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Show Two Columns of Horseshoes. In tho town ot Fort Collins, Col., tho vlllago blacksmith has created a curious but very appropriate sign. In fact, it represents not only his industry, indus-try, but tho mnny years In which ho has been engaged In It. On either sldo ot tho entrance to tho shop aro pillars which rlso sovoral foot abovo tho roof. From a dlstanco thoy rosomblo box trees with tho branches closoly cut, to gtvo them an ornnmcntal appearance Aa a matter ot fact, tho columns aro composed ot discarded horsoshocs, As each Is fully thirty feet In holght nnd live fcot In dlamotcr, a faint conception may bo obtained of tho Immcnso number ot shoes utilized In constructing them, for each columns was built up by laying lay-ing tho Bh6os ono upon tho other with their Hat sides In contact. Through tho center of each column runs a wooden post, nnd tho novel structure has been formed by wiring tho shoos to it. Tho construction of tho sign was begun when tho shop was opened for business. Tho columns havo bocomo too hoavy to be Increased In height, and aro anchoidd by iron bands to tho walls of tho building, Scientific American, |