Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-30
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The play was over. The audience in all
its yaregated color and movement had melt
ed into the velvet darkness. There were
two who still fingered in the box office OF
the theater. Finally. the cash matters
were at an end. Then through the gray
fog of twin Havanas the most fragrant of
their kind came the gentle purr OF the
reminiscent story teller. Years and years
ago" said Major John Cameron. there
was a theatrical manager in Philadelphia
named Quin.an, who by pure mother wit
had risen to afiuence and the title of The
Ghost" AS to reading, 'riting and rith-
metic Quinan knew no more than an I'M
born heather in the heart of the orient. He
had been running Jack Shepherd and Dick
Turpin at his theater. and as a novelty had
introduced horses that pIanced on and of
the stage much to the delight of the
Quaker youth. One night the leading lady
horse put her hoof into the row of kerosene
lamps serving footiights. There was
hot time in Fhiladelphia's theatrical center
that night.
with the aid of angels Qunlan rebuilt
his theater ard lived in handmade house
in the center of the block he owned. One
day while swollen with pride from the fact
that the pubic eye was copper riveted upon
him. Qunlan met one of his 'eaSy-to-get-
seats friends.
Say said he. with that suavity which
often saves one three kopeks on the show,
L hear you have opened your new theater
under better auspicesi
" Hoss-pieces. repeated Quinlan, boss
pieces be hanged Them things nearly
ruined me- "
X X x x X
No one who has not been up in Maine
recently can have any idea of the abund-
ance of big game in that section of the
country" said Washington angler, who
has recently returned from a canoe trip
through the lakes and streams in the north
ern part of the pine tree state. Il was
after trout and l got all any fisherman
could ask for, but what surprised me was
the number of deer l saw. 1t was the close
season. 50 did not even have a gun with me
and l can assure you it was tantalizing
to see. as l did. no less than seventy-five
deer. We were not looking for them. either;
that is to say, we did not make 1t point
to go at the right time of day to the places
where deer were most likely to be found.
friend of mine counted twenty-Seven
deer feeding at one time in a small pond
east of Moosehead lake My guide was
disappointed that we saw few, as he eX-
pressed ii. but l was satisfied l know now
that the stories of farmers in Maine re-
garding deer a nuisance from the dam
age done their crops are true. we'll
known Washington minister who spent a
couple of weeks around Haymock lake. to
the north of MooSehead. has told me since
he came back that he saw 30 deer on his
trip. But he saw no moose, while l saw
five
This condition of affairs is largely due
to the strict game laws which are in force
and to the fact that the people generally
are beginning to realize that the game and
fish not the least of the resources of
Maine and bring thousands of dollars into
the state every year In the MooSehead
lake country. at least, the majority of the
guides are in favor of stringent laws and
are interested in keeping their country a
paradise for hunters and fishermen Ac-
cordng TO law man is permitted to
shoot two deer and bull moose in a
season, while there is fve-year close sea-
Son on caribou and punishment for viola
lions Of the game laws is very severe. Any
man who can shoot a gun can hardly fail
to get his quota of deer in a very short
time but its different proposition to find
and kill a big bull moose"
X
It is up to the admiral in this instance.
Out In lexington there lives colored
servant of the classic name of Maggie.
Now. Maggie is a good girl and she attends
pretty strictly to her household duties, car
ing little for the epochs of history as they
60 The only warfare with which she is
acquainted is that waged by herself against
Ine pup OF the homestead HAVING some
indescribable ability for reading human ma
ture the pup knows that Maggie is monarch
of the kitchen. and he follows her from
morn till night Engagements between
the two are frequent and for a time the
action is as heated and fierce as was ever
battle waged upon land or sea. Maggie
trips over the pup. A din of breaking Chi
ma. bowling dog and expOstulating girl
follows The smoke clearing away invar-
1ably discloSeS vision OF the enemy max
ing flying Spanish exit through a door
way. window or down the back stairs, as
the may be.
With this limited knowledge of war Mag
gle made her monthly trip to Washington
yesterday. following the great overland trail
from the north. Flags and bunting Maggie
saw in the greatest plenitude. And Mag
gle marveled. Draped and decorated Law
ishly she beheld many pictures of a fine
looking man. gray-haired and gray-mus-
tached. From his brass buttoned coat Mag
gle at once concluded that he must be
the policeman, or perhaps. she thought to
herself he might be the ice-trust man.
With her head in whirl she made the
long journey back to lexington and there
at once concluded TO interview the mistress
of the house
In tones of great excitement she told her
employer of the red, white and blue-ness of
down town.
Why, everybody is decorating for Dew
ey Maggie He's coming home Monday"
w iIo Is MT IeWeS. MISS FlOrrie!
Restoratives of rare strength finally en-
abled Miss Florrie to lift her head and
gasp. Where am To-
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washington will have greatly increased
hotel facilities this winter" said a hotel
man to a Star reporter. You will OBJ
serve that recent and pending additions
to the hotel service In this town are in re-
spouse to the demand of the public along
q certain line. What l mean is this: Your
average hotel guest. who travels alone
that is. without the ladies of his family
seeks house which Is bright and attract
I've on the first floor. He does not care so
much for a handsomely furnished and
large-sized bed room. Give him a good
clean bed. and he does not caviI at other
fittings of the room.
But he does want bright, handsomely
decorated dining room. with plenty of
electric lights and pretty tables Then
after dinner he would like to sit in a big
lobby, smoke his cigar. listen to an or
chestra and be in the push We will have
two or three hotels of that kind this
winter.
Then. there is the other kind of hotel
which has its own peculiar clienteIe-the
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