The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-02-26
NO. 48
A Handsome Cane

| The North Dakota Democrat, published
at Valley City, D. T., contains the follow
ing description of handsome cane carved
and presented by our good friend. Col. G.
L. Barbee, of Bridgewater
Judge William B. Settle, a member of
the Montana legislature, now in Bismarck.
and who contemplates making Dakota his
future home, received the other day
beautiful cane, which by reason of the ele-
CANT manner it is carved is attracting a
great deal of attention. The Judge very
graclously permitted the writer to exam
Inc this attractive piece of Workmanship.
and kindly gave history of it. The cane
was presented to Judge Settle by Senator
Z. L. Barbee, of Virginia, by whom the
carving was done with common Jack
knife, during the leisure moments cover
ing period of three years. Tie motive
which actuated the presentation had its
origin IN a celebrated divorce suit some
years ago in KY, in which Judge Settle
was counsel for the defendant gentle
man aged ~ years, who had married lady
Oh rs summers, who had applied for
divorce three months after marriage.
Inc Old gentleman won the suit and the
divorce was not granted,-the case being
The Judges second, and he only twenty
one years old at the time. In commence
ration OF the event was the cane carved
and presented. The cane is laid off into
six sections. The first section represents
court OF justice, with two human hearts
joined, and vipers at either side fastening
their venomous fangs into and trying to
separate them, -emblematic of a divorce
suit. The second section contains the fol-
lowing, quotation 1.-The People the.loulv
Source OF Legitimate Authority, ''-Jeffer-
son. EThe letters are.handsomely cast into
relief onl the hard hickory wood. The
thlrdtsectlon represents the home of JEFF
terson, with the huge sign on the hillside
IN the backgrounds which reads: 'sMonti-
cello, Liberty. The fourth.section rep
resents the grave and monument of Jeffer-
son with vines on either sides, and at the
base OF the monument the word ''Jeffer-
son, and the engraved words ''Cut Near
His Grave by G.. T.. Barbee.'' The fifth
section shows the engraved hand of JEFF
ferson pointing to the words Equal and
exact justice to all men. absolute and last
ing severance of Church and State.'' The
sixth section shows the American eagle
and coat of arms. From the beak of the
ord there extends scroll with Jefferson's
civil service requirement SIS he honest
IS ne faithful ishe competent y Author
OF the Declaration of Independence. Be-
low are two hearts, one within the other.
and moss rose, also the American eagle.
with scroll in his beak bearing the en-
graved letters 1.-THE Union, the Constitu
ton and the Law, y and in his talons is n
scroll with the words, Declaration of In
dependence. The whole cane in the in
terstices between the works and figures is
filled in with fine flligree work, and leaves
and vines each leaf and vine on the cane
representing leaf and vine from the grave
OF Jefferson. Judge Settle is Democrat.
strong and staunch, and the beautiful cane
should be as potent for admission TO the
Inner circle" of Democracy, as any tails
manic wand to the chambers of the
Oriental Mysteries. y