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FOR THE SCRAP BOOK

The Seven Wonders OF the Notwithstanding 10
ancient tradition, there seven of the works CT
man so extraordinary as to deserve to be called
wonders They were
The Pyramids of Egypt
The Mausoleum Of Artemisis
The Temple of Diana Of Ephesus.
The Hanging Gardens Of Babylon.
The Colossus OF Rhodes.
The statue OF Jupiter Olympus by Phdias.
The Pharos wstch-tower of Rhodes
The eighth wOnder-The palace of the EseuriaI In
Toledo. built by Felipe III g. commemorate his vic
tory over the French at St Quentin II was dedi-
Gated TO San Lorenzo, and Juan Baptista de Toll
edo, the architect, took a gridron for his model
the bars being represented by files OF build
ings and the handle by church. IL has $50
rooms, $500 windows and doors. so starcases, 70
fountains. as wine-cellars, 81 bells, and organs
Its circumference is $500 feet NEARLY mlle).
EseuFa is seoria ferr iron drOss, because its site
Is that Of old iron works.
An eighth vonder-A work Of extraordinary me-
ehanieal ingenuity, sueh the Great Wall Of
China the Dome Of ChOsrOes in Madam. ST. Peters
Of Rome, the Menai Suspension Bridge, the Thames
Tunnel. the bridge over the Niagara, Eddystone
Lighthouse. the suez Canal, the Railroad over
Mount Cents. the Atlantic Gable. &C.
The Three Wonders in Egypt.
The Palace. eight miles in circumference.
The Hanging Gardens.
The Tower Of Babel. said by some Jewish writer's
to be twelve miles in height! Jerome quotes con-
temporary authority for It's being four miles high
Strabo states its height TO have been coo feet
'our hearts grow cold,
We lightly hold
A right which brave msn died to gain;
The stake. thu cord.
The ar. the sword,
Grim nurses al its birth Of pain"
IF the secret history q books could b. written
and the authors private thoughts and meaninzs
noted down alongside Of his story how many m
sipid volumes would become interesting. and dull
tsles excite the EesdeF.'-Thaekersy.
Il honor that man whose ambition Il IS 10 Be a
master Of living well and 10 administer the Offices
Of master servant, Of husband, father, and
friend. "-whiItisr.
Seven sages or Wise Men Of Greece.
~ Scion Of Athens, whose motto was. Know
tkyselL"
q ChiIo Of Sparta Consider the enc"
o. ThaIes Of alistos-"who hatch sgrstyship Is
sure"
90 Bias OF Priene-"yost men are bad" g.
90 ClsobulOs Of Lindos-'-The golden mean" or
Avoid extremes
90 Fttacoa OF Sitylene- SEIZE Tine By the fore
lock"
% Psrisnder Of corinth-''sothisz /, impos.ibi.
10 Industry"
First soiOn Who made the AthsHisn lass:
While Chic, ia sparta. vas famed for his saws;
In klistos Gtd Thales ssTonony teach.
Bias USED In Prisns Bis morsh 70 preach:
CisobEloz. Of Lndos. vas handsome sad wise:
Ni;yiehs 'x.iast thrsison Pitiseos rs.s;
FsTiandsT Il ssia 70 have gained through his eogr,
The title that SySOa. the Cksal4n. Ssxht-
Some philosophers get their uiston with sssD
though, ase oe, Of psaaefoUs libraries; I pick an
nay small esunhs Of eogitatioa at q slss.r table
-Tkzekerxy.
Re Iill. sad heart, sni cease rsyialaz;
BshIad the clouds IL the EUs all zhalEx:
Thy fate IL TIE eoaszoa fate o. all.
IRto each life zone rain nust fail.
s0ms days muEt be DARK AMI eTsAry."
-Loag,slle~