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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-04

WAITING FOR THE woRD-''FETCH"
Pointers are somewhat slower than their
Yivals but are preferable in hot weather and
when hunting in an open country where water
l. scarce. The best cOlors are liver and white
and lemon and white. He should be rangy in
build. bony and muscular. but never fat; with
a deep chest, strong loins, ears set low and
close to the cheek; clean. well arched neck
and throat and a tail tapering to q point and
carried on level with the back. The coat
should be close and middling fine, though not
delicate in texture. The pointer is not a deli
cate dog. and the only trouble he may be ex-
pected to give Is in becoming foot-sore. This
can be prevented il little precaution is used.
Wash the dogs feet in luke-warm water and
dress them with neatsfoot oil and his feet will
remain well in an ordinary country. / have
letter from an authority in England concerning
some of our American dogs, in which he says
he doesn't believe that any British kennel can
show such dogs. This is probably because We
make point OF bringing out their retrieving
qualities, and train them especially with that
view in advance Of our field trials.
There Is no retrieving at the spring trials
abroad, as no birds fall 70 the guns ia the close
season. American sportsmen enjoy an advan-
tage over those of England in holding the
field trials in the fall hunting season. when the
dogs can be shot over to good purpose In
Britain the trials take place in the spring. a
close season, when the genuine sport is coun-
terfelted by the use of blank shells and the
real qualities of the dogs are seldom brought
out as satisfactorily as here, where the game
falls to the crack of every gun and the retriev-
ing qualities of the animals can be fully dis
played. The Eastern club trials. which took
place at HYDE Park, Nj, were very successful
this year and brought out an unusual number
OF fine dogs. Lexington, NC. the scene of the
Central club trials. has been the rendezvous of
hunters and valuable kennels from all parts of
the country for nearly a month past
There has been a new departure in the method
OF Judging at the field trials this year. For
merly the best dogs in class were run against
each other IN the field, and the best of The
brace were accorded the heat The trial gem
orally was an hours hunt. Under the new sys-
TEN. which has Just come into operation no
decision Is rendered at the close of the heat
They take a list of dogs and try one against the
other. and out of the whole list that have been
run the judges select the most likely animals
to compete for the prizes. They cut down the
number TO five or six to try for the first and
second prizes. All the competitions take place
over the ordinary outdoor ground, throu.h
fields. farmland and stubble. The dogs are
shot over just as though they wero hunting in
stead OF running for premiums the only differ
ence being that the greatest care is xrTv.sed
by their handlers, so as to make every possible
point and bring out their fine qualities. 1. is
= fact that our dogs retrieve better than the
English, from whom they are descended
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HOW 1T SEEMS TO A NOVICE.
A Stenographic Report or q Football
Match Things Seen and Heard.

From the New York Tribune.
New York is Frankenstein among cities.
New York inspires with life strange thin s
called fads and crazes; and the first thing New
York knows the hoof Of tyrant fad is on her
fair throat, or some monstrous craze haunts
her and will not down.
When the unfortunate metropolis was pros
trate before her Thanksgiving foot ball craze
feeble Tribune reporter, with only one father
and one mother. was plucked from mis- accus-
toned haunts and hurled into the midst of the
bowling polo grounds, without stopping to in
quire why the lagoon and mre which lay be-
fore him were known as polo grounds, he took
out his note book and with heart heavy with
responsibility began to take notes of q foot
ball match. 1t was only little match, but IT
was his first. He saw tangled masses of high
colored limbs aud bodies writhing in the mud.
lie saw wild foot races across the quaking mo-
rass. He beheld two parallel rows of men
tickling each others ribs until like hare from
covert, an ugly, poor little wind-bag of bali
SHOT out. and they ali made after it, like the
hounds and fell upon it, and worried it, and
got tangled again.
In despair, for he was a stenographic re-
porter and felt that this sporting lie would
kill him, he opened his ears to hear what his
well-yersed neighbors tie spectators
benches would say IN comment on the evolu-
tons taking place In the field. With newborn
hope in his bosom, hes trusted to his fyug
pencil to record by the utterances of the wise
the progress of the game in realistic and in
telligible form, which everybody might read
and understand.
When all was over he deeiphered the follow
ing remarks among others:
Vow did you see that head? 1t was
buried in the mud" There's fellow LAID
out" mo, he's on his pins now" Look at
them rubbing his back"
See that chap push his way through there?
Isn't il fun?' "Hurrayr Now. then. watch
'em grapple." They're scrapping, by lover
''Oucn!" Foul! Kisses, wowm "WouIdn I
You like to see them fall into the deep water?''
MY! Charles got the ball Charles got the
ball! Feminine screech.l Oh! he's down. "
lScreech.l
Look at that ball laying in the mudr,
Charles laying in the mud, too" Now
they're all laying in the mud [Screech. |
Where's Charlie?" Hes gone under.S (Nascent
screech stiaed.l He'll come out all rightI'
"Ohr' "Oh' 'wow! Down went McGintv
20 the bottom Of the sea!'' ILaughter.I II
should think they would get very tired" .sOh.
they fell right in the water" Much laughter. i
''Oh, there's another hanson" .Charlie in.
vited me to drive In a hanson. I told him /
wasn't hanson enough. Zee heer' [Giegles
and squeaks.1 Look at him! he's bumned his
head against the wall" That was very nicely
done"
Gosh! What bif he got in the head with
the ball. didn't he?" On, say. That man
with the umbrellas shouting that times ma. "
"Ohp' .Awi' 80 it is--look. they're sI
stopping" so they are"
.'Do you see Charlief" Lets Co." "Ap
right. Poor fellows, how dirty they are.
"Who won2'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-04
Written for The EVENING STAR.
Settlers AND POINTERS.
Ours Are Now the Best Ones I'm the
World.

WHAT SfOhIshEN sAh OF THE NEW DEPARTURE
AT TIE AMERICAN FIELD TRIaIs-rEsTINa A
DOG's QUALITIES FOR FIELD woEK-PoISTKRs
AND sETTERs COMPARED.
At the trials this year the controversy OF
setter against pointer has been more pronounced
than ever before; indeed, for some time past
the discussion has almost assumed the dimen-
sions of a feud among the kennel clubs. Rec
ognized authorities on field sports like s. t.
Hammond. the kennel editor of Forest and
Stream; Dir. Lacy of the Turf, Field and Farm,
Mr.. Washington A. Costa Of the Eastern club
and Col Odell of the Central club. hesitate at
pronouncing emphatically on either side, but
1t il generally admitted that the pointer has
now won its way to the front as tho most avail
able dog for all-round field sport.
The setter has held the place of honor so long
that many will regret putting him in the second
rank. for he Is the handsomest dog that ever
stood in hunting field. There are three va
rieties; The English, the Irish and the Gordon
or Scotch The English is, as a rule, white and
liver-colored- The Irish ia deep red, and the
Gordon Ia black on the body with tan marks on
head and feet. The coat should be stout on the
back and body generally and the tail carried
ON level with the back and well feathered.
Its action in the field should be free and rangy
and ITS limbs should show iexibility of move
ment. For the rest everything depends on the
nose. For thick work. or hunting over a rocky
country. a setter is best, as its heavy coat pro-
tects it from the briars and its feet are pro-
tected by the feathertng between the toes.
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Novelties In Jewelry.
From the jewelers. Review


Among the various designs in bracelet pad
locks is one representing dull gold egg at
tached by slender chain.
A rich and artistic brooch consists Of two
twist wire interlocked circles, each with SAP
phire and diamond center.
Numbered among the fanciful designs in
queen chain pendants is q small gold brick
with diamond in each corner.
Scarf pins composed of jeweled feathers, in
which the stones are set with q view to their
contrasting hues are popular.
An elaborate bracelet is formed of heavy
gold rings linked together, with a diamond,
ruby or sapphire in the center Of each circle.
very beautiful effect is produced by q
hairpin topped by carefully reproduced lace
work IN gold, with here and there glittering
jewels.
A late conception in side-comb headings con-
sists Of slender gold wires arranged in pyramid
form, spanned across by slanting rows of
pearls. -
The holidays have been the means Of bring.
ing forth q handsomely chased gold umbrella
handle with lines OF garnet running down TO q
double circle Of pearls.
wherein circle Of diamonds are, by the aid Of
concealed mechanism, made to revolye around
sapphire Of magnificent luster.
glance at the array of BRIGHT ievelrv
worked into Thousands of pretty device, show
that, among others, the crescent design. once
20 popular, 10 being entirely discarded.
The coming festivals are . boom to the col.
ored pearl industry, which has developed %
much within brief period, for ievelers ssv
that the prevailing tendency II for that style Of
ornamentation injewelry.
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RAILROADS.
n,IiE GREAI

TO THE S fSsESS s kOgTr r,,,,.,
sIEhL EAI T. e.. n,hdNIIiyENT EoUlfaExr
TRAINS Lave Y tsess inrSs oS rsN station
SSo lsi, sIH AND , sTEl kfs AS fotLsoSSs;
g Pullman vestihnlei Cars Al 10 ~ ; M as,I,,
fss, ,i Lane, 10 SO an; daily % columbus and q
iSm nS "a and sleepiss oars a.rr,.Gurs Z RlaS.
Siosrns Ca tiooSs 70 chio.sa V 81 LSais
hsss -, an clne,nnsu LtPrs.. 80 na daily,
ing C.rs HArrlsbng 10 81, io1i. Cheese .pd
iSS ,anr %:. .@a E p,R,ss Ger a1rT.SSss
s slSsn.ns 0.rs M.sh,nst2n 20 chlcaTO and 81
Sleeper. Tor IOuis,lle aud Mem rhs Pscine ~.
viii thpuss s.s ssy d9 ~ 1tssnars and q. Nest
For ND az. sSsoa
dslly. EXCEPT una.y, loan.
ia ;S and Ni.s.r. a.,l, saturday 90 pa
For NillialnspOrt Joci Haven and Eia,rs a. 10 30
an, daily, except sunday.
i 81 dail Sf% S0sK AND THE E,s,
.SS i 100 ana 90 and nd II 30 an 10 IA
ll:.o am. 10. 3:ao. 10. io,oc sad a Il
sto daily: s.c.D, SUNDAY. ' ma f'. 200 pa
Past E,press s:io !. m seel days ana ! 10 m a.u,
hcoUnI. oUo pm; daily.
Tor sSokyn. NY. al sifeSsL tr.t sssry u a,, -
Jerssy G,y with boats u brooklsn annei. siiord.
double ierrlase across New lork City. '''1IAs
For Atlantic CITY. Al $40 a week dayA IL 90 n m
daily.
For Baltimore. Gas. 7.2o s.lo.. 300. 40 10 So
~ 800 and II 40 am, l. :U5. 2.lO. 3 20, $50
SOC, 4;l0. 4:-o, s4U. TOO, 40, : :fu iO.O1
ala 20 pm. ON SUNDAY, 81 90, psub .5l
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so, S;lu 10 ~ and 4 :2Op.m
For fopes Greek iine. 20 ana 4 40 pm daily.
For annapolis, 20, 90 an, IL .o5 and 20 pm.
1-aiS' except Sunday Sundays v:O5 am. AID
ALtxANDEIA AND TREpERIcKsBURG RAIL-
Nhh hNp ALEXANDRIA AND MASIlNuIOI
~ EFFECT NOVEMBER is 1889.
FOR AleAHndrlA 43O, :.l5. $40. = 40, as 1857
an, lZ'Vf noon. 2:u5, 4.l5, 20, 4 % 6.UI.
sv-' ~ 70 and u 80 pm. On SUNDAY al 4 so
80, 30. 1867 Am, 2:SU, Alb. o.ol, ssO3
Accomn,oda,icn for Quantico. 7.45 am and 80,
n I'm Week days; 40 am SuDdAya
For richmond and the South. 4 80. 10 81 IN ana
s;io pm. DAILY. Accommodation 4 SO p.u- week
Tram. leave Alexandra for Washington @ .Oa z OF.
s0O' BIO, 1915, IL 90 am: 1 20 500. ) 10
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SUNDAY ~ y; 10 and Il 90 am. 600 .. To- d: To-
.6;Oo, S2O, lO:32And lO:42p pm.
Ilckets and information the northeast corr
ner OF 18th street aud Pennsylv avenue and "A
the station, where orders can lie left she II
ChAs. T. PUGH, j h MIoD
General Manager. Lall Gen. PAs Agent
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porSrER-Sow THE rAyonrrr-

The other may have weak style and vet.
BY reason OF his better scent, may find his
birds quick There may be just a. wide /.
difference working on single birds as on beyies
One Of the best illustrations Of this difference
il the manner OF working OF pair of dogs wa
seen at the Eastern CLUBS trials for the All
Aged stake few days ago. when Rip-Rap. the
American trials, was matched againt Count
Fauster another famous pointer, in the third
series. They were started on even
terms in large stubble field. Al
the word Rip-rap took the right side and went
with all speed 10 the uDDer end. where he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-04
Exercising His Prerogative.

Johnny-"Oh, my prerogatives are chapped!'
Father-"Why, what do you mean, Johnny-
your hps?"
Johnny-'Ia always thought they wuz lips until
last night when 1 saw Mr.. Thayer kissing sister
In the hall, and when I asked him what he wa
doing he said he was only exercising his pre-
negatives, SO Of"
sSter-"Pa, will you put Johnny TO bed2"
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A brother who was trying TO buy COW from
q poor widow ut Less than it was really worth
suspended conversation with her for Q moment
TO raise point with friend standing by q to
''the sin Of dancing" Quick a. thought came
the reply: Certainly il Ii not as much Of sin
to dance a. 1t IL to cheat q poor widow out Of
her old coW."-R.chmond Religious Herald
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POTOMAC RIVER BOATS.

fI,o NORFOLK AND FoRT MONROE
Il HE fOPJLAk ROUTE.
1hE OLD fAfOkl1E SIEAAER GEORGE LEARY
Appointments srsseas. Tail. u SSMaShrAs.K
ROOMS large coniortsbe and heated by steam Pu1t0
and attentive ofhcers. thorough discipline
from ltn-street wharf MONDAiS WEDNESDAYS
I6e only steamer landing at Boston wharf Norfolh
and the only line having exclusive connection w1th
BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE sTEAMkRs.
Tickets and rooIns st 6le and 1881 PennsyiVunfn
ave. Hswleys lcth and u snd Knox kxprsaa.
VINO VIII check baggage from hotels aud private Fsslr
mig wM. 2. ~LLCH. supt. and Gen Art
n oRFoLK. FORTRESS MONROE AND TIE
1850 Steamer Lady Of the Lake. having been rspArs3
and newly furnished, Will leave SlxIh-s vhsrf
terminus Ith and 9Th street cars, p., Iueeday.
lnursdAy and sunday heturliIlg. leave ClYd<S
for New York. Philsdephia and North Snd SCUM 10
state ROOMS aud informa ton regarding freirht cal 81
wharf or Telephone CAu ~. Also b and u I1ckel
yinces IL and l3ol Pa ave-, aud Hswley's kxprSon
nld
M CUNT VERNON
Steamer ". W. CoRcORAN, Cara L Z. B,sn>.
leaves "a st. wharf oaily texcept sunday for Noua1
vernon. Leaving NJ 10 spou3
S:SO pm. fare round trlp ~. ilc4u0lsax saAAsnIo1
" sroohos ena ulAnsaop- sale
4, Oh POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS.
- MN lhON sIkAAkk -MAkEFIEip~
Leaves lth-street wharf on MONDAYS, IA IksDAYn
AID sAI OhDAls 81 IN. Returning TUkhDAla
fhlDAls and SUNDAYS p. n, touching 81 hlvse
Landings lar kolni Greek, Va 81 Clelnen = ~
ana Lsonarotown, Md. ConLects With b and u ~ Il ~
eLeIheros. see schedule. JOAN u kAD1kTT, ArS
4. ". RIDLEY. Manager. 49,
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THE POWER OF THE HUMAN EYE.
1t Fails, However, When Focused on
the Bald Spot on Snoozer's Head

From the Chicago Mail
Did you ever try the power of magnetism as
expressed through the eye?" asked friend OF
mine at the theater recently. ''It's interesting.
I've been developing the faculty Of late, and
have great fun out of it. Last week as 1 sat
over there on the side of the parquet circle
saw several rows Of chairs ahead of me a young
lady of my acquaintance. She was sitting so
that she would have to turn clear around to
look at me, and thought it q good chance to
test my power. called the attention of my
companion to her, and said: Nov watch me
make her look around Then I concentrated
my gaze ON the back Of her bonnet and INV
mind on the idea Of controlling her action. BY
and by she began to look around the house
rather nervously, glancing everywhere, and
then she turned clear around and looked
straight into my eyes, / met her afterward and
told her about it, and she told me that she
didn't know what caused her to do SO unusual Q
thing but she felt impelled to, and had done it
before she thought.
'I've tried it lots Of other times. was at a
musicale the other evening and during one or
two painful numbers picked out acquaintance
around the house and made them look at me.
Each time the person had settled on would
grow 6dgety and his eyes would roam about
the audience-sometimes up at the ceiling and
then at the hoor-but invariably at last they
would look straight into mine. It's psychic
communication-the power of one mind over
another--and is called lot of different things
by different people. Now, there's an acquain-
lance down there-that man sloucbed down in
his seat with gray hair and . bald spot; see me
make him look around"
My friend knitted his brows and looked at
the bald spot intently for i've minutes without
making it vince. Then he frowned ominously
and his gaze grew more piercing. Still NO
effect After fifteen minutes of this he gave il
up, saying the man never had no mind anyway.
At the close Of the performance an usher went
down and awakened the man with the bald
SPOT, He had been asleep.
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A Limit to His Knowledge,

He was . veritable wonder. and Al others stood
from under
Tue power Of his language when he started out
70 speak:
For % wondrous was his diction, he'd reed every
work of fiction.
And had studied up the pedigree of every sort
Of freak.
He knew acrobaue motions ard me depth Of Al
he 0ceon0;
Could ngure on tho cost q mill-dam or q cot
He was master Of biography, therapeutics and
geography,
Yet ne couldnt tie his Ascot In the proper aort
Of knot
Mems Outdnsr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-04

On the question Of the introduction of the
European influenza into this country the eyes
aud noes will have it-L0soa Courier.
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DISASTROUS CONSEQUENCES OF LAST SPRINGS
FLooDs-rHx PROSPECTS ron snAD-woNpEB-
Full STORY or THE cARP-HArcHINa FISH AT
THE PoNDs-HELpLEss GOLDFISH.
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and threw herself upon his neck, exclaiming:
"Oh, you dear old precious pet!'
TRIFLE AWKWARD.
Now, the literary man was a trife surprised
| at this, for, although cordial relations had al
ways existed between Mrs. Brown and himself
she had never exhibited any special affection
for him before. Certainly she had never called
him pet, precious or otherwise. Her manner
OF welcome was agreeably cordial, contrasted
with the cold reception accorded him at the
other house, and he did not see how he could
meet it with a repulse without positive rude
ness. Nevertheless, he felt nervous lest Mr..
Brown should turn up and, hearing that gen.
tleman's footsteps actually coming along the
hallway, he made an effort to remove the
cling until her husband actually appeared on
the threshold and remarked, very naturally:
What in blazes does this mean2"
"Why, Herbert" she exclaimed, "this Is NV
brother Jim, whom haven't seen for six years.
Come here to the light, Jim. What Why, it
| isn't Jim at all. Oh, Mr.. Blank" addressing
you do such thing?"
ut certainly would seem to call for some
explanation" said Mr.. Brown. ''Do you mind
informing me how it is that happen to find
You embracing my wife?"
II was on the point OF partaking Of your New
Year dinner"
Indeed! So glad, I'm sure. Didn't know
that was to have the pleasure of your COM
pany. And 30 interrupted the preliminAries,
did II"
mo, Herbert" broke in Mrs. Brown, with
an hystericsl laugh. 1T was all my fault, 1
guess, after all. The servant, who knew that
we expected my brother, made sure that Mr..
Blank was he and gave me to understand that
he had arrived ran into the darkened psrlor
and embraced Mr.. Blank; suppose he didn't
know what to do. Any way, he il not at al TO
blame"
PEACE lEoTOlEn,
''Oh, that's all right, then" said Mr.. Brown,
with his accustomed heartiness. "Ha, ha! A
good joke on you, Susan. But what il this
about New Year dinner We don't have ours
till this evening""
"Why, didn't you invite me to dine with you
this afternoon2' asked the guest in dismay.
II have no recollection Of doing co." replied
Mr.. Brown. But, for all that, you are heart
lily welcome ct 8, II you will stay"
"It 10 quite impossible" said the absent
minded contributor, desperately. 81 have an
engagement to dine somewhere today, and
remember now that it must have been Bimp-
son who invited me. must 60 TO his house
IL - only few blocks away-at once, 70 good
bye"
In great haste he made his adieux and trot-
ted OF. His watch told him that he would
be an hour behind time, but il was . case Of
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thing worth achieving, not to mention the
pleasure of contributing enjoyment to the rural
small boy with q taste Tor angling. It must be
owned, however. that the carp 10 not fish that
thoroughly satisfies the angler. Admiring
readers of Sir Isaak Walton, charmed with his
praise of the carp as a thing to catch, have
only found disappointment in tackling the coy
stranger. He il knowing beyond all other
fishes-Sir Isaak says that much himself-and
the consequence 10 that it is almost impossible
to deceive him with bait. If you draw his
pool with q seine he will poke his nose into the
mud and avoid the net
The irrigation reservoirs Of the west are at
present being utilized most probably in the
propagation Of carp. Certainly there Is money
IN it. Three years ago the Indian agent at Al
buquerque, New Mexico, at his own request,
was sent by Col Mcdonald 500 CARP the object
in view being to interest the Indians in the
business. The latter constructed ponds,
planted the fish and last year sold over $500
worth Of carp Of their own rearing.
WORK OF THE PONDS.
From the ponds by the monument are dis
tributed 800, 900 carp every year. They are
sent out in lots Of twenty TO any one who cares
TO ask for them; but, in order that persons moi
in earnest shall not take advantage Of the gov.
ernment's liberslity, rule has been made tina,
| such requests must be sent through member
| veyed the fish commission viii deliver q score
| of carp to any address in the United States,
alive in tin can, for merely the cost OF OF.
pressage from the nearest city 70 the final des.
| tination. The commission manages this by
sending il own cars 10 different cities, whence
| the fab are distributed Most people thini
carp remarkably palstable; but to be really
| good they should be raised In water that ID moi
muddy. and they are not 10 be eaten in sum.
mer at ALL They grow to IN enormous size
In the ponds here there are eight that weigh
30 pounds apiece.
| The drawing Of the hsh ponds IL Q very
interesting spectacle II II done in October OF
November, when, ct low tide, the dams arc