Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-09-29


throneroom. The handle OF the scepter
had all the coiors OF tho prism Inc
edges Of 1t were translucent Inc pc'ne
OF 1t was tipped with waving ilgn1 an
the time changing. Yet what scepter!
What king would dare 10 handie II.
What monarch would dare 10 iiIe w
But While l wondered tne question: was
answered. The KING OF day, the rising
sun, took hold OF II, ana the scepcer
which l had seen q few SECONDS peloro
lying on the shelf OF heaven was nrst
hoistcd, as though to command the MD
den glorles OF the skies 70 come down.
and then It was pointed 10 the haroor
as the place OF their destlnation' ana Oh
that sapphire OF the waves Doth the
OF tho KING VINO TOOK u were put ao"n'
and from green island 10 green isiahu,
and from beach to Deacn, ana all up ana
down the promontorles, ana from SKY 10
water. and from water 10 SKY IL was
morning IN sydney harDof.
Have you ever reailzed thae there Is
only ono being IN me universe VINO can
scoop out and mold and puttress anu
build harbor! At Napier, New Tea
land. where we sailed III and stald
only long enough Tor an nour ana
half's address, hundreds OF thousands
OF dollars We're expended III puiidlhg
breakwater. And SO at Glsoorne ana at
different points on the Australian coast
haroors nave peen constructed ny hu.
man hanos, put the storms looked AT
these defiant ramparts, ana IN the nlght
tnmbled the costly WORKS INTO the "a
chic. Harbor building Is the reserved
right OF the heavens. GATES OF palaces
and gates OF 1ortresses may DC turned
out from earthly 1ouhdrles OF pounded
together by hammers OF human mechan-
Ism, but an ocean gate IKE thae near
which am now seated needs omnlpo-
tence and omnlscience and lnlimty TO
plan and construct IL.
No one but the Eternal knows where
such gate IS needed. he secs the MS
tory OF continent before IL Is populat-
cd. and he only can decide where Its
front door ought 10 be holsted ana
swung. Besides that the gate must cor
respond with the size and greatness OF
the mann bulldlng. Inc door OF inc
Madeleine church would De ABSURD at
the 'front.' OF quaker meeting house'
Bronze ana gold would MAKE an map
proprlate entrance 10 a rooEery. Sueh
an entrance TO Australia as oyahey mar
Dor would be something Tor all hme
and eternity TO Jeef at II inc country
thus entered were not something I'M
measurable lor wealth., resource ana
grand opportunity. HAD Known hotn-
ing OF the history OF Austraaa what
saw between the doorposts OF TINS mar
Dor ana the wharf OF cur dlsemparka-
tlon would nave convinced me OF the
present ana coming opcience OF tnis
htth continent OF theW World.
with such an ocean gate am not sur
prised that Australia Is IL times as large
as france ana % TIMES as large us Eng
land, scotland ana Naies. IL mas been
estimated as capapie Oh supporting ioo'
ooo, ooo people. All wealth. Oh mining
and agriculture ana commerce ana are
ana scenery are mere caves larger tnan
the Mammoth cave OF hentucKy' lakes
like Como, hueerne and GENEVA; Dol
amy SO rlch IN flowers that captain
COOK called one OF the entrances bot
any bay; whole Pennsylvanlas OF coal
mines, discovered by shlpwreeked sail
or III 1870, but now delylng the crow
bars OF the earth TO take ohe-hai1 OF
their treasures ana having enough ma
terlal TO warm a cohtiheht ana Keep
aSlow inc steamship furnaces OF an
| ocean; enough sheep pasture III the wales
and On the nils 10 clothe with thelr
WOOL whole nations. Ihese sheep, XIII
ed and frozen IN refrlgerators here, are
transferred IN carts winch are refrlgera-
tors into shlps winch are felrlSeratofs
ana carried across 'ie seas 10 the feitiS
orators OF EUROPE anu ASIA SO th,ie
WhlIe write TINS ie'ler' almost "itniii
SOUND OF the pieatiiig HOOKS Oh TINS sheep
raising country inc iess Oh Austfaiian
mutton hahg III LONDON markets, ana
tho inhabitants OF lndia are oreak1astlng
on lamb chops brought from the BANKS
OF sydney harDor. One sheep paddock
nearly 2oo miles square!
90 huch OF these COLONIES Is III inc
tropics mat they Will nave capacity
when fully developed to yleid enough
sugar 10 sweeteh the beverages OF the
earth' ana raise enough TEA 10 soothe ehe
nerves ana simulate the conversation
Oh 'he Social groups Oh al zones ana pro-
duee enough COTTON 10 clothe nemis-
peerhs, enough IRON 10 DC drought up
from the CeiIar Oh lHtse cOlOulSS W rail-
track .he planet copper ''no ieao, BIZ
yer anu solo Whiting lor fesurrec'ioh'
sappnlres ana fuules, TOPAZ anu clryso-
oerSis reauy 10 llash anu purn oh .iie
ooSoii Vi 'ne WORTH peauty' oope
CREEK yieideo III ohe year 90 ooo ula-
iholios
DO you say that vast regions are not
arapie, pue desert! les put boring
underneath the sand and rock discover
Ell water winch Is only waiting 70
caiied up TO irrisate the suriace. W na'
irrigation mas done lof Egypt ana Gaiii'
anu Is aoihS ior 'iie ]ai.iciio''n ec7eA
VIII be Gone Iof inc iaio aerof'so .,
Australia. IL mas peen oeino-is'la.ea
again ana AGAIN 'hat oetter tii,ii 'ne
raihfali IL Is 10 nave "a.eT' s.lhelea
INTO RESERVOIRS ana 50 u1o's-iss 'i1a
1reshets are aVoloca' .Mla "ne1s yoa
want water you urn 10 o. ..aa wen
yoa want IL 10 stop you turn 10 ", u
you say there arc noe enough mis- III
AustraIa 10 pour down ,ne We upon
ihe lands reply py asking T" hefe -
tho POI: CT OF machinery! OcleIco ana