The Alaska citizen., 1914-11-09
Town Gossip and Stories
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 Peace New postage stamps. Stamps Cummemoratiug the one Issued hundred Years of peace
 between the United States and Great Britain have been put on sale in the States, and 1t is expected some of them will come to Fairbanks with the next consignment Of stamps to be received by the To- cal postoftice.
 l. has been pointed out that, with almost all of Europe, as well as Japan, Australia Canada and Brit ish East India, all directly or in- directly involved in war, and with uncertain peace in Mexico, the new stamp is hardly appropriate. On the other hand. however. the United States is keeping it's head in all the confusion. and that alone is con sidered worthy of much appreciation. Thus the stamps may be considered especially appropriate in this coun- try.
 This new issue was to have been placed before the public some few weeks ago. but the rush caused by the printing of the emergency bank notes held up the work of the bureau of engraving and printing.
 The new two cent stamp is of the same red shade which is used in the regular stamps. but slightly larger in size. The new five cent blue is the same blue used at present in the regular issues. and shows a winged Goddess of Peace.
 Too There are so many Many shades of meaning to Partners English words and
 phrases that a person will sometimes say one thing and mean very much the opposite This fact was impressed upon young man of Fairh rks few days ago. when through a misunderstanding, he found that each of two young ladies supposed that he had promised to take her to a dance. It happened this way:
 The young man had been looking forward to taking a certain young lady to a dance, but before he had asked her he met another young woman of his acquaintance. and in a general way they began conyersing about the coming event.
 T suppose you are going?' he ask ed in sociable way, and she re piled that it depended upon whether her parents would give their consent As they were parting he said:
 Well. I'll see you there"
 This last sentence was interpreted by the young woman to mean that if she could go. the young man would "see her there" that is. that he would accompany her. But the young man only meant that he would See her after she arrived at the dance.
 Tie embarrassins part of the affair came later when two young women. including the one who had misun derstood the young man. compared notes and found that he was sup posed to take each of them to the dance. IL took all the tact and di- plomacy at his command for the young man to explain things to their satisfaction. He took but the one girl to the dance, however. Novel One of the many novel Favors letters received at the Asked local land office from
 people in the states asked the receiver and register here to de termine if a man who died here some time ago owned any property and If so to find out for how much fl can be sold for. The letter, which Is written by a woman, begins as follows:
 Tn going over papers and personal effects of my father, an old Arizona miner who died out there recently, We find frequent reference to mines, mining claims and lands, all of which is Greek to us"
 Then the letter makes a plea for aid in locating the supposed proper ty, and ends as follows:
 Not being very well off, mother and I hope you will be able to send us some good news. If you succeed in finding some of his holdings kindly investigate the worth of same and say if you will be able to sell the property and what your charges will be"
 Election Election judges had their Judges hands full last Tuesday Troubled Problems of all sorts
 were presented to them concerning the right of people to vote, and they ruled upon these as best trey could.
 It is reported by some of the judges that many people objected seriously to the personal questions asked of them, and seemed to think that the questions were due simply to the idle curiosity of the judges.
 In one instance. 1t is said that a man came into the room with a bal lot in his hand and wanted to vote it. He was first asked if he were an American citizen. and he replied that he was. Then other questions regarding his residence in Alaska and other places were asked. Sud denly. he threw down his ticket, and walked out of the door. evidently very indignant that he could not vote without so much formality.
 Many ballots. it is said, were made useless through the way they were voted. In writing in names on ballots, in some instances, only the last name was given, and in others new names were written in and the others printed on the tickets were not canceled, which. of course, made it necessary to omit them all in the counting.
 Government Uncle Sam paid out Good To little more than s30 to Citizens allow five persons to