The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-07-07

the deep. The base of this structure i,
Of wood. but VIII be painted TO represent
! stone To this the iron fanceS Of the
| suPer-sTucture are boiled. and above
this Is high iron cylinder Is feet in di-
ameter, the whole being capped by an
| ornamental tower In the center Of this
elevation Is Il place for 4 revolving or
/; flash light of the four y trade. and over
one Of the dormer windows (ouite As
ornamental rs they are usefuD is to I've
placed Il fog bell weighing 1850 pounds
Both Of these signals are operated by
clock-work, which delicate vet massive
piece of mechanism derives It's power
from weight Of over 600 pounds. and
by simple change of motion Is made 10
revolve the hight or strike the fog bell at
the intervals required. Tue clock-wo1k
exhibited is intended to strike first. three
times, then twice, then once. and so on.
This Is the signal adopted for one Of the
shoals on Long Island, to which the
hight house now on the grounds IS to I've
removed after the Exposition. Near
this new attraction is the fog-syren, whose
very unsyrcnlikc roar has so often start
led visitors to the Exhibition. This ear
splitting instrument Is little more than
very much elongated horn blown by
steam, and yetit has been heard at a dis
tance of 50 miles. The fog-horn Is Local
ted short distance from the Ohio State
Building, and some smart wag has re-
marked that this is very appropriate. As
it requires the Use of fresh water to gen
crate its tremendous lUmg-pOwer it can
only be used at inland points, but even
when placed some distance from the
headland it has been found very effect
i've.
Agricultural Hall, which has been the
most backward of the large buildings,
presents All infinite variety of attractions
to all who are engaged or interested
in agricultural matters or machinery.
Within the past few days the machinery
has been put in motion to Il great extent,
and visitors can now see the manner in
which they work. More especially is
this the case with the many different
makes of mowers and rcapcrs. Some of
these latter machines are remarkable
specimens of workmanship, and afford
fine study for those who delight in me-
chanics to follow out the apparently
complex working of the various parts,
which have i'll some cases taken years to
elaborate and bring Otheir present state
of perfection. The plough, also, which
we may call the initial machine in agri-
culture also, shows the immense strides
that have been made within the past
thirty years. On one hand is the huge,
clumsy machine said to have been used
by Daniel Webster, and along side of it
the beautiful finished gang plough, with
all its aids and accessories. Among the
rest is Rock and Stump Extractor,
very simple yet extremely powerful ma
chine, less known on western prairies
than in the rugged timber-growing sec
tions. As showing the immense multi
plication of power as applied to mechan-
les, it may bc stated that twenty pounds
on the end of the lever by which this
machine is operated represents a ton.
So light and simple is this machine that
Il boy of eighteen can set i up, carryi il
from stump to stump, and pull out any
rock that four men can remove. place il
on the stone-boat and take it of without
lifting or digging, in from five to fifteen
minutes. In the olden time stumps were
a serious obstruction to cultivation of
new ground and could only be removed
by patient and long-continued labor or
blasted out with powder.
Among the numerous routes by which
Centennial travel reaches this city little
attention has been paid to those by sea,
which are coming to form an important
item in the arrivals of visitors from the
sea board cities of the Atlantic coast
from Maine to Florida. These visitors
come and bring with them their proyis-
ions, home, and servants; they charter
steamers for a round trip, embracing
siate-rooms, fare and board. Several of
these have already arrived, chiefly from
the Eastern States, and remain Il week
or more in dock at the wharves, where
their passengers repair to their lodging
and for their meals. The steamer En-
pire State, formerly Of the Boston and
New York line of steamships, newly
dubbed the Floating Palace Hotel, is
now in port, on her first Of series Of
trips from Providence, Il |, bringing with
her a full complement of passengers.
She is to make these trips in ten days,
six here and four in coming and going,
for which SO is charged, including three
meals per day.