The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-01

admitted to the bar ne was soon given
full charge of the ONCE in which
he worked at a salary of $500 pei
| year.
Alton B. Parker began teaching
school at the age of Is. with the hope
of going to Cornell. He entered a law
office instead at Kingston. attended law
school at Albany. and returned "a
Kingston to practice twelve years later
with a partner named Kenyon. He
was elected surrogate of Ulster county
during this time, and became a power
in politics, and was nominated by his
party for the supreme bench, with the
unusual experience of the Republi-
cans refusing to nominate an an
tagonist.
Benjamin b. odell went into the ice
business with his father when he was
10, and began by delivering ice from
the wagon. He used the opportunity to
win votes for his father, who was
running for a county ONCE. and from
that time became his campaign or
ganizer. He soon extended his own
business activities to all sorts Of pub
lie improvements in his home city of
NeEburgh, and began his own politi-
eel life as leader of a ward in the Leg
islature.
Stephen NJ. Merrill worked at the
shoemaker's trade at night during the
time that he. was getting his education
for the ministry. He studied while
working with his book propped open
on a wooden bracket. This was at
Greenfield, o., where he had already
united with the church. He was liz
| censed to preach three years later.
and was appointed to his first church
at Monroe, Q. He Immediately began
that close application to study which
has resulted in his scholarly attain
ments.
Cardinal Gibbons worked for a time
as a clerk when a boy, and then de-
cded to enter the priesthood. He re-
ceived this trend from religious par
entage, and, after receiving his educa-
ton, entered the service of the church.
first as curate, then as rector in a
Baltimore suburb. He was next made
secretary to Archbishop Spaulding.
Simon Newcomb grew up with a
wonderful aptitude for books, and was
considered failure on this account,
and because he was not q. success at
farming. He absorbed enough
knowledge from a country school and
a doctors library to secure the position
of a school teacher in Maryland, and
while here sent mathematical and as
Economical calculations to the papers.
These attracted attention, which led to
his receiving an appointment on the
governments nautical and astronom-
ical almanac.
Charles w. Fairbanks learned the
trade of a carpenter so that he might
earn money to pay his college expenses
and support himself while taking his
course. Later while studying law, he
did newspaper work for the Associated
Press. He began to practice at Indian
apolis, and refused to enter politics UNI
til he had become thoroughly estab-
lished
Richard Olney began practicing law
with Judge Thomas. who had an estab-
lished business. He had a short career
in the Massachusetts Legislature, and
retired from politics to become general
counsel for the Eastern Railroad Com
pany. After that he devoted himself
for twenty years to the practice of
corporation law.
William A. Clark taught school and
studied law at Mount Pleasant until
he was attracted by the gold discov-
cries in Colorado. He went to Central
City, worked in quartz mines for
year, and then went to Montana,
where he began his mine operations
Albert j. Beverage was called upon
to earn the living of the family at the
age of IL. At IA he became railroad
laborer and was soon put in charge Of
the men. With $50 which was loaned
to him he entered De Pauw Univers-
ity.
Henry c. Payne worked his way up
| from the position of a clerk in dry
goods house until he became a partner
| in a wholesale house in milwaukee,
When this failed he started life over
again, beginning with the insurance
business. His success dated from the
time he entered Republican politics as
an organizer, during the Grant-Gree-
ley campaign.
James A. Stillman entered the en-
ploy of Smith & Dunning, cotton COM
mission merchants in New York, and
was q years old when a new firm
succeeded them, in which he was taken
as partner. He formed the friendship
of Moses Taylor, the merchant and
banker, and through him became as
ISOLATED with many projects.
Henry o. Havemeyer was born to
the sugar refining business, II having
been conducted by several generations
of Havemeyers. He entered the bust
ness as soon as he left school, made
1t the study of his life ana reorganized
| ii soon after being made q partner.
Myron r. Herrick worked out his
tuition at Oberlin College by wood
| saving and peddling dinner bells and
organs among the farmers. He went
West and wrote special articles for
! Chicago, and st. Louis papers, but,
not being satisfied, he returned to
Cleveland to study law, doing work
meanwhile for SIS per week. He was
admitted to the bar and was successful
in the beginning.
w. Seward Webb took the regular
course at the College of Physicians
and Surgeons, in New York. He was
given charge OF St Luke's Hospital,
and, after spending two years there,
practiced his profession in New York
city. He felt drawn toward business
life, and was elected president of the
Wagner Palace Car Company, which
was at the time in state of misman-
agement. This gave him his oppor-
tunity, and he recognized 1t in such
an effectual way as to make him in
stantly prominent in business life.
Six million people in Thibet have
| tn sunnort an army of 400 600 priests.