Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-07-09
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III 6a'lr "a, the Laosrinth. consisting
~ anmaeF ~ small chambers ooul-
maBicating alth 0as another and q
whleh 1his monArch appears 70 have
0uilt she greatest portlon during his
rsigu. easng TO hi, successor the CON-
plefion 8f the edlnee- The objeet u
rhIs Singular sdihee va, stated 10 b. Tor
the RECEPTION ~ rbe prnoe AID other
diguifare, IF Che com.r. Il preceded
~ centuries the celebrated one 81
IGuossu, ia crete. in Bhicn king Minos
kept the monster called The MIuotaur.
bali man half bail Tbs Cretan work
consisted ~ a .ere. II meandeFing pas
say1s iu which the intruder who had
not the requisite ciue. lost himself and
feil i victim to the monster Fh0 dwelJ
within Probably some reason of sus-
picl0n and security caused the con-
sfructi0n II this singular buliding,
which. with the pyramids aud obelisks.
Was another marvel II old Egypt IN
Egyptian the Labyrinth was called Mera.
and had THE same name a. the lake
TIE same word was also applied 10
streets. which probably ln Eggpt ongi-
uaily did not run in straight lines a. ~
present. but followed tortuOu> or
meauderng course The Pyramids. for
tsere were two 0n the borders OF the
lake. are supposed 90 have had colossal
stature OF the kings at their
summits In the time Of Herodotus.
who visited Egypt in the
reign Of Darius. or about B. &. 40. tho
Lake Moeris. its Pyramid, and as LaDy-
rinth. were stiI existing. although
theY are now an almost iudsstHguis
ble mass of ruins. The Labyrinth
greatly astonished the ancient Greek
traveller Il had. according 10 hi, de-
scription. twelve courts, al rooted with
stone, which was unusual in Egyptian
buildings. most of which had no cell
ings and were open 10 the sky. or
hyoaefhrQl. a the Greeks called them.
II had twelve courts with gates exactly
opposite one anotheI. siN facing the
aOrth aud the same number facing the
south aud "A great number OF chambers,
according 10 the account of HerodOtus,
/ .5U0. above and below The subter-
ranean chambers or crypts HerOdotus
did not ace bat be heard that they com
prised the tOmbs of the kings who built
ne Labyrinth and those of the sacred
crOcOdIles which were attached 10 the
temple of Sebak. the crocodile god. of
CrocOdilOpOis. or Crocodile town.
These great reptiles were exceedingly
tame and wore earrings. and the Laby
rinth seems TO have been their sepul-
cher. although the principal pits in
which the mummies of the crocodiles
are found are at Manfalut The courts
of the Labyrinth had colonnades and
entrances into the various chambers.
The whole was surrounded by an outer
wall and the walls covered with hero
glyphics; but little is known of the pur-
port of the Inscriptions and the mere
fragments which have been found con-
tain the titles only of two
kings At one of the cor
ners of the Labyrinth stood pyramid,
fortv-one fathoms. or 246 feet high,
which was entered by subterraneous
passage. Two other pyramids stood in
the center of the lake, 800 feet high
above the surface of the water, which
was of the same depth at this spot On
the apex of each of these pyramids was
a seated colossal figure. These three
pyramids were the sepulcher of the
kings The Greek account gives diff
ferent names to the king of the Laby-
rinth. but the fragments of it which have
been found near the walls of the crypts
or subterrancOus chambers show that it
WAS Amenemha ". and his sister
whose mummes were perhaps buried
in the pyramids placed in the middle of
tse lake The arrival of Joseph in
Egypt has been placed by some in the
reign of Apepi H.. and some considera-
tiOns are very favorable 10 that conject-
ure. The name Potlphar. from It's COM
position. Is evidently Metropolitan rather
than Theban. Joseph married the
daughter OF the high priest of Heliopo
liz. occupied by the shepherds during
their occupation of the country. No
mention Is made in the narrative of
Memphis or Thebes. The 430 wears OF
the bondage of Israel in Egypt CORES
pond with the monumental date of 400
wears from the Shepherd ruler Set or
Saites to Rameses IL. and the opinion
generally entertained by Psychologists
i that the Exodus took place in the
reign Of Meneptah. son aud successor of
/ IAaIne.c~ IL ne fleNalon OF foreigner
to the high office held by Joseph i also
more consonant with Egypt being at the
time in the hands of the Iiyk-sho,. while
the Pharaohs II HeEopolis must have
known the patriarch. whose eyentful
story would have been unknown 10 the
native dynasty. which expelled from the
sol Of Egypt the hated Hyk-sho-. their
traditions and antecedents - Birch's
EgUpi from tie Earliest Tunes.
Paul HOwes. Chicago drummer.
while travelling ia South Carolina, joined
with a fellow-drummer in buying a one
thousand mile ticket The conductor
refused 20 allow bat one IF them 10 ride
on the ticket, saving that while IL could
b. issued to two or more parties. only
one person could ride on it at one time
and Mr.. Howe was pOt otf the train.
re at once took steps 90 sue the road
for damage. when the managers cvn-
Guided fheV had better settle the matter.
and pail him $1,000 20 drop the suit.
The adventure proved q very profitable
one for tho drummer - Phiiadc' pbia
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