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MAKING ONE’S WILL
AUTHORITY GIVES SOME ADVICE
ON THE SUBJECT.
List of “Do’s” and "Don’ts” That
Should Be Observed by the One
Who Is Framing a Testament—
—Have Best Legal Advice.
In the American Magazine Charles
S. Cutting, who is one of America’s
foremost authorities on probate law,
and for many years was judge of the
probate court in Chicago, gives the
following directions for making a safe
will that can't be broken:
“Do’s —1. Before you consult any
body, decide how you propose to leave
your property.
“2. If the disposition to be made
is simple, any ordinary skilled person
can draw your will.
“3. If your will is complicated, in
cluding trusts, life estates, etc., em
ploy the most skilled draftsman with
in your acquaintance.
“4. Do as your legal adviser tells
you as to matters concerning which
there may be doubt.
“5. Be sure to comply with all for
malities required by the statute, espe
cially the following:
“6. Subscribe your name to the will
In the presence of witnesses.
“7. Declare it to be your will in
their presence.
"8. Have at least two witnesses sign
in your presence.
“9. If you sign by mark, or for any
reason are unable to write your name,
have at least three witnesses to the
fact of your signing by mark or that
you requested some other person to
write your name.
“10. Ask people who have long
known you and who have no doubt as
to your sanity to be witnesses to your
will.
“11. Place your will in the custody
of some perfectly responsible person
or corporation, or in some receptacle,
as a safety deposit vault, which cannot
be opened after your death without
the presence of public officials.
“12. Remember that any provision
you make for your wife is an offer to
her to purchase from her her statutory
rights, and that if she chooses she
may reject your offer and take advan
tage of her rights under the statute.”
“Don’ts —1. Don’t put off making a
will until you are ill and your disin
herited relatives will say that your
mind is affected.
“Don’t believe that making your will
will hasten your death.
“3. In states whore the statutes give
a widow dower only in her husbnnd’s
real estate, don’t get the idea that she
will be the owner in fee of one-third
of his realty.
“4. Don’t attempt to tie up your es
tate for a long period, providing for
ultimate distribution in the distant fu
ture. Courts are very apt to find ways
to construe such a will contrary to
your intention.
“5. Don’t let your will be the vehicle
of conveying to posterity your hatred
or dislike of individuals.
“6. If you are wealthy and have pro
vided well for your family, don’t forget
the obligation you owe to the commu
nity in which you have acquired your
fortune.
“7. Don’t attempt to change your
will, after it is written and witnessed,
by drawing lines across certain por
tions of it and writing in other direc
tions. Such attempts will fail.
“8. Don’t make a nonresident of
your state executor of your will. Many
states will not permit him to act.
“9. Don’t have the man you select
ed as executor sign as a witness. It
may disqualify him.
“10. Don’t allow any legatee or de
visee in your will to sign as a witness.
If he does, he may lose his legacy or
devise.
“11. If you wish to add a codicil to
your will, don’t fail to have the codi
cil refer unmistakably to the will and
to attach the codicil thereto physically.
“12. Don’t hesitate ’to change your
will by codicil or otherwise whenever
you see fit.”
Populaticn’s Flow and Ebb.
When we speak of the waves of im
migration rolling into this country the
backwash is frequently forgotten. In
1915 the number of arrivals was 423,-
244, while the number who returned
to the countries off ? heir nativity was
384,174, or 88 per d it. Last year may
be regarded as abnormal owing to a
general condition o|f war; but, taking
the five-year period 1 1909-13, of a total
of 7,454,239 immigrants, 3,210,958, or
43 per cent, returned.
In fact, there is a regular ebb and
flow in the movemjent of population,
depending upon the 1 rise, remarks the
Philadelphia Record, and decline in
the demand for labor. A considerable
proportion of the immigrants are birds
of passage, and there are many among
them who have come and gone two or
three times. Only one-half the arriv
als become permanent residents.
Seek Remedy From Sea.
To save the life of a patient in St.
Winifred’s hospital Dr. Winslow An
derson of Sa i Francisco, accompanied
by 14 doctors und nurses, went out to
sea in a Crowloy launch for 36 gallons
of the pur cut of pure sea water.
The -aliment from which the patient
is suffering will give way only to a
treatment in which pure salt water
from the sea forms the chief element.
The party carried twelve three-gal
lon jugs with heavy lead sinkers, by
means of which the water was lifted
from a depth of 30 fathoms. The
launch went nearly to the Farallon is
lands.
SCENE OF FAMOUS STORY
Shell-Torn Longueval Will Be Re
membered by Many Readers for
“L'Abbe Constantin.”
From Longueval, at present a shell
torn battlefield of France, the apex of
the British offensive north of the
Somme, to the much-loved and uni
versally read novel, “Abbe Constan
tin,” of Ludovlc Halevy, with its nl
most absolute peace, Is a very long
step.
In comparison with the Longueval
of today one thinks of the vicarage
! of Longueval of the book, with its
well-cared-for pear and peach trees,
and the simple churchyard, where Ab
be Constantin so tenderly cared for
the graves of his friends.
Untold hosts of readers of the book
will vainly try to picture the cure,
Jenn Reynnud lieutenant in the Ninth
regiment of artillery, Mine. Susie
Scott, her sister, Miss Bettina Perei
val and Paul do Lavardens, as part
of the countryside that has been hope
lessly wrecked by a few weeks’ of
present-day warfare.
The book is to France a perfect de
fense against a certain radical school
of writers, Its family life upheld in
its praise of Jean Reynaud and his
forbears, with “There are familiesl
like that in France, and many of them,
more than one, one ventures to say. Our
poor country is in many respects cru
elly calumniated by certain novelists,
who draw exaggerated and distorted
pictures of It."
One recalls the story of the sale of
the estate of the Marquis de Longue
val, the cure, in his simple fear of
heretics, horror-stricken on being told
that the castle and its lands had been
• bought at auction by an immensely
wealthy American, Mine, Scott. His
fear grows on being told that she had
been a circus rider, and on Paul de I.av
arden’s telling him that he “admired
her shoulders, those dazzling shoul
ders, on which undulated a necklace
of diamonds as big as the stopper of
a decanter.”
Many will remember the vicarage,
where the cure first received the un
conventional Americans, and his hap
niness at being told that they were
to be his parishioners and were not
heretics, the scene of the simple meal
where Jean first met Bettina and
where the cure again heard his beloved
organ played, or the terraces or gar
dens where Jean and Bettina met so
often and where their friendship grew.
And that Ninth regiment of artil
lery ! One thinks of its departure for
camp and Bettina running out to see
it pass, of being shocked by the pelt
ing rain while standing clothed in a
filmy ball dress, one piece of foot
gear gone, caught in the mud some
distance back. Also the Church of
I.ongueval, where Jean and Bettina
were married in spite of his simple ob
jections because of Bettina’s wealth.
At its first appearance, “The Abbe
Constantin” was received gratefully
by the French academy and brought
about the author’s election to that
body.
Proposal of M. Brieux.
Eugene Brieux, distinguished
French academician and noted play
wright, author of “Damaged Goods,”
who was in America recently, has a
plan for quickly repopulating France
after the war. He urges the estab
lishment throughout France of offi
cial matrimonial bureaus under the di
rection of mayors of cities, towns and
villages. He says:
“Many young men are willing to
marry moneyless girls, and many
young girls are willing to marry poor
or mutilated men, but the marriages
do not occur because the men and
girls do not meet. Special registers
should be kept at all mayors’ offices
where eligible young people can sign
their names and give their age and
profession, so that anyone desiring to
marry can find a life companion with
out difficulty.
“Since we agree today that the pres
ervation of the race is the greatest
and most sacred duty, it is necessary
to give all heli> to those inclined to
build new homes.”
Holy Water Instead of Wine.
Before Senora de Itiuno, wife of the
Spanish ambassador, christened the
first warship ever built In the United
States for the Spanish government and
bestowed the name Isaac I’eral on the
submarine, there took place a formal
religious ceremony, and holy water was
! sprinkled on the ship. A prayer was
read as part of this ceremony. Never
j before had a warship built at Fore
River ship yard been blessed and
christened In this manner.
No spectator was more interested
than were the members of the crew of
: the Peral, who hud arrived several days
before and who were preparing to take
the ship to Spain under its own power.
Several hundred of the yard workmen
also stood near by and cheered as the
submarine slid into the water, amid
the tooting of whistles.
Not a Square Deal.
Miss Mason was explaining to her
Sunday school class the lesson for the ■
day, the subject being the tares and |
the wheat.
“Now, remember, children, the tares 1
represent the bad people and the wheat
the good ones.”
“Why, Miss Mason!” exclaimed a’
rosy-cheeked boy, who had been listen
ing through the lesson with deep inter
est. “Did you say the tares are the
bad folks and the wheat the good
ones?”
“Yes, Jamea,” replied the teacher,
pleased at the lad’s Interest.
“Well, that’s funny, I think!” re
marked the matter-of-fact child. “It’s ,
: the wheat that gets thrashed; the tares I
‘ don’L”
THS MONTGOMERY MONITOR—THURSDAY, JAN 4, 1917.
PROCEEDING IN EQUITY.
of Georgia—Montgomery
County.
In the Superior Court of Mont
gomery County, Ga., February
Term, 1917. Mrs. Minnie E.
Godwin vs M. H. Godwin,
M. H. Godwin, guardian, pro
ceeding in equity.
To the defendants, M. 11. God
win. M. 11. Godwin, guardian for
Bessie Godwin, Avalon Godwin,
Margaret Goodwin. Fred Godwin
and Iris Godwin : You are hereby
required, either in person or
through an attorney, to he and
appear at the next superior court
of said county, to lie held on the
iirst Monday in February, 1917,
then and there to answer the plain
til!' in the above stated case.
Herein fail not, as in default the
court will proceed as to justice
shall appertain.
Witness the Honorable E. D.
Graham, judge of said court, this
the 11th day of November, 191(5.
G. R. Tyler, Clerk.
L. C. Underwood, Atty. for PUT.
LIBEL FOR DIVORCE.
In the Superior Court of Mont
gomery County, Ga.; February
Term, 1917. Gertrude Long vs
J. T. Long. Libel for Divorce.
To the defendant,.!. T. Long:
You are hereby required, either
in person or through attorney, to
be'and appear at the next superior
court of said county, to be held on
the first Monday in February,
1917, then and there to answer the
plaintiff in libel for divorce.
Herein fail not, as in default of
such appearance the court will
proceed us to justice shall apper
tain.
Witness, the Honorable E. D.
Graham, judge of said court, this
the 21st. day of Nov., 1910.
G. R. Tyler, Clerk,
Montgomery Superior Court.
A, S. McQueen, Atty. for I’ll!'.
LIBEL FOR DIVORCE.
State of Georgia—Montgomery
County. In the Superior Court
of said county, February term.
1917. Eudelle Adams vs Ar
chie P. Adams. Libel for Di
vorce.
To the defendant, Archie P. Ad
ams: You are hereby required,
esther m person or through an
attorney, to be and appear at the
next term of the superior court of
said county, to be held on the first
Mouay in February, 1917, then
and there to answer the plaintiff
in libel for divorce. Herein fail
not, as in default of such appear
ance the court will proceed as to
justice shall appertain.
Witness the Honorable E. D.
Graham, judge of said court, this
the 11th day of November, 1916.
G. R. Tyler, Clerk.
L. C Underwood, Atty. tor PUT.
Notice to Public.
I "have sold my entire interest
in the drug business at Alston to
Mr. E. L. Carpenter, who will
assume all indebtedness and col
lectall accounts due said business,
relieving myself from further
connection with or interest in the
same. Dec. 18, 1916.
H. G. Martin.
Not icce to the Public.
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I have several years experience
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I am now prepared to remodel
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