The morning times., 1897-03-04
ere irtrinsicallv worth a thousand times

were iItrinsically worth thousand times
It's weight in gold.
The Bible used when Andrew johnson
was sworn in, immediately following the
death OF President Lin coln is In the pos
session OF his daughter, now living at
Greenville, Tenn.
The one which Gen. Grant pressed to
his lips, when Chief Justice Chase adj
ministered the oath of office March 4,
1869, is owned in the family Of a relative
of the late President, at Batavia, Ohio.
1t was given to this family by President
Grant himself. The one used at his sec
ond Inauguration is still the property of
his widow.
The Hayes Bible never left the family.
When the Haycses retired from the White
House, the sacred volume used at the time
he was inaugurated was taken, with all
the other household effects, to the quiet
country home at Fremont. The book
had been in the Hayes family for q great
many years, having been given to Mrs.
Hayes when she was the beautiful Miss
Lucy Webb, young school girl at Gin
cinnati. Tt was presented to her by her
father, and it was but natural that she
should want it used by her husband when
he took the solemn oath OF q President OF
the United States.
When James A. Garfield was inaugural
on the 4th OF March, 1881, he carried in
his overcoat pocket to the Capitol a well
worn, leather-bound volume, which was
that day presented to him by his aged
mother, who was present in the audience
and witnessed the swearing in. 1t was
the book which had been used in the
family even before the then President had
got beyond the period OF towpath boy,
driving mules along the canal During the
long watch at Garfield S bedside, from July
2, until September, when he was re-
moved to the seaside at Elberon, that book,
most cherished by the family, was taken
from the White House, and in few years
found it's way to the stall of bookseller
in San Francisco. How it got there has
never been known nor is it likely it ever
! will be- A few years ago it was offered for
sale at very high price.
When Chester A. Arthur was sworn IN
| Gn New York on the night OF the death OF
President Garfield. by the chief justice of
! the supreme court of New York; the Bible
used was one belonging to the family OF
| the Judge, and is still an heirloom Of that
| household.
! on March 4, 1885, when Grover Cleve-
land was inaugurated President for the
! first time he, like Garfield, kissed the
/ holy book which was given to him by his
| mother 1t was small volume bound In
| red leather, and was presented to him
! nanyyears before when he left the paternal
roof in New Jersey, to seek his fortune and
| fame in the world. The book is now in
| possession of Mr. Cleveland's married
| sister at Toledo, Ohio The Bible, upon
which he took the oath in 1898, eight
years later, when he became President
the second time, was one presented by his
beautiful Wife. 1t was new book, hand
| somely bound, with gold clasps, and
with Mr.. Cleveland's name printed upon
the cover in large letters OF gold. The
| book is the property OF Mrs. Cleveland
md will be without doubt the most priced
OF all in her library at the new home OF
the family In Princeton.
When Mr.. Harrison was made Presiden
on March 4. i $50, the Bible used was one
that his wife had given him on the day OF
their marriage in the classic little village
OF oxford, Ohio, where President Harri
! son spent his school days, and where M
learned to love the beautiful Caroline Scott
the daughter Di the VI "'AAiS
College. as it was called.
The Harrison Bible is owned by Mrs
James r. Mckee of Indianapolis th'
daughter of ex-President Harrison
The book used by Martin Van Burei
drifted from place TO place, until SOM
twenty or thirty years ago 1T was KNOW
to be in the household OF member or the
royal family of England and very highl!
priced.
, When the State House at. Harrisburg wa
DESTROYED a few weeks ago there wa
: found the Bible used by James buchanan
ybenhe was inaugurated on March 4, 1857
After Mr.. Buchauan's retirement from OF
rico he presented TO the State of Pennsyl
vania the hist onc volume, together wit
a number of other BOOKS
washtngt on's Bibles never left the fam
uy They are row Of the Washington col
lection in the National Museum.