Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-11

IL there il anything that has TO move 1t will be
ihs oceaC. He then began to move back the
ocean. He sent for pile drivers from Philad l.
phIa and sunk grea: piles into the sand all aiorg
in front of his cottage. thus making a big
breakwater. which the ocean cannot cross. His
cottage is now high and dry and it is the Same
with his Christianity"
SENATOR SAVERS sUccEssoR's SENSIBLE son.
Senator Sawyer of Wisconsin will probably
spend good part Of his winters in Washing
ton. He has made many friendships during
bis term in the SENATE and his income is 30
great tina. be can live whore he pieases. He
has magnificent house here, which he built
for his daught at q cost OF soma thing like
800, 800, ard he worth a half a dozen
millions when he was elected to the Senate in
1850. He Is one OF the best business men in
the United States and he has N ,de his fortune
since he was ;Eirty-one Years Old. At this time
he had saved only little moro than q, 900 su4i
with this he went from his native town II New
York 20 Wisconsin. and. by investment. specu-
latidn and hard work, 80 turned over his 81, 600
that he has now at least $1,000 for every %
cents that he had then His place III the Senate
IL taken by John l.. Mitchell of Milwaukee q
man who is. perhaps. weal;her than he and
Wisconsin will still be represented bv q million
aire.
speaking Of John l.. Mitchell he will be,
next to Stanford, the richest man in Congress.
He Is the son of Alexander +. Mitchell snd his
income something like million a wear. He is.
with all this, quiet and unassuniug "a though
he lived upon a Jew thousands and he shows his
Scotch blood in his modest WAYS. | heard n
very curious story of his boy the other dav
This boy is about twelve wears old and he
goes to private school here IN Washington
Among his friends is Young fellow whose
father IS connected With the Treasury Deuart-
Inent and who owns fine place at Takoma
Park. near Washington Not long ago Young
John Mitchell went ont TO see his friend, and
when he came he had on a very fine tailor made
srlt Of clothes and he looked a. thouGh he had
just come on; OF bandboH. Shortly after ar
irving lie id: Felix. can't you give me a shit
OF yOur old clothes! 1 can't have any fun in
thee. They too good to spoil" Ger
talnlv. said Felix. ard in ten minute the
millionaire : son vas the raggedest and happiest
boy in Maryland.
HOW SAWYER WAS ELECTED TO THE SENATE.
Speaking Of Uncle Phietas. a Minnesota Con-
gresham, who lives close to the Wisconsin line.
told me the other day how be came to be
elected TO the Senate. He has the seat Won
know which was bid BY Angus Cameron.
When Cafneron's term expired he refused to
run again. saving that IL would cost him
S20.OJJ 70 be e.ec.ed United States Senator and
he could not afford II. Timothy Howe did not
want the place and Cameron. Howe ard Sec
Rotary Flu K discussed the matter together and
decifed thGf tho best man 10 put up would be
Uncle Fhiie'uS Sawyer. Sawyer had been in
Congress !Or about ten years. He was known
all over the rtate AMI he Was the mo-. popular
man IN v lscoESin among he lumber men. 1t
was decided 10 ask him to accept the norlina-
ton, AMI Uncle jerry Russ wa, asked TO speak
TO him about ii. The legislature was quite
Close. and /; was necessary TO have q man vino
would pat some money iato the campaign for
legitimate expenses. Uncle Jerry called upon
Uncle Phile;us and he told him that the repub-
hcans of the state wanted him to run for Sena-