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ONE DOLLAR PER ANNUM. }? GOD -A-IMD OUR COUNTRY. ALWAYS IN ADVANCE VOLUME V FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 24, 1879. NUMBER 50 JUST OPENED ONE DOOR EAST OP Dr. A. C. Ilukc'H Drug More, mr IP. Gr. CANON Who will keep constantly on hand a FULL nml COM PLETE sun k of ,11 u r<l ware, ullery, n unw, lMstolH, And .Sport inp, COOUB of every description. Also nil kinds of Repairing done on the .?hortest notice to (.?uns, l'istols, Locks, Umbrellas, and SEWIN Gr M A C J 11 NT ES Pone up and Adjusted. 8tSJr~Ali goods and work warranted to give entire satisfaction in quality work m&nship and price Thanking my friends f?r past patronage I hope to merit a cofithuincu of the same in the future. P. U. CANNON. nept?S 1S78 ly carriages WgGIES AM i & ;w A U O N s I am now giving it p K HS ON A I. ATTENTION to iuy busbies*.of A IS SC IA <? I > MIUIXJ, And will guarantee that my work in the future shall he as COOP as iti the past forty years that 1 have been in the business. 1 have I?]:i>U<F.D MY 1' I IIS To SLIT the TIMES, '?<! if you will call on ine 1 will guarantee that niv charges and work will give full SATISFALTlO.N*. t am now prepared to niamiiaeliirc tht celebrated i)i?:xtkk spkinc:iiva(;v "Which for com foil and ease caunol he ex celled. ALSO Com-tan'lv on hand KOSE WOOD and WALNUT" HIJ1 {IAI j CASKS Of all sizes. Give me a call. IIAKPIN KIOOS. srpt 31 %lm PRESCRIPTION FREE! For tlir npo.'il v l ur-' nf Siriulinil V\ l-lOt in'.?, I .n?t Almihoo.l ail ilisordtMrn hrtHlclil .?o hy Imtis ervtlotl ??r cxcofW. Ally lirucuiM lint llie i"i?r^ llrnU. Or. W. JU|| M A ??<>.. Ko. ?30 ?Trml itlxlli Mroc^ ? liiclmijiil, O. thk Uli hat a use OF 11 I'MAX MISIvRV. JutiVJ'ultlifhfd in a Sealed Envelope., J\ ice six cent a. iC^Fjjfflta- lure, Treatment, and Kadicai ffig^?:l$& cure of Seminal Weakness, or Sperniatori ho-a, induced by Self-Abuse Involuntary Emissions, liupoteiicy, Norv o<:s Debility, and Impediments tu Marriage generally; Consumption, Epilepsy, and Pits; Mental ami IMivsieal Incapaeitv, i&e.? r.y UOLKHT J. CULVEHW ELb", V. 1?.. Author <>t the '-(irceii Itook," Ac. 'J he woi Id-renowned author, in this ad mirable Lecture, clearly proves from hi own experience that the awful consequences of Self-Abuse may ho cflcctually removed without medicine, and witlu ut dangerous surgical operatioi s, bougies, instruments, rings, or cordials; pointing out a mode of cure at once certain and eliectoal, hy which every sutlcrer, n<> matter what his condition may be. mav cure Himself cheaply, private ly and radically. jjtiay" 2%w Lecture will prore a boon to thoumnth und tJtoiixnndx, Sent under seal, in a plain enVcUpe, to any "address, on receipt of six cents, or two postage stamps. Address the Publishers, THE CULV EIUVELLgMEDICAL n>. ?11 Ann St., New York; Post Office box ItiSti may 4 ly 1-, M MAM'S WARRANTED BEST ft. CHCAPE8T Also, fnlLLIfiS KAolUNERY. ^g^?g? PEIOEUarPUCED AJ?a. 20, '73 '-'SMPiJJr VmmpUwUtne. Vrviat, Yu?. J * JZ'uiy 2? 1 j DENfiSTY l>It. II. P. MK KLM VSS has moved his Office over store of Win. Wil cock, formerly occupied by Dr. Fcrsncr whcr? he will he glad to serve his friends on the most reasonable terms. DR. 15. F. MUCK EN FUSS, Dentist, sept 23 id TAKE N OTIC I The undersigned respectfully informs the Citizens of the Town and County (hat he is prepared todo up and make Mattresses on the shortest notice. Also will conduct an Upholstery business. Prices will he as low as possible. Orders solicited. JOHN OKGEN. june 9 if OPIUM nm! Jlnrphlno .??Hltrtirril. Th"Qrlu;l nnl ?t"1 orl r tuitti ut? OU IOC. Hri.il . i ?Li.i. fur book oa 0|.|>m Xnlnc. '?? w B Hqulro. S fi-M.il-r.. r.rt>M r. . Jr. 1. spr'l 'J? yl P. A. LEFVENDAHL lias opened a SHOW SHOP two door^ below W. M. S Where he is prepared In make to order POO PS and SHOES on the shortest notice. Also Repairing done with neatness ami dispatch. All work warranted and prices moderate. Give me a trial. ang :>1 187? ly W. F. Robinson, WAICH H A It ER AikI Jewel* r, KUSSEL ST-. Ornngi amif;, H. V. A ficsh supply ol Land ret irs Seeds always on hand. nov il 1S7S ly VEGETJNE AN EXCELLENT MEDICINE. Srnixr.riFt.r?. O.. Feb. 18,1877. Thin N to certify that I hare iaa^.1 Vmiuikh. man. nfarturcd by It. ft. Slovens. B?atnn,MaM.>forKhorv tnatism anci limrnl Prostration <>i the Nervnnt li) DH'in.int Ii good RUeeras. t recommend VKOKTUtH aa an txcelleni Mniifin* for auch cuuiplsitits. Yuun very truly. C. W. VANDEGRtFT. Mr. Vandegrift. of Ihr firm ?I Vandegrift A Hnff plan, ia a woli-known business man id Ihia place, Carina; ona of luu large.1 stores in hpnngfield, O. OuR miNTS i ER'S WIFE. LOCIBVILIJC, Kl., Frb. 16,1877. Un. Il.lt. STfvrMi. iVnr Sir.- Throe year* rgn 1 m? suffering terribly with lull-minim.irj Uli..iiiiini i ? 111 Uur tumiMer's wife advuu-d um tu Ink" Vfh.KTISIE. AfUir taking une Ixitlln. I waa entirely relieved. This year .feeling n rot urn of the lliiteaan, t sgsin commenced t.Vinjr it, and am heilig honetlted greatly. It also greatly iru provoa my dlgoatiou. Keswoctfully, Man. a. BAXXJUID. ?C11 W-jaal Jruuinoii ciirQoi. SAFE AND SURE. Mb. It. n. SrcviUva. lu lh.'J your Vegotine was recommended to mo, and, yielding to the i"-r-ham .-.is of a friend, I con. aantad to trj it. Ai ill.- time I waa suffering frum general debility ami nunoii* prostration, superin duced I f mrrwiirk and irregular habita. In won derful stionKlhening and curative propertiesseemed t'? niloct hit 11.1 b i. i . i ? ? 1 system froiti the first dona; and under it* peraiM'-nt lire 1 rapidlj recovered, Ballung main) then usu.,1 ha&ltb and good feeling, inee tuen 1 havn nut hesitated to civn Vogetina my most unqualified indor-ement, an baiug a safe, aura and powerful agotit in promoting health and restor ing the iii-.f-il nvMtoin to new liio and energy. Vear. etinc is tho ouly medicine 1 uao; and aa Tune; aa I Bra 1 utter expect to Hod a butter. Yours, truly. W. H. CLARK. Uu Monterey Street, Alleghsxr, l ens. VEIGrBTIlNri]. The foilowini; latter from Key. Q, W. Mansfield, formerly iiaator of the Methodist Episcopal Cburcti, liyde Park, and at presunt eeitlod In Lowell, mint curiTince every one who reada hi* letter of the won derfnl ouratiTn qualities of VrurnMi a* a thorough cleanser and purilier rf the blood. Uro* Pauk. Um.. Feb. U, 1871 x?. II. u Ststems. /Vtir Sir.?Abonl ten year* ?uro my health fatted through the depleting effects of dyspepsia; nearly a year laier I wna attacked by typhoid ferer In its ?ont form. It aottled in niy back, and took the form of a large d"t'p aeati-d alisoeas, which was tiftaen months In getln i ing. 1 had two surgical operations by tha beat skill in the atste, but received no permanent core. 1 lufforrd great pain at times, and was con stantly weakened by a profuse discharge. I also lost small pie-'ca of bone at diflerent tlmea. Matters ran on thus about inron yean, till Mas', 1H74, when a triend recommended me to go to your office, and talk with you of the virtue of VyulTUtx. I did so, and by your kindness tiasaed through your manufactory, noting the . gradients, Ac, by wiiich your remedy is produced. By what 1 saw and heard I ca.ned aoire eonfldenoa to Vkof.tisk. I commenced taking It soon after, but felt wars* from Ita effecte; still I persevered, and soon felt it waa beneritting me in other respects. Yet I did not Oee the results 1 desired till I had taken ii faithfully for a little tuoru than a year, vrluui thu difficulty in the back waa cured ; and for nine months 1 bara enjoyed the be*t of health. I hare in that tune gamed twenty-Are pounds of flesh, bsing hoarier than erer before in my life, and 1 waa nercr more able to perform lal>or than now. During the past few weeka I had a scrofulous awrlling as large aa my nit gather on another part of air body. 1 Ux?k Vr.ar.tix> faithfully, and it rempred it lerel with the aurface in a month. I tnink I should hare been cured ol my main trouble sooner if I had taken larger doses, after baring become accustomed to Uo affects. ls*t your patrons troubled with scrofula or kidney disease understand thai it tskes time u> curechrnnie diseases; and, if they will put lently take VluEZlME, a will, in my judgement, cure thew. WltU great oblig.ilioi s I am Yours ??-ry truly, ?;.w MANsriF.i.n. J*.-.o'? r of Uu- Methodist Kpiacopai Oherob. VECETINE Prepored by H. Rs STEVENS, Boston, Moss. Vegetine is Sold by all Druggia4 npril 16 if. MARRIED fk sj saH No. 12 N. Eighth St. KIM SI St- Louis, Mo. Who hat had prater experience In the treai..-.*nt of Iks sexual trotrhlt'S of both niatr and fronitr than any phyiirlsa In Ihn Wut. K"cJ the results of Ins long and surccatful practice in his 'weuew Werks, justpublisiica, eniitod Tho PHYSIOLOGY OF MARRIAGE The PRIVATE MEDICAL ADVISER Hooks thst sre rrallv (latdre sad Pslf-lnitrartora In all mat ter, pertaining to tlsnhiH?4 and nsaiSNbnsd. slid supoly want long felt. They sro brsatlrelly llla.lr.lrd. slid In plsla Isi.^uagc, rssiljr uiiilrr.tooil. The two books rtulirareSU psges, and contain islusbts lafirmallsa for lutU msrrlrdand single, with at I the rrfiTil linprovrinrnts hi luediesltrrstmtnt Head what our hniiiepsprrs ssy i"'rhtknowledR( hnpsrtca In l>r. Halls'new works Is in no wsy of quritluustile clisr SKter, but It something Ikst riery io .houU kasw. The Tsulh. the rletliu of early Indlscreiion t Us Ulm', othfrwUs perfestly healthy may I.e. hut will, wanlngviyiir In the r " of life, and Ibe Tiuaian, in inlservff^ n-nin tho msnv ills htr sex is hefrl lo."?**t. Ixiuii Journsl. to it I x u l'ltUKH ? II) cts. MrhiL both in one rolumr, 811 In cloth sndl gill, -?? eis. rxtra. Sent under ?. a I, on] receipt of price in money or stamps. ajir'l 27 SINGLE LIFE Ts. R*sis4y ?f jo ltlk rsatasjv Barham's Infalllblo Mtnufkrtursd tiy the 2irr.iT. ma Cart Co., Carbus, V. 0. It aster falls to tare H^aerrfcetas er Piles, wbra a tare I. eessTble, 1'rlts l.l.t sad bcea Od? llillsj|-ilasj t araUbtd en aypllaatlvsi apr'l 27 ly Pagents wanted for the " ICTORIAL, HISTORY ofthe WORLD njar'J.l tf For the Orangcburg TlMKB. Mr. Editor, In nccurdauce with a resolution paused by Pomona Grange No. 17 at a regular meeting held January 4th 1S79, I send you the above Essay which was reail by Dr. J. W.Sum mers before Pomona Grange 1st Saturday iu October 1878 at Cooper Swamp. D. \V. i 'hook, Secretary Pomona Grunge No. 17. January 13th 1879. The Pea as a Fertili7 r. Du. SrMMKus Essay Before Pomona Ghanok. Worthy Montrr, The "Pen as a fertilizer" was assigned t.i.i as a subject for an E.-say to be read before Pomona Grange at its July meeting, by mir worthy Secretary. I have been largely indebted for much valuable information ou this important subject, to a 1 itep ?rl of the Committee of the Agricultural Society ol South Carolina on Coast Lands." Also to the sit tcess'ul ex - pel intents of our worthy Uro. Dr. W. l\ Barton; together wiih such facts ns have come under my own observa t ion. The prent object to beattaiued by the cultivation of tbe soil, is the pro duction ol the largest crops with the least Ijibnr and expense. !u tho ctilti vatioii and pruilucti'Mi of n ? single article of agriculture have such is?i id > lid--* been made ni any country in the last decade as thai of oats iu these St. tit hern States; indeed, in t-ome sections even ot our & ate it bus i ntirely tvupolun e I corn as a feed for work uuimals, and t Jie day is now upon its when it is cheaper and more profitable on our light Ian Is to rn se oats in sufficient quantities to feed work stock the year round, than to raise the corn for that purpose. To tho>e who have been planting this crop for the past two years, this assertion neet.s no detailed illustra tions or explana ions to prove tbe fa< i. They are.-a'isfii d ou this point. The question of most importance then arises, its the oat is a gross feed er, ami a great ox ha in er oft h ??soil, bow are we to raise tins ci op and keep up tlx fertilizing oi our lauds? I u the pea as a fertilizer we have tbe answer to this question. Recent experiments at the Atlantic and ht'-lH Pl.i -phale work-, as well ? in ou ? kii County by Dr Barton and oil,eis, prove thai not only can the present fert ility of our lands be maintained and grow annual crops' of .-mull plain on them, but their pro duct ve capacity cm be won.lei fully increased by a judicious system ol manuring with tbe pea. What think you of an old field thoroughly exhaus led, and growing nothing but broom sedge, by this system of fertilization being made to yield ?l bushels of oats to the acre? This was u t done by peas nb tie; it is not to be supposed that land so poor us this could of it c'f j reduce peavine-t sufficient to make such a crop of oats; but by the aid and assistance of what is known as the ash clement app icd to the land in the .spring at the time of planting the peas, and in tho full when the eats are planted, turning iu the vines with a two-horse j low. This ash element is composed of groitn I Phosphate rock, Kainit or German | Potash salt, sulphate of 1 ituc, and j perhaps some other ingredient. I am inclined to believe it owes its principal virtue to the Potash salt, ns I know from experience it is an I excellent fertilizer for the pea. Also instance the vigorous growth of pea vines where a trash or log heap has been burnt, showing the value of Potash as a manure for tha pea The plan recommended by this Committee is as follows: In the spring sow down f>u? lbs. of ash elo ment und 2 bushels of peas to the acre; when the peas die down, or ill the full when you are ready to put iu your oat;", ?:0\v ilo^n on the vitib and turn all in together, or turn iu tiic vines, and harrow the outs iu afterwards with a heavy harrow. The following spring or summer when the oatfl are harvested, the land it pre pared for replanting in the autumn by repenting the experiment with tbe peas and ash element. We haveoue account of 4o bushels of Indian corn, of GO bushels of oats from land pre viously so poor that without manure it would not make above ? bushels of corn ami 8 of oats, of wheat grown at the rate of 40 bushels oer acre and of ?00U lbs. of nay produced by the pea and ash element. We cannot doubt these statements however wonderful they may appear, for they :r.ro borne out by similar experiments nearer home and by parties we all know. Tbe iuilowing is from Dr. W. 1 Bar ton . On the first of Ju'y 1377 I touk a piece of land, 5 acres, which had been planted in oats the two pre vious years without manure, yielding from 16 to 18 b> sbels per acre. On part of the 5 acres I sowe I broadcast 500 lbs of anh element per acre, and on tbe the whole 5 acres two bushels ofcowi>.-us per acre turning all under with a Wait's turning plough. The result was a luxuritut, gr.i vth of vines, lue more especially where ihs ash element had been sown, no fruit was ma tu ted by ^hc pea. On the first of October 2 sowed broadcast two bushels of the led rust proof uat3 per acre, turning pea and oats under, with it two horse Watt plough and smoothing o.F wiih a heavy drag From an acre manured with the ash element and cowpe.a, Ihrallied and cleaned, by weight yielded ~> i bush els 3 peeks and 7 q tarts; from an acre manured wilh peas alone, yielded 30 bushels, 3 peeks and 6 quarts, a differ ence in favor of the ash element of j 24 bushels an 1 one quart, a-i 1 a di f i fereiice of nStout 3G bushe's between the nr/<urai. laud without a:iy tuiuttre and that manured with tha avi ele ment and p??a. Tha land experi mented on was about equal in pro? dticlive ness." In the above experiment you have the win le subject in a nutshell, you sec that ttie cow pea alone nearly doubled tho yield over the natural land, and with the addition of the ash element tbe yield was three tini'-s as grea\ and at a cost of not m.?re than seven or eight dollars per acre. The following experiments were m id-: at the Atlantic and Stono Phosphate Companies farms near Charleston. "Iu the inoith of June ordinary sandy land, which bad been supplied wih the requisite quantity id mineral matter, wa? sown broad ens' with i! -W p-as- When the peas were nearly ripe a measured quanti ty of the land was mown and tbe vines dried. Tbe dried vines were at the rate of 4,000 pounds to the acre, and weie proved by analysis to contain nitrogenous matter capable of producing two and a bull per cent of ammonia, and ten per cent of min eral matter or ashes. To determine whether it were nec essary to turn in the green vines (always a ditlicult and troublesome operation) some of the dried vines were washed on a filt-jr with WAtjr the water tc-ted an 4 found to contiin all the valuable constituent* of tho vine; snowing th it n > l>m of fe.'til i ? zing material had been occasioned by tbe plant dying on the surface of the laud, and proving the tur.iiug w hich has greatly pre-onted the gen eral adoption of thii m i le of fertili zing, tobe unnecessary. Tl'Orofore, upon the remainder of the lau 1 the vines were allowed to die upon the surface, and in November oais and wheat were planted upon it. Both grew vigorously and produced more than double the erupt or liniri-/ ob tained in this part of the country. In the above you see the analysis of the pea-vine, 2 and a half per cent of ainomaaud ten per cent of miueral matter or ashes. The want or ab sence of this .mineral matter in the soil accounts for so much of our poor lands failing to grow peas. We huvo proof of this in our own oxperienco. You ure all awuro that peas will not grow among corn manured year after year with cotton 8eed. Now, it is not from any injurious propriety or principle of the cotton seed, but bo cause it fails to supply the necessary mineral matter, chiefly potash. Sup ply this deficient mineral element by application of this ash element, or any of the Charleston Phosphates, or by the German Phosphate alone, or ashes, and we have a healthy lu<Ci?- j nance of vinos, and an abun l.iut crop of peas. The pea. is also an excellent ferti lizer for corn, and yet we act in total disregard of this knowledge; how common the pactice among farmers of pulling up the vines to gather the peas. Y"U all know what fine corn grows about these heaps where the peas were threshed; this of itself is sufficient evidence of their value as a fertilizer; instead of this ruinou* practice, they should he left on the laud to be turned in the next spring. Tbe best fruited cottou I had last year was on n piece of land I had in corn and peas the year before. The. vines were left to rot on the land, and not turned in until spring. In 1873 I applied 20 bushels of cottou seed to the acre for oats, made 137 bushels of oats per acre; (the hind wan very poor,) as soon as the oats were gather ed, sowed down about 2 bushels of peas; had a rani; groWln'oi vines; the second week in Oetober sowed down about 13 bushels of ied rust proof oats to the acre, aud turned all in with a two horse plow. I did not measure this oats when gathered, but was satisfied the yield was greater than the preceding year. The oats did not fire at all, aud kept greeu near the ground until the heads com menced ripening. In every stibse ijuent crop you can tell to tbe row as lar as the peas wer? turned in, the land producing better corn, better peas aud a heavier co.it of grass. In the fall of 187-3 I wanted to plant oats on some laud I ha I in corn; as there waa some rice in the field un ripe, I couhl not turn my stock on the land to eat off the peas; so I cut dowu the corn stalks aud chopped them into two or three pieces, sowed my oats aud with my two horse plow t mod In corn stalks, pea vinos, peas, cockle burrs?and all the vage table matter on the Ian 1. That was the best crop of oats I ever made. Tlu? fertilizing capacity of psas being in proportion with the growth and luxuriance of -the vine, they should bo planted i in mediately after t.lie cereal crop is harvestjJ. in order t,i secure the greatest growth of vine possible and thj utruvMt f^v? iz tti >u to the land." We can ?.?really improve our corn lan Is by sowing broa least from on e to two hudieli of peas to the aero at our lost plowing of co-n. On lauds too much worn or de ficient in this mineral element, by supplying this doficie icy we can make a heavy crop of vines ai I pets. The latter can he gathered or fed otF The vines remaining on the land as manure for the next corn crop; an 1 on lan ds when peas die out, when planted in hill, if sown broadcast at the last plowing, some of .them will live and I produce a fair crop, leaving the laud I in better condition for a succeeding j crop of any kind. Mu h more can be said in favor of the pea us a fcrtili zcr, hut is it necessary ? We here present to you within th i reich of everyone, the farmer's "heal all and cure all.'* No more can the cry come up from us that our lan Is are too poor to raise good crops, an.I we cannot afford to bay the necessary manures. Nature has bouuti fully supplied the remedy. We h ive it in our hands Will we use it ? [ For the Oraiigcburg Timea.] Our Fire Department. Oraxukbukg, S. C, Kill,or Orangcburtj Tinte*: The time lor levying taxes to run our city government for the next fis cal ytar beug nt'hand, we would ven ture, with your permission, to say a few words through the columns of you r pnper, iu refereucc to appropria tions tor the Fire Department, which we consider one of the most impor tant matters with which Council have to deal. We do not propose that any words we may use should be construed as a charge of improper conduct against any who have had or now have the honor of representing us in Council, tor we do not intend anything of tho kind; but we do say that the Fire De I pnrtment of Orangcburg has been,an J is truly independently philanthropic. Using their own engines and appa ratus, required to keep them in repair, find shelter for them, work at fires uud risk their lives and all this for no pay. If this is not true patriotism then what is it? We say keep them in repair, and we believe we are cor rect. True we do not belong to all the companies forming the depart ment, but of one thing we are certain, that the one to which we do belong has received from Council in tho e ght years of its existence, the sum of fifty dollars and a set of water buckets, (and we have no rght to belive Wc are discriminated again it); the said sum of fifty dollars wa*. specifically appropriated, i. e. to purchase a new ladder, and iu order to make the appropriation of use, the company was comp .-lied to expend in further repairs over sixty dollars, a part of which it had to borrow. The Department is admitted to be in a bad condition, and this can be traced to the little apparent interest taken in it, not ouTy by the privat citizens, but by the officials of the town. Five or six years ago Orange burg could boast of a spirited De pa rtment, (eveu if small.) Then a fireman had some encouragement, by the presence and interest of the peo ple, if not by appropriations, and so much money was then necessary as now. Then on their Annual Festivi ties were to be seen the Council and Board of Fireraasters, encouraging them by their presence and words to renewed efforts in their laudable undertaking. Now, with a fjw ex ceptions, they are never seen, in any wnny, likely to stimulates the fire men. Crangeburg has a gre?t many youug men who should be members of the Fire Department, and why are they not? Small salaries are paid, and they cannot afford to sup port public institutions from which they,:>t all others, receive the least bmelit. They should pay their share but should they be expected to pay all? True, if Lhe business man is burnt out he (the young man) r*>-^ cr lose a situation, but docs not the business man .sustain a loss as great, if not greater? And further, it is often the case that those who do make tho sacrifice, are kept from attending to the necessary duties of a m^mb^r by employers. The consequence is a fine by the company or discharged trorn employment. Can they stand this? No! We sometimes wonder if the people desire a Fire Depart ment, und if fires are not fought against the wishes of the interested parties. Suppose you hear a drown ing man say to the party who would recue him, "Don't use my rope if you wish to save me, furnish the rjpe yourself." Would you call that fool ishness or a desire to be lost? That is the position the property holders of the town seem to occupy in reference to maintaining a Firo Department. "The taxes are already too high," they say. They forget that a Firo Department, efficient in ma chinery and, properly manned would save them enough iu the one item of insurauco to pay the higher rate of taxes and more too; and tho amonut that may bo otherwise saved by this efficient Department, we cannot of course estimate. We understand that the present Council have levied a tax of 5 mills which is all tho law allows; this, how ever, is only on the valuation of real estate. Why do they not tax porsoual property a-so, which we believo would {.Concluded on Fourth Pag*-]