Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 April 1893 — The Shah’s Palace, [ARTICLE]

The Shah’s Palace,

The King’s palace in Teheran, Persia,, where he resides in the winter, is part of tho inclosuro known as the Ark. In this enclosure are all tho buildings of tho state, provided for several departments of state. Tho principal structure of the palace is a very high building in the general style of Egyptian architecture. From the high stories of this queer place the Hhah has u clear view of nil his palace grounds and much of tho city, aud is limself unseen owing to the lattice-like work of brick whicu serves as a screen to all the passages. At night the Shall occupies one of tho high chambers. Tliia is guarded night and day by sentinel.-.. No one is permitted to enter ex cent by the King’s order. When he leaves the royal grounds for t» ride or drive, as he does nearly every day, he is esoorted by a large number of horsemen. The cortege is preceded by several hundred cavalry; these art followed by bcarors of gold or silver mounted maces; after those there is along vacant space between the van aud the rear guard. In the centre the king rides or walks uloac. The rear guard is made up as the van. The solitary position of the Hhah and the silence form an impressive and significant phase of court ceremony. On tho right and left of the king, yet as far from him as the street will jierinit, his Shahteers or king’s lances walk. They are dressed in scarlet aud grotesque uniforms. They are the king’s public executioners, always attending him with instruments of torture nnd death, ready to do his bidding.—[New York Advertiser.