The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-02-25

used as was proper owing to climatic conditions. He was going down one of the main streets when his atten- tion was attracted by the vigorous ringing of what he thought was a fire bell. No one seemed to be un- duly excited over the bell ringing, and he made inquiry of man who was running a fish market as to what the bell was ringing for, stat ing at the same time that he was q stranger in the place. The market man told him it was the fire bell. In view of the prevailing downpour, Mir. Keys said: "Why, can anything burn?" The man gave him the once over with fishy stare and said: "Oh, Aye tank ct bane one fire in- side some place or house."
 TIT The Tattler was SURE standing near the en- DOES. trance to the court house last Wednes- day when man came along and tried to get in the front door. There is small sign on the door with the single word Pulp on it. The strang' CT looked at the isgn and then said: 'It sure does take a pull to get a job in this joint"
 HE'LL HAVE The Tattler was MORE cruising around one SENSE. evening last week and ran across an acquaintance in grocery store where he was purchasing some SUD- plies for his supper, after a strenu- ous day spent in tossing wood in the N. c. woodward. Look here," said The Tattler's friend, sticking out his tongue. Look what I did today"
 His tongue was minus the skin in several spots. "How did you do that?" asked The Tattler, and the friend replied: "Oh, put piece of iron in my mouth today while was trying to couple up some cars, never thinking it was thirty below, and when pulled it out of my mouth I pulled the skin off, too."
 This brings to mind the story of a young girl, who was very beauti' full and as mischievous as she was pretty. Her greatest pleasure was to twist the old cows tail and see her kick. Several times she had been admonished by her father to desist from the practice. One day the bossy got in lucky kick on the girls face, bruising 1t consider ably. On the girls recovery, and when the bandages were taken off, she looked at herself in the look ing glass and saw quite few scars. Father" she said, q won't be as pretty as once was, will I? "No," responded her father, but you will have a lot more sense"
 J. B. B. IS Recently The Tat SIX FEET tier was standing on FLAT. Front street scout ing for something to turn up, and it did, although face down. He was looking toward the bridge and heard the usual commo- fior ipoidopf with tho opprooot, of n lively dog team. A we'll known em- ployee of the Engineering commits sian was on the handle bars of a basket sleigh with a passenger rid ing. He was endeavoring to check the speed of the dogs, using both voice and feet in the effort. Just as he was at the bottom of the in- cline on Cushman his feet became anchored to something and stopped. The rest of his person continued on in a forward direction and fol lowed the usual course of gravita. tion. Those who measured the snow he covered while remaining down figured tha the was something like six feet-flat.
 STRENGTH Some time ago at a IN OLD lodge gathering in AGE. Fairbanks. a few so.
 ciably inclined both CTS donated a few articles in the line of eats. knowing that they would be thanked for their generosi- ty. One brother donated a quarter of caribou, another donated his spare time and roasted it, another donated three or four cases of near beer, and several loaves of bread were secured for the sandwiches. Know ing that butter improves the taste of bread very much, another gentle man familiarly known as Butch" gave a roll of butter. Just before adjourning for the purpose of samp- ling the lunch, the presiding officer. in behalf of those present, extended a vote of thanks to each individual who contributed so generously, but through some oversight "Butch's" name was left out. However, on being informed of the fact, Butch" was later rendered A yote of thanks