songs, and ragtime if of a high, artistic type. Does not publish anything of amateurish character. Generally reports within a week. Buys outright and also on a royalty basis, according to arrangements. THE ARTHUR P. SCHMIDT CO., 120 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass. Publish high-class and semi-high-class songs, sacred songs, and duets, also part songs.

PAUL SCHMITT, Nicolett and Eighth Streets, Minneapolis, Minn. Publisher of high-class music.

J. F. SCHROEDER MUSIC PUBLISHING, 10 East 16th Street, New York. Reports: "I publish mostly piano solo pieces, and studies, and a few songs. I buy manuscripts outright."

EDWARD SCHUBERTH & CO., 11 East 22d Street, New York. Publishes high-class songs, semi-high-class songs, ballads, juvenile, novelty and comic songs, and anything which a teacher of good music will not be ashamed to give to his pupils. Reports in a week. Pays on acceptance.

THE CHAS. REIGN SCOVILLE PUBLISHING CO., 2207 Van Buren Street, Chicago. Reports: "We usually buy all manuscript songs outright and own and control a very large number of songs. For the songs we secure permission to use we usually pay so much for the privilege of using them in a certain book and occasionally pay on royalty.

SHAPIRO, BERNSTEIN & COMPANY, 224 West 47th Street, New York. Reports as follows: "We are not in any way, shape or form, directly or indirectly, interested in any manuscripts that come through the mail from unknown writers. The reason for this is that for many, many years we have conscientiously examined all manuscripts received, and never found an average of one in five thousand that was fit to even consider, and for the past five years we have discontinued even wasting time looking at any more manuscripts that come in through the mail, unless they are from recognized, well-known writers. Song writing is a business just the same as making pianos or cutting trees, and it takes the person who knows his business to write a song, and the amateur absolutely cannot do it."

TED SNYDER COMPANY, 1571 Broadway, New York.

JOSEPH H. STERN & CO., 102 West 38th Street, New York. Said occasionally to accept lyrics without melody.

CLAYTON F. SUMMY CO., 64 East Van Buren Street, Chicago, Ill. Publishes ballads, high-class, semi-high-class and juvenile songs. Reports in two to four weeks.

ROBERT TELLER SONS & DORNER, 311 West 43d Street, New York. Music printers.

C. W. THOMPSON COMPANY, Park Street, Boston, Mass. Highclass songs and good sacred songs appeal most to them, but they must have merit. Usually publish on a royalty basis, but if the composer is new they often require him to purchase 200 copies at a special price to help finance the first expense.

TULLAR-MEREDITH CO., 261 West 31st Street, New York. Publishes only Sunday-school songs, and church choir anthems.

F. VAN DAM MUSIC CO., 203 West 40th Street, New York. Music printers.

VANDERSLOOT MUSIC COMPANY, Williamsport, Penn. Publish all kinds of songs, but have their own staff of writers and do not consider outside contributions.

HARRY VON TILZER MUSIC COMPANY, 222 West 46th Street, New York. Reports: "We confine ourselves entirely to Mr. Harry Von Tilzer's own compositions and do not accept any outside numbers whatsoever, and we therefore will not be interested in looking over manuscripts of any kind."

WATTERSON, BERLIN & SNYDER, 1571 Broadway, New York. Very successful composers and publishers, largely of their own material.

H. C. WEASNER COMPANY, Buffalo, N. Y. Publishes high-class songs and ballads.

H. A. WEYMAN & SONS, 1010 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Penn. Publish popular music.

WHITE-SMITH MUSIC PUBLISHING CO., 62 Stanhope Street, Boston, Mass. Does not use lyrics without music and prefers to have the composer select his own lyrics.

WILLIS MUSIC CO., 137 West 4th Street, Cincinnati, Ohio. Editor, Paul Bliss. Reports: "We use piano solos (teaching pieces not too long); better class songs, sacred or secular; methods and studies; sacred or secular cantatas, operettas; and school material of all sorts from the kindergarten up. We report on material within a week, and pay on a royalty basis or buy outright."

M. WITMARK & SONS, 144 West 37th Street, New York. Has two distinct departments-one, the Professional Department, which handles the more popular songs, and the other, the Concert Department, which specializes in material for use in concert, and in the lyceum and chautauqua field. In the market for high-class songs, but not the very long, elaborate concert type. Prefers songs of the shorter kind for use in groups and for encores. Semi-high-class songs of the "Mother Machree" type, and other popular songs that are likely to become standard are considered, as also ballads of all kinds, ragtime, stage songs, a few novelty songs, a few comic songs, and occasionally juvenile songs if suited to vaudeville. Sometimes considers lyrics without melody. Reports within a week. Occasionally buys outright, but usually publishes on a royalty basis, royalties being payable semiannually. Payment varies, according to the type of song and the manner in which it is brought out, whether in expensive or cheap edition. THE B. F. WOOD MUSIC CO., 246 Summer Street, Boston, Mass. Reports: "We make a specialty of easy, educational music (teaching pieces) for the piano. We also publish songs in complete form, words and music; and violin and piano music. We report on manuscripts immediately. We prefer to purchase material outright."

YOUNG MUSIC CO., Columbus, O. Popular music.

Art Magazines

As not all critics are authors-save perhaps of critical articles-o not all those who write acceptably for Art Publications are artists or craftsmen. The teacher of china-painting may have the necessary knowledge, experience and ability to write capably, or the college instructor, or indeed anyone who has made art affairs his study. But (reiterating the weary platitude about training) those who do so write must be not only well-informed regarding the general history and progress of art, but also specially prepared in the definite subject which they are treating.

AMERICAN ART NEWS, 15 East 40th Street, New York._ Weekly and monthly; per copy, 10c.; per year, $3.00. Editor, James B. Townsend. Wants photographs of pictures, sculpture or art works of exceptional importance, or having a more than local news value. Also art news of more than local interest outside of New York-Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Cleveland, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Reports monthly. Pays monthly.

AMERICAN ART STUDENT, 21 Park Row, New York. Monthly; per copy, 10c.; per year, $1.00. Merged with Touchstone Magazine. AMERICAN MAGAZINE OF ART, 1741 New York Avenue, Washington, D. C. This magazine was formerly Art and Progress. Monthly; per copy, 25c.; per year, $2.50. Editor, Leila Mechlin. Uses only special articles on art. Reports promptly. Pays on publication.

ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY, The Octagon, Washington, D. C. Monthly; per copy, 50c.; per year, $3.00. Editor, David Moore Robinson. Wants special articles in the field of art and archaeology— especially descriptions of national monuments, famous paintings, cathedrals and churches injured in the war zone, etc., also full page plates for illustrations. Reports in one week. Pays on acceptance.

ART AND LIFE, 665 Fifth Avenue, New York. Monthly; per copy, 50c.; per year, $5.00. Editor, Gardner Teall. Reports: "This is a magazine of art interpreting life, and life as reflected by art. Its contributions are invited from the world's leading authorities, but the editor is glad to consider all material properly submitted. The request is made that prospective contributors study the magazine thoroughly before offering articles. Photographs will be considered. Manuscripts are reported on shortly after receipt, and payment is made upon acceptance."

ART IN AMERICA, 1790 Broadway, New York. Bi-monthly; per copy, $1.00; per year, $6.00. Editor, Frederic F. Sherman. Uses articles on important work of art in public and private collections in the United States and Canada, with photographs. Reports in a fortnight. Pays shortly after publication at rate of $4.00 per page for magazine text.

ARTS AND DECORATION, 470 Fourth Avenue, New York. Monthly; per copy, 35c.; per year, $4.00. Editor, Collier Marshall. Articles de

sired are of any topic that may have to do with arts and decoration handled entirely in a constructive way; notes on art shows of constructive type, and any material having anything to do with interior decoration, architecture and gardens, is particularly sought after. They do not use either fiction or poetry, but live matter having anything to do with the subject of art and decoration might be considered. Articles should not be longer than 2500 words. Also uses photographs. Reports at once. Pays on publication, at the rate of one cent a word. FINE ARTS JOURNAL, 30 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Ill. Monthly; per copy, 25c.; per year, $3.00. Editor, F. J. Campbell. This magazine is devoted to art education and art in the home and studio. All articles must be written by those qualified to speak on the subjects chosen. Contributors should preferably consult the editor before submitting.

INTERNATIONAL STUDIO, 120 West 32d Street, New York. Monthly; per copy, 50c.; per year, $5.00. Editors, W. H. DeNelson and Charles Holme. This magazine is the American issue of an English publication. Nearly all the articles are written by foreign writers, although a few are supplied by an American staff. It is a beautifully illustrated and excellently printed magazine, devoted to news and comment of the art world, ranging from painting to the manual arts. Monthly contests of various kinds are held for which contributors should study the magazine. It does not offer a market for contributors in any other department.

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY, care American Ceramic Society, New Brunswick, N. J. Editor, George H Brown. Reports that they do not purchase technical articles for publication in their journal, as it was established primarily for the publication of technical papers read before their annual and local section meetings.

KERAMIC STUDIO, Syracuse, N. Y. Monthly; per copy, 40c.; per year, $4.00. Editor, Mrs. Adelaide Alsop-Robineau. This periodical is given over to china painting, decoration and pottery work. All the articles are prepared from the technical side, and intending contributors should consult the editor before sending. Uses photographs of designs which are sharp and clear, and can be reproduced in minute detail. Photographs must be accompanied by articles. Reports within a week. Pays on publication.

KISMET, 99 S. Eighth Street, Newark, N. J. Quarterly; with two or three special numbers during the year; per copy, 25c.; per year, $2.50. Editor, Harry James Stutzlen. A new magazine of the arts. Will consider unusual travel articles not exceeding 1500 words; cleverly done book reviews; and essays on anything that would appeal to the average reader of an art publication. Uses also poems, short-stories and literary articles generally. Reports within two weeks, if possible upon same day as receipt of the manuscript. For the present, payment is made solely in the way of placing the writer upon the advertising and mailing list of the magazine.

M. A. C. (MODERN ART COLLECTOR), 17 West 38th Street, New York. Monthly; per copy, $1.00; per year, $10.00. A well-illustrated (in color) magazine, largely of commercial art. Designs and drawings are used.

Verse Markets

This is a brief list of the principal verse markets-repeating some of the standard and special magazines. Nearly every publication uses verse occasionally-that which seems both timely and fitting-so that the poet may wisely use the Table of Contents of this book liberally when sending out manuscripts. For selling sentiments in couplet or quatrain form, consult the list of Greeting Card publishers; for children's poems, Juvenile Markets; and so on.

Newspapers use verse, and are discriminating in their acceptances, too, though in most instances no payment is made. The Boston Evening Transcript, New York Sun, New York Times, Springfield (Mass.) Republican, and other papers of this class, offer a chance to the ambitious young writer to make his name more widely known in a sphere of culture where publication means something.

There has always been an overplus of poetic offerings. Such competition excludes insincere, imperfect and unpolished lines from consideration anywhere. Criticism has also directed its shafts against easy rhyming and sameness of meter, so that the magazine poet has no easy time of it. He must unite genuineness of feeling with sureness of technique. To the student of the structure of verse "The Art of Versification" "* may be recommended as a clear and unacademic book.

AJAX, Alton, Ill. Monthly; per copy, 10c.; per year, $1.00. Editor, C. Victor Stahl. Has appeared irregularly. All of the best poetry it can get is welcome, but it must be good. Once in a while prints editorials on literary subjects, especially pertaining to poetry. Reports at once. Does not pay for contributions.

ALL-STORY WEEKLY, 280 Broadway, New York. Weekly; per copy, 10c.; per year, $4.00. Editor, R. H. Davis. Publishes verse regularly that is short and clever, often something that embodies a conceit or a play upon words.

AMERICAN POETRY MAGAZINE, 308 Thirty-fifth Street, Milwaukee, Wis. Monthly; per copy, 15c.; per year, $1.50. Editors, Prof. M. H. Hedges and Clara C. Prince. This publication is the organ of the American Literary Association. Reports: "We desire articles of 1000 to 2000 words, on poetry, drama, Little Theatre activities, art galleries and matters of the arts in general. In other material we desire poetry, some light verse, dialogues, recitations and plays. Subscribers are considered members of the American Literary Association, which has as its chief object the mission of bringing the beauty of poetry to every home. Reading Circles, which are being organized all over the United States, are considered chapters of the Association. The Circles and the supporting members are privileged to use the *By J. Berg Esenwein and Mary Eleanor Roberts. Postpaid, $1.75. THE HOME CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL, Springfield, Mass.