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Evening star., 1924-02-10
Luminous Marble Walls,
WHEN an official of the United

WHEN an official of the United
States bureau Of standards was
making an inspection Of indoor
lighting arrangements as used in
Europe he was surprised to find an
old church in italy in which the day
light was filtered through thin slabs
Of delicate tinted marble. The effect
was a surprisingly beautiful one and
one not easily duplicated by our
makers Of ornamental glassware, as
there is peculiar charm about the
natural coloring OF some Of the
Italian marbles.
However, the marble must be so
thin for such a purpose that it could
not form q commercial substitute for
window panes or for use on electric
light fixtures Now a French inves.
tigator has found that such marble
slabs can be used in much greater
thickness if they are polished on
both sides and then saturated with
paraffin or shellac. BY giving them
such q treatment he has been able
to obtain beautiful effects in illumi-
mating corridors by the light Of
tungsten lamps concealed behind the
marble walls Of the Railways. The
loss of light is said to be only about
20 per cent Cor no more than with
most Of the milky glassware used in
fixtures) and as the whole plate Of
marble glows tho effect is surpris-
tngly charming and unusual.
Evening star., 1924-02-10
Candidates to Appear When Heat Takes Effect.

Pacific coast trip would run into heavy
sugar.
TT will be recalled that. in 1890 the
boys fingered around San Francisco
for 3 or 10 days, to say nothing about
nights. which costed whole lot OF
money and the net results was the
nomination of Mr.. Cox and ] forget who
for vice president but any way when
the votes had been counted up In No
vernber il was the gen. opinion that
the race would of been just as close Ii
the delegates had stayed home and let
Mr.. Box offer a ladies and gents prize
for the best ticket
n. Y. theater and hotel managers
has promised to not treat visitors no
worse than the people that lives here
which is a safe bet. The theater man
ayers say that the price for tickets viii
be lust like as If they wasn't no con-
yentjon in town. The same speech Is
made every yr. Just before the holidays
but try and get a downstairs seat to
good musical show for lest than $3.50.
N. Y. hotel men will half to step
along some to tie San Francisco's hos
telries. In addition to giving you the
proverbial nm. with bath, why the boys
out there would rap on your door at II
A. NJ every morning with the daily
papers and fresh quart. Fresh Is
right. These tokens was presented to
you free gratis though the papers must
of sold from three to five cents apiece
on the street and the quarts was worth
eight or ten times that much.
When N. 7. was first announced as
the winner, the news come out that
Tex Rickard would fix II so as tc hold
what is laughingly spoken Of as the
Dempsey Gibbons fight during the con-
vention week so as to insure a crowd
for same besides giving the visiting
democrats a treat. This scheme was
throwed In the ash can at the request
of Messrs. Dempsey and Gibbons when
they heard a rumor that some OF the
Montana delegates had ordered ring
side seats with the shooting privileges.
*x X 4
FURTHER and more N. Y. don't need
no outside democratic help to make
a success OF great match like this one.
The boys will say to each other, why
look what he done year ago, he held
him off for Is rounds. Yes, and Bel
giufn delayed the Germans a couple of
days in 1914.
1t is too early in the game to make
predictions in regards to the probable
winner of the democratic nomination
if you can call him a winner. Since
Henry Ford and / refused to run VS..
President Coolidge only three or four
candidates has even been mentioned
but Of course they will be plenty Of
them in June when the heat begins to
take effect. The leaders so far was
Mr.. NcAAoo and Mr.. Underwood TN
Evening star., 1924-02-10

-O the Editor: ! want to take
this opportunity of assuring both
my friends in San Francisco that
i I did not have nothing to do with
bringing the 1924 democrat convention
to N. Y. city and further and more II
nv wishes had of been consulted
would have voted for the California
town as the meeting grounds for both
parties not only this yr. but for all
time.
That is my feelings in the matter
but now that the committees has decid-
ed VS.. me will state that us New York
ers will try and show you a good time
but cannot hope to compare with the
time we had in San Francisco which
some Of the boys has still got hang
over.
When the democrat committee went
into sessions down in Washington they
was 8 leading candidates in the race,
namely New York. San Francisco and
st. Louis. st. Louis was the first to
get the air on acct. Of being too far in
land and not close enough to Canada.
1t was a hot fight between the re-
manning rivals and the choice Of N. Y.
is said to Of been the result Of several
members Of the committee receiving
night letters from their wife to the
effect that if they picked San Francisco
again they could stay there through
other reasons for the selection was
give out, namely that N. Y. had bid
more money and as the majority Of
delegates live on this side of the Rock
les, why the fares and expenses for the
Evening star., 1924-02-10

go dead. to get burned alive to show
they are sorry they got married. But
now / shall go to blazes quite happy
because we are engaged"
80 sorry I cannot stay to share
your happiness" negotiate. making
rapid walk to boat
+ + = +
ssCTOPF!-' I turned sideways to-
observe two (2) enlarged coal
colored Hoodoos wearing turbines on
their heads. They grabb my scared
elbows with following Indian history:
I'm this nationality it are custom for
gentlemen engaged to a widow to
jump in bonfire also"
eff 1 miss my boat" I howell. "I
shall lose my ticket
Nevertheslessly, they begin to drag.
They hall me along till ! come to
place where hui burner was roring
with high fire to sky. Everybody look
happy when came.
"CongratuIation. they say politish-
ly. You are engaged to Mrs. Angli-
Weeja, such a sweet girl. Do your
duty. fireman."
And with this report those anthi-
cite Hoodooe commence poke me to
bonfire. my heels getting there first.
Murder! Constibules.! Grand .Ars-
ony & mustard!!" I screech. 'Why
did ever come round world to get
warm?"
Then Crashes!.!
And when nextly I knew / were
setting on limolium floor of Mrs. c.
w. Quackmire kitchen while my poor
fricaseed feet just emerjed out of hot
oven over where they had been sleep
ing cumftbly.
Togo" howell Mrs. c. W. Quack-
mire, encroaching to door where she
saw me, what are you doing with all
that racket?'
Getting married In India" relate.
with less noise than that you could
get divorced in Ireland" she revamp
and depart away looking quite showed
under.
Hoping you are the same
Yours truly,
HASHIMURA TOGO.
Copyright. 1824.)
Evening star., 1924-02-10

Mr.. Bryan come out and said he was
in favor OF Mr.. Murfred Of Florida.
This gent is described by his sponsor
Al a educator.
When / have had time to get around
and talk to the boys may have some
announcement to mako in regards to
where will throw my influence and
where want my friends to throw
theirs and in the mean vile advise
all delegates to keep their mind as
open as possible and when you get to
N. Y. don't answer anybody that may
accost you as you get of the train but
find out where is the nearest Y. NJ.
c. A. and put yourself in their hands.
RING LARDNER.
Evening star., 1924-02-10

Goshesi What a scenarioi ! must
sing 1t in song.
o Indiai
Land of toasted climate
Where inhabitants walk around
With nothing but bare-skin pants
On their sunny legs!
And such takers!
They are 80 Industrial, telling lies
That most Of them should be in
Texas,
Selling oil
And dancing around In the Buzz
Ears,
Amidst monkeys, fruits & other
smells
Is them uneducated Follies Chorus,
Called Notch Girls,
They make me SO firtatious
When they dance the ouch-ouch
polka
That wish 1 was married man
So could write Picture Post Card
Home to Wife
Saying. I'VE are having nice time
Seeing everything"
From there on, Mr.. Editor, we get
OH Top Oh SOInc Quiet UOHhl6S ana TAKE
slight boy-ride to famous temple, the
Tai McHall. This remarkabiIious Ed
dieface were manufactured in 1776 BE
and got statues of elephants all over
him.
Fair and warmer that day.
Then next day occurred a calamity
which stopped me going.
It were in quaintish city OF Rajah
Poodle where. enjoying delicious
Precipitation on shade Of a bunyan
tree, ! meet a walnut colored Lady
with small musstash and earrings
On her toes.
My name are Angil-Weeja," she
narrate. "And love you because you
are the very imiji OF my late hus-
band"
What are in the way of immediate
marriage by heather church," i ask
to know.
Nothing axept the funeral" she say
gleely.
"Funeral?' I knock.
"Ezackly," she gig. "In this Land
of Flowers & Sunshine it are custom
airy for ladies. when their husbands
Evening star., 1924-02-10

And 50 it were Mr. Editor. I shall
not squander your val. columns telling
how we got there. But nextly we
knew there we was admist 1106 pass
engers, looking very lazy with our
eyes while examining Medeterranium
Sea. Rocks of Giberalter, Spain. AL
Seria flow past US without any hard
work
Then nexuy we got to Egypt where
we come to some pyramids, looking like
Woo'worth bldg. but not so curious.
What are those lump-topped NAM
mails with such high noses and New
RepubIick expression?" l ask to know
from Capt. of the Ozone who hold my
hand everywhere l go.
Those are camels who only drink
once in so days: then they go on
Spree" narrate Capt. sympathilly. You
wish to ride one free
Il shall do anything at that price"
This from me.
So betop Hon. Camuel I strode. Cat
ap. Pretty soonly he gallup pretty
darnly swift. and nextly / know we
stop by cooked sand, getting hotter &
warmer. And right befront of my chin
what do i see lneIe were d OIO
fashioned Egyptian-looking residence
and on front porch Stood king with a
vanilla colored face dressed in red
awning with white stripes.
"Howdoo, Togo" he evaporate.
'Wil you step inwards and examine
my tomb"'
who are you, if anything"' I re-
quire.
King Tut, OF whom you have read
in newspapers"
81 read SO many things in news
papers without believing it," / cum
tuse. "Get-ap. Camuel."
So backward to boat we elope rapid
ly where / get on with Cousin Nogi
& our next stop are in the middle Of
India.
x + = r.
MIR. EDITOR. did you ever umagine q
A'A the enjoyment of getting away
from breezes, sneezes. Influenza and
,ther blessings of north interperate
Zone and jumping right into
tropick? Well, that was me the day
we got or at Bombay and looked a,
India
Evening star., 1924-02-10

1t meant $4,000.
II will take it till tomorrow" said
the square-face. Carefully he wrapped
it in its tissue paper and placed the
little packet in 4 fold of his pocket
made.
HE has a customer" says Miriam
So the pearl was just confided to
the other on approval 1t was the
most extraordinary thing I saw in
the Cafe of Diamonds.
THESE men sell to manufacturers,
to retail jewellers OF the gay
French capital, to the provincial
French trade and "for the cxporta-
tion," which includes quantities of
American buyers in various cate
gories. But chiefly they sell to each
other.
This may seem queer. but it means
simply that the party who takes a
lot On approval has a customer for
just that sort OF thing.
] saw Kahn hand over q packet Of
mixed little brilliants" to a man
that did not reassure me. And the
stuff was worth a lot of money.
Never did you see such confidence
In a crowd OF apparently irresponsi-
BILE men. They have no offices, no
surface" and there are men among
them lin the trade"-that is to say,
known courtiers-who are struggling
to Keep their heads above water.
Yet any one of them will trust auy
other with a 50.O00-france lot on his
mere word-no receipt, no guarantee,
no witness
1T is the trade" says Kahn.
Miriam assents, Ishwar mods gravely,
1T cannot be otherwise Every day
confde small fortune in stones to
men whom l would not loan $40. II
say, I do not know you,' and he
answers, 'So-and-so knows me- il is
sufficient We rarely lose.
To some." he concluded, II would
sell on credit: to others, not a cent
OF credit But for trusting stones on
approval, + trust ALL"
Evening star., 1924-02-10
The Hand and the Brain.
A N interesting illustration of II

AN interesting illustration of the
processes Of reasoning whereby
scientific conclusion are sometimes
attained is afforded by the case of the
human skull discovered some years
ago at chapelle-aux-Saints. in France.
which in the opinion Of some is prob
ably the oldest bodily relic Of prehis-
toric man. This skull shows many
OF the characteristics OF that of q
monkey, but little indication of in.
teliigence. Careful examination, how
ever, revealed a slight excess OF Size
Of the left hemisphere from which 1t
was argued that the owner of the
skull was right-handed, and conse-
quently a user of tools, u conclusion
which Is thought to be supported by
the fact that ancient stone imple-
msnts wers found In the neighbor.
hood
Evening star., 1924-02-10
Amazing Seed Growth.
EVERYBODY has wondered at T.

EVERYBODY has wondered at the
amazingly sudden upspringing of
mushrooms and toadstools. Today
the green of the lawn is unbroken.
In the night gentle rain falls, and
we wake to SEQ a crowded group of
yellowish-white "inky-caps" spread
ing their parasols In the very shadow
OF our doorstep. There are many in
terestfng features connected with
the marvellous reproductive powers
of these fragile and short lived
plants.
Each species of fungus produces
upon or within some part Of its
fruiting body countless numbers of
minute reproductive bodies called
spores. So small and light are they
that they float in the air as an invisi-
BILE dust Many OF them fall to the
ground and are washed into the soil
by rains. Others are wafted away
on every breeze. carried possibly for
days, to be brought down at length
by rain many leagues from their
starting point In this way they are
carried to the ends of the earth,
busted into every crack and Granny,
lodged on every exposed surface of
wood or soil and caught on every
dew-moistened leaf or twig.
The amazing number Of spores pro-
duced by single fungus can be
realized only by knowing their rela-
tive size. Thus in the case of most
puff balls at least three thousand of
the globular spores, when laid side
by side, would be required to form a
line one inch long. A compact mass
of such spores the size OF match
head would contain the inconceiv-
able number Of thirty million of these
microscopic bodies, enough to cover
an acre of ground with four spores
for every square inch of surface.
Evening star., 1924-02-10
TOGO ON TOUR ROUND THE WORLD


~ EAREST Sir: Last Thusdy,
when Hon. Wether got so
fermented that I could not
go outside for my " day va
cation. / stay home enjoying tuber-
caloosness in my nose. Sneezes by
me. Looking outward through win
dow / could sre icecycles weeping all
over clothes line while a frozen cat
laid dead in backyard without siffi-
cient umbition to get warm. My
teeth knocked together like glass
beads while I wished l had not loaned
Cousin Nogi my quinine or some other
poison that would do it even quicker
20 hard are the life of Working
Girl. especially when she are loafing!"
/ narrate & kicked dishpan to keep
me happy. 20 how ] envy rich but
dishonest Emotion Picture Magnets
what sail on tropic sea, dodging Win
ter in yackts.'
While thinking thusly, who should
assault backdoor but Hon. Postman
who hand me one enlarged envelope
with hard-cooked expression.
'Hashimura Togo, Esk," that tipe-
writing say distinctually. Therefore
I rip 1t open with egger thumbs. And
what 1 see then? Right there, be-
front of my nose, were one hanson
Booklit covered with a portrait of
Samoa with several cIothless Native
Bells dancing under the languish COO
COO palms.
Round the World Cruise-How
Would You Enjoy to Sail in Hot
Water from Jan. to May?'
That questionable shot me in the
eye from cover of that Booklit. Yet
while reading could feel Hon. Win
ter blowing in from bursted window
pain & hit me in soar knock There
fore I fetch up chair to Hon. Stove
and broiled my feet in oven while
reading some moro.
TN our jolly twin-six steampship
Ozone (7S4 IT. long and very wfde)
we shall sail pretty soonly in a lot
of cabins de Lux for lands of velvet
breeze & balm. II you wish Join
out happy cruisers, please come to
New York at oncely with several
thousand SIS in your pocket.
I'VE leave iced America on our
left, and next day we are in hot
where we shall go from there:
"1st Stop-Giberalter to look at
rocks and get heated all
through from sunshine.
end Stop-Naples where our de-
lightful towerists can set on
Vesuvious & get away from
the cold.
"3rd Stop-Bombay where all pas
rsengers are permitted to en-
joy one % sunstroke with
out extra fare.
"4th Stop-Batavia to steep warmly
in tea plantations and to - 80
could not get some further with
that dialogue, Mr. Editor. for
who should come inrushing to
Kitchen but my Cousin Nogi. And
how estranged he looked! He were
all dressed in white pants, including
coat G. shoes, while on his head he
cantained one of those pitt helmits
which explorers wears in Africa
while c3Fching Eorillas.
Togo he holla rapidly, put on
your coolest pyjammers and folla me-
ITO where?" ! choke up.
ITO cruise round World in good ship
Ozone, enjoying cabin de Lux for
land Of velvet breeze & balm. Never
mind ticket I got plenty for two (2)."
Mr.. Editor, never before did l agree
with Cousin Nogi 80 rapidly. With
swift Quickness I elope to bedroom &
put on hair-net pyjammers. also my
straw derby, which look pretty good
last July 4. With these & cakes soap
In my satchel. joint UP with Nogi
downstairs while together we hook
arms and start off for good Ship Ozone,
axpecting to surround the world.
Evening star., 1924-02-10

4 STONISHING thing, this acquaint-
ance "in the trade! Would its
finer courtesiesI survive a determined
tourist attack? Astonishing also the
simple fact that here in the Cafe OF
Diamonds rubies are bought ION
parole"
when they say it is a ruby it is a
ruby" affirms Kahn. I'VE take q
we ask, Is it real?' The eye is judge
but trade honor is a guarantee"
Can l buy real three-carat ruby
for S10:" l asked.
Yes" spoke up another man, "bu,
pinkish. like topaz. with perhaps
some spots in it,
What kind of real three carat ruby
can I get for $25?" l persisted.
"A real ruby of three carats COM
mences to be beautiful at about $780,
spoke up Ishwar.
Then he offered me a bargains
real five-carat ruby for $40, the true
color, handsomely cut.
But / must tell you, as you are ar
outsider" he said gravely. that it is
defective. quite defective"
1t was a beauty. j was tempted
For another $40 could get, say, five
small brilliants" to set around it in
q ring that any girl ought to be
proud of. But, then
Look at this stone" said Dass
1mpressively he unfo1ded a tissue pa.
per. Against the white there pull.
sated big blot Of red that seemed
alive-"the best in rubies." 1t was
\ -,
but Dass will not let it go for less
than $1.4o0."
What a difference if somebody
should tell the girl! But what a diff
ference also to guarantee and accept
ION parole" Yet "the trade" does it
After this. say that real rubies have
been permanently hurt by the 're-
constituteds.'
AS to variations in price, condi-
tions are the same. not only with
Ceylon sapphires. which have been
SO fashionable and are still up in
price. but also emera1ds, in some
ways dearest of stone. Yet the sap
phire is easily reconstructed" while
the emerald cannot be.
Suppose I buy a raw lot of sap
phires," explains Ishwar. Let Us
say 10000 carats of rough stones
which I have cut here in France to
economic customs duties. I get one
quality. One-half goes away ir
water. The remainder are very bad
stones. but real sapphires, beautifully
cut. The cutters do not care-they
are paid to cut the lot. So what
The good stones pay for the bad
which can be sold for any price,
francs, Is francs, 80 francs, SO frano
per carat"
This, says Bermans, is why emer-
aids, 1.-The" fashionable stone, though
the demand is capricious, range from
25 cents to $1,000 per carat A beau.
tiful three-carat emerald Of true vel.
vety green can easily sell for $4,000
There is no current price. Some very
fine ones, offered last week, brough,
$3.50 per carat from a man who out.
bid everybody.
X I. x X
~H$AP emeralds! Hero are dark
~ spotty ones, three cArats. for $3t
apiece. Here are pale ones for $1o-
they might almost be aquamarines
The tourist bought a three-cara,
emerald for SO, but, as he admits, II
has a look of "whiskers inside" bu,
don't worry, + know what Tn
doing"
True, in emeralds there Is a vas,
loss in cutting. When the producer
buys a raw lot he does not know
very exactly what he is getting. Ts
have them cut he pays 10 francs (5(
cents) per carat. Two-thirds goe!
away in water. When cut he finds
| say, one-tenth good stones and twice
aS nnany had anAs
Evening star., 1924-02-10
Descriptive Coloring.

Art Teacher--What coloring would
you use for a storm scene?
Student-The wind blue, the waves
Evening star., 1924-06-22

pentathlon consisting Of contests
which will show IL a man or woman
viii make q good or a bad husband
or wife or vice versa and when
say good I mean the kind that can
sail what I have nicknamed the
matrimonial seas without stubbing
their toe OF the rocks of petty an
noyance. This ono is for men:
/. Appreciation. For this event
they must be provided a house and a
woman which the contestants pre-
tends is their house and their wife.
The contestants examine the house
and then leave. During their alb
sence tho pseudo-wife changes the
furniture all around and hangs new
curtains in all the windows The
contestants return and each enters
the homo separately. First prize
goes to tho contestant noticing the
most improvements and making the
most laudatory comments in regards
to same. BOBBY prize to the con-
testant that didn't know theys been
any improvements
2. Punotuality. This contest should
take place on Saturday or Sunday
noon. The contestants each calls up
the poeudo-wffe and tolls her they
are going to play golf but will be