Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-11-15
From NOTHING UNTIL "a
O'CLOCK.
The New style Of Counting Time
Old gastrgs Passing away.

The new order Of time proposed,
that is, computing from midnight up
70 "A o'clock il it becomes the rage
aud is generally adopted, will bring
about a reconstruction OF time pieces,
aud current yhraseology and various
other odd results. The morning hours
up to noon will run al right, but after
that the trouble will begin. A few
people will catch on to it very readily;
others will not. A business man
jumping up from an early breakfast
table, while the rest are still in bed,
viii say to the cook Bridget, have
alight dinner at ID o'clock sharp; !
will try aud run home long enough,
but haveregular dinner at half past
IS o'clock pllhaye a couple Of gen
tlemen from the country home with
me" By that time he j. out at the
front door, aud the new cook is re-
treating. Sac is afraid Of tina. luaatic,
or thinks that he has shejim jams, and
at 10 o'clock she is not there, having
collected her pay and moved her
trunk. A couBtryman stops at the
hotel and reads on the bill of iare'
Breakfast from 6 to 10 O'Clock; din
uer 10 to II o'clock; supper 1910 2
o'clock; tea % to p o'clock" Immc-
diately after this be would call the
head waiter aside and inquire il thi!
ia American or Chinese time OIL
rart Of both, and then go down
to the Office aud interview the
proprietor. No doub. be would want
to fnd out what comes on at 81
o'clock, 80, 40, and SO on to 100
For if the old standards are to b.
broken down, who shall set the new
limits and regulate the time table Of Z
man that has an eight day clock anC
insists on the right to invite BIZ
mother-in-laW to call and help dispOsr
Of Christmas turkey at 1872 o'clock
Other complications in social an,
business life are liable to arise, clus
ing paper in bank to go to protest
young ladies to misunderstood invita-
tons to the thealer, and gentleme
recurring from the lodge a little late t
make serious blunders in their expla
nations, as well as in getting up stair
Church notices would have to be rC
vised and ciphered out so as to rea
like this. "R.ev. DR.. Swing will preac
at the Tabernacle morning and ever
ing, services beginning at II and 1874
O'Clock; subjects "Tempus Fugit,
DUN Vig.aus, Vivamus." Tim
fies;""While aelive let us live" I'll
eallow youth from college would hay
to deyiate from the form laid dow
in the polished letter writer, and &C
dress the lady in the case as follow
Dear Miss Virginia If il will
agreeable for me to caH at your f
theirs abode this evening 10 viii
away few brief, aeeting moments,
should be delighted to present myse
10 propria persona at any hour tn
may suit YOUR pleasure say fro
10 to p o'clock; favOrab
reply will confer indescribable happ
ness on yeess blindly," etc. II Il
young lady has not learned the ne
schedule there will be a tuuultuor
running to and fro searching
arithmetics, dictionaries and Sign
Service reform tables and logarythr
to find out whether the dude is COL
ing at night or sometime next NOR
ing just before day. The chan.
proposed involves many serio,
questions in domestic life, fashionab
society aud all other circles +
instances, a father says to his favOri
son, Ginning over the back fence
save distance and time: "Ifyou are n
back home from school at l6 clock
day there will be a disturbance on Ii
lot How can that boy know wb,
to come homer The chances q
that he will 80 home with another b
to hgureilout and not bo seen either
home or school for day or two. A
sorts Of misunderstanding arc liable
arise in church and State. There W
be conservative, old fashioned peop
who will insist on stopping at noon
take q new start, and then the Bah
Of tongues and clock time will begi
Where this new tangled business W
end no one can tell. II may lead
another war. This must have be-
what General Sherman had in
mind when he said the young Office
Of the army would soon have a chan
to Distinguish themselves. There
trouble in store for the American n
ton II this thing goes on. Even Il
almsnacs will have to be revised az
the sun aud moon win cease to set {
time. Then how awful il woul
sound for young couple 10 be out
4 place OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, say
and not cot home until "A o'clock.
will never do.
MOrMER SWAMI WOha BYRUP