Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-04-15

PAINTED oBEIIsK AND ADMIEING THRoNo.
For the past three four days the pedestrians whose
business pleasure carried them Pennsylvania
have been greatly exercised artistic piece Of
workmanship which has teen progressing on that
prominent thoroaghfsre, and which has proven
Of puzzled wonderment and delight to hundreds. About
four days the dweers Ia that neighborhood noticed
. heavy swinging scafold hung beneath the roof of
Fuetng's New York restaurant, No. 337 Pennsylvania
avenue. and busly engaged thereon. surrounded by
countess cans Of many coored paints tire celebrated
artist Don Hero YeaRaro The artist began his work
in manner which awakened the interest of citizens
by marking out many figures the wall reaching from
the top Of the four story building to the ground This
ground work which necessarily indistinct gave,
however. such promise Of what to come, that day
by day during the progress of the work many hundreds
OF our citizens stopped and gazed heavenward at the
artist under whose magical touches there seemed to
spring up over bright blue sky and the most fancifu
OF Clouds Soon the sharey head Of the obeisk (Cleo
patras neede) reared itself among the airy castles
which seemed to roll back nvitingy at its approach
Later the entire shape Of this monument Of
Egyptian greatness outlined the wal. and the
artist greatly to the delight Of the throng that always
crowd the sidewalks and street gazing ut his work,
wrought series Of mysterious characters the entire
length of both sides of the obelisk Although this paint
ing as our readers will readily understand doubt is
Intended to represent the obelsk in Central Park
New York. and which. after keeping silent watch and
ward for in land of the Pharoahs presented
to the city Of New York by the Egyptian government
and brought to this country and erected its present
site through the munifcence Of william II. Vanderbilt
still. the artist Don Yeagaro. with view to the eternal
fitness of things and love of the beautiful born OF his
art has taken the liberty to present view Of this hst
rical landmark it stood in all its glory in the land Of
the Nile. To that end. therefore, he gives Q view in
Egypt that is In itself well worthy Of VISIT and which
taxes our descriptive powers In manner which leads
Us to admit that anything may say will fall far
short of an adequate description. The beautiful
blue Nile is In the dim gray distance
calmly sleeping meath the golden haze shed by the sum-
In ifS
nicent tombs of kngs-rise in majesty before the be-
holder, the plain is lighted up with that peculiar balmy
glow Of the East AMI interspersed here and there with
the graceful palms Of that wonrous CLINE. The paint
ing occupies immense In itself, being As by 10
feet that the obelisk (Which painted the If
comes not far from being large the original The
hierogyphic Like characters which adorn the sides
original are by strange fancy Of the artist changed
into puzzle almost bewildering. and although
need not be up in sanscrit to decipher it. still it
quires clear mind and quick eye to read it. OF the
hundreds who thus far have attempted read the
ze,we have.not heard Of single person who has sue
ceeded, although we have seen the laughing child
forget its hoop ball to gaze in wonderment upon
it, while beside him the gray haired Senator, may
hap learned savant who might possibly be
able to read Sanscrt inscription. deeper
into the mysfyin lettering, though he gazed with the
observant eye of the statesman and scholar. than did
the laughing blue eye of the innocent child.
The constructions put upon it varied the per
sons who attempt to decipher and they come from all
caes II Is Dut Ialr 10 say tnelr name Is LEGION High
and low rich and poor, black and white they all STOP
and look and wonder. The Congressman his way to
or from the Capitol the stranger idly saunerng to
the sights; the divine or the physician making their
rounds the young ladies out to air their spring bon
nets Sambo to whom it is all Greek and the learned
professors from Smithsonian Institute all look, and all
are puzzled and delighted. To the many hundreds who
thus turn away sadly disappointed every day give the
information that solution Of the puzzle with descrp
don OF the obeisk and copy of the ST. Jacobs Oil
calendar for the current year. will be sent post paid
on receipt OF . three cent postage stamp, by
Messrs. A. Vogeer Co., of Baltimore Md. the pro-
pretors OF St Jacobs OIL, the Great German Remedy
We may also add that it under the supervision Of
that firm that the Obeisk painted, and that it Is in
tended to show that that great historical
umph has witnstood the storms of ages. St. Ja
cobs Oil stand and all tests to which may be put
coming out triumphant. towering over disease and
pain for as the great Pyramids and the Obesk
the monumental world ia St. Jacobs OIL the Great
German Remedy to the medical world: it towers above
all other remedial agents. and stands alone in its great
ness and Its surprising power, annhilator of
pain ST. Jacobs Oil is Of recent origin when compared
to the Obesk but like that great finger post of time
1t fated to last for and for itself brighter
and wider name as time and the ages roll 1t