Arizona republican., 1908-10-17

Do not try to fll a crack that can be seen through without first putting in a silver of wood thin enough to come half way to the top. Nall the silver every foot or so with small size brads, set diagonally, first on one side, then on the other. Then cram the crack full of putty and smooth or the top, but take care In the smoothing not 10 smear the wood on either side, nor to leave the putty higher than the floor level. Without the wood foundation, walking breaks the putty almost as soon as 1t hardens, and grinds 1t through, leaving the crack in a worse state than at first. An open crack too narrow for a silver ought to have the fine brads driven iu each side and left with the heads standing out, crossing each other a little below the floor level before the putty Is put in. It will harden all around them. and even If 1t should break, stay in place a long time.
 A great deal depends upon knowing how to handle the putty. For filling longitudinal spaces, as seams, split places, shrunken panels, take a ball of putty the size of an egg, and roll 1t between the palms until 1t takes a long
 
 size throughout, of a thickness propor- tional to the space 1t is to i'll. Press 1t firmly in place; then, with a flat, broad-bladed knife run over it hard, level 1t and smooth it, scraping away the surplus.
 For filling nail holes or knot holes, make thickish roll, lay 1t fiat upon a smooth board, and cut 1t into bits. Press a bit into each hole and smooth off with the knife. Always be careful not to smear the putty, and to leave the surface level. Very soft putty may be left a shade higher than the wood, as 1t will shrink a bit on hardening. Where there are many small cracks to fill, it pays to use a putty tube. Make 1t either of stout tinfoil or oiled paper. Double a square to form a eOrnucopia, fasten 1t firmly; then dll 1t half full with soft putty, and snip a tiny piece of the point ed end, and squeeze the putty through 1t. If the stream is too small, cut of n little more. but be careful not to get 1t too big. With care a tube can be rehlled many times. Begin at the end of a seam and squeeze the putty into it, moving slowly and keeping the flow even. If the seam is irregular, thicken the roll in the wider places by moving the tube more slowly, squeezing q little harder the while.
 Filling a broken pane Is a small mat ter, if the window glass is of the proper size. First break out the remnants of the old pane, working the bits from un- deTneath the putty. Then tap out the old putty with hammer, and pick off all odd bits. Scrape the sash edges clean, and. If possible. take out the sash and lay 1t fat, putty side up. Fit in the new pane. and drive a very small tack in the middle Of each side, with the head projecting so as to hold the glass firm. Then put in glazlers' points all around-these are small, sharp tri- angles of tin-with the points pressed into the sash, and the sides fiat against the glass. Lacking the points, put fin two more tacks. one on each of the re- maining sides. Drive them in far enough for the putty to cover the heads. Lay a roll of putty along one side, smooth and shape 1t with the knife, and be sure to leave 1t no wider than the shoulder of the sash; also not to blur the glass. Finish one side before touch