The Osceola times., 1884-09-27
A HEAP or STONES.
Some Curious Things Rsven,sa

S' ' IN 'he SIDES of Al
Washington monument have been ,s', y,
and the preparations for putin. na
roo in position begun. A study o,s we
stones sent by the various sta,ss ' @
cities of this country, and by a purs
of foreign nations, for position ana
monument is interesting About b.,s
the number contributed have al,o.s
been put in position in the walls of !,
remainder lie under a shed, the al,..s
arium." at the monument grounds Tbo.'
used when the work was begun w.
age, were set in the walls inside Of a.
monument. The remainder are ava.
ing action.
When the present engineering to,o.
took hold of the monument, it was A,
cided to put no more of the stones ;,,.
the wal! as it was being built, but !.
await the completion of the monuma.,
proper and then bolt The blocks to n.
inside of the walls at points Just ahov.
the landings on the slairways. Ti.
will probably be done after the roof.
completed. The plan il to slice ,hs
front of each block off and bolt il Seem,
ly to the walls as indicated above. II.
probable, however, that not all the stons.
sent will be put into the monument a,
there are many from societies now on, q,
existence, and others of such chancs,
as to make their Use Of doubtful propre.
ty.
There is, for instance. one from Soma
enterprlsing firm of stone-cutters in New
York handsomely dressed and ornament.
ed with some fine work and bearing the
name OF the generous firm which coptr.
buted it, There are numbers from stone
cutters' unions and other organization.
of this class, many of which have lonv
since passed out of existence. rypoga.
phic unions, military and fire orpaniza
tions, lodges, the various secret societies
and others of this sort are numerous on
the 100 stones received, it is probable
that more than one hundred will he
placed on the inside of the monument,
in view of the visitors. All the States
and Territories but two or three have
already sent stone, and the others ar
expected to follow before the work is
complete l. Many foreign nations are
also represented in the collection. China
; for instance, has sent handsome block
bearing
LONG INRCRIPTIoN IL cHINEsE,
: recounting the virtue and heroic quail
.. ties of Washington, and after comparing
! him to China's greatest men, winds I'd
8 BY saying that he was greater than any
of them. japan also sends stone. b
does Switzerland. So do numerous 9th.
r er GOV, rnments abroad. Great Britain
is however, CONSPICUOUS by her absence,
4 as are also Germany and FIance A
: block of marble sent by the Pope Of Rome
!. appropriately inscribed was the Object
. Of so much J aired in Know Nothing
o DAYS that ii wa finally lost tu the monu-
o ment, having been broken in pieces and
thrown in the Po omac by band of dis
o guised men whose identity has neyel
!. been revealed. One very interestin,
y contribution from abroad is block o
lava from Ncsuvius, sent by william
o Terrell of Georgia when he was Consul
r II is very heavy, 3!xl. feet, OF pale blu,
| uf ult
;. sulphur. Beside the blocks from priyst
| sources and from associations now ex
o tinct there are numbers from nations
o and State grand lodges of Odd Fellow
p and Masons, some of them very hand
n some. those from the Masons especial
a so. Those form the cities OF New Yor
= and Philadelphia are quite uandsome.
v The blocks sent by sites have usual
q a State coat-oi.arms upon them, wit
# some appropriate inscription. Som
ir however, have only the name oft1
state cut IN large letters. This is ii
case with Maine, Minnesota, and Soui
Carolina. Names block is of grant
4x2 feet bearing the single word Maine
South Cayolina has only the name OF u
> the state with the state coat-of-arn
The block was deiaced by some wand
a hands after it arrived here hut has lee
repaired. Most Of the Southern Stat,
were rather demonstrativc in their e.
n pressIons of sentiment, and some
their inscriptions read veiy curious
= the light of events which have transpl
edsince they were presented Louisiana
block which was sent before the wa
q bears "Thc State OF Louisiana; Ey
Faithful to the Constitution and U
,e Union" Ii is a curious fact that u
A stone thus sent and inscribed crumblt
away after Louisiana
p VIOLATED THE PLEDGE
she had placed upon it. 1t has SIM
been replaced by a large block of LOUIS
- ara marble bearing tl-- same INSCRIPTION
- Georgia has inscribed upon the stoI
which she sent, "T'c Union as It wa
Of the Constitution as il is" Alabama
d block, w,ich is of native marble, Dea
the words, "A Union of equality as az
10 jusled by the Constits st!un." flono
20 20 sends a one bearing her coat oi arm
~ inscribed. Florida sees III his counse
safety, in his life an example, IN
g memory "A perpetual bohd OF Union
"a Tennessee send a beautiful block oil n
Of tive marble, bearing the words: III
Federal Union; it must he preserves
The block sent by Kentucky ~
the figures of Clay and Crittende
with hands clasped, and IN the lace
the block, Under the auspic OF hea
is en- and respect OF Washington, ken'nck
w will be the last to give up the Union
"A Missouri has inscribed upon her ofieri
~ "The :ribute of Missouri to the menol
IN of Washington, and pledge OF her nnt
I'd ity to the Union of the States" Iihno
State Sovereignty and National Union