The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-02-02
TROUBLES OF LATE
SHAH OF PERSIA

he late oman Oh Cisid, liiS TN
est monarch in the world, was man
after nv own heart. That is to say,
while he had jewels valued at three
hundred million dollars he had them
in glass jars-when he wanted show
off little in company he tapped
lar of diamonds or rubies or what
ever he wanted and made a spread
! Just as he would open jar OF jam
had he been hired man.
Three hundred millions Of doiars
are not nany-that is compared to
three hundred billions of dollars-but
the Shah had more than that. He
had two swords valued at a million
each-tEey were filled with jems OF
great price-and in his every day
crown he had one fawles5 ruby
larger than a hens egg. And yet he
was not happy with all his wealth.
He had a heart-of course he did
for he was human, and he pinned tor
some one to love. He wanted lovers
on scale as magnificent as his
wealth, and he opened UP harem
first-class in every particular. He did
not incorporate it. 1t was his very
own and no stock was offered for
sale. In it he kept eight hundred
wives.
Every year one hundred of the
most beautiful Persian beauties were
brought to him, and from the hum
dred he selected twenty-five of the
most beautiful and placed them in
his harem, and when he died he left
them alone in the world
Think of the sadness, of the pathos
here.
Imagine eight hundred women be-
ing left alone in the world-that is
being bereft, so to speak, and losing
their collective husband.
But [ am not speaking of domestic
affairs. I am talking about the jars
filled with jewels, and representing
three hundred millions of dollars. I
am talking about the swords worth
million each and wondering what
fawless rubies larger than hens eggs
are worth a dozen, and if they have
all met the requirements of the Pure
Food Law.
These are the things distressing
me.
And yet the Shah was poor. He
was part of the time mad man. He
was in ill-health-he was miserable,
and he died miserable-and yet he
had what all men envy.
Go to a miserable wretch on the
street with rags today, and ask him
what he wants, and omney is his first
thought, unless he is addicted to rum
and then, after drink money is
what he needs. He can figure that if
ne had the mystic thing called money
he would be happy. He gets the
money and then he pines for COM
wants a wife-some
one to love him and some one whom
ne may love.
The Shah was the richest monarch |
n all the world. He had his pantry |
full of jewels, and there were many |
Jars of them.
He had not only one wife-but
eight hundred wives, and could get
more if he cared to increase his capi-
tai stock.
He was the Great I Am of the
yet he was a mailman;
4 most miserable human being.
Take the ordinary man and it will
appear to him at first blush that he
would be happy with a dozen jars OF
gems; with one sword valued at
million dollars, and if he had crown
with a fawless ruby as large as
pigeons egg, it seems that it would
do. and four or five hundred wives
should satisfy even a free silver Pop /
ulist. But the Shah had more than
all this and he was unhappy.
Is there moral here? Is there a
here that, maybe, after
ali, money is not the only thing.
Doubtless you will agree with me
that it is even so.
But looking from the other side,
perhaps had the Shah been less am
bilious, he might have been happy.
The rule is that the more you get the
more you want, and who knows bur
what the mans heart was saddened |
because Re didn't have four diamond |
studied swords worth two millions
zach instead Of one million; who
rnows but what BE wanted II h1n-
drede millions as dollars worth Of
iesvels Il jars ~ \ zasy have been