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THE OMAHA DAILY H1313 : SUNDAY , 1) HCJOMUEU 0. 180(5. (
YOU
Will Be What You Make It.
We have a reputation for doing what we advertise This Christmas sale will con
vince the most skeptical that for real , genuine , reliable bargains ( good goods at
small prices ) , this Christmas sale will be most interesting.
El
. ISe ) , 25. ] lra w and onyx stsinils , t'htisi-il Unsold
Oak HliiK r.0e , 7r > f , $1
Solid oak , Meel nianers. 75e. sold until this si'iiMiti at Sti.r.o. $1.00. Carabamrh , Jl.lxl $ 7.50
Coasteis Handy unions vt-loclpodu attachment China set 21 pieces , hand pnlnted , 25c. IJiaxs and Onyx .stands , larm-r top , Itokhara. 2.11xl.t ; 17.00
. ? , " ( Ht. Da Klii-st on , .l.v'l.S , sum
ment , ? l,50. China set 21 pieces hand painted , -iSc.
Carts , 2 wheel , Hie. 25c , lOcj. Ittass and Onyx stnniN , two shelve. ' * , 12.00
\Vnfjoiii , full box , fiOc. China set 21 pieces hand painted , liSe. none bi'ttor over sliown for $10.00 , ! ? li 50. Kellum. , ' ( .11x5,5 . . 7.50 Wi can plve nioie lockers for your
Wliuel I'linovvH. GSf. , Kohl plated Ink stand , $1. < H ) . money than .ton have ever had.
Chlim tea set , 10 pieces , sold decoia- Gold plated , cut > : la > .s Ink stand. < . .r)0. Danheston , l.i\.7 ) ! 15.00 Pine hi h back -prim ; scat , uphol-
( told itf.iti'rt iScancl Kroni-h minor l.\5 . . JSM ( ) sleied In silk tape-liy , oak or ma *
tlou , O'Je. ' onyx slii'lf , $1.50. 20.00 ho an.v ilnlsh $11.00
Onyx amli Kolil candle stli-k . $ ! UH ) . 2.10x1 7.50 Arm clialis. solo leather.coblerseat ,
China lea set , 1(5 ( pieces , sold decora Gold frame mirrors , ? U."r > , $ ; t.X ( ) , $ , S.75 Cashmere , 5.2\C .2 28.00 oak or mahogany llnl-h , carved
tion , 70 c. and 5.00. 't.OO
back
Kill body , Illsqne head , lOc. and eublnut Shlrvan , l.S\i.5 : . 18.00
Ilrass junior ,
Onyx very .
Aim ChabIn Cobbler Seats 2.50
Kid boily , Itiseiui' head , ll c. tea .set , 10 pieces , yolil decoration . . . . -
China Immlsumea JflOO.oO , ? to.oo. ! Shin an , l.t\1.0 ! itl.OO Plnsh Seat Rocker 2.00
Kill body , Hlsime head , 2Jc. ! tion , $1.11. All si/.es , all kinds
Kid body , Jointed , HNqno head , : C.
Ami tii | to $1.25. China tea bet , 10 pieces , jolil decoia- Chiistmas stock all in
Dressed dolls , 10e. lc ) , 2c ! ! , 'We , r 7c. lion , $1.21. See them now.
Ooll cart lanes. S7c ; $1.10 and up by
easy raises to $ .5.00. Our ill-play of .lapanese house decora
Italian , body , steel wheels and fr.mii1 , tions Is UM.V dllTeient from any hereto- Tu11Mi Ottemans , made by us to sell
upholstered \\ith parasol to matihS.75 ; foie brought to Omaha , the real IIOYAL at : i ; i
and up to $5.00. , HAN'KOP and TAI/AN WAU12 In Tiuklsh Tabenltts , Rood variety. ? 2.0. ias
vases and odd pieces , . This display will TniKlsli Lanterns , wioiijilit lion , St.lH ( ) .
be woith seelnK early , as such values In TmlJsh I.nuterns wrought Iron , ! ? SOO.
Jap.uie.se ate not always available. Tuiklsh Lantern very lin-yc and " '
Impelial Smyrna , < ! t"l.\t : ft $ , 1.75
elaborate , SlIU.OO.
. in 5.00
Kiemli Melton. 51x27
Japanese Satsnma vases , -12e , 75e ami
Javanese \Vllton.5l.\27 1.50
\
r stove with kitchen $1.50 each. Gentlemen's SinoKiiiK Chair In tap-
,
Pull nleUol plated Philadelphia Kulah Uu s. ( Mtft. . 2.t : i
fnrnltuie complete , 55c. Keal Tal/.an pieces , $1.75 , $0.00 , $7.50 estiy , you can't Ilnd such ' a cliair KmKn s , lined and very choice. . 2.50
fJarland sto\e IIUIKO and furniture , and up to Sit.5 : ( ) for olcKinir law VHSO for less than $50 ( M ) . $112.50
$1.1 ! ) . in most beautiful decoration. Largo Coi duroy UocKei s 1S.OO
, si.15.
Police patrol Pedistals , highly cnrvi-il. sell at $1800 Large Cordmoy Hockers 22.50
Klio patrol , $1 15. These are woods that usually sell for
every plaee lint hero , $10,00. Men's Leather Rockers 22.50
. . .
File nubile , $1.11. at least double thoseprices. .
Indian .stools from ply coneado
top
'
LA DUOS' DKSK Oak and
. Mahogany
Hostcait. . Sic. seal , all woods usilal . . . Child's , work .
. . Ilankon wanIxfilnniiifT at , priee , $1.7. ) Sweepiers peifectlv.
hor-.e $1.10 ItoyaJ
and jointed - , $ ilnlsli-
Steel wnuoii . and Sets of , ' ! Gang bronze , $ ; t.r > 0. each . . . . SSe
, . inches Ions. $ : : .75 each and up to $10.00 '
.10
( lnde-liuctable > , " " Ladles' Wi Desk $ 5.25 '
iting
, . . . I'.l cl
ornninents , Sets of Gang , bronze , $ ti."iO. S\\eeers , win If perfectly ,
Trilby chariots , r-Oe. $12 for mugulllcunt .Japanese toh.ieeo Jars , CMC. P.ird's iye : Staple De-ks 0.00 each . . . $ j.oo
llor.esvanons , carts , bell ihwrs , Klshu bottles , 25c to $ : i.50 and $7.50 Itionxo metal teL : pot.s and lamps. Ladies' Roll Top Oak or .Mahogany Ulssels * Cold Medal , bi-st sweeper
tramps stunvs , safes , clarinet , musical , slide tops ttombone , imiKiietlo , 25o each according to the. slxo you like. $ l.-0. Desks 18.50 made , wan anted by us , each. . . . : i.50
REFORM IN LOCAL AFFAIRS
Moral nnd Material Advantages of Holiest
Homo Rule.
MANY OBSTACLES YET TO OVERCOM
A Itrtlvn of I CiiiulllliiiiM that Hi
laj I'PIIWITHM mill CaiiNpit Tliipr r
_ l'arllNiniNlili > anil Itiiliner-
Tlio flrst of a scries of papers on munic
ipal reform undertaken by the publication
commlUcu of the National Municipal league ,
la from the pen of .Mr. Charles Richardson ,
/ llrot vlco piesldeut of the organization. Mr
> Ulclmrdson'a paper deals \\ltli the obataclia
' to honest , br.blncBs-Hko manaKcmcnt of local
affairs unil the means deemi-d nccesaary to
accomplish tlio end sought.
Nothing la Ameilcan politics , fcajfl Mr.
Hlchardson has seemed more unaccountable
and discouraging than the apparent stupidity
of the \otcra In our large cities.
During the early jears of tlu > agitation for
municipal icforms tlio apathy of the people
i > as attributed to a luck of Information , but
this explanation can no lunger bo accepted
na sulllclent
No fails could ha\o been made plainer or
moio nnlvcitiallj Unonn than the prevalence
of corruption , cxtiu\ngaiau ami Incom-
jietency In our city goxernmcnts. Notlilng
could lm\t' been moio clearly demonstrated
tlnu tluit tlii&i' e\lls are due to the "spoils
8) stem" and to an e\crsal\o partisanship
and neglect of public diilltM on the part of
the cltlzenu The folly of entrusting the
common assets of a great community to the
"Itching palms" of such an universally ills-
triihti'd class a tlio professional politicians
has been assailed \\itli an unfailing nt rerun |
of argument and demmrlatlon from pulpit. '
putts and plntfnrm. There has been no lack
of clearness and earnestness In describing
the demoralizing effect of municipal cor
ruption upon prhutu character , and the peril
It Involves for the state and national gov
ernments. The Immense moral and material
advantages of an honest , Intelligent busl-
ncss-HKo management of local affairs , the
mutual dependence and mutual obligations
of fellow cltlrens. the principle that a right
tooto Is necessarily a trust for others as
well an a personal privilege , and the truth
that a man \\lio falls tooto for the com
mon good Is a social criminal , have all been
urged \ \ Itla foico and diligence which
could hardly bo surpassed.
MACIIINi : UNITY.
Hut notwithstanding all these efforts thn
masses have seldom wa\ercd In their support
of bad men and bad methods , and with few
and transient exceptions they have seemed
to b aa llttlo affected by the arguments and
appeals of reformers as a herd of brow sine
cattle would ha\o been by the reasoning
of Socrates or the eloquence of Cicero.
Under these circumstances It seems natural
that the advocates of rcfoim should ascribe
their failures to the stupidity of the a\cragu
voter , and conclude that their final success
can only bo attained through the better
education of goneiations yet unborn.
A moro careful anal > sl.s will lead to the
entirely illffeient conclusion that the \oters
have had wimoery plausible reasons for
the course thoj hn\t > pursued , and that re
formers Instead of being surprised at the
alonness of their progress should bo en
couraged bv the pains which It has been pos
sible to inulie under such adverse conditions
In order to understand the motives of the
xoters we must lomeinber that they are
composed of two classes , those who are. aud
those who are not. the owners of property
subject to municipal taxation.
Pnr con\enlcnco wo may speak of them
as ta\pa > crs and non-taxpayers , although of
course , directly or Indirectly , all residents ,
whether they know It or not. are more or
less affected by the local taxation. AVe
should alco remember that the taxpayers
are only a small minority of the voters , and
that arguments which appeal solely to the
former can lm\o but llttlo Inllucnce on the
results of elections.
The proportions are doubtless materially
different In different cities , anil It Is dim-
cult to obtain reliable figures , but nlllclal
ttatistlcs compiled In Ilnston show that In
that city six-sevenths of the municipal voter
er * must be classed among the non-taxpay
ers.
SUI'INH TAXPAYHUS.
Taking first the comparatively Insignifi
cant minority composed of taxpayers , we
"LOOK OUT
for your children during' the great parade Tuesday morning ,
the jam will endanger life , and maybe crush and maim their
tender bones. Take no chances , bring them here , all of the
mammoth show will pass our Etore. Our windows are wel
come to mothers and little ones. We will close during the
parade , so come early and don't be locked out. Monday we
are going to offer a still bigger inducement for an early call.
Put on sa'e these three different lines of waists. The
$1.00 , $1.50 and $1.75 qualities ,
Some Hlzcs wo Imvo In plenty and few of nthrri
lluforti wn m il'ei our spring soluuilun wo want
tai'losocmt nil theioiii | Ultlot.
lie 10 In ub.it wo h.tvu of them :
Age 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Number u 50 43 10 o o 2 4 u 14 3 58
This is a rare bargain if the size you want is here /jou / ,
and Si. oo Undeishirts for boys .250. Sues 24 , 26 , 28 , First
come first served.
J
S. W. Cor. 15th and Uou lus Sta.
find that their principal reasons for not
assuming an active part In the nomina
tion and support of reform candidates
may be stated briefly as follows
1. Hecauso they fear that their opposi
tion to Inlliicntlal politicians may be pun
ished b > an Increase In their assessments
for taxation , or by a loss of custom or cm-
plo.vinent. or by some other action Injuri
ous to their personal or business Inter
ests
2. Kecause as Investors omplojcs or oth-
crvvUe. they have or hope to have seme
pecuniary Intel cats lu coiporatlons , con
tracts or offices , which would be much less
prolltable under a government too pure to
bo corrupted and to Intelligent to bo out
witted
3. Because they believe that it pays bet
ter In dollars nnd cents to submit to ex
isting abusra than to expend the tlmo and
money required for a long and dllllcult se
ries of political contests
1. llecause they consider that national
legislation affects their personal Interests
far more than any pr liable action of their
local government , and that their national
party must therefore be supported In Its
efforts to strengthen Itself by securing com
plete control of local affairs.
5 Because they believe the local machine
of the opposition party l.s still worse than
their own , nnd that to promote Its success
by wasting their votes on a third ticket
would bo only Jumping out of the frying
pan Into the fire.
C. llccausc they have no faith In the pco-
slblllly of subjecting polities to the prin
ciples cf common honesty , cr public af
fairs to the methods of Intelligent busi
ness
This Hot Is not complete , but It Is fiUITl-
clently formidable to show that the progresa
of reform principles among the taxpayers
must continue to bo slow and difficult , unle a
city go/cinment can be made to appear much
moro Impoitant and interesting than It boo
hitherto fieemed to be.
DIFFICULTIES IN THE WAY.
The dllllcuHkn which the reformer has to
contend with when ho M dealing with the
taxpavcrs are certainly great , but thojo which
he U obliged to meet when he appeals to the
main body of the voteru are much greater.
Thla Is partly because ho boa toveral timca va
many people * to icach. aud partly because
those whom he eecks to convince ore so sit
uated that many of his best arguments can
make but little If any Impiesslon , while those
ofl lito opponentu are eagerly accepted. It la
ccs > to see that although most of the reasons
which prevent ta\pa > ei3 from suppoitlng re
form movements have an ccjual or gieater
we-lght with non-taxpayers , the latter have
no auch motives OH the former for opposing
the coirupt or wasteful expenditure of public
funds The assessor bra no terrors for the
man who ha-j no propertj to be taxed. He can
view with resignation. If not with pleasure ,
the Increasing burdens to thosa who are bet
ter off than himself. Ho can look with favor
upon the doing of unnecessary or badly managed -
aged work , the multiplication of useless
olllcea , the squandering of valuable fiancliliKH
and the pajmentof extravagant salaries , be-
eaueo all these may bo plausibly regarded oa
Increasing the chances of employment for the
vvage earnei * , and especially for those who
do not oppo-jo them The man who has
no pecuniary Interests to protect lt canllv
perauadeel to look upon liU vote lu local
election * aa i-othlng more than n means for
no ur ng a promhe of work a tiauslont favor ,
or the gratitude of a friend
There would bo little If any exaggeration
In raj Ing that In thla country municipal
government , with all Us control of Immense
revenues and wealth producing franchises.
Is based upon the voted uf thouo who have no
feclhiR of pcuonal or pecuniary Interest In
making It cither wlae or honoat.
01'1'Oin UNITY OP THE UOGUK.
It would bo dinicult to Imagine * conditions
more favorable for political banditti or more
tempting to unscrupulous contractors and
monopolists. The Indifference of the voter
U the opportunity of the rogue , and the re
former's cry of "stop thief" can have but
Under our tosteni of manhood suffrage
there can bo no security for public assets or
certainty of decent governmi-nt until the
majority of the voters are given a much
larger and more direct tangible Interest In
the results ,
The scope of our local governments must
bo so enlarged that they will affect the
average voter at constantly and In as many
ways as possible , and thus cause him to ro-
K rd himself as an active and deeply Inter-
partner lu the proper conduct oC pub
lic business , The reasons for advocating
such a policy in order to Influence the tax-
pajcrs are sufficiently stiong , but the ar
guments for resorting to U In dealing vvltli
the non-taxpa > crs are as much stronger as
the latter are at once moie numerous , moie
Important and moro difllcult to reach In
any other way. It follows , therefore , that
reformers should take every opportunity to
urge the cxtentlon of municipal functions tc
all such matters as the supply of light ,
water , street transportation , etc.
There are many economic and other ar
guments In favor of this policy and some ex
cellent examples of Its success In G'asgow
ami other eltlcs , but they cannot bo dis
cussed within the limits of this article.
FALLACIOUS OHLIOATIONS.
The principal objections that have been
made to the proposed policy arc that It Is
too much like socialism , and that every ad
dition to municipal business will lead to an
Increase of corruption , nnd strengthen the
political machines and the spoils system. Jn
order to show the fallacy of these objections
It may be suggested that If they weie bound
a great deal of work that is now being per
formed by local. Elate and national govern
ments , Including that of the United States
postolflcc , nnd the street cleaning depart
ment of Now York , should bo abandoned
nnd turned over to private contractors or
special corporations as soon as possible. It
may also bo urged , as previously argued
that uudcr our form of majority rule , the
only way to secure the right kind of govern
ment Is to give It so much business that the
nontaxpajors will perceive and suffer from
Its defects , and will bo sufllclently Inter
ested to Insist upon their cuie. The progress
of civil service reform In the United States
PCI vlco Is an Illustration of the working of
tlili principle.
U may bo added In conclusion that as there
can bo no bribe v.lthout a briber. It Is obvi
ous that there can bo no better way to check
municipal corruption than to get rid of the
contractors and corporations to whom most
of It Is duo.
A brief study of the relations of some of
the stioct railway companies with city pol
itics and city authorities would bo likely to
remove any doubt that might arlso In this
connection.
OUT or TIII : OIIDI.VAUV.
A fur capo valued at $11.000 Is exhibited
In a Paris shop. It Is made of "Impel Ial"
sables the choice sable sklnn received by
the Hubslnn Imperial f rniry from Siberia , of
which only n small iciwuitlty comes Into
trade. This Ulnd of sablp Is dark brown with
a bluish tinge.
On each succeeding Feast of All Saints the
tomb of the duke of' ' Ueichstadt , in the
Capuchin church In Vienna , has had flowers
placed on It by u vutled , lady diesscd In
mouinlng. This jear she fulled to make her
appearance nnd the suficMor of the inem-
asteiy sayj she Is dead andithat her Identity
will never bo revealed ,
Of the fi.OOO men cmplojcd In the
Gloucester fisheries during the jear ending
November 1. soventv-seven v.eio lost at sea ,
two were drowned In the docks nnd seven
died of disease at seaTir lf port The average -
ago fatality of railway.emplojes In the
United Stales Is live p/or / , thousand annually.
lyoochop. China , Is crc | | , < i4 over the recent
appearance on her street of a dwarf who ap
pears to bo about CO ) earn of ago , but Is
only twenty Inches In height. Ho has n long
gray beard , which almost reaches the
ground , and talks several Chinese dialects
ciulto fluently. Ho sa ) that he Is from
"tho kingdom of the dwarfs by the western
ocean , " but further than that no ono knows
anything about him.
The Japanese still religiously believe In
self-destruction as an honorable way out
of worldly sorrows , sufft-rtngs and dlfllcul-
ties , and still keep up their record of
suicides to an average of 8.000 n year. Hut
the old-fashioned "happy dispatch" by harl-
karl has yielded to hanging. Highly per
cent of last year's self-murderers In Japan
hanged themselves.
Under the Jurisdiction of the Now York
Hoard of Health a clearing house- for workIng -
Ing children has been organized It ps.wc.i
on all children whooo eligibility to work Is
In doubt mid lasm * certificates to all who
are qualified under thu law. , .
MEN WHO PUSH THE BUTTON
Amateurs Who Catch the Shadows as
They Ply.
SOME OBSERVATIONS OF A LOCAL ARTIST
Wort ; ami Mali-rial ( lint IH llriiuircil
ill rln > ( ou'i'iilij | I'runreMN
niiulo In ( li < - Art
I | Simp MnilH. , '
But a few > cars ago an amateur photog
rapher wns known as a person who had 11
Kodak with a roll -of film In It , a string to
pull , a button to push and the factory or
professional photographer did the rest. To
day this class Is called the "button pushers. "
What docs the amateur of today do and of
what docs his apparatus consist ? "I will
explain what I saw , by special Invitation , a
few days ago , " raid a local enthusiast.
"I called on ono of our local amateurs
and spent several pleasant hours In his
private studio. One of the flrst things I
observed was that ho Kept his rooms locla'd
and no ono had a key to them but himself ,
and he allowed no ono In t'icre unless he
was with them. Ho said that every inlnuto
of his time that ho was not with his famll )
or at his business he spent In tho.se rooms
reading , developing , toning or experiment
ing with 801110 new formula.Vhllu I was
there he allowed me to take an inventory of
what ho had , 'and ho told mo what cver > -
thing was used for. Ono of the flrst things
that caught my ejo was his library of photo
graphic lltciaturc.
"There must Imvo been 300 books by as
many different authors , besides the many
monthly magazines and papers , both ancient
and modern. Next was his collection of
plcturcu which he liaa made within the last
twelve years since ho flrst got enthused
with the art. The walls of his studio wern
covered with them. There are > lown of
every description as well as many portrait *
of his family and friends Health * the
pictures on the walls ho has five albums
11 lied with tlio smaller pictures mounted In
neat stjle The next thing he bhovvcd mo
was the register book of negatives. This
book dates back twelve > earn. and when he
wishes to IIml a negative he simply looks at
thu Index for the subject and number of the
page. Tor Instance , lu finds October 12 ,
IbSl , negative No. 31. i'arnam L-treet looking
cist fiom Eighteenth , then ho goes to the
negative case , which Is an old
bookcase transformed Into a negative rack
with pigeonholes In numcilcal order , and
with each negative inclosed In what la called
a negative prrfurvrr , which Is a neat. Hat
manllla paper flack with three HncH printed
on the outside on which h written number ,
name ami Mihjoct He showed me this par
ticular negative , which wan as perfect as tilt-
day It was made. Then he took up album
No , 1 and turned to picture 31. which sure
enough , vviiti I'arnam street as It looked
twelve > ears ago.
I'HiSiilVK PLEASANT MKMOItlUS.
"When he showed mo thlu It made my
heart ache , and I nald , 'How foolUh I have
been , wasting my time all these- yearn , when
I might Imvo biun an amateur photo raplui
myself and had something like this to retail
pleasant memories nf the past. I have trav
eled a great deal anil have seen eome of the
ino.it beautiful ncencry In thin and othci
countries and have nothing to remember It
by but a faint recollection '
"The next thing to Inspect was his appara
tus , each article of which ho Keep. * In a
neat case. The IIrut v\ns n. small pocket
camera for mimll snap shots Next wes a
1x5 folding hand camera of modern innlio and
Htyle , with gla s platu holders ami an
extra film attachment which holds a roll of
100 or lf expo-nirerf. The leim U of the
rapid , rectilinear style , of line quality The
shutter In of the latcet pattern and the
tripod U a three-Joint anil folds Into a length
of aU'ceti lutbfn and wclfb only ulx ouuccn
This outfit ho tal.es with him when travel-
Ins"The
"The next camera was a C < ixSi { . double
( ivvlng , compact Et > le , whlrh fnliU Into a
spjte of 3\10 Indus The lens Is a No S
( for this camera lie has uh > o a wide an le. 90
degrees lens for nuMiit ; InlciinnO. Kieh of
thr.30 lenses Is fitteil wltlv a perfect shutti'i
The tripod Is of modern make All this ( ltd
Into a neat carrjlng carfo with three double-
plate holders. I , ! > st , but not least , la what
lie calls his cop ) Ing and enlarging camera
with which he can make a picture from the
smallest locket sLe to 11x17.
"The next place we wandered was Into his
dark loom Thlj In Itself Is a wnidei on ae-
eount nf Its i.eati.esa and the pcrfctt sjfitem
with which he has everthing anangcd. On
the wallrt arc racks with every size de
veloping and toning trajs fiom 1x5 to 14x17.
He uses black hard rubber and celluloid
trajs for developing , and celluloid for toning
Per washing he has a twcut-four-Inch circle
automatic galvanized Iron box which ( Ills
with water from a rubber ho3o attached to
the faucet and empties whin the water
reaches a certain height. 'I lie water enters
on the side of the box and kee | the prlnta
In constant irotlon. and ( Mere Is a perfor
ated bottom , to that all the rdlmcnt from
the chemicals goes to the bottom. This Is
hLs own Invention Tor fixing his dry plates
In hypo ho has hard rubber boxes with
grooves so the plates can Rtiiml uptight Of
these ho has l\li. Sx7. C > j\S j and SxlO.
The larger plated ho ll\c.s In a Hat 11x17
tray
"On the shelves could be seen , In regular
order , graduate glarers fiom minimum Hire
up to twenty-four ounces , funnels , glass and
rubber , from one-half pint up to one gal
lon chemicals of all disciIptlons ; develop
ers and toning tn1utlcns he keeps lu stock
made up ready for nee ,
PLENTY OP IIOOM.
"Tho dark loom l.s a large , ally room seven
feet wide by ten feet long. The light Is
furnished from a window 9x16 Inches , with
three thlckne = cs of glass , one white ground
glass , one orange anil one green , which
makca a safe light for the most sensitive dry
plate or paper Outside of the window Is
a gas jet whlth furnishes the light. In the
sink , which Is 18x30 Inches , there are two
faucets , one hot and one told water. The
printing department IH the next. In a lack
against the wall will be found all sizes of
printing frames from 3Vlxl'to 18xJ2 , and
all style.i of vignette papers , opacities and
pastes. The window Is u large south one
with a platform built out on which to lay
the printing fianu.s. It has a gljsa covcilng
to protect It fiom storms and keep the cold
out In winter. After mounting he has a
globe cnameler. through which he runs the
prints , fclmply to shape the mounts of thetie
while cold , as mat burfacc piliiLK need no
polish , but when gloMy prints are made the
burnisher la heeled with gim and the same
furnlfihcs a finely pollshul print
"After looking this all ovc i I became no
enthused with the art that I made up m >
mind to go to the mipply house the ntxt
morning am ) purchase me an outfit. Tills I
did , and when my amateur friend Invited mete
to tome up the nexU day and ho would give
me my first Jwwon In the art I thankfully
accepted the Invitation , being eager to re
ceive a leqson from an amateur mi thorough
and bo well equipped as he.
PIIIST LISBON'S.
"The first thing he taught mo w to loud
the plate holders. The lubber slide wan
drawn out of the holder anil the holder and
slides were dnwttd very can-fully , as the
least particle of dust which might settle on
tin * face of the dry plate would caime pin
holex , thereby making black spots on plc-
turcH when fliiHud. Thu box of plates \\aa
opened by cutting the paper around the bottom
tom t'dgo with a penknife He gave me par
ticular Instructions nnt to open thtm any
place except In the dark room , and there- not
too cloco In the dark room light , ax any kind
of light will weaken the fine nuulltlef * of thu
plate Thn plate WCH plated In the holdi r
film nldr out. the film being carefully dusted
and then the vlldu wan Inserted : tbi.ii wo
proceeded to make * a portrait In hU Ktudlu
by an ordinary wt&i window
"Thu nuhjcct wax bin little boy , whom h/
seated about live feet from the window Ha
put a thin whltu gau/ci ticrccii on thu win
dow to HOflcn the rayx of light , and another
on tint other Hldci of the wibject to light up
the RhadnwH and behind him ) n > plaied a
G.xfj background Ihin we piocreded to focun
to sot the picture lu thu proper yosltlou on
the ground glass for a bust picture and to
get It sharp When this was all clone wo
made the exposure in three seconds with an
I" sixteen stopVe then proceeded to the
dark loom to develop We n.scd n developer
made up as follows No 1 , distilled water ,
forty cimui's , sulphite soda trjstal , two
ountcs ; hvdroniDtcr tc-st fifteen , then added
1 ounce elkonogen and boiled n few minutes ,
No. 2. distilled water , ten ounces ; caibonato
of potassium , oneounce. . To use wo took
three ounces of No 1 and ono ounce of No 2
What wc > wanted was a strong tontra tln
negative to print on arlsto platlno paper , HO
we developed until the- high llghta appeared
clear bhrk. Then wo washed the plate for
about one minute- , then fixed the follow Inr
hvpo bath until all traceo of the free silver
disappeared Hjpo soda , five ounces ; water ,
sixteen ounces Next we washed In run
ning water for twenty minuted. The result
waa a soft jet contrasting negative , with
plenty of detail The lesson so far has been
HO thorough that I will never forget It. "
I'll in cm dull N < > < .
Miss Arnold is an ardent student of the
camera. Although a member of the club fern
n comparatively thort time , olio Is making
pictures that will cause older members to
move along more diligently. She Is a line
Judge of a graceful , easy pose and knovn
how to bilng It out In her work.
Dm nail has at last fni'iid some one In
terested In lili line of work. Mo Is an en-
thi'jilast on the "Grecian" picture * and for .1
long tlmo has been unable to gut any one
Inteic'sted In this peculiar braneli of pbotog-
laphy. Itooncy h-u of late manifested an
Inclination in this dlicctlon and lie and
Dm nail are fanning n toil of partnership
Although this cloudy weather l.s not en
couraging to photogiaplicra. the members nf
the Camera , tlub nto working night and ehy
to git rcad > for the exhibition. H promises
te > e\ocl all otheiH which have hcietufoio
been given under Its niibplcca. The momboi.i
want all of their friends to drop Into the
studio next month and eco what an amateur ,
when ho feels that way. can do.
llooney and Durnall think they are going
to Imvo the tdge em the other members of
the club. They have purchased u largo
Harrison lors and expect to re'ap results
wlilih will cause the > optics of cerl.iln pirtlea
to bulge with nma/cincnt. Itonnc-y made a
negative with this lens whlth for sharpntui ,
tlearncM ami loumlnims to the envy of all
the other bojs.
0 K. Epinotcr lina been In a state of
hllipi nation for hume tlmo pawl , at least It
would appear to bo HO from thoifatt that ho
sr'dom ' appcara at tlio studio. He xaja lie Is
too btijy , but the gang l nfruld ho Intends
to backslide. Ask any of the bo > j about the
smoker ( Jus gave the club last January. It
Hlill bilngs a smile to the faeix of all who
Improved that occasion and there h u ooit
nf longing , hankcilng ( lentlmcnt that It may
BOOH bo repeated
Hon. New-lean had cpilto an experi
ence n short lime ago In toning Artloto-
Plutino paper. After toning foity prints with
thn grtiiteHt care and obtaining excellent ic-
sultH , he thru did the next thing on the
progiani , which U to fix them In the hyi
bath This Is where he slipped a cog. Ilci
placed the pilnts In n tiay which had con
tained murlatlt add ami vvhlth lie had neg
lected to wjihh The re'snit was a Job-lot eif
pilntH with ( urge , ugly red spots em their
8Mifa < ex The entire group of prlnlH wan
ruined. i
'Jhi re * h a move inrnt on font for the
amalgamation nf the Knights of Labor with
the American IV-dcratlon of Labor.
And all kinds of
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