, 1879-02-13
SOME WELl,.KNOWN MEN.

Sam, Wnrsl's Doc,lnatton of tho EGyrtlnn
Con.ni-tlrncrsslkhtp-Wi satn Nh"wa
About Jn,,cn Kcean's Fortunc-ywo Elc-
rltnnt-stnrErs Ta!t l,y Politicians Arropps
OF Hccrnt Eve1its.
torr<snondtnet yt,n yart 0raphic.
WARRINGTON, j. e., Fch. 3.-cntnlnc over
On the trasn from New York few nights aV0
mot Sam Ward, "the pris'er Of labbylsts."
Said l.: "Alr. Ward. lid yust read M inter
view with Hamilton Flsh III the New York 7fit-
uHt, the other duyin
"Ycs." eaitt he, III read part Of IT to N1r.
Eyasts. FIsh nn.t Evarts were t.cas ''usVl'hors
III New York, living On secomi nrcnuc, nbont
three squares apart. Mr.. Eyasts, however, hid
to give up his New York house.''
"llow is tt,ast"
"ila pays s5o0o a ycar rent in Washington,
md can't sta,N. two houses with tits 1argn fa.ni
~. Doyoi know" said San, WartIt "t,int that
dear old Evarts offered Tit thr ul.icneral-
ahip to Egyptf''
III don't wonder at iti'
"That Is tr,,c," eatl tho old mau. "Thcre
wrrc present Geu. Garfield AMI Senator Allison.
lie safd to mo: 'Wari. 1 want to DO something
for yo,l willie mn III this Office. There Ia the
hest onsuIatc In my yg!ft,-Egypt. 1t will lnaku
you s7,00o to $s,00j year. Take 1t III renena-
brancc Of mclH
"Whut lid you tay to that, Mr.. Wnyil"
nsafl L: .My dear Eyarts, how could you get
on II, Washington without met couldn't think
uf lcaying you here with nuba.ly to take care of
vol, exposed TO the sabincs nrId Ttbcrians.'
rUl don't mean tu say that YOU retnse ""
said Eyarfs. Yes, NY urnr boy, Do Mr.
E,yarts said, 'Now hrrc are Garfield and Allison
to witness tllat oferrd you tho beat thing
"sir. Ward, i" sail illr writer. "who llas the
best prospcrt for tic l'resfucncy3n
"1i is good way al.cal, but Gen. Grant, I
Bayartl wonId be the Democratic cailtlIdatc. All
| that can bc said agaIns. tim is, that hu comes
| from d snlnll statU.n
JIM KEENI.
| Jnmes Kcenc Ia tllv Intimate friend Of Sam
Ward, who tool; caro- Ut Ills health, innie min
excrctsc. regulated Its diet, and llae brought
him uut OF n very .,a.l condition OF 1lcatt ai1
strength IT. be n hearty il,ln. said 10 Mr.
Ward I'LL, "n9s S Kssus n ',asn @,1 inrEs amount Of
"Krcuc,n answered Wnrs'. "ls the most sue
ccssitll living man at tic age OF 40. lie Is worth
slo,Ms',ooO lie could wind t'p l!is araira within
week to two wCeks, ami havo 81, Uj1, ,Dl0 III tho
bonds. Ills other pruptrsy, whcl, lie lns no de-
sio,G 'ooo" ~
"ls l,r native Of Englanl4" .-. -
| "Yes, llo was horn tWrc. liz went When nu!te
young i,,al, to Iinos, AMI then tn California.
I1G ills w,.st,cd many ton OF mud with llc lai,
in Ills lmnd anu picked tfic gold olt. keeite
was plain, lahoriotls timer, hut always hati the
spurk Of l,onor courage. ain! genius III him. flo
nude welltn a,l reputation On that coast SELL
Ing the nucfl-exp1ofted boiAnza-stDclss short.
Ifo came East With no decided i,tenttn Of
spCculnting, but was tnli1ccA tu take Il lSpK ut
New fork; and to him we arc IN grent part N.
tluhtct to tho buuynnt condition uf the stuels-
market and much Of the restoration Of lott
1ltlcnce.h
."iiow hus he succeeded In making 40 much
money, mud yet Keeping 50 mucl popularity in
"Ducarso he has niwoys ra1ucd his good
name, nn has never gecli 'ncrc scalpcr or colt
spirntor oEuinst the ptrlsets of individuals. liz
Avenue Hotel, one ntullt."
" How Was tint ise''l
"Van1crbi!t was uiis above tricks and deceit
antl he canle to kecnu with sonio talk about
l.aku Shurc stock, ntns gnvO him false points
lkcene Ii II nInn Of hob0r, and, apart IRON A1r.
Va,ulcrbi!t's great wtaatli, cuuu nut utslerstt1,
that klnl of treatment. 4 few sllcl! lest0ns
would be u Erfent asslssnncc to build up Mr
VaMlerbIit's ctlaractae lIe t,as conducted hel
sc1f tt.!crIbly veil for sosu time past."
II was With kccncF' conttnueti hr. Ward
"at the White SuI lur sprtngs, Nest Virginia.
os a Tsn s , s rsn g !ssS:et Gas 9a spas ss t.
at something over Jul flc had bought It antne
where about ~. lie eai,t to me: MIR. Ward,
llnye rot Ii, 00O shares uf that stack which
lti,ink viii ssll i now liz mn,le oIcr sl0o,
Ooo Right there. That is his style; hu Is mi
merely u spccnatur on turns. but he buys larg'
lines Of Btork for Investment Anll puts theit
aside. 1!e owns 3,0tOUo0 bushels .
wheat, aMl las It stursI tn Chicago
lie has ncnrIy na1 for TINT wcat [I the stock
transactions of u few weeks nr months pust. IL
uIs0 lolds large quantity Ut Erta huns. As
lave rGIllarket, he is niiu most successful snu
ut Ills ago who has ,uadc his ualnu In the stork
market In ln EptlTleMny.H
TWO NEW ANECDOTES.
Two anecdotes aru told here, original In thcl
/ application ut icast. OsIe Inns reiercIce 10 til
defeated senator from Wisconsin. Sir. How
rear, as Was charged, tU make an onslaught u
t1iu 1fnyes Administrations, md Ills speec'l wa
received a with .tl'te contrary Feeling from tl'
: week uEu, "Wlcn clenha1lts are sent ncross rty
crs On ilc lee, It Ia SAID tat The tnenagcrlc me
send small elephants forward tu see II thu IL
Will brar tl1cls. N,h', u they get OIL tolcrabI
Msl ss eEser sonnanss 1 r. w. ~ !aft I'll
t | they nppear 10 haye tried their sn,ulI elephant
!, anil Judge lrnn tile success he has had lhu
j tllc biz elephants viii not leave tho shorc.
Garfield tells ths.
'ilIr oter alec.oto rc1ntes to u design Of I'll
.Vorth.dmrric'sn i3eeep to secure articles on til
] Negro question froIn lie 1ca,i!ng slalrAsnun L
: the dizzy. II sectI,s that Senator Blatuo gayr til
u suggestions tu tl'e editor III the RepI<a. Ga
+ tlel,i Is tn write onu Of the nrtielrs. Yestera
HarAcll uaketI Jrrc l'!ark wl.rn bis article W
q to ba ready. "For," sa1d le, "J'lsge, 1 se
HAT yD Hre announced us ona Of tlle wrltrrs
I, t!Iat thenle:' Well" said l3Jack, ~ do NJ
q tllti1k aha!l wrttn INV urtlcle III that sulec
have All itea That llI,tlne nut it up, 1t IL sni
that tl,c way they tnule elephants s to tie Il
r cleplaut ton trco, a!nl llavu u man come u
= with whip A1ul itas hin. terribly until the 81
u plant huwIs. Suddenly anutl,rr lnan aupra
J. OH The scene at atiacks tho logger VI Til. q
y plant with Il wtlD, at,,l In turn hcuts Tho viii
d per unTncrc'Iily 50 that the brute can II.
(. Is Eitnurrl ,lMt tllcreupon the elurllunt 70
Y cciyrK Il great fnnsness nr ilm mat, WHO viii
u ped his wl!prer. Sow," ntll!eh ulavk. s'l
!, nut n!ran t" 10 sent fnrward, II sAu help II,
% ltug thc nrgrn elephant SO tlnt Jtln yulla es
colnu up uttvrward and whip met" GATH.
y a Gafd'itaE Trnn,rtug In 1taEs,
~ tuntrtaj Hastht.
10 An old fnau, With thttcrutl garments and u
u Strnly htetI. went into tbs lnusn vi reside
Y Of st. Jan!cs, III TllltatiAy nlrht, un asked t
y something 20 eat, saying lie WIS mcarly starry