, 1869-10-13
The DISCOVERY OF AMERICA.
CeIebrntion Of the Three Hundred
and seventy:seventh Anni-
verSary,
A Procession Through the stxoets-
orations at Library Hall.
AM fytssoFicnl Ekcfc2is

In tue lSNA OF f3euOA4 JQAl Auuu1tu yc1lN AxOt
~ twenty :4nutea past O'Clock In the morning,
. ,eE1 smsil 3oy came Into the world. We a.sado
10 ,hc dlslp&a,sned c, Columbus, Whoso auntver-
4ary Tho citizens OF Chicago celebrated Jestariny-
Al historical sketch Of The LIE and public services
Of thu remarkable mnn may be toonl novel anu
Interesting at the present time.
HisVoR1u4L NxxTEH.
The :athcr and mother Of Christopher lived very
near tho 4ea, and tho child used 10 wander down
BY tho etatc 10 gathe- shells. was II this inter-
etttnG pe.1od Of his TIE thar he beRau 70 wonder
Thar the ssa WAS naie Of, and What Kind Of shels
there wns On the other side Of II. lie maize pa.
e1anorl,aa:5 81 ap'itade Tor nasisatioa ssas lis
parents tice.1.d 10 put hE1 70 scnoo. White set II
7trJ lttlIe porse developed remarkable tn'e for
eRg+ and uae<e to rob the nrxhboes len rooet% ID
oitIer 10 uakc exptnncntx This nas IooEed
upon In after years ~ significant trail N bis ci1-
neS Il ~ y n e. nl 20 sgE aSs h
par.iaitT for eggs however, ecs him Into bad ooT
nnh the people et Genos, 80 Ar ran axay mum
Az i&rKRks11xt, STORY
IL recorded OF eluI Ut this ptrtCt. Going tntn q
man , otchnrL one snorpinR nr faw a beautiful
te1fsd ! haschet ana !eppei on ony Of ihe rossl
bArthea- The owte-o Of the orchard sued him l0r
n'm3Ss e aad E1ots to &c o!a Ees7smau about
severely, aud it Has then thar the yn;1g Cnrtst5-
pnsr maae IT. Iemassse.e reply Tolsh vl! Is:
climb ace; ! Can'k do ~
TuE srIptk s1nEf.
ne sitl had sn ere for tte aea, and Tor aercrul
years ahf sfnd1e8 were tttA tJctHeeQ boat rae
tuR ana tue selebce Of making eggs stand On end,
IN tnls at.e1 branch ha dnp:sy Cd such proficiency
that hls istends used to aay u hun, That Joans
1nhn vi! d1d out something aue Of these days''
Hia caresr+6 hahtts led him iu.o peruu!ayy hicul-
lies, and be Has frequently .ooilRed to nee from
tts stetiltot9. On obe Of these occasions be
one nurntpE. hts ulnd nllei WITH tue nioaGsIest
spprtht nstohs, h,s attention rsa attracted b.
e1ectual attenpsa q attach her weo to aon1a o.
Isct. Young Columbus became cseptJ interested
10 IT. ths snsI and n,gsd + 70 I 3a The sp
succeeded. 1ae.eupon the s6ang man rose and
bobby faced h,s crtaalctr. The itory got wind.
since been popu!ar in Spain.
NKAAKEABLE DISCOyERIE1.
On sIotaer occsalon be MIA lying under the
81 ade Of Ut apple tfee, When q IatXe, Fpe beach
fell doHu md struck him IL the face. Without 3
moments hesitation he camc TO tue concl1stun
pested 10 his logical ln1un The ica oT poiug r1nu
he world, Naurg no mouey, however, h. was
b6FEtt 70 fo1eko the excursion tor some time
votej blmselt to DOMESTIC life Tor n tine. Que
DirE he WA waiting for the kettle 20 bnft 10
make cup o. tea, he Observed the It'd Of the Ret
lie 10 be Strangely ngltuttJ, und toon discovered
that Il was The fotce Of the steam. Taia eet h,1
TO Thinking. aud he cntcetscsi The great Idea Of
applying tfesm TO losogotises.
Many remarkable autcloses arc told aboslt his
you'b,pl apatfscEa. One evening he approached
q sn,ni Ttlnge Mt .Ee font Of me Alps, Carving
s,rHr Ie bAnner ln his hantl An oiI uasrIarrh
came on', n warced him not to pspceeti aay far
1ntT, @ - in+g IT, We,e @ aoous to hare an arsianchet
Il Z pnsr u he weuld fer alu. lhe touug hero II.
ttcted roth the warning and The cnireaty amt
1So nooiy saoa,tF 6s,s, appeass among
large dog of the 81. HeTnasi Species
utH pEcr~l0S OF CMARAcIER
las FHkhElf Illustrated Uh the occasion Qf. hls
hcnding large band OF desperstoes for the nut
pose of ove1tnro~lng the CITY Government Of hts
;,. nsttvs 81 stuts Tney bad to pass q sma;, s,rtam
los ers hogan to tcuet the proprcty Of tie stet,
they were taking, when Columbus, striking au im-
ros'tg. attltuhr. asn said: "Gen;lemsn. We hare
taH'' From that ttc the c7osslng Of tho Rpntcoa
became standing ioae in history.
Hs nkHERosITr or DISPOSITION
| wts displayed On many memorable oCcss11ns.
Ohre, wbeu engaged III blGoiJ riot, waete 3
humber Of Fentant had sought to sttr np = tcbei-
lien, he was very thirty and went into ealoo,t to
Ect drink. S+r1rR q number OF Ioatets s,an,Ii.V
nt1nnn tns nsr; tS pto;npt'y nAniei ths gtas. q
rOcr feloAs, thy neej n KrrAter th1n mine"
NAN ANYWAY.
Hc alSa5s stood up for eGuRlity. ami Was fra
believer III the universal brotherhood OF lnan.
Dle e. enlnE he welt to attend reception aver
" hphieulan OF high rank, hns was retuseti a
d,sss @1ttsaec % ne arHAnd @ soas he wore shabby
mans u man fat n tnAt."
Getting tired Of life ID Europe, Columbus re-
.oIsr 70 20 70 te and .eeoeng! hs set ~, N
oi poor hut 0otl.fcsrlns men. Hc peser told any
q tht Fhele he Wa golnRt hating no yery dcd-
1tfe idt" or hltotcl!, RuI Nhcn sula OF the crew
m to so,e oes cs,s 1as ~ Tue, Foo
"selaiefs Iron, The fop oi that e u,sss 1I; .sss
sfshced them Tor time. hut ~ they s.lIetl m
Gay a1tst dsy, aud 10 peaspcct apa+aEcd OF she!r
niaklDs l,tg s!tlk+ they MI cqtuusncsi 10 groe!
| taut horizon, snd raid, III a,n resolved to tsht
ost s..uss 'Gts IL ,ass sss wes. .0,. ami M
| percrls,Da. after long ioot ahras, + srect M
bigger than fnnnI han'l, ho cried. 10 thrilling
~aa ss .cs5 s III % sslr s,!s, ,
Rud dt ctafst their tutsntlous. Tic ehtp s,1 inter
aaSs - sc ne'oy at II oo'se ~sS wasosfnn sy ,s 'a
| Hk pfs.stssna uIiICAup. ..
n.y., nos cone :. t.lf ettsas srsii y The ,fe OF
custft 10 hal made. ~EIcu RtpchTetl N him ns n
err tnsH nt tnrh. Column ~ riEn'k nut "rst nhl
| OH nRu he al~a5s Referred N this event VITA
peculiar Aathiacitn. an,l 10 hin latest day hr
ucstF ceRhtd 10 rr1fr ID 4. tn dill not tntu ar hls
pCrtnatrtt tc<tnEhcH vi chiraRn. In nnawur IN
ttU u1t.l~iTnteti 1uer1 " to wtcthcr tn~ *<-,y-ry
Or The thesI" N,vcs W.. 1ttesltn ut rlFc cals'i.
! Kxa,p.sct IN FIFTH waxD
The l,nl,o'snnt E,!t: rers'tsa s!n fno,1rrrA 10
thicaEn sfc tns3 cit kHlwN u. nctl lnlAtlhV.
ltr 'oox ny h's Fr.,trncs, iur tlrr, III ihu FflA
Mnra an - esrn.idtt t,'t't.ri1 *lth ms Interests
.: as Sis e t. en- ' "' B. cys.ss :ss no. X s,s s,s
t@u tite trf .n nsy|ulu iar rrflrue., 1atiflar~'.
| Which hss slice Rroxu tnse Il nrus!.hthK !a%sItu.
}"ctrtt p!an for tunnel u'.,trf lie i4ks Ii w.
a!.o aar!ng 81: ss.ctss h.rs tla, ~ eonien,l
ttrAu." X, popular hal he t.ecoue that, hai he