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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-13
How American ArcheOIOgiSts Are Digging
 Up the Kings of PharOah'S Time.

burial. They wanted to hide their re- mains in such a way that posterity could never find them, and to cover them so that future generations would not imag inc that they and their treasures lay be- meath. Our cemeteries are chosen for tho beauty of their surroundings. We like to turn up our toes to the daisies and to have the green trees whisper a requiem oyer our heads. The old Egyptian kings wanted the dry, thirsty desert. and they chose this region, about as far up the Nile valley as Cleveland is inland from the Atlantic and fully six miles back from the green strip on which their peo- pie lived I can imagine no place more dreary. At this point the Nile Is walled on the west by thirsty limestone noun tains. As far as the waters reach the valley is the greenest of the green; but beyond them lies a desert as drear as any part of the Sahara. There is not a blade of grass; not a sprig of vegeta ton of any kind. There is nothing but sand and dry mountains. the latter all most as ragged as the widest parts of the Rockies. Some of the stones are built up in great precipces; in other places there are fort-like bluffs and other con- yulsons of nature.
 Near Old Thebes.
 To visit this valley one first comes to Luxor which is at just about on the site of Old Thebes, the capital of Egypt in the days of it's most brilliant past. The city lay on both sides of the Nile, but Luxor is on the east bank, and l had to cross the river in a ferry boat and ride for an hour or so through the desert before came into the valley of the kings However, my donkey boy was good one and his donkeys were young. His name was Joseph, and the brute l be- strode was called "Gingerbread."
 Gingerbread had a slice of skin about as big as dollar removed from his rump, and Joseph pricked this spot from time to time to hurry him onward. We crossed the green fields, winding our way in and out along the canals, until we came to the desert and entered wild gorge walled with rocks of yellow lime
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NCopyright, 1907, by Frank c. Carpen-
 ter.)
 Luxor
 A IL day long have been wander "A ing about through the tombs 4 \ of the kings who ruled Egypt three or four thousand years ago. l have gone down into the subterranean chambers which the Pharaohs who op- pressed the Israelites dug out of the solid rocks for their burial vaults and .have visited the tombs of other kings even older than they. The last resting places of more than fifty of these mon archs of early Egypt have already been ldiscovered; and the work is still going on, withH new finds of historical value Fevery year.
 Some of the best excavation is being idone by Americans This is the case all lalong the Nile valley. While at Cairo l found the money of Harvard college land the Boston museum uncovering the icemeteries of the nabobs and paupers who were buried under the shadow of lthe Great Pyramid of Gizeh at the time lof King Cheops. The Egyptian eX- tploration fund, which is supported by lGreat Britain, Canada and the United States, has a small army operating near Luxor. and a large part of the valley E3n which tn csc royal tombs lie is now fin the hands of Theodore M. Davis, 'wealthy American who has his laborers busy all winter long, year after year, digging up the debris and looking for these wonderful evidences of Egypts past. During my trip of today l met a young arch eologist, who is in charge of the Davis excavations, and it was he who showed me through the tombs of the kings and explained the symbols and pictures on the walls l went to that part of the valley where the ex- .cavation is now going on and took pie 4ures of a gang of 150 Egyptian men and boys now working there.
 Valley of the Kings.
 But first let me tell you something about the place which these ancient Egyptian monarchs selected for their
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-13
Somewhat.

From Puck.
 AS a poet, however, he was somewhat in advance of his age.'
 "fndeed?'
 ''Yes, he tried to convert his house into a museum before he had starved to death in it."
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T1nited Statas who are experimenting the Egyptian laborers They have quite an army of men at work and have been successful. Of what they find one-halt goes to the museum at Cairo and the balance to Che countries which subscribe to the fund. in proportion to the amount of the subscriptions The chief money from America has come from Boston, New York, Baltimore and Washington. and our share Of what is now being un- earthed will go to the museums of those cities. Last year the only subscriber from Baltimore was MT. Dennis. and his subscription was s100. The finds were so many, however, that he was able to send to the Johns Hopkins Museum articles which, at auction would have brought at least s1500.
 Mir. Dennis tells me that the present outlook for the work of the fund is eX- eeedingly hopeful. He expects that an- other great stone COW. like that which has been discovered and is now in the Cairo museum. will be unearthed. as such things are usually found in couples He expects much from the soil under the temple, to which l have already referred, and says that the people Of 50G0 years ago usually stored their relics in such places far below ground. There was a pyramid in the center Of the temple. and 1t is be- lieved that there is a tomb below this in which may be pictures. articles and i'm plements of times far back of any yet represented. We may have the actual paintings of the customs of 4700 years ago, drawings of the men at work and pie lures of the implements used by them. If this is so, America will have her share of all things discovered.
 In the Footsteps of Pharaoh.
 l have always thought of the Pharaoh who oppressed the lsraelites and forced them to make bricks without straw as living at Memphis. near whore Cairo now stands. The truth Is. he had a great city
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Ncopyright. 1907, by Frank G. carpen-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-23
KILLS MAN FOR TEN CENTS
Corn Whiskcy and Game OF Poker
Death of Henry Glass.
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SUTHERL1N, HALIFAX CO.. Va,
April GAS the result of blind
tiger and ten-cent ante In game OF
cards, Henry Glass lies dead and Bob
Richardson, both colored and whose
homes were near here Is In Halifax
county Jail charged with murder From
the evidence before the coronSrs In
quest held at the place of murder by
Mr. c. NJ Waddell. justice of the peace
it appears that Henry Glass and his
four sons went to Richardson's home
about II o'clock Saturday night and
bought of him one gallon of whiskey,
where all remained drinking TIL )
o'clock, when the Glasses got up to
leave. A game Of cards was proposed
with an ante of ten cents between
Richardson and the Glass sons. After
the game had progressed some time
the boys got up to leave. Richardson
charged them with having stolen ten
cents from him. which they denied.
They were then ordered out by Rich
ardson After going out they recol-
lected their father being left In the
house asleep. They went back In the
house to get him, and as he had been
gotten awake and was going out of the
door. Richardson drew his pistol and
fired. the ball entering the back OF the
old mans neck, causing instant death.
Richardson then fired four other shots
at the boys, none of which, however.
had effect.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-23
SLEEP IN SAME GRAVE.
Closing Chapter Of Clifton Forge
Traqedv Occurs.
to The Timcs-plspatct

Especial to The Timcs-Dispatch.]
CLIFTON FORGE, VA, April 22.-The
closing chapter in the Gay-Pendleton
tragedy of last Thursday morning was
enacted here to-day. when the funeral
took place from the Baptist Church at
: o'clock. This church seats about 500
people and at least 1000 people were in
the building this afternoon, many more
having been turned away who could not
gain admittance. Revs. George T.. Davis,
w. II. Sanders and l.. Fl. Paul conducted
the services. Following the exercises in
WyA church the funeral party made its
~ TO Crown Hill Cemetery, where the
bodies of Mr.. Gay and Miss Pendleton
We're inferred In the same grave. Fully
1000 people were in tho cemetery to wit
ness the burial. Work was practically
suspended in The Chesapeake and Ohio
shops again to-day, and business In other
lines was interrupted by the funeral The
procession was the longest ever to occur
here, and the funeral itself, the saddest
on record In this section of Virginia. The
tragedy is still on the lips of every citizen.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-23
SELL FAIR GROUNDS.
Stockholders Will Dispose Of
Heathsville Property at Auction.

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FRED ERlCKSBURCi.V VA, April "a
The stockholders OF the Northern Neck
Agricultural Association of Northum-
berland county have decided to sell at
public auction their fair grounds, near
Heathsville, in that county.
The Baptist Young Peoples Union
of this city, at a meeting last night,
elected the following officers: Gran
Vile r, Swift, president; NJ g.. Willis.
vice. president; A. p. Dempsey, secre-
tary; Miss -Aliene Cole, treasurer.
The friends of E. II. DeJarnette, Jr.,
an attorney of Orange Courthouse. are
cndeavoring to bring him out as can
ddate for the Democratic nomination
for the House of Delegates from
Orange county. c. c. Taliaferro, the
incumbent, is candidate for re-elec-
ton. There are four candidates for
the Democratic nomination for the
House of Delegates in the district COM
posed of Westmorcland and Northum-
berland counties. They are George
Mason, the incum bent, and w. T. Mayo,
of Westmoreland; T. A. Jet and w. p.
Sydnor of Northumberland. In the
district composed of Lancaster and
Richmond counties, John Curlett, the
incumbent, has no opposition as yet for
recollection,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-23
WOMAN IN MALE
GARB WAS SLEUTH.
She Was Trying to Catch Up
With Lover When Killed by
White Boys.
PRELIMINARY HEARING TO-DAY
Danvillc Mayor Will Listen to
Plea Of sclf-Defensc-Two
Youths Confess.
PRELIMINARY HEARING TO-DAY
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DANV1LLE. VA, April 22.--The coro-
ners jury investigating tho death OF
| Ellen Elliott the negro woman who was
| killed in n negro suburb of Danville Sat
| urday night while masqueradinE In male
| attire by crowd of white boys. returned
Il verdict to-day, placing the blame on
Tom l.. Walker, Joe Baugh, Oscar Meath
erly and John II. Talbot All of the
above are white and are now In jail. their
ages ranging from fifteen to twenty-onc
years. One Of the boys wears knee trons-
ers The investigation to-day showed the
woman, accompanied by Tom Quinn, a
negro man, was walking along the street
when ono OF crowd of boys threw some
rocks at the couple. Tho woman then
cursed the boys and n quarrel followed
The boys claim that tho woman fired at
them twice with pistol, after which
they closed u on her and beat her to
death.
Walker confcsses knocking the woman
down with q beer bottle. and Baugh con-
fcssed twice plunging a long knife into
her back. Walker says he wrestcd a
pistol from tho hands of tho woman and
fired twice at Tom Quinn, who fed when
tho fight first began, but who started
back. Tho boys then kicked thu woman
and hit her with rocks. leaving Der in a
dying condition. Either the blow on the
head or the stab wound was sufficient to
have caused death. Tom Quinn, at the
hearing to-day. stated that the woman
suspected that he had been going with
ether women and dressed up as a man
Saturday night to catch him. Quinn iden-
tilted tho pistol taken from Walker as
being his property, and explained that
the woman must have taken 1t from his
room.
The boys will be given preliminary
hearing In the Mayors Court tomorrow
morning, and will probably plead self
defense. Some OF them are prominently
connected.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-23
Tail-Birds Work as Well as Sing.

CHESTERFIELD C. H.. VA, April
22.-Following up a resolution adopted
some months ago, the Chesterfield SUI
pervsors to-day directed the manager
of the newly organized district road
force to take charge of all male pris-
oners from this time on who shall be
confined in the county Jail for misde-
meanors or failure to pay fines. and
work them on the county roads as the
force of twenty odd penitentiary con-
vcts is now being worked by tho
county superintendent of roads. About
half a dozen jailbirds are now avail
able, and these Will at once be put to
work with tho regular road hands.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-23
a Lazy Liver

May DO only tired liver, or a starved
liver. It would be d stupid ns we'll as
savage thing to beat q weary or starved
man because he Jagged In his work. So
In treating tho tagging, torpid liver It Is
a great mistake to lash It with strong
drastic drugs. A torpid liver is but an
Indication ofJan ill.nourishcd, enfecbled
body whose organs are weary with over
work. Start with the stomach and allied
organs Of digestion and nutrition. Put
them in working order aud sec how
quickly your liver will become active.
DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
has made many marvellous cures Of "livcr
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increases the sccrctlons OF the blood-mak.
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sonous accumulations, and so relieves tho
liver Of the burdens Imposed upon it by
the detection OF other organs.
II you have bitter or bad taste In the morn
Ing. POOR or Gariablc appetite. conted tongue,
foul breath. cohstipatcd or Irregular bowels.
feel weak. casll8 Tired. despondent. FREQUENT
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perhaps nausea, \hl>ap~esol rrislngsr in
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The "Discovery" is non-sccrct. non-alco-
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Don't accept q substitute of unknown
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-23
IN SERIOUS CONDITION.
Frank Wilson, Who Ran Game
of Chance. Severely Beaten.
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ISpeclhI 70 Tho Tlmes-DlspntchI
DANVILLE. VA, April 22.-Frank
Wilson, white man about thirty years
of age. and whose home is In Licking
ton, KY. is at the General Hospital
here in serious condition as the re-
suit of being waylaid and assaulted
Saturday night in front of the First
Baptist Church and in the heart of the
residential section of the city. Wilson
came here with Smiths carnival and
conducted game of chance. He be-
came involved in some dispute with
some patrons, young white men. anG
j closed up his tent to avoid trouble. 1t
I Is supposed that members of the party
waylaid him. He was struck over tho
head with some blunt instrument. anG
picked up in an unconscious condition
The injury is not expected to prove
fatal.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-23
KILL MANY SHEEP.
Dogs Attack Flock Belonging to
Mr.. Green, Killing Twenty-Six.

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FREDERICKSBURG, VA. April "a
A County Teachers Association has been
formed in Lancaster county, with John
Curlett, president; Miss Sue Mitchell,
vice president: Miss Jennie Downing,
ltreasurcr; Miss Genevieve Pinckard,
secretary.
DR.. l.. NJ. Irving and several associ-
ates of Irvington, have purchased a
steamer in New York with which to run
excursions on and around Hampton
Roads during the Jamestown EXPOSE
ton.
benjamin Palmer, Of Canada, has
purchased of w. II. Peden his farm in
Stafford county. three miles from this
city, and will make it his home. taking
possession at once.
The new Baptist Church at Fairport,
in northumberland county, will be ded-
icated on June I'd.
Dogs a few nights ago attacked the
flock of wcll-bred sheep belonging to
A. II. Green, in Prince William county,
and killed twenty-sx specimens.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-23
VOTES AGAINST 1T.
Winchester Presbytery Turns
Down Proposition.
[ special 10 NC Wines. pispntch

WINCHESTER, VA, April 23.--Af-
ter an important meeting, Winchester
Fresbytery, which Is composed of all
the churches OF that denomination in
the lower Valley of Virginia and por-
lions of West Virginia and Maryland,
adjourned yesterday at Clearbrook,
this county. One of the principal
transactions was presbvtery's refusal
to indorse or accept the articles OF
agreement proposed for closer re}a-
lions with reformed churches, not
withstanding about wo-thirds of tho
Presbyterian churches Of Virginia have
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-23
LAUNCHES COLLIDE;
COXSWA|N browns
Man Looking After Safety Of
Others Disappears
Forever.
TO AVOID SUCH ACCIDENTS
TO AVOID SUCH ACCIDENTS
Admiral Evans Promulgates
Order Designed TO Make
Them Impossible.

NORFOLK, VA, April 22.--The col
about midnight Friday between the steam
launches OF the battlcships Virginia and
Connecticut resulted in the death of the
coxswain of the Virginia's launch.
The two bouts came together with
such force that the entire crew Of the
launch from the Virginia was thrown INTO
the water. The searchlghts of the Con-
necticut, near which the accident oc-
Cured were Immediately turned on, and
the men scrambled into the Connecticut
launch. their own having turned turtle.
A derrick was thrown out from the
Connecticut to pick UP the overturned
launch. Just as it had apparently been
made fast the coxswain climbed aboard
to see that ali was right, and as he did
so the launch slipped from the derrick.
throwing him violently into the water.
Every effort was made 10 rescue him, but
he was never seen again.
An order has heen promulgated by Ad-
miral Evans whereby accidents viii be
avoided in the future. Each division OF
the fleet will send their launches ashore
at different hours, thereby doing away
with the congestion which would other
wise occur at the government landing at
Old Point.
Inspects the Tidewater.
General Manager Dupuy. Chief Engl-
neer Fenstrom and Assistant Engineer
Taylor. who, with President Page, OF
the Tidewater Railway, has been on an
inspection OF that road and the new
Deepwater connections in West Virginia
returned to the city yesterday highly
pleased with conditions rs they founts
them all along the line. They Travelled
in their special car for liz miles west OF
Norfolk on the Tidewater tracks, and then
the Norfolk and Western transferred them
from Brookneal in Campbell county.
where the TIdewater has nine miles of
track laid; thence to Roanoke, where
eight miles OF track is laid and thence
to Matoaka, where the Deepwater line
was reached.
The Tidewater management expects to
have its tracks into Victoria, Luncn-
burg county. by May 1st.
The Tidewater officials are not yet
ready to announce definite plans for the
new union station depot on East Main
Street, and say 1t will be some time be-
fore this is done: that there are many
plans to be worked out as yet, and that
the ideas of the other railroads that are
to join in the union depot must be re-
ceived and gone over.
The Tdewater has gotten in bids for
its new $4,000 brick freight depot, but
the contract has not yet been let.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-23
MISS INQUIRE TO WE'D.
Granddaughter of John Randolph
Tucker to Be Bride.

ISpeCluI TO THO NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
WINCHESTER. VA, April 22.-Dr.
and Mrs. William r. MCGUIRE to- day
announced the engagement OF their
daughter, Leila Moss Mcclure. to Lewis
Huntington Hyde, of New York. the
wedding to take place at Christ Pro-
testant Episcopal Church about the
middle of June. Miss Mcclure is a
granddaughter of the late John Ran
dolph Tucker, the distinguished jurist
and statesman. and niece of the late
DR.. Hunter Holmes Mcclure, the Rich
mond surgeon. Mr.. Hyde Is a promi-
nent lawyer Of New York and a mem
Der of the law firm of Hyde & Leonard
of that city. He is member of the
Players and several other New York
clubs. and is we'll known socially and
in legal circles.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-23
STEAMERS IN SMASH-UP.
British Vessel Collides- With Old
Point Comfort.
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NEWPORT NEWS. VA, April %
Going full-speed ahead the New York,
Philadelphia and Norfolk steamer. Old
Point Comfort. crashed into the British
fruit steamer Barnstable. just aft of
amidships yesterday morning near
Cape Charles. Both vessels were con-
sidcrably damaged, but no one was
injured. The Barnstable proceeded to
Baltimore, arriving there this morn
ing and the Old Point Comfort. as
soon as her passengers had been dis
charged, came to the shipyard here
for repairs.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-23
HOTTEST CAMPAIGN
BRISTOL EVER SAW.
1t Ended Yesterday and To-Day
the Saloon and Anti-Saloon
Forces Will Vote.
HAVE AN IMPOSING PARADE
Probably Three Thousand Pco-
pie, Will Be III Line, Carry
ing Banners.

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BRISTOL, VA, April 22.--To day
ends the hottest campaign In Bristol's
history, and Tomorrow a battle of
ballots will decide whether or not
the open saloon is to be banished from
Bristol. No question has ever arisen
here that has created the excitement
and enthusiasm of this local option
campaign II the liquor forces should
win, the victory in Bristol, Tenn. Just
recently recorded. when that munich
patty voted almost unanimously to
abolish saloons, would be virtually
lost, although no matter what the de-
cision of Bristol, Va, may be. saloons
cannot exist in Bristol, Tenn, under
the Pendleton law.
The temperance people will fill the
streets as early as o'clock tomorrow
morning, when men, women and chill
dren, representing every church or
ganization and all the schools and coll
lagos, will assemble In front of the
Central Presbyterian Church, at Cum
berland and Moore Streets. and Will
spend an hour in prayer and song. af-
ter which a parade will be formed,
headed by the Bristol Military Band,
and carrying every sort of temper
ance banner. The principal streets VIII
be paraded in the interest of the tenn
perancc fight. and it is thought that
not less than 5000 people will be in
the parade. The chief marshal of the
parade will be Major A. D. Reynolds. a
brother Of r. ]. Reynolds, the millions
aire tobacco manufacturers, of Winston,
n. C. ;
The temperance people are confident
of winning, but realize that 1t is to
be struggle that will require every
particle of their strength to make
sure of q substantial victory.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-23
Provide Water Supply.

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BRISTOL, VA, April 22.-Bristol,
Tenn. having sold water-works bonds
to the extent Of 100000 to the now
First National Bank, Of Columbus. O..
Saturday, will take up at once the
matter of providing tho city with a
new water supply. The water mains
will he extended to the Preston
Springs, six miles east OF Bristol. The
city will own the water-works. and
will pay to the ol-Goodson Water
Company for the plant the sum of
$l5l 900