Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-12-04
PHOTOGRAPH LOADING,
NOW INSTRUMENTS ARE CHANGED
WITH MELODIES.


Lets u Noise IL : small nee,.-ssIee-
tsens - . ~, n~.s..... -
70. scnAsa'
nnmors ~ the Cylinders.
,s4., -
'o'''. 'snvu - si's sskn ~ ~
eao'ence' several rusty fellows blew upon,
peat. scraped and otherwise maltreated
their snhering Instruments, and made all
this noise, moreover. to closed DOOR In "a
atmosphere that va Sitting, The "a
faced leader AZ length cnt ~ unn.nal,v
broad .wath q, ~. a. "a -. ..,...s.s.
=. a,,;.sss ns..rs -. ss.'o-'
I -. ...a1 -. 1s''' - 80 "inuc"
. 1'sssol D1.on sn.e up tne sasn ana m
naied Inc welcome breeze.
But why all this furore IN little room
l5x20t
They are loading up a phonograph. Sec
that machine standing on the table with
tne great exag9erated iooking ear trumpet
nung ~ stHng from tne Wal, with ~
sIh"iier emu ihstenea 70 tne receiver or ear
o. tne coiitrivances It y really an ear
trumpet. az TOT ordinary practlcai pur-
POSES tne pnonogfapn y - deal ~ any
human pe'ne tnat neeas the tupe Inc
i trumpet U Of TIN. about Two inches To d.
ameter ~ its smaller ana four rect At ifs
larger enc. Inc outside y wrapped
tiKntiy round ana round with twine, after
ths tasnaon OF Dali pat handle, 70 deaden
inetaiiic ting anu 'mprison the SOUND
waves
Aster turning tne cyhnder ana crying
INTO tne tune N loud tones, Down Upon
the ouwahee river renuerea Dy rroies
/ sor 'atons brass ana String Military
lsand on Inc aNh Of September, 1870, the
gentleman ~ charge o. the phonograph
set tne wneei rcvoiving AZ tne proper speed
ana motioned Tor the music 10 start up.
/ rirr., however, ne was caretui 70 close the
WINDOW. .est some OF the stratus Ne iost 10
tne OUTSIDE arr, ana tne instrument fail TO
get good impression. Inc musicians
rendered the piaintive melody with DEAF
ehing erect, ana tne phonograph man
smiled proaaiy as ne stopped MS carr per
'orce on account o. tue a'n.
NEsfc AT CLOSE QUARTERS.
"You see" he affabiy explained to Wis
itor. the instrument has not reached so
perfect a form as we would wish. and we
take this mode of filling cylinder. 1t is
absolutely necessary in order to get every
note that the room be very small and the
photograph right mp among the per
formers.
That VIII do, gentlemen; lbelieye that's
ABOUT an ~ ASK OF YOU To-Day. Now lets
"sre tue i'arA secret quartet
Inc exhausted musicians put their IN
struments IN their cases and slowly hIed
down the stairs. John' the once iactotum.
.nen steppea aown ABOUT haii way 10 the
oo.'oin u Inc nisn.' anu piacihg nus
fingers 70 Dis ups ofe" tnereiron what
VAS meant 10, .ne .une VI Snons op
the uoiaen STARS. roar SHINING faces
appeared al Inc stree. NORWAY, ana tne
Darh Secret ,Suartee WAS soou on deck.
No" VIC WIN onanse ou, ca. erulnpe''
saiu Inc operator as the coioreu gentlemen
.ounu SEATS. Delecnihe Tue iarRe TOUT
'ooe trumpet iroih Tue pnonograph anu
string ne substituted one OF sihiiar shape
OUT ABOUT ,ne SIZE OF an ORDINARY eornes'
inis was likewise covered on ies outer
suriace Win cora,
NO" you ieiio~s s.aho mere continued
the operator. NO, nearer YET! Inere,
about tafee ieet from the erumpet-it
oon snoo.-Sou 70 ,oaolns .ne gun nor
nring ,'-seeI"na. 10 you sing ana ne
pauseu. part! iroih want Vi orea'n ano
parity TOT tnelr reply
by, py' NY money. I'm A-goneF
Uoiuen Snppani
Bill ana the DeViii
NEGRO SONGS.
"All right, go ahead-one-two-thr
thereI'
With roliicking rhythm and that
quaint, plaintive information and refrain
, found only in the throats Of the African
r descendants, the quartet mstaphorically
! unloosened themselves on the melody that
Seaman made so popular.
, Then the quartet was dissolved, and
duet WAS organized with double banjo
, ACCOMPANIMENT. All the OLD plantation
mei"iies tna1 the iour couid remenoe'
were brought out with gnsto anc vim
y thae wouio shame niiy EMERSON ant
. Ssught upon us cunning "aSeh Drain q
l De spoken again may oe Ten years henee II
sone iahd across .ne sea
. Ihen iittie chiio, perhaps year II
{ age was gwen tne piace Vi nohor oelor'
the machine, ana tne trumpet agaii
/, changed 10 one somewhat over SIX ihche'
In diameter Inc it,ie one Razeo 10 Ter
TOT at Tue iorhioaoie iooAihs cohlr,fance
evidently stranger 10 such piay.hihg.
Ihe operator Drought out aoii ana
. Toy MONKEY ior the purpose Oh getting
3 nearly iaugn from ,ne chiiu. nry ~ ~
q wouia, no"eVer' 'ne oany was an eyes ~
a tne pnonoerapn' out u.teriy ooi.'ious =
the monkey aitnouRn .ne operator mao
= sne oeast s"aiio" tue ooii' anu vice 'erS'
many tiihes' anu pefiornieo ooAen o.he
3 ANTICS just as amusing
r you won laugh tor me- my oear,
a ne ut last rdluef lulpdtlSuliy eAcldltutu