, 1881-03-04
How It Will Hereafter Be Supplied
to the City.
Tho Arrangements Of tho Astro-
nonlicnl Society Nearly
Completed.
Interesting Facts as to tho Manner in
Which tho Exact Time Is
Secured,

electric connection. ilctwrcN tho Observatory
and the City-tin Will sOoh he completed. uy
tn, taruis Of tho contract tho SocIoty hErrcs to
furnish tho city with tho sr,tr tltno uT tiny, rs
nsccrtnnrh by thu proper Instruments, aldusl by
comrNtG,t astronomical skill.
Tho city will bo guided by this time In rpEl,-
latlne tho Gd.Ict Of lts Officers, lis Police anu
Fire Departments. Incidentally. the new sle-
pArt,1rc viii bo VI Xrtnt Importance to
businessmen. Thu Knowledge uF true
tin1n IL Of fur rrnntcr consequence
In commercial transactions thu,, many tcnple
aI.u awnrn Of. Its value II almost lllcstnn0lt.
Tho payment Of n,atur.ti. cpntrnets, ana the de-
lirerles ot produce nrs rcgnh.tet! by tho tnp Of
bell. or by tho aurppsrt hstunt when The hour
for Closux nrrrcs. tlnIfarin md correct
registration 1T time ~ OF great Use to banks.
Instances hnyu been know. In uttler communl-
ties wero grlvu losses llnre ensnetl tls result
ar differences Ut urnnn h rrRnr,a tt' the Instant
when the hnnr for l'Auks 10 clo%D arrives. Eve,
In tho courts grave Icgui nucst!uns might come
up which caN he ntvated by having Il rcHhln
standard Of tIno II, the railroad companies tue
1uattcrM tfmc s"t tho Hrrntoss Importance.
The successful management If n grent rallrnad
Is triearpphe "ssry ~ y fsn. u n one s"ljou % 10
nnothHr, md thu ir1sn IL expected tn kcrr with
It ~ r,!er t 'lake fts ct,,'.ccIion* nnl Mvl nc
II men wosll,t regulate thcsr watches BY tho trie
timc, and promptly neg1 their el,g''Ks!nsnts ,!s
watch to cnrsespund with bis IN giving ,ypu pre-
scrlpt1ons. Tho minister Ut tho gtsptl Il cNrc-
~ Not to lct hs *tr,nnt. Hirctc'l p't nves tho
wedding tny tho yo,ing tnnn should take cure tn
hnvu thc crrrcct tnsll his vcst pockct. for If hc
might find tho house lc1ertctl anu tu Iltly Seek
1nE rrre,4e ~ ~ nctlon for 'rcnEh nf 1'roH'se.
Very few i,col'ic havu IN fix, nl tho nners-
Tsssc a Re!FS aesnE Hs9Fs ss ,a % !f s 4 a1'f
Gf .h.sd; .n,n !sI !h, ,hs Instant w'' tte saa !:
do Is set up,n noon nnrk aud ssn wticl, the
,,t snauow @ & o. o!d so stf,Kes TINT m,nrk rr%.nE
tnnt nc nnes ~ when lie ~ t!1'e sf'ill Hut tits
times amounts t"a nt.nrtcr y IN h:n,r. At THO
present ii'ne tho err9r IL IN tho nelEhnrho0d of
i MINUTES. .s tsuy l'e sctl l'y tn+IrStlnv tho
astronomical c''thn " lusl sundny's Tribune.
r,,,,,,, THE s:1 M".''s 40, "rE''ASn': AM J.. 49, ~,
,trrnnrv ~, -; n"r ., u n x,a 80 - 'u ~
infornnfion M s"i ,s @ ;t,r ,ntrls ~ Eatnos ts
tmt,;,',. ,t' ~ s,,a", ~ .1r. ~, ',,.. IT
1tm, ttm iitn",,s ".E ~ w. .ne ,,s". ,!,. I'LL I'LL
us .,cn 9 tc niv MR. o1 nn ,s,,r,,sia sgttory .,,;
Th rer IpeS terern na'e n ~, pse n rt'v
Il, G WI I'M ~ f a h.nrya
fnrv d,irint, tin ;.n rrars thHt unsn tnt,.n" ~
III rrst,nnTefo, ~ ,r,r ss,r I n ~
sion Il Prnt, jioura, % lie EiudIy Villa v"'in-
e.Gn xne IT. .s,i D., vi9 ,hG ,.,. ~ III "est'nns
f.ynr,, ina - .i III IL tn .ls M ,''s ~, f,Ii W.
the Fenlc.m aurnr, to to s W es fur sssI,s tu pycs
GMt yeae, as sauws. t','it ~, ths ~ Or .ian'iAry
tne sui YIN sna n nt t..e cioek AUNT III 1ittc*.
Y H.. , n. ~ y ~, sy. lno sn ao llt't Ret
an .i,a Nv n 'I imn sss ," y, ~ Knoa
H!ca. !, anc ntleiSs t,,s ,!,eteAann 10 " MINUTES,
ss a.s',n.s . ~ M. TX & WI ht Fenrtta!S; niI ue
n n.M .,,, usa.I 1. ad. ~, Wtii u WY ~ ze1n
& nv sHn "til @ t,el. Ss' ~ ie cloGk ~ a!ny H.
Wi1rh ~ VIII ~: ktsllh Whrly y, inlnt1teS IL eec-
;, o,.Ms nen'r. t,"nf, Iau .iltcrence w!l v znrn
III, III, 10 tufv ii. wi.,, Il" '' wiii I'll;
ln slnw q rutHs,trs, i6t, sctnn'ls. Oh
Aug. 81 tho pllu wilt BE- koutt wIthi,i
4t,uut j SECONDS Of etnGk ntHl,l. uni fri,, tkt
tnu ho will ;;utr up 10 Huy. =, when hU
will bo N tnihlirs ie!s scrnntls ancui nf tho
clock In tass ,llE Tim nonu n,hrk. Tho .lI4,rr;,.
nnoy between the stln and thu click will Guun
rciuce 10 nnthtng IN flee. Il. n1ml nGxt
year ut this t!.nn ttie difference will be ntunt tho
same III Huw, hut nut prrc,nrty s,l
;AskinE fur .he canss. of tals our reporter WIS
men tnry ,cxi- bu,kauH tsttytirnp, iii ,ctuftts
Oh Two ca!,scs -the utie brnR the fnnt ih;.t tip
enrth's UrALt ls mt citr,Ilur tho ,tr ihmf i,,,r
dnIly tntnton ~ mol .rfurI1,t. H. 1r rutvr ,lnt
tho plume Of her rnltilu dies not colnci,Io with
the i,une Ut her orbit"
Ato The stArs subject tn the .ur,p irrru,,,nr,-