The Alaska citizen., 1914-11-02
Town Gossip and Stories
By The IattIer.

not for elective and appointive of l ficials. So he telegraphed for in | formation to Washington, and in reply was told that he is permitted to take part in local politics. 1 Sheldon They are telling a good Claims story on Bobby Sheldon honors these days. Bobby, II will be remembered. brought Delegate Wickersham 10 Fairbanks in an automobile from Chitina Before arriving within few miles of Fairbanks. neither MT. Wickersham nor MT. Sheldon had any intimation that the formers friends would come out to meet him with a band. so when they were few miles away from the city, Mir Wickersham suddenly said
 Tt looks to me as though there are several rigs coming. Do you see them?''
 Yes. there seems to be quite q crowd of people coming" replied the irrepressible automobilist. As they drew near to the process sion. Mr Wickersham said: Why, they seem to have a brass band there, too"
 "Oh. yes" asserted Bobby. But that's nothing. They always come out to meet me with band but usually they meet me further out the trail generally near Munson's roadhouse."
 Weather Sometimes the weather Fools man proves to be one of Mayor the greatest practical
 jokers going He has been known to take delight in send ing rainstorm when crowds of piCnickers have been out in light sum- mer clothing, but he seldom fools people by giving them better weath- CT than they want.
 It happened early last week that the good weather of few days. when it refused to freeze at night time, fooled a number of people of Fairbanks. one of whom was Mayor Murray Smith.
 Mayor Smith had two dozen fine chickens that he had planned to kill when the weather would keep them frozen. so, more than a week ago he told a man to come to his house on the following Monday 0ast Monday. and kill the chickens for him.
 But Monday morning was more like midsummer than winter. es- pecially a winter in a region which is only a short distance south of the Arctic circle So Mayor Smith con cluded that he would postpone the execution of his barnyard flock But about the time he had arrived at the conclusion that he would post pone the killing of his chickens, his man appeared at the door and an nounced that he had killed all the hens, as directed. So there was a threatened fall in the price of dressed chickens until Tuesday nights frost.
 Political Right on the eve of Story Is election there are some RetoId old. old political jokes
 being told. Indeed it seems that a political joke is like an Indian legend. it is to be handed down from one generation to an other. Here is one of the old stories that is being revived
 man had been travelling through the Southern states and he stayed for a time at a wayside tavern in the mountains to enjoy the beauty of the country and take a rest One evening he was calling at the home of farmer some distance from his hotel, and was on his way back, when. just as he was passing through a dark neck of woods, there suddenly apeare da moving shadow iy Of To a brave man, and would have run spoken to him.
 Don't run" said the shadow, "1 want to talk to you"
 But who are you?" asked the frightened man.
 'I am the Almighty" was the re- ply.
 "I don't believe you"
 Well, can easily prove it to you" said the shadow, reassuringly. You can ask me any three ques- tons, and I will agree to answer them correctly but if I fail, I will confess that I am not what I claim to be-"
 By this time the stranger had gained some courage, and fe enter ed into the conversation With con- siderable interest He asked the two first questions, and received very satisfactory answers, but when he came to the last, he said:
 "I have left the really hard ques- tion to the last, and if you can an swer it, I will know that you are not mortal, for no mortal man, I am sure, can answer it."
 Let me hear it." said the shadow.
 Well here 1t Is: Why is man a Republican,"
 The shadow was silent for some time. Then it said:
 "Ill have to give up, for you've asked the only question I can't an swer," and with that the shadow disappeared into the woods.
 Bees That honey can be pro- Thrive duced at a profit in the Here vicinity of Fairbanks
 seems assured, for MT. and Mrs. Ed Wickersham have own ed stand of bees for year, and it is now loaded with honey. With in q fau- dave tho hive will nroh-