The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-04
All Sorts OF Wheels and Whirii-
gigs.

tIff'll> WIS d uuuC WIN "CuN uH aud
down the line of reserved seats, claiming
one which could not be found. Ills eye
lis, aud cane were hourished with i'm
ragIenI gestures, while he pretended to
A. eat annoyance. with a constant ICON
l,nnd il and Ii, puffectly ab ,Uhd
The cncu, was here ior ten days an
unusually long season. 1t recorded a
~erlcS of ca!amities The large tent tooh
fire and was buried up, together with
the chars used tor reserved seats and a
part e: the staging This prevented PER
tlrmances for one day. Then the weatn
cr was cold and wet. Our evening rain
poured through the tent upon the luck
less audience, wno could not afinrd to
lose both money and show, 50 sou Z saT
ankle deep In water, which had saturated
the sawJuSt floor. In spite Oh all this,
il was a profitable season. Jumbo l.
Baruum star his year. lis name APP
uear- Ia large letters on the posters also
his uoltralt IN all the grandeur of an i'm
mense mass of ugiIr ess. | think he is a
frlrhrful lOokiug1east. His tusss are
broken oil, his ears show the marks of
warfare ia Sits and tears, while his broad
front and small, sinister eyes do not iu-
spire confidence. A popcorn and lem
ade stand is kept near him for the chill
dren, who delight to feed his majesty, to
whom a whole package OF popped corn
Is as a single gumdrop to a child.
The railroad exhibition has occupied
the Exposition building aud the great
structure erected on the lake park for
two or three weeks. Ii did not at first
pay expenses, but the public has learned
hat it well rewards a number of visits,
and it is now being patronized as it de-
serves. 1t Is a pity that it must close
this week, but the Theodore Thomas
Thomas san mer concert season begins
next Monday, so the railroad Interests
must make way for fiddles. flies aud
drums.
Going in at the principal entrance, one
i : struck with the Urilliancy of the cleo
tric lights, which have almost superseded
gas. la some roums they give dazzling
light, and fixing the eyes on the burners
Is like trying to look at the MONDAY sun.
Various patents are shown, some oil
which flicker painfully. The + lison light
seems To me steadIeSt and most agree
able. 1t Is said To give out 50 little heat
that the small glass globe enclosing the
flaming wire may be- cla>ped IN the un-
protected hand.
The great central fountain is beautiful.
Win titCtliC llSHiS SItlllnS DtDtdID the
falling water Various glass tauks show
the saIue lights In the water, with fish
swimming about them.
Passing to the right, | saw in an apart
ment devoted to lamps and other appa
ratus for lighting by oil, the Paul Revere
lantern. IL Is about Il foot square with
metal frame, glass sides aud ornamental
top. The bottom i arranged To hold
two candies, aud upon 1t stands a air of
shutters. Below hangs the folio vii z ex-
PLANTATION This lantern was the high
est on the liberty tree last night, illuml
mated by the citizens # the town Of B1s-
ton with many HUNDRED autern>. on the
arrival II, IN London oil The repeal of the
odious Stamp Act. Boston, May 81,
l766.
Afterwards useI as the bcifry signal
to Paul Revere
Next came Il model engine. four or five
feet long, aud beautifully flushed. We
afterwards saw several others no less al
tractiye.
Car seats and chairs of many styles Of
make and upholstery are shown The
mo t attractive have easy springs and are
covered with India mating, which seems
heater than plush or wooden materials
Folding beds for directors cars, and
new device, Tor >leepeTs are interesting.
l am curious to know whether any will
ALLOW the occupant Of the lowe berth t.
sit upright while dressing most in use
DO not. One ingenious tel furnished a
convenient WI ting desk When closed.
\ railroad velocipede, with two seats,
Is u novelty.
\ model stock car has tanks and
trOugEs for watering the cattle. Pipes
empty into the trOLghs, 81 that the lie
f~reShIng of all the stock IN the car l. but
the work OF Il moment. Ii Is d human
and much needed invention.
Few sights are more inter, sting than
the wurking of the electro AXE. a
as shown on d track by a nil uure iucJ
motive aud two or TIRE Gus. I,he tiny
sticks of wood with winch the engine l.
fed allows Us to imagine ourselves wit
Messing The work al fairies The stop
ping OF the stual Train without shutting
off team l. almost It >tantai ious-
Next come L variety of dining and
lunch cars, the tables set with a brauri
tut array uf silver. glass aud iancy china
The kitchens and adjoining pautries are
all conveuI,ity arranged, and MAX,
cooking and serving meals Upon The ro4.
seem a sluip,e matter
W u"A q .t,v tn stock ears with ia Il
ing stalls AMI Ia CO. for distributing
mails. which, however | do not under
stand He grip cIi- ave their place.
aud show W sup ~. naer the way ia
which They gra~p tie endless aud perpet
ualiy Iii luz chain or, rather, WI,
rope
Close by are I { models of Engli. h
"coach= aud neI.es. The Former are
alwr " cred fro IA the sides, Instead of
from the ends, Ike ours.
"L~oconotiou," he fist %eneire built
by George Steph .usan. stan, = on one of
the tracks, with 10 |, K of examiners
1t dates ron So. aud could run fifteen
miles ALI hour low in troni(vhere The
cuw-catcher l. To piaccd), hangs the
head light, a swinging iron basket In
which p.De knots were burned.
The famous Rocket was built in
1880.
Among the steel rails shown is one
from the North Chicago Rolling Mills
100 feet long, without detect or flaw.
They al-o Show a steel rail curied like a
cord it was bent cold.
Drcdges, those Interesting machines
which seem alive when at their work III
the lake. occupy a large space.
Hosting aud conveying machines
for handling coal. ores and merchandise
Is shown III miniature operation.
Going back into the main building, we
pass d I ,ec vi uniforms for conductors,
engineers, etc another of dishes, Glass
and silver: still another, with RAID, Nc
NaIly & Co. 5 railway maps and guides,
and reach the rooms used in our October
Exposition as art galleries. These are
now devoted TO specimens of ores, gias,
and minerals. nd to audiences who lister
to lectures aud papers upon railway mat