Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1901-08-09
NOTICES OF STATES.
HOW MANY or THEM, WITH THEIR
MEANINGS, 90 you kNoW1

The osess Seal Of the Unftea hates
was DepIanea by mn RnG1ishman.
who Also suggestea the Motto
AdoPted. ON PluPibus UnprA."
II you desire to have fun with q
learned acquaintance, Rsk him simple
questions about his country, It's histo-
~, financial condition, political dlyi-
sions, geographical lines, climatologH.
topography, etc. Questions thHtSFhy
schoolboy can answer DIR. Knowall will
stumble clumslly over, often getting a
bad fall. There Is n question that !
have never heard any one answer
namely, What are the notices OF the
several states of the Union and their
m%eaning3" A clever man may name
that Of his w state and guess at
those Of three or four Of the more i'm
portant sister states, but he Is unlikely
70 know the meanings OF any that are
In the original Latin. Try some able
professor I'm a crowd and see him houn-
der.
Ask the professor II he knows that
the great seal Of the United States was
Designed by an Englishmnn, Sir John
Prestwich, who also suggested the mot
10, IL Pluribus UnumT' Our ablest
men had failed to propose anything nc
ccptable, Franklin, Jefferson, Adams,
Lowell, Scott, Houston and others vast
Ing nearly four years on the task.
Franklin proposed Moses dividing the
Red sea witt this motto. rebellion to
Tyrants Is Obedience to God" Adams
proposed the choice Of Hercules and
Jefferson the children OF Israel in the
wilderness. Doesn't It seem funny
Some OF the suggested notices were
"Bello vel Pace (For War or Peace,
"Sempcr" (f'orever), "Deo Fayente"
with Gods Favor, "Ylrtus Sola In
vlctn" Virtue Alone lnvincible), etc.
After six years the Engllshman's de-
vice was adopted, and il yet remains
the arms OF the United States.
If the professor Is familiar with the
diverse OF the great seal, ask him
what he has to say of the reverse, and
the chances are 100 to / that he IAN
not recOllect the unfinished pyramid,
the eye in the triangle, the glory prop
er. the motto over the eye, "Annuit
Cnptls'' God Has Favored the Under
tnklng), and that under all, 'Novus
Ordo S~eculorum" "a New Series of
Agcs). The diverse of the great seal,
with Its splendid eagle. the bundle Of
arrows, the olive branch. the 10 stripes,
the Is stars, the glory breaking from
the clouds and the &c Piuribus Unum,'
L. AZ ~,,t q naRNI- n.nvtonV, lNv.k A.
pyramid, the desert, the forbiddine
Egyptian sky and the eye ia the trl
angie % the reverse are simply bar
barous.
The great seal OF the C~onfederacy
by n strnnge arbitrament of fate was
never used. 1t was made In England
aud reached Richmond about the time
Of its evacuation by the armies OF the
lost cause md the Confederate gov
erDment. Its motto was "DeO Vlndice'
God M~AintaIns). The seal Is a hand
some silver die about three inches In
diameter, bearing an equestrian poT
trait Of Washington latter the statue
In Richmond. surrounded with q
wreath composed Of cotton, tobacco
sugar cane, corn, wheat and Fice-the
principal products OF the Confederate
states. II cost In England about 5000
With press. waters, seal papers, wax,
silk cords. etc. II was presented to the
state Of South Carolina about 1887 and
Is kept In the Office Of the secretary oil
state.
Ask the professor II he remembers
that Minnesota, founded by Americans
is the only state in the Union that hal
q French motto. The one originally Be
lected and ordered engraved was Latin
but the die was spoiled and the Prencl
substitute was adopted. "L'EtOile dT
NOrd" CThe Star OF the North. Doel
the professor recall that Montana Is tht
only state with a Spanish motto
Strange thnt fur traders should havI
adopted "OrO y Plata" Gold and Sil
verl. II you say that one state has Z
Greek motto, he probably viii do som'
pretty hard thinking before answering
that It Is California. Eureka Is be
lleved 10 I've Greek for II have found
The only ItaliRn motto belongs TO Ma
ryland, and It originally belonged to tn
Calvert family, "FattI Maschl, Parol'
Femme" Deeds Are Males, Word
Females). To be a tribe palmer, MAN
~ Deeds, WOmanly Words" Ask tn,
professor II he knows that Washington
Is the only state with an Indian motto
"Al-Er' Is pure Chinook for by and by
IN the future or MISUNDERSTANDING.
Cured.