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THE AIR BRAKE.
1t Was Ushered Into Actual Use In
Most Dramatic Fashion.

IL was OSnSre0 INTO Actual use IN
Most Dramatic Fashion.
The air brake was ushered into actu-
al use in most dramatic fashion. The
trial trip occurred in April, 1869. The
train selected was the Steubenville ac-
commodation, running between Pitts
burg and Steubenville, o.
When the train was going at full
speed, suddenly as he came around a
sharp curve the engineer saw q stalled
wagon in the middle of the track dead
ahead. With only hand brakes moth
ing could have prevented a terrible
smashup. The formal time for the
trial of the air brake had not come,
but the brake was there, and in des-
peration, not believing for a moment
that the thing could possibly avail, the
engineer threw on the air. But it did
avail.
The observers in the rear were al
most catapulted out of their seats by
the shock of the sudden stop. But
when they saw the engine fairly polk
ing its nose into the wagon bed, SO mar
row had been the margin between
safety and disaster, they forgot all
about their shock and stood in awed
silence. The air brake had come into
its own.-Everybody's Magazine.
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rhine. Hs pidn,t under...ns.

A shrewd. worldly agnostic and q
Christian clergyman dressed in a mod.
est clerical suit sat at the same table
In the Pullman dining car. They were
waiting for the first course at the din
ner, delicious Hudson river shad.
Eying his companion coldly for a mo-
ment, the agnostic remarked:
Il judge you are clergyman, sirT
Yes, sir. am In my Masters serv-
tce."
Eyes, you look 1t. Preach out Of the
Bible, don't your
"Oh, yes; of course"
Find good many things in that old
book that you don't understand, don't
your"
"Oh, yes; some things"
"Well, what do you do then?'
why, my dear friend, simply do
just as 1 do while eating this delicious
shad. If come to bone quietly lay
1t on one side and go on enjoying the
shad and let some fool insist on chok-
ing himself with the bones"
Then the agnostic wound up his Wa
terbury watch and went into the smok-
er.-Exchange.
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The happy couple dashed through the
showers Of rice and old shoes and
reached the train.
"Oh, George" whispered the blushing
bride, 'do you hear what they ale
shouting?'
NO." replied George, trying to loosen
a white ribbon that had been attached
to his silk hat. What are they shout
ing"
They're off! They're orr"
George smiled broadly as he helped
her aboard the parlor car.
"Oh, that's all right, my DEAR" he
assured. "All couples are n little of
when they are starting on their honey
MOON"
And then began the rainbow tour per-
sonally conducted by Chicago
News
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Nothing has such bewildering ef-
feet as fog. Only animals which find
their way by scent can get about In 1t
with any certainty. Birds are entirely
confused by it. Tame pigeons remain
all day motionless and half asleep, hud-
died up, either in or just outside their
pigeon houses. Chickens remains mo-
tionless for hours during heavy fogs.
No bird sings or utters a call, perhaps
because it fears to betray its where
abouts to an unseen foe. During one
very thick fog blind man was found
wandering about certain district or
London. This man was in the habit Of
coming up every day from suburb,
carrying notes and parcels, and had
scarcely ever lost his way before. Ask
ed why he had gone astray flor he was
quite blind, and it was supposed that
weather would have made no differ
enee), he said that in a fog the ground
SOUNDED quite differently."-Chums.
Amador ledger., 1907-07-26
LIVING IN PARIS.
The Way One Rents an Apartment In
the French Capital.

suS way On0 hSHtS an apartment III
the French Capital.
An apartment Should be seen on a
sunny day before engaging, and it is
not legally secured until papers are
signed. The lease is on a quarterly
basis. Payments are made in advance
the 18th of January, April, June and
October and occupancy given up to
these dates. But when intending to
leave the tenant should give his three
months notice before the first day of
these months. Failure to do this and
neglect cf the governmental tribute of
q stamped paper hold him to further
three months liability, as many rue
full American can Witness. To avoid
this it is merely needful to buy
stamped sheet of paper for s cents of
the tObacconist, legal vender of all
stamps, write the notice thereon and
give it to the landlord personally or
send it to him by registered letter.
The concierge, although he collects the
rent and has full charge of the house,
is neither authorized to. let the apart
ment nor to receive notices In the
paper signed by tenant and landlord
the former guarantees to return the
apartment in good condition, and if it
is freshly papered, painted and waxed
there will doubtless be something to
pay on leaving, but care and economy
in nail holes make the damages slight.
Circle Magazine.
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Elephants.

People who really know nothing
about it used to say that elephants
never lie down to sleep. This is not
true at all, says one writer. They have
been known to stand for twelve
months without lying down to sleep.
This is regarded as want of confidence
in their keepers and of longing to re-
gain their liberty, for when they are
perfectly at ease and reconciled to
their fate they will lie down on their
sides and sleep peacefully.
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A Vegetable Freak.

California has one tree which is the
personification of mystery. Found no.
where else in the world, it had mys-
FERROUS origin and thrives in a region
of mystery. The Mojava yucca is a
vegetable freak which has developed
into a species. 1t has the characters
tics of several plants, to which no re-
lationship can be traced. 1t is an en-
dogen, yet its bark shows concentric
rings such as characterize the exogen-
Gus stems. 1t lives and thrives in
great numbers in a region nearly de-
void of vegetation.-P. E. Magazine.
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He CouIdn't Bend.

\ young man engaged board and
logging in private family who were
extremely devout. Before each meal
a long grace was said. To their dis
may and horror the new boarder sat
bolt upright while the others at table
reverently Lowed their heads. When
the second day passed and the young
man cvinced no disposition to unbend,
the good lady of the house could en-
dUTe the situation no longer.
"Atheism:" asked she sharply.
NO, madam" humbly responded the
new boarder; boil"
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Yet He Didn't Need Them.

He had been calling on a young lady
for many moons; but, being backward,
his suit progressed slowly. Finally she
decided it was up to her to start some
thing, so the next time he called she
pointed to the rose in his buttonhole
and said:
"Fll give you kiss for that rose" A
large, open face blush meandered over
his countenance, but the exchange was
made. Then he grabbed his hat and
started to leave the room.
'Why, where are you goingP she
asked in surprise.
ITO the-er-forist for more roses"
he exclaimed.
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As Others Saw Him.

A day or.two ago it fell out that an
actor with a purpose was cinemato-
graphed on the stage and was vastly
pleased with the result.
Said he gleefully to prominent dra-
matte critic, at was the most extraor-
binary experience ever went through
actually to see myself acting"
Now" said the prominent dramatic
critic, you understand what we have
to put up with."-Pall Mall Gazette.
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a Ouick Wit.

Husband-Did you notice how Ill
tempered my colleague was this even
ing? He was annoyed because l have
brought you new set Of jewelry.
Nov he viii have to get new set for
his wife too. Wife-A disagreeable fell
~ tl:at man is. If l We're you,
--oHu annoy him often.-Fliegende
Batter.
Amador ledger., 1907-07-26
Poll Parro. a, a Game Bird.

While the parrot Is bird Of beauti-
full plumage, as a table delicsGy it Is
not to be recommended, as know
from sad experience. Ny first essay at
eating parrot was attended with mod
flied success. The bird must have been
comparatively young, and after several
hours boiling became soft enough to
masticate and finally swallow, leaving
behind it an impression that we had
lunched on the sole Of rubber boot
Arthur D. Temple In Field and Stream.
Amador ledger., 1907-07-26

If his son came to him and said, 81
want you to show me on piece of pa
per how this house is drained and why
such traps are used" could the average
citizen satisfy that son? OF course he
could not. A few might be able to do
so, but the average man Is an ignorant
person on all questions Of hygiene.-G.
H. R. Dabbs, NJ. D., in G. B. Fry's
MapaZine
Amador ledger., 1907-07-26
A Eiqhtinq State,

Whenever you scratch Kansas his
tory you find fight. No territory OF
equal size has had so much war over
so many different causes. Her story in
Indian fighting. gambler fighting, out
law fighting. town site fighting and po-
litical fighting is not approached by
any other portion Of the west.-Outing
Magazine.
Amador ledger., 1907-07-26
DISPENSING A MOB.
Efficacy of a Fire Hose or a Stout
Rawhide Whip.

Efficacy of a Fire Hose or Stout
Rawhide Whip.
"a good stout rawhide whip in the
hands of policeman would be one of
the most effective riot breakers / can
readily think Of" said police inspect
or. There is nothing the average
crowd of roughs fear more than a raw
hide in the hands of an expert unless.
indeed, it is a stream of water from a
fire hose. Before the singing lashes
of a rawhide there is no crowd which
would not cringe and fade away. Then
where there are children in a mob a
cop does not want to nail one of
the little ones on the head with
night stick. A crack of the whip
would be less cruel and quite as
effective. 1t is usually the sharp
crack Of the lash that does the trick, as
much so as the sting. In Russia the
clout is used with more deadly effect
than the rawhide or blacksnake whip
could ever be used. OF course there is
danger of putting out the eyes of some
one with the cracker of the whip, but
then, too, there Is danger of breaking
some heads when the night stick is ap-
piled.
did you ever see a crack driver
from the rural district handle a long
whip? He has it down so fine that he
can flick a coin out of your fingers
twelve feet away. A policeman could
become equally proficient with prac-
tice. 1t would be just the wrinkle in
many cases where there is a mob to
handle. A whip and fire hose would
make great battery. The fire in many
n rloter has been extinguished by the
cold stream from one of those two inch
nOzzles. New York Times.
Amador ledger., 1907-07-26
Marriages.

Celibacy does not pay. A good mar
riage is the supreme human felicity,
tolerable marriage is as much as the
tolerable majority of people deserve,
but even bad marriage is better than
no marriage at all-Sydney Booklet
low.
Amador ledger., 1907-07-26
Tho Tip Randolph Want.d.

Can you put me In no way to be-
come successful rogue to an amount
that may throw an air Of dignity over
the transaction and divert the atten-
ton of the gaping public from the
enormity of the offense to that of the
sum?-From q Letter Of John Ran
dolph Of Roanoke to DR.. John Brock.
enbrough.
Amador ledger., 1907-07-26

Charley is SO poetical. When &C.
cepted him he said he felt like an i'm
migrant entering a new world"
well, he was an immigrant"
What do you meanT
wasn't he just dT-Atlanta
Constitution.
Amador ledger., 1907-07-26

Some friends were discussing an art
list whose laziness was proverbial.
HE is so lazy" said one, that he
paints nothing but winter scenes to
save himself the trouble of putting
leaves on the trees"
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a EIM,ant .JsiIbird.

"This confinement" said the long
faced prison visitor, must distress you
greatly"
YES" replied the facetious convict,
81 find the prison bars grating"
"Ah, life to you is a failure"
Eyes; it's nothing but a cell'
Amador ledger., 1907-07-26
The Seventh Time.

She-When 1 accepted Jack he said
he felt as If he was in the seventh
heaven. He-I can we'll believe it He
has been engaged six times before
Fliegende Batter.
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Then Thew Mixed.

"Yaas, de beauty an chivalry OBJ
Smoketown mingled in de ballroom"
Mingled, yo' sayT
mingled till bout 'leven o'clock.
Den dey mixed. Houston Chronicle.
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Tuition may be used in any of these schools
at students convenience. Students have the
benefit OF the cooperation of all our schools III
securing positions. Write to Heald's College
in the city of your choice jne2S-6n7
Amador ledger., 1907-07-26
JAcKsoN........,.cAL.

DISTRIBUTING AGENTS FOR ]. F. MAR
~ tell Cognac, Meet & Chaudon, White Seal
and Private Cuyee Champagne; Morgan Bros
Puerto de Santa Maria Sherries; Royal Wine
Company, Oporto, Port Wines; Dubois Freres,
Bordeaux, Ciarets and Sauternes; CANADIAN
CLUB WHISKY. Hiram Walker & Sons, Linz
ite1, Walkerville, Ontario, Canada: John de
Kuyper & Zoon, Cotterdam, Sin; Gilka Kuem-
mel, from j. \, Gilka, Berlin; Barthloomay
Brewery Company. Rochester, n. Y, Knicker-
Stout and Bass Ale (bottled by Read Bros.
London; Cantrell s. Cochrane, Belfast. Ginger
Ale; Naglee Brandy; Reimoorted Americas
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-16

declared the bill had no right to a
full place in the report, because it
was never considered by either house.
"It was drawn by the secretary of
state under the direction of the pres
ident AMI inserted oy six gentlemen
in congress. The president ought not
to be allowed to legislate upon a mat
ter of so grave importance" He said
the president had no right to inter-
fere with the government OF the San
Francisco schools.
Bacon followed in denunciation OF
the public charge that the opponents
to the report had withdrawn their
opposition to a vote because of threats
Aldrich made of retaliation on the
rivers and harbors bill. He said nc
such intimation had been conveyed
to the minority members.
Tillman ironically re erred to the
report that the big stick in New York
had wired a message of retaliation
to the republicans. Depew inter-
rupted to announce he had received
no such communication. Tillman de-
clared Depew was not the only SEN
ator who got messages from New
York.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-16
GOVERNOR VETOED FOUR BILLS TO-DAY

Salem, Feb. 6.-(Special. 1.-The
governor this morning vetoed the Ea-
ton bill appropriating $250,0o0 for
the support of the state university:
the Freeman compulsory railroad pass
bill. the Driscoll bill providing for an
increase of the salary of the auditor
of Multnomah county, and the Slusher
bill authorizing the sheriff of Morrow
county to retain fees collected in civil
cases. the latter of which the COVER
nor turned down on the ground that
It would reopen the way to practice
long abolished because of its extrava-
CANT abuses,
All were made a special order for
| Tuesday afternoon.
The house killed the bill providing
an increase in salaries of asylum ply
sicians $4,000 bienially.
Private and corporate interests also
defeated the irrigation code, but II
may be reconsidered.
The house adjourned at noon until
Q o'clock Monday morning and senate
until p. m.
The house passed the Jones bill ap'
lpropriating 100000 for the construc'
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-16

tion of locks on the Willamette at
Oregon City, contingent on congress
furnishing a like or sufficient amount
to complete and operate the locks
free.
The house was plunged into high
state of excitement by the exposure
of an amendment which Freeman of
Multnomah had succeeded in insert
ing in the land code, which had the
effect of validating all bogus out
standing certificates of sale of state
lands approximating 100000 acres of
land held by third purchasers, and
turned down by the board on the
ground 1t was fraudulently obtained.
Freeman was highly incensed at the
newspapermen and demanded that
the representative of the Portland
Evening Telegram be excluded from
the floor of the house by resolution,
but the resolution was relegated to a
committee. Freeman demanded an
apology by the press but instead got
more severe criticism,
The bill passed the house with the
| joker amendment, but II was dis
covered and the amendment killed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-16

New York, Feb. 16.-It is said that
Delmas today for the first time learned
of Evelyn's connection with the di-
vorce suit of Mrs. George Lederer, in
which Evelyn was named as CORE
spondent. Evelyn has always main
tanned she was named without cause.
Delmas wanted to know all about 1t.
Forty minutes after the summons
Evelyn returned to her husband, ac-
companied by Delmas and O'Reilly.'
Late this afternoon a conference of
all the defenses attorneys with Thaw
and his wife was held. 1t is stated
Delmas fears surprises when Jerome
s-examines the girl. The recru-
descence of the Lederer incident is
timated Hummel made revelations to
jerome in retaliation Of Evelyn's por-
trayal of him on the stand.
As a result Of the conference be-
tween Thaw and his attorneys this
afternoon II was decided Evelyn would
be the first witness Monday n ;ornlng,
continuing the direct examination
along lines tending to show the hus-
bands Insanity. It is probable Je-
rome will temporarily waice a recess
| examination. In the event he does Sc
another attempt will be made to in
troduce Thaws will.
1t is reported that Mrs. Holman
and Howard Nesbit were awakened by
Evelyn's revelation, which neither
knew before, and have decided to
make all efforts to save Thaw's life
and protect the daughters future.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-16
NEW JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
Gillian. sherman and Wheeler Coun-
ties United.

Salem. Feb. 16.-The senate this
morning passed the bill introduced by
Pike of Gillian. Sherman and Wheel
er, creating the 18th judicial district,
to be composed of the counties
which the author represents, mad for
the appointment of a judge and dis
trict attorney therefor, leaving the
Seventh district, composed of Crook
and Wasco counties, and presided
over by Judge Bradshaw.
As originally introduced that bill
called for the creation Of the Twelfth
district, but since the bill providing
for the Eleventh district to be Gre
ated out of the Third, failed, the sem
ate amended Mr.. Pixies bill to read
the Eleventh and the house concurred
in the amendment.
II has been definitely decided as To
whom shall be appointed TO the newly
created offices, but f. V. Littlefleld
of Gillian, is being most favorably
considered for Judge and J. A. Collier
OF Fossil, for district attorney.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-16

That through mail train from Salt
Lake City to Portland will be placed
in service by the Hartman people on
the railroad world.
o. r. & n. officials have not given
out any information on the subject,
but reports from Hartman headquar-
ters in Chicago are to the effect that
a special mail train is being seriously
considered on account of the delays
to the regular passenger trains by the
heavy travel which is being expert
enced.
If the Portland-Salt Lake mail
train is placed in service on the Ore
gon Short Line and o. r. & N. 1t
will carry but four or five cars, in
cluding mail and express, one or two
Pullmans and buffet. 1t will make
but few stops and will be favored in
every way in making time with its
burden of mail.
'TNe colonist rates which go into
effect on March / will bring thous-
ands of homeseekers and tourists to
the west. and 1t is thought that this
increased travel will add further to
the delays to the present service, and
| in order to make connections with the
mail and deliver 1t to Portland on
schedule time, that a special mail
train will be absolutely necessary.
Such a train is now run from Chi
cago to Los Angeles and san Fran
cisco, and Portland demands the same
service. The Portland train would
leave Salt Lake after the arrival of
No. .. the Los Angeles mail train
daily, and would afford the O. r. &
n. a service equal to any other por-
tion of the Hartman system.
O. r. & n. employees fully expect tc
see the new train put in service and
promotions are now being discussed
II the mail train is put in service
Conductors Coykendall and Waffle OF
the Huntington passenger
service will be promoted to those
runs.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-16
ORDER RELATING
To LAND PATENTS
MODIFIES THE FORMER
DRASTIC INSTRUCTIONS
Eight Glasses of Final Titles May BE
Secured i'm None of Which Examln-
alton Into Validity VIII BE Neccs-
sary b. Special Agcnt-Ncw Or
Co. 3,Gs imnc,iiatcs Interest for
Many I'm the Northwest, and Was
Favored by Fulton.

An order concerning the issuance
of patents to lands which 1t is believed
will Qbe beneficial to entrvmen in
Umatila county has just been made
by the president, at the request of a
number of western senator's. includ-
ing Senator Fulton of oregon.
The order Is the result of another
recent order made the president
which prevented the issuance of pat
ent to almost every class of land and
which worked hardship upon many
innocent settlers. The last order eX-
cludes certain classes of land from
investigation by special agents and
will expedite patents where the entry
man has made bona fide efforts to
comply with the law. The order is
ms follows and excludes the classes Of
land named under the different Sec
tions:
No examination by special agent
shall be required in the following
/ classes of entries:
Final 5-year homestead entry
hereafter made, where proof is sat
| isfactory and complete,
Final certificates and receipts
in final five-year homestead proofs
heretofore or hereafter made, wher
proof is satisfactory and complete.
3-Homestead entries commuted or
ceded Indian lands on which annua
payments are required.
4-Entries where the claimants
compliance with the law has been es
tablished by contest or other regular
adverse proceedings.
Entries confirmed which ma!
have been confirmed by virtue of an.
act of congress.
6--Selections and entries in whicl
no residence or Improvement is re
quired by law when land embraced
therein is situated in non-mineral 10
geological survey. when the characte
has been fixed by investigation an
classification made In accordanc
with law.
7-Reissuance of patents because q
some clerical error occurring in pat
ents heretofore issued
e S-Military bounty lana warrant
and other similar warrants when re
quest for proof has been made.
The only possibility of holdup {
timber entries pending by specit
agent would be where timber land
J are situated In mineral localities
referred to In section 6 above.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-16

the reciprocal demurrage bi SU
proposed legislation to assess ,hc
service corporations on their fran
chises and the legislation that is pro-
posed to provide a tax for insurance
companies that do business in this
state.
The railroads will have a final
hearing before the joint committee of
the house and senate on railroads and
transportation. A majority of the
members of this joint committee have
already expressed themselves in favor
of the demurrage bill prepared by the
Lumbermen's association and 1t is
very doubtful II any change will be
made In this sentiment by anything
that may be presented by the railroad
attorneys.
The insurance companies are main
tanning a representative here to look
after their interests, which at this
time is the only regularly established
lobby at the capital.