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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-06
PIERCING MYSTERIES
OF THE PAST,

Naturally, ruins so ancient as those
OF Bismya In ancient Babylon have
thrown considerable light upon the
origin OF things, some of which are
SO common and simple that one might
suppose they had always existed. The
brick is a common thing. yet Bismya
had long existed before men knew
how to make f. In the various strata
Of the Bismya temple We could watch
It's evolution from a shapeless chunk
of unbaked clay. When finally II was
baked It was Nat upon the bottom,
where il rested upon the ground TO
dry, and rounded upon the top. Such
almost semi-spherical bricks had been
set upon edge In the wall for nearly
thousand years before II occurred to
one that fiat SOU brick was more
scrviceable. Another thousand years
passed before the square brick was
split TO give 1t the modern shape. At
Bismya 40 variesties Of bricks were
found, each of which represents step
in Its evolution.
The first lamp Of primitive man was
a sea shell. for the oil would ooge
through the clay dish which he had
learned to make. When the shell could
no longer be found. shell-shaped
lamps were cut from blocks of stone.
until In later Babylonlan times the art
or glazing was discovered. Then lamps
of clay were adopted At Bismya al
so we learned that the first wheel ever
used by the potter was a simple fiat
piece of board or a stone which was
turned with one hand while he nodded
the clay with the other. The first bull
let's used In the warfare of primitive
man, when pebbles could not be found
for the sings, were made Of clay,
baked 80 hard that they resembled
stone. AT the outer base of the Bism.
va city wall We found thousands OF the
ancient balls lying as they had fallen
when they were hurled against the
city some were round, others were
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poet, diod at vallombrossa, Italy;
born 1919.
b904--Agreement between France and
Spain providing for the French
control OF Morocco.
OCTOBER s.
1554--Nlcolo di Rienzi, tho famous
Roman tribune and reformer,
murdered,
1672--Elizabeth Cromwell, widow Of
Oliver, died Mt Marlborough
1793--John Hancock. statesman and
'signer." died at quincy, Mass.
born 1887.
1S2i---Horny Christopho, talented but
cruel general and later king of
Haiti, killed himself, born 1851
1S33--Edmund Clarence Stedman,
poet, was born In Hartford
1S37--Charles Fourier famous social
list, died az Paris
1s69--Franklln Pierce, fourteenth
president, died at Concord. ~ H. !,
born 1904,
Js7f--R Remarkably rapid FIRE de-
stroyed Peshtigo, Wis, and nearly
all its people, 500 OF 700 persons;
forest fire broke out during
drouth, destroying over 1000
lives and millions IN property.
1Sob--General William Malone,
prominent Confederate veteran
and ex United States senator from
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OCTOBER I.

1919 D'Estalng and Lincoln repulsed,
with terrible slaughter. IN their
attack upon Savannah, Count Pull
ask, the Pole, MORALLY wounded.
ss4s-Edgar Allen Poe, errotIe poet
and author. died In Baltimorei
born 1903
Beginning Of the great Chicago
FIRE
1S91--Charles Stewart Parnell, lead
er Of the Irish home rule move
ment, died at Brighton, Englandi
born 1916
1ss4---Dr Oliver Wendell Holmes died
in Boston, born In Cambridge
1909 Andrew @. Curtin, war gov
ernor Of Pennsylvania, died at
Bcllfonte: born 1871
Js9h--Nilliam Wetmore Story, dis
tinguished American sculptor aud
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filling the trenches which we had dus
and covering everything. including our
food. however we'll protected, made
life at Bismya trying
Even more fierce than the sand
storms were the Arabs about us. a
rule at the excavations was that every
workman should be provided with a
gun. and the trenches. lined with the
long-barreled weapons. represented a
primitive military fertilization. At
night eight watchmen guarded our
camp and by day several soldiers,
who were loaned us by the govern
uent, were always on duty, yet, In
spite OF these precautions. attacks
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were frequent. At first the Arab war
cry called US nightly to sieze our guns
and drive away party OF robbers.
Sometimes the workmen themselves
rebelled when excited by their sheiks
o. demand higher wages or more FIRE.
quently we were attacked by other
tribes who claimed TO own the ruins
and threatened 10 drive US off II a
large indemnify were not paid. Thus,
between fights and sandstornis. we
worked, and. IN spite Of them, accom-.
plished results OF almost unequaled
value to the study Of the history OF
primitive man.--Edgar J. Banks In
Chicago Tribune.
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nearly square or egg-shaped or dia-
mond-shaped. and OF sizes varying ac-
ccrding 10 the fancy of the makers,
The excavation of Bismya. though
the many results were OF the greatest
archaeological value. was not accom-
rllshed without hardships ana dam
gers. on the first days the work ceas-
ed at noon. for q sandstorm arose.
filling the air so that the workmen
wandered in the desert before finding
their way TO camp. a quarter OF mile
away, There, unprotected. they hud-
died together upon the ground, while
me sand nearly buried them On an
average Of twice a week a sandstorm,
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OCTOBER 10.

ISI2---Battle OF Queenstown, ont
isi5--Joachlm Murat, one of Bona
parties brilliant marshas and
Bonapartist king OF Naples, exc
cuted for treason at Cabria, Italy;
born III.
1s75---Jean Baptiste Carpeaux, sculp-
tor. died at Paris.
ls90---Justice Samuel freeman Miller
Of the United States supreme court
died In Washington, born In Ken
lucky 1916. James II. Thorold
Rogers, famous writer on political
economy. died at oxford. England
General W. w. Bolknap died in
Washington; born 1881.
IS95--General William j, Landrum
veteran OF the Mexican and Civil
wars, died at Lancaster. KY;
born 1898.
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OCTOBER 8.
i541--Allguel Cervantes de saRyedru.
author Of Don Qulxote.' born at
Alcala de Henaresj he and Shake
speare died on the same day, 1915,
i709--Barbara Villers. Duchess OF
Cleveland. mistress Of Charles II,
died
i757--Charles, Cote d'Artois, after
ward Charles X Of France, born at
Versailles, died 1896.
1SO0---John Todd was born IN Rutland,
Vt; died 1873
iST0--Union OF italy completed by the
incorporation OF papal territory.
Provisional republic proclaimed
In France by Gambctta.
Hicks, American paint
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Special train service-1;3o. 2:30 1870,
$50 1877 p. m. Last train leaves LA
COON 1890 p. m.
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The 90 to so per cent Discount on
House Furnishings will be given until
further notice at the |. <, l..
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OCTOBER IT,

Columbus nrd saw land in the
new world
Maxmillinn H. emperor Of Ger
many, died az Ratisbon.
liI5- Dr. Lyman Bcecher born; died
1888,
1885, Elizabeth Fry. a philanthropic
Quakeress IN England died; born
1850.
1862 Robert Stephenson. famous en-
gineer died iu London born 1908.
1664--Chiof Justice Rober Brooke
fancy died Ia Washington; born
t777 Justice fancy rendered tho
famous Dred Scott decision, which
helped prccipitato the civil con-
nict. lie declared that slaves
were Of an inferior order and had
no rights which the white man
was bound 20 respect.
1s70-General Robert Edward Lee,
the most famous of Confederate
generals. died in Lexington, Va;
born IN stratford Va. IN 1897
lSSl--Dr. J. q. Holland, American
author and editor. died IN New
York City; borh 1919
1SS7--Dianah Maria Mulock Craik,
English novelist and poet. author
OF John Halifax, Gentleman"
died IN England, born 1926.
1g05--Josephine shaw Lowell well
known reformer and phianthro-
pist, died in New York city; born
12lg
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Leather Rockers.

We have on display over forty styles Of
KARPEN GUARANTEED GENUINE LEA.
THEIR ROCKERS, and they are beauties. They
come in all designs, finished in oak or mahog-
any, with or without fringe. All this week the
Special Sale on Karpen Leather Furniture will
last. As leader we place on sale rocker
Similar to cut, steel constructed and covered
with Karpen Sterling Leather, regular price
$500, this week $45.OO; $3.50 down and
$3.50 per month if desired
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OCTOBER II.

city; born 1914
OCTOBER II.
i3i7--Louls ", emperor Of Germany
died.
i753--Anne. countess Of Maccleaeld'
whose Legitimate son was the
poet Savage died In London.
tSi6--Terlble hurricane az Havana,
three French ana II spanish mem
of-war and 90 merchantmen
wrecked In the harbor; upward
OF 100 people killed IN the streets
By falling buildings
iS65--President Johnson ordered the
release OF an officials OF The form
en- Confederacy except Davis
is96--Tho Most Rev Edward White
Benson, archbishop OF Canter-
bury and primate Of all England,
died, born 1929,
i903---Colonc Richard Henry Savage,
soldier author traveller and
scientist died I'm Kew York; born
1876
Desperate Fighting at Yentai,
north Of Liaoyang. between kuro-
patkln's advance guard aud the
Japanese army under General
kurOki
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OCTOBER 10.

1911 Henry Cayendish, famous for
discoveries In chemistry, was born
at Nice Italy, died 1910.
1TSS-BenJamin West, celebrated
American painter, born in Chester
county. Pa; died In London 1920.
1S2S--Samuel Jackson Randall, Amer
lean statesman. born In Philadel-
phla, died 1890.
1Sb7-General Cavalgnac, military die
tator during the French revolution
of 1S4S. died near Paris born
1893.
1s72--Sarah Payson Willis (Eldridge
Parton), better known as Fanny
Fern, died In Brooklyn; born
1911. William Henry Steward,
statesman, died at Auburn, n. Y;
born 1901.
1SS5---Cardinal MoCloskey, eminent
American prelate. died In New
York; born 1910.
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which
the Though
making crush which the OF the citizens
possible.
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NEXT WEEK IN HISTORY.
OCTOBER o.

Virginia, died at washington;
born 1895.
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DAVIS COUNTY FAIR

Mcconahay. Jeweler 81 Main st.
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err died at Trenton Falls. ". j.;
born 1898.
1S96--George du Maurer French
English author and artist, whose
'TTilby" caused a sensation, died
In London; born 1894.
lg03--The American whaler Joseph
Mania wrecked on the Island OF
Pico, one of the Azores; 20 lives
lost.
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i90l.--Lorenzo Snow, president OF the
Mormon Church. died AZ Salt Lake
CITY. horn 1874
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-27
Writing "smudeeoeraphs" Sure to
Please the YOUNG People.

Writing "smudgeoeraphs" Sure to
Please the Young People.
Now and again when entertaining
young people we need something
which will amuse them for an odd
halt-hour. Making "smudgeographs"
will be found most useful for this pur-
pose.
Get your young friends to seat them
selves around the table and provide
them with sheets of white paper, pens
and ink.
The fun consists in making marks
or writing names upon the paper and
while the ink is still wet, folding the
paper and sqeezing the ink in all direc-
lions. Very curious designs may be
produced IN this way.
The best results are obtained by
first folding the paper and then writ.
Ing with plenty of ink, along the
crease. Now fold the paper quickly
and pass the finger several times
firmly across the back
Probably If hundred persons wrote
the same words the results would all
be different. Write your own rame.
Just once, squeeze it out while still
wet, and you won't recognize it.-Mon-
treal Herald. -
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-27
A DELUGE OF RAIN
VISITS SAN FRANCISCO
Additional Horrors Faced by the Sur
ViVors Of the Terrible Earthquake
and Fire in California.

San Francisco.-A drenching rain
fell upon San Francisco Sunday night.
From midnight until O'Clock it
poured and drizzled at intervals. while
a high wind added a melancholy &C
compartment, whistling and signing
about the ruins of the buildings in the
burned district Five days previous
when the fire catastrophe was in its
infancy this downpour would have
been regarded as a mercy and God
send. But coming when it did, it
could be regarded in no other light
than an additional calamity. 1t meant
indescribable suffering to the tens of
thousands of people camped upon the
naked hills and in the parks and open
places of the city.
Few of these were provided with
waterproof covering For the most
part their only protection from the
wet was a thin covering of sheeting
tackled upon improvised tent poles
hApN6h AuAo AhC pOuiCu dO
through a sieve, wetting the bed
ding and soaking the ground upon
which they lay. When ii is under
stood that thousands upon thousands
Of delicately nurtured women and in
fants in arms and old and feeble peo-
pie were in this plight, nothing need
be added to describe the misery of
their condition. The downpour has ag-
gravated the already unsanitary con-
dftion of the camps. and will doubt
less add great numbers of pneumonia
rases to those already crowding the
regular and temporary hospitals OF
The city.
II was feared by many that the
heavy rains of Sunday night had weak
ened the walls left standing in the
burned district and further increased
the danger of life. and limb, but assur-
ance was given at the headquarters Of
the building committee that the down
pour had no such effect Under the
direction of this committee walls are
being dynamited and the danger in
stead Of increasing is lessening every
hour.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-27
Terrible Strain Begins to Tell.

San Francisco.-The terrible strain
of the catastrophe has begun to tell
on the people. The reaction has come
as the result of the awful experiences
through which the majority of the
people have passed and the suspense
over missing relatives and friends Is
causing serious illness and In some
cases insanity. At Central avenue and
Oak street man whose name has moi
vet been learned became insane ano
attempted to kill his wife with Q
cleaver. He had to be taken into Gus
tody to prevent him from injuring him
self or family.
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FIVE HUNDRED BODIES.
This Number Had Been Recovered
From Ruins Sunday Night.

This Number Had Been Recovered
From Ruins Sunday Night.
San Francisco.-The total of bodies
recovered and buried up to Sunday
hight is 500 No complete record can
be had at this time, as many bodies
have been buried without permits
from the coroner and the board of
health. The searchers of the coron
er's and the board of health depart
ments on Sunday found not more than
twenty bodies. They were buried i'm.
mediately
Few of these bodies could be iden
titled and the graves were marked by
numbers. 1t is impossible at the pres
ent time to obtain any sort of deatL
list or even to make a reliable esti
mate as to the number of casualties
Whenever a body is found it is buried
Immediately, without any Formally
whatever and as many of these
burials have been made at widely sep
arated parts of the city by different
bodies of searchers, who do not ever
make a prompt report to headquart
ers, considerable confusion has result
ed in the estimating of the total mum
Der of casualties and exaggerated re
ports have resulted.
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CHINESE NOT BARRED.
Must Be Given Their Share of Assist
ance from Public Contributions.

MuSt DC OlNen neIF snare OF ASSIST
ance from Public Contributions.
Washington is the desire of
President Roosevelt that the work of
the Red Cross in alternating distress
in San Francisco shall be done wholly
and just as much for the Chinese as
for any others
In a letter to Secretary Taft he
made this point plain. The text of
the letter follows:
White House. Washington, April
23.-Secretary of War-Sir: Accord
ing to the newspaper reports the suf-
sering and restitution are peculiarly
great among the Chinese. need
hardly say that the Red Cross work
must be done wholly without regard
to persons and be as much for Chi
nese as for any others
please wire Dr. Devine at once to
see that this is tone. Will 1t not be
well also to wire to General Funston
to the same effect? | know nothing
of the matter beyond what appears in
the daily press.
(Signed)
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-27
A BUSY WOMAN
Can Do the Work of 8 or 4 If Well Fed.

An energetic young woman living
just outside of New York, writes:
Il am at present doing all the house
work OF a dairy farm, caring for chill
dren, vegetable and flower garden, a
large number of fowls. besides .manag-
ing an extensive exchange business
through the mails and pursuing my
regular avocation as a writer for sew.
eral newspapers and magazines (de-
signing fancy work for the latter and
all the energy and ability to do this
owe to Grape-Nuts food
1T was not always so, and year
ago when the shock OF my nursing
baby's death utterly Frustrated me and
deranged my stomach and nerves SO
that could not -similate as much
as mouthful of solid food, and was in
even worse condition mentally, he
would have been a rash prophet who
would have predicted that it ever
would do so.
Prior to this great grief had suf-
fered for years with impaired diges-
tion. insomnia, agonizing cramps in
the stomach, pain in the side, consti-
patton. and other bowel arrangements,
all these were familiar to my daily
life. Medicines gave me no relief
nothing did, until few months ago,
at friends suggestion, began to use
Grape-Nuts food. and subsequently
gave up coffee entirely and adopted
Postum Food Coffee at all my meals.
To-day am free from all the trou-
bles have enumerated. My digestion
is simply perfect. assimilate my, food
without the least distress, enjoy sweet,
restful sleep, and have a buoyant feel
ing OF pleasure in my varied duties. In
fact, am a new woman, entirely made
over. and l repeat. owe it all to
Grape-Nuts and Postum Coffee"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. w
There's reason. Read the little
book. The Road to MELVILLE" in pkgs.
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WILL BUILD AT ONCE.
Citizens Are Undaunted and viii Be-
gin Life Anew.

San Francisco.-The new San Fran
cisco which will rise from the ashes
of the old was in it's first stages of
rebuilding on Monday. After five days
of confusion and almost superhuman
effort on the part of citizens jof Cali
fornia's metropolis in the great task of
sheltering, feeding and otherwise car
ing for the homeless thousands, com
plete order has been re-established
and attention turned to the future.
Throughout the great business dis
trict, where the devastation of the
flames was the most complete, walls
were being razed, and buildings that
had not disintegrated before the in
tense heat were being inspected with
the view to reoccupancy, and even
ground was being cleared for the i'm
mediate construction of some sort of
building in which to resume business
at the earliest possible time.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-27
Argentine Sorry It Happened.

New York.-A cable dispatch to the
Herald from Buenos Ayres says: The
minister of foreign affairs has had a
conference with the president of the
republic about the note from the
American legation referring to the
publication of President Roosevelt's
speech, The government, in reply to
the protest from Mr.. Roosevelt,
acknowledges that the speech should
not have been published in the official
report. The ministry is disposed to
give a satisfactory explanation and
has also ordered an investigation to
determine the responsibility for the
publication
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-27
FORTY BODIES TAKEN
FROM ONE BUILDING
Many Of the Occupants Ineinerated,
Only a Few Bones Being Left

San Francisco.-Forty bodies <ere
taken from a building at 119 Fifth
street Saturday by the Red Cross ser
vice. The structure, which was a four
story wooden building containing three
fats of ten rooms each. collapsed dur
ing the earthquake. At the time sew
eral persons were taken out alive from
the upper stories, but it was thought
that all the inmates had escaped. The
ruins took fire shortly after, and al
though efforts were made to extinguist
the flames the entire building was
consumed The bodies of the unfor
Inmates imprisoned within the ruins
were incinerated, only the skulls and a
few bones being left.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-27
ATTACKED THE HEART
avfui Neuralgia Case Cured to Stsy
Cured BY Or. Williams
Pink PilIa.

Neuralgia in any form is painful but
when it attacks Ire heart tits frequently
fatal. Complicated with indigestion Of
4 form that affected the vital organ il
threatened serious consequences in an in
stance just reported. The case is that Of
Mr.. F. L. Graves, Of Pleasanthill, La,
who tells of his trouble and cure as
follows:
a. travelled considerably, was exposed
10 all kindsOf weather and was irregular
In my sleeping and eating. suppose
this was the cause of my sickness, at
any rate, in May, 1905, i had got so bad
that was compelled to quit work and
take to my bed. l had a good doctor
and took his medicine faithfully but
grew worse. gave up hope Of getting
better and my neighbors thought was
surely going to die.
81 had smothering spells that it is
awful to recall. Ny heart fiuttered and
then seemed to cease beating. / could
not lie on my left side at all. Ny hands
and feet swelled and 80 did my face.
After reading about DR.. Williams Pink
Pills in a newspaper l decided to try
them and they suited my case exactly.
Before long could see an Improvement
and after taking a few boxes l was en-
tirely cured. / am glad to make this
statement and wish it could cause every
sufferer to try DIR. Williams Pink Pills. "
DIR. Williams Pink Pills do not simply
deaden pain; they cure the trouble which
causes the pain. They are guaranteed to
contain no narcotic, stimulant or opiate.
Those who take them run no danger Of
forming any drug habit They act
directly on the blood and it is only through
the blood that any medicine can reach
the nerves.
DIR. Williams Pink Pills are sold by all
druggists or will be sent, postpaid, on
receipt Of price, 30 cents per box, six
boxes for $3.50, by the Dr. Williams Med
icine Co., Schenectady, NY.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-27

The fire at San Francisco has
been gotten under control, but
only after the entire business
section Of the city had been
wiped out, but few buildings
on the outskirts being saved.
It is impossible to estimate
the loss of life, and the total
loss will probably never be
know. Various estimates Of the
number Of dead are made, the
figures being all the way from
500 to 1900.
The property loss is estimated
at from 100000, 900 to s5oo,ooo,-
600. A great many buildings
were Quilted and much may be
saved from the wreck.
No effort has been made to
Identity the dead, and In fact ii
is impossible to do so, many
bodies being entirely consumed
In the flames.
Extraordinary measures for
relief have been taken. Con-
gress has appropriated $1,000.
600, while gifts of from $4,000
to 100000 have been sent by
leading finaneiers of the country,
and everywhere offers of assist
ance are made.
Carloads Of food are being
shipped to the suffering people,
and everything possible done to
relieve their distress.
The city will be rebuilt. OF
that there Is no doubt.