East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-20

some of the larger postoffices. You
see a sign labedel Paper Wicket"
another marked "Vandor of Stamps |
and Postals Cards." another TAX |
Window" The letter boxes display |
sign: "These boxes are cleared |
twice each day." Over a little rack
ct store or jewelry store or in fact,
over any unexpected place you will
see the sign "Issuer of marriage IL
censes." When you see sign Cribs,
baby carriages, household utensils
sold here, also issuer of marriage Ii
censes," it gives one an unexpected
jolt. My curiosity overcame me and
stepped at the next sign and went in.
do you issue marriage licenses?"
asked. Yes; what is your name. Is
there any legal impediment to the
proposed marriage? Is the young
to flag him before he caught breath
to go on.
81 don't want one; you couldn't
sell me one. I just want to know why
you throw in marriage licenses with
all the rest of those things" I'VE
don't; they cost $500, but 50 goes to
his honor the Lieutenant Governor
in Council at Edmonton. Our fee Is
only s1.00" Why do you sell Ii
censes?" 1 asked. "Why, 1t sort of.
| draws trade to the rest of the stock
we carry. The whole line goes to-
gether, don't you know" he answered.
"Why, the provincial secretary
authorizes any respectable person
who wishes to do So" and he handed
me out blank with list of people
you couldn't marry, starting with
your stepmother, your mother-in-law,
your wife's grandmother and a whole
lot of other female relatives no man
in his senses would ever think of
marrying.
1 pulled out my watch shortly after
had transferred to the Canadian Pa
cific and the conductor passed just
then so 1 said: "Say, Colonel. what
time are we due in Calgary" "Twen-
four thirty-five." What time?" I
asked incredulously. "Thirty-five min
utes after "a" he jerked back over
his shoulder. "Twenty-four thirty
five, "a 35," I repeated aloud. what
is it? A football signal?" asked my
seat mate. Pretty soon the brake
man came through. "What time are
we due at Calgary?" asked He
pulled out his watch and said: I'VE
are is minutes late; we won't get in
till twenty-four fifty-three."
Huh, they got a new signal, have
MT they?" said my seat mate. "Tf we
should happen to have a wreck we
wouldn't get in till 80 or 1OO."
I turned to the man in the seat
back of us, who wore a broad grin
and said: "Never mind the football
signals, tell us what time we will get
to Calgary If it was in the United
States"
We're due at 25 S5-that is, un-
der the confusing system in vogue in
the United States, 1895 p. m.-mid-
night. The 24-hour system is in use
on the Canadian roads and saves a
great many accidents in the confu-
sion Of a. m. and p. M" have fig
ured the system down so pat by now
that can make a date to take dinner
with a friend at 17:45 and never bat
an eye nor count my fingers. Some
fines. though, have to wiggle my
toes II the time gets up into the twen-
ties. The Canadian Pacific is hard to
beat for equipment and care taken OF
the passengers comfort You may
take your choice OF the standard
sleeper, the tourist the observation
car, the chair car or the "Colonist'
car which is a sleeper to which there
| is no additional cost, in which berths
: of Stats are furnished, but in which
: the emigrant furnishes his own bed.
3 ding. I will leave the wonderful
Z scenery in the Selkirks and the Cana.
I dian Rockies and the fertile and beau
tiful southern Alberta district, a,
= well as Calgary the mounted polio,
and other features for my next letter
|, FRED LOCKLEY.
r Strike at Yakima.