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History Of the SignbOard.

As far back as the beginning of the
Christian era symbolic designs were
adopted in Rome and other Italian
cities to distinguish the various trades
and crafts; for, when the art of read.
ing was by no means general, an en-
blem above booth was much better
advertisement than name.
Thus, discoveries at Pompeii have
revealed bas-reliefs of mule in a Sec
tlon of mill, on the wall of bake
house, and of goat on the front of o
dairy, while shoemaker OF that oldeD
time made an artistic bid for custom
by O floating Cupid, who with one
hand gayly balanced half boot on
his curly pate and with the other
waved its fellow in the air. Two
slaves supporting an amphora on q
pole across their shoulders indicated
the mart of wine merchant.
The picturesque square swinging
signboard was the outgrowth of the
symbol developed by civilization; and
this hourished in Its greatest glory
during the middle ages of merry Eng.
land, when hall and hostelry alike
were made interesting and beautiful
by carving, forging and limning, and
crests and armorial bearings were the
natural fruit of the days of feudalism.
At first these, for the most part,
bore heraldic and emblematic devices
of animals. birds, fish and flowers or
figures of religious character, as
saints and martyrs, and sometimes
among mechanics, the tools OF the ar.
isan.-Lippincott's.
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CURIOUS FACTS.

In Germany the census is taken
every five years.
Messenger boys in London add to
their incomes by odd jobs, such as
taking out blind men or animals fer
en- airing.
The Buddhist monastery of Haire
in Thibet is the loftlest Inhabited
point in the world. 1t is 17,OOO feet
above sea level.
There was Gre in the Liverpool
Court Theatre the other evening. and
g. catastrophe was only avertsd by the
use of fireproof curtain.
English publishers issue on on aver
sge four novels day all the year
round. Last year the number was
1854, apart from 513 reprints.
The deepest shaft in the world is
that OF the Red Jacket, one OF the
Lake Superior copper mines, where a
depth of 5000 feet has been reached.
Two miles from Milan, Italy, is the
most remarkable echo in tho world. 1t
is at the castle of Simonetta and re-
peats the shot of pistol sixty times.
Tom Burns, Scotch diver, recently
Jumped from a moving train of lay
Bridge and landed in the river lou
feet below without sustaining eerious
injury.
The most dangerous waters in the
world for the passage OF ships lie OF
the east coast of England, Cape Ush-
ant, in France, and Cape Finisterre,
in Spain.
The number of horses in the Aus
tralian colonies decreased from 500, OOO
in 1894 to 4S2,0O0 in 1S95in conse.
quence of drought and low prices.
The number of cattle is about 2,OOO,-
600; OF sheep, 47,6OO,o 900.
A trial has been made of a new sea
diving dress in the deepest part OF
Sydney haroor. The diver went down
in 26I fathoms and remained ut the
bottom for fifty minutes. When he
came up he showed no signs OF dis
Eress.
The cultivation of flowers for export
and for the perfumcry factories at
iirasse is an important industry on the
Riviera. 1t is officially estimated that
the value OF flowers annually exported
from Nice, Cannes, Beaulieu and Men
tone iH $500, 900.
The horses which have been turned
loose to forage for themselves IN the
eastern part of Washington aave mul.
tiplied very rapidly, and there are said
to be as many as 100, 900 roaming
about. The farmers look upon them
as pests, and are hoping that exposure
will kill them off.
The United States sent lob, 3,0oO,ooU
pounds of hams to Great Britain last
year. Something over 3CO,0OO,ooO
pounds of American bacon took the
same journey, and as for our lard
Great Britain received forty per cent.
of the total exports, which amounted
to 200, QUO pounds.
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Greece Makes Soap.

Most of the soap factories in Greece
which number thirty-seven-are to
be found at Zsnte, some working all
the year round and others only during
certain months. The annual produc.
tion Of common soap is about g.
100000 okes, of which three.fourths
are consumed in the country. the re.
mainder being sold TO- Turkey, Egypt,
Bulgaria, Roumania. Austria and the
United States. Altogether the indus
try employs 4sO hands, whose wages
vary from three to five drachmas per
day. Native olive oil is used for tho
manufacture. For some years past
the Grecian soaps have effectively
competed with similar manufactures
on foreign markets, they being pre-
ferred to the common soaps manufac-
tured in Smyrna, Mytilene, Syria and
even in certain European countries.
The annual exports exceed q million
okes. London Chamber of Com
merce Journal.
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Girl in q Bear'sDen.

Little Elsie Yarrow wandered away
a few days ago from her home, near
Germania Park. in the Black Forest,
Penn, and all trace of her was lost.
Heavy SHOWS had fallen, and search.
ing parties we're organized by Elsie's
father. Hundreds of men were soon
on the mountain. Tracks of the girls
feet were found at length, which led to
O bears den. Here the child was found
unconscious from hunger and expos
ure, though unharmed.
When the rescuing party entered
the cave the bear at once showed fight,
but he was soon killed.
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Shot CUOls as IT Falls.

The erroneous idea is held by some
that lead shot are made spherical by
falling from height. The only pur'
pose of lofty shot towers is to give the
shot chance to cool and harden as
they tumble. They are just as perfect
spheres when they start from the top
as when they reach the we'll OF water
200 feet or so below. The usefulness
of the water Is merely as soft cushion
to receive them. Shot cannot be
formed from pure lead, but an admix-
ture of arsenic causes the lead to form
globules, like mercury. The molten
mixture is placed in an iron saucepan
with perforated bottom, and the drops
falling through are the shot. They
must fall some distance in order to get
time to cool and harden. When
batch is thus made they are scooped
out of the water, tumbled about in a
revolving barrel with plumbago, and
finally put through series of sieves
to sort them into sizes ior the market.
Mining and Scientific Press.
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ONE OF NATURES VAGAIIES.
A Curious Tree Formation Growing
on a Farm in New jersey.


The white oak represented by the
cut is growing on the farm owned by
Miss Rhoda Hampton, on the Hampton
Road, north of the Marlton Turnpike,
and about four miles from Camden, n.
J. The larger body is 2x4! feet in it's
diameter and the smaller l lx2 feet. 1t
appears to be sound and quite solid
above the union. The earliest date
the writer could learn of its being OBJ
served, says r. Bingham, in Mechanic
Monthly, was about forty years ago,
when it was said to be about as large
as mans body. There has been much
discussion as to the cause Of the sing
ular growth. The inside Of the parts
are more nearly fiat and the outside
more oval, as indicating split, but
the trunks are too far apart at the
ground. The smaller trunk is larger
Just below the union than farther
down, as if branch had been turned
down and rooted; but the writer
thinks that as q fence formerly ran
through the opening, two saplings had
been drawn together and bound with
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SEA GULL FOULED THE LOG.
Captain Wondered Why the Patent
Device Wouldn't Work.

Device WOulQnC Worh.
When the British steamship Pacific.
on recent trip, was nearly half way
across the Atlantic the patent log re-
fused to work. The log was trailing
astern as usual, but Captain Young
could get no results from the indl-
Gator.
At two bells of the forenoon watch
he ordered sailor to haul in the line
to learn the cause Of the trouble.
Only few fathoms had been reeled
when sea gull was pulled, dripping
with spray, from the wake. :,
The bird, which was still alive, had
become entangled with the line IN
most intricate way. The cord was
wound around its head and legs, and,
during the efforts of the sailors to ex.
tricate the victim, became entangled
with it's wings ALSO.
1t was necessary to break the gull's
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PITH AND POINT.

"Can you read French2" Ger
not aloud. ."-Cincinnstl Enquirer.
The Governess-"I know French
anl German" Mrs. Uptodate-
''That is not sufficient. want some
one who can teach my children Scotch"
Brooklyn Life.
Bruin-"What's the matter, dear?"
Mrs Bruin.-"Baby woke up four
weeks ago and has been crying ever
since. I wish you'd take him for
little while. detroit News. :..
"What on earth induced you, Johna
You gave that waiter five dollars for
tip, and he was the worst I ever"
'"Thst's just it, my dear. wanted to
enable him to retire. ."-Harper's 'Ba-
Ear. ..r :
"They say that ninety.fve per cent.
of the business of the country is done
on credit" Jones-"Yes; and there
are lots of people hustling all they
can to increase the proportion."-
Puck.
"Papa," asked the little boy who
wants to know, show does an army
scour the country With brushes?"
eyes," said the father. "Brushes
with the enemy" "-Cincinnati En-
quirer.
An Aid in Memory The School.
girl: "Weren't there nine Musesf
I keep forgetting." Her Brother
"Nine's right. Can't you think of a
ball game-nine on each side and nine
inningsY'-Puck.
Ethel-"How do you get on with
your fiance, dear?' Msy-"Oh, he's
perfect worry. He's always wanting
to get married, you know. So absurd.
you know; the first time I've been en-
gagged and all. From Lsrks.
Moses "Fader, shentle.
man in de shop waits to know il dat
all-vool nonshrinkable shirt will
shrink" Moses Senior-''Does it fid
him?" Moses Junior-"No; i'd is too
big" Moses Senior-"Yah, i'd will
shrink !"-Tlt:Bits. Es
Reporter-"'Do yo1 know what they
are saying about you over in the Nine
teenth Ward?" Professional Politician
-"No. What is it?" Reporter
"They say you won't stay bought.
Professional Politician (otf his guard)
-"It's lie l''-Chicago Record.
"And do you really love me?" she
faltered. "Can you doubt me?" he
earnestly demanded, ''familiar as you
must be with the tendencies of the
literature of the day?" That is to
say, dear reader, if this be literature,
then his love be real. Detroit
Journal. ..' i.
Asker Ito Fischer, who is returning
empty-handed from fishing trip, with
dog at his heels)-"What do You
call your dog?" Fisher-"Fish.
Asker-"Why, that's a funny name for
a dog. What made you, give it to
him?" Fisher-"Beoause he won't
bite. "-Tit-Bits. X,
"Great head?'" repeated the robber
baron, with q loud laugh. "Well, I
guess. If you will believe it, 5000.
\ piastres have been offered for that
head. On the dead" The which be-
ing in those rude times considered
rare jest, his lordship purchased was
sail for the crowd.-Detroit Journal.
Her Plan-He-"Do you believe in
long engagements?" She-"Well, it
all depends" He-'I don't UNDER
stand" Shelf he has plenty OF
money and is inclined to be liberal, q
long engagement Is the thing; but II
he cannot afford boxes at the opera
and such things always make his re-
glme very short" - Philadelphla
Ledger.
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~ ECENTLY the Cuban Junta,
- located in this city. placed q
| Y large order for dynamite,
variously estimated at from
$4,000 to 500, 900 pounds, says New
York correspondent. II was probably
nearer the former than the latter fig
ure, but even if it was the minimum
amount, it would be sufficient to tear
some pretty big holes in the Spanish
ranks, if properly applied.
The concern that secured this order
has made lots of dynamite for the
Cubans in the past twenty months; it
also supplies the needs of Uncle Sam
whenever he is in want of anything IN
this line. For long time it was kept
busy turning out 20, 900 pounds of the
stuff day for the contractors at work
on the Chicago canal. In year 1t
turns out enough OF the explosives to
almost blow the earth into smither-
eens.
1t would seem that a concern which
does all this would be an imposing
affair, with factory, or series of fac
tories, with pnmberless acres of floor
space. But it is just the reverse, and
stranger could stand in the very CEN
tre of the dynamite factory and not
recognize it as such.
Dynamite is a peculiar commodity,
and it is manufactured under peculiar
conditions. Uncertainty is the ruling
thing about dynamite, and this dom
mating feature permeates the whole
establishment. The factory is located
at Gibbstown, n. j., place SO small,
and in a section OF the State so sparse.
ly settled that the outside world would
never have heard of its existence, per-
haps, were it not for the dynamite.
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A FREAK OF NATURE.

q withe to serve as stakes to hold the
rails in place. The marked rod gives
the dimensions of the opening more
correctly than the medium-sized man
who stood back out of the shade of
the trunk.
The editor of Meehan's comment is
that "this is undoubtedly a case of
natural marching, the union having
occurred at an early age. Very good
reasons, derived from a knowledge of
the manner in which wood is formed,
would be adduced against the idea of a
split trunk, as also against, the sugges-
tion of branch turned down and root.
ing. No theory but natural march.
ing will suit the case.
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REALM OF STYLE.
A MIRROR OF FASHION FOR
DEESSY WOMEN.
Tailor-NIade Gowns-Summer Skirts
No Limit to the Styles or
Jackets-New Wrinkles In
Fashionable Millinery.

Especial New York Fashion Letter.)
Various speculations on the changes
which will predominant in our summer
gowns have been already demonstra-
ted, and many others which exist only
in fancy, are circulated abroad, but
not until latter instalment OF French
models is shown will there be any
thing like definite idea of the styles
which will lead the procession of mid
summer gowns.
The models that have been sent over
from Fashions Capital are for spring
wear and are all on the te;lor.made
order.
Perhaps the potent reason why we
receive the styles in tailor-made suits
so early is because such gown is
really the only spring garment that
can. with propriety, be worn before
Easter. The sensible woman, the one
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hanced by fancy back of the cloth
artistically stitched with silk. The
narrow collar develops into wide
revers, oddly shaped and trimmed
with the very fashionable Branden'
burg braid. The lining is bright
green taffeta silk and the open weave
of the material allows just glimmer
of it's beautiful color to shine through
lending an added charm to this smart
est of suits. The second gown is
fashioned of dark green serge lined
throughout with shaded rose tafeta
silk. Its style is particularly neat
and yet as dressy and fashionable as
could be desired. The jacket intro
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Colorado College, at Colorado
Springs, has succeeded in raising an
endowment fund of 5000, 900, and it's
future is now reasonably assured. DR..
D. X. Pearsols, of Chicago, gave the
handsome sum of $50, 900 towards the
undertaking.
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During 1896 the big Anaconda cop.
per mine, in Montana, earned profit
of 81, 100000, the output IN that year
being 100000 pounds of copper,
nearly 100000 ounces of silver and
about $4,000 ounces of gold. More
than 81, 900, 900 was spent on improve
maDta
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Venerable I'UtentatCS,

Queen Victoria, for all her seventy
seven years, is yet overtopped in point
of age by four other monarchs of Eu-
rope-tho Pope, tho Grand Duke OF
Luxembourg, the King OF Denmark and
The Grand Duke Of Saxe.Weimar.
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neck in order to straighten the log
line.
Sailors say that the obstruction OF
ships log by birds, as we'll as fish, is
not rare, and that an albatross will
frequently foul the line.
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A SECRET,

Sunk deep in SEQ,
A sea of the dead.
Lies book, that shall be
Never opsned or read.
Its sibylline pages
secret inclose-
The flower of tho Ages,
A rose. red rose.
That sea of the dead
Is my soul; and the book
Is my heart and the red
Rose, the love you forsook.
Julian Hawthorne, in February Lippincottf
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Monthly.

The returns of the output of gold by
the Rand South Africa) mines during
1896 show grand total of 2,279,6s7
ounces, as compared with 2,277,635
ounces during 1885,
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A favorable report was made in the
Texas Legislature on O bill making
the payment of the poll tax qualiti'
cation for suffrage.
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A FACTORY OF FEAR.
DYNAMITE-MAKE EAGER TO
OBEY ALL SAFETY RULES.
Making and Mixing the Terrible FIX
plosive-2O, 900 Pounds Turned
Out Daily-Shanties in
Jersey Wilderness.

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order OF men, as there is not OF women, pledged
TO go out and ask them"
But the same member also points out the dt-
ference between other young peoples church
societies and the Brotherhood OF st. Andrew lie
says The Brotherhood OF ST. Andrew IS unlike
young peoples societies in the denominations
in that x has but one aim and In that il Is
named not for a modern condition or after
modern man or place. Andrew was born. proba.
blv before the great event within the inn in
closure at Bethlehem. He found Christ and
then went and found his brother and took him
10 Christ There was no social attraction about
IT, 1t was a sense OF duty. The brotherhood OK
St Andrew has just this one aim-to 20 and get
the brother man and bring MIN to Jesus. Moth
ing more except the rule Of daily prayer be-
cause the prayer Of the righteous man ayahs
much. and nothing less because the obligation
10 do this rests upon every baptized and con-
filmed man. and a brotherhood cannot set up
lower standard than that set by the Church hel'
self"
The programme adopted includes husi'
ness meeting on the opening day ana que'
hours in ST. Paurs Church. The deNo,Iohs
and instructions will be conducted by the Kew
Or Charles Gore. OF Westminster Abbey, Lone
don. These quiet hours are devoted to prayers
short instructive addresses and long perlois Oh
silence for personal prayer and meditation. Inc
next day will be devoted largely to routine BUSH
ness and the organization Of the convention.
The address OF welcome will be delivered oy
James l.. Houghteling. OF Chicago. the preS'deht
Of the American Council. The religious serNIces
of the day will be held In St Pauls church. ana
Will be conducted by the Bishop OF Buffalo Inc
corporate celebration OF the holy communion VIII
be celebrated on Friday at $50 4 IA, at 81
Paurs Church. The celebrant will be the Rlght
.sev. Edward Stewart Talbot Lord Bishop Oh
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FOLLOWERS OF ST. ANDREW
THE ANNUAL CONVENTION OF TIM
BROTHERHOOD NEXT MONTH

IT WILL MEET IN BUFFALO AND WILL BE ron
| HARD UNEMPLOYMENT cHURcHMEN AT
HOME AND ABROAD WHO WILL ATTEND.
The Brotherhood Of st. Andrew will meet IN
annual convention at Buffalo on October r.
and will be in session four days. The committee
has not received answers from all those who have
been invited to attend, but It is believed that
about 300 members will take part in the pro-
ceedings.
The meeting at Buffalo will be unlike similar
gatherings in many respects There will be no
entertainments for the delegates, no special
trains will bring the members to Buffalo, and
no excursions have been arranged. Not even a
trip to Niagara Falls has been arranged Tor the
delegates, and 1t is understood that the conven.
ton is for work and not for play. This has al
WAYS characterized the Brotherhood gatherings
and when a reception was given for the visiting
bishops at Pittsburg last year by the church.
men and churchwomen Of that city II aroused
so much criticism that nothing of the kind need
be looked for this year. The brotherhood con.
ventions have also done away with the friendly
wrangles which usually take place over the
question Where shall the next convention take
place." by allowing the question to DE decided
by a National council. With no receptions. en-
tertainments excursions or delegate picnics, the
Buffalo meeting will not resemble convention Of
the Epworth League, Luther League, Christian
Endeavor or Baptist Young Peoples Union al.
though the Brotherhood of st. Andrew has in
common with those organizations the object to
spread by some definite method the cause Of
Jesus Christ.
The Brotherhood is composed OF the youngest
elements in the Church, and is confined to men
for the reason, as stated by one OF its members.
that men less we'll than women perform active
church duties and need stimulus more; and
because men do not go to church as well as
do women. and there is, therefore, need Of an
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so the matter had to be fought out to the bitter
end.
a meeting has now been held at which the
sui jet Of instrumental music has been finally
discussed under the following heads: Cd Is IL
lawful? 60 Is il desirable? 90 Is II practically
possible TO have an instrument for the purpose
proposed? With regard to the first of these
Mrs Micawbcr-likc questions, the minister
pla med that by an act of the Church dated
1SS the General Assembly found that there
was nothing in the Word Of God Ut In the con-
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him Thereupon the meeting nothing dauuted,
resolved mem. con. that il was practically pos
sihlc for an instrument To be introduced into
the church. Not yet. however, the troubles
of the congregation at an end. A plcbscitc of
all the members has to be taken and even
should there be a majority in favor of the in
novaton." there has to be another meeting to
consider the character OF the instrument to
be- chosen. and significant and om.nous phrase,
"othcr matters ia connection with the Ques-
ton"
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TIE CHURCH ORGAN ~ SCOTLAND.
From The Pail Mall Gazette.

From The Pail Mall Gazette.
The old Scottish prejudice against instru-
mental music I'm church. like all prcjudiccs, dies
hard even In these end of thc-ccntury days. ~
proposal TO introduce instrumental music into
the Polmont Free Kirk. near Falkirk. has led TO
quite an Homcric struggle, the parts OF Achilles
and Hector being taken by the minister and a
local laird The former champoned the limo
yators" while the latteT-a Mr.. Wilson. OF Jink-
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st,tu,ion or law Of the Church to preclude the
nse of instrumental music IN pubic worship as
uae IA 70 vocal praise" This clearly disposed
Of the first question. the minister scored. AS
~ the second it was argued by the Jinkabout
marty that Presbyterlans objected to orcnestraS
tn church. but IL one instrument was allowed
thev might as well allow fifty Another objec-
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sibIy the charge was partly due to the nature 81
the questions to which the leader OF tn anu
organ party drmat!,d an answer, one or "hicn
was whether the minister Was prepared 10 intro
ducc. I'm addition Ia an organ. hafp"tS, th"lr
harps. the offering of incense. and the beast
with the seven heads and ten horns. ON these
and similar points the minister would not or
could not satisfy the Laird Of JnkaDout and