The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-03-27

mond" was the constant cry, and the
ole thing most to De desired. Street
car lines run to some OF the battle
felds-Fair Oaks and Seven Pines
and all along the car line can be $
the remains of old fortification
breastworks.
The streets of Richmond are br
and clean and we'll paved. 1t
boast Of fine stores, fine homes,
fine public buildings. When RI
mond became the capitol. "Squa
Of ground was designated for
Governors Mansion and other pu
buildings, the governor at the
being Thomas jefferson. Cap
Square is beautifully laid out
contains the Capitol which was o.
na!ly a large building Of Colo
structure, and now l, t.anked on /
sides by wing of similar arch.
ture, making fine, handsome bu
ing, imposing and grand. The {
ernor's Mansion is in the eastern
of the square. and as it now sta
was completed in 1915. and has ila,.
many distinguished guests beneath
its roof. King Edward -when Prince
of WaleS-President and Mrs. Hayes,
Presidents Mckinley. Cleveland and
Roosevelt, are among those who were
guests in this historic home.
The State Library, also in Capitol
Square, is magnificent building! 1t
contains some Of the most interesting
and valuable books on early history
to be found in the United States.
About one hundred portraits d
paintings of persons connected with
Firginia's history. from its beginning
to the present time, adorn the walls
of its various rooms, and here also is
shown the visitor. the first Vi ginia
newspaper that published the Declar
at.1': OF Independence in full. 1t
bears the date of July 18th, l779. In
Capitol Square are several fine monu-
ments and statues. One of Stone
wall Jackson, is work OF art in
bronze. Henry Clay monument is a
statue. Ex-Governor Viii
liam SMITH, a brave soldier of the
Army, has a monument
erected by his family in 1906. But
the chief beauty among the monu-
ments In Capitol Square, and first i'm
Importance Of all the monuments i'm
Richmond. is Washington Monument
dedicated in 1865. 1t is sixty feet
high, Of white marble, and surmount-
ing this, is a bronze equestrian statue
of Washington, fifteen feet FROM the
base on which it stands to the crown
Of the hat. Fifteen feet up from the
base, the monument is surrounded by
six bronze statue Of famous men, and
in front and..below these are allegorical
figures in bronze representing events
deeds Of yalor, connected
with the life of these men. First, Rev
olution Patrick Henry; second. indie
pendence Thomas Jeffersonl; third,
Justice (MarshalD; fourth, Finance
(Nelson): fifth, Bill of Rights {Mason);
sixth, Colonial Campaigns Lewis.
a spiral stairway is built inside the
and opens beneath the
horse, upon which so nobly sits the
"Father of Our Country" The cost
of this wonderful pile of marble and
bronze, SO different from any other,
was $3.50, 900. The Rich
mond people claim it to be the finest
and handsomest monument in the
world. and it may be. But Rich
mond also says that God was four
days making Richmond, only needing
two for the balance of creation, so
you see they are extravagant in their
claims. Baltimore is called "Monu-
mental City," but Richmond is close
rival to the name.
1t has a Monument Avenue, but L
cannot mention but a few of the
many magnificent monuments and
statues. An equestrian statue of Lee
on tall monument demands admira-
tion, Soldiers and Sailors monument,
in Libby Hill Park-a tall pillar on
which stands q soldier with a gun by
his side was erected as tribute to
the soldiers and ssiiors of the Con-