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Ottoville Ohio Decem the 29

Dear Sir I will rite you a few lines for I seen in the paper that you was Such a good wommen and I thought Maby you would helpe me A little My Brother has the Consumption and we have Spent every thing we had Now the Doctor says I Should Take him to Colorado that or Taxes wass the only cure for Him But I have no money And can hardly earn enough for Medicen and A living. So if you would help me I would Be verry Thankfull all I can Offer you is my prayers to God almighty for you

I will com to A close Hoping to heare from you

Daniel Miller Ottoville Putnam Co Ohio

Marionville, Mo. 12/18/01

Mrs J.L. Stanford

San Francisco, Calif

Dear Madam

The enclosed Record shows a work we are starting for boys.

Would you not like to assist me in this?

We have scores of calls from poor boys wanting an education and would like to help them

Yours Resp.

Chas A Mitchell

Marionville, Mo

MILLIONS FOR EDUCATION

MRS. LELAND STANFORD AND MR. CARNEGIE GIVE LARGELY TO THE CAUSE

Property Valued at 30 Millions Deeded to the Leland Stanford, Jr., University by the Senator's Widow — Ten Millions for University Extension

San Francisco, Dec. 10. — Mrs. Jane L. Stanford has tranferred to the Leland Stanford jr., university property worth approximately 30 million dollars. Eighteen million dollars are in stocks and bonds, all gilt-edge securities, bringing enormous revenue, while the remaining 12 million dollars are in real estate, comprising almost a million acres.

The new gift really amounts to about 20 million dollars. Seven millions had been given before to the university by the late Senator Stanford. The deeds were found to be illegal and the estate was tied up.

Among the most important items in the real estate transfer are the great Vina ranch of 50,000 acres, another tract of more than 30,000 acres and the home ranch at Palo Alto, which constitutes the university campus. The real estate lies in twenty-six counties in this state.

The securities Mrs. Stanford gives to the university consist of income bearing stocks and bonds. Most of these are the paper of California water companies, street railways and municipal bonds. All the bonds are first mortgage, and all are paying good rates of interest.

Mrs. Stanford has proved herself a splendid financier, as most of her investments have proved highly profitable. By a separate deed Mrs. Stanford gives her home in this city, estimated to be worth not less than $400,000, which will be converted into a museum and art gallery. In spite of these big gifts, Mrs. Stanford still retains several million dollars with which to care for many pet charities and for her own private uses.

Leland Stanford, jr., university was founded as a memorial to Senator Stanford's son and it has been understood that the greater part of the family wealth would go to it. The transfer is the carrying out of this plan. The university is a little more than ten years old. Leland Stanford, jr.,died in Italy.

A 10 MILLION DOLLAR GIFT BY CARNEGIE

Washington, Dec. 10. — Andrew Carnegie is to give 10 million dollars to the cause of university extension in the United States. Mr. Carnegie has thought best to create a national board to handle this benefaction. President Roosevelt will probably name the board for Mr. Carnegie, or at least set in motion the machinery which shall lead to a national organization.

According to the plans prepared by Mr. Carnegie and his advisers the national organization is to have its headquarters in Washington, but its operations are to extend throughout the United States, the work to be carried on in co-operation with universities everywhere.

If Mr. Carnegie gives the 10 millions to university extension his total gifts will have reached nearly 50 million dollars. Of these the largest were made this year — 10 million dollars to Scotch universities and $5,200,000 for branch libraries in New York. Pittsburg has received about 10 million dollars for several purposes, and, it is expected, will be given about 5 million dollars for a school of technology.

The university extension movement was inaugurated in the United States in 1887 by educators connected with Johns Hopkins university and the first practical work was done by Edward W. Bemis, who gave twelve lectures in Buffalo on economic questions. In 1890, the first American society was organized with the society at Oxford, England, as a model.

The object of university extension is to utilize the collected knowledge in educational centers for the benefit of the public which cannot attend institutions of higher learning. W. T. Stead calls it "a university on wheels."

In the United States in the last ten years 2,000 courses of six lectures each on literature, history, civics, economics, ethics, religion, music and art have been given in 398 centers and were attended by 300,000 persons. The cost is estimated at about ½ million dollars. Some of the educators who have supported the movement are Dr. Albert Shaw, Dr. James Angell, Prof. Henry B. Adams, Prof. George Francis James and President Taylor of Vassar. It is the

"Actina," a Wonderful Discovery Which Cures Diseased Eyes, No Matter Whether Chronic or Acute Without Cutting or Drugging.

There is no need for cutting, drugging or probing the eye for any form of disease, for a new system of treating afflictions of the eye has been discovered whereby all torturous and barbarus methods are eliminated. This wonderful treatment takes the form of a Pocket Battery and is known as "Actina." It is purely a home treatment and self-administered by the patient. There is no risk of experimenting, as thousands of people have been cured of blindness, failing eyesight, cataracts, granulated lids and other afflictions of the eye through this grand discovery, when eminent oculists termed the cases incurable. This wonderful remedy also makes the use of spectacles unnecessary, as it not only removes the weakened and unnatural conditions of the eye, but gives it a clear vision. J. N. Horne, Waycross, Ga., writes: "My eyes have been wonderfully benefited by Actina." W. R. Owens, Adrian, Mo., writes: "Actina saved me from going blind." R. J. Reid, St. Augustine, Fla., writes: "Actina removed a cataract from my son's eye." Robert Baker, 80 Dearborn street, Chicago, Ill., writes: "I should have been blind had I not used Actina." A party of prominent citizens have organized in a company known as the New York & London Electric Association, and they have given this method so thorough a test on hundreds of cases pronounced incurable and hopeless that they now positively assure a cure. They have bought all American and European rights for this wonderful invention. Actina is sent on trial postpaid. If you will send your name and address to the New York & London Electric Assoiciation, Dept 215, 929 Walnut street, Kansas City, Mo., you will receive absolutely free a valuable book, Prof. Wilson's Treatise on the Eye and Its Disease in General, and you can rest assured that your eyesight and hearing will be restored, no matter how many doctors have failed.

years old, a farmer, went home and told his mother of his deed, fired a shot into his own head and fell, dying at her feet. The old man was working in a field. His son had borne a grudge against him for seven years.

Death for an American Deserter Who Led Filipino Insurgents.

Manila, Dec. 10. — David Fagin, a negro deserter from the Twenty-fourth infantry, who, for more than two years had been leading Filipinos against the Americans, has been killed by native scouts at Bengabon, Nueva Ecija. The scouts cut off Fagin's head and found his commission in the insurgent army. He was wearing the class ring of Lieutenant Fred W. Alstaeter of the enginers [sic], who was captured by the insurgents in October, 1900. Fagin had several times been reported killed.

First Lieutenant Frederick W. Alstaeter of the engineers, whose West Point class ring was found on one of Fagin's fingers, is now stationed at Fort Leavenworth.

Saved Six Children But Lost His Wife and One Child in the Flames.

Carnegie, Pa., Dec. 10. — Mrs. Sarah Klee lost her life Saturday in trying to rescue her daughter, Mary, from their burning home. The child, too, was burned to death. Mr. Klee saved six of his children by dropping them from a second story window. Mr. Klee was dangerously burned, and the six children suffered injuries in falling to the ground.

The Avalanch[e] of Pension Bills, If Passed, Would Bankrupt the Government.

Washington, Dec. 10. — About 1,000 pension bills already have been introduced in Congress. Some of these bills, if they become law, would add about 100 million dollars a year to the pension expenditures. If by any possibility they could all become law it would take all of the revenues of the government to meet the expenditures called for.

Put His Head on the Rail Before a Moving Train.

Wilmott, Kas., Dec. 10. — The body of a man thought, from a card in his possession, to be Edward R. McCoy, committed suicide Saturday by placing his head on the rail before a moving freight train. The man was about 40 years of age and had many tattoo marks on his body.

William K. Vanderbilt Will Have the Marlboroughs as Christmas Guests.

London, Dec. 10. — When the Duchess of Marlborough, who was Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt, visits the United States with her children, she will spend Christmas with her father, William K. Vanderbilt at his