Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-03-13
THE "SEvEN WONDERS"

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Grandpa" said Irwin, as they wer,
sitting by the open CRATE one winter
evening, "grandpa, will you please t.
tell me about the Seven Wonders O
The World?' Our teacher told us to-da,
that we ought to know all about them >
perhaps you had better ask youl
brother Fred, who has just left college
to tell you about them
ale don't know, grandpa, for l die
ask him, and he said such an inquisi
tive boy rs am was one of the biggest
wonders that he knew anything about
"Well, one of the ancient wonders
was the Hanging Gardens at Baby
| lon.
did they hang in the air like the
Brooklyn Bridge?' inquired Irwin,
''Oh, no; they were connected with
the royal palace, and were about foul
| hundred feet square at the bottom, be-
inc supported on several tiers of open
arches, built one over the other. and
| the top, which was about seventy-fivC
feet high, was covered with large
mass of earth from which grew flow
ers, shrubs, and even large trees
''How did the people water the gar
densp" inquired Irwin.
There were fountains and a large
reservoir on the top, supplied with wa
ter from the river Euphrates This river
ran through the city of Babylon, and
the two portions of the city were con-
nected by stone bridge. The high
gates and broad walls of Babylon are
mentioned in the Bible, and the walls
were noted for their height, thickness
and strength
What was another of the wonders,
grandpa?'
''Well, the Pharos at Alexandria was
the first l;ght-bearing tower that we
have any record of. 1t was built of
white stone, and stood upon cragyy
rock on the island of Pharos, near Alex
andria, in Egypt. 1t was three hun
dred feet high, and its light could be
seen for many miles. Josephus states
that its beaming summit might be
seen for three hundred stadea, or forty
English miles,"
"Who built the Pharos?"
1T was twelve years in building.
Sostratu, was the artisan, and he i'm
mortalized his name by inscribing it
der the reign of Ptolemy Philadelphus,
3. G. 332. the same King who COM
manded the Septuagint or Old Tesla
ment to be undertaken in the Hellenic
versions. The Pharos, or lighthouse,
was illuminated by huge wood fires.
Before this time mariners were warned
at night of their approach to land by
coal or wood fires that were built on
prominent headlands."
"Well, grandpa, what was the next
Of the wOnders%'
1.-The Olympian Zeus, or the colossal
statue of Jupiter at Olympia, which
was the last great work of Phidias. 1t
was seated statue, made of ivory and
gold, and, including the throne, it was
fifty-tive feet in height. Its temple was
built on the model OF the Parthenon at
Athens. Jupiter was considered the
king and father of the gods. and sup
posed to have universal power in the
earth and air. He gave the rain, the
thunder and lightning, and the storm
and the calm were supposed to be under
his control. This statue was erected
between b. &. 43S and 1872, and in A.
ID. 36l it continued to receive the
homage of Greece. Epictetus says that
lit was considered misfortune for any
one to die without having seen this
masterpiece of Phidias.
The worship of Jupiter was uni
versal. though his name varied with the
country that sacrificed to him. You
perhaps remember that when Paul went
to Lystra he found temple of Jupiter
before that city. Jupiter was generally
represented as seated on a throne hold
ing thun;!erbolts in his raised hand, q
scepter in the other, with an eagle at
his feet.
''lrwin, do you remember that when
Paul was in Ephesus riot was Gre
ated by Demetrius among the crafts
nen?'
'Yes. grandpa, he was afraid the
people would belief Paurs words, and
then his trade of making silver shrines
would be gone"
land what did they cry?''
The mob cried great is Diana of
the Ephesians.
Eyes, the Temple of Diana was built
at the common charge of all the Asiatic
States. 1t was four hundred and twen-
ty-five feet long, two hundred and
twenty five broad, and was supported
by one hundred and twenty-seven col
umns of Parian marble: each col
umn was sixty feet high and each
furnished by different King. This
temple was burned On the night
Of. Alexander's nativity, and was
then rebuilt. Diana was believed to
have fallen down from Heaven, and the
public games were connected with her
worship. Especially was the month of
May sacred to her, and large man
ufactory grew up at Ephesus Of porta-
bic shrines of Diana, which were sold to
strangers and carried with them on
journeys or set up to worship in their
houses"
lyon have now told me about four
Of the wonders. gzeadps, and i Jon