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THE WASHINGTON POST: 5, 1905. 5 KING OF SPAIN'S BRIDE Rumored Betrothal of Alfonso and English Princess. MARRIAGE IS SET FOR JTJITE The Duke of Connaught, King Ed-ward's Brother, to Visit Madrid to Make Arrangements with the Queen Mother for Marriage of King and Duke's Pretty Daughter, Princess Victoria Patricia. i i i i in "Kurope comes tho i i a Ivii I I I of Spam .1 i I'm i i a Patricia, grand- i i i i i a i i i in i a ot i i ot i i 1. th.

i i tbi Duchess ol Coi 11 1 i tin i- and mother i pi I I i i i i i Pr Victoria Patricia. i i i i 11 i i i i the ap- 1 i i Tn IN i- 11' I his mote i i i-- i i i i 11 i i i i i i a i i i I i i i of i i in i i i 1-1 Pi -zkuul a i i i i i h- a a 7 i i i I I I uod, 1 i i i i I IHH uist- 1 i I I i i I i -h i i i chs i lu iU on the 1 i i i In i i Unu; i i i 1 1 1 1 i i 11 i i the i ,1 i i i i a i i i i 1 i King Alfonso. the of the Princess of the A i a left an heir presumptive in her child. Prince Alfonso, who now three years old. In the event of i King dying- i issue, the little Prince Alfonso would claim the throne, and then if the latter should die, Princess Victoria, as i of King Alfonso, would become Queen of Spain.

A'othmgr -viould so arouse the ire of the Spanish masses as a succession like that of the i Prince Alfonso, for Prince Ca.ilos is the son of the Legitimist claimant for the throne of the Two Sicilies, and! icpresents the most reactionary of the religious forces In Spain. The Count ot" Oaserta is a. mepheTV of the dethroned King of Spa-in and lieutenant of Don Cailos, the Spanish, pretender The late Princess of the Asturias was heiiess presumptive to the Spanish thione, for the Salic Ja.w of was long ago abrogated' in Spain Queen for Six Months. She was, a for the six months in- between her father's death and the burtrt of her brother Queen of Spain 'l ne gi eatest objections were urged against her marriage i Prince Carlos, of the house of Bourbon-Sicily, but it was. a is so uncommon because so impossible among royalty, a pure affair ot the heart The fact that her i i was the King, and might soon Change Her Faith.

it 1 i I i I I 1 i in i 'n a i 1 i i i u-, on i i tu Ki me i The 1 1 i Queen. Regent of Spain, Mother of King Alfonso. be a i i m.i o- in calm- i i ht i match raised. a i is also made Spain that Prince is tin 1 i pi a sLHLession goes to the King's i tht a a Mai la, Teresa, who is the ot Pi nice Ferdinand of a i la Alfonso Not a Weakling. Altonso, now approaching manhood, is no lorffcer a weakling, but on the i i i i a a vigorous, a specimen ot a gt pei forms tha a i exei cises, i fatigue, and v.

hose sound i i and i a i are i a In bis i the young King was i i i I i a aiid it was a for a i a he would not to a a 11 ign the tender and discreet a i his i i i Queen Christina, i Alfonso reached the age ot i he took the leins of i himseH. the little fellow i a a a a i health and strength. Ot a i he has a fine, i his own, i recently a put to it when his prime i i a to lesign if the King took a lone i on his motor car i King A is counted a good sportsman, being- a daring i ider and a. good both i excellences would appeal warml to the hearts of Britons SWORE WASHINGTON IN. Home of John Langdon, First President of Senate, Still Stand's.

From the Boston Globe. The house of John Langrdon still stands in Portsmouth, a reminder of that man's devotion to his State and his country, which he served so well. As president of the first United States Senate it was he who declared the vote of the infant republic, which elected George Washington to the national Presidency. He also administered to "Washington, the oath of office. John Langdon was one of the gallant little band qf patriots, including Capt.

Thomas Pickering and Maj. John Sullivan, that on a December night In 1774, went to Newcastle and surprised the garrison at Fort WilHam and Mary. This was the first overt act of the Revolution, as It occurred four months before the battle of Lexington. He was speaker of the provincial legis- latuie 1776 and 1777, and. that legislative body was in session at Exeter when the news of the fall of Ticonderoga came.

Seeing the public credit exhausted and his compatriots discouraged, he arose and said: "I have $1,000 in hard money. I will pledge my plate for $3,000 more. I have seventy hogsheads of Tobago rum, which will be sold for the most they will bring. They are at the service of the State. If we succeed in defending our firesides and our homes I may be remunerated.

If -we do not, then 'the property will be of no value to me. Our friend Stark, who so nobly maintained the honor of our State at Bunker Hill, may be safely intrusted i the honor of the enterprise, and we i check the progress of Burgoyne." It is a well-known fact that it was through John Langdon's noble offer that the gallant little army was raised that, under the command of the intrepid Stark, won everlasting glory at the battle of Bennington. In November, 1788, he was elected a member of the United States Senate, and became the first presiding officer of that body. Later in afe he was nominated for Vice President, but declined on account of his age. Prom 1801 to 1805 he was a member of the New Hampshire legislature.

from 1805 to 1808 and 1810 to 1831 was the governor of the State. The mansion on Pleasant street, Portsmouth, was built by Gov. Langdon in 1784, and was occupied by him until his death in 1819 It is now occupied by one of his descendants. Ditto. From Puck.

Johnnie--I was at the club with pop to-day, mamma, and he kept his word about drinking Mamma--That Is good. I am very glad to hear it And what did he have? Johnnie--A little brown drink called ditto. Mr, Hlnkley took a Manhattan cocktail. NEW FOE OF BANDITS Band of Rangers Trained to Hunt Them Down. SPECIAL CAB IS EVER HEADY Western Railroad Employs a Picked Body of Men to Pursue Outlaws Who Stop TJrains--Tim Keliher's Rangers, Who Protect Overland' Travelers and Who Patrol the "Bandit Belt." Special Correspondence of The Sunday Post.

Cheyenne, Feb. tick- tick tick." The Union Pacific operator at Cheyenne, who hears the call, straightens up in his chair and. takes a message that is evidently out of the ordinary. "Overland held up west of Rawlins," it reads. "Fight with guard, and one bandit wounded.

Robbers gone north across Red Desert. Send rangers prepared to take trail." The message is handed to a brown, sirewy-looking man, in a. wide cowboy hat, whose keen eyes narrow to slits as he reads The keen-eyed man issues a few sharp orders, and soon he is seen In the railroad yards, with several other men, fully armed, loading several likely- looking broncos into a baggage car. An engine backs down and picks up the baggage car, and soon the special steams away to the west, toward the scene of the hold-up. Professional Bandit Hunters.

The case is a hypothetical one, but it is only what may happen at any time, owing to the fact that the Union Pacific now has in commission the only body of professional bandit hunters in the world-men who are ready at any time to be whirled to the scene of a train hold-up, and to follow the trail of the outlaws into any of the fastnesses of the Rocky Mountains. Not only are there picked men and horses ready to he summoned at any time, but there are armed guards in every baggage car, and a portion of this unique body of rangers is always patrolling a certain district in Wyoming that has become known as the "bandit belt," owiner to the number of hold-ups that have been attempted along the line there. For many years the Union Pacific has suffered at the hands of train robbers who have held in Wyoming. From Medicine Bow to Green River there is a lonely stretch of country that has been the favorite operating place of train robbers. This is-known as the "bandit belt." Two Causes of the Organization.

The two robberies that finally resulted in the formation of the organization of bandit hunters were the Wllcox robbery of 1889 and the Tipton robbery of 1900. The Wilcox robbery resulted in the death of Sheriff Hazen, of Converse County, whose posse cornered the robbers in the Elk Mountains, after a desperate chase. Joe La Fors, Chief of Bandit Hunters. One of Vhe outlaws shot the sheriff just as night was coming on, and under the cover of darkness the men made their escape. At Tipton the same gang stopped a passenger train, uncoupled the baggage car, ran line, and blew open the safe with dynamite.

The robbers secured only about $30. They were trailed into Southeastern Utah, in the notorious "robbers' roost" country, but there all trace of them was lost. It was known a Harvey Logan, George Kilpatrick, and other members of a well-organized gang of train i obbers were "in" on both these jobs. These hold-ups were only two out of many along- the line of the Union Pacific, and W. T.

Canada, superintendent of secret service, began to figure out some plan of lessening the chances for such affairs. Tim chief of Secret Service, Wyoming: division, was called in consultation. Keliher, who broke up ah organized gang of trainmen who were stealing wholesale from the railroad, realized that the chief weakness of the corporations lay in allowing robbers to get such a good start after the commission of a hold-up clime. It takes time to i a sheriff, who may be on some other case, and It takes more time to organize a posse. In nine cases out of ten the train robbers secure a start which makes pursuit ridiculous.

It was finally decided to carry armed guards on all trains that were likely to be held up, and, in addition, to organize a body of determined men, with headquarters at Cheyenne, ready for instant call. As socn as a robbery was reported it was intended to have these bandit hunters whisked to the scene of the crime. For tills purpose a baggage car was made over, with accommodations for horses in one end and for the rangers at the other end of the car. The rangers at Cheyenne were alwajs to be within easy call, and, by the time an engine could get steam up, they were to toe in the car, fully armed, and each man, with a supply of food and' water and) blankets. "Bandit Belt" Patrol.

Nor did the novel plan of band'it hunting stop with all this. Part of the rangers were to be detailed! for patrol duty along the "beuidit belt." The rangers who weire to be detailed, for this duty were to report regularly as to conditions along the track, the sighting of suspicious strangers, c. All these new rules were put force several months ago, thus making the outlook dascouraging for any successful bandit work Not only will the bandits have to elude the vigilance of the patrols along the lonely stretches of track, but they will have to overcome the resistance of the armed guards in the baggage-car, after the train has been stopped. If all this is successfully accoTi- plisned, then will come the work of shak'ing off the pursuing- party of rangers. Under the working of the system, it will be possible for the ran.gers to be on the trail of a party at outlaws within a very feiw hours of a crime There will be no more getting a start of from one to two days.

An instance of the desirability of getting promptly on the trail of train robbers was shown last June in Colorado, when a Denver and Rio Grands tra-in wais held up near Parachute. Secret service men in the emiploy of the road--old hands at the thrilling game of bajudiit--were within call, and they quickl picked up a few cowboys and bold ranchmen, making a small but determined posse. The trail of the robbers was soon struck, and) chase was kept up da and night Som the posse came i i shooting dlistanice, and a merry fusillade was started. One of the robbers was woundied'. Rather than hamper his companions, the bandit chivalrously his revolver toward 1 his own breast, after calling good-by, aind pulled the trigger The leader of the train robbers from his saddle, dead, and his companions managed! to escape It was at first tuought that the robber was none other than Harvey Logan, the leader of many a train-robbing expedition In Wyoming andi Montana, but It was finally concluded that he was not Logan, and his identity has never been disclosed.

Had it not IMPERIAL POWER AND WEALTH OF FAMILY OF THE YA1EHBIITS CONTINUED PROM FOURTH PAGE. celebrated because he has removed i er from France the greater part of Malmaison, the famous mansion in which Napoleon's Empress, Josephine, passed much of her life His steam yacht Conqueror is one of the largest pleasure craft in commission. He has given over a million to Yale. For years George now forty-two, Wat, known as a confirmed bachelor, and the only Vanderbllt with marked scholarly tastes He lived with his mother an3 devoted himself to literature, science, and pictures. But in London, at the Queen's jubilee, in 1897, he met Edith Stuyvesant Dresser, fell in love with her and in a few months they were married.

They have one daughter, Cornelia. His aere estate, Blltmore, near Asheville, N. and the "finest country house in America," which took 600 men six years to build, has made him famous. He owns a million dollars' of curios, used to spend $20,000 a year on himself, and $200,000 on charity, and has traveled everywhere. I I NOW THE A OF THE A I I a a Sister to King A i i 1.

i tho 1 1 1 IN 1 1 I i Di.t Iio-s Arii I 1 i i 0 i 1 1 i I i i i- tha i -M' i 1 cs i IK. I I I i 1 A i i--tri i i he i a i (c i a i i of P.J i a i i. th -i 1 i i i i i iM-h i i iX a tii i man a ot Sta'e. i i i i of Ue i i i i i i 1 leit a '1 i i i i I tor the --t i 1 1 i --istcr, I I I married "Take particular notice of that man," said a New Yorker one day to a visitor from the West, who was getting his first sight of the betting ring at one of the best-known, suburban race tracks. The visitor saw a man of about fifty- five, who carried hss years very well, and upon whose rather pleasant, chubby face the lines were few.

He was slightly above the middle height, weighed about ISO pounds, bore himself modestly, and was unobstr-usive in his dress. Nearly all present seemed to know him, and to those who spoke or nodded to him he in variably responded with courtesy, though not often with familiarity. From bookmaker to bookmaker he went, and his bets were frequent After the horses en- I tered the race about to be were lined up before the starter, he seemed to I i to get away from his fellows, and, once, when an acquaintance approached, deliberately turned his back and walked off. "He has his pet superstitions like the rest of us," said the New Yorker to his friend, "but he is freer from them than most race track bettors. For some reason, he thinks it bad luck to speak to any one till the race is over, once the horses have been got into place.

He never bets heavily, but he often has something 'down' on every event of the day, and, though a good loser, he likes to win. He could afford to drop a great deal more than any other man in the ring to-day, and winnings would mean little to him, but $500 or $600, one way or another, is about his outside limit." The man was William Klssam Vanderbilt, at present the real head and brains of the biggest family railroad system in the world; and by reason of this headship, possessed of powers little less than imperial. Certainly there is more a one old world monarch far less potent in many directions than this new world oysterman's grandson His Railroad Empire. Counting only the Vanderbilt lines proper, this quiet man's power is supreme over between 11,000 and 12.000 miles of steel highways, including the New York Central, 'Boston and Albany, Big Four, Duchess of Connaught, Mother of Prin- The Duke of Connaught, Father of Princess Victoria Patricia. 11 Pi incess Victoria to be led to the Spanish i He is very tall his a i a a a singularly delicate looking and I His mother, the H)UI en Christina, "-till watoiies over him, i- --he has a since he a baby, and a a i he is content to remain her tutelage.

Princess Victoria Patricia. Pi incuts Victona, Patricia is the young- i-t a of the Duke of Connaught, ot a She a born a i 17, 1886. and is i beautiful Of a somewhat studious a i has not taken much part in social activities in London. She devoted to her father, and is just three older than King Alfonso. a i a i art- now going forward in the a palace in Madrid, Spam, and the best a a are being freshly decorated and beautified with splendid and costly new furniture and objects of a for the tarly expected visit and reception of the Duke and Duchess of a and the pretty Princess Victoria Patricia, who are anxious to' become better acquainted with the boy Kmg, Alfonso XIII, and members of the a household Nickel Plate, Lake Shore and Michigan Central, and directly contributory lines.

Add three other great railroads, the New York, New Haven, and Hartford, the Chicago and Northwestern, and the dies apeake and Ohio, in which Vanderbllt influence is potent, though not predominant, and the total mileage is several hundred more a enough to circle the globe, while the capital leqmred to carry them on is considerably more than a billion and a quarter of dollars. These lines operate in twenty of the forty-five States in the Union, reach more than thirty of its cities having over 50,000 population (In 1900 there were seventy- eight of them), while the region traversed supports more a two-thirds of the country's entire population, and contains a much larger percentage of its developed a Not a Vain User of Power. Notwithstanding all his power, William Kissam Vanderbilt dislikes to use it, and though he can be aggressive when occasion requires, he prefers to win his points without aggression. Almost always soft spoken, he can say disagreeable things when need arises, though he inclines to irony rather than to boisterous invective and denunciation. His manner is retiring, sometimes almost shy He has been spoken of as exclusive, but hardly with fairness.

HP would be as cordial to a stranger as the next man, unless he suspected the stranger of desiring to "work" him. To one falling under such a suspicion, he would chill immediately; persistence on the part of the stranger would result in a repulse not likely soon to be forgotten. He likes to hear good stories, and sometimes he tells them He also sings comic songs occasionally, in a mellow barytone voice, and his rendition of "Ah Wants Yer, Mali Honey, I do!" is said to be side-splitting. In the world of transportation this quiet, jolly, middle-aged chap is often hpoken of as the best-equipped railroad man now on earth. He is a fit successor of Commodore Cornelius, the founder of the family wealth and the creator of the family railroads.

$100,000. During his life Cornelius II spent nearly a million on the parish house, one of the most complete and costly church establishments in the world. He also gave $1,000,000 to Yale University and other millions to charity The mother of Cornelius II, who began her married life in an East Side, downtown tenement and died in a i avenue palace, is dead. Mrs Cornelius II -sur- her husband She lives anew in her grandchildren, and devotes much time and money to charity At the time of his father's a Alfred G-wynne was in Japan, on his way the world, traveling in a style that befit the 'heir to a throne, bu-t he nurried home and assumed his place as head of the Cornelius II family. When SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF THE FOURTH A I i i i a is but thei Patricia.

That Awful Cold a I i son of the tenible cough can soon be cured is, i who i i QDr King's Ngw Discovery for CorJ- i i to the Spanish people; sumption Try it. No cure, no pay. 50c, i been made more urgent All druggists'. Seven children were born to Cornelius II--four sons and three daughters. Alice, the eldest, is dead, and so Is William the eldest son.

Cornelius III, Gertrude, now th? wife of Harry Payne Alfred Gwynne. Reginald Claypool, and Gladys, now a girl of-seventeen or eighteen, and who recently made her debut, are still living The contrast between Cornelius II and Willie K. was duplicated in the upbrlng- 'ng of their families. While Mrs. Willie 1C.

was eager to be known and to shine in society, Mrs Cornelius II was quiet, and as devoted to the church as the former Miss Smith was to the frivolities of the gay world. The two women trained their children markedly different ways. In the household of Cornelius II the youngsters rose early, their days were models of well-ordered, alternate study and recreation, and their dress was simplicity itself. They nad to read Informing books, on Sunday they went to church and Sunday-school, and in all ways they were brought up in "the nurture and admonition of the Lord." Willie children, Consuelo, William Kissam, and Harold Sterling, were allowed to come in contact with the whirl of life almost from infancy But so far they have carried themselves pretty creditably before the world, though living always in the glare of a most searching publicity. The romance of Cornelius Vanderbilt III made an enormous sensation.

When only twenty years old he fell in love with Grace Wilson, daughter of Richard T. Wilson, very rich in her own right, and sister of Orme Wilson, who married Caro- line Astor; Mrs. Ogden Goelet, and Lady Michael Herbert, whose husband was British Ambassador to the United States when he died last year. Cornelius II told the boy that unless he gave up the girl he would have to give up his birthright. They had a furious quarrel, but the son refused point blank, and the father's will was changed that very night.

The situation was pretty serious, but inasmuch as Corneliub III bad $5,000,000, inherited from his' grand- lather, he was by no means a penniless outh. He informed the Wilsons of his change of fortune, and, offered to release the young woman from her engagement, but phe declined to be released, and they were married rather quietly at the Wilson home in 1896 Probably no otner young man ever gave up so much money as he for the girl he loved, but the sacrifice hardly meant love in a cottage. Tragic Death of Cornelius II. The excitement of his quarrel with Cornelius III brought a. stroke of paralysis to Cornelius II, and on September 13.

1899, three years after the marriage, he died at the early age of fifty-six. True to his word, he had cut off Cornelius III with a paltry million and a half, and named Alfred the next younger son, as principal heir and head of the family. From his boyhood to his death. Cornelius II was deeply religious. He was a strong- supporter of St.

Bartholomew's Protestant Episcopal Church, of which the Rev. Dr. Greer, now bishop coadjutor of the diocese of New York, was rector, and on bia death left the church Cornelius Vanderbilt III. the estate was settled up he gave Cornelius III enough to make his fortun" $10,000,000, so a he should be on an equality financially with all the children except Alfied Gwynne. Cornelius II left $110,000,000, much less than his father, but it must be remembered that he inherited less, since the bulk of his father's was halved, not left in a to one son, as was the commodore's.

Future of Cornelius III. The expectation of Cornelius III to become the head of the family led him to enter the mechanical department of the road, where he worked for some years after graduating from Yale, a 1 part of tli3 time in overalls He has made three important railroad inventions--a fire-box, a locomotive a and a freight which are gradually making their way and turning over some money to him. He is doing well in other ways, being director in a important enterprises, including the Neto York Subway. He is the onljt descendant of the commodore with i i a or political leanings He is an officer in the New York National Guard, has been a delegate to a Republican State convention, and has oeen asked to run for office, though he declined, and probably with wisdom It was said a he was slated for the secre- taryship of the i States Legation at Berlin. Should he enter the diplomatic life the distinction will undoubtedly be due to his wife.

The feud between Cornelius III and his mother and brothers was made up a year or two ago. Alfred Gwynne and Reginald C. Alfred Gwynne plays polo, owns automobiles, has made the driving of the in-hand coach Pioneer, which takes passengers up the river jaut of New i for money, a serious business, and does most of the things that very rich young men do these days He devotes i or no i to the a i railroads His marriage at to Elsie French was spectacular. They have one son named William H. Reginald Claypool, youngest son, but head of the family should Alfred die, has signalized himself by a showy marriage to Catherine Neilson, granddaughter of original Frederick Gebhardt.

and certain gambling Indiscretions which no doubt will forgotten by and by because of He lives on an estate near Newport, winch he calls Sandj. Point Farm, where he keeps horses, dogfc, and gahne. Gertrude Vanderbllt, sister of thes" young men, has been the wife of Harrj Payne Whitney, son of the late William C. Whitney, since 1896. The Duchess and Willie Jr.

Consuelo, daughter of William K. and Aiva Smith, won the biggest a i i a prize that has fallen to any Vanderbilt, she married the Duke of a i borough in November, 1895. Her wedding- was a marvel of display ancl brilliancy, and cost a fortune. Her mother, now Mrs. O.

H. Belmont, is said to have been materially assisted by Lady William Beresford In engineering- the courtship William Vanderbilt, jr has so i been distinguished chiefly by his devotion to automobile and motor-boat racing, and ins much-talked-of marriage to Virginia Fair, a daughter of the a Bonanza family of California He is dashing and capable, like his a has a desk in Vanderbilt offices, and will some day probably be what his father is now--the real Vanderbilt head. William K. Vanderbilt's youngest son, Harold Sterling, aged twenty-one, is fctill in college, and has yet to make his personal impression on the world. been for prompt pursuit of the bandits, they would all have made their escape; Men Who Can Make Good.

The Union Pacific rangers have not yet had a chance to prove their ability In the line of bandit hunting, as there has not been a train robbery along the line since Keliher's men were But there is no dtoubt about their "making: good" when the ttroe comes, as man in the outfit Is an experienced hand at svich work. Probably the most remarkable trailer in the outfit Is Joe La who has long- been a deputy sheriff at Che enne. La Fors has been, a stock detective for years, being employed by cattle associations to keep watch for rustlers. His experience In thte work has made him a trailer who has no eAual. There was one man in Wyoming who was said to be the equal of La Fors on the trail.

That was Tom Horn, also a stock detective. But La Fors became convinced that Horn was guilty of a iies of assassinations that hajl stirred Wyoming to the foundation. He stuck Horn's trial determinedly, and a trapped hU man Into a contession. Horn swung for his crimes, but he never wou.d have been apprehended if it had not beei, for the cleverness and bravery of La Fors. It is said that La Fors can even follow a trail at a gallop, being able to sit in the saddle and read "tlgns" a would escape the vision of the ordinaly man on foot.

Pat Lawson and Tom Meggeman are said to be nearly equal La Fors In the work of trailing, and with either of these men at the head of a posse the escape of a partj ot a will be practically impossible. Every man In the outfit Is a crack shot. In fact, to be able to join Tim Keliher's langers a man must prove his ability to bowl over a. running buck at 600 yards. Andi he must also be able to show that he has had a baptism, af powder andi remained cool the ordeal One of the best shots in the rangers is Si who was formerly sheriff of Buffalo Nev Theft there Is Geoi-ge Hiatt, who was once a.

deputy sheriff of Carbop County. And when a man is a. depuU in Carbon County, it proveb that he uas earned- his Utl3 througih the possession of qualities of a and cool- i ness A few weeks ago a. night rider sent word that robbers had 1 attacked a night pumpman at Wdlklne' pump-house, had wounded the and turned the switch, Intending to wreck a passenger train The ranger special was- soon i ing- along- the line at fifty miles an hour. The spot of the supposed attack was reached at duty-break, and the trailers were examining the ground It w.as shown, however, that the pumpman had planned and executed the whole affair himself, the hope of getting notoriety and a rewanxj.

But the promptness i which rangers arrived on the tcene, 300 miles from Cheyenne, showed what the force couldi do. Horses Kept on Edge. There is a stable of fine horses at Cheyenne, In charge of ''Hi Davis, one of the most skilled of the rangers. These horses are all a i Western ponies, and are corn fedi and. exercised "to the m'inute," thus giving nruch greater an- durance than the average grass-fed bronco off the range.

The horses are so used to trotting up the gang-plank into i baggage car that they rather enjoy it They know, lik-e fire horses, that a call has been made for their services, and the always show unmistakable idc-nces of exci'tement when are taken out for patrol dtity When, the rangers take the trail, all but the most necessary equipment is discarded Every man in the outfit has put In time i cows, and all a it a to sleep In their blankets in the open with no mattress but the hard' ground, and i a sadidi'e for a pillow Each man cairies a repeating Winchester and' a pair of 44- caliber Colts. There are 100 rounds of am- i i in each inan i is also a pack-'horse outfit in the car, if the chasp Is likely to be a lon-g one a man can toe detailed to bring up supplies the main body of the rangers can el ahead quickly and 1 bring their men at a confident that they will not be compelled to igive up a siege on account of lack of supplies. Costs a Thousand a Month. It is esitlTiuated that this novel police force costs the Union Pacific at least $1,000 per month, on the a prevention Is worth more than cure, the (xperimeint is a success Other i a i a that have their "bandit belts" i nrob- ably adopt the same pilan It was onh a snort time ago that the Denver and Rio Grande suffered 1 two attempted in one spot in Colorado, the two attempts coming i i hours of other No such thing- a a ed i i striking dus-ttanoe of Kelihier's langers. At the first notice, the langers have been on the spot, and a taken the trail As it a the Colorado robbers got away long- before a posse T.ia's organized by the sheriff In the days ot "Black Jack" Ketclui'm a prince of train robbers m'ade a practice of holding up the Colorado and' i near one tpot in New Mexico It was not i a ploj'cky conductor became tired of the holdups airdi shot Black Jack's arm off, a it was safe for trains to pass's thjs one t'pot.

With a ranger sjs-tem in general tion on Western ra-ilroadrs however, such i as "bandit belts" i be no i and a i robber will become one of the lost arts. COIFFURE WON PRIZE Foster, of London, Declared the Champion of Hair Dressers. BRILLIANT BLOND HIS MODEL Twenty-nine Entrants from Most of Countries of Europe, Including France, Germany, Italy, Russia, and England. Combs, Brushes, Curling Irons, and Hairpins Manipulated with Skill. A i has been won by Jostph Foster London, England, and i it J250 and a a a i diploma It a not a of a s-peed.

or a but one of i a and i i a I a i a i a comp i i i i a i i i a to detei mine excelled in i i a executing a ladVs- a i The wajs held in Pol tman Rooms, Baker i London and was given to celebrate the i an- niversar Academie I a i a de Coiffure, of i has been i There i a mo--t countries Front View of Prize Coiffure. Europe. i i Franco Germany, I a Russia and a No competitor wat. a to his lad model's hair already a and each a limit ed to i i i a i hair i sh ule, -at smiling" i i i i i i i 0 1 a a a i a i a i i i i i grew i of bi a Jurors Under Lock and Key. i good a i a i lock a i a a i i i i i 1 i i i i of the i i a i I i i a i a i i a i a i a i i i a i i i ble a a i i a i i a i a i a-- i lie i a a i i i looks scorn i i lu i i i a i One i a a a i al a I a a a i i ult-J a she i i a i i i i I is op i a a i a it come i I combed i all a me made the i tu the competition that the WEALTH IS BEYOND THE A GRASP OF MAN There wore no splendid Vanderbilt homes till a the commodore's death.

Then William H. built a great brown resi- dence block across from St Patrick's Roman Catholic cathedral, on Fifth avenue, extending from Fifty-first to Fifty-second street, at a cost of $1,000,000. It was really three houses in one, the southernmost being for himself and the others for his daughters, Mrs Sloane anJ Mrs. Shepard. Though New York has several much more costly residences now, built this threefold palace made the whole country gasp.

After the death of William H. his son. George occupied for years, and it is now his town house. Some years later Cornelius II built a far more costly house at Fifth avenue and Fifty-seventh street. It was in this house that he died.

At 640 Fifth avenue stands Willie house, not so costly as these two, but by many considered, more artistic than either. Willie and- -Cor- 1 nelius III also have houses near by on Fifth avenue, and so have several meltn- bers of the family by marriage. So nus merous are these residences in that neighborhood that it has come to be termed the "Vanderbilt village." Besides theSr own residences, the Vanderbllts are reported to have bought much other property near by to protect their homes from the encroachments of trade, which is gradually creeping up the avenue. Including the magnificent "Marble House," built by Willie and the "Breakers," built by Cornelius II, at Newport. George North Carolina palace and Bar Harbor "cottage," Frederick three or four residences in and out of town, and the more modest homes of the younger Vanderbllts'ln town, on Long Island and at Newport, the total value of the family residences cannot be less than from $15,000,000 to $20,000,000.

Not even the Vanderbilts themselves could compute their wealth with accuracy, so changeable are the values of hecurlties which represent it. If they tried it would take so much time to make the computation that it would not be correct when finished But these figures, made by one who knows Something of the situation, may be accepted as being as near the facts as any likely to be presented. William Vanderbilt. sr J125.000.000 Alfred Gwynne Vanderbllt 60.000.000 Reginald Vanderbllt 12.000.000 Cornelias Vanderbilt, III 12.000000 Frederick W. Vanderbilt 20000,000 George Vanderbilt 20.000000 Mrs Elliott Shepard 20,000,000 Mr.

and Mrs. H. McKay Twomoly 000 Dr. and Mrs. Seward Webb 20.000.000 Mr.

and Mrs. W. D. Sloane 20.006.900 Mrs. Harry Fayms Whitney 12.BOO.OOO Tota No figures are given for the Duchess of Marlborough, Willie JC-, or Harold Sterling, for it is understood that they are, as yet, without money of their own, though receiving- very liberal allowances.

Neither is any note taken of the wealth of the commodore's daughters' families. Jt is so widely distributed now that it would be impossible to estimate it aecucately, but good say its aggregate wouid surely bring the total of. the fortunes founded by the commodore up to $450,000,080. This Is only less than the $600,000,600 credited to Vhe Rothschilds. Europe's most famous multimillionaires, who are now split up.

into twenty families, and the foundation Of whose wealth was laid in the middle of the eighteenth century, at least fifty years before the commodore began operations. (Copyright, 1905, by I. D. Marshall.) What Gentle Woman Can Do. From the i i a i Enquirer An i a woman made things a t.ome men working for Cincinnati, and Aurora Traction Comp a a Mrs Biumlage operates a saloon at Stop No 9 The officers of road decided to move tlie i a from Mrs Brumlage's place to Male Thompson and Moffet's sawmill, about 200 feet west.

When the workmen appeared the woman seized one of the picks and chased the entire gang away I'nder of night the station was removed Just Shopping. "When: arc going my pretty maid'' I foing a-shopping, sir," falie Bald "And what are jou i prettj "Nothing, I'm shopping--that all," hhe said --Seattle SAVE THE CHILDREN. Scar'et fever Is unknown In countries wnere cow's milk is not BS food, hence milk from unsanitary stables may contain the poison producing it. Milk Is also known to have caused epidemics of DIPHTHERIA. TYPHOID, AND OTHER ENTERIC DISEASES.

A proper and simple precaution consists In SCALDING MILK (Don't boll It) for children and Invalids, and scalding will not affect ite dlges- tibility. After scalding, keep cool and covered. A regular diet for children on condensed milk Is inadvisable. SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION OF SICKNESS. We favor a stringent law prcbib- Itmg the or use In ice cream.

of any CREAM not pasteurized. iVA Demand easy to grow, a fcpuce Sx8 IB sufficient, utl! ze cellar or stable, nr boxes, pou. and barrels; one woman paid a mortgage or S3 000 00 on what she grew In ber oel- iar; the wages ot a skilled me- chanlc working spare time, small Initial expenie, free booklet end full request U. S. MUSHROOM Ollre St- Louta, Mo.

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