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Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-24
THE RAY FILTER

To the amateur having focusing
camera | would like to say a 1eW
words in regard to the use of that IN
dispensable addition to a photo outnt
the ray filter.
find that when photographing
clouds, paintings and flowers 1t is OF
the greatest possible value. To take
a picture with the ray filter requires
about four times the time taken Tor
an ordinary picture with your PLAIN
lens, but the difference in the picture
compensates one for the extra time
in focusing and taking.
For a view of landscape, BODY OF
water or sunset, in all of when
cloud effect is desirable, l find 1t
great help, bringing out the clouds as
plain as the buildings or trees in the
photograph.
For flowers it has no equal and one
should take with and without the MI
ter a picture of pansies or any other
flowers with a variety of colors to see
the difference in the pictures taken.
The colors are rendered much more
natural with the filter.
In taking paintings it abstracts the
glare that generally accompanies the
paint after it has dried and renders
it as though it were taken, not from
a painting, but from the original sub
ject itself.
In buying your filter do not see how
cheap you can get one for, but SEND
to the maker of your camera and IL
he does not sell them write to some
reliable firm and get an optically pes :
feet one. for a cheap one distorts your
picture,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-24
RUNNING WATER

Knowing the value of running water
in the dark room, and that most OF my
Photographic brothers are without the
same, l will attempt to describe how l
have it in my own room at compare
lively small cost, as to the value re-
ceived.
Above the shelf, say Is to 1S inches,
on which you do your developing, place
another shelf of the same size, as per
drawing This done, secure tank or
boiler to fit your space, into this, solder
a small faucet, one-fourth inch is all
right on the side near either end
Place on shelf and put in what water
you think you will use. AS the water
is above your work you can easily Sc
cure what is wanted. Have pail to
throw the waste water IN.
AS you now have running water 1t is
a nice thing to filter it. Get bracket
such as side lamps are placed in, and
fasten on wall under faucet. Now
get pint funnel and put into this a
piece of filtering or absorbent cotton
and place in bracket. Allow water to
run from tank into this and when it
comes out it will be free from dirt, ETC.,
which has a great tendency to stick to
the sensitive film.
Now if you have a wash box you
can wash your plates with filtered
water without watching. Place your
wash box under funnel and let water
run from faucet just fast enough so
that the funnel will not run over. Place
a pail under the wash box so that when
it is full the water will run into it
and not spill on the floor
In this way you can wash your plates
and go on with your other work.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-24
TO DRY A NEGATIVE
IN FIVE MINUTES

No doubt some of The Herald read
ers have a little bother in waiting for
their negatives to dry as it takes two
or three hours.
There is a new chemical known as
formalin which renders gelatin very
hard and insoluble. 1 use this chem
ical in drying all my negatives that
wish dried quickly. Make the follow
ing solution: Water, ten ounces; BIZ
sulphite of soda, three-quarters ounce;
formalin, two ounces.
For use. dilute with water in the pro-
portion of three ounces of water to one
ounce of the solution.
Keep the solution tightly corked at
all times, as formalin itself is a gas,
and if the bottle is not tightly corked
it will soon escape, leaving nothing
but water.
After the negative has been washed
lay it in a tray and pour over it suf-
ficient quantity of the solution, to
thoroughly cover it. Allow the mega
tive to remain in the tray about five
minutes, after which it should be rinsed
in clear water. The film will then be
hardened and may be held over the
stove or put in the sun to dry.
Formalin is sold in liquid form and
costs about so cents per eight ounce
bottle.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-24
INDExING

When l looked at my hundred d-odd
negatives 1 fully realized the value OF
placing them so that can get any one
want at a moments notice. / first
had mine packed face to face in great
CLASSY heaps. When 1 wanted GER
tain negative 1 had to hunt through
the whole bunch. The result was
that many were scratched and broken.
Some of the negatives had not been
washed well and an acrid deposit had
formed on the emulsion side. This
negative in turn contaminated the one
next to which it was placed and thus
many of my best ones were spoiled.
The easiest way to store and index
negatives is to put them in envelopes.
You can buy specially printed envel-
opes or use the common ones. Give
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-24
BRIGHT ANSWERS

Once upon a time a child which was
asked upon an examination paper to
define a mountain range replied: "A
large-sized cook stove" The same
method of reasoning seems to go with
older growth A recent examination
paper at the Sheffield scientific school
at Yale contained the question: what
is the office of the gastric juice?" And
the answer on the paper said. "The
stomach. Exchange.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-24

window to gather light from sky
above and defiect 1t.
After focusing carefully a narrow
strip of bromide paper may be pinned
across the focusing screen and trial
exposure made and developed before
using full sized sheet.
About six to twelve inches of bell
lows extension would give ample ac-
commodation for enlarging in any room
eight or ten feet long, as the expan-
sion possible from ordinary 3Ax4A
negatives will be under rather than
over 14x17 inches. Only those made by
anastigmat lenses are capable of
greater enlargement without loss of
fine definition and consequent con-
fusion of detail.
The number of the photo miniature
dealing with enlarging on bromide
papers is recommended for careful per-
usal as the suggestions and plans
therein are based on the experience of
eminently practical workers in this
delightful branch of the art and pas
time of photography.
FREDERIC w. NORMAN.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-24
JULY "a, 1910

each envelope a number and have the
number overlap. so that when placed
together you can find any one you
wish. Place your landscape envelopes
in one group, your figure studies in
another and so on with marine and
general pictures. Copy the numbers
and names of the negatives in a blank
book, so that you can refer to them.
This system of indexing is invaluable
when you are exchanging with other
collectors, and is invaluable in that 1t
saves negatives from danger OF
scratching. acids, etc.
Louisiana Cole (writing home)-
Nanny sur'll be pleased! She done
said when I came moth. "Yoll nebber
git no place in New Yawk, chilean
here Use done had six places de fust
month!-Puck.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-24

Amateur photographers are invited to let
their wants and troubles be known through
this column. and they will receive answers
In the second Sunday magazine following
Frederick w. Norman OF @. @. Pierce q Co..
kodak supplies. 127 West Sixth street, viii
have charge Of the department.. All letters
must be In by Wednesday night, and should
bear upon subjects of general interest to
amateurs.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-24


know how to go at the rest of it to put
it in shape and what kind of a lense
will | need? H. A. GILBERT.
San Gabriel, July 5.
H. A. G., San Gabriel, desires to
know how to make an enlarging
camera from an old bellows
First of all, H. A. G. does not state
what type of enlarger he wishes to
adopt, whether a self-contafned in
strument for a fixed size of print or
one capable of considerable expan-
sion at will.
If the former it would be far cheaper
to kuy a Brownie enlarger made to
enlarge 6AxS1a inches from SAx4A
negatives (the size he mentions). Such
a contrivance costs only 50 and con-
tains everything within itself, requires
no focusing and can be taken out OF
doors for exposures.
If he wants to plan far greater
elasticity and control his requirements
will be somewhat more elaborate. A
room will be needed in which to set
up and operate his apparatus, that can
be completely eliminated of daylight
except as admitted through the en-
larging camera itself.
H. A. G. states that he has already
fitted his bellows to carry his mega
%
make light frame of wood to fit his
entire window space, covering this with
Opaque paper, such as used by build
ers, and cutting at a convenient
height an opening to fit and receive
the part of bellows carrying negative.
This must be light, tight joint,
though easily detachable. A board can
be used as a shelf to support the bel
lows at necessary position and be rigid
enough to avoid vibration. Into the
other end of bellows lens, preferably
a double one, should be fitted by means
of a front board, which can be racked
or moved backward or forward for
focusing.
For a screen to focus on to support
the bromide paper during exposure
box set upon a table at an elevation
sufficient to bring center of focusing
screen opposite the lens will answer
very well, a piece of white cardboard
being tackled to side of box, facing
lens, to act as the surface of screen.
So much for the essential elements.
To operate these for making the en-
larged pictures insert negative into the
prepared space therefor, with emulsion
side facing lens, i. e., inward. I'm
cover lens so that the light will pass
through negative and be projected by
the lens on to the screen.
BY moving box to and fro the size
of enlargement can be roughly gauged,
and then the lens should be moved in
the same way until the image on
screen becomes perfectly sharp. Trial
and retrial will show just where best
effects are achieved. Care must be
taken to maintain parallelism between
negative, lens and screen in order to
avoid distortion. For this purpose a
couple of small strips can be tackled on
table top to just touch the box on it
and act as guides to keep movement
true. AS no light should be permitted,
unless of deep orange or yellow, in the
room other than that passing through
negative and lens the image should be
brilliant enough to focus easily.
In some other cases where nearby
buildings or trees interfere with a
clear access to the light outside
board three or four feet by two or
three feet can be covered with white
oilcloth and attached outside window
to act as a reflector and should be
hung at an angle of 45 degrees to the
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-24
ART AND PASTlME
OF PHOTOGRAPHY
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

Editor Photo Department, Herald:
I have an old bellows from large
camera that 1 want to make an en-
larging camera with. I have it fixed
to hold a SAx4A negative, but don't
know how to go at the rest of it to put
it in shape and what kind of a lensc
will need? H. A. GILBERT.
San Gabriel, July 5.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-24

ler light from sky How TO TAKE PICTURES
IT, nv < A
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-18
THE
HOODOO


earrings from Jim, and some candy,
and a barrette from the other girls,
and jim took me to see Lost Tho
Won My, it was grand!" which in.
formation hardened Names heart past
all relenting.
That afternoon she watched wear
lily till she was just about discouraged
when-what was that? A crowd
around the wall counter, loud voices,
Bessie in tears! Name waited in a
fervor of impatience to get the news
NOW amt that awful?" whispered
the girl next to her THAT woman's
no lady She says Bessie gave her
SO too little change, and the poor
things got to have it took out of her
salary. We working girls sure do get
it in the neck"
Names heart gave a thrill of Jri-
umph. Now would she get a lavender
ahat? Perhaps she would even have
to wear shoes like her own.
That night she couldn't rest com
fortably. She kept wondering what
would happen next to Bessie 1t made
her nervous. Supposing-but at the
memory Of Jim's birthday gift she
shut her lips in straight line, and
went to sleep.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-18

by himself in the smoking room and
busy himself for six or seven hours
at a stretch with pen and manuscript
paper.
The butter dealer watched Schar-
wenka's doings with great interest
and one day tried to coax the musi-
elan to take a walk on deck. Schar-
wenka declined courteously, offering
the excuse that he had a great deal
more music to write.
But, my dear man." said the man
of butter, what are you doing that
for? Economy is all right, but one
must not go to extremes. Why don't
you buy the pieces instead Of copying
them off this way? Music is so cheap
nowadays"
This Waiter Was Wise.
One of the last times that Bishop
Burgess of Long Island dined out was
at the Press club, where the walters
are all negroes. The head waiter bowed
Bishop Burgess and his host profuse-
ly to their places. This way, admiral"
said he. "Tek this table. You get a
bettah view of the harbor heah, ad-
nl'ral."
81 am not an admiral" said Bishop
Burgess, smiling.
my mistek, suh," said the head
waiter. "Ah mout er known all the
time was er talkin' to a military man.
You like dis table, colonel"
81 am not colonel" said Bishop
Burgess, smiling more broadly. 81 am
a bishop"
ITO be shuah, suh," said the head
waiter. TOO be suah! Ve'y sorry for
nah mistek, sub. got dem titles Of
admiral and colonel wrong. Ah knowed
soon as All saw you dat you was one
of the face cards Of you profession,
sab "
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-18
The Girl and Specialization.

DR.. G. Stanley Hall, comparing the
power of concentration and love OF
study in boys and girls, says few girls
care to specialize in study, whereas 1t
comes natural to a boy.
THE two have a different view Of
things" continues Doctor Hall "The
boy wants to know all about one
thing. Girls don't care to put on
blinders and get down to one thing
that 1t, not many of them"
We are not quite certain whether DR..
Hall means this as complimentary to
the fair sex or not. We know not
whether this indicates the breadth OF
the feminine mine or the lack Of it. But
no matter If his statement is true,
Doctor Hall might search the history
Of the centuries for his answer. The
ages gave woman one thing to do, the
one thing wherein was included all
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-18

the things of a natural life. AS house
keeper she was expected to be exec
utive, accountant, cook, laundress and
waitress; as mother she was expect
ed to be disciplinarian, physician,
nurse, counselor and seamstress; as
wife, helpmeet and the inspiration
Oh, much abused phrase which too
often has meant prop.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-18
scharwenka and the Butter Man.

Xaver Scharwenka loves to remem'
Der the trip when he and H. H. Myer,
butter merchant Of Philadelphia,
crossed the ocean on the same steam.
er, says a correspondent Of the
Musical Courier.
There were few passengers on
board and Scharwenka was glad Of
the quiet, so that he could compose.
Often he would sit down at a table
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-18

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The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-10
POLITICAL NOTES.

Republican canvassers for every dis
trict in the city will start their work
this morning and within few days
Chairman j. Q. Eldredge, jr., will have
tabuIated one Of the most complete
canvasses ever made OF Salt Lake for
political campaign. District chair
men have been instructed TO use spe-
cial care in making their selections OF
canVassers for their respective districts
and the workers viii be instructed TO
see that every Republican voter is reg
lstered.
Reports at midnight last night indi-
Gated that the Democratic ticket had
not been further depleted by resigna-
tiOns. The finance committee, how
ever has not yet succeeded in collect
ing campaign assessments from all OF
the men who will be offered as sacri-
fees November s, and the work OF the
committee is likely to bring In a few
more statements from candidates TO the
effect that business interests" Will not
permit them to accept.
The American party county commit
tee has discovered a man who will con-
sent TO allow his name to be placed
on the legislative ticket and he has
been stamped 20. K" by the inner cir
Gle OF the party. The name of the
mysterious candidate for last place on
the ticket Will be revealed after
meeting OF the committee that will
be held tomorrow night.
D
the American party meeting Saturday
night that people OF the east were
waiting for word OF an American par
" victory in Salt Lake county as a
signal for a rush Of factories and In
dustrial plants. Two minutes later,
and on the same platform, Josiah F.
Gibbs. who says the American party
owes him $4,000 for his work in the
last three years. announced that I'M
der the direction of the Tribune he
would start on mission" which was
To tell the people of every city on the
Pacific coast that Utah is "commun-
ity of lawbreakers." American party
workers are asking: whats the an
swer7"
Without referring directly 20 the suit
now pending for collection of a few
hundred dollars for rent on state head
quarters two years ago. the Demo-
cratic county committee has an
nounced that IL has paid cash for
everything II has ordered so far dur
ing the present campaign.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-10
FOUR TOWNS ARE
DESTROYED BY FIRE


Canadian Northern railway has sta
toned trains at every station and IL
doing everything in its power 10 re-
lieve the situation.
The people of Beaudette and SpoOner
and the settlers all through the north
central part of the state have lost eV-
erything. Five thousand made home
less and the greater part OF them desti-
tute. Help must reach them in the
next day or two and that in a sub
stantial way, as greater part OF them
are about half clad.
It viii be impossible to get details
and names of the dead and injured be-
fore tomorrow and some of the dead
Will not be found until spring. 1t VIII
be impossible to estimate the damage
or casualties until later, but the pio-
help.
The wind shifted tonight and car
ried the flames away from Roosevelt
and unless it changes again the town
will be saved.
Walks over Bodies.
Canadian Northern trains have peen
stalled here since Friday night, when
a freight train went through a bridge
near Pitt. The crew was saved ana
Conductor MOnahan walked into Beau
only the water tank, the school house
wells and the depot standing. Mona
han says he walked over dead bodies on
the way, but could not say how many
Many settlers TOOK 70 the Woous anu
have not been heard from since. A
mother and five children are known
to have been burned. The fires are
still raging and the smoke is dense.
Saloons in Roosevelt were closed by
the mayor.
Dead as far as known are:
Katherine Jasper, aged So domestic
for Albert Berg, Beaudette.
John Golvin, aged As, homesteader;
four miles from Beaudette. wife and
three small children, two girls and
boy.
Katherine Jasper fought her would
be rescuers off with a butcher knife
and persisted in the home of her en-
plOyer
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-10
Conference Notes

At the close OF the morning meet
ing in the Tabernacle yesterday, spe-
cial organ recital was given by Prof
j. j. Mcclellan, especially for the con-
ference visitors The Tabernacle was
filled TO the doors and the playing or
many favorites was wonderfully eff
fective.
There will be no more organ recitals
al noon this year. This was the an
nouncement Of President Joseph F.
Smith at the close of the conference
session yesterday afternoon. The noon
recitais have been given for more than
three months and many thousands of
Salt Lake music lovers and tourists
have taken advantage OF this Oppor
tunity offered by the church authOri-
ties each day during the week. Only
special recitals will be given until next
year, and these only when arranged
with the proper authorities.
Special railroad service was fur
nished last night. The Short Line ran
two special trains to Cache valley and
Malad points, one leaving at 4:25 and
the other at o'clock. The main con-
ference session was out in time for
members TO catch either train. The
Bamberger line ran a special train to
Ogden at $3.50 o'clock last night, to
arrange for those along the line who
waited over for the meeting of the
Sunday school union
All OF the special music of the con-
ference yesterday was composed by
members OF the Mormon church, ae-
cordinE TO an announcement OF Presl-
dent Smith. This included three very
beautiful anthems, Restoration OF
Gospel" Awake My Sour and Grant
Us Peace, o Lord"
There were six little children, four
of them boys. who became separated
from their parents in the crowd in
the temple grounds yesterday and were
finally guided to the bureau OF infor-
nation, where they were held until
called for by their parents. II was
announced at the meetings that the
parents were lost, for the children
were very much in evidence.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-10
TRIBUTES PAID TO
ARTHUR PRATT, JR.
Touching Funeral Services Are
Held Over Remains OF
Popular Young Man.
Impressive funeral servic

Impressive funeral services were
held over the body OF Arthur Pratt,
IT., son OF Warden Arthur Pratt of
the state prison, at o'clock yester-
day afternoon. from the home Of his
aunt. Mrs. George ID. Alder, 90 f1rsI
avenue. In attendance We're MAORI
IN of the guards and officials of the
penitentiary, the police department.
in which Mr. Pratt was desk sergeant
for a period OF seven years. was we'll
represented, and hosts of friends and
relatives OF the decedent were pres
ent.
Floral offerings were particularly
impressive The prisoners OF the
state prison had loved Arthur Pratt,
jr.. better than any guard or official,
and Saturday they took up a collection
and offered an imposing floral piece
emblematic of "Gates Ajar;" the
Salt Lake police department presented
a floral shield representing the stand
ard police badge. and the guards OF
the penitentiary gave a broken col
umn" made Of roses.
The services were opened with
prayer by John T. Game, jr. Rufus
Hardy was the first speaker. He was
followed by Judge J. E. Prick OF the
supreme court, for years an acquaint-
ance of the late Mr.. Pratt, who deliV-
cred the principal eulOgy, Rev. p. A.
also spoke Governor VIII
liam Spry offered the closing prayer.
The grave in the family plot AT the
City cemetery was dedicated by Ru-
fus Hardy. Those acting as pail
bearers were A Y. Peterson, Mahonri
Young, A. c. IRE. William Mcintosh,
Rufus Hardy and N. p. briggs.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-10
Mrs. Olson Wins First
$500 at Daniels
The Lucky Key Drawn at 11:45
O'clock, Saturday Morning
Great Throng of Anxious Shoppers
Crowds Store of Daniels Going
Out of Business Sale

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