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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-07-08
THE | sIIh INDUSTRY IN !
A FAVORED SITUATION

The mtd.year finds the iron and
steei industry in an improved and IA
VoraDle position, The mills have
accumulated large tonnage upon
thelr books In practically Nil prod
ucts with tho, exception of rails and
better movement Is under way in
This latter market, which thus far
mas not extended much beyond the
western mills. Current ordering
ana new business are in q satisfac-
tory volume. as Is evidenced by the
Increased tonnage entered in some
itnes IN June over May, which up to
TINS time had more closely ap:
preached normal figures of produc-
ton than any other month in almost
two years. Heavy orders were sent
IN June to the mills for steel bars
and sheets, while In semi-finished
steel exceptionally good records were
made. The bookings Of the Carne-
gle Steel Co. in It's rail and billet de-
partment exceeded May by about
$1,000 tons, most of which was xor
shipments to manufacturing con,
sumers of steel.
~Redncade~-psiees have played "a.
strong part In bringing the general
market and the operations of the
mills to their present scale of activ-
lty. These have brought out a per-,
slstent ordering movement from buy
ers which has backed up n large ton
mage on mill books, SO that produc-
crS are now acting more indenend-
emily in taking additional business.
rms finds illustration in the attitude
OF the mills In declining to extend at
booked prices, the contracts expiring
July l wherein the consumer had not
strictly concerned to his promises as
10 specifying for material within the
designated period:
The labor sitaution presents an
element of disturbance The open
shop declaration of the American
Sheet & Tin Plate Co. is effective with
the expiration of the present agree
ment with the Amalgamated Assoc
clatfon of Iron, Steel IL Tin Workers
at midnight June 80 and the men are
striking the order. having voted
upon this. proposition in their re-
spectlve locals. The Republic Iron
& Steel Co. has asked for the omen
shop In Its two steel finishing mills.
rms week the company is closing oil
Its plants for. its annual inventory
taxing and the length of its suspcn-
sion will depend upon the outcome
Of It's open shop proposition made to
the Amalgamated. The bar iron
scale for the year beginning July l
mas been amicahly adjusted on Drac-
t1calfy the same. basis as had prevail
ed during the, past year-Pittsburg
correspondent The Iron Trade Re
view ,...u<
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-07-08
An evergreen lawn in on eyer-l

An evergreen lawn in an ever
green climate is q perpetual delight
and joy. No day. the long year
through, however dark and black,
but the lawn smiles at you in undis-
mayed Verdure. 1t is a symbol. Of
perpetual youth. 1t. is difficult to
become decrepit and downcast with
such a lawn before ones eyes. Yet
the price of it is ceaseless care One
cannot hang, up de shovel and de
hoe and put away the lawnmower
when the winter solStice comes on.
All the weeds of California seek
Judgment in the lawn and thrive
amazingly. One must be diligent TO
forestall their spread And when
the season comes that the Vermont
| lawn ffourishes most richly, the touch
of drouth Is laid upon the California
lawn, and the hose must be brought
out and faithfully used. The perpet-
ual lawn means perpetual labor. Yet
| this labor Of watering is the most
! poetic task Of laWn-making There is
something in it's way sacramental
about watering q lawn. One has d
| sense akin to that Of creative benefi
ccnce as he witnesses vcrdure DerDet
ually renewed under. his IbeStOWing
hand. The response and reward Of ma
tnrC--will they ever cease to gladden.
the human heart? Yes, a lawn, wher
ever it Is, Is more than u patch OF
green grass. 1t is poem, a song
a preachment. It springs from eter.
nal life, and is clothed in eternal
beauty, whether it remains perpet
ually green or rises again after the
death of winter.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-07-08

meet the exigency coloring liquids
were concocted, and many of the
manufacturers darkened their light
to medium colors, and wrapper to-
baccos Of these shades bring a much
higher price than the dark leaves.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-07-08

Grand Court in the Supreme Juris-
dlction. We also call special atten-
ton to the Pythian Mutual Invest
ment Association and urge each
Court to send representative pre-
pared and instructed to take some
stock.
With best wishes and kindest re-
CARDS for all,
We are yours In F. II. L.,
J. RUPERT JEFFERSON.
G.. w. g.
813 Swami Street.
Attest:
MRS. E. V. SEAMS, G. R..ofD
1907 LatrObe Street.
The abSinthe CONSUMPTION OF
France Is increasing.
In Honduras even the meapest
houses are built Of mahogany.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-07-08
GRAND

CoNT1Nt ED From PAGE ONE.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-07-08

Washington's platform speeches
from the rear of the car were eX-
tTemely interesting and his hearers
Ia each case consisted &C I. mixed
audience Of white and colored peo-
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Evening star., 1909-06-20

and the pier S3 seemed unlikely places to discover
news of Astro whereabouts but she determined to
visit all four before she returned
CHE called taxacab and set out first for Pier SO.
~ This, she found, at the end of i2d-st side of
the Weehawken ferry She walked along the wharf,
sign of life What should she do Ask the tugboat
men if they knew where Astro was? That
sense! She walked up and down for half hour and
discovered nothing which she could possibly twist
visit the other places, and then if she found nothing
suspicious, return over the ground again.
Saint Patrick's Cathedral next There it stood,
the corner of the avenue and she recalled how
Astro had called her attention to it's
blance to a vast Gothic rabbit The two transepts
did resemble bunnys launches, and the front
towers were like ears She smiled at the thought;
but got nearer Astro by the pleasantly. She
walked inside, sat down a seat, and thought.
What associations could this have with his where
abouts? Why, he was not even a Catholic. He al
ways said he Buddhist Well, if this part
of the black light his memory emanated it was black
indeed!
In Third-ave her hopes went up. Number 32O
was the entrance to a brick apartment house There
was sign indicating that flats to let and she
rang for the Janitor BY him she shown a very
pleasant four rooms and bath whose windows
level with the elevated railroad; but was
bare the palm of ones hand with no lines she
could read. She asked tentatively of the other
cupants and found that all, with the exception of
couple OF old men, were married families. Yes,
had worn a beard Was this disguise? But if
Astro had come there with the intention of renting
fiat temporarily whyshoud he have left the address
in the waste basket? And, moreover, why should he
have coupled its address with Pier SO
There remained only the Tenth-ave address, and
this she found to be huge unoccupied building with
shuttered windows. belonging to gas company. Op
posite a vacant lot piled with lumber refuse.
beams and timbers; on the other side was the gas
holders cylindrical bulk. She could find watch
Continued page is
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she not do as we'll. She and had
ntutions we'll intellect; she had emotions
finer than mems. But her emotions told her that
Astro still there in the studio She could not be-
lieve quite in his absence Everything shrieked his
to her She could close her eyes and see him
before the porphyry sphinx examining thumbpr1nts
at his table poring the mimic planets of the
orrery figuring out natvites, gazing into his crystal
ball
That would never do She must keep her imagna-
tion as an instrument to work facts. Where,
then, we're the facts that could help herr She set
herself to investigate the studio thoroughly inch by
inch
A T the first round she found nothing in its
\ customed place nothing new, nothing signifi-
cant She down his table to think putting her
elbows the boter and letting her head drop into
her palms Her eyes fell on the blue blotter 1t
changed every morning, ordinarily; but now she
noticed pencil markings small square drawn with
its diagonals Would this be mere thoughtess pen
Cling, perhaps clue Next an envelop lying be-
side the inkstand attracted her attention. Surely
that could mean nothing. and yet it lay with its
face down the Y shaped cross of its gummed edges
suggested the diagonals of the square. Either one
alone might have no significance; but the two taken
together-the hint, perhaps, repeated? She smiled
at the very absurd1ty OF so trail a clue
Then her eyes dropped to the waste paper basket.
This should have been emptied yesterday morning,
vet it contained few scraps of paper She stopped
and drew them out one by Three were blank.
On the fourth she found the following: :.
St. Patricks Cath. 115 1oth-ave.
Pier SO Mr. 320 3d-ave
She gave little cry of triumph Here at last
something to work upon! She considered the ad-
dresses carefully. What did they mean? Astro had
his Grabbed handwriting She knew of a certainty
that the studio had been cleaned the day before yes
terday. This writing, then must have been put
the basket after they had had their talk If SO,
then they meant something. The first thing to do
of course, to look up these localities and see
what she could find there Saint Patrick Cathedral
Evening star., 1909-06-20
A G O N E S
"HE blood red sun, like a
By James Montgomery Flaeg

L
i mammoth Edam cheese was
dropping by Jerks behind the aspens, S4RHA
and a purpish haze oozing up SQIgSs
he s whsss evening tSs Sona s9 Of
old Kentucky Z
A young girl was standing the porch of
an old fashioned house with her fluffy head
against of the white pillars She seemed part
of the landscape; indeed, she would herself have
admitted that She the whole picture.-that
because her papa brought her up (excuse me; L
mean raised herr He Colonel Truxton Shorter.
The Colonel never allowed her to travel though
she often begged him to. He afraid she might
lose her Southern accent if she traveed-and the
Snorters would have readily parted from the
Shorter china the Shorter mahogany, from
their accent. Their accent very fine indeed,
almost as good as the real coored article. You
couldn't have detected the difference in the dark
| must hurry back to the young Miss Shorter,
Agones she will be making dent in that pillar |
(Can YOU ask Nobody likes homey women in
stories, and don't intend to jeopardize the chance
of the seventeenth edition by leaving any doubt as
to her peerlessness.) Agones had the regulation
golden bronze hair luminous violet eyes, cherry red
lips that made to Well, she great, that's
SHE was wondering whether silver funnel or a
~ box of stogies would be the most acceptable gift
for her dads birthday. Well unused she II
must decide sometime SO let it be the funnel it
will be nice for papa take his mint juleps with!
III have his initials engraved on it"
AT this moment old Uncle Neb shuffled up the
1se totin dshyer to yo' papa, He's des been
nacherly teetotan for quatah hour; Use
fotched erlong nuf ter last him twel teatme
yassum.' He went into the house, chuckling
softly to himself
The sun had finished setting, and the stars took
their and came tripping out on the dark blue
carpet of the sky modestly and with covert glances
at the pale young moon that seemed to hang in the
branches of cottonwood tree back of the woodshed.
In the distance the cooing of the buzzards and the
yelp of a rabbit intensified the loneliness of the
down between
appeared the ncandescent flies, and the ocusts and
katydds scraped their overshoes the twgs of the
apple tree that brushed its limbs against the upper
windows All nature seemed Oh. well, If you We
Evening star., 1909-06-20

path TO the garden gate and, leaning her plump
top of it, gazed lumnously down the road
with unseeng eyes. tShe wasn't blind, no, not at
all nor did she wear glasses; but | thought it
sounded WE'LL Suddenly awakening from her revere
her arms had gone to Sleep, she saw dim figure
creeping slowly toward her down the road. The
figure kept near the fences. avoiding the middle of
the road and with hesitating steps came 1t
was a man, and he carried a lantern!
Ftzhugh! You here" she cried in scarcely
audible shout. Her eyes seeing again all right,
The man approached and laying finger her
lips, exclaimed, Hush, girl! I'm watched! The
revenue stamps mean offcers-have discovered
my still
Fitzhugh Decay kept still-at least he tried to
keep it stlll-up in the mountains, whose times
could be dimly perceived through the gathering
dusk. Il don't know who was gathering dusk; but
the fact remains it was being gathered at the tme)
Heavensl' cried Agones clutching at his collar
in great alarm
Great Scotland! Don't choke mel he spluttered
wrenching her by the wrist
My poor boyl" murmured she (She wasn't his
mother; she just called him that for fun) And you
had just painted that sign, This Way to the Still
with the hand pointing in the opposite drectioni
What. Bloodhoundso What will you do now. dear"
Il thought, he answered. " if you could hide me
for few hours in the henhouse or the stable, or
place until could"
Yes, yes!" she cried hurredly And will get
disguise for you to escape in! Follow me, Fitzl'
She opened the gate softly so as not to bring the
household about their ears, and together they
round to the kitchen door and through the pantry,
Agones leading the way
w front hall, she suddenly stopped, ''Papa"
1t the cry of a startled fawn. did
hear faWn cry Papa. -
The Colonel standing with his hands behind
his back examining old print that hung the
wall He knew that print by heart; but it is rather
picturesque to have him standing there, there he
On hearing his de guerre called he faced
about, and confronted the startled pair.
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summer evening what S the
HTN6YA9 in trying to tell you 1t was
NyN(HLp velous' Evenings anywhere else
ENEp would be pretty interesting; but in
MP Kentucky
W While Agones waiting for this de
scription to be finished she wandered down the
Evening star., 1909-06-20

mai 1dI1I
dropping by Jerks behind the aspens, \RHVHAS1TG GS
and "A purpish haze oozing up SQIHSeYSN(AI
the valley where wont 1HR-Tk&NESp7
evening in the mountains of ne1VfN<3o
old Kentucky. ~
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-22
FEEDING FOR MUTTON

Sheep must have clean water. clean
feed racks and pens and sanitary sur
! roundings IL they are to make profitable
gains
( The bedding should be liberal and
should be changed frequently and not
he allowed to become foul or damp, for
sheep Will not thrive unless kept alb
solutcly dry and afforded pure air
/ The foods best adapted for sheep
arc clover and alfalfa hay. all that
viii be cleaned UP at a feeding; corn
cnsilage about four pounds to each
head. or roots when ensilagc is not
available and two parts each OF wheat
bran. oats, peas or corn, and one part
oil cake, or one part wheat bran. one
part cornneal and one part ground
oats. supplemented with about one
small handful Of oilmcal to each lamb.
Many feeders prefer to feed the grain
whole, and generally it Will produce
better results, although many feeders
still cling to the idea that the sheep
as well as some other farm animals.
will derive more nutrition from ground
grains.
The choice of the grain foods will
depend to a certain extent upon what
I ~
able, and the rations should be made
UP with an eye to economy, as well
as to that of producing the most ranid
gains.
1t is important that those who feed
lambs should have proper accommodate
tions for them.
our farmers arc throwing away gooy,
opportunities of making good profits
rom their home-g grown foods by not
feeding a few lambs.
IhIs can easily be seen from a prac-
''cai ana scientific point OF view Some
may argue that tho farmers should
grow their own feeders, and in that
manner mako the whole profits but to
tncse men would say that such a
practice would be opposed to the SCI
ence OF the business of feeding lambs
for lnnfian
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-22
THE UNSKlLLED FOREIGN LABORER

A man writing from Oregon says he
believes il would be much bettcr to
allow the Chinese 10 come over here as
farm laborers than TO import the cheap
labor of Europe He says they give a
any other help and can be hired for
less money than other workmen. l do
not know of any cheap" foreign labor
that is coming over TO this country
Ny observation Is that the little brown
men OF Italy the Germans. the Swcdes
and the laborers who know anything
about farming generally demand tho
same wages that are being paid to
Americans
AS for the unskilled foreign laborer
he is absolutely unfit for farming in
this country and finds no place on our
farms. But some of tho very best farm
help in this country comes from Fu-
rope. and the men who come over here
with some knowledge OF farming as a
rule come with the intention OF be-
coming American citizens. And most
OF them make good citizens. too.
Cinnamon never have any Intention
OF remaining In this country. In fact
every Chinaman before he leaves China
pays a certain sum of money 10 tho
great company or society, which binds
Itself to send back home his bonas In
case he dies on American soil A Chi
naman comes to this country for tho
sole purpose OF accommodating fov
hundred dollars quickly on which bc
can retire and live comfortably In his
own land
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-22
IN THE WORLD ABOUT US

John ConnorS of Chicago vas killed
by pigeon. While standing in from;
of building he was struck on COR
Of the head by brick. Passersby saw
the brick dislodged from the coping
by pigeon. and rushed to his as
sistance. He died in their arms
William II. Dunn says thas oil keeDs
the macadam driveways and roads In
good condition and lessons the wear.
and that it is 81 per cent cheaper than
water.
The Santa Fe Railway company has
bought 10000 acres Of land in San
Diego county. California. and is plant
ing IT as fast as possible to young
eucalyptus trees. These trees grow
to be of great size; some have been
known to attain a height of 300 feet.
At eighteen years of age ono tree Will
cut at least 200 railroad ties.
In Paris peddlers go from house to
house carrying tubs and hot water for
bath purposes. They carry the tub
to the patrons room and furnish two
pals of hot wetcr for So cents
Professor F.. d. Fuller of the Penn
sylvania station declares that as long
as the farmer can raise plenty of corn
chase any material containing less than
II per cent Of protein
Mrs, Wilcox. who lives In the sub
urbs of Lincoln Neb,, Is following the
vocation of a blacksmith, after being
school teacher for five years. She
does all kinds of work, forging iron.
repairing wagons and shoeing horses.
According to the last census Uncle
Sam has in his domains 1913 woman
blacksmithS.
While grading street in Manassas,
Va. the workmen discovered that their
picks went to a depth that indicated
subtcrranean cavity. Upon inves-
ugatlon they found trench three feet
deep had been dug and several barrels
of -four put therein and concealed
probably from the enemy on the cyac
uation Of Manassas by the confederate
troops
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-22
make BUTTER PEOPLE WANT

Good butter should be composed o
the following points.
Flavor, 45 points; grain, % points;
color Is points: salt, 10 points; pack.
age points.
You viii notice that flavor gots 4,
points, being nearly half the 100 points
We want our butter to have a sweo,
ilaVor; that makes us want to cal
butter and bread instead OF bread and
butter
Perfect grain gets 20 points. II
should have n waXy softness. vet not
salvy or greasy. 1t must be solid In
body and have no excess OF casein or
water.
The color should be uniform and
bright, not too pale. yet not too highly
colored. while the salt should be evenly
distributed and thoroughly dissolved.
The package should be neat and
clean. using good grade of paper for
wrapping.
We should cater to the trade. If we
arc making for n certain market. make
what that market demands
II making for special customers en-
deavor to suit their tastes In every par
ticular-
This Is important. for while one Gus
toner likes Il full Favored butter. an
other likes a mild one.
one likes the butter pale; another
highly colored; one likes very little salt
another quite a quantity.
1t Is by catering TO these likes and
disllkeS that our butter viii be in do
nand and we shall receive a good price
-cr it-Bellc Miller Ontario.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-22

any infectious matter that may attach
Itself to the navel
Naturally failures have been reported
even when precautions have been taken
and doubts cast on the theory of infcc-
don.
Still, seeing that infection OF diseases
similar to thiS may be carried on the
point OF n fine needle how can we say
with confidence that the disease white
Scours occurs through any other cause
than infection in places where tho in
fectivc matter has been known almost
with certainty to cXistY
There arc districts where this scourge
is unknown. Let diseased calf be
brought in and the disease at once ap-
pears.
All houses in which young calves are
reared should be made thoroughly
clean: a large application Of disinfect-
ants should be made until the place is
made free and all calves should be
Nberolly supplied with clean, dry straw
for bedding,
Another disease appears to be form
of contagious bronchitis 1t is gener
ally fatal If it is allowed TO run un-
checked for some time
II Is possible that this very serious
disease may be caused by allowing
calves to remain out in the fields too
long In cold, Net weather.
Provide good. comfortable. dry quar-
ters for calves while they are young
Let them have sufficient ventilation In
their houses without drafts. Allow
them open-air exercise only on warm
days. and not until they are sufficiently
strong to withstand even moderately
cold weather Never allow young
calf to have its coat saturated with
cold rain water.
The principal matter TO be borne in
mind is that all young animals taken
from their natural conditions of life
and living must have thoughtful care.
and it should not be necessary to OBJ
serve that in the management of
calves we are dealing with a valuable
farm asset that will repay considerable
care.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-22
CLEANLINESS IN FEEDING
Feeding Floors Which Are Kent
Free From Dust or Mud
Are indispensable.
BY A. D. BURHANs.

The hog responds as quickly to
cleanliness and caro- as any farm ami.
NAL. Not long since / was greatly
impressed with the lack of sanitary
conditions around the yards and houses
of man who had been growing hogs
more or less successfully for ten years.
His feeding troughs were foul with
decayed food. The floors were damn
and smelling and the yards were
damp and full of mud holes that good
drainage would have prevented,
All fixtures In a hog house should
be movable. 1t is advantageous To
have the troughs where they may bs
washed or scalded out twice each week.
at least Foul troughs arc good breed
Ing places for parasites that may be
taken into tho stomach and converted
Into worms
Damp floors may be overcome II the
house is we'll aired and windows|
enough arc in 1t 70 let the sunshlno|
In on the floors.
Do not slop the swIll into the bed
ding or on the floors at feeding time