Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-12
BALD HEADS IN CONGRESS.
Polished Globes Upon Which the Ey
Dwells Pleasantly.

Dwells Pleasantly.
Looking down upon it from the gallery
the House Of Representatives presents 6
scene OF picturesque badness. It is as bale
as the orchestra at the ballet.
Ore of the men who shows the m, at head
to the number Of hairs visible is Mr.. Ben.
| nett, of North Carolina, who said the other
day concerning the Civil Service Reforu
| what many Democrats feel. He has q large
head which badness rather becomes, AMI
the lack Of hair on the crown is made nm
for by an immense beard
There are comparatively few men in the
House. says the Washington Star. who
have not some sign of badness, though
some OF them are quite young. Mr.. Camp-
bell, OF Ohio, is one OF the very young bald
headed men. Considerable of his head has
been cleared.
Mr.. Reed. of Maine, has a head as round
as an apple and as smooth on the top as II
ne pollshed his wit there. No one looking
at II could guess how much shrewdness
there is inside. 1t is one of the most da.
ceiving heads in the House.
11!lman, OF South Carolina, has good
head, without much hair to cover it. What
ne has is snow-white, like his beard. which
ls more prolific. As whole. the heads in
the House compare favorably with thosein
proceeding Congresses, both as to size. shane
and ba ldness.
Crisp, of Georgia, has what might he
termed good-Datured bald head, one that
would attract attention from the galleries.
but would not suggest the idea of its owner
being E aged, which is by n, means the case.
IL ls a youthful, comfortable, satisfa ctorv
bald head-one that is pleasant to look at.
brown, OF Pennsylvania, is more con-
scious OF bis badness than is ANYBODY else
Every now and then he rubs his hand over
the top OF his head, to the great discom- |
future OF the short hairs that are CLAIMING
the ght to settlement there,
McMlllin, OF Tennf ssee, ard James, of |
New York, try to conceal their badness by |
comb'ng the hair over from one side,
Severa! members wear wigs. Bingham.
o1 fniladelphia, makes no attempt to con-
;ea! that the top OF his head is too slippery
or hair to stand on. 1t has been slippine
Town until it inst hangs on the edges.
Glihllan, Miller and West are quite bald.
Ind Wade has very little hair to speak of.
Randall has Just vacant spot right about
me crown, the rest OF his head being pretty
hlckly covered, and Carlisle has quite a
zig bald spot.
Kanney and Breckenridge, of Kentucky.
ould spare enough hair to cover the heads
u some OF their brethren. Ranney his a
me head OF steelgray hair, quite likely to
ttract attention, while Breckenridge has a
eautiful suit of soft snowy hair, matching
well-trimmed thick white beard and con-
rasting with ayouthful face
The House is filled up mostly of the aver
&c sized men of middle age. Barnes. Of
eorgla, fills his chair the fullest and has =
ne most trouble to carry bis weight
round. But there are number of Others
no run considerably over 200 pounds.
Baker OF New York, would probably :
old the sea les on balance with Barnes. y
ut he is taller, and his flesh doesn't seem
ute such burden to him. He has surh a
nooth face, a round-headed and good ma
lred manner. I
Hiscock aud Warner are both as big and F
Ill, being well matched in weight and size. u
ne OHIO man supports part of his weight G
blg black cane with b hook at the end. c.
1lch he has a leather stall for in front Of p
desk; while Hiscock is as active as any ii
the lighter men in the House. Reed ii
ands as proof that lean men are not | &C
e only ones that ''think too much" Be- p'
les being one of the heaviest men in the dt
ouse he is one Of tha most alert and, ii
lck-witted: He reaches the most remote i'll
nclusions in the most direct and aston sh
ing way, and always appears at greatest OF
se IN close quarters. Reagan, Burnes, la
teheon and Crisp are all big men. The VI
rec smallest men in the House are Bel ch
mt, Merriman and Swope. The thinnest er
deddes, aud Hayden is the most dressy. fis