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confers what Is called an air Of dis
tinction. He hasn't a drop CT blue
blood, but he is the most distin-
guished-looking man in the house
None or the many scions OF arist0c-
racy there can hold a candle 10 him
in that respecf He is the sort of
man one instinctively singles out in
a crowd as a leader of men. He has
the face of an artist and the frame
of lifeguardsman. There is not an
ounce of superfuous flesh on his
well-knit and well-trained body. He
has served in the sweltering Soudan,
and bears the Egyptian Star and the
medal of the Suakin-Berber expedi-
ton of lSS4-that desperate race
against time when the railway con-
struction corps had 70 face the raids
of Osman Dignas Hadendowas with
their shovel headed spears, in the
middle of the work of laying the ties.
He showed courage of a finer and
rarer quality when, years later, he
made speeches denouncing the Boer
war before crowds Of infuriated
jingoists.
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Demonstrate Their Fitness.

People have been astonished at
the high standard Of intellectual
power displayed by the labor mem
bers, most of whom have taken their
seats IN the house for the first time
But the explanation is simple They
are picked men. Their selection is
the result OF a sitting process far
more severe than is applied TO the
representatives of any other class.
Before they become labor members,
they have 10 be labor leaders, and 20
attain such positions, they can rely
on no other influences than their
own abilities ami force of character.
They begin their struggles in a re-
public where all count as their
equals, and they get to the top by
demonstrating that they are better
qualified for such positions than
their fellows There they have TO
serve hard taskmasters, for life
deals too harshly with working men
to make them lenient TO others. and
the labor leader who does not rise
to high standard Of duty and work
is soon tumbled down from his giddy
eminence.
Such men. after ruling wild de-
mocraeies for many years, enter the
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THE TWENTIETH CENTURY AN AGE OF COPPER

mounts into the millions. The telegraph
still uses iron for many OF its transmits
sion lines, as do many Of the lesser tele-
phone companies. But while the lower
cOndUctvity of iron does not particularly
affect transmission of telegraph signals.
telephony demands for its perfection tne
best materials modern science can ind.
even though their costlineSs would have
been practically prohibItiVe a generation
ago. and today calls for an enormous in
veStment, enormous even for this period
of colossal financial enterprises.
Aside from the electrical industries.
nearly every form of pTeSent-Gay activ-
ity employs copper, and the compositions
OF which ii is part, TO considerable
extent. Engineering could scarcely get
along In any of its branches without II
Every up-to-date engine has brass oil
cups, and bearings must be made or
brass. gun-metal. bronze or other COM
positions of copper It they are expected
10 Withstand the terrific wear imposed
on machinery. Brass and copper tubing
is used in many boilers, especially those
in locomotives, for il will endure enor-
nous pressure and is an excellent con
ductor Of heat; and copper tubes are
used almost exclusively in marine con-
denserS. while many vessels have their
huilS sheathed with copper.
The landlubber architect as well as
his brother of the sea utiliZes copper
more than most OF US realize. The sky
scraper has roofing and corniceS made
from the metal churches and pubic
DullClnRS are adorned Win bronze gates
and doors, and bronze grill-work, and
from copper and its compositions are
wrought all manner OF other decora-
tionS-VaSes, urns, tablets, buStS. and
statues. The comfort of even the hum
bleSt American home owes almost as
much to copper as the beauty of our
most magnificent buildings Knobs and
locks for doors and furniture; rods for
portieres. curtains and stair carpets;
pipes and faucets. often plated with
nickel, but, nevertheless, copper under
meath; furniture. lamps. chandeliers.
and a hundred smaller but equally
necessary things are made from copper,
brass and bronze
Every government IN the world uses
great quantities OF this valuable. If not
precious. metal II is out of date now
Off casting cannon. but more brass is
used for other implements of war than
ever before. Copper and its alloys have
been employed for coinage from time
immemorial. and now 1t is said that
China is threatened with debasement
OF its currency because Of the unre-
stricted coinage Of copper. which was
imported into the empire for this pur-
pose in great Quantities last year.
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ground froze. he dug down into the
earth close to every one OF the trees
about seven feet and set in a pipe.
terminating just on top OF the heavy
stratum Of clay that underIies the sur
face loan and substrata Of sand and
gravel throughout the entire tract
The ends OF the pipe were left open
and surrounded by a considerable
quantity OF coarse gravel and small
stones, and just as spring was open
ing and about two weeks before the
sap showed any signs Of flowing else
where in the neighbOrhOod. he set his
pump in motion and forced through
The pipes and down into the ground
near the roots OF the trees very large
quantities of water. well warmed with
the exhaust steam from the engine
and in which he had dissolved several
barrels of coarse, common sugar, the
degree OF Eeat given the water and the
amount OF sugar dissolved in II being
Increased very materially this year
over the last year ; arrangements.
The result OF this forcing warm water
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His sugar maple grove Is not very
large one in extent. but the trees are
nearly all Of great size. monarchs OF
the forest. and OF very great aee.
He has been for many years displeased
with the amount Of maple sugar one
has been able TO produce from a grove
and has been greatly troubled by the
fact that the demand for maple syrup
and maple sugar so far exceeds the
supply that all kinds Of base mixtures
and adulterations are palmed of on
the public as the real article, the peo-
pie being so anxious for tho maple
sugar taste that they are willing 10
put up with very poor substitutes
for 1t
In casting about for some means by
which the product could be increased
Mr Conner hit upon the following plan
and Immediately put it into execution.
He SET up an engine and force pump
at one side Of his sugar grove. and eX-
tending from this out among the trees
he ran a network OF pipe, connected
with the pump. In the fall, before the
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House Appiduded Wiidlg.

Il can tell the noble lord" said
John Ward, that 1 have worked in
different parts of the empire. and
there is no work under the sun that
a Briton cannot dot is always a
question of how much wages you Of
fer him. If British workers went TO
the Rand. they would demand decent
wages, proper mine regulations,
trade organizations, and a hundred
and one other things or that sort,
and II is because our friends here
(pointing to the little pro-Chinese
group know this that they object.
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or wire IN Iue intricate apparatus OF
central omces and the connections on
U.UUJ-iIne SWltcnDOardS used IN the big
telephone centerS includes 9.VOV miles OF
wIre-enoUgn u reacn from, say. ST
Louis 10 lVerOoOl II IL were pleced IC-
geJher IN q single line
Inc sWlIcnDoaIOS IN the ten largest
cities IN the country have about b0,OuO
miles OF wlre In Inem, not counting the
Ilny copper thresLds-nO coarser, lnsula-
ton ana all, than the hnest thread of
cotton winch tie American housewife
uses Tor sewlng--Whlcn are wound about
the magnets and Ielays OF Which there
Is set Tor every subscribers s line that
comes into the board. IN a sIng4e reiay
Is nalI q pound or copper, spun out TO
length of three-tenthS of a mile.
There is from nan "a mlIe 10 InIIe
OF wire IN each OF the relays connect
ed with The cords by which the oPer-
atOrS at central JON two circuits to-
SeIneri and every operator who an
SwerS calls has seventeen or these cords
WhEe the trunk operators, who connect
one central once with another but do
not answer subscribers calls directly
have twenty-five cords Altogether,
there are ZO.V00 miles of fine wire IN
the relays OF the SWltchboardS Of the
ten largest telephone cities.
All the, cOvDer used in eduiDpinE d
central office J. not in the form or Wire.
however. Eith-- pure or a!loyed, the
metal enters .sst0 the protective devices
which guard The apparatus against
damage from lightning and the like
the fuse mountings and arrestor springs.
as they are called The plugs at the
ends OF the operators connecting cords,
and the springs inside the Jacks OF
switch-sockets in which each circuit
from outside terminates in the switch
board; the weights which pull the cords
back into place when they are not in
use; the drops or targets that on
one type OF board signal the operator
when the subscriber wants 70 attract
her attention, all are largely of copper,
and so are the myriads OF screws, riv-
cts and minor faStenings to hold to-
gether the thousands of parts OF the
board.
When you talk over the thousand
miles from Boston to Atlanta, or from
New York to Chicago. the circuit you
use requires 1000 miles of heavy copper
wire The total investment represented
In wire and apparatus devoted to your
exclusive use while such conversation
is going on is several hun, red thousand
dollars, and If you considar the whole
apparatus OF which you require but a
corner here and there the money value
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London, April Z.
>" HERE was striking
scene in the house of
commons the other day
highly significant of the
change that has taken
place in what used 10 be called the
finest club in Europe" A navy and
the heir to a dukedom crossed
swords in debate and the navy
triumphed. The NAVY was John
Ward, the poorest member of parlia-
ment, who has to support himself.
a wife, four children and an ole
mother on s12.5O a week. the salary
he receives as secretary of the
Navvy's Union which he founded. His
opponent was Earl Percy, who will
some day be Duke of Northumber-
land and owner of many thousands
Of broad acres. He has occupied a
seat in parliament for ten years.
The subject under discussion was
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A Rew Child Hero

Special Dispatch TO The Washington Times.
CAMULET, Ne. April I4-There has
been great reunion of the Hosper
family out at Camulet this week and
one OF the central figures of the Joy
ful occasion has been Master Tommy
HoSDer. whose brave deed ar Schak-
lin. Manitoba. last winter has given
him well-deserved fame among hts
friends and relatives and whoever else
ever heard OF IT.
On account OF dangerous sickness of
some near relatives. II became ahso-
lutely necessary for his father and
mother. Mr.. and Mrs. Absalom Hos
per. 10 leave home and be away two
days at least. and Tommy, who is nine
years OF age. and his little two-year-
old sister were left at home In charge
OF man named Sheldon and his wife.
who acted in the capacity of hired man
and hired woman on the Hosper farm.
They had always been found good. re-
liable people, although Sheldon him
self was somewhat addicted TO the
excessive use OF liquor. but for some
reason that has never developed. Mr.
and Mrs Sheldon got into a desperate
quarrel not long after Mr. and Mrs.
Hosper had left the children with
them. and Mrs Sheldon LEFT home
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Y ENGLISH Dan IABORER DEFE' ATS
28s] DUKES HEIR 1Nd@esms1z @zhb IL Av06e~.

81 have been dubbed Little
Englander," he exclaimed, after
some allusion to the war. standing
erect. with broad shoulders, looking
a man every inch of his six feet and
more.
What. you?" cried an astonished
member.
Yes. | have been called a Little
Englander." he went on. I'm pref
ty good specimen, and I've done what
some OF those who use that phrase
have not done-Tve riskeG my life
for the empire!"
A rafting chorus of cheers greet
ed this and Ward wound up a most
telling speech by saying that he
has seen mothers parting from their
sons who went to the front-"those
women did not think that their boys
would leave their bones bleaching
on the veldt in order to introduce
Chinese labor. The flag has been
mentioned IN this debate-lVe
marched under that flag; l would
not allow I to be used in my cleo
ton because il does not belong to
any section or party in this country
1t belongs to all. The overwhelm-
ing majority returned to this house
was sent here TO put an end to this
system Of Chinese labor at the
earliest possible moment. and there
must be no handing It on ad infin-
itum."
And so ended one Of the most eff
fective speeches the house has heard
for many day-''a speech" says one
who was present, that made one
proud of the country that could
produce a NAVY who could capture
the attention and earn the respect
of the house OF commons in a
maiden speech" "
John Ward disproves the popular
notion that it is blue blood which
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in such large quantities about the
trees was 10 start the sap flowing
abundantly in a short time and TO
keep up the supply In phenomenal
quantities as long as the pumping was
continued, and. the season having thus
been opened so far In advance OF the
natural flow OF the sap, the whole OF
the time thus gained could be used for
making sugar before the warmth OF
the weather had had such an effect
on the branches OF the trees as TO
SPOIL the quality OF the product by
making il what is known as buddy
The effect Of the sugar that had been
dissolved in the water upon the quality
of the sap produced, was as striking
as that produced by the large Quanti-
" OF water used on the volume Of the
flow, for. ia The alchemy OF nature,
far down in the depths OF the ground
and in the unknown workings Of the
root machinery, the common sugar
contained IN the water was changed
into maple sugar. Of perfect flavor, Just
as good and pure as our forefatners
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XIM TRAVELLING STAFF mREE EEtSPONDC1NVl \E:H5 H$E

IN his ear. stopped and refused to go
any further. saying that II was too
dangerous thing for any man TO do.
Ibid you tell the prisoner not to come
up. Mr.. Onock?" inquired the sour.
Il did, your honor, the lawyer re-
piled. The court faes you $50 or ten
days in jail for cor ,empt, said the
Judge Officer, bring the NJ -5oner up
The clerk and cour, reDJCis viii foI-
low at once"
Thume made still further resistance.
but the gigantic sheriff carried him up
the ladder with perfect ease and by
direction of the court he'd him close
10 another window that had been
broken out. while with the clerk and
reporter standing at q third window,
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and went TO the home Of some friends
who lived several miles away.
Sheldon then began drinking more
than he should and became very much
intoxicated, so much so that he lay IN
a drunken stupor in the house the
greater part OF the afternoon. Toward
evening the boy, Tommy. reused Shell
don up and told him he ought TO go
out and attend 20 the chores. Sheldon
attempted 70 do so, but clumsiIy unset
the lantern in some straw IN the barn
ana the building was soon in a blaze.
Sooered and Mortified at the calamity,
ne showed a most cowardly spirit by
at once taking 70 his heels and run
hlhS away from the place as fast m
ne could and in fact, has never been
heard from since that day.
Inc wind was blowing in the dfrec-
tion OF the house from the burning
Darn and IL very short time every
building on the farm was in flames
Iommys flrst act when he saw tba
o2rn burning and the fire so we'll ad-
Nanced that he could not hope 10 nut
II out was 10 carry the little girl on.
10 a place of safety and cover bar
up warmly with blankets and he then
went back 10 the house and attempt-
ed 10 save as much of the frIrni411rs
and other property as possible. bur so
fierce were the flames that he could
DO nothing more than carry a small
amount Of stuff out Of the kitchen.
he was soon driven away. and in less
than half an hour the buildings all
fell in without the fire having attract
attention aF
bors. none Of whom lived nearer than
mile from the farm, and the boy
and his little sister were exposed to
all the horrors OF a cold Canadian
night without any protection what
ever, and. to make matters worse. a
heavy fall OF snow set in.
But Tommy was full OF resources
and, cutting down the clotheSline. he
quickly made from il a rude but
strong harness for his great New
foundland dog Hero. and. everything
IN the shape OF a sled having been
burned. harnessed the dog uD to the
large dishpan. which was among the
other articles he had carried out Of
the kitchen. and. then. packing the
little girl carefully into the pan with
cover over her face. he headed the
faithful old dog toward town. seven
miles away. and told him to "giddap."
Hero obeyed the command. and for
about fve long hours III the cold storm
and darkness of that terrible night,
the boy and dog. working together ike
good companions. dragged the dishpan
with fits precious freight through the
snow drifts over the almost trackless
way to town. where they arrived at
O'Clock IN the morning. and were found
by the night watch and hastily taken
to a place OF safety.
Tommy was ready 10 fall with ex-
haustion. and said that he had had
to lie down IN the snow many times
to rest, and that he could not have
made the trip at all II he had not had
a long rope tied TO Hero's collar, and
had the dog help 10 pull him along.
The little girl was sound asleep and
warm and comfortable So careful had
Tommy been with her that the dish
pan had not tipped over a single time
on the journey. LIE SUEUR LTRE
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APEhlo eSllLIldLt tl4dl NA4S PAN-
duction Of copper in this country
last year was approximately s43,-
- 100000 pounds, or I33, ,010, 600 pounds
more than in 1901; and 1t is predicted
that this year will show an even larger
increase. Yet at such a pace is the con-
sumption of the metal growing that the
output of ore does not meet our ma
tional needs and we are importing larger
and larger quantities from across the
Atlantic.
First and foremost this is an electrical
age and the utilization Of electricity is
largely dependent upon copper. transmits
Sion Of electrical energy for use in light
ing streets and dwellings, operating
power plants and railways. and making
possible communication by telegraph and
telephone, Is { prime factor in twentieth
century living. Power transmission. for
lighting and manufacturing purposes,
though its future possibilities are enor-
nous, is largely undeveloped; so, TO
some extent is the electric railway; so.
most OF all. perhaps, is the telephone,
though already the Bell system alone
has nearly two and half million teIe-
phones in use All of these utilities use
e0SN &iIONAANS Va NCPPtE not only IN Nhc
form of wire but in the powerful and
mysterious machinery by which they are
operated
Undoubtedly the telephone system Is
the largest single user of copper in this
country today. and that means the
largest user in the world. OF the heavy
copper wire on pole tines. the lighter
equipment of local service and the tiny
hlaments in the cables which constitute
half the wire mileage of the Bell sys-
tenn there are upward of 5.0O0O00 miles
one OF the great reels If cable YOU see
the construction gan--S forcing through
the subway manholes every day con-
tains wire enough. If il were all in one
continuous piece. 10 set up q very re-
spectacle system by itself The largest
size cable incloses in its leaden sheath
l.ZOO separate wires and comes in 500
root lengths. so that altogether Il is
made I'D of 40 miles Of copper threads.
the average length of sections of cables
used tor underground work in the big
cities IS 500 feet. which means 100 miles
OF wire.
In addition to the copper In the tele-
phone lines. there are millions of miles
The Washington times., 1906-04-15
Strenuous Court Session

Especial Dispatch to The Washington Tin. x
DRIFT, n. H, April u.-Judge
Ulbie, of the criminal division Of the
circuit court. showed the boys some
strenuous PAGES in the discharge Of
his official duty out at Drift yesterday
afternoon.
The court, with q jury. was engaged
in the trial OF Oscar Thume for a fel-
ony, and, at noon, adjourned TIL half
past l. Ten minutes before the hour
for reassembling arrived the court
house was discovered TO be on fire
down in the basement, and in a very
short time the flames had made such
progress that smoke had flied the
building and was pouring in volumes
from every opening.
Strange as such technicalitIes may
seem 70 the mind Of a layman, IT ap-
pears that it is the law that when a
jury has once been impaneIed and
sworn in in a case against a prisoner
on trial for a felony he can never be
tried again for the same offense un-
less the trial is continued to a proper
termination and the jury disagrees or
unless by means Of some proper order
of the court made in regular conform
ity 10 law and practice the case is ad-
journed, or a mistridI Is declared-as,
for instance, If one juryman should
die-and no order in this behalf would
be of any avail unless made In open
court in the presence of the prisoner
Now. in this case. the court stood
adjourned till 1:5O TO meet in the
court room, and unless an order was
in he Of he
prisoner. adjourning the sitting to
some other place, the prisoner would
have been. as it is called. ''once in
jeopardy" and could not be further
prosecuted.
Judge Uibie was as well aware of
this embarrassing predicament as
were the States attorney and the
lawyers for the defendant. and. with
out waiting 10 get his hat or coat, he
ran down from his room at the Heddle
House and up the street like a pro-
fessiOnal sprinter. There was a great
crowd of people around the court
house and among them were the
States attorney, looking very blue,
for the case was an important one,
and the prisoner and his lawyers.
seeming TO be in the best Of spirits
Some men belonging TO the local fire
company were ejust placing a long
ladder in position against the sill of
one of the windows of the court room
in the second story when the judge
arrived at the scene Of the conlagra-
ton, and, without waiting to say
word TO any one. his honor scrambled
up the ladder, carrying with him a
fireman's AK which he had snatcbed
from one OF the men. and as soon as
he reached the top ne crushed in the
glass and sash with lusty blows. and.
climbing inside. he turned about and
peering calmly down through the
smoke to the crowd below. he re-
marked with great composure: Court
is open. Mr.. Sheriff; bring up the
prisoner"
The officer who was standing near
TO Thume. laid his hand on his should
er and ordered him to mount the lad
der. He took a few steps forward and
then Irwin OIlook. one of his lawyers.
having hastily whispered a few words
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used TO make in the old days before
the practice OF aduIterating food prod
ucts came into vogue.
The net results OF the plan have
been that, this year, the amount OF
pure syrup and sugar that Mr. Conner
has produced from his grove has been
a little over ten times what he used
10 obtain when he depended upon
natural conditions only, and. after
paying the increased expense in every
detail, even including that Of putting
in the machinery, his net profits have
been three times what they were be-
fore the present plan was adopted,
and, in the future, he viii. OF course,
not have 20 figure on the cost OF the
machinery again and will make a
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His Income Utterly hadequQte

He was born in 1866; went to work
when he was seven. and has been
at il ever since. He has served in
the army; he has welded the pick
and spade in many lands; he has
had charge of the gentle coolie in
tropical climes; he speaks calmly,
tersely. and directly out OF the depths
of an experience far more versatile
than that of the average university
bred, society-pampered legislator.
Because he could not bring himself
TO surrender his right of independent
action and expression of opinion, he
refused to sign the labor representa-
ton committees constitution and so