Evening star., 1923-02-10

with most elaborate carvings of stone,
ished plainly, though after the general
design Of the original architect. Or per-
haps brick might be substituted where
marble had been planned. Some dreams
| of great architecture never have
reached completion when the granite
begins to crumble.
In contrast with the history Of the
great cathedrals Of the old world, the
Protestant Episcopal Church OF Amer
| lea is determined to push to prompt
completion a great national cathedral
| in Washington, alta cost OF Sf0,000.o 900.
which will rival In grandeur the best
! works of Europe. 1t will be larger than
Westminster Abbey.
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| Washington is acquiring more art
than any other metropolis in America.
and is already recognized as the art
/ center Of the continent. The early COM
| pletion Of this cathedral, upon height
overlooking the city. the building Of the
| $50, 100000 permanent exposition Of the
Arts and Industries Association. the
opening, this spring, OF the Freer col
Werd With he word Of
wealth in private galleries, makes the
| capital unique from an art standpoint.
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| A New York artist, Jonce ]. McGurk,
who has recently visited Richmond, Va,
\ acclaims Houden's statue Of George
Washington. standing before the Vir-
ginia capitol. the finest piece Of sculp-
ture in the world. He appraises its
commercial value at $1,000. 900.
| 1t might have been easier to accept
| the estimate of the statue IL the critic
had not put a price mark upon 1t, but.
remembering that J. Pierpont Morgan
Offered s1,00o.Oo for 1t, 1t may be safe
to let the price stand, as in keeping
with the increased cost Of living.
| Still, without discussing the possible
dollar basis Of art appreciation, there
are some broken odds and ends Of
statuary in Europe which might be
| traded for, at marked down prices--on
! a commodity basis, rather than the rate
| Of monetary exchange: For example.
Eanee hi has M,,o piece bat Of 1od ths
| France give IL we traded her the ''un-
busted washington and took Venus
! on account? There is also. in Italy.
Michaelangelo's Moses. Now Moses
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| a machine to dehorn long horned cattle.
| There is that old wiggling bunch of
snakes, called the LAGOON. In wash
! ington's day, statesmen talked of adopt
| ing a snake, instead Of an eagle, as the
symbol of 100 per cent Americanism. II
we traded for the LAGOON the chances
are good that we might sell 1t at
profit to the hooded 100 per cent Amer
| leans, as symbol or something. II
! after further consideration we wanted
! to stick to the bald-headed bird.
The president general Of the Daugh-
1 ters of the American Revolution, Mrs.
Minor, Is right in her protest against
| the fragrant abuse of Old Glory in using
| it merely for decorative purposes. She
appeals: "Will every Daughter OF the
American Revolution use her influence
| to promote the use of the flag only as
flag, on its staff, and to use it sparingly.
thus emphasizing its meaning when dis
| played?"
| The flag should never be used merely
as a table cover, or chair cushion. No
! other nation loves nor desecrates its
, flag as Americans laud and abuse Old
! Glory No society can do more to up
hold its dignity than the patriotic
thousands known as the D. A. r.
! What would happen to us If the
greatest of all productive industries
should close down through a nation
wide strike of its producers? 1t is
awful to contemplate.
How many readers can guess what
industry is referred to as the great
| est? All the gold mines of America
produce $50,067.3o0 OF new wealth
annually, but 1t costs in labor nearly
as much to bring that wealth to the
market. All the anthracite mines
produce s452,304,Oo0 a year, but that
is less than half the wealth produced
by the humble hen. That is the bird
that lays the golden eggs-worth
annually s1,047,323,170. That is all
that can really be measured, but that
is not all, for it does not include the
amateur hens roaming about the
back yards of village dwellers and
picking delicious bugs, at will, off of
| the weeds and scratching up the gar
dens for earthworms. The guess is
that these amateurs could double
! the total output, and they are more
profitable per capita than many of
! those in professional fiocks, for they
| get so much of their board free out
| of wild, uncounted insects and weed
seeds. Incidentally they help other
| birds keep down noXious insects and
so protect agriculture and horticul-
| ture.