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Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-03

present-day large buildings as examples OF arcn,
itectural advancement, comes naturally to recall
the saying that after ALL "there is nothing new
under the sun"
Scientists now agree that Greek art had ita
birth in the tombs Of BENZ -Hassan 1t was there
that the "key-pattern" and 'lotus leaf pattern
were used in decorations many centuries before
they came to be generally adopted az the leading
features in Greek decorative art. The various
styles in building commonly known to the world
as Greek architecture appeared in Egypt thou
sand years before the dawn of Greek civilization
1t Is often questioned why there Is scarcely Yes
tige left Of an Egyptian hsbtatiOn Of ancient
days; hardly a trace remains In the whole OF
Egypt either of a palace or of any sort Of dwell
ing place higher or lowiy The answer is a sim
pie one. Stone was considered sacred and was
used exclusively In the building Of tsmples, tOmbs
and monuments; it could not be used for earthly
abodes.
Professor Culin, Of tho University of Pennsyl-
vania once wrote a book on the games of the
world, ancient and modern. He traces certain
games back many thousands Of years. On the
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-03

work for all other religions. And this goes 20
prove the great truth of our own faith. which
was the backbone of the Egyptian faith for thou
sands OF years. Even in the hands Of the idola-
trous Egyptians, the belief in God Almighty re-
mained unchanged throughout the ages And
whatever was good in Egyptian doctrines doubt
less emanated from God, and has remained for
US.
Similar to the Roman Catholic teaching of to
day, the Egyptians believed in confession which
took place Immediately after death in the Hall Of
Judgment. The soul descended into the Lower
World, and led TO the Hall of Truth" :"
There it was judged in the presence of Osiris and
of the fortytwo assessors or judges of the dead
Among the pictures on the tomb interiors the
Judgment Hall is always depicted. The deites
Anubis and Thoth make the mummy stand up
while they interrogate it.
Here is undoubtedly the origin of the Moham
medan belief that Immediately after death two
angels appear before the corpse and. making Il
arise interrogate it to the life il led while ON
earth
A similarity TO the Roman Catholic faith a
also seen, wherein in the "Hall of JUDGMENT
a scale is held (by Thoth, according to the Egyn-
tans), wherein is weighed the deceased's heart
against the Truth. The deyourer an animal ~.
sembling the griffon of tradition and represent.
ing He'll, is pictured, seated on its haunehes IN
an attitude OF expectation. If the heart or good
deeds lifted Truth, against which il was weighed.
then the soul was permitted to enter the 8boaf
Of the sun" Here picture on the tomb wal
elbows the mummy upright in a boat in which
oarsmen are rowing It to Ashlu or Elysium. III
(COntinued ON last paEe)
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-03
THE
DRExEL-BIDDLES
EXPLORING
THE TEMPLE
OF
NARhAk.
THE LIFE SPRING oF EGYPT.

Egyptian boatmen of ancient days are pictured
as doing.
THE LIFE SPRING OF EGYPT.
The Nile has ever been the lifespring of Egypt
Around the river is woven all the ancient my
thology. Three months ago great discovery
was made by Mr.. Naville, the famous French
Egyptologist and e4cavator, Mr.. Naville un'
earthed, in the desert, life-sized statue OF the
Cow of Heaven Hathor. The statue. is in per
feet preservation, and is exquisitey colored The
COW is represented as rising from the Nile, water
dripping from its sides. which are painted the
stars, while its under portion, representing the
vault Of heaven, Is painted sky blue Leading
the cow is figure Of King Amenophis II. The
writer was fortunate enough to be in Cairo when
Mr.. Naville brought his prize to the Museum
there. The unveiIng of the statue was an event
never TO be forgotten.
When one comes to study of the ancient
Egyptian religion, many great surprises are In
store. While, during their scores Of centuries of
civilization, the great Egyptian popuace Worship
psd countless deitiea. yet there was another be-
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-03
IMMovABLE THRONES.

Across the Nile from Karnak, at Thebes, the
twin colossi of Amenophis III, tower over 90
feet in height; these giant statues sit, keeping
vigil over the passing ages, They have watched
the rising and the setting sun for over 5000
years These statues, "the grandest the world
has ever beheld," seem keeping watch on the
great temple across the river, the buildings of
which Harriet Martineau describes as "the most
immovable thrones that have ever been estab.
lished on this earth" A part of the silent past,
the colossi sit in majestic grandeur, hands on
knees, looking forward, as if into the ages yet
to come.
OF the many mighty monuments to the civil
ization of Ancient Egypt none stand out more
pre-eminently than tbs great pyramid. To be
sure, there are numerous pyramids throughout
Egypt; but the great pyramid built in the reign
Of Cheops, and which occupied 100000 men
twenty years in the bailding, remains, as Lenor-
mant says, "the most prodigious of all human
sonstructions." Known, in the architectural
schools Of ancient Greece and Rome as one Of the
seven wonders Of the world, and doubted by
many moderns 70 be the work of human hands,
the beholder Who has heretofore regarded our
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-03
THE RELIGION OF ANCIENT EGYPT
By A. ]. Drexel.BiddIe, II. r. c. s.

1s
The reality, the aweinspring grandeur of it
all! The pyramid of Cheops, the sphinx the
temples and the tombs at Karnak and at Thebesl
The stupendous size, and the remarkable state of
preservation in which the buildings stand to-
day! in the midst of such surroundings, scarce
ly marred by the hand of time, it does not re-
quire difficult flight of the imagination to pic
ture oneself back in the ancient Egypt of six
thousand years ago. The descendant of the
Egyptian fellah peoples the scene today. He is
red-skinned, with amond-shaped eyes, slight of
build; and historical authorities agree that he
is the direct descendant of the Egyptians of 5000
years B. G. More warlike races have come and
conquered, have deteriorated and disappeared.
but the ancient Egyptian stock has remained.
DIR. Bulge, the famous Egyptologist says, "the
Egyptian of the soil is practically Interchangeable
physically and it is not too much to say that
mentally and Intellectually he remains the same
as he was seven thousand years ago."
To be sure, the Bedoun and half dozen other
Eastern and African races now share the soil:
but, from them all, the fellah of ancient strain
is quite apart. There still remain some 600 900
felahin in Egypt whose strain is almost pure,
They are the counterpart of the myriad pictures
of their ancient ancestors that adorn the tomb
and temple walls. As one wanders among the
enormous buildings which belonged to a ciyiliza-
tion of five and six thousand years ago the real
ity of an otherwise forgotten past, greatness is
borne In upon one. The temple OF Karnak. with
its massive walls and myriad pillars, occupies
eight hundred acres. Around the top of its out
er wall it was possible for three horsemen to
ride abreast.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-03

S>z&ay learning and athletics. He first at
tracted puthc attention as pugilist
and in the amateur ring he achieved signal hon
ors. Then as hunter and devotee OF the
sports of the forest and field generally he won
honors. Later he plucked some laurel leaves as
an author and now he is carving out a name for
himself in the Hall of Fame as a traveller and
explorer, and in this capacity he has earned the
serious recognition of many of the leading scien-
tifc associations Of the world.
MIR. Biddle and his wife recently returned from
a tour of the Nile Country which covered
very thoroughly and resulted in the party
curing much information about the ancient
Egyptians and the accumulation of great deal
OF material in the way of specimens of great val
ue and interest They penetrated parts never
before reached by white people. Mrs. Biddle
was at her husbands side all the time and often
the couple were in danger of wild beasts and
hostile tribes. They had many thrilling expert
ences. They have recently started trip into
the Orinoco country of Venezuela which offers
great possibilities for the hunter and explorer.
Mr.. Biddle, aided by Mrs Biddle, has pre-
pared the following interesting article largely the
result of his researches in Egypt
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-03

y. Egyptian bOatmsn of ancient days are pictured
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-03
rHE Tonb or
MEhEpHThAH, THE PHARAOH
or THE EXoDWg or THE
cHILDREN OF ISRAEL

ar A. j. DREXEL BIDDLE, besides be-
. ing the representative Of distin-
" guished Philadelphia family, has in his
Ng0I time shone In many circles of science,
!@s@ learning and athletics. He first at
The Delta independent., 1907-11-15
Ready to Reetlfy Error.

An Irish Judge, among other Pc
culiarities had habit of begging par
don on every possible occasion. On
his circuit his favorite expression was
employed In a singular manner. At
the close of the assizes, as he was
about to leave his bench, the officer
of the court reminded him that he
had not yet passed sentence on one
Of the criminals, as he had intended.
Dear me-" said his lordship. II really
beg his pardon-bring him in imme-
diately."
The Delta independent., 1907-11-15
Worthy Advice.

II thou art rich, then show the
greatness of thy fortune. or what is
better, the greatness of thy soul. in
the meekness of thy conversation,
condescend to men of low estate, sup
port the distressed. and patronize the
neglected; be great-Sterne.
The Delta independent., 1907-11-15
True PhilosophY,

Let us see that whenever we have
failed to be loving. we have also fail
ed to be wise; that whenever we have
been blind to our neighbors interests
We have also been blind to our own;
whenever we have hurt others, we
have hurt ourselves much more. -
RuSkin,
The Delta independent., 1907-11-15
The First Aerostic.

An acrostic poem in which the first
or last letters of each line read down
wards form word, is said to have
been invented by Porphyrius Optalia.
nus in the fourth century. Double
acrostics became popular in 1867.
The Delta independent., 1907-11-15
Had No Assistant.

In answer to complaint made by
the town council of Cambonne, Eng
land, that the caretaker of the recrea'
ton ground had allowed the grass to
grow to an inconvenient height, that
officer replied that the donkey which
had formerly eaten the grass had
died of lockjaw and he had been I'M
able to buy another one to take its
place.
The Delta independent., 1907-11-15
Dresden China,

A correspondent says that on in
quiring at a Berkshire village the
postage on letter to Dresden. the
pcstmistress consulted the postal
guide, and at last handed 1t to him
with the remark that she could not
find Dresden, though she had looked
at all the places under the head of
China.
The Delta independent., 1907-11-15
War and Peace.

In my opinion there never was
good war or bad peace. What vast
additions to the conveniences and
comforts Of living might mankind
have acquired II the money spent on
wars had been employed in works Of
public utility.-Benjamin Franklin.
The Delta independent., 1907-11-15
A Soulful Jest,

A silly-season savant comes forward
with the theory that the human soul
looks like an oyster. That ought to
show why so many people get
"stewed."
The Delta independent., 1907-11-15
Character Writinu.

Every right action and true thought
and face; every wrong action and foul
thought its seal of distortion.-John
Ruskin.
The Delta independent., 1907-11-15
The Truly Great.

Nearly all the really great people
Of the world have always been cour-
teous, simple and kind in manner to
their fellow men in all stations of life.
The Delta independent., 1907-11-15
The ee,t Part Of the CITY,

After all, the best part Of any city
Is the part that isn't in 1.-THE eodn.
acres, not in square feet. and where
the grass is green under the trees
The Delta independent., 1907-11-15
Goal Of the Soul.

The soul has its natural bent as
we'll as the body, but while tie bent
OF the body is downwards, dust to
dust, the bent Of the soul is upward,
spirit to spirit.-T Sanderson.
The Delta independent., 1907-11-15
UnIucky, Indeed!

Young Wife-I am unlucky! Yes
terday the beef was roasting beauti.
fully in the oven. and while ran to
tell my husband about it, IL burned"
-Meggendorfer Blatter.
The Delta independent., 1907-11-15
still Encroachino on Man.

Now there are women burglars.
Isn't there any ayocation in which the
women won't take the bread out of
the mems mouths?
The Delta independent., 1907-11-15
No.

Fools, like children, may always
tell the truth, as the proverb says, but
that is not the reason they are fools.
The Delta independent., 1907-11-15
They Can't Escape Il,

Blonde ladies' arc always under sus.
picion until they have proved their
Innocence.
The Delta independent., 1907-11-15
Beware of MoIdX Bread.

When bread has not been we'll
baked it is likely to ferment Moldy
bread is poisonous. Buy crusty, well.
baked loaves
The Delta independent., 1907-11-15
Exception to Rule,

ENCeptIOn 10 HUTe.
The patience that causes a man to
sit on dock all day waiting for a bite
is certainly not virtue.
The Delta independent., 1907-11-15

The Price Of Happiness.
Only things to eat and drink and
wear are high in price. Happiness IL
At the same old figure.
The Delta independent., 1907-11-15
Tact.

Tact comes as much from goodness
Of heart as from fineness Of taste.-
Endymion.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-17
RIPLEY MAY
STAY EAST
Rumored that Purdy viii Sue
coed TO Position Of Train
master at San Marci9Ii Et-
ter Leaves Nov. |,

w. k Etter. superintendent of the
Rio Grande division. and newly APP
pointed superintendent OF the Okla
homa division, will leave about the
first of the month for Arkansas City,
Kas.. to assume his new duties. Frank
l.. Myers appointed superintendent of
the Rio-Grande division, to succeed
Mr.. Etter. Will formally assume
charge Of the Horny Toad on the
same date
1t is believed that r.. r. Purdy, gem
eral agent here, eill succeed Payson
Ripley as tralnmaster at san Marcial.
and that a Kansas man viii probably
succeed MIR. Purdy. as II is understood
that Mr.. Ripley Will remain in Topeka,
where he Is now on railroad business.
Many other changes in the directory
Of the Rio Grande division, 1t Is re-
ported. WIN take place soon. but the
names az the officials are withheld.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-17
FOR RENT--OWeHingS


FOR RENT OR SALE-Two-room tuthisheu
tent house. 1905 North seventh street
FOR RENT-Five-room. nicely furnished
house: strictly modern; shade lawn
pnrches. etc. possession at once hlghlahus'
t35 90. Address AB. care Journal
fOR RENT-Three-room modern apaf'-
ment we'll furnished. Lloyd Hunsaker'
9Ob West Gold avenue.
FOR Neutrality-suspicious. modern dwelling
partly furnished. we'll located; suitable
for boarding house. Lloyd Hunsaker' 200
West Gold avenue.
FOR RENT = Furnished modern 4-room
tent house; gas and steel Range. 22z
South High -
COR RENT-Ranch; inquire MS n. Arnoi
Z suitable for chickens or dairys good four
room house, cellar and outbuildings
FOR RENT-NeW four room house, High
lands: furnished or unfurnished. G A
Reynolds. Navajo Hotel
FOR RENT-Or will sell a two or three
rnomed house, nearly new. Phone IS4'
can al 6i2 y. Firth street
FOR RENT-Large barn with stalls fr
five aorses and plenty Of room for ven
Giles. large hay loft and corral. Address j..
J. j.. Morning journal.
TO RENT-For a term Of years, private
residcntce Of is rooms. ample %groundh
suitable Tor a sanitarium. Ten minutes from
the trolley
Also 4 room cottage same locality.
Address or call ON Henry Lockhart
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-17
LOW RATES BRING
BIG CROWDS TO
THE COAST
Bound Trains All Crowd
ed With Tourists and Home
Seekers Trains Delayed
East of La Junta,

THAT there has been no let-up in
the steady stream Of home-seekers
bound for the Pacific coast was evil
fenced last night when trains Nos. J.,
z and .. on the santa Fe. came In
from the east away behind time each
loaded to the gunwale with tourists,
c%olnnists and homeseekers. There
were hundreds Of passengers on the
three rains and according to reports
the travel westward on IA law rates
VIII continue 10 be heavy for an in
definite time. The trains west were
seriously delayed last night by trouble
east Of La Junta, the nature Of which
could not 81 ascertained.
Joe HolzmA the well known mer-
chant OF Corona. arrived in the city
last night.
Or. + NJ. johnson and wife, Of this
city, left last night for Laguna, y.
M. to spend two weeks on that reser-
walton as the guests of the governor.
Mr.. Frizzell. special agent for the
santa Zee At silver city. Is acting as
depot master mere ultlll a HuAt'0H'i y
E. O. Wells, resigned, is appointed.
Michael Weber, local roundhouse'
foreman. Is In Denver, Colo, on a
business trip.
Frank Myers. head timekeeper at
the shops, has resigned after holding
down that position FOR several years.
G. r.. Wood, road foreman Of en-
gines at Ration, who has been taking
care of both the second and third dis
tricts Of the New Mexico division for
some time. viii hereafter handle the
second district exclusively. A. T..
Amas. Of Las Vegas, has been APP
pointed road foreman OF engines for
the district, Las Vegas to hlbuquer-
que.
James 7. Johnson, assistant general
boiler Inspector of the Santa Fc sys-
TEN. spent yesterday in the city, leav-
ing last night for Los Angeles on an
inspection trip.
Frank Boyd. bonus demonstrator of
the car department at La Junta. was
a visitor here yesterday.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-17
A KnIIrond O,cr lhc Occan.

one of the most interesting of re-
cent railroad enterprises was the
building Of a cut-on for the Southern
Pacific across salt Lake. This road
above the water Is some thirty-hve
miles In length, Is carried along In
places where the water has a depth
OF thirty-odd feet. and was made safe
for travel only after many .%difhcul-
ties had been overcome.
Soon there will be another railroad
with a course above the sea. u Is
being built by Henry NJ. Flaglcr a. an
extension Of the existing line from
Miami TO Key West. The entire dis
lance between the two points Is 1870
miles. but II is not an open water.
The road goes by a chain of Islands
and forty-two OF these keys a. they
are called. and sev%enty-hVe miles nf
water viii be- crossed The depth ~
water Is from one % thirty feet
Much interest attaches Co the use ~
concrete in the work. and the Cement
Age says thai by Gar the most inn
portant part of this wonderful under
taking IS the siN miles of concrete ViN-
ducts hat span the deeper and more
exposed parts uf the gulf and ocean. "
Certainly the illustrations which SO
with an article ON the road no that
magazine reveal b most substantial
looking structure. and the figures ON
the material used are big enough tn
arrest attcntion-2N6 coo barrels of
cement 1sT.OOn' Uuhi, yards 1T
crushed rock. 106 500 cubic yaris of
sand. $4,000 lincal feet of uilinE.
100 tons Of reinforcing rods and g.
eco 600 feet 90 dressed lumbcr for
auDbcd forms.
40 the time when the article was
written seventy OF the iNf acres beg
the yisduct had been constructed, and
t was reported hat the work was
progressing al the rate OF ono auch
or nfty feet q day
Mher. the water is shallow vm-
bankmvnts are constructed and thor
uuehly protected with rock and 81
much of the road b. ahcady built
across the Islands that construction
trains run over seventy miles NJ track.
Tho width Hf the greatest water gap IS
1900 feet
This T. ueu4arkahle addition o.
Ar. Flaeisrs many costly Florida en-
tcrnriees and % g. aid that Ed has
been carried on without the aid of q
single contractor he full responsihil-
it's Tor IT, organization and direction
being PLACED on J. r. Parrott. vice
president and general mansger Of tbs
Florida East Coast raiiway-chicags
Recora-Heald
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-17
0UTHWESTERN
NEWS NOTES

senator Bob" Taylor of Tennessee
who was IN El Paso the other day
while there expressed himself yigor-
uusly AS In favor of the Elephant
Butte Reclamation project in the Rio
Grande valley Of New Mexico.
The Taos Telephone system viii be
extended To connect with Tusas, Vale
citos, El Nado, and Lumberton.
A prisoner named Brewer In the
county Jail at Las Vegas was folled In
a bold attempt to make his escape.
lie made a file by notching a large
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-17

pocket knife and had the bars of bis
cell sawed almost In two when ne
was discovered.
Probate Judge J. T. Evans, Of Ros-
well. s. being urged by his friends 10.
enter the race for the nomination TOT
delegate in congress.
Silver City is talking about having
'another smeiteE
New weekly papers are blossoming
forth almost every other daY in east
ern New Mexico.
Tucson and southern Arizona have
the base ball bug in an aggravated
form at present.
The annual meeting Of the Arizona
Cattle Growers association will be
held In Phoenix during the territorial
fair next month. The question of
some suitable and reasonable supervi-
vision of the open range will be dis
cussed.
Msxican Consul Francisco Mallen
was badly beaten up abou the head
and face the other day by a Mexican
constable on the Juarez bridge. The
officer. named Franco arrested the
consul and locked him up for forty
minutes on the charge of carrying a
s~ix-shooter. The constable in turn
has been arrested.
Mrs. l.. Bradford Prince, Of Santa
Fe, was almost knocked down by be-
ing hit with a base ball thrown by
some boys in front of the cathedral.
Mrs. Prince was painfully injured but
has recovered.
Three men charged with felonies.
sawed their way out Of the Jail at
Kingman. Ariz. a few days age and
are still at liberty.
The explosion of a stove at the
home Of l.. T. Baswitz I'm Phoenix
came p%erilously near resulting In the
death Of Mrs. Baswitz. The stove was
fred up after being quiescent for some
months and some accumulated water
IN the water pipe caused 1t to explode
with disastrous results.