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ED I 3? 0 R iA L A-GBi!djE5:HtE V PORTLAND . - p;-OREGON i-""..- FRIDAY ' " SEPTEMBER 11 JOURNAL THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL s AH Independent newspaper . . . 1 JOURNAL PUBLISHING CO.,. ; C. 8. JACKSON, . . . . .. . Proprietors Publisher . Vublisbed very, evening (except Sunday) ' " kt The Journal Buildtnr, Ffrth and Ait.. Yamhill Sts, Portland, O,. OFFICIAL, CITY PAFJU since history repeats itself,1 It may be found that the Egyptian kings derived a revenue from a to whluh theinpwc of tenturlrs has only added fascination. .. Since the mayor of Portland Is not ary Egyptologist, his researches may not extend that far. There is another theory that has some thing for Its support. . Faro Is the name of an old city of Portugal. It is said to be surprising how many blind persons are j found tiier,.. four and live being often- seen toROtiirr. It Is an easy' transition from the i.leiv at nhvKlir.l'' riltn.itioa In fhnf inrritnl .,.... ,v V .. , . this fashion in the family. She was a good blindness wnlrh Is the concomitant of the I , , , , . , -, , ... ,1? n-ry.m oiu iuj uu uveu in a utii'K irei in me GOOD EVENING. The marvelous triumphs, material, social and moral, which aureole the cfvlllxatlon of our age spring not from palaces of wealth or seats of power, bat from the humble homes of average humanity: from the ranks of workmen. It Lv,a matchless record, and fitting Is It, Tndeed, that the Ktutes of this re publicItself the resultant heritage of the centuries' struggle for equality of privilege Should set apart an annual day for retrospect nnd prophecy; a day to adjust the balances; a day to don the purple badge of courageous pur pose, and to set fares toward the hlgh mark of a justice common to all. The balance, wheel of our revolution ary period, Franklin, and the spirit of the anti-slavery crusade, Qarrlson, labored with cunning hand and active brain at the printer's case. They whose pure phllanthrophy has become the later model of ostentatious wealth, Peabody and Child, laid the foundations 6f their fortunes In the Compulsory economy of poverty while pursuing the humble duties of boys of work In marts of trade: Stephen A. Lowell In Labor day speech at Pendleton. SLOW WORK ON THE JETTY, flNE MILE of the Je"y work t the I '.1 .mouth of the Columbia river was to have been completed In a year. The fivnrahl rennrt which cornea from . Fort Stevens Is that not over half a mile fan possibly be completed within that time. As a Tnattcrflflact 'as near as The Journal can get at the actual conditions,, a quarter ' of mile may cover what will 'actually be i' done, at the present rate of progress, and nothing better can - reasonably be looked for under existing arrangements. The im portance of this work cannot be overes- ' timated, not alone for Portland, but the vast section of country tributary to- the river. This being true, It Is t)f the greatest Importance that the work be pushed as ex peditiously as is consistent and if its pro greaS is retarded by artificial difficulties which can "'be overcome it is a public duty to expose them and do whatever can be , don to bring about a remedy. The Journal's Investigations appear to "clearly indicate that the trouble lies in the fruit - - PM Mid ft than -wnrV in- volvee in reality two contracts, the first of whlifi Covers 150,000 tons of stone and the second 450,000 tons. Taking, up the first tions call for 150,009 tons of stone, of good quality as regards strength and durability, compact, tough,.. and rjot subject to disin tegration and wear nd must weigh not less than 160' pounds per cubic foot. The stone Is divided into three classes according to weight. In "class A the pieces must weigh not less than four tons nor more than ten; in class B, an average of two tons and in class C from 21 pounds to 1,000 pounds each. Of class A 25 per cent is to be. furnished; of class B 60 per cent, of class 1 T "O 23 per cent.' Delivery was to begin June f. r The first month the minimum dally Amount was to be 1,000 tons and. the max imum "1.500; during the next month min imum of 1,500 and maximum of 2,000; dur ing the last two months of the contract the minimum delivery was placed at 1,800 tons a day, the--maximum at 2,200 ' and the Average at ,2$00.. - In an apparently Inspired newspaper re- port sent fromVort Stevens and published lathe Oregon Ian September 3, it is stated the contractor was then furnishing 1,200 tons " daily, less than two thirds of what is re quired under the contract. As near as The Journal can get at the facts by Investiga tion, the amount furnished is very much nearer to '800 tons a day than 1,200, which 1 w ami ri msaes rt t Mn t if will tauM est lAaat thran ". times as long to complete the contract us t was contemplated. The question therefore arises naturally, if it takes three, times as ong as anticipated to furnish 150,000 tons v" of stone, bow long will it take to complete the bigger and more difficult, task of fur- tract calls for? How long wilt it take to complete the Jetty and how much will the i city and country suffer In the meantime for "the shortcomings of the stone contractor? '. These are serious fiuestions. They irt volve not only the stone contract but the ."Vovernment engineer In charge and the pub lic which is looking forward to great bene fits w.hen the work Is finished. If th? 'trouble Is with the contractor, why Is h ; not held to the terms of the contract? Is ine wnoie country to suner oecause ne can : ; hot or wiI not furnish the stone In sufficient Quantities to expedite the work? The .Journal proposes to delve deeply into this - Question; It proposes to let the people know I ths exact status of affairs and in the pursu ' Alice of this duty it will try to place the j.-blame wtiere It properly belongs. This Is a matter of too much consequence to dally with and whatever obstruction stands In the way of a speedy completion - of the Jetty green table. Hut whether Egypt or Port ugal is responsible "for the name, the ven erable mayor of Portland is responsible for the game. Those questions are merely' academic. Here are some that have a more practical bearing. . There are two faro games In the city. One of tke houses pays the sum of $500 per month payable seml-mohthly for the privilege of running. The other pays 1300 'on like terms. There are four other houses that pay $300 on the same terms to run, where " "faro" Is not , permitted. The latter are all willing to pay .for the "faro" privilege, for that' Is the big money game. The question Is upon what principle the dls- cflmination- is made. Is It to foster a trust In faro? Is it to prevent a ruinous compe tition in breaking the law and thus protect the revenue -of the t-lty from possible re duction? The mayor Is Invited to explain the favoritism. The two "faro" houses pay Jlt.fioo per an num to the city for the privilege of breaking the laws of the city and state. It Is a very remunerative business, and the inoflts, after paying the city its' share In the games, are supposed to be large. Since the houses make these profits, other persons must lose them, slrtre gambling, unlike legitimate business, cannot be made mutually profit able 'to the parties engaging In It. Since the fascination of faro can produce such certain profits, can any gocnl reason be given why the city should not have them all? Why be content with merely a small share? And since a "faro" trust is a good thing, why should not the city own and op erate the trust? Since gambling cannot be prevented, why not the city conduct It di rectly iratcnd of indirectly? There would be no difference In the legality or the moral Ity Of the arrangements, while the pecuniary advantages to the city wduld be vastly greater. There are no practical difficulties In the way of this arrangement, barring the law. which we have seen Is no difficulty at all. Officers could be appointed "worn to en courage playing, and by thus increasing the revenue from this source relieve the tax payers of heavy burdens. In that way the foolish and the inexperienced could be made largely to pay the expenses of the city gov ernment, and. so exempt the, wise and good from a great part of their present burdens The mayor Is a logician. He is Invited to point out any flaw in this logic. It starts from his own premises, which Is that it Is right to violate Hie law In order to pro duce revenue. Is there any -difference be tween breaking the law to produce some revenue and breaking the law to produce more revenue? Why not run this infant In dustry to its fullest capacity? THE ROTHSCHILD WOMEN. Thy Ar All Amih ig. .Publicity ind Fol low a Good Example, iindon Bver since the name of Roths child became great .in the world of finance, the three branches of. the family In Ger many, France and England have had an important' distinction ' In common. " The Rothschild women Eujope over are, and were generations ego, good to look at, kiiidly of disposition, slmpli of speech and bllT of bruin. tudula Hcliiiafferjlsyer," mother i the first rich Rothschild, "started Frnnkfort ghetto long after her. sons were striding on toward fortune. Back of her house, still preserved, is the little shop where her husband commenced the business tha( formed a foundation for her son's .great enterprises. ' F'rau Gudula could never be Induced to leave her home among the Jewa of Frank fort and she held a tradition unto her death that if she waxed proud and ambitious ps her nons waxed rich, that luck would turn and the money leave the family. So she made herself comfortable, and lived on alone In the house where ner children were born She did many charities and mixed freely among the Important people of Frankfort who became, as years passed, the friends of her children. But she made them accept her as she was, or not at all. Her fash Innabie daughters-in-law came in their car r luges to the ghetto and the . old lady. worthy mother of so valiant a house, let them In herself, and let them out again. Frau Oudulda was known among tha chosen people for years after her death as one of the particular mothers of Israel. The name So. generally applied to her dur Ing her lifetime, Mother Mayer, clung to her memory, Mother Mayer, who never knew the gen tler title "Rothschild" (Red Shield) adppted as It was by her successful son from tho sign that hung above his ' first business house, has bequeathed many of her fine qualities to the ladles Rothschild of today. Those born Rothschilds are women of much the same type as she. The present baron's wife was his first cousin, and therj is no more senlous worker for poor Jews in London than she. By a curious coinci dence the women who have become Rothschilds by marriage have numerous traits of character In common with those of the Rothschild blood. ladles of the Rothsohlld family.. Lady Sybil Grant was not 'photographed in any news- paper untu just previous to ner marriage; when she yielded to the pressure brought to bear on the family. ? Lady Rothschild Is. a devout attendant at a modest house of worship in Bayswater, and when recently some of tht brethren col lected the Jewish hymns written In " late years they dedicated the volume to -lady Rothschild. Her ladyshln is fond Of walk ing snout Jxnidon -and often Vlske the ube" down town end t hence a 'bus to "the city," where some of her. charities era 'lo cated. - -' "; I , MORGAN .TAKES 8ECOND PLACE. He Has Given Away to Rookefeller. the Recognised Greatest Flnenoler. i '. From the Literary Digest. 1 " 'John D. Rockefeller is the world's great- est financier. 'J. Plerpont Morgan its great est - speculator and promoter.'' This. Is a Judgment I have heard from the lips of a good many men of affairs in the financial district. In fact It has become a common saying In Wall street and in the clubs and other places where Wall street tnen coa-s gregate. '',;;;.;,.;:, ,,,.''! ; --.'vw: ej)ME.JKtthlat couia .bettecJllustrat SHORT STORIES i 4 a single sentence the changes which have But above society and above charity, I been taking place Id the financial work, dur- Lady Rothschild's particular hobby Js hex J Ing the last year. The great slump In val Hie Sweetheart' Letter. ;,; , ,; A colonel, on his tour, of Inspection,' unex pectedly entered the drill room, when he came across a couple, of soldiers, one of them ; reading a letter aloud, while the other .wet listening, and t the earns time Stopping up the ears of the reader.- "What are you doing there r the pusuled officer In quired Of the' former "Ton See. ' colonel. Tin reading to Atkins who can's read -him self a letter which has arrived, by this af- It is a common saying that there never was a mean-tempered woman In tiie entire Rothschild family. .This Is strikingly true Of the British branch. For amiability and royal tact, England knows rto superior to Lady Rothschild. Mrs. Leopold Roths child Is a close second to her sister-in-law, the baron's wife. Lady Battersea, Lord Bothschlld'B cousin, and a daughter of the late Sir Anthony de Rothschild she who ds president of the National Union of Women Workers dispenses charity enough for' the entire Rothschild connection, and both she and her lovely sister, Mrs. Eliot Yorke, are ardeut workers In the cause of temperance. son. the , Hon. Walter Kotnscnua. xnis young, man, who will some, day be Lord Rothschild, is no lover .of smart society. He Is "said to look like a farmer, and certainly he loves country pursuits better than town, He, tqo. enjoys his father jvell equipped dairy at Trlng, although . his own famous soologlcal- museum takes precedence of the dairy. The Hon. Walter is a great traveler and has personally collected strange an imals from all quarters of the globe. The latest addition to his museum is an assort ment of 1,000 strange fleas. He has of fered $5,000 for a peculiar specimen of the flea family, known as the Arc 1 10 flea, hith erto uncaught by: any Englishman. Mr. Rothschild long since commissioned an Arctlo Whaler to hunt for this little insect, and when "the captain of the whaler re turned flealess, sent out an expedition for the special purpose of flea-catching. That expedition is still en route. , The flea Is found on the Arctic fox.' . The Hon. Walter, Rothschild, In between his flea-catching. Is a member of parlia ment. He is the ttan wno boldly wore a white straw "pig hat" in the house one day, and, to the amazement of all the rest of the house, continued, the use of it throughout the summer session. Although a young man of great activity. , the Hon. Walter Rothschild is not strong. His delicate health has made it necessary for him to travel a great deal, and in the annual trips he makes to the south of Xferope and other civilised countries, his mother is his com panion. Lady Rothschild, however, does not accompany her son when he goes animal hunting and flea-catchihg. ues, the bursting of the .watered stock; and fictitious value .boom, has gradually but surely wrought a transformation ' in the re lations of individuals to properties and to the sources of power; and this transforma tion has as its most important" and prob ably its most interesting result the classifi cation of Rockefeller and. Morgan which is now upon the tip of the tongue in Wall street, and which is made the opening sen tence above. -j John S. Rockefeller Is now looked upon by almost everyone as -the king of American finance and railroading. Mr. Morgan ta in a second, but. still a very high place, , Dur ing the last year the two men have vir tually exchanged positions. Of course it .would be trite to say that for a long time both have been in the very front rank- without doubt the two most powerful men in the country. The change appears here: Whereas Mr. Rockefeller was formerly com paratively Inactive, content to remain in the background, a tremendous force in his control of great capital and big banks." but not personally very active in the manage ment of railroad properties and dictation of policies, he Is now enlarging and broaden ing his activities. On the other hand,' Mr. Mongan, for several years a marvel of ac tivity, his finger in almost every big pie his master hand behind nearly all the great combinations and reorganisations is now comparatively Inactive. Miss Alice de Rothschild, also a cousin of Lord Rothschild, Is spinster of the family and persona grata With the queen of Eng' land. She Is what is known as a thor oughly good sort, although famous neither for the suavity of Lady Rothschild and Mrs. "Leo'' nor the public philanthropies ,iif Lady Battersea and Mrs. Eliot Yorke. -Of the younger generation of Rothschilds, Lady Crewe and Lady Sybil Grant, the daughters of Lord Rosebery, are the leading lights. The mayor will not talk to The Journal. mthrN the8e 'ies- was Hannah Then The Journal must talk to the mayor It means to be kind and If it has fallen Into any error of fact or reason, it will delight to be put right by his excellency. Will he put us right? A GREAT EXHIBITION. HE Multnomah Amateur Athletic club Is an organisation unique in the West. It stands for pure athletics which It has pursued so zealously s' Jo ex- J mo4(1er T cite general admiration. Keeping high its standard and cleaving close to the line )n anything that promotes clean sport 'It has secured the active support and sympathy of many of the leading business men of Portland. This year it proposed a twsa-weeks' car nival season which will open next Monday. Its program is broad and comprehensive and appeals to all classes nnd conditions of peo ple. Its street fair will follow practical lines, making showy displays of our pro ducts, both mechanical nnd agricultural.' It 19 proposed to make of this a striking fea ture that will not only be gratifying as a display, but which will be exceedingly In structive as well. The whole street fair will be brilliantly illuminated at night. Jabour will be there In ten big acts. Per haps the most notable spectacular display will be the production "When Knighthood Was In Flower," arranged by George C Hutchin. Over . 200 .people will participate. Taken all In all the Multnomah club ex pects to cover Itself with glory In its latest and greatest undertaking, and we feel as sured the people who attend and there are thousands of them coming will be amply repaid by what they see. Rothschild, who was tremenedously rich; and, furthermore, there is a general suppo sition that Miss Alice Rothschild, who In herited her vast wealth from the king's friend, "Ferdy" Rothschild, will leave it to the "Roseberry girls." Neither Lady Crewe nor Lady Sybil Grant is beautiful, but they are clever, good-natured women, wno, iiKe Lady Rothschild, have a genuine repug nance to publicity of any kind. Then there Is . pretty Mrs. Cllve Behrens, Lady Rothschild's only daughter, who! married her kinsman. Mrs. Behrens Is her 's- partner In-all- -' labors connected must : be 'remedied, by main . strength and awkwardness, if there Is no other way. NOT A QUESTION OF - ETYMOLOGY. I S HERE . is a Question , among etymolo 1 ; v gists as to the derivation of the ,' i. word "fard? 'or Pharo,". which Is the name of a game not unheard of in" Port -'land. It Is Said that it comes from the name of -the ancient. Itlngt of .Egypt, one of whose portraits was rmpr$nted on the cards Used In the gam. Perhaps an examination cf the ordinances of tbe ancient cfty of Memphis might elucidate 'the Question, for An English Bishop's Confessions. From the New 'YorJjjjObserver. Some of the Engllsnbishops, with all their dignity, are not above indulging at times in harmless pleasantry. The bishop of Norwich, for example, has been making some interesting confessions at a parochial gathering. "If any ladies here," he said, "w'ant a lesson in simple cookery how to make flapjacks or cook bacon let them come to me, and I will teach them. It has been said of a certain king that he was fit to be a kisg because he had blacked his own boots, and according to that reasoning I am more fit to be a bishop than any one here, because I have cobbled my own boots and mended my own breeches." The bishop made these confessions In the course, of a lively speech, in which he maintained' that happiness was an eternal Joy' depending upon internal feeling. Some one In the hall suggested that Income might have some thing to do. with the matter. The bishop declared In reply that he ,had lived as poor a life as any of bis hearers.. When a mis sionary he had known what .it was to sleep upon the ground fof months at a stretch without even a blanket, to He upon. - . ' ' . . . A Case ef Ne Regrete. ' From the Washington Star. ' Senator Gorman continues to appreciate the fact .that few politicians have had oc casion to regret the things they didn't eajr. with the synagogue. Her wedding at the great house in Piccadilly a few years ago Is said to have collected more royalties and rich ..folk than any similar function ever held in London. Lady Rothschild, wife of the head of the Rothschild family in England, has achieved one success as an entertainer which places her quite outside the rank of English hos teases. Not even the Duchess of Devonshire can take to herself the credit for the set ting of such a fashion as "the week-end.' Lady Rothschild undoubtedly made the Frlday-nlght-to-Monday-mornlng viBlt in the country the diversion it. now Is for the English aristocracfi, From the aristocracy il weni'io me minaie clauses una inence iu the ' lower, ' so that her ladyship has prac tically done a klnhess to the entire nation Trlng park is occupied by Lord Rothschild and his fhrrrtly only two months out of the year, but the great show place Is open for week-end house;, parties almost year In and year out. Lord Rothschild delights to gather his political and business friends about him on these occasions, and every body who is "anybody" some time or other attends a Rothschild week-end party. Lady Rothschild la the frequent hostess ltybothut ofroya tharod hrdl hr sh cmf emm of royalty both at Trlng park and at 178 Piccadilly, the magnificent town residence of the family adjoining Apsley house, the home of Wellington. But no matter what the occasion. Lady Rothschild maintains a rigid simplicity ol dress. Trlng park, greatest of the residences of the Rothschilds, was built by the present Lord Rothschild to suit his own fancy. It Is a mammoth building, square and com fortable. It is stored with art treasures. although the most precious Rothschild pic tures are in PIcadilly. The "conservatories and the private too are Tring park's claim to highest distinction. The soo, next to the Duke of Bedford's, Is the finest collection of Its kind In England. The conservatories be ong particularly to Lady Rothschild and the dairy to the baron himself. Trlng park one of a circle of Rothschild residences running along the boundary line between Hertfordshire and Buckingham. The fam lly preserves its clannlshness phenomenally. Five of their palatial country residences are within a few miles Of each other. . Miss Alice de Rothschild, who inherited her vast wealth from her brother, the late J3aron Ferdinand de Rothschild, is perhaps the cleverest ofthe Rothschild women. She Is a .wit and an after-dinner speaker of no small reputatioA. Good-natured enough she is to a 'degree. Miss Alice has a tongue that spares not. Since her brother's death, she superintends the' running of her vast es tates with a sharp hand that, keeps tbe place and the servants in strict order. Miss de Rothschild takes a walk about the grounds of Waddeson manor every morning when she is In the country. She carries a little trowel with her, and when she sees an offending weed, on the Instant digs it up. Her dress is always simple. She Is a plain elderly lady and clothes concern her little. With the exception of the least orna mental . of evening gowns, Miss de Roths child's wardrobe consists principally of straight "sack" coats and short skirts. Miss Alice de Rothschild was much crit icised in. the neighborhood of Waddesdon manor at the time of her brother's death for doing a war with what was known as "open day" at the manor. Baron "Ferdy,"' who was as good-natured as he was rich, let the country people and anybody else who wanted to. enter the house and grounds one day a week. Miss Alice believed that more benefit Is derived by selecting one's guests and entertaining such as need the enter tainment, with the same lavlshness of hos pitality as is given to the most important person who, comes tnere. miss ae .ttoins ehlld has but to like a poor girl who comes within her notice, and presto! she has in vited her to Waddesdon manor for a change of air and needed rest. A certain chorus girl, neither very talented nor very beau tiful, once attracted Miss Rothschild's at tention. She sent behind the scenes, got acquainted with the girl and took her home with her! She has ever since stood tho girl's friend. Unlike many of her wealthy family, Miss de Rothschild indulges in little public charity. She does her kindnesses to Individuals . It is no secret that Mr. Rockefeller and George Gould are working hand in hand. They have more than a community of in terestthey are in alliance. No man whose word is worth taking has come forward to tell Just what the character of the alliance is, but it is not denied that back of Mr. Gould and his ambitious plans is the Rocke feller billion or Ave hundred million, or whatever the Standard OH king's fortune may be. Already men are asking who can rival John D. Rockefeller as a money and railway king, when his present plans are brought to completion.' If Mr. Rockefeller becomes the dominant personal force In New York Central and the allied roads, if he is be hind and with George Gould In Wabash and Missouri Pacific and the transcontinental project; if he acquires management ef Pennsylvania and Baltimore & Ohio and' their allies, it is apparent that the statue of Mr. Rockefeller, if made historically ac curate, will have to be cast as a Colossus of Roads. He soon will be, If he is not al ready, the most powerful man in American railways and finance. He, will be. greater than any Vanderbllt ever wa. or Jay Gould or Morgair or any of the men of the golden era of American industrialism. If the men who offer these estimates of Mr. Rocke feller's plans and operations are not mis taken, it Is safeto say that within five years he will be without a rival, that his power will he so great as to become a po litical Issue In the United States, and that the history of the .world may be searched In vain for another example of such vast power Invested In public utilities such as those mentioned above and including, oil. Then there is the beautiful "Mrs. Leo Rothschild. She is of Italian birth, hut she has taken to English life enthusiastically. She is more strictly a "society woman" than Lady Rothschild. She was the chaperon of Lady Sybil Grant when she made her debut as Lady Sybil Primrose, and now that her soifs are grown fine young men, she is seen about with them 'a great deal, , She dresses in what some one has termed "a neat unob- trnulv atvlo " . Men T.eo'-i skill fis a.,' rider in xiinimaiiin i " - -a Her .favorite I is proverbial, and patron of the opera. chiffon, and her jewelry rarely exceeds two pieces. One of these is a diamond spray hair ornament, and the other a string of pearls. The pearls fitting closely -about the neck' are of great value, and are graduated until the' center one Is reached. It is a huge pear-shaped thing 'and is one of . the many priceless gems of the Rothschild family. .Lady Rothschild shares one taste in com mon with the King of England. Her fa vdrlte flower, and Lord Rothschild's as .well, Is the Malmalson carnation. This carna tion IS frequently used in decorating- the king's private dinner table. On one occas ion when the king and queen attended a ball given at the Rothschilds' town, resi dence, Lady Rothschild "jsed her ingenuity and contrived decorations ., which the then Prince of Wales said were as beautiful as anything he had ever seen .In a London house. Blooming peace trees were "planted" throughoutMhe mansion, and both the color and scent of the bloesoms-were So ac curately reproduced that it' seemed as If one were In a peach; orchard. La&y Rothschild Is famous as a friend of the neiW8Darrs. Although she,never on any occasion permits I . Beyond Merey. the publication of her photograph, she goes f ' From the Baltimore American, out of her way to give desired information. The 'man who meddles with other people's In her unwillingness to have her picture go ("money should not ask mercy 'from those ha lh. CnnnH. 1 aHu VI nt hinh 1 1 A if lib all V, L.. K .. ' ' . V . V I VWMBj MUUf ,,UVUBUUU 10 ll fUl I IIA0 W1.VICLCU. she has no-superlori in enthusiasm; Many American women .who, during the English meeting of the International Council "Of Women were entertained at the Trlng park garden party by Lady Rothschild, will, re member that Mrs. Leo, the personification of dainty face and figure, stood by Lady Rothschild all afternoon' and shook bands with all the guests. Lady Battersea Is better known aa a phil anthropist tbaa any of her Rothschild kins women. This is largely because of her as sociation with the Nations '-Council of Women Workers, ah organization which brings her into touch with all kinds and conditions of educational and phUapthroplo enterprises. Her .work is a trifle less dis tinctly Jewish, than is that of Lady Roths child, whose racial itjsmicts are notably strong. . '-' " -. - : . Pig Prieesi From the St Louis Post-Dispatch. A reduction of $1.50 in pig iron prices is reported. There seems to be no reduction in pig meat. . . .. .. .-....'..''. Among the foremost men of New York the rising of Rockefeller as a personal force in the railway world la hailed with delight. Whatever may be said by the theorist and critics about the desirability ot having such vast power concentrated in one man, in New York they are content to see Mr. Rockefeller "get behind" as many railway properties as he may wish. They are content because they say he is conservative. He will be the great mentor, or moderator, who preserves peace and Order. He will te strong enough to prevent great booms and great slumps. He will keep things on a more even keel. He will discourage watering and . wild-catting, as he has already frowned upon the methods of which Mr. Morgan stands as the most conspicuous representative. The boom, which Mr. Morgan did- not make but of which he took advantage, Inevitably brought on the slump which was Mr.. Rockefeller's opportunity. And men are saying all's well that ends well. The introduction of this new force in American railway finan ciering speaks for solidity and stability;-it is for the professors and the essayists to study the relations of the richest man in the world tq, the richest people in his new role as a trustee for society in the control of public utilities, particularly means of transportation. . . ternoon's post from his sweetheart." ."And you, Atkins, what in the world are you do ing r iMPlease, colohet I am stopping up: Murphy'.s ears with both bands, because. I don't mind, his reading my sweetheart let ter, but I don't want htm to hear a single word of what she has written." . '-' , f ' v '- - ', ; ' A Sin He Couldn't Exouse. From the New York' Times. Gen. Gobln, the commander of the Penn sylvania National Guard, showed his con tempt for poor poker playing in a striking manner during tha recent coal strike, when he was at Wllkesbarre in charge of the State's TOllltary.force.' One night a poker game waa oti between several Philadelphia newspaper men,, one of whom was a young fellow on whom they Wished to play a joke. Finally; in a spirit of fun ''stacked" hands were dealt, so that three of the players, among whom was the young fellow,- got straight flushes of equal Value. After the betting passed ' around twice, the young fellow "called" and then, When he saw the cards,, anxiously ques tioned as to which flush won on color. The next morning the young fellow went to see the general for some news, but the story of the poker game had got there be fore nim. When the young fellow's name was sent In he heard Gen. Gobln roar from inside: ' . , "Put the fool out! I never will even re ceive a man who knows so little that he will call on a straight flush!" ' How Geebel Felt About It. W. J. Hendricks, ex-attorney general of the state of Kentucky, but now a resident of this city, tells this story Of the late Gov. William Goebel of Kentucky. Prior to the assassination of Mr. Goebel, who waa .not officially pronounced governor until he lay on his deathbed, party feeling ran high and much vituperation waa in dulged mv When even his iron nerves be gan to show the effects of the strain of the contest. Sir.' Goebel was sluing In his room in the Capitol hotel, in Frankfort, Ky., chat ting over events with one of his lieutenants. "This being a contestant for the govr- , norshfp isn't a very easy Job, Mr. Goebel," said the lieutenant, noting the worn look of his chief. "No," said Mr. Cobel. "It is not. In fact." and here his eyes brightened up a bit, "I feel something Jlke the Irishman Who was tarred and feathered and ridden on a rait. While he was getting the free ride the' Irish man said, "Begorry, if It wasn't for the rhonor av the thing, I'd rather waik!'" Senator Wateott's Mistake. From the Minneapolis Journal. . Ex-Senator Edward O. Walcott of Colo rado has had a number of, surprises in his interesting career, but the one he likes to tell of came in Denver a few years' ago. It was really a double surprise. "I was going to Denver on Important busi ness and did not care to have my visitgen erally known. lie Bayg; in' telling the Inci dent. "Imagine my surprise when the train pulled Into the station and I found two brass bands waiting for me. I wondered how the new$ of my visit leaked out. My brain began straightway to think out a lit tle speech. Then I saw the crowd raise an other man on its shoulders and carry him to a waiting carriage. The procession started oft without rpe. The man was James J. Corbett, then champion prjse-flghter and what.. was a mere senator In comparison ?" - Paying the Fare. From the Milwaukee Sentinel. Did you ever see a maiden On a streetcar, heavy laden. Talking to a miss or matron at her side, While the con, his molars grating. Stands there softly swearing, waiting, For the two enchanting fairies to decide Who shall pay? "Oh, I say, " Really now, DO let me, please!" ' "No, my dear, A . I have it here '' In this purse between my knees!" "But I must ,c. Pay this fare!" Then they thrust Eagef hands In shopping bags and sotne- ' how keep them there. While the con doth fiercely swear. To himself and hisses 'Tare I" Finally one reluctantly - ' Hands him out a dime, and he Moves along- -Through the throng. ' Then the one that didn't pay . Suddenly exclaims, "Oh, say! Here's the transfers that we got upon the other track!" With a sweet smile on her lips She presents the crumpled slips to the grouchy old conductor, and de " mands their money back! The Way to Begin. ' From , the Philadelphia Inquirer. . : ' Hawaii wants a $2,000,000 loan to help her to become Americanised. That's the way to begin. .. .. . ..v. Limited Supply af Parents. ., From the . Watseka. HI., Republican. Mrs. Eugene Thomas, of Chicago spent a few day here last , week with her -smly paren.' . ' . . ., , t . American Ancestral Hemes. From the Philadelphia Record. Now that the American millionaires have had time to look about, them and have con tracted the habit of visiting Europe, where they are received by royalty, It Is not sur prising that they should be taken with a desire for ancestral homes. In the first im pulse several of them have bought up the ancestral homes of impoverished English aristocrats and attempted to enjoy the emotions which are commonly escribed to the man who inherits baronial halls, oil por traits, tombs and vast game preserves. It has been noted, however, that after a very brief experience most of them have turned VP again in the neighborhood Of Wall street, where their most exciting and. happiest days have been spent. Tne fact Is that life In th foreign ancestral home is too like u pioneer existence . to - please the American millionaire for long. To equip the place with electric lights or even with gas; to in stall a hard-coal furnace and, hot-air pipes, and all such modern improvements as hot and cOld water, dumb waiter, electric bells, swift-footed young servants, telephones. oft carpets and, whatever .makes living comfortable the thing for which, the mil lionaire labored in bis most, active dqys would be ridiculous. . No man can expe rience the state of mind of a born aristocrat in bis ancestral home without submitting to ancient conditions. . - The shrewder American millionaires pro pose to build their own ancestral homes In their own country within easy reach of the busy cities and where no traditions bind them .to the 11' of privation which is trre lot of the foreign aristocracy. , "Fighting Mae's" Horse. From the Xondon Chronicle. -Under the will of the late Sir Hector Macdonald direction were given thatSiis well known charger should ba shot the hoofs being preserved a mementos. Before the contents of the ' will were known in Ceylon the animal was sold to A. ft. de Soysa. a wealthy Singalese gentleman. He has now intimated his readiness-to hand over the horse to Lady Macdonald on con dition that it is not killed, or,, on the other and, to retain it, undertaking that when -ever the death of the animal (which is now In Ceylon) shall take place the hoofs shall be forwarded to the son of the late general. John L's Listening Air. , From the Chicago Tribune. Mr, Webster, of Nebraska haashis close to the ground as be can get out soiling his waistcoat. ear- Fair Exchange No Robbery, v' From the Philadelphia Record. Hawaii Is exporting frog to this' country. We reciprocate by returning hops-rln kegs. and bottles." r -1 t r - - 0 :