Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-09
GRANDFATHER'S CLOCK.
The origin and Mrention of the
Theological Mach me.
The Standard OF Time Adopt ed In the
United S~iates-tour Hours DIFF
terence Between the At
lantic and Pacific.

All measurement Of time is wholly arbitrary
n its cha racter, because the actual and { hat
four clocks agree only, as to local time ON four
days IN the year, April 10. June II, August 81
and Decembe y. This applies equally to all
local standards used in this country. The
trouble to practical men was the fact that there
was four hours difference between San Francis
co and the eastern portion of Maine. The adop-
ton of both Washing ton and New Orle ans time
as a single standard was open to the same OBJ
lection. The great change that would have to
be made to make 1t Il O'Clock, noon, in all parts
~ interfere with and change all old customs
and usages. In 1873, Prof. Abbey suggested the
adoption of Our time 9el,S tor n use !, IN ms counc
longitude. There was to be Just one hours diff.
ference in clock time between each two of these
points. The change caused but unimportant
differences anywhere, save in places where two
belts meet. and then in passing from one belt
to another, there is Just one hours difference in
time. The plan is the simplest and most CON
yenient that can be devised.
The early history of clocks aud watches is en-
yeloped in so much obscurity that 1t would be
almost impo ssible to point out any individual
who could with propriety be called the inventor.
the latter part of the 18th or the beginning of
the 18th century. The middle of the 18th cen.
tury seems to be the time which affords the first
certain evidence of the existence of what would
be now called a clock or regulated theological
machine. The first clock at Bologna was fixed
up in 1856. Conradus Dasypodtus gives an ac-
count of IL clock erected at Strasourg, about
1854. Lehman intormes us that there was Il
clock at SDire in 1885. Venice had one in 1897.
me conclusion to be drawn from the evidence
here adduced is that Il well regulated horOlogi-
cal machine is neither of so ancient a date as
some writer's suppose, nor get the more recent
invention of the last two centuries and that the
inventor is not certainly known. So numerous
nave been the novelties in the clock and watch
Manufacture within the last few years that the
bare enumeration Of the names of the inventors
would occupy a considerable space,
Among the many expert in
Omaha is one, MIR. =. NJ. Boyer, who when inter-
viewed worked at his business at the iewelry
| store No 23 South 18Th street. Mr.. Boyer is IL
| native of Denmark, and came to this city from
there about three years ago, he says:
Thirst noticed there was something the mat,
it continued to grow worse until IT became al.
| most unbearable. Ny head ached me and |
| my eyes were watery and growing weak; my
nose was continually stopped up, first one side,
dry, hard scabs from it. | had a continual
dropping in the back part of my throat, which
caused an unpleasant hawking and splitting and
caused my throat to be quite sore most of the
time; my lungs were sore and | had an awful
tightness on my chest, making 1t difficult for
! noticeably at night when | would retire: |
would often have to get up and sit in a chair so
as to be able to breathe; this of course would
cause me to get but little sleep and make me
| unfit for active work the next day. was botn-
cred considerably with my stomach, too, and to
make "A long story short | was about as miser-
able Il sufferer IRON catarrh as can be round. l
read the advertisements of DR.. c. NJ. Jordan
in the daily papers and found the SYMPTOMS
there described to tit my case so well that [
called on HIM and was examined, ana he told
| me that IL was catarrh and that | had some
polypus tumorS growing in my nose that would
have to be removed. He removed them, and
the treatment he gave me soon brought me out
n well man. treated for three months and my
nose and head is clear. No more heidacheS, no
more pain over the eyes, no more sore throat
nor hawking and splitting, and when | retire at
night IL is to a good and refreshing sleep, and |
do not have to get upto be able to breathe. What
bothers me now is that there are so many peo-
| pie in this city. one sees them every day on the
streets. who can not say they have heard their
natural voice for n long time. who have not had
a good nights rest for months, and who are in
perpetual misery, all owing to Il chronic case of
catarrh, but there is no necessity for such
| things as long as there is d doctor who
can and will cure it, and do it cheaply, too, !
was surprised at the cost of his treatment. !
had supposed that it would cost quite a sum of
money and that | would have to lay of from
work, but | was agreeably disappointed as 1t
| cost but a nominal sum, and | did not lose a
day from my usual occup ttion.
The following are the symptoms read by Mr.
Boyer and which convinced him that he had ca.
tarrh. Read them, if so, then you too have ca
tarrh.