Show charitable BEQUESTS THE charitable BEQUESTS OF THE LATE BARON ADOLPHE DE rothschild the codicil dated alth december 1890 Is testimony to his broad mind ness and Is to tho following effect 1 I bequeath francs the interest of which ahall be applied to the relief of priests rabbis and ministers of existing religions in france who may be in need I 1 repeat catholics israelites and protestants and I 1 hope that this example of tolerance and religious liberty will be followed toy my relatives in another codicil dated ath january 1899 the baron placed at the disposal of the city of paris francs tor distribution through the medium of the prefect of the seine to the most destitute persons in the twenty arron dis without distinction of religion and political opinions A touching proof of his humanity is furnished by the following 1 I bequeath to the society tor the protection of animals francs free of legacy duty the interest of which Is to employed in improving the condition of animals generally and especially to prevent as conuch as possible pool lame forsea from being put to work beyond their strength the assistance inherits 1 francs for the different philanthropic establishments in the city of paris the capital bequeathed for the foundation and maintenance of an ophthalmic hospital in paris on the lines of the one founded by him geneva Is nearly francs the income ot francs in perpetuity for the benefit of poor working girls in the city of paris is to be distributed tri buted in equal amounts annually among forty such girls franca are left to the ance committee in the rue st bernard franca to poor children in boulogne sur belne francs to the rothschild hospital in paris and francs to the rothschild asylum in nice francs were left to the city ot paris for distribution on the occasion of his death and his consideration tor others is feelingly chown in the following request i 1 I desire to be burled as early as possible in tha morning in order to give people the least inconvenience one other legacy deserves notice it concerns his farm at boulogne sul seine in ono of the codicils to tho will he states it at any time my heirs should no longer wish to keep it this farm and everything on it shall become the property of the town of boulogne which shall convert it into a public promenade and shall receive tor its maintenance the sum of 60 francs a year |