The Alaska citizen., 1916-05-08

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 The next trip he made to the cellar was an hour or two later. Al 1 that time his marks disclosed the | fact that the water on the floor was l still rising He could hear thr Chug Chug of the pump and wa1 satisfied that it was going al right. 1 but he never once thought to sec whether it was pumping any water, | which he could have done by hay. i ing d look at his discharge hose, even if he couldn't tell by the sound l of the machinery.
 But he decided that he had bet | ter have a pump expert look into 1 the matter. so he called one in. And, much to his chagrin. he discovered that no water was going out of | the cellar. He had forgotten 10 prime the pump at starting Once l going, it did not take the pump 1 long to clear the cellar of water Apropos There is an old Indian Of The legend which says Weather. that there was one year
 when the ice in the Yukon never went out And the story is proudly told by the old men of the various tribes of he Yukon and Tanana valleys when they meet around their council fires in the spring. For it has been handed down from father to son for count loss generations. and is now told for truth by the Indians to the white men who have come to the north land to make their homes.
 And who knows but what history may repeat itself? Fairbanksans. at least. believe that it can. For the weather which prevails at the pres ent was never before known ir the history of the camp at this time Of the year
 ] Those who are in the know, ] however. have an explanation for the present weather conditiors. They assert that a late Easter always means a late spring and very vet summer. Just where they get their weather prognostications is not stated
 And it is only natural that pco- pie who expect good weather after the ice goes out, should feel peeyed when such fails to come, Consa- quently there has been considerable "cussing" the weather in general Therefore, when one day last week the elements in general were being cursed by a man who was doing the "cussing" chiefly to have some thing to say and more out of habit than anything else, religiously i said-and in his statements just as forcefully expressed his sent- ments regarding the weather-'I hope that your prayer to the Al mighty will have some effect"
 Which brings to mind the old story of the prospector and the min ister meeting on bad trail. The prospector said that the portion travelled by him was simply h-.' Same here" said the minister, and they went their separate ways.
 Planning To A number of the ladies Entertain of Fairbanks are now Vassar Girls. making preparations tu
 entertain the party Ci l Vassar college girls who are sched- uled to come to Fairbanks en tour this summer. There are IS in the party. as nearly as can be learned and they will sail for Alaska from l Seattle about the middle of June, CT after the summer vacation starts.
 The plan of the ladies who are preparing for the entertainment is to interest all of the ladies who were formerly college women. As far as is known there is only one graduate of Vassar college here, namely, Mrs John Knox Brown, Mrs James J. Crossley and a Mrs, French, formerly residents of Fair banks, were also graduates of Vas sar. Should there be more, they should make themselves known if they wish to participate in the en- tertainment of girls from their Alma Mater" Graduates of other women's colleges are also expected to participate in the entertainment
 It is understood that the large! part of the girls who are coming north are English girls. They could have returned home for their vaca- tions, as usual, but preferred to take the side trip to Alaska, on account f the war at home.
 Van Raes First Class Private Fred On Life At Van Raes, No. One, Rear College. Rank, Third Squad, Com
 pany F, Second Battali on Oregon Agricultural College Regiment, and former linotype ope rator on The Citizen, rolled into town Friday from the Outside, ar irving about noon, 14 days out from