The Wingham Times, 1888-06-08, Page 2in putting out onion sets. have the ground
vary fine and simply plane them on the row,
slightly pressing them down, leaving the
15reater :portion of the tope above the sur -
one, Where onions are cultivated in large
quantities the sets are- thinly scattered an
the rows without regard to regularity, and
thinly covered..
While strawberries are throwing out run-
noreearth between rows should be kept very
loose, and all the grass and weeds removed
from around the old plants, even if it be-
oeme necessary to hand pull them out, as
the strawberry needs plenty of moistuie, of
Which, it is deprived when the rows ate
thick with weeds.
The -Pistol and Fares nays: " Wo predict
that Coloradawill have three. million pounds
more wool in 1888 than It had in 1887. The
Socks have been increasing, and the venlig
sheep coming on are an improvement • n
breed over the older onee. The two•ycar-
old half-breed Merinos will many of tum m
clip eight and nine pounds."
The Indians had no almanacs, nor any
means of knowing the day of the month.
But their rule for planting corn was a very
simple. and good ono, endtbat was when the
leaves of the hickory or butternut were 91
the size of squirrels' ears, At this time
the ground hat; become warm enough to
germinate the seed and push it forward.
Corn is a aerni-tropical plant, and more im-
patient of cold than the smaller grains,
Mr. Powell, in Mass. Ploughman: "All
I ask of farmers is that they try the old
Dominique fowls, They are good layers,
good sitters and good fowls for the table."
Prof, Johnson, Mich. Ag. College :
"After repeated trials with many of the so-
called new and improved varieties of oats,
I am compelled to say that, in my judgment,
not ono of them is superior, if equal, to the
common white oat for general cultivation.
In yield and quality of grain and straw, it
has year after year made a most favorable
showing in comparison with any of the new
and much advertised sortie" Has Prof,
Johnson ever tried Schoenen ?----.--New
England Farmer : " Dr. Geo. Bowen, of
Woodstock, Connecticut some years ago be -
gam experiments in a small way in planting
the nuts and seeds of our native forest
trees. He learned that if a board be placed
in the bottom of the trench in which the
seeds are planted, the would-be tap -root
will be turned from its downward course
and will become more branohed and fibrous,
making a better tree to transplant. -----
's Ownership of a garden promotes' temper-
ance, as idleness supports the saloon."
Farm Journal: "Now, good woman, be
sure and take an afternoon nap every day.
This will keep the second wife at bay."
AlNSIOIJS TO RE HANGER.
.0. Murderer Who Says He tongs to Die and
Go to Meet His victims.
Charles Henry Riedel was convicted of
murder in the first degree before the enurts
of New Castle County, Del., for the brutal
killing of his wife and young son in Septem-
ber last. The trial was begun on Monday
last and the prosecution was able to fasten
the °rime upon the prisoner directly and to
prove that he had frequently confessed to
committing' the deed. The defence set up
the plea of insanity and established its claim
to the evident satisfaction of the Court, as
inferred by. the charge of Chief Justice Com-
egys, through the testimony of local physi.
clans 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 moat brutal
crime ever committed in the st:,ie Riedel
and his wife were weavers, and had been em-
ployed in the Arlington Mills, of this city.
The latter was in a delicate condition, and
WAS laid off by her employers, and the hue -
band, taking umbrage at his wife's discharge,
also quit work. He made threats upon sev-
eral occasions to shoot two or three of the
mill bosses, but never took any steps toward
• carrying them into execution. The day of
the murder he spent with some friends in
Philadelphia and returned early in the even-
ing with kis wife and son. After they had
gone to bed he left 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
him unconscious and made him helpless.
'After bis, 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 hie 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 reeling. He
sat unmoved when his doom was prononnced,
but did not betray the least 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
hie murdered wife and son, and fears there
tnay 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
viotims of hie crime and regards the State's
taking any cognizance of the affair as a piece
of unwarranted interference. Ile holds to
the theory that his wife and ohitd were hfs
own exclusive property and that kb right
to make whatever disposition of them he de.
Aired should be unquestioned.
Ssr Iforeli 1Ytaekeuzie's Arduous
Task.
Speaking of Sir Morell Mackenzie, a
writer in Life, Leaden, remarks that few
people except the initiated can have anyidea
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-
oialist Is a prisoner at the palace, for confi-
dence placed in his skill is so groat that the
Emperor and Binpreee cannot endure the
thought of hie absence from their immediate
vicinity; and when, In addition to his 0042e.
lest attention, he is daily subjeoted to the
most venomous and unmerited nuncios, it
ones be easii undertood how
both mental Aad physfoa to which
A Fight With Pirates,,
SAN' I'aAIiCI90o, June 2,—The steamer
City of Peking, which arrived from hong
Kong and Xoltohama yesterday, brings ad.
shamed information fn roma to the wreck.
Ong of the etoatner San Pablo, near Turn.
about Island, in the Channel of Femme( a
month ago. The osptaln'a statement is as
follows ;—On Monday evening the vessel
ran into a thick fog. 1#e kept the stip on
her goitres, though precautions were tak.
en to keep continually sounding. Olt
Tuesday morning at 3.30 the San
Pablo struck a sunken rook ten miles
north of Turnabout. It was impossible to
tank the ship off, as the two holds and coal
bunkers were filled with water and there
was danger of the venal capsising. It was
decided that it washopeless to attempt to
Dave the eteatuer• or cargo, coneequently the
passengers and Drew took to the boats) and
tnede for Turnabout Lighthouse, whence
they were conveyed to Shanghai, Just be.
fore the lifeboats were ready to be lowered
a swarm of Chiuese piratioal junks oamo
from the neighboringmeinland, The queer.
looking vessels Bailed in line of battle, and
Capt. Reed, realising the danger his charges
were in, made preparation to repel the
attack.
THE PIRATES,
however, came in such overwhelming num-
bers that before any demonstration could
be made on board the epiking vessel the
pirates were climbing up the ships sides.
They were led by a scan armed with a cut-
lass acid a large revolver. Hie shipmates
were also very heavily armed, Capt. Reid
passed revolvers and guns among the pas-
sengers and crew and after a furious fusilade
the Coolies were beaten off, They rallied,
however, and made a eecond and
MORE DESPERATE ATTEMPT
to board the San Pablo, which was feet set-
tling in the water. Some of the pirates
gained the main deck in spite of the gallant
stand of the passengers and crew and were
swarming toward the promenade deck,
where the detenders were busy firing and
reloading, when Capt, Reedbiourht the
ship's hose pipes into requisition. Tho long
coils 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 theist off the decke
into the sea, The Coolies then beat a re-
treat, and drawing their vessels up in line
cruised half a mile off the sinking vessel
with the evident intention of waiting for its
abandonment. During the fight (:apt. Reid
imprisoned all the Chinese among his crew,
with the Chinese passengers, in the foreholal
for fear they would aid their countrymen.
As soon as possible thepassengere, mail and
specie, were put into the San Pablo's boats,
and then all bore away for land. When
only a short distance from the wreck they
saw the pirates set sail and rush upon the
Pablo. They clambered over theahip's sides
with grappling hooks and were soon masters
of one of the finest boats that ever sailed the
Pacific. Whether by accident or design,
they soon
SET FIRE TO THE ?HIP,
and when last seen smoke was pouring from
the wreck in great clouds. In'aa�few days
tugs were sent to the relief of the San Pablo,
but they found' only the hulk, burned to the
water edge and. sipped of everything valu-
able. It is estimated that at least a ?core of
pirates lost their lives in the fight with Capt.
Reid and his men. During the battle the
women and children who were on board the
San Pablo sought the staterooms, where
they were in constant fear not only of falling
into the hands, of the pirates but tof being
drowned in the water which was filling the
ship.
Labor Troubles.
Here are some suggestive facts taken by
an English paper from the report of the
Belgian Cc mmisston of Inquiry into the ma-
terial condition of the working classes
A young married girl of 17 said, in reply
to questions : "My work in the coal pits
begins at 5 o'clock in the morning and ends
beta
to 7(
day.
to m
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closed at 11 pan., or
11. (80c.) to 2f.
A younger sister Ieft off wont at 6 p.m.,
but she only earned 11. 50c. (Is. 3d.)
The president staked each of them, "What
nourishment do you have 2 Do you often
take meat 4°'
One girl replied : " Three menthe ago we
had some meat on our table ; I have never
tasted any oboe."
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 pita, 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
thein, as I have had so long an experienee.
Ilut I was afraid to do it."
His present wilgoe are 21. a day (le. gd,).
When he was younger and stronger he used
to earn the bum of 2E. 50o. a day.
The president enquired if he found regular
wages or piecework the more profitable. •
"Tho daywage ie 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."
•`.
Poston, Budget: This nation, sines its
birth, has owned 00i),000,C00 of aeras of
available public land, Nominal settlers have
only had one.tbird of it, though about 160,-
000,000 acres have been turned over to the
Statea. The railway kings have gobbled
ni a than one•third of this magnificent do-
main, mainly through corrupt legislation.
We are glad to note the determinatien cis
the part of our present government to right
all percentage of these Arron . ,
at least a sm gg gs
Secretary Lamar liar alaeady ordered the
restoration of nearly 30,000,000 acres o
land, held by various railroads, to be open
eel to rettletnont under the honvesteed lacy.
*ISGGLL*1iEQ11S.
• The lumber out on the Machias River, Me.
is larger this year than for ten years past.
Ishmael Weaver, a colored man, who died
atidiedBarusvillo, Ga, recently, was the father
of seventy-two children, of whom fifty-two
sons were eblebodiod farm hands when he
,
A ecientilo journal says 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 mythioal.
The Zilvern Kruie, the first Dutch man-
of-war to enter the the
Gate in fifteen
years, is lying off San IJ'raneisao, She ie
a traininie ship, on her way to Japan, China,
and the Dutch colonies in India, where ehe
Will make a prolonged stay.
Miss Kate Bishop, an actress in Australia,
wears a sliver bracelet on the left arm night
and day, Her only sister looked it there be-
foreuhe sailed for America to get married.
The ship went down with all hands, and the
key is with the drowned girl..
Seven-year.old Willie McDonnell of San
Francisco found a bottle of whiskey and
tasted the contents, He liked it, and drank
over half a pint. He became tipsy, then i1I,
and in a few hours died in great agony, in
spite of the best efforts of a good doctor to
save him.
Harmony, Me, is excited over the report
that Chealey Bean, who quit Harmony forty-
seven years ago, and has never been heard
of sinoe, had recently died in Texas, leaving
11,000,000 worth of property, His sistes
and two nephews are the only heirs known.
The hard soda soaps are preferable to the
soft potash soaps for toilet purposes, as the
quality of all soaps depends upon the char-
acter of their constituents and the thorough -
nese of their saponification, Good soaps
moat not contain free -alkali or any foreign
irritating substances.
One of the moat remarkable mechanical
changes of the day is the setting aside of
steel and the readoption of iron for some of
the most important parts of locomotives on
many railroads. It isonly 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
Laundry, and the hand and wrist were strip-
ped of skin and flesh. The hand has been
saved by skin grafting, three young women
friends of the girl having allowed 108 pieces
of skin to be taken from their persons for
her benefit.
Several enthusiastic Boston gentlemen
have invented a new method for using the
surplus in the United States Treasury.
They propose to abolish usury or interest
by having the Government establish deposi-
taries of money at all neoessary points, to
loan money without interest to all who can
give security.
The largest iron casting ever attempted in
America was recently made at Bethlehem,
Pa. It was the base for 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 huge casting
will be cool. enough to examine.
One night recently, in Montreal, as a
French -,Canadian carter was driving.along,
he suddenly dropped from his scat in au un-
conscious state. He was removed to Notre
Dame Hospital, and it was found that he
was suffering from nicotine poisoning, caused
by swallowing a piece of tobacco.
Planter Hotter of City Point, Miss., was
ploughing when he hoard a panther. in a
thicket near by. He got his gun, mounted
his mule, rode in pursuit, overtook the beast,
and shot it dead. .As he was examining it the
mule suddenly took fright, and, rearing up,
struck viciously at the dead panther, but,
instead, hit his master, who at last accounts
was likely to die,
The Bishop of London is one of the wit-
tiest men of ;,he day. He once went to see
one of his parishioners, a lady with a pro-
digious family, which had recently been in-
creased. As he rose to leave the lady stop -
him with : " But you haven't seen my
baby." " No," he quickly replied, "and
,ver expect to 1" Then he fled.
our years ago the body of S. 0. Gillette
buried in the City Cemetery of Augus-
Ga.- The other day it was disinterred
e placed in another part of the cemetery.
n it was found that the body had been
pletely petrified. Tho face was a trifle
nken and a shade or so darker than in
and when one of the workmen aeciden-
atruck it, it gave oub a metallic
d.
orge Gray of Plymouth, Me. was por-
ing on the cross bar of the big barn door
titer day, and as he hung head , down-
ward the bar broke. His head, in the fall,
went between the door sill and a leg,, and
ha he 'not been caught by a man standing
near undoubtedly his neck would have been
bror - ,.
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Di1li'ereut KhidS nf' Coltrane.
A dentist who has the largest praotiae in
one of our seaboard Cities Was milted lately
which elms of hire patients bore the pro-
longed torture ()this oraft with moot (sour
age. He replied, promptly,
" Woman, of course, A woman bianohes
before sudden danger, even the attack of
a mouse, but her organization, and ussh
ally her training, teacher her to endure
pain,"
" Which class is the most cowardly?'
He replied, with a smile ; "Soldiers. On
of the foremost generals of the civil war,
who led his corps through a dozen fierce
battles, grows pale and shivers wheal put
the probe to his teeth,"
A. story of the famous General Garner,
who led the Southern troops in the war of
1812, is still told in Virginia, It illustrates
the two kinds of courage,
The ruins of an ancient ohurohwere staud
lug, in the beginning of this century, in
Copia Parish, Virginia. Ghastly legends of
demons .that hauntea it were told and
beleived in the neighborhood, and nays.
terious lights which were seen among the
ruins,—they may havebeon kindled by runa-
way negroes,—gave confirmation to them,
General Garner, with another offioer of
high rank, *as overtaken by a storm at mid-
night near this church. The general re-
solved to seek shelter in the haunted rube,
but his companion preferred to face the
storm rather than the ghosts and keep on
his way. Garner tied his horse and walked
up to the doorway of the church. Such
denly a troop of soft white forms broke
from the darkness. within and, trampling
him to the earth, passed over him with
noislesa foot daps and without a sound.
Garner's shrieks for help rent the night.
As soon as his dumb assailants had vanished
he jumped on his horse and followed his
friend at a gallop in an agony of terror.
The next morning they returned, and found
on the highway the ,footprints of a flock
of sheep 1 No brave deed thereafter of this
really courageous hero could hinder the
zis.eahlievous boys of Westmoreland County
m greeting him with an occasional
One of the most gallant of English
ofacers in the Peninsular War was observed
by a comrade to grow pale and shudder when
riding into action.
" What, Yon are afraid !" he exolemed,
in amazed contempt.
" Yes," replied his oomrada, " I am If
yon were as much afraid as I, you would
run away."
Nothing could more clearly define the
difference between moral and animal °our -
age than the spectacle of this frightened
man riding resolutely into the jaws of
death,
The highest courage is not born with us.
The true hero is not the silly fool who
risks his life, like a beast of prey, for
every petty quarrel, but he who knows the
full value of it, who guards it from chance
dangers, and calmly offers it, if called
for, a sacrifice to advance a high or helpful
ai
m.
A Patch of Moss.
lingo Park tells ns. that he once feet hi*
way in a desert in Africa, end caw no(moape
before him from starvation and death, Sud.
gorily ho caught sight of a patch of moss
ty startled the i, n"t tlesstrength unexpeu eddplace,
as) samethiu most miraouloue, +' l: wont
un my way
that the Po
tectcd that
care for me,"
A " he says, " l knew
telt ed made and
f moss odd '.
9j .A great Ehglinaturalist, when dyln
ezpres'ed the same idea,
" I know nothing of heaven," he said;
Net I have learned the infinite wisdom and
of the Power who gave its gills to the
and I am not afraid to trust mysolt in
ands." ..---
c ue iond the Almighty es t Yth
b,so f
reasoof his seffe ing, was bidden go back
• to nature for proofs of the eternal order and
love underlying all things. No other an-
swer was given to him.
These men, living close to Nature, with
keen appreciation of her beauty and order,'
were touched more nearly through her by
the Infinite justice and merey of the Creator
than they would have been by any human
login.
To the majority of men, the bearing of ser-
mons and nubile worahip are the shortest
way to God, They are, however, too apt to.
forget that there Is any other. They neglect
to teach their children to understand the
beauty in a spear of grass, the reason for the
red Dolor of the rose, the curve in the foob
of the fly, or any other detail of the vast
and perfect movement which we call Nature ;
and they show them nothing of the Eternal
Power behind this movement,
" There are many voices in the world and
none of them are without signification,"
Thede voices, each in its own language, are
intended to tell us of the justice and love of
our heavenly Father, If vge close our cart
to any of them, we by so much abut ourselves
out from His help on our journey to Bun.
Two Girls Fight with a Vicious
Buck.
I venture to give an account of the exper-
ience which two young Iadies had with a
deer receetly near Eufaula, a little town
some few ihiles•below oh the line of the Mis-
souri, Kansas and Texas Railroad. The two
young Iadies, daughters of respectable fam-
ilies, living at the abovanamed town, went
out in a carriage'one evening recently for a
drive. They drove along the wide: public
road for several miles without molestation.
Suddenly, while passing a dense undergrowth
of grapevines and cypress near the road, a
deer of gigantic size with a large head of
horns confronted the horse which they were
driving and commenced to butt the animal
with its horns.
The girls were frightened and did every.
thing in their power to get the horse to go
on, but to no avail. Presently one of the
girls got out of the buggy with the hopes of
frightening the deer and running it into the
woods. On alighting from the vehicle she
gave her handkerchief a flirt, aiming to scare
the unwelcome visitor, but the deer, instead
of running, made for the young lady with
such fury that she was powerless to get away.
The deer kept butting her until finally the
young girl was badly gored. By this time
the young lady remaining in the buggy had
come to her assistance, end now commenced
the fight for life or death. Ono of the girls
seized the buck by the horns while the otht r
took a strap from the harness, and placing
it around the dun's neck, tied the other end
to a tree. After this was accomplished, the
young ladies got into their buggy and drove
home, where some of the inhabitants wine
informed of the affair. A company of
young men armed themselves and repair-
ed to the scene of the battle. On arrive
at the place, to their surprise they found
the buck tied to a tree with a leather strip
which had been taken from the harness on
'theme which the young ladies were driv-
t. buck was shot down, skinned and
ten to town. Tho home were presented
the young„ ladies, the points numbering
ate en.
A
B
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Old
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one
let.
land,
"Wha7,u.said a lady, "do you thinit of
platonic love 3" "Madam." replied the
gentlentan, "it is like all other tondos --very
excitfug."
A frugal wife said to the doctor who was
cutting open the shirt of her husband who
had just fallen front apoplexy i "Please
cut along the seam, doctor.,,
"Don't call mer ducky,' d'ohn,' braid a
fat bride to her husband. "It's too sug-
ebtive.'r "Whtyq preoions1" a Bteaure
dnoka alwayw waddle, you know,"
am Shells Sixty• Collars a Pair.
The Hartford Post says Col. Silas
sore, of Southington, sold a pair of clam
ills last week for $60. The pair were two
t and ten inches in length and about one
t and ten inches wide and weighed 304
ride. Col. Moore is the owner of a pair
ghing 330 pounds, which he would nob
for $100. These large clatn shells come
the Mediterranean Sea, and there are
e in Italy which weigh 700 pounds.
at of these shells have a blemish, but in a
lie museum, where they are not handled,
blemish may not bo soon. In a private
eotion it is desirable to have perfect
Ila. Col, Moore's ona•hundred-dollar
lis are perfect, and the finest in the
ited States. There are parts of these
clams which are good food, Col. Moore
seen a clam steak six inches wide and a
t long. In kis collection are ohm shells
mail that ten pairs would not weigh an
se. To outweigh the big pair would re•
re more than 10,000 of the small ones,
Here are three items of Interest about
women : The Rev. Carrie J. Bartlett, who
used to be a Minneapolis newspaper women,
has been for nearly two years the pastor of
a Unitarian °hutch at Siou:t Falls, Milia,,
and under her minietration the eongtegation
has steadily increased. Edith Martineau,
the ni00e of Harriet Martineau, has been
elected a member of the Loyal Society of
Water Colorfete. England's leeding woman
doter Ie Mrs. Garrett Anderson; Who has
a ptactioe t orbit 50,000,
An Ingenious Chinese Toy.
The New Orleans TinieteDemocrat says
—Messrs. E. Claudel & Bro., I42 Canal
street, have just received from San Francisco
a wonderful piece of workm'tnahip, which is
a striking evidence of the patience, skill and
ingenuity of, the natives of the celestial em-
pire. It is intended as an easter offering --
an egg, but Iittle larger than a turkey's and,
to outward appearance, nothing but such
an egg as might be picked up an any farm-
yard. But inside the shell there is such a
delicate mechanism that an accurate de.
soriptien of it is well nigh impossible, and
to get a fair idea of the limits to which
human akill may reach it is necessary to
see this marvel. Tho eggshell is divided
into two parts, but so closely and skillfully
are they joined that the naked eye fails to
discover the line of junction. The tiny
works by which its.different parts are ope-
rated are a lot of microscopic springs and
diminutive wheels, so small that the largest
of the lot hardly rivals in size those small
spangles which are used in gold lace em-
broidery.
The arrangement •is such that once in
each hour the two shells, which aro hinged
at thebase, fly apart with a spring, displaying.
ing to view a gorgeous tulip, so artistically
and truthfully coloured that one eau hardly
believe that it has not been plucked from a
flower -bed instead of being a eroduotion 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 whioh is a small dial plate, where
the tiniest hands point the hour. The lat-
ter are so very small that, placed next to
them, the finest needle seems 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 sight. Then the petals of the tulip
fold together again, the shells of the egg re-
join, and for another hour the whole teems
to lse uninitiated beholder nothing but a
common egg.
Wills that are not Wills.
The litigation over Mr. Tilden's will
ought to be a lesson to wealthy men to
be their own executors. If be could not
control the disposition of his own property
after death who can ? He was noted for las
ability and shrewdness as a lawyer. fie
bad ample time and the beat leral talent of
the country at his command. His .wilt 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. Bat it
seems that there is a strong probability
that his intention will fail because of some
gbscure, technicality of the law. 'ihe court
of appeals has decided that " a valid trust
clause of a will must bo so specific in its
terms that the beneficiary can come into
court and demand its 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 scdenti-
fie purposes as in their judgment would moot
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. Na
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 Iose the
benefit of this great bequest. The .Herald
says that there is reason to fear that subse-
quent rulings will aonfirm the fears that are
entertained.
It seems to be difheult for a man of wealth
to realize that there fe no scheme possible
by which he can retain after death a hold
upon his property. Efforts to do So usually
result iu litigation, He who desires to
tibia's a great charity should commence
the work during his lifetime, as hundred's of
cases like tl'at of Mr. 'Tilden have shown.
—L0hicago Times.
Mrs, Hobert Milligan of Bridgeport OE
Gy
birth to her twenty.flfth child on May
10. The mother ie 48 ,oats old, and was
married at 14 yearb of age, icer niiildren
include live Sets of twins, and of the tWenty-
five twentyone aro living, the oldest being
33 years old. There are trine gtazidohlld-
ren,
Harmony, Me., is exalted over the report
that Chealey Bean, who quit Harmony'
forty.seven years ago, and has clever been
heard of since, had recentlydied 1st Testas,
leaving $11,000,000 worthof property.
Rio sister and two enepbewe are the only
Uhl lawittn,