The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-10-11
International Electrical Exhibition.

MEssRs. EDIToRs The financial aspect
of the International Electrical Exhibition
is now an assured success. The Franklin
Institute will not have to call on the guar
anteed fund as the crowds that now visit
tho exhibition nightly test tho building
to its utmost capacity. There are new
attractions added daily, ono Of the latest
being a revolving disc on which are grace
fully arranged flowers, plants and palms.
Hidden among the foliage arc numbers
various colored incandescent Edison
lamps. As the disc rovolves an automatic
cut-out turns tho light OFF ono row of
hidden lamps and turns it ON others of
different colors, so that the effect Is con-
stantly changing A great deal of I'M
necessary scare has been created in refer
ence to the magnetization of the works
of watch. OF course if the watch is
puvposely placed near dynamo it will
become magnotized, but ordinarily as
protected by the pocket OF the clothing
it will not be affected.
At intervals during tho evening the
lights in the archcd roof arc turned ont
and the colored lights played on the
fountain When the yellow light is
shown on tho sdray it resembles roun.
tain of fire. The effect ia similar TO the
sparks thrown off red hot bar of iron
when first placed between the rollers in q
rolling mill or under largo steam ham.
mcr 1t exctes universal admiration.
Tho best time to como to the exhibition
is about P. NJ. The visitor then has
time to see tho machinery when it il
motionless and to study ITS different part
without getting tired before tho time fol
lighting and when tho crowds are not 81
great
Much has been said about extending
the time of tho exhibition beyond TIL,
18th inst. There are many reasons VII!
it cannot DO done. Tho principal on
being that the parties exhibiting boiler
that supply power to the dynamos wisl
to exhibit their boilers at the New Or
leans Cotton Centennial Exhibition ant
il will take all the intervening time t
remove their displays and replace then
in New Orleans by Dec. LIST.
All persons wishing to sec tho exhibi
0 lion should avail themselves Of the OF
7 portunity early in the coming week q
0 towards tho end tho crowd will be S
o great as to make sightseeing unoom
n Portable.
8 Some wag has had printed burlcsqu
on Prof. Houston's premises. AS it hi
been ''copied wrong" l can give you
= few extracts without infringing on Il
copyright laws. "Therc arc two kint
), ''of electric lights, namely Our XIII
y land Tie other toIloaO's kind. Our ligl
= ais much lighter than tho other follow
eight"
Tho essential part of the Voltaic ba
1t terry is the sell. There are many kin
IN of soils, tho. most important being
IL /. This primer which is the most col
ny plete t,oo cent sell of its kind.
" 2. The storage sell, which is the FduI
ne most sell-on record and which has recent
re been Brushed up to form a ewPIant
-. 8. D-sels, the public school miss
Dy with note books and pencils.
a Speculation is rife Us to the authC
10 Evidently some one Interested in t
90 other systems of lighting.
m The catalogue of tho library is nj
,e ready. To students it is invaluable as
ar gives complete list of all tho works
70 lating to electricity down to the prese
date.