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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-11-26
Transferring Decorations.

The Romans glazed their pottery,
so that il is not a new operation. In
Rome a lusrous siliceous glaze which
is said to have much resembled seal
ing wax was used. In the fifteenth
century an enamel glaze was intro
duced into Italy. Persia in the
twelfth century was using white
enameled glaze. and the beautiful
glaze of the Chinese potters dates
into antiquity. AS the tableware in
a modern pottery reaches the glazing
department it possesses no luster
whatever. The glaze is a liquid con-
tanning flint, zinc, boracic acid, and
numerous other ingredients. Each
dish is dipped by hand into vat
containing the glaze. Then the
dishes go into seggars again, and
into other kilns where the heat gives
permanency to the glazing. Between
each plate or like article in the seq
gar, clay pins are placed to keep the
dishes from coming in contact with
one another while the glaze is hard
ening.
Some ware is hand-painted today
as it was of old. The greater por-
ton of the pretty decorations on
tableware, however, is applied by
means of a system of transfer pic
lures. Floral or other designs are
printed in eolors on thin paper and
each one is transferred by hand to
the dish. This work is done by
girls. To gid the edge of the plate,
cup, or saucer, the dish is placed
upon a wheel. The operator applies
the gilt by means of a brush which
she holds lightly upon the edge OF
the dish while it revolves. After the
decorations are applied the ware goes
into kiln, but this time not in seq.
gars. The flames do not reach the
inside Of this kiln. and it is free
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several dozen at a time, to work
men who do nothing but put on
handles. The handles are shaped
in small molds and are piled upon
trays as shown in one of the photo
graphs. Taking cup from in front
of him. and a handlefrom the tray
at his right, the workman dips the
handle into a soft and somewhat
sticky mass of clay and with deft
fingers places it precisely where it
is to stay. Handles for tureens.
fancy pitchers, sugar bowls, and the
like, are united in the same manner
Each article of tableware as it
comes to the green room" is sorted
and counted The workmen in a
pottery are paid by the piece. The
green room derives its name from
the fact that the ware which is
brought into it is not yet seasoned
and, though in perfect form, is
plastic. The ware next makes its
first entry into the kilns. Kilns
have been known n pottery max
ers for ages, though Is true that
the very easiest dishe of mankind
were dried re the sun Large re-
eeptacles, known as "-eggars," are
made from common clay, and in
these the vario articles are placed.
Then another ggar is inverted
over it ana pa two are sealed to-
roth
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! EWLY married couples
II and reckless kitchen
maids, supplemented by
changes in the styles
and decorations of plates
and cups and saucers, are responsible
for the present increasing activities
Of our great American posteries.
Enough tableware is broken every
year in the United States to keep
several large factories hustling TO
7eplenish. A restaurant waiter stubs
his toe against a patrons valise, e.
his elbow comes in contact with his
neighbor's, and there's a crash that
echoes in the pottery districts OF the
United States. The early potters.
who did ali their work by hand, were
we dependent upon them today,
could not keep up with the twentieth
century demand for dishes.
Cups. without doubt, date further
back in the world history than
either plates or saucers. Historic
man might ear with his fingers, but
he couldn't drink that way. Neces-
sity then, as today, was the mother
of invention, and so. almost with the
advent of mankind, there was in
vented a drinking vessel, and from
this the general term OF pottery
has come. In Latin it is "potum, -
and in French "poterie," and in all
cases pottery means a drinking yes
sell
Our cups. plates. and saucers OF
today are very beautiful indeed. but
We must not imagine for a moment
that the beauty and quality Of mod
ern tableware belongs to this age.
When the ruins OF Egypt revealed
their secrets 10 the explorer, pore
lain made from a fine sand in colors
Of blue, green. purple, and yellow,
and with wonderful beauty and del
icaey was found. oxide of copper be-
ing used TO produce the tints. This
porcelain was made not less than
1900 years b. G. -Four hundred years
prior 10 the making Of this ware,
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design or model, and is called the
mother mold BY pouring plaster of
paris into the mother mold the de-
sign is reversed. and this is called
the case. Then by pouring the plas-
ter OF paris into the case the real
mold is obtained. The plaster ct
paris is poured into the molds from
a huge metal pitcher. 1t requires
but few moments for this to
harden and thus to take on form.
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Assyria was manufacturing pottery
which bore the names of the mon
archs of that period, and Il Babylon
and Assyria both men and buildings
were formed in works Of clay. The
Greek, too, was an important factor
in the early history of pottery, to
say nothing OF the just claims of the
much-maligned Chinaman that he is
the originator of fine porcelain.
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GLAZING tie Pottery.

In this manner az sulphur. smoke,
and dust within ha kiln is kept
from the pottery The seggars are
piled tier upon tier until he kiln is
full, after which the entrance is
closed and the Iires ar8 started.
The firing continues for forty-eight
hours, and then the contents of the
kiln are allowed - col for twenty
four to thirty-sx hours. The seq
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Just enough to blend the decorations
with the glaze.
In England the great pottery dis
tricts are at Staffordshire, and cover
a territory nine miles in length and
three in breadth. IN America Tren-
ton, n. J., with more than forty pot
teries, is one of the largest centers
on this side of the deep. East Liver
pool, Ohio, is known throughout the
world for its pctteries. Sebring.
Ohio, is another we'll established pot
terry town and, with the increased
demand, new centers are sDringing
ur.
The total value Of the pottery
products of the United States is close
TO $1S.o 0o. 900 annually. In a decade
the value of these products has more
than doubled. IN the pottery dis
tricts of East Liverpool some 1900
people are employed, ara in New
Jersey the number Of pottery work
ers is about the same
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MADE From Designs

The clay for cups. bowls, plates,
and in fact nearly all fiat ware and
common hollow ware, goes at once
10 the machines. The molds are
also brought here from the molding
department ana the metal tools from
the patternmaker. In the molding
room. the firs<v-A@ - made from a
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gars are removed and the ware
brushed ready for glazing by force
of girls.
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ocrat writer as he inspected the gold
watch which he had just received from
a guest who discovered, after ne had
finished a two-dollar dinner, that he
was shy the necessary cash TO make a
settlement.
"Onee a year We could hold an auc-
ton here with the articles that are hand
ed over as security for meals. Only the
best class of trade comes TO our place.
and we rarely lose On an order. The man
who has just given me his watch is not
known to me personally, but the chances
are he is a resident OF the city or os
some nearby town.
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The Output Of Cups and Saucers Each Year
From the Factories CT the United States
Reaches a Figure That Staggers Belief, and
the Labor Involved Is Incredible to- the UR.
Initiated X X " X
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there is little of the din so typical
of other great American industries
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JEWELRY SECURlTYF0R MEALS

lLv re are often obliged to take
M jewelry in lieu of cash.
y v said the head waiter to
New Orleans Times-Dem-
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EWLY married couples
and reckless kitchen
maids, supplemented by
changes in the styles
and decorations of nlafes
The leader., 1905-03-11
CITY COUNCIL.
Fifty New Electric Street Lamps
Purchased.

The MAYOR and Board OF Alder
men held their regular monthly
meeting Tuesday night. The
city treasurer and collector made
their monthly reports which were
received and approved. The us
nal budget of monthly accounts
were presented and allowed.
At an adjourned meeting We'd
nesday night the Board closed a
trade with the General Electric
Company, Of New York, for the
purchase of 80 new street lamps,
the lamps and fixtures to cost
ST. 400. The lamps are Of an i'm
proved pattern known as the Sc
ries alternating enclosed arc sys-
tenn. The new style of lamp is
said to possess several important
advantages over the old arc lamps.
They are said to give a steady.
even light, do not require trim
ming oftener than about once in
two weeks, and save so per cent.
in the expense Of carbon. The
immediate cost of installing the
new system will be about ST, 800
for the SO lights and it is estimat-
ed that the city will save $500 per
annum BY the change in the cost
Of carbons and the wages Of a
lamp trimmer, besides getting
the benefit of better street lights.
1t is expected that the new lamps
will be installed 10 about six
weeks.
The old arc light dynmao will
he sold or exchanged for another
machine which can be utilized
for the day electric service which
is contemplated.
The leader., 1905-03-11
SWEET WATER NOTES.

Well, spring has come at last,
we can hear the birds singing,
and see the farmer making prepa-
rations for their crops.
Quite a large number of our
young people attended church at
Montgomery on Sunday last.
Miss Beulah Anding, principal
of our school here, visited home
folks in Summit, on Sunday last,
and Miss Octavia Gage, assistant
of our school, visited home folks
in Brookhayen on Saturday and
Sunday last.
Misses May Albritton and Ruth
Hart visited friends in McComb
last week.
Mr.. Walter WeIch was busi-
ness visitor to Summit and john
son Station on Wednesday last.
Miss May Albritton made a
pleasant trip to Brookhaven on
Monday.
Mrs. B. F. Clark and Mrs. Wi
ley Martin have been very Ill this
week.
The trustees of Mt. Pleasant
school have sold the school
building and had it torn away.
The price paid will 90 on the
church and school.
Drs. w. e. Montgomery. Of
NorGeld, and Horton and Thomp-
son, of Bogue Chitto, performed
an operation on Hardy Montgom-
cry for appendicitis at Bogue
Ghitto on Monday last, and at this
writing the patient is getting
along very nicely. We are glad
to say that we have physicians to
do such work without having to
send patients to a hospital.
BILLY TIE KID. z
The leader., 1905-03-11
The Niles Davis Episode.

Editor News: Nelson a. Miles
said he did not intend to make
any reply to the letter which Mrs.
Jefferson Davis recently made
public, in which she charged him
with perpetrating crueIties on
President Davis while prisoner
at Fortress Monroe. General
Miles said, the letter was too
offensive in its character 20 call
for a reply. / would like to
comment on this, but words are
inadequate to express my supreme
contempt for any coward that
would shackle feeble old man
and make this sort Of a reply to
a charge made BY a Southern Iady
in answer to the unmitigated. ma
licious, willful,
Well, can't do the subject ius-
tice, / have too much respect for
the refined sensibilities Of your
readers 70 ventiIate the weak epi-
thets at my command. If Won
have been studying grammar on
the modern style paraphrasing
you can fill out the blanks. If
Bill Jones. the gentleman who
could use the strongest language
of any man III the Confederate
army, was here, / would like to
engage bis services for three
hours. johnnie Reb. 10 Magnolia
News.
The leader., 1905-03-11
MT. PLEASANT NOTRS.

Farming time is here and oul
farmers are getting hustle on
themselves, and most of them are
preparing to plant corn fields and
cotton patches, this time.
Mr.. Ell. O. Bowman surely has
an eye to business of some kind
as he has recently run a cross
fence through the middle of one
of his large fields and has turned
both sides out.
Since springtime has arrived
and the red birds are singing,
gear up. John has answered their
command. We presume he is go
ing to make some peanuts and
melons.
Mr.. R. S. Afford spent week
with his father-in-law recently.
We presume that he concluded
running a train is an easier job
than shooting birds all day and
setting up half the night with the
boy.
Miss Martha Kyzar paid her
home folks a pleasant visit Sun.
day.
Mr.. james Cole was a welcome
visitor Sunday. Come again, Jim.
Mr.. O. @. Moak is having q
beautiful addition made to his
dwelling.
We are glad to say that Mrs. j
@. Kyzar is up again after most
severe spell of sickness.
Il was thought that Prof. AL
ford was going to the carnival
last Sunday and not 60 alone, but
we find that such promises are
very short of j. M. s ideals.
JACOB.
The leader., 1905-03-11
TOPlSAM NOTES.

When you have little common
cold don't say had Ia grippe.
When you hav9 grippe you will
know it.
Some people say it's fine wealth
er for sowing oats, but our neigh
Dor, Nj. Sullivan, SAYS it's too
late He is planting corn.
1T has been said that the best
Sunday School ever held at Topi-
saw church was held there last
Sunday. It was largely attended
and every body interested.
After tussling with la gripe for
about four weeks, wife and self
are just able to be up.
Young DR.. Estus Summers is at
home again and will locate at the
home Of his father, Mr.. A. M.
Summers, at Topisaw, for the
practice Of bis profession, and is
ready to roll pills for us.
The death angel visited our
home on February the 26th, and
took from us Mrs. q B. Gatlin.
She had been making her home
for quite awhile with her dangh-
ter, Mrs. p. A. Reeves. Mrs.
Gatlin had been a sufferer with
consumption for several years,
took Ia grippe and suffered for
twelve days only, when she pass
ed over the river of death.
Miss Beulah Reeves is with
home folks at Topisaw during the
suspension of the school at John
son Station, on account of the
death Of the principal, Prof. j..
M. iirault. Beulah has been one
of his pupils in the johnson
Graded School ever since it open
ed last fall, where she learned to
love and appreciate good teach
er.
Mrs. E. i. Cole, Of WeIlman,
was q recent visitor among rela-
tives at Topisaw, and Of course
we are always glad to have her
come.
We are sorry to know that Mr..
j p. Williams, Of Ruth, is still
suffering with rheumatism. He
has not been able to walk but
very little in three Or four weeks.
IN. H
The leader., 1905-03-11

The governor has issued his
proclamation offering 4 reward of
$3.50 for the arrest and delivery to
the sheriff Of the guilty party who
shot Mis-. Ida May HarreIl near
Martinsville one night about two
weeks ago. There is no known
reason for the shooting. Mrs.
Harrell is = niece Of DR.. b. Al.
Rowan, Of Copiah.
The leader., 1905-03-11

Two negroes committed suicide
III Vicksburg on Wednesday
One was insane and the other was
q fugitive from officers and
drowned himself ID the river.
The leader., 1905-03-11

The Methodist churches at West
Point and Greenwood will each
support a missionary id the for
eign field.
The leader., 1905-03-11

The two camps Of Woodmen at
jackson will consolidate. The
head camp for Mississippi will
meet ID Natchez March oath.
The leader., 1905-03-11

a AAN UOhAnO1l - 9 wi \ NJOA4A 20 ~. y >
of Jackson, has been awarded the
contract for furnishing 33, 500
yards Of cloth from which to make
the summer clothing Of the CON
yicts. The Board of Control Sc
cured the cloth at the following
prices: Seven-ounce stripes, Z
cents per yard; 7-ounce ozanbergs,
H655 cents per yard; S-ounce ozan-
bergs, 71z cents per yard; 81
ounce stripes, 10A cents per
yard. The entire contract foots
up to about So, 900. The Rucker
e Winter Tobacco Company was
awarded the contract to supply
the prison with tobacco. The
company is located at Martins
vile, Va.
The managers Of the fertilizer
factories Of jackson say that they
are now rushed with orders for
fertilizers, the rush being caused
BY the fact that there has been
little buying during the last few
weeks. The local managers say
they expect that htere will be q
falling of in their sales this year
of from 20 to % per cent Prices
have gone up 80 cents ton, oW-
ing to the increase ii potash.
The leader., 1905-03-11

Jersey milk ring up 81.
Gilpin observer., 1905-01-12
Sale Of Letter Stock.

Cheyenne. Wyo.. Jan. SIN the Dis
trict Court yesterday Judge r. II.
Scott ordered Luke Voorhees, to sell to
the highest bidder at public auction on
the steps of the court house of Lara
mic county, on January 30th, $363,730
worth Of cattle and horses belonging to
the firm of Levi z. Letter, deceased,
and James II. Pratt. OF the live stock.
1921 head Of cattle valued at s273,S20
and 344 head OF horses valued at $9,-
800, are located in Sheridan county,
and 1851 head Of cattle valued at $73,-
920 and 1877 head Of horses valued at
$6,070. are located in Sheridan county
In addition to the live stock a large
amount Of farm machinery, etc.. will
be sold at auction. The live stock will
be offered in lots Of not less than 500
head. The personal property Of the
firm in Laramie county is assessed for
taxes at less than one-fifth Of the value
represented to the court. The sale Is
for the benefit Of the estate.
Gilpin observer., 1905-01-12
Representative Dead.

Denver, Jan. "a dispatch from
Holly, Colo. last night says: Hon. S.
F. White, float representative of Las
Animas, Bent and Prowers counties,
died suddenly last night of stomach
trouble. He was born in Coloma, Wis
consin, in 1850, and moved to Mont
gomery county, Kansas, in 1870, where
he was engaged in the general mer-
chandise business for several years.
While there he also served as a dep
uty sheriff. He moved to western
Kansas in 1887 and was admitted to
the bar in 1888. He was county attor-
ney for Greeley county. Kansas, sew
eral years.
Mr.. White moved to Holly, Colorado,
in 1898 and conducted general mer-
chandise store here. He was promi-
nent in political and business circles
and was the nrst mayor of Holly. Mr..
White was elected representative on
the Republican ticket at the last elec-
ton. He was man of strong charac-
ter and integrity and the loss to the
community and to the Legislature will
be greatly felt. The body was sent to
Longton. Kansas, to-day for buri,l
there.
Gilpin observer., 1905-01-12
Mine Assessment.

Annual assessment work on one
claim In a group for the benefit OF the
entire group is a question that arises
yearly. the decisions of the courts diff
fering somewhat in degree. This as
sessment. says the San Francisco Min
ing Press, may be done on one claim
to hold group of claims, but 1t must
be clearly shown that the work so done
at one point is for the benefit of all the
claims of the group: 1T is not sufii-
cient that the claims are contiguous,
though this latter condition is n pre-
requisite" The Idaho Supreme Court
has recently decided case where a
portion of Il group of claims was re-
located for failure to perform the as
sessment work as required by law. The
claims were placeers, We're continuous
and sufficient work was done on one OF
the claims to hold all, but the owners
could not show that the work so per-
formed was OF actual benefit to the
remainder of the claims of the group,
while the other side to the controversy
had no difficulty in showing that the
work done, although exceeding $4,000
In amount during one year, was OF
benefit only to the claim where the
work was done. and OF no advantage
whatever to the remainder OF the
claims Of the group.
1t Is unlikely, says the Press. that
any court would find against locator
owning several adjoining claims on
one stream who did all of his assess
ment work on the lowest claim on the
stream. as that is the natural way to
work placer ground-the lowest
ground first---as this is essential to the
proper drainage OF the claims higher
up on the stream. The same applies
to quartz locations. II 1t can be
shown that the work done on a single
claim Is an advantage to the adjoining
claims. that Is all that II IL necessary
II the amount OF work Is sufficient to,
represent 800 worth for each claim.
Gilpin observer., 1905-01-12
Republican County officers Seated.

Denver, Jan. SIN accordance with
a ruling made yesterday by the Su-
preme Court, the vote of ten Denver
precincts is ordered eliminated from
the count by the elections commission
and the commission is ordered to issue
certificates of election to those county
officers receiving the highest number
Of votes after the votes from these ten
precincts have been taken out The
effect Of this ruling is to give certifi-
Gates OF election to every Republican
candidate for county Office, excluding
every Democrat, even Assessor Alex
ander. whose majority hitherto had
not been affected by the courts previ-
GUS action In ordering out of the count
five Denver precincts. This will give
the Office to Christopher c. Gird, the
Republican candidate.
The total number Of Democratic
votes returned from these precincts
was 2.956. The Republican vote was
4A3. leaving total Democratic loss OF
asia votes.
Gilpin observer., 1905-01-12
TALK OF PEACE
. WITH wARLlkE INDICATIONS
Emperor Nicholas and His Advisers In
CounciI-Japan Expected to
Make Peace Proposals.

st. Petersburg, Jan. 9, 2:10 a. m.-
The conference which Emperor Nicho-
las has been holding with members OF
the council of the empire, M. Witte
and other members and advisers, on
the internal and external situations
have not yet been concluded, but moth
ing else has occurred which would tn
dicate that the government is pre-
pared to depart from its present pro-
gram OF continuing the war to the bit
ter end.
Nevertheless talk of peace was
heard Sunday in many quarters, the
foundation for it being ascribed to For
eign Minister Lamsdorff's alleged po-
sition in favor of such course on the
ground that, aside from the humilia-
ton to military prestige involved. it
would mean the REIMBURSEMENT OF
Manchuria, to which Russia already is
formally pledged.
There Is no confirmation Of this
statement Of Count Lamsdorff's posi-
ton beyond the general knowledge that
he always has belonged to the peace
party. It is quite probable that the
peace talk gossip has been produced
by the arrival of foreign papers, as it
receives no encouragement in respon-
sible quarters here.
The belief which existed in excep-
tionally well informed diplomatic cir
cles that Japan would follow the fall
OF Port Arthur with moderate peace
propositions has not been realized. Up
to the present time nothing has
reached the government either through
the United States or other channels.
Diplomats here cannot figure out
the general lines of treaty at this
juncture which both the belligerents
could accept, but realize that if Japan
makes any sort of offer, unless it is
rejected outright as not entertainable,
negotiations will be opened, and nego-
tiations once entered upon friends of
both parties could use their good Of
fees to bring about terms. This is the
only hope for termination of the war
which diplomats can see.