The War Cry . numbrr are wiiile. 4ier and aa-tlafactory nrraJigemejats could be made,.: Big Ben, at Westminster, The great clock over the Houses ot^Parllftment, Itr^oivn aa tf Bis Ben. la the finest timekeeper of any public clock In nre r<?ur dials, 180 feet ibove the ground level; each of them 22^4 test In nearly four .nundred feet square In area. They are formed at cast-iron framework, which forms the divisions and figures, the spaces being illled In with opalescent Klass. The hour flgnree are two JeeS Ion- and tfio minute spaces one foot
The War Cry . numbrr are wiiile. 4ier and aa-tlafactory nrraJigemejats could be made,.: Big Ben, at Westminster, The great clock over the Houses ot^Parllftment, Itr^oivn aa tf Bis Ben. la the finest timekeeper of any public clock In nre r<?ur dials, 180 feet ibove the ground level; each of them 22^4 test In nearly four .nundred feet square In area. They are formed at cast-iron framework, which forms the divisions and figures, the spaces being illled In with opalescent Klass. The hour flgnree are two JeeS Ion- and tfio minute spaces one foot The hour hands are soUd, and cast of gun-ffetal. For llghtneaa the minute hands;9 i are tubular; they are of copper. If ; Each minute hand measures eleven feet from Its centre of motion to the point,:;.l! So that the load on the , when aubjected to a Jilgh wind or covered wlth;:m j snow, can be appreciated. The weight for the going part la comparatively light,;if And requires winding once a week DRESSES OF SPIDER WEB. to turn apainst it. and the sito the rule, fcr It rbially the last n( created ;;lyra-nny of those who seek tokworm is evidently no exceptionfor age; tr-sn patiently laborinsto grr,ytfy human vanity. Nol so the .-=pla£r. however,?whose beatttlftil silk has not yet been similarly^applied, dimply because wily beast refuse t« v:~r!:~-p orcter. but a aetermined onslaught upon hla pride prejudice^ has lieen made In Madagascar, whererular faatory has been started to make silkfrom spider web. The old difficulty has ~d, however, and tim& alone will <?how whf- g^ ;.. or tk- is to be the victor. The B| * spin ]uxu!oualy in their native groves, g^: r Us---our their young, or otherwise Hi . ^;.. V^^E —. asalE^^s WBBBSIHiil ssJMJSss.^23 ;fHE WAR.
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