Show AH EPOCH OF COMMOTION THE elements have been kicking up their heels and tumbling about in a most eccentric fashion there has been in consequence an excessive amount f weather during the last ing few months no part of the world has baa been alighted each division of the earth having received a good deal more than the people stationed on it wanted in this country cyclones and floods have played a conspicuous part in connection with the atmospheric pro gramme while floods have come in as a strong third with hailstones two in diameter as a byplay by play plax bet between the acts blizzards and drifts have been leading features of the scenes in the elemental drama all these peculiarities resulting in much destruction to human life and property from every continent and country come tales of distress and suffering caused by unexpected and phenomenal presentations and conditions of the atmosphere in innumerable instances men man have been no less tumultuous than the elements many of them have been exhibiting hi biting inhuman instincts and destructive truc tive propensities these the activities are directed against every phase of organized society which is so badly diseased as to be approaching the incipient stage of putrefaction why then should the people shut their eyes to the signs of the times the condition and movements of men and fantastic exhibitions of the elements seem to say ay plainly that the world is uron upon the very edge of the seething epoch pointed to by the redeemer when all 1611 things shall be in commotion |