The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-09-11
THE EXPOSITION
P0,cer> Hall.

ihis Is ono OF the most interesting features
Of the Exposition, as is attested by tho crowds
OF sight seers who throng the aisles, raxinr
with animated faces at the wonders Of me-
chanical ingenuity here displayed. The hmm
and whlrr Of belts and pulleys, the hissiax
steam and revolving wheels, the buzz Of save.
the sight of the workmen in paper caps and
greasy apfoas-all help to almost convince ono
that he has strollcd into q huge work shop ami
It was hard to realize that it was but a mere
tshow, made by the brain and muscle OF onr
bet and most Intelligent class Of citizens
artisan.
Itwould bs impossible, in the space allotfcd
to a newspi,per article, to describe or eyen
montion everything Of value or interest aud
utility that meets the eye; SO mere mention,
as it were, of some OF the novelties must suf1iue:
but there is not an article. ranging from q
steam engine down to washing machinp,
it-if nothing more. AS was remarked 6y =
countrJm man yesterday. as he stood, awe
stricken before the machine that turns shoe
lasts so beautifully, "Just sight of this thing
here is worth the price of admssion-darnsd
il 1t aint!
But where shall we begin. One is aIuuss
amazed at the yastness and extent Of the un-
dertaking, and, with many misgivings as 10
our ability to do even scant Justice to o Power
full task, an attempt at least is made. BY dint
OF gooi fortune, tho reporter runs against ilie
old friend Frank Milward, the Secretary OF
the Exposition, who, with his characteristics
Kindness, takes charge for awhlle OF the move
ments Of the pencil driver, introducing him
here and there to exhibitors, and by every
means in his power making the task less difi-
cult-for which, right here, he must accept cur
Here we are near Mr.. r. McChesney, better
known as the "Mohawx Dutchman," who ID
celebrated as the most expert woodwork MAN
10 the world. With band and gIg-saw ntJ-
A. Fay & Co.'s stand he saws chairs, crad,es,
knives and forks, spectacles, hand-slsizhs,
jewsharps, billiard tables and corkscrcws; and
be says he can take out corns and bunions,
While working he wears woouen hat, wooden
specks, Aecktieand chain-all wood, made by
hin SELF on the gig-saW. Don't fail to see thn
Mohawk Dutchman.
Then hcreWe have an apparatus for the mar
Of gas for private and public build
ings. and for towns and villages, at one-quar-
spalding Manufacturing Company. ~
Right here Is Q. Van Haagin's '.Tw'st Drill
Grading Machine" from Philadelphia, an IN
genious contrivance for imparting an accluxtn
cutting edge to q twist drill
Pass on now to this queer looking ARRANGE
ment. tbs the Goodyear Boot and Shoe SaM-
ing Machine" from New YORK. Mr.. K. n
Corey, the gentlemanly attendant, Will tn}p
pleasure In showing 1t in practical o2erat1ss
IN all manner Of work, from mc1's double
'oled boots to chiIdren's welt cacks. Can't do
ustce to 1t. Go aud see it yourself.
Step over here and see this everlasting YAM
zee from Taunton, Mass, operating on s.Bab-
zig, circular and scroll saws, aud as tho faa-
Zee says himsClf, he can "saw anything, frpm
steers eyebrow to an elephants tr,nsk.s
dke all the other wonders OF this Palace II
laddin, 1t must be seen to be appreciated
Then here is the 'Univcrsal Corn ShelIer..s
made by Brounell y Kielmeier, OF Dayton. o..
hat shells, and cleans the corn ready for
MARKET at the ratio Of from Is to A. bushels a
our. Can be used for either hand or power.
he same firm have ON exhibition an uprishs
ngine, the boiler Of which is built entirely q
Trought iron. Tho advantages claimed Tor fs
re that it uses q straig. fre-bOx with ccnfsr
ne OF sufficient size thai there is no trouble ~
hoking up Of fues and impeding the draft In
urning soft coal; and that it will generxb
lore steam with the same am0hnt OF fuel aud
le fre-box being stay bolted, 1t can be rua
it'll perfect safety with two hundred pounds
rcssure Of steam. They are recommended for
rinting offices, bakeries, cotton gins, &c.
Mr.. Max Nathan, formerly CiDcinnasi lew
ry dealer. now or New York. COMES to the
ont with "Friedinan's Patent Injcctors =
mple Dut interesting contrivance for supply
g water TO steam boilers-one that is a!weys
order and ready to start at q moments No
&C.. II may be used for replenishing the boiIcr
night. time. AMI only small head Of stasn
ay be kept up -cfectlng, BY this operation,a .
,iier. By this injector the water from . tznk
cistern is heated in its passage through it 10
c boiler, 50 that the danger OF alternate can-
action and expansion, by the introduction q
Id water, is entirely done away with, and The
cam pressure In the boiler Is not lowered
ben feeding.
But we might go ON in this way for . wssk.
ID then not even mention q tenth part Of ID
0 instructive, intricate and beautiful pfecon
mechanism that are here lavished upon roa
proiuslon, and as time and space forbid,
reluctlanty take our leave. It may bs =
u to state nrst, however, that many Of H.
mis- to be seen in Power Hall have nex9.
an here before, and all are worth caresd