The sun., 1907-08-25

statement that he went TO England several
! days before the death Of the patient and
therefore was not in charge at the time
the will was made or death occurred. The
brother wishes to contest the case. The
woman's will disposed Of an estate valued
at 500 900. which was bequeathed princi-
pally to the physician. her nurses and a
clergyman in the neighborhood. where
she had lived for eleven years.
The French Academy received yeetexday
bequest Of a chateau worth $4,000. which
brings a rental Of 5000 a year. 1t is in good
condition and there is large park on the
grounds. IL belonged to man named
Charrau. who was a student and lived a
retired Hfe. Inspired by his love OF litera-
ture. heAeft the property to the academy.
A special meeting Of the Immortals will
be held to decide what disposition shall
be made OF IL. A suggestion has been made
that it should be used in establishing a home
for broken down literary men. but it is not
likely that this will be adopted. Some
new prizes for poetry are sure to be created
from the rent money.
The academy 10 ROB owing to the fact
that il receives many gifts and legacies.
but the forty Immortals only receive $40
q year and 81 for each meeting they at
tend. II an Immortal does not come to q
meeting his dollar is divided among those
present At yesterdays meeting there
were only nine members present, 30 they
divided $40 between them. CASTOR Bois-
sier, the life secretary Of the academy,
laughed when he heard Of its new wealth.
saying: Il must now take care Of myself
He is 81 years Of age and rode in an elevator
For hn in nrd& fn
reach the meeting.
The Academy of Sciences also benefits
from gifts. Years ago fund was created
to enable archeologists and explorers to
buy articles abroad for museums. French
collections profited much from thu source.
At yesterdays meeting Of the Academy
Of Sciences present was made In the name
Of Duke Loubat. an American formerly
Of New York, Of s25. 900 TO augment this fund.
After the applause which greeted this an
nouncement had ceased a series Of photo
graphs Of French edifoes OF tho Middle
Ages given by Mr. Goodyear. the curator
Of the Brooklyn Museum. was presented to
the academy.
Some weeks ago Poussin's picture Of the
Deluge in the Louvre was apparently de-
stroyed by knife cute II has been touched
up anu III low Wcekh VIII bdk6 IUa DtuCS III
the museum without any sign Of the recent
disaster. Paris has literally hospital for
pictures damaged by moving. scratched
by careless attendants or injured by various
other accidents. The damaged pictures are
removed to the hospital. where they are
examined by a board of painters and tech
nicians appointed by the Minister Of Fine
Arts who decide on the treatment not only
Of pictures in the Louvre but n sli the
Paris museums The treatment Of the
Deluge was complicated and difficult. but
when II had been finished the knife cuts
were invisible to the naked eye.
The Autumn Salon. which was threatened
with eviction from it's usual place by the
Automobile Club. has now compromised
and will open its doors on October I
for only three weeks II will have six
sections. painting. sculpture. engraving
on metals and stone. architecture. bthog-
raphy and decorative and illustrative