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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-31
A MONSTER CAMBRIA
Takes a Picture Measuring Fully
 Eight Feet in Length.
Planned by Chicago Man Who Built 1t to Order for . Railroad Com.
 Dany-Triumph of Ameri-
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Especial Chicago Letter.]

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 HB art of photography is one
 in which everybody is inter-
 ested. As Americans we have reason to feel proud that the United States has, within the past decade, contributed more to it's advancement than any other country. An English man once said that whatever the people of the States do they do on a big scale" This holds good not only of commercial schemes and charitable enterprises, but of works of art as we'll.
 The United States now enjoys the distinction of having produced the largest photograph ever made. How this picture came to be made is an interesting story. During the sum- mer of 1899 the Chicago & Alton rail- road had constructed for it's through service two trains which differed in many respects from the train equip 1nent in general use.- Each train con- sisted of a locomotive and six cars of uniform and symmetrical design. The managers of the road were so impressed by the beauty of the trains that they were desirous of obtainin g photographs of them sufficiently large to impress the public with their ar tistic conformation.
 MT. George R. Lawrence, we'll known Chicago photographer, who had previously taken some large pho- tographs, was called into conference. At first MT. Lawrence's, opinion was that the train would have to be pho tographed in sections and these sec tions fitted together during the proc ess of printing. an ordinary method which, however, does not preserve the absolute truthfulness of perspec- tive, and, indeed, shows the joints no matter how carefully the different sections are blended together. The
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-31

throughout in natural cherry, and at the top of the back part of the cam era is small track upon which two focusing screens are moved back and forth like a sliding door. These fo- cusing screens are made of semi transparent celluloid stretched across the frames. The bed. which is com posed of four two by six-inch cherry beams, is about 20 feet long when fully extended. The camera has dou- ble swing front and back.
 The bellows is made of an outside covering of heavy rubber, each fold being stiffened by a piece of veneered whitewood one-fourth of an inch thick, it is then lined inside by a heavy black canvas and an additional lining of thin black opaque material, thereby making it doubiy light proof. In the construction of this mammoth bellows over 40 gallons of cement, two bolts of wide rrhher cloth and 500
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-31
SOME CHINESE FAKES.

sThe wooden nutmeg Yankee and the fellow who sharpened shoe pegs at both ends and sold 'em for oats were raw amateurs to the heather Chinese" remarked the travelling representative of a big house that deals in table deli cacies. Our foreign agent, c. L. Bar tow, who, by the way, is a native of New Orleans, was in Shanghai at the time the Boxers broke loose and has remained there ever since. A few weeks ago the firm received package from him inclosing q lot of Chinese commercials of American goods, which he had picked up at different times as curios.. Some of the fakes were very ingenious and some were laughable in their cold-blooded rascality. Among the lot, for instance, was q packet of what looked exactly like ordinary American lead pencils, with the name of well known maker stamped in gilt at one end. They were perfect fac similes and would, no doubt, have an swered just as well as the genuine if they had contained any lead; but that feature was omitted. They were sim ply round sticks, stained black. Of course, such brazen frauds are not sold in the established shops. They are handled by native peddlers, who work them off in large quantities on foreign CTS who are purchasing supplies. MT Barlow writes that an English en- cheering officer of his acquaintance in- vested in 100 dozen. Another gem in the collection is q box of toilet soap
 made out ofsa sort of clay, mixed with a little grease and stained pink. The stuff looks like soap, and as long as one keeps it away from water it is all right. But if it gets wet it becomes mud. What was perhaps the boldest fake in the lot was dummy can or beef. It was simply cylinder of wood, covered at both ends with lead- colored metallic paint and wrapped around with what appeared to be genuine American label. In making the weight exactly the same as that of a bona fide tin of meat the Chinese counterfeiter had displayed good deal of cunning. The wood was lit tle too heavy, and to reduce it to the proper point he had bored hole in the side and plugged it with light, DOT ous earth. The label is so perfect that we are in doubt whether it is litho- graphed copy or the real thing stripped from some old can. The dummy is one of big consignment which is said to have been unloaded on. an army con- tractor. He was told that the stun hnd been stolen from an American warehouse, and when the lot was ex- hibited to him in n partially darkened room few dozen real cans were scat tered around on top. They were opened in his presence to show the quality of the meat. and he was fool enough to buy the entire supply at about haN price,. The Chinese declare the victim was Jap. but that state- faAnt my b satAn Eitk . little salt-- ssy | he4aAaed fsll's --,a ----s ' :
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-31
feet of ''efis-fourthsinch< white*ood

feet of e,1s-fourthsineh whitetsood were used.
 The bellows is divided into four sec tions and between each section is a supporting frame mounted on small wheels, which run on steel track; the back, supporting the plateholder, being operated as easily as an ordi- nary camera.
 The plateholder is of the roller-cur- tain type. This curtain contains about so square feet of ash three eighths-inch thick, and is lined with three thicknesses of light-proof ma terial. Over ten gallons of cement were used in the construction of this curtain, and it is mounted on ball. bearing roller. Ball-bearing rollers are also mounted every two inches in the grooves in which the edge of cur tain slides, thereby reducing the fric- ton to almost nothing.
 The weight of the camera is 800 pounds and the plateholder when loaded weighs 800. making 8 total weight of 1,400 pounds.
 In operation the camera is so con structed that after long journey GuC pld l0 DC ouSlCU 11l VClS unique manner The holder is put in position, the large front board, or front door as it may be called, is swung open, the operator passes in- side with camel's hair duster, the door is then closed and ruby glass cap placed over the lens. the. curtain slide is drawn and the operator dusts the plate in portable dark room, after which the slide is closed and he passes out in the same way as he en- tered,
 The lenses, which are of. the Carl Zeiss patent, were ground at great expense and trouble. They are the largest photographic lenses ever made, one being a wide angle lens 5A feet equivalent focus and the other being a telescopic rectilnear lens of ten feet equivalent focus, the latter being the one used when talk ing the large photograph of the train.
 Early one morning last spring an immense padded van drove up to the Chicago & Alton's station in Chicago, from it the giant camera was trans ferred to flat car, and the start made for Brighton Park, at which point, distant about six miles from Chicago, the first exposure" was made. The accompanying photo
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-31

officials of the railroad, however, de- handed a faultiess photograph and insisted that in length the picture must not measure less than. eight feet. To accomplish this the com pany had to build the largest camera in the world.
 Some time elapsed between the first conference with Mir. Lawrence and that gentlemaI's second visit, but in the interval the photographic possi- biities of the nineteenth century had been reached and passed, for the pho tographer presented plans for q cam era to photograph the train on sim gle plate, eight by four and one-half feet-which is three times as large as the largest plate ever before ex- posed.
 It took 211s months to build the big camera, in regard to which the fol- lowing data will prove interesting:
 The mammoth camera was designed and built in Chicago. It is finished
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-31

IN. H. s. U e. w. c. w. Patchett ......c ...... Lyman ClHord ..r ...... D. Sweeney. Grove .. .... .. .... F. Cunning Eaters g .COnnell
 Ofcials-Referee, Brown; umpire, Waite; timekeeper, J. J. Murphy; scorer, Klien.
 " Notes on the Game.
 The N. A.. c. have not as yet lost h game and lead the league while the High school have yet to win game.
 It would be q good idea if the direc- tors of the league would choose two men to act as umpire and referee respectively ar all the games and not have the changing at every game.
 Carroll of the [. A. c. team has a decided advantage over the smaller fellows of the other team owing to his height and he often breaks up pretty passing game by jumping up and catching the ball.
 The funeral of Frank Mcdonald will take place from his home on spring street tomorrow morning at $ o'clock and from St Francis's at 9 o'clock. 1nterment will be in St Fran cis's cemetery.
 A large crowd attended the eighth annual concert and dance of Ojeda council, R. of C., at Columbus hall last night. An enjoyable time was spent by all present.
 D. P. Mills of Church street. who has been ill with the grip, is able to be around again.
 John Kennedy of Meadow street is visiting friends in New York.
 John NJ. Sweeney of Water street was In Hartford yesterday on busi- ness.
 Tonight the attraction at the opera house will be Fitz & Webster's big comedy farce A Breezy Time'' This show has played all the larger towns and has received good recommends uons.
 W. c. Macy of New York city was an town yesterday on business.
 The Young Mems Catholic Institute are to give 8 concert and dance on Valentine day, February 14, at Colum- bus hall.
 The Germania Maennerchor are to give masquerade ball at the new Germania hall on Friday evening, February Sth.
 There were about twelve lodgers at the police station last night
 James Carrier of Bridgeport spent yesterday with friends in town.
 Thomas Burns of Bristal spent yes ferday with friends in town.
 The Congregational parsonage on Church street is being removed to Meadow street.
 The High school Glee club are to give reception in the opera house to- morrow evening.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-31
wATERTowH JorT1Has
Ladies of Christ Church Gave an Ex-
 cellent- Entertainment.

Ladies of Christ Church Gave an Ex-
 cellent Entertainment. r
 The Twentieth Century Kettle Drum," which took place in the town hall last evening, under the auspices of the ladies of Christ church, was largely attended, all who were present enjoying an excellent time. The swan of Avon" proved to be quite an attraction, especially for the chil- dren.
 Mrs Stebbins of the East Side is on the sick list.
 feated a picked nine from Yale yes terday afternoon by the score of 3 to
 Tickets are reported as selling very rapidly for the grand bazaar of the tiremen, which takes place tomorrow evening. Tickets can be procured for 10 cents before the bazaar opens.
 The play, '.Nine Points of the Law.' was produced by a number of the old CT people of the parish and proved to be quite ] success. Money-making de- vices were in evidence in every part of the hall and the man who came away from the hall without spending at least q quarter was lucky man. Everything was q success.
 Frederick Stevens has accepted a position with the Trott Baking Co in Waterbury.
 Good apples are very scarce just at present and the farmers about here find ready sale at good prices for their fruit in Waterbury.
 MT Hunter is firing on the train be- tween here and Waterbury.
 The snow of to-day did not prevent the icemen from continuing their ice cutting.
 Louis Heminway, attorney-at-law, is spending q few days in town.
 Thirteen lodgers were accommo- dated at the town hotel one night re- gently. Where they all sleep is mys- tery, as there are but three hunks.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-31
EFFECT OF MoUTH-BREATHrNG.

The association of mouth breathing with high palate unsymmetrical upper Jaw, prominent nose. open mouth and thin, fattened face is constant one
 On attempting to reason this subject out at meeting of the OdontologicaI society l was met by a perfect hurri- cane of adverse criticism. I was told that all these cases were hereditary and there was nothing more to be said on the subject. It reminded me very much of the reception a dog gets in the streets of Constantinople if he happens to leave his own street and wander to another. Watever mean ing the members of the society at tached to the term ''heredity'' they are welcome to. but it at all events does not mean that any given person with face such as l have indicated must of necessity be born with the same. I am old enough now to have seen many instances of children with beau- Hfully formed faces. symmetrical den- tai arches and perfect nasal reSpfra- ton become in after life quite altered. The upper arch has become so dis tOrted that the molar teeth on each side are apprOXimated so that the teeth of the upper jaw rest only by their edges on the teeth of the lower jaw, whereas the incisor teeth of the upper jaw may become atrophied, the nasal respiration almost entirely suspended, and the palate highly arched and " shaped, and the mouth constantly open. Why this change? Was it the evolution of the hereditary tendency which in these cases did not exist, the parents in all these instances hay ing remarkably Well-forned upper jaws and being particularly good looking? 1 can produce the same effect on any young animal chosen indiscriminately by blocking its nose for a long time with cotton wool. Is it unreasonable to suggest that turbi- nal atony and hypertrophy in the young and growing subject will act as the piece of wool in the nose of the young animal?
 It is a matter of common knowledge that children affected with poSt-nasal growths or enlarged tonsils or both of ten become pale, thin, anaemic. istless and generally out of sorts. 1 myself have never heard q satisfactory ex- planation offered for this associated condition. I say 'associated,' for the association is fairly constant In grown-up persons who suffer from post-nasal catarrh and pharyngitis and chronic laryngeal catarrh l have no- ticed two very prominent symptoms fused and at the same time leaden ap- pearance of the complexion. The skin of the face becomes thick, heavy and patchy and often the vessels of the coniuctiva are permanently dilated. I take it that in both cases q large quantity of the unhealthy mucous finds
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-31

graphs illustrate the manner in which the camera was handled, set up, fo- cused and the picture taken, the op- eration requiring the services of no less than 15 men.
 The day was clear, but 2 high wind was blowing, notwithstanding which, after an exposure of '21as minutes, on full Cramer isochromatic plate (this special plate being used to preserve the color value of the train), per- feet negative was secured.
 The first three prints were sent to the Paris exposition. One of them was placed in the railway section, an- other was hung in the photographic section, while the third was accord ed a place of honor in the United States government building, a iber- aity of exhibition privileges accord ed to no other single exhibit in the entire exhibition. The stir which the immense picture created in Paris is illustrated from the fact that afh- davits were required before the expo sition officials consented to label the exhibit: 1.-The largest photograph ever made on one plate."
 American railway ear builders sent no exhibition passenger trains to Paris, and, therefore, the immense picture here described was to visitors at the Paris exposition what the ex- hibition English train was to Amer jeans at the worlds fair in Chicago. And citizens of the land of the free, who viewed the big pictures in Paris, saw truthfully portrayed every inn provement which time and invention have wrought in the rolling stock of their native land, and witnessed for eigners impressed with the beauty and practicability of car construction which is revolutionizing the equip ment of railways throughout the
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-31
MAKE LIFE MORE PLEASANT.

i In brilliant paper on the anticl- 1 pated triumphs of electricity during the next fifty years, T. c. Martin, in Success, declares that the farmef, the | chemist, the miner and the house. | holder will be among the chief bene- | ficiaries. while railroads will discard steam for the third electric rail. He continues:
 l Of course, we shall see by electricity. The telescope is a beautiful apparatus, but antiquated in many respects. It is not unlikely that the electric heater and electric fan will be rivaled by mechanism creating the sensations of coolness and warmth more subtly. Electricity, while abolishing many out worn methods and predecessors, will meanwhile. be refining upon itself. It will obtain much of it's supply of current directly from fuel, without boiler. engine, or dynamo. By pres ent methods, we get only about five per cent from fuel, of the possible energy init; and our best house lights have an efficiency of only about three per cent. There lie two great prob- lens for the twentieth century. Elec- tricity will, however, furnish econo- mical "cold-light'' lamps, in which no stick of tilament of carbon consumes. It will transmit without tangible cir
 
 as feasible and commonplace as the automobile. But it's nature bids fair to rest in mystery. :,
 The electrical successes of the next fifty years will depend upon the men who have been trained to be electrical engineers and inventors. The triumphs of the past fifty years have been achieved entirely by men who had no electrical education in their youth. and l rrvho A electricfty-cOpper, carbon, castings coal and cascades-is due to their own efforts.
 It is not rash to assume that the electrical inventions near at hand will at least equal those in the past of Moree, Edison. Bell. Siemens, Kelvin, Tesla, Sprague and others of equal intellectual rank in their respective branches. ''The greater lies before" HER RETROUSSE NOSE. "When I was little girl.'' said Julia Marlowe. my greatest regret and anxiety was my retrousse nose l was in the habit of stating to my family that I should some day become great tragedienne. This amused them not little. for neither they, nor l. knew anything of the stage or of actresses. The idea was plainly my own. but the family laughed at me, and assured me that such a thing as q tragedienne with a pug nose had never been heard of. 1 was impressed with the statement. and it occurred to me that the nose might be remedied So 1 sought our family physician and contided my troubles to him, and begged him to operate on the offending
 member. He was vastly amused, but reassured me on the subject of noses For years l was troubled with the idea, but l have lived to discover that l even q nose is not q barrier to sue cess.-Success.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-31
Amuxine Library incIden ts.

The clerks at public libraries tell of many laugtable blunders made by their customers in asking for books. Among them gre 'Jane's Heirs," for '.Jane Eyre;" illuminated Face" for ''Face Illumined;" "Zigzag's Classic Wonders" for 'Zigzag Journeys in Classic Lands;" ''The British Encyclo Dom Pedro," for "The British Encyclo- pedia;" and "Little Lord Phantom" for Little Lord Fauntleroy." But the most amusing library incident that we have. heard occurred in-well, let us say, Boston. Said young woman to the clerk: 'Have you 'Cometh 2 D stCometh,' ma'am?" answered the clerk, much perplexed. "Yes," said
 the young woman. T saw book called
 'Goeth,' and thought there might be a companion, to it called 'Cometh.' :" Finally the clerk took in the situation she meant Goethe.-Little Chronicle.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-31
COLD WEATHER AHEAD.

s'Fur of an unusual thickness covers
 the nelts coming in from the Adiron- dack4, Canada, Michigan and Maine,
 and In fact from all parts," said q leading furrier. yesterday, s'and this Is sa never falling sign of severe cold.
 We haven't had 1t yet; but we're sure tQ ret 1t in February and March; and eae I miss my guess the spring will tardy in its arrival as was the An fur bearing aSmals. 1t 4kpe, are provided with extra heavy , 8 foT extreme seasons. and for the 1kins pfuughfsf from the
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-31
aHil7g Troubles

: Talk that's endorsed is talk that tells Every day talk by people who know City talk-Kidney talk. Do Kidneys talk? Well, yes! both loud and long,
 Telling of troubles that every has | Complaining because they're overtaxed; Hoo much work for them to do When Kidneys complain 'tis kidney complaint s Do your Kidneys complain? Perhaps you don't know how they do itlx
 Your back will tell you how,
 When 1t aches, is weak lame. It's the Kidneys fault and Kidney complaint. DOANS KIDNEY PILLS cure backache Cure urinary troubles any Kidney Ills. Here IS Waterbury proof that this is
 Mrs Jacob Mitchell No wife Of Jacob Mitchell employed Cronins
 suffered with kidney complaint physician told had kidney disease 1ncurabe walk or use hands KidEey
 Pills at H. w. Lakes drug helped much able around"
 All druggists sell DOAN'S Kidney Pills. Remember the name DOANS and take substitute so cents per box. FosterAilburn Co.,, Buffalo, N. ", Sole Proprietos
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-31

it's way into the stomach. This in the child probably interferes with nutrl- ton and in the grown-up person is the cause of dyspepsia. The want Of proper ox1dization at night is the probable cause of the altered and dam aged complexion. Whatever be the explanation it is our common experi- ence that if the nasal respiration be restored and the nose and throat trouble cured in both cases nutrition improves and the patient is speedily reStored.-Lancet.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-31
"FLORIDA AND ATLANTA FAST
 MAIL"s
By the Seaboard Air Line Railway, '.FloIid and West India Short Li1e' to the Winter Resorts of the SouthIThe Only
 Line Operating Daily
 Limited Trains


 of the SouthIThe Only
 Line Operating Daily
 Limited Trains
 to Florida.
 The "Florida and Atlanta Fast Mail,'' another of the Seabas. rd Air Line railways splendLIy equipped trains, leaves New York daily at 12:1O a. m., 23rd street station, Pennsylvania railroad. with Pullman drawing room sleeping car and day coaches to Raleigh. Southern Pines, Columbia. Savannah, Jacksonville, where connections are made for St Augustine. Tampa and all Florida points. Connections are also made at Hamlet, N. C., with Pullman drawing room sleeping car to Atlanta, Ga, with connections at Atlanta for New Or leans and Mexico and Texas and Pacific coast points. This train connects at Washing ton with train leaving Boston TOO p. m. Leaves Philadelphia $50 a. m., Baltimore 6:22 q. m., Washington S:35 a. m., Richmond 12:33 p. m., arriving Southern Pines 6:57 p. m., Columbia 11:oO a. m., Savannah 2:5O q. m., Jack sonyille 7:3O q. m., St Augustine 11:1O a. m., Tampa 5:30 p. m. Through Pullman drawing room sleeper New York to Jacksonville. Through vesti- bhled passenger eoaetes aRlsperfect service. <
 For information call on. or write to all Pennsylvania railroad offices, or Seaboard Ar Line railway representa- tives at 306 Washington street, Bos- tor, Mas; 1906 and 371 Breadway. New York; 30 South Hhird street Phil adenhaa!! 2O7 Edat ae1 t2an sttedt. Bal sSauep(s17t .e1x Yee1k4FAn9A Wasls-