The Optical Magic Lantern Journal (April 1898)

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WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE ‘*LANTERN WORLD.” Vol. 9.—No. 107. Price 2d., Post-free 3d. CONTENTS. PAGE Notes. 6.0 6. 5. ce ce ce eee se ee oe ne oe «5B Practice makes Perfect ., O39. ee Way ee ote ae ee 655 A Lantern Outfit without Cylinders or Bags 55 Important Trade Mark Case .. .. .. 2. 2, 56 How Cinematograph Machines Work,—No. TV. ~ 56 Lantern Slide Apparatus Sel ber ees abe. 57 Drawing Room Exhibitions. . 58 Hints on Bromide Enlarging 59 Rubber Tubing .. .. .. 0... CT ae 60 The Lanternist’s Practical Cyclopedia,—No, XVIII... -62 Lumiere’s Acetone Pyro-Developer.. .. .. .. . + ae oe oe GH Manipulation .. .. 2. 0... 64 New Apparatus a 66 Patent Intelligence. . 67 Correspondence. 67 Editorial Table 68 Notes and Queries .. 68 NOTICES. Tue Optical Magic Lantern Journal and Photographic Enlarger is issued on the 1st of every month, price Two Pence, and may. be obtained from all Newsvendors, Railway News Stalls, Photographic Dealers, or from the Publishers, at the following rates, post free :— _12 months, 3/-. United States, 75 cents. Excuanae Column, General Wants, &. (not Trade)— First 20 words, 6d.; and for every 3 additional words, ld. , SMALL ADVERTISEMENTS must reach the office not later than the first post on the 24th of each month. All cheques and postal orders to be made payable to the Magic Lantern Journal Company, Limited. EDITORIAL communications must be addressed, J. HAY TAYLOR, Advertisements and business communications to Jos. T. Smith, Secretary, Magic Lantern Journal Company, Limited, 9, CarthuSian Street, London, E.C.: American Agents :—The International News Co., 83 and 85, Duane Street, New York City. ‘ APRIL, 1898. \ F ey Are Lively Times Ahead?—It is reported, says ‘‘ Anthony’s Bulletin,” that Mr. Thomas A. Edison has taken steps towards securing his j; rights in connection with kinetoscope and projectograph films and materials, and that one firm of users, have agreed to pay him a royalty on his inventions used by them. Lively times are predicted before Mr. Edison and his lawyers have finished with the work of prosecuting all their claims in this direction. Bad ar An Energetic Clergyman.—The clergy of the Church of. England’ are somewhat slow to utilise the lantern in their churches, but the Rev. A. W. Washington Palmer, Diocesan Secretary (Chichester Branch) Church of England Temperance Society, is a most energetic exception. He has travelled extensively inthe United States, Canada, Norway, Palestine, and other countries, and many of the slides he uses are from his own negatives. For some months past he has been giving a series of most successful lantern lectures at various towns, and on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from Ist ult. to 7th inst., has been drawing large audiences at St. Augustine’s cod