Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-01-21
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A STRIKE IN ANCIENT DAYS.

A STRIKE IN ANCIENT DAYS.
When strikes are so common in Europe
and America, twill beinteresting to consider
how the ancient Egyptians managed such a
crisis in the labor question. 1twas supposed
that strikes were an original outcome to our
modern civilization but the deciphering OF
a papyrus in the Museum of Turin shows
how the old proverb that there is nothing
new under the sun applies to strikes as well
as to many other things. This papyrus,
which is a sort of journal or day-book OF the
superintendent of the Thebes metropolis,
furnishes curious details of n workmen's riot
or disturbance in Thebes, in the twenty
ninth year of a King Ramses, who is sup
posed to be Ramses III. The wOrkmen's
quarter sent a deputation on the 2Sth Of De-
cember, to IIatnekin, the keeper of books,
and to several priests the metropolis. The
speaker of the deputation spoke as follows:
"Behold, we are face to face with famine.
We have neither nourishment, nor oil, nor
vestments. We have no fish; we have no
vegetables. We haHealready senta petition
to our sovereign lord,the Pharaoh, praying
him to give us these things, and we now adj
dress the governor, in order that he may
give US wherewithal to live"
These facts took place on the 9th of De-
cember first day Of the month of Tybi).
The general distribution of wheat was then
evidently due to the workmen, but why it
did not take place is not known. Perhaps
the individual who should have distributed
the food was absent Whatever was the
cause of delay, the need was urgent, and
Hatnekin, with the priests present, either
touched with compassion, or to prevent the
affair from reaching the ears of the govern
or of the metropolis, accorded one days ra-
tions. How the workmen lived in the days
following is not recorded in the papyrus :;
but some weeks afterwards they were in full
revolt. Three times they forcibly emerged
from their quarters, notwithstanding the
walls which surrounded them and the gates
which closed them in. ave will not re-
turn" cried kneftu to the police sent in
pursuit of them. "Go tell your chief what
we tell you; it is famine which speaks by
our mouths" To argue with them was
useless. "There was great agitation" writes
the superintendent in his day book 81 gave
them the strangest answer l could imagine,
but their words were true and came from
their hearts,"
They were quieted by distribution of
half-rations, but ten days later they were
up again.
Kohns, the leader of the band, pressed his
companions to provide for themselves.
"Let us fall," said he, upon the stores OF
provisions and let the governors men 60
and tell him what we have DONE" This
counsel was followed as soon as given.
They entered forcibly into the enclosure,
but not into the fortress where the provisions
were kept. The keepers of the stores,
Amen-NeXtu, gave them something and
contrived to induce them to return to their
quarters.
Eleven days later the movement began
again. The commander of Thebes, passing
by, found the men seated on the ground be-
hind the temple Of Seti, at the northern end
of the metropolis. Immediately they began
to cry: "Famine Famine!'' The COM
mander then gave them an order for fifty
measures Of wheat in the name of Pharaoh,
} 'who has sworn" said he, "an oath that
you will have food again. Most likely
Pharaohinever heard Of the event and never
received the petition addressed to him a
couple of months previously.-7He Pilot.
CHEST DEVELOPMENT "Chest, thirty.
three; inflated, thirty-five." Standing in
the show room of fashionable tailor l
heard these words proceeding from behind
the heavy drapery which cut off the meas
uring alcove.
AS l waited for attendance the curtain
was drawn aside, and a young man, who
had evidently Just left his order for a suit OF
clothes, stepped out. He was Of medium
height, with broad shoulders and fairly pro.
portioned limbs; yet the flatness of the mar
row chest spoiled all beauty of form by a
lack Of fulnesS, that meant lack of power,
a shorter life, and weaker hold upon eX-
istence.
Passing out into the street, my attention
was directed by this incident, to the forms
of men | met ; and, in my walk, | did not
CT nj oh
among the crowd Of young and middle-aged
men of all classes and conditions that a
great city's streets may show.
That afternoon | attended an athletic
meeting in one Of the city parks, where
every day trained athletes, representatives
from every part of the world, cOntended for
the champion honor in feats of strength.
Their perfect development was obtained
through years of steady, careful training,
which, by means of variety OF exercises,
thickened, hardened every muscle in their
bodies, and swelled out chests, whose full,
curved lines, whose broad fronts and deep
sides gave to the looker-on a sense Of tre-
mendous strength and of wonderful en-
durance.
Stand up 4 moment. Remove your coat
= and waiStcOat. Put the tape-meaSurea around
you-under your arms, across your chest
tight. What does it read Thirty-tive
inches. Put your hands on your hips,
thumbs in front-that helps to throw your
shoulders back never mind if arms akimbo
are positive proof of a tendency to vulgar
ity; now take a long, slow breath through
your nostrils. Notice the swelling of your
abdomen and the size of your chest. Now
have the same measure taken again-thirty-
seven and one-half Two and one-half
inches difference, now that every air cell in
your lungs is filled DO not hold your
breath long enough to feel uncomfortable
in the slightest degree; and let it out
through your nostrils, of course. Try that
six times every night and morning, and, in
Il month make another measurement.
SHE WAS ENGAGED.-The scarcity of
young women in Yakima county, w. r.,
has not only caused considerable ill-feeling
among the marriageable young men, but is
certainly proving an obstacle to education.
Just as soon as a young lady is installed as
teacher of school, scores of young fellows,
upon matrimony intent, vie with each 9TH
er to act as her escort to her boarding house !;
and it occasionally happens that one of
them will demonstrate his right to act as her
gay cavalier by "knocking out' the others,
should they persist in their attentions to
the new teacher.
Two or three weeks courtship, under