St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-12-01
HIS OWN EXECUTOR.
A We1l-Known Gentleman's PhiIanthro-
ply and tho Commotion Caused by
One of His Letters.

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A Well-hnown Gentleman's Philanthro-
ply and tho Commotion Caused by
| One of His Letters.
| tHochester Democfot ana CisTonfcle1
| We published in our local columns yes.
| terday morning significant letter from a
| gentleman known personally or by reputa-
| ton to nearly every person in the land.
We have received number of letters pro-
| testing against the use OF our columns for
| such '.palrable frauds and misrepresenta-
tlons;" therefore, to confirm beyond q
| doubt the authenticity OF the letter, and
the genulnenesS OF It's sentiments, areport-
er OF this paper was commissioned to as
certain all the possible facts IN the matter.
Accordingly he visited Clifton Springs,
saw the author of the letter, and with the
following result:
DIR. Henry Foster, the gentleman in ques-
ZION, Is 65 or "a years or age and has an ex-
tremely cordial manner. He presides as
suPerlntendent over the celebrated SAM.
tarlum winch accommodates over 5OO
guests and is unquestlonabty the leading
health resort of the country. Several
years ago this benevolent man wisely de-
termned to be his own executor, and,
property worth s3oU,doo as a free gift to a
board OF trustees, representing the prlnci-
PAL evangelical denominations. Among
the trustees are Bishop A. 9. Coke, Prot
estant Episcopal, Buffalo; Bishop Mathew
simpson, Philadelphia, Methodist Episco-
pal; freslGcnt III. b. Anderson, OF the Uni
versity of Rochester; Rev. DR.. Clark, secre-
Iary OF the A.b.C.F. NJ. boston. Inc benevo-
ieh6 purpose OF Inc hstitutlon is the care:
fs..-;1,a issionalles 1nu .neir
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ssMuI.on are in9s ~ .ae ieIe!pss rom Gne
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peopae. VINO eveiy year crown i.s ueinosS
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We Meie onee IA peiLece nsalsn, Dut m Meslec1eo
Ile mrs! sy lptonis u alsease. Ihe uhGeI
ra,s p th .e ,th haa Were
little raaiiual the DANCER before them nor
how alarming even trIfIine ailments might
,,rava Tha,. onnst;tnta oil aIassas 80 ;no
c1n,inp ministers an% bishons A1 layyar re-
iudaese statesmenl m;Il;onaires Journal,
istss colIepe nrofessors and officials from
ell narts III tba Land = -
nraw;ng the ,nnrn;no no,nocrot ond
Chronicle from bis nockef the renorter ras
,narLad. g nnotor that la}4a, If lonrs ba
created a good deal of tall. and many of
our reacIeSs hava nnastinnsd lie a,,t5an-
ticity.0 -
Have Won not seen the naner9,,
ayes. but have not had time to read it
yet.n
The reporter thereupon showed him the
letter. which was as follows:
C11rror spprncs 6 Ar,r.pr-,, RI ],
cYIrToN Spp,MGS N y Oct ~ 1893
nrap SIp. on, ,s;,,o, Wror,,,a,,s. sofa
Cnre and I regard II &c the ha eft ren ,ev
fnr sonna fo,.ms 81 L;dney d;se.sa tha+ No
have Ion, n,a+ob;na. 1r;fb rect 100 go
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t lo ,oo see Mhy any uooy snoulu oe
q concerning cnaoie 6ter, remarked
ep eI aog1o =.
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s.a:n ts anu lnllienc g, 70 commend pro
pl...gItary pIeparation
h,,t :; a4 ~; knoW now ~ may % WIN oenels,
Duc ~ tnls INSTITUTION we aiioW no person
20 uiceace 20 US Whab we snalI use. our
purpose y 70 cule tns slck, anG ior Iha6
WIZ Me USE any Inllis we Know 70 pe Faiu-
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=: - saluauie epal allon,t co,iIienu
~. as Us power ~ l1 an uhoer my
use' 50 snail ! aua 20 INC completeness OF
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