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The Comfort
Gate-way j Service
Route of Safety
To Yukon Territory, Atlin District
^Interior Alaska
During the winter season of 1916-17 our regular train service will
be maintained North and South Bound between 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
Thoronghly Equipped Stage and Automobile Line
For full information apply to
C. W. CASH
Supt. Mail Service Dept.
WH1TEHORSE. V. T.
' A. F. ZIPF
— OR— Traffic Manager
612 Second Ave., SEATTLE, Wa»h.
White Pass & Yukon Route
TIME TABLE Na 38.,
Morday, Wednesday and Friday
No. 1, N. Bound
1st CUm
*:30 a. m. L«ave»
11:05 a. m. **
11:45 a. m. "
12:40 p. va. **
2.20 p. ni. "
4:50 p. m. ArrlvtH
151-ljl I *
SKAGWAY
WHITK PASS
LOO CABIN
BENOTTT
CARIBOU
WHITSHOKSE
Now 3, 8. Bound |
1st CUas 1
Arrives S:SO p. m. j
Leave* 2:30 p. m. !
" i]j 1:30 p. m. |
» [• 13:50 p. m. |
" * ( 10:48 a. ro. \
" 8:00 «. ni. !
Passenger* most be at depot la time to hare Baggage In- (
•pected ud checked. Inspection la atopped SO iliwtw before s
Je-aring time of train*. *m - - -
ISO poonda of baggage will be checked free with each full
tare tlclu* and 75 pouada with each half fare UckxC.
Relieves CATARRH of
the
BLADDER
and all
Discharges in
Each cap«ale bear* (be
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prlntfii* noTT 'wilcn you wrfll ue«l
whL&u you put la youif'iwnr arstem.
The Daily AJaakno jo® department
Is b«'ter eQulPPed Umo 'erer to do
youT work. i*4ce®aad j?ork
promptly executed. tf. '
Make It a Smokeless, Dustless,
Gasless, Trip East This Year
In addition to the cleaner conditions due to Electri
fication, you'll enjoy the comfortable accommoda
tions and you'll like the little courtesies incident
to "Milwaukee" service.
E. J. Shaw, f Skagway
H. G. Weir 1 Agents
A. E. Harris, T. r. A.
Juneau Alaska
Chicago, Milwaukee and St* Paul Railway
MEXICAN REPUBLIC
It Owes Its Very Existence to the
United States.
A MONROE DOCTRINE VICTORY
At a Tim* When W* Had Trouble* of
Our Own We Said "Hand* Off!" to
the Power* of Europe That Tried to
Rail* a Monarchy In America.
If It had not been* for the United
States there would now be no republic
of Mexico.
Like all the twenty republics south
of us, Mexico has been under the pro
tection of the Monroe doctrine. The
doctrine has been often questioned by
European powers, but only once has a
serious attempt been made to violate
it. This was between 1801 and 1866,
when the United States was engaged
in Internecine warfare that Imperiled
Its very existence.. Just as soon as our
war broke out the warships of Eng
land, France and Spain set sail for
Mexico and took possession of Vera
Cruz. Secretary Seward notified the
three allied powers of our deep concern
and anxiety for the security and wel
fare of the Mexican republic and that
our fleet would be stationed in the gulf
of Mexico to look after our interests.
England and Spain soon withdrew,
but It became evident that Napoleon
III. Intended to overthrow the republic
of Mexico as he had the republic of
France. A fictitious empire was forced
upon Mexico by French troops, and an
Austrian archduke, Maximilian, was
selected as the puppet sovereign. The
French invasion was directed against
all the republics of the new world. It
was prophesied in Paris that in ten
years every South American republic
would be converted into a monarchy
and the United States into a dictator
ship.
The hands or the American govern
ment were tied, but the voice of the
American people could not be silenced.
In the midst of our own war, when
war with England seemed Imminent,
the house of representatives risked a
war with France by passing a vote of
109 to nothing that "It does not accord
with the policy of the United States
to acknowledge any monarchical gov
ernment erected upon the ruins of any
republican government in America un
der the auspices of any European
power."
Nothing more could he aone at tne
time, but just as soon as our war was
over General Grant proposed to organ
ize an anny of combined Union and
Confederate soldiers who would volun
teer to march to the City of Mexico
and expel the Austrian emperor. He
selected General Schofleld to enlist
troops for service on the republican
side of Mexico. The war department
gave General Schofleld a leave of ab
sence for a year, with permlslon to go
beyond the limits of the United States
and to take with him any of his staff
officers that he wanted. In the mean
time Grant sent Sheridan to the Rio
Grande with 30,000 troops, which were
distributed along the frontier, where
they threatened the French lines.
But fortunately force was not neces
sary. The show of force was sufficient
and Schofleld was sent to Paris to ne
gotiate for the retirement of the
French troops Instead of into Mexico
to drive them out. The secretary of
state nttified Napoleon In November,
1SG5, that the United States "still re
garded the effort to establish perma
nently a foreign and Imperial govern
ment in Mexico as disallowable and
impracticable." As the emperor of the
French did not seem disposed to pay
any attention to this Mr. Seward set
a definite date for the withdrawal of
the French troops.
The Mexican republicans under Jua
rez had been keeping up a brave fight
for freedom, although Maximilian had
ordered all of them shot whenever
caught, without trial or the possibility
of pardon. As soon as the United
States had compelled the withdrawal
of the French the republicans were
able to overcome the imperialists with
no official assistance from the United
States. Their victory was marred by
the unnecessary execution of the would
be emperor in spite of the Interposition
of Secretary Seward.
But the United States had to sty
"Hands off!" to Austria as well as to
France. Rather than have an Anstrlan
archduke ignominiously dismounted
from the throne it was planned to ship
10,000 Austrian troops from Trieste to
Vera Cruz. But our minister at Vien
na, Mr. Motley, was told by Secretary
SewArd that If Austria allowed a sin
gle soldier to embark for Mexico the
United States would break off rela
tions at once. The Austrian govern
ment saw the point and prohibited the
shipment of the troops enlisted for
Mexico.—New York Independent
What It It That Wint.
A countrywoman remarked to her
neighbor during a conversation on
their return from market, "How is It,
Mary, that you have been married four
times and I've never been married at
all and I'm much handsomer than
you?"
"Aye, to be sure," returned Mary,
"but It ain't handsomeness that does
it, Sarah. It's the 'come hither1 In
your eye."
Worthy of Admiration.
Her Dad—So you want to marry my
daughter? I like your nerve. Suitor
Well, sir, you ought to. I spent a
whole lot of time working it up.—Bos
ton Transcript
Industry keeps the body healthy, the
mind clear, the heart whole and the
purse full.—Simmons.
Proposing With a Splash.
One of the strangest courtahlp cr»
toms in the world Is related of the
Tarascan Indians of Mexico In the Na
tional Geographic Magazine.
The land of the Tarascans lies du4
west of the City of Mexico, and hers
the natives retain many of their prac
tices which were well established
wfren the Spaniards first landed at
Vera Cruz. Here is the accepted
method of courtship, for example:
The lover goes to the spring where
the object of his affections le accus
tomed to fill her water jar. He holds
her shawl until she accepts him, and
then with a stick he breaks the Jar
which she holds on her head and
gives her a betrothal baptism of water.
According to Prescott, the Tarascans
bad a Noah, called Trezpi, who es
caped from a great flood In a boat
laden with animals. Instead of a dove
Trezpi sent out a vulture first and
then a humming bird, according to the
legend.
The Tarascans once possessed the se
cret of tempering copper, an art now
lost to the world.
Killed by • Shout.
A Joyful shout, thoughtlessly given
by an Italian smuggler on having
eluded the customs guards on the
Swiss frontier was the cause of his
six companions being killed by an ava
lanche. The party, coming from the
Grisons, had, with a thousand precau
tions, successfully negotiated the For.
cola pass, on the Swiss-Italian border.
Five of the men were loaded with val
uable contraband goods, and two acted
as guides and scouts. When they were
all safely on Italian soil one of the
guides named Maretoli gave vent to a
Joyful yodel In the still air the least
sound causes a vibration which may
set enormous masses of snow moving.
This is what occurred here. A quarter
of a million tons of snow detached
Itself from the mountain side and came
thundering down upon the party, who
were swept in an instant into an
abyss. Maretoli alone was able to ex
tricate himself.
Malay Pearl Divers.
The Malay pearl divers are perhaps
the finest in the world. When ho la
going to dive the Malay slowly lower#
himself down from the side of the
boat to the water and takes several
breaths, each breath getting deeper
and deeper. Finally he takes a tre
mendously long breath, turns head
downward and plunges into the ocean
depths. In two, three, or perhaps, If
he Is a very expert diver, in four min
utes, his form is seen In the water com
ing up. His face is turned upward.
His strong hands beat the water away
from under him in vigorous downward
sweeps. His face looks terribly
■trained. At last, breathless, exhaust
ed, he reaches the surface and Is hauled
Into the boat, where he lies quite still
for a few moments, apparently ex
hausted. But in comparatively a feur
minutes he is ready to plunge again.
Making Raady.
A Yorkshire collier repeatedly urged
his delicate wife to engage some one
to do the rough housework for her and
at last wrung from her a promise to do
•o. On returning from the pit one aft
ernoon be found her scrubbing' and
polishing the kitchen floor with all the
energy she could command.
"Hello, owd wwoman, what's this
mean?" he questioned her. "Ah thowt
tba said tha would call In somebody to
do t' hard work for thee?"
"Ah, lad, an' so Ah mean to," an
swered his conscientious wife, "but Ah
thowt Ah'd make everything spick and
span before t' woman came, bo's she
couldn't be goln' away an' tellin f
neighbors that she found t' house lost
1' dirt!"—London Telegraph.
Late Breakfast.
"I guess," the farmer said to his new
boarder from the city, "I guess ye won't
want to get up very early in the morn
ing, hey?"
"No, by heck," said the city chap,
with a laugh. "I think I'd prefer to
sleep late."
"All right," said the farmer. ."In
that case, then, we won't have break
fast till 4:30 a. m."—Washington Star.
Easy to Promise.
"How do you manage to keep your
cook so long?"
"My husband has promised her that
If she Is working for us when we strike
oil he will buy her an auto."
"But I didn't know^ou had any oil
prospects."
"We haven't."—Houston Post
They've Never Been There.
"The Gadder girls are seen every
where." v
"Not quite everywhere."
"Nor'
"I dare say nobody has ever caught
them In the Gadder kitchen."—Bir
mingham Age-Herald.
Not Dressed For the Ocoaslon.
The Fond Mother (to adventurous
offspring)—Come away from the cliff,
will yerl Do yer want to dash yerself
to pieces in yer best suitl — London
Sketch.
It Slipped Out.
Guest (at hotel)-I say, landlord,
your food and service are worse than
they were last year. Landlord—Impos
sible, sir!—Toronto Telegram.
Big and Little.
The difference between fish and
troubles la that of the former it's al
ways the little ones we catch, while
the big ones get away.
Just 80.
"The world owes us all a Urlng."
"Seems to have its preferred cred
ltors. though."
Nature trips ua up when we »tnit
—Emerson.
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