West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-10-16
MIR. BowsER's ECONOMY.
He Docs a Little Tinkering and Saves
Fifty Cents.

| W's sttcthoohs ana " tailed TO ring.
ITS out OF order, OF course" reptile,
Mr.. Bowser as he looked up. 'As every
thing else In this house Is out OF ordor VIII,
woGldn't the door bell be , suppose yot
stood there and rang IL tlll there wa,
nothing .eft o.
Isn't any doorbeli liable to get out o
order now aud thenp"
No. mama. u isn't Ours is the onl,
doorbell in this town which ever gets out
oil order. Do you know what Il has cos
me TO have doorbcli men running up her,
every five minutes for the last ten years7
1T hasn't been out OF order for a year
before
Hasn't iR That shows how little YOU
heed what Is going on In this house to my
certain knowledge that doorbell has had
to be repaired twenty eight times In the
last twelve months. once In every thirteen
days Is Il any wonder---ls Il any wonder
Mrs Bowscr. thant I cant bank a dollar
to save my neckS Is II any wonder that I
have nightmare every night aud kick and
toss aud gfoan and have dreams OF the
poothousci'
She didn't answer aud he rose up aud
stood before her. spectaclcs In one hand
aud newspaper IN the other. and con.
tinued;
| The door bell busted aEain--bustcd for
the twenty ninth tune In yearl A thou.
sand dollars paid out In twelve months 10
repair busted doorbellsl We might as
well quit right here and 20 to the poor.
house
"You can't blame me MIR Bowser." she
protested.
| III you are not to blame. then who isi"
he shouted. III you didn't stand on the
steps and iab and Jam on the button until
the wire melted or broke. who did, Don't
Try to lay II on some caller or agent. II
there is worse run house than this In all
America. Id like to know It's location. I
come home after hard days work and
what do I hud1'
you find tho door bell out of order, ="
quietly replied Mr.. Bowser. but can pay
Tor the repairs ont OF my pin money. You
got excited over very small thing"
Mrs. Bowscr, I'm not excited but
simply put out over your carelessness
You bust the doorbeli. you break a pane
of glass. you smash mirror. you kick a
leg of the sofa. YOU
W HN' wv bO Ahtot tHlikhf
Never you mind No wife should talk
back 10 her husband. While your care.
lcssness cost me aver $4,000 the last year
shall say nothing more at this time The
bell will no; only DC fixed. but will fix 1t
myself. In fact was Just wishing there
was something could tinker at for an
hour"
III you will let II go Till to.marrow will
get man TO do IL.
The bell will be duly repaired within
half an hour. Mrs. Bowser. Is my ioolbox
down CELLAR"
II believe So but wish you would not
meddlc with H. II anything happens you
YOU
Nothing will happen and no one will
blame you. II can save ti.ooo year by
keeping that doorbell In repair, we shall
be so much ahead OF the game It's all
owing to the fact that I'm a handy man
and make my own repairs that we pull
through the year. presume the batteries
have become exhausted, and can fix
them IN about FIVE minuicr."
He disappeared down cellar aud was
absent for hall an hour. When he re-
appeared. he was covered With wbtewasl
and cobwcbs, but there was look OF
satisfaction on his face and he said
The repairs are finished. Mrs Bowser.
and have saved $50 In cash. In other
words, we'd had to have an electrician
around here for FIVE days at an expense
OF ffo a day"
What Just to fix doorbollf" she
exclaimed.
10 g.
TO understand the gravity OF this situation.
What was the natter"
las you know nothing about volts and
amperes and alternating currents aud
open circuits you could not understand IL
I tried TO explain. I will now go and
press the button and electricity will do
the rest"
There was three bells on the circuit.
When Mr., Rowscr pressed The button.
they began ringing, and when he let up
they suli continued. II wasn't soft
molodioUs ring. as the bells gave out when
a lady caller pressed the button nor yet a
quick decisive ring. as when Turkish rug
man mounted the steps TO offer his wares
on the weekly insiallmoni plan. II WAS a
continuous clatter. with buzzsaw edge to
IL. and Il hadn't continued over thirty
seconds before tho cat began flying around
the room and the cook came upstairs 70
ask II there was time to save her trunk
II told you We ought 90 send for
regular man. said Mrs. Bowscr as she
went out to where Mr.. Bowscr was pushing
and pulling and ibbing at the button.
II don't care a continental II you did"
he shouted II have set out to hx this
doorboll. and III FIX 1t or dioi Go back
and tell the cook TO shut upr
The ringing not only continued. bot grew
louder. and there was a buzzing from
down cellar that sent the cook into The
back yard and Mrs. Bowscr upstairs. Mr..
Bowsef was game. however lie couldn't
tell how many volts had been let loose 10
hunt him down nor how many ampercs
we're lurking in ambuth 10 strike him
| dead, bot he galloped TO and FRO and made
use Of the hammer, the pinchefs. the cork
screw and the scrcwdnver by turns While
he was working a crowd was gathering 10
front Of the house. and he had just found
the spot where the wire were crossed and
cut them all when policeman pushed his
way up 10 the door and demanded
Nov. where's the murder or FIRE or
whatever it U.s. and has the villain got out
By the back way3"
IL was just fNng the bells STAN
mcred Nj Bowsef.
And do you upset the whole block and
frighton dozen children into hts fixing
your bells2 Old msn you 20 slow It's
ac 'iu the law 10 raise riote and you ouirf