Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-08-10
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The Woes of an Amateur In Search
of the Picturesque.

ing an amateur photographer. No
civilized country has a law against
amateur photography. although In
France and Germany and other semi
barbarous countries they arrest man
II he photographs too near TO their
fortlfications. Still the general ten
dency OF modern cameras Is toward
concealment- There Is a camera made
which person can put under his vest
and the lens take the place OF vest
button. Other cameras are done up
like parcels. or take the form OF a
sachol, or some other unobtrusiye
shape, so that the general passer-by
may not know that the man he meets
Is an amateur photographer. The
trouble with the cameras that have
named is that they are generally too
small TO take picture that Is AT all sat
isfactory. Some Of them have no focus
ing-glass and no arrangement for let
ting person know what sort OF pict-
ure he is taking. Now use camera
that takes picture four by five
inches. which think Is the smallest
size that il OF any service TO man. al
though some get along with what is
known as the lantern size, u size OF
plate that Is large enough 20 take a
picture that will go into a stereopti-
con.
The other day bought brand new
valise In which to conceal my pho
tographiug apparatus, and instead oi
the long alpenstock tripod which
have carried heretofore, bought
what Is known as "tne daisy tripod.
which folds up into very small com
pass and can be packed away ia q
yalise that is about eighteen inches
long
The whole outfit goes into very or
dinary sized vaIise and "a person
moves through the world like AN ordi
nary traveller who has few boiles
shirts aud clean collars and cuffs will
him.
DaeVegy hot day found myself II
incianati with the forenoon 10 spare
had seen Cincinnati often enough bu
had never had view of the suburbs
Cincinnati. as every body knows. |
down In a hole and Is surrounded b.
hills. II you speak to a Cincinnatia
reproachfully about the humiliaiinI
position his city occupies. he will an
swer:
..0h. yes. but you ought to see tn
suburbs; the suburbs in Cincinnati ar
the grandest in the world. i"
Cincinnati suburbs are on the hill
tops. as they are called, and exten
for miles around the city. There ar
ways OF getting up on the hill-top
One Is an ordinary incline railway
the platforms OF some OF which are I
large that a street car and coup
of horses drive right on II and is wal
ed 10 the skies. aud when the car ge
up there IL goes along for eight or u
miles out In the country. Anoth,
way OF reaching the suburbs Is by u
ordinary cable car. which winds u
10 the hill-tops by following stree
that zig-zag their way up the elev
tion.
asked number OF Cincinnati ms
which the principal suburb was. az
IL seemed to be generally agreed th
Clifton was the best for stranger
seen. The particular cable line pa
ronized took me across Clifton NV
nue.. and there got OF.
Clifton is an aristocratic suburb th
IL conducted as a sort of suburb,
club. No person Is allowed TO get
lot there who Is not acceptable as
neighbor to the rest of the residenl
and when he does get a lot he mu
build a house that will cost over ce
tain amount and comply with u lot
rules and regulations all tending
make the place very exclusive, al
all that
Clifton avenue Is a wide street. ke
in perfect condition, and Is borslered
each side by fine trees. II runs straig
along for a bit. then drops down IN
valley. rises ON the other side uni
paired. winds along for long distan
and then seems 10 come 10 an abru
conclusion at fiue house that bars y
way
On each side are great park-li
lawns with here and there pala
owned by some aristocraiic citizen
has made his money on hogs or be-
SO ungrateful are these aristoerass u