The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-05-15

LATKA. FLORIDA, [
and incur the risk of dropping it, or of
having it blown out by draught Of air.
the happy possessor of an electric girl
can turn her on and send her before him
to light the way. The student who is
now troubled by the flicker of his gas
light, or his inability to move the electric
light from one part of his desk to an
other, can be made perfectly happy by
an electric girl, with ground-glass
shade, who will take any position that
the student may desire in order to throw
light on his book or paper. No one who
becomes accustomed to such girl will
think of returning to old-fashioned me-
thods of lighting.
The new company proposes to furnish
the new light at little less than the
charge made by the Edison and Brush
companies, and promises that in a short
time its light will be decidedly cheaper
than gas. The company's plant already
comprises $500 girls, and both electric
boys and footmen will be at the com
mand of the public as soon as certain ex-
periments as to the possibility of en-
ablng electric boys to give a steady light
are completed.
The Burglars Clever Love Making
San Francisco Post.
1t has often been said that nothing save
business success and money constitutes a
claim to local recognition on this coast;
but, even as with such illustrations of
that fact as the Sharon trial before them,
our Eastern friends can hardly under
stand how absolute said rule is here, we
can hardly expect the following perfect
ly true incident to be believed out of our
own State:
One night not long ago the daughter of
one of our best citizens was awakened
by noise in her room. and, upon sitting
up, discovered man disguised in black
mask standing besides her bed, and calm
ly contemplating her features by the aid
of a bulls-eye lantern.
Don't be alarmed, miss, he said; 4
haven't taken anything yet.
''Bless mer' said the girl; Il do believe
it's burglar"
:'Of course it is, said the housebreaker,
with al ungratiied smile, as he lit a ci-
garette. And am proud of it."
"What do you want?' demanded the
young lady.
"Well, did want to sample your jew
elry case" said the robber, but you
looked so all-fred pretty lying there with
your auburn hair-just my style-that
couldn't help waking you to see if you
also had dark eyes, I'm terribly fond of
light hair and dark eyes, myself"
We'll, have" said the young lady,
glancing at the mirror. But I mnst
look like fright in this-this dress"
''On the contrary, white is very be
coming to you, said the disciple of jim
my Hope, tenderly. by the way, are
you engaged"
That's tellin'." said the girl
''No, but are you-honest Iniun?"
"Well, yes, am-to a young lawyer:
but l don't care for him 50 very much"
He's poor, isn't he?"
ooh, awfully."
Exactly; | though as much. Now.
my dear girl, don't you know there is
nothing in this slove-in-a-cottage business?
You don't want to peg along nursing ba-
bies IN some stuffy back room for the
next ten years. do your"
"N-n-n-O," murmured the girl:
Then why not let this fellow slide and
take me? I'm pretty comfortably fixed.
Business has been pretty good this sea-
son, and our profits are large Our firm
is now running tunnel under a Marys-
vile bank, and I've got fourth interest.
Besides. I'm secretary of the Burglars
Protective Association. What dyer say?''
Couldn't we go abroad next summer
asked the girl thoughtfully
"Why, certainly. expect to have to.
just think over the matter, and I'll drop
in some night later in the week. know
how to get in." And, shouldering his
kit, the secretary stepped out of the win
dow, and went to open a jewelry store
for an engagement ring.
And the next day the young LAWYER
/ received back his letters and photograph.
Our girls know on which side their
bread is buttered, and you can bet on it.
Whisky Made up in Pings.
n G. Peterman, a German farmer liv-
ing on the outrkirts of Pittsburg, Pa.
has invented distillery apparatus and
process by which he can make solidifed
whisky. He manufactures it in plugs
and it may be carried about it the pocket
/ as conveniently as tobacco. When one
wants to indulge, all he has to do is to
dissolve a chip or plug in a tumbler of
water, or else take a chew. In that