Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-07

orator the world has ever seen. on the
same hillside a cave Is pointed out rs
the prison Of Socrates where he drank
the hemlook. a sort u poison used by
theGrcekH In killing on the mnlcfactors.
Dem0sthencs took some Alcibiades at
the time ~ his death had to buy the
poison 60 Kill himself with. az the jail
or had run out. He said Greece was
pretty poor when her prisoners had to
buy their own death. II costs money
even to die.
The thcmpic OF Thescus n one Of the
most perfect Of ancient temples In tho
world. II ~ OF Dorlc order with porti-
co surrounding Il. supported by COLI
umna. II IL very nearly whole. Tho
scua was supposed 10 be the son Of ono
Of the ancient kings OF Athons. iiIs
memorable feat was that he destroyed
the Crctan monster. The legend goes
that the AthcnianH Killed son OF
Minos. King 81 Crete. and to nppeuss
his anger n tribute uf seven girls uud
seven boys was sent 10 be dcvowcrcd
by n monster with human body and
n Bulls head. The tribute WAS 60 he
repeated every nine years. The third
ship was on the point of sailing when
Thcaeus preferred his assistance In drH-
troyinr tho monster. on arriving Mlnoa'
daughter foll Ia love with him. conduct
ed him through the windings ~ tho
may liar which no man could PEN
citrate. ThoHoua killed the beast. re-
turned and was made god. while be-
and the CREW. all married the daughter
Of Minos and lived happily ever after
wards.
The temple ~ Jupiter WIS once n
grind anair. commenced before Christ
$50. u was 40 feet long. 10 Wide. sur
rounded by 100 immense Corinthinn
columns, if of these stand 1T the
present DAY. while others lay
strcwn about Not Ear from
here stands the Arch NJ iiadriau. while
"a little farther ON f. tho old stadium
whore tic games used 20 take place.
such aH chariot racing wrestling. etc.
| This was probably the FIRST one cyCr
built. just outside ON the south sidn
/ n the AcrnpollH stands the Thoutdr OF
/ liucchuH lacchuH WAS tho God ~ pleas.
urc. He ~ always rerreaentcd with 70
nagon ~ wine. etc. on the many
statues you Sec ~ him. This was the
| bcat thcatcr ir Athens. 4 theutnr IN
oldcn days was gouRcd out OF the hill
side In u sort Of half circle with the
seats arranged IA the same form. Tho
stage was rulged on ppdrHtnlH an
carved with marble. The stage Ia this
thcater WIS held up BY rough looking
giants with ErizElcd boards, cxqulsitcly
carved. Everything was made ~ solid
stone or marble The plt was used enc
/ tircly Tor the orchestra. When the sun
beat down an awning was stretched
over the top of everything even to tho
seats, were carved out ~ fine white
marble. a great many pieces Of mar
/ bic are strcwn about this theator. Hero
/ you see one Of the giants lying on his
back while the altar ~ nncchuH u
ntrewn about the ground. Near by this
| II the Thentrr Or Ierod Attlcua. some
| what similar. The walls behind the
I stare are Htlll pretty hiFh, giving one
nm idea 81 the one time grandeur NJ
I the place Between these thcntcra II
/ the sanctuary 81 the Egyptian gods,
/ such nn Isis OrifirH. liurua and others
/ The dwelling OF the priests arc Htlll
Ia be- seen.
! think I have seen pretty we'll MI ~
/ Athens, both ancient and modern.
/ Greece II nt present ruled over by
/ King Gcorgr lie WIS formerly n Dam
/ lsh prince. After the Greek rebellion h.
/ was flncod on the throne by the pow.
| orr. iir Inns fine palace. u being tho
/ finest modern building In Athens. After
staying for "a week icft for cnnatnn.
/ tinople, conatinT up along the Turkish
/ coast ~ Asia Minor, touching nt Smyr.
ma. passing the Isle ~ pntmos. WHORE
John wrote his revelations We nlHn
passed the island ~ Lesbos, whore
Snppo was born. These Islands pro.
duce quantities ~ olives, while the oil
II sent an over the world. After goinf
through the Dnrdnnelles We arrived IN
the Ottoman Efnplrr. In cpnftaniino'
Pile RAYMOND MccuNE.