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m-_THE RICHMOND DISPATCH-SUNDAY. OCTOBER 3. 189T. 7
LIVED 3,500 YEARS BEFORE CHRIST!
T " "I I ' "I II '? I "" I" I. - ? .
. HAN IM tue WOHL ?" APPEARED IN LIFE.
(Proi ph ,,r bla |
OF 5,400 YEARS AfiO.
Ii|sii,\| mi i? in ?t\i: of MOST AN
( IE\T EGVPTIW < I.Ml. I'FRIES.
i GREAT ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIND.
Till? Manly Beiuily W4M n I'limoua
r i?l the- K.'iil'i.-!!? Ruled fb^
Dweller? on Two Hun?: red nuil
Fifty Th? u s und Aire*.
\1- : 4.-Th0
i lot aa be was when
him arid his
': :.' If it
:n tho
.-. ol muanmy.
i turles : died
. tornee to I the
oa rod of
The WOO
N.-nkli- ' bad liv. .1 on British aotl
daaa of !.. ill King Hal R
'.
iik in the years wl
i m, ?..nil praetl . - pond to
i duke. He had his
W b as It
He haOVany quantity of land, as atroady
Bad this wa i '.ni. d by bl
-
: -und In the
. of El Kab, which Is
i seventy-Are mil?
n t site of Cairo, there Be. aa an?
cleat cemetery, bo old that even the,
> whom the papyrus scrolls are as
fatal '.at as the waters of the Nile ?ir..
anabla t>> say whoa it w,,s Brat devoted
to the pnrpoee of hooalng th( n
tenements of the old Ecyptiane. The
I -t ha. lone found It a frult
ful :.. irch, and many a mummy
ti.at to-day is gaaed on in the moaouma
with i d wonder -.vas undiaturbed
here for thousands of year.
it so happened that a short time ago
persoi pi spi -tin-: for new finds in a
hill in the rered
a little pit. ?h1 h apparently ' -i never
Exciiv t the f.d tb It
it was ioi only something new, but, from
the archaeologist' B standpoint, one of
th. most itii| oil,uit Bnda in n very long
time, 'i : the entrance to a
solid chamber of roek, containing a num
:!ins or sarcophagi. B ?
these, there lay upon the iloor of
les, B.?
of h vario is contents ?how.-d
sarcophagi ontain?Ml the
my of Ne 6 the roll of
is and the ineciiptlon on the ear?
I th | .tot toa:loa that
were the mortal remain, of "tho
beautiful man in Egypt and prob?
ably tin- world."
Wh- ! the trranptnga of tin-, mummy
of this ancient a unfolded there
i!, i tij.. re- I
of any i.
wh.tso?rver. Tl a grinning akeleton look
tly like ahooe of to-day. The only
raa thai the shape of the skull,
the band*, and th.- fool were, while un
luistak bly Egyptian, of more ' class!.;
mould than those of moat mummlea Tho
formation of the ahull alio indicated Chat
wiuT whoa alii ; ted great
i development, thus justifying the
.?.I things which were said about
him tu the perYeetly preserved roll of
:.: inanus rlpt which recittd his his
Some of the archaeologists here were at
first Inclined to daubt the accuracy of the
claims made regarding this find, but in
?tion showed that th. r,- wan no
h doubt whatever. It would have
been Impoaalblo to oerpetrat. a fraud of
aort The papyrus roll, whtoh told
..,tory of Ncnkhelta, set forth that
BTARTL?NO FIND. *"
Fhotograpb or an Higyptlan noble font uneartled. Recorda in bl- sarcophagus state he was famed ?a "the most ftge?
hfjl iten in the world.'*
I S .1 ?Il ? * -?* .? ? . ' **! - ? -^?- - ?
PART OF ANOTHER BTATU1 OF THF NOBXJS, FROM A PHOTOGRAPH
his dominion extended ever forty-two
of the banks of th?- Nile. His n-sl
denos aras tarsi i Ntsawaka, wtn.h Is
supposed to mean thai the villa?- where
ho lived bore tn.it tltl?-. "Great vvrie nis
flocks. 0 ruler m ruleta," sags the manu?
script. "None were so wl Nun., were
so beloved. Th?- sun stalled on him ornea
ho Jottn f( 'I :.broad, and when be looked
with displeasure a sorrow as of death
aSBS Upon him who had He
was to his people what the waters of the
Nile are to Egypt. Great Is his name.
No man who lives was so beautiful. There
i- to take his place."
Perhaps there was a touch of Oriental
extr.: m this, but among the
In the tomb of Ne'ikhefta were also the
mummies of his wife and little son. It
would appear from the Information con?
tained :n the papyra. thai this oid-time
: was content with one wife,
Bom? thhag of a rarity In those days. He
rldently an axcoptlon to bH rules.
however, and this proi mts for
thi i ,. . n a of the mommies of hi.-t wife
and m n in his tomb. It is beBeved thai
if In had Bad u.ore than 0M BfB
would be some evidence in the form of
ion or otherwise to Indicate that
his Biv rita wife and the mother
of his son. It is held that Mils meat
h his only sun. from the state
u-?
THE PRIESTESS ROXED UP F OB SHIPMENT TO HNGI.AND.
statuas found on the floor of the cham?
ber was one which unquestionably wan
Intended to room sent Ncnkhcfta. This
was evidence sufficient that the Inscrip?
tion must not have been without OS
According to the Standard of beauty
which ealeted in Bgypt in those days
Nenkhefta was certain!) an Adonis. While
In sculpture the ancient Egyptian was
not equal to the genius of to-day, he eras
a man of much skill, end ?K is DO I -
son to doubt that the Statue is a fairly
faithful representation of "the most bsaar
tlful man in Egypt." 1
ment on the papyrus scroll: "Thero is
none to take his place."
Nenhhefta'a Wtfa was named Nvh-ntha.
This la the inscription on her sarco?
phagus: "Nyl.-pihi. the Queen of Netik
' ; " Nothing Is
BBld as to arhether or no she was heautl
i il. m it ! plainly avldeal that the ef?
fulgence of Neahhefta was such thai any
woniai.y charm ?:i h.s family was pCBO?
tlcally lost sight of. Her mummy Indi
that in no phyateal formation did
i : ff t r from the ordinary woman of
ancient Egypt.
The go. of the son shows that
be died when about 8 years old, and he
elther his father or mother. Tho
other statues found in the cave, hoald? s
thoee repreeentlng Neahbafta, his wife.
uno bob, were evidently those of servants.
It was the boNof In Egypt in those days
that a pernear, totr.h should be made to
reooasble as much as possible bia dwell?
lng place when in tb n".--h. To that
.i all th. things and persons whleh
BB i.- accustomed features of a household
were moulded in one fashion or an?
other. In this way, It was believed, the
change for the person who died would
not i < bo great
. mnmmmm?m? ??i? mn
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If you feel a Chill or Shudder, a dose or
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Colls are tho dread of many lives; with
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Catarrh. Coughs, and I I Throat.
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9f Diseases at your Druggists' or Mailed
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i-r
Cards, Bill-Heads, fctaternenu. Letter
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BLACKSB?RG POINTS.
CLASS WORK AT THK VIRGINIA
FOLYTF.CH?IIO l?lSTITUTB.
Th? Fr o< neII Team?Comes Ai
raneed for-The Druaght?Pari,
rtdees Plentiful?Cadet Promotion?
Aanoonced?Personal and General.
BLACK8RURG. VA., October ?-(Spe?
cial.)?Class work has been going on
regularly and smoothly this week. A
gratifying fact connected with tho matri?
culation of this session is that al?
most all of the students are taking regu?
lar courses looking to graduation. The
most popular cour?- If that of mechani?
cal engineering. In which there are seven?
ty-three matriculate?. Electrical engi?
neering aas 41; appli?;d chemistry. 52;
general science. 30, and civil engineering,
19. The remainder are In horticulture,
agriculture, ?pedal courses, and post?
graduate work. There are this session
more than thirty post-graduate students
matriculated. Among these Is Mr. Walter
Renjamln Harper, from Massachu
Betta, who Is taking higher work in nu
chanical engineering. A second gratify?
ing circumstance Is thai very few Stu?
dents have been compelled to inter the
sub-section, ah who bave senas are,
as a rule, well prepared an 1 ar?- able te
enter one of the four regular collegiate
clas
Taking the cadet body by religious pre
ferences, the Episcopalians are ?till in
the majorit1', having SOVenty-threo on
the rolls. Next COBsS the Methodists
with CO, then t ? terlans with 49.
and the Baptists have 18, Tns remainder
are divided among almost every faith
and creed.
FOOT-nALL.
Interest In foot-hall premises to be as
lively an ever. There are numerous np
pheanta for position.?. The team will.
in a large me. an?, be COSBpooi 1 Of new
meterla! sine? stark?. Tredwetl. Her
berl II. II. Mayer, Bskrldge, and Martin
i,ive not returned.
The following gimes an 1 date? have
been arranged up to date: October 88d,
DaJvemtty of Virginia, al Lynchburg;
OctOher .''."th. Fnlverslty of North Caro?
lina at Danville: November Ith, Fnf
verslty Of Maryland, at Norfolk; Novem?
ber 13tb Richmond College, at Rich?
mond; v.iv? 'ni.? i- Bth (Tbanksctrtng),
T'niv-ersity of TsansSBSS, at Roanoke.
Other games and dates vvlll be arranged
later.
Mr. Parker Bskrldge, I met hanleal
engii er grad?ate i ? 1888, has secured B
fine position with >i cigarette company.
His duty will be to i wt up their anv
chines, and ho will commence work at
Si. Faul, Minn.
Mr. F D. Wilson, who has been. <) r
ln>i the summer, Pr?sident McHryue's
secretary, and Mr. OsoCgS T. Hurface, of
the class of '95, both leave Una week to
pursue advanced work In eh?-mlstry and
biology at Johns Hopkins University. Mr.
Wll- < WlOO there, and did
hims.if and Virginia Polytechnic Institute
credit
Mr. II. H. Hurt, of Chatham, of last
session's graduating class, returned this
week tn accept the position af sssfatanl
In modern languages and history, and
will also pursue sp< dal jmst-graduate
work in chemistry and the languages.
Our town has already refugees from
th?? BOUth, who fled from th?- yellow-fever
mar.', and i y aas been mad- to know
If more will be reoelved. Of course the
answer eras affirmative Christie.
burg's Mayor was also telegraphed to on
the name subject, and returned the same
answer.
Mrs. W. W. Rennett, a former resi?
dent of our community, but now from
Botetourt, visited this week her friend,
Mrs. D. O. NOUrse, at her home, the old
Solitude home-place of the Prentons.
Mr Ftzhugh Lee, Jr., who recently
returned with his distinguished father
from Cuba, left this week for home, aifr
paying a visit of a week or ten days
here.
Captain Stockton Heth left on Thurs?
day for Washington, and will be absent
for a week.
THE DROUGHT.
V.'h'le w? SasnVoB very much from, the
,,:ht In September, the cattle are still
in fine condition, and hivo not lost much.
If anything. In weight. Great numbers
of ?hem have been marketed from the
y. and numbers are still being shlp
11 il. Mr. James Childress, of ChrtStiaaS
DUrg. tne largest buyer in the county, has
already ship] -l over IBM head, and has
as many mora to ship. Mr. Einstein,
win>^?! farm DOS only a few miles from
the Institute, has also shipped B fine herd,
sending them directly to Liverpool. Some
of ou.- finest cattle have not been mar
katSd y??t, however. Though It Is not
very generally appreciated, tho small
crcD of mast this : tlnctly fortbs
benefit of cattle. While very fattening
to swine, acorns diminish th-? flesh and
weight of fat cattle. Th?- cattle are very
fond Of them, and unless great care Is
sxerolsed, will feed upon them.
Uuntamen are unanimous in the hope
that the Legislature will repeal, as BOOO
SB It Baaamhlea, the law prohibiting
ShOOtiag BBlrlrtgOB These are, very abun
?lant, every ti.ld when? there |n cover
has from one to several coveys, and
sportsmen think that they had as well
bag the game as the numerous hawks.
who ?in tlnin annually moro Injury than
gunners. Thore is even some taBt of
killlmr a bird and making a test of the
constitutionality of the law.
The fact 1? that almost all land-owners
bavg their lands posted, and this is al?
most as great a prut- 'ion to the birds
BS the law, slneo It effectually excluded
the pothunters.
Rev. E. W. OaSBhtS an 1 family left to?
day for Norfolk. Mr. Cambie has aSM
r.. tur of the Episcopal church here for
more than two years. During this time
be nas endeared hhneelf rery greatly to
all of our community. It is with sin?
cere and unfeigned regret that w?> s^w
him leave us. After spending about a
month In Norfolk he will tako his family
to Tarboro", N. C, where be lias .? -
apted a caii.
Rev. R. W. Patton. an Episcopal clergy?
man, of Roanoke, has been on a visit
to Colonel William at Patten, his uncle.
Colonel Shanks has announced the pro?
motions for the ?c<?i?n, and the follow?
ing are the cadet captains:
For Company A. Captain J. 8. A. John?
son, of Albemarle.
For Company R, Captain Benjamin
Harrison, of Petersburg.
Fer Company C, Edward Graham, of
Richmond.
For Company D, John B. Danforth, of
Richmond.
For Company E (the battery), Julian
A. Burruss, of Richmond.
In making these appointments, claas
standing and scholarship, as well an a
student's military record, are taken into
consideration.
Mr. Miles, of Richmond, who has a
son at the Virginia Polytechnic Insti?
tute, was here on Thursday, visiting him.
The Virginia Polytechnic Institute Ger?
man Club gave its epenlng Karman for
the session of 189T-'? on Friday night.
About twenty coupl?s wet?, on the floor,
and a number of stags. Mr. fit E. Fra?
iler, of Charlotte. N. C. the president
of the club, led a very beautiful german.
introducing a number of new and attrac?
tive figures. The costumes of the ladles
were beautiful and becoming, and th"
tout ensemble was a bight of rare love?
liness.
Mrs. Buck, of Radford, and Miss Rice,
of Bluefield. have been during this week
the guests of their friend, Mrs. James
M. Holladay.
Mr. W. B. Alwood, State Entomologist,
?i absent in Richmond, inspecting the
Hood and other nurseries for San Jose
seal?.
Miss Virginia Houston left to-day to
accept a position in West Virginia, where
she will be a year or more.
Mrs. Hacking, of Maryland, I? visiting
her sister, Mrs. L. B. Randolph, at her
home on the campus*
RICHMOND, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16th,
ON THE EXPOSITION-GROUNDS.
HAVE YOU SEEN
Buffalo Bill's Wild West
AND CONGRESS OF ROUGH RIDERS OF THE WORLD ?
If You Have. Your
Know it Wtool
Unique, Solitary,
and A 1 o n e?The
ONE AND ONLY
Great P u L1 i o
Outdoor exhibition
that is
The Real Thing,
H.ine.t ami Onnulne.
So it remains, hut
it has been Greatly
Augmented and Im
proved by the addi?
tion of nuuicrioi-.
Novel, and Must im?
port nut and Appro?
priate F oa t u r *'??.
which make it ??till
more complote a? a
veritable
i;.ii..? of i li>. Itomauco
and the BksaHty
and the Trini-, and
the Vicissitude-;.
the Defeat and the
Victor1, oa of tho
Bravo and True,
? .ml Persistent Pio
leers who wrest-?**
from the Indian and
t!u> Spaniah-spoak
: mi Mexican that
.itst Empire ef Vir?
gin Western States,
whose Bright Star?
are now euibla
/.<>no?l upon the libio
Field ?>f the Ban?
ner of American
Liberty.
It>a*i anil RmIIm H?.
fore It I? Too Lat?L
' that Europe again
* expects the retarn
,j l f this (?reatest of
/ All Kih-.bitions and
that expectation
nnisr ho BaOS, so
Don't Mia? This
Chance
It May H? tha Ia?t|
The 1 ml of the Buffalo ! The Only Herd on Exhibition.
o uii;:ii .in Qypay faiko?,
I?? Indian Wan lor?.
OcalladUt, Itruic, ITnritpappa?. Sioux,
Cheynino, and Arapaho? Trllio?,
50 .\.iii.i i. < nwboya,
SO Mf \i< in Vnquerof, ?nil Kurallea,
;' <> south AtfseneM OneftMBj.
5?) Wa*teiu Irontlermuen, Marktinnn. Ar.
Petit C.ii-pt IVArmer,
,*.". I'-.il.iiiin Arab?,
:n Kn.aUn Coaaack? of the Caoeasn?,
i ..'ai-liiiieiit of I*, a. Cavalry,
Mattery of V. H. Artillery.
l.ot.ii iriih-Enellah Lanoar?,
lii'iiniu <'ulra*nlera.
ALL L'NliKK Uli ( UM U AM? ??F
Colonel W. F. Cody-BUFFALO BILL,
who will positively appear in person and take partiQ both the after?
noon and evening exhibitions.
Miss Anna Oakley? .Johnny Baker, The Champions, in Feats of Mark?
manship. Covered Griinilstatul. stsatlng 80,000 person-?, ass'ir
ing perfect protection, from HUN or RAIN On the llrst day
of arrival there'will be given a
FREE STREET CAVALCADE,
at 10 A M., bv a detailed Detachment from each division. The March ?nil
be enlivened by Three Magnificent HaiuMol'Music, led
" bv the Famed World-Travelled
Buffalo Bill's Cowboy Band.
At night, a Brilliant Fleet-ic Display, by the largest portable double ele<v
trie plant of i.'.'iO.OOO-candlc power yet constructed for any similar purpose.
TWO PERFOKMANX'ES DAILY, KAIN" OK KIIIXE.
Every afternoon at 2 o'clock. Every night at 8 o'clock. Doors opea
die hour earlier.
Genera admission, 50c. Children Inder 9 Years, 25c.
Numbered coupon, actually reserved feats at the regular pnce, and admis
ion tlckota, at the asnal alight adwpgg. eft! be on tale on thedav
of exhibition at Walter 1). Moses's Music Store. No. 1U?0 Main
street. Bloyelef cheeked on ground.-.
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It has raid to its policy holders.$?53,956,351
It now has assets of.216,773,947
Making a total of.$470,730,298
which 18 $212,793,000 MORE than any other life company has
ptid and accumulated in the corresponding period of its his?
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The Savings Bank of Richmond
corner Eleventh and Main streets,
lu National Bank of Virginia Utitldiujr.
C^P-tal.?.$ioo,000 00
Surplus and Undivided Profits. 52,232 44
Sums offl and upwards received ?ad interest allowed. Neaoti.bkP.a-r
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