Wichita eagle., 1888-07-12
THE LATEST MEc+.aVlcAL WONDER.
A Figure That Pulls Out It's Watch and
Tell, One tae Time.

Tells One tae Time.
Professor Charles Richel. the inventor II
the flying machine which created 80 much
interest few years ago. IS i0st complaining a
mechanical wonder which "a an astonishing
piere Of mechanism Il Prorliss 70 create a
great furor throughout the country. lie has
been over a year experimenting with IL, a1d
has at last achieved results which at the cut
start seemed irapossible. IL was given cerse
blanche from a watch manufacturing concrrn
20 get up the novelty time ard e1pense be-
ing secondary cons Iteration Professor
Richel hos kept the matter searet, and has
permitted no o1s 10 enter his ssaay except
ing one or two intimate triend& A reporter
WAS given a private view last evening.
TIE entrance - the ss1tilo Is by way Of
dark staircase on John street. Doahl~ doors,
q screen and heavy curtain shut cut The
daylight Electric lights are used 70 work
By. There are al sorts OF grossqes heaeis,
arms and bits Of plaster anA.ozay hanging
around the room, and upon tie work bench
are brass Dolds snd g varsity Of fne tools
for the purposs OF wor xing IN steel and bruz<l
The new wonder Is hfe s.1ed yossth % per-
haps sixteen years Of ag, BE ~ ane Ioak-
boy Of tbs present day. Tkr 1gurs ssanls
Upon the floor, ana Is ast-yed In k2scseraock-
ers and laced shoes, vest. eost. ese.--to AL sp-
pearanee> living boy. Professor Richel dad
not approach the figure. b1s spose 70 il. say
ing. q Good evening. Bobby, what Tine 10
IL r The figure turned is brad aid bowed
slightly and with 10 EFF band pulled back
the coat The right hand. which lad been
hanging at the side. wss lifted gp 70 the vsst
pocket and drew out watch Ths Satca WA
then carried up to the ear, 81 the same time
the head turned so As 20 bring TIA ear down
in listening attisude, While shc eyes closed
When the Silent youth was assured thai tia
watch was ticking tia band droppsd Slightly
forward; shs bead turned - 90 bring Tho
.acc 70 look full az ths watch, tie sy,s opersd
and pleased smile spreAd over tie features.
The bead was than thrown back, the hand
which held the watch b~Swoen tbs thumb
and irdex finger returned sne ws,rh 20 the
vest pocket and was tAe.n gracefully s~rsg
osck into It's resting position by the ssde.
The urouth opeus1, and With pleasant
laugh tie figure sad Its igss half pas, 8.
gentlemen
So naturally vas ell thts performed hat
for an instant IL seemed ~ II the figure ~zs
an actual hv1ng being T1srs vas GO jeTky
novezaent. nor the sligtsex. Jar O. no4sa Tss
eyes ope,ed and CLOSED AID the bead moved
about TO al appearances Like . living Cha
PrutseSor Richsl laughed add sd. "Wh4t do
you thtah Of ~ md tc-o proces.et 70 sx-
plain bow IL was operated I2kds tks egurs
h co electric noosor Tbs bad ben st Ia %
era.ion BY toscsing acn<c-slsd b1t0za u tez
foor several feet away where The p-ossszer
aad ben standing. AsteTwsssa - opeasd
ne chess Of tie bgurs Ana sxpoaei shsrs
tee cams. sErings weight halsuees sp-ra1s
ard levers which Rad rzasei to- asi
asaf 20 E.o~a The cIsyerszs par ~ tso-s
-asch cazss tse wrlzt, tazzre s@zt i.aZsrs "a
/ move Tie srr1cu.ztory mechanism = ssTY
SIMILAR 20 shss sHpi>yed In a ysono-rsfA--
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