What ia cilled an '* anti-rag time cruaade” haa commencedin America. The AmericanFederation of Mnaic haa decided that “each mneical traah” mu»t te aappreaatd. Although ‘ rag-time” ir, at the beat, a tatter of melody, there i* no denying the fac» that ayncopation hie taken a firm hold and caat a etrong faecina tion over th* world, maaicai and anmaeical. In fac*, the “ anti rag* time crnaadera” have entered intorather a large contract in trjing to aappreaa the eccentric etraina of the “cake-walk.” It may be interee!ing to note that nearly ai the native melodiea of Jamaica are in eynoo patiou. The ornaadera may aap preea it everywhere ei#*, bat they will meke no headway inJamaica.