Show FARM tim tho olven by a georgia correspond ent in diurni for making one lain I 1 am using a tripod three legs joined it at top on oil hinges so that the legs can call be spread out or drawn up at pleasure plea pleas suro A stick high enough to lie be of convenient height to suit tho the person using it is ia run up lip through tile tho opening where the three less leg sare airo hinged together the part above being rounded to about a halt inch round pinto pin to fit in fit a i half liili inch hole bored iu in center of f ear carpenter penter level not deep enough to reach the glass gl us set this thi instrument ment on a level place bring it to a level then take ako it a light piece of plank half nn inch thick two inches wide mile and about sei en feet high mt this up at one endom end of your irvel and mark a line w the staff of tho the exact height liei lit of level tin this s will be a zero point which will always bo used when a level line is to bo be laid off above and below this ruark marlc make other about two inches apart and number them 1 2 3 4 I 1 etc for about ten places above and below in the cut bowing chowing thi this tripod instrument A is the carpenters level B upright stair staff about 41 fret feet C tripod D graduated lod iod I 1 13 zero point on rod the graduated rod should bo be painted white marks above and I 1 clow zero red numbers painted black zero red circle i t I 1 ea 0 tu d A MADE LEVEL it may be thought that this tripod will ile be too difficult of construction if M i make the common A level spanning about one roil rod and placing it on oil a level floor put it 1 two inch mode block under one foot and then fasten the carpenters level on oil the cross piece by cutting down on the elevated side deep enough to make the bubble stand gland in ill tho the center in III using this instrument always carry the end under which yon placed laced tile the block up hill stick iii a pin at the foot every thile it is brought to a level as indicated by the instrument |