Show WORLD benefactors PROF EDWARD DAVES DATES of baltimore who has recently died was an earnest ear riest patriot and philanthy philanthropist phil anth r as is well as scholar through his influence a monument to the heroes of the maryland line was erected on the gail G nil ford battle field north carolina he also induced the purchase and preservation of old fort raleigh on roanoke island ToTnE to TIIE list of benefactors thenamae the name of prof behring must be added ile he has invented a cure for diphtheria the method is inoculation with blood serum an and d the tests just made in B berlin er are xe seventy tw two 0 patients were treated without the serum one in three died seventy eight were treated with the serum one in thirty nine succumbed THE late prof jenks of brown university ver sity was as a much of a philanthropist as scientist he built up the zoological museum maseu m almost from its beginning in fact it has been for the most part his gift to the college and was called the jenks museum in his honor the anthropological museum was also equipped under his superintendence and at his expense THE poet Whit tiers will was lately filed at salem salam mass and from bvm the final account of the executors it appears that these bequests for charity have been paid to the amesbury and salisbury home for aged women anna Nor cormal maland and agricultural institute for colored uen men and indians at hampton Vs va and to the haverhill Have rhUl city hospital 1000 |