The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-03
THE CAPITOL STATUE
Heroic Figure That Surmounts
the Dome In washington -,
THE E:o5El WAS CHANGED.

THE E:05sL WAS CHANGED.
Je:.e-.en Dsvis ohjsessd - the Orig.
insl ss Designed By cre~ferd. and lt
Was Altered 70 Symbelies -ArmsS
Liberty" N Il New 9esWds.
ARMED liberty" the splendid statue
that crowns the Come Of the ca2itoi.
Is by fa- the most symbolic Of all thu
statues in Washington. Beautiful and
rcposefui. yet with an air Of vigilance,
1t Is perhaps the least appreciated Of
the city's statues. possibly because Of
its being placed at such an altitude
that 1t cannot easily b. studied. Tue
original plans OF the capitol called Tor
q statue to surmount the dome. but 10
title was then given II. and compara.
lively few people know the real na1ao
OF the, statue.
Seeking this information. q Post -.
porter Intercepted q number Of per-
sons whose daily occupations keep
them almost constantly beneath tho
shadow Of the great statue. 10 the
Qucstic. What Is the name ~f the
statue above the dome OF this build.
ing:" came these widely di6erens opin-
ions:
The name Of that statuee Why. ft'e
the Goddess Of Freedom"
Yes: can tell you the name lt =
the Goddess Of Liberty"
Several declared It to b The statue
Of Independence. Others said, 1T = an
Indian woman" ~
ut is the God Of Justice and Free
DOM" declared a portly man m eoas
that deacd questioning.
1T represents an American woman,
but am not sure Of her mama"
swell. now. ] never inquired what
lady that statue commemorates." ~.
marked q politician from . not very
distant state. 'but Il r. q 6ne WORK oe
art"
-It is a statue Of the god ef war.
Mars"
'Can you tell me something about
that statue above the domer Was
asked q man whose knowledge = veil
known.
"Why. certainly. Il - . woman q
colonial days Can't you go the trim
ming around the mantle and the cuglo
about the face! And The features are.
deiicately nodded You zee. ] hav6
studied the model at the muDoum. lt
surely h . woman. tAink yu0 Co
safely say It 10 a. American wo0an.s
One who always tries his bsse -
help others said: ''2aow. al statuaat -
you know. bear the names Of the peo-
pie they represent. and n Jon vim 1use
step over to the library oe eoagEsO
think you can easily and some book
ON statues that win tell yoa an pa
want to know. It - Q woman. I an
sure. 10 look for tie female statues."
A younger member Of the house ~
piled to the question about IT, otatne
most suavely and coendingiy. TT =
the god Of progress: 700 know his
name" Several Of the coloeeA mea IN
the various partS Of the building were
nearly all quite sure Il was The God
dess Of Freedom. One Of them kneW
the year. 1861 when It was placed
above the dome. and ~ a0sDsd. .It
is the Goddess Of American Llbeety
Before the War"
You want to know the name OF tat
statue? Well. Just wait q minute, ana
i
q most accommodating guido paaDe1
into the senate ehambee. DlEset1y -
returned. s.
THAT Is a statne Of Pocaheotas.s
Every .ad q different name 1ne
the sta. rot one giving tho ssal
name. IA :..cd Liberty"
The statue Was modelled By The0as
Crawford. father Of the novelist tho
late F. Marion CraWfocd. Il Was cast
at . Maryland foundry. Je4eEBoa d.
Wis was secretary Of war vixen -
model was 6rst prevented ln IL Waf
department. The Statue then Wogo Q
liberty cap and carried . bundle e
rods. Davis objected 70 tie uosgV
cap A. being embIe0atie Of the
emancipated slaves. while Americans
were freeborn. He also thought TIE
bundle Of rods. suggesting the func-
lions OF che Roman Iictor. bad lost tn
symbolic character. Because OF these
criticisms OF Secretary Davis the mod
el was changed. and ARMED Liberty"
was evolved.
The statue n nine feet six inches tan
and weighs 1885 pounds. II WAS put
In place On Dec. 2 1859. The head =
thrown hack land adorned with eagles
beak and piames. The right hand rests
on q sword. and the.l left holds IN olive
| branch and shield. The mantle =
gracefully draped and - held By .
brooch bearing ~. s. on tn face. The
helmet II encircled With stars. Tho
supporting globe bears the legend -
.Pluribus Unum. -WashlnEton Post
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The emwso Kick.
An emu can kick n hard ~ any
| donkey. The bird stands on one leS
and with the other delivers at VIII .
quick and generally very acesrats
blow. II never would hare relieved
that q bird had such power" ssyD .
| recent Australian Traveller. ~had not
had ocular evidence Of e during oaR
trip. After two or three Of our men
suffered from the terrible kicks Of,
these birds we did not venture ueas
them. but. after running our horses
c0til We got close enough. would bring
them S10Rn nth Sss1S V30nu We kff1N0