St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-02
With Washington at Valley
Forge in Dark Revolution
airy Days.

fathers, SO Tar BACK III the past tlldC Il
natural pride finds sentiment in the
telling of the story of the old relic, or
oft repeated study of the thing itself;
and if it be vet servlceable-the conso-
Iation and satisfaction that comes to
one while using, that he or she is the
proud poSseSSOr of something rare
Something with history, which, when
once told, at once eXciteS cOvetouS re-
gard for the object-whateYer it may
be. Many have such relics, and it is
natural to put an old worn out and
apparently dilapidated clock or a
cracked and SCARED mirror in the most
conspicuous place i'll the room for their
display. 1t may be hobby to regard
that which is aged, odd aid myst -riou6
with sort of reverence. Yet it de-
lights the possessor to have something
antique merely for the love of owner
ship. Or it may have been obtained in
some romantic way, and it therefore
brings back memories either pleasant OF
painful. It's an heirloom, we'll say.
Your great, great grandfather used to
do so and so with it, or your mothers
uncle'S brothers, half sisters child
used to play with it; or some great
member of your ancestry who might
have distinguished himself, has had
hand in endoWing the treasured object
with its worth; therefore, or for world
of other reasons you hold as pr eciOuS a
thing which intrinsically is not worth
the room it occupies but which as a
sequence Of its existence has by years
or circumstance gathered about its bulk
the moss of great estimation.
There are great many such objects
so priced in many homes in st. Paul.
Gen. Sibley has an almost limitless col
lection. During his battles with the red
skins in 1923 he gathered a great many
relics of all sorts and descriptions. An
Indians skull, said to belong to noted
chief of warlike tribe; an old musket,
whose murderous muZzle has vomited
forth the dose which sent many red
devil to his haunts in the happy hunt
ing grounds, and old and antiquated
furniture, which was brought here long
before the people knew what
MANUFACTURED FURNITURE WAS LIKE.
When this state was yet part of
Wisconsin Gen. SibleY was the first
white settler IN it, and he brought with
him such things from the East, where
the light of civilization had daWned
upon man long before it lit up the hori-
ION Of Minnesota, which fairly startled
the natives" who were then nothing
but savages. In the line of Indian Curl
oSitieS and crude contrivanceS for hut
ulIllSnIUSS3 NCIis ClOlCJ iIeO e5ASoS
deal, and many thrilling stories he tells
concerning them.
An old Waterbury clock, brought to
st. Paul in 1912 by Henry jackson an
old settler, after whom jackson street
was named-and now taking life Off such
it has) easy in the State Historical Soci
ETY., was the first clock ever brought to
st. Paul When Mr.. Jackson came to
st. Paul, bringing with him this clock.
after which all the balky watches in the
town were regularly set every, Satur-
day night, there were but few houses,
if such they can be called, here. Hon.
Henry Nj. Rice tells how the old pio-
neers used to congregate about Mr..
Jackson's "store, hotel and general
trading house," on lower jackson
street, Immediately back of the Fire 81
Marine building. Here the old clock
used to occupy a permanent position
on shelf just over the counter. 1t was
the clock which regulated the session of
the first political meetings of the city,
when ardent politicians had, as an old
timer said, their minds in politics. their
right eyes watching for Indians and
their left upon the grinnlng and ever
good-natured and fairly truthful dial.
In 1860 Mr.. jackson moved to MankatO
and took the clock with him, where it
enjoyed long and undisturbed vaca-
ton. When Mr.. Jackson died his wife,
now Mrs. Angelina Hinckley, and who
is still living at Mankato, presented it
to the State Historical society, where
the librarian. G. Fletcher Williams, has
held watch over its remains" ever since
The style Of the clock is that of a fiat
fruit box, perfectly square corners,
about twentysiX inches high by four
teen wide. The dial covers about half
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lust beneath. The door is hung like
that of a barn, and the hands are appar-
entity those of Woodworking man, be-
Ing hard, crude and horny. The pendu-
Ium hangs drowsily upon wire rod not
quite so thick as a cane, and is about
the size of small saucer. In fact 1t is
very modest and old-faShioned time
niece that has performed its contract of
of life and is now. and should be, on the
the retired list.
Another arrangement Of murderOuS
mien and civilizIng influence is that
which Capt. Ed S. Bean presented to
the Historical society few years ago.
An old fiint-lock gun-or rather cannon,
with history. The heartless old war
rier with its very rusty barrel, was
made in 1856, during the Mahammedan
era. The lock, which occupies a space
in the air about foot square, is made
of thick iron, and bears the name of the
maker and where made in Arabic char
acters. The stock weighs about six
pounds, and the lock and barrel about
ten, making the
WEIGHT OF THE ANNIHILAToR
about sixteen or seventeen pounds.
Now here is where its history becomes
interesting. The notorious Moorish
Mediterranean pirate Abd-el-kader, who
stormed about the the sea creating
havoc wherever he went, it is said, was
once the owner of this gun. If SO, it
can be accredited Oh charged with the
lives of any number of mortals, since
the pirate ragged in his depredations and
murder for long time between 1910
and 1880 without being captured. 1t
was presented to Capt. Bean by the
vice consul at Tangiers, Morocco, who
in a letter to the captain expressed his
sincere belief in the authenticity OF its
history.
Another old crusty, but highly priced
firearm is that now owned by Charles
w. Post. the artist. 1t was made dur
ing the time of Charles Edward Stuart,
172O-17SS, and went through the Reyo-
lutionary war with Mr.. Posts great
great grandfather, David Post. 1t was
also at Valley Forge with Gen. Wash
ington. 1t measures five feet i'll length.
has the old flint lock and carries ball
about the size of small turnip. 1t was
generally fired from the side of the hip
the shoulder aim of to-day being
wholly incompatible with the wonder
full kicking qualities of the affair-the
force of which can be better imagined
from the fact that it once broke the
clavicle of man who once attempted
to shoot it from his shoulder.
Charles 4. Mayo formerly OF Mayo &
Clark, wholesale hardware merchants
Oh lower Third street, has dignified