, 1870-02-02
The CARDIFF GIANT.
All About His Origin, Where
He wnx Nude aud
What Hc Cost.
A German Etone-Cutter the Artist
and Barn near lincoln Park
the Scene Of His Pro-
ductipn.
Faota for tbs People.


IN TEE TxuCNx shout SEQ months AneN -
nssctted Thai the uxoctcnt individual H&s u .os
n thiescn Their WIS B1mct1f RFoano ao1
tuax1ns the aasertion ss That tme' oot lne e'l-
detce pecaeafy 10 prove It could not " ooss'ne'.
II tns tneEu 10 e1ut, hoTefef. Luz hoso 1uo
poaessed the fact1 were In@AlnS 10 o"niSe
fh.tn. fearing that they might tu soIe way COM
nrcrnue tae,r regulations as honeat men. They
read the op,n,ons stven by learned scientists -
to the ansiqultJ Of the piece oI Jpsun, aod
laughed tn tteir k:eeye4. They could uot under
ataad how people coold be 60 early hunb1sHed.
Tn.s cautus ue wondered Al, because 1hrJ we're
workers In marble and c52ld tell whether the
a,a ne had been cot Ont BY = ~oskUlu or not
tic ..is.r ole Of an extinct race wal unesstned
q re1 A1ov hethe. il WIS etont or petttiac-
t!or- HeIce tic e1cise1cnt ~hi:n toioxed, and
ere, e1cusat1e- Tho orlr.on Of an cn!nent scuip-
tor. OF New SorS1 Eno was c&ied npon b5 tho
nuectt @ % examine !. vas not Teka'osd, fa1 the
Oiled oct, Such thing ~1s Impossible, they said.
lie dld tot k1o* suythinx. tho learned scisnruts
-sen fenen rLo hare oss1.ed year. Of stadf e
uptu. Tbe5 COL nsue1 tnr statements OF the M.
lta!Led rus tcf. aud sat1 It va reaIJ pstr7n ID
Fan Tssse ssI .o7e Esn sa9 - rsse 1.e;sda-
rle= nov anct1 b, tne taid scieutt,tR. Dol sstney
1.1s = the rnL1 minority. ,,s taes .xsfs we're M.
ssen.ss'e1 sssS vas fsrta!a,ea ,nroraaoas tSs q
epultzy, ald 20 vctc the tetptauoes 1nsde Dr.
Inr4v retcn syl5 1uts;estci IN the "e.a.t." The
la;,et ,n-,s dusls had the t..t Of il, aad mlo9
ttout.ru- Il people u The country 10 dt5 nfaliy
bsl,erc IN Al re Aaratn 9,zn. Is really peefsc.
TIN, sLd khst ne tnpuF1toa Ct yeat3 afo walked,
talled, a:e IL d sltpt To pro7e that tuia IL nos
Wto ~cle = aic oE The c.rcumsist cva caunect d
with the aNDg Of the 1asage, nave i0rutah=d the
!Lio,n.ai,or. 1he:r hATes ste s0lafrtsed. out II
the ke1ile Mt OF e1nolrlu& I1e <.ndle TO zae
PEOPLE ot lie Est waos sneu, and The Affidavit
81 i5e maa Nna cut tue nxurr out, they can bs
aal.-ns upon srpEcasloo. 80.
tle1 nj p1tser, 4 iIge owner IN the elanr, ar
riytd It Cn1csgo They had 70 ne time b-fare COLI:
s.ceied The 1en.tcli.t, OF inaugatat,nG a huuo1E,
ard had deferuihe1 upoa having sonc
tb1rE atccn-s tta'ue 10 Old that 1t
would e'rse wonder 40 CREATE .1cn
N e1citeArnt tn4t oeiost II euoAded
pAsted The Wt1k Of c1.uu2 out the statue *oal1
hate 10 Be done aee1e y, ard none out a man who
conld renal quiet Is cun petett 70 do 4. Tnc7
~ho had b. en IL th,s country about sour years,
then IN ,ne emp:oJ Of . well .1nown
sculptor Ct this c!ss. He Agreed to do toe
tssye iees osg snsss ees 1as s1d q
itchsa thick. x2A p.occted from Fort Dodge,
loss, aLd Placed n . gessen1as barn near L:a
coin Fs.t, OF tae Eo,th Side. Tue oxner Of tue
- ts.latAot 70 the German. These -ere the only
pertonF, bea,oe tue tRo nen mentioned, who
knew anJtnlrg III Rvea the tarec nd no: Eco =
what N1A 10 be done &rh The USarc when CO L.
pie ed. In The ls:tte par: Of Jaly tue $50 c,ru-
neIced the xotk OF ch!se .llrR. In consequence
q ,hs tni.ness e the stonr. sb9a, !oot and q
hall W2z tskeu CT Ole eT d OF the block, 10 urutr
To have better psoporsloned naa. 4 model Was
sas &. = 9ss Of 3as n mn who
suf,cte1t !nrel e-1 to huu519 the leasle1 savAui
aen wise men OF the East, stripped and chose the
peculiar position 10 sals the sx..ca and u1tAsor-
In fsA A. f-HA IhA VI ~ fhz7 in
qulred what va 10 re ace, AID was l. Luncted
TO ste 4uJihing-a Lo1keE, banboon, or ,me-
Ling thas would rep:eecaI 1 nan. = ritauat
10 work. Tsere VA no Eeces.ity f,r his leaning
the barn for drink 1nea tlnp uyed, IA p'eu.y ut
1sEtr teet ~as supplied nm. Al the cio,e OF the
he cid not Tn1E q. II s'ea1lty every dx., out
whenever lie got N oprors1LltI during day .i91s
ano II Li&h. Hts employers then cane to looE at
1hnt the artist had given the 1su.e ahy ut1y Of
hAiF. There wete t1rglets 1at Eunx fso1 ~ lead.
ioi pterd @ az patches nc Q? o:nes pAtn Of INC
cot pct1ily. TIE Getn-at wss puzz I'd, And al l
nct fnoE ~ha1 they meant, ho.reuos.d 'tae nA,r
u tne1 ftquts:, ln t*o Gays Dort tho We:E Wss
pro1 ounceo oaLe By the Ar.ta, aad bis EN- o'oyerA
after e:Anitlng II sxeressrd tnrnse1tes as sat.
lsoea. Mo- IL male h, l. look olc. L salion ot
suong tc'n vas trscared ARD rn. OF h'u. Il ate
cssltlel. 4 Qo.nu1y oi Eos.iaa ink aaa t7ed
spp.d, ard tnss Ind she Eject OF giving ths g7ac,
me Appearance pl fecelahle rye. The utx! ssti
Mn M psssLe sH ma M ~ u uu1 nns IT,
Aicnisaa ,sc1tnetn Railroad depot It re-
Mstted there TOT 60 long . tiue tnA
The owners sere notified 70 lake It AVA, , n Il
occoptt q 10 nucl loonl tl.d could pos be mov-t
70 LAKE space for Goods recelyi: A1d deliver
Eg. Il VAS subsequently, remosed aud places
Aooud schooner, wnica ssiiEd tor aom- Elscets
Ake port- Tue 1ext heaEo Of Is wAs Of IL oelIl
utesr'Ied Oh q larm ii Eew York . ate, snd Il
anhUuneouecs Of ite Anuqaity. WHAT ns4 Lee
dote win IL tiECe, Tue pu11c vel know, m
the1efoIe repetition il rnneceasars.
The Ar1Mt, Who L. / very caodest ma, an
eousice1 th.a hl4 6ess enor. Th:a Is Evidenced y
fsmA1E he nade when tod
Eanfhtp. "WeLr e4'd nc, !" they hurried N
Tie thundtf-Any baker could naIo as good
thing oa' Of dough-" uernrsher ss,a In view {
ortttA fot dtplic1tea from The adul1+rs Of ~
uqni,J ana p<IIActloo n tue FAME price. pr
Flne1 tnAx the ten-fcEe quarry hs foet DooR
Which Wis pltchHAea by n1lL l. Company 70 K
me stone TO na1e the g'srs, Is nos aisesdy e
celebrated s'ore for :aclr c4n,net&
II tte o1Grra Of the giant VIM perptirased II
Joke On the aavAnR, and EototJ portion u Il
people cf the county, it'd tnat lnesr SEi
dc T. T.. IN .ay ~ WAY ta;s1tsssd vi y!
tbe se.slees Of toa Influential e Espapsf, u
sul-o no1c ncaa1vn4 AID o2sntoi4 o; t4e Va
ac1tG Ct kcn. &C. and 1het LxJ 10 ahle 10 b
Aone nofe stock Il t1elt ensrptiAc. II tac5
tins, er stated betose, 1nc naTea Of ueu IN II
comu LETT. .-nopeft, retro2slhe Dee, who q
low acquainted xltl Tue c'cu ttsnces-9t!l
gwen, rac1eo u ttcit af1oAsilf, sao co ciutt
proof VIII be hFoagtt for Aafd to shos ths c,
d!n GisLt to he ote Of the greaieat hnmhuXs CT
gotten up 10 fdts country.