Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-04
SOME VERY CURIOUS WILLS A Widow Who Wanted Dancing at Her Grave. The Great Love of French Baron
 For His Dog.

Cincinnati Enquirer.
 The recent death of an eccentric Phila- delphian, who set forth in his will that he believed in Almighty God, but denied the existence of a hereafter, recalls some curious clauses in wills.
 / Prof. Ignaz Hoppe, who died million aire at Basel. Germany, in 1891, left a fund for the founding of psychologists home or institute. where learned men might devote themselves to the study of the human soul Professor Hoppe was horn in Eichsfield in 1911, and became a doctor of medicine at Berlin in his 2lst year. He made a special study or the connection between psychology and phys iology, and became d doctor of philosophy at F'reiburg Tn 1852 he took chair at Basel and remained there until his death. He lived a close life and his eccentrlci- ties and peculiar dress made him an ob- ject of curiosity to all tourists.
 Under the provisions of his will the learned men who gather at his institute must think persistenly on the problems of psychology and must publish all the discoveries they make. They must also live frugally and live religiously, al though the will does not prescribe any one church or belief. The writings must be purged of all philosophical catch words such as subjective" "objectiVe,' rational" transcendental." etc.
 The widow of a Vienna merchant willed that Strauss orchestra should play the Danube Waltz" at her grave, and each member receive $l0 for his ser vices. The cemetery authorities object ed, and the matter was compromised by the orchestra playing the waltz over her coffin at the close of the funeral services at the house. The idea of the waltz music at her grave was probably sug- gested to the Vienna woman by the o,.6 tnCfo nnf ,f the famous Dutch painter, Egbert Van Hemskark, which read: T bequeath my whole estate to fund. from which every year a bride shall receive her rousseau, but under the unalterable condition that she,' on the day Of her wedding together with her husband and the wedding guests. shall dance on my grave"
 Auguste Genin, a French millionaire gloss manufacturer disinherited all his relatives and left his treasures of art to cities and his two palaces to the poor. To each of the eghty-six French de- partments he left an annual income of S2O0. and for the lost provinces. Alsace and Lorraine, he stipulated that cer- tain sum, to be known as their share. should be expended every year until the provinces should become French again. when the sum in question should be paid to them.
 
 in Paris recently, provided for fund of $30000 for the care of his Danish hound Tiger He directed that house be bought for the dog in suburb of Paris and that there Tiger should be allowed to choose his own table compa anions. who must be lodged under the same roof with him. A housekeeper and watchman re- ceive $500 annually for caring for the villa Tiger and feeding and cleaning the in mates. To secure the best care of his canine favorite the baron provided that the attendants income should cease upon the death of Tiger. the hotel closed, $200 expended for a monument over the dogs grave and the balance of the fund to go to the Paris Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
 Two curious examples of peculiar wills on the continents are taken from the bi- ographies of Baron Ulrich Thau. Ger man ambassador in Paris. and Luigo Coltusi. professor of law in Padua uni