Near View of the Great Pyramid.
i Prepared by the National Geographic So
ciety. Washington, D. C.)
Stanley journeyed thousands of miles
to lay hare the secrets of Africa to
the world; hut In the northeastern
corner of the same continent even
more thrilling exploration has been In
progress during the pnst few decades
through a relatively few feet of sand.
The excavators who with pick and
shovel have been bringing to light the
details of Egypt’s ancient civilization
and the everyday life of her people,
where before only the barest outline
of the nation’s history was available,
are as truly discoverers of unknown
civilizations as far-faring Marco Polos
or Plzarros.
For a long time Egypt was to the
rest of the world little more than a
sea of sand with a few dominant mon
uments—the pyramids, the Sphinx, the
colossi of “Memnon”—to point to her
past greatness. Relics of various dy
nasties existed shle hy side, their re
lations often unknown.
The names of many kings and some
of their noblest exploits were known,
hut there was general Ignorance In re
gard to the less exalted Egyptians, to
the activities that made up the life of
this mysterious nation beside the Nile
four and perhaps five and six or mora
thousands of years ago. (Irave rob
bers, whose activities extend hack Into
the days long before the Ptolomles,
had rifled many tombs and so made
mnch of the early scientific excava
tions bnrren of results. And the early
excavation of Egyptologists wa« lfsplf
a careless procedure aiming at the big
gOHls and destroying and hnrvlng
many small objects of Incalculable
value In the Indications they might
have given of manners and customs.
Recent exploration In Egypt has
lieen a vastly different matter. Modern
efficleney methods have been adapted
to the delving for the hurled secrets
of the ancients, and now every cubic
foot of sand about a promising site Is
combed or actually sifted that no
broken fragment of pottery, scrap of
papyrus, or jeweled bauble may es
cape detection. In early days the
most eomwion method of disposing of
the removed sand and debris was hy
means of hnsket brigades which
dumped their loads nearby. Now light
tramways are used and care Is taken
to haul the discarded material to a
point where It Is definitely known that
nothing of value will he covered.
Where formerly a “find” was a “find”
and was assembled with all others,
now any object partially uncovered Is
photographed In place frequently as
the sand Is removed, so that no pos
sible significance of Its position or re
lation to other objects will he over
looked : and before It Is stored It Is
carefully tagged, numbered and card
indexed.
Getting Real Picture of Ancient Life.
These painstaking methods have
fully Justified themselves. Instead of
having a confused mass of facts, many
of them most Interesting in them
selves. hut often perplexing, we are
getting by degrees a complete, Intel
ligible picture of Egyptian life over a
period of thousands of years. Seem
ingly unimportant things help greatly
to fill In the picture. One would hard
ly make the mistake of picturing the
old Egyptians scratching matches to
light the kitchen fire, but there was
for long no true picture to take the
place of fancy. None of the discovered
hieroglyphics showed the making of
fire, and It appeared to be entirely
without religious significance. In re
cent years, however, one of the new
school of excavators sffted from the
sand a well-preserved flre-how and
drill and even a board with burnt
holes, and the problem was solved.
Temporary towns besides the sites
of great engineering projects are no
new thing In the world. Cities for la
borers were constructed for use while
some of the pyramids were undtsr
construction. One such town has been
completely uncovered and gives a
cross-section of life under such condi
tions more than 4.1)00 years ago. The
town was congested and hud section*
like the slums of today with the
crowded dwellings opening on narrow
alleys. There were some separate
dwellings and some barrack-like struc
tures presumably for unmarried work
ers. But even in the most humble
houses evidences were found that their
occupants lived on a higher plane than
might have been supposed. Various
manuscripts were found including a
medical treatise and several wills. And
In the separate dwellings were found
such toys as tops and dolls and tiny
boats to show that the pastimes of
children of that remote time were not
vastly different from those of today.
At the very border line between the
pre-historic and the historic in Egypt,
civilization, It has been found, had
reached a considerable degree of de
velopment. The tombs of the first
Egyptian kings, who lived anywhere
from 5.000 to 7,000 years ago, are
such as no barbarians could have
erected—a fact which pushes the be
ginning of Egyptian civilization Into a
a very dim past Indeed. This was be
fore the days of pyramid building
when the tombs were underground
structures.
Preserved in the Tombs.
Tlie furniture of this distant per-iotl
was by no means crude as one might
assume it would have been. There
were ebony chests skillfully inlaid
with Ivory, stoels with Ivory legs
carved like the legs of hulls, vessels
cut from alabaster and ewers of cop
per wrought with the cunning that
only highly skilled craftsmen could
have possessed. Daintily fashioned
bracelets on the withered arms of the
mummy of Egypt's first known queen
add further to the record of the prog
ress iti the arts w hich ETgypt hail at
tained when we catch our first glimpse
of it down the ages.
And there is a pretty little picture
of tlie family relations of tills ancient
society. Besides the tomb of tiie first
Egyptian king at Ab.vdos is that of
his daughter, and carved on her tomb
the pet name by which her father
knew her—“Sweetheart."
Even at that early date the court
was socially highly organized.
Womanhood was sincerely respect
ed in ancient Egypt and especially
was this true of the mothers. What |
might he called Egypt’s substitute for
the fifth commandment ignored tha
father. It was an injunction: “Never
forget what thy mother hath done for
thee. She hare thee and nourished
thee in all manner of ways. If thou
forgettest her. she might blame thee;
she might lift up her hands to God.
and He would hear her complaint.”
In many families it was the custom
for titles and property to pass not t#
the eldest son hut to the son of the
eldest daughter. There was no “moth
er-in-law Joke" in Egypt. To the mind
of the Egyptian It was the natural
thing that his wife’s relations should
take a deeper interest in his affairs
than his blood relations.
Much of the ability of those who
live today to look into the past of \
Egypt, to see something of its flesh
and-blood life, and to understand
somewhat of the Joys and sorrows of
its people, must be ascribed to the
preserving powers of the desert air
of that sandy land. The perfect con
dition of some of the objects recovered
from tombs is marvelous. One of the ;
best examples of this was the tomb
of the noble parents of the great
Queen Tyl. The discoverer of the |
large airy chamber that was provided j
as a home for these important per
sonages declared that It seemed the
room might have been shut up only a
few weeks before. Beautifully carved
and inltild armchairs stood about, on
them down-stuffed cushions that
could have been sat upon without in
jury. In another part of the room
were “twin beds” perfectly preserved.
The most amazing discovery of all
was that of a Jar of honey, 3,300 years
old, still a fluid and still having Its
recognizable odor.
OLD CAPTAIN
By SIQNE H. ANDERSON
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(0b liiJ, by MoClure Newspaper SyQdbjala
"Tramp, tramp, tramp.
The boya are marching."
These words drifted to the ears of
the gruy-beuded old soldier sitting by
the open window lost in thought. Muuy
long years had gone by since he had
first heard those words sung, lie could
see "the boys” seated before the camp
fire in ’05, reading letters from home
or singing to keep up a semblance of
cheerfulness; or trumping over miles
of rutty roads, and singing to keep
1 their spirits up.
For many years, uow, he hud been
living with his oldest duughter and
her family. Yes, Susie had always
been kind and daughterly to him, but,
just the same, he didn't want to be
constantly reminded Unit lie was get
ting old and feelde. It wus "Father,
don’t do this," and "Father, don't do
that; you are too old,” or "you are not
strong enough."
Every year previous to this one he
had marched with "the boys” on Me
morial day, and each year had found
the number smaller and smaller, until
this year there would lie but five. As
“Old Captain," as he was fondly called
by the children of the neighborhood,
sat there lost in thought, he was rude
ly brought back to the present by the
voices of his daughter and her hus
band.
“Father is really too old to try to
march tlds Memorial day. We must
persuade him that it would lie better
for him to sit on file pia/.u and watch
the parade," Susie was saying.
Persuade him! Indeed! Perhaps
this would be the last chance for him;
no one knew what might happen be
fore another year rolled by. A bit of
the old righting spirit was awakened
in the aged soldier. He’d show them
a thing or two! He laid quite mud"
up his mind to march, and murch he
would.
So each day, while Susie was busy
in the kitchen, “Old • ,'aptain” crept
softly upstairs to the spare room
closet, tucked a bit of his blue uni
form under his jacket, us softly crept
down again, and sat. apparently lost
in thought, in ids favorite chair by the
window. By and by .Susie would come
in to tell him that she was golug up
stairs to straighten up the bedrooms
and to call her if he wanted anything.
Of course, lie wasn't able to do any
thing for himself! Perhaps she
wouldn't he surprised; As soon us he
thought she was safely out of hearing,
he went to the siied hack of the house
and carefully hid that part of his uni
form. Each day he did this until
every part of his uniform was care
fully hidden away.
Memorial day arrived, hut nothing
had been said to “Old Captain” about
not taking part in die pa rude. How
ever, the time had come.
“Fattier, I don’t believe you had
better march this year. Y'ou are not
strong enough, and I’m sure it would
be too much for you. You can sit on
the piazza and watch the parade as it
goes by. Of course, you will agree
with me and see that l mean It for
your o« n good.” Susie paused. "I
will point out the different people as
they near the house, and it will be
just as if you were there yourself.
There, I knew you’d understand.”
It was just as lie hud thought. He
wasn’t even given a chance to remon
strate: it was all settled without his
“yes" or "no.”
“All right. Susie. I’m going for a
short walk about the farm," and he
pushed back his chair and walked
slowly from the room.
"I didn’t think he’d take It so easy,"
Susie remarked to her husband, after
her father had left the room.
"He didn’t have much to say about
it, I must say,” was the answer.
Meanwhile “Old Captain" made
straight for the wood-shed and with
hands trembling with excitement
donned his uniform, then made his
way "cross lots” to the meeting place
on the common.
The morning crept on and the time
came for the parade to pass the house.
“Where can father be?” asked Susie
of her husband. “He would feel pret
ty bad to miss the parade. I’ve looked
everywhere around flip house and have
called for him several times."
Just then the sound of music could
be beard.
“Tramp, tramp, tramp.
The boy» are marching—1“
“Susie, Susie, come quick. See who
la in the parade!”
And there was “Old Captain,” with
head up and eyes sparkling, marching
with the rest.
Historic Church Rededicated
Historic Old Stone church at Staun
ton, Va., was rededleated recently, •
new addition having been completed.
Old Stone, located at Ft. Defiance, Is
the oldest Presbyterian church In Vir
ginia, January 22 was the anniver
sary ef Its original dedication, which
was in 1749.
The building was started In 17S8,
and sand had to be carried on horse
back from the river, several miles
away, and men and women of the
settlement remaining together and ac
companying the trains for safety, the
men going armed for protection
against the Indians, who were still
numerous In the valley.
Fuel From Sugar Cane.
Because of the high cost of gasoline
In South Africa, motor fuels are man
ufactured from sugar cane, com and
certain classes of cactus, all of which
provide a plentiful supply of alcohol.
MARRIAGE MADE A BUSINESS
—
Practice in France That Can Hardly
Be Said to Savor Much of
Romance.
Anyone can marry—anyone, every
one!—if they have* a business man
ager who knows the business.
Since the war. In France, weddings
fcave doubled, births increased and
| deaths declined in ihe most astonish
ing manner.
Now, as all know marriage does not
necessitate a business manager—-the
old helter-skeltw way of falling In
love by hazard will undoubtedly con
tinue very much in vogue; but If
anyone imagines that marriage is not
m«*ing with the times and yielding
to business organization, they know
little of what is happening In France
today!
>**ver before have girls done such
%iarrying in France—with available
bridegrooms so reduced in number!
What is more, thl- organized promo
tion of marriage gives every girl a
chance—despite handicaps of unac
quuintanee, social disadvantage, plain
lofeks. lack of money, luck of family.
bi#k of pushing friends to aid the
match.
Your business muniiger's your push
ing friend!
Helps girls to marry?
Helps men. also.
Perhaps even, more so. . . .
Foil will object.
And romance?
"Hut the quality, monsieur, think of
tha quality!" sahl mudaine. “Durable
solid, the best mark in France! Hefore
the young folks an- allowed to meet,
both hail been inve stigated, weighed,
aempared and balanced by social ex
perts and the pairing-off O. K.’d in
final conference! Now, there’s a mar
riage that will la*r. It’s got goo
wear In it 1"
PARROT FISH ODD CREATURE
Must Have Been Devised When Moth
er Nature Was in Unusually
Freakish Mood.
If some one asl-od you, "Whnt is
that which lias a bonk like that of a
parrot and cheek pouches like those
of a matikey, Hvi in the sea and
chews the cud like .1 cow?" you might
imagine it was soim kind of catch fid
dly. Yet there is a feature which an
swers tlii' <t(«wripl n perfectly. It Is
called the parrot flsli.
The upper and lower jaws have be
come hardened into a sharp, curved
beak, which is Jus- tin* tool required
for lopping off lumps of tough weed.
Karh piece snipped off by the beak is
passed into one < the two curious
pouches which adorn the cheeks, and
there it remains until the parrot fish
feels that he has collected enough to
make a good meat.
He then lies on the bottom and chews
the cud by means of the splendid set
of teeth which nature bus placed, not
in his mouth, but In his throat.—Kx
chnnge.
Time's Changes in England.
The poacher, the trespasser, the
num who by accident lets his pigs or
hellers out upon the public road, the
urchin who robs an orchard, and many
minor rural “malefactors" are, it Is
generally claimed, being more person
ally dealt with by modem country
magistrates. In England. The abolition
of the old-time benches of squires and
landowners, whose right to he made
Justices of the peace was almost re
garded as hereditary, and their shhstl
tution by men of Integrity In every
walk of life, am) now by women, has
wrought a change in rural police court
Justice which the country mind under
stands and appreciates to the full, on
a country bench recently, a prominent
landowner, his agent, one of Ills la
borers were all adjudicating together.
A novice was braving the Dart
mouth skl-Jump. He shot down the
Incline, lurched wreakly at the take
off, landed face downward below and
finished the slide, nose first, plowing
Into the snow smother.
“You Jumped too late, Joe!" yelled
un enthusiast.
“Naw"—from the smother below—“I
Jumped too sisai Should have learned
more about the game first."—Ev<fy
body’s Magazine.
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VESSELS BUILT IN SECTIONS
—
•hip* Intended for Operation on Lake*
Far Inland Ar* Now Trana
ported Piecemeal.
A well-known shipbuilding Ann in
the north of Englund is at the present
time building u vessel which will be
carried to Africa In portions. It will
be re-assembled at Its ultimate desti
na-tioa.
Every year ships are built in Great
Britain for use on lakes and inland
waters In *11 parts of the world. Usu
ally these are hullt and bolted togeth
er in the shipyard before being taken
! to pieces and sent to distant parts in
Separate packages.
A large mission steamer built some
years ago for use ou Lake Nyassa, in
Africa, was erected in England as If
for launching. But no rivets were
used; bolts and nuts held the steel
framework together. The sides, port
and starboard, were painted in differ
ent colors, and every bar, plate, and
piece of steelwork bore a different
number and letter.
Thus the builders in Africa could
tell at a glance whether a plate be
longed to one side or the other; the
i exact position it was intended to oc
cupy was denoted by the reference
' number and letter.
In order to facilitate transport, this
steamer was divided into over three
{thousand packages, each of which
j weighed from half a hundredweight to
five hundredweights.
The greatest difficulty encountered
In sending these ships abroad Is with
the boilers and masts. The hollers
weigh many tons, and the masts are
difficult to handle on account of tlielr
length.
—
BELONGED TO FAMOUS MAN
Chair Once Used by Primate Bramhall
Restored to Place in Cathe
dral at Armagh.
An ancient chair which was dedi
cated recently at Armagh (Ireland)
cathedral by the primate was a
great find, being the oak chair be
longing to Primate Bramhall, who
came into office shortly after Crom
well’s time. For many years efforts
have been made to trace ttie chair,
but It was only a few weeks ago that
It was discovered to be in the hands
of a well-known London expert. The
chair was submitted to a famous anti
quarian who at once Identified it. with
the result that it lias returned to its
original home -the cathedral. At the
top of the chair is carved a large eye
—the all-seeing eye; beneath it a
crown after a miter, and under that
the arms of the See of Armagh. Un
1 der this is the true cross, and below
It again Idl’d—the date on which
Archbishop Bramhall was enthroned.
On the last panel are the capital let
ters, "M.It.H.," standing for Armagh.
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Afraid of the Classics.
A farce comedy recently opened In
New York with the title “The Mer
chant of Venus!" The critics praised
It and it was apparently destined for
a long run. hut despite the fact It was
In the smallest theater In town very
small audiences came. The manager
discovered that people thought It was
a burlesque of a Shakespearean play.
Fie changed the name to “Because of
Helen !" and the theater was tilled ev
ery night thereafter.—Atlanta Consti
tution.
Owls in Old Unlvosity City.
Owls, as Is proper In the case of
birds of such renowned solemnity
and secluded habit, have always ex
hibited a particular liking for Oxford
university. Uecently they have estab
lished a new ninny In the Ivy-cov
ered walls of lhe Bodleian library and
'he Tower of Ihe l-'ive Orders, In tho
Old Schools quadrangle. Members Ot
the library staff now occasionally lind
relaxation from their duties by res
cuing the .oiling birds which find theii
way down to the pavement of the
quadrangle and are unable to fly up
In their nests.
To U ■
To dream id i - - . i . - q.
nlfy that a serious illness ihrcaierit
someone you love, or It may be great
danger Is lying In wait for them.
Talent Served Him Well.
A story Is told that In the time of
Frederirk the CJreat there was a sol
dier who played the lews ha rp so well
that his fame spread When on guard
♦tie day In- was asked hjr Frederick
to go to the palm • to piny for him,
the soldier refusing as he would he
punished If la left his post. Ilow
•ver. when lie at last played til the
palace the king wu< <o pleased that
he gave the soldier honorable dla
tbarge from military service
An Art Few People Master.
Kelt to saying the right thing at
the right time comes the art of keep
ing one’s mouth shut when there Is
nothing to say.—Toledo Blade.
Mandolin Supplanted t-otr*.
An aristocratic musical Instrument,
still found lint very popular In the
middle ages was the late. Al the
present day Us direct descendant-—•
the mandolin has all hut entirely sup
planted It. The lute* Is the 'ltd of the
Moors, even In Its very name—el-’ud
which means merely “the wood.” It
was Introduced hy tile Saracens at the
time'of the Invasion From Spain It
gradually spread over I'Urope, as also
dirl its content porn lies the ’’glttero"
tttd “rebec.” All three were favorlt*
Ostrurueiits In medieval Kurope.
Change Your Key
*I'he fellow who Is always harpin
; on one string soon gels out of time
with the world.—Boston Transcript
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