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can consider this as serious work. When
the photographer attempts to enter the
field of humor with camera he treads
on dangerous ground. Pictures of this
class should, to be successful, appear
perfectly natural. A group Of children
playing church choir might, IL taken
picture was being made, be successful,
but when the posing is evident, the ac-
cessories so strongly suggestive Of the
studio, the artificial conditions attract
more attention than the thought which
the artist intends to convey
Thad R. Goldsberry, one of the young
er competitors, is represented this weak
and Ohio Canal. Unfortunately, the in
terest is divided between the canal on
the right side of the towpath and the
river. which is equally as important. on
the left The exposure and development
of the negative and the printing have
been we'll done, and the work as whole
is better than that referred to last
week.
"Gwyn Creek, Near Baltimore"
''Gwyn Creek, Near Baltimore is a
charming bit of nature very successful
~ photographed by z. G. Tracy. The
artist is evidently a nature lover and a
seeker after beautiful places. A sim
pier subject in which there was pre-
scented some one thing of greater inter
est than the mass of beauty would have
been q greater success The value of
simplicity in Photographic work cannot
be overestiuated.
Max Abel submits a picture entitled
"On the Sligo" The spot is wild and
interesting; rocks or boulders OF great
size. a pretty stream; old buildings
al of these subjects are very attrac-
tive, and fine material for camera work.
in this picture the mistake has been
made in trying TO cover such an album
daLce of interesting matter with one
picture If the picture had not been
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great animal painters would hardly at
tempt anything as difficult as this. If
ture one COW. and in this picture make
one feel that the cow is living NOV
ing fact; located in such manner on
the picture that there seems TO be room
to walk around the cow-for many of
these pictures create the impression that
the cows have been cut of thin paper
and pasted into the picture-such a pic
ture may be better than many animal
painters are able TO produce. Success
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the natural beauty there should be ex-
pressed a thought present in the artist
who presents the scene.
A Well-Told Picture Story.
Among the pictures selected for re-
production is series of studies which
tell the story of cat who was tempted
by a partly filled milk can. and who
thought out plan of overturning the
can and securing the milk. The story
the idea intended to be conveyed, but
only those who have attempted similar
work can appreciate the labor attend
ing the successful completion of such
series. Under the rules a prize cannot be
awarded to a series of pictures, but In
this instance the work is so well done
that the pictures are reproduced so that
Times readers may enjoy the pictorial
story so ably told by c. H Claudy.
A Very Young Artist.
Among the pictures which could not
be considered as in the competition for
the reason that all the work was not
done by the competitor were three in
teresting studies submitted by Karl
Kindleberger. a lad of eleven. These
pictures were made out of doors. and
contain as the chief object of interest
in some instances a large dog. and in
other instances the same dog posed with
small boy. The work has snappy
brilliant out-of-door quality, and al
though the pictures are of small size
they are extremely interesting outside
of the fact that they were made by SO
young an amateur.
]. H. Snapp. sr., submits picture of
'FPiper's Ford. North River. Va" This
is fine illustration of good knowledge
of exposure and development. but clearly
not an attempt at picture making. 1t is
an accurate transcript from this particu-
lar spot-good typographical work, bet
ter than the best topographer could hope
to do Beyond this there is nothing
told
Mr.. Golfers "Grazing."
Grazing by A. B. Collier, is pic
ture OF six COWS grazing. In this the
artist has attempted too much. The
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be found in pictures of this class. But
for the windows in the White House,
that building might to stranger appear
as part of the distant horizon. The
picture was evidently made in too
strong a light and underexposed. The
ground has 4 tone somewhat sugges-
tive OF frost on the ground. Some of
the foliage reminds one of punches OF
snow.
DR.. Joseph Pospisiel sends a portrait
group of five children photographed with
unusual skill. and without doubt faithful
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ed, present TOO many difficulties to be
easily overcome in one picture AS a
result we have patches of shadow ard
patches of sunlight arranged in & some
what confusing manner. and the eye Is
distracted in an attempt to find the
point of interest in the picture. This is
another instance of attempting too
much
"Along the District Line"
'.Aiong the District Line, Takoma
Park. By Arthur r. Colburn. This is
| picture which will some day be oi
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handled for the purposes of emphasizing
the natural beauties of the place
Ford Near the Zoo: Rock Creek" by
Lewis NJ Thayer. is another picture
which received honorable mention.
While in this there IS much beauty of
nature pictured, and the selection Of the
spot is not one which we see in every
day picture making. the sentiment would
have been stronger if the contrasts in
the picture had been less foreeful.
Beautiful glimpses of nature should be
treatsd IN such way that in addition to
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in this line cannot be reached by at
tempting TO photograph cows in masses.
ing themselves until one commences as
in solving a puzzle to untangle, and de-
eide where the cows end and distant OBJ
jects, such as fences, begin
Mr.. Hulbirt's white House."
H. II. Hulbirt sends picture entitled
View of the South Side OF the White
House This picture Is massed in such a
way that the different parts do not pre-
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picture of the Capitol, the other two
ere views on the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal. Considered as a whole, these
pictures contain too much contrast and
too few middle tones. Foliage should
not be represented as a mass OF the
color of black velvet. nor should the
sky be plain white paper. It is not
meant by this that mass of trees
should be photographed in such a man
Err that each separate branch and leaf
car be seen That Is undue emphasis
to an unimportant matter. but in repre-
senting mass of trees by black un-
natural tone never seen in nature you
arc emphasizing an untruth. ani the art
that is not true is not true art
Negative Too Dense.
). L. burlington sends a picture made
near Pierce Mill, in which he has ar
ranged his subject so we'll that 1t would
be worth while to make another at
tempt from the same point OF view with
trio idea OF correcting some OF the
technical defects of the present mega
tive, which seems to be entirely too
derse, and with too great contrasts.
Home From SAIL is the title OF
a picture by Clarence Gauss, but IN
fortunately the sail of the boat blends
in with the sky to such an extent that
ii is difficult to find the outlines OF the
sail.
James S. Perkins sends a picture Of
the house in the Smithsonian grounds
made from the trunk OF a mammoth
tree. and which he has named Cali
fornia Giant Apartment House" This is
very successful picture of we'll
known local curiosity. and much more
have been made OF the same subject
It belongs to the class of accurate
records in which technical skill Is given
the greater Importance
A Cloudy Day Exposure.
u.
the jail, Atlanta, Ca which, from the
data given. is from a negative made on
a cloudy day with snap exposure. The
subject Is void of interest, but the man
ner IN which it has been handled, proves
how much the exposure and development
have to do with the presentation Of ac-
tual conditions Of light and shade. Mr..
Watts has found that the giarlng sun
light Is not at all times the best OF
a valuable lesson, and one which should
be remembered by The Times COM
petitors.
Clever Portrait Work.
'sThe Swing IN the Old Shed Door," by
William II. Baker is an illustration OF
clever portrait work, although it is not
probable that the picture was intended
for a portrait Mr.. Baker has posed
three children IN connection with an
old-fashioned swing One OF the chill
dren is seated in the swing. and at each
side is stationed another child. The
pose is somewhat conventional. The
faces of the children are. however, SO
we'll lighted and so we'll modelled that
they would serve many a professional
photographer with valuable hints and
lighting and modelling.
q Difficult Suhiarf
'Chamounix Falls, Paramount Park,
Philadelphia was submitted by A. Bonn
boy. This picture presents more than
usual difficulties. Waterfalls In connee-
ton with dark rocks. dark foliage and
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made in such strong light, or if the
negative had not been developed so
densely, a better print could have been
produced. In it's present condition there
is an appearance of thin coating Of
ice over some of the rocks, and the
buildings are far too white to be of pic
torial, or typographical. interest
Mr.. Cartwnght's Entries.
z. J. Cartwright. in addition to the
picture selected for honorable mention
submitted three other examples of his
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A Difficult Subject.

'.Chamounix Falls, Paramount Park,
Philadelphia" was submitted by A. Bonn
boy. This picture presents more than
usual difficulties. Waterfalls In connee-
ton with dark rocks. dark foliage and
the tops of the foliage strongly light
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portraits of each child Work of this
class is highly deserving of commenda-
ton. for there are few who can sue
cessfully photograph young children, but
the subject is wanting in general inter-
est to people outside of the immediate
families NJ Tho cbiidrap
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"The VILLAGE Choir. ?

The Village Choir by Charles A.
Harbaugh. is evidently intended for a
bit of humor, as the children are gro
tesquely arranged and the surroundings
$50 incongruous that no one for moment
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y FINE EXAMPLES OF ART SUBMITTED BY WASHINGTON
Manu- Pictures of a High Order of Ex-
GellenCe Compete for Prizes and Hon
.oTs in the Third of the Series, Making
Difficult the Judges Task of Selection.
An Experts Advice to Beginners. ~

the natural beauty there should be ex-
pressed thought present in the artist
who presents the scene.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-10-02
~ Found Il So."

Mccormick H., Sept. os.-Miss
Ethel Bradshaw Of this place has writ
ten a letter, which is remarkable for
the character of the statements it
contains. AS her letter will be read
with interest, and probably with profit
by many women. il has been thought
advisable to publish it in part Among
other things Miss Bradshaw says
Il had Kidney Trouble with the
various unpleasant symptoms which
always come with that disease. and
have found cure | would strongly
advise all who may be suffering with
any form Of Kidney Complaint to use
Dodd's Kidney Pills, remedy which
l have found to be entirely satisfac-
tory.
This remedy is within the reach Of
all, and it is all that it is recon-
mended to be. l found it SO. and there
fore feel it my duty to tell others
about It,"
DR.. Dunaway of Benton. ILL.,, uses
Dodds Kidney Pills in his regular
practice. and says they are the best
medicine for Kidney Troubles. He
claims they will cure Diabetes in
the last stages.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-10-02
The Crirninality
Of CoreIeSsne

What is the cause of criminal care
iessness" Two years ago a man ask
ed me the above question. He has
been having trouble and have been
thinking about the subject ever since
1t may be due to ignorance. Some
claim that people are not as good
nor as bad as they appear to be-if we
knew more we would be better But
we will know more II we are any
good and have our goal in the right
place. The idea that experience Is a
dear school, but fools will learn in no
other, might be revised to read: ut
Is a wise man who learns by expert
ence: fools never learn" Though a
man Is not to be blamed for being
born ignorant, he can be blamed for
remaining ignorant. and continued or
repeated carelessness may be called
criminal.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-10-02
WILL STICK TO DIXIE.
Ex-Confederates Want Wording Of the
Song Unchanqed.

Al a recent Confederate reunion at
TOlum bia. Missouri. tumultuous scenes
resulted from motion TO change the
words of Dixie" John c Stone OF
Kansas City introduced a resolution set.
ing forth that the words Of the song
a. they now stand are childish and un-
becoming. especially when compared
with some other great patriotic songs.
Mr. Stone suggested that the Missouri
Daughters OF the Confederacy take the
natter in hand and rewrite the song
more appropriate words.
Shouts of disapproval greeted the
notion. Scores of veterans were on
heir feet in moment, protesting
against any change. Then some one
started the rabel yell. and the whole
2rowd was at il for several minutes
The yell did more than much argu.
nent might have accomplished. for.
when quiet was restored and the res
ylution was put TO vote. every man
present except one voted against it.
Just as the decision was announced
The band struck up Dixie" and the
rebel yell was raised once more. Sew.
aral hundred university students joined
in the tumult and ii was fifteen min
ties before order was restored and
he reunion again settled down to bust.
ness.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-10-02
AcGuirenen OF
Better Results

A man inquired, How can accom-
plish most for the energy. time. force
and efforts expended? | feel that |
must accomplish more. yet my
strength will scarcely admit Of greater
expenditure. How can do it? is the
question"
When store must have more space
for new goods and is unable to borrow,
rent or build. and all the space
1t has is chock full. there is one
thing to do. and that is throw out the
least important line of goods. But
sometimes when it is thought all the
space is entirely occupied, careful in
vestigation and some mental calcula-
ton will produce more space. There
are counters to-day which use room.
formerly unoccupied for holding
stock. and they give almost half as
much room as the shelves back of
them.
Busy doctors have to study prompt
ness, briefness and effectiveness
Some doctors will make twice as
many calls during the day as some
others do, using the same time, the
zane energy, and having left fully as
much strength at the end of the day.
To do an extra amount Of work re-
quires an original study of self and
environments. coupled with syste
matte effort to gain at every point.
Our opportunities for doing more
work and better work with the same
time and strength embrace a study
of improved methods, better habits,
more nutritious food economy OF
time. casting off unnecessaries, less at
tention to the least important. hunting
for waste places. training others to
do what they should for us. and trying
to find something every day new and
useful to US in our work.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-10-02
THIS ACCURACY REVIEW
DEPART NJ E N T

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mutually erpensiU> mistakes. u is for mecitan-
fel,. commercial and pr0fsssion1I peopi.: tie
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pr DR.. Earl NJ Pratt. Wien you secure on any
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y3a irish 10 giUs 1t 10 him, dddress him in care
pr 7hs John Crerdr Library. M1rshdH Fed
BH!iin9. Cheap. lie is hunting the phoie norid
sUsr for ihforM1ti0n Of eueFy day use 10 yot:,
and he rsgr.ts his inability, psrsona'iy 10 reply
10 coHtrtb4t0rs. 50 far az possible ne Uishfs 10
tGre in ttis spoes M> tery ideas you mould Ike
10 had here You are at liberty 10 send hin.
sny suy1estion you may care TO. Hs Arcdde
Iadsr hbr0ries started in 1s72 and n0D con-,
tain unpublished reformation dltiag back to 1896
with systent1tic plans ertsnding 10 1859. Your
short story Of sD1ae er1npi> Of |Jorsthou1h de
pointed iane Arcade Inter collection may ross to
" your best monument.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-10-02
For the Individual

Friends hare made and unmdde
men but IN trade q good trieHd IS q
compound blessing. There are those
SO rich in thus sOHrce that nothing
but uiliful ignorance can -Uin them.
There are places into trhich one can
not enter pithOut that backing tChtch
Is better than brothers.. other
sources Of success are often credited
NTH returns that belong to thts. The
professional man looks 10 ms friends
for promoting his OpDOrtunity. To
hare real friends one must be friend
~ lcithOW selfish reason or policy.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-10-02
Remarkable Athletic Feat.

Gilman Lowe. New York athlete,
lifted l,0O6,O0O pounds in thirty-four
minutes and thirty-five seconds. The
scale was so arranged as to bring the
arm. leg and back muscles into play.
Each lift of the beam under which he
stopped raised 1000 pounds. dead
weight. During the two months train
ing Mr.. Lowe lived on only one meal
daily. consisting of three eggs, one
lalf loaf of whole wheat bread. fruit.
either oranges. grapes. apples. or ba-
nanas. cereals. and nuts. and one glass
If milk after the meal; also plenty OF
,ooled distilled water during the day.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-10-02
Coffee Jelly.

A hot cup o: coffee is undoub.edly
4 powerful stimulant enabling bo,t
mental and physical fatigue to h.
borne. But coffee disagrees wifi
many persons. disturbing their stou
achs by Interference with digestion
For this class the London Lancet su.
gests the use of coffee jelly. which i
pleasant. 1t assuages thirs
and neutralizes excessive acidity @.
the stomach.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-10-02

Scattered attention is surely cause
Of errors. Some think about their rest
during rOrk hours, aud during rest
hours they lcorry about their uork.
and as result theg neither rest nor
cork. 1t is no business to think of
things at the tcrOng time. Nor is it
business to think too far ahead or too
far behind. The former is for pro-
phetS and the latter for historians
Those ,ohO make big money study
history and read the future, but the
average man must look steadily at to.
day ana Keep his head and hands
busy.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-10-02
Better Late Than Never.

In no country in the world are
courtships SO abnormally long as in
Bohemia, where engagements com.
monty last from fifteen to twenty-years,
in fact, there recently died at the age
of SO an old man who had been court.
Ing for seventy-five years, and who
was married on his deathbed.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-10-02
Ship Canal Across Scotland.

The only heavy cut necessary in
making the ship canal across Scotland
from the German sea to the Atlantic,
near Glasgow. will be one at Lock
Lomand averaging 200 feet deep for
one ard three-quarter miles. In. the
remainder Of the route the average
will be fifty feet.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-10-02
Women Court Experts.

While women are not allowed t.
plead as lawyers in German courts
not a few are otherwise employed a >
experts in various branches of tn
profession. In Berlin one woma o.
serves as an Interpreter of the La
guage of deaf-mutes and severa!
translators OF foreign documents: on
makes a specially of rendering Eps
lish legal phrases into German.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-10-02
Oldest Ferry.

Perhaps the Oldest ferry in tn
world is the cross channel seryica
from Calais to Dover. 1t has been in
existence for more than twenty cer.
turies and the vessels which hava
been engaged in it include every VI.
riety of shipping. from Caesars hicr.
peaked galleys. propelled by banks o.
oars, to the new turbine steamer.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-10-02
Simplify japanese.

The learning of japanese will be
greatly facilitated by the abandou.
ment of their peculiar way of writins
and printing their language. Ten
years ago the universities inauguratei
the reform: next year the use Of
European (Enslish) letters VII. be be.
gun in the public schools. and this vii
sooa lead to their general use.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-10-02
Wants Pure v,jjk.

So important is the Pasteurizing
of milk deemed by Russia that the
imperial minister Of agriculture has
announced an international competi-
tive show of apparatus for that pur.
pose in St Petersburg next spring.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-10-02

A ndrro,1 uie,o of life causes errors
that are most troublesome. A Dide
path gives ndrrop uieW. A ndrro,o
path, If high, gives a broad uieW. A
tramp has iDide path and ndrro,o
pieu. The intelligent, hdrdUorkin0,
successful man is the peru dntithesis
Of the typical tramp. and he has q
broad rie1o, but his daily path is al
most a bee line and as narrow a. q
fence board on edge.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-10-02
Finds Rare Skeleton.

In digging under the foundations OF
the Daily Chronicle Office in Fleet
street. London, a well-preserved skele-
ton of the extinct woody rhinoceros
was found. 1t has been sent to the
South Kensington Museum.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-10-02
Name Is Handicap,

Prof. Irwin Rautenstruach of Wash.
fngton university has asked the courts
to change lis name. Very few people
are able to pronounce it correctly. he
says. and he is getting tired OF being
called "Rottenstraw." which name was
conferred upon him in his school days
The Grit-advocate., 1903-10-02
A Clever ApoIooy.

This is the classic apology of a cele.
brated statesman of the last genera.
ton: Mr.. Speaker in the heat of de.
bate | stated that the right honorable
gentleman opposite was a dishonest
and unprincipled adventurer have
now, in a calmer moment, to state
that l am sorry for it."-London Tit.
Bits.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-10-02
Pope Smokes Ciqarettes.

While many of his predecessors
have been snufftakers, Pope Plus X
is said to be the only Roman pontfr
who has smoked tobacco. He smokes
both cigars and cigarettes and has
even been known to enjoy a smoke
from a wellcolored meerschaum.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-10-02
Makes Coal More Productive.

Such has been the improvement in
engine boilers and fire-boxes that the
power derived from pound of coal
to-day is nearly three times as great
as it was fifty years ago.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-10-02
Popular With Workincmen-

The popularity of Germanys rail-
way minister (Herr Budde) is illus.
trated by the fact that nearly 10000
iaboring men bought his latest por-
lrait-a lithograph costing 10 cents.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-10-02

"Mr and Mrs. Scrappe are said to be
a perfect match" Indeed they are, The
slightest friction will suffice to set off .
domestic confagration."
The Grit-advocate., 1903-10-02
Ever a Mystery,

They've found out the sphinx; but
the heart of woman remaineth more
and more of mystery which passeth
all understandings Francisco
Bulletin.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-10-02
Stick to Your Friends

An exhausted bather at Long
Branch, n. j., cluns to an empty beer
teg until rescued. Even disreputable
friends occasionally come handy.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-10-02
New Philanthropy.

The following advertisement re
gently appeared: Il will gladly sing
to the sick or those who are unable
to leave their homes"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-10-02

A dentist has been indicted in connec-
ton with the post office scandal. which
shows that even Il pull will not always
save man.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-10-02

When the 1Cedk acquire strength
fbeu became leaders Of the naturally
strong, because they knoU hoW. tchen
sohere. uhich and lChy.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-10-02

The Lady-What right have you to
enter my room in the middle of the
night? Burglar-Now. don't scold me,
ma am; I'm not your husband.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-10-02

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