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7 y LJ The Jefferson Monument, Louisville, Ky. 
The monument to Thomas Jefferson, illustrated 
on this page, was presented to the city of Louis- 
ville by the Bernheim Brothers, 
two wealthy public - spirited 
business men of the city, in No- 
vember, and was unveiled with 
imposing ceremonies, including 
addresses by Ex-Gov. Bradlev 
and Mayor Weaver. It stands 
on Jefferson street in front of 
the Jefferson County Courf 
House, the architecture of the 
latter forming an effective 
background. The statue of Jef- 
ferson is in bronze, nine feet 
high, and represents him at the 
age of 33 presenting the Dec- 
laration of Independence to the 
First Congress. The subject is 
well conceived and executed 
with power and artistic taste 
by the sculptor. Sir Moses Eze- 
kiel. 
An original feature is the 
bronze pedestal, which repre- 
sents the famous Liberty Bell, 
the height being nine feet with 
a diameter of nearly ten feet. 
On the outside of this bell at 
four equi-distant points are 
■skilfully modeled figures, rep- 
resenting Liberty, Equality, 
Justice and the Brotherhood of 
Man. The statue symbolizing 
Liberty shows the Goddess of 
Liberty starting forward bursting the chains from 
her arms. She occupies the front of the pedestal 
and the flowing drapery and vigorous motion of the 
figure are incisively portrayed. Justice, with 
bandaged eyes, is shown with drawn sword in one 
hand and scales in the other. Equality is typified in 
a female form, represented in the act of casting 
THOMAS JEFFERSON MONUMENT, LOUISVIEEE, KY. 
from her the law of primo-geniture. 
The lower part of the monument is of dark Quin - 
cy granite from the Quincy Granite Quarries Co., 
Quincy, Mass., and was constructed and erected by 
the Harrison Granite Co., Barre, Vt. 
Nursery School of Botany 
An innovation that is unique, original and useful, 
has recently been made by Thomas Meehan & Sons, 
Philadelphia, Pa., in establishing for their employes 
a school of botany with a systematic course of 
study, and it has already met with great encourage- 
ment. The school is under the direct personal care 
of Mr. S. Mendelson Meehan, a member of the firm, 
and Mr. Ernest Hemming, a Kew graduate, who 
is a specialist in herbaceous plants and in charge 
•of that department for the firm. The former teaches 
the advanced members of the class and the latter 
instructs the younger element. Both express them- 
selves as being well pleased with the progress of 
their pupils. Every employe is eligible, from the 
veteran who has grown gray in the service to the 
apprentice who puts in time washing pots. It is 
surprising and encouraging to see what interest 
all the members of the class take and what prog- 
ress they make. Nothing could better show that 
the nursery business in this country is working ever 
upward. The value of the trained men is becoming 
every day more appreciated. 
