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��A Dollar Made of Corn

REMARKABLE reproduction of a silver dollar was recently made

by George Herren, a cabinet maker of

Pella, Iowa. This reproduction which is

thirty-two times the size of

its model, is constructed en- tirely of kernels of corn.

glued to a backing of heavy

pasteboard.

As shown in the illustra- tion, the resemblance is very

close. It is estimated that

over a quarter of a million

kernels of corn were used,

and its construction occupied

the maker's time for more

than six months. More than

thirty different shades of

color are to be found in the

"dollar," which is to be found

on exhibition in the home of

the patient cabinet maker.

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A Submarine That Dived But Once

��TWENTY years ago an aspiring in- ventor in Chicago designed and built a submarine which he claimed would revolutionize the construction of

��A CHURCH, claimed to be the smallest in America, was recently dedi- cated in Manchester, N. H. The main auditorium is eighteen by twenty-eight feet, with seats for about seventy persons. In a tiny gallery are seats for twenty-eight. There is also a \estrv and a basement.

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��The Lady on the Dollar appeared on a

giant disk of corn kernels after George

Herren had spent many winter evenings

on his mosaic

��This is the "Foolkiller," a submarine boat which

Chicago watched disappear twenty years ago, and saw

reappear only a few weeks ago for the first time since it

was "tested" so disastrously

��underwater craft. The public, being somewhat skeptical, christened the mar- vel "Foolkiller Number One." and turned out in large numbers to see its trial trip in the Chicago River.

Its ability to dive was at once demon- strated, for the new boat immediately submerged, and appeared no more. A few months ago. the ill-fated craft was raised to the surface after several un- successful efforts had been made to drag it out of the river mud. It is said that the "h^oolkiller" will be placed on exhil)i- tion on dry land, as it is feared that its natural ability for submerging will be demonstrated again if the ship is left in the water.

IX New York City, one person is in- jured by a motor \ehicle every sevent>--fi\e minutes. One \ictim out of every twent>' dies.

THE bones of all flying I)irds arc hol- low, thus combining the greatest strength with the least weight.

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