The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-09-16
Wondernul Clock.

1 One Of the most curious clock, known i,
thus described says the Chicago Chroni.
Gle
The clock was made by one Christian
Martin, who lives in the Black Forrest,
Germany. and Is contained in a cahine,
+ 3. % meters vide. 272 meters ti-h and
o 80 meters thick
The Cacr. % front % this clock Is divided
vertically into seven SECTIONS. and each u
these into five smaller sections or frames,
displaying in all thirty Eve frames, in each
of which J, some movable thing.
Upon tins multiple face one may rad the
seconds. the minutes, the hour-, the DAYS,
the weeks. the months. the four seasons and
the common and leap yrar~ Harmonious
music actumTauies the movement of each
Object Situated IN the centre or the front
. the timed dial or clock face proper An
angel a. the bottom Il the central section
tells II the minutes on gong Ia the csn
trail fran" al the third section arc two Gg-
urys # which one sirikes the quarters.
while ,he olher, wjlh she finger 81 her night
hand, poin,s 10 the quarter Just struck
ryoyiiing in this way visible as well A. an
aaiible signal
The lowest frame It the same se,tion
,lisplays ,ucs,ssiycly the figures og aa isiant,
q you,h, iull-erasu man and person 81
r5pe old axe, corresponding slih ,he qaarter
struck intending thus g. cyemplily she
:. .... .....- = "A. &c.. l. - ......
ages Vi man life
Death. in the shir,l frame Of the hnh
,,esion. sounds the fuIl haur As -oan q
,hc hour Is aruek the twelve apostles ap-
pear IN an oval frame Just ahoyr the clesk
iace, one after the ether cach salutin.
thr,1. wha Is placs'i ia shr frame directly
above ihem. and rrcviying 4 blessing lrom
liim Aflrr playing their par, shey with
iraw frsasB y.ew. sod ehernb Euar,l> the
,lesgway
The iay % the month /. .hown op the
dial in the sound space of the ihirl ~,c-
tis.n The maker compu,ri tbs lrAp yesrs
ap e. tkr ~ Y9a The iays 81 the week
afc marky-i by mythola.icAl figure, which
appcaf in ihy top frame q the third sex
iloa The twelve sjEus Of ibc fo.liar, epr
responding ,o the tvrlyc months II the
year arr al~o shown IN lbr 'opm,~, frame
1t ihy 6iih ,,gslon
The mseu displays her VARIOUS phases
,u the yir,J.lIr irama jus, beloss the time
dial beginning with 10 = m, trsm-
peter iudustfi.u.lv annuunee, the hnurs
urou hi- trumpet ,ill "A m, when he !.
relieved ir'm duty by e,ick thst eand,
perehc,i upun 4 Tz,i,~lali in the nsxI frame
With the dawn the c,ek. true To IL, mature.
fags iis wings and rruw,
Acres the front 10 the fourth frame ot
section ,ix !, seen soldier who hgrali>
each Hew year vi,h an air PLAYED upon biS
bu..lc in section one of the bottom frame
j. an Old b,llrinerr. who-e duIy i. to ~ouui
the hour pi Is a. ia, = M and p ii,
the hoar> oi PRAYER
An oli l-pszsr m the irame next on che
Fi.hf reminds the beholirF of hi, drv,irs
by kpcrlins aud with folded bands suppl
eating he betty Al the hS, stroke OF
the bcll he rises and the ,erBe Of action j.
transferred acfgss the board to an organ
grinder. who grinlS away, accompanied by
clown aud bell in the adjacent frame
The uppermost frames in sections one, two,
TX and seven show the fourteen scents ia
the Passion, while the second frame Of sec.
li0il, one aud seven show the ,eyen days Of
the creation.