A Wooden Watch

The most curious timekeeper, perhaps, that has ever been made in the United States was the work of Victor Doriot, who llved at Bristol, Tenn., about twenty years ago. This oddity was made of briar root, and the inside wheels, and the springs (which were of metal) were made from a piece of an oíd box-wood rule. The face, which was polished until it looked like a slab of the finest ivory, was made from the shoulder blade of an old cow. It was an open-faced affalr, with a glass crystal, and was pronounced a fine piece of work by all the watchmakers in the state.