route from New York to Tarrytown in No. 810. New York to Stamford,
Connecticut, in No. 811. New York to Staten Island in No. 812. New
Jersey from Hoboken to Pine Brook in No. 813. Brooklyn in No. 814.
Brooklyn to Babylon in No. 815. Brooklyn to Northport in No. 816.
Tarrytown to Poughkeepsie in No. 817. Poughkeepsie to Hudson in No.
818. Hudson to Albany in No. 819. Tottenville to Trenton in No.
820. Trenton to Philadelphia in No. 821. Philadelphia in No. 822.
Philadelphia-Wissahickon Route in No. 823. Philadelphia to West
Chester in No. 824. Philadelphia to Atlantic City--First Stage in
No. 825; Second Stage in No. 826. Philadelphia to Vineland--First
Stage in No. 827; Second Stage in No. 828. New York to
Boston--Second Stage in No. 829; Third Stage in No. 830; Fourth
Stage in No. 831; Fifth Stage in No. 832; Sixth Stage in No. 833.
Boston to Concord in No. 834. Boston in No. 835. Boston to
Gloucester in No. 836. Boston to Newburyport in No. 837. Boston to
New Bedford in No. 838. Boston to South Framingham in No. 839.
Boston to Nahant in No. 840. Boston to Lowell in No. 841. Boston to
Nantasket Beach in No. 842. Boston Circuit Ride in No. 843.
Philadelphia to Washington--First Stage in No. 844; Second Stage in
No. 845; Third Stage in No. 846; Fourth Stage in No. 847; Fifth
Stage in No. 848. City of Washington in No. 849. City of Albany in
No. 854; Albany to Fonda in No 855; Fonda to Utica in No. 856;
Utica to Syracuse in No. 857; Syracuse to Lyons in No. 858; Lyons
to Rochester in No. 859; Rochester to Batavia in No. 860; Batavia
to Buffalo in No. 861; Poughkeepsie to Newtown in No. 864; Newtown
to Hartford in No. 865; New Haven to Hartford in No, 866; Hartford
to Springfield in No. 867; Hartford to Canaan in No. 868; Canaan to
Pittsfield in No. 869; Hudson to Pittsfield in No. 870. City of
Chicago in No. 874. Waukesha to Oconomowoc in No. 875; Chicago to
Wheeling in No. 876; Wheeling to Lippencott's in No. 877;
Lippencott's to Waukeska in No. 878.
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The sheriff of the village had been annoyed with complaints from the
farmers about the loss of their chickens. He suspected a couple of
colored gentlemen, and catching sight of them among the usual
congregation at the village store one afternoon, he strolled in.
"Well, boys," he said, "there's a powerful rain-storm brewing in the
west. I tell you that when that rain comes it will bring things above
ground mighty lively."
In a short time the two colored men left the store. The sheriff chuckled
to himself, and going after them, found them both busily burying chicken
bones deeper in the earth.
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Any questions in regard to photograph matters will be willingly
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hear from any of our club who can make helpful suggestions.
PRINTING ON COTTON, SILK, OR LINEN.
Photographic printing may be done on almost any textile fabric if it is
properly sized and sensitized. Linen and silk may be obtained already
sensitized, but it may be prepared very easily by the skilful amateur.
To size the fabric make a solution of
Boiling water 8 oz.
Chloride of ammonium 10 grs.
Iceland moss 6 grs.
When nearly cold filter through two thicknesses of blotting-paper, and
soak the fabric in it for a quarter of an hour. Tack it at the corners
to a smooth board so as to stretch out the wrinkles, and dry in a place
free from dust.
Another sizing solution is made as follows:
Ammonium chloride 1 part
Water 125 parts
White of one egg.
After the fabric has been sized and dried it may be sensitized in any
good sensitizing silver bath. A bath which is always reliable is made
from
Nitrate of silver 60 grs.
Water 1 oz.
Dissolve the silver in the water, and add strong ammonia water drop by
drop. A brownish precipitate will be formed, but keep on adding the
ammonia till the liquid clears again. The mixture should be stirred all
the while during the process, using a glass rod for the purpose. If the
solution does not clear after the addition of twenty-five drops of
ammonia, clear by filtering.
The fabric may be either immersed in this solution, or it may be
stretched on a flat smooth board or sheet of glass, and the solution
applied with a brush. The fabric should be stretched while drying, and
if one uses the small-sized artist's thumb-tacks, there will be no
danger of holes remaining in the fabric after it is taken from the
board. It is almost needless to say that the sensitizing must be done in
a room lighted by gas or lamp, and the fabric dried in the dark.
For printing one must make a special back for the printing-frame. For
this take wood the same thickness of the back, and instead of making the
two pieces which are hinged together of the same size, make one of them
two inches, and the other six inches across--if the frame is a 5 by 8
printing-frame. A 5 by 8 printing-frame is a good size to use; the 4 by
5 is too small.
In the larger half of the printing-frame cut a round hole of two or
three inches in diameter, and fit it with a smooth tapering cork. This
cork should be of fine grain, and made to fit snugly into the hole.
To print, draw the fabric over the cork and push it up through the hole
in the printing-frame far enough to come in close contact with the
negative without pressing too hard against it. Fasten the springs and
print as if on sensitive paper. Any boy or girl who is handy with tools
can make one of these backs for a printing-frame.
One can make prints on the corners of silk handkerchiefs, on silks for
cushion covers, on linen for doilies, or on linen for photograph-frames.
The process is simple and inexpensive.
SIR KNIGHT RALPH B. ROOD, Cleveland, Ohio, asks if the radial
energy of light is greater when the snow is on the ground than on
clear days in summer; how dust can be kept from collecting on films
during the drying; what makes the corners of a negative come out in
some pictures with no detail, making heavy shadows when primed. The
light is much stronger in the winter when the sun is shining on the
snow than it is in a clear day in summer, owing to the intense
white glare reflected from the snow. A shorter exposure should be
made for snow pictures, and a small diaphragm used. To keep dust
from films when drying, pin the films by the corners to a flat
board--the editor uses grape-basket covers for this purpose--and
set the board in a slanting position against the wall, with films
on the under side. The reason of the defective corners in the
negative may be either from the film not being evenly coated, or
from a shadow falling across the lens during the exposure. Sir
Ralph has a No. 1 Kodak for sale, which is in good repair, and has
a leather carrying-case. Sir Ralph's address is No. 23 Dunham
Place, Cleveland, Ohio. Any member of the club wishing a Kodak
cheap is requested to correspond with Sir Ralph.
SIR KNIGHT HUGO KRETSCHMAR, N. Y., asks if chloride of ammonia is
the same as sal-ammoniac; if red prussiate of potash can be made of
yellow prussiate potash; and if artists' gold-leaf could be used to
make chloride of gold; and if an amateur could make nitrate of
silver. Sal-ammoniac and chloride of ammonia are the same. Red
prussiate of potash cannot be made from yellow prussiate of potash.
If blue-print paper is made of yellow prussiate of potash
(potassium _ferrocyanide_) instead of red prussiate of potash
(potassium _ferricyanide_), the result will be a negative print,
instead of a positive. The gold used by china-painters may be used
for chloride of gold. Do not put the gold into _muriatic_ acid, but
into _nitro_-muriatic acid, made by mixing one part nitric and two
parts muriatic acid, diluting with an equal quantity of water. This
liquid is known as "aqua-regia." An amateur could make nitrate of
silver, but it would not pay for the trouble, nitrate of silver
being very cheap.
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About Order Chapters.
Here are two letters about Chapters:
I have read of many flourishing Chapters, and often wished I knew
what was done to keep up the interest of the meetings. The Good
Times Chapter, of Bridgeport, Conn., of which I was president,
disbanded from lack of interest. We tried sewing while one read,
entertainments by each member in turn, and a Chapter paper; but we
tired of the first, gave up the second from lack of new ideas, and
the third for the same reason and because the members did not wish
to write for it. There is now some talk of reorganizing the
Chapter, but unless something new is undertaken it will be useless.
If members of Chapters, particularly those like ours, consisting of
about half a dozen girls, would send some hints, I should be much
obliged to them.
JOSEPHINE BELDING.
12 WILLIAM STREET, BRIDGEPORT, CONN.
The Columbian Chapter is in trouble. For many months it had largely
attended meetings and jolly times. Then three members seemed bent
on making trouble. We thought to disband and reorganize without
them, but could not do so very well, because two of those proposed
to be left out were our officers. There are six or seven new
members to come in. What shall we do?
HOMER C. BRIGHT.
314 WEST FOURTH AVENUE, DENVER, COL.
It is to be remembered that societies are aimed to effect improvement in
their times, and to afford members a good time. Do not undertake to
start a club and then find something to interest it to keep it in
existence. Reverse the order. Find something to do, and then organize
for the specific purpose of doing it. Pledge each member to a certain
task. If there is lack of interest or apparent discussion, disband. When
the foregoing conditions can be complied with, reorganize--but not until
they can. As for suggestions for tasks, will some who have had success
with various lines of work write to these inquirers? Order Chapters have
been the sources of much profitable recreation, but always in cases
where they set out to do certain things, and stopped when those things
were accomplished or when interest flagged. An invaluable adjunct to a
Chapter is an intelligent middle-aged lady who can and will make
suggestions, settle disputes, etc. Those Chapters have been most
successful that have had such help.
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Kinks.
No. 28.--A MUSICAL MELANGE.
One starlit night in the month of roses I attended what was set
forth on my invitation card of bay leaf to be a "Musical Melange."
Though due at the Mountebank Club at nine, I was loath to miss this
assuredly delightful midnight entertainment. A Brownie troop
mounted on dormice hurried me out of the great bustling city to a
grove of lindens and larches. In a cleared space in the centre I
was within an hour introduced to my favorite musical geniuses, whom
I little supposed would ever again appear upon this terrestrial
sphere. As I look back upon the event, I can still see the
glittering eyes of the goblins and ghouls who covered the branches
of the near-by trees, and hear the whir and buzz of myriad crickets
and katydids sweetly blended with the strains of a hundred musical
instruments. Among those seated around a log glowing with fox-fire
were these well-known musicians:
A vegetable, threw, and a consonant^1; to hew, and a preposition^2;
a part of the body, and a French article reversed^3; the English
equivalent of a sign of the Zodiac^4; the outer bark of trees, a
preposition, and a personal pronoun^5; a masculine name meaning "a
twin"^6: a part of a priest's robe, a preposition, and a vowel^7; a
hook^8; a rope for capturing cattle^9; a member of a secret
society^{10}; to trifle^{11}; a murmuring noise, and a small
room.^{12}
These spectral celebrities were each playing some instrument of
soft and mellow tone. I noted with wonder that many of the
instruments were bestudded with flashing stones. Among the
instruments were:
To trifle^{13}; a small wood^{14}; to channel^{15}; a shining bead
of black glass^{16}; to proclaim^{17}; a sack, and large
casks^{18}; an iron pot, and part of the ear^{19}; a city of
Scotland^{20}; a famous cape^{21}; a bird of New Zealand^{22};
dwells upon, a vowel, and harmony^{23}.
CLEMENT RONALDSON.
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No. 29.--A DUODENARY.
In each of the sentences is concealed the name of a celebrated poet.
1. The scarab urns of the Egyptians are at least bizarre.
2. As we gazed, horror-struck, Maguire's cot tottered, then fell.
3. "What a dasher, Bert! Throw the thing away."
4. A strong will is both fortunate and unfortunate.
5. Said the Ash, "The Aspens erred; the Abele was moaning."
6. "Too-whit!" exclaimed the owlets.
7. On the stand were scattered sundry dental appliances.
8. "It will be hard to reach 'em," snarled the guide.
9. While they were fumbling their creeses the trap opened.
10. The snug old smithy stood near the mill-stream.
11. Gleason's unruly red cow perambulated around the dairy.
12. The bearded stranger from the South eyed Charcourt suspiciously.
ZOE D. ACKE.
* * * * *
Answers to Kinks.
No. 23.
Third column, _Isaac Newton_. 1. Cringe. 2. Tassel. 3. Prance, 4.
Stamen. 5. Tocsin. 6. Ponder. 7. Clench. 8. Powwow. 9. Totter. 10.
Crower. 11. Tinsel.
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No. 24.--1. Genet. 2. Edile. 3. Nidor. 4. Eloin. 5. Terns.
* * * * *
No. 25.--Blunderbuss.
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No. 26. Piano-forte.
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No. 27.
A Gay Young Scot set out one day for a Hunt. He was thoughtful enough,
Prior to starting, to Stow(e) away a lunch of Lamb and Bacon, and some
Porter bought from a Brewer. Being a Lover of fishing, he carried also a
Steel(e) Hook tied to a Reed. He wore a Brown Spencer and a Gray Hood.
As he was a Longfellow, he made Swift progress, till he stumbled over
some Shell(e)y Knolls, and so got an aching side (Akenside). "How it
(Howitt) Burns!" he exclaimed in a Stern, Savage voice. "It is enough to
anger a Pope or a Bishop. But what are Wordsworth in curing a Pain?" he
asked, with a Grim(m) smile.
He made a fire to Cook his fish, and while they were Browning he went to
a coal-ridge (Coleridge) to dig for ore, with the intention of showing
it to a Goldsmith to see if Sterling coin (Coyne) could be made of it.
He dug until the sound of a Horn and a Campbell recalled him home.
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Questions and Answers.
Charles Wood writes: "Will you kindly let me know what steps to take to
become a cabin-boy on one of the ocean steamships? Also please tell me
what is the pay of a cabin-boy, and whether there is a chance of
advancement." Apply to the agents of the line; also to pursers of ships
in port. Such positions are sometimes found on steamers plying to South
American ports. A young man went recently on a steamship bound for San
Francisco, _viá_ Cape Horn, expecting to be about a year. He was
required to furnish his own outfit of mattress, sheets, etc, sea chest,
and heavy clothing. His pay was to be $8 a month, and he was promised
instruction in the rudiments of seamanship. There are apprentices in the
engineer's as well as the sailing-officer's branch of the service, and
advancement is promised in both. The work is very difficult, and the
places are not easy to secure.
A. D. T. asks the meaning of the astronomical symbols which adorn the
numerous calendars about Christmas-time. Each dot and quirk represents
some emblem.
[Illustration]
the Sun, is a bossed circular shield;
[Illustration]
Mercury, represents the winged god's serpentlike _caduceus_, or wand;
[Illustration]
aptly imitates the looking-glass of Venus, while Mars's symbol,
[Illustration]
brings to mind the war god's helmet and plume;
[Illustration]
Jupiter's sign, is an eagle, while
[Illustration]
that of Saturn, forms a scythe;
[Illustration]
is at once seen to be Neptune's trident. The signs of the ascending and
descending nodes,
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and
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immediately suggest a croquet arch, or an eye of the hook-and-eye
combination, but are, in point of fact, the head and tail of a dragon.
"Can you give me any information regarding the 'Daughters of the
Revolution?' I would like to know who the founder is, where the
headquarters are, and what the requirements are. Is there a society of
this character that a child may join?--Eleanor C. Gardner." There are
two adult societies of almost identical names. One is "Daughters of
American Revolution," and the other, "Daughters of the Revolution." The
first-named was organized in Washington in October, 1890. It aims to
perpetuate the memory and the spirit of all who helped to achieve
American independence, to acquire and protect historical sites, to
erect, where possible, monuments thereon, and to preserve records,
relics, and the like of early patriots and their acts. The conditions of
membership are very liberal, being simply proof of descent from an
ancestor (male) who fought loyally for independence. The age requirement
is eighteen years. The president of the organization is Mrs. Adlai E.
Stevenson, and the secretary Mrs. Donald McLean, 180 Lenox Avenue, New
York city.
The other society is an offshoot of the former, organized in 1893, and
membership in it is much more restricted. The president is Mrs. Edward
P. Steers, 2076 Fifth Avenue, New York. The society for children is "The
Society of Children of the American Revolution." This has its
headquarters in Boston, but there are State organizations. The local
societies are called chapters, and the chapter in New York city has
about one hundred members. One of its objects is to form libraries,
prominence being given to books on national subjects. Professor John
Fiske has prepared a list of books for young students of American
history. Applicants for membership must, as in the adult societies,
prove their descent from active participators in the war for
independence. The president is Mrs. Margaret Lothrop, Concord, Mass.,
who will, without doubt, have further information mailed if applied to.
Leo Rehbinder writes to say that he enjoyed reading about West Point and
Annapolis, and adds: "I do not think they would suit me. Can you name
some universities or colleges for a poor boy, the cost, and chances in
life after graduating?" All universities and colleges are for poor boys,
in the sense that all lend every aid they can to brains and ambition
that chance to belong to those in limited financial circumstances.
Tuition is $40 to $150, with an average of $75, but in every college
there are free scholarships. Apply to the dean for conditions governing
them. In not a few colleges there is no tuition at all, as in Michigan
and most State universities, to pupils whose parents are citizens of the
State. At Lehigh, located at South Bethlehem, Pa., there is no tuition
charged any one. Board is $5 per week, but there are students who live
on less. In many colleges tutoring is to be had--sometimes enough to pay
one's entire college expenses. As for "chances in life after
graduating," no special answer can be given to that question. A general
answer is that others succeed, and what others do you can try to do.
* * * * *
One Great Man's Method.
It is interesting to get a peep at the source of power, whether that
source be an electric motor, a steam-engine, or a man while gathering
material for great popular addresses. Mr. Francis Wayland Glen, who
years ago was a partner in a nursery establishment in Rochester, New
York, tells of a visit made by Henry Ward Beecher to his nurseries in
that city. Having been shown everything, Mr. Glen asked if the great
preacher cared to meet an educated Scotch gardener who had had thirty
years' experience in the care of greenhouses. Mr. Beecher replied that
he did.
Mr. Craig, the Scotchman referred to, was in the potting-house engaged
in mixing potting-earth. He was a most retiring man, and as the party
came upon him he was much confused at the announcement of the name of
the renowned preacher. The latter stepped forward and grasped the
gardener's hand, disregarding the fact that it was covered with
potting-earth, and shook it so warmly and so unconventionally that Mr.
Craig was at his ease in a moment. Then began a remarkable series of
questions. Mr. Beecher asking them, and for fully an hour, the Scotchman
answering them with the confidence of an expert. Mr. Glen continues:
"I stood by and watched the operation with wonder and admiration. Mr.
Beecher was gathering food and storing it away to digest and assimilate
and give out to his parishioners. He was so cordial with Mr. Craig that
he relieved him from all embarrassment, and he gave forth his answers
with freedom and pleasure and great clearness. Plant after plant was
taken up in the greenhouses, and its habits discussed, as well as those
of the fruits in pots in the orchard-house. The parting was as cordial
as the reception, or more so. Mr. Craig realized that he was appreciated
by the great preacher, and Mr. Beecher recognized the fact that he had
been receiving knowledge from a well-trained horticulturist and florist.
It was a lesson to me, then a young man, having just passed my majority,
that I have never forgotten, and the picture of one of the greatest
teachers of men sitting at the feet of a plain, unpretending, unassuming
gardener as a pupil is one I shall never forget."
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Autography.
The omnipresent autograph-hunter has passed through many fortunate and
unfortunate experiences. His hobby is somewhat of a lottery, bringing
him a cold rebuff, or mayhap a prompt enclosure of the coveted
autograph. An English nobleman once requested Talleyrand's autograph.
The author promised to send one in a few days, and, true to his word,
this note arrived:
"DEAR SIR,--Will you oblige me with your company to dinner on
Wednesday next, at eight o'clock? I have invited a number of
exceedingly clever persons, and do not like to be the only fool
among them."
Daniel O'Connell, on being urged to pen an autograph, sent the following
message to the stranger:
"SIR,--Yours requesting my autograph is received. I have been so
bothered with similar impertinences that I'll be blest if I send
it.
"Your ob'd't servant,
"DANIEL O'CONNELL."
The Rev. Dr. Sprague, of Albany, a Presbyterian pastor, was the
possessor of a superb collection of autographs. He once requested the
autograph of Benjamin Franklin from an eminent professor. "Oh, you have
one already," said the professor. "No matter," replied Dr. Sprague, "I
want it for exchange. One Benny Franklin in Europe is _worth two
kings_!" Miss Alcott was always most patient with the ardent collector.
She was once visited by a large club of young men, each one of whom
wanted her autograph, and she did not refuse. Longfellow always kept a
packet of autographs in his pocket, in case of need. And what malevolent
person announced that a certain celebrity kept a rubber stamp of his
_fac-simile_ handwriting in his writing desk?
LIONEL R. LANDON.
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