Show the biggest musical humbug have you a copy ot the boulenger march tor for sale inquired a modest looking maiden of fifteen teen summers of a clerk in a secondhand second hand book store on eighth avenue this morning yes miss was the ready answer as he be stepped stepped from out an avalanche of music sheets which he be had been try 13 in ig to stack in as orderly pile well kwell 11 said she unfolding a 1 1 bill and handing hanain it to alie the young mau man 1 I want to spend this for copies of the march to take back to school as pres ants bots to two or three of my cla classmates ss mates just give giad me what the dollar will buy 4 shall I 1 ship them to your dour address asked i ked the clerk no 1 will take them with me she said have you a cart asked the young man looking out of the front fron door and 1 hen seeing tile the surprised look on the fair young face he hastily tily explained you win will get copies for a dollar we only ask a cent for the sheet music alier we sell single copies and at wholesale prices we make a big reduction I 1 1 oh my I 1 only want three or four C copies I 1 she said and looked at tile the clerk as if she thought nought he must be out of 0 f his wits he wrapped up four sheets of the bewildering march and handed herthe package with 96 cents change when she bad gone a reporter said to the clerk I 1 I 1 dihe boulanger march does not appear to be in a very big demaud demand 11 no answered the bookseller it itis is the biggest musical humbug of the cantu century ry at first it sold like hot cakes caked but now we cant give it away there has been merb more money lost by music sellers in this country on the boulanger march than the old generals heal head is worth see that pile over there in the corner you can have them it you will take them away ana going for a stepladder step ladder he continued to pile them up joew york sun |