. Christian herald and signs of our times . by his order and thatthere was a human head on the ground atthe base .if every telegraph pole in were decapitated or strangled ona mere whim, conspirators were treatedmercilessly, and even his ministers wereterrorized by him. Yet, despite all thesedisagreeable traits of character, he broughtto Persia more of material advancementthan any of his predecessors. He visited Europe t\\ ice. and the nnbil-Ities and royalties Of Great Britain and theContinent still recall with something ofamusement and disgust his many eccen-tricities of beha
. Christian herald and signs of our times . by his order and thatthere was a human head on the ground atthe base .if every telegraph pole in were decapitated or strangled ona mere whim, conspirators were treatedmercilessly, and even his ministers wereterrorized by him. Yet, despite all thesedisagreeable traits of character, he broughtto Persia more of material advancementthan any of his predecessors. He visited Europe t\\ ice. and the nnbil-Ities and royalties Of Great Britain and theContinent still recall with something ofamusement and disgust his many eccen-tricities of behavior which scandalized theFrench. German, and English attitude toward the ladies of the dif-ferent courts he visited was such as in any other potentate would scarcely have beoverlooked. While in England, he wquartered in Buckingham Palace. Aft;the Shah and his suite had gone, thangings, furniture, and even the plasiwalls, and flooring of the rooms hadbe destroyed, and the interiors entirerenovated before they were again used,. NASR-ED-DEEN, the Late Shah of Persia. filthy were the habits and surroundings 0this King of kings and Asylum of thUniverse—two of the Shahs high-sounding titles. In one of the handsomest rooms of th<suite, he had even slaughtered a livesheeifor sacrificial purposes. His manner at ta ble, at receptions, and at the various publie functions to which he was invited, wensuch as to astound all Europe. His tourshowever, resulted in the introduction 01many modern improvements into Persia,which added largely to the national re-sources. Among these were gas, electriclighting, improved machinery, telegraphs,a system of railways, and a coinage systern. He also readjusted the tax laws andadopted many western ideas in connectionwith local and general administrationDuring his whole reign, Persia was comparatively prosperous and the populationincreased. Surrounded by intrigues, hehad sufficient force of character to carryout his own policy and override
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