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Wealthy americans Not Really Exupagant Says ExAttache

occasion smilingly remarked: my dear
Anne. I am coming from my house
buckingham Palacel to visit you in
your palace"
The Duke of Athol, who, more than
any other grand seigneur of Scotland,
has preserved old feudal customs and
ideas on his great estates, maintains
with the permission of the crown, full
1edged armed bodyguard, six hundred
strong, every man six feet or over,
composed exclusively of members of that
Murray Clan of which he is the chief
tain. It's regimental colors We're pre-
scented to it by the late Queen Victoria,
on the occasion of one of her frequent
visits to Blair Athol.
How many OF the private residences
here in the United States are equipped
with theatres? I know of scores of them
in England. one Of the most perfect of
them being that of Lord Clifford, of
Chudleigh, at Ugbrooke Park, his place
in Devonshire.
The late Count "Nikd' EsterhaZy had
at Totis. his place in Hungary, pri-
vate theatre sufficiently large to seat
comfortably an audience of nearly two
thousand, and maintained all the year
round not only a magnificent orchestra,
but also complete operate and dramatic
trOupes the members of which lived 1t
life of luxury at his expense on the
estate, receiving large salaries The
operatic troupe and the orchestra he
used to keep up to the mark by under
taking the cost of the musical education
at the Imperial Conservatory of Music
at Vienna of any young man or woman
who showed musical genius. These. on
graduating. began their professional
career by spending a few years, at any
rate. at Totis, in the receipt of handsome
pay
Another feature of Totis, which now
belongs TO Count Francis Esterhazy, Is
the private racecourse and the English
church which the late "Nikh.' although
strict Roman Catholic. built for the use
of his English trainers, Jockeys, coach
men and grooms, with their wives and
children. and for whose spiritual benefit
Church of England chaplain was in
residence all the year round. -.
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country, during which I was the re-
cipient of the most kind and boundless
hospitality, furnished me with means OF
making some comparison between the
American life of that epoch and the
manner of living as I find 1t to-day.
People here, even the most wealthy,
lived simply. The Astors were then, as
now, among the richest in the land. But
the homes of the late Mrs. John Jacob
Astor and of Mrs. William Aston We're
Of the most Unobtrusive character, the
appointments Of the houses being as
plain and transformations as their enter
tainments, and assuredly their town
houses bore no relation whatsoever,
either internally or externally, to the
huge Astor mansion which now occupies
the greater portion Of the block on Fifth
avenue, facing Central Park, between
GO and 64th streets.
The older generation of my readers,
those who remember New York when
the late Mrs. Hamilton Fish (wife of
President Grants Secretary of State),
the two Mesdames Astor and the mother
Oh august anu Perry belmont TtlSncu
supreme in New York society, will be
able to bear me out in what / assert,
while the younger people, who are dis
posed to doubt the relative simplicity Of
the life of their immediate forebears,
have only to recall the general astonish-
ment created by the newspaper descrip-
tons of the old-fashioned furniture and
favorite belongings Of the late Mrs. Will
lam Astor, which were printed on the
occasion of the valuation of her property
after her death. in connection with the
probate OF her will.
That the extravaganza Of the very
rich in Europe is greater than that Of
the people credited with great wealth in
this country is an undoubted fact. Here
the possession of millions may, perhaps,
take the form of d magnificently ap-
pointed steam yacht, upon the decora-
lions of which money has been lavished
with an unsparing hand. Or else it may
find expression in gorgeous villa at
Newport, with a country seat on Long
Island and a house on Fifth avenue.
But none of the American multi
millionaires maintains in addition to
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Prince Nicholas Esterhazy. the head
of the family, also has a private theatre
of his own at his immense castle at
Eisenstadt, where Haydn was in his
day the leader of the orchestra, where
he wrote many of his most famous COM
positions and where he lies buried. 1t
was Prince Nicholass grandfather who
represented Emperor Francis Joseph as
special ambassador at the coronation Of
Car Alexander II at Moscow, and who
appeared there in the costume of a
Hungarian magnate. so incrusted with
precious stones. many of them of price
less value, that it used to cost him the
trif1ing sum of $50. 900 each time that he
wore it, through the dropping out and
loss of the gems, or through their in
jury by being rubbed one against an
other
The Esterhazy estates, taken in their
entirety. are, acre for acre. the same size
as Ireland. and 1t is scarcely necessary
to recall here the response made by the
late Prince Nicholas Esterhazy TO the
first Earl of Leicester (of the present
creation) when the latter drew his at
tention to his fine flock of six thousand
sheep at Holkham. asking him If he had
ever seen anything like it in his own
country. 'Oh. yes" replied EsterhaZy;
1T is not six thousand sheep that / have,
but six thousand shepherds 10 attend
my fiocks."
The Esterhazys are by no means the
only great mobiles who indulge in the
luxury of private racecourses. There are
scores OF them in Germany and Austria
alone. while the private racecourse of
the Duke of Richmond at Goodwood, In
the South of England. enjoys interna-
uonal fame in the world of sport
Prince Joseph Sulkowski. Duke of
Bielitz, most of whose brothers and Sis
tiers were born in this country. was wont
to maintain not only a private orchestra,
but also a complete corps de ballet and
circus troupe. with lions, tigers. trick
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his steam yacht and town house a
whole string of castles and country
seats, such as, for instance, the late
Duke of Ossuna, whose proud boast it
was, during the reign OF Isabella II. that
when dispatched by her as special am
bassador to Spain to the coronation of
Alexander II, at Moscow, he could make
the entire trip to that city from Madrid
by road-that is to say, in his own car
riage, drawn by post horses-spending
every night in one of his own chateaus
or palaces, which were maintained all
the year round, ready for his coming,
with a full staff of servants.
Some of the great English mobiles, such
as, for instance, the seventh Duke OF
Devonshire, grandfather Of the present
duke was wont to complain that he had
in the neighborhood of seventy county
seats, and that if he were even to spend
only a week in each he would not be
able to do the complete round of them in
a year
The number has now been diminished.
through the distribution of some of them
among the various members OF the fOuSe
of Cavendish, of which the Duke of
DevOnshire is the chief. But he still re-
mains burdened with some thirty or
forty. all of which have to be kept in
repair. and cost much in maintenance,
in addition to which he has a racing
stable, several packs of hounds, a pri-
vate orchestra of some sixty pieces. in
which each member is an artist. several
private chapels, and about eight private
chaplains. each of whom ranks as a
beneficed clergyman of the Church OF
England.
The Duke OF Sutherland owns almost
the entire county from which he takes
his title, embracing more than million
and a half acres; is the sole proprietor
of the railroads by which it is trav-
ersed, and of the coal mines from which
the fuel burned by his locomotives is
taken. In addition to this, he has u
number of country seats in England, be-
sides some of the finest steam yachts
atioat, and a residence in London so
stately and magnificent that when the
late Queen Victoria was wont to visit
his mother there, she on more than one
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A2ANAC LAKE, N Y, July 9.-Many
Of the visitors to Sara.ac I'm, Upper
~ Saranac Lake. have been devoting the
beautiful! days OF last week 70 sailing. mo-
tor boating and angling, while golf has had
its full coterie of followers H NJ. Dunn
and Sidney N. Colgate, commodore OF the
Inner Saranac Yacht Club, have been try
ing their yachts over the club course
Or. J. c. Roper, of New York is one OF
the enthusiastic golfers at Saranac Inn
The golf course has been enlarged and
greatly improved Mr. and Mrs Charles
Toierson. who captured a majority of the
Guns at the tournament of 1905, are again
among the summer visitors at the inn.
DR. and Mrs J. 2. Mum and Son. James
RueIl Mum. are at Saranac Inn and have
onened their cottage. James Buell. Mum
has been making some good catches Of trout
from nearby waters
r D. Foote Miss Foote, Miss NJ r.
Froote and Robert D. Foote, of New YORK,
are at their Upper Saranac Lake camp this
season. II. Z. Palmer, Of Omaha, has
Joined his daughter. Mrs. II. d. Kuntz, n
camp
Francis s Bangs and family, DR. and
Mrs. ] c. Roper and family Of New York;
Mrs. Oliver I.andreth. Of Philadelphia; Mrs
Edward p Merwin and Z. p Merwin, jrr
Of East Orange. y. j; Mrs. H p. Cham
harlafn Of Buffalo, and Hugh l. Gladdls
Of McKune, Kan. are among those who
came to Saran2c Inn this week, TO remain
eo-- some time
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Copyright 1910. by the Brentwood Company
throughout the length and breadth OF
Europe the name Of America is regarded
as synonymous with the word eXtraVa-
gance. Every citizen Of the UNITED
States is considered in the light OF
millionaire. An American Of moderate
means. or one who, possessed OF great
wealth, lives quietly, unostentauously
and simply, is something absolutely IN
conceivable TO the foreign mind. Amerl-
can extravaganza forms. indeed, a
fayorite theme Of the newspaper and
magazine writers. of the playwrights and
Of the novelists abroad, many Of whom
insist that it is communicating European
life. much il the same way that ORR
entail Sybaritism corrupted the simplicity
Of life in ancient Rome, and that 1t is as
much responsible for the living OF people
beyond their means in London and IN
Paris. in this first decade OF the TWEEN
teth century, as were the South Sea
and Mississippi Bubbles about two hun
ored years ago
This irlputation Of the vice of eXtrava-
gance to the American people, which
even IIlGN lItilSt4AtS s@Lt i4A-lA44NO ~ ~
cept without a protest, Is denied by the
eminent Italian historian Ferrero, who
recently spent a number of months in
visiting and studying this country.
From the point Of view Of the historian,
of the expert of political economy. Of the
socioIogist and OF the erudite and OBJ
servant traveller, the celebrated profess
scr in an article published in THE At
lantic Monthly for July, entitled 'Puri-
tanism," asserts that instead of being
extravagant the people Of the United
States are as nation educated TO thrift,
xnd his utterances upon the subject
carry all the more weight since he is one
of the most distinguished citizens of a
nation that is renowned above all others
for the thrift Of its people
He declares ia his article. which fur
t-4laes much food for thought that the
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Compared syffb European MiHionafreS'
CHER Money is Ipenf MOdeSfV
and PrudenfIy.

undeserved reputation abroad Of Ameri-
cans for extravaganza is largely due TO
their own daily and periodical press,
which makes a point of giving the
utmost publicity, as freaks Of extrava-
gance or as features OF unparalleled
spIendor, to forms of luxury that would
excite no attention whatsoever in the
Old World. He claims that the Amerl-
can people are still to such a degree in
fuenced by the traditions of Puritan
simplicity Of their forebears that any
notable departure therefrom strikes
them as being extraordinary and out Of
the common. 1t is exploited in the
American newspapers, with statistics as
TO the amount OF expenditure involved,
just as if it were some great Lucullian
entertainment in the days of the Caesars,
worthy of being commemorated in his
tory.
The professor admits that the men
who live on salary. professional men,
people Of moderate means and the arti-
san classes live with a greater degree Of
comfort and spend their money more lib
orally than those of similar station in
the Old World. But Signor Ferrero is
most emphatic in his statement that the
American people as a whole are thrifty
rather than extrayagant, and that the
extravaganza of the wealthy and of the
very rich here is infinitely less than in
Europe, where however, it does not at
tract the same amount of attention.
If it escapes comment there it is be-
cause the people have been used to these
displays of wealth from time immemo-
rial, whereas here they are compare
lively new. And Ferrero in this is per-
fectly right. The manifestations of
great wealth here are altogether new.
They were comparatively unknown
thirty and forty years ago.
My first visit to the United States was
in the early part of 1S75-that is TO say,
thirty five years back-and a sojourn
then of nearly twenty months in this
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ELIzABETHTOWN.

zabethtown, \. Y, July 9.-One of the
notable visitors at this beautiful mountain
resort this season is Mrs. Charlotte B. Co
man, of New York. Mrs. Conan is land
scape artist and was elected an associate
member of the New York Academy of De-
sign this spring.
Mr. and Mrs Felix Adler of New York.
with their daughter, Miss Eleanor Adler,
passed through Elizabethtown early in the
week en- route to their summer cottage IN
Keene Valley Mrs. Theodore c. Janeway,
of New York with her family, was another
visitor at Elizaoethtown- Mrs. JaneWay IS
staying at her cottage at st. Hubert's
Golfers at Deer's Head Inn have been
arriving this week and enjoying the de-
lightful DAYS on the links Of the Cobble
Hill Golf Club DR.. w. g. Douglass, or
New York. and Ben Franklin, of Troy. are
among the most enthusiastic, and are fol-
lowed closely by MI and Mrs. NJ. H Da-
wilson and Fred Kavanaugh-
Russell Dana, jr, and James NJ. Sargent.
of Lowell, Mass. stopped at Deer's Head
Inn en- route through the mountains on a
cartping and fishing trip. Mr.. and Mrs. ].
Hutchinson. J. T. Holmes and J. S. Smith,
OF Boston. formed one of the many motor
ing PARTIES that visited the inn en- route 20
Montreal Among the many visitors who
arrived this week were Mr.. and Mrs. John
r Myers. of Rouses Point: Mrs c. {.
MacEwer and Jack MacEwen, of New
York; Mrs Alexander Van Wagner and
son. of Brooklyn; Mrs. NJ. d Longstaff,
Harry D. Longstaff and Mrs. Esther j. Da-
wilson. Mr.. and Mrs Ben" Franklin, of
Troy: Mr. and Mrs. Frederick w kava-
nallgh and son, T. /. kavanaugh, OF
Waterford, \. I.
A clock golf green on the Windsor lawn
has been popular with visitors who have
enjoyed the game here under the large shade
trees. The rustic grill also has been busy
caring for touring parties, and many In
formal dinners have been given Mrs.
Frederick Harmon Comstock, Mrs. George
Cole and Miss Antoinette c. Comstock, or
Park Hill, Yonkers, visited the Windsor en-
route to Keene Valley. Mr.. and Mrs P.
Lockwood, of Ann Arbor, Mich, stopped for
few DAYS en- route to Hurricane Lodge
Mr.. and Mrs George H Siege and daugh-
ter Miss Charlotte Siege, of Brooklyn, have
returned to the Windsor for the season, and
are accompanied by Miss Natalie Droste
Mr.. and Mrs. William D1acMaster and Will
lam MacMaster, I'd, of Montreal, came TO
the Windsor this week, and will be joined
b1- other members Of the family in few
DAYS. L. S Hubbard. OF New York, is here
for July.
Mr.. and Mrs Herman A Heydt and Miss
Helen Roerner, of New York, are at the
Windsor. and will remain until the middle
! Of September.
Other prominent members of the summer
contingent are Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Lei
dig and s w Child. of Brooklyn.
! Mr. and Mrs. ErTnan J. Ridgway, of
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PAUL SMITHS.

Psrl smiths y y. July 9--Every form
M n,,f-of-door life has been popular along
the lakes Of the St Regis chain this week.
Some. Of the campers, like Mr.. and Mrs
-Jl,stus Hotchkiss have devoted themselves
10 the delightful possibilities Of cruising on
The chain. the 81. Regis River and Osgood
Lake. with its connecting waterways MIS-
George Fales Baker motored over 10 Upper
Saranac Lake from Hepburnwood this week
and was hostess at d dinner given at Sara
nae Inn
Frank .. Griswold. an accomplished ny
fisherman. has been bringing in good
catches of spec,lled trout and Richard van
WICK. OF New York, has taken several fine
Brook trout at the mouth OF Wellar Brook
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick W. Vanderbilt are
eXDeeted at Pine Tree Point, their japanese
camp on Upper St. Regis Lake, this week
70 Several Of the campers returned this Week
from fishing in Canadian waters Among
them were William Hall Penfoid who Wis
3fed the Restigouche preserve. and William
Rauch. with his sons. William P, and Ru-
dolnh s RauCh, who angFed in Trinity bay
east Of the lower St Lawrence.
Mrs E r Thomas, of New York. has ar
rived and opened The Rocks, adjoining the
Camp Of Mr.. and Mrs. Vanderbilt. Another
notable member OF the summer colony is
Mrs. T. H. Howard of Hyde Park, who IS
a niece Of Mrs Vanderbilt Mrs, Howard
has Pearl Island camp
- sir. and Mrs Herbert L. Pratt, OF BROOK
lvn. are spending six weeks at Birch Isl
and carnD. at the end of which time MY
and Mrs. Arson Phelps Stokes, the owners
viii have returned from their trip abroad
Mr. and Mrs Stokes with their family VIII
ruend the fail IN the Adirondacks.
Simeon J Drake, OF New York Is al Iw11
Pines camp, on Spitfire Lake, where he Is
entertaining his daughters, Mrs A Clarke
Robinson, Of Paris, and Mrs. Harry GTlner,
southampton. Mr.. Robinson is in camp
and Mr.. Cr7lner will come up later
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Nerplanck Hoh-
mann and family. Of MorTistown, N J., are
now al Camp Hoff, on Lower ST. Regis
lake Mir. and Mrs. George S. Brewster
sr~iyed this week at their place on Spithre
Lake
Henry Hotch!;ss of New Haven, VINO
cen7e I'D for short visit n June, Is now al
Camp Potluck for the summer, and is en-
-ertaining his daughters, Mrs Carl lily, o.
Harrisburg. Penn. and Mrs E E Garrison
Of New. Haven. Justus Hotchliss, bfOlh-
er. whose place is also on Spitfre Lake, Is
here
The cottage colony at Paul Smiths Hotter
on Lower St Regis Lake was largely aug
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Paul EIy. made the trip to Ampersand POM
one of the best trout waters IN the fu'
rondacks. and while trolling hooked iarse
laker Mr.. Joness tackle was hsn', anu
II required considerable skill to iano .i'c
fpbtine fish. which was accomplished atter
an hours work Mr.. Jones's prize weisheu
fifteen pounds. Mr. Jones is spending inc
inner with mis- family at their large rus
tic camp on Lower Saranac Lake, ad1oin-
ing the Algonquin
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank III. Mckee nave
onened their handsome cottage, Inc blrciieS'
on the shore near the Algonquin
DR.. Sally Porter Law, of Baltimore mas
leased a camp on Oseetah Lake. and George
Cross. of New York. is occupying the Koo-
Z erts camp. -
r r Sanford. Mr.. and Mrs. John A RID
incl of New York Mr.. and Mrs. Henry M
, sedIev. of Iarcnmont; Mr.. and Mrs X D
MerriIe, Of Shanghai, China; MISS Merrll-'
of Boston; Mrs C. A Roberts. MISS Rod
erts and Master Roberts, Of Chicago are
among the visitors at the Algonquin
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Lake in the vicinity of Wawbeek is alive
with the craft of summer visitors at the
hotel and the many beautiful camps, and
interest in motor boating is at high pitch.
The latest recruit TO the ranks is Henry
Graves who purchased Eagle Island of
Levi p Morton this spring. Duncan c.
Fuller. who is spending the season at the
Wawbeek, also has a speedy craft, which
he brought up from the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Jenkins, of New York.
who have an attractive summer home on
Round Lake. near Bartlett Carry, are here
with their family for the season. George
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BRONxVILLE.

Westchester County society has taken
deep interest the last week in the tla1N
annual tennis tournament for the SHA.
lenge cup held on the courts OF the bioi'>
Vile Athletic Association in Ls"Ie.s
Park. BronxviIle. The casino OF the 49,
Gramatan. overlooking the courts
been crowded every day with those "@'~-
ing the play. A number OF SouthefN0.
have lately arrived at the Hotel Graiia''-'
for the summer.
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again. and win remain for the season. IL,
J. KonvaIinke and daughter. Miss Elizab.s,
Konvalinke, of Brooklyn. are also her. s,s
will remain until September. other perm
nent arrivals Of the week were Mr. ara
Mrs f.. J. Lockard. Of Sioux Fails, OAK :
Mr.. and Mrs. y. T. Smith and Miss H.ls,
smith. of BaIlston Springs, ~ T.. Mr.. s,s
Mrs. John r Dean and family and Il.
Deans mother, Of New Britain, Com
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Curtiss TreadwelI, of New York, is also
occupying camp near here.
Colonel Warning has 'eased the Fisk camp
and took possession -.st week. Another
member OF the caro2 colony IS A. l..
Wrighter. of New York, who is here for
the summer.
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A MASTER OF THE ART

Totty-He's the prince OF hars-
FlosSy-Is he. reallyT
Totty-Why. even his wife believes 49,
Bits.
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ALGONQUIN.

Algonquin. n. Y, July 9.--Visitors at the
Algonquin and campers on Lower Saranac
Lake are interested in the angling feat IF
one of their neighbors, w. c. FIoyd-Jones,
of New York Mr.. Jones, in company with
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New York, came up last week and joined
their family at Garondah, their large es-
tate adjoining Elizabethtown.
Clarence Hicks, of New York, interna-
tionaI secretary of the Young Mems Chris
tan Association, came up this week AMI
joined his family at the Upper Terry cot
tage, at the Balsams, on Cobble Hill. Mr..
and Mrs. c. D. Cauntt and family Of Bur
lington, N J., are at Overleigh, their Be-
quet Valley home, near Elizabethtown.
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WEsTPoRT- ON-CHAMPLAIN.

yyestDort-o ChampIain, n. I. July p
Horseback riding Is one of the paStlnles
which IS meeting with much favor among
rhe Young women at Westport- Miss Susan
Lee. of Boston, headed a horseback party
To Oak Point for a picnic on Tuesday
Among Miss Lees companions were MISS
s.reryood the Misses Damrosch and MISS
Marie Marshall Miss Audrey De Renne has
brought up her favorite mount from 81
vannah, and is spending much time IN the
saddle. Miss Mildred McCreary. Miss Wini-
fred Campbell and Miss Florence Arthur are
also devotees of the sport
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. n. Mcclellan and daush-
ter. of New York, are at the inn for the
season. and Mr. Mcclellan has sent for his
fast cruiser. The boat will arrive in few
days.
Mrs. f. A. Campbell. of Morristown, N
r with Miss Campbell and Miss Frances
Campbell, is at Westport Inn for the sea
son. Miss Campbell is one Of the expert
and enthusiastic tennis players at the resort
Miss NJ H. Elliott, of New York. arrived
at Westport Inn this week. and will spend
a part of her time on the golf green's Inc
Westport players are in good form this sea-
son. and many interesting matches are N
progress.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Wilbur, of Bethle-
hem, Penn, are spending two weeks with
Mrs Wilbur's mother, Mrs CASTOR, at
Homestead cottage.
Mrs J. F. Morsenan and family, with
Mr. and Mrs Buck, of Omaha, have ar
rived and are occupying Elm cottage for
the summer.
Miss Henrfette Thaw, of New York, is
guest at the bungalow of Mr.. and Mrs Wal
ter Damrosch, on the shore. Mrs. DAM
rosch's sister, Mrs. H. S. B. Beale, who has
been here for 4 fortnight, started early this
week for Bar HarbOr.
Mrs J. R WestfeId, Miss Westfeld, Miss
de Castro, of New York, and Miss Belle G..
Brown, of Boston, are among the arrivals
I,,r,