The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-05-08
DIR. E y ANs.
Gossip About the 16ill1onairs Dentist Of


IF Vermont is to leave 81, 600, 900 to his
niece, Mrs. Evans, the wife of the rich
Partisan dentist, Truly the Bible say
ing holds good, ITO him that hath shall
it be given" '''''.'s' : re '''-'
Evans is already several times mil
t1onalre, and this will he q pretty addi-
ton to his fortune, which is increasing
ut the rate of hundreds of thousands
yearly. It is generally supposed that
ne made the most of his fortune filling
teeth. But this is mistake, as the fol-
lowing talk with one of the oldest dem
fists in the United States, a man who
was years ago connected with one of the
imperial courts of Europe, will show:
"Dr. Evans" said the gentleman,
was born in Lancaster county, Penn,
and he started life as jewelers. appren-
tice in Lancaster, the same town in
which Buchanan began life as young
lawyer. After learning the jewelry
trade he went to Philadelphia and there
IN some way got into dentistry. Before
ne knew much about it he took notion
to go to Europe, and got letters from
the College of Dentistry at Baltimore to
Brewster, who was then the leading
| American dentist in Paris. Evans was
money making fellow and very plausi
| BILE. When he called on Brewster,
| Brewster saw he was bound to make his
way anyhow, and fearing if he did not
employ him Evans would hurt his trade,
he entered into partnership with him,
The conditions of the contract'we that
Evans should work for Brewster three
years at a nominal salary, and at the
close OF that time Brewster should go
out of the practice and leave it to Evans,
| pnd he was bound thereafter not to
Aractice within three leagues of Paris.
| afterwards he found that Evans was
aork1ng entirely for himself and not at
all for him. He would spend hours on
filling, making it shine and finishing
it up beautifully at the~expence of the
| Office. Then Brewster tried to break
the contract, Evans fought him in the
| courts and beat HIM. And Brewster
was thus crowded out of Paris.
"When did Evans become Court den
fist"
| II don't know tho time. He says, I
understand, that he was filling Euge-
MES teeth when Louis Napoleon came
to his office for some dental work, and
that here the two met. and from that
meeting afterward sprang their mar
! riage. Napoleon owed much to Evans
in many ways. You know he saved the
life OF Eugene one night as she left the
Grand Opera House, and an attempt
was made to assassinate Napoleon by
throwing hand grenades. He afterward
aided Eugene in escaping to England
| and went with her in 1870 At this
time everyone else had deserted the EN-
press, and she fled to Dr. Evans house.
The doctors wife was at the seashore,
and Eugene, dressed in Mrs. Evans
clothing, was passed off by Evans as his
wife, and driven in his own carriage to
the Norman coast. Thence they got a
boat to England.
CDR. Evans, this gentleman went on,
lis worth several millions, and he has
a grand palace in Paris. His Office
practice in the Rue de la Paix nets him
probably $780, year, but this is not
how he has made the most Of his money.
When Napoleon was President of the
| Republic he was quite poor. He died
very wealthy, and much of his money
was made through Evans. Napoleon
knew what action was going to he taken
on public matters, and he also knew
how this would affect stocks. If he
could use his information in buying and
selling he could make large sums easily.
But it would not do for Napoleon to be
connected with broker. There must
| be some trusty go-between, added to
safe banker. Evans, I am told by good
authority, was the go-between, and
his position as dentist enabled him
to do it to the best of his advantage.
He had access to Napoleon at all hours,
and he was the only one who could take
precedence over the Cabinet and every
one else. He attended him at his toilet
at S o'clock in the morning, and was on
as close terms with Eugene as with
Louis Napoleon.
Zone day Eugene said to him: DR..
will be issued withdrawing the French
troops from Rome Evans at once
went to the broker and invested in GER
tain securities which he knew would be
affected. At II tho next day, after the
order was issued, these securities went
up like shot, and Evans made $50, 900.
Of course, Eugene came in for her
share for her pin money.
''Dr. Evans" continued this gentle
man, occupied this position during all
that time when Baron Haussmann was
improving Paris, and he and Napoleon
made great sums in specializing on the
advances in property to arise from the
changes. When the avenue de PImper-
atrice was to be laid out, Napoleon,
taking down drawing, showed Evans
certain property and told him to buy it.
Evans did so and this in few days af
ter was worth from thirty to fifty times
the amount Evans paid for it. I sup
pose that he and the Emperor afterward
divided the profits.
"But DIR. Evans practice alone
amounts to a great deal. He has deal
ings with many of the courts of Europe.
and though I do not consider him a
good dentist, still he has that reputation,
and makes great deal of money. When
Napoleon was on the throne it is thought
he acted as Napoleon's diplomatic
agent in quiet way on the pretense of
his trade. Going, for instance to Rus
STA, the rest of the world wondered what
Louis Napoleon and the Gear was up to
He received from the sovereigns in
Europe diamonds, jewelry and pictures
for the work he did them, and his house
is filled with beautiful things which
came from his practice. Washington
Corr. Cleveland Leader.
Why the Marriage Did Not Take
Place.
What is said to be the true story of
the postponement Of the wedding of
Hugh J. Jewett's daughter Julia and
the subsequent breaking of the engage
ment with young Mccormack of the
great mower and reaper concern at Chi
cago, is just beginning to be talked
about at the clubs in New York. The
wedding was to have taken place some
three or four months ago. Mccormack
came on three weeks before the day set.
T., L. l., o4F