The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1865-08-05
The PoYartv of Statesmen.

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lation given them, generally fail TO secure
fortunes. They devote themselves to pur-
suits, which, if honestly adhered to, rarely
yield rich rewards. ~ = i
Jefferson died comparatively poor In
deed if Congress had not purchased his h
brary,, and given for it five times its value,
he would, with difficulty, have kept the
wolf from his door. -.
Madison saved money, and was compar-
atively rich. TO add to his fortune, how
ever, or rather to that of his widow, Con
gress purchased his manuscript papers, and
paid thirty thousand dollars for them.9.
James Monroe, the sixth President Of
the United States, died in New York, so
poor that his remains found resting place
through the charity of one of his friends
They remain in a cemetery in School street,
but no monument marks the spot where
they repose. r e9o a
John Quincy Adams left some hundred
and fifty thousand dollars, the result of in
dustry, prudence, and Inheritance. He
was man OF method and economy.
Martin Van Buren died very rich
Throughout his political life, be studiously
looked out for his own interest. 1t is not
believed that he everspent thirty shillings
in politics. His party shook the bush, and
he caught the bird.
Daniel Webster squandered some mil
lions in his lifetime, the product of his
professional and political speculations.-
He died, leaving his property to his chill
dren, and his debts to his friends. The
former sold for less than twenty thousand
dollars-the latter exceeded two hundred
and fifty thousand
Henry Clay left very handsome estate.
It probably exceeded one hundred thous-
and dollars He was a prudent manager,
and scrupulously honest man.
James X. Polk left about one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars-6fty thousand
of which he saved from his Presidency of
four years.
John Tyler left fifty thousand dollars
Before he reached the Presidency he was
bankrupt In Office, he husbanded his
means, and then married rich wife.
Zachary Taylor left one hundred and tif-
ty thousand dollars.
Millard Fillmore is wealthy man, and
keeps his money in very strong and sale
box. 1t will never be wasted in speculation,
or suuandered in vice. M
Ex- President Pierce saved some fifty
thousand dollars from his term of service.
The value of the estate left by the late
President Lincoln is estimated at $50 900.
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sEgrThe following dialogue on 4"sharp
shooting" took place between Virginian
and Yankee picket IL say, can you fell
lows shoot ?" "Wall | recon we can, some
Down in Mississippi we can knock bum
ble- bee off thistle blow at three hundred
yards. ~ 90 Oh, that amt nothing to the
way We shewt up in Vermont. belonged
to military regiment ther, with huudred
men in each company, and we went out for
practice every week. The cap'n draws US
up in single file, and sets cider barrel
rolling down the hill, and each man takes
his shot at the bung hole as it turns up
1t is afterwards examined, aud ifthere is a
shot that didn't go in the bung hole, the
member who missed it is expelled | be-
longed to the company ten years and there
amt been nobody expelled yet.
tegThe Pacific Railroad, work OF vast
Importance to this country is being pushed
to completion. On the California side, =.
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