Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-05-15

to his last moment the honor, authority and
power with which the American people had
entrusted him. May he rest in peace.-Co'
hln,bia Herald, 9Th instant.
A WONDERFUL CLOCK.
A German of Cincinnati has invented a
clock which, though much smaller than the
celebrated one of Strasbourg, is, from its
description, much more complicated. 1t is
now on exhibition in the window of ajewelry
store, and attracts much attention. The in.
ventor calls it "Die Labensuhr of
life. The elaborateness of its mechanism
may be imagined from the following descrip'
ton of the wonder:
We see in a glass case three story, steeple
shaped clock, four feet wide at the first story
and nine feet high. The movement is placed
in the first story, on four delicate columns
within which swings the untiring pendulum,
which is in the significant form of a beehive
Behind the pendulum there is picture repre-
senting mature manhood-a countryman be-
hind his plough.
The four corners are carved, and represent
the four periods of life-infancy, youth, man:
hood and age The spaces to the right and
left of the clock are ornamented with two oil
paintings, representing the spring time of life
(children playing in garden, and the au'
tumn or end Of life (grave diggers in GENE
tery.)
The second story consists of two tower-like
pieces, on the doors of which there are two
pictures that represent boyhood and early
manhood. In the one the boy is just pushing
his little bark away from the shore. He
stands upright in his boat, and points to the
distance; he is about to begin life-"to pad
die his own canoe" In the other young
man, who has already made some progress in
the journey of life, enters room in which
there is an hour.glass that reminds him of the
feetness of time. On this story there are
three guardian angels.
A majestic tower crowns, as third story, the
ingenious structure. A cock, as symbol of
watchfulness, stands on the top, directly over
the portal which opens the tower in front.
On this portal there is painting which rep
resents the perishableness of earthly things.
The entire structure is, in appearance, very
like an old Gothic castle.
Now, let US see if we can describe the me.
chanical action of the clock. When it marks
the first quarter, the door of the left piece OF
the second story opens, and we see a child is'
sue from the background, come forward to a
little bell, give it one blow, and then disap'
pear. At the second quarter youth appears,
strikes the bell twice, and then disappears
at the third there comes man in his prime
at the fourth we have tottering old man,
leaning on staff, who strikes the bell four
times. Each time the door closes of ITSELF
When the hours are full the door of the
right piece ofthe second story opens, and death
as a skeleton, scythe in hand, appears and
marks the hour by striking 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 hasstruck three
blows on the little bell, the cock on the top OF
the tower suddenly flaps his wings, and crows
in shrill tone and, after Death has marked
the twelfth hour with his hammer, he crows
again twice. Immediately three angels, who
stand as guardians in central position, raise
their trumpets with their right hands Gin the
left they hold swords) and blow blast toward
each of the four quarters of the earth. At the
last blast the door of the tower opens, and the
resurrected children of earth appear, while
the destroying angels sink out of sight
The multitude stand for moment full OF
awe and wonder, when suddenly Christ in all
his majesty descends, surrounded by angels
On his left there is angel who holds the scales
of justice, on his right, another carries the
book of life, which opens to show the alpha
and omega-the beginning and the end
Christ waves his hand, and instantly the good
among the resurrected are separated from the
wicked, the former going to the right, the lat
ter to the left. The arch-angel Michael sa'
lutes the good, while on the other side stands
the devil, radiant with fendish delight-he
can hardly wait for the final sentence of those
who fall to him, but in obedience to the com.
maud of the central figure he withdraws The
figure of Christ raises his hand again, with a
threatening mien, and the accursed sink down
to the realms of his Satanic majesty. Then
Christ blesses the chosen few, who draw near
to him.
Finally, we hear cheerful chime of bells,
during which Christ rises, surrounded by his
angels, until he disappears, and the portal
closes.
We look with amazement on this exhibition
of the mechanics ingenuity; a complete
drama is here represented, without the aid OF
a human hand. And what excites our admi-
ration still more is the perfection of all the
movements; they are steady, calm and noise
less, with the exception Of the threatening
gestures of the figure of Christ and the move
ments of Lucifer, who darts across the scene
with lightning rapidity. Of course, the pc
culiar action Of these two figures is intention
al on the part of the artist, and adds greatly
to the effect.
THE INDIAN WIVES OF BORDER WHITES.
The custom of taking to themselves Indian
wives still prevails among the hunters and
trappers of our western territories, and cor
respondent of the Chicago Tribune, writing
from Wyoming, says: 1t is no uncommon
thing in the mountainous region, to find
white man and squaw who have numerous
progeny of halfbreed children growing up
around them. These children are active and
quick witted, and their descendants will 60
toward making up our highland population.
The squaws make good and faithful wives,
and, so far as their knowledge goes, good
mothers. They seem to enjoy life, andin their
gamboling games, get thoroughly excited.
The women have games of their own, and no
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