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The -^3%' Comfort
Gate-way I «ajPJ Service
Route of Safety
To Yukon Territory, Atlin District
Interior Alaska
During the winter season of 1916-1 7 our regular train service will
be maintained North and South Boundjbetween Skaguay
and Whitehorse, trains leaving both terminals Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays.
WINTER STAGE SERVICE
Our Through Mail, Passenger and Freight Service will be oper
ated between Whitehorse and Dawson, affording every possible
facility for comfortable winter travel by means of a
Thoroughly Equipped Stage and Automobile Line
For full information apply to
C. W. CASH
Supt. Mail Service
WHITEHORSE. Y. T.
-OR
A. F. ZIPF
Traffic Manager
612 Second Ave., SEATTLE. Wash.
White Pass & Yukon Route
TIME TABLE Nix 38.
Morrisy, Wednesday an<l Friday
No. 1, N. Bound 1 :j. laJ, Jia 2, 8. Bound
1st CLm 1st Claw
H:30 a. m. Leave* 8KAGWAY Arrives 3:50 p. m.
11:05 ». m. H WHITB PAS8 Loaves 2:20 p. m.
11:45 a. m. " LOO CABIN " 1:30 p. m.
12:40 p. m. " BENNETT u 13:50 p. m.
2.20 p. m. " CARIBOU " 10:48 a. m.
4:50 p. m. Arrives WHITXHORSE •» 8:00 a. ni.
Passenger? must be at depot la time to have Baggage In*
•peeled and checked. Inspection tm stopped 30 »lnut«s before
tearing time or trains.
150 pounds of baggage will be checked free with each full
(are ticks* and 75 pouade with each half fare ticket.
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PHIL. ABRAHAMS
U.S. HOW HAS
LEPER COLONY
Washington — Correspondence—
At Trenieloo, Belgium, 75 years
aso Josoph DeVcuster, better
I known as Father Damien, was
lion. He was educated for a busi
ness caroer, but when he was
eighteen years old he entered holy
orders, and fifteen. years yater, in
Oc'ooer IS63, went to Honolulu as
a missionary in the stead of his
brother, in 1864 he was ordained
a priest and during the nine
y'ars that followed he was fre
quenlljr struck in hij parochial
wor* with the pitiful condition of
the Hawaiian lepers. In 1873, he
denee on the Island of Molokai,
voiui teered fo take up his resi
to which at that time all lepers
were deported, and there he re
mained until his death on April 15,
18S9. He eave evidence in 1885 of
having contracted leprosy from
the unfortunates committed to his
care but he continued ids labors.
Leprosy is a contagious, in
fect ir us disease, whcih is believ
ed tc be directly communicable
from one person to another person.
; It is believed to ba caused by a mi
croscopic vegetable parasite shaped
, somewhat like a small curved stick.
Hi' bacillus was disoovered by Hai>
| sen in 1Si4. In man the disease ap
pears in several different forms,
attackii.g almost any organ in the
body, destroying any or all of the
senses, and finally producing death,
i 1'ere is a disease among rats which
clcselv simulates human leprosy,
an' the bacilus which causes it
resembles that found in human le
prosy.
I* 13 not definitely known just
how the leprosy bacillus enters the
bod}-. it may bo through wounds
of I •e skin or the lining membrane I
of the nose and lhroai, and pos
sibly may be taken into the body
with food. It is pretty definitely
prcven that no particular article I
of diet, such as fish, causes the
dis6;.se. It has been thought that [
seme lrsect may act as the agent
which transfers the grems from sick
people to well people. This is not
proven.
Whatever the exact mechanism In
the transference of the leprosy ba^ j
cilhis, practical evidence shows that
the disease is spread mainly by dl-!
rect contact, and is most prevalent
where people are dirty and over-1
crowded. There is no evidence that
lenrrsy is hereditary.
Practical experience has shown !
fht segregation is the only prac-i
ticable means of controlling the
disease. A bill appropriating $250,-'
000 for the purpose of establish-!
in? a national home for lepers pass
ed the House of Representatives on '
Mav 4, 1916, and was passed by
th« senate on January 25, 1917.
This provides a national institution
for 'he care and treatment of the
unfortunates afflicted with this
gruesome disease and solves the
Droblem of preventing its sprad in
thg United States.
"T« Giv» Him th« 8ack."
Two noblemen In tbe reign of Maxi
milian II.—1504-156t>—one a German,
the other a Spaniard, who had each
rendered a great service to the emperor,
asked the hand of his daughter In mar
riage. Maximilian said that as he es
teemed them both alike it was Impos
sible to choose between them and
therefore their own prowess must de
cide it; but being unwilliug to risk the
loss of either by engaging them in
deadly combat, he ordered a large sack
to be brought and declared that he who
should put his rival into it should have
his fair Helena. And this whimsical
combat was actually performed in the
presence of tlie imperial court and
lasted an hour. The unhappy Spanish
nobleman was first overcome, and the
German succeeded in enveloping him
in the sack, putting him upon his back
and laying him at the emperor's feet.
This comical combat is said to be the
origiu of the phrase "Give him the
sack," so common in the literature of
courting.
Squeaky Shoes.
"While conducting a research for in
formation on the origin of certain fash
ions of the past," writes Zim In the Car
toons Magazine, "I discovered the rea
son for the existence of the squeak in
shoes. The squeak was once deemed
fashionable, and men of great im'por
tance in the affairs of the country de
mauded it in their footwear, and cob
blers were paid 2 shilliugs extra for
putting it in. The squeak boot denoted
the approach of some one of impor
tance, and the way was made clear at
once in the same maiiuer as a lilcy
cler's shrill whistle warns you to look
to your interests. During the squeaky
period men found it difficult to sneak
into tbe house after 12 p. m. without
beiug discovered and disgraced. Ke
moving the shoes before entering the
house is an invention which followed
the squeaky shoe era, and, while the
former is now almost absolute, the lat
ter is still in vogue and 4s popular as
[ ever with married men,"
Unique Colony.
Close by the groat rock of Gibraltar
Is Catlln bay, where Is to bo found •
colony so queer that It stands out al
most as a tribe distinct In Itself. Many
generations ago during a storm a fleet
of Genoese fishermen put Into the shel
tered spot and so escaped the fury of
the sea. In the boats, so history has
It, were many women, and they be
came so enamored of the spot that
huts were built, and they remained.
Hundreds of jears have passed, and
the little tribe still lingers on. The
government has given t'#m a grant of
land, and a vlllago now clusters in the
shelter of the bay. Strangest of all, It
Is said the population dare not Increase
for fear It will overstep its boundary,
and marriage is allowed only in rota
tion. No marriage, so it Is claimed,
may take place In the village until a
way has been made for it by a death.
The people are squat and ugly and look
amazingly like one another. It la a
little colony of cousins, dwelling apart
in the shadow of a great rock and go
ing down to the sea in ships to earn a
hard won livelihood.—Exchange.
Weakness of the Pilchard.
Very similar to the herring, a quaint
method of distinguishing the pilchard
exists in Cornwall, the home of the
pilchard fisheries. The difference be
tween the fish lies in their center of
gravity, for if one holds a pilchard by
the back fin it will remain horizontal,
while a herring tips downward. One
seldom sees the fish In the London
markets, however, and in order to gain
Its due share of appreciation the pil
chard has to journey to It^'y and the
Mediterranean. Many fa«*»rles exist
in southern England for tl* express
purpose of salting and packing the fish
In tins for exportation, the method
used being similar to that used for sar
dines. Pilchards, too, resemble sar
dines, though their flavor is somewhat
stronger. Veal's ago an attempt was
made to smoke pilchards—like herrings
—for home consumption, but the experi
ment proved useless, for the weight of
the body broke the neck and the flsh
fell into the fires.—London Answers.
Vegetable Lamb.
One of the most remarkable nat
ural fetishes in the world is the Chi
nese kouchi, called by some people
"the vegetable lamb." It is regarded
by the natives of China as something
supernatural. They believe it to be
part vegetable and part animal. The
plaut certainly bears a resemblance to
an animal, although It might be taken
for a pig as readily as a iamb. Kou
chi is composed principally of the
plant part known as rhiw>me and
springs from seed. After attaining its
height roots and tendrils spring from
the fiber and grow downward until
they enter the earth. It is this peculiar
formation which has caused It to be
regarded with so much awe. The Chi
nese claim that after it has reached
its full size it ceases to be vegetable
and turns animal, feeding upon the
tender shoots of plants which grow
near it
It Depends on the Dog.
Two Broadway business men met
before a bau. They were good friends.
"I'm worried a little," said one. "My
chauffeur ran over a dog today and
killed it."
"Oh, I wouldn't worry about a little
thing like that." said the other. "The
dog probably got in the way. These
dogs are a pest."
"But it was your dog."
"What!" came from the second. "My
dog? I'm sorry, but that will cost you
$100. That chauffeur of yours is too
careless. I insist on tlie huudred, un
derstand."—New York Telegraph.
So 'Twould.
"How would you like to lake a trip
in a submarine?"
"I shouldn't care for that," replied
the society hud.
"Why not?"
"Oh, doah! Must I really tell you?
An ocean voyage would be frightfully
boring, you know, if there were no
place to dawnce."—Birmingham Age
Ilerald.
Rack Rents.
A "rack rent" Is a "rent that is equiv
alent to the full net annual value of
the real property out of which it issues,
or approximately so." By statute in
England today rack rent is defined as
"not less than two-thirds of the full
net annual value of the lands out of
which it arises."
Name of the Collie.
The collie's name appears to be
shrouded in mystery, but there seems
to be a fairly reasonable foundation
for supposing that it is from "coll" or
"collar," on account of the broad white
mark round the neck which is seen In
the majority of these dogs.—Exchange.
Ancient Candles.
Candies used by the Romans were
composed of string surrounded by ei
ther wax or pitch. Splinters of wood
covered with fat were used by the
English poorer classes about 1300.
What the Trouble Was.
Mills—I notice that you and Brown
ley don't speak? Grimm—"Well, we
had a few words over money, that's
all Mills—Oh, I suppose be owes you
souie? Grimm—No; he wanted to.
The Minimum.
Mrs. Hoovers-Could you give me a
little money, dear? Mr. Hoover—Cer
tainly, darling. About how little?—
Exchange.
Without the spiritual world the ma
terial world is a disheartening enigma.
—Joubert
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