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ume siepa m the matter. Sines writing the above, wehaw comer-ed with several par-tire regard ing our defencolcss state in cum of fire. and all admitted the necemily ol' smneihing being done to place our town in a better pOHiLlOIl than at pree- ent. One responsible citizen said that at the figures quoted, fire protection would save to him from $5 to $8 per year on his rate of iueurance. and said he would cheerfully give 825; ll ne emery tOWAI‘tlS providing fillltillill‘ appliances for extinguishing a firm. Oar columns are open for the (“Helms- ion of this sulljnct, and we hope citi- zens will take advantage of [hi-i medium of communication wilhllie ' public and make their iolens known, 1 and that wine plm will be suggested ‘ that will attain the desired end. i" who have vested inzeres‘ts (“0 pro tected by insurance) that are flute.“- ened by tl.e devouring elemept.‘aml they ought certainly to cumr'ibnteu fair share toward paying for fire pro- tection There is but one way to. bring this matter-to a practical insuv, and that is for a public meeting to be called, when the subject could be comidered in all its bearings, and definite action be decided upon. Sur'h tuneming could be culled by any citiz-ns, but, perhaps, the police truswen wouid be the proper parties to lake step: in the multer. .rzmioi) of fire eninguiuhiug appara- tus would ofl'ect) w-uld "anmuut tn $150.00 per your. Numit'thosu Mm carry insurance Were to oontrihme mervly the amount that Wnultl be saved to them, that HflVng Wuuhl pr tin-efficient. fire apparatus in a Very short time. But there use other» ""J“ .- Fire Protection. “"9: 53 "3° 3 â€"â€" We were cruiu Want of space in last issue prevent- ot'Gilbert's A! ed no commenting on the letter of A. ity ofIh-it port James regarding our present innefi~ mills Group, cient system of fire protection. We Henderson. 81 are pleased to see a man of Mr. J nmcs’ At the latter in! experience taking up the question. acqu-ciuted,hw Hi.» figures should rivet the attention :11 times tmdi oi'cvery resident carrying a do'lar'a shells, and web worth oi‘insuranuo. The eliaI-iiity of‘ {reassessed by th the figures is unquestionn he and they 'u'tel'ed them plainly show that our property owners nations-antics have been blind to their trnointerâ€" to them. The eats m neglecting thiq nutter so long. was it fine Old Assuming thotoml insurance curried high, with an by I“ re~identl of the \‘illige to iH"UUlleellflllC(‘, hi only 85 5000, n inning of a f per lgelher a mm W] cent. (which We are aimed themp... I been lawn-ml wi: “tum“. mun-cucu- mu be Innerwd until tor- md and charged wwrdlmly. The Reporter otuce is aupplled will” )od equipment of poster In well in fine )«Stype. DETHUEL LOVERIN. Publisher and Proprieto In luuod we? Wednesday at the once. Vio- wrla 0mm. unuouvllle. Tenn». 76 each per year In advance. or LII) It not paid within six month“. No pupa (incontinuod not.“ at“ arm“ are pud. l‘rnt’euton-l und Duane. end- 0! on. lack apnea and under. per your three doum. VOL. 11 THE REPORTER you time doum. I'HIS ORIGINAL DOCUMENT IS IN VERY POOR CONDI'I‘IUN .7“- ... “nu “Hulkâ€"8F. Lulu-"e“ day we sighted two ships and we drew rapidly together. (Whalers are he ulwa_m anxious for 11 “speak"). We 13' thumltlwy were the Prussian harque ry Kaiser, m Hamburg, and the French in. Sail) Luuellm nf Harre. O." captain “emu" hOH'd the Fwnchumn. and. the usual courtem s w '10 uxclm tuel‘ IMWe- u the nth wra- and t‘l't-WH. Nux a day the lbreigueru venue on hmm] am )â€" Jmprese to- miter. They were gnu drinkrs and our captains stuekuf -,' diukubles was consultrahly dimm- ‘e ished, and he himself was comi lerahly elevated when the day’s visit come In L! an end; so much so that he passed the balance of'the night on the lockers in the cabin, instead of his bttnkusome thihgl had never knuwn him to' do before. At breakfast time,[ woke him to partake of that meal, and he cut up cross and ugly, but after re» ple nishing the inner mm he resumed ( ‘ his uuuel urhane manner, which was - intensified about the middle of the d fort-non" by the arrival of a boat from the Frenchman with aninvitutinn to dine with the captain, a basket of chmnpwgne and a dozen each or winv and brandy. The weather was wry .{ tine and Sea calm. hardly breeze u enough to fill the nails, and after our captain left, the three ships drifted easily along, sometimes drawing near w er to etch other and then heaving I“ away as the current and zvphtn tnoix b... them. And they seemed to he highly :m vnjm ing themselves, if we mightjudg‘e fih by he hilarious snatchrs of mng we lb: unuM amenimmlly hmtr l'rnm‘ the dad: of the Frenchman. The first t2 pl . ‘ (V , v ----- -.‘8 lcuuuteuunce, hx‘gh Ion-hand, and alto- gelhor a man who Ink: (1' as if had he bwn famrcd with [ht lr-ueti ea 0‘ ciwl- 32. die; h:- might thu nude his mmk ’iu the worldâ€"hut of him hwrmLm- uuuclcu men) 101' LUb-ICUO and Ollie} nutiunsâ€"mfles to us, but, invaluable tothem. The Chief, Tin ('arousch, was a fine old felluw. about six feet high, with an inveliigent looking cmmtemtuco. high Ibl'nhmul and .1.“ w ~- wid.v-‘C The ship bed been out eomothiin: over e year, end had been euoeeeut'ul in securing ebont 1,}00 bble.ot oil. I had been eboerd only about five monthe, having shipped at Guiana et the commencement of the eeaeon. Whelcs were plentiful, and just about thet time we were seldom a week; without fleeing a spout, though not always successful in muting a cap- ture. as the leviethene Were scary. We were cruising in the neighborhood of Gilbert's Archipelago, in the vicin- ity ofth-it portion celled the Kings- inille Group, for-mid ol' Simpson's, Henderflon. and Wuodle'e Islands At the luiterinland we were very Wo'l acquainted, having called there never- :il times trading lei-cmomutn, fish. slzellenmd such little articles of trade ‘ EUHSCSa'Od by the natist. who readily artered them for tulncco and other P‘qrmer-vllle, Nunmvkut, cruisirdgvailr tie" in the Pacific Ocean tor sperm The ship hsd been out so In the your 184'! “hi onA board ”In .d Reminisce-ta I was ship’s new ship Em run at on the quota:- him ho'redLm 1W0 ~hips an. Wednesday, I‘L'e" Na (1 am gnu ck 0f imm. "' you 1‘ 3' new“ "‘ (ms); ,3" and 1 ‘e nhirls e for yo wâ€"bales. -_ "m---“ nu" .u mu exam. 1 ac , COl‘diuu'y wont, tbllnwevl by the mate and serum! macaw. I Round his majes- 1y Scaled at. the table with Writing nulcrmls and cast) box before him. Mr uewr leaked at me as I came in. nu; Nahum] me with “I'm guiug to put, you ushm-e,-â€"â€"â€"â€" you, and‘ yuu may return thnnks to Mr. Gard- ner (Um latmate) I let you off that my ; sign that l'ccripl» tor your share mm nucne'a some slnps (eryymade shirts 8 Id pants, 2 each)» and tobacco for you." w-vv-J ovw vvx. Lllt‘ " cil‘ects at th. Frenchman's chmnpngne, 0 and it'I did not irritate hint I Would 71 get. my pay and discharge. I replied, that he could do as be pleased; he ) was master, and, of course. it. was no use resisting single-Handed any deter- mination he might come to with the. whole after-guard of three ofiiuers and five hmtt-sttet'eru to back him. Whiie‘ ‘ we were talkm . the cabin boy culled‘ ' doun the hate Way saying the cup. min Wanted me in" the cabin. I ac ‘ cordingly Wont. tblluwe'l by the mate and nemmd mate. I found his majes- ty muted at. tne table with Writing ttmtcrmls and cast) box befol.6 him. ”t' twuu' innkml m n... r -,._ . \u v \v V“ ['"J'"""" , uuu UUW when he was more than hulfwns over it. was no task for me to throttle him and give him a good shaking. His yells and the confusion soon brought the mates an? boatsteerers to his aid. 'who, before hardly knew it, lashed me to Lhe bulwark, und‘ the drunken i_,rmt Was lathering me with the nmuiop sail halyards. Being 90 drunk his blnwu did not amount to much. He then ordered me to the liV-rucastlu, and Lhrratcued me witha sircoml wliiion next day. In the morning, the man: came down and in ‘ firmed me that. the onnlnin on. .\.-.... mu uucx. nna beforc'l w“ We“ out of the lmuehWay, I was greeted with a blur between the eyes and the words” “ You of a , why ain’t ynu< nu dwk when I come on board?” The How staggered me a little, but ,ucnvering in a spcond. I grabbed him by thu throat and at. it. We went. 1 was young and gritty in those days. and the blow and epithet. pm my Enfglinu b’uudnu fire. I Was at. any umchis “latch “hr-mull “A -~-- - -..... u-ywuvc \I'I‘Illl. but the captain-Whit on board the Frenchman lamod till 3M midnight. when our captain returned in thigh state at intoxication, so much so that he could barely u‘cend the side. My work being done after the mate: left. our ship, I had gone to my bunk in ‘the steer e and was taking my rest, from whio I was ewalxened by my name being loudly pulled down the hatchway. in a voice I could not recognize. Ijumped and started for the deck, and beforeI Wee Well out of the hatch!” . I was greeted with a bl vw heumcn the «515.1 and the words, “ You ' on (lack When I come on bum-ll?” 1 mates visited on bond the Empress and the second mate- viuitod on board the Prussian, m it was u gonna! vin- iting time all round. About 4 bell! m the flr-t watch (10 p. m.). the mute- !NUI'UIH. (0 1110” hllumfivu I'm-A" ( To be Continued.) tlc. and threatened me with a No sooner d edition next day. In the gal-ding the vi g, the mate came down and in wallets to On me that the captain lélt pretty failure of the E er the scrape and was going to a parent. tha nu nlmre at. Woodle'a Island, I emaelves to ma then in sight, and advised other method ( ('quirace, nu llimsell'and second can oyenhrow Ld hml quite a time in quivlmg the tempemm 'lr‘l‘ bud hardly got ova‘ tln- countrv bv do [mu unu at, n We went. 1 g and grntry in those days. blow and epithet. pm my ’uudnnflrc. I Was at. any "latch physical! , and now April at 18.485. as W pleased; he a uew temperance arty, and have :5« course, it. was no sued a petition to t no effect tint light handed any deter- wines, ale and beer shall be permitted come to with [he to be acid in counties where the Scott ’ihree oflioere and Act shall come in force. Any Onu back him. While with half a grain of common sense : cabin boy culled will see that this is a move against saying the cap. prohibition, and no true temperance he cabin. I no man will sign it. If the sale oi'light wevl by the mate wines, ale and beer will hasten pro- mund his majeg. hibition let us have it by all means, tblc with writing _but we are oh; difi‘erent way of think-- box before him. mg. and so are our anti friends. One me as I came in, very diam-editable procedure in con . “I'm going to neclion with the caution for sisâ€"nu. _ you, and times to this petition is, that all Show .kg to Mr. Gandâ€" who refuse to sign the petition are to let you ofl‘ that be noted nnd (in the words of: prom- ", foryoup share ment liquor adV‘OI'flle) they may 38 ms (re-itiygmade yell plough up their hop grounds. :1, ) and tobacco Plus is the rinciple they are proceed- ing on. ’hether there is tiny hon- EURT VNOTIRB. mud.) to Recide. No sooner does the excitement re' gelding the visit of the Licensed Vic- tuallers to Ottawa die away, and the failure of the same become thoroughly 3 parent, than our opfionents net ‘1 emaelves to work to form some ether method of attu-k whet-eh they can oyerthrow or thwart the 6 arts of the temperance community of the country by destroying the effects of the Scott Act. A few days tince. a number of persons in Torontoâ€"headed by Goldwin Smithâ€"met and organized . A/_-‘ owe their overoindulgence to the practice of treatin . Anti-treating ‘aocietiu have been gal-med by mode» . ate drinking Englishmen, but thou‘ they were a law unto themselves, their example has had littlé on no efi'ect. on others. It is a silly practice nnd' ahnuld be discouraged in every way. 1 a E Pflilionn bearing the signataraa ”of t over 125.000 men and women were , reaented to the Pennbylvenia Lani» t ature on one day last week, taking , for the passage of the bill requiring _ scientific temperance instruction in , the ublic school. . Tie Kaneae Legislature at its"re- cent session passed what is described as uit' iron-clad, copper-plated, double * ribbed prohibition law. which is ex~ pected to close all the loop-holes of the previous law and hive the liquor men so otfectunlly that they must either get out ot'the business, get out of the state, oretarve. They are preparing :10 confess that prohibition does pro- ibit. ‘ “ Treating " is purely an American practice, am its 0 jeot is to show the boys that there is nothing mean about you. Its evils are far-reaching in their effects. A close examination will reveal the fact that a large pro- portion of the confirmed drunkards I Cundensed beer in now boio mn- ufucturod, “din in the loud 0‘ the drinker: that an “(I Ilm fascia wooed h the wet article. the no!“ in} u be with In. ' Temperance Topic... NO 14.