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THE :. OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL,; PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 20. 1908,
POPULARITY OF PHONOGRAPH
STEADILY GROWING GREATER
Sold iii Every Couutixoih the Globe and Finds Favor in
the Homes of Both Rich and Poor as
' an Entertai
The man that hath no music In himself!
Jsor Is not mov'd wltjj concord ot sweet
sounds, 1
Is fit for treasons, stratagems, anfl
Spoil;'
The wrroa of his spirit are dull as
night, -. . . . ... ., j
Andhifl affections dark aa Erebus;
Ir no such man. Ix trusted, f
If Shakeapear tWtre sJlve today : and
visited the home of Portland he
'would be roor -convinced than ever
that he was right In his opinion ot the
, eoul without music, ' Music in all its
various forms is in evidence in tlie
homes of Hie Rose City. And. come to
"think of it... why should not music have
t sinnlty lor the Queen of Flower
tfomT . . -...'
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"Roses fragrant, roses rarer
Rones, rosea, everywhere."
- "Music soft and music sweet.
Heard-in home and on the street
, Tha t's, Portland. .,; . v; ., :l
It you. doubt It com and see and
listen.'"' v' ' "
There's music and music and -then
some. But the popular thins; is the pho
nograph, and In arriving at tha number
or nomes tn i-ortiana witn mis popular
inKirumepi me quickest way vouia.M
: to count the few homes without one ol
the three leading entertainers, for these
homes seem to ba in the minority.
Bif Sale In Portland.
The music dealers -would astonish the
inquirer wiin tne numoer 01 phono
graphs sold in- - Portland. While" the
piano Is the standard musical instru
inent it is surprising how many neonlo,
' who heretofore stuck to it, are showing
preference lor n pnonograpn. ... .one
reason for the DODUlarltv of this in
strument is that the majority of peo.
pie do not learn to play musical Instru
rnents, and it is not because they dq
not like musio tnat they ao not learn,
but because it requires too much time
and too much bard work to master the
ivories, strings or keys. And what's
the use when they can sit in an arm
. chair in a comfortable pose and hear
, compositions from favorite artists -and
the songs of favorite vocalists right in
their own homes? The versatility of
the phonograph makes It a favorite.
The instantaneous 'changing of a dlsq
changes the scene from the opera to
coon town, or from the church to dance
hall. The perfection of the phonograph
is shown in the Edison, Columbia, and
Victor machines, each of which repro
duces aWlth , marvelous- perfection the
human voice, the opera, the , band or
any musical Instrument. So popular
ns me pnonograpn got tnat It. Is found
in the best homes in the city, where it
is looked on an an-essential to the
home. As an entertainer it has no
equai, ana h can Keep a. houseful of
friends in merry humor till the wee
sma' hours of the morn. The once
cneap ana crude phonograph with its
discordant sounds is fast disappearing;
being replaced by the modern machines
which reproduce the human voice as
perfect as though you were listening
to the singer in person. The machines
and record cabinets, too, are so beauti
fully made tr.at they , act aa furniture
and enhance the appearance of any
room. These machines are made in so
many different grades that the luxurr
can be afforded in almost every home,
and that the phonograph has come to
lay is a certainty.
Votablts Corns to Ton.
'It is no longer necessary to attend
the Grand opera house, Paris, the Met
ropolitan opera house, New York, Cov-ent-
Garden, London, La Seal a, Milan,
Royal opera house. Berlin, or any of
tne other famous theatres to enjoy trio
singing or playing of the great notabl
of the stage. . The perfection of . the
phonograph pr , talking - machine or
graphophone give these machines wide
influence and scope.- , The works of an
cient artists are immortalised in the fa
mous museums and while these works
yield a certain influence, the range is
limited when i compared with the scope
these modern phonographs which carry
the -work of artists direct to millions
of homes in every clim to the preten
tious mansions and palaces of Jeadera
of society' and monarchs, and to the
numnie noma or tne mecnamc ana Dreaa
earner in America, in Australia, in Eu
rope and every .other civilised country in
tne world. ' - ,'
. A Coders. Wonder.
The phonograph must be classed with,
the wonders of modern -times.. -The re
production of the human voice in speech
or song as recorded on discs is almost
human; imteea lr one man t Know any
thing about the machine and heard one,
he could not be convinced otherwise but
that the singer was present 80 realis
tic is the human voice coming from
these machines- that -great- Infers are
noticeably affected when first they lis
ten to their own voices, and musicians
become visibly' eiclted dn Jfstetfihg' to
iner own renamons.
The preoent- famous . singers.., musi
clans', and orators' work will be pre
served In museums for the benefit of
future generations -and- ages, the same
as the art or ancient times is preserved.
Tha phonograph is not only' a domestic
machine. It Is- found in musio and ban
quet halls,, hotels, stores and theatres.
It is -even brought . into . requisition to
accompany orchestras and bands and
the applause for the singer whose voice
Is so, perfectly reproduced Is as great as
if he or f he were present, though the
singer may be 10. 000 miles away. ..
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Trie voices of all the -famous singers.
statesmen and orators of the present
day" are now" reproduced faithfully in
the talking machines which are found in
millions of American homes.
Sapid, Evolution.
The evolution-of th -Dhonoa-ranh- is
truly reflected in tluVrapid development
of the three leading machines the Co
lumbia graphophone, the Victor Talking
machine and the. Edison phonograph,
each of which is. oerfected to a degree.
But as perfect si they are today the
present machines will 'be considered
crude 10 years hence. The evolution
will continue ana the development Will
increase because the phonograph will
be in universal use. What some thought
was only a transient fad that would die
out is proving to be as popular in the
ijiosi ffn.HiJH.1 resilience es iie piano.
The living voice as preserved and repro
duced at will through the almost human
machine will be a source of pleasure
and entertainment for millions of peo
ple who will enjoy It at the festive
board, in the twilight and at their fire
places when entertaining . and When
alone.
Q rest Company.
The phonograph Is company for the
king or the peasant the tired and for
lorn, the, grave and the gay. the sick
and infirm and serves to chase away
ills and cares. It Is a SDlrlt raiser, and
merriment and laughter abound where.
the strains of music and the song are
heard. The home with a Dhonoa-ranh is
never lonely. The machine is there to
entertain you at all hours.
J ne lactones manufacturing these
machines are taxed w capacity so unt
versa! Is the demand. Of course the de
mand is heaviest around Chrlstmastide.
ine f oruana dealers,
K FORECAST HUM PALACE
OF COHIIIG WEEK FOR SZEHIIYI'S
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Quiet at WashingtonLong Lobkowltz ? Palace Offered
for $100,000 but It's
Out of ' Date.
Bank HolidayForeign
Events-Sports.
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iSpedal Dispatch to The Joaraall
Washington, Ic. 18. The holiday re- j feaechenyl. who was GUdysV, Vanderbllt
. Vienna.'-" teo.f"
IS. Countess 'Lasslo
cess will cause a lull in the proceedings
of congress during the .xoralng week,
but as a majority of the lawmaker
have acquired the habit of remaining in
of New York, is nes-otiatlng to purchase
a palace in Vienna. Most likely she.
will buy Prince Lobkowita's palace on-j
Such Is the news a telegram from
Budapest brings. It states that the
i..i.i . ; I uuuBiwii prinKS.
vruningwn since rauroaa passes were i countess will nav about 1400.000. 2.000.
abolished, thero probably will be enough I 000 crowns, for the Lobkowlti pklaca,
gossip going : tne rounas to Keep the
special correspondents from - growing
stale: The cabinet makers will ba busy,
Important conferences will be held and
the house committee on ways and means
wilt probably continue Its hearings.
- Two murder trials that will attract
public, attention are scheduled to begin
the first onslaught. '. As the- : steer
charged a second Jmd Hchafer-landed
a diow Donina me animai's ear that
dropped. It as though shot." When
Bchafer's friends gained his, side the
steer was dead. :. -..j
JENXJE THE M0xK
. . EIIVGS UI FARES
(Special Dispatch to Tbe JooroaLt ,
JJew -Tork, Dec. !. "Jennlot the
monk,' mascot of hook and ladder No.
Zl, at Amsterdam avenue and Ninety
eighth street, wasn't feeling well yes
terday, and Fireman Mulr offered to
takn her un tn rtntr Hvln, m. n.,.
Hundred and Tenth street and' Broad-
way, lie jtui ine
coat, atid as he stepped inside a street
car Jennie- made a' flying leap ahl
landed on the rail from which tho straps
nang.
- Then grasping tho leather line con
nected with the ' conductor's j indicator.
she began to ring up. fares, . Before
ftiuir couia inuuce ber to let go sho
had 45 cents- to her credit ,Th fire
man paid the toll, but Jennie was tied
hand And foot when she was brought
back from the physician's.
DOWN? A SOWSLIDE .
WITH TWO WILDCATS
. (Special Dispatch to The loareaLl
Globe. Aril.. Dec. 19. f'auirht In a
monkey under his snowsllde with two bob cats that had
attacked him In the Mogollon moun
tains, Tom Galbralth, after: having
rolled 800 feci crown-the' mountainside,
succeeded in killing one of the animals,
while the other disappeared , In the
avalanche. ,
Galbraith was looking for bear when
the cats leaped at hiin from a tree Junt
as he stood on the edeo of a steep
bank. So sudden was the attack thnt
he did not have time to fire, the eats
crowding him so that he. could -only-use
his rifle as a club- Fighting, man
and beasts approached the edge of the
cliff. They snow gave way under them
and "they , went rolling down together,
loosening tons of snow aa they fell.
Reaching the bottom of the ravine, Gal
bralth succeeded in despatching one of
the cats, which was preparing to attach
him again. The other bad disappeared,
buried in snow.- -. , . , ,
Will Make Bargain.
If she does the American-born coun
tess will make a very bad bargain, for
she will slmplv buy a desirable site for
a new mansion; nothing more. - Tha
World correspondent knows positive
ly that. the Lobkowlti palace is a ruin.
The French embassy has tenanted it for
so years' or more. Amoassaaor arter
Monday. The first is that of Mra I ambamiilAr ha enmnllnl tn the
Catherine Erb and her sister, Mrs. Bel- French government of the palace's con
sel, who wilt be tried for tbe alleged dltion, although the annual rental is
murder of Mrs. Erb's husband. Captain $1,000. After Innumerable such com
J. Clayton Erb. who' was prominent in plaints France appropriated 'a large sum
Philadelphia poll t lea The second trial five years ago to build a fitting em
will be that of Andrew McGrath. who haaav here. It is comnleted now. an
shot and killed Walter E. Amnion, thai the French ambassador can leave the
"Oleomargarine king." in the Pennsyl-I Liobkowlts palace as soon as he pleases
When M. Lose was French ambassador
he Invited a newspaper man to the
f alace, so that its condition might be
ruthfully described in Vienna's leading
newspaper, the Neue Frele Presse. That
description was read in the French
chamber of deputies and the result was
that money for a new embassy was
vania railroad station in. Jersey City a
snort lime ago.
Xion ank EColiday.
In observance of the Christmas holi
days tha stock exchanges, banks and
other , financial Institutions, tha courts
and a majority of business establish
!!K2S uefL.!f ?t:.y-.,Tnie appropriated.
Oraaklna; rioors.
little folks throughout the land are in
tne enjoyment of the vuletlde festivities.
On Christmas day there will assemble
in tha progressive city of Santiago, Chili,
a ran-American scientific congress tnat
promises to be the most notable arath-
Of course the creaklna f loots In the
Lobkowita palace are hidden under mag
nificent carpets. Gobelin tapestries.
owned by France, cover the cracked
walls, valuable Sevres vases and old
masterpieces help, to make the house a
erlnes of it-, kind ever held In the west. 1 lovely mansion. But take awav the
em hemlsohere. The United States has I adornments, the furnishings, and only
sent to the congress a distinguished crumming wans, smoxy cnimneys, worn
floors and rickety doors and corridors
remain.
Strange to say. the nalace has no
depth. Although there is space on the
site. It has only one row of rooms, be
hind which ruas a ihabbv nassas-ewav.
The servants must live in the garret.
It is quite natural for Countess Lass
Io Szechenvl to wish to hiva u hnm In
Vienna. The fashionable seasons In Vi
enna and Budapest are distinct The'
emnprnr IIvab at Vinth . T f im. mm.aaa
ThreAtlttJntlc.ibattleB!,,B ,!eet home- Is anxious to attend the court festivities
sne must nave a nouse in Vienna where
she can entertain those who Invite her
to theirs. Her advent will be warmly
w.lfuim.! Viura Kit. 1 will ft... j ..t ......
then the fleet will split into four dlvi-1 considerabl v If ha An nni .h..
sions, each division visiting a differ- some other place which can be fitted,
ent Mixiiterranean port before reas- up In a given time. The temptation to
sembllng at Gibraltar early in February take the Lobkowlti palace may have
for the last stretch of the voyage home, been the site, which Is close to the
inn sponing event or me week wi l l imnertal nalace. In the verv hurt
bo the pugilistic contest at Sydney, the city, and Derhans the ria-ht tn hv.
delegation that- includes representatives
of Yale, Harvard, the University of
Wisconsin. University of Pennsylvania
ana otner educational institutions, the
Smithsonian Institute and the United
States army.
Another event of interest in the for.
eign field will be the assembling of
the- Japanese diet, which has been
called for next Tuesday.
Sports of the Week.
ward bound, will conclude its stay at I
Colomba, Ceylon, and proceed to Sues. I
The ships will paas through the 8ues
canai as expeditiously as possible and I
xys,at'-w, - .
Australia, between the two American
rignters. Tommy Burns and Jack John
son. The event takes place Saturday
and Is advertised as for the heavyweight
championship of the world, the title to
wiiicn nas been Dy common consent ac
corded to Burns since the retirement of
jezrries.
enormous demand very wisely took pre
cautions to secure big stocks. A Co
lumbia, a Victor or an Edison machine
mages a tangime Christmas gift and
posts on the pavement connected with
chains, a right which Is not easily ob-
mjncu xoc a new paiace.
FRITZ SCHAFER KILLS
STEER BY FIST BLOW
(Special Dl-riatch to The Jonrnal.)
Snrlna-f llrl. Til Doc lllMnn,...l.j
by friends Frits Sehafer a muscular
young German farm hand, residing near
one which renews your friendship with Greenview, in Menard county, wont to
the recipient throughout the year. That
anta uiaus favorite Christmas hoi
this year will be one of these popular
tne iarm or Henry Austin to trat
horses. As Sehafer started home across
the lot where a bad tempered steer wa
kept Austin warned him of the dan
entertainers is the belief of everv mer.
chant who handles the machines. The
dealers entertain crowds of people every
day who manifest great Interest in Schafer's friends, who had remained be
i m h Hnri. ot Hmiispnipni. nnn mn n v ma ia i h nd arora hnrv f n v. -
. . . . . " 1 , , . i , ; ' - n vs -a iivi i I11CU W BCO II J 111 X tttCIVC(l
anucipaiing an i invanaDiy roiiow. , I by the animal and knocked down t
ger of entering the lot
vvnen near the center of the pasture
MmmwrWi II
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Sold on easy terms a little each-week- Come to headquarters that's here, To your 'friend
who has an Edison Phonograph make a Christmas gift of thfe new attachment for playine AM
BEROL RECORDS. ' We put them on without charge.
V Give a Victor Talking Machine
$17.50, $30.00, $40.00, $50.00, $60.00
Sold on easy terms a little each week. Come to headquarters that's here.
Give Phonograph Records
Victor Double-Faced Records, two in one. the Victor Grand Opera Records $1.50 to $5.00
10-inch size 75 Edison Grand Opera Records ,.75
Amberol Records, play 4 to5 miputes...35
, Give a Record Cabinet S4 to $75
Come to headquarters that's here, where you'll find the,, largest stock, the newest goods
and the lowest prices.
Remember, this is the original and only, exclusive Phonograph store. Come here for best '
values. i
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