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HItISTOPHEH COLUM-
HUB was a Latin,
whether he be consid
ered us a native of Italy,
where undoubtedly he
spent his early boy
hood, or serving under
the flag of Portugal,
where his maturing
manhood years pre
pared his for the In
comparable triumphs ho secured for
the- home of his final adoption, Spain.
Latin America, too, was tho area
over which his discoveries wore ex
tended, for it is a fact that he had
no knowledge of the existence of the
vast continent to the north of the
Caribbean sea and tho West India
Islands. He had been to England
and ut one time In despair had ap
plied to the court 'of England to help
him In his great ambition, but his
experience nnd his fame were Latin.
Perhaps on this account tho name
of Columbus la incorporated moro
prominently in tho nomenclature of
Latin America than in that of Anglo
Saxon America. The Republic of Co
lombia bears witness to the honor
with which he was held from the be-
glnnlngs of Independence in the
western world. Today tho one-time
insignificant little port in Panama,
Colon, at tho northern entrance to
the canal, indicates another atttempt
to perpetuato tho namo of ColumbiiB
i In a geographical way. Other coun
tries have districts or rivers, public
parks and theaters, with tho name
of Colon, and it would seem to be in
Spanish, as its equivalent, Colombo,
In Portuguese, a mark of affection as
well as of honor for the discoverer
of America.
The United States has given his
name to tho District of Columbia as
soon as the founders of this Repub
. lie could consider designations apart
from those inherited from provincial
days. As the country grew in area,
towns were named Columbus, and the
designation of tho federal district,
which was to be the seat of govern
ment, shows that tho discoverer was
not forgotten, on the continent that
once might have been his. Perhaps,
however, the greatest compliment to
the memory of Columbus Is that im
plied In the poetical appellation "Co
lumbia," the allegorical name given
.to the United States.
There can be no denying the fact
that the recognition of the great
achievement of the admiral has been
tardy. It Is well known, however,
that often the delayed Judgment of
history alone awards to great men
the honor they deserved. We are all
ao familiar with the story of Colum
bus, aa It has been handed down to
us, that there la no' need here to re
count the many Injustices which he
uttered at the hands of his contem
poraries. The salient fact that be
was shorn of hts honors and returned
laden with chains, proves conclusive
ly the cruel contempt with .which the
fearless navigator was treated In his
own day. Time rectifies many mis
Judgments, and It has done so In the
case of the discoverer of America.
The wonder of bis achievement Is
universally recognized and the worlds,
both old and new, have testified In
many monuments to the respect and
honor in which they tiold Columbus.
The custom of preparing effigies in
stone, so that the names and ncr'ivo
ments of a nation's heroes nin be
passed on to posterity, finds its or
lgln In most ancient times, It Is but
natural that this custom should have
been followed In the case of Colum
bus. Today we find statues erected
to the discoverer In Italy, Spain and
France, and in nearly all of the
countries of the new world.
At Oenoa, which city claims the
honor of being the birthplace of Co
lumbus, there has been erected a very
magnificent statue, which overlooks
the bay. It waa eomnUtaA nd 4du
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cated on November 0, 1862, although
the foundation had been laid as far
back as 1846. The Inscription It bears
Is: "To Christopher Columbus, the
Fatherland." Spain, which country
failed the Genoese during hit life
time, has been moro generous to his
memory, and here are many shafts
raised to record the greatness of his
deed.
Perhaps the noblest monument yet
erected to tho memory of Columbus
is that which stands in Barcelona. It
was in this city that King Ferdinand
and his consort, Isabella, received
the admiral on tho return from his
first voyage. It is most appropriate
situation. Much care was taken In
the selection of the design of the
Darcelona monument, and the result
Is artistlo in every sense of the
word.
In the new world nearly every
country has testified In recognition
of the deed of Columbus by the erec
tion of some character of monument.
From the magnificent effigy which
graces the center of Columbus circle
in New York to tho simple shaft
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which mark the spot of the sup
posed first landing on Watllngs
Island, we find a great number of
statues erected in honor of the dis
coverer. Even the English have done
honor to the navigator at Nassau In
the Bahama Islands and at Trinidad;
and the people of Santo Domingo
have also raised splendid monu
ments; while In Cuba, where, In the
cathedral at Havana, the bones of
Columbus were so long interred,
there are a great many representa
tions of, this historic figure. The
statue which Is now placed In the
president's palace, Havana, Is an ar
tistic piece of work, but the most
striking effigy of all In Cuba Is Vail
mitjana's sculpture depleting Colum
bus In chains. It Is to be regretted
that this beautiful work Is only a
clay model. The representation Is
that of Columbus In bis old age. He
Is seated on a coll of rope on the
deck of the ship which Is carrying
him to Spain. He reclines against a
capstan, his fettered hands held
before him. The artist has caught
a striking expression of resignation
combined with melancholy. The work
Is a masterpiece of sentiment and ex
pression. Another historical group is that
which was presented by Empress Eu
genie of France to the Republic of
Colombia. It now stands at Cristo
bal, the Canal Zone.
Throughout Latin America the ven
eration for Columbus Is universal, and
we find hts memory honored In cities
of Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Chile and
other Pan-American states,
It Is curious to note that It was
also a Latin, a Frenchman, who
erected the first monument In the
United States In honor of the achieve
ment of Columbus. In Baltimore
there still stands a monument erect
ad over a century aco In honor of
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the first discoverer. It Is said to be
the original monument erected on
this continent to commemorate the
achievement of Columbus,
It Is unfortunate that there is no
contemporaneous painting or likeness
of Columbus extant. For this reason
artists who havo attempted to repro
duce his lineaments In marble havo
been at a great disadvantage.
As a matter of fact the accepted
likeness of tho admiral Is after tho
manner of being an Idealistic con
ception, All are familiar with tho
strong, clean-shaven face from which
deep, expressive eyes look out under
a broad brow. Tho deep lines from
tho nose to tho corners of tho mouth
nro also characteristic of tho popular
portraits of Columbus. Who would
recognize the discoverer depleted
with a gray beard? Yet It Is moro
than probablo that ho woro ono
whon ho planted the banner of
Spain on the shores of tho New
World.
The few descriptions of tho person
al appearance of tho ndmtral which
wo have from thoso who knew him
well toll us "he was a mnn of sturdy
statu ro, rather above the ftvorago
height, of a very ruddy complexion,
with .freckles nnd red hair when he
was young. The latter soon turned
whlto, which was also tho color of
his beard." Hoards woro tho fashion
of his day In Spain, nnd It is easy to
believe that sailors wore them for
protection.
The representations which we see
today of Columbus can nearly all be
traced back to an engraving called
the Paulus Jovlus cut, which was
made from a painting that bat been
lost.
Even the lost painting was not an
original likeness, for It was painted
on what the lawyers would call
"hearsay evidence." But as It was
executed some time In the early
years of the sixteenth century the
features may be taken as fairly cor
rect. In this cut Columbus Is drawn
without a , beard, thus be Is always
Original "Old
Waa Stolen Shortly After the Well
Known Poem of Samuel Wood.
worth Became Famous.
Not far from Boston Is located tho
well which Inspired the familiar lines
of Samuel Woodworth to the "Old
Oaken Bucket." Every timo the place
Is visited many now traditions are
told concerning the famous old buck
et, about which people have been
singing these many years. Having
drunk deep of the sparkling waters,
between whistled snatches of the fa-(
miliar refrain, how disconcerting it'
was to have the charm broken by
learning that the original "Old
Oaken Bucket" waa stolen shortly
after bis well-known poem became
famous.
The youngest daughter of Samuel
Woodworth, tho author, died recently
In Berkeley, Cal., and she often used
to tell about the real old oaken buck
et, and of the sadness which came
clean shaven In effigy. So it Is with
the new Columbus statuo unveiled Inj
Washington on Juno 8. This marks,
tho first great momorlal which the
United States government has erect
ed to Christopher Columbus. I
Tticro has long boon a foellng that!
this country has not had a really;
worthy monument to tho man who la
primarily responsible for the exist-
encn of tho nation. . I
Tho fcoling took concrete shape
whon, In 1000, Representative James
A. Gouldon of New York introduced!
a bill appropriating the sum of $100,-1
000 to bo used for n Columbus memo
rlnl. Congress passed tho bill and It
was signed in 1007 by President
Roosevelt. '
Tho design Is a combination of
fountain, shaft and statue.
Tho fountain Is semi-circular, 70
feet wldo nnd G5 feet from front to
rear. Tho balustrade which half en
circles It bears tho cfllgy of a horolo
lion at either extremity. Tho salient
feature of the momorlal Is a Bplen
dld stono shaft surmounted by a
globo. Hcfore this shaft, which rises
In the centor of tho fountain circle,
Is a stntuo of Columbus.
Tho globo which surmounts the
shaft Indicates tho contribution the
discovery of Columbus was to the
science of geography. This globe
is supported by four massive eagles
with outstretched wings. Upon It,
In high relief, are out the topograph
ical features of the new world. At
either side of the shaft there appear
figures portraying the sculptor's con
ception of representative types of the
new and old world. The figure of an
American Indian, energetic in pose,
one hand reaching over his shoulder
and grasping an arrow from a quiver,
represents the new world, while the
statue of a patriarchal Caucasian of
herolo proportions and thoughtful
mien, typifies the old world.
On the mace at the hear of the
shaft Is placed a medallion repre
senting Ferdinand and Isabella of
Spain.
Oaken Bucket"
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over the household on the day It was
stolen. It seemed as If one of the
family were missing, in this age of
souvenir collection, who knows but
that some day the real old "moss
covered bucket that hung In the well"
may turn up In a museum or serve
as a water tank In the show windows
of some enterprising advertiser?
There Is np other water bucket in the
world so enshrined in homely, genu
ine romance as this one. Even the
golden goblets of royalty, and the
treasured chalices of the Crusaders
have never awakened the universal
and popular Interest attained by the
"old oaken bucket that hung in the
well," until It was stolen and carried
away In the znlth of its fame. "Af.
fairs at Washington," Joe Mitchell
Chappie, In National Magazine.
Riches have wings, especially It
those who have them lack common
sense.
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"FAINTING BERTHA" CAUSING
OFFICIALS SOME TROUBLE.
GOSSIP FROM STATE CAPITAL
Items of Interest Gathered from Re
liable 8ourcee and Presented In
Condensed Form to Our
Readers.
Tho faculty changes for tho ap
proaching year In tho collogo of ongl
ficcrlng of tho University of Nebraska
consist of two resignations nnd four
now appointments.
Professor (icorgo II. Mooro, for
twelve years tho bead of tho depart
ment of electrical engineering, has ro
signed to enter tho business of con
tracting. Assistant Professor L. A. Sclplo, ol
tho department of mechanical engi
neering, resigned early in tho sum
mer to nccept a vory attractive posi
tion In an engineering college In Con
stantinople. Tho most Important of tho now ap
polutments Is that of Prof. Olln J.
Ferguson as head professor of cleo
trlcnl engineering.
Tho position of nsslstnnt professor
of meehunlcal engineering mndo va
cant by tho resignation of Professot
Sclplo, has been filled by tho ap
pointment of Professor B. F. llabcr.
Tho teaching forco In tho depart
metit of civil engineering has been
Increased by tho appointment of E.
B. Klngslnnd as Instructor.
L. F, Scaton, who has bocn ap
pointed as Instructor in agricultural
engineering, graduated at tho Univer
sity of Nebraska in mechanical en
gineering In 1911.
Adventlsts Elect Officers.
Elder John W. Christian of College
lew waa re-elected president of tho
Nobroskn conferenco of Seventh Day
Adventlsts at tho buslnoss session In
connection with tho nnnual camp
mooting of that conferenco now being
held nt College View. This will be
Elder Christian's third term as leader
of tho Adventlsts In thjs state, and
he was elected by unanimous choice
of tho delegates. Other officers elected
to serve for tho ensuing year wore as
follows:
Secretary Miss Poarl E. Jonea of
Hastings.
Treasurer Miss Anna M. Peterson
of Hastings.
Young people's and educational sec
retary B. L. Houso.
Field missionary secretary M. E.
Ellis of Hastings.
Tract society secretary Miss Pearl
E. Jones of Hastings.
Sabbath school secretary Miss Al
ice I. Teeple of Hastings.
Medical missionary secretary Mrs.
Ollle Manful), College View.
Doen't Want "Fainting Bertha."
A more or less friendly controversy
between Superintendent Korn of tho
Hastings hospital for tho Insane and
Warden Mellck of tho penitentiary
haB arisen over the custody of "Faint
ing Bertha" Llobke. Dr. Kern be-
Moves that Bertha, who was sent to
his Institution in July, 1911, Is nearly
cured and that eho can safely bo sent
back to the penitentiary, whero she
was beginning a three-year term of
Imprisonment. Warden Mollck, how
ever, does not want tho woman and
demurred when the matter was sug
gested to him by the Hastings man.
The warden knows of tho trouble
which sho gave the late Warden Dela
hunty and Is doing his best to have
her kept at the hospital for insane.
State Assessment Figures.
More information regarding the
state's assessment roll has been given
out by Secretary Seymour of th
state board of assessment and equal
ization. On the 1912 roll, according
to the figures, there are 38,094,777
acres of land, both Improved and un
improved, which has a total assessed
valuation of (240,269,045. Thero are
556,840 lots, having a total assessed
valuation of $69,780,582. The 924,756
horses In the stato have a value of
$13,518,705 In the eyes of the assess
ors, while 91,690 mules aro valued at
$1,652,992. The 2,000,374 cattlo are
valued at $9,095,914, while 285,693
sheep are listed at $480,145, assessed
valuation.
Frontier Days at State Fair.
President Taft crossed tho country
to Cheyenne a year ago to see Irwin
Bros. Frontier Days. The manage
ment of tho Nebraska State Fair, to
bo held September 2nd to 6th, evi
dently believe that an attraction large
enough to command the patronage of
a president" of tho United States Is
none too good for Nebraskans the
best people on earth therefore, In ad
dition to tho numerous other great at
tractions only to bo found grouped
together at our great Stato Fair they
have secured this great show,
Think Price Too High,
Members of tho state board of pub
lie lands and buildings have returned
from Omaha without reporting pro
grens In the purchase of tho Rutins'
tract of land near the state school for
the deaf. The members declare that
there Is no need of making tho pur
chase and that despite the fact that
tho state legislative investigation com
mlttoo reoommended buying the addl
tlqnal tract, they will not give more
than $11,000 of the $12,500 appropri
ated for that purpose.
PICKED OUT THE WRONG EYE
Physician Meant Well Enough but He
Had Left the Motorman Serious
ly Handicapped.
Frank E. Payne, a member of th
Rtnto railroad commission, said when
Investigating a trolley accident re
cently, he was totd of a motorman on
a work car who was running at high
speed when tho trucks loft the rails
because of sndw and sleet, and the
car was thrown on the side of the
right of way, bringing up against a
telephone polo.
"The motorman wns not seriously
hurt, but was cut and bruised about
tho head and face by flying glass. He
was carried to a physician's office
whero his wounds wero dressed and
bandaged. Whon tho physician had
placed tho last pin, he asked the
wounded man ff he felt liko ho coula
walk, (
"'Sure, I can walk all right,'- re!
turned the pntlent, 'but I wish you
would fix thoso bandages so I cad
see.'
'"Why, man,' returned the physi
cian, I left ono of your eyes uncovered
for the purpose'.
" 'But, doc, that eye you left uncov
ered Is a glass one.' " Indlanapolli
News.
ECZEMA IN RED BLOTCHES
205 Kantor Avo., Detroit, Mich.
'Somo time last summer I was taken
with eczema. It began In my hair
first with red blotches, then scaly, '
spreading to my face. The blotches
wore red on my face, dry and scaly,
not largo; on my scalp they were
larger, some scabby. They came on
my hands. The Inside of my hands
wero all little lumps as though full of
shot about one-sixteenth of an Inch
under the skin. Then they went to
the outside and between and all oyer
my flngors. It also began on the bot
toms of my feet and the calves of my
legs, and Itch, oh, my! I never had
anything like It and hope I never will
again. The Itching was terrible. My
hands got so I could scarcely work.
"I tried different eczema ointments
but without results. T also took rnedl
qlne for It but It did no good. I saw
the advertisement for a sample of
Cutlcura Ointment and Soap and sent
for one. They did me so much good
I bought some moro, using them aa
per directions, and In about three
weeks I was well again. Cutlcura Soap
and Ointment entirely enred me."
(Signed) BenJ. Passage, Apr. 8. 1911.
Cutlcura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 82-p. Skin Book. Address
poet-card "Cutlcura, Dept L, Boston."
Domsstlo Combat
B. Trowbridge Dana, grandson ol
the poet Longfellow, who waa re
cently married in Cambridge with a
beautiful ritual of hla own compost
tlon, said the other day to a reporter:
"If all couples gave to marriage the
profound thought and reverence that
my wife and I gave to It there would
bo fewer mlsmatlngs.
"The average married pair it some
times seems to ' me, are like ths
Blnkses.
" 'Pa,' said little Tommy Blnks one
day, 'what's a weapon?
'"A weapon, my son,' Blnks aa
awered, 'Is something to fight with.'
'"Then, pa,' said little Tommy, is
ma your weapon?"
How She Managed It
"Sarah," said Mr. Jolllboy to bis)
wife, as he finished his breakfast, "I
shall not' be home to dinner 'tonight
My old friend Bill Petera Is in town."
"Good!" said Mrs. Jolllboy. "That
suits me to a T. I'm not going to be
home to dinner myself. My old friend
Oeorge Watklns telephoned me yes..
terday " ' ,
Both dined at home. Harper's
Weekly.
Telling the Age ef a Horse,
The age or a horse may be Judged'
by the appearance of the teeth be
cause on the upper surface of the
incisors a hollow Is to be seen la the
young tooth, which, not extending
through the whole substance, natu
rally wears out with the wear of the
tooth, and as a considerable degree)
of regularity occurs In the wearing
away In all horses, it has been adopt
ed as a general criterion of age.
Always a Safe Remark,
Amateur Ned Kelly (sotto roes)
By Jovel I've forgotten my jolly
lines. Goodness gracious, whatever)
shall I do?
Professional Dan Kelly (equal to
the occasion) Shoot the nearest po
liceman and beef out: "To the bash,
boys, to the bush I" Sydney Bulletin.
Examine carefully every bottle oft
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for;
inranta ana cnuaren, ana see that it
Bears the
Signature of
in use rer over so Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castorl1
Lucky Woman.
Wife There are so very few really,
good men In the world.
Hub Yes; you were mighty luckyj
to get one.
A very successful remedy for pelvfe
fatarrh is hot douches of Paxtlne An
tiseptic, at druggists, 25o a box or sent
postpaid on receipt of price by The,
Paxton Toilet, Co., Boston, Mass.
It takes more than a fur-lined over-(
coat to protect a would-be actor tsv
the hall of fame.
Work, that is the great physician..
He heals most of the wounds of saaa-j
kind. Marjorle Benton Cooke. l
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