Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-08
NOTICES OF THE STATES.
Manner in Which Some Phrases Be-
come Slogans in Localities.

ask him simple questions about his
country, its history, financial condl-
ton. political divisions, geographical
lines, cIimatology, topography, etc.
Questions that any schoolboy can an
swer Or. Knowall will stumble clum-
silly over often getting bad fall
There is one question that have never
heard any one answer, namely: What
are the notices Of the several states
OF the Union and their meaning A
clever man may name that of his own
state and guess at those Of three or
four Of the more important sister
states. but he is unlikely to know the
meanings of any that are in the orig
inal Latin Try some able professor in
a crowd and see him founder
Ask the professor if he knows that
the great seal Of the United States was
designed by an Englishman, Sir John
PrestWich, who also suggested the
motto, "E Pluribus Unum?" Our ablest
men had failed to propose anything
acceptable, Franklin, Jefferson, Adams,
Lowell. Scott, Houston and Others vast
ing nearly four years on the task.
Franklin proposed Moses dividing the
Red Sea with this motto, Rebellion to
Tyrants Is Obedience to Cod" 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 Peace" lln War or Peace,
"Semper" (Foreyer), Dec Favente"
with Gods Favor, Virtue Sofa In
| victa" Virtue Alone Invincible), etc.
After six years the Englishman's de-
vice was adopted, and it yet remains on
the arms of the United States.
II the professor is familiar with the
diverse OF the great SEAL ask him what
he has to say Of the reverse, and the
recolect the unfinished pyramid the
eye of the triangle. the glory proper,
the motto over the eye, "Annuitt Co
eptis" God Has Favored the Under
taking and that under all, "Novus
Ordo SeCulorum" CA New Series of
Ages The diverse of the great seal,
with its splendid eagle, the bundle of
arrows, the olive branch, the l3 stripes,
the 10 stars, the glory breaking from
the clouds and the II Pluribus Unun. "
is magnifcently American, but the
Pyramid, the desert, the forbidding
Egyptian sky and the eye in the tri-
angle on the reverse are simply bar
b2rous.
The great seal of the Confederacy by
a strange arbitrament of fate was
never used. II was made in England
and reached Richmond about the time
of its evacuation by the armies of the
lost cause and the confederate gov
eminent. Its motto was Dec Ven
dice" God Maintains). The seal is a
handsome silver die about three inches
in diameter, bearing an equestrian por-
trait of Washington latter the statue
in Richmond, surrounded with a
wreath composed OF cotton tobacco,
sugar cane, corn, wheat and rice-the
principal products of the confederate
states. 1t cost in England about $500,
with press waters, seal papers, wax,
silk cords, etc. 1t was presented to the
state of South Carolina about 1887 and
Is kept In the Office of the secretary OF
state
Ask the professor if he remembers
that Minnesota, founded by Americans,
is the only state in the Union that has
"a French motto. The one originally
selected and ordered engraved was
Latin, but the die was spoiled and the
French substitute was adopted,
"LEtoile du Nord' tThe Star of the
North. Does the professor recall that
Montana is the only state with Il Span
ish motto? Strange that fur traders
should have adopted "Oro y Plata
Gold and silver IL you say that one
state has a Greek motto he probably
will do some pretty hard thinking be-
fore answering that ii is California,
Eureka is believed to be Greek for
81 Have Found It" The only Italian
motto belongs to Maryland, and it orig
inally belonged to the Calvert family,
Patti Maschi, Parole Femme Deeds
Are Males. Words Females), To be a
triho palmer Manly Deeds. Womanly
Words. Ask the professor if he knows
that Washington is the only state with
an Indian motto. "Al-Ki' is pure
Chinook for by and by, in the future
or hereafter