The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-05-24

store ndnQllnE music
few days ago. but from present in
dlcltions the affair will end all right.
The young man IN the case is a
stranger In Fairbanks That is. he
is chyechaco who arrived over
the trail not long ago. He is a low
~ OF music and thus il happened
tHat tie went TO the store 10 get a
selection that was his fayorite. When
Ire entered the store. the young
lady who = employed as a clerk
there walked up TO him and said:
is there something | can do for
YOU
Yes" he replied" give me Just
a Little Smile, Little Kiss.
The young lady's face flushed in
diEuautIy. and she exclaimed in a
tone that would make an ordinary
man Wither.
Sir"
oh. beg your pardon" he ex-
planned hastily, 4 was asking for a
song called Just a Little Smile. a
Little Kiss.
The explanation was graciously
accepted. and now the cheechaco is
becoming a very good Friend of
the youud lady. in spite of their
awkward Introduction.
Was In this age of boneleS5
It A ham and spineless cactus
Smoker? one might expect to hear
Of almost any freak idea
that may present itself, though down
at Douglas. near Juneau, they recent
ly hai something that is stranger
than anything else of late years,
and that is a smokeless smoker.
According to the story received
from Douglas the TTeadwell Nolun-
tetr fire department gave smoker
al he Douglas Natatorium. The oc-
caSiou was 10 be one of unusual in
telest. and the invited guests includ-
90 the federal officials from juneau
and the members of the Alaska leg
islature 1t is stated that they all
came there with the expectation of
having d sociable pipe and a gener-
ally jolly time, but in one respect,
at least their expectations were not
fulfilled.
Chief Jack Wilson, who was mas
ter Of ceremonies. when he formally
opened the affair with talk, made
the announcement that all gentle
men" would refrain from smoking.
OF course, each man present con
,ideved himself a gentleman, so there
MAS no smoking,
Stove one OF the useful ar
Inventor ticles that are iden-
Insane. titled with the early
gold discoveries of Al
aska and the Yukon Territory is
the Yukon stove, invented and made
by Dan Walker, who was resi-
dent of Juneau from 1885 until re-
Gently. The lifes story Of this in
yentor is nearing a pathetic end,
though at one time he was thirty
ing merchant and had much money.
The news comes from Juneau
that Dan Walker has been sent to
the insane asylum at Portland, and
as he IS over 80 years OF age and
his health does not promise him
very long life. il is expected that
stitution.
it was during the early days of
the gold rush that Mr. Walker, who
is an expert timer saw the neces-
sity Of the miners having a con
yenient light stove, one that could
be carried upon the back. This
prompted him to invent the Yukon
stove which Immediately became
popular
About the time that Mr.. Walker
was enjoying the greatest prosperity
of his life, things suddenly seemed
to commence going wrong, and he
went down hill. He soon became
heavily in debt and mis- property van,
ished. He could accomplish only
enough work to provide him with
stinted living, and about five months
ago he was sent to the Pioneers
home at Sitka. Recently he became
demented and imagined that someone
was depriying him of fortune.
Then he grew troublesome, and for
a few nights terToriZed the members
of the home. Finally he was placed
under arrest and upon being given
a hearing before commissioner and
jury was declared insane.
Potato While it is "Apple-Blos-
Planting som Time in Normandy,
Failed. it is potato planting
time in Interior Alaska.
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