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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-30

that her F~lorentine palace is made Of
huge blocks of stone weighing over q ton
each. They are chiseled only at the
edges, so as to give an increased effect
of r~uggedness and vastness- All these
pieces will have to be numbered as they
are taken down, so that they may be set
up in the same relative position as they
now occupy
There will be many shiplosds OF the
walls and the marbles used in the interior
decorations. Besides this, the paintings,
statuary and furnishings will have TO be
packed most carefully and brought over
in passenger steamships in the care of at
PENDANTS.
The hall on the ground floor of Mrs.
Gardeners palace win be devoted to paint
ings and ~statuary. Many Of these works
of art will be brought from Italy. But
Mrs. Gardner viii also add to this collec-
ton many choice pieces now in her Bos-
ton home. This private museum of art
she will throw open to the public. Her
own private apartments win be On the
upper floors.
Mrs. Gardner already han three splen-
did homes in Massachusetts. Her town
house is in Beacon street, Boston, the
traditional home of the Hubs aristo-
Gratis. She has another mansion on q
large estate in the adjoining suburb of
Brookiine, while her . country summer
home is at Beverly.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-30

COINS FOB THE !
COLONIES. I
lPAfladelphfa Mat Kept Busy Z
supplying Then with y
Fractional Currency. ;
! BY FRANKLIN PRICE. I
BY FRANKLIN PRICE.

Uncle Sans official money makers at
the Philadelphia mint have been kept
very busy for the past month or two.
The cause is q twofold one. In the frst
place, there Is always an unusual call
for fractional silver currency during the
holiday season. So much money changes
hands and so many So and $40 bills are
being smashed that the usual output OF
the mint is insufficient to meet the de-
mand.
The other reason Is that from our colo
MES there comes an ever increasing de-
mand for our silver coins. In October
the director Of the min shipped to Porto
Rico 10000 dimes, which were made
especially for circulation in that island.
These dimes were just like the dimes we
use. They were stamped by the same
dies.
Manila also demands much fractional
silver currency, but is greedy for copper
pennies too. In one shipment to Manila
there were no less than $1,000 pennies
OF course the most of them go directly
to the soldiers, but the fighting men dis
tribute them among the native s~torekeep-
ers, and thus the little copper with the
red Indians head on it is gradually be-
coming II ldHiaidf cotu " tue I4ilpi1oS-
It is the demands OF our new possess
sions which keep the Philadelphia mint
busy most OF the time and cause the
money makers to work many evenings.
Said the superintendent when questioned
on this subject:
What the ultimate amount win be
after governmental machinery in our va
rious islands gets into working order and
capital begins to go there for investment
! cannot approximate.
Certainly our coinage facilities, which
are now so very inadequate, will be then
much more so. We have been keeping
the coming room working overtime until
10 o'clock for some weeks past and prior
thereto until s o'clock. Most Of this work
has been on pennies, but considerable
has been on 5 cent pieces and 10 cent
pieces.
'Prior to this rush, which is always
incident to the Christmas holidays, but
which this year commenced earlier and
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-30

Zoo conspicuous Tor coMlo4e, sau ~
they are SO snug that you haye to DO your
hair bsfore you button your waist-tna'
Is. the most OF them, There are a Few
YET 4 little looser across the elbow.
It all depends upon the material and
purpose Of the dress how . sleeve -
trimmed. The sleeves Of the tailor suits
are In coat shape, with no aernsment az
the shoulders. Some of them are cut on
smooth at the wrists, and others have
chateIaine cuffs Of various designs.
Some of the outdoor sleeves are richly
braided or trimmed with cut out app
plique of one color over another. There
are q hundred ways to trim sleeves.
Some have %rufles, and some have tut
ings of ribbon.
A very ornamental sleeve for dressy
evening wear is of silk of the dress, with
a putting of shirred chiffon reaching near
" to the elbow, headed by a band of APP
plioue lace. At the bottom is a doubled
rufle of graduated width. AT the shout
der is a sort Of cap made of shirred
chiffon. with lace at the bottom like that
below.
A dinner dress had elbow sleeves.
There were three ~ inch rufies of white
silk null all sewed on together so that
they stood out like q ruche. Above this
was a band of emerald green velvet RIB
hon. then the silk of the sleeves for about
six inches, then another band of velvet
and with a fancy jeweled ornament.
Above this was q close cap of silk null
shirred in vertical lines.
Very pretty sleeves to evening dresses
are shirred from top to bottom, and the
wrists are finished of with the same
On some thin sleeves a very dainty erect
is produced By sewing at intervals those
pretty. round tatting stars OF white
thread.
Tatting and crochet are both much
sought for now. Tatting Of all descrip-
ions makes rich applique. | saw a very
elegant reception gown the other day
where the chief beauty WAS obtained BY
tatted wheels set at regular intervals
side By side on the skirt in tun outline
and on the waist and arcand the arm
Just above the elbow. The dress was OF
terra Gotta surah, and the tatting was
done in black. at the front of the waist
the tatting was arranged along the edge
to overlap a vest front Of white chiffon.
It was extremely handsome.
Another dress, this of cashmere, had a
regular trimming made of white pearl
shirt buttons sewed along like flowers,
with vines and outline leaves done in
thick silk. 1t is rather a costly trim
ming when you remember that these
buttons cost 10 cents a dozen and a doz-
en- don't make more than two flowers.
Some very pretty dresses are offered
for young and old alike in the old ac-
Gordon plated skirts and also all the
other well known plaits. Box plaits
have been laid in the skirts at the back
for some little time, but now they may
be put all around. Light materials are
very pretty in accordion plating.
one effective dress made in this man
ner had the upper part laid in close ac-
Gordon pIaits from the bust line to the
knees, the waistSnaturaliy befted in The
| guimpe was of silk null shirred closely,
as was the, collar. A wide row Of lace
applique wal put around the guimpe and
down the front to the knees, where it
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-30

TENEMENT
HOUSE REFORM.
'Unf4.s ExAfB2t1sa 10 Be Held .
In Gene Of Oar
Chfef Cities. I
BY ANNETTE CRAWFORD.


Air, light and sunahine, those gicc4
showexed 30 lavishly on even The poorese
In town and country, srs counted Is lux
aries By those who IRE IN great citiss]
Now, it Is = bsd thing to I've without ~
sufficient air and ~sunahtne- Il fnvftea
disease.
Realizing these things, the tcnemeRa
house committee Of the Charity 0rgan{<
cation society Of New York has arrsnse3
to take . novel step. It i going - 49,
4 tenement house exhibition not only -
New York, but In other big cities III
exhibition viii be open IN Nsw xerk cur
ing the last two Avssks OF JanuAry- Wha4
it closes there. It viii be taken ~ ostonj
then to Chicago and then to Cincinnati. 1
It viii be the frs< exhibit Of the kind
or course it viii be imprdsticsl 70 card
tenement houses about, so the next best
thing will be done. Models Of tenement
houses and photographs Of the aAmej
good, bad and Indifferent, wiz Be sh1~nj
There win be models Of he worst kind
that can be found In any OF the cities
named, and there win be models and
plans Of the very best kind that archie
tects can devise.
The object Of all this il to help along
the movement for tenement house rej
form. It Is hoped TO securs the better
housing Of the poor Of great cities bE
showing the evfis which now exist, 9TH
er subjects Of kindred interest," such ~
the establishing Of small parks, viii also
have 4 place IN the discusaions which
IN - .
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-30

Miss Ella Ewing. famed as the Missouri
giantess, whose height is eight feet three
inches, has just had built a remarkable
house near Garvin, in Scotland county.
1t is a two-story frame structure OF con-
ventionai pattern and would not attract
more than ordinary attention were it not
for the fact thai the doors are all ten feet
high, with windows and ceiling to CORE
spond. This gives 1t an appearance pos
,sessed by no other residence in Missouri
perhaps in the world, for in the world
there Is no other woman like Ella Ewing.
She is as modest as she is tall, and It was
only after the most tempting offers that
she ever consented to exhibit herself for a
consideration. She has been the main at
traction at several circus shows. but has
Invariably been accompanied by her pa
rents. They are people of average size
and Cannot account FOR their daughters
remarkable development. It was while
travelling with q circus that SHE earned
the money which paid tor the house which
Is now the or Scotland county NO.
Cincinnati COMMERCIAL Tribune.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-30

AIR SHAFT OF z YORK TxNk1KNT HOU84
ed at the rate Of about 1000 = yeaz
These are In many respects Noese thar
They are badly constructed and 30 plan4
light and air entirely Rpon long. nazEow4
dark ssair shafts,n wkich, instead of xiv1
ing light and air, are merely n1aGnau4
wells, emitting foul odors . dtnssaa
1t is the opinion Of those famdaax viii
the condition Of tenenans hose Life and
OF the best authorittss n cAAr1Enhke Al
fairs and penology taat much q The pov3
erty and crime mss W1lh - tAa iskEe1
cities Of America y dne dissakly 70 th3
environment crsassd ~ ths tanemen4
house; that It tends = nnodnce tmmar4
atty in young boys and g1xs; that q
veskens he pAysssi esoeeisy & The .sns
ants; that II breeds zknkness and diseasei
that it makes dsseas aomsstia life din
cult, and that much e The d~runkennss1
Is directly tracsabls % ths iR~conyenisncd
and unattracttyensas of tansmant hc1sD
homes.
To eradicats thess evils bsttsr homsl
are necessary. The exhibition win pred
sent in concrete form . clear and compre<
hensive statement Of existing conditions
and OF all matters relating to the subjees
and rndoubtediy will have the effect o9
securing progressive Legislation IN regard.
to tenement building and q encouraging
the building Of modal tenemsnts on =
large scale Ia various cities
The main feature Of the exhibition wh1
be a number Of models representing =
block Of present tenensnts, = block 81
fanamanfr hsySlt IN the adumhhei}r u{nu
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-30

king. Shortly before he died Henry B.
Plant added a codicil to his will by which
his immense fortune was handed over in
trust to be kept for his eldest great
g%randchild. Inasmuch as his only grand
child is q boy Of A years this might seem
a queer disposition Of the property, for it
will be to the son OF this youngster, who
is q son Of a child by Mr.. Plants first
wife, that the millions will 80.
In 1912 Dir. Plant married Miss ELLEN
Blackstone, q daughter Of the Hon. James
Blackstone. Mrs. Plant died in 1861. In
1873 he married the beauty and belle,
Miss Margaret Josephine Loughman, the
only daughter Of Martin Loughman. He
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-30

Lfo -
remained with us later and was more
pronounced, we were kept very busily
engaged in supplying various subtreas-
uries with small silver-halyes and quar-
tiers and dimes.
Even then it was not done as 1t
should have been, because there seems
to be a lack OF subsidiary coin in almost
every direction. This is not the fault OF
either of the other mints, because we
easily do now in six months as much
work as we formerly did in a year.
Yes" he said, that brings me to the
new mint, which will be fitted up with
the idea OF doing twice as much work
as we now do without the necessity OF
any overtime whatever. With the room
we will have in that institution, the new
machinery and new processes, which !
think will be pronounced successes, the
amount of work suggested will be much
more easily done than we are doing 1t In
this antiquated structure.
I'm addition to this large increase In
the amount OF work done, Wa now test
as to weight and ineness every piece OF
money over a 10 cent piece after coinage
and before delivery. This is done In adj
dition to the adjustment Of the plan-
Ghetto. We intend soon to
testing for sorority our coinage Of all de-
nominations over a dime. When the new
mint, with its accessories, is turned over
by the contractors next May, the govern
ment will have the largest and most com
plete plant for the production OF specie
In the world. Work was begun on exca-
yations for the structure nearly three
years ago. Erection Of the su-perstructure
began a a ago last December and has
since been carried forward without ces-
s~ation."
The new mint will be nearly four times
as large as the present Philadelphia mint,
the appearance of which has been for
nearly three-quarters of a century famtl-
lar to all Quaker City visitors. Every
thing about it is OF the most substantial
nature possible, and supervision OF the
work day By day has been exercised with
such care by the government representa-
tives In charge as to preclude b slight
est possibility Of any inferior materials
or Workmanship. Utmost secrecy il re-
gard to actual progress Of construction is
maintained by the officials in charge, only
contractors and wofkmen directly EN-
ployed being allowed to enter the gates Of
the high plank fence which incloses the
grounds.
All the heavier machinery used in roll
ing out the strips Of metal and for stamp
Ing the coins will Of course be located On
the first door, under which heavy STONE
and concrete foundations have been al
ready erected for their support. Mason
II work for the ~extensive furnaces and
crucibles, where the melting Of the mat
ais Will be done. u already In place.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-30

when 4 woA44l wants to be real sweet,
be is srester than any other sweet thing
Ia earfk. And when she is Just . perfect
hmp ct csadeased sweetness Is the time
The ssarta In to make her dear, darling
hubby q amokins jacket or a dressing
sewn.
An6 these are sweet. too, With the col
lar al sAkeu and the buttons never with
In two inches Of being opposite the button
holes. Ana generally one sleeve y set in
upside down, but there Is not q man on
earth who would dare to say that the
wife is not the dearest and sweetest little
woman In the world and that that pecui-
lar and particular garment Is too me
and nice for use and that ne will treasure
1t forever in precious gums. And then
he gives her all the money he has got
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-30

A great many well known men and
women have been fond Of different scents.
as Is historically known. but It is hard
to Say how far their characters fit In with
this new idea. Fol instance, Nero loved
the scent of roses, whether distilled or
from the freshly-cut flowers; Louis XIV
delighted In the perfume Of orange flowers.
while Riehelieu liked a different scent In
each OF the rooms; the Empress Josephine
soaked her things In musk, and Napoleon
is said to have emptied a whole bottle Of
eau-de-coloGne over his clothesawhe re
blowers; Alexander Dumas loved the
towering myrtle, and Charles Dickens
ad0red White jasmine.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-30

was 80 years older than his bride. Nei-
Their seemed conscious of the disparity.
They were pointed to as a model cou-
pie"
Mrs. Margaret Josephine Plant lives in
the old Plant mansion, Fifth avenue,
New York. She is a brunette, with dark
eyes OF unusual beauty. Her air IL wo-
manly and nracious. Her friends call her
slovable.v Mr.. Plants devotion to this,
his second wife, 50 many yefrs his Junior,
Is said to have been marked. A codicil
Of the will provides for an income Tor the
widow and son Of 10000 q year each.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-30

A good deal Of co~nst1tufzonal law no
been ssxofted OUT In view Of The sum-
monang OF Parliament. The simple fact -
the earlier kings ala. there isAno sleu e.
prevent At. But e It wants pub1zo 1noSer
{other than that already voted) t. ~ -
the war, 1t must ask tbs Comznors 81 ~
-'sPzn Mall G&xsttA's
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-30
a MONEY KINGS WIDOW.

Mrs. Marga-
ret ] Of ephine
Plant. widow of
the late Florida
u1timillion-
aire. is contest
ing The strange
will of that
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-30

CORDED SILK WITH CUT OUT LACE APPLIQUE.
continued around the skirt In notched de-
sign. The material, which was q light
drab silk tissue, was laid in side plsits
from the lace band on down. The sleeves
were plain, with narrow ruching at the
edge and a row of the lace.
Fancy has evolved some queer looking
garments for out of doors this season. l
saw today a long Goa of light brown
covert, alternating along the edge with
darker brown. This was cut like a long
sack coat, with three seams In the back.
In front 1t was rounded on and hung
straight from the top. The outside was
of the light shade, and the edge was
stitched. Under this edge was the GROWN
piece IN scallops, each hordered With q
row Of titan braid.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-30

a insight Pupil.
Tsacher-whsn did Columbus discover
Americai
Bright Pupil-When be landed hers
from his ship.-Indianspolis journal
The age-herald., 1899-06-23
CAFE DINING CAR
Service on the Alabama Great Southern
 Railroad.

Service on the Alabama Great Southern
 Railroad.
 Commencing June 11th, the train leaving Meridian via the Alabama Great Southern railroad at 1:30 D. m. and Birmingham at 555 q. m. daily, for the summer resorts of Tennessee and Virginia and for Washing ton, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York; will take on cafe dining car at Attalla, Ala, and carry 1t to Radford, Va, serv ing meal la carte.
 This car, returning, will be attached at Radford and run to Attalla.
 The hours are very favorable and the service Will be first-class in every pa:ticu- lar.
 The route of the car via Chattanooga and through the Cumberland and Blue Ridge mountain region enables the travellers to view some of the most beautiful scenery in the country while enjoying his meals.
 The la carte plan of dining car enables the passenger to procure almost any sort of meal that suits his fancy-from a cup of coffee and a roll to an elaborate spread paying for only what he orders.
 This feature of the new service Of this line will, no doubt, be fully appceciatci by the travelling public, and that it will re ;. :cive very liberal patronage cannot te doubted 6-15-tf.
The age-herald., 1899-06-23
SECOND NIGHT
 OF RAGE MEET
Hickman Ran Half Mile Against
 Time,
MAKING IN 57 2-5 SECONDS
Smashup In the Match Race Between Strickland and Stubbs-Former
 Walked In With His Wheel 1taa and Won the Race

The racing at the coliseum last night was up to the standard, and though the crowd was not as large as usual, the sport was greatly enjoyed.
 The closing event of the meet was one half mile consolation and all the tail-enders had a chance for a prize.
 Ped Hickman ran q one-half mile exhibi- ! tion against time, and came in under the fast record of 57 2-5 seconds. He was paced by Joe Riddle and Jack Cooper on tan dem, and they put up scorching lead.
 Another special event on the programme was match race between T. J. Strickland, of Bessemer, and Bob Stubbs, of Birmng ham. The first heat was won by Strickland in 2:17 1-5. In the second heat Strickland fell in behind the tandem and kept the lead until the last lap. Stubbs then began spurt ing. When the riders were in thirty yards of the tape Stubbs crowded alongside of Strickland, and it was a toss-up as to who would win From some cause the wheels collided, both riders falling heavily to the ground. Strickland had the presence of mind, however, to pick up his damaged wheel and limp in, winning the race.
 In the one-half mile open H. Roberts,
  The Riddle Cooper tandem set lively pace, and kept the riders sprinting all the way around. On the second lap the tandem, which was going at a terrific speed walked away from the boys Spencer, who was rid ing an exceedingly high-geared wheel, had the lead on the last lap, and it was thought he would win, but Stubbs had been saving his wind for the last, and shot past him, winning the race in 1:07 2-5.
 In order to give the men chance to rest before entering the second mile final, the first heat of the consolation was run. The result of this heat was: Ware first, Gustin second.
 The next event on the programme was the two-mile open Hickman, Roberts B., Roberts H. and Ware had qualified. Hick- man caught the tandem on the start and held 1t until the last. The riders strung out behind each other, and held the same positions for fourteen laps. As the tandem rolled to one side Hickman put on an extra amount of steam and left the other riders
The age-herald., 1899-06-23
TYPHOID FEVER
 IN ARMY CAMPS Board Appointed By War De- partment Arranging Data. COLLECTION OF STATISTICS First Investigation of Disease Among Soldiers By Individual Regiments.
 The Charts So Far Prepared
 Are Very Interesting.
COLLECTION OF STATISTICS

Washington, June 2-The board ap- pointed by the war department to study t-.e distribution of typhoid fever in army camps is busily engaged in arranging tho data collected preparatory to making it's final report. The collection Of statistics is about completed and the members of the board hope to have their information char tered and tabulated by the end of July.
 This board is the first that has ever been appointed to study the propagation of dis ease In army camps by the history of indi- vidual regiments. The board has gone fur ther, however, taking the company as the unit, and tracing the history of all inteti- nal diseases and all cases of malaria and fever of every sort that appears on the sick report. Owing to the fact that some of the regiments were alleged to be infect ed with typhoid fever germs before com- ing to the large camps, 1t has been neces- sary to trace their history back to their state camps and even to trace the history of the individuals before they entered the service.
 This has entailed an immense amount of work and a mass of statistics has been collected. which it Is necessary to digest thoroughly before any conclusions will be announced. It can be said, however, that the charts so far prepared presage an in- teresting report when the board work is complete. The report will indicate that the water supply has practically little to do with the spread of typhoid.
 theory in typhoid propagation. The ap- theory in typhoid propagation. The ap- pearance and spread of the disease. the re- port will say, indicates that it was trans mitted through the atmosphere by the wind carrying about dust containing the dried germs of typhoid and the agency of flies. The report of certain British medi- cal officers with one of the English expe. ditionary forces where there was an epi- -demic of camp typhoid in spite of the fact that the troops used only distilled water will be quoted.