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Show "taking time from the stars. Jl "CuokiMi Tl.it" H J In II. ob.trtntnrr tl Iltrrnnl. Ko IliiKpiwo b ivr(t inn! thenar, then-ar, no meant on wirtli of Vwplnrf -r Jit tlio". The flaw, liuwoter, lurulsli tlsa iiwtHiry nw" At tlmolwrri torrln Cnmbtlilim Uicro atiiuiriu nn.il riot-It t-snpl "J In kinidntf Ilia wi)Jnnl llmn-tlio tniidtnl mrin tlusorlork. U'' li'li.'.T'pl" II lRriaI orrr tlio tsirroumlliiir country, anil tlio uonissJ slJcrwil clock, wlscli l tlm main sltnilanl of t1i (Avert Morr, to which cvrrjllilnu ll rcJirml. Tlio si tjVmtl clock. as It nainn lint Hit, kteps iMcrcat or slur tlmd, tslslcli gains nbosst thrco inliiiitrt ami titty right uronils jut day ortr mean solar time, Itli which wo nroall fimllUir. The cloctslstif tho llncst ttoikinan lili nnl It kept In n lirlxk tstult, uu tlerntntli tlio olisfnitory, tf litre tlm trmj mture U at nearly constant at powihlc. Ilitry effort It inailo to n.lt It fruui any iiifuenctntltlcli inhrlit affect Itt ' ratt'," or. In uthcr tsonls, the amount of Its Kiln ur Iomi fr tiny 1 lilt ttnctvstnry In ostler llutt tlio Tnt' luay bo tlotsciuletl upon tu iiltts the cor tvet time ilurinR .pills of rloujy tt cutis, er, when uu olen atloitt run be inal On every rl r mc nilujr the error of till cluck It carefully tletcnnlunl l.y cUcrvduf ci i tain bright atari with an Instrument knoMii at Hie incrlllati cln le. Tliltliittniint'titfoutMtotaUIi'rft.iio R lnountc.1 on trunnions like n cannon luul iiilrtl l.y it pi. r of solid ma toiiry. ItlttoarraiiKCil that It can In tllroctttl tuwisnl all) to!nt cm the mo rMkui. but nusuot Us Kiintcil away fn.m the meridian line On looking Intothu eyrilcre of tliU Iciest opu one sect a m rltt of line fvmJpl II icn mntilntt north ami iimth ncruM llm IIJJ of tlcw, tlioftulJille line mirUiiK the lurrhllaiu lien n ttmo ulisorvntlon Is to bo mnilo tho'olxcrtcr lint rcltcttntnlt al lu star from a prlnlc.1 slur Hit, which git ct tlio dnct time at vrlilrli pach of tho i rlnclul sUrtrro... tlio nierl Han He IIhmi tclt tlw ttletctipont the pncr jiolnt on tho mcrl linn to InUnipt the star, and putting liU lyi to tll0C)v piece, traits for the stir tu rftr, As the Mar rnie cirh i.l the lino Kforo Iih ntlomil he uwtc an clectrlo key which bo hot Is in his lian.1 '1 he signals llins glren are rceonliit tlit. trleolly on a nyltrrln,r Instrument called a chronograph, on which nre also btliittn-cordi'sl tluittft.is.lt of thesld f mil clVk. Tho rlsniuoitTni h coiuUts i f icliniirnuuletorcoho by clock vnrL at the rato of about oncu a iiiln ulc. A I"ier, wnppnl nrouml tlilscjlin-ihr, tlilscjlin-ihr, n-crhcsthereconltrnce.lbyiiiK'n, which It connivdl by nu rlcitm risnjr-hi risnjr-hi t lu such n nmiiK r that any signal, made rlthir by tho nrutor or tlui clock, cnilM-flthe inn to inakoulnark on theiapir, 1 ly ciamf nlntf ( his uipi r t ho ol ittct liul.lolot.JI wlihln a tenth of usee- ( oiulthe time whkh the normal cluck IndlcaUil when the ttnrcroviod tho meridian. me-ridian. . CominrlnK this with the time taken from tho starlet show the error of tho clock. A cotuiiarUtiuU Hun madolie-tiu madolie-tiu the ildentl and mean tlmu docks, which, after allowing for tho lHTin.iicolirlcin mean mil sllmal time, shows thotrror of tho mean time Cluck. I If tho clotkls slow a slight wilsht Is I laced tin the top of the (iciiduliim tub, which causes tho clock to fraln sllhhtl). If, u the other hand, thn cluck Is foiuiil to Ihi fat a uornspjud Intt wilnht Is reunited, luaklus'tho cluck Iim slowly, In this way the standard signals are k 1 1 within nftw Icnllisnf n second of the correct time, South' CoinialiIon. II UJ a lllff tlltUI.. A few ilajs njruti mm ruUud his tial b n lady In n prominent n tall store, Tlio Indy stared at him for Ills luipcrtl-iiinconnd luipcrtl-iiinconnd tiinnil her bead Ills facu Hushed, an I after hesitating n inonicnt iMwcntuptnhernndiuildi "ou really must excuse me, madam, for I mistook tou for n lady whom I nut hut ouco n short tliio luo. I saw in) inMako nt once, but still there Is n U'ry irnat re Sitnblaiice. Her namo Is Mr. -llio rtsiomblani'o Is to remarkablo ou mav ha o liennl of her " llm Imly, with mi amuml sutlle, llnallysalll 1 c, the nseuiblancn U n markabtc, I inysi If nm Jlrs. ." 'I ho man ttarleil llytlie tlmn bo had dlscoenilJul what the "iuliiko" was that ho uavi the lady was youe ChlcoBo llcrall lnu.rllsl.lr, A jrnniig man from tho country had been Utltlmrthoilt), nnd was ithtluK some of his nihciitiirca to admiring friends. Ainoni; other lliliijls ho cnionu "" count of liowlionltiiuliil iiiasslulhn ratknlrnL As lui ileserlUil tho ore-liiouli ore-liiouli s, ho nnl Iced that ono joiiiik huly Mxined prcatly lutenilcil, mid whin lie luwitli.mil llioualiu 1 1. tho c. ns i rs, the sii ldeuly en I iluiwl i 'Oh, Mr Stroll. dll jpn rcollj them bum Inx-cta, as Kiplu say tiny del" oulh's Coniaiiloii II. rrlililna's Mlslll). l'.iicrlmcnt ml In hi lYnnee wllh a slow to ilUnncriiutlhv miiuiintof l tallty In s linens of trlihln rhour that, though they be Mibjcttnl ton If uim mtimi of 23 ill K". In luw u n f ir two hours, they o liu Iwcniiiu n llily as over on the rititni of n iiorulal amount of Htilit and bent ht tul ItwnLllo tin Why t.i I'ltNttir llurnli.M (sills A new prociio! if pi-iieiillnn Imrm from Krouhuc on intilnhiciiiiliiK lulu plural u It, uoiiil-ls In pluliiK u tiuall ipianllty of il mIm n h ports of tlio hind whirolnnis nm ulioiittn PKiir wlun tho nh u are IniiorlhriHi wf,old lu iMryinx'whireitluis Utu trlsnl the irmxis Itw innnl u wuplcto ucw..j. Cor. Hi. l'aiil (ilulx t |