Show A IEDIEIt KICKEK IIJCJlJJta 1IOV ItonsEIIOLDEKS HAVE PUUNU A COD riumxjroR The Householders Mutual Protective Protec-tive and Beneficial Avo Jatiou has mapped out a vigorous iwllcy for the new year fciyfc the Ihllndelpliia JUounl and expects soon to Inaugurate Inau-gurate several imjjortant reforms In domestic economy The last meeting meet-ing of the a ociation was held en Saturday evening January 1th and at that time an Important report was received from thu committee on front door and back alley nuisances nuis-ances For six months the committee had been considering measures for the relief of tormcntrd housekeeper from the fiends who ullat thuUoor 111 or bang at the back gate and the remedy tliat has been eevied in calculated to strike terror to the hearts of those against whom the movement directed The report of tho committee ou front door and back alley nuisances conUIned two 3ourate recommendations recommen-dations accompanied by plans and specifications Tbu first suggestion dealt with the front dcor and ita abuses After enumerating the various classes of book agent ped lers sewingmachine salesmen and vendors of matches and feather dusters the report ad vised Ihe adop tion of an automatic catapultfor the abatement of the nuisance The device consists cf a pon erful spring concealed beneath the mat upon thu front step The suavu canvasser innocently stepi upon tile mat and pulls the bell When tho maid opens the door hu sweetly lk1o hIs Uie lady of thu hou o lu1 and the maid as sweetlyru phes Vea she Is iu ct thu same time touching electric button but-ton on Uiu doprjKbt which ruleasis the powerful spring and away sails Mr Book agent In a parabolic curve to the opposite side of the street Tho committee reported that a de vice of this character could be put in place for SIS The principal defect de-fect In the apparatus Is the cecessity fur calling the hired mar to eet the trap again after U has fired olfa pedler bdt thu associations engineer engi-neer hopes to remedy this The second part oT the committees commit-tees report deals with the backgate roblem and suggests the use of a powerful spring on the alleygatu that can be released at will by a person standing at the Lousu door When thoth tllnl and thumping butchers boy lucks up against Uiu gate and begins to Jmltatu stage thunder with his beelaand Uie Kate i the cook has only to step to the door ull tho ctrlnand the opening gate f1 8 tl WDC fans tile boy kdiket and all aero the alley and agaitut the ojpusite fence Thoecitof the backgate apparatus appa-ratus is I fiurctl nt 3 nihf with all the attachments and tno tIftlre it calculated to convlncu any noisy boyoriirowllngtrampon tho llttt trialThe The report of the committee wa < unanlmou ly adopted by tho association associa-tion nut It was auggeited tliat Uit right 10 use tbo two deices might bujold In Uie didcrcnt ixctiona of the city An application for the exclusive ex-clusive prHJfg < B In the eastern nd of thu Thirty second Ward waa filed thatcveciug and it Nuni2cMcod I that the devices will tint t put into pntCUtl1 ute in that Kttlou of Uie city |