Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-03

nlCLfru burueIls IS 3 gentleman who
lives IN most unusual manner, having
engaged quarters in a hotel car, in
which he rides back and forth between
Chicago and Jersey City, N. j. His sin
gular habit attracted attention, and q
Philadelphia Times reporter boarded a
train and interviewed him en- route.
Mr.. Burdell has only two postoffice adj
dresses TO which letters are sent. The
Broad street station, Philadelphia, and his
hotel in Jersey City But no man in the
country is SO easily reached by tele-
graph. His friends knows that he sleeps
at Taylor's hotel, Jersey City, every third
night, and, once acquainted with the day
OF his departure, they have only to pos
sess themselves OF through timetable
o. the Chicago limited express to know
exactly where he can be reached by
wire. Mr.. Burdell recognized the re-
porter's curiosity SIS natural and pardon.
able, invited the Young man to dine
with him and toldl his story, the main
points of which, as given by the Times,
are as follows
. / was born in New York fortv-one
years ago. was educated at Columbia
college and then travelled abroad for ten
years. have fiusiness that yields me
an income of $50, 000 1t is now so thor.
oughly systematize9 that it manages it.
self. Yet have 10 be within reach for
consultation. Therefore / cannot leave
the country. am a childiess widowel
and have no home. ties. The irregular
life / led as young man has utterly un.
fitted me Tor the quiet rest to which my
vy00 IF Ia 4 e111
of ennui at country seat or watering.
place. | gave up gy room at the Bruins
wick two months ago and engaged
apartments on this train. My life is
regularity itself, aad l hope in few
months to thoroughly overcome my I'm.
rest. so as to be able to settle down on
Madison square again. On the road
rise, breakfast, read my papers, get my
letters and dispatches, dine, sup, and
finally go to bed at The usual hours. 1t
is delightful way .of living. The ex-
pense is tritling- about $50 day, OF
very little more thar my suite of rooms
at the hotel cost me. Indeed, / regard
myself as the discoveTer OF new pleasure.
1t had not occurred to me to make the
calculation, but travel over 10, 600 miles
a month, or 223, 000:miles year. shall
go to my hotel to night and meet some
friends who made the appointment in a
dispatch which received at Phila-
delphia l shall rise at tomorrow,
walk over to the train and breakfast on
board. Before noon Of the day follow
ing l shall be at Chicago. | shall then
lunch with very agreeable lady at the
Palmer house about | o'clock, and leave
for the East again late in the afternoon.
DINNER will be served in Indiana and
next mornings breakfast in Pennsyl-
vania. Ohio gets the cold shake on the
eastward journey tried Yachting.
Bah! This amusement beats it to death.
Here meet the best people in the coun-
try, even the nobilisy.of Europe. Society,
diplomacy and politics. find them all
on this train. You are not surprised that
it suits me, are you, soung man9" A new
course came on the table as each town
passed in panoramic review. Fish at
Princeton Junction, roast at New Bruins
wick, fowl at Metuchen, salad at Eliza
beth, dessert at Newark. Then cigars In
Mr., BurdelI's apartment.