SYMPAHiE TIC SOLDIERS:
vi/hen Mattnews oi E Company was knocked out in the basketball gome at
Skagto^/n last Saturday, the following conversation was overheard:
Civilian: "Lay him on the table until he cones too. "
Clarke: "You'd better get that money off the table before
he does,"
Captain wright: '‘He might have concussion of the brain; he
lit on his head,"
Pedro: "Concussion of the brain! Impossible • He*3 a soldier!"
"SHUT YOUR PAN"
"STAi/HSAING, xf you stanner or stutter, write me for my sure
cure for only 10 cents, ’/rite today," Thus read the "add" in the magazine,
so Y/alker of "2" forwarded the neceasa^ dime, A few weeks later he received
a large envelope inside of shich was k large, smooth piece of paper upon
which, neatly typewritten, in large letters, were the words, "Don't talk,"
Walker's utterances upon reading this wise advise were large and profuse and
he didn't stutter, either, sc it must have been a sure cure after all,
INFORMATION WANTED:
1/L0 v/as the soldier on the roof looking for fire with a flash
light last Saturday night!
FUR SALMON:
"Mac" wants to know if they are edible, 30 we've written Prof,
M,l.Me3kit and we will publish his recipe upon receiving his reply. It
should be here on next week's mail,
CHARLIE CHAPLIN:
According to Skagway Daily Alaskan, Charlie Chaplin will film a
play based on "Soapy" Smith and the days of '93 in Skagway this summer, Thie
should prove g. good chance for local shieks and would-be movie actors to
get on the extra lists.
"SHORTY"- LEPPLE:
Says he wishes it would get to be summer time so that he can
"hit the sticks" as all he'd have to do would be to get up in the morning,
throw 3ome stove in the wood, put som not in the beans and go back to bed
again.
TONY LUB2N:
If "off of" Skagway. He says everytime he walks down to the
dock and sees those painted footprints, he stops and looks at the soles of
his shoe3 to see if he has been walking in paint, and that it makes him so
nervous he can't enjoy himself. You ain't jealous of the size, are you ,
Tony?
"IGNATZ" MOYER:
Get3 homesick everytime he eats in a restaurant. He 3ays those
little side dishes remind him of the canary's bath tub back hone.
The score at the basketball game Saturday ni&ht was, for Mie Post
hoopers, a case of forty-seven and won.
—-George T. ilasury