, 1862-03-22

PATENT Alarm Beds.

Patent Alarm Beds.
Those who have visited the Crystal Palace
must have noticed the patent alarm bed-a Down
East invention. The purpose of these beds is TO
prevent. person from oversleeping himself or if
he does not wake at the time the alarm is sound
ed, the MACHINE operates in such a manner as to
chuck him out upon the floor, much to his aston
isbment For instance when a person wishes to
retire to be bed, he winds up an alarm clock at
tached to the bed and sets itat the hour he wishes
to get up. At the appointed hour the alarm
Sounds and if the sleeper is awakened he may
get up but, if he does not awake, the machinery
OF the clock, operating on a lever. upsets the bed
frame, and the occSBaat is tilted out upon the
floor The bs9 worthy tieipspection Of heads
oi i6n.fcs, who haze The care d s.uggards and
sleepy heads
We have a good story to tell in connection
with one of these beds (says the Uncle Sam,
" Bosting paper) A friend of ours recently got
married to a lovely and interesting young woman.
In the house of the biide's father where the we'd
ding took place, one Of the alarm beds had
just previously been introduced The wedding
party was very large and fashionable, and every
thing went off with the utmost merriment, the en-
tertainment being of the most generous kind. At
length, hhe feasting over, and the hour of mid
night past, the guests began to retire, and the
lights to grow dim in the house. The old folks"
limited gently about sleep, and the bride and her
lord grew weary and impatient 1t was eesy
seen that they wished to be alone, and the lady
was accordingly escorted to her chamber, to which
blissful haven the bushing bridegroom soon fol-
lowed her
We will not attemptt to draw picture Of what
ensued, but suffice it to say that while the inter-
esting pair were in the midst of one of their most
interesting tete a-teies, clicking was heard, and
the astonished couple, the next instant, found
themselves launched upon the floor in the middle
of the room, fast locked in each others arms,
holding on like good fellows, in momentary ex-
pectation Of an earthquake They survived the
shock however The fact Of it was, the alarm
bed" had been assigned them for their nuptial
couch, aud the brides youngest brother, the mis-
chievous devil, Tom, had taken the liberty to set
the alarm, at what he said be thought would be
the auspcious hour He got his ears boxed
the next morning, and our friend W. D. S. has
been suspicious of alarm beds ever since.
The Supreme Court Of the United States
President Lincoln, in his Message to Congress
On the Sd Of Deccmbsr. last, called attention 10
the fact that there were three vacancies on the
bench Of the Supreme Court, two BY the decease
Of Justices Daniel and Mclean and one by the
resignation of Justice Campbell of Alabama, so
that instead of nine there were but six Justices to
do the work ofthe Court. Though to transfer to
the North one of the two Judges hitherto from
the South, would not, considering the territory
and population Of the two sections, be unjust he
had declined nominating to fill the vacancies, be-
cause he was unwilling to put it out of his power
to be even generous to the States now in revolt.
when they should return to their allegiance But
"ihe country he added, has outgrown our
present Judicial system" Congress is plainly Of
the same opinion. The new bill before it has not
reached us, butby our telegraphic dispatches pub
lished yesterday it appears that some changes in
the circuits are quite sure to be adopted. The
circuit in which Justice Mclean so long presided
and which grew during his occupancy from less
than million and half to more than six millions
in 1860, is to be divided. Ohio and Michigan are
to constitute one, with Judge Swan, of Ohio, as
the successor Of Justice Mclean, and without in
cluding as heretofore Illinois and Indiana. Ken
tucBy, which before was in with Missouri and
Tennessee, constituting Justice Catrons circuit, is
to be united with Maryland Then two new cir
cults are to be made one to embrace Indiana
Wisconsin and Minnesota, with Secretary Smith
/ (of the Interor) talked Of as the Judge the
other to embrace Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and
Kansas Except Illinois, Indiana and Missouri,
the States named to be included in the new cir
cuts have never been attached to any circuit, the
District Courts there having had the power of
Circuit Courts, and the District Judges acting as
Circuit Judges. If we rightly apprehend the
tenor Of these promised changes, there will be on
the Supreme Bench heneelorth Chief Justice, and
te1 instead Of eight Associates but two of the
vacancies now existing win still be allowed to re-
main, To be filled with loyal men from the South
when the rebellion is ended, and sanity returns
to the minds Of men who are now beref of
reason and would bereaye US all of a couutry.-S,
F. Bulletin.
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