Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-22
FINFIRE.

FINFIRE.
Mr.. MaSke-ine has dee to The Pom 1rkabla
meCEanh al cUnliivdnccs exhibited at the EgyP
tan Hall. in MeS>TS. MdSkeiyne ana cookies
entertain m6nt, q tIumTet eT called Fanfare. II
IS not the first time mechanical tTumpeter has
teen shown TO the pubic. MIeiZel, the inVen-
Tor oil The metlnnCmr, exhibited tTumpeter
al Jenna In lN9. but il was not Su, CeSsful.
he ,CUHd in that autOmatOn was Produced by
pipes within the figure, the arrangement being
reduction III miniature OF that which gives
the tILH.Pet~tCp occasionally employed with
great eject III church organs In 1850, Van
ttrEe en- produced a ClaTinet-player. Musical
au,Cmata of CHER kinds have been frequently
exhibited. OEe inventor in France arranged
III his Instrument pig, which sOuealed in diff
1eIeHt notes, and he produced q scale or an
air ty pulling III the required order the tails of
the several pigs In Charter House square an
amateur has collected Il very numerous assem-
biate IL tUtumdta. Many musical automatic
have tetn cCEtrlved by clock makers and the
greatest perfection has been arrived at in this
elk - Of work. for The reason, doubt eSs, that
in The production OF musical sound there is
EOtEiEg SSenfidily human, as in drawing, for
Instance, ike Zoe, or i'll playing Whist, like
Psyche.
But Mr. MaskeIyne's trumpeter has a pecu-
li"Tiiy VIII, h distinguishes il from Others in
he fact that the sound comes from no pipes
within the figure, but is actually produced
1IJm tUgie which Fanfare holds in his hand.
J he aut, NATION, III fact blows his own trumpet.
He IS a wax model of a handsome boy, is car
lied on the stage seated i'll light drawing
handled by hem in the same manner as Zoe
and Psyche are. To supply him with the air
tOT his performances, brass tubes connect him
with ldI re bellows also on the stage. IhrSe
furnish air TO a smaller pair OF bellows Within
the figure. Ii would have demanded a trumpet
Of unwie:dly size if the large bellows had been
placed within The body. The autOmatOn, being
thus provided with the breath of life, plays
very Sweety and wella set of airs which have
lee an anged beforehand. The notes are not
So pure as The best human players. but they
particularly satisfactory. Last night three
airs were played. Fanfare was accompanied
~ MI. Charles Mellon on the piano, and at
some parts ct he entertainment by Mr..
Mas kelyLe ard Mr.. Cooke, The versatility Of
The cOnjurOTS, who a:e not only capable of
MAI iI.g china plates and bowls reel round a
tai It in tHSthGHS dance, tops ascend inclined
planes, spirits appear surrounded with blue
pho pt OIic flames, and tambOuEineS tluttcr
ringing about lie ceiling apparently OF their
own accord, but can also discourse agreeaOly
on a key bUglP. is remarkable and offers an
Instructive contrast With the andrOid, as Fan
fare is called, who is held wonderful inyen-
ton because he can do one thing which MeSSrs.
Ma>kelyne and Cooke can do better.
Such as he IS, however, machine made by
nan, Fanfare is q very remarkable production.
There IS obviously no Illusion as to the fac
Il at lie himself plays the trumpet. His finger
are seen TO move the valves which produce
the mOdulatiOnS of the several notes They
dwell ODg on the sop TO form minim, and a
shorter time 10 make a crochet. they move
rapidly up and down when The trumpet blast
tIi-lS in shake, and they are only still when
the Instrument is silent Last night Fanfare
played in duet with Mr.. Maskelyne, Hearts
and HCmes," by Blackley, keeping time and
tune i'll the passages where both Instruments
were heard together. and coming in with effect
in his solo parts He also performed very
sweelly the beautiful ballad from Midsummer
Nights Dream" Il know a bank wherein
Joined in a trio with MeSsrs. MaSkelyne and
Cooke in Z. CalcOtts "HaIk, the merry elves
The lower N, ties were better than the higher
rhna Ni,rbt rh nI,
lage be corrected. At present it appears not
10 be thought advisable To let The autom ItOn
have any long SOLO 10 himself. He was accom-
panied in each piece of music, though not in
each raS age. In principle, hOweyer. the diff,
Guilty OF making an auiOmatOn which SholId
really play upon a wind instrume. It mas been
overcome: ard Mr.. MdSkelyne told his anti
enCe that he hoped 10 hay whole band OF
such payers in a short time. \ euphonium
payer j. already far advanced toward compile
ton. Before hearing Fanfare, the idea hid
occurred To some of those present that he
might lie an aTtful adaptation of the phOno-
grdph-ths AmericaHinytnriO which records
Tie vibrations Of a metal dis, and then repro
CUc6S them Though mOuthpiece. But the
uumpt t-raI er has Il TOhu>ter note than Prof
Edison delicate and ingenious inven ion and
Produces sound which i obviously the resul,
CT direct pressure Of the air London Time
The Walking Gait I'm Horses.
Much has been said la'ey by the agricul-
tGral Journals in favor of cultivating he walk
ing gdII of horses, and agricultural sOcirtie,
are advised To offer premiums for the fastest
walkers. This reCcummerda ion is dOub less
a ser Slbie one, and should be acted M by tn
societies which place the trOttng exhibitions
above every other feature of those animal
shows. A match between well Trained walk
ers would draw as great crowds as a trial of
speed between celebI ated trotterS and the
sporting gentlemen who display a heavy weight
OF loud jewelry and bet on thtir favOrites
would possibly make business as lively at a
waking race as any other, if Goldsmith
Maid, a Dexeer or Flora Temple of the walk.
ing family should be brought out This
would serve to create the requisite excitement
and turn an honest penny for the societies.
while the falmerS and teamsters would
he benefited in cOllteral kind of a way.
for readers, light wagons and many kinds
OF Eht WORK on the farm, fast walking horses
animals which could make i've or six miles
an h' ur would be of great value. But when
he advocates of the fast walking gait claim
that a Eve mile walker would accomplish two
ffthS more work when hitChed TO Il heavy plow
than team which accOmplisheS three miles
an hOuT, every farmer, who pauseS to think
Speed Is power; and il would require the ex
pendltuTe Of more than double the strength 10
accomplish I'VE miles in the same length o.
time that team can travel three
The theory that a fast walking team of like
strength when hitched TO a plow which taxes
their best energies can accomplish more work
than a steady moving team of a natural three
mile gait, Is similar TO the IriSnman's con
c,usiOn when aSSEed by the vender of new
save half the wood. BE dad! ~ SAID the Hiber-
man, I'll buy two and save il all
Without possessing all that lis recent too
sanguine advocates CAIN for the fast walking
R"l', lace of fast walking horses would be oil
IN mense advantage TO all persons who use
horses, and the suggeS. ion should be acted
Upon Dy our agricultural societies, by the offer
" n5hHSoIhe premiums for the fastest Walk
III A"iSe>-t hGIsSIx F'frDlEr.
,CANADIA>s DEALING WITH COMMUNIsFs.-
i AiS Fer me e Ing of unemployed labOrerS was
C gu III aiDi L ca Wednesday morning. Two
ttndtoTS unconrected with the men, made
lnaammatOry speeches and were arrested nv
VIC pore. Inc crowd was subsequently dis
PerSsa Dy large body of officers, without any
SPresldent MacMahon Thursday held a