Show Relic e From Pom J Nauvoo Nauvo Temple Tem Je Ii 11 t Part of o Illinois State Fair air Ii upon n It stone foundation t Lion tion along the edge or of t L small pond at the Illinois state tato fall fair fairgrounds I grounds stands a remnant oC or oft orthe t the lime one ono time glorious temple templo of the tho Mormons at Nauvoo Ill III The great stone sun sutra shorn shoni of Its Ihl familiar Bur sur surroundings looks out forlornly with sot set s t I eyes CS and parted lips towards the west westI I towards the Iho present home homo of or Its mak makers ers cis Ko No Iner explains Its history to the observer Us Its presence pre enc Is Ism m t I the th It JIm II It by 11 without mother another thought do not Know Its 18 history they thc do not sat care to toi I i investigate To them the object Is merely a pl pi tec eo co of gray rol limestone carved ed with nt au an Jm Im of r thc tho sun Mir I i to mounted ed by 11 two wo woof hands hantla HII Ih holding trumpets I Is this till the product of oC a 11 modern mind Rather Bather It looks nn an ancient 1 t of or Egyptian E I sculpture or a aI j I remnant from tho the sun temple of or the I Incas Incus I The rhe l part 1 lips speak not it Is II the theS i S face of or a mutilated sphinx Yes Yos 1 mutilated for or like that great r at watchdog watch watchdog I dog of the de this thill lowly Image hits has I hail had Its nos knocked olf oil by b Some uh r of f I uh r of f unscrupulous JUlous relic hunter humor A piece c the lip of or one ono trumpet Is also missing no doubt gone gono to swell come collection of or curios The Tho stone sun RUn Is as much nuch alone alona amid amidI I all nil the bustle and antI noise as If Ie it were 20 0 feet beneath the ground gr und Just over oven Oe I Ithe the slope of the hill hlll whirr the wheels of or progress Hurt HorG stand the buildings that compose the t state fair fairon fairl j t on earth Here come ol with l their best corn and vegetables their fittest finest fruits their wonderful accomplishments accomplishments accomplishments In breeding horses lino JUle cows and prize sheep Hero Here dur during durIng during ing the annual fair stand the latest Improvements In autos the host bast farm machinery On the other side pass the t e electric cars carrying r thousands to t view the sights of fair week And through all the rush Wg nd tho shout tag or of the silo side show barkers the stone 1 i image stands unnoticed It Is a survivor sur survivor of a n of Illinois history out somewhat too tragically on oti tiro tho hanks banks of the Mississippi during the years yearn oani nt at Nauvoo Illinois pleasant for or situation has never achieved much toward becoming n a metropolis but hut it has hns put Itself on the map mall for Cor all nil time as the tho Illinois home of the Mormons The Tho temple they the built there was wasa a labor of ot love lovo and amI religious zeal Their prophet commanded them thum to build a I temple they the did so working upon list Its It walls oven even during durin the period of their persecution Even Then when they the realized that they the must leave this chosen spot they the continued their work wod The Tho temple tempI must bo he finished oven even though It would have hao to bu be Immediately abandoned Gray Gm limestone formed the tho greater reater part of or It lt the tho native ck of at Hancock county Half Halt columns etch u eh a hundred Icyl high appeared on the tho sides and i front of or the structure The topmost I stone llono of or each of oC these was a sun a replica of limo Uio one now at Springfield The temple finished fill shed the Mormons hastened to leave lea to travel for tal days daya across the tho prairies to their western home Many an times did mild they pause dur during during ing 1 the he first few Y miles to glance back backward a ward third where onu I ward third where onu to the tho golden figure suro on the tho Io summit of or the temple glittered In the tho sunlight And thus tho the work of or many I months was wn abandoned a million dol dollars dollars dollars lars lying idle waiting for fOl the destroy destroyer er cr And An the thc destroyer came FIre swept away the wooden upper structure structure structure ture but the stone stolle walls still stood Then up the tho river from their far tar off orr an home came carne a strange company of or people Etienne Cabet mill arid his faith faithful faithful ful followers the t e They had come como from France Franco to found on nn Ideal community where all men mon would be equal where there thero would be no over ovel rich and no beggars where all helped one and amid one helped all Tho deserted homes of oC them the Mormons offered wel wol welcome welcome come shelter holter to the time weary and sick sickness sickness ness stricken travelers Tho The site was perfect for the building of ot tho the dream city abet had sot set his upon I Once In their now surround j t 2 X f y t 1 m JJ JJr 1 t t j y y yX yi r X yX t X Y l fit rat i ip ir i 1 y i wr I I r M v I r I iY p ta tal l r u RELIC OF OP THE TEE NAUVOO TEMPLE TEMPIE E Ings and after recovering somewhat from tho the loss of at many man of their num number number number ber by cholera on the northward trip tho the began bean to rebuild the tem tom templo temple plo It could serve many purposes for tor them other than thun a place of worship Months of oC earnest labor followed Then came camo tho tha second destroyer Not fire firo this time but time the whirling wrenching crushing force of or an all Illinois cyclone Down tumbled the work that had been attempted to turn the temple templo Into a n habitation The decided not to uso use the tho building as it Ii stood rather to uso use tho time stone stono it contained in time the con construction construction construction of or other ot er structures And so forthwith there thero rose upon time the suj suy rounding grounds a schoolhouse dor dormitories dormitories and tho the like The stone stono suns sun wore were taken down carefully For a long IonS H nn time they the stood side by bJ side waiting I When Whon tho the plans were mode made m e for tor tho this present state capitol at nt Springfield Hancock county limestone was sug suggested su suggested as us a suitable material Then Judge Edmunds and Major brought the tho stone sun from Nauvoo til as a aa asa a n sample of or that count s rocky rock soil soli Subsequently much of the same kind of ot material was wa used In tho the superstructure super superstructure structure of or tho capitol That was something like 30 years ago For awhile tho the Image stood in the UIO yard of ot the tha old state house now no used for tor tho the county court Its second position position position tion was on the tho north of or the tho now capitol The Tho state historical librarian I became Interested In it ns as a n relic and requested its removal to tho the third floor where tho library lIbraT Is located This was as proven impracticable as those in charge claimed tho the elevator would not hold such fluch a n weight I So at length about four tour years ago ngo tho the homeless Imago image was presented to the state board of ot agriculture They I removal l it to the tho stile state fair grounds rounds and mounted It upon a firm foundation tion n as part parlor of the wall around tho the pond I So there thore It stands today won wondered at It I Iby by few Cf Ignored by b many This Thill year it probably attracted more maIo attention than ever over before as tho thu s state tato game farm tarm had its exhibit of ot birds within a netting that enclosed tho the pond time the surrounding banks and almost old Sol himself The presence of or num golden goldon Japanese and other ot er tare rare pheasants hugo huge Canadian wild geese eese saucy little divers and glistening mal mallards mallards mallards lards and teal attracted moro amore people than usual to that section of tho the grounds And An as nil they thoy tho walked slowly around tho the enclosure wondering won at the painted plumage of the pheasants laughing at atthe tho the antics of the ducks as they the splash splashed ed about or stood on ti heads in tho the water admiring the slowly sailing black blaek swans they the were suddenly su con confronted confronted fronted by b the tho expressionless stone face tace a n relic of a half haIr century ago ngo What will be Its next move It will no doubt remain In Its present position position position tion so long Ion as ns tho time state fair fall remains In Springfield If It tho fair tall should bo be moved well tho the travels of oC tho the stone face faco may not be bo over But wherever It goes oes it will always be bo a valuable relic of tho Mormons In Illinois MRS E B SNIDER Springfield Ill TUB TILE IDEM HELP IEE HE IE WANTED WA TED Tim and Clancy were walking through the wilds of or Now Nov Jersey bound bount for tor New Now York Fork when Tim spied a wildcat crouched In the Ule branches of or ofa ora ofa a tree near the rood road ran Clutching his companion by tho the arm and pointing excitedly to the beast ho said Clancy do yes e see seo tome Mal Maltese Maltese nJ tese cat Ovo a frind on Vasey street as give 40 for ut Stand yes ez under un er now no an go o up an nn shake shako her dune All have havo to do is to hold her Clancy did as ns he lie was told and Tim went vent up and shook and shook till the cat did absolutely tumble Clancy grabbed her When there thero came camo a n moments mo moments moments ments lull In the cyclone of oC fur Cur and Clancy and dust and grass crass the won dering Tim looking on from above aboe called down Shall 01 Ol como come dune done Clancy an un help heip hold her Come dune clune Como dunk dune gasped Clancy Clan C Come dune an nn help let her hergo hergo go got |