Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-19
PRESIDENTIAL POVERTY.
HE WHITE HOUSE NOT THE PLACE
 FOR MONEY MAKING.
Jefferson Died in Debt-1ne of the Wash inston Family Peddling Trinkets-The Adamses as Money Savers-Andrew Jack son-Buchanan-Fillmo


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 Adamses as Money Savers-Andrew Jack
 an-Fillmore-Garfield.
 Most of the presidents have died poor, and few of them have made much out of office holding. Just before Jefferson died he was so much in debt that lottery scheme was gotten up to sell his property and relieve his necessities. He left practically nothing to his children, and they received some two sums of SIC, 900 each from the legislatures of two of the southern states
 John Tyler left some property, but it all went to his second wife One of his sons Gen. John Tyler, who drove a fourth hand while his father was in the White House, and who was then called the handsomest man in Washington, lives off position in the treas ury department, and one of Tyler's most ac- complished daughters, lady who presided over the executive mansion after her mothers death and until her father married Julia Gardner, Is guest of Corcoran's Old Ladies Home here. A man who claims to Ie one of the Washington family, and who, by the way, has a face strikingly like that of the president, peddles trinkets in a little booth in the pension building. Dolly Madison, the presidents wife, was, during a part of heg last days, furnished food by a colorcd mar who had been in President Madison service She got, however, a large sum of money from congress for Madison's papers, and it was this that eased her declining years
 PRESIDENT MoNRoE's POVERTY.
 Monroe was so poor that his later days were spent with his son-in-law, Samuel L Gouverneur, in New York, and there h. died. Harrison left nothing to speak of. Polk left about S150,O00, including Polk place at Nashville, where his widow noS lives. It is valuable block of ground iii the center of the town, which las riser / largely in value since the presidents death.
 Martin Van Buren made money out 0. politics. He started life poor and died wei. to do. One estimate puts his estate ct SSO0,- 0c0, and he made money in real estate a. well as ill the law. Both of the Adamsec Eere money savers, if not money makers. The letters of John Adams, the second prcsi- dent, to his wife, Abigail, repeatedly urge her to cut down the household expenses and to practice economy. He lunched himself on oat cake and lemonade, and he walked far oftener than he rode.
 John Quincy Adams received nearly SJ00,- OOO from the government in salaries during his lifetime, and he possessed the Yankee thrift. The Adams family at present is ono of the richest in New England, and was told at Kansas City that Charles Francis Adams has more than S1 ,000, 900 invested i'll real estate there. He has railroad stocks and bonds in addition, and he makes his money breed like Australian rabbits.
 ANDREW JAcKsoN's EXPENSES.
 Andrew Jackson spent more than his sal- ary while he was in the White House, and he had to borrow money to keep up with his ex- penses. Thomas Jefferson borrowed the money that carried him out of Washington when he left the presidency, and Andy John son, though he entertained considerably, is supposed to have saved at least S50,00O dur ing his White House career. He diel, I am told, worth about Sl00,000, and the most ol this came from economy. 1t was pretty good estate for Q tailor to leave. James Bu- chanan was making about 5000 year al the law when he entered congress, and he | spent during his presidency what was left from his living expenses in charity. He was not, however, q rich man when he died, and his estate of Wheatlands was sold year or two ago.
 President Fillmore began his life as a wool carder. During the three years he was en- gagged to his sweetheart he had not enough money to pay the expenses of the 10 miles which lay between her home in Saratoga county, N. Y., and where he had begun to practice law. During the first years of their marriage his wife did the housework and taught school, and still he died one Of the richest of the presidents. The greater part of his fortune, however, came from his sec ond marriage to rich woman of Buffalo, whom he courted after his first wife Gicd
 President Cleveland is supposed to be worth about S100, 1000, and he owns, am told, real estate in Buffalo which is rapidly advancing in value. President Arthur left much less [ than he was supposed to be worth. Garfield shortly before his death owed S300OO 10 Gen. Swain, and Grant did pot add to his fortune | by his White House career. Hayes made money out of the presidency, and is rich through inheritance and economy. The pres idents, as rule, have not saved money dur ing their presidency, but the same abilities which made them presidents would, if they had been used in the field of money making and money saving, have given them fort unes;--Frank G. Carpenter in New York l World.