Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-05
"nusIo IN THE AIR"
The "Hoss-Fiddle"-HoW It Il MAA0-xtD
Use In Open Air Concerts.

The 'Hoss- II L Aloas-xts
Use In Open-Air ConesrtA
IPeck's SUM-
A Frenchman has invented Q new kind Of
harp made entirely of wood. Instead Of
These are manipulated by the fingers. - In
leather gloves covered with resin The tons
is said to be Of a remarkable purity.
He probably got his idea from that csls-
structed wholly of wood, which was so pop
ular in an early day. and is still In vogue to
. certain extent in the back settlemsnts, To-
readers may never have seen one or heard
Its dulcet tones. and will bs pleased to learn
how to const ruct one of their own.
Procure . dry goods box or other large
box-tbe larger the better-and remove the
cover. With little fnesse this need cost
nothing. II the village merchant Is at all
liberal, and you tell him you are desirous Of
becoming a second Paganinni- winking at
the same time, which he will understand to
mean that the fiddle is especially intended
to assist the slumbers of a newly welded
pair-he will tell you to help yourself from
the pile in the rear Of the store. II, how
ever, he Is opposed to all such harmless
recreation, and has no soul for music, and
the pile Of empty boxes is very large and
they are becoming weather-worn, you viii
probably wheel one away that evening, II it
is dark enough and the whselbarrow don't
squeak This of course. Is not recon-
mended, however. By little exertion you
can get enough fellows to c nip in so that the
expense will be a mere trihe.
Then procure piece Of two by four scant
ling, ten or twelve feet long, bore . hole
through the ends and insert handles 90 that
zach end represents cross Plane OF ono
edge of the scantling, and cover 1t with
melted resin, to add to the resInant tone.
This is the fiddle bow and may be operated
by either one or two muscular persona
Drawing the bow across the edges Of the
box, with a greater or less degree Of press
ure, will evoke strains which, when accom-
panied by tie Naturalization Of cow-bells,
tin pans, horns, etc, with an occasional dy-
manic interlude of gun firing, will cause the
startled ear of night to quiver with melody.
C'Startled ear Of night" is from PoA Don't
know where he found it,
1t Is advisable at these open air concerts
to depend mainly ON instrumental music, as
~ - hhAu w uAotAhkuioh S&SO huAAAou NoASos
Still, il an occasional chorus Of yells be given
in unison. the effect will be good. 1t is also
advisable to locate the orchestra In Q posi-
ton quite near the house wherein repose the
couple in whose honor the serenade is rem
dGed, but care should be taken that no win
dow or door commands the place, as 1t occa-
simally happens that the couple are Of that
peculiarly constituted class who can't see .
joke, and the male member Of the new firm
msy open fire with shotgun and Whatever
othsr missiles are handy.
According to Oliver Gibbs, OF Lake City
Mimi, several varieties of Russian apple
trees grown in that state near the vicinity
of St Paul were as hardy in appearance -
the black oaks of the adjacent woods They
have smooth bark, like the Ollenburg, thick
woolly leaves, AMI irregular growth. Mr..
Gibbs prnnounces the yellow transparent the
best summer apple yet fruitei in Minnesota,
being larger. even in sizs, oblong, yellow, an
enormous bearer, hardy, and in quality
very geod