New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-13
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FAIR.


me sITUATIoN-COFFEE AND KIssINGEN GRATIS GRATIS
-SODA-wATER APPARATUS - STEAM flI 'L-
EKGINE-sILK GOODS YELoCIPEDES AND
CARRIAGES.
six days shalt thou labor ana 90 al Iny
work ScripturaI injunction when the hahseere u
the American Institute Exhibition ooeyeo last "eo
strictly so IA as the six dayS OF industry were con
eerned bpt il was not written in the book OF fate that
they should succeed doing " all their work "lthh
the commas OF that time Nevertheless they maue '
encouraging progress and by the mlddle OF ts "oo ~
Fair PROMISES to be in good working order IN all i'S e
partments strenuous effort VIII be MADE 10 nave INC
machinery in full operation on wednesday eNeni"t "s
an tho came accession IL expected that the troupe Oh ieo
men who have lately been initiating the me'ropon'"n
pnhlo into the mysteries OF La Crosse Will pay 'S' "
uspeeton TO the Rink and indulge, perhaps III soe a
nronriate antics for the edcatOn OF the p"e
face sneoators The band from ThOmass orchestra gave"
ns,ca matinee LAT Saturday afternoon, and VIII con-
,ne s melodious performances daily, during the pres
ant week from nighfall until 10 o'clock inc candy
maker illustrated the mysteries OF the confectionery pro
fession on Saturday evening by dexterousy shaking up
ana sugarns peck Of almonds or less in shallow
circular copper pan suspended by two chains over gas
stove The exhibitor OF the Eureka cohee'urn ais
peused about five gallons Of fragrant Java TO crown vi
visitors who besieged his counter tasting qnans pIais
Ing and initiating Oliver Twist, until the turning OH OF
The Gas compelled their reluctant retreat. Patterson
Brazeau OF seventh-aVe. have set up small fOunt'
from which they have already given away about
asa glasses of KIssingeD VIcly, and PLAIN soda
water manufactured from artificial salts The free as
pensauOn Of coffee and kissiugen Will be continued
every evening during the exhibition One OF the prhc-
pal exhibitors at the Fair Mr. John Matthews VINO has
made II entries and occupies space Of about GOO square
feet with very complete and beautiful array OF appa-
ratus for manufacturing and dispensing soda water This
includes machine for making soda water according 10
the method Of Bramah which is the used principally
Europe. 1t is about feet high ana feet square, anu
rs made heavily hned with 1n 1t consists OF an
upright Frame inclOsng pump aud aGtatOr connected
by a yoke and operated with crank sometimes by hand
but usually by steam This frame is surmounted by
for cOntaulug the aerated water, when Is
common European machine the pump ana asltator are
separate the former being driven through the side OF Tue
leakage through The packing; but the i'm
proved Matthews apparatus there are no joints above
interesting machine exhibited by Mr. Matthews is an APP
paratus Tor filling and closing bottles without corkS OF
iaseningS" 10 Is = table about 1--WE feet by two, ana
about three feet high The bottle used. which is pro
yded inside with long glass stopper iuIhsnea WiS9
pressgre ON fot lever holds II firmly in place ana pres
hand lever raises tube within the bottle
through which The air escapes While tue hqud fushes H.
On chcclug the flow and Withdrawing the tube the
stopper deccnds by the force Of gravity into the mouth
Of tue bottle and Is held there by the pressure OF me
aeraed liquid. smart blow Of the hand causes II to
Tall wlIhin bottle. the contents of which may then
be poured Specimens OF the bottles used and an III
gelous case for transporting them are also diSpaytd
Among the silk goods the NonOIuck SILK Company OF
Florence Mass, exhibit elegant case OF seWlugSllk
twist; George COulugs of HOwardst, displays an
attractive OF silk trimmings and frlnges H. Rich
Readc-St. shows an interesting collection OF
raw silk cOcUOus, and seeds eggs OF the silk
worm Werner, fischer Co. of Philadelphia, exhibit
care cOlOred silk ribbons Cantrell Chapln stock
Of the Cresskll Mills machine twist William q. Watson
son, machine twist and sewinC-silk c. ". Crosley,
elk trimming and frIDges; and Bernstein Il Mack, a
model chenile-makIug machine. The goods IN TINS
department nil about and the show OF American
undoubtedly the best made. william Sinp-
exhibit 60 beautiful patterns OF fast black
engaIns aud stocks of sheetings and shlrtlngs from
The DavOl Mills ana of ginghaIns from the Halnpden
Mills also on exhibition.
one OF the most noticeable features Of the Fair is the
large steam freenCine Rough and Ready No. 2 manu-
featured and exhibited by Cole Bros Of Pawtucket
This is vertical piston engine cost 5000 weighs 4,GOO
pounds has been in two years has run 10 AZ fires ana
has thrown stream 2G4 feet from nch nozzle
It is very neatly painted scotch PLAID patterns, and
the polished parts OF glitter like mirror There IS
Onewheeled velOcipede or uncle {. o. kemps ladies'
bicycle Pierre LaamOnts wheeled velOcipede, Cal
WHY'S racing bicycle, three Of Chickering'S BICYCLES
very elegantly flushed l. W. BOyntGns three. wheeled
yeOcpede aud two OF Crandas four-wheeled hand We
lOcpedes Crandal Co also exhibit hobby horse, two
ehidreus carriages, ana dolls carriage, which srlk'
gy in point OF size with tine elegant sixseat
circular, Clarencefront. Westchester family carriage
manufactured and exhibited Oy John {. Ham. \ bur.
gar alarm has been placed at each door and window OF
Rink and pecautOn Is taken 10 guard the e1
hbiuon IRON theft, hre, or any other casually