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CHINA .MENDI<G.
Art and Skill Called for In the WOrk-SOme
Costly jobs.

There are brought To the expert member
OF china and bric-a-brac, for repair, all
manner of things, cheap and costly; some
damaged much. and some but little.
In one case, for instance. II may I've that
there is gone from the hand Of some small
human figure little finger In another
case the piece looks as though il had been
dropped from the top Of some very tall
mountain down upon some particularly
hard rocks below il is 50 broken up.
And the actual cost Of repairing the great
variety Of things thus brough, in varies
greatly, In some cases II might run up
into hundreds Of dollars, involving. as it
might, on single piece, the patient. pains
taking and artistic labor of weeks. There
was lately repaired. for instance in this
city. porcelain piece, the repair work on
which cost $500
This was an example of eighteenth cen
fury Royal Meissen, consisting Of a gorgeous
little coach, beautifully painted and
adorned, and drawn by two spirited horses,
and with five human figures. including
the coachman and a footman in their
respective places at the front and rear of
the coach, while inside the coach were
two ladies'. and, standing on the ground.
beside, it, in animated conversation with
one of the coach's occupants II God young
'ouflleT III NHs u charming piece, me
whole occupying a space something over
foot in length, and being valued a. 81 600
II had been broken. a. it might have
seemed, beyond repair, with the body Of
the coach clean dismounted and lying
OF to one side. and the thrse figures of mer
the courter aud the coachman and foot
man. lying PROSTATE in various positions
IN front, and with a wheel on the running
part Of the coach, and various fragments
lying about. all in a general wreck, it pre-
scented picture ~ destruction.
The horses, still standing in place. and
the remaining three wheels of the coach
suggested the vince! pair Of an artillery
team standing in front Of all that was left
OF gun or a caisson; the whole suggesting,
in fact, a battlefield.
There were pieces gone entirely from
The running part and from other parts of
the coach, and two of the male figures
had been MANNED. having lost hands or
feet
To the casual eve il looked a wel-nigh if
not quite hopeless wreck, but there is
nothing that the expert repairer will not
under'sk TO rest ore, and in due time order
was brought out Of this chaos. The missing
parts OF the coach were renewed, and new
hands and feet We're modelled for the
wounded men; and slowly but surely, with
much caro- and labor all the broken parts
were brought togethe and reunited: and
finally the whole piece stood restored To
it, original form and beauty.
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~ EIEfTRICItN ar ~.
This Indiana Boy Has Also Made an
tW OmObile for Himself.

Ralph Teeter, the i2-vear-old son of
John H. Teeter of Hagerstown. Ind. is
said to be the Youngest successful cleo
trician in the world. Al the aga Of he
constructed small devices in which cleo
tr,ci,y was applied and by the time he was
he had lot Of magnets. buttons.
switches, DC
He astonishes all who hear him talk
about electricity. Some electricians who
were on recent trip Of inspect ion on an
electric car were amazed al hearing him
explain the principles Of the trolley car
system, So interested did the party be-
come that question after quest ion was
asked the boy. who did not fail i'll any in
stance TO give correct answer.
II is no, III the theory alone of the sub
jet that Ralph is proficient He is able
TO apply his knowledge in dozens of diff
ferent ways. His fat her has had built for
him a workshop IL \ II feet In i, IL three
horse power gasolene engine, which l.
operated and cared for by Ral personally
There is a power lat he in which wood or
iron can he treated. workbench Of regu-
lation size and an outfit of tools The shop
is equipped with any number of electric
devices
The subject Of electric lighting jus, now
engages Ralphs attention, and he has begun
the construction Of a lighting plant to- be
installed in his fathers house II will be
Instructed by Ralph alone nj odd times
The engine in the shop will be used To fur
nish the power. This engine, II may be
remarked, has been rernodellod by Ralph
Last summer Ralph made for himself
an automobile from start To finish True.
he did not make The engine ent irelv. He
found an old gasolene engine in the scrap
heap At his fathers machine shop, took
il up 10 his own workshop and succeeded
in making first class machine ont of il
He fitted il with new elect rical batteries
and provided new feed through which
the engine sucks in tho gas To be- explode Il
in the cylinder.
When the working Of the engine WIS
assured Ralph started in on he vehicle
proper. He shaped steel aXles in his own
lat he. a steel steering device was also turned
out from his own shop and he wheels wer,
dressed and fitted by him. The vnhicle
ia similar To the runabous commonly seen
on city streets and every part Of II was
made by his own hands.
MANY expert mechanics have inspect ed
this machine and hav" pronounced II q Won
derful product ion for a boy and credit a.
BILE one for n mechanic OF any age II H. the
intention to exhibit the automobile al he
st Louis Worlds Fair as the produc, ion of
the youngest automobile builder in the
world
Ralph is a pupil in the schools Of his
home town. His record IA student is
not especially brilliant. II is only in me-
chanics and electricity hat no IL in adj
vance Of other boys of his agr
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a. tTEMiLtS SUFFERING
Her New Ills Are Traceabir IN the Earth.
Quskes OF Last April.

Guatemala. after having suffered very
severely from the earthquakes of April
IS last. has been terribly afflicted OF late
10y volcanic eruptions that have buried
under ashes part Of the coffee area To
a depth Of six or seven feet. and crushed
houses and coffee warehouses under the
weight of volcanic outpourings Guate-
mala. in the presen, year. has scarcely
been less terribly afflicted than Martinique.
Its people have been in the Ia bit Of regard
ing their volcanoes as the cause of all the
earthquakes from which they suffer. This
time. however, there is rea son To- believe that
they are mistaken. The earthquakes of
last April were probably not due To volcanic
phenomena, but had another origin: on the
other hand, the recent volcanic outbursts
have been the direct results Of the April
earthquakes
students of earthquakes are able 20 tell
approximately under what part of the
earth's surface the disturbance originates,
All the evidence thus far collected seems
Ia point TO the fact that the great earth
uuakes of la, April did no. originate among
the volcanoes that cross Guatemala from
uthea>t To northwest I'm, that the cause
Of the disturbances was situated IN the rocks
underlying the ocean bed some distance
out to sea from the port Of Ocos near the
Mexican frontier
A significant report from Guatemala
was published carly this week. The de-
spatch said that there Is now depth OF
forty-two feet in the harhor of Ocos where.
before the earthquake of April Is there
was depth OF only thirty feet. This fact
seems TO confirm the view expressed by
Dr. Karl Sapper, now in Germany, who is
we'll known for his careful Investigations
of volcanic phenomena in Central Ameri-
ca From all the facts sent To him
with regard To the April cart hQuakers, he
deduced the conclusion that n severe dis
turbance occurred in the underlying rocks
some distance out in the ocean and that
this was the cause Of the terrible shocks
which occasioncd so much damage from
thirty to scvrntv-fivc miles inland, besides
infiicting lesser losses IN "A more extended
territory; the whole of Guatemala and Sal
yador and the southern part of Mexico
recorded many effects.
Why was ii that the greatest damage
was wrough, in the interior nj considerable
distance from the probable place Of origin?
The reason is apparently because the SUR
face where the greatest dest ruction oc-
Cured is composed of loose unconsolida, ed
volcanic material, puveri2'd by atmos-
pheric influence. In this region of soft
earth the surface was most violently
disturbed while no, far from ii were various
large disl riot. composed of hard rock
with only thin covering Of loose soil.
these regions scarcely suffering any dis
turbance.
The loss of lite, considering the wide
ext mi Of ;ha disturbance, Wa not very
great. The Gua'cnlalans hav" learned
To detect an earthuuake movement nj the
very frs, indication Of it, aud Use no time
In getting out Of their houses. In some
districts, however, there was considerable
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at her size when he saw her on the sta e
that he Immediately gave up the idea.
Nobody in Germany thought of objecting
to her because she weighed hundred
pounds too much. In France and Italy
there is almost the same Indifference TO
physical proportions 30 long as the voice
and art are sat isfactory.
Here an ESQ would never he tolerated
II she was unfortunate enough TO acquire
too much flesh. A fat Juiiete would be
ont OF the question-and she would he
allowed less latitude than an Elsa.
or course. there is less demand on the
oDeratic stage for physical fitness 10 a
role. as the dramatic importance of an
opera is necessarily subordinate TO the
musical. But the fact that managers are
beginning to require that even operat ic
performers shall bear some reasonab bile
resemblance to their roles shows marked
change Of opinion.
Formerly they were allowed TO look as
they wanted so long as they sang well.
Now they are compelled TO keep their
weight down. And they are willing to
do It, because all but the most eminent
know that their usefulness for this country
comes TO an end when they are too stout.
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saloon recognized meeting place for the
IL allan colony.
Then The local politicians got To going
there-Tom Walsh, Jerry Harrigan. Tom
and Eddie Msher John r. Brady, Big Tim
Sullivan. who was born in Park It rect, and
a score OF Others That was the time when
there were fewer than 100 Italian voters
in the whole district
In 1850 the Groves were Instrumental in
organizing The Italian Rife Guard whose
snowy uniforms are still the pride of tho
Bend. The members OF tine Guard had TO
have a place to drill in, so they fired out the
dancers three times a week and u sed the
basement as n drill hall
Joe Grove was the first Captain Of the
Guard and he IL very proud OF the or
ganiza' ion. which has turned out nothing
but policemen, letter carriers and poi-
ticians since II started
Then there came time when a man who
kept a saloon had to pat up $500 year for
license and the Groves decided to quit.
That was six or seven years ago.
Next Felice Tocci started his bank there
a place where the Italians, from the most
arislocratic fruit man to the humblest OF
the rag pickers. put their money on interest.
There also they buy tickets for visits to the
old country
Three wears ago he Post Once started
its sub-ststion there and Mulberry Bend
never had a prouder day. A remarkable
clerk presidcs over this part Of the estab-
. liShment-a young man who knows
n very one OF the Bends strange dia-
' iacts and can sell stamps TO all the peo-
II ole who come o him without mist aking
M A single order. And there is an! Italian
newspaper Office upstairs.
- whats the reputation Of this build
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lOaSed . Moose ON Hoard.

From The BOsfon DdtW idr'ri's'r
BANGOR, Me, Nov . When the Night
Hawk club of Newark, \ ! an organize
ton OF sportsmen which visits Maine every
spring TO fish and each fall TO hunt. went
into camp this fall about three weeks ago,
they crossed Mooschrad Lake in IA" steamer
Louisa
This craft makes stop at Sugar Island.
one of the small islands in tho lake, aud
when she landed there on that day the Night
Hawks were sstonshed to see "A big COW
moose calmly feeding upon ~" shores of the
island The laws Of Maine make II Illegal to kill
a COW moose 80 that the onIr shooting they
could do was with camera
After watching he moos" for SOM" minutes.
the members OF the Newark club thought
il would he a good scheme 10 Civ" the animal
a sail NJ the lake
They ciroled about her aud coaNed with
tempting { n RS OF sugar and potatoes until
finally. the old woman, rs one OF them
named her. walked down to % wharf aud
up the gangplauk aboard M" steamer Sh"
was fed and appeared quit" oc'tcnted. even
when the lines had been east IN aud -" boat
started on its wav across the hlg inland soa
when Kineo was reached the old woman
Was tn. first 10 20 ashore. aud after walking
a short distance NJ thc bHuk, sh" turu'd
and bowed. 40 the sports say, her adi"u aud
DASHED Of into IT," woods
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into the music room to thank the lady
manager, as she would her hostess al an
afternoon tea
We've had Just a lovely time. she SAYS,
speaking for herself and her companion
-and everything in the shop is 80 awfuliy
cheap. you know. BY IN" way, can you tell
me when the next concert will be-
II has been found that the mtl-ic rooms
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MULBERRY BENDS LANDMARK.
4 OI EER OLD BiILDING WIN 4
MINED HISTORl.
Now u Is Bank and Post Once Once u
Was Saloon, Dance Han and Armory
before That Nobody knows What
RunlOr About II ENcites the Bend.

Mulberry Bend heard a few days ago that
one of it, most Characteristic buildings
was 10 be torn down and that il was going
10 lose its bank and pos, Office sub-starion.
Although the rumor turned out 10 bc base
less everybody up here il still talking about
il and half the people refuse to believe
the denials until Joe Grove, the Dean Of
Mulberry Bend, tells them that the story
isn't true.
The building that Mulberry Bend was
afraid il would lose is one of the queerest in
a district full of queer old buildings. "a relic
Of the old days when he Bend was livelier
place than Hell's Kitchen ever was and
when the Five Points defied the police.
II Is a two-and-r half story build ng with
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thing for the impeclInious or thrifty man
with a wife or "a sweetheart TO entertain.
In fact, the depart ment-store music room
has been dubbed -the stingy mans oppor-
tunity." He may take a woman TO one
Of these shops ON concert day and go as
long on music a. he likes and as short
on purchases as his nerve will permit.
The Experimentation music room has
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ginning OF the concert, the elevators are
packed and damned to such an extent that
here hardly room for the elevator man.
There's probably no man on Manhattan
Island who gets the same amount Of sqleez-
ing by good looking girls a. does the de-
part mcnt-s,ore elevator man on concert
days.
But a. good thing a. the music room
has proved to be-for the shop to which
II ~ h~"n attached. IL N cvcna greater
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THE WORTH STREET ENTRANCE

its front at ~ Park street and rs rear a.
ls7 Worth street. Its front wall is OF
the old-fashoned brick ~ vie with an ode Il
false top. The tin roof looks as If
might be fifty years old. The br,cl
front is in a way a deception, for ia,
rest Of the building is entirely q.
wood.
just when the building was put up nobody
in the Bend can guess, but il Is pointed out
confidently a. the oldest landmark around
there and that means good deal. Away
back in the late '8os or the early 7Os Mike
Grove, brother OF Joe, had a saloon
there.
Tradition has ii that there Vas a saloon
there before trovo's time But the place
became famous when Mike Grove got
hold of il He ran dance hall down in the
basement for long time and made the
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MUSIC FOR THE SHOPPERS.
NAVE YOT mann 4 DEPART
NENT.STORE CONCERT
II Isn't a phiisn,hropic Enterprise NJ All.
for the Woman Who Comes to Listen
Remains to Buy - Mighty Popular
With Visitors From The (O,intry

lfanybody doubts that music hath charms
he ought Ia visit some of the depart ment
stores and learn better. Two or three Of
the big shops have recently added music
rooms To iheir attractions. and concerts
are given there
II You happen 20 Ire shopping at one Of
the stores when the music room Is working
you can get ten minutes Of Ruhin>'ein
with yard Of tape, and You can jump from
bargains in shirt waists To Beethoven sym-
phonies, with hardly so much a. a skirt
swish. Then. il you like. you can time
your steps between counter, on tho music
room floor to the rag time melodies that
float up and out through the palm foliage
These mu~ic-roOm attachments not only
soothe the souls Of the customers. but II
has been ciphered out that from them a
direct profit can he traced. Good music
has an analogous effect to old wine When
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come to stay. To the public it is liberal
education and To the store proprietors a
blessing in increased profits
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-07-25

upon a door. The words said
Paint and every mothers son
sinner and saint-as he went
by put out his hand and
touched that door. Then look
ing at his fingers said, it is
and then he looked again and
said BY links, that Paint is
mighty fine | bet it was sup.
piled by
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-07-25
SUNDAY EXCURSION To TOLEDO.

- The next Sunday excursion 20 Toledo
over the AnnArbor Railroad will be
given July 21th Special train will
leave Alma at 6:42 a. m Fare for
the round trip 81 - Children under
twelve years of age half the adult rate.
The Washington times., 1902-06-06
THE CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET
Break in Wheat Followed by a Slight
Closing Reaction.

CHICAGO, June 5.-There was large
and active trade in wheat today, and the
market during the early part of the ses-
sion ruled firm on buying by shorts as
well as by local bulls, and on further
rains in the Southwest Later the mar
ket had sharp break on heavy selling
of July and buying of later futures, said
TO be closing of spread for account of
prominent elevator firm. The close
was quiet at slight reaction from the
low point and July sc lower, September
nc, and December &c higher than yes
terday. Foreign markets were generally
quiet. Cash demand was very quiet.
Corn-There was fair trade in corn,
and the market ruled firm. owing to very
light country offerings. July closed &c
and September &c higher. Foreign
markets We're steady, Liverpool I'D
higher for the day. Cash demand was
rather quiet. Weather generally favor
able. Country advices indicate very
light movement. as farmers are getting
busy cultivating. There was more or
less buying by the bull crowd again to-
The Washington times., 1902-06-06
Government Bonds.

sales Of stocks, $4,000 shares.
lnce- Decline. xEx-dividend.
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WANTED At ONCE.
so SQUARE PIANOS NEEDED I'M
MEDIATELY.
Send Your Old Square Pianos to the
Bradbury Warerooms and Get
Full Value for Them.

The Bradbury Factory Ware Rooms. at l225
Pa. ave, are in receipt OF urgent calls from
their branches in the smaller towns for square
pianos. They can use at least 80 squares-and
any one xho owns an old square piano should
not fail to investigate the liberal offer the
Bradbury is making for these instruments. II
you haven't room for your square piano, don't
pay storage on it-but send il in TO the ware
rooms at 1925 Pa. ave and get due bill for
it--eqiivalent 10 cash-on the purchase Of
new upright piano. Remember, this due bill
is transferable. and if you do not care TO use
it. YOU may dispose of it to good advantage
to some friend who is contemplating the pur-
chase of upright piano. DO not delay. Your
square piano is more valuable now than it viii
ever be again. for the demand for squares is
limited and the Bradbury may never he able
to offer you such liberal allowance for your
square as right now-on account Of the present
Unprecedented demand from their country
branches II you can't call in pe:son, phone
Main AZ, or dron postal to the Bradbury
Ware Rooms 1925 Pa. ave, and have one OF
their representatives call and appraise the value
of your square piano. Do not put oil a day
as applications from owners OF square pianos
are coming in every day, and it will not take
long to secure the 30 squares needed. mi
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BALTIMORE PRICE CURRENT.

| BALTIMORE, June 5.-Following are
today's quotations in the local wholesale
provision and grain markets:
Wheat-Stock in elevators, 4i6. OS2 bus.
! Southern wheat today was steady Sales
of bag lots by sample at Sic and SIC No.
red nominally afioat at SIC.
Western wheat opened firm; June.
| TN. Foreign markets were @sc up,
while speculative markets were all
higher on this side. While prices were
| firmer. cash being 7Sc. July INC, and
August 16hc. there was not much de-
mand for either cash or options Red
winter is In an uncertain position. de-
mand and premium being irregular.
Private cables very quiet; not much evil
dence Of trade. Market closed dull
Spot. June. TIC bid; July, 76t4c, bid (:
August. 7514c bid. Settling price, con
| tract. 77kc; No red. size, No. red,
76Ac; steamer. No 2 red. 76l2c.
Corn Stock in elevators. 20.lsf bus.
Market for Southern corn today was
firm. Sales of white. by sample, 1T ssc
No. yellow on grade at CSC TO 81 pc.
Cob was quiet at s325033O per bbl
for prime new yellow On spot III car
lead lots.
Western corn was dull and irmer.
There was no particular demand for
cash corn. and July was neglected.
there being very l,tti. of tho I.t,er Inr
sale Jnterior yerv nm nm smnu saiDs
and smaller moye,nru, p-iyatc ,aI,Ics
NOT I'm line. Nar,,t closed ann snot
June s6c hid ,TnIv ST. Lid SettIins,
price. mixed. 65c steamnr miyed De
FIour-Tbe mark,t was Arm wirter
Extra s3l5G3 90 Winter Cla,r 50 -
m3.75: Winter Straight "a SGl,3 10 ..
Winter Patent q aof,I1- s,rin.- cir
81 15G3 AZ. Snring str,igl,t 50 ..5ri'
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The Washington times., 1902-06-06
THE COTTON MARKET.
Early Advance, Followed by Light
Trading and Realizing.

NEW YORK, June 5.-Cotton advanced
early on favorable Liverpool advices,
spot sales there of Il. 900 bales, or q, 900
bales in two days; light receipts and
covering of shorts, as well as some Liv-
erpool buying of January. partly to undo
straddles. but the trading was very
light, and later on a little realizing
caused a setback.
The weather in the main vas favora-
BILE, but on the other hand the statistics
are growing steadily more buIlish, and
the Continent shows disposition to buy
at the South and in Liverpool The at
titude of the trade, however, is a waiting
one. They prefer to await further de-
velopments before taking decided
stand one way or the other
The market closed steady. with quota
tons 70 lower. as compared with
yesterdays closing prices
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