Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1885-11-14
FAMOUS CLOCKS.
An American Jack-Kntfe A~rtist-Clocks
Which Show the Planetary Motions,
Natural Representatives and Bib
lical Characterised Whole
Court Alarmed.

Great comfort is derived from the
possession OF sharp blades in ones
pocket-knife. Whiting is a trempn-
dous solace to the Industrious man who
has nothing better to do for the time
being, and who has within him the c1r-
ments which 60 to make up a sculptor.
What curious shapes will he not carve
out of a delicious piece of soft pine.
With q stanch thumb and IL razor
edged knife-bladc and a steady nerve.
he secs growing under his manipula-
tan a beautiful church steeple ami
Spire, cross columns, corniccs, doors.
etc. All! his pride is only cqu4led by
that of a Powers ina work ofart carved
from marble.
William Tohc claims to be
THE CHAMPION WHITTIER
OF the world. He works rapidly. slash
ING eigar-boXcs into pieces in no time.
lis workshop wa, an old church build
inc, the floor Of which was covered
with cigar boxes in all stages of carved
ness, win bundles OF IathS and other
nicely shaped pieces of wood. Under
interview he said:
81 didn't know | was much of a
winter aItii I76o' when in a small
way l maze some models. The first
large piece | cyer made WIS a model of
bermuda ca~t'e' AtjcrWard | made
b"iIora, NaSlIc' bihgeh Castle, Mira
llet lasiIe. the steamer BRISTOL, Solo
mon ; Temple an" the Texas state
N"!L'Ol "I At'NtLl'
solomon Temple contained f., PCS
peces' ana nad I'509 windows. 1t j.,
now on exhibition in Texas.
me Austin Capitol building has
I-'N'f pieces ana t6I moving people.
E'1rH room ana department in the
p'NiIlhg was gwen, with all the officers
anu legislators Every body was rep
lcSelitca' down to the mar saving
WOOD IN tne basement for the furnaces.
All the hgufes We're moved by Il
"0ooeh engine, winch was run by sand
IMail'h3 on an oNershot wheel. | made
'h.' piece IN odd moments in 1851,
l get my c.gar-boNes for
one cent each. use no tools but my
hhi1e'
SIRASBURG CLOCK.
me great clock OF Strasburg has been
described by every traveller who ryor
entered Strasburg. Much space could
DC taken IN minute descriptions, but a
concise one Will cover the main move
ments. Two mathematicians named
b~asslpodils and Wolkinstenius con
structed the chief parts of the clock in
1917; but material changes have been
made since thcl-in 1874 by Isaac Ila-
berect. and in 1912 by Mr.. Schwilcnc,
IL represents the motions of the
globe, the moon, the sun, in their reorI-
lar circuits. The day of the week. the
circle OF the sun, the year of the world
and OF our Lord, the ~equinoNes, the
leap-year, the movable feast, and the
domlnical letters were all clearly ez-
hlbIted by this clock. The e~cliu,cs of
the sun and moon and the weekly mo-
tons of the planets were also d shIayed
1hus, on Sunday the sun is drawn
about in his chariot, and 50 drawn into
another place that before ho !. anita
hidden you have Monday-that is the
moo appeared full, and the horses of
the chariot of Mars emerged and the
scene was thus varied every dav of the
week.
There was also a dial for fine minutes
OF the hour, so that you could see every
minute pass, Two images of children
appeared on each side, one with a seen.
ter counting the hours. The motions
of the planets, the moons RISING and
falling and several other astronomical
movements we're exhibited. Death and
Christ were also p~ersonifed; and at tbe
top of the tower was an excellent
chime, which PLAYED yarjous tpnes and
SAYS an old German cbronicln ..ot
Christmas. Easter md Whitsn,,;da
they sounded a tb~anksriyin% ,nto
Christ. and when tbis nh me- o wa 4 9noo
the cock which stands on the to "', of