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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-09-24

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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-09-24
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Prepared
Paint
Is a Perfect Paint
Is a Perfect Paint

And is unsurpassed for durability.
Properly used it will retain its
brilliant finish longer and wear
infinitely better than Lead and
Oil imperfectly mixed by hand.
The expense of applying is
about twice the cost of the paint.
1t requires no argument to CON
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that it is true economy to use the
Purest Paint. Considering its
ease of application and other SUI
perior qualities, it costs less to
apply Pure Prepared Paint than
IT does to apply cheap, adulterat-
ed paint that will not cover and
that will fade, lose its gloss and
crumble off in short time.
We Guarantee Pure Prepared
Paint to be composed of Pure
White Lead, Pure Oxide of Zinc
and Pure Linseed Oil and Color
ing Pigments, and to contain no
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-09-24
TUESDAY, SEPT. 27, 1904,

JAS. F. MORGAN.
AUCTIONEER
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-24

In nothing have men more revealed
their ideals of what religion should
make humanity become than in the
paintings of the scenes of the Natiy-
ity. What they felt should have been
men have tried to express upon can
vas, or chisel in stone. What has ap-
pealed to the multitude has become
known to fame, and the record of
mans ideals of Christianity is painted
and carved in the Christian art of the
centuries
The artists of long ago saw nothing
strange in the legends which gathered
around the birth of Christ, but they
were intent on producing a record of
the principal scenes chronicled in the
New Testament, and to this end they
worked only to produce representa-
tions of the more important events,
and often with as little of the artistic
sense as some sign painters exhibit
now.
Some of the early representations
of the Virgin Mary were more like
Greek diyinities, seated upon thrones
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-24

ed in the present day have strong.
sweet human faces, while the infant
Jesus IS more commonly pictured with
face full of the strength and kindli-
ness that is in some measure TO be
found in childhood at its best every
where.
There is a well-known Virgin OF
Murillo about which there is a curl
Gus story AS he was about to leave
a monastery where he had been exa-
cutting an altar piece, the cook. fer
vent brother. begged the artist to
paint him a little Madonna.
The prayer was such an earnest one
that Murillo could not refuse. There
was no canvas on hand. so seizing a
napkin he painted on it rough
sketch of the Virgin The features
were Of such beauty that it was care
fully preserved and is to this day
known as the Madonna of the Nap
kin"
The painting of the Madonna was
the life work of the painters Of the
olden time. In the fourteenth century
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-24

with a multitude acknowledging their
sway. The influence of Aristotle and
the Greek philosophy upon the dis
cussions of theology undoubtedly
helped to emphasize this tendency
Gradually the allegorical method Of
treatment grew, and by the end of the
fifteenth century 1t exercised undis-
puted sway in the world Of art.
Where earlier artists had pictured
rude hut as the scene Of the birth of
Jesus, these painters used the ruins
of pagan temple to symbolic the
rise Of the new faith from the ruins
of the old. Where the star and few
shepherds had once been were placed
a multitude of angels and the kings
of the earth pouring out rich gifts.
Instead Of a newborn infant the
Christ child was a wise little being
sitting up to intelligently receive the
homage which was his due.
The alteration of the newborn child
by its mother was a favorite theme at
this time. though until the rise of the
allegorical school the theme had not
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-24

a painter chose his vocation. not be-
cause OF his talent or special aptitude
for the work. but because OF his
religious tendencies. A studIous boy,
one who loved to 60 to church. one
whose mind turned toward serious
matters, was the predestined painter
OF the family.
Only wealthy families could afford
to have a painter among their mem
bers; and SO IL happened that the
painters OF the early days were re-
fined wealthy, quiet. study.loving gen.
tlemen.
Not a trace Of later day Bohemian
ism afflicted the artists OF that time;
and as late as the seventeenth cen.
tury to be an artist OF any descrip-
tion was to boast a badge OF respect
ability not Afforded by any other pro-
fession.
And in front OF the pictures Of the
Madonna the young artists sat and
painted. To get 70 Rome was the as
piration OF them all, and from every
hamlet and village there came
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-24
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s GERRY TALBOT'S
+ CHRISTMAS DINNER

James," said Gerry Talbot, sud
denly, looking up from the letter he
had just received, you needn't mind
about the rest. The dinner will not
come off, after ALL"
The decorated end Of the big, sump-
ituous studio looked oddly distasteful
to Gerry Talbot since the reading of
Miss Wakefield's telegram, which had
shattered his enthusiastic plans. He
had invited her-and, for chaperon-
age. her brother and his wife-to a
Christmas studio dinner, which he
meant TO make as festive as possible.
Of course. her rejection at the last
hour had been a gentle invention pre-
pared to avert greater disappoint-
:ment, for he had let her know unmis-
ltakably how it was with him, and he
had been so hopeful of success that
The had selected a ring for her Christ
mas gift-a little golden circlet set
with clear white solitaire.
The streets were thronged with
busting Christmas shoppers, glad of
heart, with merry, expectant faces,
and here and there a wistful one, too.
looking on, but not buying. AS Talbot
turned toward the restaurant he no
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-24

youth to Rome eager to paint his
canyas-his Madonna
No competitive examination OF to-
day, no great stake, could bring to.
gether all the artists Of the earth as
the simple tapestries that hung in the
churches Of Rome brought together all
the artists. Of Italy. Easels were set
up In the churches and in front Of the
easels the young men sat, ever gazing
upward and-painting.
It is little wonder that. with so
much talent spent upon the tranquil
face Of the Lady OF Heaven, she grad
ually should have been painted in
more and more beauty. Little BY M.
tie the poor artists dropped out. dis
couraged at their lack Of progress.
and the better ones remained.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-24

examined a row Of pictures half hid
den behind the holly wreaths.
Il was sorry to disappoint you yes
terday," she said, but poor Ted's tel
egram was so urgent that we were
afraid he was worse, and hadn't the
heart to refuse him. When | discov-
cred that we could take an Early train
home | made up my minI . run in
and wish you Merry Christmas. any
way; and SO we came, you see."
Talbot thought Of the ring. He had
taken it from its hiding place.
For long while have wanted to
ask you TO accept this-and what goes
with it," he said. simply. holding the
glittering bauble toward her
A red glow crept into her face.
Don't you think you are taking a
rather unfair advantage Of me, Ger.
ry?" she asked.
Eyes, now?" he repeated
She made no audible answer. but
when the young couple at the other
end of the room sauntered toward
Them they we're smiling. New York
Timoa
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-24

been thought of by artists. At this
period. too, the making Of life-sized
images Of Jesus and the Virgin Mary
began to receive more attention.
though they were intended to repre-
sent only human characteristics and
not the primitive ideals OF those who
thought Of the persons in the Trinity
as men and made images Of them as
SUCH
The effort to make all the charac-
ters carry an air Of rapture and devo-
ton overshadowed the thought Of
them as examples Of beautiful and
God-inspired humanity in almost
every form in which religious art
sought expression.
The allegorical school became less
dominant with the revival Of learn
ing, and most Of the Madonnas paint.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-24

tlced two little girls gazing wistfully
into a confectioner's window.
Eyes, Min, / would. I'd do it fust
thing, said the taller Of the two "Oh,
my! wouldn't it be nice to be rich an
invite all your friends to a big turkey
an ice cream dinner!"
Minnie, who was of less sanguine
disposition, said there wasn't any
good in wishing, cause nothing ever
came true, anyway; but her friend
kept up a flow of charitable aspira-
tions that interested Talbot in spite
of his gloom. They were very poorly
clad, thin-featured and ill-nourished,
but not unpleasant to look at Talbot
was conscious, all at once, Of an mex
lplicable impulse to crafty the first
child's wish.
so you would really like to give
your friends a Christmas dinner!"
said he, smiling down at her aston
ished eyes. Il have great mind to
let you have your wish.
"Oh, dear me, Mini" she gasped, 81
can't hardly believe it, can you? It
Sounds just like a make-believe thing.
Won't Mis- Posey be s'prisedl An
Jonas an Meg an Tom Oh, won't
they be jest too pleased"
How many shall you invite?" Tai
bot asked gravely, taking out his note
book. "You see, we haven't much
time to spare, so Wen have to begin
pur preparations at once. How many
Euests?"
Well, there's Aunt Kitty an Uncle
Tim an the baby. Mis- Posey, Jonas
Boggs, Meg an Pat Fooley-Min, can
you think Of anyone else?"
Lame Betsy an Moll."
How many's that?" asked Lou.
Twelve, counting us three"
Talbot nodded gravely. Can you
give me some idea what they would
like to have for dinner?"
"There'll be turkey, won't there?"
Certainly"
With sauce and stufin'?"
"Yes."
Talbot wrote down the various
items while they added sundry ineon-
gruous articles.
Don't you think it would be nice
to have a little present beside each
plate?" he asked.
Both girls gasped, but looked i'm
mensely pleased.
Suppose you two go around with |
me and pick out what you consider
suitable for each of your guests; be-
cause l should not know what to Sc
lect."
They set off toward Sixth avenue,
where they soon found themselves in
a whirl Of belated shoppers. Talbot
his list as he followed the
children from counter to counter
Now, | think you had better both
run home and let your parents see
that you are safe and sound, then set
about the invitations" said Talbot,
when the cab stopped before his own
door.
When Lou appeared at the studio
on the following morning she was a
very different looking girl; not ex-
actly better looking, for her skinny
inery was not strictly becoming 10
her; but for all that she had an un-
holiday look, and anyone
would have known by the pure joy Of
Ter voice that some great and festive
went was at hand Talbot had fin
shed the decorations which had been
o harshiy interrupted by Miss Wake
Ield's message, and the result was ,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-24

extremely gratifying, especially after
LOUIS rapturous acclamations
At precisely IL O'Clock the bell rang
for the first time to announce the ar
rival Of Aunt Katie and Tim and the
baby, all polished and prinked to the
verge of painfulness. Next came Mis-
Posey, little, faded, bowed, ancient
woman in rusty black, with long gold
loops in her wrinkled ears. Lame Bet
ty thumped in on her crutches, closely
followed by MOI in borrowed finery.
Of various sizes Meg brought blind
Jonas, and merry little wrath of a
man called Tom Doom.
Talbot shook hands all around with
a Merry Christmas" after which
they all took their places at the beau
tiful table, the like of which none of
that humble party had ever looked
upon. But it was a kindly madness
that possessed the host of that boun-
tiful dinner, for his stories were of
the pleasantest and his watchful care
was undagging. His guests rewarded
his efforts by a spontaneous enjoy
ment Of all that was set before them.
1t was good to see them wait upon
blind Jonas, who could not help him
SELF, and upon lame Betty, whose Grip
pied hands made difficult the use of
knife and fork.
Now and then Talbot rose to refill
an empty glass or replenish a half
emptied plate, and in the midst of one
of his excursions around the table
the hall bell thrilled merrily. a pro
longed, intimate, expectant trill that
sent all the blood rushing madly to
his face. There was a pause, then
James quiet. well-trained voice said;
Eyes, madam; he is at dinner in the
studio"
The door swung inward and
Well, Talbot knew that he was not
dreaming when she came toward him
with outstretched hands and a ripple
of explanation of which he heard not
one word. Indeed, to him one isolated
fact filled the world-that she was
smiling up at him with great prom
ise in her eyes He heard himself say
about delightful surprise,
which she interrupted with q half
lpologeuc question concerning his
guests.
Talbot beamed around the table.
"A little friend of mine wanted to
give her friends a Christmas dinner,
md l persuaded her to let me share
t." he explained, jauntily 1T has
,een a great treat to me-"
Miss Wakefield read the whole
ruth fol hcr7elf as she looked into
he good homely faces that refiecteG
heir hosts praises in every glance.
She said nothing, but her eyes told
What Talbot would have given all he
to hear from her lips. Then
dr. Wakefield and his wife ventured
n, and Talbot bethought himself to
SIX if they had dined, which they had
ot
Il warned Grace that we'd jar
plans by running in at
his hour, but she thought we might
S well look in on our way home"
aid her brother
Lou and Talbot made room for
hree plates here and there, and as
here was plenty of crullers and tur-
ey and ice cream, all went well to
he very end Of the function, when
ne eleven originally invited guests
Ose and made their adieus with glad
carts and beaming faces. Talbot saw
lem all safely slowed into the ele-
ator cage, when, with Happy New
ear, and many jolly returnsl" he
urried back to the studio.
Miss Wakefield stood before the
rate, while her brother and his wife
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-24

More than half a million Christmas
trees are required to supply the de-
msnd for Christmas trees in New
York alone.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-03-04
AN OLD BRITISH DEVICE.
"RevoIving" Shirt Front Originated
in England Years Ago.

"Revo1ving'' Shirt Front Originated
in England Years Ago.
Here's a curious thing" remarked
dealer in what are popularity called
gents furnishings: Several years
ago a revolving shirt bosom was put
on the market in Chicago. The adver-
tisement ran like this:
"'Agents make SO daily handling
revolving shirt bosoms;' eight
changes; beautiful patterns; greatest
seller produced; we are the origina-
tors and manufacturers of the revolv-
ing shirt bosom, at prices that defy
competitions; don't be misled by imita-
tors who only want to sell samples,
which are a cheap imitation of our
goods; don't fail to write for particu-
lars, or sample, % cents. Bogus Man
ufacturing Company, Chicago
"Well, yesterday, at an old-book
shop, idly turning over bound volume
of London Punch for May, 1851,
mary novelties to be seen on Mr..
Punch's counter at the great exhibi-
ton:
1.-The new revolver shirt, that, by
turning around a little to the right or
left, is made to display in succession
the following round of fronts, viz:
1. A colored front, pour la matinee;
2. A plain front, pour la promenade:
3. A dress front, pour ropera, ou lie
bal; and 4. A deshabille front, pour la
mutt; thus admirably combining four
shirts in one, singularly adapted for
foreigners
"a trifie odd, isn't it," the speaker
concluded, according to the Detroit
Free Press, that a serious Chicago
novelty should have been prophesied
in London Punch fifty years before p
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-03-04

done during the open days of winter
which win, at least, save time in the
spring. Broken limbs may be removed
and many Of the inside limbs which are
overlapping the fruiting twigs can be
cut OF during the winter as well as in
the spring. The work of pruning should
always be done with a saw on limbs
too large to cut with sharp knife; in
pruning saw from the under side of the
limb first, saving up a quarter or a
half through and finishing from the
top. This will result in clean cut and
there will be no splintering, as would
be the case If heavy limb was cut
through from the top. In the winter
pruning of orchards keep your eyes
open and note the condition of the tree,
SO that at the proper time any remedy
for any trouble found may be applied.
Cost Of Raising Corn.
The present low price Of corn and
the enormous quantity which Is piled
up in bins and warehouses everywhere
in this country is the most emphatic
evidence that corn can be produced at
a very low cost, and it Is plain from
the experience of hundreds Of corn
raisers that there is profit in produc-
ing corn on large scale, even at the
present low prices, for many thous-
ands of farmers have made a good liv-
ing and laid some profit by from their
corn lands.
1t is perfectly true that the man
w q 70
to corn raising, can get only a very
precarious living out of corn when the
price is under 25 cents on the farm.
But even the small farmer can assure
himself of a substantial surplus with
the prospect Of a substantial surplus,
some years, If he devotes q part of his
land to raising the products which
he needs for his family, and raises
corn, well cultivated and carefully
cared for, on the rest of it.
1t must not be forgotten that the
present low price of corn is due to two
years Of very extraordinary yields, and
though this years crop Is moderate,
by comparison with those years, the
surplus in the country, added to what
was produced this year, makes the sup
ply in the country about as large as
it was ever known to be, and the cost
Of production of the corn which most
farmers have on hand at the present
time, must be figured on the basis of
large yields, SO that, even at present
low prices, the great bulk of the corn
in the country represents a good deal
more than what it has cost the farmer
to produce it.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-03-04

81 say" said the captain Of bache-
lors' hall in the boarding school, "let's
be swell and call our dormitory the
Latin quarter"
"No! Mop shrieked the rest of the
crowd.
Because" ventured one Of the pro-
testing mob, call the other fellows will
be coming here trying to borrow the
quarter"
And SO it was thus that the dormi-
tory went nameless.-Baltimore Amer
ican.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-03-04
Ice and Cold Storage House.

Ice and Cold Storage House.
While many farmers consider an ice
house a luxury that is not for them.
a building such As is shown in the cut
may be erected at small cost, and If
the ice can be had for the cutting and
drawing it will be found profitable.
Even in sections where ice is scarce
such a structure would be worth all it
cost to fruit grower who desired to
hold back his products in cold storage.
To make the house cheap build it
of any lumber obtainabl the essen
tial thing being to have it with an in
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-03-04
GREAT LUMP OF IRON ORE

Weighs 100000 Tons and 10
Worth an Immense Fortune.
One Of the greatest natural curiosi-
ties in Mexico is big hill consisting
Of a solid mass of iron ore. 1t stands
beside the railroad track, near the sta
ton, in the city of Durango, in the GEN.
trail part of the republic.
Nothing just like it is known else
where except in North Sweden, where
there is another hill of iron ore, which
the miners are beginning to tear down
to feed the smelters that have just
been built around it.
The Durango hill is simply tremen-
dous lump Of iron ore about a mile
in length. nearly 1900 feet wide and
rising above the rock-strewn plain
around it from 400 to $50 feet.
When Humboldt visited Mexico in
1903 he did not see the hill, but sam
pies of the iron mass were shown to
him, and from them he deducted the
erroneous conclusion that the pieces
came from a colossal aerolite, the larg-
est on record.
Biologists say that some time or 9TH
er a big opening was made in the
earth's crust and that this enormous
mass Of ore was thrust up through the
rift and piled high above the surround
ing plain. That is to say. the iron hill
is one of the dikes that are supposed
to be the result of earthquake action.
Cracks or assures have opened from
the surface deep into the earth, and
through these assures molten matter
has been forced to the outer air, where
it has been hardened into rock
So the Durango hill was formed by
the same process that made the Pali-
sades along the Hudson. The ore is
hematite and one of the richest iron
ores in the world. The best ores in
England contain 81 per cent iron, Lake
Superior ores contain from 50 to IS per
cent iron and the Durango hill is from
60 to 81 per cent pure iron, more than
three-1fths of this mass, which is cal
culated to weigh over 600, ,OOO, 900 tons.
being iron of the best steel-making
quality.
This is the only part Of the mass
that appears above the surface. No
one knows how deep it may penetrate
into the earth.-New York Sun.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-03-04
Valuable Life-saving servic,

Valuable LAfe-saving Service.
So effective is the Hfe-saving SER
vice Of the United States that from
disasters to 246 documented vessels on
the coast during the year, having
1882 persons ON board, only twenty
lives were lost, and Of the $4,000, 600
worth of property put in jeopardy, but
a little more than $1,OOO,OoO was lost.