New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-07

In the Wabash River. sent by Hoosier Kepuohcan'
and a rabbits foot taken in the dark OF inc moon'
the present of physician, are among the g'i's ina.
are expected TO be important campaign alds, as Wei
protectors from harm.
Probably the most interesting of the presents are
the canes which kept in the library where ocnerai
Harrison spends most of his time while at nome
They arc rare pieces OF skful workmanship but per
haps the most wonderful Of the lot Is one that was
sent TO the General within couple OF weeks ai'cr
his nomination, by Comrade Trucsdale, OF tho "rahu
Army Post at Sharon, Penn. 1t Is made OF lo'ooV
pieces Of wood of thirty eight varieties SO ciosey
worked together and so neatly polished that 1t Is
only upon close inspection that the wonderfully COM
pick work OF the panstaking old veteran can DO
dsccrned The cane is not an inch and haif
in diameter in the thickcst part, and none OF Inc
than thousand pieces OF wood IN u Is larger
than an ordinary nail head. Tho various colors
of the different varieties Of wood give the Suck
notified appearance In the top OF tho cane is
worked the emblem Of the Twentieth Army Corps,
10 which Mr. Trucsdale belonged. Another cane OF
little less wonderful workmanship was carved out OF
hickory by an old soldier, whose hands were disabled
by service In the war, but who yet has become
SO skilful in carving that his work yields him i've
lihood The handle of the cane he made for 6cneral
Harrison is nearly perfect representation OF ladys
hand partly closed, below which appears In rche1'
as plainly as pictures type could make them, out
lines of pioneer log cabin, the seal OF Indiana, and
the White House with the inscription of I" General
BENJAMIN Har1ison-Nominatod for Presdcnt-Chicago
Convention-June, 1892 A very long cane carved
from maple, with the hgue of snake about IL, was
sent by an Ohio Republican, who frankly says that
it was made for John Sherman, with the pectaon that
the Ohio statesman would be chosen the Republican
standard bearer
large gold headed cane is inscribed General
BENJAMIN Harrson-From the Irish Protectionsts OF
Highland. Wis" rosewood cane with an ivory
handle from member of General Harrisons old regi-
ment now living In California orange STICK, rep
rescntlng some difficult work, from an admirer at
Princeton, Ind fancy canes, In the top OF which are
concealed fans flags and very plain looking stick
cut out of all 1910 flag staff, in the collection
General Harrison evidently thinks all of them as 100
precious TO be used. He sometimes carries cane
but it is a very common looking one capable OF stand
ing much hard use. When he attended the reunion
of his old regiment at Clayton, few days ago; he
took with him a light, elastic stick, with silver
handle and he used substitute for the chair OF
the presiding officer, which he gave TO tired country
woman who carried a twenty pound babe in her arms
Miniature log cabins 0nspicuous among tho
presents and there nnumerabc log cabin pictures
books and papers relics of the campasn OF Genera,
standard bearer by men who have, through all the
years since $40, treasured them as memenoes Oh
good Old Wing days One of the imitation log cabins
which has been exhibition in the hall came from
california, and another from Virginia, but the most
sdlfully constructed and the smallest OF them all IS
the work of convict in the Minnesota penltcnflary:
More relics have been received than any other KIND
who supporters Of the Hero of Tippccanoe In the
campaign which lives in the memory of old voters as
the most exciting in the history of the country, ana
there Is much of the ardOr of younger days In their
earnestly expressed hopes that they may have tho
satisfaction Of seeing another Harrison I'm the Prcsi-
Dental chair The relics embrace various kinds OF
badges that wore used in the campaign of 1910, many
Of which came with interesting stories of how they
have been preserved 1t will doubtless be OF signlf-
to those who have faith in premonitions to
know that one of the lot small copper badge, look.
ing something like oldfashioned cent. was founn
by an Ohio farmers wife the day and al about
the same hour that General Harrison was nominated
by the Chicago Convention. Her husband was IN
town at the time. and when he returned home with
the news Of IIarrson's nomination she handed him
what she supposed was very old coin she had found
When cleaned up II proved to be an emblem OF me
campaign of 1870 bearing outline of the head of
William Henry Harrison =, a. 49,
Whig election tickets and pieces OF old hags arc
among the relics. From some person at Chlllicothe
Ohio has received copy Of the invitation to the
Harrison inauguration ball at Washington In lS4l;
printed from an engraving which was recently found
in a pile of old iron. One of the campaign snuh-
boxes in popular I'm 1S40 the lid OF which IS
picture OF Harrison the battle Of Tppccanoe, Is one
of the old cuiostics. Another old relic Is chart
yellow from the Of time, showing the cxpend-
lures of the Federal Government during fifty years
preceding 1870 shown by the report of Secretary
Woodbury. Although II has connection with
American politics. the oldest relic In the collection IS
piece Of one Of the Moorish silk curtains which Is
said 10 have stood at the door of the Hall OF Am
bassador, I'm the Alhambra Of Grenada In 1884 when
the Moors surrendered TO King Ferdinand; and 1t was
under these same curtains that Christopher Columbus
passed when he appeared before Ferdinand and Is
abella after his return from America
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