The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-14

jumumg out Of the window any time
you feel like it,
Mr. Bowser went into the hall and re-
turned with a Parsons Household Fire
Announcer. 1t was small affair.
made like a pocket electrical battery,
and had 4 bell attached to it.
The material of this he explained,
lis aluminium. treated by chemical pro-
cess until it is representative to changes
of temperature, especially to heat You
set it at so degrees, say. IF the tenn
perature OF the room rises two degrees
the bell rings. That means fire. of
course. and L shall probably have time
TO rush down and extinguish the flames
If not. We can at least save our lives
The temperature of this room is 10 de-
Erees by the Thermometer over there
set the announcer at 20, and should a
fire burst forth"
The bell on the box began ringing its
loudest. although no fire had burst
FORTH and Mrs. BOWser could not re-
press laugh as Mr.. Bewser stood and
stared with a dazed look on his fact
What part of the house is being
burned down Just nOw2' she queried, as
ne grabbed the bell to stOD its noise
That's YOU. woman" he shouted in
reply T have hardly begun to expla-
yet, and You are ready To 'belittle an in
Nenton which has saved tens of thou
sands OF lives. IF it was something to
kill off the germs of cholera or yellow
fever you'd try to be sarcastic over it,"
1T II is reliable it ought to be a good
thing she said. hoping to mollify him.
"Reliable2 OF course IFS reliable
There are over 100000 i'm use and not
one OF them has ever failed to-"
Inc pen began ringing again, and it
was 1uliy two minutes before MI Bow
ser could get the better of it, The fam
lily cat took the thing for q music hoy
ana chased her tail around the room.
and. try as hard as she could Mrs
hoWser could not keep from smiling.
More giggles. of course shouted Mr.
EOVEHr. he Ioff NV r9,r
at last and choked off the tinlxla ..W0-
man, If you have enough sense in your
head to find your way upstairs you'd
better 90"
But I'd really like to have this life
saver explained to me You say that if
the flames burst forth"
i say nothing of the kind. The flames
may burst forth and be hanged TO emf
But II the flames do burss forth. and
mus raise the temperature of a room.
this announcer will announce that
factt"
Not if I can help it-not until YOU
have had to jump from tie window.
hunt up a good thing invest i'm If I
seek to explain to you the princirle on
which it works and YOU giggle Ike a
ten year old girl I won't have 40 more
or It, III do no more explaining Ii
you want to sleep while the red-toneued
names are roaring through the halls -'
me nell started I'D again, and dur
ing the confusion Mrs. BOwser made
ner escape upstairs and the cat scuf-
tied down to the kitchen Mr. Bowsei
stood back and folded his arms, an6
waited for the bell to let I'D. It dualfl
got oil on sort Of Jig and ended VI
with vail and a bang The thermon1-
eter stiil stood at 70. It hadn't changed
oy a hair No confagra ton was raging,
thsIe was not even a smell OF smoke
nat in thunder ails you. anyway
mused Mr. Bowser as he finally ad-
Vanced and lifted the box no
In reply to his words the l7sll sts,-&s7 "a
ssaln ana this time it seemed determines
20 ave ne lives of the whole neiebbor-
mood After half minute Mrs Bo ,g,ss
Aea4ed over the banister and called dovyn-
II lhe contiagration at hand, or is Il
nj boWser didn't answer her. He sfn7n-
y stood and regarded that 5eil 1s3ifF "
Lull contempt ITS contortions rnerifed
II there IS time I'd Ike to naet- NV, -,
Kew Things. continued Mrs R6v-ser b,,i
ne ca not seem to hear her words
Five minutes passed and the he'll sill
played on Another five went bv and tbs
house ela announcer was still announcing
Then Mr. Bowser picked up the box. wa h.
ed down the hall and oues5ad re -
4o9re were 1--WE or six Pedestrians at a.