rr MAY YET ARBITRATE President Comperi Makes Oller lor striking Telegraphers, FEW MORE LEAVE THEIR ILEYS Official General Order by President Small Makes no Material Dif­ ference In Bltuatlon. Chicago, Aug. 17. —Despite ths issu­ ance of the general strikeonier by Pres­ ident Hural I the situation In this city was not materially changed yestenlay. All of tbe men who were disposed to strike were slisauly out. It was liollov­ ed by the officials of the union that the order Would paralyse a number of brok­ erage and couruilseion bouses, but no additional strikes were reported. Both Uie Postal and Western Union in- crwuod forces on the txard. They both reported the situation sa steadily im­ proving and occasional applications from the strikers for their old positions. The improvement in the Aaarriated Press service was marked. A number of towns on the West, Nurth and South circuits received a full report yesterday, end the volume of news handled wav much greater tlian at any time since Um walkout on Monday night. The officials ot tb* Telegraphers' union late yraterilay changed front on the proposition to arbitrate and an­ nounced that they would accept lire offices of the general board of arbitrat­ or« tf the American Federation ot La­ bor in settling their differences with tlie companies. This board «Miaista of John Mitchell, cf the Mine Workers, Ihtuiel J. Keefe, of the Longshoremen >9 and President Hamuel Gompers. Gom pen made Uro above announcement. Strikers and Companies In Fight to Finish at Portland. Pottland, Aug. 17. — Ixxwlly, the sinking tolegraphets and the telegraph companies ar« organising their force« for a finish fight. There were two de­ fections from the nnlon yesterday. Otherwise the sitiiatlon in purtland remains unchanged, and the sending and receiving of telegrams continues seriously InterrupUd. Th« Isruance of a general strike order by National I'm- ident Hmall, of the Commercial Tele­ graphers' union, Iras served only to magnify the seritmsneasof the situation outside of Bortland, since operators who had before hesitated to join the ranks of their striking aawristes cheerfully left the keys yesterday. The result waa to more completely paralyse the tele­ graphic business of the country. Il WM expected that a crisis might be reached y<«tcr>tay, but the |xweibili- ty ot a settlement sectns even farther removed. No mxmer liad the order for a general strike been issued by Presi­ dent Hmall than tbe Western Union official« issued instructions to all local managers to refuse to reinstate any more of the striking telegraphers. Seattle Wires Cleared. Seattle, Aug. 17 —8n|>erlbtendent R. T. Reid, of the Western Union, to­ night went to Bellingham to appoint Edward Parland, of Du I las, Tex., man­ ager of the Bellingham office, to succeed Manager Tucker, who went out with .the strikers. Tlie Postal company anys huslnraa lias fallen off more than 50 |>rr cent, but tliat with seven day operatise in the place of 12, they ato handling all the biisinoea accepted. Both offices ray leas than luilf tbe uaiutl volume of bus- ineea is now offered, but both compan­ ies claim to be keeping up fairly well, especially to Pacific coast points. Superintendent Reid, of the West­ ern Union, says trouble on the coast lines Is In Cow Creek canyon, Oregon, where rail row. I operators open the cir­ cuits. Reid bar Pinkertons out pa­ trolling all railnad lines In special en­ gines to locate breaks in the Northwest. Ho said tonight he would prosecute railroad opemtora who prevent reopen­ ing of lines by grounding the wires. Benson Trial Is Resumed. Han Francisco, Aug. 17.—The trial of John A. Benson and E. B. Perrin, indicted for fraud In connection with securing land in the Plumas reserve, was resumed before Judge Ito Haven, yesterday afternoon. Perrin wm on the stand and continuod bis story for the defense. Argument will commence today. The main feature was the ex­ amination of character witnesses, first by the prosecution to establish the in­ tegrity of Hnell and on the part of the defense to show the good reputation of Dr. Perrin. Adams Chooses Darrow. Spokane, Wash., Aug. 17.—Accord­ ing to reports from Wallace, Stove Ad­ ams haa chosen Clarence I »arrow in preference to Richardson to defend him when his trial com«« up at Walla«« shortly upon the charge of murdering Fred Tyler, a settler in the Ht. Joo dis­ trict of Idaho. Fred Miller, one of the attorneys in the Haywood case,'has barn at Wallace, hie object being to consult with Adams about hie forthcoming trial. It is said that Adams readily selected Darrow In preference to Rich­ er« Ison. Live Over Ye Olden Daye. I zm Angeles, Aug. 17.—Living again in the days of the early padreb, where the wild surroundings of a simple In­ dian village gave no suggestion of the bustling city whleh was In a few years to supplant it, parishioners of the Church of Our lady of the Angeles Di­ vine, today celebrated the founding of Ixre Angeles, and incidentally the eetal»- lishment of their historic house of wor­ ship. The day began with a cannon aalute fired by General Jose Aguilar. Man Missing, So le *13,000. Omalia, Aug. 17.—Theodore Olean, ex-Danish vice consul here, and once city comptroller of Omaha, is miming. Il is alleged hla accounts with the Dan­ ish government are short 113,000, on amount of estates he handled as trustee lor the government of Denmark. TORNINO POINT REAOHED. Both Bides In Strike Fspact They Can Win Fight, Cbhago, Aug. IV.—liu|*ortant dsvel- opiuMita In the strike of ths Commer­ cial Telegraphers ass looksd fur today by both dlspulauta. Confident that the strike lias spent its lores, and that ths Iiirnlng point haa lieen reached, the telegraph companies look for a slam- | mh I s of ths etilkere to regain their lor met positions. Cheered by the reports they have re­ ceived from the various cities affected, the strike leaders on the other hand are prepared to prosecute the fight more vigorously thsn ever, A accord Ing to advices received at union headquarters, the messenger Isiya ami check clerks In New York ere scheduled to go out today. Broker firms throughout the country liave lieen given until noon today to sign contracts with their operators ot suffer the coriae- quences of a walkout. Three hundred operators employed by tiie Amelrcan Telephone A Telegraph company throughout the Southwest may be called out tiefore night, unless a 10 |>er cent increaae in wages Is grant­ ed. This ia one of the trump cards which President Hmall e«[>ecta to play. If tbe order is issued it will isolate ('ll cag>> from the rest of the country, so far aa telephonic communication is ooticerncxj. NEWS FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL BOOT BLOWS FOR OCTOPUS FAIH It» FAILURE. V Uncl« Ram Can't Gal Money Back Prosecution Will Continue Until Great from Jamaetown. Oil Trust Is No Mors Washington, Aug. 20.—U*»cl« Harn may liecoina gatekeeper at tlie James- to«" expoaitio: this week. He mate­ rially assisted Ir. financing the under­ taking, but has lieen unable to get hie money lark according to agreement. Assistant Hw-retary of the Trr-aeurer Edwards Is now upon the ground for conference with those in charge, ami urilens some definite assurance ran be given that Installment payments will 1» made on the government han, he may place a representative at the gates to take charge of the receipts. At ths treasury department It ia stated that patience lisa been exhausted waiting lor some evidence to 1« shown of a serioas intention to reimburse th« government, By an act of congrnM 9l,er cent ol the gross receipts would be pairted to the Health department within the past week. Tbe patients, with one ex­ ception, wi re <>l th« prer claae of foreigners dwelling in the neighbor­ hood ot the old Chinatown. The ex­ ception waa a foreign sailor taken from a o oat wise steamer. Prompt anective developments. The attorney general acts and talks like a man who la anx­ ious to do something d rest to to force anti-trust offenders to book in some manner that will serve a bettor pur- p<«e than the imposing of fines. That tlxrs are other aoti-trust pro­ ceedings tiian those lately in tbe lime­ light to receive attention in tlx near future w«« strongly intimated today. No details will be given out, however, until matters have reached a focus. Aa to Htandard Oil, it wm hinted that the fines already imposed are but a begin­ ning, and that before tbe government Is through with the parent of all trusts the giant corporation may be mulcted of millions and that the I And la imposi­ tion will be made to aeem a mere baga­ telle. ft waa aleo indicated that suit to dis­ solve the Htane proaecut- «<1 with particular vigor. Wliat form tbe effort of tbe government to break up the Htandard eveninally may take is not certain but it to mid that some move ie in contemplation that will be more effective tlian the receivership idee« evolved with respect to certain other trusts, and upon which the de- [isrtment of juatice is inclined to pride itself greatly. There ie little doubt that the admin­ istration has act to work to knock tbe Htandard Oil company out of existence, If such consummation be poeeible. Oppose Bonding Fleets. Growing Brighter Each Day. Warhington, Aug. 21.—A new and beautiful comet which appears daily in the eoatern sky and is visible for about an hour before sunrise has lieen under observation for some time by astrono­ mers at the United States naval olxrer- vatory. This comet, which is entirely new to astronomy, has been named in honor of Wk. Daniela, of the Princeton university astronomical department, who discovered the celestial interloper some weeks ago. The observer« at the naval olieervstory «ay the Daniels cornet is growing brighter each morning. I Washington, Artg. 14.—The presi­ dent's naval program to send a power­ ful battleeh ip and cruiser fleet to the Pacific ia threatened by a certain ele­ ment in congress. Inquiries made at the Navy department indicate that there is strong opposition to the pro­ gram. Unless the fleets are well cn the way when congress meets, resolu­ tions designed to embarnuw the admin­ istration are likely to lx introduced. The control of the ships ia, by law, in tbe hands of the president, who will probably assert his rights. Immunity Bath for Alton. New York, Aug. 1ft.—Nine leading companies affiliated with the Steel cor­ poration has leaser! four floors of a great office structure which the Hudson Tunnel company Is erecting at the Church street terminal, for which they will pnv a record rental of 960,000 for each floor, or $2,400,000 for 10 years’ lease. This is said to be the largest rental paid anywhere on earth. - Redding Man Recommended. Washington, Aug. 17.—Senators I Perkin« and Flint have recommended , that Judge Edward Sweeny, of Red-' ding, be appointed superintendent of the mint at San Francisco to succeed Frank Leach. / Cutter Manning Hits Rock. Washington, Aug. 20.—A telegram received by the Treasury department reports that tHe revenue cutter Man­ ning yesterday ran upon an uncharted rock near Valdes, Alaska. As Captain Cantwell added that he proceeded to Sitka for repairs, it is believed the Manning is not seriously damaged. Now Northwest Postmasters. Washington, Aug. 9.—Postmasters appointed: Oregon—Pokegama. George W. McIntyre, vice O. B. Walters, ro- signed. William A. Washington—Hall, Geer, vice O. B. Aagard. resigned; Bingen, Melvin Wetberell, vice S. G. Hadley, resigned. Taft Is Off to Manila. Washington, Aug. 20. — Secretary Taft left here today on the first stage of his trip to Manila. He is expected to make a notable speech in Columbus. O. At Seattle he will be joined by mem­ bers of his family. Mr. Taft will re­ turn in December, via Sues, completing a trip ¿round the world. Discredit Sinking of Island. Washington, Aug. 21.—Government officials are Inclined to discredit the xiviiuiiiiu ’ ij mat ixtjcan lamtiu into Honolulu bvw story that laysan Island has dtoappeared and attribute it to a proba­ ble mistaken reckoning by the captain of the schooner Oleen, who made the report. Wireless Stations on Coast. Buffalo to Aid Cutter Patrol. Washington, Aug. 21.—The Army and Navy departments have arranged to co-operate In maintaining wireless communication between Nome and St. Michaels, Alaska, and Seattle and San Francisco. Washington, Aug. 91.—Naval trans­ port Buffalo aailed for Puget sound Seattle, Wash., Aug. 1ft.—N. H. yesterday to srwwiat the revenue cutters Hogeland, chief engineer of the Great In patrolling the sealing waters in the Northern, announced here tonight that vicinity of the Priblyloff islands. the line on the west slope of the Reek­ Portland Man Gate Clerkship. Praaldlo Will Now Salute. ie«, between Whitefish and Summit, would be double tracked «nd a large * Washington, Aug. 21.—Jack J. Wo- Washington, Aug. 15.—The War de­ portion of it entirely rebuilt. Mr. chos, of Portland, haa been appointed a partment Iras designated the presidio of Hogeland haa just completed an Inspec­ clerk in the office of the shipping com­ Ran Francisco aa the saluting station missioner at San Francisco. tion trip over that tarrittory. for the harber instead of Alcatnn island. Doubls Track Graaf Northern. LONBLINEU OF A OREAT CITY. F you live in a large city you are lost You are ewallowed up by tbe wean of people around you. You gu down Into tbe d«ep and that's the last of you. sxcvpt perhaps an oc­ casional bubble that may cuuie to tbe sur­ face near where you were last seen. There are ao many people you can't ea<-ape drown­ ing. You can’t make friendships as you do in a sumller place, where tbe Individual isn't entirely effai-rd by tbe mass. Society is not wbat It Is In rhe smaller piace, where the human element enters In altogether. In tbe larger place your comings sod goings are not noted by your friends even, and never by tbe newsjwpers unless you are one of the high financiers or imcklng house bunch. The births and weddings In your family are of no more Interest outside of your own flat than are the wreaths of arnoke curling up Into tlie empyrean; no merry crowd of Interest«! neighbor« with tbelr warm rongratulatlona Tbe deaths bring little sympathy from tbe rumbling, rattling world outsldt-; no sorrowing acqualutan-vs who bare stood by you through tlte long sickness; there ia lit­ tle or none of that evidence of loving kindness that comes from neighbors and real friends in a small city or town, where tbe dollar mark Is not written so large and so in­ delibly on everything It !1 a paradoxical law that where there are so many people there are fewer friend«, and when you diminish the number to a frontier community where neighbors are miles apart your friends are ready to take tbelr lives In tbelr bands for you.—Utica Globe. FINE FOB THE WIFE; HOW ABOUT THE WIDOWt It. MARRIED MAN. did you ever give much thought to what might happen when you died? Did you ever spend much thought upon tbe fact that you were going to die? Did you ever realise that your wtfe would • -ease to be your wife and bexxrme a widow? Did you comprehend that your children would no longer be your children but would be known as your orbi«ns? If you did gra«f> tb««e facts, which many men try to do-ige. did you ever tarry your «{«culatlon a little fur­ ther, thus wise: "Will my widow wear a« good clothes as my wife?" “Where will the bread come from when the breadwinner passe« away?" “Will my orphans Lave the advantage« of my children?” It Is rather a grim subject—this idea of death. Not dinner table conversation at all. It’s a pleasant thing to forget. Many men do successfully dodge the subject all tbelr Uvea. But there Is no dodging Death Itself. It never forget«. It never skips. Rich or poor—mighty or lowly—no matter. It's a fine thing to live. It makes a married man proud to bare a home, to dr««« his wife, to give his children «ducatloual advantage« and to keep bls family In the front rank. It take« money, yee—but It’s fine for tbe children. dellgbtrul for tbe wife, satisfying to the man. But wbeu you've run your length. Mr Married Man, what then? Home day your friends will lay a Illy on your cbeet, heap tbe praise, the reverence, the kindly tributes that should have been yours through life, upon what 1« left of you. lay you away, and proi-eed to forget you. But the widow won't forget Tbe orphans won't for­ get. When you go to the ivinetery will (lie widow go to the poor house? When you pass Into tbe I'nknowQ will your orphans pass Into tbe asylum? There 1* no time to deride this but now. Prune a few luxuries. Start a bank account. Hate! les re an Income! If you left your wife while alive the law would put you In jail Death relieves you of the law but not of responsibility! Then again. Mr. Man, your saving may not be for merely your widow or your orphans. It may be yourself. Tliere are such things as paralysis blind­ ness, insanity. Think it over.—Indianapolis Bun. THE FOREST RESERVE. w HEN the President, by proclamation a few weeks ago, added seventeen million acres of land to tbe national forest reserve be raised tbe total amount ot land withdrawn from settlement to one hundred and forty-five mil­ lion acres—an urea almost equivalent to that of Minnesota and ttw two Dakotas. These lands are held primarily for tbe protection of the water sup[»iy of tbe country, particularly that of th« great West. Forest reserve« in the East are not national but state property In some of the«« Htates there are movements to i>ur<-ba«e mountain land in order to pre­ vent lumber companies from dcnud;t.{ Vt. Tlie power to withdraw forest lands from settlement by proclamation was «inferred on tbe President by set of Congre«« In March. IMil. Immediately afterward President Harrison isoued tbe first proclamation under tbe new law. and began the national forest reserve. By 1890 forty-six million acres had been put In tbe reserve, and tbe amount bad been im-reasexl to a hundred and twenty-eight million acres in February, before President Rooaevelt's last proclamation. Tbe last Congress re[*-aled the law giving the President power to add public land« to tbe forest reserve, •nd ordered that hereafter no land should be withdrawn from settlement without the approval of Congress. It is less than twenty year« dote tbe scientific study of forestry was begun In the United States. Ho much ha»" been learned of the subject that the protection of the water supply is not now urged as the sole reason for preserving tbe forests. A properly managed forest will not only protect the water «ources, but will yield a profit­ able amount of 1 timber without Injury to tbe forest area. Tbe government is selling lumber from Its reserves, and it Is said by those In charge that within a short time tbe Forestry Bureau will be self supporting. If not a money-making branch of the government.—Youth's Com­ panion. A GOOD CATCH Washington, Aug. 15.—It became known today tliat the Chicago A Alton road was given an immunity bath for' its part in connection with illegal re­ lates for which the Standaid Oil com­ pany was recently convicted and fined 929.240,000. As a reason, it is prob­ able that the caeca against the Alton, which might have carried with them tinea amounting to several millions of dollars, will be dropped. San Francisco, Aug. 16.—The trans­ port llulord an I led at noon yesterday for Manila, with cabins crowded with casu­ als ano«t fleet to leave this port within 12 days. The Warren sailed on August 3, the Ixrgan on Aug­ ust 5 and the Crook on August 10. Among the Buford's ¡«seengers are 16 Batter Prices for Fruit. officers, who are to join their regiments, North Yakima—Deputy Horticultural eight surgeons and 25 Philippine gov­ Inspector Brown prophesies that prices ernment students. for fruit will l>e horn 20 to 30 per cent higher this year than last. lie esti­ Resent Visit of Haywood. mates that tlie orop this year will Chicago, Aug. 10.—William D. Hay­ amount to at least 1,400 car lonads. wood, secretary of the Western Federa­ The orchards are much freer from pests tion of Minors, ' visited the Chicago than ever liefore. Mr. Brown believes Press club today and some of the mem- that the codlln month will be alwolute- lx>r are much wrought up about It. An ly exterminated within a few years. emphatic protest, addreaned to the hoard of directors, was prepared at once Captain Fox In Command. and circulated for signatures. A vote Washington, Aug. 16.—Captain C. of censure is asked for the members who brought Haywood into tire club. E. Fox haa l>een assigned to the com­ Thia will be considered at the board's mand of the cruiser Routh Dakota, which, with the California, Tennessee meeting Friday night. and Washington will comprise the n^r Pacific cruiser squadron. Record Pries for Rants. IIHHIII M M‘4'M I 34<4I I M t I 34 Taft Calls on Prssidsnt. New York, Aug. 15.—Secretary Taft went to Oyster Bay today and visited President Roosevelt for the last time before hie three months' trip to the Philippines. Secretaries Root and Meyer also visited the president. Mr. Taft Bays lie expect« tn be at Yellow­ stone Park from September 1 to 3, go­ ing thence to Portland, Seattle and Ta­ Settling Zena Differsncs. Washington, Aug. 21.—Secretary coma. He saile for the Philippines on Taft before leaving concluded arrange­ September 10. The duration of Lia ments with representative« of the stay there is not yet determined. United States of Colombia and Panama Guarding Against Waste. for the sett lament of the issue« betwe< n these countries and the United States | North Yakima — Judge Ralph C. of Kittitas county, in the growing out of the reparstioh of Pans- * Kauffman, “" •- ma and the creation of the canal sone. absence of Judge Rigg, has appointed It provides for three treaties, one of A. L. Smith, of Prosser, water commis­ which, if approved' by the president sioner for Yakima county, under the The and Secretary Root, prolably will be provisional of the now statute. official's duties involve tbe guarding of sent to the next session of senate. tbe canals and ditches of the reclama­ Pinkerton Dies at Sea. tion service and the overseeing of the Taft's Plans In Effect. New York, Aug. 1ft.—Robert Pink­ Washington, Aug. 17.—Major Parry use of water by the ra-cbers^. erton, head of the detective agency Hodges today Ix-gan hie duties as pur­ (•earing tliat name, died at sea Monday Goes Over the Testimony. chasing agent of the Isthmian Canal on the steamship Bremen. He was en Washingon, Aug. 21.—Attorney Gen­ commission, with lieadqaarters in route to Germauy in the pursuit of Washington. At the same time Taft's eral Bonaparte conferred several hours health. The cause of death was fatty plan of reorganisaticn of the adminis­ today with District Attorney Sime, of degeneration of the heart. Robert tration methods of the canal commis­ Chicago, going over the testimony taken Pinkerton was cneof the two principals sion became effective. Considerable in the Standard Oil trial at Chicago to of the Pinkerton Itotectlve agency, this of the work heretofore done in Wash­ determine to what extent the evidence organisation having never incorporated. given by Harriman and other Chicago During the last 25 veers, lie him been ington will be transacted on the isth­ mus, where the office of the secretary A Alton officiate would render them in charge of the New York agency, immune to prosecution growing out of of the commission will be heated while his brother, William A. Pinker­ the so-called Alton deal. ton, resided in Chicago. Big Shipload tor Philippines. Opinions of Great Papers on Important Subjects. Washington, Aug. 15.—Where la the next "trust-busting" blow to ba It was a pleasant afternoon In a vil­ lage In western Nevada. A group of young men were playing a rough game of ball In the middle of tbe wide, sandy street, but tbe sidewalks were almost deserted. This rendered every pawer- by conspicuous to the motley crowds of Indians. (Tilnamen, cowboys, miners and other adventurers that lounged In front of tbe shops and barrooms of tbe main thoroughfare. A tall young man and a dainty, sweet­ faced girl came out of tbe hotel and took tbelr way along tbe sidewalk, their dress and manner plainly pro­ claiming them to be Easterners and “tenderfoots,'' for tbe young fellow wore a silk hat. and a long “Prince Albert” coat with all tbe innocence im­ aginable, and bls very small mustache waa distinctly curled up at tbe end« The pah" walked umuncernedly along the street, tbe target of every eye. but all unconscious of creating a sensation, for the crowd, cn account of the sweet­ faced girl, endeavored to suppress somewhat its deep and heartfelt approval of her companion's dress ap[>ea rance. Suddenly one of the players in street, a husky young cowboy, gave the ball a tremendous swing; It accidental­ ly slipped from bls grasp and went straight for the pretty girl's face. The player gave a cry of horror, the crowd gasped and caught Its breath. In an Instant all would be over with the pretty girl. But quick as thought her escort sprang forward, threw out his left hand, deftly caught the “red- hot" ball not a foot from her face, and lightly tossed It back to the player. There waa a moment of dated al­ ienee; then from every motley group all up and down tbe street came a burst of hearty, spontaneous applause. lx>ud and long It continued. The young man lifted his bat. tbe pretty girl, the rotor rushing back to her cheeks, smiled and waved her handkerchief, and as they disappeared from view down the dusty roadway, tbe tall hat and tbe long-tailed coat were freely forgiven. WITCHES AND PLANTS. n»r Leweads and Trwdltlowa Llwk Them Together, that In all countries In which the witch­ craft delusion now exists or In which It prevailed In former times we find folklore stories cvmnectlng those mys­ terious bogles with the plants of those particular regions. Even tbe great 8hak«tieare cause« bls witches to dis­ course learnedly on the diabolical prop­ erties of “hemlock dlgg’d I' dark” and of ''slips of yew silvered In the moon's eclipse.” They arc supposed to have bad tbelr favorite flowers as well aa plants, and In England at the present time foxglove la a;x»k»-n of as “witch bells” and harebells aa "wltcbe«' thim­ bles." Tbe common ragwort Is well known as tbe "witches’ horse," the tra­ dition being that they mounted rank growths of that species of weed and “rode the skies." Just as tbe dame with the pointed bat rides tbe broom In the familiar pIHure. In Germany and throughout northern Europe It Is tbe belief that witches float from place to place on beds of hay, comixised largely of witches’ blossoms and “devil spikes.” this last being a species of dwarfed slough grass. St John's wort, which MISS GLADYS VANDERBILT. Miss Gladys Moore Vanderbilt has attained ber legal age and comes Into Inheritance from tbe estate of her father, tbe late Cornelius Vanderbilt This inheritance amounts to 113,000,000, and it makes ber America's rich­ est girt When Cornelius Vanderbilt died In 1890. he bequeathed 97.500.000 to each of the five children, except Cornelius. Jr., tbe money to be paid each belr upon reaching legal age Cornelius, Jr., was cut off with a mere 91.500.000. because tie married contrary to his father's wishes. Alfred was designator heud of tbe family and It waa provided that the bulk of the estate should be given to him In Installments. Certain funds were placed In trust with tbe provision tbiK they should be distributed when tbe youngest child. Miss Gladys, reached her legal age. Under careful management her bequest of $7.500.000 has grown to 910,- 500,000 In the seven years since the death of her father. She receives In addition 92.500.000 from other funds of tbe estate, the total of 913,000,000 making ber one of tbe richest unmarried young women In tbe country. Is now so popular for shoulder and leading actors, showing them much def- buttonhole bouquets on St John's eve. erence. while with tbe smaller mem­ was formerly worn for tbe express bers she may have very little to do, but purpose of averting the crafts and In her friendships she gives herself subtleties of tbe witches, bogles, ghosts groat leeway, and the girl with whom and iqilrlts which the European peas­ she is most Intimate out of the theater antry believed walked abroad on “that is more often than not a subordinate in night of witching mysteries.”—London ber company. Spectator. When the reading of tbe play begins she sits by tbe side of the author at STAR BEHIND THE CURTAIN. the table, the company fills tbe half Bestdes Technical Kaowleatae She circle and a great quiet falls as the portMIo containing the manuscript Is Mast Possess Diplomacy and Tact. The star lady who now comes from opened. A playwright will find no more the front of the house, feeling ber way critical audience than this first one. to tbe stage with the box-office gentle­ Each actor listens for tbe appearance man gulldlng ber footstep« through tbe of bls own part In the play and eager dark and tbe assistant stage manager ly follows tbe development of the plot .veiling to the electrician for “bouse to see how deeply be Is concerned In IL lights for Mita X------ ” thia «tar lady Caries« Neatlsg Habit«. has learner! the ner-esalty of watching Many birds In their nesting habits that unruly member, her tongue, and also of picking her frtend«hl|« with un­ have accommodated themselves to tbe erring alm. says a writer In the Book­ advance of civilisation. Thus tbe barn man. Reprenslon, diplomacy. Instinctive and cliff swallows, wblcb once built judging of men and women are some of under overhanging cliffs and In caves, the unadmitted qualities that make a now pla.-e th-lr nests on the raftero star. It Is not all bursting genius and and beneath tbe eaves of our barn». technical knowledge of the stage. She Tbe chimney swift, which originally must be a diplomat and a biulneas wo­ placed Its neat on tbe Inside of hollow man. If the company Is small, as a trees, now uses our chimneys for that rule, all other members are presented purpose. The purple martin, once nest­ to her. Many of them she may know, ing exclusively In boles In trees, will and sb« move« from one group to an­ rrow In many sections of tbe country other, racalllng old anaociatlons an<1 use nothing but the bird boxes wblctk laughing over old-tlm« escapade«. The kind-hearted men have erected. head of a company t« no snob, She may conduct herself before her people during tlie workihg hours with dignity and reserve, she may confer with U m Par far Nation's Beiers. The amount of money paid annual­ ly to tbe world’s ruler« amounts to »».ooo.ooa