The Washington herald., 1913-07-26
WITH The CHURCHES IN WASHINGTON 1z ss s ssss 5s

leaving him no more Of anssststs hs
Iendeavored to deprive me of"
In . nnely-worded passage he makes
dfsposition Of his best cane a. follows:
my hne crabtfee walking stick with .
gold head curiousiy wrought In the form
Of the cap OF liberty give to my friend
and the friend Of mankind. Cen WASH
ington. If It were . scepter. he has
merited IT and would become 1t. It was
. present to me from that excellent
woman. Mime. de Forback, the Dowager
Duchess Of Deux Points"
A small painting Of the King Of France.
presented to him by that monarch. which
was mounted in frame containing 406
diamonds. he bequeathed to his daughter.
with the following curious proviso: The
King Of Frances picture. set with Rs
on the condition that she il not to form
any of the diamonds into ornaments
either for herself or daughters, and there
fore countcnance the expensive. vain and
useless fashion Of wearing Jewels In this
country"
Considerable sums Of money owing TO
Franklin for years. which would other
wise have been lost. were collected by the
Pennsylvania Hospital through the fol-
lowing tactful treatment of the same:
During the number Of years In business
as a stationer. printer, and postmaster q
great many small sums became due to
me for books. advertisements. postage.
&c, which / have been unable to collect
owing to continued absence from the
country as the agent OF the assembly to
England and as Minister to France from
1871 to 17s5. Said debts. although obso-
lete, are Justly due me. and therefore
bequeath them to the Pennsylvania Hos
pital, hoping that the debtors and de-
scendants of those deceased may be in
duced to give them as charity to that
excellent institution"
The funds which Franklin left In trust
for different philanthropies in Boston
and Philadelphia were expected by him
to grow to their present vast proportions.
as Is clearly shown In his codicil. OF the
moneys he received as president Of the
assembly the greater part was set aside
for this purpose and, according to his
own reckoning. in 100 years the interest
would amount to s13i. 900. This sum was
to be used for such public improvements
as Qualifications. public buildings.
bridges, and baths" In 800 years this
sum was expected to reach total Of
81. o61. 600. when a portion Of 1t was to be
gable.
Advancement OF Young Men.
'I have considered" he said that
among young artisans good apprentices
are most likely to make good citizens.
and having myself been bred to manual
art printing in y native town and after
ward assisted to set up my business Ii
Philadelphia. by the loans OF two kind
friends which was the foundation of
my fortune and all the utility ascribed to
me, / wish to be useful after death IL
POSSIBLE in advancing other young men
who may be serviceable to their country
IN both these towns. OF the tmount
named per cent is. to be held In trust
for the establishment in business Of such
worthy young artisans. under twenty-five
years Of age. who are of good moran
character and have served their apprec-
ticeships faithfully.
las / was born In Boston, New Eng
land, and owe my first instruction In lit
ertature to the free grammar schools es-
Ia blished there, i, therefore, give loo
POUNDS sterling to the managers and d.
-ectors OF the free schools of my native
town Of Boston to be put out at interest
forever. which shall be LAID out annually
in silver medals to be given as honorary
awards for the encouragement of schol-
srships in the said schools"
In providing for his burial Franklin did
not leave instructions for an elaborate
epitaph as is believed by some, but asked
shat his body oe buried in the most SIM
pie manner with the least expense and
ceremony. The inscription on the tomb
was to be simply the names. Benjamin
and Deborah Franklin. with the dates of
their deaths as now appear on it. Al.
closing the will the sum of ESQ was left
| for distribution among his executora
The will is accompanied by an inven-
tory, in which Franklin's printing shoe
and type foundry is appraised at 1,ocO.
The number of volumes In his library is
given as 4.27s. appraised at Elsa A rirg
Is given a value of Loo guineas, and a
collection OF two gold. eleven silver. and
| thirty-one copper medals are mentioned.
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