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Show from a sound sleep by the terror- striking lire hells. That our lire j boys need some of this impromptu i night practice was clearly demon-jStrated demon-jStrated on this occasion. Wo would , therefore suggest that a special j alarm be used for these needed I practices. THAOLARM." Uir Hit Hdl mid Dry iUmh t?s Bring Hut a hirc fnmil. The fidse fire alarm Saturday night, or rather early Sunday morning, called out a large concourse con-course of excited people. . Great crowds of half awake people peo-ple went rushing down to the Court House out of breath, only to find the blaze to be a big pile of dry goods boxes set on lire and the alarm sounded to test the skill of our volunteer. Then a cus-dng bee began, which intimated, of course, that tho angry ones were badly disappointed because be-cause there was not a real fire so Uiuy could have iconic work to do. Of course it was people anxious for muscular exertion who cussed j loudest. But the oucsiinn arises, now that ' ,.ve have a fully organized fire Com-! Com-! pauy, is the alarm hell sounded to ' summon anyone besides the firemen? fire-men? We believe not. Thirty-six well (rained and j ! thoroughly drilled men can do! : more efi'eetivc work than an un-1 . organized throng of a thousand. ! At any fire that will likely occur : in this eity for years, tho services I of people outside the department ' would be more' of a hindrance than ' a help. j No person enjoys being awakened |