One of the Board of Trustees, who lives in Canton, O., recently visited William McKinley, and told him he was coming to the home next day. Then the President-elect of the United States, with tears coming to his eyes, said, "Give my love to every child there. God bless them!" When the board member told the children this in our chapel, every patriotic son of America raised his handkerchief and shook it, after the manner of the Chautauqua salute, and in his heart said, "Long live our next President!" The boys and girls over fourteen years of age learn a trade, devoting one-half of each day to it. But in every case a half-day pupil has better lessons than a whole-day one. Many children leave here in June next, and have no place to go. If any persons could put these in the way of employment they will find them faithful and true in every sense of the word. JOSEPH L. GILL, Cottage 18. XENIA, O. * * * * * A Great Man Facing Defeat. Mr. Gladstone, one of the greatest of Englishmen, and a man who has seen comparatively few of his plans of state succeed, is said to be personally disliked by Queen Victoria. For years he had worked hard upon a plan having for its object the benefit of Ireland and Irish farmers and tenants. Seven years ago all of his plans were frustrated. While his great policy was being wrecked, he sat in the library of the House of Commons and read the words of a famous opera. Some friends finding him there, expressed amazement. But this act of the great minister did not indicate indifference. It showed, rather, a tension that sought relief in order to avoid worse effects. For when spoken to he said, with a voice full of pathos, "For the past five years I have rolled this stone patiently up hill, and it has now rolled to the bottom again; and I am eighty-one years old." * * * * * At Least one Faithful Hearer. A famous Church of England bishop had a dog named Watch. Once, as Watch lay by the open door, the prelate read the Bible passage, "What I say unto you I say unto you all--Watch!" The dog sprang up, and coming forward, lay down by the reading-desk. "One hearer attends my words, at least," mused the bishop. [Illustration: THE CAMERA CLUB] Any questions in regard to photograph matters will be willingly answered by the Editor of this column, and we should be glad to hear from any of our club who can make helpful suggestions. HINTS ON RETOUCHING. III.--TREATING THE NEGATIVES FROM THE GLASS SIDE. While this picture does not come exactly under the head of retouching, it describes how to treat a negative from the glass side so that a good print may be made from a negative in which the contrasts between the high lights and shadows are too strong.