James I. This brick house cost $500. The ponds were stocked with tench, carp, barbel, roach and dace, and a sluice of elm planking was made to bring the water from the Thames. — Exchange.
The Congregation. — There is a tiny church near the foot of one of the western Grampians which has a congregation numbering in the best of weather not more than twenty people. On stormy days the number is much less, as members have to travel considerable distances. A tourist happened to come across this church early one Sunday afternoon. He listened for a bit but heard no sound, so went to the door of the church and looked in. The beadle was the only occupant.
“Is the service over? ” he asked.
“Ou, ay, she will pe over, ” replied the old man.
“Then where is the congregation? ” asked the tourist.
The beadle slowly pointed through the open door to a man wending his way down a hill and said: “That’s him. ” — The Tattler.
Tree-planting in Pennsylvania. — Pittsburg has a project in hand for planting 2, 000, 000, 000 trees in the basins of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers and thus checking the disastrous freshets which annually destroy property to the value of millions. If this task is accomplished Pittsburg will be entitled to high credit as a creator and conservator of natural resources invaluable to a large and important section of country stretching from Western New
York through Pennsylvania and Maryland into West Virginia. — N. Y. Tribune.
Largest Clock in France. — An interesting clock has been recently installed in the bell-tower of the St. Gervais Basilica at Avranches, France. The clock was constructed by M. Gourdin at Mayet (Sarthe) and is said to be the largest in France.
It comprises five works — viz., a regulating works and four striking works. The former, which is provided with a remontoir escapement, regulates and disengages the striking works. By means of hollow steel rods, 124 feet in total length, and six gear trains, it actuates seven dials — viz., four external dials, 4 ft. 6 ins. in diameter, and three internal dials of smaller dimensions. The regulating works at the same time operate a large bronze wheel, upward of 3 ft. 4 ins. in diameter, carrying 96 pins, each of which corresponds to a quarter of an hour, and by the aid of which the various ringing effects are produced automatically. These ringing effects are obtained by means of four clockworks, one of which serves for the hours, one for the quarters, and the two remaining for the several chimes, which are the following: The quarters ringing works will play the hymn, “Inviolata, ” the first five notes being produced at the first quarter, the next eight notes with the second, and eleven notes with the third quarter, while with the fourth quarter, before the hour is rung, the whole phrase, “Inviolata, integra et casta es Maria, ” is heard. By elision the number of syllables may be made the same
as the number of notes mentioned above. In this way the hymn is rendered by parts as follows:
In vi o la ta,
In te grʼet cas t’es Ma ri a.
In vi o la ta t’in te gr’et es Ma ri a. In vi o la ta, in te gra et cas ta es
Ma ri a.
At noon and at seven o’clock in the evening the “Inviolata” is automatically replaced by some tune varying according to the season.
The hours are rung by means of a hammer 220 lbs. in weight on a bell weighing 14, 228 lbs., the working weight of this clockwork being only 66 lbs. Another 22 bells representing a chromatic scale varying from 72 lbs. to 4, 916 lbs. in weight, has been provided for ringing the quarters and operating the chimes. The most remarkable feature of the latter is that the number of tunes is increased at will, the cylinders on which the cams of the hammers are located being readily exchanged, like those of a phonograph, provided the tunes in question fit into the series of notes represented by the twenty-three bells. The larger cylinder to the right carries the cams, gearing with the ends of the bell hammers by means of the levers lifted by their aid. Each bell has been provided with two hammers, the weights of which, according to their size, vary from 13 lbs. to 44 lbs. The dials of the clock are of ordinary dimensions, only the power and automatic operation of the ringing mechanisms, as well as the weight of the hour’s hammer, being remarkable. The aggregate weight of the whole clockwork is 4, 409 lbs., Fixtures in a Place by Themselves
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advertising has taught the public to regard
Porcelain Enameling over Iron as a new and superior method in the manufacture of plumbing equipment. Therefore in suggesting “Standard’ʼ Fixtures for residence or public building you are merely offering the owner what he already considers the best.
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Plate P. 545 Porcelain Enameled “Recess” Design Lavatory, with Slab, Bowl, Overflow, Back and Ends all in one piece, Nickel-plated “Torrance” pattern Fuller Faucets with China Handles and Indexes, Supply Pipes, Keystone Waste with China Handle and “P” Trap with Waste and Vent to Wall. Designed for use in Alcoves, Closets and Wardrobes in offices, hotels and other public buildings.
The Congregation. — There is a tiny church near the foot of one of the western Grampians which has a congregation numbering in the best of weather not more than twenty people. On stormy days the number is much less, as members have to travel considerable distances. A tourist happened to come across this church early one Sunday afternoon. He listened for a bit but heard no sound, so went to the door of the church and looked in. The beadle was the only occupant.
“Is the service over? ” he asked.
“Ou, ay, she will pe over, ” replied the old man.
“Then where is the congregation? ” asked the tourist.
The beadle slowly pointed through the open door to a man wending his way down a hill and said: “That’s him. ” — The Tattler.
Tree-planting in Pennsylvania. — Pittsburg has a project in hand for planting 2, 000, 000, 000 trees in the basins of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers and thus checking the disastrous freshets which annually destroy property to the value of millions. If this task is accomplished Pittsburg will be entitled to high credit as a creator and conservator of natural resources invaluable to a large and important section of country stretching from Western New
York through Pennsylvania and Maryland into West Virginia. — N. Y. Tribune.
Largest Clock in France. — An interesting clock has been recently installed in the bell-tower of the St. Gervais Basilica at Avranches, France. The clock was constructed by M. Gourdin at Mayet (Sarthe) and is said to be the largest in France.
It comprises five works — viz., a regulating works and four striking works. The former, which is provided with a remontoir escapement, regulates and disengages the striking works. By means of hollow steel rods, 124 feet in total length, and six gear trains, it actuates seven dials — viz., four external dials, 4 ft. 6 ins. in diameter, and three internal dials of smaller dimensions. The regulating works at the same time operate a large bronze wheel, upward of 3 ft. 4 ins. in diameter, carrying 96 pins, each of which corresponds to a quarter of an hour, and by the aid of which the various ringing effects are produced automatically. These ringing effects are obtained by means of four clockworks, one of which serves for the hours, one for the quarters, and the two remaining for the several chimes, which are the following: The quarters ringing works will play the hymn, “Inviolata, ” the first five notes being produced at the first quarter, the next eight notes with the second, and eleven notes with the third quarter, while with the fourth quarter, before the hour is rung, the whole phrase, “Inviolata, integra et casta es Maria, ” is heard. By elision the number of syllables may be made the same
as the number of notes mentioned above. In this way the hymn is rendered by parts as follows:
In vi o la ta,
In te grʼet cas t’es Ma ri a.
In vi o la ta t’in te gr’et es Ma ri a. In vi o la ta, in te gra et cas ta es
Ma ri a.
At noon and at seven o’clock in the evening the “Inviolata” is automatically replaced by some tune varying according to the season.
The hours are rung by means of a hammer 220 lbs. in weight on a bell weighing 14, 228 lbs., the working weight of this clockwork being only 66 lbs. Another 22 bells representing a chromatic scale varying from 72 lbs. to 4, 916 lbs. in weight, has been provided for ringing the quarters and operating the chimes. The most remarkable feature of the latter is that the number of tunes is increased at will, the cylinders on which the cams of the hammers are located being readily exchanged, like those of a phonograph, provided the tunes in question fit into the series of notes represented by the twenty-three bells. The larger cylinder to the right carries the cams, gearing with the ends of the bell hammers by means of the levers lifted by their aid. Each bell has been provided with two hammers, the weights of which, according to their size, vary from 13 lbs. to 44 lbs. The dials of the clock are of ordinary dimensions, only the power and automatic operation of the ringing mechanisms, as well as the weight of the hour’s hammer, being remarkable. The aggregate weight of the whole clockwork is 4, 409 lbs., Fixtures in a Place by Themselves
O
UR extensive magazine
advertising has taught the public to regard
Porcelain Enameling over Iron as a new and superior method in the manufacture of plumbing equipment. Therefore in suggesting “Standard’ʼ Fixtures for residence or public building you are merely offering the owner what he already considers the best.
PITTSBURH PA., U. S. A.
Plate P. 545 Porcelain Enameled “Recess” Design Lavatory, with Slab, Bowl, Overflow, Back and Ends all in one piece, Nickel-plated “Torrance” pattern Fuller Faucets with China Handles and Indexes, Supply Pipes, Keystone Waste with China Handle and “P” Trap with Waste and Vent to Wall. Designed for use in Alcoves, Closets and Wardrobes in offices, hotels and other public buildings.