t ) O00COO00COC30O0030OOO0O0000 jjMiriting Moneyf Q Hot tho Metnl Id Transformed Into V q I'.rluht l'lere of Money, jjj UIK Director of ho ti..t . i. '-1 Holier! st, Is proba- about tno best limn in tho country for t ho purpose. Ho has three big money in n n 11 f n t n r I n g plnntH in operation at riiiliKlelpliin, nt Han 1'ranelsco, nnd nt New Or leans, turning six linndrcd tons of silver Into subsidiary coin. The Southern mint is working tit Its full oapneity now on silver dollars- nloiip. l-'rom t lie Ingot to the coin Is n rapid Journey nt one of the mints. It begins In t lie "weighing room." whore stnnds the pnlr of balances thot rooeiv-.a nil the ni'Mil brought In. The m-iiIcs In '.lie rhllndclphla mint nt snlil to lie the largett nnd finest in the world. They hav- n capacity of (isi pounds, lint exhibit Instnntly the variation of MrLLINO TIIE COIN. -one-hundredth of nu otmee. The sys tem of weighing nnd recording begun here Is cnrrled out with every transfer -of the metal until It Is delivered ns coin to the ensliler. After leaving the weighing room the silver or gold, ns the case mny lie, is sent to the melting room, where It Is dumped Into the huge plumlingo crucibles. After melting, the coin mn tcrinl is cast Into bars, nnd when cold n f ragmen. Is cut from eiich, which Is sent to the nssny office. The nssnyer Ascertains the proportion of pure metal in the Imr nnd amount of alloy needed to bring It to the required . istandnrd. The bars nrc ngnln melted, the alloy doled In, nnd the metal then cools In bars about n foot In length, half nn i'jcli In thickness nnd regu lated In width according to the size of the coin to be manufactured. In the melting room for gold nnd In many other departments of the mints . the floors nre overlaid with hexagon latticed Iron plates, through which fall tho small particles of gold that nd "liere to the shoes of the operators. The sweepings of the floors nre even saved nnd treated for the gold nnd mllvor dust. Director Roberts Is au thority for the statement thnt more -than 20,000 Is thus saved annually. The rolling room next receives the metal, which Is passed between power ful circular crushers nt the rnto of , 00 bars nn hour. The bars come out ns rlbbous the proper thickness for .strips from which to cut the "plan chets." These Inst named nre coins in the plain before they receive the 'stamp or nre milled. Before tlio plan--cliets nre cut, however, tho ribbons pass through several presses to bring CUTTING OVVA TH COINS. thoin to the proper hardiioss nud to .cause thorn to pnsg muHter In the wny ..width and thickness to tho breadth uilr. the planchets nre cut tho Ibeglus to look like coin. The pieces drop from this marvel- . machine nt the rate of 250 n jute, though when pressed a Id of 280 cuu bo ntUilned. Tho 'ornted strips go buck to the cruel Jle the planchets go to the ij. Here they are carefully Os wm nre wonderfully ytlng those tlmt are uu jlght. The erfeet plan to the adjusting room, re further scrutinized, t the milling machine. I Tho plnncbet leaves this operntiof I with Its edges turned up to protect the device which Is stamped on Inter. Many persons call tho fluting or "reed ing" on the coins the 'milled edge." Tills Is nn error. Ilefore the final stroke Is given th coin thnt will make It an obligation of the T'nlted States (iovernmeiit It goes to the cleanli.g-rooin, for, lifter It has passed through so many processes It Is black, greasy and anything but sil very or golden. They arc healed to n dull red ..ml dipped Into boiling acid, which very quickly removes every trace of grime or grease. The plan chcts nre dried nfter their ncld lint li in revolving cylinders filled with saw dust. They come out bright nnd shin ing, nnd are finally hustled Into tho eolr.lng-room, whence they becomo fuli-ttcdgid pieces of money. FOR FOC AND NIGHT SICNALS. Gm anil Hrlt tlnoy, Whlrtt Ittimn Three Months ami is Kirn Sin Miles. Remarkably effective ns an nld ti navigation Is n gas bnoy which nt tho same time is n bell buoy. It Is likely to play nn linportnnt part In the pro tection of the shipping of this port, ns well ns being n most important fac tor In increasing nnd developing tho commerce of New York. Tills Is so because through the proper use of these buoys this harbor could bo made navigable nt nny hour, nt low tide ns well ns when the tide Is full, while fogs and thick and stormy weather would n? longer be n bar to the free nnd expeditious entry oi ships of nil tonnage. The height of the buoy over nil Is eluhteen feet. From the water lino to the focal piano II measures ten feel six Inches, anil the diameter of tho body of the buoy is seven feet, the total weight being tisilil pounds. Tlio body of the buoy forms the receiver for tho compressed gas, nnd Is of sufll- olent sl.e to give buoyancy for nota tion and of adequate strength to safe ly hold n pressure of 130 to ISO pounds per sqiinro inch. On top of the body Is n wrought Iron tower nbont six feet high, surmount ing which Is n lantern. Surrounding the lantern Is n cage for protecting It, nnd the tower Is provided with n pin' form on which to stand to light or adjust the (lame. Just below the platform Is suspend ed n bell weighing 185 pounds. This bell Is sounded automatically every twenty or thirty seconds, or Indeed nt regular Intervals of nny duration, nil of which mny be predetermined. The flow of the gas from the receiver to the In" tern furnishes the means of operating tho bell. Thus a rellnblo - - - T-, t.iT-i-. "J- tn-a r. r mr ' NEW OAS AND BELIj BUOY, sounding of tho boll warning Is se cured without nny dependence upon tho notion of the waters, ns is the case with tho old-fashioned bell buoys. Tho advantages of those buoys enn be enslly understood, for they not ouly furnish a fixed or flushing light, thnt enn bo seen a distance of between six nud eight miles, but operate In combi nation, nnd most successfully, a bell, thus affording a double protection to mariners. These buoys will burn con tinuously day nnd night, from three months to one yenr, with one charge of gas, nud may be rented for nbout fifty cents a day. Including tho cost of gas. Buoys of this type without the bell attachment are used very largely by all the civilized nations of tho world, nnd nre officially recommended. England has 230 In service. Franco 223, the United Slates 134. Germany 08, Holland 00, Denmark 21. Egypt 112, Canada 40 und Ituly 15. New York Herald. Itltltliiiff Havana of Hog. Havana used to be overrun by own erless dogs almost as badly us Con stantinople. The mangy curs were everywhere about the streets. Since tho American occupation the work of clearing Hnvuuu of these nuisances has been going on, and now the streets nre comparatively free. In the hist year nearly 0000 dogs have been cap tured In tho streets and killed by the municipal dog-catchers. The lulier'i Hcliuiaklug, A journalist who has often been called upon to muke a stenographic report of a speech by Emperor Will iam declr."cs that the Kuiser speaks slowly at first, but gradually sets fast er and faster, until It Is Impossible to folia i, him verhatlui. The reporters, he Ji.jS, generally wrl. down what they enn, and, by comparing notes af terward, concoct a tolerably aecivuta report of what be said. SPANISH GUNS TRAINED ON THE WHITE HOUSE, ' Two of the ennnon captured by Iewey nt Manila, Mny 1, 1R0S, now Adorn the enst front of the Wnr, Stntc nnd Navy building. In Washington, pointing townrd tho Wh to House. One of them, called the Helloosn, wng i M.'.inwi vv :rJt T-'i1 f enst nt Manila, October 2.'1, I'M). The oilier, called the Cnrdnnn, boars the monogram of Carlo. IV.. and was cast at Seville, IVbrnary 21, 1777. The crown of Sp.dn is cast en each. The present mounts, provided by the Nnvy Department, nre gilt shields, bearing the Stars and Stripes. ISurious Method I of Making Wax, The white wnx exported from Cliinn Is made by the curl.iifs method of us ing nilnutc Insects in its production. These Insects nre found In brown, pen shaped excresicnces or galls attached to nu evergreen tree called the "Insect tree." The galls nre gathered In May nnd carried In headlong flight to tho market towns by bearers, who travel nt night so that the heat mny not force tho Insects to emerge during the Jour ney. They nre then plncod on the "wnx tree," which Is a stump varying from thrt to twelve feet In height, with numerous branches rising from the top filmllnr to tho pollard willow. The wax Insects nre mndo Into small CHINAMAN FASTENING A l'AUKEl' Of pnekets of twenty or thirty gnlls, which nre Inclosed In a leaf of the wood oil tree fastened together with rice straw. Those packets nre sus pended close to tho branches, under which they hnng. On emerging from the i'nlls tho Insects creep rnpidly up the branches to which they attach themselves, nnd begin forming a mint ing of wnx thnt in nbout throe months attains a thlcKuess of almost a quarter of nn Inch. The branches are then cut off, nud after removing as much of the wax as possible by hand they nre put in u kettle of hot water, when the remain ing wnx floats on the surfaco nnd the insects finish their term of use fulness liy gfing to the bottom. Weapon l'or OllU-ern' Use. Hero we Illustrate a combination COMUIKATIOM SWOKU AND ItKVOLVKB. word and pistol receutly patented In England by li. Uejts, of Mouterej, """" 11 - IF I Mexic o. All otlli-er In battle Is alwnys expected to carry his sword 111 one hand, nnd if Ids horse Is nt all frac tious or hard to guide ho has very lit tle opportunity to defend himself with his pistol, and there has been In stances when If a revolver was within easy reach an olllccr could have saved his life Inslcnd of watching nn enemy aim his gun nnd tiro before the doomed man could reach the pistol. Tho ad vantage of this combination weapon will therefore be easily understood, ns the olllccr could enslly swing the point of tho sword toward the enemy In n shorter time than n gun could bo raised nnd fired. The arrangement of tho two weapons Is such thnt the trig ger can bo easily manipulated whllu the hand Is closed over the sword grip. Mexti-an Itmtil Ovrti, The nccompanying photograph shows tho manner iu which the Mexicans used to build their Ixrend-ovens. Seen nt n distance these peculiar contriv ances look like something between nu WAX i.NSI'X'i'S TO THE WAX TUIiE. nnt-hlll nnd a Kufilr but, aud, al though it took several hours to bnko tlio bread In them, they seem to bavo answered their purpose pretty well. Now, however, the Mexican Is getting an nppetlto for new things, nud his prccloiu oven, one of tho most Impor tant parts of his whole bouse, Is one of tho first things to fall a victim to tl o m a re 1 1 of civilization. Stoves are now tlio rage; nud even tliu very poor est uiniiiigc somehow to scrape vuougU together to buy one. Australlr.'s biggest offertory wns tnkvu up at the consecration of the Hlshon of Carpentaria In Sydney Cathedral. It utuouuted to $42,SOU, and 1 perhaps the largest vu record. 'lit iiN k mscr- .Asia OVKNH IN WHICH UICXIOANS BAKE BREAD THE REALM New York City The Eton Jacket In lis various modifications makes the accepted short wrap for street wear. The May Manton model here lllus- ETON JACKET. tinted Is one of the best nnd most nvnllnble, ns well ns the latest of fered. It enn either bo turned back to form long, tapering rovers or closed In doublo-brenstcd stylo with one short revcr turned buck from the right side. As shown, tho material is vel vet with rovers and collar of IVrslnn Iamb, and the Jacket Is designed for wenr with various skirts, but cloth nnd cheviot nre equally suitable for the purpose, nnd the design Is nlso ap propriate for costumes of broadcloth, siihollno nnd nil tho range of suiting materials. The rovers and collar can be of nny fur desired. IVrslnn cloth, nstrnchnn or velvet, or enn be or np tuiniin of cloth or silk over white, or covered with braiding on the cloth foundation. The fronts nre fitted by menns of slnglo dnrts nud nrc joined to tho senmless back by under-nrni gores that nre curved to nt the figure snugly nnd gracefully. Tho fronts nrc faced and rolled back to form the rovers. Tho high collar Is cut In sections thnt en sure the necessary curve nnd flnre. BLOUSE Tho sleeves ore two-seamed nnd flnre over tho Lands, where, ns shown, they arc (lushed with bands of fur. To cut this Jacket for tl womnn of medium sizo four and one-eighth yards of material twenty-one Inches wide, two and a quarter yards forty-four Inches wide, or ono and three-quarter yards fifty Inches wide, will be re quired. ,. Woman'! lllouna WnUt, Tho simple flannel, cashmere, nnd Henrietta wnlsts mndo lu shirt waist stylo, but with variations lu detnll, take precedence of all others for morn ing wear and all those occasions that call for informal dross. Tho very pretty Mny Manton model shown iu tho large cut cxemplltlcs tho latest cut, and It includes all tho newest features. As Illustrated, It Is de signed for afternoon homo wear and Is of cream white flannel with stitched bands of gray, but can bo duplicated In auy color and combination pre ferred. Tho foundation for tho waist Is a lining fitted by means of single darts, shoulder senilis and under arm Beams, and which closes at tho centre front. On It are arranged tho back nud fronts thnt extend below tho waist, nnd to it is attached tho shield with the pointed stock collar. The right side of tho shield Is attached perma nently, thu left Ir hooked ovar Into place, and tho stock closes Invisibly nt the centre buck. The left front Is nttuched to the front edge of tho Uu lug, but the right Is left free nud hooked over onto tho lei: beneath tho stitched bund thnt Mulshes tho edge. Tho sleeves are In bishop style, nnd nre finished with slightly flaring pointed bunds or cuffs that hook over ut the seam, where a short opening Is Invisibly finished. To cut this waist for a womnn of medium size four yards of materia' tweuty-ouo inches whlo, three ana a Unit yards twenty-seven Indies Wide, or two nnd a quarter yards forty-four Inches wide, will bo required, with three-quarter yard of material twenty one or twenty-seven Inches wide, or one-half yard forty-four luches wide to trim t: Illustrated, OF FASHION. f anry lluttnnn, Iluttons nre extravagant nnd fanci ful. Parisian diamonds nnd old French ennmel, or anything really good, can bo tttlllxed for this purpose, Tlio little coatees, made either double or single-breasted, require buttons of some kind, either three at each side or three at one side, though, If they be very large, only two need be used. Then: plain serges and tweeds are finished with velvet collars nnd cu rious gun-metnl buttons suited to this stylo of garment. Dull gray rough silk buttons like those used on men's coats have a chic of their own, and are undeniably good taste. Long-Stemmed Hoses on lints. Some novelty lints nrcXcing trimmed with two immense roses nnd nothing else. These roses have stalks nbout twenty Inches long. The flowers nre placed In the front of the lint, cither on one side or In the centre, and then the long stalks are arranged round tho crown like ribbons. The effect Is certainly very charming. Ileerskln Olnves Mneil Willi Silk. Soft and warm and pretty are gloves of deerskin, lined with silk. Antclopo skin Is taking the place of gnzcllc-sklu gloves, ns they are stronger and soft er and come In del'ghl fully soft colors. A lli-loll. One feature In the detail of the bod Ice Is n lacing of gold or silk cord across the shoulder scam, each point tucked down with n tiny gold button. Hoys' Vrti-o Kilt Suit. While n few mothers nllow trousers nt four, such models ns the charming little suit shown .ire usually called upon to 1111 the gap between babyhood and tlio mature age of live or six. The May Manton killed skirt Illustrated covers them gracefully, yet leaves them free, nnd the suggestion of coot, waistcoat and shirt gives sultlclcut of the mannish element to satisfy both tho mother's pride nnd the boy's ambi tion. As shown, the material Is broad cloth In dark automobile red with trimming of black braid with gold buttons, nnd shield, or shirt front, of white laid lu tiny tucks, but dark blue. WAI8T. Itussinn blue, hunter's green, brown, beige and brighter golf red are all cor rect, nnd Venetian cloth, tweed, serge and camel's hair are nil shown. The wnlstcont and shield nro ap plied over tho body lining so thnt all closes together nt tlio centre bnck. The skirt is laid lu seven deep box pleats, nnd Is attached to the lower edge ot the body, also closing nt tho bnck, whero a placket is finished between the two centre plents. The little cont Is entirely separate, and is slipped on over tho body. Tho backs nre seamed at tho centre. The fronts hang straight from tho shoulders, and finishing the neck Is a big sailor collar thnt Is square across tho hack, but tapers to a point nt each front. Tlio coat sleeves aro finished with turn-over flaro cuffs decorated with braid nnd buttons. To cut this suit for r boy of four years of ngo four yards of material tweuty-soveu Inches wide, three yards VESTED KILT SUIT. thirty-two Inches wide, two and three quarter yards forty-four luches wide, or two yards llfty luches wide, will required. 8 st-
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