The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-01-11
TYPES OF THE HOUSE.

The richest man in the House is
Connell, of Pennsylvania, who has ac-
cumulated over SlO,OOO.OOO, and who
has single item Of income of $500 a
day. Conncll is a coal operator--one
of the largest in the United States.
Fifty years ago lie was working in the
mines as driver boy at IS cents day.
Closely approaching him are Levy,
of New York, the owner of Monticello,
who inherited his wealth, and Sprague,
of Massachusetts,, who acquired his by
marriage Other rich men in the
House, some of whom are in the mil
lionaire class, are Sibley, Of Pennsyl-
vania; Stewart, of Wisconsin; Hit,
of Illinois; Cannon, of Illinois; Dal-
zell and Adams, of Pennsylvania !;
Rupert, McClcllen and William As
tor Chanler, of New York :; Babcock,
of Wisconsin; Lowering, Of Massachu-
setts; Wadsworth, of New York, and
Burleigh, of Maine. 1t is safe to say
that great majority of the members
of the House have little besides their
salaries, although there are few of them
who could not earn more than their
salaries if they were to retire from
Congress and devote themselves to
their profession.
With comparatively few exceptions,
both Senators and Representatives
started in life as poor boys. Perkins,
Of California, as cabin boy shipped
before the mast II years old, and fol-
lowed the sea for twelve years. Stew
art, of Nevada, was stage driver.
Thurston, of Nebraska, supported him
self as boy in Vermont by farm
work and by driving teams. Needham,
of California, was born in an emigrant
wagon somewhere in Nevada. He is
one of the youngest members Of the
House Adamson, of Georgia, worked
on farm and hauled goods and cot
ton. Lorimer, of Illinois, who, while
still under 40, is supreme in the Re-
PUBLICAN politics Of Chicago, was a
boot black and car driver. Cusak, of
Illinois, was sign painter. Smith, of
Illinois, worked his way through col
lege from blacksmith shop. Robin
son, of Indiana was newsboy, and
worked in shop from the time he was
Is till he was twenty. Haugen, OF
Iowa, began t, earn his own living at
IA, and when he was Is had bought a
farm. Hepburn, of Iowa, was prin-
ter. So were Heatwole, of Minnesota,
Young, of Pennsylvania, and Amos
Cummings, of New York. Weeks, Of
Michigan, had to buy books and study
law through the intervals of teaching
school. Brownlow, Of Tennessee, earn.
ed his own liv!nr when ten years old.
He was locom otive engineer. D.
| Graffenreid, OF Texas, was brakeman
Often was foreman in rolling mill.
Mercer, of Nebraska, taught school
clerked in a store, worked on a farm
and edited a newspaper. Robinson, OF
| Nebraska, worked mechanic in a
mechanic in a hinge factory. Gard
ner, of New Jersey, was waterman.
Daily, of the same State, was a mould
er by trade. Spalding, of North Da.
kota. left home at IL to earn his own
living. Byan, of Pennsylvania, was
employed about the coal mines as a
mule driver. Graham, of Pennsylva.
MIA, was employed in a brass foundry
| and enlisted at II. Breaz ,ale, Of Louis
lana, clerked in dry goods store
while studying law. Wheeler, of Ken
lucky, worked on a farm summers and
attended school winters. Baker, ol
Maryland, worked on farm until he
was 3D. II. G. Smith, of Michigan
worked on farm and in factories, and
after he entered college did chores for
farmers for his board, teaching school
in vacation. William Alden Smith
was page in the Legislature. Taw'
ney, of Minnesota, a leading member
of the Ways and Means Committee
was a blacksmith and machinist until
he began to study law. Champ Clark
worked as hired farm hanl, clerked
in country store, edited a country
newspaper and praeticed law. So the
! list might be continued. The men
who have made records in Congress
have had to fight their way.
James McNeill Whistler was once
painting a portrait OF distinguished
novelist, who was eXtre.n'' ''y clever
but also extremely i'll favored. When
the 20. t ait was finished, the sitter
did not seem satisfied with it.
"Y,a don't seem to like it, Whist