Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-10-15
PARIS, September Is, 1851


That which is particularly beautiful is the
one marked Roma, constructed with
carved arches for doors and having on its
walls the arms OF Italy, its flags and differ
ent figures, all painted in bright colors and
gold. One entire side of the building is
devoted to machinery, the different engines
used for the lights and other electric ma
chimes. They keep up constant buzzing
song, which is all the music heard, unless a
singer employs his voice before the phono-
graph for the benefit of an audience very
much wrought by curiosity. Near these
machines are stands where numerous arti-
Giles of nickel are for sale, such as spoons,
forks, shoe. buttoners and other objects.
Boxes of pens are also offered to purchas-
ers, all of course made by electricity
they are the color of brass, coarse and fine,
and are warranted to last eternally. There
is besides the pen and pencil-holder, the
pen to be used without ink and to be
employed by merely dipping the pen into
water. This one pen is guaranteed TO last
two months, when it can be replaced by
another of the same kind, whose cost is
only two sous. The pencil encased at the
other end can be used as an ordinary pen
Gil, or if dipped into water will do the
same service as the pen, and after rapidly
writing down ones Impressions during the
day, in the evening one needs but to
moisten piece of paper and place it over
the pencil marks, when the writing be-
comes as indelible as ink, and the paper
used takes the impression so as to serve as
copy.
NEAR THESE STANDS
May be seen the different sewing machines
all put in motion by means of an electric
wire being attached to the pedal there
are, besides, in row, other machines for
auting, quilting, pleating and wood cary
ing, each one working under the super
vision of the operator. This manner of
Woodworking Is very pretty and may be
done by most anyone VINO is able to work
a sewing machine the wood which is gen.
orally pretty thin and soft is first traced
with the desired pattern, and then placed
under the miniature file which takes the
place of the needle, when pieces of the
wood are so filed away that only skeleton
form remains. The pieces of wood are then
fashioned into work boxes for ladies
toilettes, glove-boxes, and SO on; or are
used to make fans and frames the pat
terms are oftentimes flowers and leaves,
which are afterwards painted in their
natural hues, and which form exquisite
picture frames. Near the center of the
building may be seen large basin of water,
in which are numerous little boats in per-
petual motion, chasing each other around
the circle like children playing at hide
T.. ,@a,, IS h,.I1l
ing is what is called the phare, very
luminous electric light placed at an elevation
nearly reaching the ceiling and around
which revolves circular machine COM
posed entirely of different eolored glass,
whose bright hues by the force of the light
are thrown in every direction, producing
pleasing and gorgeous effect. At the foot
of the phare, surrounding its base, are
flowers, plants and creeping vines, inter-
spersed with handsome statues used as
fountains, and at whose feet or through
whose mouths dash water into large basin
below. In this basin may be seen skitf
sufficiently large to hold two men, be-
sides the machinery necessary to propel it.
Occasionally man will enter it, and for
the amusement of the crowd travel around
the basin for quite a while, yet howsoever
pleasing and simple this manner of navi-
CATION may appear, it is not practicable,
for the material used does not last over
four hours, when it must be renewed
rather an inconvenience when on the high
seas.
A MINIATURE RAILROAD
Is here exposed with its cars and entire
apparatus as a demonstration of what
electricity is to henceforth perform in this
department, and it is all very pretty to
look at, with it's neatly laid rails and beauti-
fully finished cars. Near by is late in
vention of French engineer, to be used as
signal operator on railroad tracks. 1t
seems that with this machine the collision
of trains would be impossible. Recent
railroad catastrophjes have called attention
to a new electric break exposed at the
Palais de 'lIndustrie. Serious expert
ments prove that an interval only of two
hundred meters of unincumbered road is
needed to stop train going at the rapidity
of lightning express. The force neces-
sary to destroy the force of impulsion is
borrowed from the swiftness of the train
itself, and the stoppage in consequence
takes place by mechanical process, which
may be called homeopathic. Of whatever
term one wishes to make use, it is SO
powerful that train going at the rapidity
Of so kilometers is stopped after distance
of 200 meters only. This very important
result is produced by means of very
small number OF Daniel piles of sulphate
| of copper, whose action is regular, simple
and perfectly secure. This system Of
break has been adopted by the Eastern
Railroad Company. At one end Of the ex-
position building are found the depot of
ears, which by means of electricity carry
passengers along the Champs Elysees to the
| Place de la Concorde and back for the sum
of SIX sous. 1t does appear strange to
see these cars move up and down the
avenue without either horses or steam,
only small dark machine on a platform in
front guarded by an engineer. The road
followed could not be built and properly
rai,ed as are ordinary roads, for the Prefet
de Ia Seine would not give his permission
to having the avenue in any manner dis
figured, and the directors of this new loco
motion were obliged to have poles estab-
lished along the line, to which are attached
the wires, which aid in giving the inven-
ton more complicated appearance. AL
| though the distance Is comparatively short,
the train is called upon to do constant
service, particularly in the evening, when
hundreds of people stand in line and take
their turn.
ALL NATIONS
Seem to have made pretty much the same
progress with regard to inventions with
electricity as motive power. It seems that
the iron bands Of railroads and the tele-
graph wires have produced current
throughout the world which have placed
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