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Show HAS KING CHARLES' WATCH. Timepiece of Unfortunate Monarch Owned In Philadelphia. After his victory over Charles II. Oliver Cromwell wroto exultantly to England's parliament telling how tho onomy was beaton from hedgo to hedgo till ho was finally driven into Worcester. There wcro 7,000 prisoners prison-ers among tho spoils of that fight. Tho royal carrlago in which tho king had been carried was there, too, and In that hnndsomo carrlago was a royal car- MYO CtlWlES A'S HPIFCf rlago watch, which also fell Into tho hands of tho victorious Cromwell. After all theso years, and through many and varying vicissitudes of for-tuno, for-tuno, this royal watch has finally found Its way to Philadelphia, remaining In tho possession of a loyal subject of tho king of England, Edward VII., who Is living In tho Quaker city. This tlmopeaco of royalty, which still ticks after a career of 262 years, was made In 1C 10 for King Charles I. by tho royal matchmaker of that time. King Charlos I. was beheaded two years beforo bis son Charles II. was dofcatcd on and escaped from tho flold of Worcester. It Is of tho oldest watchmaking pattern, pat-tern, bolng mado entirely by hand, and costing in its day a good round sum of monoy. Tho caso is of solid sllvor, ornamented In beautiful plcrcod fill-grco fill-grco work, and thero Is an outer caso of copper with a hnndsomo loathor covor, silver studded. Tho royal watch runs Uilrty-slx hours with ono winding. Only ono hand is used in designating tho tlmo. Thero Is a silver bell inclosod within tho silver caso, on which tho hours nro stmck. Thoro Is also an alarm attachment. at-tachment. Tho watch Is four and one-half one-half Inches In dlamoter, and ono and a halt inchos thick. |