Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-08-31


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Under most delightful weather con-
ditions on ST. Bartholomew Day,
Bishop Leighton Coleman raised to the
breeze, on q 60-foot pole at Bishop
stead, the first church flag IN the
United States. There 1t is to float on
every church day of the year, which
will mean an average OF about once o
week. Not only is this the only church
flag 10 America, but, also, SO far as
known, it is the only distinctive
church flag in the world. The English
Church flies flag, it is true, but that
is the Union Jack
In designing the flag, Bishop Cole
man had the assistance of two experts
in heraldy. 1t is nine feet, six inches
square, the square form being the mbre
ancient and the more heraldic The
technical description of the flag is as
follows: "
Barry of 10 gules and argent
on an inescutcheon argent of severn
thirteenths cross patonce purpure. -
Which being translated, means that
the flag has ID bars of red and white
bunting alternately, with centre field
of white in which is an episcopal cross
in purple The field OF the cross is
seven bars wide, seven being mystical
| number. The cross is similar in design
to the bishops pectora cross, and
purple Is the episcopal color.
The W. H. Horstman Co. OF Phila-
delphia made the flag.
Shortly before z o'clock Thursday
the church standard was first raised.
| Bishop Coleman and his household
and some neighbors, including children,
assembled at the foot of the staff,
which is near the eastern end Of the
pretty little Chapel of the Good Shep-
herd. The pole was recently painted
and regilded. and is surmounted by q
ball, signifying the earth, and cross,
the emblem of Christianity.
The flag was borne by Thomas
| Hopkins, one Of the servants at
Bishopstead, and George W, Dorsey,
Jr., tied the bunting to the halyards.
In the name of the Father. and Of
the Son and Of the Holy Ghost" said
| Bishop Coleman, rs the group stood
with bowed heads Then at the
invitation of the bishop, the children
took hold of the halyards and with
| Charles B. Dubell and the bishop
raised the handsome banner to the TOP
Of the pole. good breeze was blow
ing, and the flag unfolded and spread
out beautifully.
| The combination OF colors make 1t a
most pleasing object. 1t will fly on
each church day and will thus draw
the attention of the observers to the
fact that it is church day. 1t will,
therefore, have an educational value
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Mineral Production OF the United States.
The official report of the mineral
| production of the United States for
the calendar year 1898, just made
| public by the Geological Survey, shows
that since 1880 the total value Of the
mineral production has increased from
| 1868, 3l9, 200 to S697, $50, COZ in 1898,
nearly 30 per cent. The normal in
crease deduced from this record of
nineteen years is at the rate OF SIS,
600, 900 annually, but curing the five
years since 1893 the rate Of increase
has been nearly 1926, 600, 600 annually.
While the normal rate of increase
may lie somewhere between these
figures, the totals are marked by great
Irregularities. From 1894 to 1895 the
increase was nearly 800, 000, 900, and
in the following year the increase was
only little over 81, COO, 000, while from
1877 to 1894 there was a decrease, owing
to the business depression, Of over
Sl2l, 100000. From 1896 to 1897 the
increase was about 5000, 900, about
LIZ per cent, while from 1887 to 189s
the increase was S66, $40, 53i The
lS9S total product was the largest in
history, exceeding that of 1892, which
held the record prior to 1893, by nearly
$50, 600, 000 This is due to general
increase all along the line of mineral
products, all Of the more important OF
these showing large increases. and
almost every ono showing some gain.
Tho value of all metallic products in
lS9S was s344. 006, 100, as compared with
S302, l9S,aO2 in 1887, n gain Of S4l, S97.
US. All OF the metals except nickel
made. large gains copper, lend, zinc,
aluminium, and anthony reaching
their maximum in both production and
value; but while the amount of Mig
iron produced in 1898 was greater than
III any other year, yet the value Of this
product was considerably less than in
1870 or 1892, though il increased s2l,
i3i, !0l over 1897, this being more than
one-half the total increase in the me-.
taliic products from 1897 to 1898. The
non metallic products increased from
1921 Tl0,966 in 1897 to s352, Ts3, s72. a
gain of s25.o72, 906. The largest con
tributor to this gain was hituminous
coal, which increased from sl19. ISL. 22l
IN 1897 to 1872, 5ss, 3l3 in 1898, a eain
OF 3.0l9,0s9. The value of the an.
thraoite, however, fell off nearly
| 81, 600, 600. The other products showipa
important gains wore stone, petroleum,
natural gas, and mineral waters.
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s'atls'ics of purs-Food Department.
| Statistics gathered by the Pure Food
department of Pennsylvania show In,