Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-11

dishes used by the President are Of the
finest china. and Of the most beautiful
cut glass Many OF them we're made
especially for the White House OF the
thousand dishes made for Mrs. President
Hayes there IS still four hundred lult, and
the set ordered by Mrs. Harrison Is al.
most perfect Then there IS the china
made for the Grants, This Is the china
that is now used on the Presidents
table. There is still some Lincoln china
lett, and thcfe are choice bits from
nearly every administration. The Ptesi.
dents vile pays nothing for her linen.
There are great closets filled with bed.
ding and towels, and others In which
are kept the finest Of iableclo,hs and
napkins. The napkins used are all
about yard square and OF the finest
damask. They have the initials ". $
on them, but this rather improves than
Injuries their appearance, aud the great.
est beauty OF 1t all is that they don't cost
a cent.
PRESENTS TOR THE WHITE HOUSE,.
Few people have any idea how many
presents come to the White House.
Cleveland was overloaded with them
while he was candidate, and at the
time Of his marriage they CAME IN here
almost 10y the wagon load, The Pest
/ dent will not receive things Of actual
value, but be can take catables and
drinkables. Among other things that
remember Of his receiving were "A barrel
OF line old brandy from southern Cali.
lorna and cases OF wine from different
parts OF the country Every Thanks.
giving he has turkeys sent him from
Rhode Island, those sent year before
last being so large that the White House
family could not eat them. Then there
are other kinds OF fancy catablss which
come from admirers In different locali-
ties. aud IL is safe to say that the best OF
everything or a sample Of H. finds It's
way into the White House. Among
Harrison's presents was large quantity
OF Ceylon tea. Andrew Johnson had
presents Of whisky and Scuppeinong
wine, and both Jackson aud Jefferson
had presents OF cheescs OF the size OF a
hoRshcad.
nRrTLR THAN LirR INSURANCE.
The sentiment surrounding the White
House increases every year until nov
the office Is Tar better than life in
surance policy. La President dies In
the White House his wife aud children
will probably receive a fortune from the
people, and by law the Presidents
widow IS sure OF pension Of $1,000
year. Mrs. Grant and Mrs. Garfield are
now receiving this amount. Garfield
went into the presidency comparatively
poor. lie had little to speak Of at the
time he was shot by Guiteau, but the
sympathy OF Mrs, Garfield was such
that the enormous sum Of more than
$500 COO was raised iof her, and she was
made independent for lie. Arthur was
one OF the most extravagant livcrs we
have had In the White House. lie spent
u IS said, from two TO five thousand dol
lars apiece ON his state dinners, and his
French cook drew from him a salary OF
$3.50 year. lie was a luxurious
liver in every way, and still Il Is said
that lie saved more than 100000 during
his administration. President Cleveland,
Notwithstanding the expenses Of his
wedding. must have saved about !I2o,.
COO during his first administration, and,
In addition TO this, he made lclear
slco,oso more out Of Oak View, which
he bought as summer home and after.
ward sol d during the presidency OF Har.
rison. When Van Euren was President
the salary was only ss5 600 a year. lie
had large private fortune, and il is said
that he paid all Of his White House ex.
penses out OF his own income during his
presidency, and drew his salary IN a
lump sum Of 100000 when he retired.
Harrison has made a fortune out OF the
presidency. His profits have not
come altogether from the money he has
received, but also In the Increase,
through the reputation Of the presi.
dency OF his power OF making money.
lie got no Zig law fees before he was
president Since then he has received,
am told, $4,000 aud upward ior a
single case. II has been reported that
he got 500 for his law lectures At the
Stanford University, and a lady's maya.
zine has paid HIM Is much as 81, 600 a
printed page for his writing. lie was
not a high liver when in the White
House, and Il is safe TO say that he took
at least 100000 back to Indiana with
him.
PRESIDENTIAL TROUBLES.
On the other hand, there are lots Of
troubles connected with the presidency,
Our chief executive does not get his
salary for nothing, aud though his
pillows are OF the soilest they are often
iilled with thorns. General William +.
Sherman said that the White House was
hell, and nothing could persuade him
to be a candidate for the presidency.
George Washington was charged with
being a thief while he was president.
An article was published in a New York |
newspaper accusing hin! OF having over.
drawn his salary IS 900. During one
OF his presidential campaigns Washing.
ton was charged with murder, and at
dinner NJ Alexandria John Randolph Of
Roanoke proposed this toast.
George Washington, may he be |
damned
Neither Of the Adamses had a soit |
snap rs President and loln Quincy |
Adams presidency was said % oe the |
result q a bargain between him and |
Henry Clay, by which he went to the |
White House and Clay became Secre. |
tary OF State. Andrew Jackson was
accused Of al kinds OF things while he
was president Ills wife was III during |
his Presidential campaign and she died
before his Inauguration. and was buried
in The gown which the Tennesseeans
had bought for her TO use in the White
House. Jackson used to say that the
ISLANDERS uttered against him killed her