Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-08-27
Tho Sever Old Wonders and the Seven
New.

gest OF these is 693 feet square aud 496 high,
and its base covers III aoros of ground.
I'd. Tho Mausoloum, erected to Mausolus,
a king Of Oaria, by his widow Artemisis.
1t was SO feet long and 35 feet high.
3D.. Tho Temple Of Dianpa at Ephesus.
This was 1876 feet 10 length and 22e feet in
breadth.
18th. The Walls aud Hanging Gardens Of
Babylon. These walls are stated by Hero
dotus to have bcon 81 feet thick $50 feet
high, and 60 miles in length, and the state
mont is deemed cridible, by modern anti
qusrians.
9th. The colossus Of Rhodes. This was a
brascn statute Of Apollo, los feet in heigth,
standing at the mouth Of the harbor of Rhod.
es.
9th. The statute of Jupiter Olympus, at
Athens, which was made Of ivory aud gold,
and WAS wonderful for its beauty rather thar
for its size.
7th. The Pharos Of Ptolemy Philadelphus.
This was a lighthouse 500 feet high, on tho
island Of Pharos, ct Alexandria, in Egypt.
A fire of wood was kept burning on its sum
mits during the night to guide ships to the
harbor-
The seven wonders Of the new world are:
The art of Printing; Optical Instruments, such
as tho Telescope and Microscope Gunpow-
der; the Steam Engine Labor saving Mach
incry; the Eclectic Telegraph; and the
Photograph.
TIE NOBLE QUEEN. Once 10 a time Of
famine, a bcggar woman, went through q vii
lage asking aims.
From some houses she was sent away with
rough words at others she received a very
small gift; only one poor gardener, as sho
was worry cold, invited her into his warm
rooms, and bis vito, who had Just baked cakes,
gavo her a nice large piece.
The next day, all the people at whose door
the beggar woman had called, were invited to
suppor in the Queens palace. When they
came into the dining room they bcheld a
small table laden with the richest food, and
also a large table with many plates, on which
there was here and there q piece OF mouldy
bread, q few artichokcs, or q handful Of bran
but, for tho most part, tho plates were entire
ly empty.
The Queen said--'1 was myself that beg
gar woman in disguise, wishing, in this timo
of distress, when tho poor arc in such great
need, to provo the charity Of my people
These two poor gardeners took me in and On
tertained mo az best they could hence they
will now eat with me, and l will fix pension
for life on them. The rest Of you will enter
tain yourselves with the same fare whioh you
gave me-, and which you will find on these
plates. With this, remember that in the fa..5
turo world you will also one day be served as
you serve others.
Coon ADvfcR.-Joseph Joslin, Esq, Of
Poulney, VT, gave hi. daughter; on her mar
riage, tho following "words Of wisdom,''
whicu will do for every pair.
Never tsik.at but to each other.
Never both manifest anger at the samo
time.
Never speak loudly or boistcrously to each
other.
Never roprovo each othor in tho presence
Of others.
Never find fauls or fret about what cannot
DO helped.
Never find fault or frot OF what can be
helped.
Neglect everybody else rather than each
other.
Never make q remark at the others OK
ponse.
Love the Lord, and servo hin. faithfully oil
the days Of thy life.
YOSEMITE FALL IN CALIRonNIA.--In tho
deep valley Of Yosemite, are several falls far
surprising in height the falls Of Niagara.
At the lowor end of:the valley is the cascade
called the Bridal Vail, the water pouring over
the rookey wall a distance Of 900 feet. Two
or three miles beyond are the Yosemite where
tho water falls in three plunges a distance of
$500 feet, tho fr,t leap being noarly 1000
feet, thcnext 400 and tho last 900 feet. In
looking from the bottom Of tho gorge at the
immese height from which the wator descends,
the stream which 1887 feet in breadth at the
top, soems to DO only a foot and a half wide
Clos -dngelos { CAD Nsws'
THE reading Of good aud we'll conducted
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