The evening world., 1904-07-23
STAR NOISES
ON THIS BLOCK
A Man on the Upper East Side
Is Willing to Bet that Il Can
Give Odds to Other Streets
Mentioned and Win Out.


| read that there are tenants on Eigh-
and Avenue A, who think they carry
IN the palm garden Tor perpetual
musical blast will allow them their
torty'seven pianos. ,heir phonogra phs.
oboes, ilthers and saIoos Set them
going In one tremendous medley. bot
tie lp the syeloalo result; let II loose
on my block at any hour Of the night,
and I will bet q suit OF clothes 10 a
mermaids periwis that Il wont have
a vlbratory look.In.
The habitat I speak OF lies between
Lexington ami Park avenues. on Ninety.
second street With me exception OF
one double nat-house on the south side
they are all private dwellings Across
the way there are . half-dozen ilats
and the remainder private houseA
Jas, = Few Of En-.
To analyxe all the noises on the block
and make up the terrific ensemble would
os impossible ! will note few that
stand ort for momentary intervals BY
force OF furious imrtlse.
In one OF the large rat-houses, on the
north side. resides what 10 generally
known as a musical Gmily The head
II this family 10 the leader OF a cornet
band. Deins the leader, by right he
mas the biggest cornet. a. he must be
heard above the general blare. How
any one can &c, 90 much force ont Of
n mere pair OF lunEs 10 q marvel to the
nelEnbo-hood.
All the crying babies on the block
gasp In wonder At this terrific com.
petitor untll young member OF the
family gets active at the plano All
through the day the young member
gfrl-practises, but however dread.
ful her preliminary efforts she has not
really begun to play until father un.
llmbers with the cornet
This orchestra holds the attention Of
the neishborhood until gentleman
who lives a few doors from the corner
en- tho north side begins his evening
practice on the violin. lie has been
learning to play for three years and
Is. indeed, getting desperate. All OF
the strings on his instrument must be
Of steel. for no catsut could stand the
strain. His chief effort Is In the dlrec.
tlon OF awful wails-wails OF human
anguish. walls OF a flock OF mountain
lions overtaken by storm. walls OF q
moving ou, by request.
and other sounds even more ercrueiat.
ing.
This does very well until the phono-
graphs start IN the rear houses. II is
impossible 10 count the number OF
monographs. II you ever stopped TO
listen to them individually, TO count
them out. YOU would lose both reason
end hearing.
There Is one Of these Instruments
however, that takes the seed cake. II
works but one record. Originally this
record was meant to initiate a set OF
church chimes, From constant wear u
runs the gamut from A factory whistle
to a battleshlp's syren. hesitating ln
between at the screech Of q vulture and
tho gentle braying OF q laughlng-jaek-
ass. Don't think Tor moment tnht
there arc not other capable Photographs
In the neighborhood.
Pianosf Oh, FudGe.
I have not mentioned dozens OF visor-
Gus pianos, ten xithers, score OF
futes. oboes and young
lady that sings alto and accompanies
herself. What 10 the use of paying any
heed 70 them when the nelghborhood
,omcats get on the back fence7
I have counted seventeen OF these
stub tall tomcats sitting on one fence
II one time and arguing about one lady
,at. None of the toms have homes. so
hey don't care how late they stay out
Or how srdenuy they call upon their
From the time the monographs BE-.
gin to slow down until dawn the cats
march back and forth on the fence
All the way along they spit at and bid
defiance to q number Of dogs In the
back yards. These dogs must sleep all
day. for they are active all night In
prodiglous attempts TO pull the tom
Eats from the fences. When they fail
their lamentations al the air with
hideous sounds. These sounds crown
the musical events Of the evening and
when dawn glances up over the house
the CANNES sand feiines are rendering
hsfP lat aRonlEinR chOr1is