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seems small, however, when compar,
ed with that for 1906 when 711,675
tons were taken out of the earth, or
about four times as much as was pro
duced a quarter Of century ago.
In this country copper mining has
been a prominent industry for more
than half a century. Nor is it a
cramped or sectional industry, by any
means. The first American smelter of
which there is any authentic record
was established in Maine in 1896.
Even back in colonial days some
mining was done in Vermont alc
New York Very few states have not
seen some work in that line. The
first real copper miners reached the
Lake Superior region early in the
'40s and in 1843 the industry had as
sumed proportions warranting the
government to open a land Office at
Copper Harbor. 1t was in 1866 that
the Calumet and Hecla prize Was re-
discovered The revival of the indus
try in Spain also took place in the
Cos. In 1880, in Butte Montana, was
opened what is probably the richest
ore field in existence. Originally
Butte was a placer gold camp, and it
is also interesting to note that the
Anaconda mine, which ranks close to
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-08-07
Thaw's Wife Loyal as Ever J

New York, July 2S.-Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw emphatically denied the runor
that she would desert her husband
and apply for divorce.
Recently the rumor spread and
found its way into tho newspapers
that love was fading in the young
wife, whose sacrifice on the witness
stand remains in memory as a class
ie of woman's complete devotion to
the man of her choice for better o.
for worse.
A girls reporter saw her for mo
ment and ventured to ask her il her
love remained steadfast-if 1t were
unchanged?
Wonder and Indignation welled up
and mingled strangely in her beauti
full eyes.
Love him? Love Harry? God
knows do with my whole heart, and
now as never before. losthe these
people who charge me witt such base
cowardice."
That was all. Put she meant It,
Every word demanded credenee. She
still loves him-loves MIN better
than before.
In the strange interval between
the time that the entire American
people were GREATNESS in their In
terest in the fate of Harry Thaw and
the apr. oaching time when the young
millionaire shall again stand in the
fierce glare of publicity, what is he
doing?
Moreover, how does Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw pass the leaden hours until her
husbands fate shall be finally writ
ten? have spent several afternoons
investigating these interesting ques-
tons.
Harry Thaw is continuing his
dreary life in the Tombs prison. hold
ing himself aloof from his fellow
prisoners. reading the newspapers,
smoking too much tobacco in black
briar pipe, writing letters to his
counsel, studying the evidence in the
recent mistrial, eating food prepared
at Delmonico's downtown restaurant
dropping a IS bill occasionally into
the hand of some fellow worse off
than himself.
Last week the Thaw family sold
s2,000,000 worth of choice coal lana
which by the terms of the win Of the
late William Thaw were neve- TO sc
out of the family or be sold unless the
family we're in dire need of money
Sc the fight Is to go or. Harry
Thaw is waiting impatiently. though
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The RakIna Of the Green

Many years ago there was observed
unique custom in the little town OF
Guilford, Connecticut On one day in
the fall of tie year the " omen OF the
town assembled on the village green
Each carried a wooden rake, deco.
rated with her fayorite color and
each was dressed in white, deeked out
with colored ribbons. It was a day OF
fete, and it was called The Raking Of
the Green"
Then with song and laughter and
with many a jest this band Of women
cleaned the village green of all the
leaves and refuse and dirt of a years
accumulation. When the job was done
they adjourned to the town hall, where
they were joined by their husbands,
and brotIe rs, and the village fathers
A public banquet celebrated the oc.
casion.
While this was not the first charter
ed village improvement association
in tue country, it was probably at
that time the most enthusiastic, and
had perhaps the largest attendance.
New Haven, Connecticut can rightly
claim the first effort in village i'm.
provsment, while Stockbridge, Massa-
chusetts, should be remembered as
offering the second.
More than a hundred years ago
James Hillhouse of New Haven. or
ganized what he called the Public
Green association" H raised $500
for grading the green and for plant
ing elms. One man is said to have do
mated five gallons of rum for the nur-
pose. James H lhouse was also Unit
ed States senator for twenty years.
Almost every one has forgotten what
he did at Washington. but no one is
ever likely to forget his services in
making the city of New Haven classic
by the beauty of natures gothic ar
chitecture. The whole country owes
him debt of gratitude that can only
be paid by planting elms in his real-
.--Woman's Home Companion.
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NEWS OF THE SHOPS.

White duck outing hats are sold
for 81.
Street chamois gloves are selling
for 81 a pair.
Linen automobile coats are reduced
to SIS.
Hatpins have heads in the designs
OF bugs or birds.
Pretty leather belts in brown or
black may be had for a quarter.
Shopping bags of good quality
black leather are 95 cents in one
shop.
Allover valenciennes lace ell .oid
cred with fanclful designs. is $40 a
yard.
Allsteel roller skates-just the thing
for the little folks are 95 cents a pair.
Children's Buster Brown leather
belts in black, white. red or brown
are 10 cents each.
Nice for gifts to elderly people are
the sterling silver eye-glass cases that
sell for s1U.
Pretty white china silk waists, with
tucks and lace insertion, for decora.
ton, are $3.9S.
Women's white canvas shoes in all
sizes are among the bargains. They
may be purchased for 81 a pair
Wide wash taffeta ribbon In a vari.
ETY. of colors-both light and dark
is on the bargain counter at 10 cents
a yard.
A Prince Chap suit of blue Indian.
head cloth is offered just now for
S4.9S. The skirt is unusually full
and the jacket of good cut.
A small case of pigskin is shown.
just large enough for holding a pack
of cards. On either side in little
recess arc number of counters made
of celluloid.
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Dentistry as Profession For Women

tient is quick to respond TO den,
lists mood, and if the dentists nerves
are tense his patient is bound to be af-
fected unfayorably
''As to her touch, am certain that
a womaE's hands are far better suited
for dentistry thar most mems are
They are smaller, more sensitive. more
supple They have more delicacy OF
touch.
Dentistry is a splendid profession
for women. / know of none better
But it rests with the student whether
she Shall be an artist or a plumbera
whether she shall bring to her work
all her artistic and intellectual re
sources or merely treat it as purely
mechanical proposition.
Il do not find that a woman dentist
mas any prejudice TO combat. 1t may
have been different twenty years ago
but today woman completes success
fully with man in almost every line
OF work"
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business of transmitting electrical
power over long distances and this
has called for large amounts of cop
per wire of a size unknown in cleo
trical industries only a few years
ago.
These figures seem Insignificant,
however, when compared to those in
yolved in the story of telephone de
velopment. The national system of
Bell companies at the beginning of
the present year had in use in It's lines
an apparatus 3S0,0o0.000 pounds of
copper. If this copper were divided
among the people of the United
States, each man woman and child
would have four and one-half pounds
or about a dollars worth at prevail
ing prices. Were it all to be reduced
to the form of wire of the size used
on long distance lines it would girdle
the earth SO times. If then this wire,
abou. equal in diameter to the dia-
meter OF a slate pencil, should be
drawn down to the size of the wire
used In winding the delicate relays
employed IN central Office equipment
it would be long enough to make
circuit reaching from the earth to
the sun The wires in the circuit
would be about one-hundredth Of an
inch in diameter, or half the di
ameter of the wires used in cables
through which people talk by tele-
phone. If the people of Mars, pro-
vided that planet is inhabited, should
establish telephone communication
with the earth. the copper in the Bell
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chess. we're first introduced into
southern Europe, Spain and Italy es-
peeially The earliest of these cards
have been lost, unfortunately, and no
record of them preserved. But in no
way were they even a suggestion of
our present day cards. The oriental
card had to do with East Indian phil
osophy and eastern lore; therefore,
was mystic and symbolic. Later
there came from Bohemia into south
ern Europe cards bearing some re-
Isemblanee to the Asiatic ones. Some
Of these are to be seen in the imper-
ial or national library Of France. Each
card represents a different person or
object. These bohe mians have been
ca led gypsies. from a corruption of
Egyptians, and were the wandering
fortune tellers Of the world The
question arises, Whence came the Bo-
hemians? In Italy they were called
Zingan, on the Danube Tsiganes and
N German zigenner.
II is historically true that in the
fourteenth century in France, when
the weak-minded King Charles VI
reigned, distinguished miniature
painter named Ginganneur designed
for the kings personal amusement a
&C. II cards which he illuminated in
the most exquisite maurer and &C
cordirg 10 his original conception.
But in no way ia even his cards re-
semble those ~ our day. In the roy
al cards one Iray see the figure of a
pope, az emperor, a hermit, a church,
valet, fool, lover, man that
had been hung. chariot, the moon,
the sun, figures Of Justice, Force,
Temperance, Fortune, Death and
Judgment. The pack contained sew
enty-eight cards. The fool card was
equal to zero in the game, which was
called "Tarot"
In 1879 card game called "naib''
MAS introduced into Ifaly by the Sar-
seens II would seem that some re
lation may have existed between the
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uncomplainingly. knowing, as was ad
mitted by his counsel in conv 1rsation
with ne. that not before October at
soonest can his case be brought to
trial again.
Never but on one day in all the
thirteen months that Harry has been
in prison has his wife failed to visit
him.
she is a 5rick-she is" said Ol1
Billy, the deputy, at the big iron
Tombs gate. And every time she
comes he's Just like a boy with a new
toy. I've never seen a thing wrong
with him, not a thing. He's Just like
any other man as is all right o, y55
he's fond of her.
And the papers say he is in very
bad health?'
We'll, he isn't He feeds from re'
monico's and he is as well as any
man that has been indoors so long"
Inquiry among the Thaw lawye 1
disclosed a slight difference Of opin
ion on this matter. Peabody said
that his client was in bad condition
but Dan O'Reilly conceded with the
opinion expressed ~ Billy.
Thaw is entitled to four hours 81
exercise out of doors each day which
is much more than is enjoyed BY
hundreds of thousands OF New YORK
ers who are working for their living
He does not take advantage of thiI
privilege, however, az the prison doc
tor thinks he should, and, ACCORDING
to the doctor he smokes too much
The fact Is. tails Is the first year Of
Harry Thaw's life In which his habits
have been regular, and 1t has un
doubtedly had It's advantages as wei
es IT'S disadvantages, as fer az he II
concerned.
He has had good chance tc zee
the seamy side OF life since L nas
been here" volunteered Billy. {"
guess he never dreamed that there
was 20 much poverty In the whole
world as he has seen right here In
fuenced b. ~ Yes. surely. He simpIv
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MEDALS FOR CORRESPONDENTS.
Newspaper Men Seek interpreters to
Find Out What It's All About.

Newspaper Men Seek interpreters to
Find Out What It's All About.
The mikado Of Japan, through the
United States department of state,
has delivered medals that look like
gold to the correspondents of Ameri-
can newspapers who served with the
Japanese army in the ate war. The
medals are considerably larger than
a half dollar coin and are hung from
a pretty colored red and white ribbon.
There is engraved on the metal some
interesting jar anese writing which
stands for some very honorable and
significant thing With the medal was
delivered a diploma similar in size TO
that given to the graduates of schools
of astrology The purpose of the d.
ploma is plainly told in Japanese writ
ing
William Brill uf Associated Press
headquarters at New York, was among
the first TO receive the medal and di-
ploma, and was much enyiei by the
corps in New YORK. He did not know
what It was for nor whethe~ the
medal and Diploma carried al ma.
terial "a -gaisites In the land OF the
Rising Sun At the hour of going
to press, he was still urting the
Japanese consulate to find out the
meaning of the Japanese writing
Editor and Publisher.
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POTATO PENCILS.
New Invention Which May Revolu-
tionize the Industry.

tlonize the Industry.
Consul Frank s Hannah OF Madge-
burg furnishes the department of
commerce and labor the following in
formation concerning a new German
composition to take the place of CO.
dar in the manufacture of lead pen
ellis.
About two and one-half years ago
small company was formed to per-
feet and exploit an invention which
instead of making re of the expens-
i've cedar wood, substitutes a compact
mass the main ingredient of which is
potatoes. The invention has finally
been perfected and the pencils are be-
ing manufactured in large quantities
preparatory to being placed on me
market.
have Sc n and ued some of these
pencils, which, while slightly heavier.
are the same in size, form and appear
ance as those at present in use, ad-
NIT of sharpening little more cas-
lily, and can be produced at a very
nominal figure. A permanent COMPANY
was founded in fourteen countries.
with capital of $154,700 of which
$4,000 represents the cost of the
patents, while s59,5O0 has been re.
tanned for working capital. OF the
working capital, $1,000 will be used
in erecting factory with six presses
| and daily output of $4,000 pencils.
! The cost of manufacture, all ex.
/ penses included-rent, light. power.
wages. composition, lead, selling cost.
| etc.--is estimated at $00092S. A ser.
, ond quality pencil will be made whose
cost win be only $000595.
At the estimated pr 'duction of IS
900 pencils day, three hundred
working days a year the yearly pro
| duction would be 100000 pencils.
According to recent statistics. the
export from Germany to foreign coun-
tries equalled 1916 tons, with the
total number of pencils at 1898 200
! 600. +.
The cedar wood used at present In
the manufacture of lead pencils is ex.
pensixe and the quality limited. while
on the other hand the cultivation os
potatoes is advancing each year. For
these reasons this invention NAV
mark the beginning of a new era in
the production of lead penciIs.
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the Calumet and Hecla in copper, was
first worked for silver. Most remark
able of all, though the Butte camp is
veritable bonanza, its principal pro
ducts come from an area hardly more
than two miles square.
Figures are abundant showing the
increase in the consumption of cop
per- The census bureau found that in
1902 there were $4,000 miles of cleo
trio rail-. ~ in this country, using
about $4,000 miles of feed wires and
these figures have since been largely
increased. For the same year. the
census bureau reported I25,143 miles
of main and feeder wires, connected
with electric lighting and power
plants, no attempt being made to as
certain the amount of service wire
in use. In the five years since 1902
there has been great growth in the
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didn't know that there was such =
thing. He has been good to the other
prisoners. He has given away no end
of clothing since he has been here,
and now and then. when he knew
that IS would do a coed deal of good,
ne didn't mind handing that out,
either There is always a lot of people
standing around in the street to see
his wife when she leaves every noon,
sometl mes several hundred, even
now"
Every morning, from to 8, Thaw
is allowed two hours for exercise In
Il 2 prison yard His lawyer comes
and stays with him until his wife ap-
pears, at 10:45. She stays an hour and
ten minutes. alter lunch there are
two more hours for exercise out OF
doors, and the rest of the day he
spends in writing and reading. He
is nearly always in bed by II O'Clock.
His wife is almost as much Of a
prisoner within her rooms. She is
never seen except when she goes to
the Tombs
There is at present a good deal Of
mystery about who the Thaw lawyers
really are.
Mrs. William Thaw is &c give up
her cottage by the seaside next week
and come to the city. to be near her
son. 1t is expected then that some
decision may be made in regard to
the handling of the case for the next
trial
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system would be sufficient to make
between the earth and its sister plan
ct circuit of wire as large as that
by means of which conversation Is
actually carried on through telephone
cable.
1t was only few years ago that
copper bought ten or eleven cents a
pound. Now it is selling above 20
cents. AS a consequence, any bust
ness which makes large use of copper
requires more capital today than ever
before This condition naturally
places unusual difficulties in the way
when efforts are made to establish
new electrical industries The going
concern with its plant in operation
feels the burden, of course, in the
cases of extensions and renewals. To
new enterprises prevailing prices Of
ten represent Chinese wall of copper.
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Reports of the invasion by women
of industries once followed by men
only and of the steady increase in the
number of self-supporting women
have ceased to surprise any one.
That all things are possible to twenti-
eth century women is generally adj
mitted.
Therefore nobody had much COM
ment to make on a recent report from
the census bureau at Washington
which sets forth that the 4,S33 63C
women now at work in the United
States are following among others.
the callings of pilots, baggagemen,
brakemen, conductors, engine drivers
and firemen, switchmen, yardmen,
carriage and hack drivers, motormen,
ship carpenters, roofers and skaters,
blacks iths, machinists, boilermakers,
charcoal, coke and lime burners and
well borers.
a decade ago most of these occupa-
lions had not been entered at al by
women. But what is surprising is the
statement that in New York there are
not more than seventeen women den
lists in good standing; that is, den
lists who conduct their business ac-
cording to the ethics of the profession.
There are few women dentists in
Chicago.
Recently, when surprise was ex-
pressed regarding the comparatively
small number of women dentists. a
professor in a dental college replied:
Perhaps the reason so few women
choose the profession of dentist is
that they think standing all day long
bending over the patients is too hard
work Yes, there are other occupa'
tons almost popular which demand
Just as hard work, but they do not de
mand so long preliminary training.
Personally am inclined to think
that women are not so well adapted
for this work as men. In my eX-
perience / have met few experts
among women dentists. The reasr n
for this don't know. They lack the
particular touch. perhaps, necessary
to do fine work. Some men haven't
this touch either. There are plenty OF
bunglers among men dentists.
On the subject of touch leading
woman dentist does not agree with
the head Of the school. This young
woman, a southerner by birth, i'm
presses a patient at once with hel
knowledge of her business. She said
IN regard to the situation:
ITO be successful dentist can moi
indulge ia nerves during business
hours. Absolute control Of oneself is
needed Or one can not control a pa
tent.
Sometimes, after long days woIl
with difficult cases, feel as Il
might scream II any one touched me
but while am at work am entirely
relaxed and perfectly at ease. A pa
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val of Illuminating gas and steam
power.
A century ago Engle was the center
of copper production, but there was
little demand for copper then. The
copper wires that carry speech in the
manner invented by Bell had no
place even in dreams Electric cur
currents to light lamps and propel
cars were not spoken of even by the
prophets. In 1907, Just a hundred
years ago, about 5000 tons of copper
came out of the worlds mines and
most of this represented British pro-
duction. BY 1850 the worlds produc-
ton of copper had reached 52,2s0
tons. In 1860 it stood at 1880 tons,
increasing to 94,120 tons in 1870. The
seventies saw such a marked in
crease that in 1880 total of 15S,959
tons was recorded. This production
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Farcies in Gloves.

Long gloves are almost exclusively
worn. The preference for white
gloves has subsidized, and even with
dressy toilettes colors in light shades
are worn. Suede tints are fashion.
able, and champagne anon. light
shades is a favorite for evening wear.
as 1t is now permissible. for the
gloves to be darker than the dress.
Thread and silk gloves may be pro
cured in the same shades as the
suedes and are perfectly plain The
lengths run from five to n any but
tons and are closed by three or four
at the wrist; the buttons should be
quite large ar / the same color as the
'saAoLS
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power Of the People.

Railroad corporations that must de-
pend SO largely upon the equity al
well as natient forbearance Of the
public should be careful above all
others not TO give popular offense by
acts savoring Of rank injustice and
oppression. In the long run the pub
lie IS more powerful than any corpor-
alton into which the legislature has
ever breathed life.
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DESSERT FOR HOT DAYS.
Puddinas That are Particularly Wei.
come in Hot Weather

fuooInqs That are Particularly Wei
come in Hot Weather.
Puddings made with cornstarch and
turned over oranges are apt to be bit.
ter; so are most tapioca and orange
buildings. Here is new way: The
sagor or tapioca is cooked to a clear
jelly in water in a double boiler ana
pinch of salt added Turn this In
to the juice of several oranges mixed
with plenty of sugar if they are tart
III too sweet. use little lemon Juice
with them. Pour into serving dish
to cool and prepare two nice oranges
/ for the top 10y cutting them, skin and
all into thin slices. Lay the slices
prettily over the top and place on Ice
In this way the heat does not draw
out the bitter tase Of he oranges
Bread is often wasted that could be
utilized in batter cakes or buildings
The queen of all buildings is an old
time favorite that can be put together
without great trouble Make it when
eggs are plentiful in summer, for ir
winter it would not be an economical
way to use the bread One may find
many recipes, with slight variations.
bu the usual amounts are the yoIks
crumbs, one quart of milk, the rind
Of four eggs to a pint of bread
of lemon grated and one cupfn Of
sugar. This custard is baked. Then
it is spread with either strawberry Or
raspberry jam or currant jelly.
The whites of the eggs are beaten
stiff with a cupful of powdered sugar
In which some of the lemon juice has
been mixed, the rind only being used
in the custard part OF the pudding.
This is nice either freshly baked OF
when cold. When ready serve cream
with it. Some recipes call for less
sugar in the meringue and others
suggest simply heaping up the beat
en- whites of the eggs and dredging
sugar over them Just before returning
to the oven to cook the meringue.