Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1894-06-13


understands good deal about cleo
tricity, and is always inventing some
thing for the alienation of trouble In
his family. His last invention was n
burglar alarm, and what success Il
was the story will tell
Several houses in the vicinity had
been broken into by gang of thieves,
anc silver and valuables amounting To
quite a large sum had been stolen: aad
q Teddy's mother possessed some silver
(which she priced highly. After Mrs
BROWN had been relieved of her dia-
monds, and Mrs. Gray subaby had been
almost carried away by the burglars
the SHOWS commenced to3be fright
ened.
Ted, you're the only member of the
family who has brains" said Alice one
gay; why don't YOU go to work and
invent something to alarm the house if
burglars should break in?"
'Humph!" replied Teddy. That's
been tried before now There's the
scheme of having a bathtub full of
water at the foot of the stairs. into
which the burglar is meant to fall.
and which Mary Ann always tumbles
INTO after she has been out sparkling on
the sly; then there's the dinner bell
connected with n cord that's concealed
somewhere about the sideboard, which
She burglar should pull unl<now-
!. ingly and which the cat ALWAYS
rings by playing with the cord.
and SO alarms the house unneces
sariiy. Those schemes are de-
'cidedly unpleasant. don't want to be
awakened in the middle of the night
snd go cropping around in the pitchv
darkness without the least idea where
the burglar is" The SHOWS house
was situated on the outskirts of the
city, and had no connection with the
!. gaspipes.
NO" said Alice, that wouldn't be
very nice. You could never be certain
that somebody wouldn't put out a hand
from under the bed, or behind the
door and grab you. But use your
brains. Ted. and fix us a new-fangled
*-alarm which will work we'll"
4 After thinking awhile Teddy came
" the emphatic conclusion that il
Nould be folly, under the circum-
tances. to invent burglar alarm to
hisrm the household; what was want
ed was an alarm for the burglar
komething that would brighten him be-
9ore he had chance to break into the
Nouse. There would then be no need
81 anyone staying awake at night TO
listen for an intruder and the unpleas-
antness of handing a fellowman over
q tie hands of the law would be abol-
isheC
sc ne cudgeled his brains for a few
days and finally hit upon sztisfac-
tory plan. He purchased some toy
pisfo.s, bought some large caps. and
v--it .
about electricity, set to work to adjust
The alarms. He made minute exam
'instion OF the house To see where a
man could possibly force an entrance.
1nc came to the conclusion that the
front door was as safe as it could he
made; burglar wouldn't attempt an
entrance in that way, anyhow. The
Kitchen door was a very heavy one. and
hAo plenty of bolts to keep it
shut against great deal o..
pressure. or burglars tools. All o. the
windows on the first floor were guard
GO ny strong and solid wooden shut
ters- On the second floor there were
several weak spots; in fact, all the
Windows needed alarms. The spare
rom was accessible from the roof of
che piazza. which a man could easily
gain by climbing up the pillars OF the
Piazza Nr. and Mrs SHOWS room
could be easily entered with the as
<istsnce Of long ladder just outside
OF Alice's window was a large tree
which made her room unsafe: and a.
fny Teddy's room, the windows opened
M fhc roof of the kitchen porch
80 he fixed the alarms. and. after tea
4 'th1' night. the family was invited to
examine them.
You see. explained Teddy. they're
very~-Inplc indeed. All there j., 10
one is couple 81 these small MS
v tois Now the trigger OF each pistol
= a''arhed 30 the end Of this wire.
rh,eh Is fastened 90 the window. and
- she wire is jOstled. of go the pistols.
inst "A an electric bell rings when Won
pressthe button. and the sound will
scarf the thief of They're only load
Ell 81 caps. but the caps are big ones.
-ua@1nnd almost ike shot. Aren't
~ fine"
snow laughed You're ge.
80 indeed. Ted. he replied. but T
fon.. care 90 have those appliance i'm
room. n man takes all the
Tr-..c 90 borrow ladder and climb
II one 81 t1e windows there. hc de-
Sesres 70 get ~ And after he Qcr, i'm
tL settle him with a large. weapon
lran Your alarm You can try your
a invention ou thc ether Windows n YOU
tss
Not ou mime" cried Alice. II
wca.an't even touch one OF those
thrc- with teI-fyot pole put clu
ta ..ur own room.
vI." said Ted. and in the spare
room flH for fhrf'- fN. easiest ,.t....