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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-11
A Paris for Millionaires,
Paris Cor London Telegraph.


If certain predictions are to come true,
and it looks really as II facts proved that
they would, a time will surely come when
none but millonaires will be able to live In
Paris. For some years past the prices of
SO many things have gone up that when
compared with what they were formerly, or
what one imagines they should be, they
have attained fabulous heights 1t is well
enough for the traveller or occasional visitor
to get sort Of chill at times at the sight
of his hotel bill. but what about the perma-
nent resident, who has to pay many an
other bill beside which that of few days
Motel expenses is mere trife? Prophets
have arisen on every hand to Show that a
time will come when the permanent resi-
dents will probably have to live on one
meal a day and an absinthe. The fact that
the price of bread is being raised by one
fourth of its former value has caused peo-
pie to inquire, and just now 1t Is found
that not only bread, but meat, vegetables
milk. butter, coffee, tea, chocolate, and, in
fact, foodstuffs of every description. have
risen considerably within the last year.
Comestibles of every kind have increased
in price from 20 to 30 per cent and, as it
only at the end of the month that a regular
increase In the cooks bill was noticed by
the despairing housekeeper. and no amount
of economy will meet the constant advance
in prices 1t has been proved that the cost
of living increased by 10 per cent every ten
years, but what with the bakers strikes
and others and LIST of May scares, 1t looks
as If within the last year the prices had
done all the work Of ten.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-11
GRoTEsQUE VANITY" BAGS.
Uncanny Tastes of Modern Women.
Herds Of Animals.

From the London Express
VANITY" bags. which have been made
OF scented suede or floral brocade. have
suddenly assumed most grotesque FORMS
Imitation crocodile. tiger or monkey
heads. reduced to the size of the ordinary
beauty bag. depend from slender silver or
gold chains. while fringe of claws adorns
leather reticules.
There Is an extraordinary demand for
uncanny fashions" The manager of a Bond
street firm stated to an Express representa-
tive yesterday, "and uncanny is the only
adjective to apply to the new vanity bags
1t Is not only that they are ugly, but the
more ferocious the animal appears the more
popular the bag will become
The crocodile bag Is. especially vim
dictive looking, the jaws Of the creature
are open, disclosing the sharp fangs A
tiny silk tassel depends from the mouth
which, when pulled, draws out silk
pocket holding a miniature comb. handker-
chief and powder puff
The tiger bag Is made on a larger
scale, and contains a scent bottle, purse,
ana even tiny pair Of curling tongs Rats
head bags are also fashionable, and ap-
pear to have a peculiar fascination for the
fair sex. who fear the rodent SO much in
life. They are rather more Of the nature
OF purse, or are just large enough to
carry a pair Of gloves or a handkerchief"
There Is possibility that the new van
ity' bag will be copied by furriers. and
that the grinning masks of foxes tigers or
badgers will be fashionable muffs for the
winter season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-11
Flowers That Have Ewes,
From the Chicago Tribune.


The night hath a thousand eyes, but a
nasturtium leaf has more. Holding up his
hand in front Of desert shrub. an expert
menter recently has taken microphoto-
raph showing half dozen distinct images
Of his fingers formed by the eyes of the
plant. Many common garden and wild
fowers-the nasturtium. begonia, clover,
wood sorrel and bluebell among others
possess eyes situated on their leaves. They
are minute protuberances filled with a
transparent gummY matter which focuses
the rays OF light on to a sensitive patch of
tissue at the back of it in a similar manner
to that in which the eyes of an animal do
their work common naSturtium plant
has thousands Of such eyelets on its leaves,
forming thousands of minute images of the
objects around them. But though q plant
may have ewes it does not follow that 1t
sees. 1t is not vet known If the sense i'm
pressions telegraphed to some central
nerve exchange corresponding to the brain
of the animal. In addition to these light
sense organs many plants possess a touch
of sensitiveness and a response to electric
stimuli that show further resemblances to
the animal world. while ferns. MOSES and
seaweeds in early stage Of their exist
ence are capable Of actually swimming
through water.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-11
Worthless Billboards.
m the Toronto Mail and Empire.


Billboard advertising has been thor
oughly tested, perhaps for the first time
in Butte. Mont, where a strike lasting
for some weeks prevented the issue of
newspapers. The merchants had to de-
pend for their publicity upon billboards
and dodgers, and now they report that
business fell Off from 20 to so per cent
The result Of the test is interesting, apart
from illustrating the comparative worth
lessness of billboard advertising 1t
shows that more Is necessary than to
place an advertisement before the eyes
OF readers. Whether it reaches them
from a post Of vantage on an old fence
or a garbage box or from the pages of an
old-established and trustworthy news
paper, makes all the difference in the
world between ill-advised publicity and
successful advertising And advertise
ment, like man, may be judged from
the company 1t keeps; and advertisers
could save lot of money If they did not
lose sight Of this fact. The Montana test
strengthens the hands Of those who object
to billboards from an esthetic point of
view, for they cannot be stampeded by the
cry that to do away with the unsightly
billboard would be to hurt business No
business would be injured by the disap-
pearance Of the unsightly billboard, and
as to the merchant he would save his
money, while citizens generally would be
the gamers by the abolition Of nuisance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-11
FARMING FOR CITY CHILDREN.
Woman's Ingenious Plan Which Has
Been Successful.
From the Broadway Magazine

From the Broadway Magazine
The problem of how best to interest tbs
children of big city after school hours has
been solved by New York woman She
has startled the city with a unique and in.
genious plan. and despite objections more
or less formidable, has put her theory into
practice and has achieved a notable success
MRS. Henry Parsons has always contended
ulat II you give child some individual
work to do, and some work that will not
only be fascinating but instructive YOU
nave no need to worry about the long idle
hours that Satan finds some mischief for
as the old saw has It, Seeking around for
some desirable work that would appeal 10
Childhood, she hit upon farming. She Sc
cured small piece of ground between 52d
street and the Hudson river and invited the
school children to come and learn how to
be practical farmers. Each child was given
a small plot and was supplied with farming
implements. The idea spread. and when
the school farm opened the following
year, Mrs. Parsons was almost swamped
by the crowd of eager applicants for adj
mission. Then the city authorities took
cognizance of the scheme and voted funds
from the exchequer to help the good cause.
when the farm was started there were only
a few little toiers with hoe and spade
nowadays there are several hundred Young
folks of both sexes busy at the school farm
from the close of school till shutdown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-11
Americans In London.

From Derrick's Trade Report.
1t is not possible to walk very far In CEN
trail London Just now without meeting an
American. Your country men and women
seem to get in during day an amount Of
sightseeing over which the Britisher would
take a week. The most unusual places are
visited places of which we Londoners never
heard; and the American visitor often
knows more about the history of the show
sights in this country than the lifelong res
ident -
In former years every American in Lon
don on the Fourth Of July-was entitled to
shake the hand of dis ambassador. The
idea in theory was excellent but this year
it has been deemed impracticable, and adj
mission to the reception was by invitation.
| understand the function was marked by
a ceremonial heretofore unusual. The pres
ent amba ssador has done much to make the
exercise of his office dignifed the
exalted position warrants. The embassy is
now conducted on a scale almost regal, and
the household is managed by a major-domo
or controller, as is customary in the houses
of royalty.
In contrast to this condition of affairs we
ward moving freely affaby and democrat
ically among many thousands of guests at a
garden party at Windsor, shaking labor
members of parliament by the hand and
laughing heartily with Mark Twain.
l seem somehow to discern in this leveling
I'D of the ambassador, and what may be
termed the leveling down of his majesty.
healthful sign of the two great English
speaking nations becoming still more akin:
and this cannot fail to have its effect upon
the relations trade and otherwise, between
them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-11
Choosing the Camera.
Ernest Harold Bnynes. in Circle.


AS rule. when boy comes to me for
advice in the matter Of photographinp
animals. his first question is: "whas
Kind OF camera shall / getr II money
Is no object, 1 would advise a boy to get
at once long-focus camera of the reflex
type. fitted with focal-plane shutter
and fast lens. This is the very best
outfit on the market for this particulars
kind Of work. but it is quite expensive,
and most boys are not overwhelmed
with money. This style being out of the
reach or most youngsters, then. II Is OF
some comfort to learn that one can do
mighty good work without 1t. l have
seen most beautiful bird photographs
taken with a flve-dollar outfit, and YOU
can get really nicely made Instrument
at from SEQ to $40. Then there are
camera exchanges and other stores, where
secondhand Photographic supplies are
sold, and If you have a friend who knows
something about cameras and lenses you
may sometimes get good outfit very
cheap at a place of this kind Hand
cameras, while very convenient, are too
often of short focus, and. as conset
quence, the object photographed will be
small unless taken at close range, though
If you get good, sharp picture you can
always have it enlarged A long focus,
tripod camera, while not so convenient in
many cases, has several advantages, not
the least Of which is that It will enable
you to get larger image. But whatever
you do, get plate camera, unless your
work requires that you carry your instru-
ment for very long distances, In which
case the lightness Of films will be an adj
vantage. or unless 1T is necessary for you to
take great number Of pictures without
being able to get at a dark room, when
cause you can load your camera in broad
daylight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-11
Christianity and Anxiety.

From the LONDON Spectator
1t is a generally received opinion among
religious people that the gospel deals with
no subjects outside faith and morals In
sense, of course, this theory is true enough.
but that Lord concerned Himself con-
stantly both with health and happiness is
true also none the less. By crushing the
whole of HIS teachings into two molds and
labelling it all under two heads We turn
many healing words into reproofs and
many a sentence of encourag cement into a
goad. The greater number of those who
sought the help Of Christ came to Him as
a physician. and 1t was by cures that His
fame was spread. That our Lord spoke
words Of consolation to those in real trou-
BILE, to the bereaved, the sick. the oppressed
and the desperately poor is, of course. fact
admitted by all; but it was not only I'M
happiness In its acute form that appealed
to Him. but unhappiness in its chronic
form, a form which has often very little to
do either with sorrow circumstances
but which civilized man FORCES for himself
in the recesses of his imagination. Chris
tianity aims at easing the anxious mind as
well offering consolation to those in ac-
tual af1lict ton, and much of our Lords most
characteristic teaching Is directed to the
relief of care.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-11
Points Of Cats Worth Knowing.

The day is past when everything that
purrs news is considered cat worth
having.
With the ever-increasing cult of the cat
owners are becoming more particular about
good points. and considerable study is exc
pended by fanciers on the necessary quali-
fcations.
Such qualifications, of course vary with
the breed In long-haired cats the ruff Is
the first thing to be considered. The tufts
of hair between the toes, the ear tufts and
the flexibility of the tail come next, says
Home Chat.
With the short-haircd cats the color is OF
great Importance, and are the eyes, ears
and the shape of the head. White eats
should have blue eyes, black cats yellow
eyes and those of other colors green eyes.
Here are some of the good points to be
taken into consideration when buying q
cat:
Head-Great breadth between the eyes. ,
Eyes-Round and wide open.
Nose-Short and tapered.
F'rame-Light, deep chested.
Legs-Straight.
Ears-Small and rounded.
Neck-Thin and graceful.
Tail-Bent at the end in long haired CATS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-11
FLATDWELLERS' WAYS.
Watering the Fire Escape Garden.
Pipe-Smoking Etiquette.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York sun
What don't understand" said Mrs.
flatdwelIer. is the way som" folks water
the plants they keep on the fire escape.
Now, you see we've got a few plants
mere out on our fire escape. and when L
water them | take care always not To Hood
either the pots or the saucers. There arc
people living under us and II is no; I'M
possible that they might have out On th,lr
hre escape something driving. or they might
nave plants there that they don't want VA
Yer TO GRIP on, OF II they have nothing iH,rs
me! don want water dripping down from
ABOVE anyway, because II would spatt,r
from the NE escape TO the windows
SUI l nave lived under people. uic, r,n-
ple, 100 VINO seemed Ia forget entirely HAT
Ilere was anybody living under them md
VINO would simply pour water ON iA,ir
pants and let ii run down in streams 10
spatteF everywhere. Don't yuu think -
queer about that?"
What gets me" said Mr. Flatdw,lIcr.
is how a man can sit at an open window
smoking pipe and when he gets through
smoking knock the ashes out OF has mo
on the window sill
There may be sparks In the pipe as Wen
as ashes. and both are liable - Ice blown
INTO open windows below. | don't exactly
see now men can be SO thougltlcss rs 10
90 inns nut some men are. So. YOU sce
women are not the only thoughtlcss ,rra-
lures There are thoughilrss men also
But ! don't pour water down the Hra
ESCAPES said Mrs. Flatdweller 'and Won
don knock ashes out Of the window
True, said Mr.. Flatdwcll,r growing
philosophical now, but If we should con-
SUIT our neighbors and they would tell rs
frankly, | dare say that We should discover
t'dt we do, without thinking. things that
they don't like, just as they do some thiurs
that d,n't strike us pleasantly IL is so
much easier for us to see the faults OF
o'iers 'hah IL Is FOR us to realize our own
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-11
The Difference.


FTOm TUCK.
Yes, I have heard OF him. Owes every
body, gets drunk and goes whooping around
the streets. Keeps worthless cur and
has a fondness for telling stories beginning.
Say, have you heard this one? If you
have, call ME off Once there was young
married couple A worthless loafer, a
dead beat and
"Oh. no! You are thinking of John E.
This Is his cousin, John G. Drives his cred
itors into bankruptcy, runs over people
with his imported stXtyhorse power auto
mobile, owns 5000 fighting dog talks so
loudly in his box at the opera that he IN
furiates those who think music was made
to be listened to. reads novels in French
'Ah, l see Strange / should make such
a mistake-a well known man about town"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-11
THE COLD BATH PROBLEM.
How It Was Solved for One Shrink
ing Soul
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

FROM the Cleveland Flaln Dealer.
Il always did say that cold bath would
be a great boon If it could be taken in
warm weather." remarked an East Side
man yesterday, land now I've solved the
cold bath proposition to a nicely, or rather
l had it solved for me.
Il had been feeling sort of punk ever
since the hot weather came on, and l went
to the doctor to find out whether l had
cirrhosis of the liver or merely buhonic
plague. He told me that a good cold bath
the first thing in the morning was about all
1 need. He said that 1t was a good time
to start in, while the weather was warm.
The next morning l started in. l put
my great toe in the water and then with
drew to think the thing over. j wondered
if cold baths were really all they were
cracked up to be. 1t seemed 10 me that
had never come into contact with body
of water that so impressed me with de-
sire not TO get into it.
Il don't know when l have felt wor
ried or when the world seemed cold as
during the time that l stood there peering
into the calm half foot of water In that
bathtub. | would reach in to see if il
really was SO cold and then think 1t over
further.
Finally l made a leap into the tub gave
two or three conclusive splashes, and
jumped out again. Thank goodness It was
over, Then l inserted myself into my
clothes rapidly, and l must confess that l
felt first rate. When l sat down at the
breakfast table my wife made some dis
paraging remark about the time il took
to take my bath and get dressed.
THE next morning the water didn't seem
cold at all. All, | thought to myself, it's
only the first time that's tough ---.
And now, just when l had got to feeling
good and chesty over the way had over
come the cold bath my wife has confessed
TO me that she has been putting some warm
water in with the cold every morning be-
fore l go into the bathroom. She says
that 1t took me too long to make up my
mind to get in when the water was cold
and that breakfast got cold by the time l
was ready"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-11
MUSLIN WINDOWS.
Use in Dairy Barns Helps to Prevent
tuberculosis.

Tuberculosis.
From Suburban Life.
The experiment Of using muslin curtains
in place of window glass, which has
proved go successful in poultry houses all
over the country, is now being extended to
dairy barns.
The problem Of ventilation has long
been one which dairymen have found diff
f1cult to solve. The new plan is the acme
Of simplicity. Several windows are re-
moved and replaced with frames over
which common muslin cloth has been
tightly stretched.
Experiments have shown that even in
the coolest weather the temperature of
the stable is lowered only two or three
degrees by the use of these curtain win
dows, while the barns actually have
seemed very much warmer. This result
is due to the fact that the air Is kept
dry:
cattle have shown less evidence of suffer-
ing from the cold and the attendants have
admitted that the barns have been more
comfortable places in which to work than
when the glass windows were in use. It Is
the excess Of moisture in the air which
causes the feeling OF dampness and chill
which prevails in many dairy barns. AL
though the outside air is able to pass
through the muslin. 1t is almost impossible
tect its entrance.
1t Is possible that the introduction Of q
system Of this kind will do much to prevent
the spread of tuberculosis among cattle.
Poultrymen have found that whereas under
the old system Of using glass windows and
keeping the house as warm as possible
fowls were frequently afflicted with colds
and similar troubles. where the muslin cur
tain system has been adopted the birds are
much more free from such complaints, ana
it is expected by advocates of the new sys-
TEN that there will be similar beneicent re-
suits in the case of dairy cattle
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-11
CURE FOR SEAsICKNESS.
Old Sailor Prescribes Looking Glass.
Keep Your Eye on 1t.
From the London Express.

From the London Express.
A new remedy has been discovered for
seasickness. An old sailor Las proved that
a pocket looking glass is an infallible cure
The looking glass cure must be taken i'm
mediately the sufferer steps on board ship
The prescription directs the patient, When
the first indescrfbable feeling comes on. to
hse fair he and the loon
The result is alleged toNbe that the roll
ing of the ship, and event the smell or the
engines. will pass unnotGed, and little
perseverance will TRANSFORM bad sailor
into a good one.
An Express representative consulted
west end physician yesterday on the new
cure.
which it is difficult to account" said he
that a casual glance in a looking glass
may arrest seaSickness. 1t may be that
the oe-begone countenance is responsible
for Introducing vein OF humor, and the
sufferer resolves to cheer up
Personally l think there is more scien-
tific reason. 1t is wei known among sailors
that the rise and fall of the horizon is re-
sponsible for the early stages of this dis
tressng malady Physicians in conse-
Quence often recommend their patients to
try to fix their eyes on some immoYable
object. such as ring on their finger, or
book held firmly on the knee. The looking
glass IS probably the same kind of antidote
to the movement of the ship.
1T would be necessary, of course, to hold
the glass firmly. and fix the gaze steadily
on the reflected image
The looking-glass remedy may be some
thing in the nature of faith cure. If the
attention can be absolutely concentrated on
the Image in the glass, and all thought of
illness banished, there is an excellent
chance that the voyage will have no bad
effects.
with regard to the length of time re-
CURED for the cure. 1t is a general fact that
II sickness can be successfully warded off
1or several hours the symptoms are not
likely to recur, except in cases where no
remedy Will relieve the unfortunate suf-
ferer, and sea and brain sickness are inter-
changeable terms
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-11
BREEDING THE IOWA HORSE.
A New Type Of Draught Animal, to
Be Gray in Color.

From the st. Paul Dispatch.
The Iowa breed of draught horses" to
develop which the Iowa legislature gave
the State Agricultural College an appro-
priation of $4,000. is to be gray
Prof. w. J. Kennedy, in charge of the de-
partment of animal industry at the State
Agricultural College, and Prof Curtiss of
the same institution have decided that gray
horses, because they bring from $50 to 500
more than any other color, are the best.
Prof. Kennedy has just returned from Eu-
rope. where he bought some of the horses
that to be the foundation of the new
breed. He bought there a Clyde stallion
and three Clyde mares and Shire stallion
and three Shire mares.
In Iowa he purchased some Percherons
and Belgians. These are TO he the basis of
the new American breed of draught horses
The type has been decided upon and the
effort will be made now to get the type
from the breeds at the state college farm
The efforts will be conducted as those at
Fort Collins, Co., where efforts are being
made to breed an American type of coach
horse from trotters, saddlers and roadsters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-11
Filthy Restaurants.
From What to Eat.


Conditions filthy and insanitary were
found by Inspector John ]. Brown Of the
Buffalo health department in his tour of
a number of downtown restaurants The
tour occupied three days and the revea-
tons In some instances were almost
nauseating. In all about a dozen restau-
rants were visited, and in only one were
conditions clearly and wholesome. While
some are not SO pad as Others still the
places were not sanitary, and improvements
will be recommended by the board of
health, and If not made within stipu-
lated time prosecution will most likely
follow.