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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-17
By Garrett p. Serviss.

Technically and scientifically speak
ing. are forenoon and afternoon
Identical with A. NJ. and p. NJ? One
contends that forenoon and after
noon constitute the entire day. day
time and nighttime being sulvid-
airy WORT. The other maintains tNit
a day consists Of morning afternoon
evening and night as the four pr.N
cipal subdivisions. Does Afternoon
constitute the last twelve hours o.
the day, a. does p. M, or Ii Il only
a part of p. M. togAher with ev,-
ming and night?-E. J. P.
Automatically q day consists
of twenty.four continuous hours.
without regard to whether they are
hours Of sunlight or darkness. the
measure OF the day being the length
of time required for the earth to
make one turn of its axis. In recx-
oning time by hours, or other sub
divisions of the day, consisting OF a
limited number OF recurring again
and again in the same circular order,
II Ia necessary to choose point OF
beginning on the circle, and II has
been found convenient to select for
that purpose the instant when the
center of the sun in its daily APP
parent course around the eartn
crosses the meridian. or the noon
line"
Directly opposite the noonline
Is the midnight line. The hours from
midnight round to noon are the ~.
NJ" (anti meridian) hours, and those
from noon to midnight the "P. M.
post meridian) hours. Thus tho
whole day, light and dark together.
is divided into two equal parts.
The Scientific View.
For scientific purposes the astron-
omer pays little attention to this
division. as he counts the hours In
continuous series OF "a. from 0
round to o again. and his zero poin-.
or the point of beginning is noon.
For the purpose OF civil life this
IL not convenient ESPECIALLY The
starting at noon), and ordinary
clocks and watches divide the day
into two 12.hour parts; the starting
point for the whole day, however,
begins midnight. Thus the hou.-
hand 10 twice In every revolution at
the zero point. viz: at midnight and
again at noon. This In the origin OF
the A. NJ. and p. M. arrangement.
which also entirely disregards the
difference between daylight snd
darkness.
PRACTICAL everyday life. and
from the popular point of view. that
difference cannot DE thus treated Ms
4 y dh pet sxist. aad The necessity
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-17
The Science and Poetry of
Day and Night

OF recognizing II, and taking No
count OF IT. has led to other. unscJ.
ehtiric out extremely useful ora
Sreeaoie, subdivisions Of the a..
nour period called a day. Som. .,
tne terms used for these suhd,,J
SONS accord substantially with tho,,
already mentioned, and some do nor
Inus afternoon" and "forenonn"
are popular terms, usually restr;ctaa
70 the respective intervals of tim.
oet"een noon and sunset and ann.
rise ana noon. But these do NOT 49,.
coro with the p. m. and a. m. inter.
vas SINCE the latter begin and end
no. with sunrise and sunset h,,t
with midnight and noon.
Inere are IL a. m. and 4, n ~
nours, out only. on the average civ
rehoon and six afternoon hours
me TWO systems meet only al tha
noon line, where forenoon chanan,
aIternoon and where a. m. he.
coInes p. m. In the general accep-.
49, Vi tne terms, forenoon and az.
mooh are restricted to the dayligh,
n sha 90 not run through the
Morning and Foreman
Morning" is nearly synonymous
with forenoon. but many persons
think of 1t as being restricted 10 tho
early hours. and as noon approaches
tney speak OF the time as being for.-
noon rather than morning. On th-
otner hand. the term morning he
oIten applied to the first six hours
OF the a. m. period. as forenoon
mus II a person awakes and looks
az MS watch after midnight he SAYS.
IL is i O'Clock or 2 O'Clock In the
morning" Habitual early risers
getting up before daylight. sneak Of
the time as morning, but they do not
cali II forenoon until after the sun
has risen. All this. you perceive,
Ia matter of custom and usass,
which may vary in different places
and with different persons.
Evening" is. by common usage,
restricted to the early hours of tbg
night, generally beginning after SUI.
set, what we might call the soci.,l
hours, and as midnight approaches
most well regulated persons cor.
slider that the evening Is past ari
night has come, But, compare TIE
English translation OF the book ~
Genesis, where we read that "t;'r
evening and the morning were The
trst day.. Here, apparently. the
whole twenty.four.h hour period is in
tended to be included within "ths
evening and the morning" But that
Ia merely a poetic, or an archaic.
expression
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-17
HUMAN
william Anterior Du Puy.

Senator Oscar Underwood. who sits with the
American delegation at the conference for the
limitation of ornaments was. when Congress was
asked to appropriate funds for the entertain
ment of visitors. reminded OF an experience he
had with Uncle Joe Cannon BONE twenty years
ago. when Underwood was younsstsr In the
House of Representatives and Uncle Joe was its
dominant factor.
Congress has always been very reluctant to
allow Government officials to spend money for
entertainment, and the United states has never ss
of diplomacy which IL shown by other nauons.
There was a bill before Congress appropfnGns
certain money for entertainment, q bill wnicn
Mr. Cannon favored but the popularity Of which
he doubted
One night Mr.. Cnderwood's doorbeli rang and
II was the Speaker The Republican warhorse
asked the young novice of Democracy to 80 Tor
a walk with him. and they strolled out to Sherf
dan circle which was then IN fne I nfolS.S
the following scheme:
On the next day, he said, It would probably
happen that along toward the end OF the session
matters would lag and the attendance In the
House chamber would be light. At that time he,
Republican leader. would ask action upon TINS
biIi appropriating money for entertainment He
would like Mr.. Underwood. Of the opposition, to
arise and with some heat, oppose the measure.
mar amenable to reason and to seem to be con.
verified to acceptance OF IT, Thus womlo u
get certain support from both sides OF the House
and breeze through.
And 1t did
lanes r. Mann, Of Illinois, the most COM
netent ConRressman,' trying to get certain
husiness transacted one day when the House was
,rnrxing on the unanimous consent calendar. Mr..
Mann arose and began as follows:
..Th,s husiness." ne said might be transacted
TODAY but It IL obvious that any Individual can
nrevent II because il is possible for any indvid'
ual to throw monkey wrench INTO inc "~
chinery Of the House. A..
AT Just that moment a member opposing the
measure arose and said:
h. al nj If
Noses were counted, the point sustained ano
Jthe House had to 60 about the tedious task OF
rounding up members until got the reou"eo
nnrnber for the transaction OF business.
This being accomplished. Mr.. Mann conunuee:
"Aa I was saying" he proceeded, any inoivid-
,oI nav throw a monkey wrench into the ma
ch,nery, but" ne went off. ut does not follow
that every monkey ought to throw wrench.
Copyright lsa1.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-17
The Wall
BEAT my head against the wall
By Angela Morgan

r BEAT my head against the wall
The structure would not yield at all.
Its stones were made of human thought
or superstition II was wrought,
OF fear and ignorance and hate;
Nor there any little gate
Where Truth and Love might enter in
And thus make remedy for sin.
/ beat my head against the wall
I could not see II yield at all
The wall was steep. the wall was gray,
The dust of ages on II lay.
How wide II WAS / could not see
Its darkness hid the sun from me.
And yet / saw eagle fly
Above II In the golden sky.
o life. o hope an eagle flew
Triumphant in the soaring blue.
He saw no gruesome wall OF fate,
He needed not an entrance gate:
No fear could hide the run from him
Who swung upon the mornings rim.
Ride forth, my heart above the wall
You are an eagle. after ALL
cepyrisht 1871
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-17
SlUan,ps, Dogs, Women
and Carnegie

farmer owned worthless land that few dollars would
make scientifically profitable, he would reclaim the
worthless land He would put tile in the swampy por
tons and lime the sour land
Uncle Sam, greatest of all farmers should show much
intelligence the average little farmer.
He has millions of of desert and swamp land that
would pay ten dollars for every dollar spent reclamation
and supply homes for millions of people.
There is talk Of modest bond issues to begin this work
of reclamation The work should 60 through and it should
not be put in the hands of the proteer type of patriot
Mr. Pettygrove, of As Market street. San Francisco
objects the suggestion that the way help wool growers
is to do away with dogs that kill sheep. He says that
without dogs the North Pole would not have been dis
covered also that dogs useful in and that dogs
save the lives of children.
Dogs used in and dogs used the North Pole have
nothing to do with dogs that worry sheep with foolish
that keep dogs because they must have something to
flatter them
AS for dogs saving the lives of children statistics will
show that for every child whose life is saved by dog
several killed by dogs and great many bitten
The dog, at large is out of date in civilized communities
and should be banshed except for those that willing to
keep him in confinement. Sheep and wool i'm
portant than any dogs -
Germany playing part that must seem strangs aftde
forty of ilitarm asks the Allies guarantee her
protection against Boshevk Russia in case the BIG bear
from the East should invade German territory.
The request is reasonable since the Allies have taken
Germany's weapons and will not allow her have army
Lenn if he contempaes any further attack with armies
and ideas Western Europe must think the Lord is on
his sde he the Allies tearing down the stone wall
that Germany built up between Russia and the French
frontier. Just Lenin has his home troubles but with
people and fanatica enthusiasm you
tell.
Mr. Carnegie failed in his effort to die poor To die rich
he said degrading His estate thus far shows thirty
one millions and little However Mr. Carnegie is to
be congratulated on his great generosity and good nen
TONS 70 such man Carnegie, and to great many
others IN the United States thrtyone millions pract-
cally nothing. There was day when the man with
million was somebody. Now mionaires in one concern
may be found Villas generals 1t is fact
that among those that live well in the United States
million is not enough to justify having house in town. or
frst-cass house in the country
must have more children Population is going down. deaths
are going up The King has plenty of children; be
probably cannot why his subjects do not follow his
example But they He has Spain feed his children
and his wife, the English Princess The Spaniards have to
feed their own.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-17
Fat Men Are
Not Afraid
AID JACK FALSTAFF, it may
be remembered, was not noted

be remembered, was not noted
for his physical courage.
Shakespeare made him more given
to discretion than valor, rich in wit,
but scarcely in hardihood. Nor was
Jack the only fat man who was not
famous for his bravery. Horace, that
genial singer of Rome, maligned
even himself. He was not so fat as
Falstaff, but then he was hardly so
thin as Ichabod Crane. In one OF
his odes he intimated very strongly
that when he was young fellow
in the army of Pompey he threw
away his shield in the heat of battle
and betook himself to the rear. So
it goes, so it has gone, down through
all the ages. Thin men have said of
fat men, and some fat men have
agreed, that the man of excellent
trencher capacity is more likely to
be fond of his own fat self rather
than of his honor. But it is not
true.
It has remained for the research
of the Twentieth Century to redeem
the fat mans honor-to. tell men
that fear and fat are no more
friends than oil and water. DIR.
George w. Grille, famous surgeon,
has made it very plain, how diff
cult it is for fat to remain friends
with the body that is shaken with
fear. He describes the effect Of
fear as "palpitation of the heart,
alteration and quickening of the
breathing, and a disturbance of the
rhythm, cold sweat, rise in body
temperature, tremor, suspension of
digestion, muscular relaxation and
staring of the eyes," And what
happens after that is more awful
still. When fat man is afraid,
says the doctor, "the function of
the brain is wholly suspended, ex-
cept that which relates to protec-
tion against the objection feared. 1t
is clear that under the influence of
fear the organs of the body are d.
vided sharply into two classes
those that are stimulated and those
that are inhibited. The entire mus
cular system is stimulated; so also
are the nerve systems which cause
movement, the mechanism for erect
ing the hair, the respiration, the
sweat glands. On the
other hand, the entire digestive
functions are paralyzed."
How, then, can fearful man stay
fat or ever become fat, if his entire
digestive system is paralyzed when
ever he is afraidi Trust the fat
man in an emergency. He hasn't
the habit Of fear. It takes lot of
courage to be afraid; and most fat
men have it.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-17

ONE couple to a park
bench. Single rolling
pin to each kitchen cabinet.
Means husband can't EN-.
brace wife with one wing
and hug stenographer with
other.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-17
Congress Trip
On Sales Tax
= N the first page Of this news
paper you will read state

~ ment from Senator Reed
Smoot of Utah advising United
States Senators and Representatives
to avail themselves Of an oppor-
tunity to study the Canadian Sales
Tax at first hand.
Mr.. Shoots words are worth
quoting in part. He says that
"when they have studied the sales
tax, as 1 have, they will see the ne
ccssity of its application in the
United States"
The Washington Times and the
other Hearst newspapers have re-
peatedly urged this very point upon
members Of Congress.
Economists, bankers, merchants,
financiers and the plain people of
these United States have come to
realization that our present war
time methods of taxation are an in
tolerable burden and handicap to
resuscitation of business.
Tinkering with the income tax, re-
ducing surtaxes end tightening the
burden of the small salaried tax
payer by fraction does not meet
with the nation wide demand for tax
reform SO blithely promised prior to
the national election of 1920.
You Congressman and Senator's
who will come up for reelection a
year hence must answer one peril
nent question which will surely be
put by your constituents. This is:
"What has become of your prom
ised tax reform and your promised
return to prosperity"
The one factor is closely bound
up in the other. Business cannot
thrive under tax system that pc
nalizes initiative. The small investor
is discouraged in his thrift by an
added burden of taxation that de-
pletes salary already inadequate
to cope with living costs.
In the opinion of Congress, the
cure for these very evident evils
may or may not be adoption of a
gross sales or turnover tax.
In other words, you Congressman
and Senators may not agree with
the Hearst papers that the Sales
Tax in the United States will operate
benefcially toward return to nor
NAL business and individual con-
tentment with our methods of tax
alton.
No member of Congress, however,
should be so blind as to unquali-
fedly condemn a proposed reform
of tax methods without full study.
Opportunity for such study is Of
fered in the invitation of The Wash
ington Times and other Hearst
newspapers to transport to Canada
any and all members of the Ma
tional Congress who desire to see
the Sales Tax in operation at first
hand.
In our opinion it is a public duty
for our national representatives to
avail themselves of every avenue
offering information upon the vex-
ing problems that face the nation.
You Members of Congress, there
fore, are again cordially invited to
accept the invitation of the Hearst
newspapers. This you may do by
communicating with Congressman
Lester D. Volk of New York, who
has consented to act as Chairman of
the Committee on Arrangements for
the Congressional Delegation visit
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-17

A SH r e or aboard,
"A smokeless powder to be
the official explosive and
then only In case OF trouble
or It's equivalent.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-17
Stars and Stripes

To .eems rather significant that the Depart
-, of Agriculture should report a bumper
corn crop just at time when women are
beeinning to show their ears
sunset hues are the latest thing in girls
,.isnas We hope the girls won't put en- on
ppntu after dark; otherwise the sun may refuse
to set.
"a wife IL expensive
80 Ia an automobile -
sure, but you can get new model every
year"
SING of ice and coal men.
They are like the bees
One stines in the summertime,
The other when we freeze
A Helpful Girl.
"why don't you let your daughter assume
some OF your household caresf She 10 old
enough to be q great help to YOU"
"Oh, she does . lot. I hardly eyer have to
clean up after her when she makes 1udee now"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-17
X. MILLER
His EDITORIAL
On
SniOkeloss Powder

IMITATION Of arms GER
tainly yanks the molars
out OF domestic hostilities
IL you read between the lines
where most people seem to
get all their information.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-17


where most people seem to
get all their information.
ONE couple to a park
bench. Single rolling
pin to each kitchen cabinet.
Means husband can't EN-.
brace wife with one wing
and hug stenographer with
other.
CENTIPEDE will be cut
~ down to orthodox
amount Of hands and feet.
Two in front and regulation
set below hips. Waterbug
will have sweet time re-
treating under sink with
eight propellers missing.
THAT gives house maid
i equal footing with elu-
stve prey. To date odds
have been against her.
How could she expect to run
down roach when his heels
outnumbered hers about
eleven to three?
WORLD has been slip
w ping along on top
heavy percentage otherwise
known as Bolshevism. New
era will make everything
very undressing and So
cialistic. Battle will now be
Keeping Down With The
Joneses.
WORLD will be unarmed
w as Venus de Milo.
Thirty-two caliber flobert
mentioned As tallest piece
Of arsenal furniture per-
missible under present pact.
ALL wars to be safe and
"A sane for aggressor as
well as aggresse. Last bust
ness afield was started by
insane man who spread
disease to wide, wide world.
Cure took something like
five years and amt COM
plete yet.
EVERYTHING will be
~ peaceful and calm as
divorce decree with alimony.
Husband won't dare beat
wife for fear she'll report
him to Lloyd George.
THAT isn't all. No door
L to have more than two
hinges. Or swing more
than both ways. Trap
doors, storm cellars. secret
passages and intrigue get
towed to Scapa Flow and
scuttled at daylight.
A SHO r e or aboard.
"A smokeless powder to be
the official explosive and
then only In case OF trouble
or It's equivalent.
Temperature Of the Ocean.
The maximum average
yearly temperature of the
ocean surface occurs in the
Indian ocean and In nearly
as degrees Fahrenheit. At
great depths II does not vary
much the world round. Be
low 400 fathoms II IN within
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-17
Temperature Of the Ocean

The maximum average
yearly temperature OF the
ocean surface occurs in the
Indian ocean and Ia nearly
as degrees Fahrenheit. At
great depths II does not vary
much the world round. Be
low 400 fathoms II IN within
five degrees Of freezing,
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-08-05

We have just received another load
of those nice young Georgia Mare
Mules, bought direct from the farms.
We know that we have them. bought
right, as we sold a load last week.
This load is equally as nice, and we
will continue our sales for the coming
week on. the same terms that we sold
the last load Small profits and quick
sales is our motto.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-08-05

pleced it together into a coherent
whole through many dreaming hours.
In 1920. the city of Lima, in Peru,
being threatened by the revolution
aries under Bolivar and San Martin.
cautious folk began TO take thought
for their possessions. To send them
out upon the high seas under for
eign flag seemed to offer the best hope
of safety, and soon there was more
gold afioat on the Pacific than at any
time since the sailing Of the great
plate-galleons of the Seventeenth CEN
fury. Captain Sampson, of the brig
Bonny Lass, found himself with q
passenger for nowhere in particular
in the shape of a certain Spanish mer-
chant of great wealth, reputed Gus
todian of the private funds OF the
bishop of Lima. This gentleman
brought with him, besides some scanty
personal baggag e-for he took ship
in haste-a great iron-bOund chest.
-Four stout sailors of the Benny Lass
staggered under the weight OF it.
Continued Tomorrow
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-08-05

end 10 M. ruDDs- expozluon or ny,
thology.
So does dull reality clog the feet OF
dreams that it proved impossible to
begin the day by digging up the treas
u-e. Camp had to be arranged, for
folk must eat and sleep even with
the wealth Of the Indies to be had
for the turning of sod The cabin
was reroofed and set apart as the bow
er Of Aunt Jane and Miss Browne.
declined to make a third in this sane
fuary. You could tell by looking at
her that Violet was the sort OF per
son who would inevitably sleep out
loud.
Hang me up in a tree or any
where insisted. and 1t ended by my
having a tarpaulin shelter rugged up
in a group of cocoa-paims.
Among our earliest discoveries on
the island was one regrettable from
the point of view of romance, though
rich in practical advantages; the
woods were the abode of numerous
wild pigs. You should have seen how
clean. how seemly, how self-fespecting
were our Leeward island pigs TO real
lie how profoundly the pig of Chris
tan lands is debased and slandered
animal. These quadrupeds would
have strengthened Jean Jacques be-
lief in the primitive virtue of man be-
fore civilization debauched him.
Aunt Jane had been dreadfully
alarmed by. the pigs, and wanted to
keep me immured in the cabin o.
nights so that I should not be eaten.
But nothing less than a Bengal tiger
would have driven me to such extrem-
ity.
Though If a pig should eat me"
/ suggested, you might mark him
TO avoid becoming cannibal at sec
ond hand | should hate to think of
you, Aunt Jane. as the family tomb -
Virginia, you are most unfeeling,"
said Aunt Jane, getting pink about
the eyelids.
All. / didn't know you Americans
went in much for family tombs," re-
marked the beautiful youth Interested
ly.
No, we do our best to keep out of
Them" I assured him, and he walked
off meditatively revolving this.
If the beautiful youth had been
beautiful on shipboard, in the inform
al costume he affected on the island
he was more splendid still. His
white cotton shirt and trousers