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Show THE WESTWARD COURSE OF EMPIRE. EM-PIRE. Can science explain why the course or empire lies westward? Or the tact, aa a general f reposition, there ran be no question. There la nothing more evident In human history than the westward tendency of the great migrations migra-tions ol mankind, as well aa of the spirit of conquest and the genius of civilisation, which seem to flit from rare to rare and from nation to na-I na-I Hon, kindling new Area aa the old die out, almost Invariably toward the west, aa If the sparks were borne by a constant wind against the direction of the earth's rotation on Ita axis. The earth turna from west to east, hut man within the hlstorlo period baa gone round the earth from east to weiL tiarrct P. Sorvlss, In 6uccees. - ,Z, s'i |