The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-17

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a TriGrrph of Mocha r1srra sil srestss
Floral Tine piece at III
Louis Falf.

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North entrance to the Palace fslA ggrisss
culture and separated from "a eli build
ing by a driveway. says tn esssSc ient1tlcS
American Although IL is at BIZ SsSi
/ known as a doral clock, 81 u keep
accurate time. for beneath Ike M nessS
and other plants skilled artisansgh have
constructed machinery sfmtla To the
works of a watch. but which In y ize;ss
bears the same comp arison as does
| the dinotherium. which once inllabiss
| ted the Ntiocene beds Of Europe and
| Asia, to the titmouse of to-day he
disk consists of a circle OF Hover beds
liz feet in diameter and 81 he ha ntlsssS55
| are long. green pointer the largest
which moves five feet q minute
the place where these hands Join Sins
the center a tall man col1ld Iie down
and the surface beneath iIlsi Asx tend
four feet beyond his head.
Between the dial and the aa1ae esofss
Agriculture are three maj Y tatess
buildings, The central &one.. Es AZ q
IL feet square at the base and aaSfaasts
to the cornice line 81 Of
chitecture, except the roof rs
hemisphere g feet In liaine en-. s
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dotted with stars and n1arke
meritlians,to represent the y s:tNtsIsssSs
In this building Is tho mechaI lsfaSt Ind
connects with the nnderg na Ina
chinery and moves he IA iti e lsosi
the mechanisns that strikes he ErsstsS
bell The south wall is or plate glassssss
and the glass in turn ~ hi deflsir olnsB
view by a swinging d cor, e1cept s For
a few minutes during every s,tiIssS
when the door5is thrown 8bacIs autoIn att
ically, revealing the works Re VA ms
Above the dome is a Il cure pf ssr in,fs
On the right of this centra1 ShllI lslssS
ing is a similar structlI re. thouH En-
smaller; 1.-THE roof, also ~ shen11 erea III
represents half the earth, showi nass be-
Western continents IN hin han esssf aaSSs
T .o00-pound bell, viii CHI sounds lIe@Ss
hours in deep tones that CON bell eartl3
all over the exposition grou 1lds nd
it is at the first troke Of the bsll sth ats
the door swings open re YEA ling he
clockwork. . comp Mon stI1s ssl1reA#
stands on the left Of the cen IA Sb1ifl dss
ing, ana within is an Immense heslr.ss
glass that turns a,ltonati teal sry
hour. Alright these Three hni lsee-ies
will be briiantl " llunl mated and sa MI
will be the .di i. to do VIII chs elfleas
bulbs will nestle und CT the plan gs fl1at tn
form the numerals and cove sst M
hands To cause the necessary SCI Iect8
9 900 lights will be used.
This clock, in so far as The Chin
cry goes, is an exhibit #of "a esteem
manufactory; the floral arrangementsS
has been planned by the chief of as srs ssssS
culture of the exposi tion8 and 1liss 49,
sistants Following the latest pla ass
the inner surface Of tho d Ia I-s-t sis
smaller circle, which IS bordersd saySs
a wide rim containing the numerals
viii be of white low wing flowers
bordered with a hin hedge Of folistg sss
plants Within the rim aof hss q I'm ers
ais, thrown into relief BY intervs iag
white blossoms The bord erg Of ne
rim will be circle OK alogy-srd fslEssssS
lowers, and beyond this aga "a ~ Il siss5
spears of foliage plants red Az efLssa tsss
ing with yellew VIII CHI &sWil ind afsss
the seconds. i 500 OF go or
and the same mum ber$ Of 81 O. s,t leTsss
70 alzit,g 1900 IN al
Surrounding the COM eta clscs arlass
ference of the iai on lIs
be lSth
3t,fs again VIII be a broadp "a CO.
colored earth. nInuta taass
hour irands are Tong steel trotIss ~ X
which fertilizad cart has be lsasseslss
10 supply nouris hnnsl q
that will cover q ~ lsA4 sltf
plete1y hidesa " Csc
hands weigh $500 pounds slas mi
vines that viii cover u slsssS7
from vieyv the from
The effect he sFi lt4s5 sss
that of a mass of &
~ over a fold Of anss
ut brilliant colored ours
at might alaiesat
move above glow lssssS
parti ciulars OF the great clocs
Diameter Of dial ,5l II lssTsssss
of minute hand 7o feet slrlsss1
the hands across che 3'center feasstsss
minute hand moves each nnIss Nj 5
feet weight OF N nut han tslsS
pounds weight Of bsii ri sss
diameter OF bel s Q tsIanouth incl ess
height of bell, 60 81 y IS
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