Douglas Island news., 1910-10-05
AROUND THE WORLD
Dr. Simpsons Story of His Visits to the Countries of the
 Old World
Continued from last week.

Continued from last week.
 There is a fishing tank, where the em- press used to fish for pleasure. When say empress l always mean the favor Hite wife There is marble bath as big as bedroom, carved out of one block, where Jahangie used to bathe. There is the bazaar, where people used to bring things to sell to the court ladies, and the place where the elephants, tig CTS, lions and leopards fought for the amusement of the emperor and ladies. When Akbar captured Chitoi, he was so pleased with the bravery of he two leaders, Jimal and Patta, that he had large statue of each, riding on an ele phant, placed at one of the gates of the fort. They were torn down by his big oted, drunken son because the Mahom
 etans do not allow any images. A few years ago they were again set up in the Delhi palace. Outside the foIt is the Jami Maschid which means the big mosque. It was built by Shah Jahan and dedicated to Jahanra, his favorite daughter. The same description goes again. It is large and built of redstone with marble floors. Outside is foun- tain and tank for worshippers. You take off your shoes or put on pair of canvas canoes before you go in, and give from one to ten cents to every man or boy whc speaks to you while you are in. One man takes you up to the top of the minaret, and you give him some thing. Another takes you down into the vault and begins to chant, "la fila. ha fila Ilah" SO that you will hear the echo. That damned thing would sound like an echo on a Manitoba prairie, but you pay him something just the same. 1 Another shows you a relic of MahOmet or saint and you pay him. You pay also about three guides, the boy who takes off your canoes or helps you on with your shoes and the man who brushes your clothes with his hand while he is doing it. If you will kindly remember that you have to do this in every mosque you visit it will simplify my descriptions.
 A long time ago a scion of Persian nobility set out to make his fortune in India. He had no money, but he had letters of introduction aud wife with two children. He probably had other faults, but he was not a fool They set out, but the way was long and hot, and after many days the grass grew very short and things looked blue. Just then his wife gave birth to daughter, He felt as if he did not need any more children, particularly daughters, so he took the little one away and slunk it under tree. But his wife would not stand for it and she made him go and bring the baby back. They struggled along and in few days reached Agra, where Akbar was emperor. Ghias pre- sented bis letters, got Q position and, as he could sing song or tell smutty story, he was rapidly promoted until he was vizier or Akbar's head push. The slunk baby had become beauti- fal girl and as she grew up she became attached to prominent Nawab. Prince Jahangr had seen Der and insisted on marrying her, but Akbar objected. She married the Nawah and they lived hap oily many years until Akbar died and Jahaugir came on the throne. He laid a plot and had the Nawab killed. He brought his wife to his palace, but she looked apon him as the murderer of her husband and refused to see him or be under any obligation to him. For eight years she supported herself by sewing and fancy work, then, whether moved by ambition, pity or a desire to sober him up, she married him and was afterwards known as Men Jahan. They he'd fairly comfortable life. She had brother Asaf Khan who became viz fer on the death of his father
 He was the father of Arjinand Banu. Across the river about two miles from the fort is the tomb of Merza Ghias. It is beautiful well-kept garden, with great redstone gateway on each of it's four sides. The tomb itself IS set on marble platform l50 feet square. The tomb is of white marble, inlaid with marble of other colors. At each corner is minaret and in the center is dome. Reneath this ara tu1O narbla tombs