Omaha daily bee., 1893-11-12

them take no vacations to speak of and sell
dom go out of the city. Not a few have
lads by which to rest their brains. Senator
DAVIS gets his rest by reading the classics
and by throwing himself into French novels.
During the past campaign he read half a
dozen biographical and historical works and
he is now re-rcading his Virgil. One of his
most restful studies is Napoleon Bonaparte.
he has more than 600 volumes about the
great Napoleon. He believes in hot baths
before going to bed as a good thing for
sleep. He says that the best rest for an
overworked brain is a change of intellectual
diet. Allen G.. Thurman read French novels
to rest his brain while he was in the senate
and he varied this by working out mathe-
NAUTICAL problems. Senator Hoar rests HIM
self by looking up questions of American
history. Ex-Congressman S. V. White gets
his rest by studying the stars through a
telescope 'and working out astronomical
problems, and the late Justice Bradley got
his rest in mathematics
How Our Presidents Play.
BY all odds the ablest of our presidents
are those who have had some way of relax
ing their minds. George Washington was
fond of a good horse race. He got his rest
in horse back riding and hunting, and he
spent a good part OF every year at Mount
Vernon. Thomas Jefferson spent a part of
every day in riding through the woods about
Washington while he was president. He
was OlLch Idtcu lOT u pFlNuIc ClblEeu, anu
once in crossing Rock creek near here a
man who wanted to ford the creek and not
get his feet wet asked him to carry him
over behind him, which he did. He rode
every afternoon while he was president
from | O'Clock until 3, and when he was
almost crazy on account Of the death OF his
wife he roamed about for days on horse
back. He was fond of good horses and his
coach horses cost SAW apiece. Franklin Pierce
was another president who thought that the
hast rurn fnr thu lnGiIn nf "A man Npaa Tim
outside OF u horse. He g~alloped about
the streets of Washington at mid
night while he was president. He was
fond of riding after dark, and his favorite
horse was blind. James Buchanan took his
exercise in a carriage. Grant drove a great
deal more than he rode, and his love for
horses is n matter of history. He had some
of the best horses that have ever been in the
white mousse stables, and he was always
buying new ones. President Arthur rode a
great deal on horseback, and | think that it
was at the advice of his physician that he
took his daily rides. jackson kept good
horses and he bet upon the races. AT one
race noar here his private secretary and
adopted son, Andrew Jackson Doaelson, en-
! tered u horse, and | have heard 1t said that
Jackson lost sl0, 900 which he bet unon him.
Cleveland is too heavy u man TO ride horse
back. While he was residing at Oak View
he straddled II steed occasionally, but his
favorlte exercise todayis in the carriage.
He drives every afternoonito the Soldiers
home or out about Ienleytown, and the
streets along his line Of march are now
watered daily. III
Presidential Walkers.
President Cleveland seldom goes on foot
outside The white house grounds. Harrison
walked miles every day. In company with
one OF the ladies of hisi family he could be
seen every afternoon out about the white
lot, near the Washington monument. or TAX
ing u stroll through the parks. He always
walked to church and when he was worried
about public matters he, would drop his
work and 60 OF for a long two or three mile
walk into tho country. , General Grant was
often seen on the streets here during his
life In the white house. He usually had a
cigar In his mouth and he would talk to any
one who spoke TO him. President Lincoln
walked about somewhat, but mis- cabinet
was afraid to have him 90 out of the house
and IL was they who insisted upon the guard
which he took with hin when he went
horseback riding. Lincoln got q great deal
OF his rest from the theater. A box was re-
served for him at the theaters here and he
could go in and out as he pleased. He was
sometimes in the theater, | am told, when
the curtains of the box were drawn ana the
spectators did not know that he was pres
ent. He often took Tad with him and the
boy used to go behind the stage, and once or
twice he appeared In MINOR parts, where he
had nothing TO say. John Quincy Adams
walked from the white house TO the capitol
and back every day. When he was over
worked he would take q long tramp or q