The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-05-03
STATUE OF
FRANKLIN is UNVEILED
france and the United States Join in
Celebration in the City
Of Paris.
of Paris.

Paris, April 30.-The statue of Ben
jamin Franklin, which was unveiled to-
day, is a duplicate of the one in front
Of the Philadelphia postotfice. which is
considered by many critics to be o
masterpiece, and the best statue of
Franklin ever made. 1t represents
Franklin seated in his favorite arm
chair, comfortably EMBODIED in a dress
ing robe. AT the side and a little to
the rear of the chair is Il large book,
as if it had just fallen from the hands
of the great scientist and diplomat.
FrankIin's attitude is one of repoSe and
from the expression of his calm face
there seems to shine forth those char
acteristics Of love and kindness which
did SO much to endear him to the peo-
pie to whom he went as the first rep
resentative Of a new republic.
The sculptor. John j. Boyle of New
York, spent two years in the execution
of this work. After long study and re-
search among portraits and busts Of
Franklin he decided to use the amous
HoudOn head as his model. OF all the
~'artiSts and SCulptors who painted and
modelled Franklin, none knew him bet
ter than HOudOn for it was due to
Franklin's influence and friendship for
Houdo that he went to America and
received the commission to MAKE his
famous statue Of Washington. Critics
and students are agreed that the HOu-
don head. made from life and by a
mar who fully appreciated and was
devoted to Franklin, is the trueSt and
most reliable likeness in existence.
The original Of the statue unveiled
today vas presented on June IA. 1899.
To the city Of Philadelphia On behalf
Of Justus G. S~trawbridgc by Charles
Emory Smith, then postmaster general
of the United States. The statue stands
in front of the Philadelphia POSSIBILITIES,
whore thousands daily read the quaint
and historic inscription on the pede3-
al: "Bcnjamin Franklin, 1I05-1T90
Nencratcd for beneVClcnce admired for
talents, esteemed for patriotism, be-
loved for Observation-Disclosures.
The statue is nearly twice lie size
measuring II feet from the base to the
top Of the head, ) feet 4 inches in Width
and 4 feet s inches in depth. IT is u
curious coincidence that when the
statue was unveiled in Philadelphia, the
orator of the occasion ~plODhcSied thai
France would some day be the recipient
of a replica Of the statue as 4 memoria
to Franklin and pledge OF American
good VIII.
Ambassador Mccormick made a shor
address introducing Albert Henry
Smyth, special representative of tn,
United States for he Franklin bi-Ceu
tennial celebration i'll Paris.
The statue was presented to the cit.
of Paris by John II. HArjes. an Alneri
can banker of this city.
Paris. April 26.-The F~ranco-Ameri
can aspect of today's celebration /
shown in the composition of the con
mitteeS Of honor, including q forme
n American president. Mr.. Cleveland;
= former American vice president, MI
n Morton; two former French presidents
: Mn. Loubet and Casirnir-Perier, as We
Y as many other prominent public mer
" French and American. The full list c
: the honorary committees is as follows
Honorary President-The America
ambassador, Robert Mccormick.
d American Membcrs-Grover Cleve
land. Writelaw Reid, Levi P. Morton
e General Horace Porter, Wayne Ma
Veagh, J. Pierpont Morgan.
Il French Observation-Disclosures Lo,
bet. Eek President Cassimir-Perier. \
Nj. Loubet and Casimir-Perier, as we
lie Jules Cambon, French ambassador
l. Madrid: NJ. ]. J. Jusserand. Frenchan
y bassad1r at Washington; Baron DIES
Is ourneUas do Constant, member of Il
ly senate. and NJ. Paul Appel, member
the institute and dean Of the facui,
of sciences.