Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 February 1920 — Reliable Information. [ARTICLE]

Reliable Information.

—- An American tourist recently visited the ancient city of Chester, and was startled by the loud clanging of the fire alarm bell. Seeing others run, he ran, too, and presently found himself one of a crowd gathered to witness the departure of the fire engines. In a short time the engines dashed out of the yard and, disappeared down the street in a whirl of dust and smoke. With a view to gathering Information. the tourist addressed himself to a man in the crowd: “Say, mister, 1 suppose in an old place like this containing so many timber-fronted houses, you often have a fire?” “Pretty often,” assented the man. “How often, now, does a fire occur?” asked the American. “Every time that bell rings,” replied the man, nodding towards the belltower.—London Tit-Bits. (