—A fire in St. Louis, July 18, destroyed 25,000,000 feet of lumber.
—Glass is now largely used for flooring in Paris business houses.
—Maximilian Wolfgang Duncker, the German historian, is dead.
—Cholera is said to be decreasing in Italy but is spreading into Austria.
—July 19 a large part of the town of Madera, Cal., was destroyed by fire.
—July 20 the explosion of a locomotive boiler near Columbia, Tenn., killed several persons.
—This Government has been officially informed that cholera is epidemic at Kanagawa, Japan.
—Gladstone has resigned the premiership and the Marquis of Salisbury will form a new ministry.
—At Barstow, San Bernardino County, Cal., July 16, the thermometer for two hours registered 125° in the shade.
—Jack rabbits (hares) are so numerous along the Humboldt River, Nev., that they do a great deal of damage to crops.
—A cyclone recently visited a mining camp in Arizona doing considerable damage to property. No lives were lost.
—The London correspondent of the American Register asserts that twenty-eight persons died of hydrophobia in that city last year.
—A circular has recently been issued at Portland, Maine, calling upon those interested in the fisheries to unite in boycotting Canadian products.
—A Mojave Indian medicine-man in Arizona was recently clubbed to death and then cremated for allowing too many of his patients to die.
—The railroads of the United States give employment to 650,000 people, and transport 400,000,000 tons of freight annually, one-half of which is food and fuel.
—It is stated that the losses by fire in the United States and Canada amount to about $100,000,000 annually, exclusive of cases in which the loss is less than $10,000.
—At Warsaw, Poland, June 20, a secret Nihilist meeting was surprised by the police. In the scrimmage which ensued two detectives were killed. Many arrests were made.
—It is stated that out of the twenty-six Russian peasants inoculated by Pasteur, eight have already died of hydrophobia. Five died in Paris and three succumbed on their return home.
—July 19 twenty-five Icelanders arrived at New York bound for Salt Lake City. They are recent converts to the Mormon faith and are the first Mormon proselytes ever made in Iceland.
—Associate Justice Boreman, of the Second District, in Utah, says: "Polygamy is filling Southern Utah with outlaws. The sons of polygamists will give our courts trouble for years to come."
—The governor of Algeria has discovered a use for standing armies in times of peace. The greater part of the grain crop, he reports, has just been saved by turning the military loose on the locusts and crickets.
—An unprecedentedly heavy rain storm at Virginia, Nev., July 17, did a large amount of damage. There were numerous wash-outs on the Virginia and Truckee Railroad. One near the Julia Mine carried away several hundred feet of track.
—At an early hour on the morning of July 18 Benz Ramage, a merchant at the Union Coal Works, eleven miles from Wheeling, W. Va., down the river on the Ohio side, was killed and his store blown to atoms by dynamite deposited beneath it.
—A recent London dispatch states that Sevastopol and other Black Sea ports are now protected by electric apparatus placed in the sea, to destroy hostile torpedo boats. The construction of the apparatus, which is the work of American engineers, has been kept secret.
—Judge Bone, of the United States Court, has issued an order enjoining the Richmond Typographical Union and the editor of the Labor Herald from publishing in that paper or elsewhere the names of persons who patronize a boycotted firm in that city. The order is the most far-reaching ever issued in the direction of preventing boycotting.
—Six men are in jail at Wyandotte, Kan., charged with having wrecked the Missouri Pacific freight train between Wyandotte and Kansas City, April 26 last, during the great Southwestern Railway strike. The alleged wreckers are members of the Executive Board of the local lodge of Knights of Labor at Wyandotte and Hamilton; the man who is represented as the ringleader in the crime, is Chairman of the Board.
—Recent advices from Mexico state that the revolution in the Montezuma district of Sonora, is gaining strength daily and the trouble has extended into Chihuahua, adjoining Montezuma. No State or national troops are in the field, and the revolutionists have their way. Hostilities are being carried on vigorously. The condition of affairs is such that Americans are claiming to be British subjects in order that they may be secure from violence.
—A dispatch from Ottawa, dated July 23, says: "Over 500 families are starving in Northern Newfoundland, while in Labrador 1,000 families are in the first state of destitution. One hundred and twenty persons have died so far. The thermometer on the 1st of July stood at zero. From Cape Bauld, N. F., to Cape Mugford on the Labrador coast, there is a solid barrier of ice, and no fishing has been possible. Large numbers of starving fishermen from Indian Harbor and Sandwich Bay have just arrived to implore food from the Government. No crops can be grown. It is probable that 1,000 people will die within another month if help is not afforded them."
—An evidence of the high state of civilization prevailing in Arizona, may be found in the fact that the scalp of an Apache, recently killed in that Territory, is to be sent to Mrs. Cleveland.
—Friday afternoon, July 23, a man jumped from Brooklyn Bridge into East River, a distance of 135 feet. He was but slightly injured, but was promptly arrested and charged with an attempt at suicide.
—The case of the American editor now confined in a Mexican prison, is thus stated by the San Francisco Chronicle: "Mr. Cutting, the editor of a paper published in the American town of Paso del Norte, printed some strictures on the Mexican officials in the Mexican town of Paso del Norte, just opposite. Having occasion to cross the river shortly afterward, he was arrested, thrust into a filthy dungeon and refused bail. His case was brought before the Government at Washington and Mr. Bayard promptly demanded his immediate release. The Federal Government of Mexico at once acceded to the demand and ordered that Cutting be set at liberty. But the authorities of Paso del Norte refuse to obey the order, on the ground that it is a State matter." The Mexican Government has sent several companies of soldiers to Paso del Norte to resist any effort which may be made to release Cutting by force.
Obituary: Mrs. Mary J. Bush
By Ellet Joseph Waggoner
Obituary.
BUSH.—Died, at the residence of her parents, in Oakland, June 21, 1886, Mrs. Mary J. Bush, aged 28 years, 1 month, and 7 days. She had been gradually declining in health for about a year, suffering from a complication of diseases, her entire system being affected. Mary J. Yerba was born in Cacheville, Yolo County, Cal. In 1875, one year before her marriage, she united with the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Woodland, under the labors of Elder Loughborough. She remained a member of this church until her death. She was possessed of a singularly amiable disposition, endearing herself, by her uniform kindness and unselfishness, to all who knew her. During her suffering, which was borne with the utmost patience, she reviewed her past life, and renewed her consecration to God, determining to be more devoted to the cause of God. This consecration was not made in view of death, as she fully expected to recover. She felt prepared to die, but desired to live that she might be useful to others. Parents, brothers and sisters, a husband, and three children mourn her loss, but they feel assured that she sleeps in Jesus. A large congregation of sympathizing friends at the funeral listened to words of Christian comfort spoken by Elder Wm. Healey, from 1 Cor. 15 : 26: “The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.” E. J. W.
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BIBLE SANCTIFICATION: A CONTRAST OF TRUE AND FALSE THEORIES.
By Mrs. E. G. White.
This is a pamphlet of only 84 pages, but its value is not to be judged by its size. It is just what its title indicates: a faithful presentation of Bible truth on this important subject, and an exposure of the false theories prevailing in regard to it. Every believer in Bible truth should read it. Buy it, read it, and lend it to your neighbor. Price, 10 cents.
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News and Notes.
RELIGIOUS.
—The first local Sunday trains on Massachusetts railroads were run to accommodate people who had moved into the country and wished to continue to attend church in Boston.
—A church for the sole use of the Chinese in Brooklyn will probably be erected. Some sixty converted Chinese were present at the recent opening of rooms in Raymond Street for worship.
—The Wesleyans of London have raised $200,000 with which to establish a mission in the West End. There are no worse heathen in China or Africa than there are in London, or, indeed, in any other large city.
—The editor of the Golden Gate calls upon Spiritualists to “make provision for the aged and infirm of their own faith,” by establishing a home in some quiet place “where mediums, broken down in health, can go for rest and recreation.”
—It is reported that a few days before Dr. Kittredge left Chicago for his new pastorate in New York, he was called upon to open a poultry show with prayer. We don’t know whether he complied with the request, or not, but we hope not. Prayer is too often turned into mockery, and thus the influence of real religious service is weakened.
—It is a fact that infidels, Spiritualists, and others of that class, originate nothing; their “religion” is simply Christianity perverted. As an instance of how dependent they are, we read that in a Spiritualist meeting in San Francisco a “sacred solo” was sung, entitled, “Simply to the Truth I Cling,” a parody on that grand old Christian hymn, “Rock of Ages.”
—The Nashville Christian Advocate says: “Is the prevalent type of Christian character in your congregation such as you could commend to a body of converts from heathenism? If not, would it not be well for you to do some earnest work at home while you are praying for far-off lands?” Here are two religious opinions of different dates. The Christian Union: “This is the whole of ‘righteousness—to be unselfish, to obey reason and to love beauty.’” The prophet Micah: “What doth the Lord require of thee but to do justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?”
—In the St. Louis Republican, of June 20, 1886, a Catholic writer, James Keegan, has the following to say about Sunday: “It is by no means certain that the obligation to rest on Sunday was rigidly insisted on among the early Christians. It was only when Christianity became, or was becoming, the religion of the State that laws enforcing abstention from labors on that day were enacted by the civil power, and afterwards insisted on and confirmed by various councils of the church. It was not until the twelfth century that the limits of Sunday were finally settled; before that time, in many places, the vigil or eve began the ‘Sunday.’ Like most other salutary customs, the Sunday observance grew by slow degrees to be what it is.”
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An Interesting and Instructive Book.
“THOUGHTS ON DANIEL AND THE REVELATION,” by Elder U. Smith, is a book which scientists, historians, scripturists, and all lovers of good literature, can read with pleasure and profit.
All know that the books of Daniel and the Revelation are two of the most wonderful books in the Bible. The author of this work gives us the result of nearly thirty years’ study, and throws such a flood of light on these two books as no other work in any language has ever done. No fanciful theories are presented, but arguments are drawn from ancient and modern history and the most reliable authorities, in great abundance, to make clear the meaning of these important books of the Bible, verse by verse, and convey an amount of information which cannot elsewhere be found in so concise a form.
In reading this book, our minds are carried through the history of the rise and fall of four great nations of the past, which are represented by the great image of gold, silver, brass, and iron, from the old Assyrian empire down to the division of the Roman kingdom, and on through the Dark Ages in which Roman power and Mohammedan superstition were felt and seen all over the earth. The great Revolution in France in 1793-1798, which is fresh in the minds of all readers, and the Eastern Question, which is now attracting the attention of all the leading statesmen of the world, are carefully considered as way-marks on the great stream of time.
Our own Government, the youngest power in history, and the greatest marvel of national development,—a nation which began its independent existence just one hundred years ago, with 815,615 square miles of territory and a population of about 3,000,000, but has now increased its territory to 3,678,302 square miles, and its population to over 52,000,000,—is treated from a standpoint which will make it a subject of great interest to all. The author believes this nation to be a subject of prophecy,—a prophecy which not only describes its present exalted position, but points out its future course and destiny. It is a volume of 800 pages, printed on fine paper, handsomely bound, and illustrated with colored plates. Men of thought and culture give it their indorsement as one of the best books of its kind extant.
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The following testimonial for the above-named valuable work is from one of the leading M. E. ministers of the Capital of the Nation.
“WASHINGTON, D. C., February 23, 1886.
“I have examined with some care ‘Thoughts on the Book of Daniel and the Revelation,’ by Prof. Uriah Smith, and can commend it as a work of no little biblical and historical research. . . . The volume will be found to contain much in the way of valuable information and suggestion to those who are seeking elucidation of those mystic portions of the inspired word of which it treats.
SAMUEL K. COX,
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Man, the Masterpiece.
“In this book the author has undertaken to point out some of the evils which lie at the foundation of physical and moral degeneracy, and which, in his opinion, are doing more at the present day, to deteriorate the race physically, mentally, and morally, than all others combined. Some of the statements made will undoubtedly startle those who have been lulled into a ‘Rip Van Winkle sleep’ by the alluring delusion of the cry ‘Peace, peace,’ while the most hideous monsters of vice are waging unceasing war upon the purity and morals of the race. A few of the facts presented will undoubtedly seem incredible to many whose opportunities for observation have not been such as to give them an adequate knowledge of the extent of the evils with which the author has undertaken to deal; but the greatest care has been taken to avoid the slightest degree of exaggeration, and, indeed, in many instances, one-half the real truth has not been told.
“The sole aim of this work has been to inspire the boys and young men of the rising generation with a higher regard for those bodies which the Almighty ‘created in his own image,’ and pronounced ‘very good,’; to encourage a greater love and respect for purity in thought and act; to help those whose aspirations are upward, by exposing the snares and evil enticements by which unwary youth are led astray; and thus to aid in the development of a higher, purer, and nobler type of manhood.
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THE SABBATH QUESTION IS THE LEADING SUBJECT OF THE DAY.
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MAN'S NATURE AND DESTINY:
By Uriah Smith
OR,
THE STATE OF THE DEAD, THE REWARD OF THE RIGHTEOUS, AND THE END OF THE WICKED.
BY ELDER URIAH SMITH.
This work is a thorough canvass of the great question of a future life, the nature of man in the present life, and the condition of immortality from a logical and Scriptural standpoint.
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Health Leaflets.
By Editor
We have received from the publishers, the Health Publishing Company, Battle Creek, Mich., a series of twenty-five “Health Science Leaflets.” As the best means to give in brief an idea of their range, we here insert the titles as they come. 1, The Code of Health; 2, How to Live a Century; 3, Pure Air; 4, How to Ventilate; 5, A Back Yard Examined; 6, Inventory of a Cellar; 7, What’s in the Well? 8, Cayenne and Its Congeners; 9, A Live Hog Examined; 10, A Peep into a Packing House; 11, Contents of a Tea-Pot; 12, Tea-Tasting; 13, Tea and Nervousness; 14, A Tea Toper; 15, Tea and Tippling; 16, Tobacco Poison; 17, A Relic of Barbarism; 18, Tobacco Blindness; 19, Science vs. Tobacco Using; 20, The Smoke Nuisance; 21, The Rum Family; 22, A Drunkard’s Stomach; 23, A Gin Liver; 24, A Rum Blossom; 25, Alcoholism. Each one is a four-paged leaflet, and is packed full of solid facts and sound instruction on the subjects of health and temperance. Temperance societies of all kinds can greatly add to the strength of their efforts by circulating the matter that is contained in these publications. Families can promote their health, and increase the happiness of their homes by following the directions given, especially in the ones on tea, the packing house, the hog, the well, the cellar, the back yard, how to ventilate, and pure air. In the well, the cellar, the back yard, bad ventilation, and bad air, there lie numberless diseases and thousands of deaths; and we are glad indeed to see good instruction on these things put in such a shape that they may reach everybody. Every family in the land should have a complete set of these leaflets; and every family can have them, for the whole number costs only ten cents. Now don’t say languidly, “Well, I’ll send for them some time,” but go at once and put ten cents in postage stamps, or in some other shape, in an envelope, and send to Pacific Press, Oakland, Cal., or to Good Health Publishing Company, Battle Creek, Mich.; get these leaflets; follow their advice; and so be healthy, happy, and wise.
German Translation of History of the Sabbath
By Editor
From the Publishing House in Basel, Switzerland, we have received a copy of the first part of “Geschichte des Sabbaths und des ersten Tages der Woche,” being a translation into the German language of the first eleven chapters of “History of the Sabbath and the First Day of the Week,” by Elder J. N. Andrews. We knew a German lady in Michigan, who, at the age of eighty, learned the English language in order that she might be able to read the “History of the Sabbath.” Any one who has read the book will agree that its perusal would well repay so great an effort; but we are glad that our German friends can now have the book in their native language, and that it can be placed in the hands of those whose interest is not great enough to prompt them to master a foreign language in order to read it. This volume contains 176 pages, 6x9 inches in size, the paper is good, and the print is beautifully clear. We are sorry that we are not able at present to state the terms on which it may be obtained; we shall do so as soon as possible.
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Marvel of Nations
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We are glad to see on our table a copy of the fiftieth thousand of the “Marvel of Nations.” Such a circulation of this valuable book is truly gratifying.
Elder Wm. Ings and Wife Sail for Europe
JULY 24, Elder Wm. Ings and wife sailed from New York for Europe, on the Cunard steamer Servia. Their address will be Great Grimsby, England.
Pacific Health Journal for August and September
The Pacific Health Journal for August and September is now on our table, increased from 24 to 32 pages, and with a new dress. Notwithstanding the increase in size, it is furnished at the old price, 50 cents a year; it is worth more than twice that amount.