Show LAST YEARS YEAR'S CHARITIES t r I The Tile charities of last year ear were something beau heau- The public charities that accounts were made of in this country amounted to No pr previous pre pre- vions year compared with ith it Of the amount was as in n direct gifts and nd was left b by w wills ls More than was given for educational purposes about to museums art gall galleries galleries gal gal- l ries etc etc for religious objects to libraries and about to general char charities ties But o of the whole amount fourteen persons persons per per- sons soils gave and women contributed John D. D Rockefeller r. r Mrs frs Russell Sage and aud Andrew Andrew An An- drew Carnegie gave ga Mrs frs Sages Sage's contributions contributions con con- being about Mr Carnegie gave gaye to the Carnegie institute bc besides ides man many smaller maller gifts ift to other charities No other man ever gave aye so much away aWRY as Mr Carnegie According Accord Accord- lug ing to the Chicago Tribune hi his public gifts aggregate aggregate aggregate gate to date late over oyer Mr Rockefellers Rockefeller's gifts are arc about A nation whose people give in public charities nearly per per annum ought to be he blessed And that represents only the greater reater charities Millions Mil Mu- lions a and ml millions arc are given that the thc world knows naught of No other nation compares with ours in that respect It represents a sum quite sufficient to found an un empire It is a wonderful evidence e e of the unmatched wealth and prosperity of our country and j is also a notice to the world of what our dur our people would be able abl to do were it to become engaged in war var |