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Show Year's Gifts to Charity. Eomo curious facts In tho mnttoi of largo gifts for charity during last year aro glvon in Appleton's Annual. Of tho immense amount given for educational purposes five-sixths were contributed by persons still living, whllo slx-sovenths of tho total for foreign mlsslonnry work camo through bequests. Tho gifts and bo-quests, bo-quests, ullownnco being mado for tho breaking of ionic wills, nggregato JC8,34C,7S9. divided as follows: Educational Edu-cational Institutions, $20,127,525; church nnd Young Men's Christian Association work, $7,588,820; foreign missionary work, $2C3,6uO; benevolent benevo-lent societies, $4,30-1,72-1; hospitals and asylums, $20,480,058; museums and art Institutions, $0,372,422; $942,440; Now York HIstoricnl Society, So-ciety, $50.000 |