IN Daniel 2 (see lesson on page 14) is the advance history of this world to all eternity. Herein are set forth the two antagonistic principles, which have waged such relentless warfare, and the sure result of their contest. God gives us the object lesson that we may choose on which side we will stand.
The empire of this world from the earliest dawn of history is portrayed. It is essentially Babylonian. While empires and dynasties have differed radically in many things, as compared with each other, in their attitude to God and truth and the eternal well-being of man, each form and kind finds the germ of its existence in Babylonian principles. The prophet speaks truly of all historic time when he declares that Babylon has "made all the earth drunken." For even before her triumph in Nebuchadnezzar, she was the molding power even over the nations which conquered her. Sayce tells us: "In populousness and antiquity, Assyria was far exceeded by the southern kingdom of Babylonia. Here were the center and starting point of the civilization which afterward spread through Western Asia." And the Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia declares: "The earliest religious, scientific, and artistic traditions of our present civilization were cradled in Babylonia."
Putting man in the place of God, adding to God’s ways to make them better, perverting His ways and assuming His prerogatives, as well as open, flat rebellion against His government, were all of Babylonian origin, some or all of which have been characteristic of every nation since. Babylon’s life, in principle, tho overthrown as a world-empire, extends to the destruction of all earthly rule.
Medo-Persia followed Babylon, but Medo-Persia was not in harmony with God. Grecia followed, but Grecia was Babylonian in character. Rome followed Grecia, and under Roman development Babylonian principles are dominant in the world as in no other age. See Revelation 17, 18.
In the great system of world-empire, whatever form it may assume, there are the essential principles of decay, disintegration, utter ruin. The gold degenerated to the more brittle, less valuable silver; the silver to the less valuable and more brittle brass; the brass to the less valuable iron, the strength of which was soon marred by the intermixture of the clay in which it was cast. A united kingdom becomes impossible after this by any device of man; and out of the utter ruin of earth-born kingdoms the God of heaven by His own almighty power sets up His own kingdom of forever enduring existence.
The principles of God’s kingdom have ever existed in hearts loyal to truth and righteousness. In the blackest days of earth’s history, despite the fiercest temptations and trials, despite the poisonous fogs of superstition and tradition, despite the fiercest opposition of combined apostasy and worldliness, the principles of God’s kingdom have existed in the lives of loyal ones, making these His living temples, their hearts His throne. Thus have they won; thus have they demonstrated their right to reign. If this were not so, earth would roll on forever a lifeless body, destitute of inhabitants; for the children of sin would inevitably reap their finished fruit—death. But in Christ all the children of righteousness, even tho sleeping for a little time, live, and soon shall they live eternally. Then “the God of heaven” shall reign, in a renewed earth, and His kingdom shall “stand forever.”
To us who live in this end of the ages, who can see the demonstration of the truth of God’s “more sure word of prophecy,” there should be no doubt as to the future. To Nebuchadnezzar the dream was “certain, and the interpretation thereof sure;” how God’s children should be assured of it now. How partial past fulfilments have demonstrated the entire future unfolding. Who would not choose the kingdom of God and its righteousness rather than the throne of Babylon with its sin and its inevitable end, destruction?
The whole of the chapter is a striking prophecy of apostate Jerusalem and the apostate people of God, applicable not alone at the first advent but now. "Ariel" (Lion of God) is a poetical name for Jerusalem. Verse 4 indicates that the city shall be crushed as it were into the ground, having no power or reputation. Many foes would come against her, yet they would be disappointed. Destruction and disappointment would be the fate of earthly Jerusalem and those who fought against her. Verses 9, 10 and 13 show the blind spiritual condition of the apostate people of God. It is equally true now. Verses 11, 12 show that in this apostate condition they can not discern the prophetic words which God gives as a light. 2 Peter 1:19. How true these verses are to-day as regards the Revelation! How many times do we hear, unconsciously as to the speaker, the very words of the prophet. The wonderful prophecies of the book are presented to one, and he is asked: "Read this, I pray thee; and he saith, I can not; for it is sealed; and the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee; and he saith, I am not learned." Hence the judgments. There is light and warning in God's prophetic word to save the world, but the world will not heed.
1263.—A Generation.
According to the Bible how many years is a generation?
We are nowhere told in the Scripture the length of a generation. A generation would be that general class of people living upon the earth at the same time. The four generations of Gen. 15:16 were about 400 years. The generations of the three periods of Matt. 1:17 would average from about twenty-nine to forty-three years each. All this goes to show that the word generation does not denote a specific, definite period.
1264.—What Is the Holy Spirit?
Is the Holy Ghost the angel Gabriel? If not, do we have any means of knowing who it is?
To the first question, No. Gabriel was a servant of God, created by the Spirit, inspired by the Spirit, but not the Spirit more than any other angel of God. The angels are creatures. The power by which all things are created and wrought is the Holy Ghost, or better the Holy Spirit. God's angels minister His Spirit; so do men. The whole teaching of the Bible, it seems to the writer, is that the Spirit is God's great life, flowing out from Him to all parts of the universe in harmony with His perfect righteousness, and so connecting every part of His dominion with Himself by a living conscious connection. To feebly illustrate: In the office where this is being written there are fourteen departments connected by telephone with the manager's office. Men in each department may talk with him separately. He is in a way present in that department. All the departments may be connected at once, all may hear the same message. To all departments he is personally present so far as voice and message is concerned. The current of electricity and harmony has effected the wonder. So men in harmony with God's law are everywhere vitally connected with Him; to each one is He made present by the presence of His life-giving, knowledge-bearing, wisdom-bestowing, love-imparting Spirit.
1265. Moody and the Sabbath.
Would you please answer through the SIGNS if D. L. Moody kept the seventh-day Sabbath? And have we proof of it?
We have been informed by one of Mr. Moody's pupils that Mr. Moody kept the seventh day as a day of rest to himself. Whether he kept it for the purpose God gave it,—a spiritual rest and delight,—or merely for the purpose of physical rest to fit himself for his usual arduous Sunday duties, we know not. But what difference does it make whether Mr. Moody or Mr. Wesley or Mr. Finney observed the Sabbath or not? If they were honest men, as every one of them doubtless was, it simply proves that they did not understand all the will of God. Abraham, "the father of all them that believe," had two wives; David, a man greatly honored by God, had many wives. But their mistaken course does not vitiate or make void the law of the Most High. Here are important questions: What has God commanded? How did Jesus regard those commands?
THE VOLCANIC VISITATION.
By W. A. Sweany
Its Cause, Meaning, and Lesson.
[From our missionary in Barbados, W. I.]
TUESDAY, June 4, 1901, the writer of this sketch while en route from New York to Barbados, with several fellow-travelers, enjoyed the privilege of spending several hours in the quaint, [[FIGURE]] picturesque city of St. Pierre, Martinique, which has recently become the center of observation of the entire world, owing to the terrible calamity which befell it on May 8 last. We little thought as we viewed its commodious commercial quarters, substantial public and official buildings, elegant residences, beautiful botanical gardens, and many other objects of interest, all alive and throbbing with the busy activities of life, that less than one brief year would intervene before the fate of Sodom and Gomorrah, Herculaneum and Pompeii, would be visited upon it.
While there we could not but note that the unusually picturesque scene was sadly marred by the trail of the serpent, despite the imposing cathedral and many other places of worship, many of which were thronged with devout worshipers. Everywhere were seen crucifixes and images along the streets and highways, and almost as numerous as the shops were the stalls, open toward the street, containing an altar with its burning candles, and gilded paraphernalia. A few benches furnished seats for a portion of the crowds that thronged each place chanting
some monotonous form of service (utterly unintelligible to us), while the candles (purchasable for a trifling sum from the person in charge, usually a female) burned in the candlesticks placed to hold them. Most of the worshipers were females. We could not but feel that Paul's stirring message to the Athenians needed to be sounded in that place, "Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, Him declare I unto you." Acts 17:16-28.
But such a message would doubtless have met with a worse reception there than it did in Athens, for we were insolently driven from one place of worship where we paused to watch the service, being recognized of course, as strangers and foreigners. But the seal of death now rests on their finished career, and their cases are in the hands of the just and merciful Judge of all the earth, who will surely do what is right. Gen. 19:25.
It behooves us who are left, to discern the cause, seek for the meaning, and profit by the lesson of such solemn events. But where shall we seek for the desired information? The ever-changing, self-devouring, contradictory, unreliable deductions of modern "science, falsely so called" (1 Tim. 6:20, 21) are no longer entitled to the least consideration or respect from intelligent minds. The latest and most convincing proof of this is seen in the part which "science" (?) played in the awful event which is the subject of this article.
For several days the ever-increasing rumbling and thundering of Mount Pelee, with one or two outbursts, productive of much loss of life and property in country districts nearer the mountain, warned the inhabitants of St. Pierre of impending danger. The people were disposed to heed the warning, and fly for safety; and many would doubtless thus have escaped destruction, had they not been prevented from so doing by the governor, who caused troops to be placed at every avenue of escape, thus permitting no one to leave the city. The inconvenience and expense that would be occasioned by thousands leaving St. Pierre and flocking into Fort de France, was the real reason underlying this fatal order.
The governor was doubtless encouraged to take this rash step by the report of a large committee of learned, geological, scientific experts, whom he had deputed to investigate into the condition of the
[[FIGURE]] grumbling giant. Their well-worded report "demonstrated" the absolute safety of St. Pierre; but almost before the ink on the paper was dry, the volcano, as if to show its contempt of man's wisdom and power, belched forth the torrent of death and destruction which involved the entire population of the city, including the governor and his wise men. O earth's inhabitants! learn from this to "Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish," Ps. 146:3, 4. "Thus saith the Lord, Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord. For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited." Jer. 17:5, 6.
But in spite of the terrible rebuke, which this fearful calamity administered to the boasted wisdom of man, a perfect flood of scientific (?) conjecture as to the causes and consequences of the eruption has been let loose upon the world; and every one who reads the various deductions of the different scientists and geologists who have investigated the matter, must notice that no two of them agree in their conclusions. It is to be hoped, however, that one of the results of this dire disaster will be to turn some honest minds away from the "teachings of men, which so often mislead us," to Him who is the source of all truth, wisdom, and power. And the
writer is glad that his observation enables him to state that this hope is being realized in many cases. Whenever anything new, strange, startling, and difficult of solution takes place, instead of indulging in guess-work and conjecture, or consulting the wisdom of the world, which has so often proved itself to be but foolishness, the mind of faith turns to God, and receives infallible and reliable information and instruction from Him whose hand is on the controlling lever of circumstances and "who worketh all things after the counsel of His own will." "There is no power but of God," for "power and strength belongeth unto God." And (as we shall presently show) the Scriptures abound with evidence that volcanoes, earthquakes, and similar disturbances are but manifestations of His omnipotent power. Therefore it is but reasonable that we should seek Him for the cause and meaning of such terrible manifestations of His power as that which blotted St. Pierre from the face of the earth.
Altho nearly two thousand years have elapsed since the canon of Scriptures closed, the Bible is an up-to-date book, speaking with authority and accuracy of current events, because its Author, who sees the end from the beginning, has declared from ancient times the things that were not yet done, saying, "My counsel shall stand, and I will do all My pleasure." Isa. 46:9, 10. The Bible has much to say about volcanoes and earthquakes both historically and prophetically. "History repeats itself" and "like causes produce like effects." "The thing that hath been is that which shall be; and that which hath been done is that which shall be done; and there is no new thing under the sun." Eccl. 1:9. "These things happened unto them for ensamples; and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come." All this is as true of volcanoes and earthquakes as of any other subject of Scripture; so it is clear that in studying this subject in the Bible, we shall be instructed concerning the recent disaster in these islands.
It will be well at this point to guard against one mistake that is almost invariably made in the study of this subject, namely, that of confounding the cause of the disaster with the means or agencies by which it is accomplished. Scientists gravely tell us that the cause of these seismic phenomena is the internal fires of the earth, etc. But these things are only the agencies by which the phenomena are brought about. It is the mandate of the Eternal, Omnipotent One that brings the various elements of destruction in contact with each other. "He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; He toucheth the hills ["mountains," R.V.] and they smoke." Ps. 104:32. "Bow Thy heavens, O Lord, and come down, touch the mountains and they shall smoke. Cast forth lightning and scatter them; shoot out Thine arrows and destroy them." Ps. 144:5, 6. "Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills ["mountains," R.V.] moved9and were shaken, because He was wroth. There went up a smoke out of His nostrils, and fire out of His mouth devoured; coals were kindled by it. He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under His feet. And He rode upon a cherub, and did fly; yea, He did fly upon the wings of the wind. He made darkness His secret place; His pavilion round about Him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies. At the brightness that was before Him His thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire. The Lord also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave His voice; hail stones and coals of fire. Yea, He sent out His arrows, and scattered them; and He shot out lightnings, and discomfited them. Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at Thy rebuke, O Lord, at the blast of the breath of Thy nostrils." Ps. 18:7-15.
What is Left of Custom-House and Wharf.
These words, while possibly a record of an ancient event, and surely prophetic of final last-day destruction, contain information and instruction concerning the origin and cause of similar current events. But when it is demonstrated that these cataclysms are a manifestation of Omnipotent Power, the query arises, Why does God cause or permit such an awful display of His power? W. A. SWEANY.
(Concluded next week.)
One of the victims.
The City of St. Pierre a Year before the Eruption.
Ruins of the Leading Hotel in St. Pierre.
AXIOMATIC.
By Christian Advocate
WHEN strikers resort to violence they always raise an issue more important than the strike, even tho there were just cause for it. If the public accepts another view than that, civil government is nothing but a name, and a wrong name. A man may owe another fifty dollars, and may have a watch worth that amount in his pocket; the individual who seizes that watch, and drags it from him without process of law, is the embodiment of anarchy.—Christian Advocate.
A New Armor Plate
A LIEUTENANT attached to the Ordnance Bureau has produced an armor plate which was recently tested at the armor-proving grounds with such success that naval officials at Washington believe that the armor has again overtaken the gun in the race for supremacy. The plate is perfected by a novel process by which carbon is driven directly into the face of the hot plate through the agency of a powerful current of electricity. The carbon is driven into the plate to any desired depth, the result being that the plate is made as hard as glass, and this, supported by a tough back, renders penetration almost impossible.
Remarkable Electrical Display
A REMARKABLE electrical display occurred over the city of Butte, Montana, early on the morning of July 31. The heavens were said to be one continuous sheet of flame without a moment of intermission. Thousands of persons were aroused from their slumbers by the brightness of the strange phenomenon. Nearly every kind of material became heavily charged with electricity, and many persons received shocks by coming in contact with articles thus charged. One man was killed and another rendered unconscious by touching a pile of meat in a freight car.
Injunction Against a Labor Boycott
Judge Phillips, of the Federal Court at Kansas City, Mo., issued a temporary injunction on August 2, restraining members of the Retail Clerks' National Protective Association and the Journeymen Tailors' Union from enforcing their boycott against a certain store which had refused to close evenings. This injunction prevents the members of these unions from patrolling the sidewalk in front of the store for the purpose of influencing persons not to patronize the non-union establishment.
Wollongong Coal Mine Disaster
An explosion resulting in heavy loss of life occurred in a coal mine at Wollongong, N. S. W., Australia, on July 31. Twenty-seven bodies have been recovered, and 100 men were still below the ground when the despatch was sent, whose rescue is believed to be impossible.
King of Italy Seeks Military Reduction
The King of Italy, who visited the Czar of Russia in July, will pay a visit to the Emperor of Germany during the present month. His visits to these monarchs is said to be in the interests of a reduction in the naval and military expenditures of the European nations. He is said to have received much encouragement from the czar along this line. There is no question but that it would be a great boon to the sorely over-taxed peasants, but there is a great question whether the king will be able to bring it to pass.
Earthquakes in Santa Barbara County
A NUMBER of sharp earthquake shocks, interspersed with a good many lighter shocks, occurred throughout the northern part of Santa Barbara County, Cal., from July 28 to Aug. 1. A number of buildings were more or less seriously damaged, and large tanks of crude oil were emptied of their contents, but no lives were lost. The continued tremor caused much fear among the inhabitants, many of whom left their houses and camped in the open.
Chicago Union Moulders Indicted
ELEVEN union brass moulders of Chicago have been indicted by the grand jury, charged with paying rewards for assaults upon non-union men, the scale varying according to the amount of injury inflicted. Witnesses have told the grand jury that the officers of this union, through their business agent, offered from $5 to $25 for assaults on a non-union man. If the victim was permanently disabled, the men who did the work, they said, received $25.
Condensed Wine
A FRENCH physician has succeeded in condensing wine in much the same way that milk is condensed, a whole barrel being reduced to four gallons. When the right proportion of water is added the wines recover their characteristic taste and aroma. This will make wine much more portable, cheaper because less expensive to transport, and consequently much more of it will be consumed. It is not a discovery that will make for temperance.
Iowa Governor Opposes Railway Reorganization
The governor of Iowa is preparing to oppose the reorganization of the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railway Company, claiming that in the reorganization the company has violated the laws of the State. This company formerly had a capitalization of $75,000,000; but in the reorganization the capitalization is placed at $125,000,000. The governor believes that the principal part of this increase is in watered stock.
Baldwin Expedition Prepares Polar Dash
Explorer Evelyn B. Baldwin, of the Baldwin-Zeigler north polar expedition, arrived at Honningsvag, Norway, on August 1, from a partially successful trip far into the Arctic. He says that a number of enormous depots of condensed food have been established at different places in a line toward the pole. These will furnish the means for what is hoped to be a successful dash for the pole in 1903.
Katipunan Organization Unearthed in Tayabas
An extensive organization of the Katipunan, a secret society of the Philippines, has been unearthed in Tayabas Province. The headquarters and records of the organizations have been captured, with a number of prisoners. This is one of the most dangerous organizations of the Philippines, whose members are said to hesitate at no crime in accomplishing their ends.
Russia Threatens Treaty Retaliation
RUSSIA, expecting a negative answer from the powers in reply to her invitation to an anti-trust conference, is preparing to announce to all nations that any increase of duties on Russian sugar will be regarded as an infringement of existing treaties, and if such increase is enforced, Russia will consider herself free to disregard her treaty relations with such powers.
Persecution of Christians in China
MISSIONARIES in the province of Sze-chuen, China, report that native Christians are constantly persecuted there and often massacred, and their property confiscated; and that the missionaries themselves are in constant danger of their lives. The authorities are appealed to by both the missionaries and native Christians, but without effect.
Turkish Women as Sailors
An Austrian steamer arrived at the Delaware Breakwater on August 2, half of whose crew was composed of Turkish women. This is said to be nothing out of the ordinary for vessels of the far East; but it will probably be some time before American women follow the example of their sisters of the East in this particular occupation.
Nicaragua’s Financial Distress
The financial distress in Nicaragua is increasing to such an extent that 500% is now being offered for foreign exchange. The decision of the United States Congress to build the canal by way of Panama has greatly depressed the Nicaraguans, and is said to be partly responsible for Nicaragua's increased financial difficulties.
Cholera Deaths in the Philippines
SINCE the outbreak of cholera in Manila, 16,105 deaths have occurred in the islands which were due to this disease. While it is reported to be decreasing in Manila, a large number of deaths are occurring in the provinces. Sixty-six Americans and Europeans have fallen victims to this plague in the city of Manila.
Ancient Tree Found in Coal Mine
In a coal mine in Derbeyshire, England, has been found the trunk of a tree in an upright position, an extremely rare discovery. This tree is 1,500 feet below the surface of the earth. On one side of the trunk, which is two feet seven inches in diameter, is clearly shown the impression of a climbing vine.
Kansas Miners Threaten Strike
The president of the miners' organization of Kansas is reported to have declared that the miners of Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, and Indian Territory will go on strike on the first of September. The strike will be for the purpose of enforcing a recognition of the union by certain companies.
New Process for Fattening Animals
A NEW process of feeding and fattening all kinds of domestic animals has been discovered by a Chicagoan. A box lined on all sides with a thick layer of wood moss is fitted with a number of drawers into which any kind of grain can be placed to the depth of two or three inches. The moss is then saturated with water, which so dampens the atmosphere of the box that the grain becomes soft and sprouts in two or three days. It is then fed to the cattle or fowls and is easily masticated, or ground, and is much more readily assimilated than the hard kernels would be. It is claimed that by this process the feeding of cattle, horses, and fowls is cheapened one-half.
Revolutionary Fighting in Panama and Venezuela
On July 29 the revolutionary forces in Panama attacked the government position at Agua Dulce. The slaughter of the revolutionists is said to have been excessive and barbarous. The rebels are reported to have had over 200 killed. Several days later a report from the scene of the engagement stated that the battle was still in progress. Fighting still continues in Venezuela and it is reported that the president has abandoned the eastern part of the republic, concentrating his forces in the west, where they are hard pressed by the revolutionists.
New Process for Artificial Marble
A NEW process for the manufacture of artificial marble has recently been patented in Berlin. Asbestos, dyeing materials, shellac, and ashes are pounded into a stiff mass, and then subjected to high pressure. The product is very firm and tough, is easily worked by means of tools, can be given a fine polish, and in appearance is said to be so nearly like genuine marble that it is impossible to distinguish between them.
Alcohol Consumption in the United States
According to a bulletin of the Census Bureau, the total consumption of alcoholic liquors—wine, malt, and spirits—in the United States during 1900, the census year, was 1,325,358,094 gallons, or 17.3 gallons for every man, woman, and child. In 1863 there were 16,000,000 gallons of distilled spirits consumed in the country; in 1900, there were 109,000,000 gallons consumed.
Eruption and Tidal Wave at St. Vincent
A NEW eruption of the volcano on the island of St. Vincent is reported under date of July 28. The earthquake shock was accompanied by a tidal wave which swept along the shore, but without causing any loss of life. Many persons are leaving Kingstown, fearing disaster.
Amundsen’s Expedition to the Magnetic Pole
AMUNDSEN, a Norwegian explorer, has planned an expedition for next year to carry out researches in connection with the magnetic pole, which was discovered in 1831 by Sir John Ross. The magnetic pole is now believed to have changed its location.
Injunction Against the Oats Corner
A TEMPORARY injunction was issued by the judge of the Superior Court at Chicago on July 30 against certain members of the Chicago Board of trade, to prevent the continuance of the "corner" in oats and the squeezing of those who were "short."
Cholera Epidemic in Manchuria
REPORTS from many parts of the province of Manchuria, China, state that thousands of persons are dying of cholera in that province. Most of the victims are Chinese, but Russians and other Europeans are also falling before the disease.
Darkness Over New York City
At noon on August 3, a black pall settled over the city of New York, causing it to become so dark that lights had to be turned on in houses, churches, and street-cars. The darkness was followed by a heavy thunder-storm with vivid lightning.
Britain Withdraws Claim to Bay Islands
According to reports from Honduras, the British Government has officially withdrawn all claim to sovereignty over the Bay Islands of Utilla, Ruatan, Bonacca, and Barburet, which are recognized as belonging to Honduras.
Floods in Texas
TEXAS has been flooded during the past week, nearly every large river carrying much more water than for years past. Thousands of acres of cultivated land has been under water, and much damage has resulted.
Troops Ordered to Shenandoah
OWING to a riot at Shenandoah, Pa., on July 30, in which a number of persons were seriously injured, the State troops were ordered to that place, and are still encamped there to preserve the peace.
Electric Line Strike in West Virginia
THE electric line from Guyandotte, W. Va., to Hanging Rock, Ohio, is now tied up by a strike of motormen and conductors. The strikers assaulted and drove the non-union men from their cars.
General Firmin Marches on the Capital
The army of General Firmin, of Hayti, which was recently defeated by the other aspirant for the presidency, has been reorganized, and is reported now to be marching again on the capital.
A Machine for Laying Bricks
ONE of the latest inventions is a machine for laying bricks. It does the work of several men, but can be employed only in plain work, where it will lay from 9,000 to 12,000 bricks a day.
Electric Lights in Yosemite
THE beautiful California valley, Yosemite, is now lighted with electricity produced by an electric power plant operated by the waters of the Vernal Falls.
Japan Rearms and Sells Old Rifles
JAPAN is re-arming her army with new rifles of the latest pattern, and is selling her old arms to China, according to a report from St. Petersburg.
131-Year-Old Man Dies in San Francisco
On July 27 there died in San Francisco, Cal., a native of Calcutta, India, A. M. Mori, who had attained the remarkable age of 131 years.
Earthquake Shocks Nebraska, Iowa, and South Dakota
ON July 28 an earthquake shock visited portions of Nebraska, Iowa, and South Dakota.
