The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-02-15
A Mysterious skeleton Clock.

A matchmaker IN IN Illinois town
has constructed y peculiar time piece.
and Tie local journa! ,leserii'es !, ~
follows
II II simply n dial plate with two
hands--an hour hand aud . minute
hand. The dial is twenty four inc .es
10 diameter. with large opening In
the osnter. P..e minute hand 10
twelve inches IL length, aud the hour
baud nine and 4 half inaiIe., taste ned
in the center OF the dial i,,pon = small
pivot. That II NJ, tina, can he seen BY
looking AT ii. BY looking closely on
the large ends Of the hands. OF ends
toward the tea'e, ct The 'ilal. and on
the reverse side. you viii see what
appear to be weights. intended 10 bsl.
ance the hands, but which, in reality
contain the secret Of Tive m0vesnerts
Of the hands.; ~itlsin there small
weights see min.iass Sasks like thoss
Of = small watch. strons enough to
control the large hands. A person
may whIrl the hsn.is I'LL They spin
around like y top. hui each will inva>
riabiy return toi,- proper place aud
indicate the li,nc ri day CORRECTLY.
The hands may l,s taken of and laid
away for gu h0us. or two hours. or
ten, or any length ~ time. and upon
being replaced upon the , ivM they
will instantly point the prec.se hour
aud minute. There 10 no eircsrtcits or
anything Of that sort. The dial hangs
by tiny hook from nail. II may he
suspended by string, ~ hehi in the
hang, apd the movements Of the
hands ere oil ths same. 'Fhs hands do
not move with the regularity aud
precision Of those of regulator, bur
the correct time of day Is always indi-
Gated. and when the hands Of the regu-
lator. or any properly regulated e:nrk,
are upon the figures or minute marks,
those Of this time piece viii agree ex-
actiy. Its Fsall1 y remarkable piece
Of workmanship. and oxci.es much
comment. Nothing II seen by iA,kIng
At it or examining II save the rim Of
the dial an the hands. That II oil
and whom they move 80 correctly and
mark the time Of day it seems AS
though son,e unseen spirit must repre-
sent and impel their movements.
Payable /" When Convenient.
A curious case was decided by Judge
Richman in the DISTRICT Court this
week. IL was q suit 10 enforce pay
ment Of note drawn IN the following
form
...... -. ........ Feb. q. 1854
On demand. after date, I plomise to
pay to the order Of A. b. 1852 81,
payable At Cincinnati. whom conv~ni-
ent. &. d.
The defendant plead want Of cossid
GRAFTON and inconvnienec. alleging
thst b. ones Owad 4. y. Gousiaera
bic sum, for which his property was
mortgaged that an ainicahle settle
ment was arranged in 1894 by pay
ment Of the principal, the creditor
throwing of the interest but the
debtor, nat Wishing TO plead the
baby sc'.' Voluntarily gave his note
for the sbeted interest. Intending
then land still intending TO pay u &C.
cording to its terms, !" when convent
ent." He said, further. that the note
was given without revenue stamp
purpos~iy, 80 that II might mt he . |
legal obligation. and that he nnlaeI
had since affixed the requisite stamps
without his consent.
Judge HIchman gave Judgment f0r
the fun amount 81 the note, with In
tefest d Q T,er cent. from date Of dnt |
for payment. In 1888. He re.
marked that he once knew Of case
where suit W. brought on . mote
made payable on the hay II Iuig |
ment, In which the court held that, % |
the msker of the mite would probably
have n much 10 do on that day ~ no |
could pusslbly attend 10. he had better
pay the note forthwith. and gave
judgment accordingly.
Hic Docn. Never Sign your name |
10 any sort ofoblioaiicn unlssst yOs ex-
pect To meet e. Mscutisc JcHrRai.
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\ hupd slsp1lleel1w nsIke 4 dollar,
but .1lsIlnA anslsfs Won't make eoei
sense. !