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rack face and through which the reciproca- tion of said handle imparts a lengthwise movement of the bar relative to the stand. 3. A device of the character described in- cluding a stand, whose lower end is formed, into fingers which engage under the rail of a railway track, a brace having a slidable engagement with the stand and engaging over the tread of said rail, a cutter bar slid- Sably mounted relative to said stand and
whose lower end is formed into a cutting blade and means for imparting a lengthwise movement to said bar relative to the stand. In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence 15 of two subscribing witnesses. WILLIAM S. HARBER. Witnesses: JAS. W. OLIVER, A. L. CARY.
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