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Show The Man Grew Longer. If the truth ever gets out about the resignation of T. Holllngsworth Andrews An-drews from the police department. It will probably be found that his constant con-stant refusal to pass applicants for the force who were even an eighth of an Inch under the regulation height hnd much to do with It Very often applicants appli-cants iflth good political backing wete sent to the police surgeon for examinn Hon who were quite one-quarter of nn Inch below the required height. He nl-ways nl-ways "turned them down." no matter wliu recommended them. Tor this reason rea-son he wns net popular with the administration ad-ministration men, who were unable to disassociate politics from police Not long ago a man was sent to Surgeon Sur-geon Andrews with a very strong backing, back-ing, who wni Just a shndo below the required height Ilejias a promising fellow and very anxious to get 011 tho force Hut he was below tho standard height. Ihe surgion pondered a moment mo-ment You go straight home" he s-ild to the mm, "nnd sta In bed for three dais Don't gi t up nnd walk about the house, but stay In bed ns I tell jou You'll stretch A man gnlns height In bed that lie loses by walking about all day When )ou get out of bed come sttalght to me 'lhen sou'Il pass all right " The applicant obeyed orders, nnd ho now wears a uniform Philadelphia Tress. |