St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-06
THE CLOCK MADE FACES.
A Curious Tfmepiece Causes Do
nestle Trouble.
Mr.. Mulcahey While Drunk Sees q
Strange Sight.

In the window of a jewelry store on
Smithfleid street, near Seventh avenue, is
exhlolted curious clock. says the Pitts
burg Press. 1t is in the form of a dog.
The movement is what is known as ''elon-
gated" and IS so arranged that with every
tick the dog wags its tail and protudes its
tongue. The clock was made in Germany,
and there Is probably not another like it in
America. The cost of the importation of
fancy clocks is so great that there is no
profit in them. The face of the clock is in
the side of the Coz. which has its head
turned towards the observer. The curious
little timepiece is not for sale, though
several have tried to buy it.
Other new designs in clocks for the sea-
son are also very curious They are lust
coming into the market. Many of them
will not arrive until the holidays Clocks
in PLAQUES and velvet palettes and similar
designs, for wall decorations, will be fully
as popular as last year. The new patterns
include tinepieces in bric-a- brac cases Of
all kinds. A rather pretty one is kennel
and a dog, faster ed with tiny chain.
standing guard Birds standing on a branch
and holding up small watch, and tine
piece looking forth from a sheaf Of wheat
or handful of grasses are other pretty de-
signs. Then there are several patterns of
clocks connected with inkstands. card-re-
celvers cigar cases. ETC., which will make
suitable holiday gifts AMI are uute orila-
mental.
Mrs. John Mulcahey, who lives on
Duquesne way, near the Point, bought
CLOCK the other day. 1t was one OF the
latest novelties. A Womans face urna-
mented the front. and by curious con-
trlvance the Jaws were made to open and
shut with every swing uf the pendulum.
She said nothing to her husband about it.
ut put it on the mantel, where it worked
IS jaws steadily like Vassar girl chewing
gum. Mulcahey came home about dark,
drunk. He sat down before the fire and
began to sing. Pretty soon he saw the
clock.
''Fhat the diviPs the matter wild the
ciock?' he muttered. Then he looked again
and noticed the face. The eyes seemed to
have sinister expression and the clock ap-
peared to move toward him as the laws
kept up their unceaSing motion.
"Howiy Mither!'' he yelled. "Oive got
the jim jams. Help! Police. MurderI
Take 'eru otfr'
After the first fright was over he man.
aged to steady himself long enough to ex-
anime the cause of his terror. When he
the floor.
oh We mutherin' thafe % the worp.
Yell make faces at me wild your ooglv
mug. will yez? Ye Ouid divil, " he yelled.
Then he wished he hadn't.
His wife came III just then and thought
he was talking to her. She did not
pause for explanation, but with
her strong right arm reached for
Mr.. Mulcahey. For a few minutes
the air was ful hair, fists, boots and
profanity. Wiel the fight was finally de-
clared off, Mulcaney lay in the corner with
his eyes swollen smut. and his nose knocked
out OF shape His wife washed the blood
from his tace and muttered something
about "tachin' the ould fool not to trtle
wild her good nature jist because he was
drunk"
The timeplece which had caused all the
trouble stood i'll another corner, grinning
broadly and working its jaws with delight
at the domestic disturbance ii had created.