The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-07-22

uOW9 ana HIS tntheh-hue muttef
with our Foreign Trade-HOw the
First Assistant Postmaste err. Generai
Translates business.
as it possible to play many tunes or
pieces of music on a chime" was asked of
Professor Widdows the other day by a
Memphis A7ahwrir correspondent ooh,
yes" he answered with smile. "With a
good chime, such as that had at New Or
leans, | can play very large number of
airs. My repertoire consists of an almost
unlimited number of English, Irish,
Scotch and American ballads, waltzes and
other dance music, and selections from all
the operas. So you see my repertoire is
as large as the skillful pianist or organist,
and embraces pretty nearly everything
written" "Do you use large bells or small
ones" "Both. The largest one in the
New Orleans Exposition chme--for You
see look upon this as the standard in this
country or in any other-the largest one
there weighed some 1860 pounds, the
smallest about 200 pounds. The weight
of the whole chime was about $4,000
pounds. II is the largest chime in the
world" "Iou have been studying this
chime business long timc?' Eyes;
began playing bells when |
was a child in England, and have been at
it more or less ever since | played a
chime at the Centennial as well as at New
Orleans" as it difficult to learn to play
themw "About as much so as to learn a
piano or any instrument of this sort. You
see the tongue or "clapper' of each bell is
connected by wire with Il lever These
levers, as many rs there are bells, are set
in frame or form thus az, sort of key
board, the handle Of each lever being a
KEY. BY the use of them was able to
produce "piano" effect or its reverse
when desired. There is n music rack
above the levers on which the player
places his written music, and standing be-
fore these levers he plays upon then
much as he would on piano except thai
it is much harder work, for each lever
must be seized with the hand and giver
a vigorous jerk, instead of u simple touch
with the tip of the finger rs on a piano
1t is no chills play | can tell you, ever
for an experienced manipulation of the
levers"
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The following is given upon the author.
ity of the correspondent of the st. Loui
| G2o&c- Democi0f.' "The ex-Congressmar
whose application to disappointed a watch
man in the Treasury Department wa
noted few days,ago, has not yet attained
the goal of his ambition. lie is still try
ing, and visited several officials to-day tC
urge his case. His name is Morgan Il
Wise. lie was elected to the Forty-siXtl
Congress, from Pennsylvania district, on
a greenback, anti-banll platform. Not con
tent with Higgins honeyed words, Wis
has been to see the Secretary in regard tC
this place. why, sir, | am surprised tina
you should want such an appointment,
Mr.. Manning is reported to have said
However, he added consoingly, see Nh
Higgins; expect he will fit you Mr.
Wise Joined the crowd here after the 4tl
of March. lie was then u candidate to b.
Governor of Arizona. Lindsay, who nse'
to be private secretary to Buckalew, AM
who has been living in Colorado, came Oh
here to gain the appointment of postotlic
inspector. Failing to pass the eXamina
ton, Lindsay concluded to take u place a
Waterman temporarily, until he could d
better So he got Wise, who at the tim
was still aiming high, TO indorse him
Now both Wise and Lindsay are after thi
humble appointment, They are not alont
Many Democrat who arrived with higI
aspirations has come down to negotiation
with Higgins for place ON "the watch.
But Wise is the only ex-Congressma
heard of who had dropped to this Jack
sonian level"