The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-05-09
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Latin State Notices.

From tho Detroit Post.
Our forcfathers ran fearfully to Latin
notices. In the carly days, every gentle
man expected to learn to read Latin,
though he might not know how to use
good English. Latin notices were put on
city and State seals, as matter of course.
The national seal of the United States is
thus ornamented. But, fortunately, the
mania of Latin did not spread greatly, so
that only fifteen of the State seals have
Latin notices; and it is safe to say that,
if they had the thing to do over again,
these fifteen would show their good
modern taste by leaving out the Latin.
Owing to the weakness in the early
founders Of Michigan, every year, or Of
tener, some anxious inquirer writes to us
asking the exact meaning Of the Latin
motto which mcanders over the great seal
of the state of Michigan, upon the rib
band, or halter, which ties the hind legs
together of the rampant deer which rear
against the shield. The motto reads:
81 qu9ras penSnsulann aanGnaan, circuan-
spice. The motto is parody upon the
inscription upon the tomb of Sir Chris
topher Wren, in England Its exact
meaning is: eff you are looking for
nice peninsula, walk right in, stranger.
We can sell you just the quarter section
you want" Upon the Michigan shield
appears the word 2Mebor. It means:
| "Michigan maintains her Republican
majority" Now don't let us be bothered
again with questions about this thing.
While we are about it. we NAV as we'll
| explain all the Latin State notices, for
the benefit of such of our readers as are
not classical scholars. As we have re-
marked, but fifteen of the States were led
into this folly. Maine leads off with the
motto: Dirlgo-I direct. Properly trans
lated it means: my son, Jimmy Blaine,
points the right way" A very good mot
to; but it would be better in plain Eng
fish.
Massachusetts, runs to length, like Mich
igan. Her motto is: Fuse petit placidana
sub libertate quietaan. This is sometimes
translated as "Give us rest" Its prop
er meaning, however, is: Let us have
peace, if we have to fight for it,
Connecticut has shorter motto-QuS
transtulit susti,et-He who transported
will sustain. The hidden meaning Of this,
however, is: Bound to make living
unless the dam breaks" And very per
tinent motto it is.
! New York has for her motto the single
word: Observation-Disclosures. Its meaning
has been made obvious great many
times: "However high may be the Re-
publican vote in the country districts
Tammany sees it and goes one higher"
Then comes Maryland with the motto
Crescite ct 1neztiplicamini-increase and
multiply; which means: "Taxes in,
crease as Democrats multiply" The beau
ty of this motto is it's truth.
I Virginia also has pertinent motto
SIC sennper tyrunnSs. This is such easy
Latin that everybody can translate it
1t means: Virginia played the tyrant
till it made her sick"
Missouri again runs to length, with
her: Solus popazi suprema te:resto-let the
safety of the people be the supreme law
The genuine translation, however, runs
thus: "The laws are not allowed to foo]
with the safety Of our people, The
; motto is favorite with the Younger and
James brothers, and other outlaws o
Missouri
Arkansas has brief but very express
i've and pertinent motto: Regnant popul1
which, whether translated freely o,
strictly, means, Mob rule"
Kansas chose her motto in her fighting
and specializing days. 1t is: I'D astra PEI
aspera. A Kansas man says this means
, To the stars through tribulation." He
is mistaken. The proper translation is
"Knocked higher than kite" as any
good interpreter can see.
Minnesota goes in for French. Hel
motto is: L'etoize du Nord-Star of the
,, North. This clearly means: "Come
North, young man; come North" 1t is
motto which Horace Greeley highly
approved as soon as he found out what il
meant.
California has Greek motto in the
single word Eureka, signifying: "Die
and you may find" The evident peril
hence of this in State whose people never
create wealth, but always find it, will a
once strike the popular mind.
Nevada has also good motto: Volen
ct potens- willing and able; or, in tn
modern sense: "In case of a muss coun
me in.'
Wisconsin. being organized in hare
times, couldn't afford any motto of he
own. So she borrowed her motto, alons
with various other things, from Uncle Sam
uel, and puts E pletribus Wnum on he
3 3 shield. In her case this means: "On'
pig of a liter
! This motto, as it appears on the shiel>
of the United States, however, accordin!
to the recent decision of the Electora
Commission, as either Mr.. Tilden or MI
Hendricks will testify, means: Gone to-
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