The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-06-18

himself all the time. They say he
looks upon life as one grand round of
rollicking fun, and I guess it's about
right. Col. Ingersoll has a happy face.
as we all know, but to see him after a
days work in his Office cracking jokes
with his law associates and friends one
is tempted to say: Here is a truly
happy, great man.
Col. lngersoll takes his greatest
pleasure during the summer months,
though in quiet country places. He
loves to spend a few weeks each year
up among the Berkshire hills in Con-
nectieut or among the pine trees of
Maine. This summer he is going to
Chicago to tonic himself. as he says,
and then he win spend six weeks in a
cottage he has leased not far from Bar
Harbor. Me. Col. Ingersoll's idea of
complete happiness is summed up in
his famous address on Napoleon:
''As for me-" he said, al would rather
have been poor French shepherd sit
ting at my vine-clad cottage door with
my loving wife's arms about my neck
and my children playing at my knee
than to have been this great and grand
conqueror of the world who died in
exile at st. Helena"
twill be bad day for the trout in
the streams of Maine when Col. Inger-
soil settles down in his new summer
home. s''Our Bob" is a great fisherman.
He is a member of several fishing clubs
around New York.
Henry Willard, the fnancier who has
been making things very pleasant for
foreign potentates who visited New
York during the recent Columbian cele-
bration, is planning a very novel sort
of pleasure. He will send out an ex-
ploring expedition to South America at
his own expense. This expedition is in
charge of a scientist and antiquarian
and mammoth collection of curiosi-
ties is to be gathered from the south
ern country. The trip win occupy
several years and embraces Peru.
Bolivia and Ecuador. Mr.. Willard will
go to San Diego, Cal, the starting
point of the expedition, in a few weeks.
He viii take in the worlds fair and
then go to Europe for an extensive
tONA oA tL4C COAk4ASAAG 4OA Ills SGAutlST
vacation.
Now. Cornelius Vanderbilt, although
man of millions, is one of the hardest
worked men IN the country. His vast
railroad properties require constant
attention, but he is ably assisted by
DR.. Depew. Mr.. Vanderbilt is going
10 take his vacation this year via Chi
caCo lie is now h3r;vr 5s--as -, .lo
most palatial train ever built, and cost
is not TO be considered. There will be
eight ears and an engine that is ex-
pected TO beat all records. It is Mr..
Nanderbilts intention to make this
train the fastest in the world. for il
VIII carry TO Chicago, besides the Van
derbilt family, n score of members of
the English nobility. In this select
party of money kings and noblemen
VIII be Mr.. Cornelius Vanderbilt and
family and Nr. Depew and family.
Frederick Vanderbilt, the Duke OF
Manchester. the Duke of Aberdeen,
Maj. Gen. Herbert. Sir Tattou and Lady
Sykes. the French ambassador N.
PaJentre and Sir Julien and LADY
Pauncefote. and few more equally
distinguished.
Mr.. Tanderbilt's private train will
make the run to Chicago in twenty
hours or less. After the exposition is
fully inspected the Vanderbilt train
VIII make tour Of the country, visit
ing the principal cities OF the west.
then going to Mexico and returning 10
New York by way Of the south.
The finest French chef rrocur. bic