A 



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. 



Popular Science Monthly 391 



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. 



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. 



