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TAMES SMITHSON'S
= Body to Be Brought
Here for Burial Gave
His Entire Fortune for
the Diffusion of KnoWl-
edge Among Men. = =

names of the father of my above men
toned nephew, Henry James Hungerford.
and all that in my names. is the property
Of my said nephew, being what he in
herited from his father, or what I have
laid up for him from the savings upon
his income. JAMES sMITHsON."
Story Of the Bequest.
While a great deal has been written
about the Smithsonian Institution its
intellectual advantages made manifest.
and its invaluable service for educa-
tionaI purposes broadly heralded, little
has ever been told. or written of its
founder. ConjectuTes as to why he left
his fortune 10 a strange land and peo-
pie have been many, and It is doubtful
if there is one person in a thousand
who knows the real story of the bequest.
Smithson was the son of noble pa
rents He was educated al Oxford, where
he took an honorary degree in 1885
Through reasons which made il impera-
tive, he was known as James Lewis
Macie, the latter being his mothers
family name, until he reached manhood
when he took his fathers name of
Sffffthson. He left his own home in
England early in life, and from that
time never appeared to have any fixed
abiding place. The little time he spent
in London. he lived in lodgings, and
occasionally stayed a year or two at a
time in cities OF the Continent, such IS
Paris. Berlin. Florence, and Genoa. It
was in the latter place he died. and is
buried.
His life had been sad. So was his
death, as he died in a foreign land with
out a friend or relative to close his
eyes, or TO follow his remains TO the
grave. 1t was through the provision
made for him by his father, the Duke
of Northumberland, and a legacy from
his mother. that he accumulated the
fortune which eventually came to the
United States.
Inquiries were made by Mr.. Rush, the
special agent of the United States, re-
gardiDg Smlthson's political opinions.
From various sources it was learned
that Smithson was believed to have ia
vored monarchical rather than popular
institutions, but that ne Interested him
self little in questions Of government,
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the money should be paid on behalf
of the United States. After lengthy
correspondence between the American
legation in London with its home gov
ernment a special emissary in the per-
son Of Mr. Rush was sent to England
to take charge of the matter.
Mr.. Smithson s will is dated October
3, 1926. his death occurred June q, 1929.
and on November 4 of that year his will
was proved in the prerogative court
Of Canterbury by Charles Drummond.
one of the banking house of that firm.
mentioned in the will Soon after his
cath an amicable suit was instituted
I the court OF ehaneery by Henry
2mes Hungerford. his nephew. against
larIes DTummond as executor, for the
rpose of having his assets administer
under the direction Of that court.
2 usual orders and DEGREES were made
the suit, and assets realized to the
mount of about e100,000 sterling in
ue, which were invested in the pub
funds and which stood in the name
the accountant general Of the court
chaneery, to the credit of the cause
able to the trusts OF the will.
T. Hungerford, who resided out Of
land. received the income arising
the testator's property I'D to the
of his death. This took place on
>. 1885, at Pisa. He was never
led.
His Neglected Grave.
will he we'll understood that. had
mitbson's nephew married and left
hildren, the United States would
ply never have come into posses
)f the property and Washington
have been without one of its
notable institutions OF learning
81 cturesque buildings. Mr.. Smith
a distinguished English aristo-
d scholar He was the first man
rs to devote his wealth to the
ID advancement of the American
an example which has been fol-
I later years by others, notably
Carnegie. II seems a colossal
ingratitude that sixty-five years
allowed to go by without any
recognition from our Govern
the easurable service this
ropist did America and all the
His remains have been allowed
n that little obscure cemetery
without any effort on the part
cans to disinter the body, BRING
country, and provide some
memorial. In an unofficial way
rs have been made that this
1uld be taken, but only recent
a motive been given practical
ton. At first the board Of re
he Smithsonian Institution de-
have the remains removed TO
ameteTy, but further consider
light out the advisability and
Of bringing them to this coun-
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being devoted to sc
istry. This tenden
tions introduced hin
Cavendish, WoIasto
known to the Royal
It was also learned
feeble health, but a
courteous. though re
and conversation.
A Friend of
Smithson's own view
government and. his III
son for naming the Tn
innate heir to his fort
derstood from a letter, ss.
and sent TO the Unite.
from Smithson TO his Fl
bert, Of the Royal Soc
was dated May 9. 1872. {
beyond doubt the wri
spirit. The letter is as
Well! Things are go n
is growing the song of
rope. as well as of Franc,
rank are joining in the Oh
and guilt have had a IoI
begins, indeed, 10 be time
common sense to have the
Englishman 1 converse
every EngIishman I see
pears to be Of the democra
Davis. high sheriff for Dc
this town today and takes
seems. d Quantity Of tTi-c,
deck his men with the FIR
Tcockades, a1d I do not think ~
unworthy of imitation by !oze
principles lead them to cons 't we're
difference and contempt Il
the court party. TO whom, 4
mixture of red, white, and b
ject of horror. Mr. Louis Boz
at Paris, and the office of kin
abolished. but they daily feel
ty. or rather great inconvenit
tinuing it. and its duration
not be long. May other rat .5ss
time OF their reforms, be wise
cast off, at first. the contempt
brance consider nation .-
as a man who takes a lion
dog-if he knocks out his tee
ders him useless, while if he
lion his teeth. the lion eats hi
L remain. dear sir, yours.
ceTely, JAMES L.
Passed Out of the Far
Mr. Hungerford, mentioned
nephew of Mr.. Smithson, came 20
session Of his uncle's proper
" after the latter's death Dl
Hungerfords life he received
come arising from this prope
died abroad leaving no heirs, a
were taken by the executors
estate TO transfer the property
United States according 10 tn.
tions of Mr.. Smithson's will A
feature Of the viii was the fs
no specification was made as Il
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yachtsmen by the caddish action
Lord Dunraven, and while all hands ha
great faith in the abilities of American
hardly begrudge the gallant Irish
sportsman the cup Just for one sea
son" with the feeling of assurance that
the following year an American boat
could skim across the sea, lift" and
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net has with his usual bull dog ten
acity made arrangements to repair the
recent damage to Shamrock III and
come to America as nearly on time as
possible to lift" the cup he has so
set his heart upon.
Lipton's fortitude under adverse cir
circumstances has entirely removed the
bad taste left in the mouths OF American
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~ NE would imagine that Sir
I Thomas Upton the sporhest
Briton that ever stepped on
Americas shores" who has made two
Intellectual attempts to lift the coveted
yachting prize would have lost heart
with his recent streak Of "Lipton's
luck" But nay, nay, the sporting baro-
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sent over to enter the contests, comes
an accident practically similar to the
one that happened to Shamrock II. and
instead of doing like many others would
have done, ,callingthe race on for another
year. he has arranged 20 spend more
money TO put his boat back into as coed
if not better shape than it was when it
first began the tuning up against his
old boats
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being devoted TO sc
istry. This tenden
tiOns introduced hin
Cavendish, WoIlasto
known to the Royal
It was also learned
feeble health, but a
courteous. though re
and conversation.
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The Institute Provision.

In the case Of the death of my said
nephew without leaving a child or chill
dren, or the death of the child or chill
dren he may have had under the age of
twenty-one years or intestate, then be-
queath the whole Of my property, subject
to the annuity of G100 to John FitaIl.
and for the security and payment of
which I mean stock 10 remain in this
country, to the United States of Ameri-
ca, to found at Washington. under the
name Of the Smithsonian Institution, an
establishment for the increase and difu-
sion of knowledge among men.
4 think it proper here to state that all
the money which viii be standing in the
French per cents at my death il the
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North Mile End, old town, in consiGera-
tion OF his attachment and fidelity to
me, and the long and great care he has
taken Of my effects, and OF my having
done but very little for him, I give and
bequeath the annuity or annual sum Of
one hundred pounds sterling for his life.
to be paid to-him quarterly. free Of
legacy duty and all other deductions
the first payment to be made TO him NJ
the expiration OF three months after Inv
death. have at divers times lent sums
Of money TO Henry Honore Sally form
eTIy my servant, but now keeping the
HungerfoTd Hotel, in the Rue Caumartin
at Paris. and for which sums of money
I have undated bills or bonds signed by
him Now, I will and direct that if he
desires. these sums of money be let re-
mann in his hands at an interest OF . Der
cent for five years after the date of the
present viii.
To Henry James Hungerford, my
nephew, heretofore called Henry James
Dickinson, son to my late brother. Lieut..
Col. Henry Louis Dickinson, now resfd-
ing with Mr.. Auboin, at Bourg la RENE.
meat Z slt4as j give ana DeQUGdLD lot MS
life the whole of the income arising from
my property Of every nature and kind
whatever, after the payment of the above
annuity and after the death Of John
FitaIl, that annuity likewise, the pay
ments 10 be made to him at the time of
the interests or dividends becomes due
on the stocks or other property from
which the income arises.
Should the said Henry James Hunger
ford have a child or children. legitimate
or ulegitimate, / leave to such child OF
children. his or their heirs, executors.
and assigns, after the death of mis-. or
her. or their father, the whole of my
property of every kind absolutely and
forever. to be divided between them, if
there is more than one, in the manner
their father shall judge proper, or. in
case OF his emitting TO decide this, as the
lord chancellor shall judge proper.
Should my said nephew. Henry James
Hungerford, marry, I empower him to
make a jointure.
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to remain for aye.
has spent small
to prove the
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DOMESTIC.

Mrs. Mary Stein, in Chicago, ILL.,.
convicted of shoplifting. was by i'm
plication sentenced to exile to Germany
for life.
For the murder of his father. Nels
P. Erickson was sentenced. at Iron
Mountain, Mich, to from twenty-five
to thirty years in prison.
DR., Grace E. Shelton, of South Bos-
ton, Mass. arrested on complaint Of
NJ. I. N. King, a Harvard tutor, for
sending scurrilous letters. alleged that
King had deserted and prosecuted her.
The offer Of Andrew Carnegie to do
nate $1,5OO,OOO to the. city of, Philadel-
phia, Pa, for the establishment Of
thirty free libraries was favorably act
ed upon by subcommittee of the
Committee Of Councils on Public Lii
braries.
An electric mechanism. for towing
boats on the Erie Canal has been used
with success near Troy, N. Y.
A simple shaft of gray granite to the
memory Of Shabbona, the famous chief
of the Pottowatomies, was unveiled at
Bloomington, Ill.
A fleet Of United States tugs descend
ed on the Crescent Shipyards at Eliz-
abethport, N. j., and carried off the
United States cruiser Chattanooga and
two Mexican gunboats which were held
for debt.
A trolley road between North East,
on Lake Erie, and Cory, will be built
next spring by company just organ
lied. The line will be thirty miles
long and touch many 'hamlets having
no railroad service.
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OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS.

The Board Of Philippine Commission
ers has just issued. a proclamation an
nouncing the demonetization Of the
Mexican dollar on and after January l,
1904.
After being cold and lifeiess for four
years the gigantic volcano Of Mauna
Loa. on the Island of Hawaii, has sud-
denly become active. According to
last reports it was throwing forth lava
that was running down the slopes of
the high mountain.
For defensive works in Porto Rico,
Hawaii, Guam and in the Philippine
Islands Congress will be asked to ap-
propriate for the current fiscal year
S2,545,0OO.
There are 1T03 prisoners in the Porto
Rican jails' undergoing sentence. Of
these eighty-two are females. Eleven
hundred and eighty-four Of these can
neither read nor write. Three hundred
and thirty-two Of the men are guilty
of manslaughter.
The man who stole $11 1000 worth of
jewels from Mrs. Samuel Parker, at
Honolulu. Hawaii. proves to be her
coachman. Benjamin Gallagher. All
the jewels have been recovered except
a blue diamond valued at S4500. AS
Gallagher was an old employe of the
family the Parkers will not prosecute
him. v
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A Physical Culture Restaurant.

In Hanover Square luncheon room
patronized by physical culturists, par
ticularly young clerks who belong to
rowing and athletic clubs uptown. one
of the popular features on the bill Of
fare is whole wheat. In large bowl
Of it one seldom finds broken grain.
1t is boiled very much as Cinnamon
boil rice, with every kernel sound and
intact. Ordinary wheat. such as bak-
ers use in what is sold as whole whea t
bread, will not do for this purpose.
Whole wheat is supposed to be fat
tening, as we'll as highly nutritive,
but it is a fact that some men dieting
for obesity go to the restaurant every
day for luncheon and eat whole wheat,
and nothing else. They do not take
cream or molasses with it, as young
men trying to build up muscle do, but
eat is dry, with little salt. Another
favorite dish with the athletes is cake
made of unsweetened prunes.
Women, as we'll as men, patronize
this physical culture restaurant. On
Saturday half holidays. when they en-
ter the restaurant, they check their
golf sticks and tennis racquets at the
cashiers desk. and, getting them again
as soon as the meal is over, go direct
from the restaurant to the playground
New York Press.
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A Plague of Elephants.

Concerning the large increase in the
number of man-eating tigers in In
dia, which is said to be due to the
wholesale slaughter of deer and the
consequent difficulty on the. part of
Stripes" in finding his usual food, it
may be pointed out that there is a
plague Of elephants in Madras, owing
to overproduction. The damage done
to crops and to young forests is be-
coming quite serious, and it is even
hinted that many human lives are sac
rifced in the endeavor to combat the
nuisance 1t is estimated that in the
last twenty to twenty-five years the
number of wild elephants in Madras
has, owing to protective legislation.
been Quadrupled, and some drastic
measures seem to have now become
absolutely recessary.-King.
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,aos,yxsoxxASES of mistaken identity
8 Xxx would be less likely to take
x = 8 place if more care were
4 ~ y taken in observing lndlvlo-
N*saxxx| ual peculiarities OF phys'es-
aOuy, Douily carriage, poise or the hea',
Ind other physical personal traits anu
mannerisms. If, however. Nicholas H..
the Gar of all the Russias. ana MS
English cousin, the heir apparent 10
the British throne, occupied less con-
spicuous positions in contemporary MS
tory and mingled more freely with
their fellow men it would take at least
a Sherlock Holmes to tell which was
which. The resemblance is startling
whether the two princes are seen at
different times or when they are slde
by side, as in the accompanying cut.
THE two men seem to conspire to make
themselves mutually indistinSuishabie.
The forehead of each is low at the
centre, but more prominent about the
TEMPLES; the hair is arranged in prac-
ucally the same way. Each wears
fuli grown beard and generously how-
Ing mustache. The differences IN
height, weight, and bearing arc hardly
perceptible.
The leading members Of royal houses.
even when closely related, do not have
frequent opportunity Of meeting, cur
cumstances which fortunately pre-
serves the individuality of Nicholas
and his English cousin. The resem-
blance was, however, 4 matter OF con-
stnnt comment when. about nine years
ago, the Czarewitch Nicholas Alex
androwitch crossed the English Chan
mel. The close friendship between the
Gar and the future head OF the Brit
ish empire can best be shown in the
words Of an English political writer
q few years ago. He said:
"There are only two men In this
country who can speak at first hand
of the views. aspirations, and desires
of the Emperor of Russia. The Duke
Of York, his cousin. is one. They met
at the funeral Of the Queen of Den
mark and talked long and earnestly
concerning lue queSlloll VI ptStc. IL
is an event Of hopeful augury that the
future King of England should have
cemented at the bier Of their COM
mon relative the ties Of friendship
based on peace which unite him to his
imperial cousin. the Car. 1t is sig
nifcant Of much that ct the gravest
crisis in his life N:lholas ii. should
have found great sympathy and sup
port from the English royal family.
This year. when the Emperor stood
almost alone before Europe commit
ted to the most chivalrous and also the
most necessary of crusades again war,
the young sovereign found sympa-
thizer and friend in the Duke of York" 1"
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NEW EXPERIMENTS
IN CIR AT TIN G
HENRY COUpIN, in La Nature,
Describes the Work Of M. l..
Daniel, of the Rennes Faculty
OF Science,

NJ. L.. Daniel, Of the faculty OF
sciences OF Renncs, has for some years
investigated the question Of vegetable
graftiag, and his researches have mod
ified to a considerable extent our con-
ception of this matter and the conse-
quences of the operation. 1t was for.
merly believed that it was not possible,
If one wished to obtain good results,
to graft two closely allieu plants, as,
for example, two varieties Of the same
species Daniel shows, however. that
in point Of fact it is possible to graft
together two plants chosen nearly at
hazard. the result depending more on
the skill Of the operator than on the
nature of the plants. it being possible
to unite by graft two species Of the
same family, and even plants belong.
ing to families which are widely diff
ference from each ether. 1t Is net
/ necessary in this case-to deal with lig-
neous plants, for the herbaceous spe.
cies are as easily grated as trees even
at the time Of their germinntion.
The principal conclusionso Of NJ. Daniel
have reference to the action which the
subject. the rooted plant, and the
graft, the plant inserted into the for
mer. have upon each other. 1t has
been previously considered an article
Of faith that the graft only drew from
the subject the sueerabundance Of
strength possessed by the former. and
that the modification it underwent was
but slight. without any change taking
place in structure or posterity. Daniel
has shown in convincing manner that
the graft is often-uot always-pro-
foundly& modified, that the subject Is
modified in it's turn, and that by tic
graft it is possible 70 obt..in new types
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IA Cocktail or Two


The New York World. under the hcsd-
ine "a Cocktail or Two" says: s..l.
Writing to the World last week te
deny certain stories in circulation to the
effect that she was addicted to the use
of drugs, Mabel: :Singley said: -
"I may have been guilty OF 4 COCK
tail or two before dinner. but to say that
[ took morphine or opium is an unfair
accusation j:
"A cocktail or two before dnner!.
Pleasantly stimu,ative. an incentive to CON-
versation. making the dinner go, an ex-
cusable relaxation. in the view OF many
women. of the old rigid nuritanc absti-
nence from the wine cup. So many women
do so who are good form it is sight
not rare in public restaurants; why should
moralists complain? .-..
"Their reason for con,laint may be read
in the Evening World story Yesterday
about 529 women in the workhouse OF
Blarkweips Island, most of them sent up
for intoxication. Among these unfortunates
are women once of high social position.
rich, courted, Detted. who are now on
an even level Of degradation with women
rescued from the gutter The quality Of
alcohol is not GRAINED in IFS effects; cham
ragne from ballroom slipper NAV send
the inhiber to the island as speedily as
cocktails or kirschwasser.
"And the painful thing is that for the
woman drunkard. by the testimony of the
B,ackwa.'s nurses there is no reform
mot for one in hundred All reforma-
tory effects fail when drink gets hold on
the weaker sex. The flushed face .rerer
regains its norma color: in the end blear
eyes and gin soddcncd bloat replace the
fair features.
"With each relapse the appetite gains q
stronger hold on the victim and every
fall carries her down a step lower. The
male drunkard may emerge from the al.
cohol ward at Bellevue. don black coat,
and reappear in society sure of welcome.
For the woman there is no such rec 'aua.
ton. She is not given another chance"
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London's Many Ta;lors.

In 1861 the number Of persons en-
gagged in the tailoring trade in Lon
don was $1,000; in 1871 these had in
creased to $4,000; in 1881, to 10000;
In 1891, to $1,000. and in 1901. to sO.O74.
1t is rather difficult to account for
this increase. says the London Free
Lance. as it is far in excess of any in
crease in the population. 1t may. of
course. be due to the fact that men
pay; more attention nowadays to their
appearance than formerly. and oonse-
&quently that. more clothes being worn.
there is wider area of employment;
but I hardly think this can be the
case.
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MINOR EVENTSOF THE WEEK
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

Postma ster-G General Payne has ac-
tepted the resignation Of William II.
I.andvoigt. Chief of the Division of
Classification of Mails Of the Postoffice
Department.
Gunner Wilson Joyce has passed the
examination emitting him to promo
ton to ensign.
Rear Admiral Bradford has been sue
ceeded rs head Of the Naval Bureau
of Equipment and Repair by Captain
George A. Converse.
In the official United States Consular
report it is stated that radium can be
manufactured in a liquid state from
solium at cost Of S. quart.
The report of the international Mon
etary Exchange Commission was made
public in Washington.
Secretary Of the Interior Hitchcock
estimated that s156,000.000 would he
required for his department next year,
$3,OOO,OOO less than for this year.
Rear-Admiral Bradford, in a report
on $4,000 ton battleships, said turret
guns and hroadside batteries were
often rendered useless in heavy
weather.
Harrison ]. Barrett, formerly law
clerk in the Postoflce Department, was
disbarred from practice before the de-
partment by order Of Postmaster-G Gen-
eral Payne.
The War Department is investigating
charges of extensive frauds in the
Quartermaster's Department on Gov
ernor's Island.
The Colombian Minister at Washing
ton reports that his Government wishes
to reopen Panama Canal treaty nego-
tiations.
A. G. C. Quay. son Of Senator NJ. S.
Quay. of Pennsylvania. has been ap-
pointed deputy naval officer at the Port
of Philadel ,hia.