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Evening star., 1901-03-01

conductor himself heard that a spy had
been put on his trail he was highly indig-
nant, and also alarmed. He reasoned that
the fellow would be especially anxious to
sustain his reputation as a thief catcher
and was. in all probability fully prepared
to fake up a case in the event that he
discovered no evidence. To protect himself
against such a maneuver he quietly tele-
graphed to a big detective agency in Chi
cago and engaged a first-class operative to
spot the spotter. Both men went on duty
at about the same time. the spotter taking
the role of commercial traveller who had
frequent business up and down the road.
He watched the conductor, the Chicago de-
tective watched him, and the conductor
sized them both up and chuckled in his
sleeve.
Now comes the funny part Of the yarn
The double watch had been in progress
only few days when treacherous brake
man went to the general superintendent
ana told him the whole story. The super
intendent was pretty wise person himself
so he said nothing but simply engaged an
entirely new man and set him to watching
the two spies Ohe triangular game went
on for several weeks: then the conductor
was summoned to headquarters. He car
ried his detectives report with him, and
was staggered when the superintendent
showed him two others. The original spot
Chicago mans report agreed exactly with
the spoilers. and the last spy asserted
hatly that the two other men had stood in
together. 80 as to please all hands and save
trouble. That disgusted one road with
spoilers, and the superintendent swore he
would never employ another. The conduo-
tor by the way, retained his job"
Evening star., 1901-03-01

ers and their friends decorate her with
Japanese flags, lanterns and flowers Then
tney take her to the water, into which she
by the crowd
Up to the time that the vessel is launched
there is no captain selected for the boat
Inc choosing of this important factor in
every case is left until the boat Is In tho
water. 1t is known who the members Of
the crew are, and from them the captain
IS selected. A knowledge Of seafarinp ia
not apparently necessary for a man to be a
captain of a Japanese fishing boat as the
following will show:
when the boat is in the water and
moored securely the members of the crew
VINO are generally the owners of the boat
strip themselves and get into the hoat
Then the fun of making the selection of the
commander begins. There is no voting or
drawing of lots to settle the matter At a
given signal from one of the crowd on
shore, who are watching, the men in tho
Doat Degln with all their might to try to
throw each other out into the water Each
man Is against the other and so the strIp-
gle, as usual thing, lasts a long time and
Is remarkably exciting All the time the
play goes on the friends of the contestants
yell words Of cheer to the struggling men
IN the boat and throw buckets Of water on
them and into the boat, seemingly with the
iuea OF making the battle-ground more Slip
perry as Well as refreshing to the men at
work. AS soon as a man is .roWn ont Of
the BOAT he must stay out but may assist
with water If he so desires The man who
stays In the boat longest, or rather who is
able to put all the others out of the boat.
has by his prowess shown himself CONNIE,
tent to be captain. and SO he is greeted with
much applause and showered with conrrat-
uiations at the termination of the scufle.
There Is no appeal from the selection SO
made, and the man so chosen continues to
be captain until he voluntarily retires or
sells out his share in the boat
The novel way Of getting a skinner seeus
very satisfactory to the fishermen. and #
certainly affords a great deal of amuse-
ment TO strangers who happen to be about
during the selection of a commander
Evening star., 1901-03-01

seeking seclusion and manifesting signs of
irritation upon being disturbed either by
other dogs or by persons. particularly his
master, is characteristic of the first stage
of the disease in the dog.
I'm the second stage the dogs voice be-
comes affected, owing to incipient paralysis
of the muscles of the larynx, and his bark
or howl is said by those familiar with this
symptom to be almost pathognomonic. His
irritability increases. and he has spells, ap
parently uncomfortable, during which he
attacks surrounding objects-chairs, car
pet. his kennel, &c. These spells becoming
more frequent, he wanders away from
home, attacking persons as we'll as ami
mas, II they chance to cross his path.
and, if ne is naturally vicious dog, he
will go out of his way to do so. Often, too,
he will chew up and swallow sticks. stones,
pieces of coal, &c Contrary to what is
usually supposed by uninformed persons.
he is not afraid of water, but will even
plunge into streams and in order to quench
his intense thirst, will make desperate
efforts to gulp down the liquid, but which
he has great difficulty in swallowing. owing
to incipent paralysis of the muscles Of the
throat and lower Jaw. If he Is not killed
he usually returns home. The paralysis
rapidly extends to the muscles of the lower
limbs and trunk, involving those of respira-
'ion and he dies. The usual duration OF
the disease is from four to five days, but
may in very rare cases be prolonged to ten
days"
Evening star., 1901-03-01
CHOOSING A CAPTAIN.
A Curious Custom of Japanese Fisher.
men In Hawaii.

A Curious Custom of Japanese Fisher
men In Hawaii.
From the Honolulu Republican.
the supplying of the Honolulu market was
done almost exclusively by the natives in
their canoes and = few Cinnamon now the
bulk of the work Is done by the Japanese,
who are at II in great numbers.
The boats which they use are built here
after patterns used in Japan. and once in
a while an oriental steamer arriving from
the west brings an imported fishing boat.
which the fishermen think Is superior to
those of local manufacture. The boats are
of q peculiar shape and are of different
sizes, some able to accommodate but three
men, which Is an ordinary crew, and Oilers
are large enough for seven or eight men.
Now that the fish are getting scarcer 1t
Is necessary for the fishermen to go farther
for their :atches than was formerly neces-
sary and very often these apparently frail
and cranky looking boats go nearly to Mo-
Iokai and Makapuu Point. where the fishing
is good. Only the larger boats are used for
the deep-sea fishing, they are sometimes
out several days and must have room to
carry the fish caught and provisions neces-
sary for the trip.
Notwithstanding the frail appearance of
the boats, they are strongly constructed
and good sea boats and as a usual thing
are fast sailers.
great many of the boats are built and the
launching of one of the larger kind is al
ways an event of a great deal Of interest
to an Onlooker and Of great Importance to
the men who are to operate the boat. When
the boat Is completed the owners and build
Evening star., 1901-03-01
TRIANGULAR ESPIONAGE.
How Three Spoilers Worked Together
in Railroad Case.

in Railroad Case.
From the New Orleans Times Democrat.
"Under the old, loose system that pre-
vailed on most Of the southern and west
ern roads," said a veteran passenger con-
ductor of this city, the 'spotter' was vir-
tually a necessity but the trouble about
him was that he could never be relied upon
with absolute certainty to tell the truth.
He knew his popularity and prestige with
his employers depended on the number Of
cases he worked up, and II he couldn't
catch conductor knocking down he was
only too apt to manufacture a little cir
cumstantial evidence and report the poor
fellow anyhow. OF course, 1 am speaking
Of the average spotter. and no doubt there
were plenty of exceptions to the rule, but
that was the great defect of the system.
and. incidentally, 1t reminds me of Gu
rious little story.
Back in the eighties" continued the vet
eran, "a tip was one day given to a we'll
known and very popular conductor on
certain line leading out of New Orleans
that spntter of considerable note in the
north had been put on his train. with in
structions to investigate him thoroughly
This conductor was a big. 1ovial fellow,
fond of good clothes, good sport and good
living, and, while there was no evidence of
anything wrong, he had fallen under sus-
picion on general principles. The company
officials were persuaded he was living far
must be helping himself to the cash. but
all prior efforts to get a line on him had
failed ANONYMOUSLY, and for that reason
the expert sleuth had been imported from
the north and told to go to the bottom of
the case, II It took six months. When the
Evening star., 1901-03-01
ONE DAY AT WEST POINT.
Routine of Tvventy-FOur Hours at the
Military Academy,
From Leslie's Weekly.


There Is rule for everything that the
cadet does during the day. His walk and
his bodily carriage are prescribed by regu-
lation. He marches to class at the sound of
bugle; he eats by command; he must be
precise in the way in which he salutes an
officer. or the officer will stop him and call
him to task There Is even a prescribed
manner Of greeting civilian. If the cadet
Is introduced to one he must extend one
hand while lifting his cap with the other.
At parting he must again lift his cap.
There is not step he can take, not
word he can say, not even a personal mat
ter in his days life that is not in one way
or another. governed by imperative rule.
AS soon as the police" work is done
1t is time for the battalion to form and
march to breakfast at mess. Breakfast is
finished at about 7:10. Immediately after
it Is over, ''sick-calr' rings out on the
physician reports to the surgeon-in-charge
at the hospital.
Study and recitation last until O'Clock
Across the quadrangle formed by the four
connecting wings Of the great academy
building, sections may be seen as in the
busy morning, marching to and from reci-
tation. 1t Is another period of the severest
kind Of instruction. while at 4:1O pm,
weather permitting, drill begins, lasting un-
til $50 This is Immediately followed by
dress-parade. At 6:D formation for sup
per taxes place. ! ms meal lasts until
o'clock.
At this time Of day, our young men in
civil life would feel very much abused If
any more work We're asked of them. Our
cadet has the generous allowance of thirty
minutes for recreation" At 7:3O, to the
second, "call to quarters Is sounded by
one of those precise .buglers who are the
bane of army life every where in the civil
lied world. Straight, to his quarters goes
the cadet. He must now remain absolutely
in his own roon The minutes pass In
study the time being all too short for the
vast amount Of work that must be pre-
pared for the next day. If our cadet is
phenomenally quick he may find time
enough to pick up pen and dash off a few
words to the fond, anxious mother at home
Whatever he does, he cannot turn down
his mattress and make up his bed, nor
even stretch himself upon the hard Stats
before the moment prescribed in regula-
tions Tactical officers or cadet officers are
likely to pop in upon him at all sorts Of
fringement of any rule must be at once re-
ported.
Tattoo is another call that the buglers
are required to sound. 1t is equivalent to
"get ready for bed.' but it is not heard
from the quadrangle until the exact mo-
ment of $50 has arrived. AS soon as he
hears this call the cadet is at liberty to
turn down his mattress and make up his
bed. BY 10 o'clock. when that tireless bug
Ter blows taps, which means that all
lights must be out, the gas is turned Off
and the tired young embryo general falls
into bed, to dream again of home and other
pleasant associations until reVelle rasps
out once more on the following morning.
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mildly. Three or four superstitious miners,

mildly. Three or four superstitious miners,
thinking 1t was his hant,' straightway took
to their cabins on the hillside and to prayer
and fasting. The only woman in the camp
had a fit Of Mysteries and tainted dead
away. Greene, however, stopped the gen.
eral panic that his appearance was precip
ttating by stepping into the Crystal Palace
saloon, and there absorbing his four fingers
of red eye in a perfectly natural and
earthlike manner. 1t was hard to tell
whether the town of Wallace or Jack
Greene was the more astonished by the ex
plantations that there enSued. At length.
when those present had become convinced
beyond cavil or doubt that it was Greene
in the flesh and not Greene In the spirit
(although by this time 1t must be confessed
that spirit In great plenty was in Greene),
they sent for the three conspirators. What
did you do 1t for?' was the question ad-
dressed in blunt and simple terms to the
ringleader. Well. I'll tell you. You see,
we wanted to run jack for town office,
and we thought in this way we could get
line on how he stood with the community.
But and here he slapped a wad Of news
paper clippings down the bar in front
of the astonished and aggrieved Greene,
Jack you won't do. Just read those
obituaries, and see what the people think
of you. Why, after such a send-off as
that we wouldn't dare to run you for the
office Of picking f1eas off yellow dog that
was locked up on the town farm"
Evening star., 1901-03-01
TRICkED MAN AND TOWN.
Resurrection of Supposed Dead
Lawyer Was Mutual Surprise.

From the New York Tribune.
Life in mining camp when it is snow
bound" said L. B. Mccormick of Chicago
yesterday, "is a dreary time, and men will
do anything for the sake of a little amuse-
ment. The story 1 am going to tell you
actually did occur. and at that time we all
welcomed the joke as a godsend and made
hero Of its perpetrator.
THE winter Of 1893 rested an appalIingly
heavy hand on the Occur dAlene. Buried
many feet deep under a mass Of f1eecy
snow, the country lay PROSTATE. So in
tense was the cold and so heavy the weight
Of the snow that it was possible to work
none but the richest claims. Ingress to and
egress from that bountifully rich territory
was feat that none but the hardest man
dared essay, for 1t was an even chance that
death from exposure might be the lot of
the one who attempted it. Wallace at this
time was thriving, busy, prosperous
town, where the artificial excitement of a
mining boom everywhere bestrayed itself.
The shutting down of many Of the mines
had left a large number of men living in
Wallace with nothing to do Time hung
heavily on their hands, and nothing was
Of too small Importance to attract interest.
provided 1t held out the hope Of killing
few hours of the dreary time Of waiting.
Just at this period the most prominent
young lawyer of the town fell Ill. There
wasn't anything particular the matter with
him except a heavy cold and impending
fever, but, being somewhat Of a hypochon-
.driac, he at once believed himself to be in
a dangerous condition. He promptly took
himself to his bed in the rear of his Office,
denied himself to all but two or three of
his intimate friends, installed nurse to
look after his wants. and promptly gave
himself over to that luxury Of believing
himself to be really i'll which Is so dear to
the hypochondriacs heart The three men
who were his friends, and who were ad-
mitted to his apartment, took advantage Of
the conditions surrounding him to perpe-
trate a practical joke that has since be-
come famous in the northwest They gave
out the news that the lawyer, one Jack
Greene, had died, and as his mourning
friends they received the camp, which
called IN body to express it's regret.
I'm the meantime Greene, in the next
room, heard nothing the visitors being nat
urally quiet in the presence of death. One
Of his friends went to the local undertaken,
and, informing him that Jack was dead,
purchased a coffin. Alleging the hard win
undertaken down to one-half his price. The
undertaken, however got even by supply
ing a plain pine box, painted a deep black.
This was placed in Jacks office, and in
the dead of night lumber carefully weight
ed to the weight of Greene's body was
packed inside it by the three conspirators
The lid was then screwed down, and the
following day John Greene, followed by
the entire population of the town of Wal
lace, Idaho. was laid away In the cold
cold ground.
About ten days later Jack having en-
tirely recovered his pristine health, ap-
peared upon the street. To say that his
advent created sensation is to put It
Evening star., 1901-03-01
BOyd's and Vicinity.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star,

BOYD'S. Nd. February %, 1901
message from Baltimore to Clarksburg.
this county. today announced the death OF
Lee Sellman Of Baltimore, who for many
years was a resident OF Clarksburg, this
county. Mr.. sellman had been Ill but a few
weeks. He was a son Of Mrs. Belle Sell
man. and was twenty-nine years Of age.
His remains will be inferred Saturday.
Mrs. Rosanna Henderson of Clarksburg,
this county. IL very Ill at the residence OF
her daughter, Mrs. DIR. ]. E. Deets. at that
pace. Mrs. Henderson is the mother OF
Judge Jas. B. Henderson Of Rockville, as
sociate Judge Of court at Rockville and
Frederick.
The improvements under way on the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad between Balti-
more and Frederick. will. II Is said. cost the
company about 100000. An inspection OF
the work was recently made by the chief
engineer and his corps of assistants.
The funeral Of Mrs. Alice Williams Boyer,
at Pleasant Grove. near Fountain Mills.
Frederick county. was very largely attend
ed, on Tuesday last. There were numerous
and handsome floral offerings sent by her
many friends. Rev. Mr.. Cullom of Kemp
town. preached the funeral sermon.
Evening star., 1901-03-01
NtkOla's Latest.

From the Baltimore American
Nikola Tesla rushed into the newspaper
office with the light of triumph on his face.
Eureka! 1 have it at lastr he shouted
What? Again." inquired the Pessimist-
ic Editor.
Il have it now! Marvellous! Marvellous.
1 have devised an alarm clock which you
may set for o'clock. but which will not
go off until you want to get up
Evening star., 1901-03-01
"en-MeFited,

From the Philadelphia Press
1 understand Miss Goode took piano les
sons at the conservatory"
On, yes She's got a gold medal"
Yet 1 was paying a visit at her house
last night and she positively refused to
play: said she had decided to give it up."
Yes; mats what she got the gold medal
for. The neighbors gave 1t to her"
Evening star., 1901-03-01

As we stated here in these columns yesterday
Every hour of every day it is arriving, and rapidly
the buying which follows the offering OF them.
Again today the store has almost been overw
the greatest day of the week.
We are charging purchases when the buye
and we offer to take back any purch ase you make W
Evening star., 1901-03-01

AEricultural APPROPRIATION Bill.
The House yesterday adopted the con-
ference report on the agricultural appro.
pria.ion BILL and that measure now goeS
to the President for signature.
Evening star., 1901-03-01
$1,000 ladies' ST. rs wrappers,

We again break the records of wrapper offering this sale
than ladies pecale
blue black red and coors with
standing collars with bretee the houder deep ones and
fullest width skirts and handsomely braid trimmed You have
your life bought such wrappers these for less than SIPS;
therefore 63c they unprecedented bargain They
will all be spread tables the third floor there will be
ample saeslades to you promptly
Evening star., 1901-03-01
Symptoms In Man.

The symptoms of rabies given in a re-
port on that subject prepared by the Medl-
cal Society of the District of Columbia, are:
First. the prodromal symptoms.
Second. the furious symptoms. those
OF the attack proper.
Third, the paralytic symptoms or those
of the final stage.
If the symptoms of the second stage are
absent or so slight as To escape notice. par
ticularly If the first stage also is absent or
of short duration, there exists what Is
known as the paralytic form of the disease.
This may occur occasionally in man as wei
as animals. and Is the form of the disease
with which rabbits are usually affected.
I'm man the prodromal symptoms are in
disposition, dread and sleeplessness The
attack Is ushered in generally by dyspnnea
and a difficulty in swallowing This diff
Guilty in swallowing. particularly liquids,
which Is due to spasm of the muscles OF the
pharynX, rapidly increases. The spasms
soon extend so as TO involve first the mus
cles of the neck, and later those of the
trunk and limbs Any attempt at swallow
Ing at this stage or even the sight or sound
of liquids. notwithstanding the patients
thirst is intense. is sufficient TO bring on he
most violent and distressing attacks of sem
eral convusions. 1t is this peculiar and
characteristic phase of the disease that has
given rise to the term hydrophobia The
special senses become very acute, par.iCu-
larly those of hearing and cutaneous sensa-
tions. so that sounds and currents of air are
sufficient to bring on the convulsive attacks.
stages or furious excitement actual
mania occur. Fever often reaches 103 de-
grees TO 1O4 degrees +. Death may occur
during this stage from asphyxia from In
volvement OF the diaphragm and other mus
cles of respiration; but more often the al
tack passes into the third stage, character.
lied by progressive weakness. and parai ISIS
Of the muscles OF the limbs and trunk, death
taking place by cessation OF respiration.
The duration of the disease is usually
from two 10 five days. Those who have
witnessed this form of the disease In
man have characterized II as being
Of the most terrible nature. and the suffer-
ings of the patient as being beyond de-
scription. He, however, neither barks like
. dog nor bites or otherwise attacks those
about him.
Indications In Dogs.
"A change in disposition. particularly by
Evening star., 1901-03-01

Avoid ContagiOn.
Disnfect with Platts Chlorides, odorlsss and safe
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1901-10-25
LAST OF THE JACKSONS.
Faithful Old Uncle Alfred. Guard Ian
of The Hermitage.
Especial Correspordence.l


NASHVILLE. Oct. 21.-"The last of the
Jacksons" has just died at The Hermit
age, General Andrew Jackson's old
home. He was a negro. Uncle Alfred
Jackson, ninety-nine years old. accord
ing TO his own computation.
Uncle Alfred was a pickaninny in the
negro quarters of The Hermitage when
the little boy was adopted at the big
house and named Andrew Jackson, Jr.
He was there when the battle of New
Orleans. was fought. He was there
when Mrs. Rachel Jackson died, when
General Jackson went TO Washington
to be inaugurated president and when
the old hero breathed his last on June
5, 1916.
Betty. the cook in the Jackson house
for half a century, was Uncle Alfred's
mother, and he was born in one of the
two cabins still standing at The Her
mitage. He died in the same room
where he first saw the light.
Uncle Alfred's education was rot adj
vanced. Before the war negroes were
not taught as they are now. but what
Ae III DOOh hluS UP
in memory and aptness. He knew the
history of the Jackson family from the
beginning to the end. and no man had
a more faithful biOgrapher than did
General Jackson. Uncle Alfred's last
days at The Hermitage were made hap
by by the visitors to the shrine which
he guarded and who would listen untiT.
ingly to his stories of his great mas
ter.
Alfred married Gracey. maid of Mrs.
Jackson. When the emancipation proc
lamatiOn was issued. most of the slaves
left The Hermitage, but Alfred and
Gracey remained with the family
through ell It's vicissitudes. Andrew
Jackson. Jr.. died in 1865, leaving his
wife and her widowed sister the only
occupants of the old house. His SONS
had entered the Confederate service.
and only one had survived. His only
daughter had married and moved
away. Alfred and Gracey were the
only servants, but the little family con.
tinued to live in the antebellum ways.
After the death OF Mrs. Jackson and
her sister Albert and Gracey were all
that was left of the family at The Her
mitage. When the Ladies' Hermitage