The Hazlehurst signal., 1884-03-13
TIE "sEyEN WONDERS"

"Grandpa." said Irwin. rs they were
sitting by tic open CRATE one winter
evening, "grandpa, viii you please to
tell me about the Seven Wonders OF
the World?' Our teacher told us today
that we ought to know all about them"
perhaps you had better ask your
brother Fred. who has just left college,
to tell YOU about them"
"lIc don't know. grandpa, for / did
ask him, and hc said such IN inquisi-
tive boy rs am was one Of the biggest
wonders that he knew anything aDoni.'
"Well, one of the ancient wonders
was the Hanging Gardens at Baby
lon.'
"Did they hang In the air like tho
Brooklyn Bridge" inquired Irwin.
"Oh, no; they were connected with
the royal palace. and were about four
hundred feet square at tho bottom, be-
inc supported on several tiers Of open
arches, built one over the other. and
the top, which was about seventy-iivo
feet high, was covered with large
mass OF earth from which grew low.
crs. shrubs. and even large tre.."
"llow did the people water the gar
dcns'" inquired Irwin.
"Therc were fountains anil 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-
ncctcd 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"
"Wcll. the Pharos at Alexandria was
the first llght-bcaring tower that we
have any record of. II was built OF
white stone, and stood upon q craggy
rock on the island Of Pharos, near Alex
andria, In Egypt. II was three hun.
dred feet high. and It's light could be
seen for many miles. Josephus states
that it, 'beaming summit n.ight be
seen for three hundred stadca, or iorty
English miles"
"Who built the Pharos?'
ut was twelve years In building.
Sostratu, was the artisan. and he i'm
mortali,ed his name by inscribing II
upon the PharOs: but il was erected un-
der the reign Of Ptolcmy Philadelphus.
B. G.. 332. the same King who CON-
manded the Sepiuagint or Old Testa.
ment TO be undertaken In the Hellenic
versions. The Pharos. OF light.hou
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 headlards." )"
"Wcll, grandpa. what was the next
of tho wondcrs?'
"The Olympian Zeus. or the colossal
statue OF Jupiter at Olympia. which
was the last great work OF Phidias. II
was n seated statue, made OF ivory and
gold, and. including the throne. II was
iifiy-iyc feet in height. Its tempe was
built on the model OF the ParthcnOn at
Athens. Jupiter was considered the
king and father OF the gods. and sup.
posed TO have universal power in tue
earth AMI air. He gave the rain, the
thunder aud lightning. and thc storm
and the calm were supposed to bc under
his control. This statue was erected
between Is. G. i3s and 1872. and In A.
ID. 36l IL continued 10 receive the
homage Of Greece. Fpictctus says that
III was considered misfortune for any
one TO de without having seen this
masterpiece OF Phidias.'
The worship Of Jupiter was uni
ycrsal, though his name varied with the
country that sacrificed to him. You
perhaps remember that when Paul went
10 Lysira he found n temple Of Jupiter
before that city. Jupiter was generally
represented as seated ON throne hold
ing thun .erbolts In his raised hand, n
sccpicr In the other, with an eagle at
his feet.
"lrwin, do you remember that when
Paul was In Ephesus riot was cre-
ated by Dcmetrius among the crafts
men?"
"Ycs, grandpa. he was afraid the
pcoplc would belief Pauls words, and
then his trade Of making silver shrines
would he gone"
"And what did they cry?"
"Thc mob cried great Is Diana OF
the Epheslans. -.
"lcs, the Temple OF Diana was puiit
at tho common charge Of all the Aslatic
States. II was four hundred and twcn.
ty-,ivc feet long. two hundred and
twenty five broad. and was supported
by one hundred and twenty-scrcn col.
umns OF Parian marble; each col.
umn was sixty feet high and each
furnished by q different King. Ihi,
temple was burned on the night
of Alexnnder's nativity, and was
then rebuilt. Diana was believed to
have fallen down from Heaven, and tho
public games were connected with her
worship. Especially was the month OF
May sacred to her. and o largo man
| ufactory grew up ut Ephesus Of porta-
bic shrines Of Diana, which were sold 70
| .....,.., .od cnrried with them On