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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-03
LONDON MECHANICS.
Taxicabs, the Khakis, the Bakerloo,
the Cri and Jimmy's

Taxicabs, the Khakis, the Bakerloo,
the Cri and Jimmy's.
From Town and Country.
The streets of London have been dotted
lately with handsome new, red painted mo-
tor cabs. which ply for hire at the reduced
rate of eightpence mile. They are fitted
with taximeters and have promptly been
called "taxcabs."
London has queer strain of humor in
the matter of naming its public modes OF
transit The Central London railway,
whose uniform fares are twopenca the
first of the tube lines. was no sooner opened
for traffic than some genius named it the
"tuppeny tube" Then came the Baker
street and Waterloo underground which
no one dreams of calling by any other name
than the "Bakerloo."
The new Brompton and Piccadily line is
known as THE Piccadilly" and the Thames
steamboats, are known as the "khakis'
The Trocadero restaurant is generally
dubbed the 'Troc," the Criterion is the
"Cri' land no suburban youth would think
OF showing his ignorance Of the West End
by giving it its full Nance.
For years the st. James restaurant
which was the center of all human activ-
ity so far as the gilded youth about town
is concerned was called "Jimmy's:;" and
now that 1t has been swept away to make
room for the new hotel Of the same name
the ardent young men of the town are al
ready talking Of the glorious times they
will have when "Jmmys'' opens its doors
again.
The new motor cabs have. as aforesaid,
been christened the ''taxicabs,'' and the
horse drivers are wild with rage at their
success. They have sounded the death
knell of the oldtime crawlers, which, aslue
from being slow and not altogether safe.
have not been too cheap; though 1 do not
suppose Americans who use them here on
their summer holidays will agree with me
on that point. The one thing that visitors
from your side delight in is to sit in a
hanson cab by the hour and drive aim
lessly about. because sit is so cheap.
Of course, 1t is cheap when compared with
the prices that the road pirates charge in
American towns. but even there the shil-
lings mount up into pounds after a few
hours. The 'taxicab'' is altering the mat
ter good deal. The only difficulty from
the public point, of view. however, is that
the eightpenny fare is awkward, because
there is coin of the denomination of
eightpence and the public is used to
shllings that the drivers are benefiting un-
deservedly.
They are, in consequence, becoming high
handed in their manner and refuse to take
passengers unless they are assured of a
strong pour boire. almost representing in
size the amount of the actual fare. There
IS a law against this form of oppression,
but the public is generally timid and does
not like to take strong measures for stop
ping the imposition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-03
BLUE EYES AND BROWN.
Which Are Truthful and Which Cruel
and Treacherouse
From the Pail Mall Gazette.

From the Pail Mall Gazette.
Northerners have an invincible tendency
to assign virtue or goodness to the fair
complexion, wickedness or falsehood to the
dark. If one could rely upon the test Of
novels it might be argued that this preju-
dice is weakening-for the villain whether
male or female, is sometimes blond nova
days and the heroine brunette. One might
almost venture to say that 1t was never so
formerly. Perhaps there is no sound reason
for thinking that the blue<eyed are truthful
honest and loving-in the sense of affection
and constancy-rather than the brown
But the striking reports on the associa-
ton OF complexion and disease In hospitals
which DR.. Beddoes suggested long ago and
DR.. Shrubsall, foremost among many, now
is carrying out have a certain bearing on
the point. They prove that dark hair and
eyes are supplanting the light In this cour1-
try-a' fact which all thoughtful persons
have observed. But also they demonstrate
the reason-which is shortly, that the
blond are constitutionally untitled to en-
dure the conditions of town life, and &C
tually perish in the foul atmosphere and
the barbarism of the slums. Adults enter
the hospital in proportion far too great and
children die. They must have fresh air.
wholesome exercise and decent surround
ings to keep in health. But these are the
conditions of rustic life, which, as uniyer-
sal experience In all ages agrees preserves
II II does not generate such virtues as SIM
plicty. truthfuluess and honesty, which
town life, favored by the dark corrupts.
Upon the other hand. the brown-eyed peo-
pies assert that the fair are treacherous
and cruel. This is a common belief in
Italy, where 1t might be traced to a popu-
lar "Reminiscences Of the blond northerners
who ravaged that hapess country from
generation to generation. But 1t is much
older. Plutarch cites contemporary cpl
gram passed upon Cato the Censor. who
was red haired and gray eyed, WHICH shows
that 1t was current even then. And 1t Is
an article Of faith all through the east
Sir Edward Malet tells in his biography
how he once called at Alexandretta and
the population assembled, believing him to
be the new governor OF Cyprus. To his
dragoman he expressed a hope that they
were favorably impressed by his appear
ance at any rate. but the drasoman hon.
estly replied that 1t was not so-a blue
eyed governor they thought must be harsh
and cruel. And he added that the feeling
Is general all through the Levant. By the
famous code Of Menu. an orthodox Hindu
is fatty forbidden to marry a woman with
gray eyes or red hair-perhaps for this rea-
son, though none Is assigned. In all cases
1t may be that tradition of ruthless in
vaders from the north has caused the
prejudice, since many Afghans and many
Persians Of the wilder tribes are fair-not
to mention the British in modern times.
But that Is an assumption.
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QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

Any person may send any biblical cues
ton to Dr. Gilbert 1903 street northwest
this city. and receive answer in The Star
27S. What was the particular object OF
the book of Judges?
Answer. To show the condition OF
Israel from the death of Joshua to
the time Of Samuel and in doing
this to show how the people were unified
for pure theocracy and also why they
cried out for monarchy. Running through
the entire history there were frequent
exhibitions of national weakness. The ma
tives and the surrounding peoples frequent
ly triumphed over the Israelites, and God
displayed HIS goodness by raising up de-
liverers called judges. Under these signal
victories were obtained. but in a short time
the people relapsed into their old WAYS
The book is an excellent commentary on the
Importance Of loyalty to God in political
life.
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not leave God or our Bible at home, for
where God Is not. Christian should not be
able to find rest or recreation.
Call upon members to suggest ways IN
which We may be helpful to others and to
ourselves while on our vacations. Also
suggest how those who may not go on a
vacation can consecrate themselves to fill
In the places of the absent ones. Ask
how many remember to send their little
word to conservation meeting when absent
on a vacation. Pray for all absent mem
bers and for any strangers present. ASK
all who are willing to reconsecrate them
selves, to Join in the sentence prayers with
a word to that effect.
Richest are they
That live for God SO well
The longest day
Would scarce suffice TO tell
In what wide way their benefactions fell.
Poorest are they
That live for self SO true
Their longest day
Brings but such good to view
AS they may need, sef's service to pursue
e. II. Champlin.
rest hy serving at Thy will,
Thy yoke is easy and Thy burden light;
And peace grows deep, and deeper still,
AS my obedience proves Thy might
&c. NJ. Stone.
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Doctors Prescriptions.
,Iu the London EosDital

aFoln Tue LOndon hospitaI
There Is q growing danger that pre-
scr!pt!on writing Will become lost art
It IL surprising how few medical men there
are who originate q prescription OF their
own and do not borrow or copy formula.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-03
The Lesson.

Marcus Dods says
We are not our own: we belong to Him
who has loved US most; and His love will
be satisfied when we suffer Him to dwell In
us. so that we shall be His temples and
shall glorify Him IN body and In spirit.
God claims our body as we'll as our spirit;
He has a purpose for our body as we'll az
for our spirit. Our body is 70 glorify Him
In the future and now: in the future nv ex-
hlbiting how the divine wisdom has tri-
unIphed over all thar threatens the body.
and has used all the present bodily ey-
penences for preparing a permanent spir-
!tual embodiment OF all human faculties
and joys, and now. by putting itself ar the
disposal OF God for the accomplishment OF
HIS Will. We glOrty God by allowing Him
10 fulnli His purpose OF love in creating
us. What that purpose is we cannot
wholly know; but trusting ourselves TO
His love. We can, by obeying Him, have Il
moro and more accomplished in US And
X is the consciousness that we are Gods
temples which constantly incites us to live
worthliy oc.Him. To say that we are tenn
pies o: God Is not 10 use figure of speech
1t is the temple OF stone that IS the fig
IRE the true dwelling place OF God Is man.
In nothing can God reveal himself as He
can In man Through nothing else can He
express so much OF what is truly divine. 1t
IS not building OF stone which forms a
At temple for God: II is not even the
heaven of heavens. In material nature only
small part OF God can be seen and
known. Ii is in man. able TO choose what
IS morally good. able to resist Temptation.
10 make sacrifices for worthy ends to de-
termine his own character: II is in man.
whose own will is his law. and who is not
the mere mechanical agent OF another 8
VIII. that God finds a worthy temple for
himself Through you God can express
and reveal what Is best In Himself Your
love Is sustained by His. and reveals His.
Your approval OF what Is pure and hatred
OF inlpurity has its source IN His holiness
and by Transforming you into His own
image He dtscloses himself as truly dwell
10 be found and known II not IN men?
Where can His presence and divine good
ness and reality be more distinctly man,
fest than in Christ and those VINO are In
any degree like Him? II 10 in men that
the unseen Divine Spirit man!fests His
nature and work But II so. what q prof
arat:Jn vnep TAXI this body which il
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-03

A Japane seA- electrician has invented a
wireless system which is asserted to be
superior to anything now In use
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-03

The work of erecting the superstructure
pf thu Manhattan bridge across the East
river has been begun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-03
Christian Endeavor Hour
Conducted by Grace Livingston Hin-Lutz.
For Sunday. August 4. 1907

'"h1u'leu 10y trace Livingston Hiil l.utz.
For Sunday. August 4, 1907.
Topic: The Conservation Of Our Bodies "A va
cation conservation meetingJ Corinthians
vi 10. 20; Romans Mi IL Q
I Corinthians. VIE, What? Know We
not that your body is the temple of the
Holy Ghost which Is in you which We
have Of God. and We are not your own?
20 For We are bought with price: there
fore Slorify God In your body and In your
spirit. which are Gods.
Romans. VIII. beseech you therefore,
brethren, by the mercies of God, that We
present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy
acceptable unto God. which IS your rea-
soDable service
= And be not cOnformed TO this world ::
hut BE- We transformed by the renewing of
your mind, that we may prove what Is that
good, and acceptable, and perfect. will of
God
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for SUNDAY Scbool8.
STAR LESSON FOR AUGUST d.
Bv Rev. T. E. Gilbert. DID,.

OF AMERICAN SOCIETY OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
THE TABERNACLE" Exodus xl: l1s s4ss.
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built to be His temple. and put It to uses
which 1t We're blasphemous to associate
with God! Let US rather find our JOY in
realizing the ideal Set before US by Paul
In Keeping ourselves pure as Gods tenn
pies and in clarifying Him in our body and
in our spirit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-03

Applied truth.
I'VE see very few illuminated Christians
now. If every one of was Illuminated
by the Spirit of God how we could light
up the churches! But to have a lantern
without any light, that would be nuisance.
Many Christians carry along lanterns and
say, I wouldn't give up my religion for
yours They talk about religion. The relig-
ion that has no fire is like pain ted fire. They
are artificial Christians. Do you belong to
that class? You can tell. II you can't your
friends can There is a fable of an old lam
tern in a shed, which began ~ boast because
it had heard its master say ne didn't know
what he would ever do without it. But the
little candle within spoke up and said: Yes.
you'd be a great comfort 1t II wasn't for
mel You are nothing; I'm the one that
gives the light We nothing. but
Christ is everything, and what We want is
TO keep in communion with Him and let
Christ dwell in richly and shine forth
through us. DWIGHT L. MOODY"
How to Help the Leader
Speak about the necessity for keeping up
habits OF religion during ones vacation,
especially the quiet time for prayer and
Bible reading. The Sabbath services are
often neglected when We are away from
home. people often allow themselves to be
persuaded into little Cor big) indulgences in
pleasure seeking OF one kind or another
which they would look upon as Sabbath
breaking at home. Suggest that the
quiet hour alone with God would render
it wel-nigh impossible for US to commit
these sins carelessly and unwarned by
conscience.
| Parallel passages-I Peter. M:5: Romans,
Wiz: Romans. xiv:7. s; I Corinthians.
!ii:18. II: II Corinthians, Vile: Ephesians,
.!:2l, %; Galatians, ii:20; Galatians, WA.
! Hints to the leader-The Endeavor
| EymnaI-S3. 80. 81, 1923, 137 1888.
! Examine into your vacation temptations
searchingly and you may be able to speak
: helpfully to others. Do not be too hard
! upon the weary people who take their rest
! .ag time without active Christian work,
| FOR Is sometimes an absolute necessity
J Cor even an earnest Christian to take
( complete rest from active work. Suggest
that even entirely resting from Christian
service, one not only can but must take
/ tino for Bible reading and prayer, else
! the injunction that Christ gave TO His dis
eipies, Come ye apart and rest awhile,"
| will not be carried out IN the spirit that
gives tho true fsst. We are also hidden
Come unto me-" and promtssd ''ys shall
| find rest unto your souls" 30 when we
go away upon our vacations for rest and
change II lie most necessary that we should
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-12
UP TO DATE RECORD OF THE ROUND WORLDS HAPPENING
ALASKAN FAMILY CHESTS.

The curious objects shown herewith are totem poles erected by the Alaska Indians. The totem is a beast or bird
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-12

movable steel castings to a vacant lot. These are clamped together with bolts, and you have before you house of iron, with hollow walls. Meantime we are mixing our concrete. The ma chinery to raise this coft concrete to the top of this iron framework-a big mold. you understand-is already on the spot.
 By o'clock at night there is your house inside your ironwork, Every thing, except the doors and windows, is i1 place. In six days the iron frame is unbolted and removed. In another eight days the concrete is completely hardened and the house ready to live in-fifteen days from start to finish.
 "The only wood used is the strips around the edges of the floors on which to tack down a carpet and those around the wall for the picture mold ing. All this is put in place in the irOnwork before the concrete has been poured in. The tiling around the fire places and in the chimneys, the gas and water pipes. are also cast in the same way in the concrete walls. The
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-12
BRIEF AND KEWsY.

armies of the world iz made up from dEEe--ut foruIuIae- uEiCl are carefully Euardes.
 zIle Eayaf su-zEzzrz of Great Britain are now sEFeElrlerl-ing w5th a motor engine t8 pT0EeI zrrfIIFrT- fuz his bTezkfzst- eager tO catch train The accident was caused by his
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biting into a roll in the center of which was a rusty nail. The baker was arrested and fled g.
 A sugar trust Is now being formed in Jaran-
 When a woman las reached the age of f0T1y-tE0 in IaFan and is ur-zr- red the authorities pick cut a hus- hand for Der and ounpeI them t7 r7zr- IT, This plan rsdzces the number of
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-12

false sole made fer his boots. under which is packed a layer of the soil of Persia
 Last year twenty-five people were killed by motor cars in the streets of London
 The telephone Is rot nearly 50 poru- lar in France as in this co1ntry
 Recently the Berlin fire br5zz5s vas turned out by a kind hszrxed perxonI
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-12
A FULL BEARD oF BEES.

The cut is from a photograph taken from life. It shows an adventurous English beekeeper with a swarm of bees depending from the lower part
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-12

comfortably three families. The build ing will cost not to exceed $1,000.
 'The all important feature of the patent lies in the molds. They are of iron, and the inside facings are nickel plated and are fashioned exactly lik the outside of the model. The material for the house is composed almost en- tirely of composition of my own de- vising. consisting of one part cement three parts sand and five parts of quarter inch crushed stone.
 At 6 in the morning We take the
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-12

old maids. but forces many men to suicide
 Ramsgats was place If no i'm portancs until in the nineteenth cen tury. Lo1do1ers began tc discover it's merits as holiday resort
 The shah of Persia is forbfd6en by the custom of his country to bs o1 Persian sal He likes to travel and overcoDss this dihculty by having a
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-12

quarter they would have been regarded as the babbling of an irresponsible dreamer. From such a source, however they carry with them an air of authority that demands con- sideration.
 For Edison is a man who has been making such statements now these many years When he began to say things about electric possibilities that were not even hinted at in the text books the world was not startled out of its habitual calm. When he began to convert those possibilities into realities the same world accepted them wonderingly and called him wizard
 So it has come to pass that when he gives utteranCe to some new thought conceived in the secret recesses of his wonderful thinking apparatus we do not scoff at him or refuse to listen | No matter how uns 2oringly he draws on our credulity-it cannot be denied that we have been subjected to some trying t2sts-we do not protest. AL though our breath may be coming in fitful gasps. We wait and see.''
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-12
MhoNAoA .EDI5oNAplpFII5FAnIlY

N. J., there may be seen the model of very attractive Queen Anne cottage. Apropos of this model, MT Edison has recently delivered himself as follows:
 Some time next spring I intend to build a house after that model By means of q system of molds which l have patented it will be possible for any one who understands the busi- ness to erect house of solid cement twenty- five feet in with and forty five feet in depth, three stories in height and roOmy enough to house
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-12

It certainly makes a fearful drain on our capacity for believing to be con- fronted with MT. EdisOns latest mar vol-the indestructible three story ce- ment dwelling built in twelve hours al q cost of 1000.
 When We have recovered a little from the shock of such a proposition, made apparently in good faith. we turn eNrectantly to the facts as they stand now.
 On the second floor of Thomas A Edison's laboratory at West Orange,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-12

Sweden and Spain have the fsusst alien residents
 Italy has more thezters in propoT- tfon so its popuIazion 1han any other country in the world
 A broken tooth startled a gentleman ia Vienna while he vss hurT5ediy ezt- zhs gunpOEder used fn the varIsus
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-12

who saw a swallow czught by the IszI on the gutter of a roof The frsusnI raissd ladder and set the bird free
 An elephant in the vf1d state has such dsliczfe sense of sEeu that Itl can detect an enemy nearly a uleI away
 In 1S1e WeSto7-s1per-Nzrs. EzE-' land vas an insignificant HszInx vfl-. Egs nov 1t has a poFulztioz of ever
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s9ysss and Is crowded with visitors la the season
 A new kind of potato hz= been fr- Toc1ced into France from Uruguzv- It viii grow where u3 otlssr VII sn5 1t is never ztrzcksd by sIszaseL
 The farmers Of SererSerSA5~n- r-z- land say that ewing to the du<t raised by zstor cars there Is great frzesoz. from blight in their oruhzrr
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"
 The End Is Not Yet.
 All this without so mucL as the twinkle of an eye to suggest that you are being victimized. Do not finch; there are further wonders to be told:
 'I have built the model of this house on the basis of a laborer owner getting $150 per day. The molding forms are of cast iron, and for $1,000 the entire house can be built, this to include heating pipes, staircases of cement. floors and mantels of cement and ce- ment roof that won't leak. Plumbing and even bathtubs will be of cement
 "The durability of the house is un- questionable. It will last forever. Even children may go around with axes and chop as long as they like without do- ing any material harm.
 Therefore there will be no necessity for repairs. Even the window sashes will be of cement. Aside from the narrow strip of wood intended for the
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furnaces, the heating pipes, the bath tubs and closets are all cast with the walls"
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M AID certain recent statements uzza asCribed to Thomas A. Edi- |
 son come from any other - c11a1tnr tlla,, ,,nlIIl hn,.n 1
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"ToTee" as Made In Enaiand.

oS Hi01S III CNS1ahG.
It may be possible that there ar
some persons who grow old so tho,
oughly that they actually forget tha
they ever were children, says a write
in the Bohemian, but can't help won
dering il any man or woman eve
lived to such an age as to become I'M
perrious to the delights Of "tofee," Of
butterscotcf, that has made Doncastel
household word to every civilized ma
ton under the sun. OF course you have
eaten ito the joy Of your soul and te
the detriment Of your teeth-and, II
you will promise not to repeat It, I will,
give you the secret recipe for this can
dy, for it is made nowhere as in Eng.
land. Take three pounds Of coffee"
or .'C' sugar, butter to the amount Of
pound and a quarter, with half q tea
spoonful Of cream Of tartar. First dis
solve the sugar in just as much cold.
water as may be required for that pur-
pose, then mix all the ingredients to-
sether and boil them, without stirring
the mixture, until it will snap when
dropped into cold water. At this mo-
ment remove it from the fire, add
eight or ten drops Of lemon extract, ac-
cording to it's strength, and, pour the
mixture into well creased pans, to be
cut into squares as it. cools.