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The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-08-04
THE FLORAL CLOCK AT THE ST.
 LOUIS FAIR.


 Work has been begun by the Johnson Service Company of Milwaukee on the
 hands and machinery of the largest
 clock in the world. which win prove one
 Of the most interesting feature of
 the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. This mammoth clock will be an en-
 gineering masterpiece and will be in- stalled on the side of the hill north of the Agricultural building. The dial for this enormous timepiece will be a flower bed 12O feet in diameter.
 The minute hand will be sixty feet long and the ring at the end, which will be fastened to the machinery will be eight feet in diameter. large enough to support twelve men easily. 4 hunderd persons might promenade of this hand without interfering with the movements of the timepiece. The minute hand will move five feet every minute. -
 The flower bed will be masterpiece of the florists art. The entire dial will be a flower bed, and the numerals marking the various hours will be fif- teen fet in length. and made of bright colored coleus, a foliage plant with bright leaves that grows dense and may be proud and kept symmetrical without danger of impairing its growth. In broad circle, surrounding the dial, will be twelve flower beds, one opposite each hour. each two feet wide and fifteen feet long. These collections will repre- sent various flowers. but each will be so selected that the blossom is open at the particular hour it represents and at no other. In this way both the hands Of the clock and the flowers will tell the time os day. At night the whole vast ,timeplece will be illuminated with 1000 incandescent lights. .. ..s< .~.y.... T,a
 The machinery of the clock will be installed in house of glass built near by. Here an astronomical clock, the most delicate mechanism known to the .watchmaker's art. will direct the move ments of the mammoth timepiece with out and by means of compressed air the delicate movement of it's hand will be transmitted to the gigantic hands of the flower clock. It's accuracy is thus absolute. This is the first time such delicate fechanism has been adjusted to move such large timepiece.
 The clock itself Is sixteen times as large as any that has heretofore been made, The next largest is the clock in | the tower of the City Hall at Philadel- phia, which has dial diameter of twenty-five feet. ...
 The mammoth hands are the first part of the mechanism to be constructed so, that an estimate may be made of the necessary size of the moving machine ". Until they have been built and it is impossible to determine the amount of power necessary to move them on their daily trip around the dial. The hands will be built of structural
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steel set in trussess like the trestle
 work of bridge, and this trestle work Will be covered with roofing tin.
 The astromical clock, which will be the master of the movements of the mammoth timepiece, is a delicate mechanism me mounted on an iron column ,Weiging 300 pounds. to give it stability
 and freedom from jarring. The column
 will be supported on three capstan screw to bring 1t to an absolute level. A mercurial pendulum swings in the hollow column, which has an absolutely dustproof glass front. The weight falls inside the columns but in a separate compartment So that it will not infiu- ence the swinging of the pendulum.
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The works proper will be mounted in a dustproof glass case. The winding of the clock will be done once a month through hole in the glass case, which at the other times will be. Kept hermeti- cally close. s
 An immense bell will strike the. hours for this clock, and an effort is now be- ing made to secure the Columbian liber- ty bell for this purpose. An immense hour glass, five feet high. to be reversed automatically by a special mechanism every hour. will form an additional feature of this part of the exposition.- Milwaukee Sentinel.
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Who Hides Hi. Time.

Who bides his time, and day by day Faces defeat full patiently, And lifts mirthful roundelay,
 However poor his fortunes be; He will not fall in any Qualm
 Of poverty-the paitry dime, It will grow golden in his palm, Who bides hls time. Who bides his time-he tastes the sweet Of honey in the saltest tear; And though he fares with slowest feet Joy runs to meet him, drawing near; The birds are heralds of his cause; And, like neyer-ending rhyme, The roadsides bloom In his applause, Who bides his time. Who bides his time, and levers not In the hot race that none achieves, Shall wear cool-wreathen laurel wrought With crimson berries in the leaves; And he shall reign goodly king, .g..7 And sway his hand OCT every cline, With peace writ on his signet ring, Who bides his time. .ls.s, ...
 -.~.- James Whitcomb Riley.
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doubted that the United States. even with their wonderful assimilative pow CTS. can make good citizens of the sIavs quickly enough to remove fear of future troubles.
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There are several ways to make living. Charged with vagabondage, a youth who was arrested by the Paris police declared that he gained living as professional applauder at public meetings at 2s. Cd. per night.
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is being called to account for saying at the Authors Club dinner in London that a septuagenarian author is as rare as a black swan. His critics point to Her bert Spencer, George Meredith. 'Dr. Samuel Smiles. Manville Tenn. Tolstoi, Ibsen, sardou and others as proof against Sir Conan's statement.
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''No dancing master of refinement should tolerate the cake walk" is pro- test from the German Dancing Masters association.
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A new danger awaits visitors to the mountains of Switzerland, according to 8 Swiss physician. It is presented in the lines of train and tramcar service which Is now run in all directions up the mountain peaks. Dr. Ranger of Zurich declares that this method of att taining lofty peaks and high attitudes rapidly and without physical exertion involves an enormous strain and shock upon the heart and lungs. He strongly warns all those who are not robust and accustomed to high attitudes to take the greatest precautions when starting on such trips.
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German publicists predict that in an- other generation the United States will have a Slav problem in addition to the negro problem. They point out that in 1882 of the 535,ooo emigrants from Ger man ports only S3,O0O were slavs, while last year there were 475,O00 Slavs to 12s,ooo Germans. Crime, it is said, is more prevalent and of worse types in the Slavic centers in Germany than in the districts purely German. It is
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w M. H. Miller of Westchester, New York, died the other day, leaving an estate appraised at $55.OOO. His will has been filed in the surBogate's office. It contains this clause: "As my wife, Alice A. Miller, has an estate of her own of s2O,oOo and has treated and is treating me in a cruel and irhuman manner, direct that she shall only re- ceiye the sum of s1 out of my estate"
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According to London correspondents, there Is a strong feeling of confidence among sporting men on the other side in Sir Thomas Lipton's success in lift ing the cup this time. One of the cor respondents states that the vice-com- nnodore of the Ulster Yacht Club, which Sir Thomas Lipton represents, has al- ready picked out the place where the race will be sailed next time when some bold American crosses the Atlantic to bring it back. The Ulster Yacht Club is to have the cup and Bangor in North Wales the next race.
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According to the calculations made by the Railway Age of Chicago, the rail- roads of the country are using 11o.OO0,OOo ties a year merely to replace those worn out by use. They cost roads about s55,- 000.000 annually. The life of the average tie used by American railroads is not much over five years, but in France ties from beechwood treated with preserva- tives are found to be good for thirty-five years.
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A. viallati, a writer in the Revue His torique for July-August, who has had access to Spanish diplomatic corre- spondence. clearly reveals that the late Pope Leo XIII. made earnest endeavors to prevent the war between the United States and Spain. In a telegram from the Spanish minister to the Vatican to the minister of foreign affairs at Madrid, Cardinal Rampolla. speaking in behalf of the Pope. says, among other things: 'The President is desir- ous of adjusting the difficulty, but he is dragged along by Congress-
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It is announced that Germany heads the list of nations in the manufacture of pianos. There are 1855 piano factories in Germany, of which 14O are located in Berlin. In the past twenty years the value of exports has risen from $1,90O,- 900 annually to $s,11O.Ooo About 40 per cent. of these exports go to Great Brit ain. Argentine Republic comes next in order and then Belgium. Australia, Russia and Holland each import about 100000 of German pianos yearly.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-02

| dressing some one beyond Hold to this
| one," she said, land I'll take the other two.
| or they'll get tramped in the crowd"
| Emmy Lou felt herself grasped; she could
not see up to find by whom. The crowd in
| the aisle had closed above her head, but
she heard the stout lady behind saying:
Did you ever seen such an ill-mannered
child?" and Emmy Lou judged that Hat
| tie was struggling against fate.
| Slowly the crowd moved, and, being part
| of it, however unwillingly. Emmy Lou
! moved too out of the church and down the
steps. Then came the crashing of the band
| and the roll of carriages, and she found her
| self In the front row on the curb.
The man with the brandishing sword was
| threatening violently. "One more carriage
| is here for the family" called the man with
| the sword. His face was red and his voice
was hoarse. His glance in search for the
family suddenly fell on Emmy Lou. She
| felt it fall.
The problem solved itself for the man with
| the sword and his brow cleared. Grand
children next" roared the threatening man.
Grandchildren" echoed the crowd.
| Hattie and Sadie were pushed forward
| from somewhere. Hattie lifting her voice.
4
brazen utterance of the band? Sadie was
weeping wildly.
Emmy Lou, with the courage of despair,
! cried out in the grasp of the threatening
man, but the man. lifting her into the car
riage, was speaking himself, and to the
| driver. Keep eye on them-separated
from the family" he was explaining and
a moment later Hattie and Sadie were
lifted after Emmy Lou into the carriage,
and as the door banged their carriage
moved with the rest UP the street.
| Now" said Hattie, and Hattie sprang
| to the farther door.
1t would not open. Things never will in
dreadful dreams.
| Through the carriage windows the school
with its arched doorways and windows
gazed frowningly. reproachfully. A gentle
man entered the gate and went into the
| doorway.
Its our minister said Sadie, weeping
| afresh.
| Hattie beat upon the window and called
| to the driver but no mortal ear could have
| heard above that band.
AN my grown-up brother, an gran'ma
an the rest" said Hattie. And Hattie
wept.
"And the visiting lady next door," said
| Emmy Lou. She did not mean to weep.
tears did not come readily to Emmy You,
| but Just then her eyes fell upon the hand
kerchief still held by its exact center in
her hand. What would the exhibition do
| without them?
Then Emmy Lou wept
Late that afternoon carriage stopped at
/ Vb hr,flx
stood. Since his charges were but infantils
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affairs, the colored gentleman on the box
thought to expedite matters and drop them
at the corners nearest their homes.
Descending, the colored gentleman flung
open the door. and three little girls crept
forth. three crushed little girls, three limp
little girls, three little girls in a mild kind
of mourning.
They came forth timidly. They looked
around. They hoped they might reach
their homes unobserved.
There was crowd up the street. A
gathering of people-many people Tt
seemed to be at Emmy Louis gate. Hattie
and Sadie lived farther on.
1T must be fire." said Hattie.
But it wasn't. 1t was the exhibition, the
principal and Miss Carrie, the teachers
and pupils, the mammas and aunties and
| Uncle Charlie.
AN gran ma" said Hattie.
"And the visiting lady" said Emmy
| Lou.
"And our minister" said Sadie.
| The gathering of many people caught
| sight of them presently and came to meet
them. three little girls in mild mourning.
The little girls moved slowly, but the
crowd moved rapidly.
| The gentlemen laughed. Uncle Charlie
and the minister and the papa or two,
laughed when they heard, and laughed
again. and went on laughing. they leaned
against the fence.
But the ladies could see nothing funny
the mammas, nor Aunt Cordelia. That milo
mourning had been the result of anxious
| planning and consultation.
Neither could Miss Carrie. She said they
| had failed her. She said it in her deepest
| tones and used gestures.
Sadie wept, for the sight of Miss Carrie
recalled afresh the tears she should have
shed with histrionic talent
The parents and guardians led them
home.
Emmy Lou was tired. She was used to q
| quiet life and never before had been in the
| public eye.
At supper she nodded and mild mourn.
ing and all, suddenly Emmy Lou COL
lapsed and fell asleep. her head against he,
| chair.
| Uncle Charlie woke her. He stood her uI
on the chair and held out his arms. Uncle
| Charlie meant to carry her as if she were
baby thing again up to bed.
| Come said Uncle Charlie.
Emmy Lou stood dazed and flushed, she
was not yet quite awake.
Uncle Charlie had caught snatches OF
school vernacular Come" said he. "suit
the action to the word
Emmy Lou woke suddenly, the words
shifting her ears with ominous import. She
thought the hour had come, 1t was the ex-
! hibition.
She stood stifiy. she advanced cautious
half circle. Emmy Lou spoke
I'VE know not where We co." said Emmy
| Lou.
mo more we do" said Uncle Charlie.
| ITO be Continued Tomorrow
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Hattie. IAN my mamma an gran'ma an
the rest"
My Aunt Cordelia has invited the visiting
lady next door," said Emmy Lou.
But 1t was Sadie's hour "Our minister's
coming" said Sadie.
"Oh, Sadie" said Hattie, and while there
was despair in her voice one knew that IN
Hattie's heart there was exultation at the
very awfulness Of it.
"Oh. Sadie" said Emmy Lou. and there
was no exultation in the tones of Emmy
Louis despair. Not that Emmy Lou had
much to do-hers was mostly the suiting of
the action to some others word. She was
chosen largely because Of Hattie and Sadie,
who had wanted her. And then, too. Emmy
Louis Uncle Charlie was the owner of a
newspaper. The exhibition might get into
it's columns: not that Miss Carrie cared for
this herself-she was thinking Of the good
il might do the school.
Emmy Louis part was 10 weep when
Sadie wept. and to point a chubby fore
finger skyward when Hattie mentioned the
departure for earth of the soldier parent,
and to lower that forefinger footward at
Sadie's fearful allusion to an untimely
grave.
Emmy Lou had but one utterance, and 1t
was brief. Emmy Lou was to advance one
foot stretch forth hand and say, in the
character Of orphan for whom no asylum
was offered. I'VE know not where we go."
That very morning, at gray of dawn,
Emmy Lou had crept from her own bed into
Aunt Cordelia's bed to say it over, for it
weighed heavily on her mind, I'VE know
not where we co."
AS Emmy Lou said it the momentous i'm
port of the confession fell with explosive
relief on the go. as II the relief were great
to have reached that point.
1t seemed to Aunt Cordelia. however. that
the where was the problem in the matter.
Aunt Louise called In from the next room.
Aunt Louise had large ideas The stress.
she said, should be laid equally on know
not, where and go.
Since then, all day, Emmy Lou had been
saying it at intervals Of half minutes for
fear she might forget.
Meanwhile. 1t yet lacking a moment or so
- o'clock, the orphaned heroines continued
to linger at the gate. awaiting the hour.
Listen" said Hattie; Il hear music"
There was church across the street The
drug store adioined 1t. 1t was a large
church. with high steps and a pillared por-
tico, and its doors were open.
Its a band, and marching" said Hattie.
The orphaned children hurried to the
curb. procession was turning the corner
and coming toward them. On either side
walk crowds of men and boys accompanied
IL.
Its funeral" said Sadie, as II she In
5fxiuo fho
Hattie turned with face Of conviction.
"I know. It's that big generals funeral;
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But at the church with unexpected abb
ruptness the band halted, turned. it fell
apart, and the procession came through;
1t came right on through and up the steps,
q line of uniforms and swords on either
side from curb to pillar, aud halted
Aghast, between two glittering files. the
orphaned children shrank into the shadow
behind pillar. while upstreamed from the
carriages below unending iine-bare-
headed men, and ladies bearing flowers.
Behind, below. about. closing in on every
side, crowded people, sea OF people.
The orphaned children found themselves
swept from their hiding by the crowd and
unwillingly jostled forward into promi-
nence.
A frowning man with a sword in his hand
seemed to be threatening everybody; his
face was red and his voice was big. and he
glittered with many buttons. All at once
he caught sight Of the orphaned children
and threatened them vehemently.
Here" said the frowning man. right In
here" and he placed them in line.
The orphaned children were appalled,. and
even in the face of the man cried out in
protest. But the man Of the sword did not
hear, for the reason that he did not listen.
Instead he was addressing a large and
stout lady Immediately behind them.
Separated from the family in the con-
fusion the grandchildren evidently-just
see them in. please"
AND suddenly the orphaned children found
themselves a part Of the procession as
grandchildren The nature of a process
sion is TO proceed. And the grandchildren
proceeded with it. They could not help
themselves. There was no time for protest
for, pushed by the crowd which closed and
swayed above their heads and piloted by
the stout lady close behind, they were swept
into the church and up the aisle and when
they came again to themselves were in the
inner corner Of pew near the front.
The church was decked with flags.
So was the third reader room. 1t was
hung with flags for the exhibition.
Hattie in the corner nudged Sadie. Sadie
urged Emmy Lou. who. next to the stout
lady. touched her timidly. I'VE have got
to get out" said Emmy Lou, we've got to
say our parts.''
mot now," said the lady, reassuringly,
''the programme is at the cemetery"
'S-h-h.' said that person. engaged with
the spectacle and the crowd; "Sh-h-''
Abashed. Emmy Lou sat. sh-h-ed.
Hattie arose. Ii was terrible TO rise in
church and at funeral, and the church
was filled, the aisles were crowded, but
Hattie arose. Hattie was st. George and
a dragon stood between her and the exh:bi-
ton.
She pushed by Sadie and past Emmy Lou.
Hattie slim she strenuous.
or perhaps she was slim because she was
strenuous. but not even so slim little girl
as Hattie could push by the stout lady, for
she dlled the space.
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At Hattie's touch she turned. Although
she looked good natured. the size and pom
derance of the lady were intimidating. She
stared at Hattie; people were looking; 1t
was in church: Hattie's face was red.
'You can't get to the family said the
lady, 'you couldn't move in the crowd.
Besides, promised 20 see to you Now be
quiet" she added GROSSLY, when Hattie
would have spoken. She turned away.
Hattie crept back vanquished by this
dragon.
80 suitably dressed" the stout lady was
saying to lady beyond; grandchildren
you know"
"She says they are grandchildren" echoed
the whispers around.
Even their little handkerohiefs have
black borders." somebody beyond replied.
Emmy Lou wondered IL she was in some
dreadful dream. Was she a grandchild or
was she an orphan? Her head swan.
The service began and there fell on the
unwilling grandchildren the submission Of
ave. The stout lady cried. she also punched
Emmy Lou with her elbow whenever that
little person moved, but finally she found
courage to turn her head so she could see
Sadie.
Sadie was weeping into her black-bor-
dered handkerchief, nor were they tears of
histrionic talent. They were real tears.
People all about were locking at her SYM
pathetically. Such grief in a grandchild
was very moving.
1t may have been minutes, 1t seemed to
Emmy Lou hours, before there came a
general uprising. Hattie stood up. So did
Sadie and Emmy Lou. Their skirts no
longer stood out jauntily; they were quite
crushed and subdued.
There was wild. hunted look in Hattie s
eyes. Watch the chance" she whispered.
land run"
But 1t did not come. AS the pews emptied
the stout lady passed Emmy Lou on, ad-
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vain swallowing to overcome a labial dry
ness and a lingual taste of copper, try to
suit the action to the word; but to mount
the platform for the play-Emmy Lou was
trying not to look that far ahead. But
as the hour approached. the solemn i'm
portance Of the occasion was stealing
brainward. and she even began to feel glad
she a part of the exhibition, for to
have been left out would have been worse
even than the moment of mounting the
platform.
MY grown-up brothers coming" said
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the soldiers"
''We'n never see thing for the crowd, -
despaired Sadie.
Emmy Lou was gazing. They've got
plumes In their hats she said
Lets go over on the church steps and
see 1t go by" said Hattie, its early"
The orphaned children hurried across the
street. They climbed the steps. At the
top they turned.
There were plumes and more, there were
flags and swords, and band led.