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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-03

THE silver convention at Chicago
yesterday seems to have borne a re-
markable resemblance to an insane
asylum tea party. The denuncia-
tions of President Cleveland are par
ticularly amusing. II there was any
one certain thing about Mr.. Cleye-
lands opinion at the time Of his
nomination, it was that he was an
anti-siiver man. On this, as on all
other public q questions, the President
has been absolutely frank and open.
When he defined his position on this
question, many people thought his
plain speech would cost him the
nomination and, if nominated. the
election. But they were wrong, the
President had the majority OF demo-
Gratis and the majority of the people
with hiTa, and he was elected, as
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-03
MASONWORK

e. NASH s. CO.. No. 254 Wilton Street
Artificial stone OF every description, plain aud
ornamental sidewalks, waterttght cellars, plain
and ornamental pIastering, and general mason
work. All WORK guaranteed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-03
sTILL PRAYING AGAINST THE SAIGON.

There was a special converts meeting at the
Bergen Mission last night. They prayed earn
estly that the saloon curse should be remove d
from their neighborhood, and renewed their
promises of faith and sincerity. Tonight Joe
which prevented mis- leading the service last
week, will have charge of the mission.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-03
PICNIC All scnuETzEN PARK.

At Schuetzen Park today there is q large
picnic III progress of the FLU aud FrolIc
Friends of the Eighth ward, New York City.
They arrived in three large stages and a num-
Der OF carriages aud were preceded by a band
on a truck. They wore purple shirts and yellow
belts.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-03

much as anything else, to restore
United States money to an honest
and sensible basis. SO that we might
recover u place in the markets OF
the world.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-03

The gold reserve in the Treasury is
once again over 800, 600. Ten millions
of gold is on the way from Europe.
Spanish gold is pouring in too. Money
will be plenty by the end of the
month, and we see good hopes of a
busy and profitable fall
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-03
BOARDERS WANTED.

MOULD PLAIN PEOPLE ON A FARM
mosquitoes GOD table; terms, S5.nU,. in advanee.
4 G. ShABP. lronia, NJ.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-03

THE State Gazette fairly screams
this morning over the licensing of the
Clifton race track. Here is just n
specimen of its rage:-
If anybody has been simple minded enough to
suppose that the race track people would be
| frightened and driven from the field in this State
| without a struggle, by the hostile and menacing
. attitude OF public sentiment, they should be un-
deceived by the defiant action OF the indicted
Passaic County Frceholders in licensing what
the Paterson Press calls "the most disreputable
/ of all the race tracks. and the worst nuisance
and most destructive agency Of evil that has
ever afflicted" that county
This is well. We are glad to see the
| Gazette scourge vice in its own party.
The Clifton race track is a distinctly
Republican institution, and the Board
of Freeholders which has licensed it
is Republican. The track has been a
regular contributor to Republican
corruption finds in the past. The
vote of the Passaic Board of Free
holders by which the license was
granted, was as follows
Repu~blicans-Bridge Foulks, McMurray, Nor
row, Quackenbush, Risk and Wardle. Total, z.
Democrats-Cody. Feensy, Kennedy and Ro-
nan. Total, 4.
We are heartily in accord with the
State Gazette in its present spasm of
virtue.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-03

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VI bAAO 0AA
No. !. H SCARLET ETTER BY Nathaniel
No. THE MYSTERY OF coLDE FELL; or
PROVEN, BY Charlotte NJ. Braeme, author Of
No 5. UNDER THE RED FLAG. By Miss Nj. E.
No 4, KING MINES. BY H. Riaer
No. AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY
No &. THE UoRsiCAN BROTHERS. BY Alex
No l. LADY GRACE By Mrs. Henry Wood.
No. j. TIE BLACK DwAKF. BY Sir walter
+. lS; Asos He'll; LEE a. ny Miss salesEi ,,,
Ls *; Il pA TaTr SEkLE By or Charlotte hxNsi Of Il. THE bIas ans.
No. "a. The BLACK TULIP. BY Alexander
No. q. THE BY -The Duchess"
No. u. NURSE REvEL's MISTAKE. By Flor
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No. il. ROCK RUIN: or. THE OF
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No IS. HI ARMoKEK OF TYRE. By sylvanus
og NO. q. Mr., ciLFIL's LOVE STORY. By George
No. ii. A SCARLET SIN. BY Florence Marryat.
no. y. THE SEA KING. BY Captain Marryat.
No. Is. THE SIEGE OF GRANADA. By Sir E.
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No EMMY ARLowE. By w. Clarke Rus
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No q. H SOURCES DARLING, By Charlotte
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No. q. THE ANDERI HEIR. BY Charles
no. 20. FLOWER AND WEED. BY Miss NJ. E.
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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-03

1T is somewhat amusing to see An
thony Comstock turn his back on
t. leiesf gardens and go to Chica
to raise a fuss about skirt dancing.
Wonder whether it is Anthony or the
Midway that wants the advertise
mani
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-03
THURSDAY. AUGUST 8. 1893.

This paper is Democratic in principles and ii
Independent fn its Uieps or oil local questions
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-03
WILL WALK 10 CALIFORNIA.

WATERFOWL, N, Y. August s. 1S93.-
Michael Forsham left WATERFOWL yester-
day afternoon TO walk to Los Angeles,
Cal. He expects to accomplish the fear
In 1856 days.
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Cut out and send to this office
four Of the above Coupons, to
gether with Ten Cents, and we
will send you postpaid Any Three
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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-03

Dated. Jersey CITY, July q. Uses.
The Portland daily press., 1893-06-30

in clay. His first effort in this direction
was a clay model of the bust of his
fathe1-in-law, who was regarded as a
very homely man with an expressionless
face. After making that model he ex-
hibited it to some of his friends, and
they instantly recognized the likeness
of the subject. This encouraged and
stimulated Clark Mills, and when he
had leisure he made models of his wife
and several intimate friends. From
that original work, without an in
structor, he proceeded to the execution
of stone bust of q well-to-do friend.
His success was so marked that funds
were raised to send him to Italy as an
art student. On his way to the center
of art studies and art students and art
critics, young Mills stopped in Wash
ington to visit some friends.
His journey to Italy ended right
there. He was offered the commission
to make the jackson statue, provided
that his model received the approval
of the committee. He Immediately
procured a quantity of clay, went to his
room and labored diligently and with
enthusiasm, until he had produced six
equestrian statues of jackson. These
he placed in row, and studied them
long and earnestly. At last. he nada
The Portland daily press., 1893-06-30
Floral Notes.

Asters that have not been set out may
be grown in pots. They make good
pot plant and will come in bloom much
earlier if kept in small pot than those
planted in the open ground. Give rich
soil and an occasional watering with
liquid manure.
Keep ferns shaded and give plenty of
moisture.
Keep the ground well stirred around
carnations and pinch back the young
plants. Water carefully, remembering
that too abundant supply does not suit
them.
Euphorbias may still be planted out.
An occasional application of manure
water is excellent for fucshias. They
should be kept partially shaded and well
syringed with water to prevent red spi-
der.
Old heliotropes in pots that have been
plunged in the open border do not re-
quire a great deal Of water.
Partial shade and plenty of moisture
suit the Impatiens sultani.
The Portland daily press., 1893-06-30
ed for vines. The lines seen in front of
the cobaca vines are wire clotheslines.

The Wall Flower For Garden and Window.
No outdoor plant has given greater
satisfaction, writes one correspondent of
American Gardening, for a window
plant in winter than the wall flower. A
plant rooted from a slip grew and bios
somed all summer in the border and in
late fall was potted and brought into
the sitting room. It never wilted, but
was one mass of blossoms all winter. It
has had the same treatment every spring
and fall since and is never out of bloom
summer or winter.
Tt roots readily from slips and will
stand extremes of temperature better
than any house plant, but requires a
great deal Of water. Its growth will
not be checked when lifted, even when
in full bloom, if taken into dark room
for few days and given plenty of wa
ter. Some of them will live all winter
outdoors if covering of leaves and
hemlock boughs is laid on.
The Portland daily press., 1893-06-30
THE JACKSON STATUE.
The Finest Monument in the CITY Of
Washington.
Something About Clark Mills, the Ameri-
can Genius Who Planned and Exc
cuted the Rare and Graceful
Work of Art.
Especial Washington letter.


The equestrian statue of jackson in
Lafayette square, opposite the white
house, is considered the best work OF
art of its kind in the national capital.
Its location is such that it attracts at
tention from a greater humber of Wis
itors than any other statue, and it has
history, which was recently brought
to light by the efforts of certain IN
artistic people to obscure the jackson
statue by placing the Lafayette statue
at the south entrance of the park. 1t
was claimed, by officials having a
little brief authority. that ''the gov
eminent has clear title to the jackson
statue, and can obscure it, or remove it
into the woods, if it wants to-
There was once a newspaper pub
lished here called the National Intelli-
gencer. The files of that paper, under
the date of January IL, 1858, contain the
following paragraph: SIT is due to the
Jackson monumental committee to say
that the jackson statue has been made
and erected entirely under their con-
troll and direction. They caused the
money to be collected, employed the
artist and made all the arrangements
for its Inauguration. That committee
consists now Of the following gentlemen:
Hon. Cave johnson, chairman; Amos
Kendall, f. P. Blair, John W. Maury,
B. B. French, Charles z. Gardner, G. P.
Sengstock, John McCalla, George w.
Hughes, Thomas Ritchil, George
Parker, John C. Rives and A. j. Donel-
son. The original committee consisted
of thirteen members, of whom were the
following gentlemen: John P. Van Ness,
James Hoban, Jesse E. Dow and Will
liam A. Harris, the three former Of
whom have died, and the latter, upon
going abroad. resigned; and their
places have been filed by Messrs. Me-
Gala, Parker. Hughes and Donelson. {"
The files OF the same paper show that
the statue was inaugurated on January
s, 1858, the date ordinarily called
"Jackson's Day." because it is the an
niversary of the victory at New Or.
leans. Upon that occasion, the statue
was presented to the United States: and
hence there is no doubt about the title
of the government to the statue of "Old
Hickory" but it has been settled that
the bronze presentment of the military
and civic hero shall remain in its pres
ent position. The statue of Lafayette
is now located at the southeast entrance
of the park, Instead of the south en-
trance, where it would have been di-
rectiy between the jackson statue and
the white house.
The names of the members of the
Jackson Monnuental association are
the names of the most prominent citi-
sens of early Washington. The official
The Portland daily press., 1893-06-30
AN AMATEURS CITY GARDEN,

The small circles are edged with al
ternanthera and in the center is placed a
Mime. Crozy Gamma. At the extreme end
of the yard I have two large Jacquemi-
not roses, in the corners hollyhocks, and
in front of the Jacqueminot roses have
one Hydrangea grandiAora and one rho
dodendron. On each of the sides are IL
hardy roses and 10 chrysanthemums
placed alternately. The vine covering
the fence is Cobea scandens. It is liter
Oily covered with flowers. I also have
coreopsis, dwarf sunfowers and fall
Towering daisies and bleeding heart, all
of which give great deal of pleasure
and no trouble.
This garden is surrounded ON all sides
by buildings, but we have the sun near
ly all day over the tops of the houses.
My grass is fine. cut it on AN average
Of three times a week during June, July,
August and September and water it
with hose every evening. About Dec,
cover it with two inches of coarse
stable litter, which I remove about NAV
1. I then take pint Of grass seed and
mix it with pailful of street sweepings
and sprinkle this all over the grass. The
result Is a magnificent lawn. The walks
and curbs are cement. The walks are
feet wide, and the flower borders be-
tween the walk and fence are 2 feet
inches. This is of great value, as it
gives room for three rows Of plants. In
the picture, which was photographed in
the early spring, the beds in the grass
appear without their summer occupants.
The plant in pot in the rear is Cory
pha australis, which I have found the
hardest kind of palm. My hollyhocks
were raised from seeds sowed in July.
They grew about one foot the first year,
lived out all winter without protection
and lowered nicely the second season.
use six barrels of manure On my garden
every year. On the top Of the frame
have two feet of poultry wire used as a
scat fence" and find it admirably adant-
The Portland daily press., 1893-06-30

sevelJn moue1, COMBINING NIT all Of
/ the best points of the original six.
This was substantially the accepted
model after which the famous statue
was constructed.
Young Mills then became horse
trainer, in small way. He purchased
q spirited horse which he trained to
rear and stand in the position which he
had decided to reproduce in the statue.
Then he taught the horse to stand that
way, with man upon his back. All
this required great deal of time and a
wonderful amount of patience and de-
termination of character. But the re-
suit was finally achieved and the
statue, when completed, was SO per-
fectly equipoised that 1t required no
fastening to the pedestal. Rods, how
ever. were put into the hind legs of the
horse, solely for the purpose of prevent
ing any of the then numerous enemies
Of Jackson from committing an act Of
vandalism by turning over and destroy
ing the statue.
In working out this idea the young
artist met with many difficulties and
distractions. 1t was held by many
prominent people that the figure of a
horse. in a RAMPANT position with it's
rider, could not be constructed without
an awkward support of some kind.
Prof. Charles Page, of the Smithsonian
institution, at that time one of the
great scientists of this country, ridi-
culed the idea and endeavored to prove
that the feat was impossible. He
showed in a very clear, theoretical
manner that, with the wind blowing at
SO many miles an hour, with so many
pounds pressure per square inch, no
statue SO constructed could stand. Prof.
Page convinced many people of stand
ing that Clark Mills was undertaking
the impossible, and the young man
came very near having all of his trouble
and expense without recompense; for 1t
was almost decided at one time not to
accept his work. This was on the
ground that, even after its successful
erection and unwilling, it would fall
and be destroyed, and the money in
vested would be wasted. The young
man, however, had some warm friends
who believed in him and in his ability
to accomplish his work, and the statue
was finally accepted and inaugurated,
and there 1t stands to-day. There 1t
will stand forever. Moreover, when IL
was finally decided to accept his statue,
young Mills was allowed to make his
casting from guns captured by Gen.
jackson at New Orleans.
The success of the young artist imne-
diately made him famous. At the fol-
lowing session of congress an appropri-
alton was made for an equestrian
statue of Washington, after the same
model, and Clark Mills was engaged to
do the work. He built a workshop
three miles from the capitol, and re-
manned there until his death. His first
work, in that place, was the statue Of
Washington which stands in the center
of Washington circle, where Twenty
second street crosses Pennsylvania
avenue just east of Rock cresk, about
midway between the white house and
Georgetown Heights. These two are
the best pieces of statuary in the nation
al capital.
Mr.. Mills made duplicate Of his
Jackson statue for the city Of New Or
leans. He also made handsome and
striking statre of.Gen. Scott for the
The Portland daily press., 1893-06-30

Pruning Roses After the June Towering.
1t is often very desirable to have hybrid
perpetual roses flower freely in the fall.
Meehan in his monthly says that to &C
complish this the plants should be Sc
verely pruned after the June Towering.
Some growers cut almost the whole of
the Towering branch away, leaving
young shoots from near the bottom to
take their places. An abundance of
flowers usually follows this treatment.
Those who cut their rosebuds before
mature or as soon as the petals fade
have fall flowers freely.
The Portland daily press., 1893-06-30

soldiers home, and placed it Upon a
height where 1t overlooks the city Of
Washington; and another, an eques-
trian statue of Scott, on Sixteenth
street, midway between the white
house and Columbia Heights. But none
of his work has exce1led his first pro-
fessional effort, the Jackson statue. He
took a plaster cast of Gen. George B. Nc
Clellan, when that military leader was
at the height OF his fame, and made q
clay model from it; but he never put
it into bronze. The model exists, and
some day handsome statue of Nc
Clellan can be made from it.
In his later years Mr.. Mills used to
abuse himself with model making, Just
as he had done in his early days of pow
erty and struggle for existence His
home, workshop, forge and farm, were
combined in a handsome place north Of
the city, where he commenced his
career in adversely and ended it in tri-
unph. The young reader must not be
misled into the belief that because
Clark Mills became a great sculptor
without adequate training everybody
can succeed in like manner. He had
special gifts which were developed
by industry. The successful genius is
the genius of labor. SMITH D. Fry.
The Portland daily press., 1893-06-30
A Chance for Health

Is afforded those fast sinking into condition
OF hopeless debility. The means are at hand.
In the form of genial medicinal cordial, Hos
letters Stomach Bitters embodies the combined
qualities of blood fertilizer and depurent, a
tonic and an Alternative. While it promotes di-
gestlon and assimilation, and stimulates appe-
tlte, has the further effect of purifying the life
current and Strengthening the nervous system.
AS the blood grows richer and purer by It's use,
they who resort to this sterling medicinal agent
acquire not only vigor but bodily substance. A
healthful change In the secretions is effected by
which chronic obstruction of the functions Of
the system produces, is arrested. The prime
causes, OF disease being removed, health is
speedily renovated and vigor restored.
The Portland daily press., 1893-06-30
BOYS SUITS.

No retail clothing store has
ever displayed One-haEf the
quantity of suits. The style that
as conspicuous i'm every garment
capfiyates mot only tine parents
who buys the suits baat the boys
who wear them. The youngsters
know more about clothing than
they are credited with knowing
by actual experience i'm selling
to the consumer direct. I'm the
Juvenile quarter of the sales
rooms we keep constantly ON the
alert. We dispose of more boys,
clothing, than amy other retail
house i'm Maine.
The Portland daily press., 1893-06-30
programme of the dedicatory exercises
contains the following:


Military escort.
The monument committee.
Clark Mills, artist
Hon. Stephen A. Douglas, orator.
Chaplains Of congress
President of the United States.
Senate and house OF representatives.
Judges of the supreme court.
Commander in chief OF the army, and the old.
est commodore IN the navy, etc.
1t was long procession, and the ex-
ercises lasted from ten o'clock in the
morning until three o'clock in the af-
ternoon, the last performance being a
national military salute, followed by a
benediction by the chaplain of the
house. At the conclusion of the grafton
by the greatest orator of his day, Hon.
Stephen A. Douglas. Mr.. Clark Mills,
the artist, was presented to the vast
concourse of people and heartily
cheered, as he deserved to be, for his
work was unrivaled at that date
Clark Mills had been plasterer, and
it was while engaged in making plaster
cornices and center pieces that ne con-
cluded to undertake the reproduction
of faces in plaster. He had very little
success. and finally turned to modelling
The Portland daily press., 1893-06-30
A CITY GARDEN.

Dismal Back Yard Converted Into a Spot
of Verdure and Bloom.
A New Yorker with love for flow
ers, but without experience, is SO pleased
with the results of his amateur garden
ing in a shack yard" that he had it
photographed. The description in Gar
dening runs somewhat as follows:
The size of my garden is 20 by 40 feet,
thegrass plat is 10 by 80 feet, and near
the edges I have cut out 8 oblong beds,
10 circular beds and 4 corner beds.
These in the spring are all planted with
hyacinths, tulips and crocuses. In the
summer have the beds filled with tea
roses, Dru1nmond phlox, pansies, tuber-
GUS begonias, geraniums and asters.