The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-10-12
A Legend of
Anti-science DAYS
BY ESTHER VhNDEVEER

Tue dlNcfcncc between an old iash
Toned music hoV aud one worked phon
ographicuil, J.. that the former Is me
chanicnl, while tie latter * repro
ductlon Of the feeling Of the musician.
The Swiss people have fof many years
ranked first IN the building Of mu.
steal mechanical cuntrivan es aud have
brought them ~ near perfection as
they can lie mndc
Several hundred years ago David
Kloekke. Gcucvese maker ~ music
boxes, became ambitious to produce n
music box thai would give one song
so perfectly that the feeling thrown
into II 10y the singer would be repro
duced. He certainly had great ad
vantage in executing his work lie
was deeply In love with girl who
sang exquisitcly Indeed. It was her
rendition Of ballad that suggested II.
why eau not make box that will
give that expressiUni' he asked him.
self. a can produce harmony with
my metal tongues, but not feeling"
Then he resolved that he would make
the attempt
'h'h u' N'll lilt XIII We loNPtl.
that he wished her to sing for him
that he might reproduce her song In
music box she saw the impOsslbility
OF accomplishing such feat: but, pre-
ferring 10 humor him and surprising
that she would be only required TO sing
to him few times to convince him
that be could not accomplish what he
Ind Ifn1nFf tnn eli N A II,
pie love song was selected. aud when
Kloekke had his material and tools
ready TO reproduce the notes she began
TO sing. first giving the entire song
that he might become imbued with the
melody
AS soon as she had finished he asked
her to sing the first few notes again
This she did, and he asked her TO sing
them again and again, while be ell.
deayorcd 10 initiate them on his metal
prongs. ililda very soon not only
grew tired Of this. but. being tired, her
singing lost all its charm. This irri
tated her and her lover, the result be
Ing violent quarrel Hilda ran away
and left him TO relieve her feelings I'm
tears.
While kloekke was sitting at his
work table broodlng over his failure
and his break with the girl he loved
the door opened and a woman entered
Il have heard" she said, what has
taken place In your effort to reproduce
human feeling In song 1t requires a
great deal Of patience on the part Of
one who sings for you. Let me try,
and possibly you may be able to repro
duce my song"
The man assented. and the woman
began 10 sing. She, too, sang her en-
tire song before he began to work.
From the first note he seemed thrilled
with something he had never felt be-
fore. The song was weird Kloekke
seemed TO hear spirit voices calling,
now soft and low, now rising In
wall When the woman had finished
the song she repeated the first few
notes. Kloekke succeeded easily In
repeating every one, giving II exactly
as II was sung. She sang few more
notes. and those he reproduced with
equal success
kloekke was delighted Running
into n room where Ililda was, he call.
ed TO her that he had succeeded In his
effort He expected that she would
rejoice with him at his success. In.
stead. she looked at him angrily and
told him that since he had found an
other who could do what she could
not do he might take the other for
sweetheart lie was very much aston
ished at this, for he had always found
llllda's disposition of the sweetest
However, after much Goa king he per
suaded her TO go with him into the
room where he had worked
The woman who had sung for him
had gone. After looking about for her
ard not finding her Klockkc wound up
the music box and set II moving The
first note had a peculiar effect on iii
da aud, through her. on her lover she
gave him look of hate that remained
on her face rs long as the song lasted
This naturally produced madness IN
him which spurrcd him on to strike
her. lie had raised his clinchcd list e. |
Wv ~ NuAH Tue SNll- NtdNttls
kloekkc lowered his arm and heaved |
a deep drawn sigh Ililda wept. He |
attempted 10 encircle her with his I
arms, but she thrust him away
hammer lay on his work table. |
and, taking II mp. he struck the music |
box a blow that sent its parts dying !
over the room. Then. turning TO Hllda
la, ah
and they met In an embrace.
who was she?' asked the girl In /
trembling voice.
Il don't know was the reply
"A malignant spirit. Where Is the .
rucilx yon Keep ON the shelff"
Elockke looked at the empty shelf. .
then about the room The crucihS ,
was under the work table Her feet
had been upon It
Such Is cgcnd of time when
science bad not yet driven away the
lohgohllns Who would have then
thought tn expression as well as
harmony Imld eventually bo pro
luccd on the phOnograph? Till It's In
iention music boxes were made, be
INNS hiN'N "NA hi'it lNilNAl WHY
rear But no one could play into
hem or sing into them and have the
ceiling, the expression. the humorous
of the musician, reproduced
I remained for the phonograph 10 do
his. And who can doubt that II a
monograph giving an Ave Maria"
nng by present day prima donna
ould have been sprung upon a people
4 the middle ages they would have
Considered II miraclef