Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-24

During the trial of a street railway
damage suit in one of the circuit branches
of the Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia few days ago an important eye
witness Of the accident took the stand in
the person Of an elderly colored man.
The plaintiff had been injured while the
was at street crossing. and one Of the
attorneys was endeavoring to elicit from
the witness just where the latter was
standing al the moment the plaintiff was
struck by the car.
AS | understand you, remarked the
attorney, after a number of questions had
been asked, you were standing at the
street corner diaEonaIIy opposite the point
where the accident occurred
No. sir l wasn't" declared the witness.
81 guess | was standing kinder sort er
the bias from the spot.
Secretary Cortely0u and the secret serv-
Ice officials arrange all kinds of plans to
prevent President Roosevelt exposing him
self in public too much.'' said White
House policeman. but he knocks all their
plans in the head when they least expect
1t. When he is about to start away on a
trip the White House landau is always
brought up to the door, closed President
Mckinley generally preferred to ride in a
closed vehicle. President Roosevelt won't
have it that way on fine, clear day, and
every time he walks out on the portico
and sees the landau closed he gives orders
to have it opened. He waits until that is
done, and then gets in and rides down the
avenue or wherever he is going, without
any obstruction whatever to his view. He
Outwits the detectives often by getting
away for walks or drives without their
being any the wiser or without their being
able to follow him. He doesn't tell any
body that he is going out, and the first
the secret service man around the White
House knows is when he sees the Pres
ident swinging off down the walks on his
way out of the grounds"
Chief Dutton of the fire department has
q number of Tine horses about which he can
boast They can all make good speed. pre-
sent 4 fine appearance and do anything that
can be done by any ordinary horse. But he
has not an animal with a peculiar taste
such characterizes horse in the Balti
more fire department. "Frolic' is the name
of the Baltimore horse with a strange
taste. This animal is known throughout
the Baltimore departments as being a
cheese eater.
''F'rolic is particularly fond of cheese
remarked member of the monumental
city department who visited here a few
days ago. Hamburger cheese will attract
him much quicker than will oats corn or
any other variety of feed that is found in a
stable
''Frolic.'' he said will eat any kind of
cheese. and he seldom passes a day that
he does not assist several members Of No.
IL engine company to dispose of several
sandwiches While the animal will eat any
kind of cheese he can get he will leave oil
other varieties for Limburger. Never does
he fail 10 give a loud neigh when Limburger
Is brought near him. as he-thinks it is his
right to get at least portion of it. At
No. engine house there is another cheese
eating horse. This animal is named Wick
low and sweitZer is his favorite brand
har folk rnf GOD oh.
sandwich during the day he shows his dis
appointment when night comes.
Secretary Moody considers exercise in the
open air absolute necessity to good health.
and he takes it daily before and after Of
flee hours. In order that it shall not inter-
fere with public business, however, he re-
mains at the department from the time it
opens in the morning until all the business
OF the day has been disposed of IN the af-
ternoon- The only tirnesNhe@is away are
when the cabinet is in session OF when it
is otherwise necessary to consult personally
with the President or~sone other member
of the cabinet. His idea is to do all his
work during office hours and to have as
much of the daylight as he can for exer-
else and recreation And that is why he is
the only member of the Presidents cabinet
who doesn't go home OF elsewhere to get
his luncheon He eats his noontime meal
at his desk, and even while SO engaged
continues the consideration and dispatch of
public business. 1t is an exceedingly sim
pie meal with him. usually consisting of 4
sandwich or two and glass of milk. Even
then he does not insist on privacy. and il
there are persons desiring to see him on
public business they admitted to his
presence IN the order of their arrival with
out delay. 1t thus has happened that he