Show 'V fylng their soul yearnings for Paris gown creations is unlimited as space ltBelf The gl iries of their dress opportunities woulc thrust into shadqw all the — es of a female Aladdin " Noi all of these women nave butterfly in clinatlons Mrs Hetty Green is star exception Her fortune is the and was not inheritlarge y ed or deeded sb is the case with most of the 12 A number of them Manage their possessions under the careful and counsel of trained adA few including Mrs Potter viser Palmer deem the cares of sordid business & minor feature of life and turn to the signing of checks and documents only when such matters are pressing Society represents their world and the financial tumult beyond its purlieus has no interest for them Mrs Russell Sage perhaps is better ' for her activities queens of old maintained known 'than the rest of men at arms whom they alohg charitable lines since the death at rival powers for gain of Her husband left at her disposal and glory aB well as using them to wealth amounting1 to’ many ' millions Mrs Phoebe Hearst also' Is widely keep their own subjects in a humble known particularly in California for mood But vthat an army and navy could be retained by these empresses her benefactions in - the aid of higher of See what Holland accom- education t j plishes for scarcely more than EYES now are turned oh Mrs the annual income of these women It maintains an army which has who has mounted the a war footing of 68000 men and a throne left vaccant by her husnavy of 72 ships manned by 10750 band and ’holds the reini of his power sailors almost completely In the cause of mercy and peace the Mrs Harriman was Miss Mary daughter of the late W J Aver-el- l energies of these women mostly are directed and the above estimate is a banker of Rochester N Y She offered only for purposes of comparihas railroad antecedents for her fathson This court of sovereigns could er built up his tidy fortune ih the launch a publicity campaign in the Rome Watertown & Ogdensburfe Railcauso of peace and disarmament such road Company The Hardmans’ 36 as the world Has never seen They years' of married life was ideally hapcpuld erect temples for the propagapy Mrs Harriman brought her hustion of peace with ' greater facility band financial aid in his early’ strugthan Andrew Carnegie built his wid- gles in the market It was assistance In time ofwar com- which came when it was most1 valuaespread libraries bined they would be the greatest fac- ble to him He never needed it again tor in supplying the needs of both for his administrative ability sooii land and sea for the hospital corps won him the support of Kuhn Loeb & In the name of charity thfey would Co the National City bank and the be the most powerful combination on powerful Standard Oil clique Thereearth It is quite likely that they after the help of his wife did not lie FOR COLD MORNINGS vador Chile Colombia Cuba Persia Pdru Siam Venezuela Their wealth is greater than the whole of the real estate property and Improvements In any of these states in the Union: TerriVermont Delaware Indian tory Idaho Wyoming New Mexico Arizona Nevada They could purchase all the manimpleufacturing machinery tools ments and equipment of - the great manufacturing group of New England With the exception of New states York Chicago and Philadelphia this of combination wealth outweighs the value of the manufacturing product In any city in th6 country St Louis fourth In the liqt measures barely more than half thjis feminine total in its manufacturing output ESTIMATED 12 AMERICAN OF WEALTH WIDOWS r J Harriman $100 000 000 Russell Sags 70000000 60000000 Hetty Green YVm'B Leeds 30000000 30000000 Phoebe Hearst Mrs Jas H 8mith 18000000 Mrs G M Pug man 15000000 Mrs Cornelius1 " Van15000000 derbilt Sr t Mrs Morris K Jesip 10000000 Mrs" Wm K Thaw 7500000 Mrs Potter Palmer 7500000 'Mrs H H Rogers 5000000 Mrs Mrs Mrs Mrs Mrs r ' $368000000 Valua- Assessed tlon of all Chica- go real estate for 1908 $344399927 THE h of finance MPRESSES arel figures of mighty In the industrial scheme of the twentieth In :the United century States ' their i hold is The grip of feminine imstrongest perialism has been vastly enhanced by the recent succession of Mrs Mary M Harrington wife 'of the late railroad Napoleon Edward H Harriman to practically complete control of holdings $100000000 representing over almost the complete railroad She skeleton of the United States is now the world’s wealthiest woman and In the etiquette of the couri of dollar marks she marches to the van of ail auriferous galaxy of money ’ que&ns v The female sovereigns of history who ruled and practiced despotism declared over millions of subjects war surrounded themselves with panoply and display and through caprice caused the1 death of thousands had no such amount of power for good or evil as these modern women They wield sceptors over mulwith workers titudes of Industrial even more completeness of authority so far as the aim of than the queens of goes old who measured force by a count of swords and lances ALL FOUR OF THE RICHEST ’I i WOMEN IN THE WORLD : '! ' stupendous flgur $368000000 the resources of a dozen of wealthiest widows It Is impossible of course to give the exact figures The public statements ' are not to be relied upon always and it is believed the estimate here given would fall under instead of over the A dozen other names might mark be added to the list almost doubling its totals It is hard to imagine what could be done with this stupendous sum of money The mere figures are too great It is only when comto be grasped parisons are made that one may understand what $368000000’ means These 12 widows could buy all the real estate of Chicago at its assessed valuation of $344399927 and have a trifle of more than $20000000 left with which they co- Id place a' gold wire fence around the great city in order to keep but the trespassers They might if they owned the city legally evict all its Inhabitants and turn the metropolis Into a deserted village — unless Buch an extreme exercise of the" privileges of ownership should create a revolution Atsix per cent interest as a total income on theiF combined fortunes they could keep the city running inMistresses of Millions of Dollars That They May Expend as Their Fancy cluding' the fire and police depart' V Dictates ments and have houskeeping money deft without intrenching upon their The of all expense capital operating have done more individual good in in the line of financial assistance ' the schools in the city would hardly On Mrs Harriman’s shoulders now this line than any other ’dozen pertake their pin money sons now alive from the strictly finan- will rest the management of the acres of the Arden estate the comcial standpoint away from Chicago and ih' pletion of the great house on which GETTING a broader outlook out mind totters at the unlimited Harriman had spent $2000000 without THE presented to these living to see it finished It is possible of their estimated Income these in that Mrs Harriman will women to indulge --themselves 12 women could with ease shoulcarry out in der the Interest on the national debts the foibles of their sex1 They could detail those plans of public: benefaccorner the millinery output of the tion — parks forests and reservations of any of the' following countries: the fash- — which it is known Mr Harriman New Zealand ' Bulgaria Canada world They could swerve ions of the planet to suit their own cherished though he makes no menMexico Greece Denmark Egypt preferNetherlands Norway Roumania Uru- individual complexions and tion of them in his will The amount of ribbons and i ments : i It has been pointed out that by guay They could 'assume the total' debt furbelows they could purchase might making no bequests to children or reland moon to back the reach of this combined array of nations: atives Mr Harriman avoided a large The leeway they possess for satis- share of the enormous inheritance tax Switzerland Bolivia Nicaragua Sal- - THE “ NEW YORKy a t CHICAGO ' I'l PHILADELPHIA which under the laws of New (York otherwise would be imposed Mrs Harriman’s dower rights are subjecl to no tax whatever and the remaining of the estate to a taxi ol only one per cent as against a graded classification which in some instance! runs to five per cent u Besides Mrs Harriman those whc survive the railway king are Mrs Cor nelia Gerry of Newport R I anc Misses Mary and Carol Harriman and William Averell and daughters Edward Roland Harriman sons ii IS Interesting toview the extenl ITof Mrs Harriman’s railway holding! which place her well at the head ol the world’s rail magnates In the ab solute control of the Harriman estate are the Southern Pacific system the Union Pacific system the South ern Pacific of Mexico the San Pedrc Los Angeles & Salt Lake the SL Jo seph & Grand Island the Illinois Cen tral and the Central of "Georgia Dom inant interest is held in the Baltimore & Ohio Cincinnati Hamilton & Day ton and the Delaware & Hudson In terest of Importance is maintained lr the Erie the New York Central lines Wheeling & Lake Erie and the Wa bash Pittsburg terminal j Minor hold ings are retained in the Atchison To peka & Santa Fe the Chicago & Northwestern and the Chicago Mil waukee & St Paul The extent of the Harriman monej empire further includes securities li the Pacific Mall Steamship Company the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company and the Express Com pany The latter corporation now haK the largest Individual express monopoly in the republic of Mexico The real estate holdings of the Har riman estate measure less than $5000 in 000 Most of this is represented the great estate at Arden It is expected that this galaxy ol the world’s wealthiest women will gc on in touch the same old way further lng their financial interests climbin the rungs of society or alleviating th sorrows of the world without giving a thought to the extravagant possibil ities of the aggregate of their for tunes Wins the Prelate’s Prize Archbishop P J Ryan of this city owes the children at the orphanage maintained by the Altoona diocese ol the Catholic church a treat of candj and they are impatiently waiting foi him to return here so he can buy th best The archbishop who was there at tending the ruby jubilee of Bishop E A Garvey was taken to the orphan age at Cresson by the bishop and de lighted the little folks with his fa — mous stories “Why is a stick of candy like i horse?’’ he suddenly asked “I know’’ piped a bit of a lad “’Cause the more you lick it the t faster it goes” The joke was on the archbishop and he graciously promised to sent home the candy as soon as he re turned home— Philadelphia Record Fine Brazilian Orchid Brazil is the land of orchids Planti eight leaves are sold for nine cent) apiece of 15 leaves for 18 cents 2 to 30 leaves 32 cents Above 40 leave) special bargains are made This sea son a remarkable plant of 206 leavei was brought to market strung on i pole and carried 40 miles by two men Such a plant has a blooming capacity of 500 flowers It was sold in Per nambuco for $5 value in the Unitei ' States $150 of HOW E H j I i i ' PREPARE TO hot Waffles V DELICIOU8 I Th e Knowledge JhatThls Delicacy Is j Awaiting Them Will Bring the i Children from Bed in - J a Hurrythe mornings become more and )re crisp and tlie children come wnstairs ravenous after' their cold "plunge they begin to long for griddle :akes and maple syrup Now while do not believe that a breakfast of even such “filling” food' as N pancakes are known to be will sustain nan or child throughout the work it will add flesh to top s pff a meal of cereal and steak or with just one or two of the 'delWaffles will icately browned dainties herefore not prove such a tax on the look’s time as most people seem For this reason and because (ew housewives need to be told how :o prepare regular- griddle cakes I have selected a couple of delicious Waffle recipes that many will not know The first essential to the making of is that the waffle iron good waffles should fit snugly over the stove hole tor it must be used smoking hot Beef 'suet does very well for greasing them With' the side on which the batter is to be poured sizzling hot and both sides thoroughly greased pour on the batter with one movement of your batter pitcher close the iron and turn It immediately You will have to do the work quickly or J the cake ' will burn In a very few seconds the other' Bide is done and you are ready to remove the waffle Butter it at once — the quickest way is to use partially inelted butter — and send to the table If you before it loses its’ crispness have a large iron one waffle may be divided into four portions and no one : will have to wait Quick Waffles— Sift one pint of flour three times and add a teaspoonful of salt Beat the yolks of two eggs very light add k cupful of rich milk stir into the flour together with a tablespoonful of melted butter and beat until light and Bmooth Beat the whites of the eggs to a stiff dry froth' add to the butter and beat again When ready to bake add a teaspoonful: of baking powder put the batter in a pitcher have the iron very hot and bake as directed above S Raised Waffles — The best waffles are the southern kind faised fwith yeast These call for a quart of milk heated boiling hot then cooled till lukewarm a quart and a cupful of flour two eggs and half a Stir the butter into cupful of butter the hot milk' pour it gradually when lukewarm into the flour beating out all the lumps add the beaten eggs a teaspoonful of salt and a teaspoonful of sugar and then half a yeast cake dissolved in half a cupful of lukewarm water Beat the batter thoroughly and let it rise over night beat it again in the morning and let It rise for 20 minutes more Fill the irons full and when baked serve with maple syrup maple sugar and rich cream thick white sugar syrup or some sweet marmalade — Boston Herald As 1 ' ' Coffee' j The greatest secret of successful coffee is the thorough washing of the pot every time It is used as there is a bitter oil or residum which fills every available seam in the pot and one day old spoils the best efforts at coffee making The best guides make their coffee in a clean tin pail commencing it in cold water and shoving it forward to a boil about the time the rest of the meal is ready to serve taking care not to let the aroma boil When ready to serve dash a away cup of cold water on it to settle the The proportions of coffee to grounds mse is a tablespoonful for each person and then an extra tablespoonful Useful Kitchen Table most useful article of kitchen is a small movable zinc covered table It 'should be about 28 inches high and the top two feet square 'The top should be covered with zinc and the table should be mounted on ball When canning fruit' bearing casters or making griddle cakes It can be You can set rolled up to the range saucepans or frying pans on it if you wi8b as the zinq is easily cleaned An undertable if required' may be added and placed about nine Inches from the casters ! A ' ' 0 Date Wafers One pound dates one cup sugar' f one and cupfuls of water cook to a paste two and f f cupfuls oatmeal twQ and cup fuls white flour f Cupful water' one teaspoonful soda dissolved In'wa ter one cupful butter' one cupful brown sugar cream butter and sugar' kdd flour and add soda and water oatmeal and roll out tfiln spread half of It with paste and then lay on top the remaining half cut in long strips " and bake in hot oven '! J 4 |