YEAR S84, Make Home a Haven of Enjoyment Do you realize what a piano player in your home will mean to the entire family? Every single one of you from father down will derive pleasure from it that could not possibly be had from an ordinary piano. Youl don't have to know how to play to enjoy the beautiful music you can get out of . our New Scale Williams Player Piano. J.M. Greene Music Co., Ltd. Princess & Sydenham Sts. a RAILWAY JCGRAND TRUN SETS | The Telgmann School HARVEST HELP EX. > CURSIONS TO WEST- ERN CANADA of Music. Piano, violin and other stringed instruments;' Elocution and Dra- matic Art. - Summer pupils may begin at any date. Terms on ap- plication. 216 Frontenac Street. The Sagebrush Orchestra. All missionary work brings results, for the plain reaspn. that the person who bears the message is an enthus- fast. He or she compels attention and by personality forces concur- rence. A musical missionary /went six years ago to Harney County, Ore- gon, where the sagebrush is a salient fedture in the landscape. ,In the middle of the county is the town of Burns. a hundred miles away from any other settlement and not even provided with a railroad. Mrs. M. V. Dodge was the missionary. Boston had been her home, the violin had been her amusement and her delight, and teaching children had been her hobby. There were children in Burns. What she did with them is explained by Mrs. Pauline De Vin, writing in The Musician, "She pro- ceeded, against all odds and preju- dices to teach the little ones the kind of music that was worth while, to give them the message of the mas- ters." Gradually her pupils became more eflicient, and soon she was able to form them into a string orchestra of thirty members. Only the' best compositions are used, and every child is required to memorize his or her part before being allowed to play in public. The result is that all the instrumentalists can keep a close eye on the conductor and give expression to the various "effects" desired. Kathleen Jordan, aged thirteen, is the star of the organization. She plays Brahm's Hungarian Dances and a dozen other solos with accur- acy and distinction. Last month the band appeared in concert at five $12.00 To Winnipeg, Man., plus 4 cent per mile beyond. Return, 14 cent per mile to Win- nipeg, plus $18.00, Going Dates, August 21st and 80th. For further particulars apply to J. P. Hanley, C.P, and.T.A., G.T, Ry. Sys., Kingston, Ont. MA ct St The body of Mamie Depressive, ill at Brockville, and died Tuesday, was conveyed to Gananoque for burial. Deceased was thirty-eight Years of age. Phone 1610. AAA AAA rr ORE Passenger Service Between Montreal and London (Onlling Falmouth to land passengers) Montreal and Bristol For particulars of sailings an Apply to local agents or to The Limited, General Agents, Reford Co. 80 King Street Fast. Toronto. Sond hwo conte or Bookie, Map end Guide CANADA STEAMSHIP LINES LIMITED 46 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ont: + Tis de the Your for an Inland Water Trip - Oregon cities. Last Autumn it was heard in Portland. and won the high- est praise. At the State Fair in Sa- lem a prize of $100 went to the lit- tle folk, To describe the enthusiasm of the children is impossible. To bound the satisfaction and pleasure of the teacher who has opened for them a new and delightful world, need not be attempted by the most gifted writer. It would have been easy for Mrs. Dodge to make a nuisance of herself in Burns, She might have gone about deploring, she might have enlighten- ed all her associates concerning the wonderful opportunities of Boston and the appalling deadness of her new home. She might have mourn- ed in public and in private. Instead, she "got busy." Shé was wise enough bert | t0 know that people were people, and that children were children, no matter where they happened to. live. Without '"'side" without an exalted attempt for her non-musical acquain- tances she plodded along telling the good tidings, and already a gregt «| thing has happened. There are towns in Ontario that might be made musi- cally interesting if the people who know would bestir themselves, if the music teachers would cease being drudges and become enthusiasts for 4 while. What can be done among the sagebrush and in an isolated community is not beyond accomplish- ment in Ontario. Tricks in Sight Reading. It Is the universal testimony that a Course in the Theory of Music is of the greatest advantage in the prac- tice of correct and rapid reading. Yet few persons have grasped the " jreason for such increased facility. It may #aid that the practice of re- cogn the various chords as they appear in each major and minor key is the sole clause. It is more probably a secondary cause. The study of Harmony induces the pupi to read from the bottom up, instead of from the top down. All chords are named from the lowest bass note, whether 1.3.5, 2, 4. 7,,0r 4, 5. 7. As a general rulé the whole reading system of the student is revolutioniz- ed by this fact. Children, especially it they aré taught indifferently, take more interest in the "tune" than in ny other part of the music. After & "tune" the right hand harmonies Are more interesting. And this, des- pite the certain truth that the bass is the foundation' of all concerted or harmonized music. - + ysical constitution of the eyé is such that it looks 'upwards abot twice as rapidly as it looks Own Wards, HA I downwards than if the eye began at the bass note of it. If. teachers would consider this physical fact we would have fewer "musicians" who play well but whose sight-reading is like that of the or- chestra player who had applied for a 'job. When he had made several ghastly mistakes the conductor said, "1 thought you said you could read at sight." "So Lean," responded the reandidate; "but not at first sight." Reading music is not a gift. Like reading Efiglish it improves by prac- tice. Inasmuch also as we read the newspaper by words.and by whole phrases, always having our eye half a line ahead of our understanding, we must read music in a similar way if we hope to do it effectively. As one's musical knowledge enlarges, it will be possible to read by four-bar phrases. The student who reads snd plays only chord by chord is similar to the primary schoolboy who reads his lesson as follows: "This--is---a-- cOW--by--the--stack." A Remarkable A remarkable theory has been en- unciated by a distinguished operatic singer. He suggests that it may be wise for a vocalist to think about the song he is singing. Such a sug- gestion is revolutionary. It strikes at the very root of vocal practice amongst our people. It is well Known that a singer must pay attention to his breath control, to the intonation, to the enunciation, to the phrasing. That is admitted. How then can he spare the time to meditate upon the idea of eitWer the poet or the compos- er? Thinking, in any case, is an un- popular exercise, and if we apply the practice to our music there is no tell- ing How far-reaching the silly prac- tice might be. - The Careless English. Singing in Latin and Italian a stu- dent is seriously concerned about the Words and particularly about the vowel sounds. He may not have a thorough knowledge of either lan- guage. but he knows enough to pro- nounce "Cum Canc o Spiritu" as Koom Sahnktow Speereetoo and he "gets away with it." Let him pick up an English song and immediately his interest in correct vowels disap- ars. He "slovens" over his "ah's," he makes a throaty nufeance of his "a's." Worst still he pronounces his consonants only when he feels like it. He knows English. He speaks it con- tinuously and carelessly. Naturally, enough, when he sings the habit of years persists. We Nive come a long way since Richard Brinsley Sheri- dan's father taught young gentlemen how to pronounce the English lan- guage, but the journey has been back- wards. | We are slovenly, slip-shod talkers. We nip off the fidal "g" in "ing." We use flat "a's" instead of broad ones. We do met distinguish between "t" and "d," between "ye and "b." For singers the chief result of such habits is that they cam suc- ceed admirably in making themselves understood. Sometimes an audience can catch several "words of a song, but more frequently it can catch none at all, Perhaps, then, the first requirement of vocal instruction fs to teach the student to read. Two months of daily practice ought to be sufficient for him to grasp the salient peculiar- ities of .the. tongue he presumes to speak. Then as he learns to produce an open ed resonant tone and to pr his 8 clearly and instantaneously he is on the high road to achievement-- if he "main tains his interest. ; and Christianity. Any ental oun may have a choral society, but its maintenance for more than one seasomr may be difficylt up- less all concerned are willing to make sacrifices to ensure its success, If there Is need for * SECOND SECTION Colugbia Grafonele Nore On terms to suit Any Style COLUMBIA GRAFONOLA You don't have to wait until you gbt fifty, seventy-five or even twenty-five dollars to- gether. Just select the instru- ment you want, make a small first payment, and have it de- livered to your home at once. Payments so small you will never miss them--and the pleas- ure so great that you will wonder how you could have been without a Columbia Graf- onola before. Come in today and make your selection. We can arrange convenient terms. C. W. LINDSAY, LIMITED, 121 Princess Street. in city or town or village, then a choral society is possible, AT CHRISTIE'S LAKE May Bell Marks Company to Give Outdoor Performance. * out door performance of it Aug, 31st. Its regular season opens Labor Day, Ogdensburg, N.Y. 3 'W. J." Wern, A. Rinkle and Mr. Foster, C.P.R. officials, werd the guests of R. W. Marks 'and wife of Red Cedar Villa, Miss Jessie Taylor and Herbert Wilson of Perth were guests of Mrs. Eardley Wilmot, Dr: Dwyer was called to attend Mary Marks, daughter of Mack Marks, Service was conducted on the ver- andah of R. W, Marks by Rev. Mr. Coles. The collection was for sol- diers held prisoner in Germany. Mr. Greer of Waberly wrote to Mr, Coles asking for food. Church service was largely attended. Rev. Mr. Styles was among the' congregation, - Miss Rona Shaw and Gay Suck- ling gave a verandah party, Some | of those in attendance were CHff Miss Mary Godwin of Perth, Mr. 'Gerald Suckling and wife Montreal and Miss Magie Marks Christie's. bles is supplying dinners to can pers. Mr. and Mme, Carruth had week-end visitors from Smith's Falls. Mr, and Mrs. Phillips are getting ready to build. Christopher Allen hap snap- ped some wonderful pictures around the Jake. He is widely sought after. A MYSTEROUS STRANGER Oaptured Near Brockville, Says He Has Petrifiéd Brain. Brockville, Aug. 16.--Mytsery surrounds the apprehension at Bay View of a stranger giving his name, as William Stewart, who has made his headquarters for the last few days in the brush about the cottages at that point and who is being held. by the police on a charge of vag- Taney on suspicion that he is ment- ally unbalanced and also that he is the party responsible for various articles missing 'from summer: resi- dents' quarters recently. Btewart was arraigned in police court yesterday before Deputy Ma- gistrate J. Albert Page. He was re- HEN USING (VET) IS FLY PAD » al no bY manded for a week, during which period allenists will emdeavor to substantiate Sfewart's ewn theory that he has "a petrified brain' and that iis past is in consequence a mystery to him. a v This if your chance to stock up | pumpsor oxfords at greatly red "We JOHN Civil and Military Tailors 131 have some great | Palm Beach Suits Fine Enki ; Suits. Large stock of Indigo blue serge and wor- / 'sul ains in. Wo- men's patent and gun metal pumps and ox- at ; $1.98 and $2.98,