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Show MANVFACTVRX OF PLATES. Eldec Thunai L. BeeeK Telia of Hla Villi tow. Favetorv In Er.alm.na Ardwlck, Eng., Jul) t, 1H02. FniToa TiH: According to promiae 1 write j on a few line, lothefiretplacel can lay thai wear well In tliit ronlerence, and that the lrd I b'ettlng the labor of th tldera. tor on Saturday laat there were added U the fold ten euul is Burry, and after the heptltim bad beein performed there were other who liked for the am ordinance. In th town of Manrheatar thtre are four that weetpeel to bapiiie lo the near future; and w have a great many who ar Investigating. We ar holding a great many atrwet nitelingt and find tomeoppoeillon. Above ah our expectation we found a man who said 'he was Jesua Christ. He went o far a lo let Ob ea the print of the nail In hi band. I told biro I did not think be waa I Chriat, but h ttill intiiiad lhat he waa and after talking for lime, I told him that we could ooa ettle th matter. I naked him where he wat born, and whan be laid that he waa born in Manchester about thirty )eart ago, I told bin tbal be could not be Jeeu Ohritt, fur th latter waa burn over MOO yeara ago. With tlJal the people laughed at him and be left n. The other day I met a local preacher and we wera talking on where' the aplriu went to after leaving the bode. He laid that thoae who believed on the Lord Jean C'britt went ttraight to Ji whil tltON uolauOJeaw. hell, ltold bun that-th acripiurea taught me that there wat a place fur departed de-parted piilt, wbere tbey would remain nntil the judgment day, when w iliall all ba lo aund before Uod to be judged. He eald thai if the acripiurea acrip-iurea taugbl lhat ha would not believe them. Bo you will ee that we meet all kind ol people. The work I pri'grettlng In thil conference con-ference under th able management of I'retident Jamea O. S .litter of Idaho. Elder llarrlt of Ileueler ie in tliit conference. con-ference. He I expecting logo bona In tba near future, but I ain afraid that hi bet girl will not me him for some lime yet, for 1'reiideul Lyman tayt that tliit i not a lwo-yur uiltmon but two and a hall or three yeare. If you have any young men who want a good miatlonary experience tend them along, fur we need more men in this conference a the htr- 1 vef it great. j In my letter to you touie lime ago I j told you that I would tell your reader lutuethiiig about the potiery butineta. Aa I wat down in 8inVdhlre for a few jduyi I thought I would pick up a lew iieiut, at it will be i t perhapt to aome ol the peo.de to know how the cupi, j saucers and plates they uee every day ' are made. ! Through the courtety of the manager of Foul A Sona, iK.ltert. I had the i lea- j sure of g .lug through the works, and as ' It wat the aaine place lhat your humble servant worked forty-two ago, !t watthe 1 more iiiteretliug to uie, to are the dif- j ference in the labor, for lunst all the j heavy work now it dmie by macliinerv. j The clay It brought by boat on tkt canal, and then carted lo the different po'teriet. It ia then put into a circle Vat or I.UUUl.ll aouiethlnir like lorgringlng tha clay to make brick. Water it put with it and when it cornea out of the vat it it about a thick cream. It i tlien pul into a frame lined with cloth, put under preraure and all of the jwater tqueeaed oul. It I left between two layer of cloth, put in a box and thoroughly mixed a a woman would mix dough to make it fine. The clay it then ready lo be u.ed for making Into fltiet are male on a mold; the bottom bot-tom it formed with an Iron tool madeiba same thai at the bottom of the plan. ThiitiAl a. lie all the platet and io-rer io-rer off imi!.rm thiikueM, to much different dif-ferent I'li'li wat ..r;v ye, ago, when thT vtjre all made l.y I and. The wheel ittnrnal h ma.lilii.iy, in.teal of by hand, fcr n. rlv, ., ,,, man will oak (hntnr four timet at nituy now a hedki tain. It t iket one man and three women to i!4ke)H plate, cup or aain-er in the rUrttate. When they are diy they ar Uaen lo the kiln to he placed la what Ihercall eager. Tlie are made ol : ly oinelhing like our half bn'he) Dteture only different aiie. On of Ihttagart hold from one tolhrre Joten pltit. Tl.y have d.J.renl aitee for dilTerttt kindtof war. Th eager are plard one on top of th other twelve or fllteet feet high. Tha kiln are built oinethlts like our cok oven. Th wr Is btrntd for about on day and nlgbl. When they are cold they are taken int th war bout and nrted over, thst.iod on going to be printed. The prlet are engraved on copper rol-Itrt rol-Itrt whiek remit and the eiptr I put botweenUiem One man will do rs much cftiiia today a fifty would do torn yewt ,g0, y0Urg lidiet put th1 ptpr oa th ware ana leve It fjr a lew minotet, when they pnt the ware in water aid th paper cornea off leaving thepria). Th,y are then huratd for abooi tfo hour to Uk the oil oni. They art glared by bell g dipped In a liquid aide of flint, amnlc, led, borax and torn other cheinlrale. They are then burned for about twelve houra, afir wrhiL-h they are taken oul, eorled ovtrlnlha warehouie and parked In craier or barrel to b tlilpid lo the different market. 1 hedhpleur of eeing ladiee putting put-ting niffcrent color and made on th difTrrenl kindiof ware. Thla work le the niott unbealthful of the whole buil-nea. buil-nea. T:. d lTjreni color of dual ar blow. io through pipes. They havafana Vvlr JLV!lI'.ti. rtllillH in roii pultiug it on but you can laat tha iniet as won aa you go Into the room. II I then put in lb oven again f r a few huur to harden tha color A cup, plate taurar ha to go through from fourteen to eixteen band btlor ft 1 old, o you wi.l te that aperaoa ha to handle a great mtny In a day lo make a acant living. There ia oocliance for tlie laborer to get rich. It I a living liv-ing tnd a poor one at lhat. Cup, mugi bowls and pitcher are made In uioldt iatlrad of on moldaae are plate and auctr. I will try and give a few more itemt on torn other induttrie before 1 com hoiM, if I don't come too (uddenly. I tin aay that my health I good at iliittlm. Am kept huty trading and travaling from place to place. You will how duty I m when I tell you lhat laat south I diatrtbuied IHTO trade and oldainat.i.iwo books. It It a good ,rh ol for voung mn, and if an Elder will do hi duty while in the minionary held, ne am never regret being called. I do not with to weary you with a long letter, l'leate remember me to all my fr'euda and aawoiate. I would ba pirated to receive a letter from any of them, either on a rcllglou subject or otherwite. Ever praying that (iod will bleat all that favor Zion and the came ol Cliritt, I remain, Your brother in the cauae of truth, Thomaa L. Beech, 14 Uevonthire Street, Arda irk, Manchca-Uir, Manchca-Uir, Knglaud. |