Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-02-22
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gaffI the N~sr $3.50


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Ussm the N-.r ssSa.
ro- the thfr,f time the r-isru icirafis~
Of Strsshzr-. Csrruanr. decided N fsls
that new ss.raoarnirsf clock shrnls
be placed in TIE fran. -ro~ss % ths Ga
one 4 StrasA-rs- vsatrhsuakrr ~ ths
name Of Sehwil-u- vas interested sith
the undertaking. and within four Years
he anished the uniau~ mechanism
which stand. today To th~ wonder and
Amusement 81 natives snss visitors. Noa
only dos this cIoek k~ep the ,i-ur froru
dav n Aav. but IL rur. frnr- rrar -
wear without The Intervention % arw
cia-kmaSrr Reside. tats its facp r~u-
taias d5,x indicatinw sli th- varish'-
holidays - thr rear FASTER. anH -fmn.
lf rr-uiafe~ itself in Ere leap Years On
Erra tne phases RI tise nsr-eH th~
c-iir>ss. ts~ equinasrs ant tire Trvo-
Lotions - at the plancts - th-
solar svStem- The hncu~ss ~ the
structure ian BE- unacrstocl when
u Is Suuwn that - the
sever Eulden halls - different stsrs
representa- the pianets. ire nexr~~t
tn the sun MeHrurv fakrs tvreutv-ciwht
davs - make the circuit ~ It's orbit.
while Saturn only ear complete is
cuur~e m Las dAvs or n~arl- threr
YEAR The cntire mechanism. its
make celebrated vcui8 ~an ruf' fhe
vssr sse. = Ire brass ard either metal
Of vvhtCh = = built 10 not wear cent iu
the meantime TINS wonderful con-
an : unfortunately IN dark
place " here ihes=s % ao constantly wish
u view - vel ar scarcely aeis - 20
- - si'e e Wig ~hieh -a- - -
tered either through the cathedral
proffr oF portal raich directly lcsrs
thither from outdoors
The time u greatest interest j. ~
nom each d1~, thouEh there are little
performances ~ svsr~ auarie- hcHr f'
moor Il ire tine the cock crows. ami
that Is what everyone wants 90 hear
he interest never seems % waue
For an hour before twelve o'cloel. dsv
after dsy. = crowd gathers IN thi-
es'rnsr -~asslrr f1S tite eNhIuiti0u The
early arrival : partly N order 20 -et
En--t place and partly because the
eloc< @sep> solar time. which now y
ha'f hour behind ordinary >trasbur-
tinle. Herr arv tourists. SOLDIER. r-us.
pf"iAt couples. peasant women vi'h
oas@rt~. e"Es Win bundles. W ho hsvr
fan " fFnfn faH street - ct ancthrr
ofs a. ire tAiag- N-v~ e is rely a
haif hour uniil the performance. will
M f''o'n hold any more'
he h~asiir>- like the street-rar ccn-
dmetar~. ar sure there = plenty -
ro"fn -Wr front ~ -ath~~. ia this
rHs~. tsHirs Fhsv ~n~- $50 v-@ns~
Of their maze g. and bac, the reonre
sarge >ttit more are coming The
nativ~-. who never see'u % tire Of tire
sigat ami WI" know nctier alsnu. III.
vsTi~as~ 'H~ 'is7ss ~ nov dror-
pinE a mntners with ea'si'-s, cuisines
men tra1n sr"unl tHe eprner- snd
e'rery ts1'tr eisss here - re- space ~
sneefe- Vow There are only Hve win
uies anth the r1nster crows Navle
- ''-iii ''af err-' tr-ssv- brsrv h--ir =
le-'-ing a. tne cio'-s- In the very cenier
- the hig monumrn, e. che eioekrnalS-
- : ingenuity "a gallery
Here staadS Father Time represent
iuE DEATH. h. ha. about him on a re-
-pi-sag psaee fpaf 1guEeS-ghiisih05i.
hoys Yeuth. a vouuE hunter. Nan
hensi. fully armed knight. Uld A-r. a
-ra haired man ciothesi IN the skin %
h~sst ohiidho-si had struck the
hE>t quarter h@s-. oath the s-coi.l.
Ms-hcs-3 re laird and ola age Inc
q. acr huur~ II the oar. but row At
ns'a Z Z t~afhs own chancr The
lar hSarss eoH@ osi 70 v'ew fef"rc
Mira aiae. Win grim hammer 81
sn~ r --.ss@a- ~ass svs~'~s "'rois--
tse ae&ta = another asEa
Httle szure Down neur the face W
Ire ssss@ Her aas his tHrr. ant. 18th
little shases reverses hrs hour-slsss-