The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-11-26

An American traveller once saw rare
japanese time-keeper. which has been de
scribed in an old record. This clock. in q
frame three feet high and FIVE long, repre-
sen;ed a noon landscape Of great lovelinesS-
In the foreground were plum and cherry
trees. and rich plants in full bloom in the
rear a hill. gradual in ascent. from which
flowed cascade admirably initiated in
crystal. From this point, thread-like
stream gllded along, encircling in its wind
I ines rocks and tiny islands, but presently
losing itself in far-off stretch Of wood
land. In the sky turned golden sun, in
dicating a II passed the striking hours,
which we're sll marked upon the frame be
low. where slowly-ereeping tortoise served
as hand A bird of exquisite plumage,
resting BY It's wings, proclaimed the expira-
,ion of each hour. When the song ceased,
( mouse sprang from grotto near BY, and
running ever the hill, hastily disappeared
In the South Kensington Museum, At
. London. is a small watch. about one hun
dred years old, representing an apple, the
golden case ornsmented with grains q
pearl Another old Nurcmburg watch has
the form Of an acorn, and Is provided with
a dainty pistol, which perhaps served a. an
alarm
In London i an caglc-shaped watch,
within which. When the body II the bird i
opened. a richly-oruamouied face Is seen.
They are ssmesim1s found in the form Il
ducks or skulls
The Bishop Of Ely bad watch in the
head of hi. cane. and Prince of Saxony
had one in his riding-sadle
A watch made for Catherine l. Of Russia
+ i a repeater and musical watch. Within
Il j. the Holy Scpalehrc and the Roman
Guard. By touching spriug, the stones
move away FROM sac door, the guard kncel
down. Angels appear. and the holy wonen
step into the tomb and sing the Easter ssag
tha, = hcard in the Russian ehurche=.
King George III, Of England. had a
watch not larger than hve-cens piece,
which had one hundred and twenty differ
ent parts, the whole no, weighing as mseh
a. ten-ccH, piooe
Clocks and watches must usually b
wound up every day, though some clocks
will run eight days without winding, and a
few even longer than that But there was
a century clock Al the great Centennial Ex-
hihifion Al Philadelphia The man who
made it SAYS j, viii run a hundred years
Z without winding though 1t : hard to b.
( lieye this.
There was another cnrisus kind of a
cleck AZ the CentenniAl II was fixed in n
carriage. and tells just how many times the
wheel turns rmnd ON q journey, and lass
how many miles have been trayeled, a8d
how long the carriage has besR in making
the trip
Felix Meier famous eloek, which is said
TO eclipse even the one at Sirasbourg Is
the result of ten years of hbor and the ex-
penditure Of 81 900. Il b eighteen fest
high and eight WIDE, and weighs 4 600
pounds. The framework Is of black wal
nut, elegantly carved. Above the body oi
the clock is a marble dome, upon which
Washington sits in his chair Of state. pro
tected by canopy, which is snrm0unted BY
a gilied statue Of Columbia On the four
oornsrs Of the body are black walnu; inches
CputalhittS nuutah h-hitTr f%1DtNtn@tA "
the March Of Life. This block also has an
astronomical and mathematical calculation
which. If kept up, would show the correct
movements Of the planets for 200 years
The inventor has crank attached to ths
clock by means of which he can hasten tbs
work of machinery in order TO show it,
movements TO the public At the end oi
every quarter-hour an infant, in his niche
strikes with his tiny hammer, upon bel
which he holds in his hand At the end
of each half hour youth strikes. and at th'
end of three-quarters of an hour the man
and at the end Of each hour the GreybearS
Death and winged cupid follow larg'
music-box begins to play, and SURPRISING
scene is enacted upon the platform beneath
the canopy Philadelphia saturday Night