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.ln these days of strees end sorrow it is mare than ever necessary
fkn lne°it ;oidium of cheer and good will, therefore, surely renaeutber your
5aadsnd loved oneswitli some token of love and kind regard.
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1whrlettnis Stock (1f DIAMONDS, ` "d"1TC1'ES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY,
?ULVERWARli, CUT GLASS, CHINA etc, is !,articularly wile assorted,
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`:Tie larger part of which was bought before the recent advance in
Peet And will be sold at the old prices.
'Diamond Rings from $i2.00 upwards
-Ladies .Gold tilled watch bracelets ;;10:00 upwards,
le:de-Gold Necklets and Pendants. $3,50 upwards.
8 -lay half hour strike clocks $4.00 upwards.
`Whole pearl set rings $3,00 upwards
cRdIiable alarm clocks $1.75 upwards
ci5Li111EROUS OTHER ARTICLES AT PROPORTIONATELY LOW
PRICES
7r".&'/.» e L L A
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Jeweler and Opitican
— trimming the tap when the accident
Duron 0
happened. The leg was broken be -
a' low the knee. !IV;
to Milligan of Wroxeter, has dis-
gosee id his dray business to Mr, John
eoamill of Hawick Township.
} eel ew'Pollock, of Jamestown, sold
?£ beet: spring pigs ..to H. 0. Walker,
•atwrn t,, Brussels, and received money
oteelx to.pay the taxes an 200 acres
err.
.and and $4.00 over. The pigs
abstted .247 pounds each and brought
i ' es 5.6. They were York breed,
i'73hile..alighting from a cutter at
the ...tones St. Church, at Exeter, Mrs.
4 Pedlar was run into by a horse and
•tette,rr that was roundng the corner at
,i-rtir rate of speed. She caught by
eiss? matter and carried a short distance
:rod ehrown to . the ground with the
'reale the( she is confined to her bed
Ynanw injuries received internally and
'fee her hack.
Hired lflack, of Exeter, has signed
1' asps, with . hattery for overseas at Co-
:31r. frank Shoebottom, of East Wa-
•I(I waves)), has finished .threshing after a
` sete1(i seasrurs run. Ile tllrese d over
dt�eziloefee Ans.
£1, cr.rnery butter factory has open-
1eeel . in •Winghanl.
Pie. Prank Galbraith, of Winghanl,
om he a hospital in. Birmingham, Eng -
44, suffering .frons a dislocated
, abrader. While letting down the
1. telt-board of his lorry, the man at the
t' tog loosened the last chain, mid with -
zee. lem ming the heavy back fell on
:Franke
The liobeie hell Engine and Thresh-
' Company's munition plant at Sea-
;aartl'C is Threatened with a suspension
(o.a)elf manufacture •owing to the lack
rt£ sial, The firm was in conlmunica-
R m with the large dealers in Detroit
--4-lVielltilo, Tnrotto, and other centres,
lea • failed to get even promises,
;Them is a large staff of men on con-
; lepans work and the situation is erit-
xea:f, The supply in citizens bins is
Lilinatieeleate for the winter's needs and
eine iv ,eenling in,
t A: quiet wedding was solemnized at
e'eserifioon, Sask., on Wednesday Dec-
Aaher •12th, when Mr. William T.
leek, of Wilkie, was united in marr-
,eep ,:t: to Miss Hattie leinse'ly, of
'the lame place. The groom is an
arltk Egnlundville boy,
eds.. ar111n Rankin, chairman of the
iazafaa Relief Commute has received
" eeiit„3b'J,75 in donations from Seaforth
Yew the fund. In addition to this the)
I'• dtxar'tr made a donation of ,$500,00 so
deal. 'Seafofth's total 'givings will he
1 $it-Sd 3„7i for the fund:
41rs. '0, F. Schwarr, widow of the
tale Rx.v_ My. Schwarr, formerly of
!lee (tied in Wisconsin last
.Mrs Wilson MnSlherry, of Hay
-ITaunship, passed away last week hav-
ing reached the age of So years.
1n r. and Mrs. B. iI, Taylor, of East
Wewaaaosh announce the engagement
'•s of'theh"daughter, Ella, to Mr, John J.
C nrnpbell, of Vienna,•Ont., son of Mr,
Mei Mrs, Chas Campell, of Bast Wawa-
raelsYr. The 'marriage to take place late
I IIx' Dt•cember.
L • noir. P. McGrath Inas sold itis fifty
etre Yarns on the 411 $20o 4 Concession,
Teteleersmith for the
he
-gfriee indicates this is nn excellent pro-
. :.pn-rfy with good buildings, and Mr,
,Axzeetrong has secured a good home.
Peessession to be given Feb tst. Mr,
iSar,_ fki:c'Grarh will ,move Egniondville
• etside. .
:rico Andrew'Deegaali, of the London
Rtfred„ clear Exeter, while in the wood
y .: woods
,'r,Zbttgrtalalj; OnMoliday had Itis leg broke
r_W`.rs ley a ••'lar g ge n timber er 'felling o11 it.,
' 1(tr
tree -had' been felled •and.he Was
LETTERS
The poem called "Letters," which
was picked up on the battlefield, and
handed by a Canadian soldier to a
'Highlander, was published in the
home paver of tblr. C. F. Libby who.
gave it to The New Era. The Poem
rends as followsa•—
i'r'hat is the call
The Bugle Call
The call that ;las no betters;
The silver call,
Theft beats them all?
The music call for "Letters.”
You can take a silver trumpet
And sound the dread "alarm",
T, A. will spring to action
With his rifle 'neath his arm;
But if you want to see hint Jump,
Or run like a streak of hail,
Just take the same old bdgle
And Sound the call for "Mail,"
None who ain't been there himself
Can tell Just what it means
To have a live. epistle
Front your home tucked in your jeans
A dripping sweeet John Collins
To a thirst you wouldn't sell,
Ain't in it with the striving heart
That gets a word from Nell,
Or if the maiden's mune be Kate,
Or Jean, or Marguerite,
A scented word of love -kin makes
A tveek,s dull drudgery sweet.
Why any mother's soldier -son
Who hears that bugle cry,
Just stops his heart and holds his
breath
For fear he'll be passed by.
His hand is all a -tremble,
His eyes stick out like pegs
Ile goes all of a -quiver
Prom the ague in his leg's,
A nd if his name's not on the list,
He wilts like a frozen bud
Until another mail -call drags
NEVElif NEGLECT
113
TES
9T MAY TURN TO
PNEUMONIA.
Bronchitis cones from a neglected. cold,
and starts with 0 short, painful, dry
cough, aocompanied with rapid wheezing,
and a feeling 01 oppression or tightness
through the chest.
Yon have, no doubt, wakened up in
the morning and have had. to cough
several times to t'aisin the phlegm front
the bronchial tubes, and have found it
of a yellowish or gray, greenish color,
and you have received relief right away.
This is a form of bronchitis, which if
not cured immediately may turn into
pneumonia or some more serious trouble.
Cure the cold with Dr, Wood's Noway
Pine Syrup a11d thereby prevent bron-
chitis and pneumonia taking hold ou
your system,
Mir. E. Jarvi, New Finland, Snsk,,
wrltcs.—''I was troubled, for years, with
bro cbitie and could not find any relief.
1 was especially had on a damp day.
I went to a druggist and asked him for
someth.5ngg to stop the cough and con-
stant fielding bmy throat.
Be gave
m it bottle of Dr. Wood's s NorwayPinee
Syrup, which 1 .found gave me meant
relief. C think It is the beat medicine
for brow:Mehl !know of. Nov I take
care! always have a bot Ile of it on hand,"
Do net accept a ,substitute for "Dr.
Woad e, , • It 1s put tip in a yellow
wrapper; 3 pine trees the trade mark;
price 25c, and GOc.l manufactured only
by Thb T. MabuseCo,Limited, Toronto,
Ont. .
THE. CLINTON'1WE'W ERA.. " 7,1,:T`Ttt41
Ilius plowing tiro' the mud,
Ile ain't 110 correspondent.
And Ills inswers Ivey be few;
His opportunities are Slim
To write his billy deo,
But when Ise does, it is beneath
A spultteringpine-knot taper
With the broken Mb of lin ink -starved
Pen •
011 at scrap of cartridge paper,
Now the moral is for folks at heiner
Pont wait for hint to write;
And don't say: "Pear Tom—must
close ,
1 hope this finds you right,"
A good, long, newsy leiter
is the best that you can yield
in the way of _downright service
To your Toinniy In the field,
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na WITH Tan cauncials. •
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Willis Church.
New Year services warning and
evening, The I'a tar tvi11 preach aL
Built :ATV Ices.
Baptist Church.
'111(1 Pastor's subject fur the morn -
Mg will bt "Eaoktverd and For -
we lel l,litue t y ' Evening sub,µ et•, "A.
New Peau' Question."
Wesley March.
h'alloo'ing was rho lunsical pro
((rauuoe given at WORluy Chnr('h on
C111.1,1 nuns Sunday:—
Molnilll service-�•Altlleuc, "T h u
First Christmas Monett." Anther
—..The Birthday of a King" Afixml
Quarteete—..Softly a n d Tenderly
,11,11S uo in (lalling" by • Misses Bully
Wise and Agues Holmes, Messrs
Moffatt rind Doherty. Anthem, su1,
pttrt tab 011 by llr. Clifford Andrew;,
elveuiug So-vim—Anthills, Anthem, "Be•hold
I bring y101 -good Tidings." Male
Quartette -"Still Still With Thee."
M1'ssl'e Anchxlvs. 1blolYatt, 710E:Wen
and Doherty. Miss H,etta'(Suok, of
Toronto, (pupil of Dr. Albert 11)1uu)
and member of National Chorus, of
Toronto, sang very charmingly the
(7luistuuns song -"]\right o1 Niiltts'-
ttt the evening service.
Births, Marriages & Deaths
Deaths
KIIT1'l.lii-•In Hallett, on Sunday
Deems:bee 23rd, 1817, Frances Kettle,
aged 1O years.
RUTHLESS WARFARE
CLEVERLY JUSTIFIED
Secret Orders to German Press—
"Only Way to Win"—Hoped to
Hoodwink the United States
When Germany etlrted out on un-
restricted submarine ,Yah..: -e the 1'. -
lowing secret army melee viae Iasi -L
to the Press: Ntw p tp -rr: pre re-
quested to act on the following tet.
vice when discussing unlimited U"
boat war:—i 11 (lpini(ne s'ot n Ilio.
the usefelnees Of the measures 111111 of
the time chosen, after the dic.a Or:
has been matte, would have the 00,1 1
of weakness and lock of lharmony,
would encourage the enemy, and per -
leaps induce wavering neutrals to
come in,
Ring Out the Lies
f2) For the be:eh: ine of the con•
eluding struggle absolute internal
unison is essential. The determined
approval or. the entire people must
ring out from the Press, (a) It is a
question. pet'. of movement of despera-
tion—a)1 the factors hove been care-
fully weighed after conscientious tech-
nical naval preparation—but of the
best and only means to a speedy, vic-
torious ending of the war,
"Outwardly Friendly"
(4) Towards America it is advisable
to use the outward forms of friendli-
ness. Unfriendliness would increase
the danger of America coming in=
the breaking off of diplomatic rela-
tions, even active participation,
hangs in the balance. The attitude of
the Press must not increase this dan-
ger.
(5) The Navy, Pully conscious of
its powers, enters into this new sec-
tion of the war with firm conlldence
in the result. It is recommended that
the phase be called unlimited, not
ruthless, "1I" boat war.
SERB WOMEN SHOT
Story by German Writer who "Cast
Down Hie Eyes"
The Serbiau Legation issnas the fol.
lowing:—A German author, Oscar
Maurus Fontana, who accompanied
the German Army to Serbia„ pnblisbes
a long description of the deeds of the
German troops Oli. Sorbian territory,
which is the moeo remarkable because
it contains a groat number of cynical
admissions and "explanations of the.
atrocities committed on the civil pop.
Illation. Among others 11edescribes -
the following scene: — "During a
march we came to a house which was
an fire; that was a signal. Shells
were raining on ns. Tho soldiers put
out the lire and brought along three
women and an aged Serb whom they
had found near the fire, They were
accused of having set the house on
fire. They 1'aiply, 'No.' They are Laid
to confess, They reply, 'We have
done nothing—it was done by others,
it 18 our owls house which is burning.
—1t was set alight by other people.
They are thea asked how many Sor-
bian troops have passed that way.
They reply, 'We don't know,', There
open the Commander stays, 'Shoot
thein.' The group stand still. This
takes their breath away. Nobody
telle these women in their own native
tongue what is going to ire done to
thane, But; they have understood
they cast dew:e their eyes like au ant.
Mal expiictisg a blow; they (10 not ,
titter a sound, A momentary glover
passes through them. They die not be-
lieve, they do licit eotnprelieiid; their
eyes look for deliverihee--expect a
giracloel, `lth(1y walk sjoy ly,, et rattler
•
rate illemeerves; b)fbre their coin
lenutalion they had Molted flserily et
nY
so 7o n ns, mutely and wlthput, tom's
to such a manner that; we luso had to
cost down out' eyes. , After -
Wallis the crackling of the rifles tion
heard,
Section of incendiary )3ornb
talo'
Darrow'
(
1
/Dinnt,+6��
Seehar of.aceitdraryBomG.
The instrument With which German
air fiends fire the homes of townspeo.
ple ill enemy. country. This is the
kind usually dropped by the crews of
Hun aircraft,
Canada's Fish Needed
immense amounts of herring,
caught oft' Port Simpson, have been
stored away at the Seal Cove plant at
Prince 'Rupert, says the Colonist o1
Victoria, B.C. Scores of tons are be-
ing tended by the companies' boats,
and as the fish are of a first-class
grade, an excellent bait supply is as-
sured for the halibut fishermen. This
trade thrived greatly after tlie war
shortages in food began to be caper-
ienced,
Nettles For Clothes
Nettles, considered useless weeds
before the war, are now being col-
lected in Germany in largo quantities
for textile purposes, .A society for the
use of nettle fibres wan formed, and
collected 1,650 tons of dried nettle
stalks in its main storerooms, in ad-
dition to collections to its branch es.
tablisbmente.
A Curious Kind of Mind
The Getman mind is curious, For
Phstanee, all Germany needs to justil
a crime 1s the announcement that she;
Intends to commit it,
ROMANCE OF THE POTATO
, e
"King Spud" has had Hard Struggle
for Life
•
The potato was first: intrudnecd into
'this country in the 'aeventeeutll cen-
tury. The prejudice against the po-
tato, which Ilegertel longer among the
English poor thin) anywhere els.,,
seems to have orlgln.U.od from the fact
that 1t was the (hief. food of the dee.
pised Irish' peteei 1r'. Evitlenr 1 1041
before a Government C'o1 n nthee 1;1
1820 by an nerieeitural expert tended
to prove thee he c•.tltiv; li,m of tele
crop was 1(500101(8 to the 1 101117'. in
Scotland. aleee alethe middle of Om
eighteenth century, tury, w'hen ,potatoes Le.
Rau to lx edeeted as a (1 1(1 Fro!; -
befoh'e this e Led been sold as dell -
envies in 1,11nt•e ' and pounds --they
aroused nitwit iteli,netion. 11 Wats seta
on all haunts tinct the feenters were
scheming to deprive the people n,"
their proper nutriment, Which could
only be fcunr1 in oatmeal. Thus a
dead set was Made against the palate.
There is a touch of humour in the
method e 1(1107ed by the famous
French chemist Parmentier to over-
come tate p"njndh'es of the peasantry
on the Couliueut. Iie cultivated po-
tatoes in the open Heide, in places
very much frequented. He guarded
them carefully during the day only,
and was happy when he had excited
so much curiosity as to induce peo-
ple to steal some of them clueing the
night. Then he persuaded Louis XV.
to wear a bunch of potato flowers at
his buttonhole in the midst of the
Court on a festal day. Nothing more
was wanting to induce great lords to
plant them,
SOME STRANiGE FLOODS
100,000 Gallons of Whisky Flowing
Through Streets
A few years ago,- in New Orleans,
many huge tanks of treacle burst, and
the sticky flood swept all over the low,
lying portions of the city. Hundreds
of people narrowly escaped drowning,
and others had to be fished out of
basements, where they were half hur-
led in the treacle. In London donne a
flood of beer broke loose fronl•a brow-
ery, and 9,1100 gallons rushed headlong
down the etreete, drowning many Dem
Pie. Iu Ghl.etow, in 1900, over 100,000
gallons of whisky flowed through Lho
streets, wrerl.ing hnlldinol and ma
gulling maul ' end horse". The year
5892 was 1't )toes in Pennsylvania,.
11.4A., for the terrible secncs cause,t
by 'an all flood. So Winch of. ;his li-
quid burst bounds that great damage
was done to the city, and between
three end fol:;' bemired people veers
drowned in the oil. •
ARE YOU EGtONO!/oSZ6l4G?
Apply this Test and You Will Learn
Something
Do you rave all your String? 1)n
you eve' throw away rubber rims?
Do you est( sboptllen not to waste u11 -
necessary paper on your purchases?
Do you use your ponces down to the
nntlsu.ble. stump? 151tve you out down
your smoking? Ilave you ever made
a journey onfoot to save the fare?
Have you ever told a slippiness that eo
was overcharging • you? Have you
ever sat upon an fiui'ntlse to visit the
movies, Alo you taking greater care
of your ehotllci? Are you reducing
your ligihting-hill to a rhininnnu? Aro
you shaving and shempoolsg yourself
at home?
Did you ever stop to think what
it means to be a Cnxiadian? Turn it
over in your maid a few tithes and
then miter forget that you are a Cau,
adieu.
Politicians are still utore plentiful
than statesmen.
PAGE ,5
BRITAIN ;HOLDS ORKNEY
ISLANDS IN PAWN
ferltleh Bniplro Heide Kingdom, the
property of Norway in Return for
Cash Payment
It is not generally known that the
Orkney Islands, though supposed L0 be
part and parcel o1 the 13ritish lthilplre,
are only held by leritain in pawn anti
Norway, as it were, beide the ticl.e1.
Long ago Orkney, together with tee
Tlebl'idea on the west toast of teeot.
land, belonged to Norway. Alio' Inn
bathe of Largs, Norway ceded the Ia'•
ter to Scotland for a cash payout 1.1
4,000 marks and an annual u'ibl,to of
100 markd, This tribute, known in
history as the Annual ol'. Norway, Mel
to 110 paid regularly under a penalty'.
111 1397, horwny, Sweden, and Dee.
nunrk were 1111iteci tulde'r„ one crown,
and whoa (1hr15tian b(ennte line of
the united rentals, i3'oi and hail ne_;
lected the nn11ua1 payment for forty
years, iueurring a penalty of over 40,-
000 marks. King Christian emelt t:y
sent in lits account for the whole - 1; ),
with a request for 'outwit, to perne0C.
Sootland leefuced to 0/;bet Debt
• Scotland dec.lhred to pay. 51(11 a
rupture seemed inevitable, The I(1,g
of France, however, who happened to
have alliances with both countries,
used his influence and suggested et
marriage between Prince James, of
Scotland, atIerwards Kiat; James ;lie
Third and Margaret, King CSIu'isltatee
daughter, (meting that such at amen
,would lend to xt friendly settlement.
;After much 110001111g, the marriage
;treaty was arranged and the prhheeee'
;dowry fixed at 50,000 florins; 10,000
;to be pat(' within the year and the is.
lands of Orkuey to be pledged for the
router 40,000,
Islands Still in Pledge
' Only 2,000 florins was paid, the
.Shetland Islands being pledged for the
remaining 8,000—and there the pay-
ments stopped, Though unable to pay,
King Christian would on no account
accede to the permanent cession of
the islands, and it is quite certain that
he intended to redeem them as he was'
,(lune entitled to do, for so lute as 1005
:the plant-pnlentiarios of Europe de-
clared that the islands were still ro-
Idoemable. However, neither Ile nor
:any of his successors have been able
;to do so, aucl that is how Orkney and
!Shetland belong to Britain.
GREATEST BATTLE SONG
Nation's Heart Voiced in the French
"Marseillalse"
There can bo no question that the
world's most famous song is the Mar-
eeillaise. There is no other which, by
its origin, history, and Influence, can
compete with it. For a century and
a quarter it has voiced the aspirations
and fired the courage o1 one of the
most freednnt-loving people on the
globe—the gallant French—and to -day
it is sung 11Ot only by the soldiers of
that great nation, but by all 010 allies.
Everybody knows how the young
officer, Rouget de Lisle, composed the
worths in a white heat of patriotism,
composed the tune on his violin, and
sang It- to his comrades, and how,
shortly afterwards, it was sung on the
march from Marseilles to Paris by the
red hot revolutiotelsies who were
destined, out of t welter of blood, to
bring to pass a new Franco. On July
4th, 1915, in the midst of the great
war and Frances heroic struggle to
maintain her ancient freedom, the
ashes of Rouget de Lisle were taken
to the Invalides, whore the President,
the Mluistore, and the Diplomatic
Corps paid homage to the man who
voiced the nation's heart.
Lloyd George as Preacher
David Lloyd George was not only
the first nonconformist to be Primo
Minister or Englund, but he became
also the first Prime Minister to preach
In the church pulpit, as ho did on
Christmas eve, Just before kissing
hands, in Castle Street Baptist Chap-
el, London.
Santa Claus Will Soon.
"on the Job" Again
e
- Christmas shopping will jle the joy and worry of both yu(1(11 lull
old during 1110 remaining fete shopping days.
Let us help lighten your worry by suggesting a few very azce; t-
able :and useful gifts:— '
ldancikerclhiefs, fur every member of the family from 5c to 75c each,
Parasols and Umbrellas—gold or silver mounted,
;louse Slippers for men, wobaea and' clhildreli, a splendid assortment
• lio'ckey, boots for the girls and boys, -
Boxed ties, braces, Hose Supporters and arm -bands, cuff -links, tie -pins
,and silk:and, wool scarves,
fancy shirts—the guaranteecl kind—hl whlte or fancy stripes,
For the baby you into buy a pair of bootees, fancy silk and wool mitts
or a nice White all wool cradle shawl or silk comforter.
Tllere is always a comfortable feeling of satisfaction in Working your
gifts something useful that you know will not be Laid away and for-
g'ottell.
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ZUMMEOMZZOWNOKEMatte-
The annual Week
ings for prayer
Wesley Church
January 7th to 1 1th,, '1 8
tins
of Union Meet -
will be held in
Sert
PR0GRA M'i
Monday ---"Thanksgiving and Humiliatcn.">
Tuesday ---"The Church Universall."
Wednesday ---"Nations and their Rules."
Thursday ---"Moslems, Jews, and Heathen."
Friday ---"Families."
A collection will be taken on
Wednesday and Friday evenings
to defray expenses.
Everyone should parL'ci
Date
in these meetin sa
NOTE ---.At a largely representative
meetingd it was decided, e� order to con
coal, to hold all tin hese meetings in
Wesley Church.
OF THE ROAD
,(1) action House. () Prise se
iIE eendlietol' may hlavn his
t:>transeentinental train and the
sleeping car conductor his tra-
velling hotel, but the Becton fermium
with itis six miles of roadbed and
steel track and switches has some,
Oleg that these others must envy as
they rush past his house beside the
track—he has a home to which he
can come back every evening to Lhe
Wife and 1(iddiee. A trite two storey
house it is, with a garden on the
right of way alongside 'on which he
ears raise Itis vegetables and keep a
cow and chickens and pigs, The wife,
as a rule, lecke on the garden he leer
sotil'ce of vegetables and emelt rictus,
but twice a month she May Leaven on
a pees t0 the nearest city to make
any purchases she requires,
'rho house, which may have.
cost $3,000 to build, is impelled
to the '(allway at a aena111a): relit( In
otion of 0, P. R. trzeir.
places where houses are ditlltult to
obtain, and many other privileges are
also allowed. unction, foremen, for
instance, are permitted to use old
tics as firewood, , so that their fuel
costs them nothing. Many or them
become so attached to their six mile
etreteh that they would not leave it
on any account, but the more am.
bitious may become road -piasters,
The section foreman ban a busy
life keeping the trackin.good repair,
properly spiked and jointed, With
ditches well preserved end dished.
Ile must keep the right of way clear
of weeds, and look tater farm cross -
Mg, test the erossing alarm bells
where such exist, and generally .prn
lice the tweet, watohiug agehhist pos.
sible danger from freshets or three,
replaeing wore rails and ties, ,
Prizes ranging tram $10,00 to
$104,1e are siren each year to the
foremen who show the greatest im-
provement o11 their sections, and
those are eagerly competed for, the
men .taking extraordinary interest It
their work. Melly of them began*
work upon theroad as casual labor
era, btlt mow with their comtortabl
houses and their $80,00 'to $90:00 a
tnontia (and ton dollars a monk
more in the cities), with a ponelo
when they reach the age of sixty,
with tree fuel and garden, and with
a fancily pass 0ilne a year over any
part of the lino, they rt:nsider atom!
selvoe the "Ghlidren 02 the Road,
and its phlet slipped and mainstay
Just now they have partioularly good;
reason to feel satistled, as the scale,
of pay has been re-ltdlusted it1 their,'
favor by an arbitration board to ani
extent. which is costing the 0, P. R.e.
for instance, oyez tt rnllllo> dollars s(
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