Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-09-16
DELvE IN THE PAST
NEW AND INTERESTING LlGrT
ON EGYPTIAN HISTORY.
British Explorers Find Habitatlons o,
the Ancient Shepherd Kings Of
the lsraelites, Centuries
Before Christ

Al University College this yer the
annual exhibition Of the years work
that has been done in Egypt by the
British School of Archaeology and the
Egyptian Research Account has very
wisely been so subdiylded as to pre-
sent distinct foci OF interest, so that
the intelligent visitor In surveying the
tokens which Prof. Petrie and Mr.
Duncan and Mr. Gilbert Smith have
brought home, Is conscious OF the
meaning and the Implications OF the
discoveries, says the London Graphic
The exhibits are elucidated by plans
and models; and the rather formal
and concentrated descriptions offered
by the published reports are supple
mented each day by little lectures
which are delivered in the morning
and afternoon by some one or other
OF the archelogosists. Last year the
chief work OF the British school was
along the eastern side OF the delta
between Cairo and Ismailia; and II
has brought 10 light, after many con
turtles. the habitations OF the ancient
shepherd kings OF the Israelites. the
Hyksos and one OF the cities that they
built. At Tell-el Yehudlyeh the exca
vations laid bare great camp which
is certainly older than the eighteenth
dynasty and enshrines within its son
fines many graves and tombs which
are OF the period OF these shepherd
kings OF Israel who ruled $500 years
before the coming OF Christ The de
fenses OF the camp. not unlike great
'fonduk," such as now exists in the
Sahara as refuge for travelling car
avans, were chiefly earthworks; and
II Is evident that its dwellers relied
on their archers and singers to keer
off the enemy on the long "glacis" o.
the approaches to the walls. But the
camp reveals that the relations be
tween Israel and Egypt were not al
ways such as have been supposed,
that time brought Its revenges, and
that a great wall was built around the
camp by the skilled masons OF Egypt
"a wall OF finest limestone, In blocks
from the hills 25 miles away. Truly |
when one contemplates this link Of
continuity OF labor between the pyra
mlds and the Assouan dam. one begins
to sympathize with the Egyptians al
race who have neye- been allowed
to cease from their building. A very
interesting model OF this primeva |
camp is among the exhibits. Not lesi
fascinating Is a piece OF temple sculp |
ture representing Ramessu II. Staying
Syrian before the god Atmu. II
formed one side OF the temple at the
Israellte city OF Raamses at Tell-el |
Retabeh. BY the ancient site OF |
Avaris was found tho great mound ant
temple which Onias. the high priest |
built. lie had fed from the persecu /
tions OF Antiochus Epiphanes. ant
came to Egypt about $50 b. c. tC
found new jerusalem and raise 6
temple to Jehovah where the Jew
might worship In peace. One OF tn,
most singular discoveries in connec
tlon with this temple was piece o.
the builders account showing brlcki
to have been delivered by Jew
named Abram, together with other de
tails which corroborste those that ar,
set down in the history of Josephus.
As to Stray Cats.
A man OF cats declares II Is the
worst OF luck for pet black cat to
forsale your home. A woman of cats
asserts 1t is the best of luck. In the
middle ages Satan's favorite form was
black cat Witches always have a
cat as their familiar. stray black pussy
in preference. II white cat races
across your yard child is going to
die. II stray cat Of any color takes
up with you. making your home It's
home, you will have good luck.
Domestic Bliss.