The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-12

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81 Athol, Mass. ....... 100
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Mrs. e. B. McClelland,
Chicago .............. $500
Mr.. Taft says judges ought to
wear gowns always. A judge
IN black silk impresses the OBJ
server, fills the culprit with awe.
That is ex-President STaft's
sound view.
The American JUDGE must feel
silly in silk, as the English judge
IN his wig must feel silly. If he
has any sense of humor. But man.
much closer to his monkey ances-
tor than to his ultimate perfected
descendsnt, does little thinkinp,
and Is therefore impressed chiefly
by what he sees.
Hence the success of the movies,
the appeal to the eye; in all re-
ligious ceremonies, fhe rainbow
created to reassure the frightened
men, black clouds and red light
ming made to scare them, and the
war masks Of the old Japanese
army.
Wise men at the engineering
society, including DR.. Butler, head
Of Columbia College, shut their
eyes and tested their sense Of
sna& They tried DR.. Butler on
cloves, sassafras. anise, citronella.
winterRreen, carbolic acid. lemon
oil, bay rum, alcohol. and turpen-
tine.
The only one he could name was
bay rum, barber shop recollection.
DR.. Butler excused himself, say
ing, "the sense Of smell is the
least intellectual of the senses"
But is it? Many animals rely
upon it almost entirely in their !
Judgment of strangers. And with
all animals, including men, it rep
resents the most intense connec-
tion of the outside world. with the
brain. Would nature have manu-
factured so many different flow
ers, so many perfumes, from heavy
musk to the faint wild rose. had
: the sense of smell been the "least
intellectual ?" The senses are, like
the strings of a violin, necessary
to a perfect tune, and to a per-
fectly equipped human being.
Germany accepts the Allies
terms and will try to pay thirty
three thousand millions of dollars
in gold. France will get most of
the money paid, and, strange I'd
relate, the value Of German money
goes up and the value of French 4,
money goes down on the day of the
announcement.
France will spend the money
maintaining a gigantic army. in
idleness, to watch Germany. Ger
many's people will be at work,
intensely producing, perfecting in
dustry, and free from army serv-
ice. raising very large families.
How will that affect France in
us- end!
Il Is the opinion of Walter
Howey, who always edits and pub
fishes first the most important
diary written by ladies who kill
their gentlemen friends, that there
is no limit to the strangeness Of
female nature. Mrs. Mabel ].
Thomas confirms Howey's theory.
She loved Nicholas Miller very
much, killed him to prove it, and
then killed herself. Her last words
were, "well be sweethearts in
: heaven" This shows confidence in
the forgiving nature of Nicholas.
Fortunately for him, they don't
shoot in heaven. and they can't
die, so he will be physically safe.
But he'll be nervous angel
Joseph c. Dolan. Of Charles
town, Mass. resents the state
ments in this column that Lucifer
lives in the accursed regions,
frozen in the ice. Nevertheless. he
does, according to Dante, only
first-class writer that ever went
down to see.
"Lo! he exclaimed. Lo! Dis: and
10! the place where thou hast
need to arm thy heart with
strength
"That emperor, who sways
the realm Of sorrow, at mid
breast from the ice stood forth"
Mr.. Dolan ought to read that
description Of Satan frozen in
the ice, Tapping "two mighty
wings, enormous as became a
!. bird so vast" II is the flap
ping of those wings that freezes
the depths of he'll. That flap
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