The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-21

he never missed musical entertain.
n'ept OF any description during his
long residence in Springfield. and tina,
during his infrcqucnt absences from
homo he made it u point to attend as
many concerts as possible. During his
Hnsio term In Congress no seized
the opportunity to near such music
as was available In the national cap
ltal or those days. and after he moved
INTO tho White House he became the
patron Of all the professional must.
clans who came TO town. He made
no claim TO be critic, bat admitted
frankly that tho singing of the Hut
Crimson family and OF tho popular
evangelist Philip Phillips appealed to
him quite as powerful as did tho
more artistic voctlism of the famous
operate luminaries,
Lincoln the Master OF Distinctive
Literary Style.
Although he left no published works
Lincoln was voluminous writer on a
great variety of subjects from his
early youth UP. AS a boy he road Vol
ney and Paine, and wrote an essay in
support OF their conclusions. He was
the master OF "a distinctivcly original
style which would have served him
the field of literature.
Andre" Johnson played the violin
In his carly life and was always fond
Oh music. Ills speeches and messages
which have been printed are docu.
ments of great power. General Grant
had little music appreciation, but In
his retiroment from public service he
developed literary capacity which
astonishcd those who had believed
him to be lacking I'm facility or ex-
press on. With the energy OF young
man of letters he took UP his pen
when the stress of circumstances
made 1t imperative for him TO become
oreadwfnncr, and wrote out the
reoolleo;ions of his military life. FOR
the money II gave me-" he explained
pathetically, for at that moment /
was living on borrowed money" I'm
Ill a few days before his death he
was diligently engaged IN pcnning
these memoirs in order, by their sale,
to make provision for his family.
Although both Rutherford b. Hayes
and James q. Garfield were man Of lib
eral education. neither had tho liter
AIRY habit. Many OF the iattcr's speech
es were published at the tlIns OF
their delivery. and they are models OF
diotion and abound in facility OF cx-
precision. Some OF these speeches, To-
Eether with collection Of Garncld's
miscellaneous writings. were published
soon after his death. in lssa. Both
thcSe ohio Presidents were musically
inclined, hp, neither possessed any
technical knowledge Of thcart
Chester y Arthur was neither must
cal not literary IN his tnstce After his
retirement IN private life Grover
Cleveland developed taste for writ
ing, and some.of his lectures delivered
al Princeton University have been
puSlt= shed la II Il. oil a.
author Of numerous magazincartlclcs,
and In 1897 he published This Clun-
, try OF Ours which gives very inter
cstinS description OF the practical
workings OF the national government
Another book published after Pr.si-
dent Harrson's death, In 1901 is en-
titlcd We've >! an cX-Prcsidcnt"
CnuIdn't Tell Yankee Doodle From oId
hundred.
One OF the rare Instances in which
the younger Harrison is on record as
having len, himself deliberately TO the
! suspicion Of being the posscssor II a
, latent sense Of humor was when h.
sounding him in regard 10 hIs musical
( tastes that the only way by which n.
was able 20 discriminate between
Yankee Doodle" and old Uundr d.
was 10 take the time and the place In.
TO the consideration. ''Should hear
't't!'i IIdNtu SuCccSSiNGlS by {. band ut
!. Fourth OF July celebration he d .clarcd
should have TO depend on The facial
expression OF those ahou, me in order
!" come 10 conclusion. II IN. faces
III my vicinity showed animation and
"triotic tervor. should probnbly dc.
Slde IN favor OF the national aIr Inn
were the expressions serious should
vote for "Old Hundred"
Conspicuous among Am.r.c,, ,,r.;
"cnts who nave entered the field Of III.
"fdt'ire. and at the head Of the list IN
ne number and variety Of his contrib,.
lions, lions Is our only living cx-presdent.
hcodore Roosevelt. Even before bo
entered political life he was a fro.
iGcnt contributors to magazines ana re-
views. and his published works arc
more man sufficient TO ill the space
allotted by eN-President Elliot Of liar.
yard TO his ideal library.
Both Colonial Roosevelt and Presi-
, 49,. az are moderately devoted TO
music OF the popular sort although