| Show LIBERTY enlightening THE WORLD tim THE french people have contributed z oooo for the colossal statue of liberty enlightening the world I 1 designed and executed by the great sculptor M bartholdi bartholdt as the free gift of the citizens of the french republic to the united states it is the free spontaneous gift of frenchmen as a testimony of their admiration for american institutions another is necessary to make the munificent gift ift available by building a suitable pedestal to fo it to stand upon A committee have been operating for several I 1 years to raise that sum and thus far have only been able to obtain of the amount a lack of appreciation of the munificent mun incent lucent generosity of the french people being evinced by this comparative tardiness renewed efforts are now being made to obtain the remaining immo lumo for the pedestal ed estal estai and it will probably soon be forthcoming the statue Is to be erected in the bay of new york and will be useful as well as grandly ornamental it will tower above the bay to a height of about feet and its majestic proportions tl onswill will consequently be visible far out at sea besides an electric beacon light will gleam arom from its torch and send its bright radiance fifty miles across the ocean |
