The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-08-10
: Nj. Jobson's New Camera
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

NIHEN Mr.. Jobson got home one
w evening few weeks ago he was
carrying small kodak. Hepointed it
playful!y at Mrs. Jobson when he en-
tered the house.
What next?" said Mrs. Jobson.
''Why didn't you get new red s.ed?
''There's too much of the new red
sled about you, Mrs. Jobson," said Mr..
Jobson, good naturally. 1--WE been
wanting one of these here contraptions
ever since l was two years old, and. l
took this one to-day on trial. Going
to make little collection Of house.
hold views"
"Household views?" said Mrs. Job
son, wonderingly. 'You mean you're
going to photograph our parlor and
bedroom from different points, and
send them to that magazine that pub
fishes specimens of palatial American
interiors;"
''Thatll do you for sarcasm, Mrs.
Jobson," replied Mr.. Jobson, warming
ly. Nom, I'm not going to take
any palatial interiors. I'm going to
take an even dozen views of the mis-
tress of this establishment, under vary
ing circumstances and conditions, and
when I've taken all the views I'm going
toha~e the pictures finished and strung
in row over the mantelpiece in our
bedroom. tied together with bits of
pink ribbon. They'll be both instruct
i've and diverting. They'll teach you a
whole lot of things, Mrs. Jobson. All,
just stand where you are minute"
Mr.. Jobson pointed the camera at
here, there was a little click, and Mr..
Jobson's face beamed with satisfac-
ton.
''That'll be No. l." he said. "Tll la bel
that View of Mrs. Jobson with her
hair done up in kids when her hus-
band comes home after days toll,
when she ought to be fixed up like
something to receive him. That'll do
first-rate to lead off with. I've got a
dozen films in this contrivance, Mrs.
Jobson, and I'm going to devote 'em all
to you. When l get the whole dozen
views Of you, I'm going to rig up the
bathroom as a dark room, develop the
plates and make the pictures. I feel
assured that they'll help you great
deal, Mrs. Jobson."
''They are all to be taken under the
most unfavorable circumstances, I pre-
sume," said Mrs. Jobson.
my DEAR" said Mr.. Jobson, I'm 90
In 70 riv Nh p,,%< h
complete dozen pictures are going to
sort O. illustrate things around this
household. Tomorrow morning, for
example, when 1 perceive that you are
itching to get me out of the house and
started for the Office so that you can
go down town and buy $17.45 worth
of genuine valenciennes lace at three
cents yard at bargain counter, to
be put away in one of your attic trunks,
and there slowed against rainy day
.-why, III just take a little snapshot
of you and Label it: Mrs. Jobson in
the act of starting out to get her
moneys worth That'n make a tip
top No. 2, won't it?"
eyes, that ought to be real nice"
said Mrs. Jobson. "And the others?'
''Oh, I've got plenty of ideas as to
the Others" said Mr.. Jobson. For ex-
ample, you've been contending for the
past II years that your husband is the
only living human, or almost human,
being who sleeps with his mouth open
occasionally. I'm going to get flash
light view Of you when you're taking a
nap with your mouth wide open, and
thatll make a characteristic and
unique No. 3. Don't you think SOP"
st will be lovely, said Mrs. Jobson.
"Tell me some more of your IDEAS"
"Well," went on Mr.. Jobson, I'm 90
ing to get you some time in the act of
taking what you and the rest of your
sex call "a good cry;' one of those func-
tions that you map out in advance, after
you've done all the chores, and ascend
to your room to have out in good shape
and on schedule time. L wish this here
contraption would take colors, SOS it
could show up how red and puffy your
eyes get when you are having "a good
cry but it'll do all right, anyhow. I'm
going to label that one Mrs. Jobson in
the act of executing her regular sched-
ule cry; $500 in gold offered to any
body, including Mrs. Jobson, who can
find out what she is crying about"
''That will be nice one, too," said
Mrs. Jobson. ''Please 60 on"
''Then I'm going to get view of you
in that rainy-day skirt Of yours" said
Mr.. Jobson. II am CONVINCED that.when
you see yourself as others see you in
your rainy day skirt you'll not only
abandon the rainy.day skirt at once
and forever, but you'll pat your disin-
terested husband on the back and call
him philanthropist, with a capital P,
tor showing you what sight and q
show you made Of yourself by disre-
gardirg his entreaties. I'll label No.
Mrs. jobson at her very worst" :
Delightful" said Mrs. .Jobson.
"More, pleased" . rs
|"Then I'll have one ofyou in the act
Of asking your long-sufferfng husband
If Aguinaldo the Boer isn't one of the
prosecuted Armenians living in the
Philippine islands, thus portraying the
cars With which you keep up with cur
rent events.'.' "
Beautiful" said Mrs. Jobson.
THAT makes six. Tell me all the rest"
s Let's see" said Mr.. Jobson. mo.
: wont have you in it, but it will con-