The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-02-23
rIcTIH OF HoDERS INVENTIONS.

Since qai.e d child Harry Gra6isn
lad been noted ior his Ingenuity &.
ceglslHg vsriUas mechanical oddities
v Be- GoI engaged IL graver par
sgi.> K vas sure u be ankle-deep I.
suue Ly Grzulic scheme. " head ovel
ears Il s5G.e otaer Of The mechanics
sciences His knack o. iovea.ioE
~4s Jru.y wonderful. Though s. ve
-as The TINE Rri.e Harry y d.
t~eaiy-dFe-Uy friend lad n4d < I
+ opportunities u IgrniLs i 70 pTacti
cal purpose IL and | xers b5th ea
gagged n some engineering works "a
lie CouuneDt, undertaken by Al En-
g-isE 6rm- After ne had been there
soGle months. Harry received lhs
welcome DeEs ttsg & TelegiTe had
died. leaving hin = Bics Ellle proper
" s0c : comfortable bcuse. sume
miles oc; Of L51d11-
PTlgr 10 leaving re - return q
E3SlAad-f9r ihsre Vas macn % IL
done u The way Il se--ia- The prop
cry aed house II ordeE-uv friend
seld- Eitl lis usual enthusiasm
Marx, Eiy 6oy. (1y lane Is Mars
AIiCu8v.l / shall expee- vou % coue
snd see ne when yOu come back
suppose yOa are booked here for al
other eighteen months o. -. and t1z;
vii Just give ne tine 70 set nv
house il order Such 8 house. nv
boy, You're never seen such : one
a. i. shah be | mean 70 give ID e.
ei1ee-i1g f5- lie public AID % exer-
else nv Ialeats n that wsy for nv
ow8 benefit and comfort: NJ he1se
shall be tuu q Ingenious sud eurious
eoulrivs1ees. such a. have never been
seen before"
TiDe passed ol, and the business
! had been engaged II vas eomD.et-
ed, sad / retained home. ! lad
written 70 Harry occasionally: zad
as soon - be heard | had arrived u
England, he sent NE 2 pressieg iavi-
alton 50 ccnse and rfsis hisu.
l gladly accepted the invitation.
f5T I wanted 20 see ny old friend
again. aad wrote 10 hin saving /
Eculd ECn down the TEX. dsv, aad
arrive 81 2 station some Two miles
from his house, about 5 O'Clock il
the evening / therefore packed Z
small por;man,ea1 s1d az the ap-
pointed tine got out 81 the little rode
side station. Harry vas there wait
iBg FOR re with MS dogcart: aud
so0n we we're bowling along 4 pleas
s1t eoGntry road
Look" " BE end, 'ibat i nv house
yog see there among The trees: and
this we are passing. and tia, one be-
youd, and the other. whose chimnev
you can j1st see-sre 81 occupied By
friends Cf mi1e-Gs vel as some
others you cannot see from here
aud 70 each of them have laid :
;elegTapbie wire; 80, when I hare
nothing pa. ;icGlar u 60 q 81 even
iag, | telegraph: viii you, came and
aave game at whist 2 or, 1 saw
BrU@ in town to-day he's coming
70 shoot with yOu to-norTow.'"
We noE arrived al tie enraEca-
gate: Harry pulled Gp. IN gey
down and open il, said I.
Sit s;ili :" be cried The gate
opened Of IT, own accord
Hello, That's open sesame
win q vengeance, I exclaimed.
How i il done p
Why. don't vOa see: I have plac-
ed across tie driTe q plate of I-0a
Ike Z shallow gutter; when l stop,
the heels pressing on this cause i
% sink slightly, this, acting on lev
ers and eranks underground. opens
Ibe gate; aud catch holds il -,
until We psss over a similar one sn
tie o;herside, which Ie'eases il. and
the gate falls 70.
- Ell. that's EeTy coaEeniee-
To De sure Il Is: saves re g lodge
and zatekeePeT'
We now drove Up 70 the house,
where the groom was waiting 70 take
the horse, AID the house maid vas
opening the door
DO yoa see, Marx: they bad DO
tee Of eur coming. When we stop
ped 81 the gate, the weight OF tie
dogcart pressed two electric wires II
70 contact. whi-h, passing uader-
zroGad, rang one bell in the stable
yard a0d another ia The kitchen, so
that when we arrive the servants are
ready 70 a:iead upoa Us
We DOW entered the house Miss
Grsdie1; met Us in the ball. and /
xss Introduced TO her by her brother.
I should ueFer hare supposed her to
be Hsrry's sister, for she was tall aad
gsgut; and whether It was the biae
spectacles or Tot | cannot saT, but
ste struck ne s. being frigid aad Sc
Tere: not a. alI the sort Of ! person
you would willingly care 10 offend
She. however, babe ne welcome.
askiug ne If | bad had 4 pleasant
jourpev, &c
As was taking OF INV ovsrcoat
II the han | exclaimed Why.
Harry, what on es-th is that extraor-
diHary- looking msebine IN the cor
ger ?" II looked something Ike 8
sh0wer-bsth without the curtains
attached 20 the upright sapP0rls were
= number Of crooked iron arms, snd
On The end Of each brush
"Oh, tba. IS nv aa.ouaton brush
ing machine / VIII explain !. 70 you-
Yon see, ., the bottom there Is q
small platform about foot high
when you step OF this Il gradually
deseends. ead s. II does 50. sets Il
motion a train Of wheels aad levers
you are. IN fact, the weight. the
motive power which puts al IN mo-
ton All these arms With the