Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-10-07
IN THEIR VERY BEST DAY!
Worlds Fair Managers Find tn,
Attendance Satisfactory.
The Climate Is Painfully Frsaky, but Still
There Is Fun on the Plaisancs..Won.
dsrful Clocks..The Tiffany
Jewels..Other Briefs.

dsrFul Clocks.-.The Tiffany
Jswels..Other Briefs.
WORLDS FAIR, Sept. 30.-LSpeciall-
Chicago maintains her record for the worS
climate in the north incorporate zone. On
a recent afternoon the mercury fell from s
degrees to 50 degrees so rapidly that lou
crowd" after sweating its way through thl
live fish galleries, were chilled to the bon
in 10 minutes after getting out. On low.
day the mercury stood at 81 degrees at sun
set and soon after fell 20 degrees in Is min
utes. All afternoon the dust was a blind
ing nuisance. At Q p. n. the lagoon wa
all over the fair grounds, and everything
loose was Washed away. Some folks sa.
100000 worth Of damage WAS done to fin
articles. Next morning il was cold enough
for an overcoat, and Il day or two later Their
was more suffering from heat. 1t make
me laugh to think what fun there woul'
hay been in keeping this thing opei
through November.
A Lost Opportunity.
The exhibitors show by actions rathc
than words that they look for a decreased,
attendance soon. Some are already pre-
pairing 10 move 10 San Francisco, and fou
or five of the Midway plaisance concession
mares want TO leave now If the courts vii
release them. some of the shouters insis
on shouting. and the rule against ii is no
very strictly enforced. Unfortunately thu
best ones obey the order. The man il
front Of the California ostrich farm" wa
a whole circys by himself. The last day
was there a boy of 10 years or so was anX
ious TO 70 IN, but his father, a sturdy farm
er. was pulling him away, when the toutel
sang out in the inim!table Bowery style:
"Oh, yes, drag your poor little boy away
from this greatest show on earth, and a few
years from now abuse him because he don
know a%nythingl Come all the way TO Chi
cage with your pocket full of money anc
then refuse n child a sight of these magnif
cent tropical birds. oh, yes, France ha
her lily, and England has her rose, but W,
have the ostrich with two pointed toes
So don't let the child lose the greatest OPP
~portunity Of his life"
The eyes of the crowd were on him, ant
the farmer had to go in. There are many
sights in the larger buildings which oni
can scarcely get to in these crowding days
such as the electric theater, Tiffany's dis
play and the live fish. By common consent
and American good nature children are
given the right OF way among g fish, an6
it really is "A pity that all our little country
men cannot get there, Tor the sight is on,
to delight and instruct n child and give il
a pleasant memory for life. One walk!
around "A great circle in a narrow passage
md the clear plate glass rises on each side
of him to the roof. Behind that glass swim
specimens of every fish in American fresl
waters and almost everything that lives il
the sea, and the illusion is SO perfect that il
is just the same as il one were walking a
the bottom Of lake or ocean.
The pass gate at Fifty-seventh street il
never closed by day or night, SO / nave gon,
in early and taken views Of Titfany's az
soon as the doors Of the Liberal Arts de
partment were open, and after three inspec
tions | feel competent to say something
about it. First 10 draw the crowd-anC
last for that matter-is the great DIAMOND
revolvi Z slowly on "A pivot point at the toI
of the great jewel case. 1t weighs 1888
carats. is of curse the largest in America
aud all the world knows the rest. Next il
popular favor is the magnolia vase, a pure
~ American conception suggested by the
pottery found in Toltec ruins in Mexico
Cactus leaves and "oldenrod predominatei il
the floral figures, pure gold being the ma
terial wherever the color suits, and else
where silver, opal and emerald, with point.
in precious stones. The vase Is 81 inche:
high, aud weighs ~ ounces.
A Precious Necklace.
Another ~favorite is the "Oriental"-popu
lar name-a necklace of three strands, con
tanning s3sS coo worth of precious stones
and brooch, containing 1000 stones rang
,n,, 49,, Ifn,,,ple -, Ohm aud ,las,. ~,
eralds. Still another is thCkiking punch
bow of iron, finely etched and damascused
with gold and silver inlay. There are alsc
limitations of all the jewels dug oft Oh
! Pompeii and Cyprus; reproductions of the
finest japanese and oti\r Asiatic jewelry
gems cut, polished and set after the style,
OF ali the nations, watches OF every siZe and
style from the dainty little thing called tn.
Strawberry watch up TO the largest made:
the Portuguese necklace, containing 5G
rose diamonds, and, most corNpicuous OF
all, the wonderful clocks. OF these the ont
to attract most popular attention is the
GlCbe clock, made of sterling silver.
A Wonderful Clock.
The motive power is In the lower part,
which seems merely a support to the globe
and ON examination this support is seen tt
be a model Of the Roman Pantheon, with
pillars 70 represent the months, and on ii.
roof the signs Of the zodiac. Above il the
globe revolves on an axis, so as TO bring the
hours Of the day as marked on the equatoi
successfully under the lines which indicate,
at a glance the time on any part OF th,
earth's surface. On two curved arm ris
ing from the axis below are the moon
which passes around the globe in its reg
ular time, and a gilt dial showing the dec
l~ination of the sun north and south of til,
equator according to tEe season.
have named but u few Of the wonder,
of this clock, yet il is really less wonderful
than the so called Louis XIV clock, thu
name being given for the style Of the case
1t is made Of South American amarantt
wood richly carved, is s feet high, ant
there are % silver and enameled dial plate,
with gilt rims. all mounted in Il California
pearl frame. These show the hours, days
months, cycles, zodiac, years Of the Chris
tian era, leap years and many other divi
sions of time. There are also 81 principa
cities of the world marked and the tim,
given at each. The equation of time, dec
lination Of the sun and variation in tn,
normal orbit Of the moon are also given
the wheel gauging the latter making bu
one revolution in ~ years.
The other noted timepiece here is the 81
called Century clock, exhibited by tn
Waterbury Watch company, but to my ey
it is somewhat marred by the many auto
matte figures. The motions of sun. moo,
and stars, of machinery, cars and vessel
can be represented without violating tn
natural sense of ~spontaneity or harmony
but it is doubtful If those of living thing
can. The automatons represent man,
branches Of American industry, from cot
ton picking to matchmaking, and the panel
ings show interesting scenes in our history
This clock is of highly polished black wal
nut, 6 feet square ut the base and q littl
over 10 feet high. The most skilled work
men were IL years in making it, and it l
valued at $4,000.