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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-11-22
Some Mystories Of Dress.

We have wondered at the popularity
Of the fez in the east in spite Of its ap'
parent unsuitability to eastern suns
Sir Charles Eliot has some observa.
tons which are in point. Dress in
the east is a matter determined by
rank or race and Is not affected by
such trifles as climate or temperature.
Some people think It proper to go
about almost naked, others bury them
selves under a mountain Of clothes, but
all would sc0rn the idea Of putting on
an overcoat because it was cold or
leaving of fur lined robe because the
thermometer was at 80 degrees In the
shade" These remarks are made In
connection with the, Bulgarian wom-
ems gala costume-white linen gown
with wooden embroidery on skirt and
sleeve, various sleeveless garments
over this and above all thick quilted
Jacket and voluminous sash. In all
this they will perform the national
dance throughout a blazing afternoon
Pail Mall Gazette.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-11-22


A Paris contemporary relates an in
teresting story Of Liszt. The great
pianist was living In a lrtle German
town when Drinks. the Norwegian
painter, went to reside at the same
place, thinking he would be able to
work there without Interruptions. He
had been installed in his new quar-
tiers only one day when he made the
pianist's acquaintance. The painter
had been trying his art for about two
hours, and then he gave up in despair.
He went outside, and ut the same time
Liszt came out for breath of fresh
air.
The painter addressed the pianist,
and this dialogue ensued: Are you the
pianist, monsieur. whom have heard
all day?' Eyes, monsieur" 1T is very
irritating." "Alas. monsieur. you do
not love musicy' II detest it." 1T is
very regrettable. but must practice"
But you disturb me in my work.
Moreover, you play atrociously.' "Ah,
you think so? 1t is the first time any
one has ever told me So" Judging
from your age. there have been many
opportunities" was the painters an
swer. Then there was silence for 4
moment. List. going indoors. content
Cd himself with the observation, MY
name is Liszt.''
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-11-22
Africa's Gold Coast,

The Gold Coast Is British colony
On the west coast Of Africa. Its eli
mate is notoriously unhealthy, the
heat and moisture being excessive; the
coast is lined with unhealthy swamps
and shallow lakes, while the peculiar
rock of the country Is said to give OF.
ander the influence of the air and
moisture, large quantities Of hydrogen
gas. The native towns are crowded
and dirty, intermittent fevers and eth
CT diseases being always present.
These are peculiarly fatal to Euro
paans, though the natives do not suf-
fer so much. The whole region is
more or less a gold producing country.
but at present the value of the terri
tory is chiefly due to the profusion Of
vegetable products supplied by the rich
soil. Cocoanut and palm oil, bread
fruit, Indian corn, yams, sweet pota-
toes, lines and oranges are only some
out Of many other valuable produc-
tons Of this territory. The principal
exports are gold dust and palm oil.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-11-22
1ihetan Incense Sticks.

Tibotan incense Sticks.
The most valuable incense sticks In
China and those which seldom, If ever,
are imported into this country are
those in the manufacture Of which IT.
betan incense is used. These sticks are
made almost exclusively for the i'm.
perial court, which requires them for
all its ceremonies.
The sticks are long and thin and
are never allowed to be wholly con.
sumed by the court. They are careful
" extinguished when about three inch.
es remain. These remnants are either
sold or given by court officials to
friends or foreign visitors. The cheap
est variety of the Tibetan incense stick
comes in thin sticks of great length
and costs from ~ to 5 cents a stick.
The larger and more costly sticks
range in value from 81 to S. The
Chinese have a tradition or theory
that the smoke from one Of these cost
" Tibetan sticks. If the genuine Tibe-
tan incense has been used, will rise to
a great height without being affected
by the wind, no matter how strongly
it may be blowing.-New York Herald
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-11-22
feaehina tho Teacher.

UO0OUUUS SUO bVoVssOUs
The teacher Of the first grade in the
district school In the cattle country
had much trouble with the six.year-old
boy who was the sole member Of that
grade. The boy is the son Of cattle
man. After a week or so Of refusal
to learn the alphabet the teacher said:
"Johnny, If you do not learn your
letters you never will know any
thing"
"Shucksv' replied Johnny. II know
more'n you do"
"Why, Johnny, what do you mean
by such talkY' sasped the teacher. II
never heard Of such impudence."
Johnny bolted for the blackboard
and drew half a dozen cattle brands
the Flying D, the Lazy B, the TRAN
gle Dot, the Lazy Crutch, the Bar Z
and some others.
"What's them"' he asked.
The teacher couldn't guess,
"Well," said Johnny, don't you talk
to me no more about them things you
call letters when you can't tell cattle
brands apart" - Saturday Evening
Post.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-11-22
The WorId'. Worst psnman.

Most remarkable among execrable
writer's was John Bell. the barris-
ter of whom Lord Eldon said to the
prince regent that he was the ablest
equity lawyer Of his time. though he
could neither read, write, walk nor
talk" Bell was a cripple. and his
Westmorland accent combined with
his stammer to make his speech unin'
telligible. The character Of his writ
ings appears from his own statement
that he had three styles. one OF which
he could read. but his clerk could not,
while the second was Ineligible to his
clerk, but not to himself, and the third
bahled both Of them. Something sim
liar is told of Henry Ward Beecher,
whose daughter. acting as his copyist.
had three chief rules-that no dotted
letter of his was meant for an 49,"
that no crossed letter stood for a IT"
and that no capital letter ever began
q sentence.-London Chronicle.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-11-22

the air. The results Of this exami-
nation are quite remarkable. Calcula-
ton shows that q thistledown starting
from an elevation Of twenty feet In
still air would require two-thirds Of a
minute to reach the ground. With a
wind blowing twenty miles an hour
it would be carried on the average
about q fifth of mile. The total sur
face exposed to the air in an average
thistledown is. on account Of the great
number of hairlets. little more than
one-third of a square foot. Another
well known and very beautiful exam
pie Of natures parachutes is furnished
by the light silken threads with the aid
of which the little gossamer spider
makes long aerial voyages.-Scienti1c
American
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-11-22
Masses Of Musseis.

The mussei's natural home Is at tho
bottom of the sea, never in very deep
water and yet deep enough to be near
" always covered at any state Of the
tide. For preference it likes bed of
sand or smooth, fine gravel. To this
bed it attaches itself by the ligature-
ike growth on the shell known as the
byssus, and thus, standing on end
with its point to the bottom of the sea,
Il forms itself in a dense mass 80
closely packed together that not an
inch Of the sea floor is visible. AS
new ones come they do not extend the
ground space occupied, but range
themselves one on top Of another in
layers, all firmly fixed together by a
living cord Of connection. In this po-
sition they are exposed to many dan
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-11-22

superior.
Little Nelly told little Anita what
ehe termed a little DID,"
Anita-A db is the same AZ q story.
and 4 story IL the same az lie.
: Nelly-No. it's not.
Anita-Yes, It Is. because my father
said 20. and my father 10 q professor
at the university.
Nelly-l don't care If he IL. My ia.
ther is q real estate man. and be knows
more about lying than your father
does.-United Presbyterian.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-11-22
Hard Hearted.

Hard Hearted.
"Poor Bickers has a very hard heart
ed wife," said Trivvet.
whats the trouble now?' asked
Dicer.
"She not only broke the broomstick
over his head, but made him 60 to the
store and buy another"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-11-22

gers. A heavy storm may break the
mass to pieces and dispense its con-
stituents far and wide. An alteration
Of the tidal current may sweep sand
avalanche upon them and bring about
their end by suffocation. Even If they
escape these dangers Il 10 certain that
bottom layers will be crushed out Ut
existence.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-11-22
lifn's Crucihl0.

It was said of DiderOt that in his in
variable optimism he was like one Of
the old alchemists, who always found
gold in his crucible because he had
first put it there. That is what the
instructed soul learns to do, for life
consists always Of what we put into
a.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-11-22
Fully Impressed.

Fully Impressed.
II see your daughter is engaged to
be married"
AT last"
II hope she realizes that marriage
= q serious thing"
you bet she does. We thought
shed never land this boob."-Louis
Vile Courier,Journal.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-11-22
1. O. O, N.

BISMARCK LODGE NO. i4.-Loyal
Order Of Moose. Regular meetings
every first and third Monday even.
1ngs OF each month. Charles Fish
or, dictator; S. E. Register, secre.
tary. Visiting members welcome
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-11-22
l. O. OF F.

COURT BISMARCK, No. 8S7. Meets
every fourth Thursday in each
month at Odd Fellows hall. Jon.
Ycgen, G. >; A.. D. Hoskins. \. g.;
l. w. Healy, +. 8.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-11-22
Natures Parachutes.

Careful examination has been made
Of the heads of Canada thistledowns
in order to determine their effective
ness as parachutes carrying the seeds
Of the plant to great distances through
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-11-22
COMMERCIAL CLUB.

CLUB OF BISMARCK
Regular meeting Of club member.
ship tho first Tuesday in each
month; regular meeting Of board Of
directors lie first Friday of each
month. at Commercial club rooms,
Third street. Geo. A. WEIGH, presi
dent: A. B. WEIGH. secretary.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-11-22
MISCELLANEOUS.
FOR sALE-Davenport in excellent
condition, at great bargain, only
$500 If taken at once. Phone 473

FOR SALE-Davenport in excellent
condition, at great bargain, only
$500 If taken at once. Phone 473.
WANTED-To repair and remodel la:
dies and gents fur garments. Call
at 422 Third street or phone 322R.
BUY your Thanksgiving turkeys at
Whites barn. Phone 10.
FOR SAIE-A well-furnished restau-
rant in Stanton, N. D. Everything
year ago and in good shape. Ad-
dress Stanton Cafe, Stanton. N. D.
FOR sALE-One barber chair; one
barber pole, 2 Ann Arbor gasoline
lamps In good condition Address
W. H.. Tribune office.
FOR SALE OR RENT-Almost new
piano. Mrs. S. P. Stevens, EXPOSE
ton building.
FOR eALE-Dining table, chairs.
gasoline stove with oven, kitchen
cabinet, sewing machine, washing
Machine. Mrs. s. P. Stevens, Ex-
position building.
DRESSMAKING, plain sewing, hair
work; also lady to 60 out for day
work. 314 Ninth street.
WORK wanted BY two men. Phone
/ 3O0R
WANTED-To tell book lovers that II
they wish to know more about the
great set of books selected by DR.
Eliot, in his noted five feet OF book
shelf, that they can have list Of
the names of these books and any
other information desired Herewith
by sending a card addressed, Har
ward Classics, care Tribune.
FOR sALE-Two good ignite heaters
Inquire S08 Second St. Phone 434
DREssMAKlNG-All kinds. Phone
44OK or call 119 Mandan Ave.
FOR 5ACE-Poulfry. Also some fine
cockrels. White Orpington and
Rhode Island Reds. A. F. Marquette
Phone 300R, Bismarck, N. D.
FOR SALE-Corn Fodder, delivered
in town. Telephone 511 or 90
Coonen at Coonen's Cafe.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-11-22
O. e. s,
KNIGHTS OF PYTh,As.

ST. ELMO LODGE, No. 4. Meet,
each Wednesday evening at X. P
hall. E. n. Thompson, c. c.; L
X Thompson, K. of R. & S.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-11-22
PYTHlAN SISTERS.

LINCOLN TEMPLE, No. q. Meet.
second and fourth ThursoAys each
month at K. p. hall. Mrs. g. l.
Wgness, M. E. c., Mrs. Nellie Ev
arts, NJ. Ut r. & G..
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-11-22
N. w. A.

BISMARCK CAMP No. 1854. M. w.
A. Meets the fourth Friday in each
month at K. of P. Hall. Luther Van
Hook, V. c.; w. F. Jones, Clerk.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-11-22
YEoM EN-.

a F1ATERNAL, LIFE AND ACCT.
dent insurance organization. Meets
the fourth Tuesday in each month
N the K. P. hill. J. a. Belk,
foreman; Elsie Mcdonald, master
OF accounts; elizabeth Belk, cor
respondent,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-11-22
l. O. O. r,

I. q. q. F.
CAPITAL CITY LODGE No. 2. meets
every Thursday evening at Odd Eel.
lows hall. o. H. Benson, N. G..
Aug. Watz, v. G., H R Clough, sec.
rotary, Dell B. Shaw, treasurer.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-11-22
How II Went.

How Il Went.
II hear you won a ffty dollar prize"
II did. And l have already loaned
out S165. invested 500 in schemes and
alienated $1,000 worth of other
friends."-Pittsburg Post.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-11-22
NJ. B. A.

N. B. A. Meets second and fourth
Wednesday Of month at Odd Eel,
lows hall. Grant Mersh, president;
George A. LaLone, secretary.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-11-22
RE1 EkAA9.

NICHOLSON LODGE, No. 49,. Meet.
the first and third Wednesdays IN
each month in Odd Fellows hall
Elizabeth Belk, N. G.: Mrs. Nellie
Evarts, secretary.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-11-22
HOMEsTEADERs,

CAPITAL CITY HOMESTEAD, No.
300. Meets second and fourth Fri.
days Of the month at I. o. o. F.
hall at 8 p. m. John. A. Larvau,
president; J. G.. Whitfield, secretary.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-11-22
MAccABEEs.

K. O. T. N. Meets every first and
third Thursday ct each month At
8 o'clock p. M, at l. o. o. F. hall.
Visiting members cordially invited
D. c. Ramp, commander; Erick
Erickson, record keeper.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-11-22
e lkS.

8. r. o. e. No. 1899 meet at Elks
hall first and third Fridays Of the
month. Visiting brother welcome
r. L. Best, E. R.; Carl Pederson
Secretary.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-11-22
ST. CLEMENS COURT 747.

ST. CLEMENS COURT az.
CATHOLIC ORDER OF FOREST.
ers. Meets. every second and
fourth Wednesday. All visiting
members invited. F. Jasxkowiak,
G. R.; Anton Beer. s. r.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-11-22
I'm TIL Z
Room
M/.SoNlc.

M/.SoNIC.
BISMARCK LODGE, No. S, A. F. & A
M. Meets first and third MOI
days In each month at Masonic
hall. A. P. Lenhart, ". N; J. A
Graham, secretary.
TANCRED COMMAeIDRY NO. /, Bur
Finney, E. G.: G. w. Wolbert, H
corder; regular meeting first anc
third Thursday of each north.
o. e. s.
BISMARCK CHAPTER, No. IL, meet.
drst and third Fridays in eact
month 1t Masonic hall. Mrs. Grace
French, w. NJ; Mrs. Gertrude Mi
Ter, secretary.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-11-22
LABOR UNIONS.

LABOR UNIONS.
UNITED BROTHERHOOD o. CAR
penters and Joiners, No. 1118.
Meets every Thursday evening al
Kuntz's hall. All brothers cordi-
ally invited to meet with Us. c.
B. French, president; John Danrot.
treasurer; w. G. Gorstch, secretary.
Fred Anderson. financial secretary.
G. A. r.
JAMES B. MCPHERSON POST. No
2, Department of NORTH Dakota
Grand Army Of the Republic. Meets
at their rooms in the Armory on
the .second and fourth Thursdays
of each month. John w. Millett.
commander A. D. Cordncr, adju
tant
\. Q. y. w.
BISMARCK LODGE, No. 40. Meets
the first and third Tuesdays 1t
Baker Hall at o'clock. c. +.
Wyncoop, N. W.; Bradley G. Marks,
recorder.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-11-22

TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION NO. 40.
Eeets first Sunday in each month
at 3 p. m. Gus Syvertson, presi.
dent: H. G. Hines, secretary.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-11-22
HELP WANIEp-MALE.

HELP WANTE0-MAIE.
WANTED-At Indian school, cook,
December LIST. 1911. Salary, $4,000
per annum. Living expenses about
SO a month.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-11-22
FOR RENT-Ro0MS.

FOR RENT-Unfurnish rooms, cleo
trio light, steam heat and water, at
212 Fourth st., Lair Motor Sales
Company.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-11-22

FOR RENT-Furnished room in mod
ern house. III First street. Phone
222R
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-12
STORM DAMAGES
 NEW YORK CITY

New York, June 11.--A survey of the nearby territory over which the elements ragged from 10 o'clock last night until 4 o'clock this morning showed today that three lives were lost and the havoc wrought by water, lightning, wind and fire amounted to hundreds of thousands of dollars.
 Two bodies were found early today on the shore of Gravesend bay. The third death was in Jersey City, where fallen live wire electrocuted David Clark
 Losses aggregatng more than aoGooo were caused by fires set by lightning. It is estimated that s5o,Oo0 damage was done at Flushing, l.. l., where 25,ooc men and women were within a big inclosure wit messing a society circus. Twelve large tents were leveled by the wind and in the stampede which followed six women were trampled
 At Coney Island tents and shacks erect ed on the site of the recent lire were blown down and some whrled out to sea.
 At Paterson. N. J., two hundred big trees were uprooted carrying down with them arc light and trolley wires, leav' ing the city without light or car service for several hours.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-12
HONOR SOLDIER
 DEAD OF SOUTH Graves of Dead at Airing ton Are Covered With
 Many Flowers

washington, June 1.-The annual trib- ute of flowers and eulogy was paid today to the soldier dead Of the south in Arling- ton national cemetery. With all its his- toric and sentimental associations as the home of Gen. Robert F. Lee, commander of the Confederate forces, the national cemetery was dedicated for the day to the memory of the defenders of the southern cause.
 Among the floral offerings was a wreath from the President of reunited country and the whole Confederate section with it's 264 graves was covered with a wealth of blooms. Despite the extreme neat sev- eral thousand people attended the cere- mcnjes
 Senator Taylor Of Tennessee delivered an eloquent eulogy of the soldiers of the confederacy. feature was the unveiling of living southern cross formed by children of members of Confederate or ganizations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-12
.REbELSFOUGHT AND
 THEY WANT THE JOBS

Juarez, Mexico. June IA mass meet ing of insurrectos was held here this afternoon to protest against the employ ment of federals in postoffice, custom house and other positions.
 The insurrectos claim that as they fought to establish the new regime in Mexico, the ex-federals should hunt other occupations. The nsurrecto leaders in Juarez, however, contend that for the present 1t is necessary to employ the old force that business may be trans acted efficiently. As soon as a change can be made they promise a clean sweep of officials.
 The only place in northern Mexico where the insurrecto army is being dis banded, as far as known, is around Tor reon, where hundreds are being dis cha areed and paid off.
 They are receiving bonuses of from s15 to s4o. according to the amount of fight ing and are permitted to take their horses home They are also being paid a peso day for the time they served.
 Gen B. J. Viljoen is still making prep arations to take a force of insurrectos to Lower California to subjugate the social istic nsurrectos in that section.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-12
ALABAMA CROPS LEAD HE COUNTRY
The Condition of Crops By States Shows Alabama
 Is First

Washington, June 11.-(Special.) .)--The United States department of agriculture has issued the following statistics on crop conditions by states:
 Giso average condition of all crops. by states. on June 1 was approximately as follows. 100 indicating the average (not normaD for recent years on June l:
 Maine 93.zs New Hampshire SAP, ver- mont s9, Massachusetts s2.3, Rhode Island S6,2, Connecticut 79, New York S3.9. New Jersey S1.6, Pennsylvania Ss.l. Average for above division. s62: condition com pared with June l. 1910, S7 per cent.
 Delaware s1.1, Maryland SAT, Virginia S5.3. West vlrginie So.2 North Caro- lir4 s12s s5onth Carolina 9s, Georgia 1oo i, Florida 10s.s. Average for above division, ss.7 per cent; condition compared with June l. 1910, ss per cent
 Ohio s7.5, Indiana 9s.s Illinois 92.6. Michigan 95.7, Wisconsin ss.S. Average for division 9ss per cent; compared with June l. 1910, s67 per. cent
 Minnesota 1926, Iowa 1ol.2 Missouri ss.s, North Dakota 1oo.S. South Dakota ss.5, Nebraska 9s7. Kansas S5S Aver age for division, 95.9 per cent; compared with June 1, 1910, 102 per cent
 Kentucky 93.4. Tennessee 05.1, ALA BAMA 111.S Mississippi 106.2, Louisiana 11Os, Texas 107.7, Oklahoma S5.4, Arkansas 10i.6 Average for division, 1922 per cent; compared with June 1, 1910. 1902 per cent
 Montana 100.S Wyoming 97.7, Colorado SS4, New Mexico Ill, Arizona 1o7.1, Utah 95.S, Nevada 9S.S. Idaho 1923. washing ton 1031, Oregon 1o3.2. California 96.3 Av- craze for division, 99.1 per cent; com pared with June l. 1910, 96.1 per cent.
 NAT c. C.sMURRAY,
 Acting Chief of Bureau"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-12
A WEEKLY REVIEW
 OF IRON AND STEEL

New York, June 11.-Although business in the steel trade last week was of an intermittent character and orders for steel bars were still unsatisfactory, there was quite fair volume of business in the aggregate, the finishing mills main taining operations at the rate of 60 to 65 per cent of capacity.
 The most satisfactory development was the placing of rail contracts aggregat- ing 100000 tons. including 4s,s00 tons for the Missouri Pacific. Car and locomo- tive orders were insignificant.
 Numerous small orders for buildings tons of fabricated steel and some specifi- cations on delayed contracts were re- leased. There was decided improvement in the demand for sheets. Forging billets were lower and there was some shading of wire product prices by jobbers.
 There was no improvement in the pig iron situation, sales in all sections ag- gregating less than 10000 tons. The out put is steadily decreasing and production today is triie less than 22,OO0OO0 tons annually
 Although the new orders booked by subsidiary companies of the Steel corpor- ation in May were larger than those in April, there was a decrease of 105,517 tons in thrilled tonnage because the specifications on contracts were larger and liberal shipments caused a decrease in stocks. The production of steel In. gots by the corporation in May was a little over 1000, 900 tons and the total output during the first five months oi the year aggregated 100000 tons, whicl | .,n nInnn. ---
 while the maximum production was IA. GOO, 900 tons in 1900. eFt