The RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
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Some Remarkable Wills 
Our readers are showing great interest 
just now in the matter of wills—or pro¬ 
viding for the disposition of property after 
death. The New York Ilcrald prints the 
following statement regarding short wills 
written by more or less famous men : 
A will unusual both on account of its 
brevity and the paper upon which if was 
written was that of Albert Covollo. which 
was probated last Saturday, at Newark, 
N. J. Mr. Covrllo made use of a bank 
check, with date and signature in the 
places they ordinarily occupy. The 
names of the witnesses followed that of 
the testator. Mis bequest was written 
on the face of the check as follows; "I 
will all my personal estate to my wife, 
Lena Covollo.” A will even briefer was 
offered for probate in the same Stare 
when Mrs. Anna Fitzsimons presented to 
the court at Atlantic City a scrap of 
paper written a few hours before her 
husband’s death, in which he disposed of 
an estate said to be valued at $500,000. 
The testator wrote only these three 
words, “All to Anna.” 
It is said the shortest will which was 
ever probated in Great Britain was that 
of a British soldier who died in Italy in 
1017. lie wrote oil the back of a photo¬ 
graph of a young woman. “I leave all to 
her.” This young woman was found and 
identified by members of the soldier’s 
family. Ilis estate of about $1,620 was 
awarded to her by the court. 
A will which was considered one of 
the most remarkable recently filed in 
the Surrogate's office in this city was 
in the form of a letter. The writer 
referred to a letter which he had ad¬ 
dressed to himself, and added: “In 
the absence of a formal will I declare 
this to be my last will and testament.” 
The provisions for friends and relatives 
which he made were all carried out by 
court order. Another remarkable testa¬ 
mentary document was the will of the 
late James N. Wallace, at one time pres¬ 
ident of the Central Union Trust Com¬ 
pany, who died in October, 1010, Mis 
estate at the time of his death was said 
to he worth about $20,000,000; it was 
disposed of by a will which a court offi¬ 
cial said "scarcely contains 100 words.” 
The two wills disposing of large es¬ 
tates which were generally commented 
upon for their extreme brevity were the 
will of the late E. II. Ilarriniiin, filed in 
1000, and that of the late Chief Justice 
White, which was filed last year. In 
each of these wills the chief beneficiary 
was the widow. They wore very similar 
in the conciseness of their directions, the 
principal difference being that in the 
Chief Justice's will there was a clause 
declaring that the wife as executrix 
should not furnish a bond. Mr. Ilarri- 
man's will, stripped of the attestation, 
read: 
“I Edward IT. ITarriman of Arden in 
the State of New York, do make, publish 
and declare this as and for my last will 
and testament, that is to say: 
‘‘I give, devise ami bequeath all my 
property, real and personal of every kind 
to my wife. Mary W. Tlarriman. to be 
hers absolutely and forever, and I do 
hereby nominate and appoint the said 
Mary W. Harriman to lie executor of 
this will.” 
Chief Justice White's will reads as 
follows: 
"This is my last will. 1 give, bequeath 
and devise to my Avife. Leita M. White, 
in complete and perfect ownership all 
my rights and property of every kind and 
nature, whether real, personal or mixed, 
wherever situated, appointing her execu¬ 
trix of my estate without bond and giving 
her seisin thereof." 
There is no doubt but that a short will 
may often facilitate the disposition of an 
estate in accordance with the testator's 
wish. There is always the necessity of 
following the State law regarding the 
number of witnesses and the proper at¬ 
testation. One of the sources of trouble 
in brief testamentary documents, how¬ 
ever. is that they seldom contain alterna¬ 
tive provisions for the disposition of 
the estate in case of the death of the 
chief beneficiary, who is also named as 
executor, and for the appointment of 
another executor. 
Use for Chestnut Slabs and Birch 
I have a water power sawmill and 
have a large quantity of chestnut slabs, 
also some hardwood slabs. I would like 
to use these for something besides fire¬ 
wood. Would it be profitable to cut 
these slabs up for lath or furring strips, 
or could you suggest, some other use for 
same? What sizes are salable? What 
market is there for hitch, and in what 
sizes? u. o. 
I see no reason why your soft wood 
waste, if reasonably free from knots. 
Could not be worked up into lath. Lath 
has been bringing a very good price, but 
do not know the present price, however. 
Ordinary lath are % in. thick by 1% in. 
wide by t ft. long. Furring strips arc 
about 1 in. thick by 2 in. wide and of 
various lengths. 
It is said that there is a considerable 
use of white birch in making spools, shoe 
pegs and toothpicks. Possibly clothes¬ 
pins can be made from the same wood. 
Information concerning this, ns well as 
information relative to the machinery 
and equipment required for making it 
up. can be obtained, I think, from the 
Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, 
Wisconsin. B. n, g. 
Why the 1029 USCO is better 
than just a $ I022 tire 
Still putting the em¬ 
phasis on honest quality , 
even if it does sell for 
only ten dollars and 
ninety cents. 
The $10.90 tire with 
the record of a proven 
product. I 
The tire that people / 
still buy for the dig- Znj 
nity of its quality 
regardless of the 
low amount they 
S wN November 
| 10, 1921, the 
J 30x3M> “Usco” 
^ was marked to 
sell for $10.90. 
This odd and closely 
figured price was the 
lowest quotation ever 
made on any tire of 
known standards . 
A genuine pioneering 
step by the makers of 
U. S. Tires. 
Now comes a lot of 
different $10.90 tires 
being rushed into the 
tires. 
market. “Spe 
“New” treads 
Unfamiliar to look at 
—with perhaps an atmos¬ 
phere of having been 
made to meet the price. 
But the “Usco” still 
occupies a place by itself. 
A good old standby on 
millions of cars for 
years. Better than J 
it ever was. / 
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Keep your car spic and span, yet make 
it earn its way. Carry iced, fertiliser and 
otherncecssitiesontlec«.'.5n&where they 
can’tspoil the upholstery. Put aTaffold 
Luggage Carrier on your running board. 
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The Taffold h quickly attached and will not 
disfigure your auto. You can adiust it to flared 
positions for carrying bn;.'*. Absolutely non¬ 
rattle, permanently attached. Folds under the 
running hoard when not in use—out of the way 
and out of ai'ht- 
Ask your irara»e man for Taffold. If he doesn't 
have it, send If vou live West of the Mis¬ 
sissippi. add 50c, The Type F Ta.fluid will be 
sent direct to you, postpaid. If not pleased, 
return in Id days and cet your money back. 
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