A Wonderful Watch-Dial.

Evening Star, Issue 7411, 5 January 1888, Page 4

A Wonderful Watch-Dial.

A gentleman connected with an Illinois watch company has a wonderfully curious watch-dial. Instead of the Roman numerals to denote the hours, there are eleven small but very distinct silhouette figures, representing a man out with his dog for a day's sport. At seven o'clock he is seen starting out with his gun and dog; at eight o'clock he makes a shot; at nine o'clock he has a sandhill crane, which measures as long as himself; at ten o'clock the man and his dog are scared at the sight of a jack-rabbit, which is sitting upon his hind legs, with his big long ears raised above the bushes; at eleven o'clock the hunter takes a drink, and while in this attitude the dog sits in front of his master, with his nose pointing directly at the flask; at twelve o'clock the sportsman is seen Bitting on a stump and is eating a lunch—the dog is eyeing the piece of bread which the hunter has in his hand. At one o'clock he starts out to fish the rest of the day, and so he takes his dog and fishing tackle and goes to the water ; at two o'clock the dog, which is behind his master, has been caught with the hook by an attempt to throw in his line; at three o'clock lie and the dog are all straightened out again and the line is in the water, ho has both hands on the pole, and his foot braced on a stump by the water's edge as though he had a tremendous bite; at four o'clock the man has got a big fish on his line, which has pulled him off his feet, and he falls on the dog and doubles him all up, but the man is holding fast to the pole, which is bent almost double; at five o'clock he is all straightened out again, his polo is thrown across his shoulder, and with his fish in the other hand he starts out for home, the dog following behind with his head hanging down, being tired out. The man's name is also painted in the centre of the dial in rustic letters. The figure VI. is superseded by the seconds.—' Jewelry News.'