Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-12
A WONDERFUL CLOCK.

America comes forward with clock
more wonderful than the Strasburg.
At Newcastle, Penn, was a watch
maker some years ago who made
clock 80 small that he wore it as a
shirt-stud, and it is good time-keep-
er, too. Some time after this achieve
ment Mr.. Theodore Rohrer made a
clock eleven feet in height and five feet
wide, which is more intricate than the
Cathedral clock at Strasburg. On the
top is pearched an eagle, holding in 1ts
beak pendulum. Beneath the bird is
a globe encircled by dial-plate of
hours, which, in its revo-
luton of once day, gives the time at
any meridian. AT four o'clock dials-
on which the National bird rests-reg-
lister the time at Washington, San
Francisco, London and st. Petersburg.
At one o'clock two Roman soldiers
with shield and sword announce the
dawn OF time and mans entrance upon
the stage of life Five minutes later a
small door at the top flies open and al
almost life-like bird appears and shouts,
"Flight of Time" in doleful notes.
Five minutes more. another door
opens and reveals little babe which
remains five minutes. During inter-
walls until two o'clock appear figures
representing the child, youth, man
hood, man in his decline, helpless age
and in his last sleep. Day and night a
sentinel walks to and fro along gale
ry prepared for him, and halts and
turns as natural as life.
At each hour there appears figure
representing the different nations of
the earth-at one O'Clock the Russian,
two o'clock the Prussian; at three an
invisible orchestra mystifies the hear
ers with most excellent renditions of
choicest selections; four o'clock the
Austrian appears, five O'Clock the
Italian; six clock two doors in the
chapel open and u sexton sounds the
chimes, set to play perfect harmony,
and several beautiful selections are
rendered; at seven representative of
France appears, at eight the Spaniard
appears; ut nine o'clock the orchestra
again plays. at ten John Bull steps
forth, at eleven Brother Jonathan ap-
pears from the rear of the clock, flag
in hand, and performs the remarkable
feat of climbing pole on the top of
the clock. He fastens the Stars aud
stripes there, then descends and disap-
pears. During this scene drums with
in are beating merrily.
At twelve o'clock the large folding
doors are opened, and sacred scene is
presented which is far more wonderful
than those mentioned above. 1t shows
the Savior in the presence of the apos-
ties, evidently giving them their in
struetions as in His last night on earth.
He moves about and addresses each one
of the faithful in turn, making hfe-lIke
gestures; after thus having delivered
himself he lies down, ,surrendering him
self to his enemies. The apostles then
retire from the scene, followed by the
traitor, Judas, carrying the bag con-
tanning the thirty pieces of silver, with
which he strikes live bells ere he leaves
the scene. The cock on top of the
clock flaps bis wings and crows three
times. During the time Christ is in.
structing his apostles Satan appears on
the scene twice, as if in doubt as to his
actions. This scene closes, when two
trumpeters appear, and, raising their
bugles to their lips, proclaim the close
of night. During the twelve hours
the clock plays three musical selections
and two thousand and twenty-five
automatic movements are made. The
automatons 60 through their move
ments every twenty minutes. This
mechanical wonder occupied seven
years in making, its inventor devoting
mornings and evenings only to work
upon it.