The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-19
THE CHANGE IN TIME.
The Standard Time Duly AdOpted-The New
System Generally Adopted.

The new change in time, the central standard.
as 1t is called, went into effect at IL o'clock,
noon, yesterday, and the jewelers. of the city
will to-day change their regulators to eOrre-
spond. A revised timeoarG will be issued by
the Union rail way this morning, giving the cor
rect time of the departure of all trains from this
city, Pastmssiea Wildnan will issue new card
Tor the closing 81 the malls, iSpdified according
TO the central standard time
Yesterday afternoon the courthouse clock was
set back sixteen minutes, and is now speed
ing along, judging from its placid face,
wholly oblivious of the change. The
new time called the congregations to
the churches last evening, and this morning.
1t is understood the O'Clock gun at the arsenal
VIII he fred according TO the time-that is,
sixteen minutes earlier than what has been our
local time BY the way, our new tune is about
the same as St. Louis local time.
At police rollcall, last night, Superintendent
Robbins informed the force that the saloons
bins regulator-that is IL O'clock, old style),
but for convenience police rOll-call and other
duties Of the force would be fixed by the new
standard.
n g. Tarbell, superintendent of the public
schools, was visited by reporter, last evening,
who askedif school time would be changed
remain as 1t is He said he would make
no change at present; that it is not
for the schools to lead IN a matter OF this kind,
but to wait and see what the practice is to be,
and then follow. No scholars will be late at
school by following the new time. but sixteen
minutes earlier, and those who follow the old
time will be pnnctual also.
Col, johnson, of the street-ear nnes, said no
change would be made in their running time for
the present, and so gentlemen who stay out late
will still find the last car running on the old
schedule. However, a little later on, If change
is demanded, and is necessary to accommodate
the working people, it will be made.
A great many people anticipate that the
change In time will occasion great deal of con-
NH 1fr,a hox,y
once in Paris about sixty years ago. 1t was the
practice to fire q cannon at exactly IL O'Clock.
The firing took place from II centrally located
park, aand thousands OF city watches and clocks
were regulated by IL. One day the soldiers
whose dutyi il was to fire the gun had every
thing ill readiness and were waiting for the
exact moment TO arrive party Of children
were at play on the pavement below the cannon
being in q high enclosure surrounded by an iron
fence, when a mischievuus boy climed the rail-
ing and seizing the smoking linstock, fired the
gum four or five minutes before time The con-
fusion created by this prank widespread,
and all sorts OF business complications arose out
of it-some laughabe, some serious The jewel
ers were sadly abused class of the community
until the cause OF the change in time was ex-
planned.
There need be no confusion on this OCCASION
Turn your watch back sixteen minutes and you
will be all right. Everyone should at once come
TO the standard time, and have uniformity in
every time-piece, from grandfathers clock to
the Northumberland tVe-cent watch. The
impression has gained ground through misap-
prehensiOn that the 24-O'clOck system was to go
into effect yesterday. The fact IS this new
standard is intended to lead up to that system,
whfcli is sure to come aud speedily Is is intended
to educate the public TO the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
system, which is conceded TO be the best. When
that system Is adopted the only changer In
watches and clocks will probably be a new disk
consisting of double row OF figures from one
to twelve for the outer row, the inner beginning
at thirteen, which will be placed under IL e one,
and ending with twenty-fOur, placed under
twelve. Striking clocks will have to do double
duty to keep up with the changed state of things
What an appalling thing midnight will be to the
belaUed husband coming in from the lOdge with
the domestic time-piece slowly and reprovingly
striking twenty'fOur.