Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-03-10
Yankee Ingenuity.


A Bath (Me.) correspondent write,
in the following amusing and intcres
ting way 10 u Boston pnper; | one,
stopped at the house of u friend. Il
was desirable that we should take an
early train next morning, and, not
withslanding the assurance of the ser
want that we should be called bright
and early felt anxious on retiring
lest we should not rise in time. ]
therefore set myself to dcvising an
alarm. The only "baso of operation"
was my watch. This | opened the
face of, exposing the hands, and laid
its back on the toilet table. The hour.
hand only was available to produce
the action that should give tho alarm,
the minute hand having many rcvo.
lntions TO make ere the appointed
hour. A blade at each end Of my
pocketkniic was opened, and the han.
die supported on three pennies, piled
one top of the other, so that it should
be balanced. and at the Same time
have the blades on line with the face,
one blade resting lightly on the figure
4-the minute hand passing over il in
its revolution. The object of this ar
rangemcnt was TO cause the hour
hand, on arriving at the honr Of 4, to
come in contact with the blade and
the knife being balanced, the hand
would have sufficient power to move
il on its pivot, (the pennies, The oppo-
site end Of the knife, Of course, having
q reverse motion.
/ next drove a pin into tho end of
the handle Of our hair brush. and bal
anced il on the edge Of the table, Just
so that it would topple over were not
the end of the pin in it held down gen
tly by the head of the pin coming un-
der the table at the knife opposite the
watch previously tied one end of
my handkerchief TO the handle OF the
brush; the other end / now secured
to the comb, with which / propped
up the heavy lid Of a fancy box that
sat on the table, leaving some "slack"
between the brush and comb.
The machine was now 'set" and
the expected operation was this: The
hour hand should push the blade rest
ing on the figure 4 and the other
blade would have n corresponding
motion and slip off the head of the pin
in the brush handle this would allow
the brush balanced on the end of the
table TO tilt and fall, the slack in the
handkerchief allowing il to acquire
sufficient momentum in falling 10 pull
out the comb supporting the heavy lid
of the fancy box, which should fall
with loud noise These things re-
ally came TO pass at the appointed
hour, and we were aroused IRON our
slnmbers in time TO take the early
trair, and went on our way rejoicing.
~e--~1r--N
TnE GREENEsT YEr.-The Meadville
correspondent of the Titusvilc Her
aid, is responsible for the truth of the
following
A ludicrous case of verdancy occur
red at the McHenry House a few
weeks ago, as follows A couple from
Oakland came TO town, got married in
the evening, proceeded TO the hotel,
and at a late hour wore found in the
sitting room by one OF the colored
walters. The newly made Benedict
asked the gentleman Of color chow
soon their bed would be brought in p
Sambo politely y responded by informing
him that it he Hished room he must
register bis name, when the clerk
would ssign him one. lie according
~ repaired to the Office and inscribed
his name and the maiden name Of his
wife below it, Insisting upon having
a room together, the clerk inquired
# he aud the lady were married, when |
he replied in the affirmative, and |
pulled from his pocket the marriage |
,ertifcatcl The question Of legality |
being settled, the happy pair were
to an apartment. An hour
Or two after strong smell Of gas sent
he night watchman hunting for the /
eak 1t was traced to the room Of |
he newly married pair. Demanding 1
admission and asking the cause OF |
.ho escaping gas, the rural swain
replied, pointing to the gas burn.
,r, "that be blew it ont, and the |
larned thing smell so bad that he put
MS stocking over IT," Sure enough, |
here was the stocking, drawn over
he burner and tied down with q shoe
string