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Br. Martyr i'alne' viii.

Br. Martyr falnes Will
The will of Prot Martyr Paine. late oil
the University of the City of New York, Is
called, and probably is, the most remarkable
instrument, both in style and matter, oil It's
kind ever filed in that city. DIR. Paine had
no immediate family. His wife died some
time ago. and his son, Robert Iroup Paine,
a graduate of Harvard College, whom he
idolizsd. committed suicide in tit OF tenn
porary insanity. To keep alive the memory
of the Young man, be had biography OF
him, containing his portrait and essays,
prepared, and sent copies Of 1t, bound IN
Turkey morocco and appropriately lnscrlo-
ed, to the principal colleges in the United
States. \ copy is preserved IN the Library
OF the University o. Vermont. In his Will
DR.. Paine has btqueatheG the buik OF an
estate valued at from $50 900 to S5o,o0o to
Harvard Cnllege. The will Is hound In
Turkey morocco, and contains 10 gut
edged pages discovers are embelllshed with
numerous Biblical illustrations impressed IN
the morocco The will opens with Pref
actory Remarks in which the testatOr
! sayI that his sister and other relatives nre
! so well-to- do as to need no help. lie then
saws he considers it his duty to serve great
| public interests and at the same time show
/ his admiration for the principles OF his son,
| and to do whatever he can to protect his
memory against all suspicion that his lite
was sacrificed through any other FAULT than
| temporary insanity, Inherited from ma
| ternal ancestor " After recitlng that his
property came by his own hard and unre-
miItlng labor, and by great denial OF recre-
| Itiun, he Geyutcs his whole estate. with the
/ exception of few special lcgacics. to liar
ward College, to be kept separate from all
Others funds. and its accounts to be kept
| distinct from all others in a ledger and day
( book to be lettered on the back "Rubert
/ Tr1up Paine The estate is described as
consisting of dwelling house and lot, No.
| 81 East Fourth street, its furniture, books,
etc, sixth interes, in the edlfico and
! grounds of the Medical Department OF the
! University Of the City Of New York, l6 lots
| la Patterson, n j about 81 900 in bonds,
| an interest IN the Mississippi. Louisiana
! and Arkansas Land Company, an interest
| IN the wills of his " lie and son. IN the
| sales of medical works. of which he
is the author, besides \ medical herbarium.
meteorological collections, paintings. etc.
| He directs that his estate. with the excep
| ton of n few legacles, be invested IN first
class bonds as soon as possible. for tho
benz fit Of Harvard College. and that when
the income amounts to So 900 year, 81
500 oi it is to be expended for the support
OF Is scholarships. comprising four under
graduates selected from each class IN the
college: scholarship to be withdrawn
from any beneficiary guilty OF idlenesS, i'm
morality, profanity, or other vicious habits,
al. 4 In rIla n
scholarships to be known ~ the Robert
1roup PANE Scholarships" and to be dis
tInct from all others. Of the remainder OF
the S. zoo income. 81, 500 is to be invested
until, at compound interest, the amount
shall te 5000, which sum Is to be given.
as often rs 1t accumulates, to the author OF
the best treatise on either OF the several sub
jects, such as Religious Condition Of tn 0
Nations Of the Earth" Commerce"
1.-The History. Progress and Usefulness OF
Medicine, Constitution Of Civil Society,"
Inorganic Chemistry. etc
The title-page of each prize treatise is to
bear the designation, Robert Troup Paine
Prize Treatise. ''Troup" to be in full. 50
that the tes;atOI's sons name will not DO
mistaken for that of Robert Treat Paine.
The income from the sale of the prize treat
iSes is to go to Harvard. Eight hundred
dollars OF the Sc, 900 income are to be devot-
si annually TO the purchase Uf books Tor
the college library, and all the books thus
purchased are to bear the name Robert
Troup PANE" and a portrait OF the tesla
tors son, with his name in full. in gilt
letter., is TO be suspended in the library.
The remaining $500 of the S. GOO income
is to be put aside a. an ''accumulating fund,
to provide for any deficiencies that may
possibly occur through losses or otherwise
in relation to the main income. II Har-
ward should consider it too much
trouble to comply with the terms OF the be-
quest, the estate is TO be gwen to the UNI
verSity OF Vermont, On like conditions. To
the latter University DR.. Paine bequeaths
his collection Of minerals, specimens OF ltal-
ian marbles, and his medical htrbarium. A
number of miner legacies TO his sister Car
oline. and nephews. nieces and friends here
follow. the articles bequeatbed consisting
of gold watches, iewelry, spectacies. cane,
fishing apparatus, original edition OF Popes
Homer, etc. The executors of the will are
President Elicit. of Harvard, Prof John
&. Draper, and Rev. Edward Anthem. The
will is closed by the statement that it is the
result of many years of deliberation. The
will was executed in 1864, ard codicil,
making no notifications OF Importance. in
1871.
The Tribune says. editorially;
The will of DR.. Martyr Paine will Ger
tainly take its place among the most Curl
Gus of testaments lie seems to have devot
ed the same care and labor to the directions
for the distribution of his property that he
gave to its accumulation, and his regula-
lions are eccentric in their exactness. This
little estate is dedicated to the work of edu-
cation. and is, at the same time, consecrat-
ed by such q touching manifestation Ofnat-
ursl affection, that the professional SQUAD