The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-01-24

AopyftNhls iS''' "
snap, Shot A. Shutter. makers Ut
cameras, we're advertising for a gen.
tieman TO I'LL the position Of chief op-
orator. There was nothing suspicious
about the advertisement. and It's
STRAIGHTFORWARD, almost pleading tone
prepossessed me-
Required--A capable Photographic |
operator To undertake sole charge OF
dark room and developing branch oil
our business. Liberal salary Apply
TO Snap. Shot a. Shutter, etc.
The liberal salary seemed to
promise well. As regarded my own
suitability for the post. had no mis-
givings. Photography held no unsoived
mysteries for me. while 10 aigebraic
formulate connected with diaphragms,
angles and foci OF lenses ! was quite
at home. Further. Messrs. Snap, Shot
4 Shutter were an eminent hrm, ana
| their particular make OF apparatus
| was probably the most terrible with
| which the amateur Photographic hend
could arm himself.
| II was called hand camera, I'M
plying that 1t could be carried In the
hand. and to distinguish II from That
variety which entails the attendance
of q strong porter for locomotion.
You surely know them?
Thousands OF persons. who are ab-
solutely ignorant OF the chemicai
Transformation required to produce q
photograph, are now able. through the
fundamentally OF Snap, Shot Il SHUT
ter, to write themselves amateur Pho
tographers."
The firm do the developing and
print as many copies as are ordered
by the photographers" The latter
then have the delight OF exhibiting to
their friends with an assumed care
lessness) the choicest of their EFFORTS
"These are a few little things
snapped the other day" one Will re
mark, with modest, deprecating air
THAT'S Mr.. Brown. the merchant
prince, arguing with man, and here's
Miss Green, the poetess, eating SAND
wich. I'm told it's quite unique In III
way; my friends rave about It,.
dropped Messrs. Snap Shot q
shutter a line, and begged to be ia
yored with the name and address
the operator lately holding the posi-
BY return the following reached me
Dear Sir--In answer to your couI
teous note. we regret to inform yo
that the gentleman you alluded to
dead. Yours truly,
Snap, Shot & Shutter
"P S.-We trust to receive shortl
n your application for the position.
II was disconcerting to be unable
i ascertain how he had liked the worl
I | tried again. and asked for the az
3 dress of his predecessor In Office
4 my surprise learned that this gel
Il tleman was at present In charge
his medical attendant at priva'
g ASYLUM. A postscript informed N
II that s., s. n :. would await my app
q cation before coming TO decision.
J. Az the firm were meeting me MOI
IS than half way | did not wish to
A. near too exacting, and accordingly a
O. copied the post.
II NV arrival created somewhat OF
IS scnsation. The interest ] excited WI
IL distinctly flattering to modest ma
# Some of the clerks seemed to rega
I'd mo In a strange manner. and | cou
II. have vowed there was a look aimo
n. akin to pity In the eyes OF the la
y. typist
AZ began with batch of doz
he mates, which the sender, by his lett
'ir declared to be of exceptional intere
ey The first six plates were negativ
de but not In the generally accepted sen
N. of the word. By no stretch OF lint
nation could the eye OF faith det'
at the slightest trace OF any picture.
m. mopping my brow l wondered whetf
ly. the photographer had dispatched mn
ey box of unexposed plates. NUM-
ry seven was like Its predecessors, a
nd an was the next and the next. I
To mistake was obvious. The man /
mt sent me a dozen new plates In err
,st few minutes would suffce to nm
of the remainder
or. A shock awaited me with the
of all. Gazing darkly into the devel
ing dish, signs of great distress W
quickly manifest In the film. dasl
zee II into clean water, Proceeding G
, a tiously with weak solution a u
,ab image OF q church became appar'
,at considerably obscured by the ms
rid Of ships. Beads of pefspiration K
nv. my forehead cool as further incong
mt ties became evident. A phantom a
as mobile and an indescribable tumble
his the art museum and Brooklyn bri
the darkened the whole. II was, ind'
.re an interesting set of pictures. mar
an. by the fact that all had been Ia
,.y on one aud the same negative.
ind operator had diligently pulled
trigger" a dozen times but had
of. thought II necessary to change
or plate.
IN, II seemed unfortunate that | sh'
,hc have begun on so many failures,
,.,. I looked for better luck on the !