Show THE LESSON IT TAUGHT the apparent of tho town to stay the progress ot a fire was shown monday evening the loss mr rogers suffers on his hotel building is purely attributable to the lack of appliances aj 41 ta grapple with the fiery element 4 the first hose attached to the street hydrant was too short to be of any practical use the railway hose be 41 found although it is claimed they have feet the railway company is in much the same fix as the town after considerable rustling enough hose was found to get a stream of water on the rogers hotel but not before the whole side was ruined the experience shows that it is necessary to do something and do it it right away the loss on the rogers building alone is enough t purchase quite a bunch of fire appliances for the beven K the water pressure is not very heavy with plenty of good hose much property can be saved A short time ago the news called attention to the necessity of shaving a volunteer fire department robert mckune also took up the matter and tried to organize a fire company but he fovad so little enthusiasm and no disposition on the martof part of any one to take J hold of the project that ho he gave it up all small towns that are unable to maintain a paid department have what is called a volunteer company it is not wholly a gratuitous job for those who join As a rule some one is delegated tc to test the hydrants once or twice a week and keep the hose and hose carts in good order and ready for immediate use this duty is often riven given to the captain of the fire company at a small monthly salary or to the town marshal by that system there is always a chance to place the responsibility for any dereliction of duty the pay of the volunteer company is not large the members are generally exempt from poll and poor taxes and for every fire they work at each would receive so much from the town treasury the amount of compensation being graded according to the amount of worl performed there are some other small emoluments that go witt the job in the shape of presents from those who have their property sa saved ved and also a chance to give dances and picnics to which cause the people genera generally ily respond liberally besides good fire equipment will reduce the insurance rate to some extent the percentage saved on insurance would be a big item each year the town must buy the necessary hose hose carts ladders ct et and take care of them unless this is done by some paid official there will never be anything in place and ready for use when wanted some remuneration must also be allowed the members of a volunteer fire company to insure efficiency there is no fun in this getting all wet and mud and working hard to save some one property without knowing there is some remuneration in sight it wont work the volunteers must be paid something ing governor spry said in his speech last saturday that he is strongly in favor of good roads throughout the whole state so much more reason why the taxpayers should vote the in its bonds being asked for by the county commissioners carbon county count must not be behind it was a most revolting and disgusting sight to see spectators at the fire monday evening stealing some small articles that were ere moved out of the threatened building men alen and boys were seen purloin purloining inz small articles such thieves should have been promptly ar arrested tested and punished for such low down villainy professor richard von of the university of prague has discovered a method of warming the interior of the human body by electricity A galvanic current is used to convey heat to Q any part of the organism without any other feeling than an agreeable sensation of warmth where the electricity enters and circulates through the body the treatment is said to bo be parti particularly C efficacious in diseases of the joints and muscles gout rheumatism neuralgia and many forms of headache it is claimed one application gives instant relief and a continuance of the method in ciany e cases has produced a complete cure the discovery is considered a very important and useful one and before long will be in general gendral use on account of its beneficial effects two distinguished americans each a recognized leader in his own political party are visiting foreign countries and everywhere they have met with a reception so sincere and cordial that it has bee gratifying alike to the individuals and to the nation of which in a very real sense they are actual representatives roosevelt and bryan u anre typical americans in their talent strength of conviction and fidelity to principle in their scorn of all sham and hypocrisy in their ability to properly express themselves in public speech and in the tactful consideration they have shown to 0 oth other peoples in their travel they reflect the very best that is in in our american life it must not be forgotten that in the homage and courtesy extended to them this country also shares |