Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-29


classes. Were he to speak of political
wonders, he would refer to the growth of
the American republic, the advancement of
the Chinese empire, and many other won
ders in political history. Were he to count
the wonders in natural scenery, he would
point to the Alps and the Rimalays, the
latter the grandest mountain range on the
globe. Mount Blanc was grand with its
peak $1,000 feet above the sea, but Mount
Everest was sublime, lifting its crest $4,000
feet into the air. with five miles OF ascent
from base to top. He also would include
in the natural wonders our own Yosemite
and Niagara.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OLD AND NEW.
But it was not his purpose to give speci-
mems of descriptions. The modern Won
ders of the world were something far diff
ferent. Mrs. Browning had asked what was
the best thing in the world, and then an
swered her own question by saying that it
was something out OF it. The mighty ten
derness of great currents in the oceans of
time were wonderful. The web of history
was woven by some power higher than
man. No man set the place and date of
his death. The power above US fixed the
direction of each career and determined
the intercourses of careers. We had free
dom of will, but power more than that
of man threw the shuttle. Some said that
nature threw it, but what was nature ?
Men of science never used the term in that
way. They never said it was by natural
law, but according to natural law. A book
was not written by the laws of grammar
| and spelling, but according to those laws.
| The child might count the beads on the
wives in the frame, but the master held the
frame. As we do not determine the
course of our lives, we did not determine
upon what wires our lives should be strung.
1t was not our hand that held the frame,
| but Gods hand was behind the weof. Ii
| was time that we should quit speaking OF
| the pen and talk about the penman,
WONDER NO. 2-NATIoNAI DELEoPMENT.
The second modern wonder was the self
reformations. This follow the cause of
Accommodation. Within thirty years
Japan had abolished her feudal system, and
reorganized her army and navy, her post
Office and her schools, upon modern sys-
TENS. There was now free teaching of
Christianity in the empire, and the govern
ment promised to established national par
lament based upon representation. In a
had found as good selection of books as
in San Francisco. Japan was the rudder of
reform for all the Orient, ald our people
should remember that it was Commodore
Perry who first opened the way for this re-
| form. General Grant said that in his tour
round the world the three ablest men he
met were Bismarck, Gladstone and the
| prime minister of Japan.
China had ceased to be hermit nation,
| and in few years the young men now be-
ing educated to take the place of those now
at the head of affairs would see to it that
her people were not Disseminated against
without reason. The speaker said he had
uttered these sentiments in San Francisco
and been applauded, notwithstanding the
fact that the newspapers there were bitterly
opposed to such doctrine. The paper of San
Francisco did not represent the people.
They were either owned by the moRopolies
or the sand lots.
DISTINCTIVE QUESTIONS IN CITIES.
Every place had its mark Of distinction.
In Boston it was a book: in New York,
show much are you worth:" in Washing
ton, ''Are you likely to be re-elected:" in
New Orleans, 'Who was your grand
mother?" IL Chicago. How are you getting
on" and in San Francisco "Who owns
you?" San Francisco was better than her
press.
With Japan and China ceasing to be
hermit nations, India was following, and
there were twenty cities IN that country
where the English tongue was as much
spoken as the native. Mr.. Cook had lee
tured in these cities, and had good audi
ences who did not need an interpreter.
The trouble with India, and the reason
she did not advance to an independent
position where she could throw of the
yoke of Great Britain. was that there was
no great people, but many people. 1t
would not be possible for her to throw off
| the woke of Great Britain in the next hum
| dred years, nor would it be for her good
to have such a thing happen. He had
said this to the people of India. and been
applauded for it.
In Great Britain there were two powers
republican Great Britain and tory Great
Britain. The latter wanted to absorb
Egypt. But she would never become so
powerful in Africa as in Asia.
OTHER WONDERS.
The third wonder was the parable ad-
vance of education and democracy. Mr.
Cook said on this point wherever on the
face of the earth he had put his ear on
the breast of the community he had always
heard President Lincoln's prayer murnur-
ed: "a government of the people, for the
people, by the people, shall not perish
| from the earth.'' Great Britain was not
so powerful as an example as our own
country. Even in her own dominions the
people were looking to this republic for
their examples. Australia was more like
America than England. The countries
| all over the world were raising the same
questions that We were, and were watching