The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-15
WHAT BECOMES OF EN-PREsIDENrss
Most of Them Die Soon from Results
of OverwOrk.
Christian Advocate.

NnrlStidn Advocate
We sat beside DR.. T. b. Stephenson, once
president of the English Wesleyan Con-
ference. in the second ecumenical Wesley
an Conference in Washington. during the
hour when our then President Harrison
was delivering his remarkable speech. in
which the latter pronounced some impress
sive words concerning international arbi-
tration. DIR. Stephenson was greatly inn
pressed that such a parsonage should visit
a body like the one named. and should. SO
unaffectedly place the heart OF the Repub-
lie closely against the interests and prin-
ciples represented by that conference. DR..
Stephenson remarked that perhaps Ameri-
cans did not realize the significance of the
visit and of the fine address quite much
could one who resided outside the United
States. On the street, after adjournment.
when on the way TO the hotel. we pointed
out eX-President Hayes. who was walking
along Pennsylvania avenue unattended.
just like any other American citizen who
had served as President and had returned
to private life. Many of our foreign visitors
remarked also upon the dignified and yet
then our chief magistrate and of him who
had retired from that high position IL
needs no strained imagination 10 suggest
that the very words in the presidential adj
dress spoken by President Harrison are at
least a part of the warp and wool of The
arbitration treaty which has since been
concluded between England and the United
States.
1t has been asked more than once: What
becomes of all the millions and millions OF
pins which have been made in this world?'
Others ask: What becomes of the bones
of all the birds of the world2' Pins fali
away into the worlds crevices. The slight
skeletons of the myriads of birds are imme-
diately consumed by animals. in which
consumption the smaller insects share. APP
plying the wonder TO our chief magistrates.
il is sad TO say that many OF them disap-
pear because Of the dreadful and pitiless
strain 10 which the legitimate cares of Of
flee and the opportunity of office-seekers
and others subject them. Human muscle
and nerve have limits of endurance. Few
men escape the fatal wear and tear. Ma
ture presents her claims for overdrafts. and
the account is sure TO be importunate.
The families of eX-Presidents also seem to
disappear. The same thought suggests it,
self concerning the families OF our deceased
bishops. Yet the disappearance" il only
relative. There is an apparent distance
tween the prominence once enjoyed by the
families of exceptional and prominent men,
but the contrast was as great before the
elevation of man and his family. IL Is
after the head CT the family is gone. There
are many children of Presidents now living
among US. President Lincoln is represented
in his oldest son, and the same X true OF
Generals Grant, Sherman. Sheridan and
others. Those who KIN Ivy the younger men
remarked that in the Inauguration ceremo-
MES i'm Washington last week. five sons OF
five ex-Presidents appeared-Ulysses >.
Grant. Webb e. Hayes Harry A Garfield.
Chester A Arthur and Russell Harrison