The Boy Craftsman / Practical and Profitable Ideas for a Boy's Leisure Hours

by A. Neely Hall

CHAPTER X

Amateur Journalism[142]

A Collection of Amateur Papers—Amateur Press Associations—Some Methods of Printing Papers—Examples of Amateur Papers—The Character of a Paper—Naming—The Frequency of Publication—The Size of Page—A Stereotyped Heading—The Choice of Type—A Cover—Binding—Advertisements—The Advertisers' Dummy—Second-class Matter.

CHAPTER XI

A Boy's Dark-room[153]

Profit in Photography—The Necessary Equipment—The Bedroom as a Dark-room—The Bath-room as a Dark-room—Another Scheme for a Dark-room—A Work-table—Running Water—A Water-tank—A Sink—A Washing-box—A Drying-rack—Another Scheme for a Drying-rack—A Cabinet—A Ruby-light—A Home-made Lantern—A Plate-lifter—Classifying and Preserving Negatives—Manila Envelopes—A Negative-case.

CHAPTER XII

A Winter Enterprise[169]

An Opportunity for Making Money—A Snow Plough—A Scraper—A Snow Shovel.

PART II