, 1873-11-06
EXPOSITION NOTES.
Wonderful Effects OF EiectrIc1ty-
Aotf f.ani1nr1t.


ART Gs.ll1crY.
Tho INIT days Of, tho Exposition aro by no
mcanR ,tho 1caat Buccessful,, Yesterday the
building was throngod by abots .15, 600 ylaitors,
tho passing by OF tho election excitement having
had Il beneficial effect. In tic Exposition build
Ing NIL political anluloslties SOON to hayo boon
forsotton. Near tho fountain were to DO seen
yesterday afternoon pro1niuollt HoBingito; and
an ardent abstainor, togqthor discussing its
beautioa, tho formor dosoanting upon tho won-
derful utility Of, water ns All occasional summer
boyorago, whilo the Inter tnlkcd about tho boa,l-
tirul "lugor-bocr brown lint"' Of an adjacent
bronze figure. Tho art gallory still exercises
lts sway over tho multitude and keeps within
Its precincts largo number Of tho spectators.
Several fno picturos havo been added Of late,
among which may be montiono1 . 1,no marine
Wow or Bear Point, Lako Michigan. and several
smaller cauyaAes. Tho old conservatism Which
hndercd. parties from making sales within the
building has given way during tho last fow days,
and at many pats OF tie show big trade iaa
done In o number Of articles. Tho poa-nut
Wonder ia no 1opgcr brought up before tho bar
ID Secretary Reynolds room, tried aud Benlonc-
cd to docapitation. Opposite tho doors, m olo-
quent youth displays for salo sllcer Which, as q
potntoo-peelort scrapcr, or blicor, meota With
unboundcd admiration. IIo makos but fow.
salos, but thcll It was over the fa}e of gcnus to
lie for years disrogardcd. Ho attributes his
poor HuccoaB to tho oxistouco OF law and order
administration i'll the city, and oxprcsses conf
dence that, when this time next year ho' shah
resume his stand with tho Bllcor, so .altorcd as
to DO converted at d moments notice into a
bowio-knife, ho will hardly be ablo to keop up
with the demands OF customers. A little farther
or o youth distils tho mildost quality Of cider
from a heap Of soapby apples, and rotails the
bubDlo-capped juice at cents glass. When
asfod to put stick in 1t, ho shakes his hoad
sir. NeSt ycar you con have all the aticks you
want: I'M going to sell the sticks thon without
aIr. scoyil, the manager Of tho machinery do
partment is worry sad. lie refuses consolation,
and hidea hinlaolf, from curly dawn till close at
askod Why he laourne ho only responds ;" To
think TINT such a valuable piece of machinery
should not have boon secured BY tho managels."
After much pressing, Mr. scovi1 unburdenB bis
natural, my pride al mechanical manager is
broken. nero, sir, wo have all sorts Of ma
ohlncs-rcaping- -mhchnoB, pumping machines,
bolt-making- machines tin box making ma-
ohincs and all tho late novelties in
sent for display las attracted moro attention
than al my collection. Yes, sir, and wero it not.
that Treasurer O'tIara has promised to send
along his naturalization mill, aud exhibit his
wonurons process Of grinding out voters by tho
thousand, at tho Exposition Of 1874. should
resign my position Immediately" There Ia no
doubt that Mr. O'Ha1a'a mill will be ono Of the
most pleasing novelties Of next years show. =
A most amusing; application Of tho animating
powers Of electricity WAS made yesterday, upon
various inanimate objects In tho phow. The
beautiful artificial SWANS, upon being connected
with q galyanic battory, aWam gracefully around
tho pool. and snapped at the pieces Of crackor
tondered By wonaor-struck ehildron. The
statues of Zonobia and 1onc, IN tho Art Gallery,
WHOM galvanized, openod and closed their eyes,
aud dia quito number of wonderful thugs
but tho grcntcst wonder of all was accomplished
with the yitufizing wire, which waa placed to tue
napo Of tho neck of a1ble bust Of the
great locnl Republican leader. Several interest
lug experiments wero made with this piece OF
HtGtuary. a person gtanding behind it utferod
tile word " sohool-tax,e when the marble head
turned upon tho marble neck, md faced the
speaker with a4most persuasive smile: A crayon
picture Of Q gray-hoalcd old man WAS also ani-
mated, and nlado to utter, +" Ny terms, Eontle-
mon. aro sB,ooo d year, and no support until tho
lease is sig1lcd."
n.l1nGor Of exhibitors have requested an ex-
teusion of the timo for closing tho Exposition.
Should this desire bo general, 1t may cause re-
consideration Of tho resolution Of tho Executive
Committee to close Saturday night. II such Ia
tho wish Of tho exhibitors, they should lose no
time in. making it known.
Admission to the Exposition tllis evening and
Tomorrow evening, IS couts; commencing ut
o'clock. Saturday, rs cents day and evening as
usual. d.
THE A{r1sIc.