The Alaska citizen., 1914-02-09
Stories Overheard
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 FAILED cry one in Fairbanks is familiar with these words In fact when they are not heard on the street, it is quite certain that the vendor of good things is off duty Cor some reason.
 There was one day abou. a week ago that the familiar call was made noticeable by it's absence for the vendor had gone to take his first bath in three years. When one has to save his money for three years in order to pay 90 cents for a bath, the latter is sure to be appreciated
 On this particular day the vendor had decided to be extravagant and treated himself 10 the best bath to he obtained in the city. To get the full worth of his money, he jumped into the tub soon after it began to fill, and on the outside of the room he was overheard talking to him self as follows:
 Sure this water is fine, the finest in the land. First bath in thre9 ears and"
 Right here the flow of though seemed to sop suddenly. and the monologue was punctuated with q few cuss words in a foreign tongue It could be gathered from the noise on the inside of the room that the water had ceased to run into .he tub. for fire had been discovered in Peoples store, and the water rad been shut off.
 If anyone should attempt to pub fish the sentiments tha were eE pressed by the bather, who had bu' one side wet in the shallow water ir the tub, he would be hailed before the court on a charge of using the mails to transport profanity. But he excitement did not reach its tlimaX until the bathhouse proprietor refused to refund the fifty cents paid for the short-measure ba h. A last however, a compromise was reached when the bather was promis- ed another try at the tub without
 ny additional charges.
 HIS Here is story that
 FAKE was reel ed in Fairbanks EXPOSED few days ago, but for private reasons the name of the per son telling the story is withheld:
 Tt was about two years ago that I went down to Cinema 10 buy some provisions, and not having any mon ey on hand I put some gold dust into l belt, and started out on foot to town
 q was taking a short cut along rail when l came ono man with a peculiar instrument on tripod. The hing aroused my curiosity and l stopped to ask him what it was for
 "-'This is a thing for locating gold in the ground he said. Whenever the instrument is near gold the needle will point toward it. just as the needle of a compass points to the north
 eff you had any gold in your pocket l said, would the needle point to it?'
 "-'Why, certainly. But it will keep pointing upward until it is in the ,icinity of gold
 q had several hundred dollars worth of gold on my person, but l noticed that the needle was not in rlined to point toward me or the ground or the o:her man. I felt somehow that the owner of the ma chine was just about as much of a fraud as was the needle
 "-1 would sell this thing at bargain he went on, for l must cave tomorrow for the Outside 10 he sickbed of my father Don't you hink l could interest you?'
 "'No you cant interest me, re oiled, for your old contrivance there | $ just as much of fake as you are. l have some gold dust in my i pocket and the needle refuses to point toward it.
 Without stopping to answer me, le picked up his machine and hur- 'iedly started off never saw lnything more of him.
 SMITH Two Fairbanks men
 GOT were out for hunt along the river some ime ago. so the story goes, and inding nothing at which to shoot. ell to discussing various topics. For we will call the men ones and Smith.
 In the middle of conversation. opec furned to Smith and said.