Jasper Republican, Volume 2, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 October 1875 — The Hermann Monument. [ARTICLE]

The Hermann Monument.

In speaking of the inauguration of the Hermann monument a correspondent says: The statue is described as an imposing work of art. Eighty-five feet high from the point of the uplifted sword to the legionary eagle trodden under foot by the victor, this gigantic Hermann in form and countenance is intended to impersonate the manly vigor, frankness and strength attributed to the ancient Germans by their Roman enemies. His costume being the old Saxon tunic, with bearskin mantle and helmet, leaves arms and legs uncovered, and gives full effect to the huge proportions of this, the tallest figure erected since the Rhodian Colossus. The circular cupola temple which forms the pedestal is eighty-nine feet high, and is supported by a foundation sixty-six feet in diameter. The figure, being of chased copper, derives solidity from a complicated system of iron tubes placed m the interior of the body. The copper used in making the statue weighs 237 cwt., the iron 1,133 cwt. In the open temple which forms the base is a bronze kaut-relief of the German Emperor, and sundry German and Latin inscriptions commemorate the reign in which tha monument was completed. The German inscriptions chiefly refer to the last war, which established unity and revived empire, while a Latin legend contains the well-known words of Tacitus in his “Annals,” Book 2, Chap. 88, in which Hermann is described as the only one who had the courage to attack Rome and the strength to defeat her when at the height of her power. It is expected that a national reward will be conferred upon Herr von Bandel by Emperor and Parliament. There is a ledge of rocks in New Mexico acknowledged to be immensely rich in precious ore, and yet the ledge is valueless, there being no known means of separating the metal to advantage in its peculiar amalgamation. However oppressive local taxation may be in Virginia, the State taxes can never be so great as to be burdensome. Its property is assessed at one-third of its value, and by a constitutional provision the State taxes can never exceed five mills on the dollar,