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The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-12-03

OF the Papyrus Ebers, the important
medical manuscript which George Ebers,
the wen known German Psychologist
and novelist, acquired at Luxsor eight
cen or nineteen years ago, only frag-
ments-the chapter on diseases of the
eyes. for instance--have, with Professor
Hirschberg's help, yet been translated.
Ebers shrank from translating the whole,
on the ground that medical knowledge
was requisite for the task. He expressed
this opinion when he and Ludwig Stern
edited the manuscript in 1875. a COM
plete translation has now been made by
4 Berlin medical man, Dr. Heinrich
Joachim, who learned Egyptian for the
purpose, and has been working at the
translation for several years Thanks
to his labors, the oldest medical work in
the world is now accessible to all who
can read German.
Joachim thinks that it was written at
latest 1850 years B. G., but that parts Of
it are of still older date. It consists
mainly Of recipes, interpreted here and
there with proverbs. In some passages
advice as to the examination of patients
is given; in others the prognosis indicat-
ed by certain symptoms is stated. The
treatise shows that palpation Of the abb
domen was practiced BY the old Egyp-
tian physicians. Berlin Cor London
Lancet
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-12-03

Cork growing in Spain and Portugal is
an extremely precarious business, and it
demands considerable capital Only the
other day man in this city was seeking
partner with 500, 900 to put into cork
forest in Spain, with lease of $50 years.
The bark is cut only once in ten years,
but as the forests are very large the
grower manages to obtain an annual
crop. This years crop is just beginning
to come into the American market, the
trees having been barked in July and
August.
Crude cork comes over in great bales
weighing from 175 to 225 pounds each.
The heat to which it is subjected in
order te-fatten out its curves also drives
out most of the insects, such as one
would naturally expect to find in bark.
As cork is too light to form cargo of
itself, the cork carrying vessels also
bring oil, olives, wine and heavy mer-
chandise Of various sorts. New York
Sun.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-12-03
some Big Pumpkins,

One man regards as wonderful
achievement the raising of four pump
kins on one vine, weighing respectively
lis. 90, 80 and 50 pounds. The biggest
cornstalk reported was 16 feet s inches
high. The Dir { ear was eight feet
from the gro Lots of others were
fourteen to h 4 feet high. One man
thought it Of sufficient Importance to
report that he had raised potato vine
fifteen feet long. Reports of second
crop strawberries have been frequent,
and farmers had some on the Reading
market less than ten days ago. At least
twenty farmers reported that they had
recently picked a second crop of rasp-
berries. Pennsylvania Cor. st. Louis
/ Globe Democrat.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-12-03

All the country must be glad there is
a prospect that the state debt of Vir-
ginia will be settled at last This debt
was incurred mostly at the time when
the internal Improvement craze struck
the states of this Union about sixty
years ago. Money brought higher
rate of interest than it does now, and
the old Virginia planters, however good
presidents they made, were poor finan-
ciers. So the interest piled up and the
state sank more and more deeply in debt.
Then the war came on and settlement
of any kind at any time seemed hope
less. AT last, however, twenty-six years
after the close of the war, basis of set
Element has been arrived at by joint
committee of creditors and Virginians.
The debt Is due mainly in Great Britain.
The basis of settlement is as follows:
Virginia will issue bonds to the amount
of $40 ,000,0 900, having century to run.
For the first ten years interest win be
paid on these at the rate of per cent,
after that 8 per cent. It is evident from
this that Virginia expects to be more
prosperous in ten years than she is now.
Let rs all hope her expectations will be
realized.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-12-03

The annual ice carnivals at St. Paul
were popular affairs. They attrac ed
compliment and attention from many
parts Of the country. Visitors from
other sections Of the Union travelled to
Minnesota to see the splendid ice palace
and other features of the carnival. But
this winter there will be no ice carnival
in st. Paul. The chamber of commerce
has decided that whereas ice palaces
give the impression that st. Paul is the
coolest place on earth, it is therefore
time to stop building them and take
measures to attract immigration to the
city instead Of driving 1t away thus.
Business is business.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-12-03
win Drain the Lake to Get the BODY,

Diver Dolph, who has been searching
at the bottom Of Hutton lake. near Lara
ME, Wy, eight days for the body of NJ.
B. Dawson, drowned three weeks ago,
has given it up. The only thing to do
now is to drain the lake, and this will
be undertaken at once. The estimated
cost Is 81 900 to 81 900 Aside from hui
name and family considerations it is
very important to recover the body, as
$27,000 Of life insurance is involved
Cor. st. Louis Republic.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-12-03

A German, DR.. Lehner, Of Augsburg,
has invented an artificial silk that quite
equals that spun by worms. The com
pany to work the invention has already
been formed. II successful, this inven-
ton win effect in small way reyolu-
ton equal to that wrought by steam.
Hundreds Of thousands of people that
cultivate mulberry orchards viii be
thrown ont Of employment
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-12-03

Nlmack's ID 10 more; WilliS Rooms
hsSe had their day and con1ed to bel No
more Win ne mtsni6ccht hall and
salons Of the dingy edi1ce n King street,
ST James, celebrated under both these
titles, re-echo the sounds 81 revelry and
mfrth. Henceforth the animation within
IT. walls Will be confined mainly to sales
by auction. In Its day Almaolris was
the center Of fashion, entry to which was
guarded BY . committee Of ladies' a.
closely Is ever Cerberus guarded . region
not 30 inviting, and who were less easily
satisfied than even the tabled sentinel.
Even the Duke Of Wellington who,
according to Lord William Lenox, earned
for himself in his day the title Of 1.-THE
Bean Of the Peninsula. just Is in later
times gallant admiral earned for him
self the distinction Of 1.-THE Swell Of the
Ocean was denied admission one night
because he had donned black trousers
instead Of the knee breeches and silk
stockings which the committee had voted
indispensable for gentlemen. Every
book dealing with fashionable life At the
end 81 the lat century and the begin.
ming of this nbounds III references To All
mack's
According To legend Mi. A1mack was
ii reality Scotchman, who came To-
London ia the proverbial condition. His
real name was NAH, but as at that
time his countrymen were not 30 es-
teemed south Of the Tweed as they are
now, he thought to diminish hostility to
his nationality by reversing his patro-
nymic. Almack's ultimately became
Willis Rooms, and was for long the
headquarters Of social festivals, dances
and charity dinners. These festal times
are over, and instead Of the toastmas-
ter's eFili your glasses, gentlemen;
bumpers, II yon please the refrain Of
its presiding genius win be go, going,
gone!" And thus disappears another
link which Joined the end Of the century
with what the late Lord Lamington
called the Days of the Dandies. Lon
don Telegraph.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-12-03

Spain is one step in advance Of Amer.
lea in the use Of electricity for agricul-
tural work. In some parts of that coun-
try the farmer plows his fields with elsc-
tricity as a motive power.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-12-03
His Fat saved Him.

John Burton, afat man, Of Cambridge,
went to the Howard Athen@um, at Bos-
ton, to see a variety show. AS the cur
tain went up he fell over the gallery rail
TO the pit, thirty-five feet below. He
landed in the aisle and got up unhurt,
save by slight cut over the eye.-Ex-
change.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-12-03

When man Is elected mayor Eix
times, as has happened to Citizen Feriii-
nand 9. Latrobe, Of Baltimore, it shows
the people Of his town have confdence
in him.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-12-03
Big cabbages.

a wagon load Of produce recently
brought into Dallas consisted Of but six
heads Of cabbage, the half dozen filling
the wagon bed. Dallas Orr Chronicle,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-05-17
CLARKSON
Is Vigorously Denounced by Mr..
Theodore Roosevelt
For His Article in the North American Re
view Censuring the Civil Service Com
missiOn-The Civil Service Law.

INDIANAPOLIS, May 16.-At banquet
given this evening by number of gentle
men Interested in civil service reform, to
Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, that gentleman,
after speaking at some length of the work
lngs OF the civil service law, launched out
IN answer to the recent article of j. S.
Clarkson in the North american Repie1o, He
vigorously denied the truth of Clarkson's
assertion that the civil service commission
was more opposed to the Republican
party under Harrison than it
under Cleveland. The commission is
merely enforcing the law. He said it was
Just as foolish for Clarkson to say the
Democrats had purchased Mugwump pa
pers as it was to declare that they had
purchased Clarkson to write the article,
which really played into the Democrats
hands. Then Roosevelt accused Clarkson
OF running the postoffice department as a
"spolls machine" treating fourth-class of
fees as simply the property of the Con
gressmen in whose districts they were sit
uated. In conclusion Roosevelt said Pres
1dent Harrison and the civil service COM
mission under him were doing everything
III their power to enforce civil service laws
and extend their scope
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-05-17
Muskegon, Mich. swent nv F;ro

| MUsKEGoN, May 16.-Twenty squares. Of
business buildings and dwellings were
| swept away tonight by the most disastrous
hre Muskegon has ever seen. The fire
started al 2:3Q, in the Launkowell hote
barns, Just off Pine street, and aided bv ;
strong wind swept with lightning
rapidity ten blocks up Pine street
one OF the chief business streets Of the
| city. Then, by sudden shift of
wind, the flames were driven toward
Terrace avenue, one of the finest resi-
dence streets in the city, where they sweDt
unchecked until the southern portion of
the city was reached, where the buildings
were not so close togeoher. Thsre the fire
men, aided by engines and men from
Grand Rapids, succeeded in getting
the flames under control, although
at late hour some of tine
buildings were still burning tiercelv,
Twenty two blocks are devastated. Pine
street business houses for ten blocks
are enirely wiped out. Among
the more valuable blocks were
the Pine street house, Philaborun block
Eckerman's drug store, Matthew Wilson's
residence, Sedgwick's wholesale store. Nc
MlchaePs shoe store and the Launkowell
hotel. No less than $50 residences, includ-
ing some of the finest in the CITY are in
ashes. The 100000 court house
was gutted, put the public documents were
saved. The prisoners in the county ia1I
which occupied the basement of the court
house, were liberated. Several COWS and
horses were burned and little child sleep-
ing IN the Launkowell hotel barns where
the ire started is missing. A conservative
estimate places the total loss at over half
million. Hundreds Of families who were
rendered homeless are being cared for by
people IN that portion of the city which es-
capped the visitation. The scenes in the
streets to night are terrible
The immense wind made it impossible to
get the flames in check and as the greater
part of the buildings were wooden eyerys
thing was favorable to them. An appeal
for help to outside cities was promptly res
pended to aud the fremen fought heroic
ally, but almost uselessly, until the more
sparsely built up region was reached, since
when they have been constantly gaining
on the fire and prevented it from further
spreading. The territory now devastated
is eleven blocks long and from one TO two
blocks wide
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-05-17
Affairs at Idaho Falls.

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho via Eagle Rock
ROCK, Idaho, May 16.-[Special telegram tc
IHE HERALD. The three hundred excur-
sionists from Denver, Portland, Salt Lake.
Ogden and Butte, who came in on Thurs.
DAY on the first of the overland excursions
Tor this point, are commencing to return
home and they all seem well pleased with
Idaho. The city made things pleasant for
the visitors. On Thursday was the BARRIE
cue and an immense throng partook of the
fatted animals. That night city talent pre-
sented the Crystal Slipper'' in the new
opera house and the house was packed
Last night was given complimentary ball
TO the city's guests. The sale of lots oo-
Cured at auction and brought figures the
sale exceeding all expectations. A contract
was let for S25, 900 hotel. The Odd Fell
lows have let contract for three stor.,
stone building. Other contracts let this
Fweek will bring the number of buildings to
be commenced at once up to one hundred
heavy rains fell during the week. MAKING
the roads in excellent condition, while the
helds Of wheat are looking their finest An
speak highly of our resources, and none OF
the excursionists had any idea of The VOL
ume OF water passing through Snake river
and when they saw it they were enthusiasts.
TIC. There will be two or three more ex-
curslons this summer for the purpose of
bringing people into view the wonders.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-05-17
Commissioner Raum Intervfovo,

CHICAGO, May Commissioner of Pen.
sions Raum, in an interview to-day regard.
ing the resignation of his son, and the pnb.
hshed statement that he himself
would take like action, said: sIf because
of the unfortunate affair about NV son. the
President is at all displeased with me 7
shall resign. My son is innocent of
wrong doing. The S72 was sat
lsfactorily accounted for that it was
charged he had appropriated Many enc:
mics exist IN a large department and com
plants, unjust, have been made about him
to the secretary of the interior. and to nre.
vent further annoyance to that official, nv
son resigned.
Il did not seek this Office" added Raum
III came to me unsolicited. During nv
lncpm oency its affairs have been conducted
with honesty and dispatch. have nothing
to conceal, and upon my record there does
not rest blot''
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-05-17
England and Portuoo1

PARIS, May 16.-Senor Bartidal chair.
man OF the Mozambique company, in an in.
terv1ew in reference to the East African
agreement between England and Portugal
says the British proposals would seal the
definite humiliation of Portugal. which bas
ALREADY been killed by England financia1Iv
Onuer the new convention England womb
TAKE the gold mines, which were the most
valuable part of Portuguese Territory. R1t
MS company is willing to work under Brit
ism rule, II England would stick to her
promises not to interfere with private in
terests. F'Sso IL
Senior Vega, an exiled Republican
I Ie, said In an interview, the house of
Braganza, which is on intimate terms with
the BRITISH royal family, made PORTUGAL
lose portion of her African territorv. In
less Portugal changes her policy and will
enter into an alliance with America. France
and Brazil, the present crisis NAV lead tn
the establishment of republic. but the
present movement is not favorable The
hnanclal problem will be difficult to solve
IL Will DE polite to leave the present Por-
tugal rulers to deal wit the problems which
they themselves have created.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-05-17
A Shooting scrape at Ashley. Utah.

EVANSTON, Wyo., May 16.-[Special
Telegram to The HERALD. I-Meager de-
tails were received here this morning of a
serious shooting ARRAY at Ashley, Utah,
last Sunday. The participants in the affair
Were Del Watson and Bob Nelson, both
miners. The trouble grew from a misun
outstanding concerning mine claim and
was OF several weeks standing. The
parties met May 9 when hostilities were re-
ne~ed, and Nelson pulled his revolver and
hred several shots into the body of his an
tagonist. The wounds are of a serious ma
lure, but are not necessarily fatal Ashley
is remote mining camp about fifty miles
south from Fort Bridger. It is claimed that
'he shooting was done in self-defence.
Allie Peterson, daughter of Alama Peter
'on OF Almy, Wyo., was arrested by
Deputy Sheriff Calverty and Marshal
Snyder to-day. She is charged at Ogden
with grand larceny. The sheriff of Weber
county, Utah, came here and attended her
to Ogden. The crime was committed a
week ago. The father of the girl repre-
sented this county in the state legislature
last term
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-05-17
1T MUST STOP.
Mayor Shakespeare Tells the
PrOVenZanOS
They Must Cease Their Intimidation and Law
lessness in New Orleans, or His Gang
Will be Annihilated.

NEW ORLEANS, May 1S.-Yesterday
Henry Peters, a stevedore, went to the
city hall and complained to Mayor Shake
speare that the Provenzanos were inter
lerlhg with him and intimidating his
laborers. He made an affidavit and the
ProVenzanos brothers were arrested and
held under $50, 600 bond. The mayor sent
Tor the Provenzanos this morning and
said: Il have sent for you because this citv
mas grown tired of the intimidation and
laWiessness you have carried on. | want
10 give you fair notice and WARNING that
Inls thlng must stop at once and for all
time. L know well enough you have lone
been at the head of the disturbing element
mere that has been menace to the peace of
this community. You know as well as ]
do the lnslduous means by which Won
seek to intimidate and frigbten The
people. You may not do your
work openly, but you find another
and perhaps more effectual way. You have
sought to foment trouble time and again
Matranga comes to me and tells me he
cannot pass a Provenzauo on. the street
without the latter splitting at him. Now
there must be at once and forever an end
10 THIS; L am sick and tired of it, l tell
you. You must take your hands off
have issued orders TO the chief of nolice
that ne use his entire force to prevent YOU
carrying your design into execution. I am
sorry now that am Obliged
to go to Denver. If l could re-.
main here would personally
take command of the police force and use
every means at my command to wipe from
the earth every member of your gang who
tries to raise his hand against nersnns IN
this community.
''But my representatives will act for me
This intimidation must stop and if there is
a way possible to do it, it will stop.n
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-05-17
REED And M'KINLRY
The ex-Speaker Explains and
Defends the Tariff Bill.
1T FELL ON UNPROPITIoUs TIMES
voters Were Deceived as to its Effects-An
Attempt to Make the Worse Appear
the Better Reason.

LONDON, May 16.-Thomas B. Reed. ex
speaker of the United States House of
Representatives, talking to representa-
1--WE OF the Associated Press in Italy, con-
corning the Mckinley bill, said, in part:
IL Will stimulate our foreign commerce by
the large number of articles on which duties
nave been reduced or which are added to
1ne Tree list 1t will stimulate our domes-
NC lnoustrleas by reason of the reduction
I'D the duties on raw material and increased
duties ON very few articles of necessity
which have been largely imported. but
winch we have hitherto been unable to
manufacture protitably. 1t was extremely
un1ortunte that the bill went into effect
III 1lme OF or was followed soon
by most severe financial panic. when the
Iallure OF Barring Bros. seemed to shake
Ice foundations OF the strongest houses;
Wnen general insolvency seemed to stare
Tue whole commercial world in the face.
cong into effect under such circumstances.
1t was not a difficult matter to convince
thousands of voters that the financial diff
c stles were due solely to the inherent eff
Iects OF tho measure. Why. look at the
SO loudly of the ruin that the MCKINLEY
OH wrought to their trade They com
plalned that their industries were affected
10 sucn an extent by the measure that
through their efforts the Austrian govern
nent was forced to seek to draw other
naIiops INTO measure of reprisal against
the United States Notwithstand-
ing these complaints the facts
proved that exports for the first
tnfee months under the operation of the
Dill were increased 60 per cent. over the
corresponding quarter of 1890. Here in
Ia tsaiy merchants and the press re-echoed
Iue Walllngs OF the balance of the European
press until they discovered that had the
OIL peen specially devised for the purpose
IL could not have been better devised TO in |
crease her trade with the United States
tor Dy It's provisions so per cent of orr |
purchases from here are on the free list: |
81 per cent. is admitted to a reduced rate of |
uuGy II per cent. at the same rate. while |
tne duty was advanced on but per cent. |
a commercial alliance of the central states |
OF Europe which certain powers are en-
oeavorlng to bring about is evidence that
commercial nations are not slow to take |
every possible precaution to protect and |
simulate their trade, and that is exactly |
the policy on which to MCKINLEY bill is
FOUNDED. L am very confident that the
next lew years will be years of great pros
perlty to the United States and that they
Will prove to be favorable both to our do
nestle manufacturers and to orr FOREIGN
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-05-17
Sam Small Denounees ]. was,or u,,,

CHICAGO, May 16.-An Atlanta. q.
special says: Rev. Sam Small, who is now
in Toronto, has addressed circular IN rho
people OF America concerning his troubles
with the Ogden, Utah, university of which
he was elected president. He SAYS tele-
grams attacking him have been sent opt b,,
that infamous Liar Rev. J. Wesley AIN. If
the FIRST Methodist church at Ogden. he
goes on to say the Ogden uniyersitv
scheme was private snap speculation !,
and that the aforesaid Hill 'lives a douhia
hfe." Small is equally severe on the hoard
OF directors, boldly charging them with
getting up bogus subscription lists and
.'robbing Salt Lake city of an institution -
he concludes: up to this hour / have
stood between the church love and an ex-
tion, but row ] must let the truth "a
known" De