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...which finally emerges through the floor of the one room. The furniture consists of a sleeping bench about six feet wide running the length of one wall, and a few racks for hanging clothes. The only other things that could be called furniture are two soapstone lamps fed by oil made of whale's blubber, which burn day and night. In summer the people generally abandon these huts and live in deerskin or canvas tents...
...seen on the wall of the upper gallery. They are; A painting in tempera on a gold ground by Benvenuto de Siena, representing the Madonna enthroned with saints; a painting in tempera attributed to Pinturicchio, of the Madonna and Child on a gold ground, and an oil painting of the Venetian School representing the Madonna and Child with the Infant St. John. The first of these is a work of great importance as an example of Italian religious art at the close of the 15th century. It is on a panel about 7x8 feet in size, and is very beautiful...
...however, has shown that in most cases the larger organizations have secured sufficient control of the market to enable them to raise their prices, thus making consumers suffer for the benefit of stockholders. This has been the result of the organization of the American Sugar Refining Co., the Standard Oil Co., the American Tin Plate Co., and the American Steel and Wire...
Trusts, so called, vary much in form. The first kind is the "pool" of which some are now in operation. In the old Trust form, of which the Standard Oil Company is a type, a small board of trustees have the business of managing all the different companies, but dividends are paid out on combined profits. Much anti-trust legislation, however, led to the formation of the typical form of trust--the single corporation. The form of Trust which is now in the ascendant is modelled much after the old Trust. A central company is organized...
...crews, the team and the band will form in the Yard at 7.30. After marching around the Yard, and to President Eliot's and Professor Hollis's, it will go to Soldiers Field, where there will be a bonfire. Those who desire torchlights can obtain them, filled with oil, for twenty-five cents at Brine's. To pay for oil barrels and a barge for the teams and incidentals, it is necessary to raise fifty dollars. Subscription books have been placed at Leavitt & Peirce's and at Sanborn's, and the committee request that the needed amount be raised...