG"
81 JOSEF EAsTBURN WINNER.

When go IoltlnS 10 fafms
I take Little Brown jug under my
arm;
I place IL under a shady ire,
Little Brown jug. tbs you and me.
II all the folks in Adams race.
Were gathered together in one
place;
Then I'd prepare to shed tear.
Before I'd part from you. my dear.
II I'd a COW that gave such milk,
ia clothe her IN the finest silk;
I'd feed her on the choicest hay,
And milk her forty times a day.
and they sang It around the city
considerably before it was pub
lished.
Little Brown jug" became a
great favorite of the stage. 1t was
first sung at the minstrel houses,
where the new popular songs OF the
day usually found their first audi
enee. Then IL reached musical
shows OF every character as an In
terpolated number. IL was a great
favorite with Christine Nelson. who
used frequently to sing 1t for her
friends. and recently II has been
brought out as a number on the
Edison amberola.
Mr.. Joseph Eastburn Winner is
still living in West Philadelphia en-
joying the best OF health. His life
has been a most active one. and he
is now enjoying the ease Of a man
who has accomplished much and is
willing to spend his remaining
years in the pleasant memories of
the past. He is a brother of Sep
timus Winner. the composer Of -SThe
Moeklng Bird" and many other
songs. When "Eastburn" was only
twelve years old he was able to
play the violin so well that he was
frequently heard In concert in Phil
adelphia as a prodigy. AT this time
he made his home with his older
brother Sep. at Franklin and Call
lowhiIl streets.
One OF the first songs Winner
composed and published was The
Ring My Mother Wore" II became
immensely popular. The words had
been written by Lewis Della. who
was known in Philadelphia as The
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after this came the oil excitement
and Mr. Winner wrote one OF his
best comic songs, which was called
"Oil on the Brain" and which was
sung In all parts OF the country. Il
was first sung by Mr.. Dixie. of
CaTncross q Dixie's. and was fire.
quently heard on the stage at the
Old Arch Street Theater, then con-
Quoted by Mrs. John Drew.
Among the other songs written by
Mr. Winner, which became popular,
were ''The Buttonwood Tree" the
words Of which were written by A.
Loudon SnOwdeR, who became a
prominent attorney Of Philadelphia:
"Aileen Aroon," The Last OF the
Alabama" The Prisoners Release"
I Have No Mother Now" Maid OF
Athens" THE Kettle and the
Clock" we Have Met. Loved. and
Parted" How the Gates Came
Ajar." send for Mother. Brides
Dying" He's Just Like All the
Men" and The Tune the Old Cow
Died On" Also numerous instruc-
tive books for various instruments.
Many OF these songs were writ
ten when Mr.. Winner was quite
young. He was only in his teens
when he wrote The Ring Ny Moth
er Wore" and for It's composition
he received ten bright silver dollars.
which TO him in those days seemed
a small fortune. For many OF his
songs later in life he received large
sums. This was particularly true
of "oil on the Brain" and How the
Gates Came Ajar."
After conducting the store at
Eighth and Green streets for a
number of years, he sold 1t TO his
brother. Septimus Winner. and went
into the publishing business with
J. NJ. Stoddart, at 101S Chestnut
street. They published extensively
the Encyclopaedia Britannica, and
bought out all the Gilbert & Sulli-
van operas, as well as a great deal
of music of various classes. They
still have business connection, al
though their publishing house has
gone out Of existence Mr.. Stod-
dart is living at present in New
York. After the closing out of the
Chestnut street business they took
charge of Lippincott's Magazine, 4"
and later went to New York and
conducted Godey's.
Mr. Winner has been married
twice. His children of his first wife
are living in Philadelphia, and with
his second wife he has one son, a
bright boy of seven, who bears the
name OF Hawthorne Winner, Haw-
thorne being Mr.. Winners moth
er's name, and out Of respect for
her Mr.. Septimus Winner used the
pen name of Alice Hawthorne" for
The Mocking Bird" and many OTHER
songs he composed. Mr.. Winner Is
at present connected with "Ameri-
can Suburbs"
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