The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-06-19

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Elements of death claims and of the
various forms of endowment and in
vestment Observation-Disclosures to the
vase aggregate of $263S19,276. More
than $4,000 $1,000 was thus distributed
among 1000 cities and towns.
An impudent and ingenious fraud
was perpetrated upon a Manchester
(England) bank by one of it's custom
ers, who opened an account with some
few hundreds of pounds. The man, af
ter a few weeks drew two checks, each
within a pound or so Of his balance,
and, selecting busy day, presented
himself at one end Of the counter, while
an accomplice, when he saw that his
friends check had been cashed, imme-
diately presented his own to cashier
at the other end Both cashiers re-
ferred the checks to the ledger clerk,
who, thinking the same cashier had
asked him twice, said right" to both
checks. The thieves were never caught.
If were to give you an orange said
Judge Foote of Topeka, to D. c. Nc
Cray, ct would simply say I give you
the orange but should the transaction
be intrusted to a lawyer to put in writ
ing he would adopt this form: i here
by give, grant and convey to you all
my interest right, title and advantage
Of and in said orange, together with its
rind skin, juice, pulp, and pits, and all
right and advantage therein, with full
power to bite, suck, or otherwise eat the
same, or give away, with or without the
rind, skin, juice, pulp, or pits, anything
hereinbefore or in any other deed or
deeds, instruments of any nature or
kind whatsoever to the contrary in any
wise Notwithstanding.
Public requests amounting to over
81, 0o0, 900 were made by the late Baron
Adolphe de Rothschild in his will His
art collections of sacred objects, gold
smith work, enamels, worries, etc, go to
the Louvre Museum, together with $780,
900 for the cost of installations; such ar
ticles as the Louvre does not want are
to go to the Cluny Museum, while the
collection of armor goes to the Musee d
Artillerie. The largest bequest is for
the establishment of an ophthalmolog-
ical hospital in Paris; 100000 francs
for building and bonds yielding $780,
900 francs year for maintenance; this |
capital of 100000 francs |
or So, 100000 The Geneva Hospital, es-
tablished in the Baron's lifetime, re-
ceives $4,000 francs year; DIR. Rouxs |
tory for the study of Group at the |
Pasteur Institute 10000 francs a year,
and other hospitals and asylums 100000 |
francs. A temperance society receives
250, 900 francs, and one for the protection
of animals 100000 francs. The sums al
lotted to the relief of the poor by vari-
Gus authorities in Paris and it's neigh
borhood amount to over 100000 francs.
A sum of 10000 francs a year is to be
shared annually among forty poor work
ing girls. In all cases no distinction is
to be made on account of religion. The
interest of 500, 900 francs shall be applied
to aiding needy priests, rabbis and
ministers of the religions existing in
France. l repeat, Catholics, Israelites
and Protestants; and l hope that this
of tolerance and religious lib
srty will be initiated by my family"
This clause is dated in 1890, and was
eft unaltered, although Baron de
Rothschild kept making changes to his