Ho 77 he be.—A farmer's will was presented oaoe for probate—it was in old days—to an archdeacon during his visitation. He found a name soratrhed out and demanded an explanation, The widow stepped forward. 'I fcell you how he be, sir. When we comes to look into the will, we sees fifty pounds left to John Wheeler. What's he got to do with •master's money ? nays I. So I gets a knife, and us scratches him out, and that's just how ha bo, air' James Gordon Be .nett's wealth and hi* -sensible i&vithuess have made tho curious desirous of knowing what the true oondition o€ his financial resources is. We le&rn from «n authority that he is worth over £1,200,000, and there is no one to spend it on but hiir - Keif. Tbe " Herald," which is wholly his, is more ?dh. ?.L!a novr than ever before. Ho is wid to hsTa icceived an offer of £BOO,OOO far it.
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Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2668, 25 October 1882, Page 4
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158Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2668, 25 October 1882, Page 4
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