Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 66, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 March 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 flrealarmbelL --- 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, I 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 bell-tower.—LondonTit-Blts.