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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1915-06-17, Page 2o••••oaa•.••e.•..•.••••.•• • ! Phone Want Ads to The New Era • Many telephone ;subscribers. 0' and 1t quite convenient and a 0 O• •time-saver, Experienced ad- e, vusers are always on The New 2 10., Era end. Phone 30, O'••••.•O••••••0.0••••••••*e Clint n N�w Era PAGE TWO. Thursday, Jttnx 1 th, 1915. Every Page Has Newsy Items.. ....•s•.•••••••.•esee••.••40 • Try us for Job Work in all • its branches a• , A trial', will convince you o that we know our a business. 3 .•O•60.044,06.0200••o•osese The elinton, New Era 49th Year in the Public Service W. II. Kerr & Son, Proprietors. J, Leslie Kerr, Business Manager New Era, one year in advance 4 . 1 00 New Fra, when not paid in advance 1 50 New Era, to the United States in advance 1 50 ADVERTISING RATES ON APPLICATION Office Phone 30 JfonSe Phone 95 =mss go.s.esseee.•ssa••••.•a••oses••seemese•••eese•••®?•oe. • • O • alitYs o� taw a Letter • 00 e oetteesseeseoLIVE NOTES FROM OTTAWA. easy ss0000000 e • Ottawa, June 11— Democracy , as it works out under the Borden administrat ion, is a great riddle. In Canada, as in other democratic countries, we elect a parliament which in turn chooses a sub- committee called the cabinet. Counting Commons and Senate, Canada would have under the latest Re -distribution Act, some three hundred and thirty-two kings. But as that would be altogether too many kings for a young country like Canada, we simplify matters by agreeing to a Cabinet of fifteen members which is considered plenty, if they are all hard workers and keen on their job. This has been the practice for years. The people delegate their authority to three hundred and thirty-two representa- tives, the three hundred and thirty-two representatives handpick an executive committee of fifteen, and thus we have representative government in a highly condensed and effective form. To bong about this condensation costs money but it is conceded to be worth the price The pay of Parliament amounts annually to a million dollars, but nobody would begrudge the ' money if it stopped at that. During its first year of office the Borden Government appointed some two hundred and fifty-five special com- missioners at an approximate charge upon the country of two hundred thousand dollars a year. That is to say they added twenty per cent to the cost of civil government in order to give us a supplementary system which only balls up the wheels of progress. Not content with spreading the load to this extent the Government has lately appointed a commission of three to relieve Pit of the task of spending one hundred million dollars on war supplies and is complaining moreover that its burden is too great to bear and that the people of Canada ought to help some by con- senting to a general election. In other words, the Government is not strong enough to work but plenty strong enough to undergo the turmoil of a general election, with the ultimate prospect that it would get five years longer to do its loafing in. To increase the cost of civil govern gent by one-fifth at a time when Canadians in general have to pinch, pennies is bad enough, but to increase it because the Government of the day is too lazy to do its own work, snakes it that much worse. Some of these com- missions act as hod carders for the Government and are to that extent help ful but most of them have two amain objects— to draw pay and to say the things the Government would like, to misstate the activities of the Govern- ment's Liberal predecessors and to smell out "offensive partisans" among the officeholders in the party out of power. They are a sort of cross between a Greek chorus and a committee of witch finders and they are twice blessed—that is to say they edge the Grits out and make room for the hungry Pun r Tories to come in. They are good hands at their work, they can always make two jobs grow where only one grew before. In- cidentally while helping others they help themselves— to what they can lay their hands on. Also they help the Govern- ment by giving it a chance to spend the people's money on the party workers. Some of the commissions are composed of big men, but most of them are made up of "heelers" who would turn sore if they didn't get their feet into the trough someway or ether. Some of "the boys" would net look well in the civil service but almost anyone of them is commissioner cod enough to be a special s So far as pay is cncerned the com- missions may be divided broadly in two classes— those which are on salary and go on forever, and those that do piece work and are paid by the<.job. The little fellows, belong mostly to the latter class but do not desmise them on that account. The pickings are fairly, good and if a pian gets several jobs and the eemmission works is spread over the year so that he gets the, jobs consecutive Iy its equivalent to a permanent income. A glance over the list of special com-' nrissioners. shows that several defeated Conservative candidates are making a fat dvmg lust t at way. The Pr- -i: Office Department heads the list in tis. metier of special commissions to hold investigations. The former Postmaster General, the Hon. Mr. Pelletier believed in investigating every - Suffered From e1 Rheum FOR MANY YEARS. Burdock Blood Bitters Cured 'Her: Salt Rheum or Eczema is one of the most painful of all skin diseases, and if not attended to immediately may be- eome very deep seated. Give the blood a good cleansing by the use of that grand old medicine Burdock Blood Bitters. This sterling remedy has been on the market' for the past forty years, and is the best blood cleanser on the market to -day. Mrs, William H. Fowlie, Cole's Island, N.B., writes: "I, have been a sufferer ,from salt rheum for a good many years, and was so bad I could not do my own work. I tried a good many medicines, but they all failed to do me any good. until I tried Burdock Blood Bitters. I had not taken one bottle until I found a great change, and I am most thankful fpr trying it. I hope that every other sufferer from salt rheum will try B.B.B.". s Burdock Blood Bitters is manufactur- ed only by The T, Milburn Co, Limited body but himself. During his first year of office he appointed eighty-eight com- missioners, some of whom are under pay yet. No single commissioner got rich at it but everybody got a slice. Their activities stood us in for the first year. 817,000 and they did a lot of investigat- ing for the money: They were so keen on investigating that they found dead Grits in the graveyard who had been guilty of "offensive partisanship" and dug diem up so they could be fired posthumously by a Postmaster General who hewed to the line and a little beyond. Not only were dead Liberal Postmatt:ers discharged but Conservative Postmasters who had been let out in 1500 at the age of seventy were found and restored to their posts after an interval of fifteen years. This partly explains the briskness of the postal service In some parts of Canada. Among other things the commissioners found was room for about three post office clerks where one clerk had been enough before which indicates the thrift of the Govern silent in these days of stern retrenchment Curiously enough none of the eighty- eight commissioners investigated the question of padlocks for mail, bags or the amazing rise in value of the Carslake Hotel site in Montreal which was recently bought by the Government for a postal sub -station, The Department of Public Works furnished employment to nineteen special commissioners during the fiscal year 1911.1912. They cost the country only 44,000 but they made a number of useful reports which showed the Honorable Bob Rogers the line of -least resistance. That is to saw he got hints how the civil service could be increased so that twenty-one thousand men might do the work of ten thousand. The Department of Railways managed toappoirt twenty commissioners in a year, nineteen of whoa; divided 117000 among them, while two, Messrs. George Lynch Staunton and Gutelius got the lion's share cf 1107,000, As a work of literature the Staunton— Gutelius report is hardly worth $07,000,but as a partisan diatribe studded with ingenious misstate- ments about the National Transcend nental Railway, it is invaluable. The commissioners could hardly have said worse for twice the money. .During the same year Inland Revenue appointed five commissioners, Customs twelve, Marine and Fisheries twelve, Agriculture five, Trade and Contmerte three,— perhaps ten thousand dollars worth of commissioners altogether. 13c sides these there was a commission of three to examine the state records of the various departments, which worked for the honor of it and the usual sustenance allowance of ten dollars a day; 'a neat little commission on better terms for British Columbia which operates at $15. per day per member and the usual expense bill, and a Grain Commission of three which costs $18,500 a year and earns, its money. In addition to a these William all h e Sir ';, lhlin Ralph Meredith appears on the list as special commissioner on certain natters of high import, and as the Chief Justice of Ottawa is not a cheap man no doubt his emoluments swell the bill consider ably. Another commission which looks like fifty thousand dollars, if the personnel of tie seven distinguished men who com posed it is considered, was the famous Fishing Expedition of which the Ilon. L. B. Morine, late of Newfoundland and anon of Newfoundland a ai vasch i r man. Tne Government land to wanted somebody or something so they got a good fisherman from Newfoundland. It was Mr. Morinc's first experience in the big swim and he is not likely to forget it His record in the stormy sea of Newfound land politics was looked up with the result that he had to go back there again. He "resigned" by request in June 1912• Thus it happened that instead of Mr. Morin landing anybody .he was himself landed by Frank Carvell who comes from New Brunswick where fishing is also a great industry. Two other members of the Morine commission re. signed in November, 1912, but for any blue book information to the contrary the other four may be working yet. Lately the Government 'has added to its list a commission of one to "get" Frank Oliver and a commission of three to spend one hundred million dollars among the party patriots, and it now talks of a commission on unemployment which will doubtless employ a certain number of party friends who need the money. H. F. G. l t,ussels The remains of Dr Milton Cavanagh, whodied at Owen Sound, were brought here on Wednesday for interment in Brussels Cemetery. He was a former resident of Brussels, Mrs Cavanagh being a daughter of the late Rev. J. L. Kerr. He was 54 years of age. Listowel intermediate football team pplay here on Monday evening. They have chartered a special train for the occasion. The "Dining Car Minstrels,' of Listowel, will accompany them and will put on a show in the town hall after the game. A bee was held on Wednesday and a large quantity of earth hauled to level up the street in front of St. John's Anglican Church. Pryne had the misfortune to lost the greater part of the thumb on his left hand by a stick of timber falling on it while working at the new grist mill. When an old./ •'bn takes la notion to cluck it's seasons job trying Ito persuade' the old bird that ?she's' in Toronto, Out, in wrong, mese seseaseesee•OOOOROdeedl SM Men and Events.1 •. .•se•s•neo•sse.•o..eo••••• 5. LEAVES WILSON CARJNE:I'. 17nilsrt States Secretary of Shite 'William Jennings Bryan, who hors resigned owing 'ro differe=nces President Wilson over the United States rots# tot Germany in re- gard 'to the submarine warelarc on merchant shipping. v WHEN BIBY IS ILL. When be is troubled with cona'ti- nation, indigestion, vomiting or Worms give., him Baby's ';Own Tab- lets, They sweeten the stomach, regulate the.. bowels and cure al, these troubles simply because they banish the cause. Concerning them Mrs: PhiliaS- Duval,. St. ;Leonard, Que., writes: "We are! well satis- fied with- Baby's' Own Tablets, which we have used for bur baby when suffering from constipation ST andvomiting.' The,. Tablets ire sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents' a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine' Co., Brock - s ille, Out, ,the prop rie'tea, paid afine of $150 and costal to ;Magistrate Kelly Saturday, the information being laid by Sergeant Moore, This, is the second offense committed, by the s'aine hotel in less. than Li week, TAGGING DOGS There are a large number of useless dogs running about town, They are no good to their owners and no good to the community at large. They keep up a basking and yelping at night, scare children, frighten horses, and make themselves a nuisance in genes al, Most cities and many towns have a, license, and every dog is required to wear a tag,01, be taken in the do catcher. his is a good scheme. Be sides putting a- little money in the town treasury it rids the Community of numerous worthless curs. We _ be lieve our town council would be wise in adopting such a plan here, Those who haveo iprize f d ge which they pru tor one reason or another would not ob- ject to the additional tax SON OF AN EARLY RESIDENT, The Acton Free Press of last week made the following reference to our well-enown Citizen:— Mr. 0, Hoare,of Clinton, visited Acton on Monday to call upon such of the early residents as were acquainted with his father, the late Thomas Hare. Mr. Hoare,Sr came to Acton about sixty years ago. In partnership with Emanuel Chap- man, a blacksmithing and wagon business was conducted in shops on the property adjoining the stone house now occupied by Mr. Thomas O'Brien, Main Street. The son would be glad to secure for 11 corsideration one of the old wagons' built by Hoare & Ohap man and bearing their name. Mr, Hoare,Sr.,left.Acton about fifty years ago. He was an active worker in the Methodist Church and talked for years after his removal to members of his family of such pioneer fellow - workers, as the Adamses, Asa Hall, 9.homas reloore, Sr.. Oliver Lasby, Sr., Alex Brown, John Speight and the Nicklins. The son's visit had much of interest to himself and the old residents he interviewed. rawwww"ifitifiliNt Local News Mo99rttit_ VOLERS LIST The /;linton Voters lists are now in the hands of the printer. A GOOD MOTTO "Swat the fly" is a cry still occasion ally heard. It is good, but "Starve the fly" is a still better one. Allow no aeculations of filth which can form breeding places for this insect pest. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S Cwt NORIA EVERYBODY BUSY With the coming of warm weather everybody is getting busy. Painters, paperhangers, cement mea, stone mas ons and plasterers are all on the move and most of them areorkin over w g time SIGN YOUR NAME TO COPY Oorre'spondence to the New Era must always bear the name of the writer, otherwise it goes into the waste has ket. The New Era does not appreciat ed the receipt of correspondence either when insufficiently prepaid at the Post Office BASEBALL NOTE A Northern Baseball League has at last been organized with seven groups s g P of teams,taking in the e districts from Owen Sund to Goclerich and as far inland as Listowel and Palmerston. The Association placed Clinton in one of the districts but it looks as if there would be very little baseball here this year BE LOYAL ALWA.YS Peterborough Review:—It has been brought to our attention that some ministers do not pray for the King nor for the soldiers in the field, nor have the National hymn sung at their services, This oversight ought not to occur at a time like the present. The Empire does not yet believe that' Force is the god of the world ARE THERE HARD;TIMES It is said that automobiles are sell ing more readily this season than al most anything else. That doesn't sound like hard times. Certainly more are being bought in this part of Ontario than ever before. They have become so common that, in 1 uying, even the prudent man does not feel that be is doing an extravagent thing. TO TEACH INSPECTORS The Department of Education is making special inducement to Pub lie and Separate school inspectors in Ontario to attend the short course of instruction for inspectors at Guelph Agricultural College, July 26 to Aug 6. Free board and lodgings at the college is offered: City men as well as rural inspectors are invited, and they may take course in subjects ranging from judging swine to forestry. EVERYBODY SHOULD HELP The action of the Horticultural So ciety in beautifying the streets should be seconded by the civic authorities in inaugurating a vigorous -campaign against vacant lots, weedse streets The plan hithertoadopt ed is not sufficient. They are general ly cut once in the season, and not be fore some of them have already gone to seed. They ought to be cut two or three times each season and not allow; ed to go to seed at all 30KE COSTS 'ROTEL $150, Because the bartender of the Bedford ,Hotel Goderich substitut ed whisky instead ,of water which a county councillors asked; for Thursday morning. John Bedford . VITUS DANCE IN YOUNG CHILOI;EN Can Only Be Cured by En- riching the Blood and Toning up the Blood One of the' commomest forms of nervous trouble that afflicts young children is St. Vitus dance, This is because of the great demand made on the body by growth and esve]- a^ment, togetholi with the 'added strain caused by study. It is when these demands oecome so great that theyl impoverish the bloocl, and the nerves fail' to receive their full supply of nourishment that St. Vitus donee develops. The remark able success, of Dr, Williams' Pink Pills in curing St. Vitus dance should lead parents t'o' give this great blood -building nerd eine to their child yen at the 111 at signs -0f the approach 'of the trouble. :Pal- lor, listlessness, inattention, rase - It SeneaS ase-ItSeness and irritability are all symptoms which early show that the blood and nerves are flailing to meet Hui demand upon them. Here is proof of thereat'vaiue of Dr. 'Williams' Pink Pills in eases of this kind, Mrs, Alfred Sochncr, R. R No. 5,, Dunnville, Ont., gays : "Our 'ten, -year-old daughter, Vio- let, suffered very severely from St. Vitus dance The trouble came on so gradually that eve were tilarmen until it atfer'ted her legs' and 'arms, which would 'twitch and jerk to such an extent that she could scarcely walk and could not hold any- thing in her hands steadily. She suffered for about five months before we began giving her Dr. Williams' Pink Pills but she had not taken these long before we found that they were the right medicine, and after she had taken nine boxes she had fully recov- ered her former health and strength. 1 can strongly recommend Dr, Wil Hams' Pink Pills to every parent bav ing a child suffering from St. Vitus dance or any form of nervousness" In troubles of this kind no other medicine has met with such success as Dr, Williams' Pink Pills. You can get these Pille through any medicine dealer or by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2,50 from The Dr. Wil- liams' Medicine Om, Brockville, Ont. TIIE WESTERN FAIR London;, Ontario. Septeiis bcr lot11 to 1Stis The Western ilr'air, London's prop ulav Agricultural Exhibition will U held ;thin year from September' 10th bo 18th. It is considered. by the management'thiu'y this year, ab'oye all others, should, be the one ,when extra efforts must be put -f'or'th hto make thet Exhibition a gietlt tuc cess; therefore c ith assistance give en by the Government the Board 0 of Directors have decided to make e Pile Great Dnglisti9Rentedy. Tones and invigorutee the 'whole nervous system, makes new Blood in old Veins, Cures Nervous Debility/, Mental and Bream Worry, Despon- dency, Loss of Briery?), Palpitation of the Heart, Failing. Memory. Price 51 per box, sus for 55 49 One will pleas° six will curd a Sold by all druggists or mailed in plata pkg. an rocoipt of price. Netopawtphfetmsailed free. THE WOOD It1EDSCINE CO..TORONTO,ONT. (rormaris Windsor.) 66606006000000006666660660 • TO CORRESPONDENTS, 0 0 a cash addition ltd the prize list pf. $3,000. 'Good as it was before', this e min certainly make London's, prize • 0 0 0 O • list very attractive. The list is now in the hands 'of the printer and will soon be ready for d:stri-t bution. Thousands of advertising maps and hungers have been, sent throughout the country during the -waist week announcing the ;dates, --- D ' 0 Write on one side of the 0 IRaper only. We will be 0 leased' to supply you with 0. all you want, e Avoid all items reflecting on personal character and, do O not send any items which • have a double meanie . Send • ALL the news that IS news. 0 0 O IMPORTANT: 0 and arrangement& are being !made • w 0 as quickly as possible' to iassaire 0 We want a correspondent Exhibitors and visitors alike, that 0 in this district and wewoulcl 0 this years1 Exhibition will be , the • be pleased to communicate e best ever .held at' Loncl'on. my a ..with anyone wishing to re- information regarding" the Exhibi- 0 present their locality. All 0 tion will be gladly given on.appli- O supplies furnished. St cation to the Secretary, A. M. Hunt p 6 London; Ont: eseeoemSaCCIBOeeesoceoOfesesee The Superirity of Tone In COLUMBIA DOUBLE -DISC RE- CORDS is due to the PATENTED and EXCLUSIVE COLUMBIA PRO- CESS 01 11lanulaclture. Columbia Records are BUILT-UP, Instead of economising and using one mixture for the whole re- cord, Columbia Records are made in THREE LAY- ERS, using the cheaper material in the centre only where it doesn't count in the reproduction. The best and most expensive material the world can provide is used on the outer surfaces on which the sound wave or music is engraved. THAT'SRWHY COLUMBIA. RECORDS SOUND BETTER and WEAR LONGER—the same differ- ence in value as there is between an ordinary pine and an expensive built-up oak door. All Columbia Records are double, a different selection on each side. And yet these records cost you less money than any others: You are not getting the utmost value for your money or the best out of your machine—no matter of what make—unless you use Columbia Records. 01 Course Columbia Records are Made in Canada If you have never tried Columbia Records, ass: to hear the following selections. We will gladly play them and any others for you. Arrival of the British Troops in' France A 23 part i, Descriptive S5c Arrival of the British Troops in France part 2, Descriptive A 5 Love's Old Sweet Song, Alice Neilsen 1.50 5670 Bendemeer's Stream. Alice Neilsen A The Little Ford Rambled Right Along 85e 1754 {The Been Drinking Cider Lucia de Lamermoor, Sextette EllerY Band s s3po 0 II Tr vatore—E1 Miserere, EllerY band AI Cohen on the Telephone 1516 t Happy Tho' Married Comic Comic 185e There are over a thousand double disc Records at g5e Ball & Atkinson, Clinton Advertisernont-Reading Habii NEWSPAPER would be much less enjoyabl t', nstructive and valuable than �t `` they are if they contained no advertisements. Many persons read the advertisements quite as thoroughly as they read the news matter. This is just as it should be, The more advertising, the more buy- ing, The more buying, the greater the consumption of the goods or service advertised. More business would be done by the merchants of Clinton if they advertised more, and if more of therm advertised. Much business goes to the big city mail order houses because they advertise. These houses would cease to draw busi- ness from this community if they ceased to advertise. To the Merchants f Clinton Advertise more, and more of you advertise, and the big city mail- order houses will get less and less business from this community, and you will get more, r ienentwRea ixn' is.. Ad.v�e t s d, WorthWhale W. BIhYDOISTE BARIIISTER SOLICITOR NOTAEI PUt3'.GIO; ET0 aL1NTON 4S.0aRLES "B. EMIL 8 Oonneyance, Notary Public, 5Commissioner, etc.; REAL ESTATE AND 1NSURANOiri. Issuer of Marriage Licenses. (' Huron St., Clinton, H. T. RANCE Notary Public, Oonveyancer,' Financial and Real Bata INSURANCE:AGENT—Representing It Piro euranee Companies.. Division [Court [Office. M. G. Cameron, I.C. Barrister, Solicitor, Conveyancer„E Office on Albert Street, occupied 1: Mr. Hooper. "In Clinton on ems Thursday, and on any day for wit' appointments are made, Office howl from 0 a.m. to 0 p.m. A good vault -r connection with the nfflee. Office one every week day, Mr. Hooper will utak any oppointments for Mr. Cameron d, Y.L,e(d1E.aJ. DR T. Mr. TIIIOM1PS4:010 Physician. Surgeon, Dto animist attention given to anemias of 4130 Eye, Ear, Throat, and NOee, Eyes carefully samined, and suitable 1gfaeena proscribed. Office and Residence. Two doors west of the Commercial 155551 Duron St. DRS. GCI510 and tVA ARMEE Dr, W. Gann, 0. R. 0, 1'., 0. 11. C. S.. 1u51 Dr, Cunn's office at residence High Street Dr•J, C. Gaudier. B.A. 115,15, Office—Ontario Street, Clinton. Night calla at residence, Ratteafot'istS or at boupital 9R. J. W. SHAW. PHYSICIAN, semasON. oconcbear,a etc., office and residence ea lenlisry Street„ DR. F. A. AXON DENTIST 0 Crown and Bridge Work a Speeeartya Graduate of 0.0.1.5,., Cbicago. and R 0,0.9 Toronto, Bayfield OIL Mop diirs, Naw 1st 1D D DR. H. FOWLER, DENTIST. Offices over O'NEIL'S store. Special ogre taken to make dental treat meat au painless ae 000sible. THOMAS GUNDRY Live stork and general Auctiotri-' CODERICH ONT • S aria 01034 sales a sprach). Orders sic y NEW EISA office, Clinton, prom',t;y e, Kande to, Terms reasonable. Farmars' Bate adFJr disoonntedi G. D. 111oTaggart rd. D. McTer ges dP a 2(i d[1qqa9 t i;' rOgg 81fNIKERSS ALBERT ST , CLIN'I'C General flanking Bllalzaegax transacted LQOT.179 DISCOUNTED Dna rs issued. Interest allowed it deposits • The tt'I.cKillop M ilitr eat Fir n � Insurance a Parte and isolated Town Drove erty Only insured. Head Office —Seaforth, Out OFFICERS. J. B. McLean, Seaforth, PresidentJ. Connolly, Goderich, Vice -Pres.. Thos. E. Hays, Seaforth, Sec. -Tresis Directors—D. F. McGregor, Sea forth; 3. G.Grieve, Winthrop; Cil'.) Rinn, Seaforth' John Bennew= i4, Dublin; J. Evans, Beechwood; ,,, McEwen, Brucefield; J, B. McLea:rr, Seaforth: 3. Connolly, Goderiefz5 Robert Ferris, 'Harlock, Agents.—Ed. 'Hinchley, Seaforth; W. Chesney, Egmondville; J. W Clint no1ReS. Jarmuth, eBrodhagen A Carload of Can 11 l` , POMMMOR ! Ceme Phone us tor prices It will pay you John livtton LONDESBOiO Drs. Geo. tt M. E. W Ileilemann Osteopathic Phy. Specialists in 'Women's and Children's Diseeseo Acute, Chronic, and Nervous Disorders Bye, Bar, Nose, and Throat CONSULTATION FREE. Office—Rattlsnbury Ro'teL. Tuesday and Friday, 7 to If int FORD ds McLEOB We're now sellingTimoithg Seed(Government Standard.). We also have on hand, itltaffai, Alsike, and Bed Clover. We always have on hand --flear Wheat, Peas, Barley and Peed Ctrs _-0--- Eigheat 'Market Prices paid for an aiII .Grains, POBD 5