The Washington critic., 1885-08-12
THE INGENIOUS YANKEE.
Some Remarkable Things TO be Seel
at the Novelties Exhibition.

some AemurRHDIe lnlbRu 10 DC seen
at the Novelties Exhibition.
The coming Novelties Exhibition,
says the Philadelphia Times, is already
an assured success, SO far as the ex-
hibition Of interesting recent dis
coveries and inventions is concerned.
The board OF managers have received
over three hundred requests for space
and applications are still pouring in on
Secretary Wahl at the rate of from
eight to ten day. ''The demand for
space already exceeds that at our dis.
posal," said he yesterday, land at the
present rate we shall probably have
three hundred more applications before
the opening Of the exhibition. We will
cut out all comparatively unimportant
inventions and restrict the articles ad.
mtted to those which shall possess the
qualifications Of novelty and merit" 1t
was first the intention OF the managers
to call the coming exposition "In-
ventors' Exhibition" but that title was
anticipated by the London exhibition
and the present name was chosen.
AS implied by the title, Novelties"
it is the intention to confine the ex-
hibition to such products, processes,
and machines as possess distinctively
new features aud to present the most
recent discoveries and improvements in
the sciences, arts, and manufactures.
Medals and certificates will he awarded
for the most meritorious exhibits, and q
Grand Medal of Honor is to be given
to the invention which the judges shall
determine contributes most largely to
the welfare OF mankind.
Among the exhibits for which ar
rangements have already been made
will be one by the Women's Silk Gull
ture Association. They will give CON-
plete representation of the art of silk
culture in every stage of development,
from the egg OF the silk worm to the
finished product Of the loom. Begin
ming with the egg will be shown the
feeding OF the silk worms, the spinning
of the cocoon, the operations of wind
ing the COCOON on the reel, twisting the
reeled silk into threads and dyeing and
weaving them into ribbons, handker.
chiefs, silk broadcloths and the like.
Another will be an exposition OF the
capabilities of water-gas as an agent fol
| BoWSl, anu hCdb, WhlCi
will be shown for the first time. "Thi'
exhibit will show" said Secretary
Wahl, show, through,a single system
of distributing pipes laid in the streets
OF our cities and towns, the houses may
be supplied with heat, light, and power
for all purposes. The light which il
will furnish surpasses the electric light
ard its chcapness Is an importan
factOr.o
One OF the most remarkable exhibits
will be the Feister printing press, which
will be shown the first time in public
1t is claimed that this machine is fed a
one end with an endless roll OF blanl
paper, prints ii on both sides, folds
pastes and covers the printed sheets ant
turns out at the other end pamphlets
bound and ready for mailing, withou
the touch of human hand, at the rate
of five thousand an hour.
Another feature will be a collection
illustrating advances in photography
which will include the recent achieve
ments of Frederick Ives in the produc
ton of isochromatic pictures, whicl
means the production from nature O
colOrcd objects of Photographic pictures
in which the relative intensity of tn
several ColorS is preserved, thin,
hitherto impo sitle. This exhibit vii
also include the advances that have bee
made III producing actual color picture
by Photographic and mechanical
methods.
The air-brush, all Ingenious invention
which was shown at the New Or
leans Exhibition, will also be here.
consists of an atomizer held in the RICH
hand, which, by the aid of compresse
air, obtained with an air pump oper
ated by the foot, distributes liqui
pigment upon paper in such quantitie
as the artist may desire, the amount an
, character of its distribution being en-
tirely within the operators control.
performs the same functions as tn
brush and pencil, but in a more expo
ditious manner, and, it is claimed, eve
more delicately than the most skillfu
hand. Portraits and crayon drawing
can be executed with the air-brush in
very short time.
The Lawson non-eXplosiye boiler wi
be for the first time placed ON publ
exhibition. 1t is the intention of tn
Lawson Company TO put In larg
steam generator of from 200 to 30
horsepower in order to demonstrat
their system. 1t is claimed that this In
, vention has resulted in practically In
eXplosiblc boiler. 1t will be subjecte
, to thorough tests while at the exhibition
The same scale of prices for admi'
sion has been fixed that prevailed las
year. Single admission will be tlit
cents and ten coupon tickets will b
sold for $3.50. School children, whe
accompanied by teachers, will be a(
mitted for fifteen cents each, the teach
crs passing free.
A series OF musical and other entel
tainments will be given in the mai
: auditorium in the old depot, the sam
as last year. Arrangements have bee
, made for restaurant in the building
= and also for n model coffee house.
The exhibition will open September ]
and continue seven weeks, closing o.
tOber 81, 1t will mob be open on Sun
. days.