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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-18
COURT DECISION STRENGTHENS IRON Believed Heavy Ordering Will Soon Commence FURRY IN BAR TRADE Ensley Mill Ordered To Resume June 1-Railroads Expected To
 Place Big Orders Be-
 fore Long
FURRY IN BAR TRADE

Cleveland. O.. May 17.-tspecial)-The Iron Trade Review tomorrow will say;
 The assurance given by the supreme court lewiston that business will be regl- lated without being destroyed has caused a marked improvement in sentiment in the iron trade.
 While it is too early for important de- velopments in the placing of business to appear it is confidently believed that fol- lowing the improvement in sentiment orders will be entered much more freely than they have for a long time.
 The low point in production by the United States Steel corporation was ap- parently passed and the blast furnace output is now about equal 10 the ingot demands of the finishing mills.
 One furnace at South Chicago and one at Duquesne will resume shortly, increas- ing the operation at the end of the week to 64 per cent.
 The Ensley rail mill has been ordered to resume June l, a number of railroads will re-enter the market about the time of the close of the fiscal year. June 30, for moderately heavy tonnages of steel ralls.
 The Gould lines have opened negotia- tions for their rail requirements, which will be heavy.
 Sales of pig iron do not form large aggregate but there are indications or increased activity which may soon de- yelop into important transactions.
 In the state of New York buyers are sounding the market with inquiries amounting to fully 5000 tons.
 Buyers of basic in the Philadelphia mar ket are offering to take large tonnages at reduced prices.
 The southern market is dull and prices are ragged. Lake Superior charcoal is more in demand in the Chicago market
 Manufacturers of steel bars selling at N.4 4o. Pittsburg recently have found the competition of hard steel selling at sl.20. Pittsburg and.of bar iron selling at about s1. 9 to s1 30 at the mills very strong and some have favored a slight reduction in the price of steel bars. Recent confer ences. however. have resulted in strong sentiment in favor of maintaining the present quotations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-18

New York, May 17.-(Sp Special) )-The immediate future of the iron market is more likely to be affected by other influences than the decision in the Standard oil case. New demand hav- ing fallen much below consumption since the beginning of April, there have been signs in the past week of slightly better buying, to which the railroads | have contributed a larger share than in some time.
 A furry in the bar trade has been | the leading development of the week At a meeting of the leading manufac- turers of steel bars in New York on Tuesday the situation was canvassed but the final decision was against any change in prices, though reduction was favored by one or two interests. Railroad buying is represented chief ly in rails and bridge work. New car orders have fallen off. but Canadian railroads are expected to place some equipment in this country which their home shops cannot deliver in time for the crop movement. Track supplies have been more active and at Pitts burg light rail business has been bet ter in the past week.
 The Great Northern inquiry for 2S,000 tons is pendbg.
 An order Tor S5OO tons TOT the Nan sas City, Mexico and orient has been placed at Pittsburg. The Entre Rios railway in Argentina has bought 5000 tons of 60-pound rails, which will be rolled by the Carnegie Steel company.
 Markets in the lighter products are drifting along with little change. Wire ma nufa cturers met in New York Tues day and reaffirmed prices. Tin plate shipments are better than in April, rr-bi ba ma rL still shows some irregularity in prices.
 The pig iron situation is more .un- promising. Prices in some northern markets are weaker and spot sales of southern iron continue to be made al s10.50 and s10.75 for No. ? foundry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-18
Sure Sign From the Detroit Free Press.

They're very much in love. aren't they7'
 Yes. indeed. She no longer wastes any time singing whsu he comes to call"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-18

Observations D. seventy-nfn meridian tIme continuous nes through points Of equal a
 
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-18
An ExcusabIs Mistake.

The irascible old gentleman had
ordered chicken, but when he got
it he wasn't satisfied. Some people
never are.
"Waiter," he yelled, "bring a
charge of dynamite and hatchet
and an extra double steam power
coke hammer! This chickens got
to be carved even if it is made of
Dreadnought steel"
The waiter was desolate. every
sorry, sir" he said, 'Fbut that al
ways was peculiar bird. 1t even
objected to be killed, though we al
ways do everything with the great
est of kindness. But this bird, sir,
actually flew away, and we had to
shoot it, sir-yes, shoot it. 1t few
on to the top of a house and"-
"Say no more," said the old gen.
tleman. 81 see it all now. You shot
at it and brought down the wealth
ercock by mistake. John, my
friend, all is forgiven. ."-Tit-Bits.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-18

at Newton Inn all summer, has re-
turned TO her home in Groton aud
Miss Sadie DAVIS of White River
Junction has taken her place. Julian
Long OF Barre Is to take the place
of MI. Wnodard at the same house.
MISS Eta Smith, who closed a
successful tenn in the village gram
mar school, returned to her home
in Craftsbury and found her father
in. such poor health that she will not
be able to teach this winter.
The lecture by Mrs. Churchill OF
Lebanon, on "Indian ANomer," was
very interesting and instructive. She
thoroughly understands her subject,
as she was with her husband ter
years on the Indian reservation. The
lecture was under the auspices oi
the Women's Literary club OF this
place and the clubio iof Hartford were
guests. A lunch was served in the
pleasant dining rooms OF Newtor
Inn at the close bv the kindness ane
hospitality Of Mrs. Bowles.
Nov. "a the stockholders of th'
Interstate and White River Junction
company held a meeting at Newtor
Inn and voted to reorganize. Th'
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-18
NORWICH.

Mrs. Clara Allen of Sharon was
tile guest Of her cousin, Miss E. II.
Buck, last week.
Amos Je@ett of Ch,istion street
has moved his family to F,ank
Davis house. Mi. Davis has joined
his family in Lawrence.
Adelbert Pennock and family
spent two days the first Of the weel,
in Hartford.
DR.. Geo. Nj. Davis Of Manches-
ter, N. H., made a very short visit
at Mrs. Nj. j; Davis and to see Miss
Miss Minnie Davis, who has been
i for several weeks.
Simon Bowles, from the Home,
stead hotel, Sugar Hill, N. H., ha.
been visitor at Newton Inn thi.
week.
Miss Minnie Long, who has beer
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-18
The Prime of Ace.

81 understand that Lemuel Hol-
land has come back to Danny to
end his days." aaid former resi-
dent of the village to Peter Hobbs,
the stage driver. "How old is he I"
'He's only eighty-nine,' said Mr..
Hobbs, "and l guess you've made a
mistake about his ending his days
here. He came here SO he could
get the new library started and the
bank organized right up to date
and to see to the drinking fountain
that's to be put up on the green.
f'He calculates to spend year or
two with us, but he told me the
other day It he'd always promised
his son out in Californy It he'd pass
the latter part of hisslife out there,
and he's planning to go before he
fails any, SOS to have the. full en-
joyment Of the trip acrost country"
Youths Companion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-18
A CHOICE OF PERILs.
Tho Bridge Worker Preferred 20 Take
Chances on S<ysorapers.


Chances on skysorapers.
A huge steel bridge spanning q
western river was nearing compile
ton when structural iron worker
suddenly lost his balance, hung al
most suspended for an instant and
then plunged downward fifty feet to
the water.
When several of his companions
fished his body out of the river
there wasn't a spark of life left.
"Give me a skyscraper every
time," said the foreman. "These
railway jobs don't look good to me.
A bridge worker is only human,
even if he does get used to work
ing up in the air.
'I'll wrestle with a beam hang
ing sixteen stories over the street
and not turn hair, but this is my
last job building bridge.
"Pete, there, who just fell down
and was drowned, was like all the
rest of us. When we're up in the
air on ,skyscraper job we never
look down, and if we do there isn't
much to make us dizzy.
''But take this job. We're only
fifty feet up in the air, but look
what's below us-nothing but wa
ter, not even beam to grasp if
we fall.
eff any of us happen to glance
down at the running water we get
dizzy. Getting dizzy is the begin
ming. Then what balance we did
have slips away, and down we go,
plunk into the water.
''Up on skyscraper the only way
l look is toward the center of the
building. Even if I am hanging on
the edge of six inch rivet never
let my eyes glance downward.
"On a bridge it doesn't make
much difference which way an iron
worker falls. If he falls in, toward
the center of the bridge, there's
nothing to save the fall, and the
same condition prevails if he falls
over the edge.
eff he falls down while working
on the business building the chances
are ten to one that he will fall in
toward the center, and he has a
good chance of catching cross
beam while going down.
81 fell forty feet that way my
self several years ago, and all l got
was a severe bruising. / was at
work the next day.
.But this river job doesn't look
good to me. I'll pass up the next
one, and so will the boy" Chi
cago Tribune.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-18
CRICKET in ENGLAND.
A Game In Which They Don't Try TO
Bully the Umpire.

There are some peculiarities
about cricket when viewed from an
American standpoint. The associa-
ton or league corresponds very well
to our National or American league.
A club of eleven men may be all
professionals, or, as is usually the
case, some may be amateurs. A
professional is player who is paid,
and on the score his name appears
without prefix, just "Brown." But
if he is an amateur and plays with
out pay his name is on the score
card 81. M. Brown, Esq" He is
then called gentleman player"
The game usually lasts two days.
The side that is in stays in until
ten men are out. The pitcher or
bowler tries to hit the wicket, three
little posts that stand like our
baseball home plate, and if he does
the batter is out. The batter, or, in
English, the batsman, defends the
"wicket" and when he hits the ball
far enough runs to the other wicket,
which is located at the pitchers
box.
If he knocks fly and it is caught
he is out, or if a fielder gets the
ball and hits the wicket while he is
running he is out. Two batsmen
are up at time, and man may
make lot of runs. saw Woolley,
the pride of Kent, score fifty-six
runs, and players often exceed the
hundred mark, If the game is not
finished in three days it is declared
off.
The crowd was quiet and lady
like. Occasionally they would ap-
plaud or say "Well bowled, sir" but
they did not tell the umpire he was
rotten, and they never urged the
visiting club to warm up another
pitcher. Not word was said by
the players, not pop bottle was
thrown, nobody was benched, and
there was never a thought of such
thing. The English are better
sportsmen than we are, and they
applaud a good play by visitor. A
man who tried to rattle the bowler
by screaming that his arm was glass
would be arrested and probably
hung.-W. Y. Morgan's Travel Let
ter in Hutchinson News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-18

tuesday morning and on Wednes-
day returned with his family to
Smithville, N. j.
The ANNUAL roll call and thank
Offering meeting of the Missionary
Society of the Christian church will
be held in the chapel Tuesday even
ing, Nov 2f. A free supper will be
served to the members and their
families at 6 o'clock, The devotional
and business meetings will open at
I 80.
The teachers of the schools i'll the
village have been ordered to send
home all children with colds and
sure throat. then their family physi
clans will call and see them.
The rest room will be opened for
the season in the Arts and Crafts
building Saturday, Nov. 25, aud
every Saturday following during the
winter. IL will he open. from 8 II ~
to 6 p. m. This is especiaIly fpr
people coming from II distanc inl"
town to have a warm place in wlrich
to wait aud leave their wraps IL is
in charge of the Kings Daughters,
as it was last year, and il free to all
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-18

At certain country church the
rector always awaited the arrival
of local magnate and family be-
fore beginning the morning serv-
ice. One Sunday morning, the rec
tor being abseht, the, officiating
clergyman, who was not aware of
this custom, commenced the serv-
ice in the usual way with one of
the passages from Scripture.
In a clear, distinct voice, he read |;
"When the wicked NAM W
But he was Immediately stopped
by the parish clerk, who shouted,
"Stop, stop; he hasn't come yet"
The squire arriving at that mo-
ment, the clerk again cried out:
"Al right, parson; here he is.
Go New York Mail.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-18
The Hartland Nature Club.

The November meeting of the
llartland Nature Club, which com
pleted the scientific work for the
year 1911, was we'll attended and
was even more than ordinarily in
teresting. The president, Mr. Lee
Graham, came down from Dartmouth
to preside.
Under the head of miscellaneous
business, arrangements we're made
for a public reception. with exhibit,
to be given Friday evening, Dec 8;
an invoice meeting was appointed
fur Saturday, Nov. Is, in the form
of picnic from ii a m. to p. m
to-list club property for the con-
venience of the new curator. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Darling were
made honorary, members in COM
memoration of the 50th anniversary
of their marriage and because of
their cooperation in nature work
Mrs. Underwood, Mrs. Durphey and
Miss Nelson were constituted a
committee to confer with the execu-
tive officers ON matters pertaining to
the reception.
Among unusual reports. that of
the prevalence OF geometrid, or leaf
cutter, moths IN Hartland village and
on Hartland Hill was given On
Oct. 10, Miss Darling saw a flock of
blue grosbeaks in a-mountain ash
tree at Sky Farm, and, ON Oct.
20, Mrs. w II. Sturtevant, saw a
similar flock while driving to the
same place.
Miss May e Rogers read scholar
ly and altogether delightful paper
ON "Hartland Everlastings," show
ling many handsome specimens which
she had gathered and mounted durl
ing the past season.
An especially pleasant feature was
the reading by Mrs. w. R. Sturte-
want of poem ON Indian summer
called The Days of Grace" by
Miss Abbie G. Weed.
Mrs Sturtevant contributed also
an original paper of marked good
taste tand sensibility on Plants of
the Night" Mrs. + A. Durphey's
paper. Bir,is oltlse Might" abound
ed in entertaining observations and
was illustrated by numerous prints ;
while Mr.. j. G. Underwood's Insects
of the Night pictured horde of
wonderful life almost unknown to
the ordinary students f'he last
paper was read by Mrs Underwood
Mrs Elizabeth Billings of The
| I1ilt." Woodstock. left some rare
plant specimens from Japan to he
exhibited AT the reception. Dec 8
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-18
Wind as a Destroyer.

The ravages wrought upon sea
bluffs during great storms are. often
due to the wind as much as to the
ocean waves. Sand and salt spray
driven for hours before a violent
wind act like q gigantic sand blast,
eating away with surprising rapid
ity the layers of gravel and sand
of which many projecting head
lands are composed. The surfaces
of bodies exposed to such wind
are soon pitted. At great gale in
1899 a single night sufficed to con-
vert the window panes of the life
saving station at Truro into ground
glass.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-18
Hia Last Word.

Here is one case where the hus-
band had the last word and pos
sibly scored point. 1t was during
little spat. His wife had been
talking for ten minutes without a
let up, and the end came only when
she asserted vehemently, "There; |
hope I've made myself plainp
'sMade yourself plain, my dearv'
he replied. "Why, bless your heart,
I didn't know you had anything to
do with it I thought you were
born that way" = Philadelphia
Times.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-18
PLAQUE stones.

Here and there in Great Britain
may be seen the remains of old
stone crosses that are known as
plague stones" In the olden time,
when epidemics ragged, the market
people would place near the stone
their wares and retire to distance,
while those from the afflicted towns
would come out and put on the
stone money to the value of what
they wished to take. Sometimes
this money was dropped into the
cavity in the stone that the rain
water generally lying there might
clean it. On returning, the market
folk took the money that was left
for them; hence the name of these
old monuments-Hplague stones"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-18
Tide a. Noun. St. Michel.

At In the afternoon people gather
on the causeway that connects this
islet with the French coast to watch
the coming OF the tide. one of the
sights of, the world AS far as the
eye can reach stretches the gray sand
silent empty. Seven miles and a
half lie between the ocean and the
rock. Presently strange murmur
pervades the air. 1t seems to come
from nowhere and yet to be every
where. And then far on the horizon
lifts line of white. Every moment
II draws nearer. and the sound in the
air swells louder. and then with as
tonishing speed up the line of crested
sea. and In moment where It reaches
the sands there Is but space Of
swirling water. And on the wave
ride in the fishing Doats that have
gone out to sea on the tide at dawn.
Many a tragedy has been caused by
the swift thrush of this true tidal
wave. for. save along narrow paths.
the bottom of this vast. strange bay
is but quicksand. and after the tide
has once turned and tine sound of its
coming is heard no man can hope to
escape It's reach unless he be close
indeed to tho mount or the shores OF
the mainland Travel
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-18

'Haye you any hair tonic ?"
asked the stranger in the barber's
chair.
eyes, sir" was the reply of the
modest tonsorial artist, 'sbut Ihope,
sir, you will not ask me to apply it
on your head. If i did give you an
application you would accuse me of
extortion, for I should be forced to
give you at least three hair cuts
and charge you for same before you
would be presentable enough to
leave the shop, sir."--Chicago
News. W
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-18
WOODSTOCK NOTES.

The regular meeting of the
W. CT. U. will be held with Mrs.
Herbert H. Daniels. Nov "a, at 2.30
p. IA.
The ladies' of the Congregational
church will give chicken pie sup
per at the church parlors Wednes-
day evening. Nov %. from 5 80 &c
Z 30 o'clock. A cordial invitation is
extended to all.
Rev. H. j Maillett was in Mon
treal several days last week.
Capt. Elton A. Smith arrived
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-18
bitterly pisappein.sd.

ibid you have good time at
Mrs. Gaddaway's last nightw
'Not very. I was disappointed"
"How p
"Well, several people wanted Mrs.
Mickleworth to sing"
! "And she refused?"
'eNo; after holding out for quite
awhile she consented. Chicago
RECORD Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-18
WOODSTOCK NEWS
State Corn Show Features and
Prizes.

AS the WINDSOR Town nail ulu
\ not offer Recommendations enough for
the increasing number of corn ex-
fhibits and other attractions that ar
Nbeing arranged for in connection
with the State Corn Shnw. Mr.. +. A.
n &Kennedy's Of Windsor. who owns a
Il fine riding rink, was interviewed and
the big rink secured for the exhihi.
N ton. Mr. Kennerly's rink offers M
n usual aceommodations for show oi
a this Kind, being, over 900 feet long
Z and 100 feet wide, making it one OF
the fiiiest buildings for exhibition
purposes in New England
This large enclosure will permit
of the boys husking contest ibeinR
Nheld indoors. The interior will be
attractiyely arranged and DECORATED
and promises to present most pleas
ing appearance.
In addition to the prizes which
have already been announced tho
following valuable prizes are offered:
For the beat 10 ears of sweet corn
4 at show farm implements are offered
by Baxter & Bros. Co.of Windsor, first
prize. value SIS. End prize value
$40, 3rd prize value $5
For best 10 ears pop corn Guvenile)
= frat prize value $5, End prize
value $3. 3rd prize value 81, offered
by F. s. Mackenzie, Woodstock.
For best bushel basket cut ensil-
age corn first prize No 2 Davis
swing churn offered by the Vermont
Farm Machine Co, Bellows Falls, Vt.
For best so lbs. corn meal grown
and ground in Vermont - first prize
4 value So. offered by Quechee Fells
Farm, Quechee, VT, End prize value
So. 3rd prize value 81.
For the best and most attractive
display of products grown in garden
or ON farm-pictures of agricultural,
Industrial work. or school work oi
any description, made by any public
school, school union or educational
institution in the state, Hon Max
we'll Evarts Of Windsor. Vt, offers 9
beautiful silver trophy valued at $15
For the best display of corn (any
varieties) grown on farm of 20C
acres or less = first prize, expenses
of trip to- Burlington to attend
Farmers Week" during February
1912. prize to include board. room
and travelling expenses of exhibitor
and wife. value $25; End prize, corn
shelter value $40. offered by F. A
kennedy of Windsor.
For the best 10 lbs. OF corn on the
n cob that will shell out the greatest
numberof pounds of sheiled. corn
II Ito be shelled at the show by the
farmer who grew the corn - frs
prize. plow, value SIS. End prize
\ pair of horse blankets, value 81. Bird
Prize pair names. value $3.50.
The lfeatsflSof the Corn Show will
be the exhibits of corn grown by the
boys in the recent Windsor County
Corn Growing Contest.
Farms like the Billings Farm o.
Woodstock, Quechee Fells Farm O
Quechee, and the Kennedy Farm O
Windsor are arranging for specia
Displays at the show.
n The Windsor churches and busi
ness men are planning to lunch al
out of town boys exhibiting at th'
Corn Show free.
All are urged to send TO the Sec
retary Archibald e. Hurd at Whit
River Junction. VT, for complet,
prize list and program.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-18

EsThe Congregational church al
Williamstown has extended IA call to
Rev. John Irons of iaverhill, N. H.,
to become. its pastor ard he has
accepted.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-18

At meeting OF the Women's
club Of St. Johnsbury it was pro
posed that pageant be gwen some
time next year in celebration of the
Isslh anniversary of the settlement
Of the town.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-18
present president and board OF di-
rectors have the matter in charge.

b. M. Newton Of FelchvilIe,
county fish and game warden,
prosecuted Geo. Gravessof Spring
field rect ntly for trapping without a
license. Hewas fined $I4 o5, and
another warrant is out against Mr..
Graves for trapping skunks in the
closed season.