Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1883-11-09
4 Paper Boat.

During one Of my summer vacations
nong the lakes of Central New York,
resolved TO make, il possible, q paper
oat which should be easy 70 row or
iddle, light enough to be carried short
stances with comparative ease. and,
; the same time, safe and even dur.
lie il MANAGED with reasonable care.
II was to I've twelve fe, I long. ! first
ade q framework on which to stretch
epaper.
For this latter purpose I bought
'out eighteen yards of very strong
rapping-paper. 1t was of light cream
rlor, smooth on the surface, and very
rgh, II n neither stiff n, r very thick;
Id, being made in long rolls, it could
eoltiined of almost any length desired
- was only ab Mt YARD wide, so that,
requir, two be adtl . TO reach around
ef anne in the Nidst part. c,t
.ougn off the roll to cover the frame.
d soal cd it for q few niaut ia wat
.. | then turned The frame up idle
,wn and fastened the edges of the two
'irs of paper to il, by lapri~g them
:, fully on the under side Of re bot
IN Lord ard tIckiTg item to it 40
iat paper lung down loo ely on oil
dcs. 1t was then trimmed. tapped,
Il doubled orer rs smoothly as pos
he, ut the Us ofthe frame. held
place ly ans OF small clamps.
ong tie edges il was drawn tig1..
timmcd. o 4 doubled down over the
unMale, where il was firmly
ED by slipping strips of ash
lst ms de of tie ginwales.
he shrinkage cansed by the drying
fetched the paper, thus fa ten d,
: glItly over the frame work. As soon
IS thoroughly dry, it was vanished,
inside and out, with asphalt um varni h
tlinned with tapent. ne, NJ d, rs room
~ that had soaked in, a second coat Of
lie m varnish was applied, but with
~ tnrpen in anil, finally, he laps
or joints of the paper were covered with
10 es uf mu Sin stutk Oh with the I'M
thinaed va n.sh. The loose strips of
sh were now removed, ard aIot Ter
| yer Of paner was put on, and fas 'ened
lllo x the edge of the boat 10y re. lacing
the strips rs b fore. When the paper
was dry, and the W lole out 'ide of the
boat vanished several tine, rntl 10
ln esent d II smooth, shi & surface, I
covel I'd tie whole buat with uubleached
They all Got Mad. :.
Mrs Boir dity eok il iuto her head
hat she wanted some raj estate. I'LL
other property having l'e-n rapidly get
ling awav from Mr. B.r,i,lity. A laly
friend, deslrous that Mrs. iBcrrid ~
should Income her u-igi,is,r. rnt',usnls
l,cally informed her that the lnnis. neat
ioor Wa tor ssle Then Mrs. lswri.i ty
hasten u home snd told Mr.. hFridity.
who hAiss real estate, and - got MT.
THIN she vent 10 look it the haire. ",,d
Ii. tenant GIT mad. Discovering sou,
defect la the lnni~., slr |, rs,'t g.'t niul.
Goiug b, . builder. lie Offered to npur
L a, reasonable hgur', Tut slieo''iec,-d
aud III hnil,ler ga mad linen she
went TO the owner of tin. holse. toll
what she md the builder had said, nini
he got unsl. Til n ~ ~. 49,. d.sl 10 her
ady fria,,l and tol'i her that she ui,l.,'t
think the enid l.uy the ho,,-e, aud Ihs
lady friend got Il al. Jnst here Sunday
or smother colony of ms
c..nt ,~rssns might have got uml Mr..
l,urrility Has mnls memor lnq, D.
liw eiI~.t that the only red .sa- hat
ever brings leace ~ . man Il tn i,ils.
batch sllYttxl 10 him " u,s ccmsteey.