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mmmammmmm CAPITAL CITY COURIER, SATURDAY, OCTOMICK i8, 1890. IN BRONZE AND MARBLE HOW AFFECTION KEEPS ALIVE THE MEMORY OF THE DEAD. Some Notnlile MnntimpiiU Itrrrntly I'rfct kI to llniinr l'npln Celohrnteil In Wide- f ly DMerrnt Walk! of Llty-nriitltmU Tluit llciichr Itaynnd the Clmve. Gratitude lum been defined by soino mnkcr of smart sayings as meaning "n lively appreciation of favors to como." The (luflnltlou Is neither valuable nor true, for It la not sustained by tho weight ol testimony Kch day sees evidence to the contrary recorded in the shape of inonu- ''rWlr v'TTwfc0 iMANvtitii r 'I ' H r iimbi 1 a UtfttATA HH JlttlMSM MDffm VICTOfl RMMANUKlAl STATUI! ments, memorials and tablet celebrating tho greatness or virtues of those who Imvu passed from earth Ah tho dead ean nei ther crown nor dethrono tho living, these testltnotdals to departed worth must lie conceded unhesitatingly to have their ori gin in no selfish or self seeking spirit. Tho prevent tlmo is particularly nota bio for tho number and variety of such me morials. Some of tho more recent repro sent tho gratititdo of nation1, the rover enco of religionists, tho admiration of rcadcrH and tho affection of a son as wldo a range of credltuhlu human feelings as ono could ask to survey Tho people of Italy liuvo honored them selves and appropriately marked tho close of tho first twenty years of their unity by unveiling at Perugia n magnificent statue of Victor Kmmauticl. tho gay and gallant Sardinian, who led tho way to liberty through llclds of bloody strife, and amal gamated many fecblo states In ouu coher ent and powerful monarchy It is tin doubtcdly true that Cavourwasthe states man anil guiding power of the stormy epoch preceding tho birth of the Italian kingdom, but while his worth uud work Chester, ami It vvn thcie Daniel Webster saw him In IHI'J Tin- tun met Inn tavern. Tho veteran was drinking lllp with some neighbors when Webster arrived, and ho chose to question the future statesman In bin usual peremptory manner. "Who are you, I sayf" ho demanded. "My Humor" "Yes, your numo. What's your uiuuof" "My name is Webster," "Where aro you fromr" "From Portsmouth." "Your name Is Webster, and you aro from Portsmouth. Where are you going!" "To Concord." "To Concord, And whero did you como from originally? What Websters do you belong tor" "I came from Salisbury," "Oh, hoi from Salisbury. Aro you ono of tho Salisbury Webstersf" "Yes, sir." "Aro you any relation to old Cnpt, Kbf" "Slightly, sir; ho was my father." "Aro you u sou of old Ciift. Kbf IaiI me seo you. Why, 1 declare. Well, I am In clined to think you may bo, In tho war wo could not tell whether dipt. Webster's faco was natural color or blackened by powder. You must lie Ills sou, for you aro n cursed sight blacker than ho was." After life's lltful fever John Slark sleeps well, honored and revered by tho stato ho loved and tho republic he helped to create. Tho memorial at Concord Is u lilting trll uto to his rugged virtues and undaunted vnlor Peace, the saying goes, has Its victories as well as war, and it Is In honor of an npostlu of pence! that a stntuo Is to be erect cd next spring on tho campus of St John's college at Fordhani, N. Y. It will display tho Imposing form and kindly features of THE STATUi: OK OKN. bTAUIC. aro recognized, peasant and noblo nllko And greater pleasure In contemplating tho career of their first king, who, "in love or In war," liko young Lochlnvar. was thu first and tho lcst. So they have scattered memorials of him all over the peninsula, but that at Perugia is said to lie the finest yet created. It is of bronzo, and was de signed by Guillo Tndollul. a fumous Ro man artist. Within tho last fow days tho stato of New Hampshiro has erected at Concord a giant statuoof a giautson John Stark, tho revo lutionary leader and hero of Uenningtou. Generations of American school hoys havo read the tale of Stark's life, and thrilled at Ids alleged remark upon tho evo of bat tie, "Wo win the light or Molly Stark's a widow ' Of lato tho sticklers for histori cal accuracy havo dbno iiway with King Arthur, William Tell, Gesslor and other romantic figures, but when they investi gated the record of tho sturdy son of the Uraulto stato thoy found that they could not eliminate, they could only modify. It Is now established on unimpeachable tcs tlmouy that Stark's wifo was Miss Kl I .li bel h Page, daughter of Cnpt. Caleb Pago, rtt " ,A'Jt00l TT3 IN MKMOIIY OF MIIS. CIIAIK. Archbishop Hughes, who was tho founder of the college, and who while allvo e.xer cised an Importnnt lullueuco on tho affairs of tho Catholic church In the United States The statue, which Is about completed, shows tho archbishop attired in his house dress with the addition of a cloak. The eyes aro wide open and lips lightly closed. One arm Is extended, and the hand of the other holds a small book Tho faco is said to bo an excellent likeness The tribute to Dinah Mulock Craik, the noted Knglish novelist, is of a dilTcrent or der. Soon after her death, In 1837, Lord Tennyson, Ilobert Drowning, Mattliuw Arnold, Sir Frederick Ixilghton, Sir John Millais, Ilolmau Hunt, John Morlcy, Pro fessor Huxley, James Russell Lowell, Mrs Oliphuut and Miss Yougc set on foot a movement which has just resulted in the erection of a beautiful mnrblo memorial at Tewkesbury Abbey Tho monument U renaissance in stylo. On a shield Is the (notation from "John Halifax, Gentle man:" "Kuch in Ids placo is fulfilling his day, and passing away, just as that sun la passing. Only we know not whither he passes; while whither wo go we know, and tho Way wo know tho Saino yesterday, to day and forever." Tho following Inscrip tion is placed on the friezo: "A tributo to work of noblo aim and tc a gracious life." Above tho cowilco Is a superstructure, lu SULLIVAN'S HLIAL TUIUUTi:. the center of which is a niche containing a group Illustrative, of "Charity," and tho entire work Is surmounted by a cross. Out the king, the general, thu prelate and the writer are not the only ones to se en ro monumental recognition of lato. In Boston recently died an aged couple, Tho wife went first, tho husband followed a few months nfterward. Neither was cal ciliated to adorn thu higher circles of soci ety, and their solo claim to distinction was that thoy had a son who In Ids calling had proved Invincible. They were proud of this "boy" of theirs, but they would accept nono uf tho wealth ho earned. They tolled on to thu cud In humble independence, and now they sleep side by side beneath the 3od, while above them towers a costly monument, tho Inst and unrojectcd offer ing of filial affection, Thu monument bears thu simple Inscription on its front! SULLIVAN Fatiich MoTiuit TDK IIUGIIKS MKMOIIIAL. of Dunbnrton, and that when thu general "wont In" at Heunlngtou hesald. "Thuro'M tho enemy, boys, we must Hog them, or Hetty Stark sleeps a widow to-nljcht." As every one knows, the enemy wu.i flogged, and tho grim old warrior lived uiuuy years to "light his battles ovoi again " Horn In irJS, he did not dlo till I KM Ills lust d.ij- wur- sper at Man The opposite sldo of thu slinft displays a plain tablet. Some day, when death has done his work, a chisel will cut thereon tho name of tho son John L. Sullivan. Cihcii Tlie.tr Annual Until, Tho elephants belonging to the emperor of China are allowed but one bath a year Theniinual ceremony took plate recently. Tho emperor commanded the board of astronomy to appoint an auspicious day for the purpose, and they did so after com plicated communion with thu stars. Thou the ollliurs of the Ixiard of ceremonies put up temporary mat sheds, beautifully deco rated, on the north sldw of the sacred creek where the washing was to take place. Various ceremonies wore performed, tho bath was taken and In tho evening there were lllinnKutlous A DYING RACE OF DWARFS. The NlrmiKf Tropin I.WItiK III mi taolutnl IIktiiIiiiwI Vutlry, In a wonderfully plvjturcstiie but sterile and Ir-ol.rted spot nut he cast eo.isl of (ircen land are huddled together some MX) people whoso origin Is obscure, and who have al most no communication with the outside world Their place of residence Is called Anginagsallk, and they are llelluved to lie descendants of colonists located at that place lu UNl by Frio thu lied What eer their origin I hey at leiut have no ra clal peculiarities to Identify them with the Ms(Uliuaux They look liko Danes Their lives are ouu long strugglo for existence. MlHSOI.OK KltAIIKIt. and tho continued battle through tin counted generations has reduced them to thu slr-o of dwarfs In fact thu colony is slowly growing smaller, and will probably disappear within another century The world at large knows something of theso strange people through the visits of two ethnologist who managed to reach thu Ice bound coast, and afterward published their discoveries, but It has been reserved for ono of thu Augmagsallksto tell thostoryof her kinsmen In detail Seventeen years ago some Icelaudlusallors were wrecked at Augmagsalik anil given kindly reception After recuperating they decided to mako an attempt to reach home overland and by means uf the ocean ice floes. They urged their hosts to leave the desolate valley and accompany them. One only resolved to essay the venture. He got together his wife, his two sous, his daughter, his dogs anil sleds, and started with thu sailor strangers After terrible sufferings thu band succeeded lu teaching Iceland, but the climate of that bleak Island proved too mild for the (iieunluud exllu and his family, and all tiled sau the girl, who was then 15 years of age She was itdopted by some charitable people, who educated her, gave her the uamu of Olof Kiarer, and took her with them when they emigrated to Manitoba Miss K rarer recently lectured before a church society at Chicago on tho subject of her native laud, and cieated u genuine surprise. Sho Is -II) Inches tall and weiglm 140 pounds. Ilor Kngllsh Is excellent with oueuxccptlon she cannot utter thu "sh'' sound- According to her account the Angmagsallk women havo a monotonous sortofa life. No sweeping, cooking, dust ing or washing Is dono The unvarying diet Is frozen raw meat or fish The peo pie never wash, but sometimes greaso themselves with whale oil Winter is spent in turf and stone huts, anil the sum iner In tents. Religion uud law aiu un known, but there cxistHu sort of commtiu ism born of the exigencies of the situation. When .Miss K rarer reached Iceland In 18711 she was given a cake of soap, which she promptly ato It was some time before she could be induced to indulge In a bath, as she regarded the use of water for wash lug purposes a shamuful waste of a pre cious Unlet At Augmagsalik water is so cured by melting snow AN ACTIVE OlD WOMAN. Altlioucli Nearly Sutunty Wars nf A no bint Unili-i'tiiki'N a Snlilit MfMnluii, Mrs. Jane Itosu Roberts, widow of the lute o.x-Preslilcnl Roberts of Liberia, Is at present sojourning in New York city. Tho object of her visit Is to raise funds for the establishment of a hospital near Monrovia for the sick and maimed of all nations She has donated laud for thu site, selecting a portlou-of her farm at Capu Meusiirado which is loftily situated and overlooks tho harbor. So far she hits collected nearly 1,000. Hur first subscriber was t-x-Prcsi Si m llfkf MH8. JANE IIOBK ItOIIKIira dent Cleveland, who gave her f.vi In a ro cent iuterviuw Mrs. Roberts said that tho hospital plan was thu fondest hupuof her life, and one which shu hoped to real I .a "I am," she remarked, "no longer young, being CO years of age, and my life has been a very busy ono. I have crossed the ocean tweuty-ninu times. It Is my desire to cross two times more once moru to Kugland and Africa and ono return trip to America and then to bo carried back to tho laud of my adoption to bo buried America Is not largo enough to hold this poor, weak body of mine. I was lorn lu this country 'tis true, but Africa, the laud of my fore fathers, has become very dear to me, and I do not beliuvo that I could sleep through all the long years to come nuywhuo as well as there." A Unlet Yt-nr ut '-u lu. A recent report made by the British con sill at Naples states that during the year lbb'J Mount Vesuvius continued In u mod tratu state of eruption The only fact worthy of notice concerns the phenomena which occurred toward the beginning of the month of May. With the materials ejected by the usual explosions a cone had been formed at the summit uf the mount aln of about IN) meters high i l.V) feet) from its base This cone gnveway initially al first and afterward entirely fell in, leaving lu its place a crater of mine than lu) meters wide CH)fcet) This happened at the same time as a How of lava on one sldo took a di rectum toward thu nurtheast, and, as is fiviiui'iitly the ease with lava, It continued tn llow at Intervals up to the end of Sup teinlier, never surpassing the limits of the base of the large Vesuvlan conu. Mean while the crater was more active, and throwing out numbeiiet Incandescent pro Jectlles began to form it now cone, which iih.l the height of ti previous one LURLEY. (LORELEY.) A t. EG END O F T H E R II I N E. Y'TH W jAcCOrMPAIMEHT fO! 'QuiTyH OR fiyv NO FORTE. Published throwjh The American Press Amocuttwn. Compoaotl by FR. SILCHER avfr.w. .. ft ArrniiKod by WM. DRE8SLER. - ' t Til a r K AlKtJhtiCim twto. I. Icli Miissnluht, was Mill es bo 1, I know not why my V I'.IMJ tif ff ur -m m w m -J- Bmfj2Ejm3mzjwim iieu- ten, imss leu so trim rig bin;.... Kin Mllhrohon nils a I -fen Zcl ten, Das mind and heart. Or why so sail my (liouirlit.. Is It tho tnlo that will not pait, Fiom j) f--i-izmMri,iu3m . . 2 . 'J--i rj.EE y. i zljz 0- ' rf g. sc 3- koiiiint mlr iiirlit iiiih ilcm Slim... . . . Dlo Luft ist kllhl und es iluu Ml, I'nd in - hlu lllc-st der old en limes I w biought Tho sky grows dusk, the air la cool. And gen tly llow tho 1J- 5 ) -" S t5 , t jj. J 0 zJ-j : r yT.Jd .tt i512iti T iH Mr -!-r- -: w- Y - -- : -3 . -T -a-licid3-: - J -3-H .- 1 r 57iT i -n F J- 0 -m a tempo LU -J---J-- 1 P -j:- -m r ,r -- -tc:K-.Lr:U jtliein;.... Der (lip fcl des ller-gis fun l.eli I in A bend son tieu hclielu. Klifnu ;. ... I he links proud heights o'er look ihu khi. And gill tcr in sun sliino... rlt. zft. z3:zl . l li-Z zbi 1 ff -5 i ""3 -" - -i 1-"! J-, -10 zx. -S. ;:n- !fftSSQSSllmjsA 2 Dlo schfinsto Jiincfrau slfrct, Don oIkii wuniierbar j Ihr gold'ues (leschmefilp blitzot, Sio kllmmt ihr goldenes Haar, Sle kainml es mil goldenotn Kammo, Und slngt cin Lied dalxii, Dn hat einu wundersaino, Gownlt'go MelodrL 8 Den Schlffer im klemcn SchlfTc Rrgrcift es nut wildein Weh. Er Helmut nielit die Felscunffe. Kr sclmtit imr hiuaiif in die lli'ili', Ich glaulie, die Welleu vcocliliugeu Am Hnde Schilfer uud Kahu ; Uud da: hal init ill rem Singco Die Luiici t'ethuu. 2 A lovely maid reclining lay, A marvel to Mmld ; Her jewels shone in molten ray. Her liaircomb was of gold . She sang so sweet with voice so pure. All hearts entrane'd to hear, In strains that failed not to allure Though fraught with joy und fear. 8 Tho Isiatman lu his little Imnmo, OiiJi'il at tho wond'rous sight ; He saw no reef all iow kciu'cI dark Save on that rocky height. The maiden sung In accents long, I m vain he tried to 11 v, The bumiiu was wreck'cl, alas I tho song That fatal Lorticy, PALAGR STABLES. PLNEST LIVELY IN THE WEST M St., botwoon llth and 12th. Phono 432. Stylish Turnouts of All Kinds. -A.. G- BILLMETEE cfc GO.
