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Show Students' Songs. Moses King, while a student at Harvard College, earned his entire college expenses of about one thousand dollars a year by making books, such as "Harvard and it surroundings." "King's Handbook of JJoston," "The Harvard Register," etc., and since graduation, a few years ago, he has published many succ. ssful books ; a,mong them "Students, Songs," which has had the most remarkabl sale ever known for a book of its class. Over 40,000 copies of this 'Students1 Song" have been made', and the demand is almost the same as before. The probablecause of this success is the fact that prior to the publication of "Students' Songs" there was no book containing, songs and music that have sprung up and become popular within college walls during the past ten years. The songs have been heard and 'heartily enjoyed by thousands of people at glee club concerts,' college festivities, college societies and at home and social gatherings. They have a pcculiai breeziness1 and mirth-making capacity that male them enjoyable on all enjoyable occasions. The book itself is" also a cause of its success. Jtis handsomely printed, and contains sixty of these songs, with their music, nearly near-ly all of which arc copyrighted, and to be found in no otherjcollection. It is a surprise to find so choice a collection of new and copyrighted jolly songs and music, selling for only fifty cents. Like almost all successes, it has its I'mitations, and some are rather deceptive. in their make-up. Already several so-called so-called collections of students' or college songs arc in the marl ct, but the genuine and original book of 'Students' Songs," the only one that has been note-worthily note-worthily successful is edited and compiled by Win. H. Hill, a young Harvard graduate, and published by Moses King) the publisher, at Hanover square, in Cambridge, Mass. |