Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-01
TOLD IN THE CORRIDORS,

"Millionaires on an outing differ from
each other quite as much as folks who
don't require six ciphers strung along be-
hind a numeral to denote their wealth."
said Col William st. John, general agent
OF the Pintsch Gas Light Company, at the
Arlington last night. And" he continued,
when these millionaires happen to be
brothers. the kinship only seems to ac-
centuate the difference. There's Cornelius
Vanderbilt. for instance. who was here
in his magnificent private car last week.
When he goes off on a recreation tour he
carries his business cares with him. The
first question he asks in the morning is
whether any kilograms have come for him
while he slept If there have been none
he asks the porter of his car to get him
some newspapers those of New York pre-
ferred. but if they are not to be had, then
any papers. 1 want he will explain, to
know what Is going on In the world He
appears to be burdened with the fear that
his affairs will not go right unless he keeps
in touch with them constantly, no matter
where he may be.
Now, with his brother William X. Van
derblit, 1t Is exactly the opposite. He at
tends to business assiduously when he is
where the business is, but when he goes
ON on tour of pleasure or recreation he
leaves his business behind. He never both
ers about kilograms or reads the news
ness should not interfere with pleasure
any more than pleasure should be per-
mitted to interfere with business. In driv-
Ing parlance. he drives them tandem while
Cornelius drives them abreast, at least
while on pleasure bent.
every rich man who is not engaged in
active business should have some fad"
SAID Col st. John. 1T doesn't make any
ulHerence what II is so long as 1t interests
the one who takes it up. There is young
John Jacob Aston, for instance. He has
taken up electric launches and Is spending
a great deal of time and a lot Of money on
Inem. VI course he's got plenty of both.
he puts In as much time at this sort of
tnlng as though he were a hired hand. His
klnsman, William Waldorf Astor, started
In for q public career but his race for
Congress with Gov. Flower as his opponent
dlssusted him with politics. He didn't mind
what II cost him to make the race, but he
did object to being deliberately sold out by
the ward bosses. Then he tried diplomacy
wrote couple of novels, and Is now put
ting In time running an English magazine
and an English daily newspaper.
There is j. Pierpont Morgan, the active
manager of the great banking house Of
Drexel, Morgan d Co., and the greatest
railroad reorganizer Of the day. When he
goes on on a tour of recreation, and he
runs UP to the Adirondacks every year for
a week or two. he leaves his business in
the big banking house at the corner Of
wall and Broad streets. No kilograms are
sent to him and he shuns the papers. When
two. out Of sight or sound Of civilization
or business or news and has got back
to his car he finds his man has all the
newspapers for the days he has been gone
ready Tor his inspection. But he never
looks at them Bother the newspapers he
says; I'm out here for fun
George Vanderbilt? He's the youngest
of the Vanderbilt men. He Is very wealthy
Of course. though nothing near what Cor
nelius and William are. George does not
attend to business at all. He is the student
OF the family, having a strongly developed
taste for literature He may yet rival Will
liam Waldorf Astor as a millionaire author
He Is erecting a veritable fairyland palace
down In the mountains of North Caro-
lima.
Yes. the ways Of millionaires are inter-
esting, because they are so fixed that, so
far as money is concerned, they can do ex-
actly as they please. while the rest of US
nave to hustle to keep in sight of the pc
cuniary procession
Last evening after the courts had ad-
Journed and the government departments
gathered about a round table-no matter
where-and fell to talking shop They told
OF big fees which they or some other limb
OF the law had received for professional
services. As the big figures rolled out their
voices would take on a metallic sound and
the air would take on a flavor Of green ink
Among the party was John ]. Blunt. a
on strictly legal business He said:
The biggest fee l ever heard of was
500 word for legal advice"
What" exclaimed the rest Of the party
In chorus.
Yes, 500 a word for legal advice II
was paid to Judge John NJ. Butler of In
dianapolis," said Mr.. Blunt. 1T was this
way: One night about / o'clock a carriage
drove up to Judge Buffers residence and
young man got out, mounted the steps
ana rang the bell vigorously. 1t was
answered by the judges son. The caller
What states can cousins legally marry
in
Young Butler replied that he did not
know, but that he would 90 up stairs and
ask his father, who had been asleep for
two or three hours. He went up woke
his father and repeated the question to
him.
=" Kansas was the single word AMI
sleepy reply.
THE son went back down stairs and told
the visitor that the Judge said Kansas
With a word of thanks the caller was
gone Nothing more was thought Of the
visit, for lawyers, you know, are accus-
toned to queer callers and Queerer Ques-
tons. But it was remembered when the
next days mail brought Judge Butler
certified check for 500 for legal advice
client"
Mr.. Rlunt's listeners looked thoughtful
and then said ''A-h-h' in very appre-
ciative manner
"One reason why Judge Holman was not
made chairman of the committee on APP
pre- priations this Congress-" said a gentle
man who frequently has business before
that committee. rs that he has played
the part of watch dog of the treasury
so long that he seemed actually to be-
lieve that the public money some way be-
longed to him individually. In talking of
appropriations most of the members of
the committee use the first person plural
I'VE will do this or we can't do that or
we haven't the money for that Not so
with Judge Holman. He always used the
first person singular. 1 remember speak
ing to him during the last Congress about
the appropriation for printing the index
catalogue to the library of the surgeon
general Of the army. The Judge admitted
1t ought to be printed but said he. the
trouble is haven't got the money While
I was talking Chairman Cultivate came
in to get little item added to the same
bill. Judge Holman listened patiently to
Outhwaite's explanation. which concluded
with the appeal:
Holman, you ought to let me have $3.50