| Show fires AND OF or WE wi have just had two fires on two succeeding nights both comparatively small smail it ia is true but too large for all that reminding one that misfortunes are not apt to come como singly destruction of property by fires or otherwise is not a private loss only but a publio public joss JOBS als ais also aiso not a loss to the individual owner merely but to the r whole community also for the thereby raby the actual aggregate wealth of the 0 community is correspondingly dim 1 l finished inis InI hed bed and the community is so far poorer than it was that much nearer neater actual want as well as is 6 the individual nence gence tosses kind arp matters of mom moment fht fit to p all and ant all are Interest interested god rod in preventing t li ng them if possible I 1 or jn coi confining 1 the destruction and loss within the smallest possible compass pass it is held by many intelligent men that the general igancy goncy gency of the present hard times is largely due to the destruction of or property by the wars of late years ia in and america for it it is evident enough that any loss of property mates maSea people to that extent poorer power unless ther the destruction brings with it counterbalancing ad varat vantages fes jes abich which is seldom the tho ase case ease to a very great degree thus it should b be the constant endeavor of every member of a community to guard against fires and other means of destruction of property pro pre perty and to be careful to adopt all reasonable preventive means to secure immunity from froni such losses as in the true interest of every individual which it surely is thus also do does s the incendiary coine come to be re regarded glided as one of the worst enemies individuals ar or the com corn may have and for this reason when caught under circumstances he is likely to find himself in danger of being suddenly enily and seriously hurt |
