The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-26

In a dispatch to the New York Journal
from Paris it is related that His Majesty
the Shah Of Persia. has appeared to the
Partisan shopkeepers as a good genius
scattering gold.
American firms represented at the Ex-
position have, above all. profted by his
lavLshness.
The Shah has taken an immense inter-
est in all kinds Of ingenious mechanical
contrivances, and he is taking them back
TO Persia by the shipload. Once. like his
ancestors. he was passionately devoted
to jewelry, but now their place in his at
lection is taken by bicycles, monographs
and automobiles.
Bicycles took his fancy first. A squad
+ of the bicycle secret police of Paris was
! detailed to guard him when he Travelled
about Paris, and the men have performed
their duty very efficiently It was owing
to their vigilance that the attempt on his
his life was frustrated. They prevented
the w0uld-be assassin from getting near
enough to do any harm
The Shah then decided that he would
have a bicycle body guard of his own in
Persia The Shah's father was assassin
ate5 and the danger is one that is al
ways present TO a Persian monarch. The
body guard viii be 80 strong. and as there
are no roads TO speak Of in Persia, they
viii have 90 be rough riders
The Shah chose the bicycles for his
body guard. This was a long and solemn
operation His Majesty held competitive
trials OF the leading American. English.
French and German bicycles and finally
decided 20 buy all his wheels Of the
American firm. He bought 60 altogether,
ten extra ones in case Of accidents. He
also engaged two repairers and three in
structors to teach the art II riding
The body guard viii wear uniforms Of
red cloth with gold lace and caps with
diamonds and feathers in them.
in addition to these bicycles the Shah
purchased an immense number Of other
machines. mostly American. Among
them were Is American lawnmowers. 10
American washing machines. 10 American
naptna launches. 10 American windmils,
FIVE American well-boring machines.
seven French nsptha automobiles OF DIFF
feroRt sizes. three American motor cars.
% American baby carriages three Amer
canphonogrsph s. ten American sewing
machines. one French Cinenatograph. p
cameras. including five kodaks. made by
various nations; leo telephones. 70 Amer
lean photographs. ten American sewing
railroad car.
Machinery has not exclusively absorbed
his attention. He has bought vast guam
sities of iewelry furs. furniture and al
the other articles OF luxury Tor which
Paris IS justly celebrated The only i'm
portant class u Partisan tradeSmen who
have not greatly benefited by his custom
are the dressmakers. Unfortunately for
them the Shahs 100 wives 1--we In rs Sc
elusion Of the harem and only wear loose
coats and hagEy trousers. II the Shah
were 10 take il into his head 20 c,othe
the whole lot OF them IN the finest han
Siiwork OF Partisan couturieres and mo-
dsstes the bill would perhaps goad the
long-sufferlng PersiaRs into revolt. How
ever. the shah Is a faithful follower or the
reHgion Of Mshonet. and would 60 noth-
ing so implous as 70 dress his wives in
Partisan clothing.
Among other odds and ends ne mas &C
quired = French poodle dogs. which are
peculiarly local products. A SPECIAL bar
Der viii trim their coats
a special steamship has been chartered
70 carry the shah's purchases back from
MarseiIles to Persia These, together
with his suite. win quite III the ship His