THE YOUNCI 
The accompanying engravings are taken 
from Chas. E. Little's designs, and are 
neat, simple and effective. Fig. 1, " Wel- 
come," is designed for a motto. 
This looks very neat if cut from white 
holly, less than an eighth of an inch 
thick, and placed on a background of 
dark terra-cotta velvet, or line cloth. 
When placed on a black background the 
contrast is too striking. 
Fig. 2 shows another motto— one that is 
appropriate at this time of the year. The 
letters may be cut from thin mahogany 
or dark cherry, and iiicely glued on light 
Fig. 3. 
cream-colored cashmere or flannel; and 
when nicely framed, with glass complete, 
and surrounded with a wreath of ivy or 
other similar evergreen, looks exceedingly 
/ 'laste and beautiful. Of course the 
^.'"Ods and backgrounds may be varied to 
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suit the taste and conditions, but we ad- 
vise, in all cases, to avoid very strong 
contrasts. 
The design shown at Fig. 3 is very neat, 
and one that can be maniimlated easily. 
It makes a side for either an ordinary 
open wall cabinet, or for a common 
bracket with three shelves. 
We should prefer cutting this design 
from walnut or m.ahogany, not less than 
one quarter of an inch thick. Care must 
be taken in following the straight lines, 
as the beginner will find more difficulty 
in making good work on straight lines 
than on curved ones. 
Our New Departure. 
IN response to a very large number of 
requests, Ave have decided to greatly 
enlarge the Young Scientist. This change 
will take place with the issue for January 
1883, and of course the price will at the 
same time be increased. We have fixed 
upon one dollar as the future yearly sub- 
scription to the Young Scientist, and from 
the many letters in our possession we feel 
sure that our new departure will give 
general satisfaction. The journal will be 
enlarged l^o nearly three times its present 
size, and of course the expense will be 
greatly increased, but this general ad- 
vancement means to our readers some- 
thing more than a mere change in size 
and price. It means greater variety and 
scope in the topics selected for discussion 
in the journal ; it means greater thorough- 
ness in working them out ; it means more 
illustrations ; it means greater regularity 
and promptness, and, finally, it means 
such an organization as will bring the 
Young Scientist close to every one of its 
seven thousand readers. 
With the price at fifty cents, the mana- 
ger of the Young Scientist was obliged to 
be editor, publisher, reporter, etc., etc., 
all rolled into one. With the higher price 
and more extended circulation, the Young 
Scientist will have a special editor with 
whose special duties no other calls shall 
be allowed to interfere, and in addition to 
this the staff of contributors and occa- 
sional writers will be largely increased. 
At the same time the former editor will 
