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P A R K A \ D C E M ETERY 
A DISTINGUISHED EXAMPLE OF A DISTINCTIVE TYPE. 
McDonnell & Sons, Buffalo, N. Y., Contractors. 
ary 1915. Hundreds of more or less accu- 
rale copies of this stately, but simple, me- 
morial have lieen e'^ecuted and this design 
has become a standard type for the better 
class of upright tablet. It relies for its 
charm on perfection of line and delicacy 
of ornament. 
W'e illustrate here one of the copies of 
the original "Palms" design. The "Taylor'' 
memorial e.xecuted from the original 
"Palms" design, was erected by the Harsha 
Monument Co., of Hillsboro, O., and was 
cut for them in Barre granite by the Win. 
Milne Granite Co., of Barre. 
The small horizontal tablet is probably 
our commonest cemetery form and we 
illustrate two very fine t>pes of this memo- 
rial which show how very attracti\e a sim- 
ple stone may be made solely by graceful 
lines and proportions and tasteful letter- 
ing and decoration. The “North" memo- 
rial is the work of The Harrison Granite 
Co., of New York, and stands in Wood- 
lawn Cemetery, New York City. It was 
executed in this firm's plant at Barre, Vt. 
The “Bowlby-Phayre" is another exam- 
ple of this same type which is attractive 
solely by its perfect lines and graceful dec- 
oration. This is the work of The Pres- 
brey-Coykendal! Co., of New York City, 
and was cut at tiieir plant in Barre. 
The “Peper” memorial also is a distinc- 
tive and original development in cemetery 
architecture. This is a handsomely wrought 
Egyptian temple door or "canopy”, erected 
b_\- McUoimdi & Sons, of Buffalo. The 
graceful lines, chaste decorations and 
architectural harmony of every part of the 
composition mark this as a noteworthy ex- 
ample of a noteworthy type. 
The “Little-Hepper" monument repre- 
sei'.ts the ume sarcop'Tigus tab'et with an 
unusual and effective base treatment and 
a beautifully car\-ed band of oak leaves 
that almost surrounds the die. It is a work 
of much architectural and decorative char- 
acter. It stands in Greenwood Cemetery. 
Brooklyn, N. Y., and was erected by The 
Harrison Granite Co. 
Paint 
"Protective paint costs less than rust 
catastrophe" is a saying of the Joseph 
Dixon Crucible Company, Jersey Cit_\’, 
X. J. In its house organ, "Graphite,” for 
November, 1917, this concern illustrates 
the viaduct of the Fort Smith Light & Trac- 
tion Company, at Van Buren, .\rk., 
painted in 1914 with Dixon's silica-grapldte 
paint, with the paint still in good condi- 
tion, despite the fact that the structure is 
carried o\'er railroad tracks and is subject 
to continuous and heavy attack of smoke, 
beat, dust conditions, al)rasion, etc. 
"Tin-roof paint woidd try a saint" some- 
times is another statement of the Joseph 
Di.xon Crucible Company. Tin toda_\' is 
not what it used to be in weight and metal. 
The acids, gases and dust in the air, etc., 
are greater than formerly. Or it ma}’ be- 
the tin was not properly put in paintin.g 
condition to receive the paint, according to- 
directions on paint label. There are some- 
times failures, .\gain there are remark- 
alile instances of long service. This com- 
pany rei)roduces roof testimonial telling 
of do years' paint service. This concern 
also distributes an illustrated tin roof book- 
let of much interest. .As paint pigments^ 
silica and flake graphite are said to be 
unchangeable, paints made with these pig- 
ments possess the greatest durability, films- 
remainin.g elastic after _\ears of service. 
No chemical action can occur between the 
1 i.gment and the vehicle. Graphite is the 
most water-repellent pigment known, and 
paints made with it are the best water ex- 
cluders, thus preventing corrosion. 
