. A lake tour to picturesque Mackinac; historical and descriptive . clock systemwould prove agreat conven-ience, especi-ally to the trav-eling public. There beingtwenty -fourhours, why nothave a namefor each partic-ular hour, thenthere would ben o necessityfor the A. P. oftenleads to errors. Dial Showing the 24 Oclock System,and as attention is being called to this easier and more satisfactorymethod, it would seem strange if business men who are studying accu-racy and system in everything else should not finally adopt this bettersystem of time. On ten oclock being given as the ho
. A lake tour to picturesque Mackinac; historical and descriptive . clock systemwould prove agreat conven-ience, especi-ally to the trav-eling public. There beingtwenty -fourhours, why nothave a namefor each partic-ular hour, thenthere would ben o necessityfor the A. P. oftenleads to errors. Dial Showing the 24 Oclock System,and as attention is being called to this easier and more satisfactorymethod, it would seem strange if business men who are studying accu-racy and system in everything else should not finally adopt this bettersystem of time. On ten oclock being given as the hour of departureof steamer or train, how often is the question asked morning or even-ing, while 22 oclock would clearly indicate the time to be within twohours of midnight. From one oclock in the morning until twelveoclock noon the hours are the same as ever, but after twelve oclocknoon, the hours would run thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, etc., up totwenty-four oclock, which is midnight. Twelve deducted from theafternoon hours shows the time in the old way again. Ill. P/IDDLe BOX J^EXH^jPXnsxCT^ HKl STEAMER NORTHWEST.
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