The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-14
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AND COMMENT ON PERSONS AND THINGS IN THE OLD
WORLD.

enough To take them to that country.
1oIected by Lord Elgin during his
ullS-loii 70 the Porte. In 1902. they
SUFFERED shipwreck on the way to Eng
,aha and and, when. In lsle. the govern
they had cost the owner Yet men
were not wanting 90 criticise the British
governments bargain. who disputed the
originality OF the marbles. dubbed them
Journeyman's work ana protested
AGAINST their damaged condition. But
huNh TAX has long since died out
The Elgin Marbles have been recog-
nlzed everywhere as masterpicces Of
Greek art Lord Elgin.. whose name has
become inserarably associated with the
famous sculptures designed By Phidias.
never saw them In their original places,
pa the Acropolis Of Athens. He employed
terls. aud D. was they who urged him to
nave these magnificent relies removed
10 hng and. 80 as to save them from de-
stIuGtion. Elgin repeatedly appealed 10
the Porte for Permission 90 remove them
but the request was refused until Ira
. iaigar. A. soon as no heard Of Nelson's
victory the sultan said. You may take
them as soon a. you please"
The Elgin Marbles consist Of the sta
tues OF Theseus tHercule-.) lltssus (the
u Poseidon tNeptunel Athene Miner
Eal and Iris, torsos of Cecrops. Ceres
froscrpine. the Fates tParcesl and the
heads Of the horses OF Hyperian and of
the Night Then there are = "metores. d"
representing. 90 high relief. the battle Of
IA tho interval between Doric friezrs. or,
~ tnts De more lucid what We should
call today a Taucl
Cameis are no new feature Of warfare
IN the East. kasra. in the year $50. was
ne scene or a ugnt known as the Bat
tlc OF the Camels.' 90 which Aycsha.. the
faNorite wife u Mahomet headed tue
snssrse' mounted upon one Of these
the centuries Arab hosts have been led
hF "a girl rldIug ON hIackeucd camel.
SINGING SONGS Of encouragement Co her
cordiuE to the strict tenets Of Islam
nor capture or death meant the flight ~
her tribe But in ne event Of victory
she Jed me uigmphal march.
Tho story of Ayesha's experience in
battle D. not . very inspiring one. AZ
i1 roii,ics 10 aarry ' Sai Nih6mssqis" i6ss1
ta made known fo her iu vision
SEeh 9 6spr iR s'f ESilrln o., 6y,b l Eiot
tnruCr the name Ottoman for the Turksl
20 Dye p'w'. ant NtD. and riding e.
cension of All After partial success her
follower were defeated and Hho herself
lgh..n rri.gner i1t Nl spared thc NE
rref's flvnrife and allowed her 90 reside
bon any town in Arabia ahe mirht choose
,,.sto s,l \ ,, .y1 nj ir ' lsr, i,,.u,.
frure She was highly generated by an
NneI'wa. and was consulted oven ou rrr-
pIrsIuE points ~ the Koran. hrr inter-
uE.tatIons being accepted as binding
~ may econ strange. but 60 is "a re-
unrknhIt fact chat There are tribes and
races of mon Iu Russia who Ftiif are ao
un.iNlIIf0I tnHf fhn government prefers
not fu rr0ea them into military service.
liut thcn. fhc RUSSIAN army. drawn from
au empire with nj reputation ~ 10000.
600. naturally ie verv large ono and
Includes nj 10 number ~ different
T,ag,,, tnd n' i9n3I..ics Prom men
FvarfhF Caur1aInna 81 Che south. aU
serve under inr fnr which fn fhcm con