The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-04-06

to forego the privilege of visiting the ex.
position. The Southern Pacific, how
ever, which seems to hold the key to the
situation, shows no disposition, so far as
the public knows, 10 Iecede from its posi-
ton.
The western roads have not yet fully
determined the question of rates, or if
they have it has not been announced,
but there is reason to apprehend that
they will be largely influenced by the
course Of the eastern lines, and in that
case western travel to Chicago during the
fair will be considerably less than it
otherwise would be. II transportation
were the principal item of cash to be con-
Sidered there would be no difficulty, but
it is going to be an expensive matter
to remain in Chicago long enough to
make even hurried inspection of the
exposition, and see the other attractions
worthy of being seen, and with railroad
fares but little below the usual rates
great numbers of people will decide to
remain at home.
Doubtless the railroad managers cal.
culate that at any rate they will have all
the travel they can take care of and
this may be the case for a time during
the continuance OF the fair, but we ven
ture to think that at the rate so far pro.
will no ,ln rf
of the exposition period when some Of
the lines will find their passenger traffic
not up to their capacity. 1t is probably
useless however, to discuss the matter
from the point of view of the public in
terests or the interests of the fair. Mel
Their of these will be considered so far as
to involve any sacrifice to the corpora
tions, who see the promise of great
harvest during the six months of the ex-
position. They may realize their expec
tatons, but it is not to be doubted that
the number of people who will visit the
fair will be less by hundreds of thou
sands than would be the case if the rail-
roads offered more favorable rates than
they now propose to do.
AMONG the many innovations in stage
appliances which are being made by the
Columbian Celebration company, at THE
MacKaye Speltatorim," Chicago, perhaps
none is more novel than that which is
designated by hitherto unknown condi-
ton. Literally translated, the word
"luxauleator" means a curtain of light.
The purpose of this new device is to veil
out the use of a curtain or without dark
ening the audience chamber of the build
ing, The audience sees portion Of the
appliance used, this portion being a single
row of incandescent electric lamps,
(placed at the apex of conical shaped re-
Electors turned base toward the audience,)
which are placed all around and close to
the edge Of the proscenium opening. The
theory on which it works is exceedingly
simple and depends merely on the fact
that the eye cannot readily accustom it.
self to a changed condition of light.
When the luxauleator is not in use one
has view of the stage the same as under
ordinary conditions, but when the lux
auleator switch is turned on and the
lamps glow with tremendous voltage
of electricity the eye cannot grasp the
change and sees nothing but the lamps;
the quick change having the effect of
making the rectangle, enclosed by these
lamps, appear dark 1t is the same as if
one stood in brightly lighted room and
attempted to look through window into
the darkness without, the stage lights be-
ing turned out by the same movement of
the switch by which the luxauleator is
thrown On.
THE New York quarantine authorities
are inspecting and fumigating every
vessel that arrives in that port from
places in which the existence of chol-
era is even suspected. Safety lies in that