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About Canoes.

THE stones most valuable for the
making of canoes are the
oriental onyx and the sand onyx, pro-
vided they have at least two different
colors in parallel layers. The value Of
the stone is greatly increased for this
purpose If 1t has four or five different
colors in parallel layers, if the layers
are so thin as to assist i'll making the
device of the cameo. For example.
specimens of stone which has four
parallel layers may be useful for a
cameo of Minerva, where the ground
would be dark gray, the face light,
the bust and helmet brown or gray.
All such canoes are wrought with
the lapidary's lathe, with pointed in
struments of steel and by means of
diamond dust Shell canoes are cut
from large shells found on the African
and Brazilian coasts and generally
show two layers, one white and the
other a pale coffee color or deep
orange. The subject is cut with
small steel chisels out of the white
portion of the shell. Stones adapted
for cameo cutting are dense. thick
and consist mainly of three layers OF
differently colored shell material.
Our immediate ancestors would
hardly have laid claim TO the dis
covery of the most approved methods
of cameo cutting. but they at least
revived an art which has prospered
and languished in regular cycles since
the very beginning of history. Egyp-
tian designs were much to the fore
in the days or hoops and farthingales.
but classic designs had still greater
vogue. and the semblance of mortals
and immortals derived from mytho-
logical sources made a picturesque
subject for many an ornament treas
ured by the beauties of three genera
tions ago.
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Sun and Fire Symbols.

THERE are to be found occasionally
upon the walls of old brick
houses, at about the line of division
between the first and second stories,
fat pieces of iron 5 or 6 inches n
length and shaped somewhat like the
letter "S."
The use of these articles was clear
Iy brought from England. where 1t is
still continued. and there Is a curious
origin and meaning attached to them.
The figure in question Is an early
symbol OF the sun. II is still used
in Herefordshire and other parts of
England. There one Is informed that
the reason for the particular form of
these irons is that they were made
thus I'm order to protect the house
from fire as well as from collapse.
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| | can't get in, there's such crowd
! outside the door here"
| Which is your room?' asked Eddie.
The gentleman looked up and point
! ed with his stick.
That's it," he said.
us it a good room?" said Eddie.
It's all right as rooms co. replied
the gentleman.
Eddie looked up. Il wonder If that
| isn't a Whit Of smoke coming out of
| your roou1?" he said
Possibly replied the gentleman,
and then he added, by George"
! George who?" asked Eddie.
| George Doran. He's very nice
man"
by George repeated the gentle
man. Il believe I forgot to turn out
! the fire under my toast"
i didn't think you were allowed to
| cook in your rooms at that hotel"
| said Eddie.
II wasn't cooking it for myself" said
the gentleman.
oh, you're married, then" said Ed
die.
Yes. replied the gentleman. Per
haps you have heard of my Wife
Whats her name?" asked Eddie.
Sara" replied the gentleman.
Wait minute" said Eddie. Aren't
you the man who has his wife's name
tattooed across the middle OF his
back?"
The gentleman blushed.
II am" he replied, but it's almost
faded out now
well, we'll" said Eddie, its small
world
isn't it?" replied the gentleman.
And this is Don Stewart" said Ed.
die, introducing me.
PLEASED to meet you. Mr.. Stewart"
said the gentleman. II think I read
your weekly articles in the Press
They don't come out in the Press"
exclaimed Eddie.
I'm pretty sure it was the Press"
1t up later"
oh look" cried Eddie
Large clouds of dark smoke were
pouring out of the window which the
gentleman had designated as his room
In the distance could be heard the
shrill siren and the changing of sew
era1 approaching fire engines.
IT wonder where my wife is" said
the gentleman. II left her up In the
room. asleep"
II wonder If that's She" said Eddie,
as a woman appeared at the high-up
window and began waving her arms
frantically,
The gentleman looked, and then be-
gan searching through his pockets.
I'm little near-sighted," he admit
ted. land / left my glasses up on the
dresser. What is she wearing2"
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Hawaiian Relic.

THE famous Naha stone, one of
= the finest relics OF early Hawaiian
history. after having for many years
been allowed to remain in obscurity.
was not long ago moved and placed In
conspicuous position in the city Of
Hilo, the second city of the Terri
tory.
From the earliest ages there existed
a prophecy concerning this stone TO
the effect that ne who could turn Il
over would become king of the whole
of the Hawaiian group The great
feat was eventually accomplished by
Kamehameha the Great, then King of
Hawaii. and undoubtedly inspired him
to embark upon the brilliant career
which finally brought the whole OF
the islands under his sway.
A suitable tablet COMMUNICATING
the history OF the relic has been placed
near the stone.
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a Bile a0VlceS JUST received
from Pingo Pango. South
Sea Islands via Manila, Val
~ paraiso and Jersey City con.
vey the glad news that the
Queen of Pingo Pango is about TO visit
America.
What's the matter with me?" the
Queen is reported TO have said, in
that simple way she has which wins
all hearts. Cant I come, too?'
A pleasurable excitement over the
prospect of the Queens visit is re-
ported in the press as spreading
eastward from San Francisco, where
she will land, and already percep-
tihle in Omaha and in Winnipeg.
After ALL" the mayor of San
Francisco is reported to have said,
why shall all our queens land on
the Atlantic side of the continent?
Pacific as ever come out of Europe"
Already the personality and the
lineage of the Queen are the sub
Jects of eager discussion. 1t ap
pears that in point of descent Julie
de Pingo Pango has come down at
least as far as any reigning sover-
eign, and perhaps further.
Descended on her mothers side In
direct line from the Bourbons and
In a curve from the Perhapsburgs,
she represents in her own person all
The blood royal of Europe. An in
Nestigation of her pedigree by the
". c. r. L. has led TO an immediate
invitation to her to address the
school children of Fargo. n. Oak.
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after that dinner they go to debu-
tantes' party, beginning at eleven
PM.
Every night these days in Detroit
they give debutantes' party and 1t
looks like the years 1908. 1909 and
1910 must of broke all records for the
entree of fiappers into the city of the
straits.
But we are getting far away from
the main point. IL any, of the story.
We attended two or three rehearsals
Of Mr.. Bucks new show and then
attended the opening. At the end OF
the show Mr.. Buck made a speech
thanking everybody who had came
and as each ones name was called,
they was supposed to stand up and
take bow.
The Mayor of Detroit got away
great and so did Walter Briggs, the
hacker of the show. But as far as I
was concerned, they was expecting
too much of me to stand up at mid.
night and take bow for doing moth
Ing after spending three days in .
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his duty to see that you can't sleep.
He does this by asking you for inter
views.
accommodated him once by Civ
ing him a interview about Gene
Bucks new show which / had gone
out there for to see, and we agreed
that the subject of the interview
should be Marian Harris, the leading
lady, but all of a sudden we got to
haggling about the baseball scandal
and forgot poor Marian. so am men
tioning her now as a kind OF restitu-
ton. apologize now to both she and
Mr.. Salsinger and neither one cares
the snap Of your finger.
Now aside from the above, take
George Kerwin Voice from offstage:
you can have himrO, prominent
Detroiter. and ask him how he spends
his life. Well. he gets up around nine
o'clock, goes to his Office. where they
think he is a stranger; he goes to
lunch at some club where the lunch
lasts till I've o'clock on account Of the
arguments over the scoring In con-
tract; then he goes home and dresses
for dinner 1t some hotel or club ana
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spec.al Dispatch go The Star


RAVENNA, Ky, January 15.--
Believe it or not--here is a story that
is told in these parts about "a reign
of terror created by a big shepherd
dog in the Lee County oil field near
here. The dog exploded.
1t all came about because the dog
could not, or did not. know the diff
ference between nitroglycerin and
drinking water, according 10 men re-
turning from the oil field. According
10 the story told. workers drilling on
the lease Of Williamson, Caywood g.
90, found that the nitroclycerin had
10 be warmed a little before shooting
a well, so the shooter poured some
warm water over the explosive.
The dog, chief figure in the story,
evned by a farmer nearby, became
thirsty and drank about pint Of the
warmed liquid, thereby becoming q
bomb as deadly as any that ever a
human being could devise. even If
,Ievtiish ingenuity We're exercised. The
dog. after transforming itself into a
walking menace, decided to go home.
The home folks at the same time
decided they did not want the beast
there and the owner, who was at the
well it was proposed TO shoot, outran
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By Donald Ogden Stewart

II don't know" admitted the gentle
IAN: she does most of the talking
enerally. You might just say hello
begin with"
Hello" yelled Eddie.
Did she answer" asked the gentle
nan.
NO" said Eddie. II think she's
gone back in the room
She's very stubborn at times" said
the gentleman, alphabetically.
"AIl women are" said Eddie
Yes. that's right" said the gentle
man. but Sara Is little more stub
born than most OF them. think
She's very wealthy. you know"
"oh, indeed.' said Eddie.
Yes" said the gentleman. she's
very wealthy, and she's very much
| interested in cats
"Cats?" asked Eddie.
"Yes," replied the gentleman. "Shs
| always has four or five with her
when we travel
"And do you like cats?" asked
Eddie
mo" replied the gentleman.
The gentleman's wife once more
| appeared at the window.
II think she's going to Jump" said
Eddie.
Into what?" asked the gentleman.
"A net" replied Eddie. shall yell
TO her to Jump"
Are you sure about the metz" asked
the gentleman.
NO" said Eddie. eft would be too
bad IL there wasn't one"
a'Tt would be terribla - said the gen.
| tleman, with a smile.
The crowd gave gasp.
There she goesr' cried Eddie. e
The lady poised for minute on the
| edge OF the window sill. and then
| jumped There was a moment of In
| tense silence. The gentleman closed
his eyes. Then a shout went UP from
the crowd.
WAS there net7" asked the gen
tleman.
"I can't tell" said Eddie, we're go
| far away" He began to elbow a path
through the crowd. bat the gentleman
took him quietly by the arm and asked
him to stop.
IT tell you what" said the gentle
man.
"what7" asked Eddie.
Let's not find out right away" said
the gentleman.
Eddie looked at him. IAN right"
said Eddie.
And with that the gentleman raised
his hat, politely bowed to us, both, and
departed.
(Copyright. 1927
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THE OTHER DAY

| BY this time several more police
men had arrived. and with the aid
of their clubs were keeping the
crowd back
IT'S .4ussolini," whispered one OF
the throng to his neighbor.
(which one?" asked the neighbor
| The one with the beard" was the
reply.
Mussolini hasn't any beard" said
! the second.
| Maybe it's Coolidge. whispered
| the first
Coolidge hasn't any beard. either. "
| said the second.
The first man gave the second man
severe look. You're a bolshevik, ="
he said. It's men like you that are
trying 70 RUM this country"
BY this time the crowd had be
come quite unruly, and various cries
of Get n rope," String him up.''
and Eat more bran" began to be
heard.
"We'd better get out of here" whis-
pered Eddie.
So. aided by several policemen. who
held back the mob. we forced our way
into the lobby of the hotel, where
we were soon able TO slip around in
back. buy couple of good cigars and
join the crowd. which by this time
filled the street.
whats it all about?' Eddie asked
one of his neighbors-a kindly.looking
gentleman in a gray derby, who had
just stuck his right elbow In Eddie S
left eye"
She's coming out now" said the
gentleman, as a few faint cheers were
heard near the doorway.
Who's coming out?" asked Eddie.
The Queen of Sweden cried the
gentleman.
Are YOU Swedish" asked Eddie.
No" replied the gentleman. but
gave several more loud hurrahs.
1T. amt the Queen Of Sweden,
cried another man.
How do you know?" asked the gen
tleman in the gray derby.
Il know, all right" replied the man.
I'VE used to have some Swedes work
fng for us, Olof Swanson and his
wife"
How were they?" asked the gen
tlenan.
Pretty good" replied the other.
But when they got ready TO leave
they just left"
"Swedes are that way" said Eddie.
There aren't any good servants any
more" said the gentleman. That's
why l live in hotel"
What hotel?" asked Eddie.
The - replied the gentleman.
You're right in front of it," said
Eddie.
Yes" went on the gentleman. but
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ontill de prasant time wot it cen
seests de woild from deeference con-
triZz witt nations wot is here de leest
in de horCier from dere appearance.
So is so itch contry witt de hage:
u. S. A.--151 years hold lest Futt
from July.
Hingland-632106 (eef she's day..
Rehabilitation of cuss, ia
rilly 2152 on accent wot dey leeving in
Pris twice so fest like by all overl.
Ijjipt-999 1893 tdun't looking Il day
over 999 ,998).
Jepen-{Over 2ll
China-9s6, 664, 36712 (gung on 1885,
664 1858, wheech is rilly in American
time seek wicks witt two days..
OF cuss, In de beginning whan was
joost bing established de woild it
deedn't was nidder by Ijjipt a seengle
pyrameed nodder by SweetZerland
Twin Elp:--was hall over de woild
Hice wot dees was de Hice Hage.
SO occurding de system wot is en-
titled de ceetiZens from China, China,
men, 80 was entitled de inhabitants
from de Hice Hage, HisemenM
So dees Glazers from hice wot 1t was
hall over de void so was whole time
travelling arond; nutt-bond, witt sout-
bond, witt Trenscontinantel. witt
Union Paceefic Glaciers wot 1t deedn't
nidded in dem days de pipple nidder
Sideways nodder trollicozz.
So from de hice was various by
products, like snow witt hail, witt so
futt from wheech lis so de proof: Eeef
It takes de rfdder in de bends a snub-
ball wot he'll geeve 1t squizz, so
It'll bicome hod de snubball it should
be hice, is nor? (Of cuss, it could
geeve you dees information amy
schoolboyl So from dees was dees-
covered de teeory wot is hice elestic.
HIM, of cuss, We couldn't boncing a.
hice-boig opp witt don, odder dey
couldn't making from hice binn-shoot-
ers. odder dey- couldn't stretching q
fife-cents piese hice 1t should be like
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Believe 1t or Not-Dog Full of Explosive
Terrihes Oil Field and Finally Blows Up

the dog, reaching home first and
rushed his wife and ten children out
OF the house. Then the owner
brought out his shotgun TO use on the
living bomb, bur he recovered his
presence Of mind before trying to
shoot.
Putting his gun aside the owner
started back TO the well. The dog
followed and here arose situation
that required much tact. Workers at
the well requested the owner to drive
the dog back. but the dog would not
go. The canine had never been more
friendly. Every time the men stopped
TO rest the dog would lie on the
ground between the feet OF one of
them and all were careful to handle
him gently. Then came the rabbit!
The dog was cavorting about when
rabbit started up just in front of
him. The dog started after it's nat
ural prey and the bunny skipped a
little faster Finally pursued and
pursuer reached the top of fifty
foot cliff The -bbit sprang down
its steep sides. the dog tried to follow
and fell, dropping about fifty feet.
There came an explosion that rent
the armament thereabouts and frag-
ments of dog spattered all over that
section The dog-bomb had blown up.
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T HE other DAY / happened to
be walking down the street
when ran into an old
acquaintance Of mine. Eddie
Partridge by name, and
said to him:
Hello. Eddie. l guess you don't
remember me-
of course l do, replied Eddie,
ahAking my hand, You're Elmer
mo, I'm not" / said.
You're mott" said Eddie, a little
doubtfully.
No" I replied, I'm Don Stewart. &"
Are you sure?' asked Eddie. look
ing into my face
IT think so" I replied. But tell
me, Is there small scar in the mid
die of my back, about half way down
my spine?"
II can't" replied Eddie. unless
YOU take Off your overcoat. coat. vest.
shirt and undershirt."
Its pretty cold" / demonstrated
Nonsense. replied Eddie "You
ought to see how cold it gets in
Canada"
rive never been in Canada" !
replied.
IT'S nice up there" said Eddie
BY this time quite a crowd had
gathered, many Of whom were curl
Gus to see just why I was taking off
my overcoat. coat, vest, shirt and
undershirt
Is there a scar" / asked
Eddie looked my back over care
fully.
Il knew a man once he said, who
had his wife's name tattooed on his
back"
What color?" I asked.
She was white replied Eddie.
Il mean what color tattooing," I
said.
Red and black" replied Eddie.
'Her name was Sara
It's pretty cold" / said Cant
you find that scar"
Yes" said Eddie Hello, Don"
Hello. Eddie | replied
Just then q policeman pushed his
way through the crowd
Here he said, what's going on
here?"
"It's an insurance examination"
replied Eddie quickly I'm exam
lining this man for insurance"
Life insurance." asked the police
man.
Life and fire. replied Eddie.
That's a funny examination for
fire insurance" said the policeman.
"You wouldn't think it was funny
If your own home burned down and |
left you penniless,' said Eddie
1T did, said the policeman 1T |
burned down last year. That's why |
I'm policeman"
OH said Eddie
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a ten-cents piece. 1t was hable honly
de hice it should squizze in--hout it
couldn't squiZZe.
So it leeved de pipple In houzes
from hize wot dey was entitled high
loos. So it came Sonday monnink Wot
it weeshed a Tenant he should take a
bait so it was naccassary dey should
melting opp de hice-so II made de
tenants a spitch SO:
Him, geeve a look~-so ! got to melt
ODD a heff from de front putch witt a
rocking cheer vat in horder | should
take batt.! Is diss a system?!
Hm.--is locky ting we dun,t leeVlng
in de brownie hage-we should go
s,yeerning In tob from melted
brownie we should come hout vat
BROWNIE plated, ha?'
So 1t took de pipple MUIR wit MUIR
bats wot it gave gradually vanish
de Hice Hage!
blend frorn Chepter Onel
Copyright. 1920
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all his business by telephone, the man
at the other end of the wire doing the
talking and Mr.. Miller las have nick
named him) merely saying yes.
They have got man. a kind of as
sistant to Mr.. Hughes, named Eddie
Bachelor who visits each room every
two hours to see. how everybody is
and the worse you are the better he
seems to like 1t. They have got an
other man from outside. Harry Sal
singer from the Detroit News. He
comes In on the alternate hours from
Mr.. Bachelor, ana 1t appears to be
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The Largest Loom.

A 7 Rodewisch. In Saxony, the CEN
ter of the German textile indus
try, there is in operation what is
thought to be the largest weaving
loom in the world. This huge crank
loom is n feet long and so feet wide.
1t stands 10 feet high and weighs 35
tons. The shuttle Is of corresponding
proportions, and travels to and fro
at the rate of Is times a minute.
i. This machine is capable of turning
out seamless disks of felt, such as are
used in paper mills, up to 233 feet in
circumference.
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from the city of the straits
which is the nickname they
Il give Detroit before the boys
found out that drinks last long
err il you mix them. I say just got
back. AS a matter of fact got back
two weeks ago, but it takes you that
long To wake up when you step off
train returning from that settlement.
Everybody out there seems to think
you are thirsty and they are generally
always right. Some one told me the
Detroiters simply would not take no
for an answer and / think that is
probably correct, though l did not
take the trouble to find out.
AS you know, Detroit is chiefly ia
nous for its output of automobiles
but they don't use many of them at
home, because~if you can get room
at the Athletic Club you don't have to
go nowhere. You just live in a dress
ing-gown and you travel from room
to room.
There is one man who / will call
Miller who Mr.. Charles Hughes, the
boss of the club, tells me amt been
off his own floor for three years. He
has got plenty of friends on that floor,
the climate agrees with him, he never
has to put on clothes, and conducts
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Color of Cities.

of the Weather Bureau
~ have asserted that the heat radi-
ated constantly in the atmosphere
by the combustion Of carbon mobiles
little by little the climate of cities
and surrounding districts. 1t is cal
culated that 10000 tons of carbon.
most Of 1t in. the form of coal. is the
average yearly amount burned in
large cities. Confirmation of these
facts is offered in historical descrip-
lions of cities, Paris being referred
to as a "city of red" while certain
Italian. cities are described as violet"
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Mop. witt de Keetchen Poliss by Hee-
storian. 81 natl.
CHEPTER ONE-De Void Wurr
und Wot Hez Gone Befurr.
Of cuss it was de Void Wurr one
from de most nuttabie events wot
took PLACE in Ninetinn Futtin--bot in
bitwinn time ii will geve de heesto-
rian q synopsis from de sturry hoop
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IT'S pretty hard to tell" said Eddie,
there's so much smoke"
The woman suddenly began calling
for help.
yes that's She" said the gentle
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WE FORCED OUR WAY MIRO THE LOBBY oF THE HOTEr.

gines changed their way toward the
nearest fire plug.
The gentleman took out a. carefully
folded, embroidered handkerchief from
his topcoat pocket, and began waving
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1t to the woman in the window.
'I hate to call out" he said; "it
makes everybody look at YOU"
'I'll call out for you" volunteered
Eddie. 'What shall I saw"
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Debutantes' Parties for Detroiters
Are Given Very Frequently These Days

place where they won't leave you
sleep one hour a day.
After the show, Frank Navin give
party in honor of and Dutch Leon
ard, only one of who was present.
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man. that's her voice: I'd recognize
it anywhere"
The crowd In the center of Thirty
fourth street parted and separated
back toward. the curb, as the fire en-
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professor. '"The radio people have
announced that a real queen is going
to broadcast in her own voice the
actual words OF Mary Had Little
Lamb and can't bear to miss It,
fCopyrtght 1879
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Queen jules opinions and COM
ments on. American institutions are
already being eagerly sought and
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retailed in the current press. Yes,
she said, in answer to a question,
Il am sure the President is q nice
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BY RING LARDNER.

10 the Editor: just got back
from the city of the straits
= which is the nickname they
give Detroit before the boys