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Show . Cat Side Bakebeams. 'Brakebeani riding by cats Is' the latest Infringement of the rules made by the management of the Southern Pacific that has been discovered. In eplte of the 22 ce of tne trainmen it is known that tramps frequently manage to beat their way. on the trains-by clinging to the beam under the- car, but not until yesterday was a cat known to gratify his desire -for travel In this way. When the Overland Limited reached the Sixteenth street station, Oakland, the vigilant brakeman, looking under the car, saw what he thought was the sleeve of a man on the brakebeam. Investigation showed thst it was a cat. v As his train makes no stop on Its way from Sacramento Sacra-mento to Oakland, the cat must have ridden all the way on the brakebeam. In spite xl the Jolting and bumping. The cat seemed much disappointed at being .put off the train and hung around the station, sta-tion, evidently waiting for the next train to complete Its Journey to San Francisco. San Francisco Examiner. |