Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 December 1884 — Didn’t Keep It. [ARTICLE]

Didn’t Keep It.

“Well, Mr. Slickers,” said the doctor to a patient he had not seen the day before, “how are you getting along?” “Nearly starved to death.” “Why, didn’t you have oysters ?” “No, I couldn’t get them the way you said, and I was afraid it would be dangerous to them any other way. ” “Why, that’s odd. Couldn’t get stewed oysters? I told you you could eat stewed oysters with impunity.” “That’s just it. I could get the stewed oysters easy enough, but I sent to all the restaurants in the neighborhood for the impunity, and the blamed fools said they never had such a thing on the bill of fare.” —Texas Siftings. Messes Mason & Hamlin bid fair to become as famous for their Upright Pianos as they have long been for their world-renowned Cabinet Organs. Having experimented several years at great expense, and with the assistance of probably as able a corps of experts as can be found in any factory in the world, hey have succeeded in producing a piano which has elicited the warmest encomiums from the best judges. The distinguishing feature about it is an important improvement in the method of “stringing” the piano, which originated in their own factory. The strings are eecured by metallio fastenings, instead of by the friction of pins set in wood, as has been the case, and the advantages resulting are numerous ana highly important; among them are the following: Wonderful beauty and musical quality of tone, far less liability of getting out of tune, greater reliability in tryintr climates, and greater solidity of construction and durability. Mason & Hamlin have made 150,000 organs. They can hardly expect to make as many pianos, but they will doubtless be called upon to make a very large number. —Boston Traveller.