Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-04-03

ruins in Egypt can be traced back TO
old, sharp-nosed, energetic Rameses.
He lies now, wrapped in his grave
clothes, the skin tightly drawn over
his face, his tight-set jaws and the
firm lines at his mouth giving abund-
ant evidence OF his iron will. OF
other great monarchs Of the past the
modern world has scraps Of descrip-
ton or, perchance, a rudely carved or
freScoed image. OF Rameses, we have
the real self. The most startling
sight in all Egypt was the mummy Of
Rameses the Great. That this figure,
lying before US, was the very Pharaoh
who four Thousand years ago defed
Jehovah and brought fearful plaques
upon his land is difficult tc believe.
The testimony, however, is indisput-
able. The Greek Sesostris, the He
brew Pharaoh, the Egyptian RameSes
IL, is here, a dried and blackened
mummy.
There are hundreds Of other inter-
esting objects in the Gizeh Museum.
Nc institution in the world is so rich
in antiquities, some dating back six
thousand years-and all worthy descrip-
ton that cannot be given in these
fragmentary letters. or all seen here,
however, the visitor win longest re-
member the face Of the great monarch
upturned to him with its sightless
eyes.
AFTER RAMEsEs COL. CHARLES H..
JONES.
1t is a far cry from Rameses the
Great to Col. Charles II. Jones, late OF
the st. Louis Republic and Post-Dis-
patch. Yet after paying a morning
visit 10 the mummy we dlned with
Col. and Mrs. Jones at the Ghezirel
Palace, once the home Of Ismail
Pasha, the "plunger" among Khe-
dives. We we're guests Of Judge Jno.
d. Long, the American Minister 10
Egypt Col. Jones looks younger and
more vigorous than when be was in
st. Louis wrestling with wickedness
in high places. He is spending some
months at Helonan, a fashionable re.
sort near Cairo.
In the Spring he goes to Florence,
Italy, where he has a handsome villa
upon a beautiful boulevard and
there may be some Missourians glad
and many sorry to learn-win not re,
turn to the United States until 1904.
Col Jones has not lost his interest ia
Missouri politics and knows the situa
tion there surprisingly well. HI
asked particularly regarding the
Senatorial contest, discussed the va.
rious politicians and their careers with
his usual pungent style and made
comments that would be interesting
reading.
SOME SIGHTS IN AND NEAR CAIRO
1t is a days journey from Cairo, b.
train, donkey and dahabeeyah to the
ruins Of Memphis and the desolat,
Sakkhara or "hawk's nestn cemetery
The donkey is the chief transporta
ton animal in Cairo. OF course Their,
are eamels and electric cars--think o.
going in electric train to the Sphynl
and Arabian horses Of fine fettle ant
cabs without number. But TO Sc,
Cairo properly in all its narrow, dirt
streets as well as in the highly-spicet
European quarter with its broad, clear
bouleyardss one must needs ride ;
donkey. So we did.
The Kodaker is at home on a donkel
mot 50 the Scribe. he prefers ar
untamed Columbia bicycle TO the
donkey with the harTassing donkey.
boy attachment. The clever donkey
boys name their dOnkeys to suit tbeil
patrons. Hence the Missourians were
given donkeys named Mckinley anc
Sambo.
There is nov only one Roosevelt In
Cairo-a somewhat fractions beast
slowly being trained into submissive.
ness by his masters. Next season
when the news Of the change In the
presidency filters into the minds Of the
Cairo donkey-boys there win be a 100
Rooseyelts. A little later the Scribe
had for a mount a gray donkey by the
name Of Lovely Sweet" Is ii too
violent a wrench Of the Imagination
to call up a vision gray jackass with
such a name?
At Memphis stood one Of the most
famous Of ancient cities, the capital Of
all Lower Egypt and witha population
Of nearly two million people. Now a
broad cemetery with splendid tOmbs
are practically the only remains Of the
mighty metropolis. AcolloSsal statue
Of Rameses lies near an Insignificant
Arabian village, a dozen pyramids OF
various sizes are In view, and further on
are underground tombs, large, beautiful
decorated rooms recently excsvated.
Here are the tombs Of Apis, a long,
large subterranean vault with thirty
four separate rooms In each Of which
in a huge granite sarc0phagus, was
placed the mummy OF an Apis or a
Sacred Bull. Some Of these tombs
date back to the days Of Mena, the
first king q Egypt Of whose reign we
have no definite knowledge. The
return trip from Memphis takes one
across the Nile and passed the still
used quarries from which we're taken
the stones TO fUrm some Of the pyra-
mids.
At Heliopolis stands the only obelisk
In Lower Egypt one was taken 10
Central Park, New York, where Il is
now falling away in a climate insult
ed 10 It's complexion, Others are in
various parts Of the world, more prob
ably in Italy than In any other country.
Heiiop0iis was the ancient On or City
Of the Sun. Here Joseph found his
wife OF at least Pharaoh found her for
him, she beinga daughter Of a high
priest here. ON the road 10 HeliOpolls
che passes Abassieh, where a smart
British regiment is stationed, the
Khediye's palace, q rather Indifferent
looking building, the beautiful Shubn
drive and finally the sO-cslled Virgins )
Tree, where, atradition tells US, Mary