The Alaska citizen., 1916-02-14

talking about talking machines. One of them said he liked the record Cohen on the Telephone very much In fact. he praised it so highly that the other man decided he would get the record if possible and asked where it could be pur- chased He was thereupon in formed that he could probably get it at Calderhead's Victrola shop or The Fair
 Thinking The Fair meant Simson Brothers, who are the owners of both stores, the man went to the telephone, called up that establish ment. and the following converse ten ensued: (and let it here be understood that Doc" McGinnis is working in Simson Bros gents fur nishins store; not at The Fair).
 "Hello-is this Simson Bros? want Cohen on the Telephone"
 "Well-ths is Cohen. What can I do for you?"
 But you don't understand T want Cohen on the Telephone
 Yes I do understand. This is Cohen This is McGinnis"
 "Oh. no Gin very disgusted tone of voice> want the record Cohen on the Telephone
 Therefore the D L." on Docs" name will never seem the same again. For he has now been branded Cohen" for keeps,
 Ladies Gentlemen, take notice. Buy The If you need shave or Slaves. haircut and haven;
 got the price, all yc, need 10 do is go to the court house
 And then where? you ask
 Why where else but to the office building. When you get there just tell either of the young ladies your desire and she will promptly tell you to go to it" and send around your bill
 That's what Robbie Bonner did and he got the money Or, rather, Waterfront" Brown got it for him And strange to say, MT Brown didn't divide the collection 50-5G either in this one instance-but then, that is a different story.
 Robbie Benner came to town one day last week from the Tolovana His friends scarcely recognized him, for the reason that his face was hidden behind brush which would have done credit to a Russian Cos sack. And when they saw him some of these same friends began to think that that joke which was circulated about him about three weeks ago had come true-but that too is another story.
 Well-in the ordinary run Of events, Robbie got out from behind most of the brush But he re- tained part of it on his upper lip, in order that he might retain that English" look. And here is where the girls come in.
 A day or so after his arrival Robbie wandered arnnnd to visit the young ladies in t"n several offices in the court house Quite naturally his fierce mustachio was an object of curiosity to those Who had never seen him with such Q decoration before.
 When he arrived at the office first named one of the young ladies there began to chide him about not having enough "coin" saved up f~o>o his Tolovana operations to get shave. He didn't deny it and kind hearted girl that she is. she said she would pay for it if he would only get it.
 And Robbie took her at her word, For he proceeded immediately to tut IltdltSL Dcl lDeI 9llop di4t it'H the hirsute adornment obliterated sending the bill for collection to the young lady by the only original village collector, Waterfront" Brown. This Is This is St Valentines The Day Of Day. Not many years Valentines. ago it was day cele
 brated throughout the United States, particularly by chi! dren, in a manner secondary only to the Fourth of July and Christ mas. And Halloween was likewise celebrated in the same class with St. Valentines day. but now the custom of celebrating both occa sions seems to be dying out,
 In the north St. Valentines day has never been very elaborately celebrated Very few gifts, as far as is known, are extended on that day in Alaska. But who of the adult inhabitants of the territory fails to remember the time when he was either rapturously happy on this day by reason of the receipt of a heart shaped present of some kind containing some pretty little verse pertaining to love" or right t>o