The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-04-08

wrapped ms elongated audtOHly around a telephone post on the car. ner.
 IT'S Ed Lund, (not Bol- BROTHERS' sheviki Lund), but OF COURSE. Edward Lund, the merchant juryman from Nenana, and several boon com panions who make night hideous for the other roomers at the Golden Gate hotel, had regular pow-wow the other night when they discov- cred one of the lady patrons of the house with large diamond on her third finger. The local sleuths are all at work now, and up to date have discovered one departure for the Kantishna, one arrival from the creeks, and two dances during the week. The lady only smiles and says guess again.
 THE HAND Delegate Sulzer has THAT ROCKS an eye for future THE CRADLE. business in the vote. getting line, as was manifested by the mail shipment of seeds that were distributed in Fair banks short time ago. They were almost entirely addressed to the good wives of our voters, to say nothing of the sweethearts, daughters and widows.
 One of the latter was heard to say: Do you know, have never met Delegate Sulzer, but this is the third or fourth letter I have re- ceived from him to me personally I do wonder how he knows me-"
 HE'S A certain individual NOT carrying nom de GUlLTY.' plume of certain brand of fypaper was busily engaged in taking the snow off the approach to the raise of the Cushman street end of the bridge last Tuesday. A good many were "rubbering" at the operator, who was unconcious that he had an audience, and was busily engaged in chopping the ice and snow away from the cleats, never pausing to look around, when a man across the street shouted: "Oh, T, how long are you in for?" The worker paused, looked around at his questioner, ana asked: "Whaddye mean; how long am in fer?"
 Strengthening up, T. saw Big Pete" Peterson, who had been stand ing silently near him, his hands in the pockets of a big coonskin over coat, big soft white hat and all "Here," protested T. "Go away from here; everybody will think Pm on the federal chain gang"
 SOME The following took CONSOLATION, place in smoke THAT. house: Some guys are surety porn .ucky!" declared a man who was in group discussing the amendment adopted by the judiciary committee of the senate which provides for the imposing of twenty.year sen- tence and a $10,0OO fine on those convicted of sedition. For instance, look at the fellows who have been convicted of making seditious utter ances." One of the group smiled and said: Why, didn't they get the whole book throwed at 'em?" "Yes, but that new law will surely go into effect and those who have been convicted of seditious utterances would have had bigger book thrown at them; that's what I mean"
 WAS It sometimes hap HE pens that circum- RIGHT? stances bring about conditions and re- marks that may be applicable. This was we'll illustrated recently when a recruit of Hibernian extract applied for medical examination to enter the army. Everything seemed all right to the examining doctor with one exception, on which he remarked to the recruit: You're a little stiff" And the Irish blood of the rookie arose and he answered.: And you're big stiff"
 NOT The actions of a cer- AGREEABLE tain caterer have re- TO HIM. gently been viewed with some suspicion on account of his approaching one of the bailiffs having the jury in charge and engaging him in quite serious conversation. Much spccula- tion has been indulged in as to what his pow-wow was about until the other day, when one of the jury men overheard the caterer say: Don't walk them around so much; they will get such appetites that l can't make cent of profit
 THEY The children were A