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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Star, 1932-12-15, Page 111THE PYRAMIDS OF EGYPT, z) siccoxsu4 THE GODERICh STAR sieg ene frost inthconlY Wird t t eiac so it neediees dateribe theta Wee Et Sellident,8 fuzMr. Like Cheep* they sae ell °ma. a 414" "1Y "4 tin"Y "1 Debate War Debts nee -mentos a the Kings' Motdinatee *- girt to Perpetuate in etone their Power 170,110,,in•10, and greatetem during the few years Uteg ae Leteettry essi ream strutted *mow the mortal& D. 21111 "'geese Mighty plitee-tiav legetaide-v we got into tlselight, peovect to be a The trip te Memphis and back is a The tesine generatteos mankine," leld Greek toe% made Probably Oh- is fun a taw moo mewl sem 'eute. Ptidoty *Vetang, letteouber lad, the About eix miles west of Caere genet the mingbaue. Re wee eurprita didn't key traniiport: every mile or to we pose steeled Metall uteetitig of the fell term Oreet Peralinde ohm, which, trom buy tbe eutique tor 00 piastres ($2,60). throutat villege built ot emiebekett Waft held, with Jim Reeditt, woad Vice the view-emint a eletelerethea told *ill- Forged cares, Kara)* beads. atatnettra bricks, the hut e eluttereel toergethort faendent hi there*. tarlaneun. may ee chute:teased as manes and gutiques et all kends are steteurce of moue* ejet oe melt of tee water* a In hie opening *Oxen den thanked ereetest fully and wildest Phantasy. Vie vensiderable inceme to Oche alto, plow, the Nile when it overflewe: the tallithim the xtUdente tor the legier of bis election road te them erosses the Nile by a nue able, mei calling on Clod to wituess the in the Adds with primittve leoking and alas thank thole AO* lad, ehY hridge and followe a shady evepue otetruth et their statements, will sell you pleuglut chose by la cared er dookey way evetributed to the prograne _ „ eceaeles with ewe?* and well eultivetedrentilmes from the toMber just unpack. teem. The villeges have groves of pee= 'Me debate, °Weaved. that fflbePe eId On either side. On* Pieteatt where td front Binninghten or Berlin, where a end. they all sweet with. cleldren, chick- sheltie pity her war debte to the UMW the Libyan Deeert begin* and etretehes latge trade le deem thee lakes, Trine en, goats and bee, We renewed the State wee keenly contested by VIA away to the West the three largest mad wittt 410w:that ete vain .*u Arab guide toed ekwe besIde the river Nile, dotted and TITO upholders. It eats 9, eat preeerved.of the mane pyramids of ealatea a *mere strain on the stouteet with =guy teaell boats with lateen sails lane interesting euhleet lo view of the ir4orpt are grouped elate teeether. They altruism. slovny creeping to or from tedro.. This control/MY rant Mine 'between tWo cone *re named after their builders. The! Wein °beeps to the.Sphbot "telt ebee old Fether Nee, what * inyeterious river tinente over that 44011:, probleM. greatest is Cheops, the others are Cephe nal mYeterY'' is only fete minute* acrOss it watt te the ancientst 'Without it Egypt ren *14 Mgerellee, There are six the sends. It is unknOwn. when Or tellY fAhna not exist and the lend werIld have .baby pyrarnicis nestling around thent but it Wee Made but is eteepesen to be *bout magi:lied forever obseure. Rain never . Dave everlived worteless. but quite good imitation or an pleasant mut Interesting oae. The rod .of =tit less interest. 5,000 years old. et represents an ani. Tot Understend the wonder of these iriee, enobobly 114n, with a human heed . ;enormous pmea Ot Atone itis necausary ao:-alt-e face 24 feet *mats. It is hewn ay genethlug About their *ripe what:Irani the send rock on which the pyra. purposes they served end when and how nada stand, except the forepaws, whi• elt they were eqnstrected. They were built' are built in MasenrY. Front the level to falls alatig tbe Nile valley eiteent ilea the delta end when its Yeerly intinda- tiond occur between .lune and September it rises stbeut 40 feet at Cake. It wae a myetery to the and:cuts where the Witter& came froM end no wonder the worship - by anvient kinga as tombs or •Mentor- tt e top of Lts bead It. le 65 eet big and PO It as a god. Thee had an idea that leis of themselvee and it is believed tbat ;tile body 100 feet long: At one time the it bad iti source in st great spring away Wheat a king- came to the:throne be beganthuman-like featuree • were no doubt' -well to the eolith and thie 'spring, Annually to build his to and itePe, on building idelined but alas. the hand of time bits overflewed at the behest of the gods. layer after layer until he died, The leruellY touched them with Unfaltering Even Herodotus, the learned Greek, vats lo er he lived the hager the ityramel fingers and left them meth defaced. of the opinion the north winter winds of Ray Veen arel Ernest Crawford, up - PORT ALBERT Mre. Grey and Mb* Una Havitima ire epeeding the Winter meuths In Ooderieb, They are much Mimed in end mow* tbe siiage On Thuredey, Me, 32nd, S. a, No. 1, Port Itebert, will bole thele anintal Chtistieae concert. There le a geed pr grim being prepared by the teaelietell kunize Long. Mee Ituseel elccreight Ansi Iittie daughter Phyllis, left on Isriday for Lon- don. where it is expetted will une dery a etrimis operation. We eineerely 110Pe that she will eeMe home in the best ot health. The tamer Guild of ChriSt chUrch met et the borne ot Mrs. Roy X. Petrie on Wednesday afternoon of last week, The meeting Opened with lig= and prayer ape Bible reeding by Contain Anand• The ofterneon was partly vent (Mine e quilt to be given to the Children's. PACS 151111TIMIN THE PARK HOUSE under new management, is open for business MEALS BY DAY OR WEEK °Arrangements cau made for Dinner, Bridge, Birthday, or Wedding Parties, Club or Organization Dinners. 'Special Christmas Dinners DECEMBER 25th and 20th Cosy u:serttnent for tont with or without nasals P 51$ Shelter, Ctederieb. Son* blisinese items woe disettesed, after which the meth* was brought to a el04. telneh wes eery - ed by the beam. Ou Dee..elet there will be a Stmdey reboot Christian eouv.ert in the base- Ment Of Christ Chiral). "Acre son also. he a Christmas tree. A getid. time is ex- inetoe an* everyliody is 'welcome to at- tend. A silver collectien will be taken at the door. remelt Will be served by the ladles. • bolding the etennateve toe IIIA, argued -Au that II the debts were paid Wilt barriers NAVACAVACcilfra$MAIMOIEAVIMMAilegiCSMACAKiltatai$MOtatek nese Weld return. and the depression , Weald be lewered, the spirit et trientille would lite Their chief ttoint was tbit ell the MOW spent on Europe= arMa. . Malta IMOU14 %eve been Weed to PO the deneit to the United (States, MIA. de - Wen claimed, that the Anterleart Middle closes midst be Mined it the motley owing wits not fertheonibig. I Then Jean Robertson and Mildred, Anderson ot OM for the negeteve, pro- , ceeded to prove their side of the ease in grid thie accounts for their varied sizes. There is neither "inscrutable smile" nor Europe drove the sun south and lute the a very con.vinciane Insumer. 'Mee allow- , 1 Cheeps has A base covering 13 acres; "maiestic peaeeful expression," as some higher atmosphere,. where it would not ed how dcult, It was to %sty the debts' its four triangular fronts f see the carde. Poetic writers have described them, hiabsorb the Moisture and diminish the when there Is each se depreciatton In .nal points or the comPass and Slone to a.stead one sees 'a Weird. deformed, and ileod 'and when the winds pf winter ourrency. They msintained that pay- i 'Dent would endenger the whole .eeonomi- , cid world end besides, United Metes is only paying her own was debts, not In Wee as Europe but in gold. 1 •The judges, ellesee Vampeell, Me A. M , Robertson anti Dr. J. M. Field, were unenimout in the deeleion that the nega- tive side, 111E, won, The school -oreheStrit played Several 1. Popular nuMbers throughout the program. 1 which were heartily applauded. The , uo. ci, L itythin Artists" are not world 1 beaters xet but Ouy Lombardo and his Royal Canadian* had better watch their step. •° less Dorothy Craig, fair G. C. L stu- dent /rem A-uburn, honored the audience with seVeral Pleasnagly tendered tongs. Irene Stoll's journal conststing of cur- rent events with sprinkling ot jokes was eXtreraely interesting. • An amusing skit, "Aw Herta," featured Noreli Costello and Cordon Cuthbertson, Both have been invited to a dame at an asylum and each thought the other was a 'senet." The ensuing conVersation is fa of laughs till they filially discover each other's real identity, • perpendletilar iaeight 01 nearly 478 feet, batteredhead rather a lig With a at space ott top about 20 feet Pers. The nose is broken, the liPs and Ware front 'winch stones have been role mouth mutilated a14 the beard knocked led down and used probably for building off -it originally represented. a Teen's '•the base one realises the imariensit of the salad whieb had long covered •tits leen the great ins referred to lend ceased' the sun returned north and the waters flowed freely again through EOM' Modern eliscoverY 5110We there Was a grain a truth in each quaint theorY for • the Citadel of Cairo. When standine.et head. On. e former Visit some years age the lekes Victorta, awl Albert may have • thiS gigantio structure; a thirteen -acre body leaving only the head exposed. was . . . field covered .by "a tamentain of etene ,being eleareel away by the forced letter regularly built, poking its head, grim atid or some scores or -childrete'manY o then"' grey, upward, step by step, almost to the little mites, leaelt child had a essitet, , clouds. Arehitectueally it is merely the wadi it -carried On Ite. head 141 or send • simple shape a eena would belle meth to be deposited in the 'desert *Way from he wooden .blooks, sOmething that .woultd •the Sphinx. They weee in charge or a not; tumble down easily, but when one task-ineeter with a long cane and when • midden the labor expended oe It the a youngster iOltered or talked4 to another the cane was used freely and CMOS'. As - ingenuity and the Mechanical contrivan- • ces that must have :men eaeled into ex- the Wort progressed an **ming •under •istextee 10 %%Ise the enormous stones most the •side was disclosed leading into a chamber hi which teas found a tearifiolal of theta from 10 to 20 feet in length, thd ends 3 to 4 feet Square, One can parley table or altar used evidently ter religious realise solnething. of the tremendous lab- Purposes in the long past. In appear- oz- entailed and also something oX. the awe tbe Pyramids and the Sphinx ex- cept 'for thetr inunetise eize are profound- • ; tyranny and oppression, of the kings of ancient' Egypt, Herodotus, the Greek historian' and traveller, who visited Egypt 450 sest the priests told him it took 100,000 nien twenty years to build Cheops an the eanseWay, leading tit it erten the Nile to transport the stones. . The faces present the appearance of a great .etairteay with steps thee to 'four feet high in regular formation. .It is not • • A dangerous 'climb- but . very tiresome • Three guides to ertelt perstzt *re engaged to help, two to Mill yott-by the arms and • one to push andin dee muse they get' you to the top_ probably minus the knees • of your nether garments. From the. top one :gets a very fine panoramic view; • Cairo to the east 'with its cupolas and thousand minuets; the 'Nile a ;Over • streak. throtrgli ..the valley bordered by , green cultivated fields, and the Libyan Desert,a greatgolden sea of sand as far • • as the eye can reach' to the west and • close -almost uneerneath, the .other two large, .pyratteldss the baby pYramide and • theeSiehinx. • Prom the summit a guide will offerto. run down, cross the sands to the second pyramicl,.run un it and return hi twenty. minutes for -a small -bseksheesh It seems impeneible lie can do it in the time but off he starts bounding from stepto step , andurs the other about .400 feet and • breathlessly returns to claim hie reward. Later, ' however, you may learn that, a ' second Arab was *hidden behind a small pyramid land took up the running while number one rests and gets hia breath un- seen behind the same small .pyxtimid. .. Fifty feet ,above the base ae. opening leads • ; to a, passagewale eloWnwarde at first to the Queen's Chamber, then upward to • the King's Chamber, whe.re the royal mtentnY at one time was enclosed. 'This chamber ie about 40 feet long and 20 feet Wide, linee with lenoothly • polished red granite and in the ceritre stands the sarcophagus in which originally the coffin was sealed but at seine time. In the dis- .tatit past the tomb was rifled like nearly • .all the 'Egyptian tombs and the mummy and whatever treasute it contained was " carried off. ly disappointing. the sert in its annual meveraent soutb-. eael brines copious rains to. the tmpleal reelorae and Melts the snow on the motto - teen ranges, floodher the lakes which are the sources of the White Nile and. the Blue Nile and they joining at Khartown carry their floods iuto arid Egypt; and libaglish enterprise buffils barrages to dam the water and distribute it to ail parts of the low lying lands, making Egypt ter its size one of the most Prosperous coun- tries in the world, RELIEF FOR THE WEST Carload of **run and eVegetables for • McCord, Saskatchewan A day's journey from. Cairo by motor On Thorsen**, Dee. 1st. at 11 e. M. a takes us to the site of the ancient city of earload of fruit and vegetables for relief, Memphis, once the capital and greatest ieft McGaw station 0, R. R, tor McCord, city of Rive It_ wee OomnletelY saskatchaven. stroyee by the Arab, invasion over a thou- The car contained 339 bags of apples, sand years ago and today not a wall, not 60 bags of which were hand picked Worth- s stone, not a vestige a it to be seen. ern spies, 11e bags of quinces, 4 bags of sands have obliterated all traces et•it' carrots, s bags at parsnips, r bass a Time and the eicroachment a the desert sands have obliteinted all traces of it. There were three objects of cantiquarian Interest brought to light by digging a few years ago; one is a colossal statue 42 feet long of Ramese$ XI, the Pharoah of Exodus, whose heart wag' hardened agzibist the children of /sheet and from • 'whom the children' escaped. "harnessed tables, 'ewe otaleteeas beasere.and Swan bale of clothing. • The communities csintrinuting were:, Bemniller, Smith's HSI, Auburn, West- Ocription in hieroglypilitse "Mimeses be. deld, DentlYhreok, Porter's Bill. Lee3urn, loved of Amen.. • Nile, North St. 'United congregation and • Bisset Bros, a Saltrord Heights. A large alabaster Sphinx in almost per. nee ecial mention ought to be made of feet tonditton which probable at one - the Auburn contribution, or Miss Bailie's The play, "Isn't It Excitine eoncerns John Newcomb% efforts to prove to his wife, Lacy, that. he Is a reel he-man and can handle a. gun as well as the mote mirced vegetables, 17% bags Or cabbage_heroes'Lucy raves about. John arranges (10 heads to bag), 6 bags of walnut's, for George, hie neighbor, to °carte as a 57%' bags of potatoes, 114 bags beets, 255 burglar to his house end let himself be bus, turnips, 15 lbs. onions, 640 lbs. of captured by John tn Lucy's presence. beans, 85)14, dried apples, 18 lbs honey, But its -Fate would have It a reel burglar le pumpkins, I citron, 105 gents fruit, 912 turns up and in the 141x -up that occurs :mien jars of apple butter, 100 small jars John has a lot of explainmg to do to his wife. ;John' lleWeOngt "O. PliYed by Murray Hetherington, his. wife Lucy by Mary, Baechler, and their neighbor CleOrge by Barry ?ebb. Reg. Murray was the burglar and Audrey Smith acted the part of a, police.matt. marmalade, jelly, etc.. . 178 • Coes of. meet The guides had broug'ht 'Candles and in ft dint, flickering, bolt lighted, airless • chamber, situated about the middle of thie great mass of stone an inicanny feel- ing creeps over one as one toils to vision the mysterMus past of tills weird spot and the King who built it 5660 years ago; "When the Glory that. was Greece and the grandeur that was Rollie was yet • Widreautt a, Mit of the land, of Egypt." Another statue of Ramesee fl a lesser size lies/ elose at hand * fairly good state of preservation In the' hand is a scroll bearing an in. time Was worshipped or adorned the city is oar last object of interest on the site of Memphis. • • While nieatuting the Sarcophagus, WhIbh Is much larger than required for an ordinary cant a guide came to me and* a mysterious Whisper informed me that he had just found a "very, very an- tique coin." It was "very, very valuable; would I like to buy it?". and he pointed • out the dark 'corner Where it had lain for eentaries. Knowing from experience that Arab guides are Wonclerfiel follows for finding fakes I told him to wait until Front here' we Walt The burial ground` of Sakkara, by tamels or donkeys over the sands. There are eleven large pyra- mi.* here but it Is too fatiguing to visit all of them. /t is a comical sight to see a fleet of mounted „donkeys •pursued by a crowd of donkey -boys urging and beat- ing the little beasts to a txot in the loose sand; the mounts unaccustomed to the novelty of . their seats loqk undignified and sorry for themselves. lely ,wife chose the smallest' donkey so that if she was shaken off she wouldn't have far to fall and it was a case, she said, .of sjmifly "shutting your eyes. trusting to luck and getting it over." The first stop was the Step Pyramid, the oldest of all these hoary structures. /t is built In receding ranges. each about 25 feet high and reaching it height of 200 feet. A life- sized statue' of Xing Loser, the builder of the pyramid, was discovered quite re- cently in a chapel at the base. It is the oldest statue known and dates back 6000 years. The Serapeum or tombs of the bulls is not far front the Step Pyramid. A sub- terranean passage leads to this strange burial place for ;the bodies of 25 sacred bulls -worshipped in life and in death honored and entombed in granite coffins of colossal dimensions. The coffins ars now empty. 1Veany animals were worshipped by the ancient Egyptians, among which were crocodilee, bulls, dogs, tate and beetles Some years ago a cargo of =minted cats front 'Egypt was put up to auction in Liverpodi, 'I'h.e 10t was knocked down to a farmer for fertilizing his gelds. Alas.! 'Poor Pussy! What a fall, from being turned under by a profane plough, being turned under by a profane plough The leakkaro, pyramids. ere much alike, -11 s1amis1iiiMsaimEgmaim Skate for Health andFun • GoderichSkatingRink NOW OPEN Afternoons 3 to 5 p.m. Children 10e; Adults 15c. „Evenings BAND TUF-SDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY • Band NAghts, Children 20e, Multi 25c Other Nights, Children I5c, Adults 20c 'SEASON TICKETS Children under 12, $3.00 Students, 0150 Adults, $4.50 Skates sharpened at the rink under expert workmanship. This is one of the eailiest openings on record. What better Christmas Gift than a Season's Ticket for the rink? Jot AN CHISHOLM part In North street congregation, of Rev. Mr. Shaw's of the Elle and Bisset Bros. of Saltford Heights, also of the hospi- tality and contributions of " Jonathan Father. • ' The car wa4 wele filled and is going to one ef the most needy minacipalities in Saskatehewan. May 1 take this opportunity to thank the Jorietny contributors for their co-opera- tion and donations in this great work. Yours sincerely • W. J. PATTON • _ • DONNYBROOK Mrs. :John Cunningham has returned home after a pleasant 'visit with "friend.s in Detroit and Listowel. There will be a Chrigtmas tree and concert in Donnybrook school on the evening of Thursday, Dec. 22n0. A good program of MUSIC, recitationand dia- logues, Will be given, •as 1411 as a short Play, entitled, "A Deferred Proposal." Everybody welcome. COLBORNE Misses Dorothy Robertson and D. Web- ster were hi London on Saterday. Mr. Ernest Fawn, of • Towhee. Vent the week -end with friendhere. Miss Helen Clark eleited at the home of Mr„ JI10. HOUstai et Authree, last week, • ' The Y. le S. will hold their meetirig the climb. on Friday evening, Dec, 16t11, at 0 o'clock. IVIiss Jean Morris, BN., is nursing Misa Elide Bradford, of Goderich, who is slow- ly improving. The pupils of 8. B. No, 1 are present- ing Siete Christreas concert in the town- ship hall on Tuesday evening, Dec. 20, The United church Sunday school are' giving their Christmas entertainment on Monday eiening, Dec. 19, in the church. • The sundae school of the Presbyterian church will hold their Christmas enter- tainment in the township hall on Friday evening, Dee. 23rd. Miss Eva Pettnum has returned to'Toe- onto to resume her old Position after vis- iting. with her parents, Mt and Mrs. 'Walter Petenan, Vortos Christmcls Specials Mixed Chocolates 29c a lb. Z lbs. for 55c Hard Christmas Mixture 19c 2 lbs. for 35 eft )060000006m).%),)0.,),.),-uvomo,te.,40.0.00.10.00.100.000.2*.o...*.uma 25c1b. • Peanut crisp, cocoanut taffy, and molasses kisses lb. 2 lb. 19c ulaiiiiieMesiouisoommiae°Utelomo 50c. f13.- VanMa, • strawberry, pineapple, pepper.... mint creams, Bordeaux, Brazil, almonds; tilbeits, dates, cherries, maple buds, me- dallions, maple walnuts • t lb.• 21h. 44c 85c et Lady caramels, toasted marshmallow and ribbon candy • Ib. 25c 2 lb. 49c ioogetilegroocteigemeeigtoogigie meg reouglogo 40c lb.. Hard caramels, assorted creams, peanut clusters, snowballs, tit bits, walnut top& t lb. 21b, 34c 65c i000vgtovcw,....xwew.tcm“.tcoe.No"rooam.g...k..zp,*2;var*ad..owoo,.. MI Our Candies' and Chocolates are Rome Made Guess contest open to everyone withever y 5c purelinse or over, on tile weight of .our big candy cane which is on display in our window 'Contest Closes Dec. 24th at 10 p.m. THREE PRIZES GIVEN AWAY Full Assortment of Christmas Cands, Candies, Boxes, Baskets and Nevelties on Display in our Window' RETAIL GODERICI4 'Phone 170 WHOLESALE rittbikolrer-AWAtorrjr.17000,0,01§;r1070,0,040"VMMeorn-Mr4 wormook 6 6 lrt.sdr„"swfklr-t4avr,Itt,vqlmvttatootov,Itmrr,rar.d.rrot:altitrvmittrvvyf. • he Gott That .4aset':::''.4t Electrical FREE! e ffrOgrroltieltiCtilirAM-X1 ppliances ADIO Westinghouse and Phil.co Two Leaders that -incorporate all the worth -while advance. rnents found in 1933 Radio. 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