How much soever in this life's mutations We seek our shattered idols to replace, Not one in all the myriads of the nations Can ever fill another's vacant place.

Each has its own; the smallest and most humble,

As "ell as the revered the wide world through,

With every death some love and hope must crumble

Which strive to build them up anew.

If the fair race of violets should perish
Before another springtime had its birth,
Could all the costly blooms which florists cher-
ish

Bring back its April beauty to the earth?

Not the most gorgeous flower that leaf uncloses

Could give the olden grace to vale and plain;

Not even Persia's garden full of roses

Could ever make this world so fair again.

And so with souls we love; they pass and leave us;

Time teaches patience at a bitter cost; Not all the new loves which the years may

give us

Can fill the heart-place aching for the lost.

Bro. Harry Holverson, No. 367, of Local Union No. 1, died at Chicago, Ill., Aug. 29th, 1906.

Bro. Harry Rawe, of Local Union No. 1, died at Alexian Bros. Hospital, Chicago, on Aug. 24, 1906, from shock and injuries received by being crushed under a girder in the alley in the rear of 1334 Roscoe St.

Bro. Sam Gamble, No. 28077, of Local Union No. 97, died Aug. 19, '06, from injuries received by a swinging derrick striking him at Vancouver, B. C.

Bro. Chas. Holder, No. 20847, of Local Union No. 52, died Sept. 2, '06, from acute broncho-pneumonia, at New York City.

Bro. Thos. Peterson, No. 643, who was a charter member of Local Union No. 1, died Sept. 3, '06, from cancer of the stomach. He was buried Sept. 6th, at Elmwood Cemetery.

Bro. Harry Galbraith, No. 15965, of Local Union No. 74, died at Mercy Hospital, Pittsburg, Pa., Sept. 5, '06, of typhoid fever, after an illness of thirty-one days.

Bro. James McDermott, No. 6263, of Local Union No. 12, was instantly killed by falling walls at Albany, N. Y., on Aug. 22, '06. Buried in St. John's Cemetery, Rensselaer, N. Y.

Bro. C. F. Tomlinson, No. 5672, of Local Union No. 8, was shot Sept. 6, '06, at 190 Fifth St., Milwaukee, Wis. Died on way to Emergency Hospital, Milwaukee, Wis.

Bro. John McLean, No. 18279, of Local Union No. 44, was struck by block and killed at Vallejo, Cal., Sept. 10, '06.

Bro. William Mann, No. 27730, of Local Union No. 77, died at San Francisco, Cal., on Sept. 4, '06, from complications following railroad injuries. Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, San Francisco, Cal.

Bro. James Reidy, No. 10461, of Local Union No. 23, was killed by falling from a building at Scranton, Pa., on Sept. 25, '06.

Bro. J. A. McDonald, No. 27764, of Local Union No. 77, was killed by a falling pile. He lived one hour after being struck.

Bro. Chas. Anderson, No. 8042, of Local Union No. 17, died Sept. 28, 1906, from injuries received by falling from a building at the corner of Erie and Euclid, Cleveland, O.

Bro. Thos. Sheridan, No. 8526, of Local Union No. 17, died Aug. 27, 1906, from injuries received by falling from a building at Lorain, O.

Bro. Geo. Clark, No. 5019, of Local Union No. 17, died July 4, 1906, at Cleveland, O. Death was caused by being accidentally shot with a revolver.

JAMES J. REIDY.

Whereas, the Almighty in his infinite wisdom has seen fit to remove from our midst, our friend and brother workman, James Reidy;

Wheras, the members of Local 23 deeply mourn his loss; therefore, be it

Resolved, that this Local extend to his bereaved relatives our heartfelt sympathy in this, their hour of sorrow and grief; and be it further

Resolved, That as a mark of esteem in which he was held by those with whom he labored, that the charter of this Local be draped for a period of thirty days; and be it further

Resolved, that a copy of these resolutions be sent to the family of our deceased brother; a copy be sent to the Magazine for publication,

and a copy placed on the records of Local No. 23. Scranton, Pa.

DAN. FINNEGAN,
CHAS. MONEGAR,
THOS. MCLAUGHLIN,
J. R. CALLAHAN,

Committee.

HARRY H. GAILBRAITH.

Whereas, It has pleased Almighty God in His infinite wisdom to call upon and remove from the ranks of Local Union No. 74, Ornamental and Architectural Iron Workers of Pittsburg, our beloved comrade and brother, Harry H. Gailbraith; and,

Whereas, by his departure we deeply regret the loss of one who among us was an earnest worker for the cause of our organization; therefore, be it

Resolved, That the heartfelt sympathy of this organization be extended to members of the bereaved family in this their hour of sorrow; and be it further

Resolved, That our charter be draped for a period of sixty days, a copy of these resolutions be spread upon the minutes of Local No. 74, and a copy sent to our official journal for publication.

R. S. JOHNSTON,
M. WEBB,

JOHN SCHOLTES,
Committee.

IT WOULDN'T DO.

If all the skies were sunshine,
Our faces would be fain
To feel once more upon them
The cooling plash of rain.

If all the world were music,

Our hearts would often long For one sweet strain of silence To break the endless song.

If life were always merry

Our souls would seek relief And rest from weary laughter In the quiet arms of grief. -Henry Van Dyke.

BROTHERHOOD.

God what a world!-if men in street and mart Felt that same kinship of the human heart Which makes them, in the face of flame and flood,

Rise to the meaning of true brotherhood. -Ella Wheeler Wilcox in Everybody's Magazine for July.

Chattanooga, Tenn.-The Fuller Construction Co. of Baltimore, Md., has secured the contract to erect the 12-story building at Broad and W. 8th Sts. for C. E. James.

Memphis, Tenn.-The A. Anderson Co. of St. Louis, Mo., has secured the contract to erect a car storage house at Walnut and Linden Sts. for the Memphis St. Ry., at a cost of about $75,000.

Duluth, Minn.-McLoud & Smith, of Duluth, have secured the contract to erect a 4-story addition to the building at First St. and Lake Ave., occupied by Bridgeman & Russell, at a cost of $60 000.

Albany, N. Y.-The New York Central & Hudson R. R. Co. is contemplating enlarging the Union Station in this city, at a cost of $100,000.

New Orleans, La.-Geo. J. Glover has secured the contract to erect the superstructure of the Canal-Louisiana Bank at Camp and Gravel Sts., at a cost of about $500,000.

Rahway, N. J.-The contract for erecting an addition to State Reformatory at Rahway has been awarded to Thos. H. Prior & Sons, of Trenton, for $261,900.

Columbus, O.-Schmidt & Skellding, of Toledo, have secured the contract to erect the Majestic Theatre on W. Broad St., at $75,

000.

Indianapolis, Ind.-Lynn B. Millikan, of Indianapolis, has secured the contract for erecting the machine and erecting shop for the Big Four R. R. at Beech Grove, for $447,100. The building is to be of concrete steel and brick, 572 x 314 ft.

Plans are now being prepared for several buildings, to be erected for the Big Four R. R., and bids for the construction will soon be asked.

Kansas City, Mo.-The members of the Central M. E. Church, South, have awarded the contract to erect a stone edifice at Pasco and 11th Sts., to W. H. Johns, at $100,000.

Buffalo, N. Y.-The Art Metal Co., of Jamestown, has secured the contract to install lockers, etc., in the 65th Regt. armory, at $33,700.

Oakland, Cal.-Veitch & Bros. have secured the contract to erect a $100,000 store and hotel building at 22d St. and Bway. for the Realty Syndicate.

Greensboro, N. C.-J. C. Morris has secured the contract to erect a club house for Lodge No. 602, B. P. O. Elks, at S. Greene and W. Sycamore Sts., at a cost of about $400,000.

the contract to erect their building to Wm. Burnett of New York, N. Y. Probable cost, $300,000.

Sterling, Ill.-The Penn Bridge Co., Beaver Falls, Pa., has secured the contract for rebuilding the Ave. G. Bridge, for $37,700.

San Francisco, Cal.-Healy, Tibbitts & Co. have secured the contract to construct a pier and ferry slip at San Bruno Point, for The Guggenheims, of New York, N. Y., for about $150,000.

Madison, Ind.-The contract for erecting a hospital at Madison has been awarded to E. M. Campfield, of Findlay, O., for $1,166,473.

Detroit, Mich.-The Detroit Bridge & Iron Co. has secured the contract for the structural steel on the Ford Bldg., at $450,000.

Henry George & Son, 531 Beaubien St., have secured the contract to erect a 6-story addition to the Michigan State Telephone Bldg., at Washington Boule. and Clifford St.

Salt Lake City, Utah.-A. J. McDonald, 121 B St., has secured the contract to erect a 7story building for the Utah Savings & Trust Co., at a cost of $99,355.

Woodlawn, Va.-Hamm Bros. of Fulton secured the contract to erect a hotel in Woodlawn at a cost of $65,000.

Little Rock, Ark. The Westinghouse, Church-Kerr Co. of New York, N. Y., has secured the contract to erect the union depot here at a cost of about $400,000.

Baltimore, Md.--Jas. O'Connor has secured the contract to erect a building for the St. Joseph's House of Industry at Charles and 28th Sts., to cost $175,000.

Fairfield, Cal.-W. H. Concannon, of Oakland, has secured the contract to erect the county jail at $75,000.

Mobile, Ala.-The stockholders of the new Battle House have awarded the contract for erecting the $1,000,000 hotel to the General Supply & Constr. Co., of New York, N. Y.

Cedar Rapids, Ia.-Bartlett & Kling, of Cedar Rapids, have secured the contract to erect the 5-story warehouse for the Rock Island Ry., at a cost of about $55,000.

Montreal, Que.-It is stated that bids are to be asked by the Canadian Pacific R. R. for the renewing of all bridges on their main line between Montreal and Quebec. About 48 bridges of various sizes will be repaired. The probable cost is reported to be about $1,000,000.

Tacoma, Wash.-The Home Telephone Co. has awarded to the Contracting Eng. Co. the contract to erect a 3-story concrete building on South D St., at a cost of $60,000.

Peterboro, Ont.-Deeks & Deeks, of St. Paul, Minn., have secured the contract for the

construction of about 100 miles of road for the Canadian Pacific R. R. Co., from Peterboro to Penetang; contract price reported to be $3,

000,000.

Detroit, Mich.-Butler Bros.-Hoff Co., of New York, N. Y., has secured the contract for constructing the Michigan Central tunnel under Detroit River.

Tampa, Fla.-W. H. Jones, of Mayo, Fla., has secured the contract for grading about 52 miles of line for the Tampa & Jacksonville Ry. Co., from Crystal River to Brookville and to the Withlacoochee River on the route to Tampa.

Raleigh, N. C.-Johnson & Grommet Bros., of Alton, Ill., have secured the contract to build 67 miles of railroad for the Raleigh & Pamlico Sound Ry. Co.; contract price about $1,000,000.

Livingston, Mont.-Deeks & Deeks, of St. Paul, Minn., have secured the contract for straightening and double-tracking the Northern Pacific R. R. between Livingston and the Bozeman tunnel, a distance of about II miles for about $1,000,000.

Pittsburg, Pa.-The A. & S. Wilson Co., has secured the contract to erect for the D. H. Hostetter Co., at Water and Ferry Sts., a 14-story, 60 x 100 ft., reinforced concrete warehouse, to cost $250,000.

A contract has been awarded to Golden & Crick, 512 5th Ave., to erect a 6-story warehouse at 1st Ave. and Cherry St., for the Hartley-Rose Co., at a cost of $50,000.