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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-04

TLECTRICTTY seems 10 be
the great connecting link
between the various phe-
nomena Of nature. If we could
once thoroughly understand cleo
tricity we might understand all the
natural forces, and life itself
II you put any two unlike sub
stances In contact a difference of
electric potential instantly arises
between them; one becomes posi-
lively and the other negatively
electrified
II YOU stretch a rubber band
minute electric forces appear in it.
The same thing happens If you
change the form Of a drop Of mer-
curry or of water
Every motion OF your body is
accompanied by electric variations
A whirling wheel. a growing plant,
a forming cloud, a fly buzziug
through the air, a bullet speeding
ON It's way. q wind blowing over
the earth. q nehula condensiug iva
space and thought arising III
your brain all these give rise 10
electric manifestations proper
toned To the physical forces called
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-04
Think Over Condition
in Households YOU
Visit.

n YOU would take away nor
women the hope Of personal sc
walton, and assure them that ~
one but male could reach heavsr
anyhow no matter how fitted SRI
was for heaven, how many womer
do you suppose would work the
fingers TO the bone getting up ba
zaars to support the church?
Neither can anybody expet
women to be particularly Inter
ested in discussing politics in the
home so long as It is Official.
held that politics is the one SUI
Ject with which the feminine ~
telligence is incapable Of dealirs
From all accounts politics Is
lively enough subject IN the place
where women vote
Il YOU want to interest men "
politics ana want the good clT--
zens 70 vote, Just give their wlTss
the ballot. M Retormsr -
Fomen wiz 90 -hs x1sL.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-04

THE regulation of a womans
= dress can only under highly
specialized conditions come into
the province OF the police. They
are not fit judges as to what lie
modest In given conditions. AND
If they were, it would still be bet
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-11
REFORM, LIKE CHARITY,
SHOULD BEGIN At HOME

I don't-that's where I'd call the Ash
man. Right there is where disagree
with reforn-if you're going to do any
stepping ! think it's mistake to do it
on your hands and knees. The time to
save the package is before it becomes
bulk-which same, in my opinion, ap-
plies to your friends, the human beings
According to you every man, woman
and child would go around incased in
cardboard, wrapped up in brown paper
and tied with piece Of white string.
just like square Of butter you get from
the Grocery store"
IF you take my theory literally that is
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-11

And SO | have. But, I'm sorry to say,
it's only theory-it can never be put
into practice
You're sure it can't ?"
Positive"
Then let's have it-what is it ="
Corporal, suppose some one. should
offer you bride.
Now that the tariff law has been
passed perhaps things will pick up little
Well, suppose some one should2'
And suppose you were inclined to
take it,
Not SO loud. Suppose wasa
And now for my theory. Suppose the
minute that you decided to take it little.
green light started to shine on the tip of
your nose.
"A little green Light
Yes"
'.On the tip Of my noses"
On the tip OF your nose.
Whew-then what?"
Don't you think it would curtal the
transaction little?'
Would the same thing happen even
under the head of unfinished business
New or unhnished-the little green
light would shine every time
In that case would consider the mat
ter indefinitely postponed
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-11
BELL DOESN'T RING WITH
EVERY FALSE ALARM

But does it put the fire out p
1T does-without even getting its
hands dirty Which by the way is some
thing no reform wave ever did"
Don't these sprinklers ever leak and
wet things up little when there is no
hre?'
They do-quite often
Il thought as much. knew there was
something wrong with them-what hap
pens in case like that?"
AS soon as they start a bell rings and
if the Waterman can't find fire, under
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-11
SPRINKLING BETTER FOR
GRASS THAN BLASTING

What do you think it should bs,"
ITO begin with ! don't know that it
should be at all, but as long as it has to
be turned ON once in while, why not
make it a sprinkler
you talk as if you were watering the
garden
well, | wasn't, but l might mention
here that an occasional sprinkle does
more for the grass than all the blasting
you can do to get rid Of the weeds, Ny
point is, that if you see wave coming
-T~any kind of wave-you instinctively
get from under. If you're crooked and
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-11
HAVE a CIGAR; NO
SEE GREEN LIGHT

what about some of the higher arts?"
For instance"
"Bigamy-white slavery-snobbery and
other little social odds and ends"
The same thing exactly-except in
these cases there would probably be two
lights"
Il don't see your point. What good
would it all do? Where would it effect
any REFORM
1t wouldn't If we could put my the
DRY into practice tomorrow we would
have to pension reform to keep it from
starving to DEATH
But it wouldn't prevent my smoking"
1T might. Corporal, what did your
wife say when you told her the doctor
said smoking was bad for your hearth"
why, man, you're crazy. | never told
her"
No, but my green light would. We all
deceive ourselves and think we put lot
OF things over, but if it were impossible
to deceive others there would be lot of
us who had smoked our last cigar"
That's the greatest lot of nonsense
ever. heard-a light on the end of your
nose It's physical impossibility to be-
gin with
'I'll have to admit that, but even so my
theory is only half hopeless. We all have
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-11
HE'LL ATTEND TO HIS
OWN MORAL ACCOUNT

Not bit. We are just beginning to
unwind new SPOOL and I'll say this as a
starter: Any time one Of your reform
waves will take care of my morals along
the same lines as the Bank does my
money, I'll take out what / have in the
Bank and buy stock in the new venture
I can't make you out--there's no head
or tail to your argument. You're against
it one minute and investing in it the next.
s.The trouble with you Corporal, is that
YOU don't listen. Because I'm against the
wave movement doesn't mean never
drink water"
We'll, what under the sun does it
mean?"
I'll try you once more Corporal, do
you smoke 7"
Whenever have the opportunity"
Have you ever tried to quit?"
Il have"
Why"
The Doctor told me it was bad for my
heart.
What was the result r.
Il gave up the Doctor. could no more
quit smoking than could eating.
But you will admit it's bad for YOU
Il suppose it is.
when did you first start to smoke r
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-11

the light burning, but | lose my patent
because | can't get it out where others
can see it.
Would you do it if you coulda1
You bet | would"
"On the end of the nose?'
On the end Of the nose.
You're as crazy as June bug. Why
just think Of it for minute. Market
street would look like garden party"
why garden partyo'
Look at the lights"
There wouldn't be any.
And why wouldn't there?'
You would take pretty good care that
your beak wasn't burning, wouldn't you?'
Il should say would. Say, Id be so
good that every time I checked my hat
I'd get a duplicate check for my halo"
There you are, Corporal. Have a
cigar-snoke it after dinner and think
over what I've told you"
mo, thanks-smoke it yourself. I'm
going to quit"
There's a small green light just. be-
ginning to CLEAN from the end of your
nose, Corporal. Have cigar"
Thanks; I will. Is the green light
out?"
Absolutely
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-11

"1've been thinking. whole lot lately
about reform. Now I'm no sissy, but
Istell you this reform movement is a
great wave"
That's just what it is-a great wave
some make themselves famous by rid
ing it-most of US enjoy life by ducking
under it, while way UP the beach, few
innocent Kids get wet to their waists
and a spanking for not getting out OF
the way OF it. That's what ! have
against reform-it's a wave"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-11

as you turned the first faucet on and the
only way you could put the fire out would
be to ruin the building. All Of which &C
cording to my theory is a great waste
Of water. II the building has to go why
not let it burn down? And now for the
sprinkler system. A fire starts on the
second floor and as soon as it gets hot
enough to be few degrees above
shoulder, the sprinkler directly over
where the fire is, opens up, takes couple
Of whirls at the blaze, and goes back to
bed again
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-11

|" HE Corporal hadn't been himself
for several days. That there was
l. something wrong with him was
apparent. The Traffic Cop had
stood it as long as he could-perhaps
just little longer
Corporal, what seems to be the
trouble, are you sick"
No"
Anything the matter at Headquart-
ers?@
NO
None OF the Kids is i'll, hopes"
NO"
Finances"
'No, but I've just been thinking and
the more | think the farther | get away
from the answer
whats been on your mind, Corporal,
Let's have little Of tit may do us
both good "
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-11

quick on your feet, you escape dry shod.
You can be as honest as dry Sunday,
however, but if you happen to be Grip
pie you'll be bowled over
How does your sprinkler system help
things any,
IF reform was worked on the basis OF a
sprinkler system, the City could save lot
OF money by putting lis to work driving
sand wagons and giving our salaries as
policemen to the poor
Il don't understand you"
That's because you do not understand
sprinkler systems. Now a sprinkler sys-
TEN is installed in building to protect
it against fire. Well take FIVE story
building as an example. A fire starts in
the second story Now if they had the
wave system that you speak of in opera
ton, instead of the sprinkler system, the
building would be under water as soon
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-11
IF WE COULD ONLY
SEE WHO'S AHEAD

when you were forty-one you
wouldn't have will power enough to stop
smoking if you once began, what do you
think you would have done"
Il wouldn't have begun
Now, right there is where | am for
reform. Any time you put reform to
work before remorse has time even to APP
ply for the job, I'm willing to let the traf-
6c take care of itself for while, if I can
do it any good
But suppose remorse has the job? Is
that any reason why we should leave it
in Officer
You've kind of got me there, Cor.
poral'
You bet | have, and that is the condi-
ton that confronts us today"
ALL right-what's your remedy?s
As a matter of fact, haven't one"
"Good-then don't turn on the hose un-
til you have. When you find remedy
let me know"
What will you do"
LII take you to one Of the high pres
sure hydrants. When remedy is a cure,
its fine thing But, Corporal, | have
never been a believer in the theory that
you can cure broken back with Ponds
Extract
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-11
GREEN LIGHT TO
WARN OF WEAKNESS

I'm glad to see there's one theory YOU
don't believe in. | thought, of course,
you'd have pet one on this subject"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-11

YOU'LL admit that every one has
nose?"
"Practically-in an event in this town
the average is fairly good
You can see, then, the advantage Of
my idea. Now, mind you, this light
wouldn't wait to burn until after the deed
was done, but the minute it was even
contemplated. No sooner would pick
pocket spot broadminded looking purse
than the light would come to the front.
Before burglar could fairly get jimmy
under window the place would be all
lit up. AS for footpad, he'd look like
drug store block away
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-11

~SNS$&$>S&S$S S@NS$N ~
meath the sprinkler that is leaking, he
turns off the whole system before it has
a chance to lay the dust. And, Corporal,
I'm as sure as am that I'm standing on
this box, that if bell rang every time
we would be face to face with a perpet-
ual low tide.
It's plain to be seen you don't be-
lieve in reform, and the uplifting of the
human race
Yes, and no. There's a good deal to
be said on both sides, but as far as I'm
personally concerned, think it's great
waste of time and energy to excavate
unless you're going to build"
did it ever occur to you that in or
der for some people to build it is nee
essary for some one else to do the exca-
vating"
Eyes, but it's been my experience,
whenever some one offers to excavate for
you in order that you may build, that
what the property in question usually
needs, is to be filled in. You know, Cor
poral, the point of view is great thing
in this life. never knew a man yet who
owned steam shovel but who spent
most of his time looking at side hill
ANYTHING TO START
WORK OF REFORM
and what in the world has steam
shovel to do with REFORM
Nothing, except that is the way they
generally go at it,
You mean that tt
Il mean that | have outlivei a great
many reforms, and | can't remember one
OF them but what based its campaign
upon the tools it had for the occasiW
rather than what the occasion required in
the way of implements. You can't lay
a cement sidewalk with an auger-at
least I've never seen it done success
fully
Who said you could"
Nobody has ever admitted it could be
done, but that doesn't seem to keep the
reformers from trying
You're ready to admit, then, are you,
we are in need OF reform, but we don't
know exactly how to go about it
That does bring us little closer to-
gether, but we're not quite walking along
side by side yet. I'm strong believer
in reforms of individual or package va
riety To me it's great deal like shoot
ing ducks-as long as you are out to get
birds, pick out the one that's closest, one
barrel at a time, but don't get the gun
hot blazing away with both barrels, at
flock that's out of range, just because
the season happens to be open
What do you mean by the package
Variety I'm speaking of human beings
And SO am |. We are all packages
and just SO long as each individual pack
age is clean and sweet, we are all right"
But suppose lot Of packages get to-
gether, mixed up sort Of, then what be-
comes of your clean and sweet theory?
There's where think reform should step
in"
REFORM, LIKE CHARITY,
SHOULD BEGIN At HOME
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-11

DAY, OCTOBER II, 1913.
ef1 }Fs r
a|k@||Jgkl2Ilzs
!, 1THEdSIEISG
just about what it would amount to. And
when you stop to consider it, if each one
of us took the pains to see that the other
was as clean as we all do to see that the
butter is sweet, there wouldn't be as
much promiscuous bowling going on as
there is today. No. sir not by long
odds"
Then you think reform, like char
ity'-
Should begin at home and stay there
unless it is invited out. | don't know
how most people feel about it, Corporal,
but I'm a great believer in advice, and
I'm in need of it great deal of the time
When ] want it, ask for it and when |
get it, | am guided by it, but whenever
get advice without asking for it, / al
ways feel that some one is trying to make
me take orders"
You do lot of talking, but away
down low you must admit that when
people go wrong, it would be criminal
If no one gave them helping hand
HELPING HAND STUFF
VIOLATING s HOUR LAW
I'm glad you spoke of that-this help
ing hand stuff has been violating the
eight hour law entirely too long to suit
me. Why does every one speak OF the
helping hand to pull people out OF
trouble? You never hear OF any one
putting the Oregon boot on the helping
foot that kicks people into it. Corporal,
it takes 95 per cent to get out trouble
and only fve per cent to keep out of it.
And if these reformers would take nv
advice they would play the FIVE per cent
end of it, if they really are looking for big
returns on their investment
If | let you alone, you will be talking
about this matter as if it were Savings
Bank account"
Keno! It's something like Savings
Bank IN one respect, but it's very differ
ent in others"
Where is it diherent?"
With a Savings Bank you open the
account yourself, you make the deposit
yourself and the money you put in the
Bank is yours. incidentally, you take it
out along the same lines. But with the
average reform, you don't even have the
passbook in your own name"
Since when have you known so much
about Savings Banks p
I know very little about them. But
this much do know am not compelled
to put my money in them and they would
never see cent of mine or any one else's
if they didn't take the best of care of it
and pay four per cent per annun for the
privilege
I'VE seem to be losing the thread OF our
argument
HE'LL ATTEND TO HIS
OWN moral. ACCOUNT
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-11

Il never knew what it was until after |
was twenty-one.
And now you cant quit r
I've told you that once
But if some one had come to you on
your twenty-frst birthday and made it
perfectly plain to you that when you were
how old are you, Corporate"
sForty-one.'
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-11

I'm as sure as Tn, standing on this box that
if the bell rang every time there mas false
alarm on a reform nave me mould be face TO
face NTH perpetual l0p tide
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1913-10-28
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GeSenfet Ser uerfterbenen!

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