The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-07

Tho Tolonia gallery has been bought by the
Italian Government 20 form the nucleus OF a
national gallery IA Rome
Archmologists interested in Palestine ore
alarmed 40 the resolve Of the Turkish Govern
ment 90 spend over slsuUln restoring the sane
tuaries Of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph IA
tie village Of Hail.
celebrated massaRer has declined to treat
on eccentric English nObleman, who is willing
to pay only ln the event OF us being helehtel
= the treatment " some third person might
decide what constitutes Denent-Out there s
tle rub
Ieprosv is increasing az an alarming rate in
Spain. From Alcauta ltls reported mat several
villages are afflicted with the terrible maiady.
ln BenldOrm there are eight iamlhes every
member OF which Us leper Az Gaia the NUM-
Ter OF lepers is so great that hospliai io % To
built for them and other points t.e plague
is increasing in a frgutiul manner and the doc
tors are unable % cope With IT,
Mr. Robert John Bush who died in London
the other dav was leader ln the fight AGAINST
the Booksellers ASSOCIATION IA is and 1872 ant
is entitled 10 no little ere d for cheap literature.
The right OF free trade 10 booksellnE vas
claimed by hum 40 opposition 90 the leatlng
publishers Of the time. who demanaet tnat
books should ouly Dee sold az q small discount
under penalty OF non supply to oreuIlns meme
Iers OF the Trade Nr Lush declared thai ht
would sci. 40 what prices he chose. and after
bitter struggle won complete victory.
creek trader VINO was smuggling cunpow-
den INTO the Soudan for tue Nahds sucec. sor
lss beru arrested near Assluut ON the Nll-, ami
Due property has been c0ulscHfe0. hhlIia
ANdu Iah makes good deal or EuuroWUer lu
lfsareenal at Omdurman. but DO ls inferior ln
Qualty 90 that which comes from Europe and
DO ls eager CD get as much of the imported
article az possible Not o few natives south of
the /8mUesi make q very poor quality of gum
powder having plenty OF the materials used ln
its manufacture. while tine io. uguese have
taught them the art of making 10.
SIR Frederic GOllsmid. in @ recent lecture on
Persia saws that the great l0ct Omar hhai-
fam. who has become SD we'll huOWn lO LueI sl
Iel.leis through iItZCeTaIds beautlfu. tram .il-
uNu ls ltt.e known lu has own country. feW
people there read his poems, and fewer stlIl
ruier.taud them The most popular and hone
UreI Persian poet isl che ~holk M0slll-e i-..iu.
nl1 wrote 100 tho thirteenth century. and las
tic highest distinction as poet ANA MOO ailst.
Ils Place OF loses Us appreciated ont OF lers Ia.
and % may bee seen ia India. printed or lthO-
GRABBED ln cheap form. packed ia chests and
sold iu hundreds aud thousands for use IA the
many schools where Persian Is taught
Aear Drum the capital % Moravia. impor-
tent dlscOyeries OF prehistoric remains have
Iaru made which are Ikelg 90 attract tie Gtt-u-
ton of Ualmout0losists al over tho globe. Ak a
Nr.e brought 90 lLht Of dohch0-ceI Nous
..ug-headedl chsracfnr and Of an exceed .utlv
l.N stage of DEVELOPMENT The same place cone
t.Iuel bones ami teeth OF nammO'h rhimO,-
eros and reindeer. CLOSE go the aiiIls lay more
f.an gl fossil snalIs. several calcinous stones
WITH holes in the middle, rude ugue cut ont
.. q mammoth s tooth. with hol1 ruunug
through tho middle. This discovery is the INST
~ tho kind ia Austria. and IL highly important
trn0 Icing a proof that there were human
IenEs in tho mammoth leriOe.-LOndou
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