The Seven Wonders Of The World

Toe auoient world had lts seven wondew) which were much talked about, and hich pcoplc traveled hundreds oi añiles to gce. But seven wcnders of our time aro more useful, and quito as re niarkablo. "The seven wonders oí the world were : First, the Egyptian Pyramids ; the largeBt of these is 603 feet square and 460 feet liigh, and ils baso covers lli sores of ground. ííícond, the Mausoleum, erected to Ï4usolu3, a king of Caria, by his wid ow, Artemisia j it was 63 feet long and 35 feet high. ïhird, the Templo of Diana, at Eph ceus ; this was 525 feet iu leogth and '20 feet in breadth. Fburth, the Walls aod Hanging Qardrtis of Babyion ; these walla was stated by Herodotu to havo beun 87 feet tbick, 350 feet high, and 50 miles in lengtb, and the statement is deerr.ed ored&lo-by modern antiquarians. Fifth, the CoIobsuh at Itbodes; this was a braaen statuo of Apollo, 106 foct iu height, standing at the mouth of the jïrbor of Khodes. I Bixth, the statuo of Júpiter Olynipue at AthenP, which was made of ivory and goIrVtond was wouderful for its beauty, rathcr than its aize. Heventh, the Pharos of Ptolemi Philadelphus ; Ibis was a light-housu 500 fuet high, on tho island of Pharos at Aloxandria, in Egypt; a wood fire being kept burning on its summitduriog the uight to guide ships iuto the harbor The sevou wonders of the world dow are: The Art of Prioling ; Optical Instru aionts, eaih as telescopes and Micro scopes; Gun-ponder ; the Steam Eogioe Labor-Saving Machiuory; the Electric Tolegraph aud tho l'iiotograpb. - Ex ehange. A New Yorker was Dfjrmed juat be fore bis marriago tliat his brido hat fallen heil to 3O&,00O, but he_ let tho cwcuiooy go ou juut the eam.