The Lamar register., 1892-08-13
FAMOUS WOODEN MEN.
s,,romATA THAT DID EVERY
THING BUT BREATHE
.,..,.,.,s ..rr.nria... rhzt was De
.,royct for witrh 2 oaal nr''
conu. aud His wonafr'li
Coach iiorscs-

century. an eminent matheiiii'ie'9-A
and learned besides in iIyinE and ae'a
inpquares and natural science
He studied uiaeicen bears oIt o.
every tweaty-lou wht.e ai tue
versity oil Cambridge and V en- as sNel
10 manage the mechanical eIce.s ~
the production by his fellow stadents
of a comedy Of AristoahaneS, CON
trived an auiomaton which led TO ms
change OF residence 50 Wild we're tne
surmises which attended the eAh'-
oiiioa.
This au,oma;on o, Dr. Dee was an
| ,riificiaI beotl the act reproduction
/ o. the scarab icus as far rs the eye ol
tho spe,iator could see bat 30 nllca
| with sprinrs aud wheels that u new
without sSter1al AID from the ioor TO
/ the ceiling OF the theatre carrying a
nan and a basket OF prov SONS on rs
back There was so much unp!oasnat
eossIp IN consequences that DR. Dee
went out oi the Couutry, though he
ai;erward became orc 81 the most
| distinguished men o, tAe court OF
Queen Elizabeth says Harper Young
| Psople
one Of the great men OF modern
lines Rene pescarics Ereneh
| philosopher born m I51s ailet
Europa with the fame o. his bod
mind ana store OF lea.uinE. seleu-
lists to-day nckaowlcdge their o.
ligat ons 10 him iH mechanics he
Is said 70 have made an aatomnton
which be dasigncd 20 bc a daughter
20 his old age
lie called it Frauc.na and in look
and gesture beauty aud Crac-
| Franciua wa all that doting father
could have desired la flesh and blood
! So goes the tale. a strange one Tor
| l-esearieS the philosopher with whom
Aristotle and Plato Sere compared
grew to love this meehan cal ma den
as the apple OF his eye
She wa said 10 walk with him \;
eveaIug in his garlcn. TO rise and
greet him with kiss when he re
turned home aud to pass her hand
row and thea. rs be sat at work ca
ressingly over his forehead shc was
| indeed cared for as tenderly Atsecmel
as real Erancina might have been
Once Descartes took raaeina oa a
sea voyage with him Tor he Travelled
much about EuropG Tho captain Of
tie vessel supposed Of course that
! he had two passengers and set two
| places at the table OF hoaor Bu.
while the young woman walked on
deck and sat by her fathers s.de ai
other times she did not come 20 the
table TO eat Aud it was observed
| that she alone OF al the passengers
I vr-aa sr,.. Ws..faH Hag- rs4L--saza
And so the crow ahd the captain
accused fraaciua OF beiRg a witch
and seizing her suddenly hove her
overheard her great weight her
failure 10 resist or cry oui aad her
master despairing cry teaching
them too late their mistake
One OF the best known OF the more
modern automatic was made at Bou-
logne in the seventeenth century. and
was called the Nccromaacor Of
Boulogne II was q manikin dressed
In Oriental costume about three
/ inches high and was endowed not
only with the power Of locomotion but
could luggle as we'll The figure
played with cups and balls on 4 tiny
table after the fashion OF human
presiidigitateurS
1t would take in It's lci; hand little
/ egg and pass II with a wand TO its
tight Then bird would break
through the top Of the egg aud Gutter
its wings with motion like that OF
the hummingbird sing i strain or
1 two aud drop back into the egg.
The Necromancer also took curious
oh. ects from liitle box and made
them disappear back into 1t with deft
l motions
IL WIS a remarkable scene 70 which
n now unknown inventor once inyi cd
Louis XIV. a; the chateau o. one OF
/ that monarchs intimates near PARIS
| In the exact center OF grove was a
I smooth expanse OF level ground. on
/ which as the king approached. an
extraordinary automatic group was
performing.
il was the coach aud horses which
| Comus the greatest OF modern
European magieiaus describes. Con-
! !urer ComuS reached the heigh; o!
his fame just after the beginning OF
| tho present century. He used 10 travel
all over france and had no equal as
a wizard. He left S2Q 600 year TO
=
famous French orator and agitator.
Comus had been invited TO accom-
/ pauy the king. As they looked the
| coachman cracked his whip the
horses praneed and started away on
their circular course. Not a straw or
] pebble marred the smoUthne IS OF the
| driveway. There was "A vacant throne
a little 10 one side about half way
round Opposite thi5 throne the
| hor cs stopped short footman came
down from the box. opened tho coach
door and assisted lady to descend
She stepped forward slowly. aud with
a profound courtesy laid on the steps
| OF the throne a petition she had held
in one hand.
Then she backed toward the coach
was helped in by the footman. who
/ closed the door and climed back on
the box. Thereupon the horse.
trotted back 20 the point from which
they started
This toy is said to have given the
king much pleasure and 10 have been
4 favorite amusement with him for
years