The Newtown bee., 1878-12-12
New York News.
Nrw Nnnr. Doe. 9. 1878


 Many strangers were specially attracted 2 by the electric light which was .dlsplaytd ' to very fine advantage and possessed rs- < mnrkahlo lnmlnatlng power Thespaci- ous Amphltheatrc was crowded every night except Sunday for two months with motley asscmblagc, eager to see every device that Young America had created, either for practical use or adorn-. nlent. The brilliant hues of the rainbow met the eye agreeably in tho rich wafIirai colored tapestries of the gorgeous ctir1 { taIns hanging gracefully from tho gildsd.s cornlces. unu tho regal elegance Of tluss ., finely upholstered soius and chairs covsfts' cd with raw silk in quaint Turkish pat; terms. Verify the mechanism aud cug- ming workmanship Of our native Amori-f can Is wonderful 'pust finding out" The old skating rink has outgrown its carly history, when youth and giddy jewellers met in this rendezvous to execute "cuu- nmgly-devised fables" and Arabesques of fabulous designs on the giussy sheets oI lee. Iouthand beauty may indeed gather here now, but alongside comes the sage thinker or tho powerful. framed artlzap skilled in the wonderful intricacles of mechanism. The great brain, Dy patient, pefscvcring, untlrlHg effort, has achleyou success in varied departments. The great sheet Oi frozen water has given place to marvellous machinery capable ol untold, yea, undIeunl-oI wonders. The ponder uus CoIiiSs Engine, coulriNcd after the most perfect model5, for dekterlty, sim plicity, power and grace ol motion, chal- lUnge5 inspection ana competitions. Baby hands may start this iron giant ipto rapid motion, carrying before it tolls Of Weight and gigantic interests with every Bwaep of its walking-beam.
 Circular saws uI Iudescribable workman ship, carving wood into dainty patterns, suited to the elegance of our finely tur- nished drawing s-rooms, either for exq8i- tore, card baskets, or other articles suit ed to luxury and taste. Tho mammoth organ poured forth exquisite sounds. at the inspirational fingers of Prof. Morgan the elaborate sodu fountains senurng forth at the same time not ''speet and bu- Ter water, but various delicate tiavors to the taste of the most fastidious. Side by side with this were native wines, fresn from the ripened and prolific Vintage of the Jersey grape. If you felt faint from seeing such q vast asSemblage of curious things you would see a tempting viand at hand, in the delicious canned corned beef that was transported all the way from our sister city Of St. Louis, espexL- ally to be tasted and gratefully ren+ein bered by the hungry passer-by. On tho same line with the latter display was seen the spoUllng machine of a leading American cotton company. Sprung into existence almost by magic, they Justly challenge the world to produce more perfect thread either ill ilneness, or nnish, or texture of material, and they exhibit ed with no little conscious pride their wonderful machine for Spooling che Cot ton ill such complete, thorough and rapid manner. Here was the cotton in the bulb where it grew, with the seed not even gathered, down to the floss wtlen 1t was ready for the spool, Ill all the fiiiani- | fold and intricate diversity of prepara- tion. Not q single specimen was omit ted in the complete exhibition; perhaps 1 the most amusing to me Was the machine for cutting the papers and pasting them on each end, at the rate of from eighty to one hundred per minute, while only one person was required to feed and tend the machine. They have made cotton as line as 400, specimen of which. was l succeeded ill manufacturing as ike us $40, {. tineness it would be difficult for any but an accomplished ne.dlc-woman to
 imagine. :s
 The children were not forgotten in the grand display of inventions. Especially
 for their use 1 noticed . variety of ariel
 tops, combination puzzles, and alphabet
 blocks, making both pictures, frames and
 houses. The puzzle seemed to, Do, ths
 Pi~t-.!s' .-=- -,. L" ,-ae.ta F order. d spaca
 equal to one block being left, s6 that the remaining blocks could be fnovvd' about
 from place to place or taksrf out: and
 when placed ill otlfer positions without
 being removed from the frame: would
 form children, and dogs, and ihorses. pianos, and furnished rooms the fnechar- 'cdt puzzle being to take the blocks out of the grooves without separating the frame. the opposite side containing the complete | alphabet, with which many words, names and sentences may be spelled. 7"
 Anew Invention for preserving fruits of all kinds ill pure water was deserving of special mention, for since able physicians have declared that very many cancers were caused by eating canned toinstoes. It becomes duty we owe our fellow be- ings to devise some means by which we can still enjoy our delightful fruit in the Winter season without incurring' the risk of dying a dreadful death from Lancer. Fruit that had been kept for over twelve months was on exhibition, aild retained all their natural rich and beautiful color as when first gathered. Tie flavor, too. was in every respect uninjured.
 We need not go over the water to find magnificent china lift for Queen" A large porcelain manufacturing Company of Greenpoint, New. York displayed a tempting array Of as fine china, in all forms, Us had ever seen in the imported and costly Severes. These were dainty patterns on polished surface that could not be eXcelled on either side the Atlau- tic and Pacific.
 A patent step-ladder that would accom- modate itself to any place; ono part could be shorter, by slide enabling it to stand on flight o1 steps, or on one step and the floor; it was very light yet substantial. and would hold pail of water on the top. But 1 have not time to describe the won. derful button-hole machine, rivallng wo- mans delft fingers, or on the various methods Of heating by steam. stoves, tiro- place heaters, ranges, etc., all of which were i'll great abundance.
 The automatic sofa bed was sometbip1 novel and very practical, combining more blessings than one could in,- tgine. There was the Champion Centen- nial folding bed and crib-this was q lux urious parlor ornament; some very xt- tractiye bedroom suits were shown. that so closely rescmbled enamel that even q we'll practieed eye would be deceived. vet hey were manufactured out of the con- honest wood. There was woven spiral warranted not to rust even .hough exposed to perpetual dampness he wire was without seam, and was sim ply interlocked or curled together: they all it the star, perhaps. because by being tined wire, it is expected to winkle whenever it comes before bright yes.
 Every housekeeper can have Saratoga 'hips' now without waiting tedious lour to pare and slice into paper thick less the white potato 90 delicious, when leely erisped. This wonderful machine. nNented for woman's special gratifica- lon, not only pares that vegetable just as hin as aspider's web. but also strips 1t fl like continuous yards of ribbon, all