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DON'T TICKLE THE CELLIST Happening at Detroit Shows the Un. wisdom of That Particular Form of Playfulness. One should never tickle a cello play er in the ribls, espelially if he Is a fa titous one(- sich its lhillp Abbas (of the Detroit Symphiony orchestra, remairkis the Detroit News in a recent issue. Graham iharris, second violinist, did. and It almost cost liii a lot of trou ble, to say noth-Ing of a new violin bow. The story came out when Hlarris filed a suit for $100 In justice court against Abbas. It was a story of ten peraient and teinper and the trouble arose ut rehearsal. Ossip Gubrilo .witsch, director, was away for a few inuinutes, and the temperamental ones indulged In a few muoments of play boy, not music. IHarris reached his violin bow over and tickled Abbas, In the ribs. Abbas does not care to be tickled in his ribs and he swung a wicked cello how to demonstrate that he (d not care for tickling. There w :1p and the second violInist's best how was a mess and a wreckage. "Ah, ha," shouited I Harris. "You have broken my how. You shall pay." "Shan't,' shouted Ahbas. "Your own fault. You bud no business In toy i-lbs." They gla red and then tle director appeared and the light was dropped. It was taken up again via a justice court suit. It Is helieveid that the suit never will be heard. The or chestra manager heard about It first-. Hle got tile toen together, scolded, fumed, argued, coaxed and at last won. They shook hands. The dai age was settled. And harmony of both sorts reignel. RETURNING TO SAVAGE DAYS? Feathers, Furs and Jewels, Now So Popular, Are Reminiscent of Our Early Ancestors. Glimpses of present fashions and views of sone shop windows lead to the impression that the world is, after all as some commentators say, revert ing to the savage, remarks the New York Evening Sun. Women are wearing more and more feathers in their hair and more and more large and ornate Jewelry upon their hands anild In their ears. Men are showing a deilded Inclination to orna ment themnselves to the linit of their purses In these days of the high cost of clothes, and altogether anthropologists tell its it is not such a very far cry from the adornments of present-day civilization to that of the Nearanthaler man or the Garden of Eden itself. The fashions of last winter showed a predilection toward furs such as the world has never seen since the days when they weire worn raw. Both mien and wonmen wore them. In milder ellinites women seen to be wearing less and less. The stage is noteworthy in respect to the unclothed feminine back and certain sections of society seeiin to follow the stage. Fish ion's return to Eve sevinis in certaila cases to be a mere matter of weeks, as we progress in these swiftly changiing times. Gassing Forest Fire Impractical. The ofl'clals of the United State, departiment (if aigriiultire have beni li receipt of so noiny suggestions rel ativye to extinogo uiig forest tires ithx the us-e of gas bjombtls dlroppedt frmu air lanei ti haIlit it lii been''i folundi nieces sa ry to Issue a st a temiet for thle imr litse of exiininig that the sche'mo Is noat feasIble. F-or th pu'larpo se of overt coming a det achmnit Iof men, a iix tare of one part of virulent poisonu to .1,000,00)0 of air woul lie (entirely suf lcient to accomp iiils the purpoitse, buti one of '750) paris to thle thuousamnd woul not be powerful enough tol (iuen-ch a con t1asgratilon. Artheir thIinbg to bie talken int o conisiderilon is the dtli cul ty of drtopinitg the betihs withi thle nee e'4sary prelslonm. lThe airt or stik ing a target ithm aniy degree of aeeu rney* haus niot been dleveliopeti at I this t ime and there is no pro spect that it will lie sutilicient ly p erfetcd to thle lioint of becoming avil ale for the pu rpose of fighting fires. New England Least American. Talx k osf Amterca iiizig New Eugiand rIngs oddly on A tnericean ears. Ii'f lie cradle of our contry needls A tmericann Izing, whiere ate we? We thn ink of Mlassneuis-ettIs as thle hiearzt of New ighiad. Amuong thle states it is "nuext to1 thle old(-t."' Hit a count of her sr's-ent .geiteratlon's laretaI ige shows bis-satchuisettis to be almost thle least Atierienun if thle -I8 sltates, thle Worb i (Out look s-tatIes., The 1910 censuts iscoveredl that (lily 32 per ccint oIf Mussahliuse! ts folks wvere native borntt of native pairents. AMote thltan iA8 per (,(t were eit her for eign biorin ox were horn hiere of forc.Iin partent s. Laiter- igures woul he eveni tote aist ound ig. TPhe yearis that, in tervene betwveeti 19101 and thle ot break of the wvar saw the greatiest iniflux of immiigrai s thle coutr y hits ever knowna.. ,f'- New Aerial Regulation. T'he smtallI Atustra liiini who fies a toy bailloont or ni wIthI hIs .1huia nese kite aigainst the wtmd my offendl agaxinst thle matjest y of thle witr pre t.aiuttions in-I. A new wart reguitilon Is situd t- in .erutary, 1920, givyea iower to the ta al er military athlorities in the comiuuneail~'x th to udeclare ainy aream a pro~hliited ireat for lie filtng o~f hi Joon:s~ durin mg anyl~ sipeetlied periodii. "'X1al10', i.' . delined as itnythting tip t(o cliuive re inat ison was iitlinarlly thes fligh,~ f -:.a' S~u'.iey to Sielhs utn" nf SIr I('ss F xithI, the'x a Iirmni a -bo rissed thes ~oi idi fr'omu Lodontlj t o I .tw., In. MATERIAL THAT RESISTS ACID New Substance, Duroprene, is Said to Be Adapted to a Wide Range of Uses. 'Recent acid-resisting materials in clutde such notable products as silicia ware, iron rich in silicon, inonel imetal and various other alloyn. Not least Interesting is duroprene, obtained by the chlorinatiptn of rubber, and resist ing reagents that readily attack rub ber, such as o.one, nitrous and nitric acids, hydrochloric acid, etc. Describ lug it to the Liverpool section of the Society of Chemical Industry, Mr. A. LaMble stated that it can be ob tained in the solid state as a white amorphous powder. It is soluble in benzine and coal tar naphtha, carbon tetrachloride, and trichl orethylene, but the ordinary varnish is a 10 per cent solution in benzine and solvent naph tha. This varnish dries quickly, leav Ing a colorless, transparent flum. The very thin film his been imersed for days it caustic potash, caustic soda, tamonia and the mineral aclds-hy drochloric, nitric and sulphurle-with out sign of decoinposition, and it is quite insoluble in alcohol, ether, petro leIum oils, and parnlin. Being also highly Insulating and very adhesive. <luroprene is adlapted for a wide range of uses. It serves as anti-corrosive varnish or paint, for lining steel pe troliumin tanks, and woodei alcohol vats, for hllIlling up electrical con deonsers, as colorless lacquer for bright metal work, nni( as a ga.tight cement. VOYAGE FAMOUS IN HISTORY Wooden Paddle Wheel Steamer, the Golden Age. Paved the Way for the Mighty Megantic. Departure from Sydney recently of the White Star liner -iegaiii he for Liv erpool by way of New Z.ealand, the I'ana ina canal, the West Inli's and1 New York, recalls her historlc fore runner of 18541, says the New York Tribune. 'he vessel, the Golden Age, was a woollen padille wle('el stieIinler, belong Ing to the N(-w York aitl Australian SteamN NNvigation conliuny. The In tentloti of the colmpany was to 1i'un sIX Vessels "via Paniamn," the I'anana railroai, capitalized at $7.00,00. he [ig tie coiniecting link on the Ohn un livilel Isthinus withii the West 11(1111 lloyil 'Mall Steutn Packet coinpany. ru-nning front Southnipton. The Crimean war, yellow fever on Ihe IsthmIitus and other cnuses coni spired to ile'feat the eontipaniy's pln). Tlu Goloei Age aits coininaidid by Lieut. Davil ). 'orter of the Unitedl States navy, who afterward heenitne famous is a Union adniral <luring the Civil \N 'i'he Ilheii Age left Melbourne for 1'n1 n:11iia via Syiln'y :11n41 T1ah1t1i, Maiy 5, 1851. Site Ieached'i'l Syin'y nIll May 11 with 300 passongers. il(r enrgo Inchled a cons"ignmen1vit of gobi dlust and she reached Enlgland in 60 days. New Idea in Ventilation. The Ayrton ntigas fin, whilih, ac corillug to "Mlusey's Mingazinte, may revoltioniize all our system:is of venti Iation, is ba-'d on the principle that a fan i should lie brough t down sharply from the perpenilicular to the horizon. til, and thus dlrive the air forwirl in ste:dy puiffs andl set tp a frest cur retit frin thle rear t. "'Te invetotr, whit is ant Enigilihwonitn, has given puleI l'rmontrttatiotns in Liolon with glaiss iutill'i (if dutgI uts andl tuannel s fr'oin whiichi tihl fan i'e:iliiy e'xpels the "inoke'. A t iane derntonlstrion I l, Air is. ityrttn, wv ith a trel*-tnch Vani, sat at tne ('tid of a s1x-foot table while stioke poured forthi ftroint a funtnel at the lither entdl. Thle ii(tiont of till ttiuiitue fan not ouily dhispe'ille the 9iinoke' but tlitekly gitil stb (it tfrom entu 'l.' It tofii th it un-it l ightitmatl'il. Tt ha been''t used) se. eessfu'iy hi'n fatlt'rieis, thaiterts, tmine tt s-ewerts.--Youith's ''Ttmic itont. Airplanes in Mining Operations. It is Jpreletedi that till airlanllite sI titulus to the muinintg tnduistrmy int ire seting ai mii(ans of ge'ttintg tiinterial ani.( hinen~liy t n ro tlntionsiI~l wich are~i kown to be triitc. ttrendo whl ib 5r 1at1 I'o th lre(' stime4It hi'et known I ito i'st, sit rthe 'st of ulitla tng stat Ions for' till Untiti'd States hu reoau of mtintes. 113' t hiis meaniis a ri'gu faliedI wih s'ctlotus wichlll ari n0iot to tie reaci(hed'i 1by anly oriltriy iin'nns1. It is aliso suggest ed t Itt theii slmte meanit s itnight lie of gren t valule fot' ge'ttIing res etie nlpurtat ti t thei s4cenel of mtinting Cats and Diphtheria. "It is a iidly neceptedl I'be)1lef t hat eats mny3 suffer fr'oiti idihthetria anid cotnve. 10 inifection~ to inan beings,'" expu'eritts by3 wh'iieh I)octor Savage founda licin. I)octor' Saviage plaintedi vast iaumbher. of diiphthert' haliii ini the noses anid throni ou (f klitens, butt in no isinnee did t hese takhe the d iseiise, and wiItin 24 hioutrs the huiiiI wer'e dead. I1it0 tar Snyn'ge reiiewedl all the evidence In COrmte(ct ion withi epietmies of diph thier' i'.d ('alae to the concluitiont that so fitt .qs it inplicates cats it it quite vfnI lt ,.d( MICKIE SAYS OMN* MEA t4%W .3E6 09 FROM A acous ~ VI inas* imt"', To A ro a (MtI om ouWAMA 4. 0 (The Laurens Advertiser.) Wha to b as any Ass a neC cn ang Twc would varyin; than y at. M~ treads It's< are WC mous You thern anothe amoun Thai Se cord they In try. apt U.S~ I( For Real ICE CREAM For SocialFunctions Call Palace of Sweets Block Cream a Specialty *1 A t a lot of argument there used e about a woman drivind an DAY ca can "mak a your tire problem is to get a tire a"or L. a t'r as v fko nvau n tiktlt bcdy, oon as a luxury becomes Weeomndadel ssity the pcin~t Of view.S irsbcue hi au 'or three years ago you'hresngusab ti. ha.ve listened to more I a h .S ult SOpinions about tires plc hc e otepr ou could shake a stickc fcino h tagtsd ileages, construction, atmbl ie h nuai and whatnoc. tuktr-w ftegets ifferent now. Tire users adtost ievleta ~rking towards a unani- hv vrbe ae express it one way--ods n ags ubrcn tan down the street eni h ord eaei r. But sifted down it psto otl o oehn tstoths.yaout tire vaoles oe tie ofh nywa ostl noe da and stick to . sandyecommendlyncoue to beheuvThere's nor gues aoult it.y NobbyIt was theU. 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