The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-01


 BUT daughter of MT. and OH, MY! Mrs. P. S. Peterson
 is already showing signs of individuality and tempera- ment. This tiny miss has many likes and dislikes-and doesn't hesitate in exhibiting them. Whenever she wishes to show her disapproval of anything she uses the word bold" Of course her vocabulary is very limited, but she surely knows how to emphasize that word bold"
 A short time ago Pete, the proud father who has charge of the Deten tion hospital, wished to introduce Billy Kramer, of the Fraction Cigar store, to this toddler. Now. Mir Kramer, who is himself the happy papa of some girl babies, thinking himself irresistible, put on his most winning smile-reserved for such Oc- casions-stooped low to the little miss and offered her his hand. Wont you shake hands with me-" He pleaded in most cooing voice-Mr. Kramer used the identical method to win the approbation of this small lady that always makes hit with the twin girl babies at his home. But this tiny lady frowned at the extended hand. backed away. putting her chub- by hands behind her back and said, in tone of voice befittins her ac- tions, Bold! Bold man."
 CURE A Fairbanks lady WORSE THAN who lives out in the DISEASE suburbs, wishing to
 keep away mOsqui- toes while she tended her Victory garden, put some anti.skeeter dope on her face and hands. The dope took" all right but not on the mosquitoes, it caused the lady's face and hands to become very red and they swelled considerably. She suggested to her d to bathe the affected parts with pure alcohol. Hubby promptly agreed and sent their small son down to the N. c. store, instructing him to get pure alcohol! And, not until the boy returned with the startling news that the clerk at the store had told him Alaska was now bpne-dry, did the humor of the situation dawn on the couple!! And hubby tells this as joke on his wife.
 Huh! Where does he get off at? CAME HIGH A year ago last sum- BUT HAD TO mer Sand Bar" Jim HAVE THEM my was speeding
 down the Panama in his launch when suddenly the crank shaft broke! He had hard time getting to an Indian fishing camp There was big mosquito drive on, Jimmy had no head-net nor mosquito tent, his canvas gloves, which were all right so long as he remained out in mid-stream were now no pro- lection whatever, and mosquitoes en- joy feast off nice, tender and juicy city guy. He asked the natives If they had any heavy Siwash mitts. An old squaw brought forth a pair of brand new fancy calf moosehide gloves bound round with two fringes of plucked beaver. Those gloves-which Jimmy still retains as souvenirs-are beauts As soon as he saw them he registered signs of great joy, and reached for them. Fine! Fine!" he exclaimed as he pulled the gauntlets up over his bleeding wrists, and admired their appearance.
 How much?" he inquired. The old squaw stuck up one hand, all fingers registering. Jimmy gasped What! Five? You mean five dol lars?" An affirmative nod settled the bargain" But the gloves are surely dandies The Siwash con graduated Jimmy on the improve ment the gloves made on his appear ance and in congratulation said, Hi yu Skookum gloves!" And as he strode back to his disabled boat, stroking one of the fine gloves with the other he felt "all dressed up and no place to go," and-nothing to go with.
 HOW A short time ago a DRY Fairbanks man while 1 AM sitting whistling, No
 body knows how dry am,' suddenly thought of some sweet blueberry juice which he had been keeping down in his cool eel lar.- 'Tis said that necessity is the mother of invention," and of a sud den it occurred to him that the afore- said harmless blueberry juice, if given an opportunity to ferment would acquire good kick" So he filled goodly quart beer bottle full of the blue juice and set it out on his wood pile, in the not sun.
 Carefully he tended it, day after