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The Portland daily press., 1897-11-13
SOLVING THE LABOR PROBLEM.
An Interesting Experiment in Profit
Sharing.

President Stickney of the Chicago Great
Western Railway company is evidently IL
stanch believer in the theory of profit
sharing by employees as mans to the
promotion of special and continued inter
est in their work. He has invited the
conductors, brakemen, switchmen and
other employees of the road to become
joint owners of the property with the
present stockholders. In the circular car
rying this invitation to employees Presi-
dent Stickney points out that the plan is
not new and that four years ago the
Chicago Great Western Company began
assisting those in the company's emrlo y
to buy through partial payments one
share at time of the capital stock. Up
to the present this policy has resulted in
S9S officers and employees (other than
members Of the board of directors) own
Ing 1863 shares and in l 1924 having made
partial payments on account of the fur
Their purchase. of one share apiece. This
is fully as gratifying to the company of
which Mr.. Stickney is the executive head
as were the results of a similar policy of
the Illinois Central Company, which be-
gan several years ago to encourage it's
employees to become stockholders.
According to President Stickney's latest
circular the time has now come when the
directors feel justified in encouraging the
employees to invest their savings in GER
tain stocks of the company, which are
enumerated. The point is emphasized
that neither the company nor any of the
officers or directors have any of such stock
for sale and that the latter can be pur-
chased only in the markets of New York
Or London. 1t is announced that the
secretary of the company will undertake
on application to purchase the stock de-
sired at it's market value without charge
for his services, the purchase price, if de-
sired, to be paid for at the rate of $40 per
share at the time of application, the bal
ance to be paid in monthly installments
of $40 per share until the purchase price
is paid when the stock will be registered
in the name of the purchaser and GER
tificate of ownership delivered. With
the return Of fairly good times the proba-
ulIltles dro eAau OLA 1ucfSts4HS AuInDSf OF
employees will take advantage of these
liberal terms, which amount to the main
tenance of q savings bank by the com
pany in the interest of its employees. 1t
is practically guaranteed that the stock
to be purchased will be a regular dividend
payer. Of course the real motives for
profitsharing with employees lie far deeper
than any eleemosynary spirit on the part
of railroad directors. Tt is leaf taken
out of the book of experience every time
that corporation managers wisely con-
clude that employees who are part owners
of the property are among it's best con-
SENATORS.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-13

courtroom clock had long passed tho shalt
hour after twelve when Judge Seaman
interrupted:
Colonel, said he, do you inland 70
finish your argument soonp If not the
court will adjourn for Iunch.'
"For what9' roared the Oshkosh man,
with a shake of his shaggy head.
sFor lunch" returned the Court smil-
ing.
Lunch; hugh" snortel the Colonel.
"I've been used to just plain ordinary
dinner, and I guess its about time to eat
it,"
every WE'LL" returned the Court
suavely, ''we will adjourn until 2 O'Clock
to permit the jury and the Court to get
their lunch, while Col. Bouck gets his
dinner" And the man who laughed the
1oudest was Col. Bouck
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-13
THE BYGONE CABIN BOY.
No Place for Him in the Merchant Marine
of Today.

These are inauspicious times for the boy
who, after having fred his mind with
the tales of Marryat or Clark Russell. is
filed with consuming desire to seek
his fortune on the sea. In the DAYS of
Midshipman Easy, or when the celebrated
buried his treasures, something of TO-
nance may have hung over the career of
a sailor, but the glories of that time
have departed. Neither. in the merchant
marine nor in the navy can the place OF
cabin boy-the first which the sea-struok
lad aspires to-be said to exist any longer.
If it still remains in the cases of few
small sailing vessels, it is merely belat-
ed relic of former days which is contin-
ually becoming rarer.
Y The duties of cabin boy, before the
profession languished into its present dis
appearing state, were manifold. They
varied according to the kind and size OF
the ship he was on, but the place was
never anything remotely resembling a
sinecure. The boy waited on the officers
or the passengers, or both, in any way
they might require; he was the steward s
assistant in the pantry and dining room,
he helped the cook, under more or less
useless protest, and he was general flag
for the entire crew. Although he was
often favorite with the seamen. it was
nevertheless rememb ered that, as a boy,
he was evidently intended as kind of
scapegcat for anything which might be
out of order. Various sins Of commission
and omission were laid at his door, and
he might get out of the scrapes as best
he could. He was always butt for the
jests of the crew. There were standing
practical jokes which were played on all
new cabin boys. One of these was to in
struct him when he began his duties that
nothing must ever be thrown to wind
ward except hot water and ashes" Bear
ing these two exceptions in mind in all
innocence, the unluoky boy would appear
on deck with red and streaming eyes and
the crew would explode into roars OF
laughter at this proof of obedience to Or
ders.
But those days have passed. On the
ocean liners. the merchant vessels and
the warships of the navy all the "mess
boys, paradoxically speaking, are men.
''There is no longerEany place at sea for
a boy, said an old captain day or two
ago. ''In the present state of maritime
service only ablebodied men can find
employment on shipboard. II had boy
rather than let him go to sea, even If he
could manage to get work, would put
him to breaking stone on the road.
There is no chance of his rising to any
position that would be worth while on a
vessel. In The old days, of sailing ships,
things were different, but with the mod
ern changes in the construction and man
agement of vessels men are needed for all
the departments of work. The only thing
that the boy who is determined to go to
sea can do now is to wait patiently un-
til he is big enough to do mans work
and then ship as an able seaman. New
York Tribune.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-13
THEORIES OF OCEAN TIDES.
Prof.G. a. Darwin on the Moons and SUMS
Action.
From The Boston Transcript. J

(From The Boston Transcript
Prof G. II. Darwin, IN his fifth lee
ture in the Lowell Institute course,
Thursday night, explained the causes of
daily nigh and low tides.
when the moon is over any spot on the
earth the water is drawn up toward 1T by
the force it exerts, and at the point
directly opposite, on the other side OF the
earth, the water is also raised in the form
of big wave" said Prof. Darwin. "Be-
tween these points. on either side of he
esrths circumference, the ocean is de-
pressed, the moon thus tending to form
spheroid of the waters, and giving rise
to two high and two low tides in the
course of one revolution of the earth.
ITO understand the bimonthly spring
and neap tides we must take into account
also the effect of the sun on the ocans.
The force exerted by the sun is 26-59ths
rs powerful as that of the moon, and
hen there is a full moon or a new moon
the force of both bodies is acting together
and gives rise to the condition known
rs spring tides. But when the moon is
or waning, the force of the sun is acting
at right angles to that of the moon. AS
the sun exerts about half the power Of the
moon over the tides, the difference be-
tween the effect of the two acting togeth-
er and in opposition is about as three
to one, SO that the tides arising from the
conflict of the force of sun and moon are
only one-third as great as the spring
tides. These minor tides are called neap
tides" The observed factsthat high tides
do not occur when the moon is overhead,
but several hours later, was explained
as due mainly to the comparative shallow
ness Of the oceans and to the different
velocities of all points on the earth's sur
face between the maximum of $4,000
miles day at the equator and zero at
the poles.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-13
CANADA'AND UNITED STATES.
The Story They Are Telling on the Other
Side of the Line.

From the Montreal (Quebec) Herald.)
A writer in Tho Toronto Printer and
Publisher, commenting on the tendency
of some of our United States cousins to
indulge in tall talk, - recalls an incident
that occurred in Montreal at the time
that the press of the United States was
threatening that the S., 800, 900 awarded to
Canada by the Halifax arbitration would
not be paid.
Lord Dufferin had just got back from
a visit to Washington. There had been
objections raised in Congress to paying
the money. Lord Dufferin saw that
joke would relieve the strain. He looked
round the large banqueting hall OF the
Windsor Hotel and remarked with pre-
tended solemnity: "No, gentlemen, l
have not brought it back in my pocket.
Our IS, 500, 900 of fish money was not
handed to me across the counter by the
President. He went on to say that he
never even looked as If he wanted it,
30 convinced was he that all was right.
In fact, he had heard that Gen. Ben
Butler and others were going to move
that the furniture in the Congressional
buildings should be pawned rather than
that the States should remain in Canada 8
debt an hour longer than was necessary.
He had not mentioned the matter to the
Secretary of State, but diplomatists had
their. own way Of settling these things
They did not dispute like washwomen
over tub. A nod, q wink, meant a
great deal. The Secretary of State had
maintained a pregnant silence, land, !"
said Lord Dufferin, "as speech is silver
and silence is golden, knew from the
Seoretary's silence that he was not only
going to pay up like man, but pay up
in gold like gentleman.
When this speech was telegraphed to
the United States press, there was a roar
of laughter from one end of the Republic
to the other. The pettiness of the dispute
was recognized, and the money was paid
over in a few weeks.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-13

CASC0 BAY STEAMBOAT co.
Custom House Wharf,
PORTLAND, MAINE.
WEEK DAY TIME TABLE.
Commencing Sunday, Sept. 26, 1897.

For Forest City and Trefethen's Landings.
Peaks Island. Little and Great Diamond
Islands, $50, $40, 500, 1870 a. m, 215 4.2o
6.10 p. m.
For Ponce's Landing, Long Island, 500,
1890 a. NJ, 2.15 p, m.
For Cushing's Island. $40, 1890 a. m 4.2O
p NJ
RETURN.
Leave Forest City Landing, 6.2O,7.2O. 9.15,
11.45 a. M, $50, 500. 6.25, p. m.
Leave Trefethen's, 800 7.O5, 800, 11.3O a.
M, 3.15, 4.45, 6.45 p. m.
Leave Little Diamond. 6. 10, lib, 9.10. 11.4O
a. m., 3.25, 4.35, 6. 80 p. m.
Leave Great Diamond, sos, z. 10, 8. 05. IL. 30
a. m, 800. 40, $40 p. nj.
Leave Ponce's Landing Long Island,
$40, l1.15 a. H., 300 p. m.
Leave Cushing's Island, 7.25, 11.5o a. NJ.
b.05 o. m.
SUNDAY TIME TABLE.
For Forest City and Trefethen's Landings,
Peaks Island. Little and Great Dia-
mond Islands, 800, 1880 a. M, 2.15.
APO p. m.
or Ponce's Landing, Long Island, 1880
a. M. 2.1o. APO p. m.
For Cushing's Island. 1890 a. M, AGO p. m.
C.. T. COOLING. General Manager.
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The Portland daily press., 1897-11-13
THE MERCURIAL GAULS.
Our French Cousins and How They d
Things In Books.

Our French Cousins and How They Do
Things In Books.
"Ah, Francois, die with grief Marie
laughs me to scorn for drunken cab
mani"
Courage. Eugenel 1t is the way of the
world -
"Ah, is it not cruel-this world-cruel
and coldl Life is not worth the living,
Francois.
"Shall we not end it, then?"
with rapture. All, Francois, there is
not another head like thine in all Francel
We shall die in each others arms"
but only have one arm.
mon Dieul Foiledl What can we do?"
Live Eugenel Live and become IA
mousl"
"Grand Gloriousi But how?"
'We shall assassinate the president"
Stupid me, not to think of it beforel
Let us prepare the bomb at onoel Ciell
Already see my picture in the papers and
hear my name ringing around the world. -
ITO work. If we delay, somebody else
may kill him first"
But Francois, hast thought of his
wife and childrenp"
'Sacre bleul Oh, my poor consciencel
It kills me with its stings."
'Let US bow in thanks that we have
escaped the widows curse and orphan &
moan"
"Ah, Eugene think how they must suf-
fer even while he lives, for daily is his life
plotted against. -
Il weep for them. would drown my
self in tears to succor them. !"
II, too, am dazed with grief Come,
let us to the florists. We will send them
fowers-heartease balsam and immor-
telles-they will soothe the afflicted ones. "
81 come Francois, I comel"-New
York Journal
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-13
VALUE OF THE MAPLE TREE.
(From The Toronto (Ont.) Monetary
Times.

(from The Toronto (Ont.) Monetary
Times.)
There are more than sentimental reas-
ons why the maple tree should be h cid In
regard by Canadians. AS q source Of
commercial profit the value of this tree is
not sufficiently appreciated. According
to the census of 1891, the annual produc-
ton of maple sugar in Ontario amounts
to 1865, 1896 pounds, which means, at
average market prices. almost half a
million dollars. This industry is capable
Of greater developments, and the mer-
chants Of the country should be interested
in encouraging farmers to take it up
more extensively. The sugar bush OF the
Michigan Agricultural College yields an
annual return of 10 per cent, valuing sthe
woodland fat $50 an acre. A Simooe
County farmer estimates that the yield of
ten acres of maple trees, when the sap Is
converted into syrup and sugar, gives a
net return of about $40 per acre. In ad-
dition, there is to be considered the an
nual growth ofsswood suitable for fuel and
farm uses, which should amount to five
cords each year. In what industry can
the farmer obtain greater returns with
the expenditure OF an equal amount of
labor and capital? The bulk of the
maple sugar produced in Canada is con-
sumed here.
We have not mentioned the usefulness
of the wood of this tree for cabinet-mak
ing purposes or for interior decoration.
But people in sother countries admire il
and value 1t, if we do not. Perhaps we
are so familiar with it that we have
ceased to consider Ellsworth, in this aspect.
still this is another of the directions in
which the maple is of value.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-13
PRESENTED IT WITH THE DINNER
(From the Pittsburg (Penn.) Chronicle


The defense of some of the restaurant
keepers charged with selling oleomargar-
inc is that they did not sell the artiol g,
but gave it away with the nner. This
plea will carry weight with thoughtful
persons who consider the price paid by
the detectives for the dinners at which
the samples of butterine were obtained
When the proprietor Of an eating house
supplies meal consisting of one kind
of meat or fish, with two side dishes,
piece of pie, and tea, coffee, or milk, -
for the small sum of 10 cents, the pur-
chasing power of that amount of coin
must be very nearly exhausted. 1t must
bs out of the goodness of his heart, and
not out of the 5 cents. that the proprie-
tor provides the lubricant with which the
bread is "buttered
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-13
Boston & Maine z. r.
In effect Oct. 4th, 1897.


Trains leave Union Station. for scarboro
Crossing. 1000 q. M. bio. $40 PM scarbo-
70 Beach, Pine Point. 90. 1000 a. M. 8. 80.
6.16. $40 p. m; Old Orchard, s.co, Bid
5;15, $40 p M: Kennebunk: TOO, $40 a. M,
1915, $50. 5.1b sop. M; Ksnnebunkport.
100 100. $40; a. ~ 1a RS; $50 5:1n M;
North Berwick. somerswo. tn, Dover,f 4.05,
ZOO. $40 a, M, 1916, $50. 5.15p. m.
Rochester. 700, 8. 40 . M, u. 40, $50 p. m. !:
$50 p. M; Northern DIV. Lakeport. La
COMA, Plymouth, $40 a. m. l2.45 p. m. !:
Worcester. via somersworth: TOO a. m. !;
Rockingham Junction. Exeter, Haver.
hull. Lawrence, Lowell; Boston, TAOS.
zf oS in S Boston as5 1918 'so 1g5o
4.22. 7.25. D. M Leave Boston for Port
land. 500 $50, 500 $50 a; IN m. 100, 1.15.
M, 1900, 1920 300, 500 p. m.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
Scarboro Beach. Pine Point, Old Or
chard, Saco, Biddeford, Kennebunk. Wells
Beach, l2.55. 4.3O p. M; North Berwick,
ell, Boston. 4.05 a. M. 1888. -4.3o p. M. Ar
rive Boston, 7.25 a. M. 5.2s, s.45 p. m. Leave
Boston for Portland 3.45 a. M, arrive Port
land ITO .. m.
EASTERN DIVISION.
For Way stations. a. M; Biddeford.
Boston. 400 1900 a. H., s1.o0. is.
D. M. Arrive in Boston, 6.57 a. M. 1880.
4l5. 9.25 o. m. Leave Boston, for
Portland. 73O, 500 a. M. 1890, TOO,
D. m. Arrive Portland, 11.50 "a. M. 1915.
430. 1920 p. m.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
Biddeford. Portsmouth. Newbury-
mort, salem. Lynn. Boston. 200 a. M. 100
3 m, Arrive in Boston, 5.57 a. M. Ais p. m.
D. m. Arrive. in Portland, 1925, 1890
tCopuscts with Rail Lines for Now York
South and West.
sConnocts with Sound Lines for New York.
Through tickets to all points for sale at Union
Station. TT
GEO. 81. THOMPSON. Ticket Agent. Port
land
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-13
A Novel Blessing.

A son Of a dignifed Hartford man, al
though not old in years, has good bit of
age in his brains. The family observe the
custom of silent blessing at the table, and
at dinner recently the 6-year-old spoke up.
"Why don't you say it aloud, PAP" "You
can say it aloud if you choose, my son, F"
replied the father, and bowling his head
solemnly the little fellow originated this
unique grace: God have mercy on these
yictuals. Hudson River
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-13
G;L;yII!Il.l!CIlS2!!zs1 ~

On and after MONDAY. October 4th, 1897
trains Will run as follows.
LEAVE.
For Auburn and Lewiston 7.O5, 500 A. m. :.
For Gcrham, Berlin and Island Pond 500 a.
M; 1.30 and 600 p. M.
For Montrea; and Chicago 800 a. NJ; and
For uo Quebec e Nsu 500 a. m. and.e 90 p. IN.
ARRIVALS
From Lewiston and Auburn $50. 11.15
m. 315, 600 and $40 p. m.
From Island Pond. Berlin and Gorham 2. 40
and ii Is a. M, and 90 p m.
r,s anu Chicago aud Montreal $40 a M .ra
From Quebec $50 a. M. and 600 p. m.
SUNDAY TRAINS,
For Montreal, Quebec. Toronto and Chicago
For OIL Lewiston and Auburn, 7.3o a. M. 500
For Gorham and Berlin, 7.3o a. M, and 900
p. m.
ARRIVALS.
From Island Pond. Berlin, Gorham, Montreal
and West, $50 a. m.
From Lewiston and Auburn $50 a, m.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars on Night
trains and parlor cars on day trains.
TICKET OFFICE DEPOT AT FOOT OF
11SN ChAs. NJ. HAYS. Gen Manager.
Portland. October Attn. 1897. oct4tf
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-13
STEAMERS.
PORTLAND & WORCESTER.
PORTLAND & ROCHESTER, r. +.
Station Foot of preb!e 81.

Station Foot of Preb2e 81.
On and after Monday Oct. 4, 1897, Passenger
trains will Leave Portland:
for Worcester, Clinton, Aver Junction, Nashua,
Windham and Epping at $50 a. m. and 1890
p. m.
For Manchester. Concord and points North at
7.30 a. m. and 1880 p. M.
For Rochester, Springvale, Alfred, Water
boro and Saco Rive. at 7.30 a. M, 1880 and
For Gorham at 7.so and s45 a. NJ. 1880, 800,
5.35 and go p. m.
For Westbrook, Cumberland Mills, Westbrook
1890, 800, 535 and $40 p III.
The 1880 p. m. train from Portland connects
at Aver Junction with "Hoosac Tunnel Route'
for the West and at Union Station, Worcester.
for Providence and New York. via providence
Line for Norwich and New York. via Nor
witch Line" with Boston and Albany Il. r. for
the West, and with the New York all rail via
Springfield"
Trains arrive in Portland from Worcester
at 100 D. m; from Rochester at $50 a. M, 1.3O
and 5.52 p. M. from Gorham at e4o $50 and
1880 a. m, 100, AIS, 5.52 p. m.
For tickets Tor all points West and South APP
ply to t. F. McGILLICUDDY, Ticket Agent.
Portlond, Me.
je25dH j. W. PETERS. Supt
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-13
Portland and BoOthhay Steamnoal Co

WINTER ARRANGEMENTS
GOING WEST.
lows: ca Aof
EAST BO0THBAY for PORTLAND Mon.
days aad Fridays. at 7.15 a. M. touching at
South Bristol. and Boothbay IIarbor.
fEmAQUlD for PORTLAND. Wednesdays
at 500 a. m touching at above landings.
GOING EAST
Leave PORTLAND at 100 a. m THURSDAYS
and Saturdays for
Boothbay fiarbor, Sonth Bristol,
and East Boothbay,
Leave PORTLAND at 90 a. m. Tuesdavs
for PEMAQUID and above landings
oct3odul ALFRED RACE, Manager
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-13
INLAND ROUTE.
PORTLAND AND ROCKLAND

Commencing Monday. July 5, 1897, until fur
Their notice. STMR: MERKYCONEAG, 1. F..
Archibald. Master, leaves Tillson's wharf, Rock.
land Monday. Wednesday, and Friday, at $50
a. m. for PORTLAND, touching st Tenants Har-
Dor, Port Clyde. Friendship, Round Pond, New
Harbor and Bootnbay Harbor, arriving In Port
land In season to connect with Boston and New
York Steamers same night.
Returning leaves Portland, Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday. Portland Pier at $50 and
making way LANDING as above, arriving In sea-
son to connect with steamer for Boston.
Fare, Portland to Rockland, only 81 25
G.S. ATWOOD, Agent, Portland Pier.
]. r. FIVE, Agent. TilIson's Wharf, Rock
land ily12dtf
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-13
Falmouth and Freeport Steamers.

On and after Oct. 4th steamers leave Portland
Pier for Mackworth's and Falmouth, Cousen's,
Chebeague and Bustin's Islands, So. Freeport
and Porter's Landing at 200 p. m.
Return-Leave Falmouth. S.15 a. M, leave
Cousen's Island, 7.45 a. M; leave Chebegue,
7.55 a. m. {; leave Bustin's 7.15 m. Leave So.
Freeport, 100 a. M. Porter's Landing 6.45 a. M.
BENJAMIN M. SEABURY,
oet6dtf General Manager.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-13
Conditional

IF you won t marry me. I'll go to Klon-
like"
Well, then, IN tell you when you come
back. Pick Me Up.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-13

THE COURT HAD LUNCH
(From the Milwaukee Wisconsin,
Col. Gabriel Bouok, the sage of Osh-
kosh, was arguing before the jury in the
United States court. The big hand of the
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-13

R. C. BRADFORD, Tlaffic Manager
Portland, Maine.
E. L. LOvEJOY, Superintendent,
je18 diff Rumford Falls. Maine.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-13
HARPSWELL STEAMBOAT co.

HAKPSN ELL STEAMBUAT co.
Beginning October 1st. 1897, steamer Aucocis-
co will leave Portland Pier, Portland, daily Sun
days excepted as follows:
For Long and Chebeague Islands, Harpswell,
Bailey's and Orr's Island, 200 p. m.
For Cliff Island, Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays. 200 p. m.
Return for Portland Orrs Island. by
way of above landings, 700 a. m. Arrive Port
land, $50 a. m.
ISAIAH DANIELS. Gen'l Mgr.
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The Portland daily press., 1897-11-13
DOMINION Line.

NOJai HalI SEeamers--LiVerpOOI SER
vice via Londonderry.
From From
Steamers. Montreal. Quebec.
Labrador. Nov. IS. daylight, Nov. IA. 9 a. m.
Ottoman. No.: II, - Nov. II, p, m.
Steamers. From Portland.
Vancouver, Nov. u, p M, direct
Scotsman. Dec IL, p. M,
Labrador, Dec. 25 / y. NJ,
Boston Service.
Canada, November 18th, 1890 a. m.
Canada, December 9th, 10 a. III.
RATES OF PASSAGE
First Cabin. 500. so and upwards. Return
$1o5 and upwards according to Steamer and
accommodations.
Second Cabin. 10 Liverpool London, Lon
donderry and Queenstown. $34 to $42.50.
Return, S66.75 and S16 according to Steamer
and accommodations.
Storage. To Liverpool London. London
derry. Glasgow. Queenstown and Belfast
s22.50 and $3.50, according to steamer.
Apply TOD. B. Keattng 81 IL Exchange
street, 7. T. McIowan, Alb Congress street. J.
W. Peterson Exchange street, or David Tor
| rance & Co., general agents, Montreal
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