Connecticut western news., 1889-09-18
How They Walked the Shah.


 Tales relating to the Shah's last visit to England are flying through the air. It is we'll known that he is an inveterate opium eater, and when under the effects of the drowsy drug, it is understood among his attendants that no one is to dare come near and arouse him from his blissful dreams. On his former visit big review was held in Windsor Park for his indivi- dual amusement. The day before it happened that he had taken an unusu- ally large dose of his favorite opiate and overslept himself in the morning. No sign appearing outside his appart- >ments the queen sent messenger to inform him of the time. The reply was: "His majesty still sleeps.' "Waken him directly!" was the royal command, given, it must be confessed, with display of some impatience. Back came the answer: "We dare not, for our ives?"
 Messengers passed to and fro, with no desired result; the royal carriage was in waiting; Queen Victoria's inn patience waxed great. At last some one thought of asking the attendants if there was any way of awaking the Shah without enraging him to such an extent that the disturber of his sleep paid forfeit with his life. Consulta- tion was held and, with many deep sa. laams, the interpreter announced that music had been known to arouse their gracious master from slumber with out ruffling the serenity of his tenn per. The queen heard of this anG gave orders that the band of the Life Guards should be sent for and sta toned just under his windows. The Life Guards played the noisiest marcl ill their repertoire under the Shah's easement, which had the desired effect of awakening him with smile shin ing on his serene countenance. Int royal party was, notwithstanding, latt on the ground--a very unusual occur renee, for the queen is punctuality embodied-and the Persian slumberl have become almost proverbial.
 Younp Austrian Giantass.
 The most famous child in the Ger man empire just now is Elizabeth Lys ka. Every German daily has told itl readers how she looks and acts, how much she eats and drinks, and what kind of clothes she wears. All Berlin is calling upon her, as all Vienna called upon her a few weeks ago whe1 she was in the Austrian capital.
 Elizabeth is getting all this attention. not because she is pretty or clever, but because she is big. According to Vir chow, she is the biggest girl of he1 years whom Europeans of moder1 times have seen. Though but clever years old, she is 6 feet inches tall and weighs about 300 pounds.
 Elizabeth was born on the Manor Wiessolyj in the valley of the Danube Her parents were poor peasants, no taller nor broader than other peasants She was the youngest of five childrel none of whom, save herself, is remark ably large. Four hours after her birtf she weighed ten pounds. She grew as other children grow till she was years old. Then she began to be { little giantess. In her fifth year she gained ten inches in height. She out grew her blue cotton gown and wood en shoes so rapidly that Papa Lyska who was trying to support Mamms Lyska and four other little Lyskas or something over $1oO year, was pu to his wits ends to get money enough to keep her decently clothed.
 From her fifth to her ninth birth day she grew only an inch or two Between her ninth and tenth birthdays she gained foot; between her tenth and eleventh, foot and four inches She could pitch hay, cut grain, plough and dig potatoes with any man on the manor. Her hand was as large as three ordinary feminine hands, and her arm was capable of terrible blow With an open-handed cuff over the cal she once knocked young man, who leased her, senseless to the ground.