CALIFORNIA State camp-meeting will be held at Bushrod Park, near Oakland, June 3 to 13.
PRAY for the meeting. Come, not to see the city, not especially to meet with friends, but to get good and do good; to be blessed and to be a blessing; to learn more of God, and tell to others his goodness. Bring the Lord with you.
Delegates.—Let the delegates who are sent from the churches realize the solemn, weighty responsibility which rests upon them. They should come not to represent themselves, not to represent some man, some church, or some organization, but to represent God and to bear witness and to work for him.
BROTHER F. DE WITT GAUTEREAU will have charge of the grocery. He will carry a full line of groceries and health foods, and will, we are sure, give excellent service, selling as cheap or a little cheaper than the same goods can be purchased in the city.
THE Camp-meeting Committee are Elder G. W. Reaser and Brethren J. G. Smith and W. S. Harmon.
It is hoped that all the auditing work will be done before camp-meeting begins. The Conference Committee and other committees will be very busy. Pray that God may guide them and keep them from making mistakes; nay, more, may give them positive, far-seeing wisdom.
It is expected that Elder G. A. Irwin, president of the General Conference, will be present; and there are vague rumors that Elder A. T. Jones, editor of the American Sentinel, may be present. We all hope so. Our own good laborers will be there to break the bread of life.
Tents.—Order tents at once of J. J. Ireland, 1059 Castro Street, Oakland, Cal. Prices are as follows: 10x12, $2.50, carpet or fly 50 cents extra; 12x16, $3.50, carpet or fly 75 cents extra. Order early, as the supply is limited.
For any and all particulars not herein given, write the secretary of the conference, J. J. Ireland, 1059 Castro Street, Oakland, Cal.
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HOW TO REACH THE CAMP-GROUND.
By C. H. Jones
THERE are quite a number of depots in Oakland, and various ways of reaching the camp-ground. We will name the most direct.
We would recommend those coming via San Jose and intermediate points to take the narrow-gauge railroad. Check baggage to, and get off at, Thirteenth and Franklin Streets. The electric cars on Thirteenth Street take passengers direct to the camp-ground.
Those coming from Monterey and intermediate points over the broad-gauge railroad will check baggage to, and get off at, Broadway station. Then go one block north, and take the electric cars at the corner of Second Street and Broadway, direct to the grounds.
Those coming via Benicia, Vallejo, and Port Costa, should check baggage to, and get off at, Sixteenth Street station. Then take the electric cars of the Oakland Consolidated Company (yellow cars), running on Sixteenth Street, transferring at Thirteenth and Grove Streets, direct to the camp-ground.
Those coming from San Francisco via the broad-gauge railroad should take the Oakland local train and get off at the West Oakland station, and take the Eighth Street electric cars, which transfer to Grove Street.
Arrangements have been made with the Whitney Transfer Company to take trunks and packages from San Francisco to the camp-ground in Oakland at twenty-five cents each, and from depots in Oakland to the grounds for fifteen cents each. Checks should be given only to the authorized agents of the Whitney Transfer Company, who will deliver trunks to the camp-ground at the above-named prices. Pay the agent when checks are delivered, taking receipt for same. A baggage-room will be established on the ground, where all baggage will be delivered, and can be claimed on presentation of receipt.
C. H. JONES,
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CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE ASSOCIATION.
THE twenty-sixth annual meeting of the California Conference of the Seventh-day Adventists will convene at 9:30 A.M., Friday, June 4, 1897, at Bushrod Park, North Oakland, Alameda County, California, for the purpose of electing officers of the conference, directors of the California Conference Association of the Seventh-day Adventists, a corporation, and to transact such other business as may properly come before the conference. A. J. BREED, President.
J. J. IRELAND, Secretary.
The Tavern of Castle Crag.
By George Schonewald
THE Tavern of Castle Crag was built in the heart of the Sierras, almost at the foot of Mount Shasta, and amid the most picturesque mountain scenery accessible to the tourist. The eligibility of the place selected was due to a rare combination of flowing water, inspiring mountain scenery, and inviting forests.
The Tavern of Castle Crag, with its splendid environment, it was believed would appeal chiefly to those who seek a summer resort for health, recreation, outdoor sports, sympathy with nature, and informal sociability. To emphasize this intention and signify the kind of invitation extended, the name TAVERN OF CASTLE CRAG was chosen.
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LESSON XI.—SUNDAY, JUNE 13, 1897.
PAUL'S ADVICE TO TIMOTHY
NOTE.—The lesson section includes the whole of Second Timothy and Acts 16: 1-5. Commit 2 Tim. 3: 14-17. The teacher should learn all he can about the life and works of Timothy, and impress upon the scholar the exceeding and eternal worth of a character such as his. This epistle to Timothy is the last recorded words of Paul. He has finished his course; he realizes that there is awaiting him a crown of life, and, well knowing the dangers surrounding the life of his son in the faith, writes this last epistle as his dying counsel to his youthful colaborer. And the Spirit gives it to all laborers in God's vineyard thereafter. 2 Tim. 2: 2. The epistle was written from Rome, and was received by Timothy at Ephesus. Timothy was born about A.D. 31 or 32, and joined Paul in A.D. 51. This epistle was written in A.D. 67.
"Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of the life which is in Christ Jesus, to Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
3 'I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers in a pure conscience, how unceasing is my remembrance of thee in my
4 supplications, night and day longing to see thee, remembering
5 thy tears, that I may be filled with joy; having been reminded of the unfeigned faith that is in thee; which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and, I am persuaded, in thee also.
6 For the which cause I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee
7 through the laying on of my hands. For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.'
14 'But abide thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;
15 and that from a babe thou hast known the sacred writings which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. Every scripture inspired of God is
16 also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for in-
17 struction which is in righteousness; that the man of God may be complete, furnished completely unto every good work.'"
Golden Text.—'From a child thou hast known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation.'2 Tim. 3: 15.
SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS.
(1) By whom is the epistle written? (2) What position does he rightfully claim in the work? (3) By what authority and approval? (4) By what promise was his work made effectual? Verse 1. Note 1. (5) What was the spiritual relation existing between Paul and Timothy? (6) What was his benediction upon Timothy? Verse 2. Note 2. (7) For what particular fact does Paul thank God? (8) What testimony does Paul bear to his own religious life? Verse 3. (9) What did Paul desire? (10) What remembrance would add to his joy? Verse 4. Note 3. (11) What testimony does Paul hear to Timothy's sincerity? (12) What is his early training? Verse 5. (13) What admonition does he give to Timothy? Verse 6. Note 4. (14) What spirit does God give to all his children? Verse 7. (15) What does Paul exhort Timothy to do in contrast with the course of those mentioned in the first thirteen verses of the third chapter? Verse 14. (16) How early had Timothy been made acquainted with the teachings of the Old Testament? (17) What were these sacred writings able to do for him? (18) What makes this knowledge of the Scriptures a saving power? Verse 15. Note 5. (19) Who is the Author of all Scripture? (20) For what is it profitable? Verse 16. Note 6. (21) What will the Scriptures do for the man in whom they are permitted to work out their object? Verse 17.
NOTES.
1. Paul, an apostle.—That is, one sent out, having a commission directly from Christ, being a witness of the resurrection, and having apostolic authority, oftentimes accredited by miracles. Paul had been chosen by the Lord himself, and in a miraculous manner. No assaults of the enemy could ever shake his faith in his divine commission. The miracle wrought in his conversion was of such a nature that it could not be questioned.
2. To Timothy.—The name comes from two Greek words, "timo" and "theos," which together mean "honored of God." His father was a Greek and his mother Eunice, a devout Jewess, as was also his grandmother, Lois. There is no doubt that his early training contributed largely to his Christian character and future usefulness.
3. Remembering thy tears.—The remembrance of Timothy's tears shed during the trials through which Paul had passed, shed from sympathy with Paul in those trials, was a great source of joy to Paul in his loneliness. Even the remembrance of sympathy is sweet. The blessings of sympathy do not cease when the act which showed the sympathy has ceased; but they live as long as the person lives to whom they were given.
4. Stir up the gift of God, which is in thee.—It is also rendered "stir into flame." One translator expresses it, "Kindle the glowing embers of the gift of God." The figure is probably drawn from the old Roman law, "Let them watch the eternal flame of the public hearth." "It is the swift ship that is pressed in the race. It is the good man of whom greater good is expected."—Peloubet.
5. Thou hast known the Sacred Writings.—In the common version, Holy Scriptures, that is, the Old Testament. That was the sum of the Scriptures in those days. The New Testament was then unwritten. There was truth enough in the Old Testament to make one wise unto salvation, to save those who knew what it contained. The Old Testament is not supplanted by the New. "The Old Testament is the New foreshadowed; the New Testament is the Old unfolded."
6. Every scripture inspired of God.—The King James version reads, "All Scripture is given by inspiration of God;" and the best linguists claim that such a rendering is correct. While the rendering of the Revised Version is not incorrect, an incorrect meaning may be read into it. It might be claimed that there was Scripture which was not inspired of God, and that this verse assumed such to be the case. The Authorized Version is the better, in that it is not only correct but also expresses the truth in such a way that there can be no questioning in regard to what the true meaning of the language is.
38 "And after these things Joseph of Arimathæa, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked of Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took away his body. 39 And there came also Nicodemus, he who at the first came to him by night, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pound weight. So they took the body of Jesus, and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury. Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new tomb wherein 42 was never man yet laid. There then because of the Jews' Preparation (for the tomb was nigh at hand) they laid Jesus."
"Now on the first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, while it was yet dark, unto the tomb, and seeth the stone 2 taken away from the tomb. She runneth therefore, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we know not where they have laid him. 3 Peter therefore went forth, and the other disciple, and they 4 went toward the tomb. And they ran both together; and the 5 other disciple outran Peter, and came first to the tomb; and 6 stooping and looking in, he seeth the linen cloths lying; yet entered he not in. Simon Peter therefore also cometh, following 7 him, and entered into the tomb; and he beholdeth the linen 8 cloths lying, and the napkin, that was upon his head, not lying 9 with the linen cloths, but rolled up in a place by itself. Then entered in therefore the other disciple also, which came first 10 to the tomb, and he saw, and believed. For as yet they knew not the Scripture, that he must rise again from the dead. So the disciples went away again unto their own home."
QUESTIONS.
After the death of Jesus, what request was made of Pilate?
What is said of him who made the request?
Who else came forward to assist? What help did he render?
What did they do to the body of Jesus?
What was there in Golgotha? What was in the garden? Had it ever been used?
What use was now made of it? What made this a natural thing to do?
Who first visited the sepulcher? What day was it? What time of the day? What did she see?
To whom did she go? What did she say to them?
On hearing this what did they do?
What showed their haste? Who reached the sepulcher first?
What did he then do?
Who came next? What did he do? What did he see? What apparently minor detail is fully described?
Who now entered the sepulcher? What effect did seeing have upon him?
What teaching was not yet understood by them?
Where did they now go?
NOTES.
1. "John was at a loss to know what measures he should take in regard to the body of his beloved Master. . . . But Joseph and Nicodemus came to the front in this emergency. Both of these men were members of the Sanhedrin, and acquainted with Pilate. Both were men of wealth and influence." "Neither of these men had openly attached himself to the Saviour while he was living, altho both believed on him. They knew that if they declared their faith they would be excluded from the Sanhedrin council, on account of the prejudice of the priests and elders toward Jesus. This would have cut them off from all power to aid or protect him by using their influence in the council. Several times they had shown the fallacy of the grounds of his condemnation, and protested against his arrest, and the council had broken up without accomplishing that for which it had been called together; for it was impossible to procure the condemnation of Jesus without the unanimous consent of the Sanhedrin. The object of the priests had finally been obtained by calling a secret counsel, to which Joseph and Nicodemus were not summoned.
"The two councilors now came boldly forth to the aid of the disciples. The help of these rich and honored men was greatly needed at that time. They could do for the slain Saviour what it was impossible for the poorer disciples to do; and their influential positions protected them in a great measure from censure and remonstrance."—Spirit of Prophecy, vol. 3, pp. 173, 175.
2. EMBALMING among the Jews consisted mainly in wrapping the body in many folds of linen with a profusion of aromatic spices—myrrh, aloes, etc.
Suggestions for Further Study.
1. Was it an ordinary request which Joseph made in asking for the body of Jesus?
2. Who first announced that Jesus had risen? Are there any other instances where woman has led out in God's work?
3. In connection with such an event, and amid such exciting scenes, why is such pains taken to describe the position of a napkin?
4. Why did the disciples not know the Scripture that he must rise again from the dead? Is there any lesson here for us?
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News and Notes
FOREIGN.
—It is reported that representatives of the English Government are now in Argentine purchasing 50,000 horses for use in the expected war in South Africa.
—Recent mail advices from Uruguay state that the revolution has been checked, and the leader driven to the frontier. A change in the cabinet has been made to allay the popular discontent.
—A despatch from Paris states that in the center of the wine-growing district of France a disastrous frost has occurred, which will damage vines, fruits, and vegetables to the extent of $4,000,000.
—Fighting still continues in the Philippines, with losses on both sides and no apparent advantage to either of the contending parties. It is claimed that the insurgents are as strong as at any time during the rebellion.
—All four of the Sydney, Australia, daily papers have been fined £100 for improper comment upon the trial of Frank Butler, the "murderer of the Blue Mountains," who was recently extradited from the United States.
—A despatch to the London Daily Mail from Bombay says that the bubonic plague is making fearful ravages in the Cutchmandy district, where there have been 2,000 deaths in a fortnight. Half the population has fled.
—The Countess de Castellane (nee Anna Gould) has signified her intention of donating 1,000,000 francs for the erection of a new Charity Bazaar in Paris, to take the place of the one destroyed on May 5 with such frightful loss of life.
—A despatch from Melbourne, Australia, states that during three days ending May 14 ninety earthquake shocks have been felt in South Australia. These disturbances have been so severe that many of the inhabitants have left their houses and are living in tents.
—It is reliably stated that during the past week a definite understanding has been perfected between the cabinets of Germany, France, and Russia, by which a solution of the Egypt and Transvaal questions will be reached, which will be done in a systematic, anti-British sense.
—During the past week the Greek war vessels have blockaded the Gulf of Volo and the Gulf of Salonica, and the government has sent large orders for horses and munitions of war to various European countries. A British steamer has been prevented from entering the Gulf of Salonica.
—Macedonia Frausta, a seventeen-year-old boy of Monclovia, Mexico, eloped with a young woman of that place on May 15, after killing four of her male relatives and friends who opposed her marriage to him. Two of the victims are brothers of the girl. The couple have not been captured.
—There are said to be indications of serious trouble between France and Morocco, owing to an incursion of Moorish tribesmen in Algerian territory. French cavalry is being massed on the frontier of Morocco, and the troops are ordered to hold themselves in readiness for a forward movement.
—While a Russian military train was conveying the Krasnojarsk infantry over the Valke-Jurjev Railway, on May 13, a bridge which had been undermined by a flood gave way, precipitating the train into the river below. Eighty-four of the soldiers were killed and ninety-three seriously injured, many of whom may die.
—The Yaquis Indians, a tribe which the Mexican Government has never been able to subjugate, have finally laid down their arms, and agreed to a treaty of peace with the government. The event has been the occasion of great rejoicing by both parties, and will permit the development of rich mineral regions and fertile agricultural lands.
—At a large convention of Austrian manufacturers, held in Vienna on May 13, it was resolved to call upon the government to conclude international agreements with other European powers, with a view of "effectually meeting the common danger to European economy arising from the prohibitive tariff policy of the United States."
—Helen Constantinides, the Greek Joan of Arc, who has been leading a company of Greeks against the Turkish troops in Epirus, fell in battle on May 14, dangerously wounded by a bayonet thrust at the hands of a Turk. She was leading a charging column of the Greeks, and was carrying the colors of her regiment at the head of her command.
—A panic was caused in Havana on the 15th by the decision of the government against the exchanging of bank bills for coin. As a consequence the price of bread, milk, and other necessities of life has doubled within the last few days. All classes of government employees are objecting to being paid in scrip, which is ninety per cent. below par. If the government refuses to accept paper in payment of taxes, a further depreciation of the paper money will result.
—A report from Yokohama states that the town of Hochiuji, Japan, was completely wiped out of existence by fire a short time ago. Nearly 4,000 houses were destroyed, and between forty and fifty of the inhabitants lost their lives. The buildings were of such light, inflammable material that in four hours there was nothing but ashes to show where the town had been.
—The British Government has under consideration a plan for the greatest submarine tunnel in the world. It is to be beneath the Irish Sea, or North Channel, from a point in Scotland to a point in Ireland. The estimated cost is $35,000,000, and the plan which the government is considering is submitted by a syndicate which binds itself to bring the project to successful accomplishment.
—On May 16 the city government of Mexico forbade a proposed bull-fight on the grounds that the bulls were too poor to be put into the ring. That is, it was feared that the bulls would not be able to make a fight which would be exciting enough to warrant the price of admission. Therefore a shipload of these animals has been ordered from Spain to meet the emergency.
—The Bimetallic Parliamentary Committee of the House of Commons held its meeting in London on May 13. Besides the members of the committee there were prominent labor leaders and well-known bimetallists present. The chairman stated that the prospects for an international agreement were never more hopeful. The committee decided to watch closely the international negotiations and actively co-operate with them.
—Rev. Mr. Sjoblom, of the American Baptist Mission on the Upper Kongo, in a recent report states that matters in that district are in a deplorable condition. The commission which the king of Belgium appointed to inquire into the reported atrocities among the natives has had no practical result. Parts of the Equatorsville district are said to be in open warfare. The iniquitous rubber traffic continues. When the natives are unable to obtain rubber, the state troops burn the villages, murder the natives, and cut off their hands, which are then smoked and sent to the state officials.
—Twenty-eight persons, accused of complicity in the bomb-throwing crime of Barcelona, Spain, were sentenced to the "garrote," the Spanish method of execution by strangulation. The rest of the 380 suspects were sentenced to penal servitude for life. The persons sentenced to the "garrote" were self-confessed conspirators, the confessions having been induced by the most frightful tortures known to unscrupulous jailers. It is openly claimed that every one of the persons arrested were innocent of the charges made against them. One of the condemned had been driven insane by the torture of the electric helmet. Others had been mangled, burned, and mutilated in various ways to produce confession. And all this in the boasted light of the nineteenth century, in the "God's country" of the devout Catholic; and "what Rome has done for other countries she is willing to do for America."
—Domokos, the last stand taken by the Greek forces on the border of Thessaly, has fallen into the hands of the Turks, after the fiercest battle of the war. The fighting on both sides was of the most stubborn character, and the slaughter was terrible. From morning till nine o'clock at night the battle raged, but the Greeks maintained their position. At night the Greeks withdrew, and will take up another line of defense. The occupation of Domoko was followed by the Porte proclaiming an armistice of two weeks. The powers attempted to bring about an armistice before the battle, but the Porte gave no heed to the diplomats. Before the battle of Domokos the Greeks sought to retrieve their former prestige in Epirus, and were partially successful. It is not believed that the powers will consent to the demands of Turkey in the matter of heavy indemnity or her claim for the possession of Thessaly. However, the sultan has consulted the shiek Ul Islam, who has declared it to be the will of Allah that Thessaly should be reunited to Turkey. With the knowledge of this fact the mobilization of Turkish forces in Asia Minor can be understood.
DOMESTIC.
—Ten men lost their lives by the falling of the tipple at the ore mines at Pinckney, Tennessee, on May 13.
—The Southern Baptists held their annual convention at Wilmington, North Carolina, on May 7, with 721 delegates in attendance.
—Strong anti-saloon meetings are being held in Topeka, Kansas, and much feeling is being aroused on the part of the populace against the saloons of that place.
—The United Brethren General Conference, at its recent session in Toledo, Iowa, sent a message to President McKinley, praying for the recognition of Cuban independence.
—The government has signified its intention of beginning work at once upon the Puget Sound fortifications, located near Fort Townsend, Washington. The officials are anxious to have the work completed as soon as possible, in view of the fact that the British Government is erecting strong fortifications just across the Straits of Fuca.
—A family feud in Sabine County, Texas, between white and colored families, resulted, on May 13, in the death of one member of each family and the wounding of three others.
—Judge Gibson, of Illinois, on May 15 rendered a decision declaring the American Tobacco Company (a trust) an illegal corporation, and prohibiting its agents carrying on its business in that State.
—The city government of Toronto, Canada, on May 15 acted on the question of whether street-cars should be allowed to run on Sunday. By the small majority of 479 it was decided to let the cars run.
—The new gunboat Nashville, which was tested on Long Island Sound on May 14, is claimed to be the fastest vessel of her class. She so far exceeded the speed required as to earn for her makers a bonus of $60,000.
—Two bandits boarded the Southern Pacific passenger train near Lozier, Texas, early on the morning of May 14, forced open the express car, opened three safes with dynamite, and escaped with about $10,000. A posse is in pursuit of the robbers.
—During the past week a considerable amount of the time and attention of Congress has been taken up with debates on affairs in Cuba. A resolution is before Congress for the recognition of Cuban belligerency, but has not yet been allowed to come to a vote.
—The great glass for the Yerkes Telescope, situated at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, has been shipped to its destination. The glass measures forty inches in the clear, weighs 515 pounds, and cost $65,000. Four years were consumed in grinding and polishing the big lens.
—The donations of wheat for the famine sufferers in India are leaving very slowly for their destination. Many thousands of bushels are now in warehouses awaiting shipment, and it is expected that foreign steamers will have to be chartered to carry the wheat to India.
—A company of miners, believed to have been acting upon the recent advice of President Boyce of the Miners’ Confederation, to arm themselves and prepare to defend their rights, entered the Windsor Hotel at Mullan, Idaho, on May 13, and carried away all the arms and ammunition of the National Guard at that place.
—The Secretary of the Interior has been given authority to make allotments of the agricultural lands in the reservation of the Uncompahgre Indians in Utah to the Indians on the reservation in severalty, and all lands aside from these allotments will be opened to whites for location and entry after the first day of April, 1898.
—Ex-President Cleveland has received from President Crespo, of Venezuela, a formal invitation to act as senior counsel for Venezuela before the arbitration tribunal, which will determine the true division between that country and British Guiana. Mr. Cleveland has taken the matter under advisement, but has not yet given his decision.
—The sixty-fifth annual meeting of the Northern Baptists convened at Pittsburg, Penn., on May 19. John D. Rockefeller’s offer of $250,000 to assist in clearing the society of debt, on condition that the society would raise a similar amount before July 1, 1897, has been accepted by the society, and the conditions will be met before the time mentioned.
—On May 15, in the city of Philadelphia, William McKinley unveiled an equestrian statue of George Washington, which was presented to the city by the Society of the Cincinnati. The presentation was made by Major William Wayne, a direct descendant of “Mad Anthony” Wayne; and President McKinley made an eloquent address upon the character of Washington as shown in generalship and statesmanship.
—Ahvote, the Piute Indian murderer, of Arizona, who is known to have killed seven white men during the past ten days, and is suspected of killing three others, has at last paid the penalty for his crime with his own life. Eight years ago he was compelled by angry whites to kill his own brother, who had committed a murder, and since that time Ahvote has been nursing his hatred for the whites. The Indians themselves captured the murderer, and he was shot by his cousin.
—On May 17 there was launched at the ship building yards of the Crescent Ship Building Company, at Elizabeth, N. J., the Holland submarine torpedo boat, which is confidently asserted to be the deadliest craft that ever sailed the seas. It is built in such a way that it can navigate the ocean on its surface or at a great depth below the surface. Its apparatus of propulsion consists of a gas engine and an enormous storage battery. It is armed with Whitehead torpedoes, aerial torpedoes, torpedo throwers, and a submarine gun, and will not need to come to the surface to do its deadly work, as the location of the object of attack is found by the camera obscura, which, like a long pole, is pushed up through the water. Naval experts claim that this craft will completely revolutionize the modern method of naval warfare. Already a number of European governments are bargaining for the vessel, but the inventor expects to sell it to the United States. The desire of the nations to possess the latest evolution in destructive mechanism is a truthful indicator of the military mania with which they are afflicted.
MARKS' ARTIFICIAL LIMBS
[Established 44 Years.]
MARKS' ARTIFICIAL LIMBS.
WITH RUBBER HANDS AND FEET.
New Patents of 1895.
The most comfortable, durable, and natural.
Although a man may lose both of his legs, he is not necessarily helpless. By using artificial legs applied, with rubber feet attached, he can be restored to his usefulness.
The engraving is from an instantaneous photograph of a man ascending a ladder. He has two artificial legs substituting his natural ones, which were crushed by a railroad accident and amputated. With his rubber feet he can ascend or descend a ladder, balance himself on the rungs, and have his hands at liberty. He can work at a bench and earn a good day's wages. He can walk and mingle with persons without betraying his loss; in fact, he is restored to his former self for all practical purposes.
With the old method of complicated ankle-joints these results could not be so thoroughly attained.
Over 18,000 in use, scattered in all parts of the world. Many of these have been supplied without presenting themselves to us, simply by sending measurements on a formula which any one can easily fill out.
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