The Western School News from Kansas City, Kansas • 3

THE WESTERN SCHOOL NEWS. I Our Camera Club. The rapidly filing ranks of amateur photographers may be divided into three classes. Those who love the art, for art's sake, who wish to absorb a knowledge of all its principles and details, and those who desire to have photos of the highest The dies of the pretty stamps issued for North Borneo have been re-engraved The Canadian Jubilee Stamps are being sold in other than complete sets to those who care to buy them. Collectors should remember when buying stamps for their collection that all Department Stamps are particularly Valuable.

There are -no stamps which in this country are more generally and enthusiastically collected than those of the United States. OBITUA11Y. One of our circle of young men has fallen a victim to the fatal plunge of an assassin's knife, plunged in the silent and pitiless darkness without warning or escape. John W. Dunlap was born near Bonner Springs, February 19, 1876.

He met his sad fate on the luckless night of October 7, 1897, being 21 years, 7 months and 18 days of age. John had borne the responsibilities of a man since the death of his father ten years ago. He was a manly boy, ever kind to his. widowed mother and his sister and brother who loved him with unmeasured devotion. He is missed from our circle.

We see his manly, handsome face, we hear his voice with ever cheerful words no more. Can it be possible? Can it be that he will not return? Alas! How inscrutable are the ways of Providence. He is gone, but he has left his lesson in our hearts. Days will run into months, months will fade into dreamy years, but ever fresh and fragrant will be the memory that lingers and sadly sweetens the hallowed hours of that association, cut short so suddenly and excellence. Others who are satisfied with mediocre or not so bad photos, who play at photography and drop at early failures, which are the result of their carelessness and last, but by no means least those who call themselves photographers because they can "press the and in due process of time gather tofether a nondescript collection of prints illustrative of their hits and misses, mostly misses.

But it is to be hoped that all in our club will aspire to the highest rank and not rest satisfied until they have gained it. Of course the first thing is the selection of a Kodak or Camera. The amateur had better take the advice of some experienced friend in this, for the different makes of cameras are like The attention of the Treasury department has been called to the fact that the universal postal congress, recently in session here, agreed on a scheme of colors for postage stamps to be used by all nations in the postal union. The color of the two-cent United States stamp as agreed upon, was carmine, so that the proposed change to green will not be made. the different makes of bicycles, their name is Legion and the poor amatuer would stand bewildered at the great array of boxes, good, bad and indifferent, that are offered for his- or her in so soon.

"Call not back the dear Anchored safe where storms are o'er, On the border land we left him, Soon to meet and part no more. "When we leave this world of changes, When we leave this world of care, We shall find our missing loved one In our Father's mansion fair." Band of Mercy Column. The mourning cloak" butterfly, which is dark, with a light border on its wings, makes a cry of alarm by rubbing its wings together. JX)w mole is not blind, as many persons suppose. Its eye is hardly larger than a pin-head, and is carefully protected from dust and dirt by means of enclosing hairs.

"What is the object of the Band of Mercy?" Our Dumb Animals, the official organ of the Band of Mercy in America, replies: "To teach and lead A Prize Story. School News offers a term of piano lessons with Miss Mackenzie to the boy or girl writing the best letter or story, not to exceed 500 words in length, on the subject: "The Clever Tricks and Winning Ways of Our Dog" or any other persons dog. Children must be under 15 years of age. Stories must be sent in before Jan. 25, 1898, and addressed to the Western School News, Kansas City, Kansas.

spection. It is better to. buy a cheap instrument at first to learn with. By and by when you have mastered the art you can use your cheap machine for experiments in which alone, if you are any way ingenious, it will more than pay for itself. Do not imagine that because a camera is low in price, the work it will do is correspondingly low in quality.

Many of the best firms are turning out low priced machines that are doing splendid work. They can well afford to do this, knowing full well that many will buy these interested and then not rest satisfied until they have a fully equipped up-to-date Camera. The Roger's lens especially is very good and very cheap and does extremely well for landscapes. We would not dare to recommend any particular make of Camera, there are so many good ones upon the market. A front focus Camera, in which the focus is obtained by moving the front, bearing the lens forward or back, is by many preferred to one with a back focus, which requires moving the back to focus on the subject.

The camera should also have a sliding front and a swing backhand, if the highest degree of excellence is desired a double swing, allowing the back of camera to swing both forward, backward and sidewise, and reversibly back, the uses ot which we will explain by and by Ladies Don't have jour Fall suits made until you see St. John Scott Ladies Tailors and Dressmakers. 1116 Main. Rooms 1 and 7 Opposite Bernheimers The humane societies are being reorganized in the Kansas City, public schools and a full report of the reorganization will be published in our December number. With our next number we start a music department.

every child and older person to seize every opportunity to say a hind word or do a kind act that will make some other human being or some dumb creature happier." A group of children wearing Band of Mercy buttons were asked by a lady what the button meant. "Oh, we belong to the Band of Mercy," one said; while another added, "We are Band of Mercy members." "What do you mean by Band of Mercy members?" the lady then asked. The children looked at each other and then replied all together: means we try to do all the good we can, to all the people we can, in all the places we can and at all the times we can." siunio: 3d-u uia ju. v. a.

am. Kansas City, Mo. 'I HANS PETERSEN, VIOLINIST. Pupil of the Royal Conservatory of Music, Leipzig, Germany. Teacher of Violin and Harmony.

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