Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1880-02-19

time Of day, reminds me Of a clock
had when first went to housekeep"
ing.
How did it differ from other
c,ocks?'
Very materially, cir, as you will
ascertain by fndin' out 1t wuzn't
none of yer French clocks, made in
Amsterdam by native Of Switzer.
land Made 1t myself fr.m designs
Of my own designatin.' 1t 'ud run
thirty eight days without whip or
spur. Wasn't what you'd call q
handsome clock, as in them days we
looked more to utility than move.
ment Built this clock for service.
1t was success. no doubt"
P'r'aps so, p'r'aps no. That's not
for your grand father to say. I'll tell
You about it, and you can bring in q
verdict in accordance with the evil
dence adduced, an for such you shall
answer at the great day. | made this
clock outen the machinery of coupls
Of old telephones type.settln ma
chine an a jg-sav, together with
some cog wheels and dufnnnys that |
ken across in the scrap pile back OF
the brass foundery. Worked on it
night and day for seventeen years,
an when at last | brought it to COM
pletlon the press an pulpit arose az
the voice of one man an pronounced
it the most victorious triumph of ths
century,.
What was there peculiar about
your clock, grandfather"
The most peculiar thing about is
was its singnlarlty. As said, | had
built it entirely with a view to its
utility in a new household, An had
combined the machinery to that end.
In the first place, that clock d set on
the mantle and rock the cradle.
How WAS that
We'll, | had wires radiatin. out
from the fly wheel. These we attach.
ed to the cradle, an the thing was
done.
But at that time you had no oc'
casion for clock that would rock ths
cradle. That is to say
Nobody said | had, did they? But
while | wuz about it | thought l
might as we'll fix it hat way. The
nelghbors used to bring in their
children an have 'em rocked just to
see how it worked, they said. 1t 'ud
rock as many cradles as there wuz
wires attached, an sometimes we had
as many as twenty-five babies in cur
care at one time, 1t was a curious
sight to see twenty. five or thirty
cradles, each one contalnin baby,
an some Of en- twins all goln at the
same time. One day stranger ken
In our house to sell MS some llghtuln
rods. That day there wuz forty
cradles goin. The man WAS astonisl-
ed. lie looked at the leepin infants,
then at my wife, then at your gr"n!-
father, an said:
My Christian fren', | ain Of the
opinion that the best thing that kin
happen to you is a seven. .?ronged
streak OF lishtnjn, an | viii retlre
without shown my SAMPLES, and he
did.
There was another thing about
that clock. You could set it 50 it
nd kindle the fire at any hour in the
mornIn
Is it possjOl,?'
Yes, an it 'ud pnt on the tea-ket.
tie, pull the hired girl out Of bed, an
spank the baby, il you had one TO
spank; an as long as We kept that
time piece We never had less than
from twenty-five to thirty.
Quite wonderful, indeed.
That vast all it I'D do, by a long
shot. 1t 'ud catch more rats than
Scotch terrier.
Catch rats
Catch 'em quicker n YOU can
think. Didn't run after 'em, like
fool dog or cat. Wind NJ Whit We
cal. tue r.t-cA,cuer, aAI i. 'HI e1uIt
peculiar sound like the weepin Of Il
Young rat. The old 'uns 'ul come to
til. rescue. and it ud be the most eor-
rowfuI rescue You ever read about. a
couple Of steel claws nd shoot out OF
the reuesses of that time. piece, an
rats an mice 'ud fail in a common
grave, heaped an Pent as the poet
saws, in one red burial blent.
'Marvelousl marvelouSl
More an that. This clock 'ud
pick up chips, blow the dinner horn,
call the dog, register the rise and tall
of the tide, give quotations from the
Stock Exchange
You don't say So
Help a man on with his overcoat--
What
Reach out its hands an assist you
with your ulster es as natural ~
life.
Was it a good time e-keeper?
Keep time like singln MASTER
Don't make clocks like that nova.
days. Your grandfather,s clock
But grandfather had fallen fast
asleep perhaps before half was told.