The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-12-21

! The Lancaster IateiliseBeer says there IS
now on exhibition at Reading what in all
! probability is the most wonderful clock in
the world. Capt. j. Reid, the owner, ce-
clares that it is far more wondrous than
the greatest of all clocks, the one at Stras-
burg, and when he takes it 20 Paris next
year it will not only open the eyes of the
world, but will realize a handsome fortune
for its owner. The paper from which we
quote thus describes this remarkable piece
of mechanism
gle, a jeweler and watchmake er ut Hazleton, his
STATE; He is about forty-hve Years OF age,
was about twenty years IA perfecIing the clock;
gave 1m n order or G annter and mich ror h .
one to cost 10000 Engle never the Stras-
this world. ne has not Travelled more than zoo
! miles from home at any time.
This clock stands eleven feet high. AT its
! base II is about four feet wide and at the top
about two. II is about three feet deep at the
base. gradual less toward the top. Its colors
are dark brow and gold. The Strasburg clock
| is thirty feet high, yet its mechanism is not
zeton diock. The strasburg clocks figures are
| about three feet high and the American clock
! about.nine inches. Aview ot the latter's work
ing. as can e seen at it's daily exhibitions is far
more satisfactory than that OF tue Strasburg
clock.
The Enele clock showsat the top an apostolic
PROCESSION, the tempting Satan, Christ, the
! three hiarys, figure OF Justice aud golden
cock, that crows after Peter has passed. Three
! minutes before the hour tany hour in the TWEEN
ty-four) pipe organ inside the clock plays u
] hymn or an anthem. 1t has five tunes. Bells
are then rung, and when the hour is struck the
apost olic march commences. Double doors in
an aicove open and hgure OF Jesus appt ars.
! Double doors to the left then open aud the
apost es appear slowly one by one In proco esion.
! AS they appear and pass Jesus they turn to-
/ wards HIM Jesus bows, the apostle turing
again and proceeds through the double doors in
an alcove on the right. As Peter approaches
Stan i I30Ks % i 4un OF "a, wlnG9w anose and ttnpas
Feter passes denying Christ, the cock flaps it's
4 Satan comes down from his window and follows
Judas out in the procession, and then goes back
On both sides. The Biblical lesson is ps.nii,
I Gently illustrated, the figures being carved aud
After the procession has passed Jesus aud tue
/ three Marys disappear and the door is closed.
hour II necessary, ana the natural motion OF
! the clock produces it four times per hour,
I whereas the Strasburg procession is made but
| once day, at IL O'Clock.
Below the plaza whore the procession is made
inches ia diameter To its right is figure OF
I "Fipe, with ala hour glass. Above this is
nnd od T S a M
| the dial is n skeleton representing death.
| When the hour hand approaches the first
! quarter. Father Time rev,rses lis hour glass
ana strikes one on IA bell with his ecy the, when
/ appears instantly. when the hour hand mp
/ proaches the second quarter, or balf hour,
| youth appears and me organ plays s''cred
| hymn. After this Father Time strikes TWO
spond inside. One minute after ;his chime OF
bells is heard, when II folding door opens in the
upper porch and one at the right of the court.
when the Saviour comes walking out. Then
tnc apostles appear IN procession. The clock
seasons, days aud day OF the month and year
ana the signs of the zodiac: and top SOL
back and forward. As the hours advance,
Manhood, Old Age and death take part in the
! panorama. Ii Is II marvellous work of genius
and one that should be seen TO be apprCcia ted.
|
| BRrDsETs.-Mrs. Swisshelm says all Irish serv-
ing girls are thieves and divide the stolen pro-
pcrty with the priests.
The above is clipped from the editorial col
umus of yesterday mornings Post. 1t is a
sweeping assertion, an q like ali sweeping asstr-
/ tious, is ntrociously unjust II The Post were
not just little too apt at so paraphrasing the
words of those who attack the democratic par
ty or tie Catholic Church. us to misrepresent
them to their hurt. We should al once say that
the lady has been guilty of very foul l:bel
low beings. As it is we are inclined to take
the middle course, and give Mrs. Swissheim the
many words, over her own signature, shall
refuse to believe that che could so reckIcssIy
assail the character OF the women OF the Irish
race who, we Really believe, nave as much hon
esty and virtueas the women OF any other race,
OF corresponding culture aud Intelligence, in
the world.-Sutddp Leader.
As we generally know what We are talk
ing about, aud are never in the habit of
making sweeping assertions without facts
TO sustain our assertions, we submit the
following verbatim copy from the United
Presbyterian, December 9th, signed Jane
Grey Swsshelm, which We commend to
the editor of the Leader
The Church has her organized corps of Brid-
gets as completely under her control any
company of nuns. and uses her powerful ma
chncry to keep them employed in wealthy
! Protestant families. Bridget has degraded the
business until women of s,if-respect refuse To
he cIussed " ith her and she has the field to her
! self. A large proportion OF her wages goes to
the Church ana becomes revenue Drawn from
the common enemy. Then Bridget SELDOM, il
ever, fails ~ double OF .TeUie quadruple her
wages by theft and for every pound OF sugar
she steals she must give an account to her con-
lessor, W no grants abSoluJiOu on condition that
she divides! Bridget cannot appropriate the
smallest article without confessing 10 his Riv-
erance, yet we all know she steals more than
her wages. She never gets absOlutiO for one
of her thefts without pay ing for il. and so the
! Ihistines are spoiled to enrich the Churchi
We do not believe there is a decent wo-
man in this or any other city, that shares
this opinion, aud how any man, who claims
to be a minister of The gospel, should priLt
and indorse a slander upon IA class of wo-
man whose purity and integrity stand
without parallel, is more thau we can
undcrs and. To say that every Irish girl
is thief and every Catholic priest is a re-
ceiver of stolen goods is SO vile and infa-
nous that it carries with it It's own refuta-
tion. -Ittts6urgh Post.
| REMARKABLE SURGICAL. CAsE.-A curl.
Gus case, unparalleled in the annals of sur