Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-03-12
a wonderful clock.

on exhibition in the window OF q
jewelry store, and attracts much at.
tention. The inventor calls il "Die
Labensuhr"--clock of life. The
elaboratcness Of its mechanism may
be imagined from the following de-
scription of the wonder:
We see, in glass case, three
story, stceple-shaped clock, four feet
wide at the first story, and nine feet
high, The movement i, placed in
the first story, on four delicate col
umns, within which swings the un-
firing pendulum, which is in the insig-
niflcant form of a beehive. Behind
the pendulum there is q picture repre-
senting mature inanhood--a country
man behind his plough. The four
corners are carved, and represent the
periods of life-infancy, youth, man.
hood and age. The spaces to the
right and left of the clock are orna-
mented with two oil-paintings, rep
re.cnting the spring-time of life
children playing in a garden), and
the autumn or end of life (grave-dig-
ers in cemetery.
The second consists Of two tower.
like pieces, on the doors Of which
there are two pictures that represent
boyhood and early manhood. In the
one bog is just pushing his little
bark away from the shore. Hestands
upright in the boat, aud points to
the distance: he is about to begin
life-"to paddle his own canoe" In
the other n young man, who has al
ready made some progress in the
journey of life, enters room in
which there is ALI hour-glass, that
reminds him of the flectnsss of time.
On the other story are three guar
dian angels.
A majestic tower crowns, as third
story, the ingenious structure. A
cock. as q symbol Of watchfulness,
stands OH the top, directly over the
portal, which opens the tower in
front. On this portal there 10 4
painting which represents the per-
isIiablencss of earthly things. The
entire structure is, in appearance,
very like q Gothic castle.
Now, let us see if we can describe
the mechanical action of the clock.
When it marks the first quarter, the
door Of the left piece of the second
story opens, and We see child issue
from the background, come forward
TO q little bell, give it one blow,
and then disappear. AT the second
quarter youth appears. strikes
the bell twice, and disappears ::
at the third there comes man
in his prime; at the fourth
we have tottering old man, leaning
on a staff, who strikes the bell four
times. Each time the door closes of
itself When the hours are full, -$iss
door of tlic right piece Of the second
story opens, and death, as a skeleton.
scyt!ie 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 has struck three blows on the
little bell, the clock on top of the tow
CIR suddenly flaps his wings,and crows
in shrill tone and, after Death has
marked the twelfth hour with his
he crows again twice. I'm
three angels, who stand as
guardians in central position, raise
their trumpets with their right hands
lin 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 rcsurrccted children of earth ap-
pear, while the destroying angel
sinks out of sight.
The multitude stand for a moment
full of awe and wonder, when, sud
denly, Christ, in all his majesty, de-
sccnds, surrounded by angels. On
his left there is an angel who holds
the scales of justice, OH his right an
other 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 scpa-
rated from tho wicked, the former
going to the right, and the latter to
left. The archangel Michael salutes
the good, while, OIL the other side,
stands the devil, radiant with fiendish
delight-he can hardly wait for the
final sentence of those who fall to him,
but, I'M obedience to the command 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 q
cheerful chime of bells, during which
Christ rises, s,surrouudcd by his angels,
until he disappears, and the portal
closes.
We look with amazement Oh this
exhibition of the mechanics ingeuui.
ty, complete drama is here represep
ted, without the aid ofa human hand
And what cxcites our admiration still
more is the perfection of all the move
ments; they are steady, calm and
noiseless, with the exception Of the
threatening gestures Of tho agures o.
Christ aud the movements sofLucifer
who darts across the scene with light.
ming rapidity. or course, the pecu'
liar action of these two figures 10 in.
territorial on the part Of the artist,
aud adds greatly 70 the effect.
The aged Guizot 10 absolutely
bringing out another work. Ths
| ubiect 10 Monarchy, imperialism
and Rcpublicanism." This veteran
statesman and author entered on hi
Seth year last October. lie has seer
three monarchies, two empires anS
three republics.