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Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-21
FAMOUS Busrs AND STA TUES OF wAsHNeToN

ington's head, and there is not the re-
hottest doubt that he left with Wash
ington the bust he had made. This bust
Colonel Washington gave Clark Mills,
who in turn presented it to Wilson Mac
Donald, the veteran sculptor of New
York, in 1873. The bust is still in Mac
Donald's possession.
In presenting this greatest relic of
Washington to Mr.. Macdonald Mr..
Mills said, This is really the only per-
fectly truthful likeness of Washington
in existence All he asked was that
Macdonald would reproduce it in va
rious forms and give it to the country,
and this has been done The bust has
been reproduced in plaster, gypsite and
bronze and in colossal, life and cabinet
sizes. MacDonald's colossal bust is a
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-21

price was to be about $4,000. Houdon
sailed in the same ship with Benjamin
Franklin and landed in Philadelphia
after a voyage of several weeks. He
proceeded to Mount Vernon and arrived
there on Oct. 3, 1875.
He was most cordially received by
Washington and began his studies at
once. He made mask in plaster,
which he carried back to France.
Washington in his diary gives an inter-
esting account of how Houdon mixed
the plaster, and when the mask was
produced it was pronounced a perfect
success by Judge Brooke and others
who were present at Mount Vernon at
the time. Houdon spent two weeks at
Mount Vernon, and during that time
made the mask of Washington's face
and neck, took measurements of his
person, made drawings of the generals
clothes and, it is said, made little
sketch in wax. He certainly had plenty
of time to study his subject and get all
necessary materials. An entry in
Washington's diary under date of the
18th of October, 1855, reads. Sat to M
Houdon for my bust
That bust remained in Mount Vernon
until 1849, when Clark Mills who had
received an order for an equestrian
statue of Washington from congress,
went to Mount Vernon for material and
got the consent of Colonel John Au-
gustine Washington and G.. w. Park
Custis to make a mold over the "orig-
inal life cast bust which Houdon left
at Mount Vernon just sixty four years
before. Mr.. Mills made piece mold
over the old, smoke stained original
and cast two duplicates, which pleased
Colonel Washington so much that he
proposed that Mr.. Mills take the old
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-21
WASHINGTON MONUMENT, PHILADELPHIA.

One of the first equestrian statues of
the immortal George erected in this
country stands on Pennsylvania av-
enue, Washington, and is the work of
Clark Mills. The action of the legs of
the horse is unequaled in any similar
statue in America, but other parts Of
the work are not considered good, and
as a whole the statue is not a great
work of art. Of about the same merit
is Thomas Crawford's equestrian statue
in Richmond, Va. The French-Potter
equestrian statue recently erected in
Paris has merit. The horse by Potter
is good, but the pose of Washington is
that of pompous actor Daniel Chess
ter French is a sculptor of splendid
genius and unquestioned ability, but in
this statue he has placed his subject in
an impossible position. There was
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-21

ways been inexplicable how anybody
who knew and studied the likeneSSeS of
Washington could ever for a moment
suppose that Ceracchi's busts resem-
bled Washington in any respect. He re-
turned to Europe during the reign of the
first Napoleon, invented an internal ma
chine, made the acquaintance of a cou-
pie of his countrymen who We're rank
anarchists, and the gang attempted to
assassinate the first consul. Ceracchi
was arrested and executed. ROBBED in a
toga, he went to his doom in chariot
with bravado and ostentation. If Ce-
racchi's busts were 1ilSenesses of Wash
ington, Peale's, Houdons and Stuarts
likenesses were not.
Antonio Canova received an order
from the state of North Carolina for
statue of Washington. The figure is of
the ancient Roman school and is seat-'
ed, stylus in hand There is a toga on
Washington's shoulder and sandals on
his feet, and his appearance is that of
a Roman soldier. A sword lies on the
plinth. AS a work of art the statue has
great merit, but nobody would ever
suspect it was intended for Washing
ton unless they were so Informed. A
notable statue after this Classic style
is that by GreenOugh which stands in
front of the capitol at Washington and
for which congress appropriated SIC, 0O0
Notwithstanding all adverse opinions,
the American scu1ptors of the latter
half of the nineteenth century have
produced statues of Washington far
superior to any designed since his
death. The heads of all successful
statues have the Houdon head, with a
slight modification of the hair The
statue of Washington on Wall street,
New York, by j. @. A. Ward is beyond
all question superior to any statue of
Washington that has yet appeared ex-
cept the Houdon. The Ward statue
stands on the stone upon which Wash
ington stood when he first took the
oath of office as president of the United
States in New York. Another splendid
work of Wards is the heroic bronze fig
ure of Washington which stands on a
| granite pedestal in the town of New
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-21
THUMB MARK EVIDENCE.

On the evidence of a thumb mark a
man has just been committed for trial
on charge Of burglary in London.
After the burglary was reported Ser
geant Collins made an examination and
found some finger marks on freshly
painted woodwork. He took an en-
larged photograph of these prints. His
next step on learning that the accused
was in custody on another charge was
to take an impression Of the mans
thumb and enlarge it by photography.
Comparison satisfied the officer that
the same thumb was in both pictures
This ingenious procedure is not precise
w new to Sergeant Collins, who has
been several years studying Identified
ton on the Bertillon system, but 1t is
said to be the first occasion on which a
magistrate has accepted such testi-
rnony.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-21

by Edward Sheffield Bartholomew
marble statue by Joseph A. Bailey in
front of Independence hall, Philadel-
phia; heroic size bust of Washington in
masonic regalia by Edward ". Valen-
tine of Virginia. The head is a strict
copy of the head of the Houdon statue.
w. J. Hubbard, the sculptor, got per-
mission from the legislature of the
state of Virginia. to make six copies in
bronze of the original marble statue by
Houdon These copies are now located
as follows: One in the Washington and
Lee college, Lexington Va; one in Riv-
erside park, New York; one in Lafay-
cite park, st. Louis one in Charleston.
S. Co. one in North Carolina and the
sixth the sculptor sold to Erastus Wells
of st. Louis. PINKNEY THORPE.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-21

gether measure six feet and are secure
ly fastened to the walls of the school,
houses. The original colossal bronze by
Macdonald is in the State library, Har-
risburg, Pa. 1t was purchased by the
legislature.
A queer character who figures in the
list of sculptors who had Washington
as a subject is Giuseppe Ceracchi- In
1871 Ceracchi, who seems to have been
man of ability in many ways, for he
had been employed by Pope Plus VI. to
assist in designing works for the Vati-
can, came to America and became
friendly with Washington and other
celebrated Americans. Ceracchi made
busts of Jefferson, Clinton and Jay, and
congress ordered him to make a CO.
lossa1 bust Of Washington. It has al-
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-21

sion. Therefore the ant sees color of
which we can form no conception.
It is claimed for the mercury vapor
lamp, which Eliminates by the mean
descence of mercury converted into va
por in a vacuum tube by electricity,
that it will take but one-third the en-
ergy required for the arc light and but
one-eighth the energy used by the in
candescent filament.
The Illinois legislature has been
asked to Inappropriate 49,, 600 for statue
of Miss Frances E. Willard to be placed
in Statuary hall, Washington, the time
limit of the first appropriation having
lapsad. The failure to draw the appro-
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-21

Russia's crop of winter cereals is es-
fImated at 9O4O00.O0O bushels of rye
and 220,00O,00O bushels of wheat the
proportion of rye to wheat being as
four to one
In the course of a lecture in London
Sir Harry Johnston reproduced by
means of the monograph records of
many of the native songs of Uganda
utilized in the war dances, festivals
and orgies as well as many of the dia-
leets of the various tribes.
The Dyaks OF Borneo are primitive
Annd gentle F@ca whose custom 1t is to
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-21

have a cotton mill. The machinery for
it must be carried on the backs of
mules to an altitude of 10000 feet in the
Andes in sight of Chimborazo.
Anarchists are responsible for the
strike which has paralyzed all business
in Buenos Ayres.
In Hawaii there are more Chinese
than natives, and the Japanese OUT
number the natives two to one.
The savings bank deposits of the
United States equal the national debt
multiplied by three
The eyes of ants are said to appre-
ciate the ultra violet rays of light
which are bsyond human range Of vi
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-21
PICKED UP IN PASSING.

cut off their enemies heads to decorate
the walls of their houses
The ratification of the action of the
Brussels beet sugar conference by
France saves the government $20,000,000
year in sugar bounties and leads it
to reduce the tax on sugar go per cent.
This will reduce the retail cost of sugar
from IL to cents pound.
Professor j. j. Thomson tells us the
new radiation from the radioactive sub
stances is a mixture of Roentgen rays
and cathode rays and must, therefore
If current $A@ories are correct, consist
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-21

composite one. 1t has the Houdon face,
with the Stuart and Peale hair added,
and is intended for the public schools,
colleges and public buildings of Amer
lea. Mr.. Macdonald has had colossal
bust of the old head enlarged from the
original-a complete copy of the Hou-
don. One hundred and fifty of Mac-
Donald's gypsite colossal busts of
Washington have been placed in the
public schools of New York city, gifts
of Frank Tilford, Esq, one of the Sons
of the Revolution. The bust and the
bracket upon which the bust stands to-
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-21
MRS. NELLIE GRANT SARToRlS
AT HER DESK.

Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris, daughter
of General Grant, is we'll known rig.
ure in Washington society. just at
present she is in mourning for her
mother, but at other times the Sartoris
home is quite gay social center. MRS.
Sartoris has handsome son, Alger'
non, and two very pretty daughters,
Rosemary and Vivian, all three OF
whom are fond of the excitements OF
the social whirI. Mrs. Sartoris was
the Alice Roosevelt of twenty-eight
years ago and was called "the daugh-
ter Of the nation" Her marriage in
the White House was great event.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-21

not of etheric waves like light, but of
swiftly moving corpuscleS, the frag-
ments of atoms.
The royal commission in England.
which has been investigating tubercu-
losis, recommends rigid laws Some of
the points proposed are: Reporting OF
cases, compulsory confinement of re-
calcitrant patients in special institu-
lions and the prohibition of injected
persons from acting as nurses. teachers
or physicians.
During the past year on all railroads
of the United States 167 persons were
killed in railroad accidents and 1856
passengers were injured. During the
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-21

Pretty Alice Roosevelt is one Of the
most charming society girls in Wash
ington and because of her fathers Off
ciai position one of the most conspic-
uous leaders of the capitals smart set.
She Is a slender, graceful blond, with
blue eyes and slightly retrousse nose,
and her manner is frank ard cordial.
She is a good talker and ain excellent
listener. Parlor magic is one of her
fads, and she is a very clever amateur
sieioht of hand performer. A decided
favorite with young men, she has
many sutors. Five are now steady
callers at the White House.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-21

same period on British roads not sin
gle passenger was killed, and only 476
We're injured in railroad accidents.
English is more and more taking the
place of French in Russian court cir
cles.
The German postoffice department
has ordered in the United States 10000
hand fire extinguishers, The chemical
hand grenade is almost unknown in
Germany.
It is suggested in France that In
crease of population be encouraged by
giving government positions only to
men having large families.
Quito, the capital Of Ecuador, is to
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-21

nothing bonbastic, ostentatious or the
atrical about Washington.
A marble statue of Washington by Sir
Francis Chantrey of London stands in
the statehouse in Boston. In the pave
ment in front of the statue are inserted
facsimiIes Of memorial stones to the
ancestors of Washington from Parish
church. near Althorp, Northampton
shire, England. The figure is seven feet
= in height and is of Carrara marble. AS
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-21

priation was due to the delay or the
artists in submitting their competitive
models.
Every year salmon becomes scarcer
in Scotch rivers.
The average life of one and two dollar
bills from issue to redemption as mu-
tilated currency is little more than two
years.
The average factory hand gets $1.40
a day and creates $375 worth.
Every day 100000 cigars are smoked
in London
There has been noted In Honolulu a.
series Of waves believed to be due
to yolcan Ston.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-21
MRS. HENRY C. PAYNE, WIFE OF
THE POSTMASTER GENERAL.

Mrs. Payne is descendant OF the
colonial Dutch of Manhattan. Her ia
Their was Van Dyke, and Mrs. Payne
was reared in New York city, but met
the man of her choice, Henry G. Payne,
while visiting in Wisconsin. For many
years Mrs. Payne was great sufferer
from rheumatism, and there were
months at time when she was unable
to stand upon her feet. She has fully
recovered her health, however, and is
one of the prominent entertainers Of
the capital. She is a handsome, digni-
fled matron and charming hostess
and be Ionqs to numerous clubs.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-21

buryport, Mass. The head is after
Houdon, and the figure is a magnificent
representation of Washington in the
military dress of the Revolution. The
model of this statue is in the New York
City Normal college.
The colossal statue of Washington in
Union square, New York, by Henry
Kirk Brown has the Houdon head and
is probably the best liked equestrian
statue of the first president in exist
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-21

FORGE w SHIN G.
TON has been a ia
vorite subject with
sculptors and artists.
Since the 18th day of
December, 1899, at
least a thousand art
lists of all kinds, paint
ers, sculptors and en-
graverS of all modern
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-21

head for his model and leave the cop
les Mr. Mills did so, and not only used
it for the head of his equestrian statue
now on Pennsylvania avenue, WASH
ington, but made a different copy of it
in bronze after tinkering with the hair
and other parts. The Houdon statue
made for Virginia now stands in the
capitol in Richmond.
Thomas Jefferson is authority for the
statement that Houdon took back to
Paris only the plaster mold of Wash
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-21
MISS DAISY LETTER, LADY CUR
IONS BEAUTIFUL SISTER,.

Miss Daisy Letter is one Of the best
known society beauties of the capital.
She is the second daughter of MIR. and
Mrs. Levi z. Letter and sister OF
Lady Curzon, wife of the viceroy OF
India. Miss Daisy's social triumphs
are as wide as the world, for she is as
well known in London, Paris and india
as she is in Washington and Chicago.
She is tall, slender and graceful and
has played havoc with a great many
hearts. Her engagement to at least a
dozen men of note has been reported,
but she is still single. She attended
the recent durbar in India.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-21

nations and even artists of China and
Japan have endeavored to produce
counterfeit presentments of the Gin
cinnatus of the West" Probably the
very first plastic representation of
Washington is bust that was found in
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-21
Sculptors

a work of art it is great. The head Ii
not after Houdon, but is modelled after
Ceracchi.
Among the other colossal statues ex-
ecuted by American and foreign artists
are the following, some of which have
been erected: Statue of Washington by
William Rush of Pennsylvania; marble
statue in Druid Hill park, Baltimore.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-21

Washington, to be of the finest marble
and best Workmanship"
Governor Harrison wrote Immediate
ly to Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin
Franklin, then in Paris as representa-
tives of the United States, to select a
sculptor to execute the work. They
sought Houdon and made a contract
with him to proceed to America and
make statue of Washington. The
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-21

NINE. TAKAHiRA, WIFE OF THE
JAPANESE MINISTER.
A dainty little woman from the
Land of the Chrysanthemum is M!ne.
Takahira, wife Of kouoro Takahira,
Japanese minister to the United
States. She is dark and rather pref
ty and is only five feet tall. she Is
often spoken of as the best dressed
woman in Washington, her assort-
ment of jewels is rich and varied and
she is fond of society. She speaks
English quite fuentiy, and her Friday
receptions are very popular. They
are open to all who care to call, and
she is very punctilious about her So
ciaI OBLIGATIONS.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-21
NINE. GoNzALo DE QUEsADA,
WIFE OF THE CUBAN MINISTER.

One of the handsome women OF the
diplomatic corps is Nine. Gonzalo dc
Quesada, whose husband, the famous
Cuban patriot, is the new Cuban re.
pubIc's first minister to the United
States. Before her marriage she was
Miss Miranda, one OF the most attrac.
tive Cuban women In New YORK ana
oranddauuFter Of we'll known Cuban
millionaire. An ardent champion OF
Cuban independence, she was OF great
assistance to her husband In raising
money TO carry on the campaign OF the
insurgents against Spain. Her home
Is very attractive one.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-21

Christ church, Salem street, Boston, in
the year 1889. 1T is a very crude affair.
and the sculptor name is not known.
In August, 1888, a resolution ordering
Joseph Wright to make bronze statue
of Washington was passed by congress,
but for some reason the order was not
filled. 1T is claimed that Wright made
mask and bust of Washington at that
time. but Rembrandt Peale, who knew
all about Wright. stated that Houdon
was the only sculptor who made a
mask of Washington's face.
The world is indebted to Jean Antoine
Houdon, the great French sculptor, for
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-21
Washington a Fayorite Subject With

ence. The figure of Washington is dig
nified and superb. The action of the
horse is good, but it is severely conven-
tional, The horse is the same old horse
of Marcus Aurelius-two feet paving
the air and two on the ground.
Another splendid work that has the
Houdon head is Thomas Balls eques-
trian statue of Washington in Boston
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-21
MISS HILDEGARDE M'f<ENNA, JUS
TICE M'kENNA'S DAUGHTER.

One. of the handsomest girls in
Washington society is Miss Hide
garde Mckenna, the youngest daugh-
ter of Joseph Mckenna, associate JUS
tice of the United States supreme
court. She has two charming sisters,
and all three are tall and queeniy and
clever. Miss Hildegarde, the youn-
gest member of the family, is fond of
walking and horseback riding and is
bJinc i'm this respect her learned IA
ther. She is very fond of dancing and
the usual social gayeties of the cap
HAL
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-22

on the community
Suggestions from the editor are
constantly being made and do bear
some fruit. But suggestions from the
ladies OF the city would be better re-
ceived as they are not so much in
print as to get the reputation a news
paper man IS liable to have of being
a common scold.
We trust some Of our good women
readers will respond to this Invitation
and throw out their ideas and let us
print them on how 10 make Salem a
more beautiful and delightful place
to live.
II we would all give this our best
thought and act upon It there would
be grand results and practical results,
that would enhance the value Of our
property. and make life more worth
living.
When It is remembered that much
is constantly being done to make our
city and suburbs less beautiful, the
duty becomes imperative. Ladies',
think about It and send us some ar
ticles on this subject.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-22
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AVeteran Of the FOrty.eighth
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Mr.. Charles Van Horn, veteran
of Company E. Forty-elghth Ohio Vol
unteers, now living at Goshen, Ind.
tells many story of his experience
in the Civil war, but none more inter
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found that they helped me and few
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The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-22
1HE6eE57HED
OREGON WOMAN POETRY.

The Oregon Woman's Club Journal
ought 10 be dear TO the hearts of Ore
gon women. We wonder what they
are doing for itg The June number is
very devoted TO interests that should
be most dear TO them.
There are prose and poetry about
sacajawea. the faithful Indian woman
who piloted the first explorers on
their tortuous and weary road through
the wilderness TO Oregon. Mrs.
Llschen NJ. Miller of Eugene has this
appreciation OF the dusky silent-footed
heroine;
She saw. beyond the deserts rim,
Beyond the mountains dark and grim,
Across the weary leagues OF plain,
OF foamlng food, and towering field.
Where dusky warriors rode and
wheeled,
The farofI. llmitless Wild main.
And in her dreams she heard the roar
OF surf on rain-drenched Clatsop's
shore.
o fair ohild-motherl Indianl slavel
o womanl wise and true aud brave.
A Star OF destiny, you led
The white world westward. We who
claim
This empire OF the occident
Tho fairest land beneath the sun.
We hail you. sister and we name
You first Of those who tolled and won
A way through dangers dark and
dread.
To this dear land Of calm content
You gave Us Oregon, and we
Pay tribute 10 your memory
II oreson ever eFects. a statue to a