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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-17

WAY up in one Of the corner pa
"A vilions of the National Museum.
IA where the public does not go be-
Il cause they are not allowed, and
where they probably would not see
anything they understood If they did go,
there is slowly growing what will be a
most interesting exhibit when it Is all as
sembed. 1t is nothing less than historic
exhibit of the art of<photography from
it's beginning up to date.
When the exhibit will be put up for the
public Is question. There is no room for
1t In the halls just now. Possibly it will
have to wait till that indefinite epoch for
which all of the curators are waiting,
when we get into the new building" None
the less it is now a most interesting col
lection that has cost Mr.. I. w. Smillie,
protector, a great deal of work and will
mean more work before 1t is finally landed
in the cases. But 1t is a thing that will
appeal to everybody who has ever snapped
a camera and it probably will be the only
collection of it's sort extant.
1t takes the art of photography from the
beginning in the daguerreotype days down
to the latest development In color photog-
, raphy. One Interesting point in the col
lection is that whenever there has been
important development IN the art 1t
is shown by some original work of the
inventor himself and not merely by speci-
men from one of his followers.
There Is in the collection one of the finest
daguerreotypes ever taken. 1t is about a
five by seven picture, simply sitting por-
trait of a man In the conventional dress
of the first quarter of the last century.
There are several daguerreotypes of Da-
guerre himself, very good work, but not so
good as the other portrait mentioned.
One of the gems of this early part of
the collection, however, is a thing that
probably cannot be duplicated in any ex-
hibit in the world. 1t is a panorama da
guerreotype five plates of about four by
five each of the harbor at San Francisco in
1852. The picture was taken at a time
when there were ], 400 vessels rotting in
the harbor because all their crews had de-
serted to go to the gold diggings.
The picture was made for the owner of
one OF the vessels so caught. He had sent
out a ship from the Atlantic coast and the
crew had deserted leaving her in the har-
bor. He afterward manned another vessel
to go out and bring home the first boat, but
her crew deserted even before theS had
brought out the cargo. and he was left with
two helpless boats on his hands. Both were
finally a total loss.
When the pictures first came to the
museum they were almost indistingush-
able. some of the plates nearly black. Mr..
Smillie has cleaned them, however, 1t Is
useless to say how, for though there are
doubtless many old daguerreotypes in the
country whose owners would like to have
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OF photograph there is not much apparent
difference. The real difference lies in
methods that have taken photography out
of the hands of the old 'black-fingered'
camera experts and put it within reach OF
any one who chooses to take a little trouble
to master the art None the less there are
interesting steps shown In the development
that even the layman can appreciate.
The earlier Photographic negatives were
made of translucent paper. Some of the
first examples shown are rather crude. But
later there are paper negatives practically
as good as those produced on glass today,
but of course they were made at an inf
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them cleaned 1t is a work Of art to restore
one and amateur would infallibly ruin
any picture he touched.
There is another stage In the develop
ment of the modern picture represented by
the first photograph proper ever taken. 1t
is copy of an old engraving and was sub
tected to a six-hour exposure. The plate
was coated with asphalt and developed with
oil of lavender and petroleum. The result
was a black and white print about half
way between a crude half-tone and wood
engraving.
Between this stage and the present type
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rank with the products of the artist ID
brush and colors.

brush and colors.
y
One of the older devices. however. for
portrait work has never been surpassed.
That is q tense that by slight separation
OF the glasses, gives picture that has not
the microscopic sharpness of a photograph
and at the same time preserves the dis
tinctness of focus. Its effects consider
ably better than the modern practice OF
throwing picture out of focus and making
it fuzzy for the sake of the supposedly
artistic result.
OF course, the development of color pho.
Biography is shown in the exhibit. 1t may
be said that this art has not yet reached q
satisfactory stage of development. There
are a number of processes, the three-color
photography, lined screen work. and several
other methods that are serviceable In pro-
| ducing lantern slides of still life objects,
but most of them take long exposures and
are both expensive to mature and not
altogether satisfactory after they are done.
Two samples in the collection represent
the latest work in the color line and are
taken by a single direct exposure, The
process is comparatively simple. and in
wolves the use of a mercury reflector be-
| hind the negative. This breaks the light
waves up into half lengths. and produces
a picture in almost. but not quite. the nat
ural coors. 1t is the invention of Mr.. Litt-
man. One of the interesting points about
1t was that he worked out the method
theoretically, and succeeded in making q
color picture the first time he tried 1t and
without further experiment.
X
These pictures, however have to be held
at certain angle to the light in order to
bring out the colors. For the benefit Of the
general public. they are mounted under e.
thin prism of glass that conveys the light
to them at the right angle. Still, this pro-
cess. while 1t is step in the right drec-
ton. inasmuch as 1t gives the color pho.
tograph by a single exposure. is not yet
practical process. 1t takes an exposure Of
twenty minutes for a still life group. and
is. Of course. out of the question for por.
trait work.
The historical exhibit. when finished. Will
be large one and It will take q good
deal of room and good light to house it
properly. 1t is merely recreative work with
Mr.. Smile, who is deeply interested In it,
and is doing 1t in the intervals of his regu.
lar employment as the museum photogra.
pher. But when 1t is finished, 1t will form
most attractive feature Of the many ex.
hibits in the great national wonder house,
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are also various means of displaying the
photographs. Some Of the stereopticons
which were once such fashionable parlor
ornament reach back to the days of
daguerreotypes. and there is very inter-
estfng collection of stereopticon daguer-
reotypes, one of the few still in existence.
It is shown in the collection that the car
bon process. so called, is no new develop
ment The substance was first used in an
attempt to get a permanent print. some
thing more durable than the old silver
print. Many of these silver prints faded
out in the earlier days of photography but
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~ HERE are few people who are alto
gether Indifferent to the beauty OF
their homes, but perhaps the major
II ity care more about comfort tha-
about beauty, and to many the asso
citation of the familiar objects around their
with the happy days that are past and the
dear ones they have lost means far more
than any intrinsic beauty they may pos
sess. But there Is no reason why beauty
should be ASSOCIATED from comfort, and
there Is no reason why cherished associa-
tions should not add a new beauty to OBJ
jects already beautiful In themselves. while
1t must be gain to live amid surroundings
which please and charm the eye and help
to keep the mind serene.
1t il mistake to suppose that only the
rich can hope to have beautiful things
around them, and it is equally mistake TO
suppose that there should be a fashion IN
beauty. Before all things, the home should
be an expression of its owners minds
should speak to us of them. 1t is a pity
/ that SO many homes should only tell Us
that their owners have utterly conventional
minds and have never troubled to have a
taste of their own. Some one was consult
ing me the other day about the decoration
of a new house. and in speaking of some
detail of ornament he said But Will that
be the right thing, a 10 which n e9hld
1t were the right thing SO long as he was
sure he liked it? But he demonstrated that
it was SO difficult to have the courage of
ones taste, and so vexatious after one had
decorated ones house to have people COM
ing In and telling one that this or that was
not right.
do not think the real difficulty is having
the courage OF ones taste, but forming a
taste at all and knowing what ones taste
is. Any one who really admires, and knows
his reasons for admiring. will not be shaken
because he finds that others do not admire
where he does.
Yet we must own that there are many
who have no capacity for forming taste
of their own, and these need not be ashamed
of seeking guidance. 1t seems pity that
they should be SO often willing to be guided
by the man in the shop who tells them
what Is quite new, or what Is most sold,
or gives them some other specious reason
for getting them to take his particular
goods.t The knowledge OF character shown
by the salesman Is indeed admirable. He
knows when to sympathize with a desire
already formed, when to guide vaciilating
mind, when to express scorn for the COM
monplace. when to plead the authority OF
fashion and when he may hope to persuade
the weak-minded to discover that some-
thing hitherto unstable is Just what he
has always wanted. But II we have not.
clear views OF our own as to what we like
we might at least try to exercise Judgment
In our choice Of those by whom We will be
guided.
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.'If blood be the price of admiralty,
Lord God, we have paid II all.
-Kipling.
TIE disaster to admiral T To nag lag.
week takes rank with the great
Il naval fatalities of history. Like
most similar disasters, IT is more
or less shrouded in mystery For a good
part of the mystery the public is indebted
to the strictness of the Japanese censor
ship. Possibly we may know more of 1T
after the court of inquiry gets through
with It's work. But at present the loss OF
the great battleship ranks with the loss
OF the Maine in our own navy, and the
mysterious end of the Reina Regente or
the Spanish navy or the loss of the cruis-
err Unebie of the Japanese navy. Both of
the latter disappeared off the face of
the earth without leaving trace to in
dicate the cause OF their fatal end
But the greatest of naval disasters have
not as a rule come from explosions such
as caused the loss of the Maine and the
Mikasa. They have usually been due to
ramming or laundering and the tale of
lives lost is fearful. In fact. IT is authori-
tatively declared there have been quite
world in the last 200 years in times of
peace as have been killed in battle.
-
Naturally Great Britain with her enor-
NOUS sea power heads the list. A record of
the wrecks In the British navy shows that
un to 1857 there had been lost in the
previous sixty-four years 1912 men in
lime of peace This list would be greatly
Increased IL brought up to date. the loss
OF the Captain with practically all hands,
the ramning of the Victoria by the Cam
perdown and the loss of eight torpedo boats
and destroyers in the last four years of
peace were none of them chronicled and all
OF them were costly in men and treasure
One of the few disasters that resulted in
the loss OF a fine new ship without any
loss OF life was when the Vanguard was
rammed by the Iron Duke and sank in an
hour without the loss of one of her men
one feature OF nearly all the great naval
disasters has been the devotion. discipline
and heroism displayed by the men facing
death. The Birkenhead stands out In his
tory as an example of implicit obedience
and devotion where the men-of-warsmen
stood TO their posts till the water Tapped
their feet and the order was given to jump.
Aizo in this case. for the Birkenhead was
q trooper. tn women and children Were
cared for first and were among the few
that were saved from the terrible disaster
The wreck Of the Huron In our own navy
another case In which discipline and
devotion were striking features. The wreck
made the reputation Of Lieut.. Lncicn Young
for he.osm.
One OF the most sweeping disasters in
the British navy occurred as far back ~
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and another are SHOWN, ana some OF tne
most interesting and artistic prints in the
collection are by the simplest printing pro-
cess ever devised. They are series of
views taken by an English army officer IN
Egypt. The printing is done on homemade
sensitive paper, common drawing paper
having been used. The prints are in soft
sepia and look more like wash drawings
than they do like photographs. They We're
wanted some time ago for an exhioiton,
and their owner simply mounted them on
big backgrounds made of soft blotting
paper This was another homely device,
but it was extremely effective and greatly
enhanced the beauty of the prints.
cart photography, so called, Is usually
looked upon as a development of the past
few years, but the exhibit shows that 1t
has been in existence for almost half
century. Rajland was the father or the
art, and he is represented in the collection
by some very creditable pieces Of work
dating back forty-five years. From mod
ern standpoint, most of his pictures are
rough and unsatisfyihg, but they were
vast improvement over the conventional
portraits Of the time, and they are both
curious and interesting In their quaint
dress and groupings. All Of them are old
.stlyer prints" made with home sensatized
paper, and most of the cameras then took
long exposures compared TO the mooern
studio tense.
Matched against these earlier examples OF
art work, it is interesting to compare the
products of the late Mr.. Robinson of Lon
don; Marguerite Cameron, and to take a
pair of conscientious Washington workers.
Frances Benjamin Johnson and Miss Sarah
Eddy. This modern work runs through all
the phases of silver, platinum and carbon
processes with examples of big negatives
worked up with the brush and of prints
coaxed and retarded in different portions
for the sake of light effects, making the
mechanical work of the photographer take
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process. The linen was first sized with al
bumen and the platinotype made on 1t Just
as on sensitive paper. The inventor of the
process took 1t to New York and big
store there arranged to get out a million or
60 doilies and sets of table linen decorated
after that fashion. Some of the results
were beautiful, and it was found that they
would stand washing excelleptly. But like
so many good inventions the pictured linen
was no sooner put on the market than 1t
was copied closely by wood cuts printed
directly on linen and cotton. The new de-
velopment was almost good, though, OF
course not so artistic. But 1t was cheap
and quick which was the chief point The
market was flooded with cheap pictured
linen and the more expensive actual photo
graphs died a natural death. That is only
a sample of some of the stories told by the
exhibit.
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III blood be the price Of admiralty,
Lord God, we have paid II all
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them cannot fail to suggest the presence Of
dust.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-02

Sir John Furlbert, who has been
identified with the National Red Cross
gociety since its organization in 1868,
and is said to know more about Red
Gross and ambulance work than aEy
other man in Europe, is also an old
experienced volunteer.
Some years ago, as he relates in his
recent book, I'm Peace and War;" Sir
John accompanied the British volun-
teers to Belgium, where, encouraged
By the sight of many Belgian COM
rades with bemedaled breasts, some of
the Britons were inclined to follow
their example, and consequently re-
CURED to be closely inspected.
One day Sir John spotted a man on
parade who astonished him by the
number Of his medals. He was evil
dently fattered by Sir Johns notice,
and swelIed out his chest quite no.
hceably.
"You seem to have seen consider
able service" observed the knight I'm
what wars have you been engaged"
"Bless you, I've never been in a
war" returned the respfendent men,
ber of the citizen army. MY father
and I were awarded these medals at
agricultural shows for a special breed
Of pigs for which we are famous"
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-02

at a lawyers dinner the subject Of
circumstantial evidence was discuss
ed. One lawyer, says the New York
Tribune, said that the best Illustration
of circumstantial evidence as proof
was in a story he had recently heard.
A young and pretty girl had been
out walking. On her return her moth
er said:
Where have you been, my dear?'
"Only walking in the park" she re-
piled.
with whom?" pursued her mother.
mo one, mamma" said the young
girl.
'No one?" her mother repeated.
"No one" was the reply.
'Then," said the older lady, Tex
plain how it is that you have come
home with walking-stick when you
started with an umbrella"
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-02
CAT TRAPPED BY PRAIRIE DOG
Lured Into a Burrow in Central Park,
New York.

Lured Into a Burrow in Central Park,
New York.
Lured into an abandoned burrow b.
his prospective victim, Green Eyes, q
cat who has long preyed on the prairie
dogs In the menagerie Of Central Park
says the New York Herald, was i'm
prisoned yesterday for Eany hours
through the strategy of Dolphin, their
king.
Dolphin was the only prairie dog on
the surface when Green Eyes looked
about for further prey. Frightened by
the arrival Of the cat Doiphin's sub
jects sought shelter in their subterra-
mean homes. Apparently unconscious
of his peril Dolphin remained on a
knoll watching the cat
Suddenly darting forward Green
Eyes made an attempt to seize his vic
tim. The latter, however, lodged the
cats attack and ran to the other side
of the inclosure, followed by Green
Eyes. Then began a chase which last
ed for more than FIVE minutes, and
ended by the disappearance Of Dol
phin into an abandoned burrow just
as he was apparently about to be
caught by his pursuer.
Green Eyes hesitated lew seconds
and then started to squeeze his body
through the entrance Of the burrow.
Small and slim, he finally succeeded in
making his way inside the subterra-
mean chamber Witnesses of his at
tack on Dolphin stood in front of the
inclosure for half an hour waiting for
him to reappear, but he did not come
out Of the burrow.
They were surprised soon afterward
to see Dolphin poke his head cautious
| ly out Of a burrow which evidently led
to another passage connecting with
the underground chamber into which
he had lured the cat. After surveying
the village with keen eyes Dolphin
came out Of the burrow and in re-
sponse to his sharp barks other prairie
dogs left their homes to come to the
surface.
While they were perched on knoIls
late In the afternoon faint cries issued
from the entrance Of the burrow
which Green Eyes had entered. They
were followed by the appearance OF
his head and then of his body as he
roueezed out of the burrow. His body
was covered with dirt and he had evil
IDENTIFY been compelled to dig his way
out Of his prison. Without making
any attempt to attack the prairie dogs
he hurried from the village.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-02
World's Stock of Gold.

The amount Of gold in Europe when
America was discovered is believed
not to have exceeded 1925, 100000. In
the 4O4 years until 1896 the world $
production is estimated at $9,OOO,000,-
Vo0-half Of which was added to the
money supply. Including the esti-
mate for 1905, in the ten years begin
nlhs with 1896, nearly $3,000,o00,O00
IN gold has been mined-almost a
tnlrd as much as during the preced-
ing 4O4 years. This despite the fact
tnat the Boer war Tor two years closed
the Transvaal mines. The production
IN 1903 was 1926, 100000; in 1904,
SSoO,OOO,000 and for 1905 it is esti-
mated at S40O,O0O,OOO. The worlds
STOCK of money gold in 1897 was ap-
proxlmately four and quarter bill
hons. By the end of the present year
1t is estimated that it will be almost
Sx b1llions-an increase OF nearly 30
per cent in nine years.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-02
His ExCUE0.

"Ah-hah, squire" chuckled Hi Spry,
the village wag and cut-up, upon en-
countering the old codger next morn
Ing after the date Of the appearance
Of the greatest show on earth. "Ketch-
ed ye IN yarn: Told me ye was goin'
to take boy to the circus and seen
ye right smack up on the tip-top seat
last night, without a single sign Of a
boy with ye"'
Took the boy used to be, years
and years ago" returned the veteran,
crabbedly. Pm in my second child
hood, golram ye!-Puck.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-02

ROWIE'S INDIAN FlGHT.

~SSA$SSSNNN~
Al 4o0z James Bowie and his broth
CT were prospecting for gold along the
san Saba River, in Texas, when thew
were attacked by Indians. The fight
ing lasted only one day, but for seven
uaVS longer the Indians surrounded
tne party. to prevent their escape. In
the book entitled with the Makers
OF Iexas," it is recorded as the most
desperate Indian battle in the history
of Texas.
Inc number Of the Indians being SO
much greater than ours-one hundred
and sixty-four Indians to eleven white
nen-it was agreed that "Rezin"
Bowie should go out to talk to them,
and endeavor to compromise. He and
David Buchanan walked to within
torV yards of where they had halt
Cd. He requested them in their own
tongue to send forward their chief, as
we wanted to talk with him.
Their answer was, How do Won
oo?' In English and a discharge of
shots, one of which broke Buchanan's
leg. Bowie returned their salutation
with the contents of a double-barreled
gun. Then taking Buchanan on his
shoulders, he started for camp.
Inc Indians opened a heavy fire
upon them, and when their shot failed
10 bring down Bowie, eight Indians
on foot took after him with toma-
hawks.
When the Indians were close upon
him his companions rushed forward
and brought down four of them. The
other four fed.
Inc Indians now opened a heavy
fire. Their chief, on horseback, urged
them to the charge James Bowie cried
out "Who is loaded?" Ali our guns
were empty with the exception of Mr..
Hamm's. He was told to "Shoot that
Indian on horseback" He did so. His
shot broke the Indians leg and killed
his horse. We saw him hopping round
his horse on one leg, with his shield on
his arm to keep off the balls.
By this time we had reloaded, and
several balls pierced the shield, and
he fell.
Finding that we would not be dis,
lodged from the thicket, they set fire
to the dry grass to rout us from our
position. The fire came down upon
us before the wind, and our situation
looked desperate. The sparks few SC
thickly that not a powder-horn could
be opened. But when the fire reached
the ring round our wounded men AMI
baggage, we succeeded in smotherlnG
1t with buffalo robes, deerskins and
blankets.
1t was now sundown, and we hat
been warmly engaged with the Indians
since sunrise. Seeing us still ready fol
fight, they carried Off their wounded
and gave up the battle.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-02
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