The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-05-01


who spent the last years OF his life IN
what is called delightful retirement
lett his family well of
Grant during his FIRST term. got Onlr
-, UV9 a year. bat atELhe beginning OF his
second term tue payr0f the president was
raised TO ~. - and. }e had some chance
seems 20 know how much he was worth
Wpen< ne let the. White Rouse, but nc
man whose personal requirements for
haFpiness were fe - and he would doubt
tess nave spent me rest Of his life in.
~ TO the effort adfsirterestesi frieTi13s.
hitq ~ Not been fer the disas trOts fadlurs
pI the w All street firna 10. which he had
name
That collapse, which came near to
touching bis honor, involved the aelan-
choly necessity, of ipawnfng his swords.
medals and other precious incompatible.
for Slgo,O8, which WAS lent TO him on
the nation was not qngratetuL TO It's
greatest general, and his widow lives To-
daS in luxury, at not saGflGeRce-
invested chiefly ia a harra mai and a
country store in KDoxvilis and Green
Vile Tenn When he died, II VIII BE re-
United States having been eIectsd TO
that body il8lf a dozen years after his re-
vas a poor man when he ioined tbs ma
5Qritsa buchanan was welF OFT. and Van.
50 XeaathS That he did not bother to
draw his salary while he was ia the
Waite House, but allowed it TO aecumu-
own private purse. and drew SI0OD03 N.
= lumP t2the snd OF -FOUR years OF his
Polk. Fillmore and. Pierce were all rich
men. and LETT considerable properties
when they died ANDREW Jacksone was
lLnloN e1lSned during Lhe last years OF his
ufe by assuming me debts of his son,
fAildrew Jeckson u At al events, his
fortune was much reduced, though in his
y VIII he managed 70 leave at least one
slave 70 each member of HIS family ina
( Guiding eNenshis infant grandchildren Ia
most llortf rants of him old HICKORY APP
pears teluing on cane. and he ia said TO
have deslg nated the place where the
present tfeasUry building should be To-
Gated by thrustIng his wallxiHsg stick infy
the ground It Is Interesting thereforeg
70 fiRq that the testamentary doeument
lhe distribution of his walking sticks
john quincy Adams died a rich man
He owned much property IN Boston, as
Washington, iRcludiug houses and stores
we'll as a good deal OF real estate in
on Pennsylvania aVenJe and Hsfstreet
his VIII, which is preserved IN the rec
ofds Of the District Of columbia. is OF
greet lengCh, and is notable aot herSvise in
more than one respect It ma keS mo-
mention whatever o. the Deity or OF Al
future State--t remarkable OTaisS&oH in
those daSs-and 1t mentions the lf5ffrle 81
the festatcr rs John Quincy adams. d0c-
Z
son. her was very fond OF his cnllhctiOr,
Of walking sticks, and gave CareItfI df5
I Feetlqns as 70 now they were 70 be dis5
trbuted.
William Henry Harrison, Beuiarlirl,s
gEanoiathers LETT only a moderate estate.
He was man of very simple xvays ana
whlfe president he used to go 70 market
ANA buy his. own provisions quite often.
One day at the ruser1et he bEaght a c0FE
81 q counlEAInaf, who. was laltcfl pleased
Siei.- tiliqi ttlitl tlat me amman was for
the Nf1te House, and insisted on 8rivfnss
, II up himself In those days, OF course.
Toe exeedtiYe rlansiofE had a DAIRY, ana
: h4E q dozen cows were pastured on the
fields now Known as tfler W hfte clos
Wi1eretFae Washington monument sSfasldsa
tle eountryfnan was anxious 20 see thu
tltN Of has customer. and Mr.. Harrison
( t0id MIN lQal Y was easy eitO5gae Inc
I PreSiaeft was 'piain cOdger. Mr..
IiarflsQll saic-s and would be all<ely 30
tnVtte him 10 brea kfast. So they vVent
along to thE White House rDget her and
the country man being told in due time
Fited IN to paFsake of the Taorning meal
much 10 his delight
Jan7as M3hroe died po0f His VIII pros
briefi containing onIS 553 words IA i9Sstss.
S6e0)stp aach Of MS daughters. Maria and
flilzabeths and his books to his Sufi-ill-
law he vas in debt when he left tfe
practice mis- PROGRESSION or law he made
rather a failure OF It finaueiaiiS
tinnee5 his death. but the money he
lett to Dolly was dfssipated b. d worti,-
less relative. Congress paid her S580Aa
sser ., aeS51'ana $ PAPERS aud this
9lie-i5h she Yiiled 70 her son and
III 1loItsa& jefferson, after leaving the
" hlte Hopse, ltyed for seventeen years