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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1888-6-14, Page 2FARM. In Putting Qat onion seta have the ground very fine and simply place them on the row, slightly pressing then down, leaving the greater portion of the tops above the sur- face. Where onions are cultivated is large quantities, the sets are thinly scattered in the rows without regard to regularity, and t inly eovered, While strawberries are throwing oat run- nersoarth between rows should be kept very loose, and all the grass and, weeds removed from around the old plants, even if it bo- ogie neeessary to hand pull them out, as the strawberry needs plenty of moisture, of which it is deprived when the rows Ale thick with weeds, Tha Field and Farm says: " We prediet that Coloredawill have ehree million pounds mare wool in ISSS than it had isi i887. The flocks have been increasing, and the young sheep coming on are an improvement 'u. breed over the older ones. The two•ycar- old half-breed Merinos will many of them clip eight and nine pounds." The Indians had no .almanacs, nor any means of knowing the clay of the month. But their rule for planting corn was a very simple and goad one, andthet was when the leaves of the hickory or butternut were of the sass of squirrels' ears. At this; time the ground has become warns enough to gernxinate the seed and push it forward. Corn is a aemi-tropical plant, and more im- patient of cold than the emalier grains. 311. Powell, in cMasa, Ploughman : I oak of farmers is that they try the old Dominique fowls. They are good lavers, ,good sitters and good fowls for the Ohio." ,Tohnson, blieb. Ag. College : .---Prof.After repeated trials withannny of the .ao- eailed new and improved varieties of eats, I ata eourpelled to say that, in my judgauent, not one of them le auperior, if equal, to the eamrcu. white oat for general canitivatton, lis yield and gaalityof rain and. straw, it boa year after year made a meat favorable shuffling in cem,perioeu with auiy of the z ew and much advertised aorta" Haa Prof. Neaten ever tried Soho -men ? New England Farrier : " Dr. Geo. Bowen, of Woedstook, Connecticut some years ago be- gen experiments in a small way in planting the nuts and seeds of our mauve forest trees. He learned that if a board be placed in the bottom of the trench .ire which the soda are planted, the would•h; tap, -root will be turned from eta downward course and will become snare branched slid fibrosa, aa►itin,; a better tree to transplant "" Ownership of a gander" promotes temper- ance, as idleneee aupper>rs the saloon.' Farm Journal: ";how, good woman, be were and tette au afteriteon nap every day. This will keep the second wife at bay," rril:IOTIS TO R E RANGED. .11 Murderer 'Who Says He news to Die arid'', Oo to Meet Ws Victims. Charles Henry Riedel was convicted of murder in the first degree before the courts' of New Castle County, Def., for the brutal killing of his wife and young; son in Septette, ber last. The trial was begun on :4ouday last and the prosecutions Wee able to fatten the *rime upon the pr'saouer already and to prtvc that he bad frequently eonfesaeri to committing the deed. The defence set up the plea of insanity and established its claim fro the evident satisfaction of the Court, as. inferred by the charge of Chief Justice Com- ogys, through the testimony of local physi- cians and experts in nervous diseases and mental disorders. In view of the Court's in- struction the verdict was a great surprise. The murder was perhaps the most brutal trim ever committed in the st.'et Riedel and his wife were weavers, and bad been env. played in the Arlington Mills, ot this city. The latter was in a delicate condition, and was laid of: by her employers, and the hus band, taking umbrage at his wife's discharge, also quit work. lie made threats upon sov oral occasions to shoot two or three of the shill bosses, but never tool; any stops toward tarrying them into execution, The day of the murder bo spent with some friends in Philadelphia and returned early in the oven ing with hie wife and son. After they had gone to bed he loft the house, procured a pistol, and returning while they were sleep- ing soundly, pressed the weapon against their foreheads and blew out their brains. He then attempted his own life, firing two bullets into his head, but while neither serv- ed to produce fatal results, they rendered'i him unconscious and made him helpless. After his arrest he freely confessed the crime and gave as his excuse that he had de- termined to take his own life and did not want to leave his wife and child alone and unprovided for in this world. Riedel heard the verdict of the jury this morning without the slightest sign of emotion or feeling. He sat unmoved when his doom was pronounced, but did not betray the Ieast indication of fear. After he had been returned to his cell he conversed freely with Your corres- pondent, and expressed himself delighted with the finding of the jury. It was just exactly as he had desired, wished and hoped for, and requested that his counsel be noti- fied to urge the Court to fix the execution for the earliest possible date. The con- demned man is anxious to be reunited with his murdered wife and son, and fears there may be some delay through the formalities of the court which may postpone the joyful- ly anticipated meeting. .During the inter- view he expressed the deepest love for the victims of his crime and regards the State's taking any cognizance ot the affair as a piece of unwarranted interference. He holds to the theory that his wife and ohild were his own exclusive property and that his right to make whatever disposition of them he de- sired should be unquestioned. Ssr Horeb?.. 1Iackenzic"s Arduous Task. Speaking of Sir Morel! Mackenzie, a writer in Life, London, remarks that few people except the initiated can have any idea of the arduousness of the duties which his posi- tion at the German Court imposes upon him. To all intents and purposes, the gifted spe- cialist is a prisoner at the palace, for confi- dence placed in his skill is so great that the Emperor and Empress cannot endure the thought of his absence from their immediate vicinity ; and when, in addition to his cone - lees attention, he is daily subjected to the most venomous and. unmerited attacks, it eau be easily underbred how great is the strain, both mental and physical, to which Yeo is exposed, A Fight With Pirates. Sex Fsezcciseo, June 2. --•The steamer City of Peking, which arrived from Hong Kong and Yokohama yesterday, brings ad- ditional information in regard to the wreck- ing of the steamer San Pablo, near Turn- about Island, in the Chatmel of Formosa a. month ago, The captain's statement is as follows;—On Monday evening the vessel ran into a thick fog, Ile kept the ship on her course, though precautions were tak- en to keep contfnnally sounding, OA Tuesday morning at a30 the San i'abla struck a sunken reek ten mites north of Turnabout. It was impossible to tack the ship off, as the two holds and coal bunkers were filled with water and there was danger of the vessel capsising, It was decided that it was hopeless to attempt to save the steamer or cargo, consequently the passengers and Brew took to the boat* and made for Tarnabout Lighthouse, whence they were conveyed to Shanghai. Just be- fore the lifeboats were ready to be lowered a swan m of Chinese piratical junks came from the neighboringmainland• The queer - limiting vessels veiled in line of battle, and Capt. Reed, realising the danger his charges were in, shade preparation to repel the atteek. Tam "%SAES, however, Same in ouch overwhelming num- bers that before any deinoustretion could: be made on beard the spiking vessel the Pirates were climbing up the ship's shies They were led by a man amen. with a mist- ime and a large. revolver. His shipmates were oleo very heavily armed. Capt, Reid passed revolvera and pea among the pas- eengera and crew and after a furienefusilade the Coolies were beaten off, They rallied, however, and made a seeiiad and )salt?? Dlr$i'E .TE AMP= to board the San Pablo, which WAS last set- tling in the water. Sonne of the pirates gamed the train deck in epite of the gallant stand of the passengers and crew and were swarming toward the proaueeede desk, where. the detendere were busy firing saul reloading, when('apt. Reed bronw*ht the abip a bete pipes into requisition. The long coil; of hose were manned by the crew and instantly the pirates were again put to flight, the torrents of boiling water from the pipes sweeping many of them off the decke. ante the sea. The Coolies then beat a re- treat, and drawing their vassals up in line eruised half a mile off the sinking veiitel with the evident intention of waiting for its abandonment, During the fight Capt, Reid imprisoned all the Vhinesei among his crew, with the Chinese paaaengers, in the foreholtl for fear they would aid their cauntrryn:ee. As acus aspossibie the paaseny ere, mail and specie, were put into the San 3'ahlo'a boats, and then all bore away far land, When Duly a short diatauee from the wreck they FAA' the pirates tet sail and rush upon the fable, They clambered over tbeahip'e sidesra with grappling hooke and were soon mestere of one ot the tiaest beats that ever sailed the Pacific. Whether by accident or ddsi(;n, they Boon Film FII:1: Ti) TIKE Saw, and when last seen smoke was pouring from the wreck in great clouds. In a "few daya tugs were sent to the relief of the San Pablo, but they found only the hulk, burned to the water edge and stripped of everything vain - able'. It is estimated that at least a sore of pirates lost their lives in the fight with Capt. Reid and his men. During the battle the woman and children who were on hoard the Sea Pablo nought the staterooms, where they were in constant fear not only of falling into the hands of the pirates but sof being drowned in the water which was falling the ship, Labor Troubles. Here are some auggestivo facts taken by an English paper from the report of the Belgian Ccmm salon of Inquiry into tho ma- terial condition of the working classes ;— A young married girl of 17 said, in reply to queations ; "My work in the oat pits begins et u o'clock in the morning and ends between 0 and 11 at might. I load from. 00 to 70 cars every day, and I earn 2f. (201) a day. I went regularly to sebool hominy Sth to my 12th year, I could read once, but I have forgotten it all now." .A married woman said: "The week before last my husband earned 13f. (11s.). He had never earned a larger sum in a week. It is impossible for ns to live upon such a wage. When I have bought our food and firing the whole wage is spent ; it is not enough to cover tent and clothing." The mother of a family replied; "I scarce- ly know the taste cf meat." Another young girl said that bur working day in the pits began at 4.30 or 5 a.m., and closed at 11 p.m., for which she received lf. (80c.) to 2f. A younger sister left off work at 6 p.m., but she only earned If. 50e. (Is. 33.) The president asked each of them, "What nourishment do you have 1 Do you often take meat V' One girl replied : " Three months ago we bad some meat on our table ; I have never tasted any since." Another said : " I take a bottle of water with the fruit every morning; I cannot afford coffee." The president asked an old workman, who had spent his life in the pits, why no effort had been made by them to bring their con- dition before the notice of the public - "I would gladly have given evidence," said he " but I know that I should be dis- missed if I told any story about the works. My comrades have urged me to speak for them, as I have had so long an experience. But I was afraid to do it." His present wages are 2f. a day (Is. 8d.). When he was younger and stronger he used to earn the sum of 2f. 50e. a day. The president enquired if he found regular wages or piecework the more profitable. "' The day wage is miserable," said the old man, "but piecework is no better, for if the overseers find that the man earns more by piecework the terms are at once lowered." 'Boston Budget : This nation, since its birth, bas owned 900,000,000 of acres of available public land. Nominal settlers have only had one-third of it, though about 160,- 000,000 acres have been turned over to the states. The railway kings have gobbled more than one-third of this magnificent do- main, mainly through corrupt leggislation. We are glad to note the determination on the part of our present government to right at least a small percentage of these wrong. Secretary Lamar has'„alaeady .ordered the restoration of nearly 30,000,000 .acres o land, held by various railroads, to be open ed to settlement under the homestead law. MISCELLANEOUS. The lumber cut on the Machies River, Me. is larger this year than for ten years pasta IahneaelWeaver, a colored man, who died at Barnsville, Ga, recently, was the father of seventy-two children, of whom fifty-two sone were ablebodied farm halide when he Med' A scientific journal Bays that there is no properly recorded instance of a railroad locomotive ever attaining a speed greater than eighty miles an hour, and that higher speeds are mythical. The Zilvern Kruis, the first Dnteh men - et -war to enter the the Gate in fifteen yearn, is lying off San Francisco. She is a training ship, on her way to Japan, China, and the Dutc4 colonies in India, where she will make a prolonged stay. 11154 Kate Bishop, au actress in Anetralia, wears a silver bracelet on the left arm night and day. Her only sister locked it there be - fare she sailed for America to get married. The ship went down with all hands, and the bey is with the drowned girl. Seven-year old Willie McConnell of San Francisco found a bottle of whiskey and tasted the contents. Helloed it, and drank over half a pint, He became tipsy, then ill, and Ina few hours died in great agony, in spite of the best efforts of a good doctor to awe him. Harmony, hie, is melted over the report that Chesley Bean, who quit Harmony forty seven years ago, and baa never been heard of eines, bad recently died inTexas, leaving 11,001,000 worth of property, Hia elates and two nephews are the only hears kuiown, Thelma ;oda soaps are preferable to the soft potash soaps for toilet purposes, as the quality of all soaps depends upon the ehar. a eter of their constituents and the thorough. zugs of their sapaniflicatioia. Goad soaps most not caratain free.allieli or any foreign irritating substances. One dam moat remarkable mechanical changes of the day le the setting aside of steel and the reedoption el iron for some of the Mat impatient ;parts of laaaaanotivez oaf many railroads, it rsouly comparatively an few years since the change was made, on most roads, from iron to steel. Gertrude Cunningham, of Bangor, caught her hand in the mangler at the Bangor Lsundry, and the hand end wrist were strip ped of akin and Beall. The band has been caved ;kin grafting, three young wainee friendss of the girl having allowed 108 piecea of *into betaken from their persons for her benefit, Several enthusiastic Seaton gentlemen have invented a new method for ming the surplus in the United States. ",preaaury, They propane to abolish usury or interest by havingthe Government e;ta liah depose. tarns of mousy at all necestsry points, to loan money without stere;t to all who can give security. The largest iron Basting ever attempted in America was recently made at Bethlehem, 1'a. It wan the banter the steel compress or to be used in the new gun steel works, and 124 tons of molten metal were used. It will be some weeks before the hugs casting will be cool enough to examine. Chao night recently, in. Montreal, as Z'renoh•Canadian carter was driving along, he sdddenly dropped from We seat in an un. capacious state. klo was removed to Notre Dame 'Ito.pititi, and it was found that he was suffering from nieotine polsouing, caused by swallowing a piece of tobacco. Planter Hotter of City Point, Misn, was ploughing when ho heard a panther in a thicket near by. Ile got his gun, mounted Ida mule, rode in puran:t, overtook the beast, and shot 'attend. As be wax examining it the mule suddenly took fright, end, rearing up, struck viciously at the dead panther, but, instead, bit hismastor,who at past accounts was likely to die. The Bishop of tertian is one of the wit- tiest men of the day. Ile once went to see one of his parishioners, a lady with a pro- digiona family, which had recently been in- creased. As ho rose to leave the lady stop- ped him with : "lint you haven't seen my last baby.” "No," he quickly replied, "and I never expect to 1" Then he fled. Pour years ago the body of S. O. Gillette was buried in the City Cemetery of Anus - to., Ga. The other day it was disinterred to he placed in another part of the cemetery. Then itwasfoand that the body had been completely petrified. The face was a trifle shrunken and a shade or so darker than in life, and when one of the workmen acciden- tally struck it, it gave out a metallic sound. George Gray of Plymouth, Me. wasper- forming on the cross bar of thebig barn door the other day, and as he hung head down- ward the bar broke. His head, in the fall, went between the door sill and a log, and had he not been caught by a man standing near undoubtedly his nook would have been broken. As it was, his spine was injured in such a woe that he cannot sit up, nor move his head, except with his hands. The amnesty .granted by Kaiser Fred- erick has brought home from the German prisons two French soldiers who had been given up for dead. Two prisoners in the war of 1870 committed assaults on German soldiers, and were sentenced to long terms of incarceration in fortresses without being allowed to communicate with their friends. Now, on reaching home, ono•finds his wife married, with a large family, and the other finds a boy of 18, who was born on the eve of his father's going to the war. SUMMER SMILES. Ancient Greece—Old butter. Butchers are great hands to " cut up." The saddest words of tongue or pen— " There's too many women and not enough men 1" Young Man—" Will you give assent to my marriage with your daughter, sir 1" Old Man (firmly) : " No, sir ; not a cont." A boarding-house keeper announces in one of the papers that he has " a cottage to let containing eight rooms and an acre of land." " What," said a lady, "do, you think of platonic love ?" " Madam." replied the gentleman, " it is like all other tonics—very exciting. A frugal wife said to the dootor who was cutting open the shirt of her husband who had just fallen from apoplexy : "Please cut along the seam, doctor." "Don't call me "ducky,' John," /said a fat, bride to her husband. "It's too sug- gestive." " Why, precious 1" " Because decks always waddle, you know." ASTOMISIHING" FEATS.. $Y sial old Jaggier en India. While traveling through India, between Surat and Nageore, my body servant one day inform en me that a great juggler and snake charmer wished to have the honor of showing ane something of his skill, My servant withdrew and presently re- turned with a small, withered old man, about whom I saw nothing remarkable ex- cept the eyes, which were small, black and piercing, and, seemed to have lightning im- prisoned in them, I do not know whether the man could see ane in the dark like a cat, but there was at times that peculiar fiery appearance of the balle which is so often observable in, night -prowling animals. Ho wore a white vest, Turkish trousers, a kind of crimean petticoat worked with strange device, a turban of many colors and morocco shoes pointed and turned up at the tees. Hia arms and neck wire bare, and with the exception of a couple of heavy gold rings in his ears, he displayed no extraneous ornaments. His age 'judged to be 60, and his short mustache was almost white, He made a slow Balani and then suddenly pro- dnced--from where I did not two and cannot tell -a large ball of twine, which he appear- f,d to toes in my lap, keeping hold of the .nu end, so that it unrolied the whole dis- tance between him and me—at least ten feet —wing as .he did so : " your exeeilency please examine what yen see . Now, I honestly aver that I saw that ball of twine when he threw it as plainly as I ever naw anything in my life—saw it oome t.ward nee, sew it unroll and appareutly drop aisto my lap, so that I brought my knees +iuickly together to Web 'frond. yet when 1 put my hanii down to tette it, and looked down for it, it was not there ---nothing was there, and at the same instant I perceived the juggler dancing it an the end of hie finger. ,A we)Anil,rFra.'TiiMia#il+a)faa.MA'i'aoli, ,Cee; your excellency think I have it?" lis said, And befeee I could answer r naw is )dace of the ball a beautiful largo red rose; which he was balaaelug by the stens—and yet he had not altered bin position in the least, leer scarcely stirred a lingor. While yet I look- ed, I saw in his right hand a cup and in his left a roof,. He stepped forward a few feet, laid the rose "Iowa on the ground, and placed the eup over it. Hero, it. will be observed, there WAS no rachi inery to assist hint—iso table with its false top, concealed compartments and con- federate, to perhapaa effect a ehaage, as we awe similar tricks performed in aplaee fitted by a inealeian for the purpose—but only my earn quarters, in the full light of day, with myself closely watching every movement, within five feet of him, and any attendants romped iireund almoataanter. S'•avic, covered the rose with a cup ---ars I would be willingto take racy oath, ter I saw the roue distinctly as the believe vessel, held by the top, went slowly dawn over at the eonjurerr returned his former place, and said " lflilt yonr excellency be kind enough to lift the cup and ace what is under it1" Of course I would have wagered a heavy Burn that the retie wawa still there for one thing, beceuse, expecting nouns trick, I had kept my eye on it to this twat moment, and" was certain there WAS no possibility of ite being removed after a hand bpd, let go of the cup at the top. I complied with the request, stespped for. ward and raised the cup, but instantly dropped it with a cry of terror- -for there, instead of the rose, was ono of the little deadly green serpents of India, coiled up and ready to spring, with its smallglisten- ing eyes fixed intently on mine. Shakes of any kind are my horror, and tbis one not only horrified me, but all my attendants, who with oris; of alarm enlarged the circle very rapidly, for they know eta bite to be fatal. "It is perfectly harmss, lcyour excel- lency," grinned the old man, walking up to it, lifting it by the neck, putting its head in his month and allowing it to run down his throat. rna ME AND TWINE. He next produced a •tube that looked like brass, about two feet long and half an inch in diameter, and next the ball of twine again. Where these things came from or went to I could not toll. They seemed to be in his hands when he wanted them but I never observed his hands passing near his dress either when they appeared or disap- peared. When I looked for the cup that I had lifted from the snake it was gone, and yet neither myself nor any of my attendants had seen this wonderful man pick it np. It was indeed jugglery, if not magic, of tho most unquestionable kind. Through the brass tube the conjuror passed one end of the twine, which he put between his teeth. He then put the tube between his lips, threw back his head and held it perpendicularly, with the ball of twine at the upper end. Then suddenly the ball began to turn, and turn rapidly, and gradually grow smaller, till it entirely disappeared, as if the twine had run off on a reel. What turned it or where it went to no one could see. The juggler then set the other end np, and a new ball began to form on the top, but apparently ribbon of half an inch in width and different colors. These rolled np as if on a bobbin, till it formed a wheel two or three itches in diameter, when the performer seemed to toss ribbon and tube over his shoulder, and that was the last I saw of either. He next produced what appeared to be the same cup I had lifted from the snake, showing something that appeared to be an egg, advanced the same as before and placed the latter on the ground an& the former over it, and again requested me to open it, which I declined to do fearing I should see another serpent or something equally terri- fyAtn. this he took up the cup himself and appeared to throw it in the air, and there sat in its place a beautiful dove, which flew up and alighted on his shoulder. He took it into his hand and muttered over some unintelligible words, seemed to cram it into his mouth and that was the last I saw of hat also. Here are three items of interest about women : The Rev. Carrie J. Bartlett, who used to bo a Minneapolis newspaper woman, has been for nearly two years the pastor of a Unitarian church at Sioux Palls, Minn., and under her ministration the congregation has steadily increased:. Edith Martineau, the niece of Harriet Martineau, has been eleoted a member :of the. Royal Society of Water Colorists. England's leading woman dootor is Mrs. Garrett Anderson, who has a practice worth $50,000. A Patch of Bloss. Mango Park, Mlle us thathe once Iost his way in .a desert in Africa, and saw no eseape before him from starvation and death. Sud- denly he caught sight of a patch of 020158 growing in the sand. Its strength and beau ty startled him, in this unexpected place, as something almost miraculous, "I went en my way comforted," he says. " I knew that the Power which had made and pro- tected that bit of mesa could and would vara for me." A great English naturalist, when dying, expressed the same idea. "" I know nothing of heaven," he said f " but I have learned the infinite wisdom and love of the Power who gave its gine to the 64, and I am notafraid to trust myself in His hands." Job, questioning the ,Almighty as to the reason of his eufferiug, was bidden to go back to nature for proofs of the eternal order and, love underlying all things. No other an. swer was given to him. Theo nice, living close to Nature, with keen appreciation of her beauty and order, WWII touched more nearly through her by the Infinite justice and mercy of the Creator than they would have been by any human logic. To the majority of men, the hearing ofger- mons and public worship ere the shortest way to God. They are, however, too apt tit forget that there is any other. They neglece to teach their ebildren to understand the beauty in a spear of grass, the reason for the red color of the rose, the carve in the foot; of the fly, or any other detail of the vast end perfect movementwhich we cell Nature and they allow them nothing of the Eternal Power behind bila aaovennent. "There are many voices in the world and moue of them are without eiguifxcetion." Theee voices, each in Ste emu 1anguego, are untended to tell us of the justice and love of our heavenly Father. If we close our Care to any of them, we by ea much shat ouvielvee A out from Ilia help ,on our journey to WM, An Ingenious Chinese Toy. The New Orleans Timm 7)ernccrat soya --Mesara. B. Claude? & Bre. , 1142 Canal street, have just received from San l`raneiaoo a wonderful piece of workmanship, which is a striking evidence of the pttience, skill and ingenuity of the nativee of the eeleatial em* Aire. It as intended as an easter ofl'eriug an egg, but little larger than a turkey's and, to outward appearance„ nothing but aueh as eget as might leo picked up in any farm- yard. Eut maids the shell there is iueh as delicate inechaulani that en accurate de. ;criptien of it la well nigh impossible, and to get a fair idea of the limita to which Litman skill uiay reach it le necessary to Bee this marvel. The eggshell la divided into two unreal, bat aso elotely and akillially aro they joined that the naked eye fails to dis:over the line of junction. The tiny work; by which its diti'arentperts are ope- rated are a lot of rnicroeeo le sprints and diminutive wheels, as small that the lar„ eat of the lot hardly rivals in size those small spangles which are used iu gold lace ern. broiddery. The arrangement is such that onto in each hour the two shells, which are hinged at the,base, fly apart: with a spring, displaying iu to view a gorgeous tulip, so artistically an truthfully coloured that Imo eau hardly believe that it has not been plucked from a llower•bed indeed of being areduction of art. The petals of the tulip slowly unfold, opening one after the other, until, the flower is full blown. Within it stands a wee, church, with belfry, on the outside of which is a email dial plate. where the tiniest hands point tho hour. The lat- ter are to very small that, placed neat to them, the finest ncedlo stents monstrous. The hour strikes with a fairy-like tinkling, the church slowly revolves on its axis, when the rear comes to view, exposing the works to the eight. Then rho petals of the tulip fold together again, the shells of the egg ret join, and for another hour the whole, seems to bo uninitiated beholder nothing but a common egg. Wills that are not Wills. The litigation over Mr. Tiilden's will ought to bo a lesson to wealthy men to be their own executors. If he could not control the disposition of his own property after death who can? Ho was noted for his ability and .shrewdness as a lawyer. He had ample time and the best legal talent of the country at his command. His will was drawn with great care, for it was an elabor- ate document, which was intended to con- trol the disposal of millions. He desired to found a great public charity. But it seems that there is a strong probability that his intention will fail because cf some obscure technicality of the law. The court of appeals baa decided that " a valid trust clause of a will must be so- specific in its terms that the beneficiary can come into court and demand ite enforcement" Mr. Tilden devised about $5,000,000 for a library and educational institution, but also directed that the trustees might, if they deemed it expedient, apply this money to such charitable, educational and scienti- fic purposes as in their judgment would most widely benefit mankind. This clause opens the door of doubt. The wide discretion given to the trustees makes it questionable whether their trust can be enforced. No man can by law be compelled to do that which is discretionary with him. If the trust clause fails the property will go to the heirs and the city of New York lose the,- benefit he,,benefit of this great bequest. The Herald says that there is reason to fear that subse- quent rulings will confirm the fears that aro entertained. It seems to be diffieult for a man of wealth to realize that there is no scheme possible by which he can retain after death a hold upon his property. Efforts to do so usually result in litigation. He who desires to es- tablish a great charity should .commence the work during his lifetime, as hundreds of cases like that of Mr. Tilden have shown. —[Ohicago Times. Mrs. Robert Milligan of Bridgeport, Ga. gave birth to her twenty-fifth ohild on May 10. The mother is 48 years old, and was married at 14 years of age. Her children include five seta of twins, and of the twenty- five twenty-one are living, the oldest being 33 years old. There, are nine grandchild ren. Harmo Me.,' nis excited oiled y, over the report that. Chesley Bean, who quit Harmony. forty-seven years ago, and has never been heard of sine, had recently died in Texas, leaving $11,000,000 worth of property. His sister and two nephews are. the only heirs known