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

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" II two parts: you perceive ihe'
are Bow some distance apart, so tina
EOa can pass between them ;hel
are lined with brisiles. and are fxee
on tgo Lever Ike Jaws When tb.
msebiEe Is SET IL motion, these Jaw:
come together. aud clasping yoa,
ha- between them. they reTolve rap
idly: and IN few seconds your hat
l. brushed, a. The same time as To1r
+ teoaI. trousers and bO0ss When the
platform reaches the gr0cad, the hzt.
brushes again separate. and you step
out: thea the platform sgricys up
aud Is ready i9r another dusty Gus
toner
Well, II i vefv curious c9alri-
vacee. should Ike 70 see /, in ac-
ton, said /
-Tbsi yOa shall soon do and e
stepped % the lilsle platform All
al once the clothes and shoe brushes
beg4n 70 work vigorously; sud tie
bas machiae did 1os cone iato action
a1ul tie Others lad about bald done
their Rork: It then cIoset upon his
hat, aad spun round s0use 6iIeen o.
twenty zines, and then EEex aparz.
leaving him fee 10 walk our
There said Harry What %
gu AJAX of iha1z jump N. aad
III III
No, sbaak you; not jus; aow
some other tine. perhaps" said |
f1r | f-lc too nervous just then 70
IT'S, myself &c sach al ordeal
Excuse ne. then, fJF cne moment
T bile Just speak - nv sister. and
sben | NIll 20 Cd s5sirs xilh Eou
He bad 40 soeaeT left ne, than. s.
| ..oud lookiax ai the curioqs ma
chine. / made Up nv mind 70 nv IL
Nobody was there 10 laugh AZ ne If
I Jumped oui suddenly - | boldly
stepped IN TIE brushes seemed 70
10 .heir work v-ry well; blt | fogGd
I uust keep II nv arms, baTi8g get
. kaock o. The f1nBy-bo8e u uT
elbow from sticking Is oGt too far.
Bgl the hat b-esb-05. kCrrCr /
had forgotten hsd 10 bs, OF. aaG
that / was : head taller th44 NJ
friend the consequences was. tie ia-
feroal machine s8ddealg descended.
and. seizing ne bv the head, xairie3
round q a frigbiiui pace. TIL
tb0cght 10 SKIN w0ald have been
left On NV nose. / tried 70 stO0D
and escape il, bgi | got sEch blows
behind from the revolving clothes
brushes thz. l was glad 70 stand Up-
risbt again Fortunately i VS.
soon over. a-d then the hateful
thiag stopped | opened uy eyes
aad sax Harry standing boxing a.
ne, roaTulsed with laughter. / fei-
very angry al the mOment. Is I rush
ed out. with one OF nv fsTorite looz
whiskers brusbe4 across nv face and
tie o.ber back 0yer my ear, gbile
nv hair xas twisted in : vortex o.
the TOD Of M head
"I.,s hateful machine = I cried.
IS | tried 10 rearraage nv disbeT-
~lesf Jocks. -s--s--s7ssn
Harry rOarel with laughter, ba;
as seen IS he eoaId contain himself
De said -DOu't you see /; was 10.
regulated f0- yogr heighsz If yo1
rad tried il when | ASKED VOC !
would have arranged Is properly.
I Iied - laugh TOO, and said:
Well, I've hsd brushing eacGgh !;
let's 90 up stairs now, for | an anx-
ious % look IN the glass % see II
5here i snv skin LET on the end Of
NJ nose'
w Ia; jsllv large ro0n," said /.
a. | catered tie apartment prepared
f5r ne
Yes, this was nv poor old aaele's
room, and for wear or tso before
ne died be used il for q siIIiag-roou
a. veil a. g bedroom You see
that lsrge recess az the end that i
where be Gssd 10 sleep TIE bed Is
there sgiil, . il L often handy; bar
a. the room i 8aly used for sleeping
purposes now, have had aootber
aud larger bed put IN as well I'll
come and sleep in the lisIie bed. and
keep you company, If you Ike; thar
- Il YOU are nervous, sad don't Ike
being alone. a. you used 70 be-
oh. but that was such wild.
uaeivilized place, one could never tell
y Ia. might happen; bBI | ST. nut
nervous s. being alone in England
"Al right, old fellow; boz have
got : grea, deal 10 show you here
First Of all. a. il is getting dusk, III
light the gas, that IS done be elec-
triciIy. | bare got 3 quantity Of
batteries down IN the cellar. and
wires laid all oyeE the house. Now
see | press in thi- ivory Knob.
which brings the wires into contact,
and an elecsro-uagnet tGrns The stop
cock: ~ tie same moment 8 spark
passes across the gas-iet and igniEes
Il Bat that i rot eli YO1 see that
bar on tie ceiling above the lamp
veil. j. Is composed Of tw0 metals
one Of which expands by heat much
more than the other: this causes L
70 bead when i: gets not; and a. il
does so, it acts on q lever and s rod
above the ceiling. releasing : cateh
which holds open the shutters, AID
ihey Immediately close wiki : spring;
as they do this they catch sgsissi
sort CT trigger, which in lis turn re-
leases s weight that runs down and
draws lie curtains"
Almost ss be had finished speaking
the metal had become sufficiently
heated by the rew lighted gas 70 &C,
on the lever, and the shutters closed
snd the curtains drew themselves to
gether as if by magic
~Tha; IS verv eleverly mauaged, "
said |. "But there is another knob
with the letter A upon il; what IS
that for ?"
The 4 stands for alarm | have
one in each room. bat have never re-
CURED them vet When either Of
them is pressed, large alsrm-bell On
the TOD Of the house Is ses ringing
6y electricity, and il continues to
ring until the electric power IS turned
of s-aiD- We won't Nv that. as il
would alarm tie whole neizh6or-
hood Bat | have more 10 show
YOU Here Is small recess, with