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They are 60 b. Thin~- of Beauty sss no
Duplicates will ne Issued.
WASHINGTON. Jan. lathe army Of clerks
recently transported from Chicago TO Wash
ington to complete the work Of preparing and
distributing the awards m ade by the judges OF
the Worlds Columbian Exposition. will be
disappointed In their expectation OF having a
full year OF more at the capital The diplomas
will be finished in three or four months. and
the medals In from four to six months, and
the Bureau OF Awards will then disband. The
diplomas and medals. By the way. are to be
things OF beauty. and every precaution has
been taken to add to their value by making
them scarce, and hence difficult for
collectors to obtain. In days gone By
II has been the custom to issue duplicates at
cost price to members OF frme receiving an
award. and to the ofileials connected with the
distribution. These duplicates would be is
sued usually at the instance OF European and
American collectors OF medals. In the present
instance only one m edal will be Issued for each
award. and to obtain this the collector must
make terms with the Individual. firm. or asso-
citation to whom IL IL awarded. Even the chief
medal for himself.
The design for the medal has been made By
st. Gaudens. One side Is historical and the
other emblemstieaL The historical side rep
resents Columbus stepping from his boat.
There 10 no perspective in the design. that
quality having been cut OF By the broad folds
Of the flag Of Spain. which is borne by the
sailor directly behind Columbus. The other
figures stand out against the emblem. The
most daring innovation, however. is to be
found on the embematic side OF the medal
Rejecting all precedents. st. Gaudens has rep
resented America as splendid specimen OF
.Ns..w L. .taaN
an oak this undraped youth holds in his right
hand three wreaths which he Is in no haste to
RSstST In The dstanis stand the b pSs sgsDd 81
Plus Ultra" The oak typines strength. and
the boundary posts Of the ancient world, with
their legend suggest how much the New World
surpasses that known to the people Of classic
lands. Among those foreigners who, agree
America Is made up OF dollar hunters and the
other half OF breeders OF dollar hunters. there
PRODUCTION Of the Pillars OF Hercules, since
they were the origin OF our dollar sign having
a of & saS.. on the hs Sd SRss R% Ss
such fashion that each, medal will be as COM
pared BY Will ii. Low. to whom America ap-
the youth Fame is Furnishing such multitude
of wreaths that che will have to get rid OF them
T to yof o 9sqE Ts
ploma will have diatinct value as work OF
art. SO that the artistic standard reached by
the Fair itself may be continusd in the me-
mentos OF 1t.
The report OF the Executive Committee Of
Awards OF the Worlds Fair to accompany
President Palmers report OF the Columl ian
Commission to President Cleveland. says that
Medals were awarded to %. 757 exhibitors. 80
per cent. of the whole number catalogued ex-
elusive OF those from France and Norway who
withdrew their exhibits from examination.
This was q smaller percentage OF exhibitors
thus honored than the records OF any previous
worlds exposition show. Over 25O.O 900
separate exhibits were examined and reported
upon. out OF which accrued the ultimate total
OF %. 757 medals awarded.
As to the practical workings OF the system.
the report says that ii worked out to n salts
factory and expeditions result. with less fric-
tion than has occurred at any previous expo
sition." At the Paris Exposition thess were
more than 800 appeals from the awards OF
jurles. and go OF them were sustained. In the
Chicago Exposition there were 80. .422 exhib-
itors. but only 259 complaints were submitted
in any form against the awards and out OF
that number only forty;three cases ripened
into actual appeals. Ofthese appeals ali have
been adjusted excepting flva In each OF them
the testimony has been taken. the arguments
submitted. and the FIVE cases are In the hands
OF the Court OF Appeals awaiting judgment