Show r r i i irr ir r rii THE EFFECT WAS STARTLING ly a arv of fire in a philadelphia tailor diio door to the office of a popular magistrate in the central portion of that city there is a small tailor shop which has this sign in the window tubers pressed while wait quite a number of politicians frequent the magistrates office says the philadelphia record and they often drop into the tailor shop to have the bags taken out of their trouser knees one day lately select councilman tommy htyan and a number of ap country delegates were sitting in the tailors back room while their respective pantaloons were being ironed representative john II 11 fow who is forever on the lookout to play a practical joke passed the door of the shop and took in the situation at a glance mr fow raised liis mighty foghorn fog horn voice in one wild cry of fire the effect was instantaneous and startling mr ayau the first to dash through the shop door was clothed as to his nether extremities in flaring scarlet two of the country politicians wore gray and white lut the third wore besides alif startled look upon ins face not much of anything his shirt was pretty long but it did not prevent the few pedestrians on the street from seeing his bare knees knocking together with fright when the victims realized alie trick eliat had been played upon them they scurried back to shelter |