The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-01-23
A wonderful clock.

A German of Cincinnati has invent
ed clock which. though much small
Ter than, the celebrated one at Stras-
burg, is, from it's description. much
more complicated. We see, in glass
case, three story, steeple-shaped
clock four feet wide at the first story
on four delicate columns, within which
swings the pendulum. The second
story consists of two 5ower-like pieces
on the doors of which there are Two
pictures that represent boyhood and
early manhood. a tower crowns, as
third story, the ingenious structure.
A cock, as a symbol of watchfulness
stands on the top, directly over the
portal. When the clock marks the
first quarter the door of the left piece
of the second story opens. and q child
issues from the background, comes
forward 10 little bell, gives it one
blow and then disappears. At the
second quarter youth appears, strikes
the bell twice. and then disappears !;
at the third there comes a man in his
prime; at the fourth we have totter-
ing old man leaning on staff, who
strikes the bell four times. Each time
the door closes OF itself. syr
When the hours are tull, the door
of the right piece of the second story
opens and death, as skeleton, scythe
in hand, appears, and, marks the hour
by striking a bell. But it is at the
twelfth hour that we have the grand
spectacle in the representation of the
day of Judgment. Then, when death
has struck three blows on the top of
the little bell, the cock on the top of
the tower suddenly flaps. his wings
and crows in a shrill tone; and after
death has marked the twelfth hour
| with his hammer the cock crows
again twice. (
Immediately three angels, who
stand as guardians in central posi-
| tion, raise their trumpetsin their right
| hands Gn their left they hold swords)
and blow q blast towards each OF the
four quarters of the earth. i At the
| last blast the door of the tower opens
/ and the resurrected children OF earth
appear, while the destroying angel
sinks out of sight. Then, suddenly,
Christ descends, surrounded by an
gels. : On his left there is an angel
who holds the scales of justice, on his
right another carries the Book OF
Life, which opens and shows the al
| pha and omega-the beginning and
the end. Christ waves his hand, and
| Instantly the good among tho resur-
rected are separated from The wicked,
the former going to the right, and the
latter to the left. tfsir.3
| The Archangel Michael salutes the
| good. while on the other side stands
| the devil, radiant with fiendish delight
l--he.can hardly wait for the final SEN
| tenee of those W ho fall to him, but,
in obedience to the command of The
central figure, he withdraws. faT
The figure of Christ raises its hand
again, with threatening meiu, the
accursed sink down to the realms OF
his satanic majesty. Then Christ
blesses the chosen few, they draw
near to him. Finally, we hear a
cheerful chime of bells, during which
Christ rises, surrounded by his angels
until he disappears and the portal
closes. ssg ffssh
a complete drama is here repre-
sented, without the aid of q human
hand. The movements are steady,
calm and noiseless. with the exception
of the threatening gestures, of the fig
ure of Christ and the movements OF
Lucifer. who darts across the scene
with lightning rapidity. OF course
the peculiar actions of those two fig
ures is intentional on the part of the
artist, and adds greatly to the effect.