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The Jaguar Special Br AVL ft. BULLA m. r i railroad of Bpaniah Hon i"" ... Holti-upa, collisions and run- wty trains art of frtqucnt occur rence on IU 50 mile of length, but tta most extraordinary Incident waa that In which George Power took part. It was in the "dry saaaon," when the banana plants were weighted with their bunches of green fruit, ready for cutting. "One day" ai Powera tells the story "the fruit steamer Breakwater an chored unexpectedly in the offing of our Caribbean sea harbor of Porto Cortex. Soon, at her agent's orders, there was hoisted at her masthead the signal indicating 'Fruit, ready for a quick cargo.' And when the ship had reached the dock a fruit train was be ing made up. "Then we learned that the Break water was expected to sail for New Orleans with a cargo of bananas early the next morning. Extraordinary ef forts must be mad to load her with suitable shipment in less than a iays-tfm. To hurry waa decidedly ntropical, but the bonus given by the railroad officials was as oil to lubricate the machinery of the transportation department;' and I waa banded these orders: Enflneer Powers will take snafus No. U, with IS platform can. anil proceed with beat spaed to La Plmlanta; toad canto of bananas: return to San Pedro: load fruit there. Report at this office after the run, ar rt not later loan ten p. m. to-dar. (Slsned) COLVILLE (Supt of Trans.). "Such an order meant 'hurry.' My fireman oiled 13, the only locomotive available, and the yardmen made up the train. By noon we were started. There was work enough ahead to keep us all out of mischief for the next ten hours. To cover a round trip of 100 miles, load IS cars with bananss and pull them into Porto Cortes within ten hours would be the record for speed upon the Honduras railroad. "So old. 13, with throttle wide open, was soon puffing up the rough road bed to La Pimienta at an unaccus tomed pace. The telegraph line was equally busy, and when we ran past San Pedro the ox-cars were already unloading their nine and ten-hand bunches alongside the track in readi nets for our return. Between four and five o'clock we whistled for La Pimi enta, the terminus. "There the station agent had a gang ' of 'loaders ready, and before the train had quite stopped the green buncheswere being passed to the load- era in the cars. In an incredibly short space of time the bananas rose, tier "TJpontier, to a heavy load; and all the time axy fireman fed the sticks nf soft pin to our roaring fire box, for we should need a good head of steam to get back to San Pedro in season. The agent sarcastically asked me: 'Is the engine good for the heavy pull witli r out a breakdown?' and I replied: "Number 13 is about to surprise every body by a record trip.' And so we did, both because of and in spite of an un precedented adventure. "At six o'clock we had loaded all the fruit in sight, and whistling for 'open brakes,' we started for San Pedro. The down grade helped us materially. In less than sn hour we had covered the distance and were taking the fruit aboard from our last stop. "Delay began here. There were few men to load the fruit, and the handling of it was slow; every bunch was thorough- inspected by the loaders lest they should grasp tarantulascrawling among the bananas. But at eight o'clock the train was loaded, the pitrhpine headlight was lighted, the throttle opened and the whistle shrieked its farewell to San Pedrc. "Two hours only were left in which to make the run in schedule time over 35 mile3 of rolling country and with a weight of 18 heavilynaded cars. The 'passenger,' with her light freight, was allowed four hours for the same run. The darkness was intense, and the vibration of the train soon became to great that the headlight was shak en into a mere sputtering, and ata lurch went out. The front of the en gine became the limit of my vision. "The- whiter mile markers were passed so quickly that my fireman lost his count, and we could not tell where we were. But No. 13 was doing her best. Not a valve had blown out, nor a rod broken. Our clattering over the track was varied only by the frantic squeslings of a fine, fat pig, cent by the agent at La Pimienta to the captain of tie Breakwater as a deli cacy for hia table. Piggy continually squealed from its berth In an open fruit, car. "In one place a large limb extended from a tree out over the track, Just high enough to clear the stacks of the passing engines. The pig seemed to stream more loudly than before and we hear,) a new sound. "'What was thatr asked my startled fireman. 'Did you hear that crash? "'Oh, never mind I Give me mora steam,' I replied, for I knew we must be nearlng a steep grade. I blew the signals to release the brakes, but without avail. "In a minute we struck the hill. It was hard one to climb, and the en gine puffed so loudly that I did not no tic the cessation of the pig's squeals. Slowly but surely we w ere coming to standstill. The brakes still seemed et. I again blew the signal for their relesse, but the train came suddenly to an irresolute stop, although making herculean effort to keep going. The incline had but begun. To tart tie train was to possible, j "Lighted a pin toroh, swung from thacab to ascertain the situation, and had pasted several ears when the most ttrribla yell cbod through th for est. The men from th rear of the train were shouting at me. It waa im possible to distinguish what they wer saying, because of th yells which were rising apparently between me and them. Thee did not alarm me much 'or W trar twned wH4 cat, reckiees, but not dangtrOut, jk. q I walked toward in rr or tn train. '7?jtj' "Approaching the trainmen, I heard them ehoutt 'Look out for the jaguar, Poweral' "Now, no wild creature is more dan gerous by night to man than a jaguar. I halted and stared. I could now see the glaring eyes of th fierce brute as ha pawed th lifeless pig. Those eyes followed me with such hostile Intent that I haatened back to th cab for the fireman and my Winchester. "Of course, one of ue had to stay with the engin, so I left my fireman In charge and returned alone, with torch in hand and rifle ready. Th trainmen earn . toward m from around th rear of the train. They told me that the jaguar must have been crouching on th overspreading limb, and having heard the squeals of the pig, must have leaped recklessly Into the passing train for his prey. The trainmen bad discovered him when they started to answer my sig nal of 'brake off.' The brute held thm at bay. Thy were in the rear car, the jaguar was in th next one, and they could not pass over the train to release the brakes. The 18 loaded cars, most ot them having tightened brakes bod stopped No. 11 on th in cline. --.-v- "I trust either give op hope of get ting to th port in time for loading the Breakwater, or else must kill ot drive away th jaguar. The fire of his eyes wis intensified by the flickering light of th torch. It was not a pleas ant grimace when th brute suggest ively wiped hi lips and tongue with those huge paws. "The engine gave a sudden lurch. My fireman must have been meddling. It threw the animal from his balance. His tail lashed. Handing the torch to a man, I raised my Winchester. The beast glared ferociously, and meas ured with his eye the distance to the ground. Some of the wen ran. As the animal seemed about to jump. I took hasty aim and pulled the trig ger. Apparently the jaguar was un harmed, but be had changed his opin ion about the jump, and caln-ly In -.ted along the tops of the bananas toward the Jigine. I aimed at him npnin and pulled the trigger. Then 1 renum bered that the only cartridge in the Winchester was the one 1 had fired "I shouted to the fireman, but l.efnre I could make him understand the cow ardly fellow jumped from the call and scampered into the forest. Luckily, there waa no other jaguar awaiting him. "I went toward th cab. expecting to find the jaguar in possession, and determined to club him out with the butt of my gun; but he was not in the cab. I blew 'brakes off.' and casually looked armind. pn the floor of the tender, among the wood and cak nf water, stretched nut at full lerprl- an" apparenlly crouching for a spring. I saw the jaguar. I jumped from the engine. The thought of the flren-nn's cowardice did not amuse me. A fast, as possible I ran toward the rear of the train. 'Ten o'clock was approaching. The ship could not receive her fruit unless we started immediately. In my haste I had left the rifle In the cab; now t took a crowbar which one of the hrakemen banded me. .But the plan from which I hoped most was his sug gestion that I should climb upon the engine from the front of the cab, and then reach in tn open the steam valve on the chance that the escape of the hissing steam would frighten the brute to th point of leaping from the train. "I opened th valve the Jaguar never moved. "I then reached a heavy Iron wrench and threw it at the beast with nil mv strength. It struck him upon the head, but he did not stir. I was startled Climbing to the fancied security of the top of the cab, I poked him with a long-handled rod; but I could see no sign of life. "After a close watch, T descended to the floor of the cab and opened the furnace door to have more light. The jaguar was dead. There was a hole through his head caused by the lucky shot from my Winchester. He had walked to the tender In a daze and died there. "I blew the whlstl vigorously. It was a welcome sound to the trainmen. The brakes were speedily released. The fireman came scrambling back; I opened the throttle, and slowly the train went up th inclin toward Porto Cortex. 'At a little after ten o'clock that night the whistling of No. 13, approach ing wttn Her load of bananas, sum moned the crew of the Breakwater. whose; captain congratulated the of- ficiala of theHondnras railroad on the remarkable expedition of their fruit service. But when he saw the nine feet of Jaguar stretched out in my tender and heard the story of the difficulties of the run, he remarked that the railroad officials should pass a vote of thanks to me upon th suc cess of the record trip of th road." touta's Companion. Wat h aarertiataa;. The fortune teller who said Edward would reign but never be crowned has decided not to use thst prediction, says tne imcago Kecora-Hersld, for adver tising purposes. A Michigan preacher delivered a sermon the other Sunday of 27 worda because of the hot weather. . A Wesasms Aerial rrll. "There it only one way to save yor life and that it through an operation" wer the startling word heard by Mrs. I. B. Hunt, o! Lime Ridge, Wit., from her doctor after he had vainly tried to cure her of a frightful cue of stomach trouble and yellow jaundice. Gall stones bad formed and the constantly grew worse. Then ib began to use Electrie Bitter which wholly ourod her. It's a wonderful Stomach, Liver and Kidney remedy. Curea Dyspep sia, Lost of Appetite. Tiy it. Only 50cts. Guaranteed. For tale by Adamson dt Winnck Co. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION Notice is hereby given that the firm and partnership of White Campbell, doing business in the City of Prineville, Crook County State of Oregon, is hereby dissolved by mutual consent, Mr. John W White retiring. All accounts due said firm will be collected and re ceipted for by Mr. J. E. Campliell, and all accounts owing by said firm will be paid by Mr. J. E. Campbell Dated, this 4th day of Novem ber, 1902. Hon. R. A. Emmitt, representa tive in the state legislature was at Hotel Paisley over night last week on his way home from a month's sojourn in the vicinity of Summer Lake, where hn wa engaged in land plotting. Mr. Emmitt met many of his supporters here whom he had not met before, and made a good impression on all those he talked with. Paisley Post. Says He Was Tenure. "I suffered such pains from corns I could hardly walk," writes H. Robin son, Hillsborough, Ills., "but Buck ten's Arnica Salve completely cured them." Acts like magic on sprains, bruises, cuts, sores, scalds, burns, boils, ulcere. Perfect healer of skin dis eases and piles. Cure guaranteed by Adamson 4 Winnek Co. Price 20c. Pelltlea far License. T.i the County Court of Crunk County, State of Oregon: We the undertiipietl residents of Ashwood Precinct, Crook County Oregon, respectfully petition jour honorable body that a license be granted to Larry Malone'r to aell spirituous, nialt and vinous liiuors, In quantities leas than one Kail, lir t period of one year, at Ashwood, Ashwood precinct. Crook County Oregon. Names. Names. C f Hamilton, ' P O' Rourke, W Druoull, Al Shenell L L 8hreve, (i B Heath, George J Kilielin, P Lehrman, (eo M Maaeasiore, James Kohinsna, Charles D Hwannon, J M Wood, M H Graff, Jos Bice, T L Childers, Milo Wood, Dan Evans, V L Anderson, Charles K Duncan, H C Burton. P Hipe, K K Kialeston; Frank ShunUmi, S W Tomlinsun, Uees Lewis, Lester Bryan, J D Cunningham, W D Walker. W H Huston, J C Bnigan, W H Grater, C C Kandoluh, W J Sayyean, John Knight, Elmer Knight, Mam Cariuichael, Win King, ' Glen Grater, K D Gmser, - J (. Poindexter, Edward Mullarkey, Lee Wood Hugh Sweeney, Jack Bmgan, Frank Doak, W H NcCoy. Patrick lleilly. K C Finnel, X A W Grater, Chas L Freer, J H OKelly, Joe Toothmen, Joel Medium, J W McColhun. Notice is hereby given that the foregoing petition will be presented to the County Court on the 7th day of Jan., 11103, at whijh time the said Larry Maloney will apply to said court for such license to sell spirituous, malt and vinous liquors, an i a. aT, CBaa LARKY MAL03KY. This will save your Life. By inducing you to use Dr. King's New Discovery, .For. Consumption, Coughs and Colds. The only Guaranteed Cure. NO Cure. NO Pa. Your Drug gist will warrant it. ABSOLUTELY CURES Grip, Influenza, Asthma, Hronchltit, Whooping Cough, Pneumonia, or any Affection of the Throat and Lungs, TRIAL BOTTLES FREE. Regular Bian 50 cents and $1-00. Go to- Mrs. fipnl's THE PHOTOGRAPHER For Artistic and Hatinfying Notioe. My wife, Julia Cyrus and I have seperatod for all time to come, and I will not be responsible for her in anyway, or any debts she may con tract. W. II. Cyrus. "Now the Appointed Tim." Th 0. R, A N, Co. has just issued a handsomely illustrated pamphlet entitled, 'Oregon, Waahinghton A Idaho and their resources." People in the East are anxious fur iu formal ion about the Pacific North West -If you will give th ( It. A N. Co. agent at Shaniko a list of names of eastern people who are like- ly to be interested, the booklet will be mailed free to such persona. Notloo. To all pensoiiB owing - for horse shoeing at C. L. Salomon's shop, you are notified to call and settle one hall ol the amount due, with the estate of the said C. L. Salo mon. Signed; Naomi Salomon. Admintratrix. COl'GHS AND COLD8 iN CHILD. REN. eaaaeaeaaaliea al a Wall Kssws t'kleag Pkyaiclan, I use and presorlbe Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for almost all obsti nate, constricted coughs, with direct results. I prescribe it to children of all ages. Am glad to recommend it to all in need and seeking relief from colds and coughs and bronchial alllio tiunt. It it non-narcotio and safe in the hands of the most unprofessional. A universal panacea for all mankind. Man. Mary R. Mkmsdy, M. D., Ph. D., Chicago, III. This remedy is lor sale by all druggists. Estray Notice. Grizzly, Nov. 6, 1902. Cunio to my place about th middle of October. One red three year old cow niurked with split in right and undtrbit in left ear, branded big circle on right hip. Owner will please call and pay charges and remove same from my premises or the animal will be sold according to law. H. L. Mont;omky. Lumber. For all kinds of rough and dressed lumber. Kiln) dried flooring and rustic, go to A. H. LIPPMAN & CO. SALOMON JOHNSON & GO. New Call and see them and examine their stock A Complete and Choice Line of Beef, Veal, Mion, Tork, Bacon, Lard, and Country Prodnce. Main St. Prineville, j(. J. J&ppman & Co. Manufacturers of Furniture -AND DEALERS IX Fine Undertaking Goods Carpets, Stoves, Ranges, Lumoer ana iuuaintr iviaienai. ' Goods sold for cash nd PRlNEViLLE, 1 Gyms' Jewelry Store - , fon Cyrus Prop. Dealer in Silverware, Jewelry, Watches! Clocks. Optical Goods, Sewing machines etc. Repairing done by W. H. Cyrus. (Prompt atttmton Sivin mail trJtrt. tPrinQvillo, - - - - - Oregon. Columbia Southern Jfotel . jf Shaniko, Oregon. The Finest Hotel in Interior Oregon. Rates $1.60 and 2.00 per day.' J. M. KEEXKV, Proprietor. "the Sirick Motel." Get Yonr Job Printing With a new outfit of type and machinery, ve line up with the very best printing houses iu Oregon in turning out job work of the highest standard of excellence. :::::: (SUCCESSORS TO C L" SALOMON) . DEALERS IN. GENERAL : : : MERCHANDISE Firm ! New Goods ! ' You will be pleased with their prices Foster & lehsa Proprietors. H Oregon. TllOfle 31. Lead, Oil and Glass, on the installment plan, ! ! 6&EG0X Done at the Journal Office