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Show HAS CANE MADE BY LINCOLN Kansas City Man Ranks Memento Among the Most Precious of His Possessions. ErlRA HAWORTH of Kansas m l I City has a cane anrV a sJjLI gavel that were given to him in 1860 by Abraham Lincoln. They are made of the wood of a black walnut tree, which was cut down by Lincoln himself. him-self. Around the top of the cane is a band of German silver, upon which is engraved: "To Ira Haworth from Abraham Lincoln, 1860." The cane was whittled out by Lincoln. Lin-coln. "Yes, Old Abe gave them to me," said Mr. Haworth as he drew the relics from a tin case in which he keeps '.hem. "He gave them to me when 1 was chairman of the township committee in his home county. I used them during the campaign of !' ir v, flea. iyiKtiZi Lit ii J-tokSJl&itKl iLkJSr&iA Chair Belonged to "Uncle Abe." 1860. When he gave them to me ho said: " 'This gavel is to keep order. The cano is to use when you get old. I know you will live old because the gcod die young.' "W'hen Lincoln came back from cong.ress he said to me: " 'They're too BTnart for me 'up tbwe, I don't feel at home.' "Lincoln and Douglas traveled the slate in a buggy together. Both spoke at Paris, 111., one day and I heard them. I remember it well. Douglas had then been talked of as a candidate candi-date for president, Lincoln had not. Douglas wvs a small man and he wore one of those long linen dusters, then in fashion; the duster touched his shoe tops. When Lincoln arose to speak it was hot and dusty and everybody every-body was tired. " 'You have heard j.2ople talk ot Douglas for president,' he said. 'He will Dever be president, however, and I'll tell you why. The people of the United States will never elect a man president who wears a linen duster that trails the ground. His coat tall i Is too long.' "This caused a great laugh anfi put very one lc a good humor." |