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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06
rRANsPAcIF1C NAILS

Hawaii Japan. China and PhlIiputns Islands Wa 81
Francisco. close here daily $50 IN. up % De-
cenber II. inclusive tor dispatch =. china.
China and Japan. Seattle, a. $50
D ID % December - inclusive. for dispatch peg
IyO Mari
Hawaii via san Francisco close here daily az $50 d N
70 December II. Inclusive. FOR dispatch per a
Alameda.
AusJrsla except wesu. FIJI Islands ara Nsx-CalssoniA
Vancouver and Victoria r. c.. close taiy at
$50 D 20 December "a inclusive. for dispatch
3 Aoana
Hawaii Japan. china and PhI5ppins Islands via San
Francisco. close here daily az $50 ,. W Deem
Der VI Inclusive. s5r Dispatch per poric.
China and Japan Vancouver and Victoria. B. c.
close 6aiy ar $50 O. 20 December ~ In
elusive for dispatch per . Empress OF China tAer-
United States Postal agency at Shanghai
cannot be forwarded Caaada-l
Australia teE1epr Westi. NeW-CaledonA-
FIJI samoa Hawaii. via San Francisco. close here
daily $50 n 20 December 10, inclusive FOR
ing the British for NeH-Zealand does not arrive
IN dime 10 connect with this dispatch extra malls
closing $50 a. go m anc $50 ?. m. sun
GAYS az 4-S0 a m. a. m and go ? li-Stl .
made ~ forwarded until the arFisA- OF the CAra
Pb1pne Islands via Francisco close here daily a.
$50 d N up December ~ Inclusive. tor tis7&-ca
per u : Transport - --s
Tsh and AEarquesas Islands. via san Erancisco close
here daily ESQ m Up 20 January T. Nc'-slse Har
Dc(E-I-nIess Otherwise addressed West Australia II
rlsI via Europe ard NeV-Eealand and Philippines
Via san Francsco-ths quickest routes Philippines spa
etaIiy ADDRESSED '.va Csnada' via Ecrops''
6e fully prepaid the foreign rates Hawaii - eor-
NprS-d wa Francisco exclusively
Trarspactc ais forwarded &C oct o. sailing daily
ton OF their uninterrupted overland transit fHssatsra
mail closes AZ ? previous day.
CORNELIUS VAN CCTT- Postmasser
PostoHcs. New-Nork n T.. December a 1908.
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MAIN OFFICE-No. 154 Nassau-sL
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American District Telegraph once
WASHINGTON BUREAU LS1s Est
NEWARK BRANCH OFFICE-Frederick N sonnsr.
No 194 BrOad-sL
AMERICANS ABROAD viii md THE TRIBUNE at
LONDON-Orlee OF THE TRIBUNE, az No Ia
Fieet-st
Brown. Gould & Co. NJ. 81 NsE-Oxford-sL
London and Paris Exchange. Bankers. Basildo7
House Moorgate-st
American Express Company. No Waterloo Places
Thomas Cook & Son. Tourist OfaceA LUogzts
Circus
The London ofce OF THE TRIBUNE - a couvenisak
place to leave advertisements and subscriptions
PARIS Monroe & Z Rue Scribe
John Wanamaker & Co, No IA Rue des Petiee@
Ecuries
Eagle Bureau. 50 Rue Cambon
Morgan. Har5es & Co.. No q Boulevard Hanss-
Credit Lyonnais Bureau des EtranserA
Continental Hotel newsstand
The Figaro ONCE.
s. FOpera-
American Express Company. No II Rue Scribe
GENEVA-Lombard. oder & Co and Union Bank,
FLCRENCE-French. Lemon & Co. Nos and
Via TOurnabuonL
Mar4uay & Co. Bankers
BURG-Ansrican Express Company. No. II
Schnieds Srrasse.
BEtEM ES-Amsrican Express Company. No Balm
hof Strasse.
GENOA--Amsrican Express Company No. Is Via
san Lorenzo
ANTWERP. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Express Com
pany. No Quai Van DycA-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06
GIVES UP CLAIM TO HAYES FORTUNE
Sister of Well Known Newark Lawyer Will
Not Profit by Error of CodiciL

When Howard ". Hayes. well known Newark
lawyer died on Thanksgiving Day at Newark. It
was discovered that the only legal viii he left
gave all his property TO his sister. Miss Alice w.
Hayes He left a large fortune. The will was
drawn in 1897 when Miss Hayes was the only
relative her brother had.
year later he married Miss Mary Vanderpool.
e daughter OF the late Eugene Vanderpool. and on
the day OF the marriage ne made a codicil. leaving
everything 10 his wife. He failed. however, to
have the codiciI Witnessed. and II was therefore
void.
On Friday Miss Hayes waived all right to the
estate IN favor of her sister-in-law. She signed a
deed transferring everything named in the will TO
the widow Miss Hayes in refusing 10 take ad-
vantage of the error. declares It is plain to her
that her brother intended leave his estate to his
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06
1oHN S. wIsE's EXPERIENCE As COOK.
He Tells How He Prepared Dinner at Home
and Touches on Difference in Morning.

John s. Wise. OF his many accomplishments Is
rroud ~ the fact that he is first class cook He
- -, onnortunIty to show his skill recently when
he discovered on his return home that hts wife was
IN great distress of mind because the cook had
tbs dinner Il will cook the dinner. said Mr..
Wise -, ,.s - aid .T,
49, cprrEa az time I provided a fairly good DIN
80 but / was not so highly cOmpltmented as l
thought I deserved. Dinner over. l went 70 my
cIub the Union League TO practise Tor the ap-
preaching club billiard tournament. on my return
assured Mrs Wise not worry about our bTeaK-
last would attend 10 II. IN the morning MIS-
Wise made several repeated bat unsuccessIui Ell
for+s 10 arouse me out OF my sweet sleep Whlch l
was enjoying so early in the morning. flhAliy sIis
gave up in despair. with the remark He'e - az
other drunken cook on my hands
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06

BERRY-on December 8 Of pnsumonia at his late resi-
Lydia d BeTry, n his "a year Services at No -
q kindly omit flowers
HADLEY-At Boulder Colorado after lingering Illness
b,F9 yesq Of his age Funeral al Lyceum Han foTer
" st. Bartholomew Mission No 207 East 42t-st. at
w w be he ss& a 81 S on Monday Evening Inc
day December 8 Harriet E Houston In the SEA year
Of ss5 as ni ss5sl 90 o Ia: on M'A1
HowARD-On December 6lst year Of his aga
P snsss cSar5 no %sst estes on at 81
day. December g. at p m Please omit flowers
IEI l.; Friday December r at FHanSh EsIns
Mrs Allan Jay Clark No 20 East s4tA-st- In'eTasat
LOCKwoOD-At Stamford. Conn. on Friday. December
service VIII be held MS late residence. Fairfield
ave. on Monday. at , IL
as93 fs6 a. r "a hear saq. S a ssaFay &
s p Ks Sn Panaed r. IS Tuesy ms bs aIf IS
a. II 9SioSk r. SAFasss VII meet 10 q m Eais
Nsw-Jersey
MoEN-on Friday DeeeuOer 4. Edward Arthur Mosn IN
Pses25sE Fs 69ssis,s q Rs s32ass
36a e s ssa DsSsm'sT Roar: late II IS.
Goth year OF her axe Funeral private
R!PLEIAt his rssdenee Ne I 49, 3Fc 5a5 New
years, Funeral services from Grace Church Broa4s
Invited TO attend. kindly omit a5vsFs,
sPERRT-on December / after short Illness. John J
Sperry his 18th Funeral services will held
az is residence. LarchmOnr sunday December
AZ clock Train leaves Grand Central Depot At
O'Clock. Train Will stop a. 125ta-st. Al IL ..
sSToT t sa'e5ss Def SoSss a. re y; St
O'shea Stanton Funeral private.
TIIoRNAIL-At, MssgshsGs \ J. December 1905
Ma Deeerper : 1908 ar $50 n a. he D,oh
reformed church Metucnen. y. J. Prssoy-
tsrlan cs1netery. Mstuchen. y J.
The Great Pinslawu Cemetery. Ave tinss s!za ~
Greenwood open. Once. IS Broad St. y y
The wOodIHwn Cemetery
the most accessible cemetery Of the uetrop-
oils BY Harlem trains. trolley Carriage
Thirty minutes from Grand Central Losa
sold at Sl25 W. Illustrated Book
let. ~ request representative call
OFFICE. 20 EAST 23D-sT.. n. 2 CITY
Rev. stephen Merritt. the world -"iis-knovn
csrtaker. only place % 1910
largest IN the world Tel Il 1sth-st
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06
TRANSATLANTIC NAILS.

TCESDAT-At T,30 a FOR Italy direct per =. PalattA
nall must De directed per Palatia'); at
Italy direct. s. Auralta mail be O.
Tected Per > Auranis1i az $50 a for Italy
direct, Ctrrs d NapoH lr1ail be directed
per = Ctrta a NapoE'1-
NEbNESDAF-Ar $3.50 a for Europe. 9 g.
Asab1c. via Queenstown France Switzerland.
Italy spain Portugal Turkey. Egypt Greece. British
India and Lorenzo Marquee be directed per s.
Araatc ,; az 80 for Netherlands direct
NOordan trnau directed s. NoOrdau1'lS
AT II FOR Denmark direct. per United States
THCRSDAT-At a n. for France, SvitzeTand. Italy,
Spain, Portugal Turkey Egypt Greece British India
and Lorenzo MarGuez. per 8. s. La Champagne VIA
Eavre tEail for ether Of Europe be dirscted
Der : > Champagne a $50 a m Italy
direct per Lain (ulAtl must BE directed ''PSr
>.
SATURDAY-At a m for Europe per = ST Louis
via Southampton mail for Ireland mail
Liverpool be directed per q St. Louis -. az
] 30 = m supplementary a NJ for Europe. per
CeElpanta via Queenstown a. $50 t1r Belgium
direct per Vaderland (H1Ail must be directed per
:. s. VaderlsGd'1.
After eosinz OF Supplementary Trsusatizusto
Malls named above additional Supplementary Mails are
opened the piers OF ire American, English French
and German steamers. and remain open until within
Ten Minutes OF the hour OF sailing % steamer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06
MAILS FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA. VEST



INDIES. ETC.
SUNDAY-At $50 p for ST Pferrs-Miquelon peg
steamer from North Sydney; ! ?. tor Sewtound-
land. per S. Sicilian from Philadelphia
MONDAT-Ar 10 a. FOR g. kits, EusLa-ius. Sc.
Martins. BaTbads British. Dutch and French Guiana
Tjorno (naII : directed per TjoTno'); a
1870 D N for Brazil. per 8. kelv1nbank VIA Per-
nambuCO. MsCei0. Rio JaleiT0 and Santos Email for
Northern Brazil. Argentine. Uruguay and Paraguay
must be directed per 5 Kelvtnhank')-
FOR Central America Except Costa and South
8 9. Alliance via Colon fr1ails
Ciuateuaa De directed per 8 8. AlIanca'l
THCRSpAY-At : a n tor cuba - = 5 Monterey
(maiI Mexico via PrpgresO. CGmpeche and Vera
cruz must directed per =. Monterey: a 70
for Mexico. per > Niagara via TarnDico mail
directed per 5. Niagara: u N for Barbados
and Northern Brazil per = > ArHazonense. via Para
Manaos: at p 80 . Complementary 80 ?.
FRIDAY-At $50 a m for Newfoundland. per s. =
Silvia. al u n. supplementary 1890 m for Ba--
Eauas. per g OTiZaha. via Nassau trnaN for Guar
tanamo and Santiago must be directed per 8 Or
sATTPDAY-At a. n for Bermuda per Pretoriaf
$50 Complementary $50 FOR Porto Rico.
Curacao and Esaezuela, per s. : SaFacss mai for
Caracas ,: at a. n. Porto Rico Ordinary nal
only). Sanrurce. Via MayagueZ. 9 4. for
Argentine Uruguay and Paraguay, s. Tropic
ESQ a. for Brazil per kaftr Prince, via Per
Brazil Argentine, Uruguay and Paraguay be d.
rscted per Pr!Ice'J- $50 q Supple
uentary 1880 a. M for Fortune Island, jamaica
Savana ard CaTtase1a. s. . Aitsi mail for Costa
Rica must be directed per :. AlJai) az ESQ
Supplementary 1O-3O g. M FOR Inagua. Haiti ard
santa Marta. per 5 Athos 10 a. FOR cuba. per
Moro Castle. via Havana. az l230 ? tog
Cuba. 8 s. OIuda. via Havana
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06
MAILS FORWARDED OVERLAND. ETC. EXCEPv


CT-BA-Vla Florida once daily. except
THURSDAY. 1880 m trle connecting nails close
Wednesdays and Saturdays VIA Tampa, and
Mondays MiaraQ-
MEXICO CITY-Over unless specially addressed for
dispatch By closes az this Office daily except
Sunday. at 80 m and u-So P m sundays at i
D m II-3O n.
NEWFO CNDLAND-By rail % North sydney. and thence
BY steamer. closes this of5ce daily at $50
Ccounectng mails close Monday "Wednesday
JAMAICA-By rail- 70 Boston. and thence BY steamer,
closes this ONCE $3.50 every Tuesday. By
Philadelphia and thence BY steamer. closes "a
this of1ce at II 80 .. n every Wednesday
MIOT-ELON-By rail Boston. and
closes at this ONCE daily al $50 ?. m.
BELIZE. PUERTO CORTEZ and GUATEMALA-By
Nev-Orleaas and thence by closes al
once daily Sunday. - 80 III 30
P Sundays a. VI p m and Tll-50 toOnuectinE
mail closes here MONDAYS ~ III 80 p M
COSTA RICA-By rail 20 Sew-Orlsals. and thence ~
closes tnjs ONCE daily. AZ
tI.30 .. and fI13 n. sundays a D. m ana
III 80 . connecting Dal closes Tuesdays "a
I'll so . M
tRegistsred maH closes at ?. n. previous day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06
EDUCATIONAL UNIFICATIoN BILLS
Both Departments Reported To Be Prepar
ing To Go Before the Legislature.

Albany. Dec. Both educational depart
ments the Regents OF the University and the
State Department Of Public Instruction. are
preparing bills ernbodying plans for unihcation
OF the educational system OF the State, for sub
mission 10 the legislature.
Superintendent Skinner Of tie Department OF
Public Instruction has a bill placing under his
exclusive control the expenditure for high school
tuition Of nonresident pupils. which expenditure
was given by the last legislature to the joint
control OF the two DEPARTMENTS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06
WORKING ON WRECKED CRUISER.

Victoria B. c.. Dec. 5.-Operations began to-day
on the stranded cruiser Flora Work is difficult as
the warship is settling hard IN the basin Of the
rocks She has now a list Of about eight degrees to
starboard There is no fear entertained that she
will reel over further II NJ s Grafton arrived this
morning with Rear Admiral BckfOrd and wreck1ng
gear Four big centrifugal pumps were put IN the
after part Of the vessel. Big anchors are being
placed out from the stern ana eHorJs Will De made
to drag the vessel seaward-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06
FLOODS AROUND ROME.
Surrounding Country Covered with -Four
Feet of Water.

Rome Dec 6-The rise in the Tiber has flooded
the country so near Rome that it is now impossible
to get to St Pauls. two miles out of the city as
the surrounding districts covered by four feet
OF water.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06

should Be read DAILY BY all Interested, changes
may occur az tiu-sJ
Foreign mails for thu week ending December IL 1903
viii close promptly IN al az the General Post
follows Malls earlier
than closing Parcels Post Mails
Germany close al p Monday. .. Rhelu.
Regular and Supplementary mails close a. Foreign Sta
ton hair hour later than closing time shown bsow sI
cept that Supplementary Mails for and Central
America via Colon, close hour later Foreign Sta
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06

Highest temperature yesterday Al degrees; lowest al
average &c. average for corresponding date last year.
20 AVERAGE for corresponding last twenty-five
~ degrees =. 49, a.,
Local Fair and colder tSs- Aa0Ho~S i~+is
fresh north vindA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06
ENGAGED.

FAIIiE-HENCKEL-Mrs- L Reynolds Henckei. OF No.
40 West 5Tth-st. announces the engagement OF her
younger daughter Marguerite Malcolm Burrt FaiIe
son OF Mr. and Mrs Charles Y. Faile-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06
Married.

Marriage notices appearing in THE TRIBUNE viii
be repubIished In the Tri-Weekly Tribune without
extra charge.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06
LENox HILL HOUSE SOLD,

Collins & Collins have sold for Mrs- Elizabeth J.
sinonson No Il East seventieth-st. four story
brownstone house l5sx1O5.5 feet. between Park and
Lexington ayes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06

The little advertisements In the narrow columns look
small but the offers they represent are. In some In
stances, big = house.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06
THE WEATHER REPORT.
Yesterdays Record and TO-day's Forecast.

Washington. Dec. 5.-The pressure is high to-nigh;
throughout the United particularly the West
ans temperatures the seasonal
In the extrems Northwest and along the Atlantic Coast
In The gulf States the central valleys they 10
TO Is degrees the normal for the tine % the
There have been light local in the lake region
ana local rains the South The weather viii be
ernuy fair on Sunday Monday no precipitation OF
consequence being indicated n district II Will be
Colder reneraIIv IN Atlantic states and
Of the Mississippi River except in the SonLh-
vest II will be Monday In the central valleys
on the New-EngIand the winds viii
10 northwest Middle south Atlantic they
viii 90 northwest; the Gulf Coast fresh norm
10 northeast on the upper lakes fresh south,
becoming variable Monday.
Special been issued
ing temperatures Sunday morning In the northern por-
tons OF sugar districts OF Louisiana and Texas
FORECAST FOR TO-DAY AND MONDAY
For New-Engand. fair to-day colder except Eastern
Maine: Monday. far: fresh westerly winds
For Eastern Pennsylvania, fair to-day colder
srn portion: Monday. fair: light 10 fresh northwest
winds.
For Eastern New-York fair. colder to-day; Monday.
fair: fresh westerly uorthery wtrds.
For the District Columbia Maryland Delaware and
New-Jersey, colder to-day Monday fair: light
70 fresh northwest TO north winds
For Western Pennsylvania and Western New-York fair
to-day Monday; fresh westerly Einds becoming
able
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06

CHANLER-AsHLY-At St Georges Rsctory. New-YorH
City Friday. December 4. BY the Rev ". s.
ford. D D. Beatrtx ". Ashy 10 William A. Chazlsr.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06

Notices Of Marriages and Deaths must be IN.
dorsed with full name aad address.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06
TRIBUNE LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.
HOURS Morning

Ia his diagram the continuous white line
changes in pressure indicated by The Trbunes SELF
recording barometer The dotted line shows the tempeTa
ture as recorded by the local Weather Bureau
The following official record from the Weather Bureau
shows the changes IN temperature for the last
tyfour hours N comparison with the corresponding date
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06
Religious Notices.

ST. AGNEs.s CHAPEL. TRINITY PARISH soa-.t
near Colurreus-ave.. Rev ". T MANNING. o. D.
Nlcar-Services az the regular hours Vicar VII
preach at II and The Rev Dr. DIX wu preaaa %
D1S@rns-< "a tn-tA@1 az pecsrabeE g. a Rna0gncsA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06
Died.

Death notices appearing in THE TRIBUNE win be
repubshed In The TTi-Weekly Tribune without extra
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06
Special Notices


BY EARLY MAIL TRAIN.
For all points United States Canada and Msxies
(ouLside Of the boroushs Of Manhattan and Ins
Bronx Also to Cuba Porto Rico Hawaii and ne
philippines without expense for foreign post
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06

For points Europe and all Countries IN the Uni.
L. Inu-ir
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06

Mail subscribers Nev-Yorl city to the DAILY and
TRI-W EE<LY Will be charged a copy extra
postage addition to the rates named above
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-07-10

.. c. Gawthpop, though be has been
sick most of the time since he returned
some weeks ago FROM Idaho, has been
visiting thss week the real estate men
who want to invest in some kind Of prop
erties. Gawthrop Is launching his own
ship now. He has had experience In al
lines Of business and commanded q large
salary. The company he was last with
gave him 4 raise in SALARY without the
asking and was after him few days
ago, offering him n fourth raise Of $e5
per month more than he formerly re-
ceived. It is said that he cleared his COM
pany several hundred thousand dollars.
He was at one time regular correspond
emit for this paper and in an article ten
or more years ago he foresaw the situa.
ton of Wilsonburg, ReynOldsville and
Wolf Summit, stating then chat q street
car line would soon be hnilt and that
all would soon be one town. People
laughed at the idea, but his prophe sizes
are more than true. He was one OF the
first to take up the idea Of connecting
the country towns by telephone with
Clartsburg While he was really dran-
cially embarrassed he plunged elono
through adverse circumstances and i
really responsible for the great independ-
emit telephone system and service we nov
have. The editor OF this papr has known
him from the formers b6yhood, and his
energies deserve mention. he leaves
this week for Idaho, where he VIII Come
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-07-10

Ihe most giQantic coal deal In the
E6;ss6lsrys q Inc ! state since the consolilss
SOM Sf tbs various mines in this ana
ibs Fsirn,ont districts into the Fairmo,t
scosa co9ananv and the clarlsburr Fnei
:,,,,,,,s,s; Ma eo,nossummateel mere we'd
$500 .aftesneon a
a'Re 5eai consists 81 the sale of u. AZ
sdTss IF coai lands in wetzel county, the
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-04-22
Large Connection.
BILL ARP.

An amusing story is told of Robert
Simson, who was professor Of mathe-
matics at the university Of Glasgow
and as eccentric in some ways as he
was brilliant in others. He always
counted his steps on the street and al
lowed nothing to interfere with this
valuable practice. If any one spoke
to'him during the process, he repeated
the number of the last step taken and
stopped short until he could resume
his count and walk on.
One day he was accosted by man
who knew him by sight but had never
been told Of the professors habit Of
counting steps.
Il beg your pardon, professor, ho
said, at which the mathematican halt
cd, murmuring Give hundred and
seventy-three.
"NIay l have word with your"
asked the man.
"Most happy-573."
"Oh, no; merely one question"
"Well-573."
"You are too kind; but, knowing
your acquaintance with the late DR..
B., may l venture to ask whether I
am right in saying that he left $500 to
each Of his nieces?'
"Preoisely-573."
"And there were four nieces, were
there not?"
"Exaotly-573."
The man s.s.ea st the professor,
and then, muttering, Give hundred
and seventy-three-hs must be crazyl"
he made hasty bow aud started
away.
'No, nc" cried the professor, TAX
ing a step as he spoke; "not 573 nieoes
-four-574l"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-04-22
Verifying Suspicious.

A broker was telling the other day
OF how o young thing, recently mar
ried to colleague Of his on the ex-
change, discovered that her hubby had
been indulging a little too freely in
the cup that cheers.
At first she held her breath, size was
that frightened. Then followed a
long period Of suspense, wherein
doubt upon doubt accumulated.
Finally she determined to find out
beyond all possible doubt whether her
suspicious were we'll founded. To q
dear friend she con6ded the source of
her trouble; and from the friend she
learned that it had always been said
that o man even slightly intoxicated
cannot pronounce words OF any length.
Whereupon the young wife decided
that that woulG be "a good plan to try.
When next the friend met the young
wife she was in state Of great agita-
tion. When asked if the suspicious
had been verified, the young girl burst
into tears and said that they had.
II handed him this list" she said,
between sobs, fishing from her bag q
paper which she gave to her friend,
and which contained the following
words:
"Phthisis, photochromy, hypoohon-
driasis, parachronismr phenakisto-
scope, plesiosaurus, antimomianism,
pseudaesthesia.'
"And," she continued, while he,
Friend resdthe list, che missed nearly
half Of them"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-04-22

would have given to aid some great
Jewish school or charity.
I would like to write more about
these Hebrews, for, as St. Paul said
to the Romans, with them was COM
mitted the oracles Of God" But I
ani not well to-day, and must defer to
moro propiiious season.
In my last letter I made mistake
that must be corrected. I said that
there were but ten months until julius
Caesar and Augustus Caesar put in
two more and named them July and
August. Somehow I have had that
impression all my mature life, and.
strange to say, I was corrected a few
days ago by my good friend Gassett, a
muiatto merchant Of our town, who is
we'll educated and student of ancient
history. lie wrote me respectful
letter and said that Numa, Roman
emperor, who reigncd two hundred
and fifty years before the Caesars,
put in January and February for the
two months, and tho Caesars only
changed the names Of Quantities. and
Sextiles (the fifth and sixth) to July
and August. So make the correc.
tlon with pleasure and give the credit
to friend Gassett.
RITZ ADD