The Minneapolis observer., 1890-09-27

chimes ffever there was q SGT OF bella
In complete tune nobody ever heard u
such thing. There b always . high
note which isn't within mile OF the key
and big booming bass bell which VIII
keep rumbling on when II ought 10 hare
stopped Abnut three miles away on .
clear summer evening thero u nothing
moro beautiful than 4 church chime,
but right near there Is nothing which
can excel lts diseords al timcs Tho
monograph records that 10 tbe dot
teuro OF speech literally correct In this
ease rho nice.lookinR young men
about tho otiico mako up regular con.
cert programme sometimes with thcso
cylinders and go out and Eivo an
entertainments The numbers have
great variety, ranging from "nig'
ger minstrel" song with banjo accom-
pnnlment 10 short lecture on the
monograph which modcatly refers 70
tho reasonable rental which tho inatrn,
menl commands
The Edison monograph II The he's,
for musical repatitiona, Tho cylinders
can bo cleaned of and used over and
over again Hut they arc rather bulky
and q triile heavy, This IL tho advant-
ago OF the fell 4 Taintor gFaphophono.
that its cylinders are very light and can
DO put into light box and mailed In.
stead OF letter Mr.. lIoitt gets IettcFs
from his wifn In Omaha and medcatly
oonfossca 10 tho kisses sont by postal
service The baby prattles and COOS
into the instruments and its papa visi-
/, bly, swella with pride rs ho Ilstous 10 "
here In Chicago, That In one Of tho
polnta Of difference In favor Of Bell's
machine. but then tho cylinder, which
Is covered with m asphalt preparation.
Both tho machines arc lifted out With
apparatus which stop The sound At any
dcaIrcd moment and then take II up
again at thu operators will. This IL Tor
tho convenience Of amAnuanseH. Say
reply 10 O letter Is 10 DO dictated by The
| head Of q business house. lie talks u
Into tho receiver and tho typewriter
girl sits down 10 copy u from the dIctn.
ton Of III. photograph. sbo rattlos Of
the Dear sir. your favor Of the LIST Inst
al hand, and would say in Feply"--and
there aho throws tho swiscb MI hhe
catches up Then u goes ahead thas
va can ship you seven carloads Of as-
sorted gum-drops at the following rates
" o. H. aud so on.
There are several kinds OF motive power
for the pbonogFaph cylinder. There's
thg storage battery and tho water motor
and tho Toot.treAdle arrangement, and
tho last machine out IL an institution
| that turns with q hand crank. This
comes In case with a handle. and
| Weighs about as much a. tho satchel 81
. hardware drummer. In fact. u IL In.
/ tended for the convenience Of travelling
aaiesmen, who are often pressed for time
4 70 write letters, and who would be ole
ahlcd by this machine 10 take the or
dnrs on TO q cylinder while they arc
riding on tho train The machine 10
also pretty good advertising scbeDe.
and we'll adapted 70 make the eyes o.
tho provincial storokaeper bug out With
aatonlahment Tho advent Of ono u
these arrangements would be- sufficient
70 mako talk for three months IN town
| like Pallala or iialloonville. This form
has only just come out. and has not besn
regularly pnt on the market
Perhaps not least among the Interest,"
Ing things 10 BE- seen In tho Office Of tho
Chicago company IL big iapanncd fun
mel, taller than q man and about four
feet widu ~ the faro. That IL Daed 70
take the record II full band. The
musicians get In front o. that horn and
| play into it, depths. and that little glass
diaphragm Of the bigncss Of half dol.
lar meelely takes IL all and puts II down
In its own improved method Of short
hand. Another curious thing IL the DIFF
ference In the plseh Of tune ~ tho
speed Of the cylinder IL less or greater
| 10 throw on swigter motion causes the
/ day 20 come sliding up and the move.
meut 70 accelerate. IL In The most per-
j feet mobilization which can bs conceived
and IL enough 70 drive . musician -
despair.