The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-08-07
GIVEN TO CHARITY
WORTHY DISPOSAL OF MONEY
WON BY RACERS.
Hospitals Built and the Poor Helped
as the Result Of Turf Victories
Of Horses Owned by Prom
inent Men.

The king OF sweden recently tOlQ .
story of King Edwards charitable pro-
pensities. Just before the ace for the
Derby which the kings horse Diamond
Jubilee carried of. his royal highness
as he then was-was watching the
horses proceeding to the starting post.
Suddenly turning to the king Of
Sweden, who was with him. he said:
Il am most specially anxious to win
to-day"
why SOL" inquired the king.
Because" was the answer, 7 a.
ways give the princess whatever
amount my success happens to bring
me. With the stake money Of the last
Derby l won the princess provided
LOO poor boys with a complete out
fit-clothes, %underlinen, boots, and all
necessaries-and stamped on each ar
ticle was From your friend the
prince"
The duchess of Portland some time
ago presented to her husband a very
handsome blotting book Of Russia
leather heavily mounted in silver. On
the mountings are engraved the
names of all the races won by that ex-
traordinary Donovan. In 1889
Donovan won the Derby and the st.
Leger, besides the Newmarket stakes
and many other important races. The
total sum won by Donovan during his
racing career amounted to 10000,
and the whole of this large fortune
the duke gave to his wife for the pur-
pose of building almshouses for wild
ows of the dukes tenants and a cot
tage hospital for the ne~ighborhood.
Baron Hirsch was another great
turtle, most Of whose winnings went
to charity. During his lifetime he
spent more than 45O,000 of turf win
nings on charity. All the winnings of
La F1eche, amounting in all to 934,-
5S5. were devoted to various charities.
Dogs have done much for charity.
The record in this direction is held by
Tim, the famous Airdale terrier which
belonged to Mr.. Bush, he Great
Western inspector at Paddington.
For more than ten years before his
death Tim trotted from train to train,
inviting donations to the railway serv-
ants widows and orphans fund.
The total of his collections exceeded
$500. The dog always knew when
royalties we're about to travel. He
would sit down on the edge OF he
carpet laid on the platform and refuse
to move until he had had something
added to his hoard. On i've separate
occasions Queen Victoria placed a
sovereign in his box, and many times
the king has done the same. MI. w.
w. Astor gave Tim his record pres
ent-a check for cocoon the occa-
sion Of the coming Of age Of his son.
Other animals, too. have indirectly
contributed to the cause of charity.
At Amersham, in Buckinghamshire.
the superintendent Of the Baptist Sun
day school adopted a novel expedient
for raising money for the Congo mis-
sion. He distributed among his schOl-
ars q number of rabbits. These they
had to fatten at home, and when ft
for market the creatures were sold.
the proceeds going to the mission.
At Frieth, neal NARROW. q pig raised
no less than Ell for charitable pur-
poses. 1t was rafled for and then
given back by the winner and sold
again. In Lancashire town q local
butcher presented q handsome young
pig t o a bazaar on condition that .
church member. got up In frock coat
and silk hat, should drive it through
the village. The procession caused
great amusement and Z collection real
lied more than E3.-London Tit-Bits.