The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-03-14
THE "sEyEN WONDERS"

.Grandpa." Said Irwin. as they were
sit,;nv M the open CRATE one winter
evening. grandpa. viii you please 70
Nm ,ne about thc Seven Wonders 81
I'M Worlde' our teacher told ~ to-day
FINN 10 o.s,rht ii know All about them. n
..perhanS xou had better ask your
brother Fred. who has lust leit coiiege,
TO tell YOU about them.
.lle don't know. grandpa. FOR ! did
ask him. and he said such an inquiSi-
tive box as am vas one Of the biggest
wonders that he knew anything about
..Nell. one 81 the ancient wonders
was the Hanging Gardens at Baby
lon.
..Did they hang IN the air like Inc
Brooklyn Bridge inquired Irwin,
oh no: they were connected with
the royal palace. and were about four
hundred feet square Al the BOTTOM. b.
inv supported Oh several tiers ~ open
arches. built one over the other. and
he top. which was about sevcnty-iivc
fact high. was covered with large
! mas ~ earth from which grew How
I crs. shrubs. and even large tires.
..How lid the people water the gar
4 dens?r inquired Irwin.
..There we're fountains and large
\ reservoir On tire top. supplied with wa
Tar from the river Euphratcs. This river
ran through the city Of Babylon. and
,he two portions or the city were con-
nected Il, stone bridge The high
oates and broad walls Of Babylon AR
mentioned ia the Bible. and the walls
were noted for their height, thickness
and strength.
What was another 81 the wonders
grandpa"
..Wcll. the rharos AZ Alexandria wa
The first lcht-bcaring tower that ~
have any record Of Il was built 2
white stone. and stood upon q cragr,
rock on the island of Pharos. near Alex
andria. III Egypt II was three hun
dred feet high. and it, light could b
seen for many miles. .Joscphus state
tbat N. .beamnr summit might b
secn for three hundred siadca. Or tort
English miles"
..Xho built The Pharos?'
1T was twelve years ~ building
Sostratu- was the artisan, ana he III
mortaIixed his name BY in~cribing
mon the Pharos: but II was erected ~
D DIR the reign 81 Ptolcmy Philadelphu'
/ X. q. 81. the same king who con
D manded the Scpiuagnt Or Old lest
/ ment 10 be undertaken IN the HELEN
4 versions. The Pharos. Or lighi.hou~
4 was Illuminated By huge wood fire
Before this time mariners We're warns
Al night 81 their approach 70 land !
coal or wood fires that were built
= prominent hcadlands.
\ .Ncll. grandpa. what was thc ne
Of tho wOndcrsy
4 1.-The Olympian Zcus, Or the coioss
statue 81 Jupiter At Olympia. Mhi'
4 NM the Int great work Of Phidias.
= was 4 seated statue. made of IVORY ~
: = cold. and. including the throne. il "
\, iifty-iivc feet III height. its temple "
y hn;if IN thc model III the Parlhenon
7. Z. Athens. Jupiter was considered 4
y KING and father oi the gods. and y
N posrd III have universal power ia I
" earth AMI air. He gave The rain. \
T. thunder and lightning. and The stol
u, and Tie calm were supposed 70 bc une
M III control. This statue was erect
Y" between Il. G.. i3S and 4j2, and in
z, ID. 3Gi II continued 70 receive
=. homage 81 Greece. Epictctus says y
III n was considered misfortune FOR =
q, one 10 die without having seen
w masterpiece Of phidias.'
W THE worship 81 Jupiter was Y
4. vcrsal. though hs name varied with
'as country that sacrificed 70 him. \
M perhaps remember that when Paul W
w II Lystra he found d temple of Jupi
~ before that city. Jupiter was genera
M represented AZ seated IA a throne he
M iniy thun icrbots IN bis raised hand
II. sccptcr in the other. with an eagle
er. biz feet.