St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-23


Wall street. The bull movement that he
engineered has been a shorter. and he has
made JAY Gould hump. Mr. Gould wanted
tie prices 10 go down. but they would not
go. Mr.. Vanderbilt wanted them to go up,
and they went.
The smile that the success of the deal in
the market produced made belt line around
MIR. Vanderbilts head. Mr.. Gould has
worn rhe enamel all of his teeth expressing
has delight atIhe way the market has gone.
Mr.. Vanderbilt did not let Mr.. Gould into
the movement. and Mr.. Gould is tapping
his brow fourteen hours a day trying To
think Of some plan that Vanderbilt can be
le; into just in time to lose $1,000, 900 or
So. 600, 600. Mr.. Vanderbilt is not in the
habit of giving things away until the right
time comes. The game of
DRAW POKER
has great attraction for him. He is
good player. He knows how TO draw and
play his hand well. He is a first-cass
buffer. He will never submit to a newSpa-
per Interview if there is any reason in his
mind why he should not talk. That is one
OF his principles in poker. Talking about
the game. he said:
Il never talk about anything until 1 get
ready, and when do talk L mean what l
say. When l am playing with the boys l
may have three Jacks. l will say. Now.
look out; l have got three of n kind They
will think l am fOoling. but they will find
out their mistake when / take the pot"
When Vanderbilt is making a trip in his
car, OF when he is at Sharon Springs, or
Saratoga, or any place for recreation, he
spends considerable time, if he has good
companions, playing poker. He has sew
eral crOnieS. \ man enjoying as
i int rsalatfnnc with him
body is Capt Stephen U. Caldwell.
/ Capt. Caldwell is a tall, thin-faced
man without a spark of geniality. He is a
| speculatOr in a moderate way. His foot was
| hurt on the old New y ork & Harlem rail-
road. and in settling the damages he became
acquainted with Vanderbilt. Another in
/ innate acquaintance of Vanderbilt is L. c.
Eastman. an extensive cattle dealer. He is
| is a big. gruff man with splendid business
habits and
FoNDNESs FOR HORSES.
While Vanderbilt is a very ordinary man,
his collection of paintings is magnificent.
But if he had not possessed the wealth to
accumulate it he never would have owned
/ il, for the truth is, when he started in gath
ering pictures he knew as much about it as
a pig does about architecture. 1t has been
said that if he had been anybody but the
/
own bent he would have settled down as
tavern-keeper. He could then have told
stories and talked horse and had a good
time accarding TO his liking
| He likes horses, cards and stories Won
/ derfully well. Ii has always been his aim
to obtain the fastest horses that money
could buy, and his stable has received more
personal attention from him by . long shot
than his art gallery. He is pretty fair
story teller, and when he is done he says
'Hey?" and laughs like an end man in a
minstrel show. He likes TO repeat things
that his father got off. One of his stories
/ illustrates the old cOmmodOre's aversion to
''airs." Mr.. Vanderbilt was prompted to
tell the story by seeing young fellow dTiv-
ing past
IN A DOG-CART
with his girl alongside of him.
1.-The young fellows put ON good deal
of style, don't they?' he asked. ''Well. l
want to tell you that money and style don't
always go together. l remember l was
out riding with the commodore one day
| when n young fellow drove past with his
| girl, and his horses hitched tandem. Lord!
/ What heap of style he was putting ON.
/ My father touched Inc with his elbow and
said:
81 Billy, do you see that young fellOw?'
81 said Yes
''He said: You'd think by his get-up
that he owned the whole town, wouldn't
/ you? Well, he don't. His father left him
/ just $50. 600. and it wont be long before he
wont have 80 cents. Now that is all there
\ is of him. and there are lots more fools just
/ like him."
Music has charms to sOothe Mr.. Wander
/ bits as we'll as the savage breast. The
| NanderbiltS We're largely responsible for the
construction of the Metropolitan opera
house. which was designed TO crush out the
! Academy OF Music. While Mr.. Vanderbilt
likes Italian opera he does not pretend to
understand il. He goes TO the theater Oc-
caSionally, but not regularly, and cannot be
considered theater-gOer AT all. He does
not care much for social events, and when
he does attend them is out OF his element.
/ He reads few books. In fact he rarely
! looks at one The newspapers cover most
of his reading. The everyday life OF the
BOSS OF WALL STREET
is very simple. He rises IN the morning
AT or 7:3O, and has his breakfast as soon
as he is dressed. He spends the forenoon
looking over his papers and his correspond
ence and talking with friends. In the aft
enoOn he watches the stock quotations for
a time and then goes out for a drive. He
sleeps for an hour before dinner. In the
evening he tells stories and plays cards
Getting the best of Gould has galvanized
him into new life. He is getting along in
| years, and while not feeble. has been
/ growing iniirm. he has shown his intirmity
most when walking in the streets. An IN
SteadineSS in his step denoted that his best
DAYS were past. He has not the vigOr of
the commodore nor of his uncle Jake. The
latter is to-day as straight as an arrow and
as vigorous as an oak. William III. has
always been plethOrie.
lie is pTedisposed TO paralysis. Some
time ago the muscles OF his face and tongue
were affected to such an extent as to Seri-
Ously interfere with his talking. 1t was
difficult for him to pronounce long or COM
plicated words. Persons unaware OF his
affiiction would think he had been looking
on the wine when it was red. he has i'm
proved very much, but traces Of the affec-
ton are still left. There are words which
still trouble him TO pronounce, and there is
lack of distinctneSS I'm his speech. He is
apt to tumble his words together, too,
when he gets TO talking rapidly.
OF late years he has grown abstemiOus
and now lives very plainly. Many a man
who has only dollars where he has thou
sands supports more elaborate table. His
dinner every day is plain. When he passed
the meridian of lie he began TO be admon-
ished that his phlegmatie nature would
not admit of a reckless living. The frugal
ways that he has prscticed in eating have
reduced his corpulency TO such a degree
that he looks fifty pounds lighter than he
did, and his general personal appearance is
much improved.
The little center leaf of the radish should
always be eaten with il, so gastronomes
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