. Carpenter. s a special siding and onlylay about two inches to the was impossible to bend itaround and make a job without pre-paring it in some way, though I admitwhere there is only a short distance,especially on a large circle, it might bedone. It was much easier to try myplan than to get out new siding spec-ially for it, and so my plan was triedand worked to perfection, and the housewas sided up that way, while I admitby looking up under the siding, the siding on the tower showed a thinnerbottom than the siding on the house,for there was the difference of the rab-bet. Yet the ow
. Carpenter. s a special siding and onlylay about two inches to the was impossible to bend itaround and make a job without pre-paring it in some way, though I admitwhere there is only a short distance,especially on a large circle, it might bedone. It was much easier to try myplan than to get out new siding spec-ially for it, and so my plan was triedand worked to perfection, and the housewas sided up that way, while I admitby looking up under the siding, the siding on the tower showed a thinnerbottom than the siding on the house,for there was the difference of the rab-bet. Yet the owner and contractor, aswell as myself, and the architect thatlived many hundreds of miles away,were perfectly satisfied with the job. Inow give it to the readers, hoping thatin due time many of them, as well asmy Brooklyn brother, will be benefitedby this information. Two Trusses Minus King and QueenPosts (By J. Barry, L. U. 509.)Since the introduction of steel and ironinto carpentry, the old-fashioned girders. requiring king and queen posts are outof date. The above sketch is much moresimple than the old style, and equally asstrong for small jobs. It is more readilyconstructed and cheaper for spans from25 to 40 feet. Prune Thou Thy Words Prune thou thy words; the thoughts controlThat oer thee swell and throng:— They will condense within thy soulAnd change to purpose strong. Bui he who lets his feelings run In soft, luxurious flow,Shrinks when hard service must be done And faints at every woe. Faiths meanest deed more favor bears,Where hearts and wills ar» weighed, Than brightest transports, choicest prayers,Which bloom their hour and .. —John Tleury Newman. 50 ru
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