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Society
Society finds respite from the tedium of
the lenten season, in the kirmess. Af
ternoons and evenings are devoted to
watching the dear pirls enframed in drill
ing. Graceful girls are at a premium,
and the exercise they take in this training
is equal to a course of physical culture,
and the impromptu dances and informal re
ceptions are a source of pleasure. And
truly some of these Savannah girls are a
dream of rhythmic beauty, when they
give themselves up to the unconscious
grace of the national dance, what ever it
be. whether the languid, lithsome Egyp
tian, the fascinating Swedish, the
picturesque Gypsy, the animated Spanish,
or the dance of the cute little flower girls.
Verily, lent is not so dull after ail.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Minis, who have
been in Cuba, have returned home.
Miss Marie Wheeless, of Augusta, who
was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Pierce
Wheeless on Habersham street, will re
turn home on Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Smith and Miss
Smith, of Waterbury, Conn., aro visiting
l)r. and Mrs. George H. Stone. Miss
Smith has visited in the city before, and
has many friends who will be glad to
heai of her return.
Col. \V. W. Gordon an l family are tem
porarily residing in the residence of Mr.
William Law on Lafayette square, while
their house is being painted.
Thunderbolt was a popular point of
out-of-town attractions last week, and
Mrs. Hannon, theThunderl olt Deimonico,
on Tuesday noon andeveniug, had several
parties to entertain.
Messrs. Louis Muhlberg and Henry
Strauss entertained at a delightful supper
party and hop last Tuesday evening, at
Thunderbolt, in compliment to Miss Ro
sina Brown, of Bluckville, S. C., Miss
Etta 1 otosky, of New York, and Miss
Fannie Lilienthal, of Palatka, Fla. The
occasion was a pleasure to all present,
and the gentlemen in charge were voted
the most genial of hosts. Among those
attending were the following visitors:
Miss Minnie Morriss, of Athens, Ga.;
Miss Galia Hammerschlag, of Philadel
phia, and Mr. iioppel. of Charleston, S. G.
Mrs. A. D. Chambers, of East Grange,
N. J., is visiting Mr. and Mrs. H. 0.
Stevens.
Mrs. A. R. Lawton, Jr., has returned
borne from a short visit to Cuba.
Mrs. James Lent came up from
‘ Hofwyl” last week, and spent a few
days in the city.
Mrs. S. A, Einstein entertained at lun
cheon last Thursday at Thunderbolt. The
guests were Mrs. Stein, Mrs. Aaron
I erst, Mrs. Joseph Ferst, Miss Ray
Hamburger, and Miss Mazie Ferst.
The Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Confeder
ate Veterans’ Association have been pre
sented by Mrs. C. A. L. Lamar the his
torical medals of Stonewall Jackson, and
they are now for sale for the benefit of
the disabled confederate veterans.
.lassamine parties are the order of the
day, and the woods are a popular resort
for the lovers of this fragrant little blos
som, and Owen Meridith him
self could not revel more enthu
siastically in its fragrance than
the Savannah people, who delight
in yellow teas, tho jassamina predomina
ting, commingling aesthetically with
Marechal Neil roses, or cloth or gold and
maiden hair fern; a center piece, em
broidered in threads of gold, with a touch
of green. All this, while simple and inex
pensive, gives an air of luxury and orien
tal elegance to the daintiest repast.
1 he children's affair of the season was
Pi'on at the hospitable home of Mr, and
•Vrs. 1 .oeis Coilat, No. 215 Whitaker
sire-et, on last Monday evening, it being a
vie i t party in honor of their little daugh
ter. Miss Alice, who celebrated her birth
buy anniversary, and having invited her
tumorous little friends, she gave a most
de.ightful affair. The spacious parlors
"■ re beautifully decorated to the minutest
detail with potted plants and natural
towers, the chandeliers were entwined
wi ll ivy, flowers and ferns, the globes
being covered with ligured violet tissue
Papers, giving a soft, delicate shade to
t* l " brilliant lights that shone resplendent
on the merry throng of young folks who
mu and the room, their merry faces and
hnpp.y mood presenting a scene akin to
fur., land. The children were dressed
jn upcoming, harmony, and mingling in
b rpsichorcan pleasures, made the whole
a i"''ir a constant panorama view,
commingling .with the merry ripples of
laughter wuichmado the spacious man
sum ro echo with their joyful voices. Mr.
ivosenield furnished the music, which
'' is kept in constant demand by the
h'l.o ones. There were several fancy
nances, also recitations given bv the
* i sos Ada Ehrlich, liita Koih and Edith
notmison. At ti o'clock the wide folding
amirs were thrown opeu, displaying tho
“ii ions dining hall with tables laden
, 11 a 'l the good things to tempt the pai
*o of the little ones. The grand march
' *s then formed, and it is needless to say
“■coined in the procession, and did full
-A ;ce to the viands spread before them.
, ‘ vatu re of the occasion was the giving
each child a beautiful faxor—being a
: imported European novelty—as a
"u i nir of the occasion, which pleased
tbi-little ones hugely. After the repast
mg was again indulged in, which the
iiiMron then enjoyed to their hearts' con
'"■t until 9 o’clock, when the party was
’! ‘"ht to a close and the little ones
oj'ded their way homeward, where
" ere soon no doubt in the land of
1 ; dreaming of the gay scenes in which
“.' had participated. The birthday
'" i mbrances to little Miss Alice by all
'fiends were numerous and beautiful,
t the occasion was one of pleasure and
femain a delightful memory to all
,'if and Mrs. J. P. Williams, Miss
■'n a Snnth. and Miss Edith ’la.vlor. have
‘ r,lt ’d to tho city after spending a
nup at the popular resorts in Florida,
j a musical circles just now the topic of
1 is the proposed music hall. There is
Pieat deal of musical talent in Savan
much more thau is generally he
a , V 'J to be. Miss Marlon Smart,
.J ati rof Mr. H. P. smart, is a pianist
v exceptional merit. Those Savannahians
a ° nave heard her play have experienced
a genuine pleasure. Her execution is ex
cellent. She has a fine appreciation of
whatever musical composition she essays,
and interprets it with skill and feeling.
She carried off the honors of her class at
tlie-Now England Conservatory of Music.
If Savannah's musical talent were brought
to the front it would be found that it is
equal to that of any other city of her class
in the country.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ferst entertained
at a fish supper at Mrs. Bannon’s last
Wednesday evening at Thunderbolt, in
compliment to Mr. and Mrs. Max Hilson,
of New York, and Judge and Mrs. Ham
burger. of Chicago. The other guests
were Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Ferst, Mr. and
Mrs. S. A. Einstein, Mrs. Stern, of
Quinc'y, 111.. Miss Hamburger, of Chicago.
The evening was a delightful one. and a
pleasant memory to all.
Mr. Leon Meyer, of New York, is in
the city.
In the coming kirmess tho queen is to
be Mrs. W. W. Gordon, Jr., representing
the Empress Eugenie. Miss Pliu be Elli
ott will be Cleopatra and Miss Lina Wal
ter tho bride in the Swedish dance, and
Mr. Robt. Harrison the groom, in the
closing scene, which is the Egyptian
dance, there will be singing by a chorus
of twenty male voices. The singers, in cos
tume and the sultan, Dr, W. W. Owens,
will call upon tho queen. The Hussars
will be in uniform.
Little Miss Edith Robinson is receiving
applause for her graceful dancing of the
cachuca, and Miss Rita Roth for her
dancing in the Highland Fling.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Weil entertained
last Thursday at dinner, a dance follow
ing, given in compliment to Mr. and Mrs.
Max Hilson, of New York. An elegant
dinner was served at 6:80 o'clock, and at
1) o’clock there was dancing to the strains
of Cobb’s orchestra. Other guests presont
were Mr. and Mrs. S. Meinhard, Mr. and
Mrs. Vetsburg, Mr. and Mrs. Rosenheim,
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ferst, Mr. and Mrs.
Aaron Ferst, Mr. and Mrs. 11. Smith,
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Einstein, Miss
Ida Meinhard, Miss Bessie Meinhard,
Miss Schwarb, of New York, Miss
Sternberg, Miss Helen Smith, Miss
Mamie Engel, Miss Margie Ferst, Mr.
Leon Ferjjt, Mr. Edwin Frank. Mr.
Rosenheim, Mr. Leon Moyer, Mr. Julian
Hexter. Mr. Dave Rosenheim and others.
Judge and Mrs. Hamburger, of Chi
cago, who were guests of Mr. and Mrs. E.
A. Weil, leave to-day for a trip through
Florida before they return to their homo
in Chicago.
The reception given last Monday after
noon by the Band of Willing Workers, at
the residence of Mr. and Mrs. S. Ein
stein, was a charming social success and
a triumph financially. The lovely rooms
were enhanced in their beauty by the ad
dition of many-colored lamps, which shed
a softened light over the attractive scene.
The refreshments were dainty and served
in artistic and attractive style. The re
ceptions have been a great success during
the winter, and the band can congratu
late themselves on the financial success
and the charming social character of these
receptions.
Miss Florie Banks entertained quite a
number of her friends Tuesday evening
at her residence on New Houston street,
it being tho young lady's 13th birthday.
| Elegant refreshments were served and
dancing enjoyed until a late hour.
Mr. and Mrs. Max Hilson, who were
stopping at the De Soto, left yesterday
for New York.
Miss Maud Smith was the guest of Miss
Stella West, at Montgomery, last week.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. C. Hirt was
the scone of a happy entertainment on
Wednesday afternoon, given in honor of
the seventh birthday of their uttle son,
Albert P. Hirt. The rooms were very
beautifully adorned with fowers and
garlands of bamboo. Those present were
Misses Josie Bang. Lottie Lang, Mamie
Imne, Tessie Binkle, of Augusta, Anneta
Quint, Gertie Steinbach. Nettie Keck,
Georgia Schwarz, Annie Schwarz,
Tillie Wohanka, Master Otto Schwarz,
Freddie Schwarz, Albert Quint, Gilbert
Lang, Harris Lang, George Lang, Ulman
Hussie, Edward Keck. Harry Keck,
Charlie Schwarz, Willie Wohanka, Frank
Coneft, Harry Coneff, Harry Simmons
and Oscar Steinbach.
Mrs. J. H. Mann and Miss Mann, of
Pennsylvania, are guests of Mr. and Mrs.
W. S Dattin. Mrs. and Miss Mann will
visit Florida before returning home.
Criticism Not Abuse.
‘‘Q.uippe simulari quivis innocens potest:
Kevinci. nisi noceus, non potest."
—Apuleius.
I did not intend to make any reply to
various comments on mv recent criticism
of “An Inquiry into tbe Truth of
Dogmatic Christianity,” but a letter in
last Sunday’s paper from Mr. Harley,
formerly the orthodox minister of a
prominent Savannah church, seems to
demand some notice.
Not one of Mr. Harley's points appears
to be reasonable, plausible as his letter
may be.
He says my criticism was “abusive,”
which is certainly an unjustifiable accusa
tion. I have too high an esteem for the
author of the "Inquiry,” both as a
.courteous gentleman and as a useful and
distinguished citizen, not to have striven
to avoid even the appearance of personali
ties. But I was not so particular with re
gard to some of the authors lie quoted.
Mr. Harley takes it for granted that the
criticism was by a minister, in which he
is again wrong, even very wrong, I fear!
Mr. Harley dismisses me as quite un
worthy of notice to my "dogmas.” Now,
Ido not believe that Mr. Harley can in
dicate a single dogma which was either
advanced or sustained in all that "long
and labored effusion.”
Mr. Hurley comments ominously upon
the fact that I did not sign my name, or
at least my full name. He need not insist
upon that point, for it does not seem un
usual for such articles to be anonymously
signed, nor in the slightest degree ob
jectionable, provided the writer does not
use a mask to cloak offensive personalties.
i regret that the particularity of the ,
signature should have directed a suspicion :
of authorship toward a distinguished Sa
vannah clergyman, with tho result of
some annovance to that gentleman. lor
had he chosen to do so he could doubtless
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, MARCH 4, 1804.
have made a much more powerful and
convincing answer to the book than my
feeble though well-meant effort.
D s.
HOUNDING.
Good Advice to Scandal Mongers and
Thoughtless Gossipers.
Stop! Don’t say it! Shut your lips
together firmly aud turn away from the
eager ears hungrily waiting to hear the
evil tale. Go away from them with
the words unspoken, and your heart will
be cleaner and your conscience lighter
Why should you help to hound down an
erring manor woman; For pity's sake
do not lend your voice to the spreading of
a vile slander.
Sunday after Sunday, the ministers of
the gospel preach from the pulpit char
ity, charity, and their congregations list
ening, think it means a matter of dollars
and cents for the heathen. They can not,
or they do not choose to understand that
it means just :>.s much brotherly love, the
nttering of kind words, and the refrain
ing from uttering unkind ones, of stretch
ing out a helping hand to the fallen and
erring ones at their own doors, instead of
pushing them a little turther down.
When the first faint breath of scandal
is wafted from some obscure corner, how
rapidly it is joined and swelled by like
poisonous airs from the north, east, south
and west, and it rolls along, gaining in
volume until it rushes down on the cower
ing victim’s head with the force of a
mighty wind, crushing and blasting his
life. When how easily tills man or this
woman might have been spared this
deadly blow if, on the first echo of the
evil tale that, perchance, held no truth in
it, those bloodhounds of society—malic
ious. spiteful tongues—had been held in
leash, instead of being let loose to go
yelping, yelping after their victim,
hounding him down in the mire of dis
grace.
Oh, ye men and women! Immaculate
in your self-righteousness. why can you
not exercise a little of the spirit of Chris
tian charity, and refrain from repeating
an evil story when you hear it. What
satisfaction does it give you to see a fel
low creature writhing at your feet, while
you gather your skirts around you and
pass on tho other side! Do you know
what the temptation was that led them
to sin! Can you pretend to uuderstand
the power that, assailed them in their
weakest point, and broke through their
armor in an unguarded moment! Are
you so strong that you can afford to judge
your fellowimen and condemn them!
When you hear an evil tale, before you
run with eager feet to spread the dam
aging report, would it uot bo better to
stop and assure yourself first that it is
not all a slander! And even if there be a
grain of truth in it, or even three grains,
or if it is all truth still, is it not kinder
to let it stop with you. Don’t bo guilty
of the petty weakness of talking scandal,
it does you harm, it does the whole com
munity harm, it is like a poisoned breath,
floating in our moral atmosphere. It
stunts the growth of the fair blossoms of
kindly charity, of generosity, and for
bearance, aud engenders the growth
of the rank weeds of petty spite, of
meanness, aud narrowness of spirit. And
besides this, suppose the man of the wo
man whom you dare to condemn is not a
hardened sinner, suppose it is his or her
first glaring offense, do you not think
that the remorse of their conscience is
sufficient punishment, without tho aid of
spitef.,l toimues ever ready to lend their
voices in founding the offender down
to still lower depths of misery. Many
and many a man and woman, who have
sinned for the first time, would gladly and
willingly have gone back into the path
way of right, had not the venomous scan
dal of the thoughtless and self-righteous,
pushed them out from the coveted foot
hold.
No one can exercise too much charity
towards the fallen. There is never a
kind word dropped but it finds some
soil to grow in, there is never an evil or
unkind word spoken, but it makes just
that much more hardness and pain in the
world. And what is the use, what is the
good of it! Should we not take infinitely
more pleasure in helping a fellow creat
ure up, than in pushing him down! Is thore
not room for all! And I tell you that the
quickest and surest way to crush men or
women down into the dust is to blacken
their names with the vile whispering of a
cruel scandal, which if widespread,
pushes them out into the cold, and causes
them to sink down into tho mire of social
degradation, where no helping hand is
stretched out to save them.
It is uut just that every human being
should be given a chance to redeem him
self before tho world, and if tho social
hounds who aro thirsting to seo their
victim, hunted down, could only be muz
zled and chained, then every man would
have a fair opportunity of proving that
one error committed does not necessarily
mean that he is lost to all sense of good
ness, and that, with kind words and for
bearance from his fellow men, he could
once more regain his former standing.
H. P. W.
Religious Persecution in China.
From the Annals of the Propagation of the
Faith.
The Rev. Francis Bauquis, missioner
at Western Su-tchuen (China), writes
from Paolin the following touching letter:
“I have had to leave my mountains and
go a ten days’ journey on my mule to the
capital of the northern part of the pro
vince, in order to see the mandarins and
seek justice for tile murder of a Christian.
The demon, ever the same, raises up the
same obstacles in our day as in the first,
centuries of the church in Europe. This
year, at a recently established station,
some pagans plotted together to put the
best instructed among the Christians to
death. Several hundreds having col
lected, carrying an idol, they made the
circuit of the village, stopping at every
house and saying that the idol, ’the old
grandfather,’ as they called it, was
hungry.
“Our Christian had been warned of the
plot to kill him. A few days heioro ho
had gone to some neophytes to bid them
good-by, saying: ‘This time I shall die:
pray for my soul; we shall never meet
again!’
"His pagan relatives came to his house
on the day fixed upon, and on his refusal
to join in their superstitions, they began
to beat him with sticks. One of his as
sailants. a schoolmaster, came to the
front, crying:’This dog will die hard;
you are pot able for him. lot me at him.’
••He took off his clolhing, to he more at
his ease, turned over the body, already
covered with bruises, and struck at it
with redoubled force, po that the blood
spurted out as far as the yard, the wretch
crying the while:
’"Do you see what a fine pig we have
killed! what fine, thick blood 1 This is
how we will pierce the hearts of all the
Christians!’
•’The martyr survived a few days and
was able to receive the last sacraments,
resigned to the will of God, and pardon
ing his murderers.”
In sackcloth and ashes the Lenten girl now
Discietely and prettily poses:
Her "ra kcloth ’is made lrom the skin of a
seal.
And anew g<%n she wears, just to show us
her zeal.
Of the color called "ashes of roses."
—Brooklyn l'.agle.
Teacher—Define quartz.
Milkman's Son (who is rather absent
minded)—Pint and a half.—Tit-Bit,b.
FAMOUS PERSONS’ WILLS.
Which Form Part of the Treasures at
Washington.
Testamentary Disposition of Many of
the Presidents Reflects the Charac
teristics of the Notable Subscrib-rs.
Excerpts From the Last Testaments
of G-orge Washington, “Old Hick
ory,” John Suincy Adams, and Oth
ers.
From the Washington Post.
“I, John Smith, being in feeble health,
but of sound mind, and desiring to settle
my affairs in this world and to make my
peace with God, do make this my last
will and testament."
In the great iron vault in the basement
of tho city hall there are thousands of
legal documents with similar preface.
Some read like the inscription upon a
tombstone and some echo the groans of
the sick man upon hit bed of pain. When
you enter the fire-proof chamber in which
these aged instruments of more than four
generations are stored, there is a feeling
as though you were standing in one of the
great underground catacombs of Egypt
or Palestine. One can think that tho
spirits of the departed could issue from
the musty and yellow papers ou which
they have directed how tlieir earthly ef
fects should be disposed of and hold high
carnival within the closed iron walls at
the dead of night. What a gathering it
would be of tho ghosts of presidents, sol
diers. statesmen, cranks, rich and poor.
Tho thought is uneanu.v. What a story a
Hawthorne would have conjured up from
his imagination!
In spite of these reflections which come
to one who first approaches the subject,
the collection of old wills in the vault of
the District of Columbia are probably
more precious thau any other collection
<Tf local archives. One only needs to en
ter the vault with Col. L. p. Wright, the
registrar, who is always genial and ac
commodating, to realize what a wealth of
historic manuscripts and of quaint forgot
ten eccentricities it contains. There was
a provision in the early law by which the
wills, once deposited, could not be with
drawn, so the registrar has in lits keep
ing all the legal instruments ot this char
acter since the year iSi HI. Many men
known to history and identified with the
development of the nation have lived and
owned property in Washington, and their
wills, or exact copies thereof, repose in
the great iron receptacle.
Ihe will of George Washington is, per
haps, the most famous of all the docu
ments. It was recently copied by the
order of the registrar into a re. ord book
where it could be consulted with facility.
The original is somewhere in Virginia,
but Washington had some property inter
ests in the Capital city, aud a copy was
deposited with the authorities here. It is
a mammoth document aud probably cov
ers more writing paper than any other
will among the archives. It is spread upon
eight broad pages and it would require
at least two solid pages of the Post on
which to print it. While the earthly pos
sessions of the father of his country,
though he was one of the richest Ameri
cans of his time, were by no means as ex
tensive as those of many modern million
aires, he prescribed with the gr 'atest
minuteness how they should be disposed
of.
Tho most famous provisions in this
great document, which Washington de
clares to have written with his own hand,
are those in which he devised fifty shares
of stock in the Potomac River Company
for the founding of an American univer
sity, and that in which he provides for
tho liberation of his slaves. The shares
of stock were presented to hitn by the
Virginia legislature, and were at first de
clined, but the gift was afterward so ar
ranged as not to conflict with his notions
of propriety in receiving publio gifts
The provisions for the gift to the pro
posed university are couched in patriotic
language characteristic of the man
Washington was not only patriotic: he
was public spirited. He made many gifts
in his will which wore intended to bo
public benefactions.
It is the slave clause which reads most
curiously to the child of the last genera
tion. it is, in fact, an excellent aboli
tionist document They were not to be
released till the death of Martha Wash
ington, his wife. He stated that it was
his earnest wish that they should he
emancipated before, but he thought this
would be accompanied with insurmount
able difficulties. The chief of these was
the intermarriages which existed with
the dower negroes. He says that he
should be glad to emancipate both, but it
was not in his power to do so. They
were to be taught to read and write, and
at Mrs. Washington’s decease all his
directions with regard to their freedom
were to be religiously carried out with
out evasion or negloct.
Asa remembrance of tho days of bond
age the will of "Old Hickory” is a curio.
It was made at the Hermitage, where lie
passed his declining years. It required
nearly all his earthly possessions, saving
a few slaves to pay the debts whLh his
adopted son. Andrew Jackson, Jr., and
he stated at tho beginning of the docu
ment that ho had made this will on ac
count of tho change in his affairs, neces
sitated by tho obligations he had assumed
for his son. Every member of his im
mediate family, including his grandchil
dren of tender years, is remembered with
ut least one slave to be owned absolutely.
These bequests are made in language ex
pressive of the great affection which he
possessed for all his kin.
Probably tho old pictures of Jackson
which raprestnt him as always walking
with a cane, are true to life, for in his
will he has several bequests of his favor
ite walking sticks These appear as dear
to him as his swords He presents the
latter with tho patriotic request that tho*
not er be raised except in defense of the
nation. Indeed, the language of the will
leaves no room to doubt that Jackson was
a patriotic man to the core and that lie
had ths highest welfare of the nation at
heart.
In striking contrast to the will of Jack
son is that of John Quincy Adams. They
are us unllko as were the two men.
Adams was a Unitarian of the Boston
school, and his will coutains none of the
usual references to religious matters, but
deals strictly with the topic in hand —the
disposition of his property. He says
nothing of his belief in Ood, as does
Jackson, nor of his hope in the hereafter.
Adams lost his original will and wrote
the out; which stood at the time of his
death in its stead It is a lengthy docu
ment and is more like the will of Wash
ington than that of any other President.
He. too. was fond of his walking sticks,
and gave particular directions as to the
disposition of those whi h had been pre
sented to him in honor of his labors for
the right of potitlon. One of these canes,
in accordance with his wish, is now de
posited in the patent office.
Adams died a wealthy man for his
time. He owned a considerable amount
of property in Washington. He had a
house and some land on F. street and a
store and house or. Pennsylvania avenue.
Besides theso he had many possessions in
Massachusetts, of which some were in
the city of Boston and very valuable. A
peculiarity of his will Is that he mentions
his own name as John Quincy Adams,
doctor of laws Ho was very proud of
this distinction, which was given to him
as a graduate of Harvard College where
all the men of Adam’s family have at
tended for generations. it was like a
sword through the plates of his armor
when Jackson, his arch enemy, visited
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The briefest of all the presidential wills
in the vaults of the district of Columbia
is that of Janies Monroe. _ Ho had but lit
tle to give, and he gave it' without the use
of any unnecessary language. It contains
but ltK) words. Ho gave $6,000 to each of
his daughters. Elizabeth and Maria, and
his works on which he was engaged at the
time of his death to his son-in-law. The
will was made in New York, and had one
witness who resided there, aud one whoso
home was in Washington.
One of the most remarkable testaments
that one finds stored away in the dusty
archives is that of Thaddeus Kosciusko,
the Polish patriot. His original will,
vvhic.t was executed when he sailed from
America at the close of the revolution, is
deposited here. It is a very brief docu
ment, and shows how thoroughly he was
imbued with a love of freedom. It names
Thomas Jefferson as exe utor ana directs
that all his property in America should
be sold at his death and the property ap
plied to the purchase and the liberation
of slaves in his name. He also wished
that they should be given instructions in
the trades and otherwise, and in the man
ner to properly conduct themselves as
moral and upright citizens.
There was a proviso in this document
that all this should be done unless he
should make other disposition of his prop
erly before his death. Asa matter of
fact he did make two other wills, and his
will which lie left in America at his sail
ing away for Europe in 1798 became the
subject of a hot legal contest. In 1806 he
matte a codicil to this in Paris by which
he bequeathed $8,700 to a friend. Later
he wrote a will at at Soleur, in Switzer
land, which seems to have been the result
of bis friendship for a certain family
with which he came frequently in con
tact, and from whom he received many
assurances of regard. This instrument
was written in French, and an exact
copy in that language is ou file in the
registrar's office. There was much diffi
culty in establishing the legality of this
document, as the laws of France differ
from ours on those matters. YVhen the
instrument was executed Kosciusko was
a legal resident of Rorvillo, This last
will gave #5,000 to his executer. a French
man, and 00,000 francs each to tho two
lonely daughters of Pierre Joseph Zel
beur.
The will of Dolly P. Madison, the wife
of the president, who reigned as Wash
ington s first social queen, is stored away
with the documents for the year l:-49. Dr.
M. J. Griffith, the deputy registrar, said
that she must have been very sick when
she signed it, for her signature is very
feebla She has #20,000 to give away, the
amount which congress had appropriated
for the purpose of her husband’s papers.
One-half of this she gave to her son,
John Payne Todd, by her former husband,
and the other half to her adopted daugh
ter. This sum stood invest dat tho time
of her death in the name of James Buch
anan, who alter ward became president of
the United States.
The last will and testament of Chief
Justice Salmon P. Chase is a bright and
shining example of the saying that law
yers make poor wills for themselves. His
will is brief and to the point, hut it was
defective because it devised certain real
estate in the District of Columbia and
had but two witnesses. The law demands
that there shall be three witnesses. He
had followed according to the Ohio law,
which required but two witnesses. This
called forth the remark from the most
celebrated wit before the district bar at
the time that there was a high law, a
higher law, and an O-tiigh-o law.
in more modern times there is a will
which is a curio, because it was written
by a chief of cranks. This is the will of
Charles J. Guiteau. Smith Thompson,
Jr., who knows all about these curious
documents, and can put his hand upon
any will you aro pleased to name from
I*oo to the present time, dived in among
the papers and brought it out. It is writ
ten in a scrawling hand, which is legiblo,
but judging from the signature was not
written by Guiteau himself. It directs
that his body bo given to Rev. William
W. Hicks, who ministered to him spiritu
ally while he was under sentence of
death. The mortal fear that possessed
him lest his earthly tabernacle should be
used for mercenary purposes runs through
every line of bis remarkable will. He
had no property to dispose of except cer
tain manuscripts for his book, entitled
"The Truth and the Removal." This he
devised to the Rev. Mr. Hicks, with the
direction that a truthful history of his
life should be written, to be called "The
Life and Works of Charles Guiteau.”
He further provides that If any person
should wish to honor his remains, they
might do so by a monument, on which
should be inscribed the words: ‘Here lies
the body of Charles Guiteau, patriot and
Christian. His soul is in glory.” Gui
teau’s sister, Mrs. Frances M. Sco
ville, afterward took steps to contest this
will, but the suit seems to have been aban
doned.
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OAVAINNAH, GA.
2L -’ 1. -I--■■L—'JV. T T . "’“"'.'lSl
Jacksonville,
|%|v St. Augustine
& Indian Stiver
dIJSS; Railway.
' S\.Olt4Li' Time Table In KfTcet February 10th, 1804.
~ SOUTH BOUND. NO??TH BOUND.
No INS. trio. [No. I No. NoWtjWo. No No! NoT*
27* tM IP wit .'O’ 500 7. 72* m
LJacksonville...:, proa ssSptiir4pi,W.i*Blinttea STSOa obp
A St, Augustine I 10 !> a 345 p 7 OOp Riviera .... 8 13a 8 (ftp
L St. Augustine f RMa’llUOa .. A West Jupiter 84.',a 45p
.. Hastings 9 tea .... .. Hobo Sound . : ■
A Palatka 1 l .... 7. 10 (fta'l2 15p| . %V. *
i.Paiatga. ... .(• • ftooa ii iso jdtfsen: |** ;;;;; JS*
A Son Mateo*... I I , I U6p; lSbu fi fi
L San Mateot... f | I 8 00a I | Ankona J ” e,
A Ormond".' 11l OSa; I l*pl .... LFt. Pierce.... OSOp 760s
.. Davtona 122a I 82pi St. Lucie. 5 :t7p 7 57a
.. Port Orange >ll a*l I Sebastian.... 3,p 9 05a ......
..New Smyrna il2 OO.v 2 02p| Melbourne... 7 12p 952a
•'ran wWi ±E iRSpHiE ! i!!! ” 0 * *•&'
. Orange City Jet I lOp 00p ! cUy Point:::.' TT ::::” IT! ii % tug
A Titusville... i n roai 3:p
LTitusvlilr f 12 lOp 2 43p
;•.Li:— : A New Smyrna i 1 lip, 340n
I. New Smyrna 12 00n 2 02pl .... f . “
A Oak Hill !3SSp
.. Tllu.ville ( 12.’0p 2 *sp
L Titusville.... f lOOp 3Cftp
A o£?oa oll “ 137 u 307d :o.cityji.net: tt oaip::::::::::: **73
:: Hockiertgo.nr. iwp ssop
..Hell out na 8 20a 4 46pl A New Smyrna 8 30p 1 1 1 pi 340 p
.. seboauan 0)a 5 30pl L Port Orange 131p!3 57p
.. St. Lucie ft 5 la 37p ..Daytona 1 IHp: 4 ISp
.. Fort Fierce.... luma . . 6 15? • Ormond 2 I3p 438 p
.. Ankona East Palatka 345 pi 0 tOp
Khen 2 ... 2 A Sun Mateo*:. * 7 ftp
■ Jensen , L San Mateo*. | 2 30p
■?Su (XJ A Palatka 77 4 IQp ¥p
:. Comez: ° :::::: I LPiotk> i& P
.. Hoke Sound. .. L Hastings 4 (ftp 620 p
L West Jepltor. . 7 00p 700a A St. Aug'stine ( 4 45p 7 lOp
A Riviera .. 7 tip .. .. 74 >a L -1. Aug'stine ! 74.a ft 35a I lOp 4 50p
W. Palm Reach 7 46p 7 4.*a JaokaonvlHe.. oOUajlO4sa 226 p C IQp
•Daily. JDaily except Monday. tDally except Sundav.
Train 23makes no stops between Jacksonville and St. Augustine nor at stations between
St. Augustine and Horkledge at which time is not shown excepting to let off passengers hold
ing tickets from points north of St. Augustine.
Service between t ort Pierce and Went Jupiter is at present performed by steamer*
“Santa Lucia” and "Sweeney.” Daily, except Sunday,
Ferryboat leaves West Palm Beach (after arrival of train) for Palm Beach, Pitts Island
and other landings on Lake Worth.
Trmns 500 and 501- New York and Florida Spoclal—composed exclusively of Pullman
cars make no stops between Jacksonville and St Augustine.
Trains 3 and 72 carry buffet parlor cars between Ja ksonvllle and Fort Pierce.
Trains 2ft and 2d carry parlor cars between St. Augustine and Rockledge.
Trains 27 and 2s enrry parlor cars between ockledge and Port Pler.e
3 rains 3', and 70 carry parlor cars between Jacksonville and St. Augustine.
W. L. CRAWFORD, JOSEPH RICHARDSON,
General Superintendent. General Passenger Agent
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