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AT THE FLOOD GATE.

dey'd glib few fiops an float to de surface
an turn up to de sun, daid.
IA catfeesh," concluded the old man, "Is
a tuff customer, an II he CANT lib in dere
nothin' else kin, an dats as true as de
gospil."
Ghosts Ha'nt the Sewer.
The superstitions Of the navigable sewer
were related by a colored man who former
ly navigated one Of the scows. He referred
to the many fatalities that have occurred
in James Creek canal, and declared that the
ghosts Of the drowned men "ha'nt' the cav
ernous recesses of the sewer.
Il have heard EN-" said the navigator,
IAN dey makes wailin cry like a cat.
After dey hollers you blue flame an
den all Is still"
The colored man also said he had heard
several persons who were acquainted with
Dorsey Foultz say the murderer entered a
sewer In North Washington and made his
escape through the foul waters of the I'M
foreground stream, making his exit from
the sewer at the South Capitol street food
gates. in a locality that is unfrequented
and practically unlighted after nightfaIl.
Near the flood gate is moored a largo
scow, fitted with cabin and other accom-
modations for the crew. This is employed
to convey some of the street sweepings OF
the city to point on the Maryland side Of
the Potomac, nearly opposite Alexandria.
The sweepingS are used as top soil on
farm in that vicinity.
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for the United States, and l was told that
something like two million dollars worth
of goods are annually shipped from here
to our country.
The Rhine at Dusseldorf.
Another big Rhine center is Dusseldorf,
about two and one-half hours by steamer
down stream. 1t Is the chief port Of West
phalia, an enormous industrial region I'M
derlaid with coal and iron. Dusseldorf 1T
self has iron and steel works. foundries.
furnaces and rolling mills. 1t makes rail-
road cars and electrical equipments and the
same is true of Cologne.
Dusseldorf Is also the port for many
other towns nearby. and does a great busl-
ness In selling American machine tools,
Carolina pine and some of our best hard
woods 1t takes a great lot OF California
fruit and has until recently imported con-
siderable iron and steel tubing, although
this Is now furnished by Germany. 1t Is
from there that a large part Of the Krupp
shipments go out. including those to the
United States, which are heavy.
Mainz and Mannheim.
Up the Rhine above Cologne there are a
number of important ports, and espe-
cially Coblenz, Mainz and Mannheim. ]
am surprised at the size of Mainz. 1t is
growing like a green bay tree, and now has
more than one hundred thousand popula-
ton. 1t is situated where the Main flows
into the Rhine and gets the traffic of both
rivers 1t was rich in the past that 1t
was called Golden Mainz,' and it was at
one time the leader of the league OF
Rhenish towns, formed during the middle
ages to boom the trade of this region To-
day it is overshadowed by Frankfort but
1t has an increasing trade.
Mannheim, still further up the Rhine, al
the mouth of the Neckar, might be called
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Arsenal Point, where II empties into ~
Eastern branch Of the Potomac, was cefiF
menced by the board Of public works IN
1874. The work was left IN an unfinished
os city ss s %
was completed by order Of the District
Commissioners.
The source Of the Tfber is a series Of
springs in the Soldiers Home grounds. at
Mount Olivet cemetery, and OF others near
BrookIand. Up to a period several years
after the close Of the civil war the Tiber
was an open stream. being bridged at PENN
sylvania avenue and I'd street, at Indiana
avenue and LIST street, at New Jersey ave.
nue. and D street, and at II, and X streets
between Delaware avenue and LIST street
northeast.
Changed Conditions.
This old stream, which in days gone by
flowed with pristine purity from bubbling
springs on the heights of North Washing
ton. is a sadly changed waterway today as
1t flows through its subterranean passage
way to James Creek canal with its fetid
waters and poisonous atmosphere. The
many drownings which have taken place in
the foul canal prompted a citizen of the
southwest section to bestow upon 1t the
name Deaths Waterway" A veteran
policeman while gazing into the dark. filthy
depths of the stream several days ago
markell:
This is the Dead sea of Washington"
An old colored man, who has worked
along the banks of the canal for several
years, described in his own quaint fashion
the deadly nature of the stream. He said:
"Nothin kin lib in dat water. sab; not
chen snake It's all death in dar. 1Se
seen catfeesh try to enter de Jeems Crick
canal at Arsenal Pint. De minnit dey
struck de pizen stream, sab, dey come
menced spinnIn' round like top. Den
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Is one almost continuous village. There
are towns everywhere near the river and
back from it, except in the most noun
famous parts, and on holidays the boats
are crowded, and, as the fares are cheaper
than those of the railroads, the everyday
travel is great. A difference in weather
makes big difference in the profits of
the companies. This is especially so as
TO the foreign traffic. A cold Whtsuntide
means there will be traffic from Lon
don and cold season may cut down the
d1Vldends more than 1 per cent. There
are now about a hundred steamboats, on
the Rhine, and the average number of pas
sengers exceeds a million a year.
travelling Is comparatively inexpensive
and. strange to say, 1t costs less to go
up the stream than down it. 1t takes
only day to see the most beautiful part
OF the river. and you can have a round
trip ticket at reduced rates. Each passen-
ger is allowed hundred pounds of bag
gage free, small charge being made for
loading and discharging the trunks All
the steamers have eating accommodations
on them, and the food is quite good as
on similar boats at home. At 1 o'clock
there Is a table d'hote dinner which costs
20 cents. with reduced rates for children
Breakfast and supper are also served.
How Goods Are Handled.
Nearly all the Rhine towns are growing
and are steadily improving their port ar
engagements. You see cranes on the land
Ing places at many small towns all the
cities have wharves and the busy scenes
upon them shows that this part of Ger
many is industrially alive
The port at Cologne is formed by an is
land In the river This has been walled
In with great stone blocks and paved with
cobbles. Bridges connect 1t with the rail-
roads and the cars are brought right to
the boats and loaded and unloaded with
great steel cranes. There are custom houses
on the island with bonded warehouses, and
the facilities are such that scores Of barges
and boats can be handled at one time.
AS walked along upon this island I saw
a barge unloading South Carolina pine. The
boards were built out over the sides of the
barge so that 1t seemed to be pile Of lum-
Der hundred feet wide, two hundred feet
long and ten feet high. 1t had been towed
up from Rotterdam by a steam tug, and
when 1 saw 1t the hydraulic cranes were
lifting up hundred boards at time and
dropping them on to the cars, which were
to take them to the interior.
Near by were other barges loading goods
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hoodgate at South Capitol and streets
southwest. The navigable distance is to q
point under the north side of Pennsylvania
avenue at I'd street northwest, about one
mile from the starting place. Through the
foul and murky waters of the subterranean
stream the scowS are pushed along by
means Of poles Each member Of the crew
wears lighted lamp on his cap, and gaso-
line torches and refiectors are also en-
ployed to illuminate the subterranean way.
which is as dark as Erebus.
The purpose of these cruises through one
of the great sewers of Washington Is to re-
move accumulations Of sand which form at
different points and obstruct the free pas
sage of the waters of James creek and the
Tiber. which flow to the James Creek canal
and thence into the Potomac at the south
eastern point Of the Washington barracks
or arsenal reservation.
The men on the scows wear high rubber
boots and, by using long handled spades,
scoop up the obstructing sand bars and
deposit the material on the vessels wading
about In the turbid water to accomplish
this purpose.
The sand is conveyed in the scows to the
James Creek canal. and thence is taken
down the Potomac and deposited. Several
years ago the sand was hosted to the
street through large trap near I'd and
Canal streets southwest, and was used for
paving purposes. One reason for discon-
tinuing this use of the material is said to
be the foul odor which it retained for some
time, and which was regarded as menace
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lined, form a picture suggestive Of the habi-
tation of the prince Of darkness.
The venerable colored man in charge Of
the flood gate explained that 1t was low
cred on flood tide and raised at low tide
for the purpose of flushing the sewers. A
former member of the crew of one of the
sand scows said life in the noisome sewers
beneath Washington was anything but
pleasant. He added that after his first
cruise he became quite i'll and was confined
to his bed for nearly a week. The noise
made by the passage Of electric cars and
heavy vehicles across the line Of the sewer
at Pennsylvania avenue, he said resembled
the rumbling of distant thunder.
The confluence of the old st. James creek
which was formerly a canal-with Tiber
creek is near the corner of Maine avenue
and Sd street southwest. The erection Of
the stone walls along the stream from
South Capitol and G streets southwark to
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UNDERGROUND CRUISE
Those Who Explore the Big
Sewers of Washington.
CAVERN DEPTHS
THREE SUBSTANTIAL VESSELS IN
THE SERVICE.
Penetrate Distance of Mile From
Entrance Point Through
Foul Waters.
OAVERNOUS DEPTHS

The time is near at hand for the subterra-
mean exploration by the fleet of District
scows which are moored in the James Creek
canal at the South Capitol street foodgate.
awaiting their crews and orders. The I'M
foreground navy of the District consists Of
three substantial vessels. each of which has
crew of four colored men. The fact that
this business lies under the busy bustling
city at certain seasons of the year is not
generally known.
The scows enter the arched James Creek
and Tiber creek sewer through the big
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Rustic Work.
From Country life in America,

From Country Life in America.
Sooner or later every owner of country
home runs up against the idea Of rustic
work Generally it hits him handsome
times too hard, II you really need seats or
summer houses in your woodland nothing
can be more appropriate than logs with the
bark on, because they harmonic with the
growing trees. This is the real secret of
the popularity Of rustic work-its fitness. 1t
is opposed to costlier and more architec-
tural features which make a strong con-
trast with natural surroundings. Occa-
sionally, however, you will find man who
has fallen head over heels in love with
rustic work for its own sake. The conse-
Quence Is that he fills the lawn in front of
his house with all sorts of rustic impossi-
bilities. which look doubly foolish because
they have no earthly use and because they
are out in sunny spot in the midst Of an
environment which IL civilization rather
than nature.
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BOXING FOR EXERCISE
One of the Best Methods of
Physical Culture.
MUSCULAR CONTROL
SOME OF THE MORE SCIENTIFIC
LEADS AND COUNTERS.
How to Deliver the Blows and How
to Guard Against
Them.
MUSCULAR CONTROL

Written for The Evening Star by Prof. Anthony
Barker.
One of the chief values of boxing as a
higher form of physical culture lies in the
fact that it demands constant study and
improvement of the mental control Of the
muscles, Guard, delivery counter, all re-
quire speedy action of mind over matter;
accurate decision in a seconds time. And,
If boxer has failed to guard, the muscles
where the blow is delivered should be con-
tracted-bunched-so that greater resist
ance will be offered the blow.
Perfect control over the facial muscles
is highly necessary. A boxer should not
let his condition be read in his face by his
opponent. If the boxer shows that GER
tain blow has surprised and Jared him
the opponent will rush in to follow up his
advantage. If the body's WEAKNESS creeps
into the face the opponent will see that he
will not have to guard so carefully and that
he can assume an aggressive offense.
On the other hand if the facial muscles
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are kept free of the state of the body, the
boxer will mot so readily reveal his condi-
ton to the opponent, and will thereby save
himself from disaster until he can recover
himself a few seconds later on in the bout
Don't let your opponent read your mind
but by all means divine your opponents
thoughts, If you want to become efficient
in this style Of exercise.
Keep perfect control of your temper, as
well as of your facil expressions. A cool
head eventually triumphs over a hot one;
steady judgment overwhelms rash impulses
Boxing is fine training for bridling tenn
per; and because it demands that blows
be taken without grumbling, it teaches
healthy disregard for petty physical and
mental inconvenience In other words,
boxing as a physical culture exercise tends
to healthy optimistic mental state.
Boxing reveals a mans true physical
state. 1t shows whether the body is evenly
or irregularly developed. whether this part
is strong, or that weak. If any undevelop-
ed spots are found, 1t is the boxers duty to
build them up by taking up some simple
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The Sick Child.

Katharine lyman in the London Spectatoe
He for whom the world was made
Cannot lift his heavy head,
All Its pretty curls puffed out,
Burnt with fevers, parched with drouGlG
He. the tyrant, whimsical,
With the round world for his ball,
In a dreadful patience lies,
Old since yesterday, and wise.
Like a martyr on the rack,
Smiles. his soft lips burnt to black,
While the fever still devours
His small body, sweet as flowers.
Dreadful patience like a sword
Slabs his mothers heart; dear Lord,
Make him naughty, wild and gay,
AS he was but yesterday.
Little services he pays
With his kisses and his praise,
While his eyes ask pardon still
That he's troublesome and i'll:
He lies smiling with fire
In his cheeks blown high and higher,
By the wind Of fever famed.
Lord, his kisses on my hand!
Give me back my boy, pray,
Turbulent, OF yesterday;
Not this angel, like a sword
In his mothers heart, dear Lordl
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educational institutions have commuta-
ton tickets for l l-5 cents. The chief ad-
vantage that the railroads here have over
those at home is in the lower wages for
motormen and other employees for coal,
steel rails and car equipments must cost
about the same. AS to wages motormen
receive So cents and conductors about II
cents for day of ten hours, and other
employees are proportionately cheap.
Farming on the Rhine.
1t is wonderful how the Rhine valley Is
cultivated. For the greater part of the
distance between Cologne and Mainz 1t
Is very hilly, but every inch of available
space Is used. The mountains are ter
raced in places, the earth being held in
with walls of stones, and some Of 1t, I am
told, carried up from the lowlands on the
backs Of women and men. Some of the
patches are no larger than a bed quilt and
a field yard wide will run long distance
around a hill up a mountain This is
especially so In the vine-growing regions,
which are In the most mountainous parts
Of the valley The land is SO rough that
all cultivation must be with the hoe or
the spade, and hence back breaking. The
grapes are planted in rows running I'D and
down hill. Each vine has its own stake,
and 1T is cut down to a central stem or
stump every year. All along the river I'M
der such vineyards are little towns of one
or two-story houses with roofs of slate
or tiles. There are no houses in the vine
yards the most characteristic buildings be-
ing the white stone castles high up on the
sides of the mountains.
The soil Is carefully handled. It is fer
tilted and so treated that although 1t has
been producing for centuries 1T still yields
abundantly. 1 expected to find Rhine wines
on the Rhine very cheap, but the best are
exceedingly dear. The prices rise and fall
according to the season, for sometimes the
crop is short, causing general rise.
One Of the best wine regions is that of
the Rheingau,' which runs for about fif-
teen miles along the river. 1t Is here that
the Johannesberger wines are produced.
They come from about f1fty-fve acres Of
vineyards, being made from the best grapes
raised on that area.
Germans as Wine Drinkers.
The idea prevails in the United States
that the Germans drink only beer This Is
not true They consume vast quantities Of
wine, and their wines on the average are
good. Every city has scores of wine res
taurants, and many hotels have their wine
restaurants and beer restaurants side by
side. The difference is that anything or
dered in the wine RESTAURANT costs con-
siderably more than the same thing in the
beer restaurant. Even beer costs more If
tdhcu III Tie WIG TeStduIdutS. Inc people
often drink wine with their meals, and It
is a common thing to carry wine along
with a lunch on the cars.
AS to beer. it takes the place of water
among young and old, and no one thinks
anything strange of children drinking It. I
saw school teacher bring thirty school
children into restaurant the other day
He ordered dinner for them. and each had
her pint glass of beer.
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
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throw the left side along with the left fist
for the pit Of the opponents stomach. Gig
ure 81
When the opponent is not hitting for you,
take chance step out with the right leg
swing for his face with the left hand, and
simultaneously land the solar plexus with
the right This is good blow, as the
whole weight of the body goes along. 1t
can be avoided by stepping back.
To guard the solar plexus, catch the blow
on your right fist and turn it away to the
side.
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At the same time, bend your body until the
left shoulder is in direct line with the OPP
ponent'S short ribs. The momentum that
brings your opponent toward you and your
own weight will cause decided jar to the
opponent.
To guard or to diminish the force of the
jar. throw the left arm around in an en-
deavor to encircle the opponents neck. To
prevent this. the opponent grabs the fore
arm with the right hand and throws 1t
back. or keeps it from pressing against his
neck.
The entire movement is illustrated in
Figure g.
Left Lead for Face.
This counter. which requires much activi-
ty. is employed when the opponent leads
straight for your jaw with the left and at
the same time steps out to get within close
reach.
Lower the body well, dodge to the right,
throw the left shoulder well forward, and
with the arm bent at the elbow, let go d.
rectly for the pit Of the opponents stomach.
(Figure A.
To guard. open the right hand, slap 1t on
the opponents glove, and when 1t Is firmly
caught. turn the blow off harmlessly to the
right.
The Solar Plexus Blow.
The solar pleXus blow can be delivered
whether the opponent leads or not, and is
generally used when the boxer is getting
tired.
If the opponent leads with the left for the
face, dodge to the right. simultaneously step
out with the right foot well forward, and
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Enter Sewer at Flood Tide.

The scows enter the sewer at the flood
gate on their daily cruise at flood tide and
return when the water is at high tide again.
The working time of the crews is about
eight hours each day. The scene presented
in the underground waterway while the
men are at work Is weird and uncanny
one. The flashing lights and flying echoes,
with the scows and workmen dimly out
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up and throw the right shoulder with the
right arm, bent, straight for the opponents
short ribs (Figure p. Then. If you have
time and II the blow has not been guarded,
also land the left fist in the short ribs, and
continue rapidly alternating the blows until
the opponent Is able to guard.
1t is simple matter to guard Throw
the right forearm in front of the body
across the short ribs. catch the opponents
fist in your own, and push 1t and his arm
grasp the opponents hand. stiffen the
crossed arm and open hand and catch the
blow on the back Of your glove, which is
covering the short ribs.
Here is another way to guard: When
you realize that you have missed with tho
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Right-Hand Counter.

In order to properly deliver right hand
counter for the short ribs, watch for the
opponent to place his body well forward as
he leads out with the left. When the blow
is about to land on your face, rapidly draw
your head to the left and bend slightly at
the hips. This will cause the left to pass
harmlessly by the side of your head.
The second the blow passes by, straigllten
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form of physical culture planned for that
purpose.
The exercises described below are among
the more scientific positions in boxing To
deliver the blows and to guard them will
require all the physical and mental in
genuity that the contestants possess.
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left lead, rapidly bend the left arm 50 that
the forearm will press against the oppo-
nent's shoulder. and throw him backward
or to his left and thus destroy his equilib.
rum. This bracing also allows you to
spring backward out Of harms reach.
Shouldering.
If, when the opponent leads with the left.
you find 1t too late to counter or to guard
in any way, dodge your head to the right
enough for the left to pass harmlessly by.
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The Left-Hand Swing

The Left-Hand Swing.
In learning this peculiar blow you are al
ready expected to know how to get out Of
reach of a blow. In simple words, when
the opponent sends out left-hand swing.
draw the head and upper part Of the body
backward out of reach Then. when you
feel that his fist Is no longer able to do you
harm, throw your body in the proper place
for a swing and swing the left arm for his
jaw, either in a full or half swing Gig
ure u.
This blow is rendered doubly effective by
the fact that when it is delivered the OPP
ponent is coming toward you, since the
momentum of his misspent blow brings him
forward.
To guard, the opponent puts his left hand
on your left shoulder and pushes you back
or sidewise in an effort to destroy your
equilibrium and thus keep your left swing
from reaching him. This is about the op-
ponent's sole opportunity of guarding and
it cannot always be guaranteed as effective.