The literary digest . proper or symbolical name,and as the caption of chapter 57. Ebthen Is Greek for it is used or accus-tomed, and is the title of a celebrated work byAlexander Kinglake. M. C, Rison, Ark.—Please tell mo whetheror not such an inscription as No plus ultra (nomore beyond) was i)lacod upon tlie liock ofGibraltar before the discovery of Americasignifying that ships were not to sail beyondtliis point, and kindly inform me where 1 canget historical facts concerning it, that is, fromwhat Mtorature. No record of an inscription on the Rock ofGibraltar is given by Smiths Dictionary ofG
The literary digest . proper or symbolical name,and as the caption of chapter 57. Ebthen Is Greek for it is used or accus-tomed, and is the title of a celebrated work byAlexander Kinglake. M. C, Rison, Ark.—Please tell mo whetheror not such an inscription as No plus ultra (nomore beyond) was i)lacod upon tlie liock ofGibraltar before the discovery of Americasignifying that ships were not to sail beyondtliis point, and kindly inform me where 1 canget historical facts concerning it, that is, fromwhat Mtorature. No record of an inscription on the Rock ofGibraltar is given by Smiths Dictionary ofGreesk and Roman (ieography, but the ancientsregarded the Pillars of Hercules, as they calledthe opposing eminences of Gibraltar and ApesHill, as the limits of the world and for the spaceOf many centuries were afraid to venturl^ beyondthem. Pindar, the (ireok poet, voiced tlie ideawhen he said that the Pillars of Ilen^ules were thepoint to wliich the fame of his heroes reachedbut beyond which no mortal could Nearly a century ago Madison Cottagewas a popular and picturesque rendezvouslocated where the Boston Postroadbranched off from Bloomingdale Road,now Broadway. Here Corporal Thompson,fat and florid, welcomed the weary traveleror boisterous coaching party with cheeryopen fires, roasts done to ^ sizzling turnand vintages of rare good fellowship. The CorporaPs card, shown above, wasthe first advertisement of this it is world-known. And all theseyears this spot has continued to entertainand cater to the public. Here stands The Fifth Avenue Buildingfacing historic Madison Square, housingcommercial leaders of the Nation and wel-coming buyers and business visitors fromover all the world. A different brand ofhospitality holds sway but it is as genuineas that which gave Madison Cottage itsold-fashioned charm. The companies which choose The FifthAvenue Building for their New York head-quarters do so not only because it is thevery axis of the uptown wholesale
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