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man makes a comfortable income as public
entertainer in a hotel. Acting on this idea
girl who had always been accustomed to
the luxurious life devoted her social ener-
gies secretly but effectual1y to one family.
This girl had the rare faculty of the ideal
hostess. She knew how to entertain and
when to stop entertaining. She was mar
vel at the management of house parties AS
a result she was always deluged with invi-
her week-ends were always taken long in
advance
When she found herself face to face with
the problem of self-support she was the
guest or college friend, recently married.
The young wife was deeply in love with
her husband and anxious to preside fittingIy
over ms various town and country homes
ana his yacht, but she lacked the talent for
playing the role of hostess She suffered
greatiy from circumstances. which
neither finishing schools nor travel had re-
moved. She recognized that it would take
time and experience to fit her for her new
posltlon. and In the meantime what might
ner fastfdfous husband think and say?
something OF all this she told her friend
VINO was having worries of her own and
the two formed a partnership
Inc girl became the almost permanent
guest OF the wife. Society laid it to their
glrlhood intimacy, and never dreamed that
a salary was attached to the invitation
NOT even the husband was taken into the
secret. But 1t was noticed that invitations
for their house parties were in greater de-
mand. trip on their yacht was some
thing to remember. The wife had sud-
denly blossomed out as hostess of marked
dDinty. ana those whom she entertained
neltner kneW nor cared that it was all the
WORK or the wffe's young friend.
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The Dread Bamboo Bloom.

From the Philadelphia Record.
In some parts of China the natives are
in dread of the bloom of the bamboo, at
which season all kinds of dreadful disasters
are predicted and confidently looked for.
Like some other superstitions, this one has
a slight foundation. The fact is that the
bamboo only flowers once and then dies.
and as a rule the whole lot of plants, often
covering large areas, bloom together. The
reason of this is that the individuals of a
species are commonly gregarious. and all
are of the same age, having taken stimuli
taneous possession of ground rendered va
cant perhaps by a similar depopulation. A
somewhat analogous case is presented by
some of the Strobilanths of tropical Asia
These plants live about seven years then
all burst out into a glorious mass of blue
flowers and then die away, leaving, it may
be, hundreds of acres of ground destitute of
the luxuriant vegetation it previously sup
ported.
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pert angler. and he has worked up and
down the majority of the best-known fish
ing streams in the states and Canada. He
is. In fact, so well posted on piscatorial mat
tiers that he is known generally among the
devotees of the rod and reel, and is looked
upon by them as a sort OF modern Izaak
Walton
Hunting is one OF the leading pastimes OF
the clearinghouse keepers, no matter from
what section they hail. This is particularly
true OF the Canadian: and while he Is after
moose and deer and salmon and caribou. he
not lnfrequently does a little exploring of
TIE Canadian wilds on his own hook.
Went Far North.
A party of four boarding house keepers
three from the Thousand Islands and one
from the Canadian side of Niagara Falls
last fall and winter intrepidly pushed their
way northward into the Hudson bay coun
try almost to the Arctic circle They did
not return TO civilization until June. and
during the eight months that they were
away they had experiences enough to form
the material for half a dozen thrilling
boys books.
There was only one incident in the whole
two-thousand trip to mar our pleas
ure." said one of the men after he had re-
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turned home eve had been gone some
six weeks and got we'll up into the interior
without falling in with any other nuh,ins
party We were beginning to congratulate
ourselves that we would not De Dothereo
by any strangers 'butting in. when what
did we do one evening but stumble right
onto a camp of half dozen Americans
who were out for big game. TOO
But that wasn't the worst OF It, Three
of those fellows had stayed at my house
for weeks during the. summer, and. as III
luck would have II. l had run up against
them In the last place you would possibly
expect to meet a soul to bring back
thoughts of business. They cast a damper
over our whole party. and we didn't get
over the effects OF 1t for a week. But you
can bet your last cent that when morning
came we turned down the invitation of
those fellows to travel with them and that
day struck hot trail In the opposite d.
rection. And we didn't see EN- again.
thank heaven.'
In Gun and Rod.
Those boarding house keepers who do not
frequent the winter resorts. or find their
pleasure In a gun and rod. get their recrea-
ton either In city or by cutting big
swath locally.
New York Is the great attraction for the
upstate and down-eaSt clearinghouse
keepers. They come early and stay late;
and they do the town from one end to the
other. Many native New Yorker has
found. to his surprise. that his summer
landlord really knows more about the me-
tropolis than he does. The real New York
err knows very little about the town that
he does not learn In business way. while
the boarding house keepers spend weeks In
burrowing into the big city's hooks and
crannies. and thus gain varied knowledge
of the city that has caused more than one
New Yorker to exclafm In establishment:
'Why, l didn't know that" or That's
new one me: you really have to go away
to learn about yourself. don't you?"
The wives of boarding house keepers es-
pecially like the city. AS one of them told
the writer this last summer: II jest dote on
the city and city folks. I'm more than will
in to cook all summer long for seventy
odd boarders. because know when the last
one leaves. John-he's my husband-will
city as quick a wink. And then don't
have time shopping! John hain't mean
on spending money. He let's me buy what
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Swell Vacation of the Sum
mer Hotel Man.
LORIOUS TIME
NOT A FORTNIGHT, BUT A WHOLE
LONG WINTER.
When Mirandy Comes to Town Her
Spending Money Surprises
the Natives.

Written for The Evening Star by Guy T. viskniskki
This is the time of year when the summer
clearinghouse keeper, his hardest guests
speeded cityward. begins to take his vaca-
ton 1t Is no measly two weeks rest. In
the majority of cases 1t stretches from the
last of September until it is time to open
up the boarding house once more. in order
to welcome the city folk about the middle
of the following June.
The millionaire himself has no more plu-
tocratic vacation than does your and my
late host at Halls Corner or Mountain
View.
These thrifty men of the summer resort
regions can well afford to devote months
to pleasure-seeking for during the few
weeks that they work they literally coin
money. The boarding-hou keeper who
has accommodations for sixty boarders
counts that bad season which does not
net him at least four thousand dollars, and
the man who takes care of hundred board
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Wanted Her Home.

not broadened herself by contact with the
outside world in winter Is rare. Once In a
while, however. she is met with One such Is
the helpmate of most prosperous summer
clearinghouse man in the heart of the
Catskills. Year after year. with the close
of the season, the husband has tried to per-
suade her to accompany him on some trip,
but without avail. Once he proposed Ber-
muda. She seemed to acquiesce. but the day
before they were to start she put her foot
down fiat and refused to go.
'Twon't be homelike down there" she
said. Il won't have any open fire where 1
can sit and do my knitting as in our little
cottage over yonder." So the poor man had
to take the trip all alone. And he has been
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ers generally finds when he comes to bal
ance his books that he has made all the
way from six tn ten thousand dollars.
The greater portion of all this money
is clear profit. The table is supplied from
the farm which the boarding house is
located. the wife does the cooking and
works like a slave from 4 in the morn
ing till IL at night; the man arrogates
unto himself all other lines of work about
the house. except that of waiting on the
table and keeping the bed rooms in order.
If he is fortunate in having number of
daughters they do this work; if not, one
set of girls to do both things are employed
at a few dollars week. And here comes
i'm one of the biggest expenses of the sum-
mer clearinghouse keeper.
1t takes no expert mathematician to figure
out where the gentleman under discussion
gets the money that enables him to seek his
pleasure in idyllc fashion all over the
continent of North America, from the Arc
tic circle To Florida's famous winter re-
sorts
A Favorite Spot.
The Florida coast is a particularly favor
lite spot of the summer clearinghouse
keeper. With the opening of the season
III hurries there in great numbers from the
Crags of the White mountains, from the
CatskiH and Adirondack region and from
the other sections in which he hourishes. He
arrives with a full wallet. and he and
Miranda proceed to enjoy themselves in all
the luxurious ways that are possible under
the shade of the southern palms.
Then. when life In the big hotels pals on
them. Miranda returns north laden with
souvenirs of her visit for friends and rela-
tives. while her husband goes off into the
everglades to enjoy several weeks of hunt
ing. Some of the best sportsmen in Florida
during the winter are numbered among
these boarding house keepers. certain
Catskill mountain man IS reckoned as the
best alligator shot that has visited Florida
within the last ten years. He kills scores
during the two weeks that he hunts them,
and the farm houses round about his birth
place are tilled with stuffed alligators-his
little remembrances to his friends.
This particular man not only knows Flor
ida as he does his own mountains; he has
hunted all over the country east of the
Rockies as well. and once went after big
game in the Bad Lands. He is also an ex-
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Bovine Fire Alarm Of New England
Town.
. Granite State Free Press.

From the Granite State Free Press
Fire broke out in the rear of Trachier's
restaurant. Loss not over $500, mostly
from water. One of our citizens, who has
literally used his tongue and pen in de-
nunciation of the old fog horn" alarm,
resulting in its removal from the present
electric alarm. knew nothing of the general
alarm being rung In until Mrs. Cobbs calf,
which had in some way become loose, run
ming up and down the streets with mega
phone voice. gave one vocal blast with a
.B-r-r-r-r directly under Whit's window
which brought him out of bed to see the
crowds rushing by. Following the process
sion he heard the alarm ringing and subse-
quently heard the calf at his heels, but he
declares he never would have heard 1t had
1T not been for the quadruped.- and at the
next precinct meeting will have an article
inserted in the warrant to abolish the cleo
trio system and employ the aforesaid vo-
caiist.
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Ernestine: THE idea of that silly dude
trying to fiirt with me on the car"
Eva; you don't say, l hope you made
him look email. dear"
Elnestine: Yes. Why. j made him look
so small the conductor charged him only
half fare.''-Chicago News.
'Hello" cried the policeman. reading
a paper, eh? 1 thought you were a blind
man..
80 I am during business hours" the
blind beggar, replied, but I'm off duty
Press.
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gong ABOUT the country unaccompanied for
the last ten years.
This year. however. his wife has prom
lsed him by all that's holy that she will go
TO Palm Beach. and he is planning to make
1t the occasion of their lives
by doggy" he said as he was tel,jn.
about the prospective trip. were going
down to New York first. and Milly's going
to spend about as much as $500 for dress
ana such things. and then Wen head
straight for Palm Beach And If Won see
anyone sweller than Milly and me down
there you can just bet your life 1t won't be
Hiram Campbell and his wife, two farms
up. who've got an idea they'd like to
winter down there too. since they've found
out from US that it's the thing to do Yes,
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A Prodigal Spender.

1t is not to be inferred that the board
ing house keeper who stays on his native
heath during the winter does so to save
money. He is like the rest OF his fellows
thrifty to penny when the boarders are
about and prodigal with the dollars when
he and they have turned their backs on
each other. 1t is more the desire to get
pleasure out of life than to ley up stores
that the moth may eat away that turns
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l want. We put up at the best hotel we
know about. and we're that comfortable we
never think about home until it's time to go
back and put the place in shape or until
we get sick and tired of horse shows and
theaters and automobiles and sich.'
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It is well-known fact, HAT many a wo
Evening journal., 1904-09-23
LIVELYBLUEeRAss POLITICS
Godfrey Hunter Beaten For Congress
After Exciting Campaign.

FNNANA @NNA~NHA 0aNNfNotHIf
Somerset Ky. Sept. 23.-After two
days Of heated discussion the Eleventh
district congressional committee by an
almost unanimous vote has awarded
the Republican nomination for con
gress to ID. {. Edwards over the pres
ent incumbent. DR.. w. Godfrey Hunter.
former minister to Guatemala. Two
previous attempts TO count the vote
had resulted in split meetings. The
final session was enlivened still further
by charges made by Hunter men that
Judge G. e. Smith OF Clinton county.
one of the Hunter adherents on the
committee. had been drugged by the
Edwards faction TO prevent his appear
ance at the meeting.
When the count was finally proceed
ed with the committee by a vote of
15 to / decided to throw out the vote
of Bell county, which. according TO
the Hunter men, gave Hunter l.790
and Edwards a9S. The Edwards men
claimed that Bell county cast 800 votes
for Edwards and go for Hunter With
Bell county eliminated the committee
by a vote of 10 to I awarded the GER
tificate to Edwards. the returns show
ing vote Of 1925 for Edwards and
Il, ,399 for Hunter
Evening journal., 1904-09-23
Victory For VanderbiIt's Mercedes.

New York, Sept. 23.Aw. X. Wander
bilt, Jr., steered his auto boat Mcr-
cedes TO victory in the first race for
the American Power Boat associations
challenge cup. The race was started
of the Columbia Yacht clubhouse at
the foot of West Eighty-sixth street.
and the course was thirty nautical
miles in length. The Mercedes made the
course in I hour p minutes 30 seconds.
averaging 22.S6 knots or 26197 statute
miles an hour This is the fastest
time made by an auto boat in these
waters, and it is said to be a worlds
record for a course thirty miles long.
Evening journal., 1904-09-23
Sold His stepohildren.

Grand Rapids, Mich. Sept. 23-In
the justice court here John Tisor and
Peter Smirlies admitted being parties
to the virtual sale Of Tisor's two step
sons to Smirlies, who is the proprietor
Of several shoe shining parlors. All
the parties are Greeks. Smirlies tes-
tilted that he paid $3.50 for the two
lads, who are still in his custody.
Smirlies is suing Tisor for $40 which
he claims he loaned him at the same
time that he paid the $3.50 for the boys.
Evening journal., 1904-09-23
I1errlek 70 RssIan at Once.

Albany. \. V, Sept. 23-Judge d..
Cady Herrick. Democratic nominee
for governor. intends to resign from
the supreme court bench within the
next two weeks. He would resign inn
mediately. but he desires TO clear up
the judicial matters pending before
him prior TO his retirement He viii
open a term of the supreme court in
this city on Monday. but the appellate
division of the supreme court will as
sign a Judge to succeed him in the
conduct of the term Immediately after
the opening This will be the last
time that Judge Herrick will preside
on the state supreme court bench.
Evening journal., 1904-09-23
MedaI Of I1onor LeaIon Moe.

Atlantic City. \. j., Sept. 23.-Former
Postmaster General John Wanamaker
was one of the principal speakers at
the annual banquet Of the Medal OF
Honor Legion Of the United States.
General o. o. Howard OF Burlington.
Vt. who commanded the legion last
year was the toastmaster Mr. Wan
amaker's toast was The President Of
the United states
Evening journal., 1904-09-23

s4s.75 to the Pacific Coast and Lower
Rates to Other Western Points, 3.
& o. Railroad.
From September a TO October a In
elusive the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Company viii sell low rate colonlst
tickets to san Francisco. Los Angeles,
Portland. Oeregon. Tacoma, and Seat
tie. Wash. and TO points In Texas, Col
orado. Idaho. New Mexico, South Da-
kota. washington, Montana and other
Western points at very low rates. For
tickets, reservation Of berths and full
particulars. call on ticket agents or
address II. 4. Miller, IT, p. A, city
Ticket OfHce. Sol Market street. VII
mington. Del
Evening journal., 1904-09-23
Then the gOyernOr 7ays.
lnorease ln Exnenditures.

For the purpose OF comparison, the fol-
lowing figures. showing the appropria-
iions for the years 1890 and 1904. are given
Evening journal., 1904-09-23
PUNCHED HITS WON
CAME FOR LEBANON
Wilmington Could Gather
But Three Safe Ones
Off Myers

BY punching two singles and a dou-
bic in the nth inning Lebanon de-
feated the Wilmington team yesterday
by the score of 3 to o. Myers was in
the box for the visitors and pitched a
hne game. Three hits were. all the
locals could get off his delivery and
they were scattered through as many
innings.
Mann WAS in the box for Wilmington
and except that one inning also pitched
"A good game. He was wild. however,
sending five men to first on passes.
Lebanon played "A fast game in the
field. The score follows:
WIZ nfTNrftTnNT
Evening journal., 1904-09-23
your wants can be filled here.
HELP WANrEo-FEMALE.

HoUsEKEEPER, WHITE
Apply 706 S. Franklin st.
Evening journal., 1904-09-23
Altoona slanked.

Wnliamsport. Sept. 23.-Cushman's great
pitching and WnIamsports timely bat
ting won yesterdays game. Williams
ports new twirler was invlncible, Al
toona getting but four hits. and those
four badly scattered Bennett was found
when hits meant runs, the swats being
combined with the errors OF the Altoona
team.
Evening journal., 1904-09-23
Amid. Iem Riots In odessa.

London. Sept PA dispatch to
Reuters Telegram company from st.
Petersburg says that anti-Jewish dis
turbances have occurred AT Odessa
and that it is reported that similar dis
orders have broken ont al Kharkoff
but that details regarding Them are
lacking.
Evening journal., 1904-09-23
Er,.,lno w.ather A. soh.neotady

schenectady. y. Y. Sept 23.-The
temperature is again below freezing
point. and IT is probable that further
damages win be added to that already
complained Of by the farmers. Late
vegetables have been greatly damaged
by the unprecedented cold.
Evening journal., 1904-09-23
rRI-srArE LEAGUE STANDING.

The standing OF The teams in the Tri-
stare follows.
Evening journal., 1904-09-23
REGISTERS ORDERS.
REGIsTER's oRpER. - :

Register OF Wills Office.
New Castle Co.. Del, September 10, 1901.
Ipou the application Of Cyrus r. Well
din. executor OF George E. Wc'din.
late Of Wilmington Hundred. in
said county. deceased; it is Or
Register Of wis. that the ex-
ecutcr aforesaid give notice Of granting
~ Letters Tcstamentary upon the cs-
ta4p of the deceased. with ;hc date or
granting thereof by causing advertise
nenfs 10 be posted within forty days from
the date OF such letters IN SIX q the most
pubic places OF the county of New Castle
renuiring an persons having demands
aqainst the estate TO present the same, or
e6fde nv an act Of assembly In such case
rsade and provided: and also cause tue
lame to he inserted within the same period
4, the evening Journal, a Newspaper pub
iishsd IN Wilmington. Del, and to be COLI
Given under the hand ond seal
of office OF the Register OF Wills
aforesaid. at Wilmington, IN New
fcr-A1D castle county Aforesaid. he day
and year above written.
FRED r. BACH,
Register Of Wills
NOTICE.
Notice rs hereby given that Letter.
.rrefsn,fnt3ry were IN due form OF law
Granted ~ 80 the undcrsisr &c, on the
fenth dav of September. A. D., 1904 and
thaf an persons having claims against the
estate of the deceased must present the
same. duly attested. to the said executor
en ~ before the tenth day of September
A. D. 1906 or abide the Act of Assembly
in such case made and provided.
CYRUS E. WELD1N.
Executor
Address George A. Elliott. Esq. Attorney
at-Iaw. Wilmington. Delaware.
Evening journal., 1904-09-23
csnterbury coes to washinuton.

Bar Harbor, Me-. Sept. 23.-After a
weeks visit on Mount Desert island.
marked by many entertainments, the
archbishop Of Canterbury left for
Washington on a special train routed
by way OF Portland. Worcester. Al
bany and Philadelphia
Evening journal., 1904-09-23
Delmar Fails to Break cresoous' Record

NVIIIIN' "'I' y = ~ 2 '7F''I1I ''7UW =
Columbus. o., Sept 23.-The feature
of the day at the grand circuit meet
was Major Delmar's attempt TO break
Cresceus trotting record OF 2:02il
without wind shield or pacemaker
The attempt failed by half second.
The time by quarters was 81, 1:02,
1:31%. 2:02M.
Evening journal., 1904-09-23
TO CHARGES
Governor 0deIl Issues Statement
Defending His State Ad-
miniStration.
CONTRASTS EXPENDITURES.

Gives His Reasons For Increase In Past
Ten Years end Challenges Opponents
to Show Where They Can Cut Them
Down - Calls David 3. Hill a Mud
Singer.
New York. Sept. %. Refusing to
discuss the charges made against him
'ersonally in the Democratic state plat
form adopted at the Saratoga conven-
ion, Governor Odell. who is conferring
With the Republican state committee
1t the Fifth Avenue hotel, has issued
1 long statement replying to other
features Of that platform The gov.
srnor said this statement was the first
If a series which would appear during
the next month
Governor Odell pronounced the per
sonal attack to be but a repetition OF
the mud singing tactics of ex-Govern-
Or Hill which had been disapproved OF
by the people in 1902. and he did not
consider it necessary TO reply to it,
In making comparison between the
last Democratic administration in 1894
ana the Republican administration for
1904 Governor Odell said Il should be
borne in mind that since 1899 all fees
must be turned into the state treasury
by the various departments. that In
1890 the state population was 6.00O,.
600 and in 1900 T,26S,000, that by the
constitution OF 1895 the number of SUI
preme court justices and the member
ship OF the legislature were increased
lhat the eight hour law increased the
expenses of public works. that the
state care act OF 1894 relieved local.
ties of the expense Of caring for The
insane and that the school population
n 1904 was .256000 as against 1,OS3,
JO0 In 1894
. fIsl.,., tho sr.r-rsf,at. rut-os
Evening journal., 1904-09-23
John yfssbis Murdered

Pittsburc. sept -. John wasbit.
aged ffty-eight years. employed as a
caretaker on the farm Of the late
George Walker at Walkers Mills. n
few miles west Of here. was murdered
last night by tramp whom he had
ordered from the premises. When or
dered to leave the place the tramp hit
Wasbit on the head with a piece Of
gaspipe. crushing his skull. The muir
derer escaped.