cal; to love enemies and to do good for evil, our boys, but the English Government have floor below. A similar accident had hapis the mark of the children of God." supplied trustworthy teachers and suitable pened two years before, and in consequence "If I feel an impatience under affront," said he on one occasion, "I look at Christ. Can anything which I suffer be like to that which He endured for me." W. P. T. Every evening all my family shall be as- books for the boys and none for the girls." he had replaced the boards adjoining the airsembled at a godly conference, in which they The President of the Commission, Dr. W. W. hole with a slab of marble. shall hear something of God and salvation. Hunter, in replying to the address, expressed which were ignited adjoined the marble. The boards Let none be absent on pretence of attending his pleasure at meeting such an assemblage, Though the heat to which they were exposed to my affairs. I have no affairs so interesting which was altogether a new experience to was very moderate, yet they had slowly carto me, as the salvation of my domestics." him in India. If the women of India," he bonized, and becoming extremely porous, a "I seriously forbid all injustice which may said, "have really made up their minds that rapid absorption of the oxygen of the atmoscloak itself under color of serving me.' their girls ought to be educated, all minor phere had resulted, and sufficient heat was difficulties will quickly disappear." caused thereby to start the fire. As an immediate consequence, the members of the Poona municipality intimated to the pipes are allowed to be in contact with the A similar danger exists where hot steam Commission the next day their willingness to wood. The wood, by being constantly take up the cause of girls' schools, and to pro- heated, assumes, in degree, the condition of vide the necessary funds. Now, four years fine charcoal-a condition highly favorable Distinguished Brahmin Lady in Philadelphia, later, not only are there elementary schools, to spontaneous combustion. In one case Pundita Ramabai, a distinguished Brahmin but a native high school for girls is in suc- steam was passed through coils in retorts for lady who, with her little daughter 5 years of cessful operation in Poona. In 1883, Pundita distilling petroleum, and the pipe terminated age, arrived here to witness the graduation Ramabai went to England to acquaint her- at a valve outside the building. To prevent in medicine (at the Woman's Medical College, self more fully with the methods of teaching, the steam, when blowing off, from disintePhiladelphia) of her relative, Anandebai Jo- and with educational work in general. Her grating the mortar in an opposite wall, some shee, is a remarkable character. scholarship was tested by Prof. Max Muller boards were set up to receive the force of She is the daughter of a famous pundit of and others, both in Cambridge and Oxford, the discharge; and as often as the superPoona, Bombay Presidency, India, who sacri- and pronounced sound, and on the recommen- heated steam was blown, the boards were ficed his worldly prospects and eventually his dation of these distinguished friends she was set on fire. life to the cause of emancipating the women appointed Professor of Sanscrit in a women's Moles as Soil-Makers.-Dr. Bell of the Canof India. He gave this daughter the same college in Cheltenham. This position she has adian Geological survey assigns to the moles education that he gave his only son, and both held for two years, in the meantime improv- the chief agency in the formation of the the sister and the brother became famed for ing the rich opportunities on every hand for thick top layer of vegetable mould found in their learning, and travelled together through- special courses of study. Manitoba. In the Assiniboine valley, the out India. The brother dying suddenly, the Her purpose in England accomplished, she moles have thrown up hillocks, each containsister married (as few Hindoo ladies are per- is now about to return to India to resume her ing a large shovel-full of earth and burying mitted to marry) the man of her choice, a educational work.-Public Ledger. completely the grass and vegetation over a graduate of the Calcutta University, a Sanspace a foot or more square. scrit scholar and pleader-at-law. Natural History, Science, &c. The vegetable matter thus buried, decays and becomes inAbout a year and a half after this marriage, Phosphorus--This substance, so inflamma-corporated with the soil; so that the process which was a happy one, the husband died of ble and which burns with such brilliancy in is analogous to plowing under the soil. The Asiatic cholera; stricken to the earth by this ordinary oxygen gas, has been recently effect of this is similar to that alleged by bereavement, parents and brother also dead, shown to be incombustible in that medium, Darwin of the earth-worm, which does not darkness for a time encompassed the widow. if both the phosphorus and the gas are abso-exist in the north-west territories. Then she rallied, to devote her life to im-lutely free from moisture. Similarly it has been Italian Eggs.-The trade in eggs from Anprove the degraded condition of her country- found that when perfectly dry charcoal was cona, Italy, now amounts to 75,000,000 per women. For this purpose she returned to heated to redness in dry oxygen, there annum, of these 50,000,000 are forwarded by her native city, Poona, and formed a society was but partial combustion. These experi- rail to England, and the remainder to Switof ladies, whose object was the establishment ments seem to show that the presence of zerland, Germany, Belgium, and Holland. of native schools for girls. She then went some third substance is necessary to cause They are packed in straw in long boxes confrom city to city throughout Bombay Presi- the rapid combustion which we term burning. taining 1440 eggs. They are all collected in dency, establishing branch societies and arous- Oleomargarine.-Oleomargarine is made in the district around Ancona and the neighing the people by her eloquent appeals. the following way. Animal fat over the sur- boring towns. It required 520 railway She is chiefly known in the United States face of which salt has been sprinkled is trucks of 10 tons each to transport them. through a remarkable scene in which she heated to about 120°F. The fat melts to oil, Liquefied Carbonic Acid Gas.-The conver was a prominent actor, in Poona, in Septem- the clear fat which rises to the top, is placed sion of this gas into a liquid by cold and ber, 1882. At that time the English Educa- in large boxes holding 500 to 600 pounds, pressure is an experiment that has often been tion Commission visited this conservative and and is allowed to cool and granulate. It is performed in chemical laboratories. In Prussia wealthy city to inspect the educational insti- next placed in heavy duck bags and submit- its manufacture is now carried on by a comtutions; whereupon the leading Brahmin la- ted to a hydraulic pressure of from fifty to pany organized for the purpose. The bottles dies, members of the newly-formed society, seventy tons to the square inch. Under in which it is sold are made of wrought iron, and others, to the number of about three hun- this pressure the oil flows out, leaving the and are first tested by a pressure equal to 250 dred, notwithstanding a heavy rain-storm, as- hard stearine, which is used to mix with atmospheres, or nearly 4000 pounds per sembled with their children in the Town Hall lard. The oil is then mixed with milk and square inch. The gas is drawn off as requir to welcome the Educational Commission and real butter, the latter being added in greater ed by means of very strong stop-cocks and to show them that, although the municipality or less amount depending on the kind of pro-pipes. Solid carbonic acid in a white snowhad not encouraged girls' schools, a real move- duct desired. The mixture is churned like like mass is obtained by allowing the gas to ment was being made by the best families of regular butter, and the product is oleomar- expand suddenly in a suitable receiver. The the Mabaratta country. This was quite an garine. Instead of the straight animal fat, Berlin Company delivers this substance in unparalleled occasion among Brahmin wo- suet is often used. Butterine is a compound cakes which resemble chalk in appearance. men, who are kept in such strict seclusion. of lard and butter. It can be used to produce great degrees of Pundita Ramabai was the orator of the occa- Danger from Hot Air and Hot Steam.-The cold, and finds many applications. sion. Popular Science News in speaking of the She read an address in English to the Com- spontaneous combustion of wood, says that mission and made an eloquent speech in Mer-before the French Academy in 1879, Cosson athi. She dwelt upon the difficulties which, described an accident which bad occurred in -Half-holidays.-An earnest effort is being made as women of good family, they had to encoun- his laboratory a few days before. While he in New York to secure the early closing of stores on ter from the absence of trained female teach- was working there a portion of the boards the Seventh-day of the week. To aid in effecting ers and the absence of school books fit to be of the floor spontaneously took fire They this object, a pledge is being extensively circulated, placed in the girls' hands. "We want," she were in the vicinity of an air hole fed with on that day after one o'clock, P. M.; and request the subscribers to which agree to make no purchases said, "education for our girls as much as for warm air from a stove 13 feet away, on the store-keepers to close their places of business at that Items. hour. If this custom can be established, it is thought it will tend to the benefit of the community in various ways. -Divorce Laws of Pennsylvania.-The Presbyterians, Episcopalians, Methodists and Baptists in Philadelphia Ministerial Conferences, have appointed delegates to act together to secure more stringent divorce laws in Pennsylvania. THE FRIEND. HIRD MONTH 20, 1886. alas, what a stumbling effect they have upon others; and how does that evil spirit, which is the "accuser of the brethren," make use of them to prevent or turn aside those who are desiring to enter into fellowship and communion with the Lord's people! May a Some weeks ago a friend in Philadephia sense of their responsibility, so rest upon all Every right-minded person must wish success to received a letter from one who had joined the professors of the blessed truth, that they every judicious effort to protect the family bond, so the society of Friends by convincement. The may earnestly seek to draw near in spirit to essential to the moral welfare of the community. letter enclosed a printed circular of the the Lord, and become living examples of the -Drinking in France. The drink problem takes treasurer and trustees of the meeting at blessed effects of abiding under the shadow on a different aspect in France from that which it Columbus, Ohio, belonging to the Binns' of the Almighty; so that others, seeing their wears in this country. Wine of the country has body, which stated that funds had been sub-good works, may glorify our Father who is long been insufficient for the appetites of the people, scribed to pay the expenses of a series of in Heaven. and there have come into general use among the meetings, and "not send God's faithful minislower classes vile alcohols distilled from grains, ters away empty in purse." The circular also potatoes, beets, and other vegetables, which are made the following proposition," Shall we sold at a very low price and are very dangerous toxics, producing alcoholism to an enormous extent. not likewise begin to arrange for a pastor for Whether these debased alcohols are any worse than our little flock, one who is so situated as to the adulterated strong liquors of America (which spend all his time looking to our church matare not cheap) is a question perhaps worth investi- ters and to be present to lead all our meetings? gating; but the results of their use are so serious We can have the necessary funds to support that the Paris Academy of Medicine has made a deliverance against them. Alcoholism was scarcely a single man for this work," &c. known to French physicians 30 to 35 years ago, but As the letter says, this circular was sent now it is frightfully common, and the hospitals are "That thou might see to what extent some full of sufferers from strange diseases-derangements who take the name of Friends are departing true Christian communion is spiritual in its of the circulation, curious forms of paralysis, hallu- from what the Fathers taught to be the cinations, idiocy, and so forth. Drinking places truth." entitled "The Baptism and the Supper of our The object of the treatise is to show from ness of the views held by our religious Society the testimony of the Scriptures the soundas to the spiritual nature of Christ's baptism; that water baptism is not an ordinance of standing obligation in His church; that the nature, and does not consist in the partaking of outward bread and wine, and that there is multiply in an alarming degree; nearly 100,000 There is a conflict of feeling in publishing "no real warrant in Holy Scripture for the have been opened within ten years. The Academy such statements in our columns. On the one establishment of any such outward ordinance of Medicine now proposes to call upon the government for surveillance of the manufacture of hard" hand, there is the duty of bearing a continor ritual, to be observed in the worship of the liquors (as we call them), for heavy taxes upon all uous testimony in favor of the truth, as re-church of Christ throughout all time." brandies and strong liquors in commerce, and heavy ceived and published to the world by the We think the author has succeeded in eslicenses imposed on all who sell them; and that early members of our Society; and the cor-tablishing these positions; and his pamphlet every possible measure be taken to limit their sale. responding duty of bearing witness against is interestingly written. -Springfield Republican. such proposals as that of the trustees of the -The Break-down of Skepticism.-The letters of Columbus meeting, as being inconsistent with A letter from a friend in Ohio mentions the late Princess Alice contain, among a multitude the fundamental principles of our Society in that there have been introduced into the Ohio of other good things, a remarkable confession of the regard to worship, ministry and the head-Legislature two "Local Option" bills; and utter insufficiency of skeptical opinions to sustain ship of Christ in his church. the soul in its hours of grief and suffering. The princess was a highly gifted lady, and had learned On the other hand, it is humiliating to be suggests that the friends of temperance reform write to their Representatives, asking to doubt the faith of the Gospel through intimate obliged to confess that any who claim our for the passage of suitable local option laws. companionship with that arch rationalist, Strauss. honored name have so far departed from our Yet when he sought to lead her into the darkest principles. And we are very sensible, too, of shades of skepticism her gentle nature shrank in- the stumbling effect which such evidences stinctively from the region of blank negation which of weakness must have on some of those who UNITED STATES.-In the U. S. Senate on the 12th lay at the end of his theories. When she saw Frittie, are convinced of the truth of the doctrines instant, the bill forfeiting part of the lands granted to her second boy, a bright child two years old, lying the State of Iowa in aid of railroads was passed, with SUMMARY OF EVENTS. dead, and felt as never before the need of a positive we publish to the world; and who, in seeing an amendment withholding from the operation of the faith, then she frankly wrote: "The whole edifice such things, may not know how far they are act certain lands involved in a suit pending before the of philosophical conclusions which I had built for approved, or to what extent they represent U. S. Supreme Court. myself I find to have no foundation whatever; noth-the present position of Friends. This point is Much time has been spent unprofitably in the Senate ing of it is left; it has crumbled away like dust. illustrated by a paragraph in the letter in discussing the relative prerogatives of that body and the President. And in the House in wrangling over What should we be, what would become of us, if we above referred to, which is as follows: the silver question and a change in the tariff. While God who rules the world and each of us?" The had no faith, if we did not believe that there is a "I rejoico very much that I was permitted the great question agitating the country respecting the faith of which Strauss had beguiled her was re- to visit Philadelphia, and to enjoy those labor problem, is neglected. stored.-Exchange. sweet and refreshing seasons of worship, Our exports of domestic cotton during the six months -U. S. Grant on Secret Societies.-"All secret, guard the church in its purity, as banded period of the previous year. Our exports of domestic with those who are endeavoring to keep and which ended 2nd mo. 28th, amounted in value to $141,929,590, against $153,637,764 during the corresponding oath-bound political parties are dangerous to any down to them by the Fathers. Had I not breadstuffs the eight months which ended on 2nd mo. nation, no matter how pure or how patriotic the motives and principles which first bring them together." have had this privilege, I would, no doubt 28th, 1886, were in value $72,510,978, against $110,have thought there were none left in this 320,132 during the corresponding period of the year -Indian School at Tunesassah.--At a special meeting of the Indian Committee, called on account of age of the world to rightfully represent the preceding. An injunction issued by the U. S. Circuit Court at the burning of the school buildings at Tunesassah, church founded by George Fox." St. Louis last week, restraining the strikers on the Misa sub-committee was appointed to prepare plans and While it is a comfort to believe that in al-souri Pacific Railroad from trespass and intimidation, obtain estimates of the cost of replacing those de- most all parts of our Society, there are indi- has resulted in a better movement of accommodation stroyed by fire. As Philadelphia Yearly Meeting viduals who adhere to the doctrines and tes-trains to and from that city. It was understood Secondis near at hand, the whole subject will be submitted timonies of Friends; it is a still greater sat-day last that an attempt would be made before evening to it; but it is proposed to have the preliminary isfaction and strength to know that, some of work in such a condition, that, if the Yearly Meet ing approves, the buildings may be commenced without further delay; so that the school may not be vacated longer than is needful-probably for one session. When God contemplates some great work, He begins it by the hand of some poor, weak human creature, to whom He afterwards gives aid, so that the enemies who seek to obstruct it are overcome.-Luther. the Yearly Meetings have so far retained As to such weaknesses, we suppose the to secure a regular resumption of freight traffic. The central branch of the Missouri Pacific road, have acstriking Knights of Labor at Downs, Kansas, on the cepted the company's terms and resumed work. The locomotive engineers of the Eastern division of the Misouri Pacific road have officially notified the Superintendent of the adoption by them of a resolution that "they are ready to perform their duties as locomotive engineers, when called upon, according to the contract of March 24th, 1885." At Little Rock, on the 15th instant, a bill was filed by the attorneys of the St. Louis and Iron Mountain Knights of Labor, alleging the seizure and the mutilaRailroad against J. Delay and others, representing the tion of their property, and the obstruction of the business of the railroad company, and asking for an order restraining all parties from trespassing on their property and interfering with the business of the company. Chancellor Carroll granted a temporary restraining order. The total amount of ice cut in the Kennebec river, Maine, this season is estimated at 500,000 tons, which is 400,000 tons less than last winter. There remain 150,000 tons of old ice on hand. Each one of twelve boys who were arraigned in the Superior Criminal Court at Boston, lately, had a dime novel in his pocket. Signatures are being obtained to the following pledge by the South Bristol (Mass.) Farmers' Club: "We hereby agree neither to buy nor use for any purpose whatever, the plumage of birds which have been killed solely for decoration. And we promise to exercise all our influence to further the object of this pledge, which is the preservation of song birds." The Local Option bill passed by the Mississippi Legislature, was signed on the 11th instant by the Governor. In the New Jersey House on the 15th instant, the High License bill was defeated, and a motion to reconsider the vote was lost. Beef cattle were in poor request and lower, at 21⁄2 a Sheep.-Good stock firm, common stock lower, at 2 of Bulgaria ruler of Eastern Roumelia, has accepted the treaty in its entirety. Continued war preparations in Greece are exciting grave fears in the European Cabinets. It is believed that the moral effect of the assembling of the foreign fleets in Suda Bay will not be sufficient to coerce Greece, and Hogs were active and firm at 63 a 6§ cts. The receipts for the week were: Beeves, 2400; sheep, that further measures will be necessary. Greece has 7000; hogs, 6000. been warned that if she persists in violating the peace FOREIGN. On the 11th instant, Henry Labouchere, she will be left to suffer punishment at the hands of Radical, during a debate in the House of Commons on Turkey. Greece reasserts her claims to Epirus, in acthe Government's civil service estimates, moved to re-cordance with the terms of the Berlin treaty, and deduce the grant for the maintenance of parks belonging clares that hitherto she has only yielded to force majeure. to or used exclusively by royalty or members of the A committee of the City Council of Montreal has royal family. The motion caused a lively discussion, decided to raise $1,000,000 by means of bonds for paybut it was finally carried against the Government by ing off the deficit incurred by the small-pox epidemic vote of 131 to 114. and for making sanitary improvements. This will make the total debt of the city $13,000,000, fifty per cent. more than the provincial debt. a On the 15th, a number of motions looking to the rehabilitation of silver as a currency standard were postponed. W. E. Gladstone stated that the Government had decided to decline to appoint a special commission to inquire into the advisability of transferring the surplus population of Great Britain to the colonies. Prime Minister Gladstone authorizes the statement that he will take no notice of the various versions of his Irish plans that have been given to the public. A letter has been received from Millersburg, Pa., in He says that all the stories that have been published regard to occurrences alleged to have taken place, pub- regarding his intentions with respect to Ireland are enlished in a number of papers and copied in this Sum-tirely baseless. It is understood that he hopes to be mary. The writer states that the article greatly exag- able to present his Irish programme in the House of gerates the facts. That while irreverent remarks may Commons on 2nd day next. Trevelyan denies that he have been made, and much drinking took place, there has tendered his resignation as Secretary for Scotland. was no mock administration of the Lord's Supper. The The Government has placed gunboats for service in man who died, and whose death may have been hast- relieving the distress among the inhabitants of the isened by the debauch of that occasion, was sane to the lands along the western Irish coast. last moment and not "a raving maniac," as stated. He lived several weeks after the occurrence. Indescribable distress has been developed among the inhabitants of the Arran Isles, off Galway, who, besides having hardly anything but moss and sea grass left to eat, are without fire, and often without clothing and shelter. The Buffalo Express says: The public debt of Canada amounts to $281,316,000. In proportion to population and resources this is a heavier burden than when the war debt of the United States was at its maximum. TRACT ASSOCIATION OF FRIENDS. in the Committee-room of Arch Street Meeting-house, The Annual Meeting of the Association will be held Friends generally are invited to attend. on Third-day evening, the 31st instant, at 8 o'clock. Auxiliary associations that have not already done so, are desired to send their Annual Reports. EDWARD MARIS, Clerk. The pamphlet issued by Charles Elcock of Ireland, entitled "The Confession of Non-Belief, &c., Examined," which was noticed in "The Friend" of Second mo. 27th, may be had of Jacob Smedley, No. 304 Arch street, Philadelphia. Price 25 cents, post free. The British steamship Oregon, from Liverpool for New York, was run into early on the morning of the 14th inst. by a schooner, east of Fire Island, and so WESTTOWN BOARDING SCHOOL. badly damaged that she sank about one o'clock in the A procession of British seamen marched from the afternoon. All the passengers and crew of the Oregon docks on the 10th instant, to make a demonstration will be held in the Committee-room, Fourth and Arch A Stated Meeting of the Committee on Admissions were taken off safely and transferred to the steamer against the Government for neglecting to take steps Fulda, from Bremen, which arrived in New York next towards relieving trade of its depression. The men streets, on Seventh-day, the 20th inst., at 10 A. M. JOHN W. BIDDLE, Clerk. morning. The Oregon lies in about twenty-two fathoms behaved in an orderly manner, and were loudly cheered of water, with the topmasts visible above the surface. along their route. They carried a great number of A survey of the wreck will be made by divers. The banners, some of which bore the inscriptions "British vessel was valued at about $1,250,000. The New York Workingmen are Starving that Foreigners may live," agent thinks most of her cargo can be saved. The "British Labor is Sacrificed in the Interest of Foreign 9.03 train from Broad St. Station to convey passengers cargo consists of 1800 tons of miscellaneous freight. Labor," etc. The procession attracted much attention, to the school-all telegrams sent to West Chester, per The Oregon had 196 cabin, 66 intermediate and 355 and the streets through which it passed were filled Western Union Telegraph Company, will be transsteerage passengers on board. Nothing has been heard with people. When the seamen reached the city they mitted to the school by telephone. of the schooner which struck her, and which is believed proceeded to the neighborhood of the Board of Trade to have gone down with all on board. The deaths in this city last week numbered 461, which was 84 more than during the previous week, and the same number as during the corresponding period last year. Of the whole number 229 were males, and 232 females: 75 died of consumption; 47 of pneumonia; 32 of heart diseases; 24 of convulsions; 21 of croup; 19 of debility; 15 of old age; 12 of typhoid fever; 12 of inflammation of stomach and bowels; 11 of apoplexy; 10 of congestion of the lungs and 10 of diphtheria. Markets, &c.-U. S. 44's, 112; 4's, registered, 1263; coupon, 127; 3's, 103; currency 6's, 126 a 136. Cotton was quiet but steady at 93 cts. for middling uplands. Petroleum.-Refined was in limited request, at 74 cts. for 70 Abel test, in barrels, and 8 cts. for 110 test in cases. rooms, where they held a meeting. At this they WESTTOWN BOARDING SCHOOL. FRIENDS' SELECT SCHOOL FOR GIRLS. The Committee having charge of Friends' Select Schools in Philadelphia, have erected a new building at 16th and Cherry streets, for the accommodation of their several schools. Advices from Anam state that anarchy prevails in The building committee have carefully studied the On the 14th inst., the City of Granada, Spain, capi- intend establishing a Primary Department for girls; Edward Maris, 1106 Pine St. First mo. 25th, 1886. Flour and Meal was in moderate jobbing demand at unchanged prices. Sales of 125 barrels Ohio, extra, at $3.50; 375 barrels Penna. straight, at $4.50; 125 bar- Three passengers, an engineer and a guard were inrels Ohio, clear, $4.50; 375 barrels Ohio and Indiana, stantly killed in a collision which occurred on the straight, at $4.75; 375 barrels winter patent, at $5.25 a railroad between Monte Carlo and Mentone on the 10th $5.40; 250 barrels Minnesota, clear, at $4.50; and 500 inst. Twenty-six of the passengers were injured, thir- DIED, on the 20th of Eighth month, 1885, ELI Kenbarrels do. patent, at $5.25 a $5.50. Rye-flour was teen of them very dangerously. The collision hap- NARD, of Barnesville, Ohio, in the 70th year of his age. steady and 100 barrels sold at $3.50 for choice. pened on a sharp curve, which the two trains, both He was sincerely attached to the doctrines of Friends, Grain. Wheat was in fair demand from speculators filled with travellers, tried to round at the same time and showed by his life his belief in them. His illness and closed firm and a §c. higher, with No. 2 red as on a single track. The trains were badly telescoped was short with but few lucid intervals, still the tenderfollows: 3rd mo. 93 cts. bid and 934 cts. asked; 4th mo. and were thrown from the track. ness of his spirit gave evidence that he was aware of 93 cts. bid and 94 cts. asked; 5th mo., 954 cts. bid The point where the collision occurred is situated on the change, and we humbly trust he was prepared for and 95 cts. asked; 6th mo., 964 cts. bid and 96 cts. a cliff overlooking the sea and about 125 feet above the it. "Mark the perfect man and behold the upright, asked. Rye was nominal. Corn options were moder-beach. Two of the carriages which were thrown from for the end of that man is peace." ately active and firm. No. 2 mixed closing as follows: the track and fell down this cliff, rolled a considerable on the 26th of First mo. 1886, at his residence 3rd mo., 46 cts. bid and 47 cts. asked; 4th mo., 47 cts. distance in the shallow water at the base and imbedded in Putnam Co., Ill., AMASA L. NEGUS, aged 40 years, a bid and 47 cts. asked; 5th mo., 47 cts. bid and 47 cts. themselves in the sand. Both these coaches were full member of Short Creek Monthly Meeting, Ohio. After asked; 6th mo., 47 cts. bid and 47 cts. asked. Car of people, and the wonder is that all were not killed. a lingering illness of over twenty months, which was lots were quiet, but steady. Oats options were quiet, The wounded have been conveyed to hotels at Monte marked with Christian patience and resignation, he without, however, important change. No. 2 white Carlo. It is stated this afternoon that no Americans passed calmly away, leaving his friends the consoling closed as follows: 3rd mo., 404 cts. bid, 41 cts. asked; or Englishmen were killed in the collision. evidence that his end was peace. 4th mo., 40 cts. bid, 41 cts. asked; 5th mo., 40 cts. bid 41 cts. asked; 6th mo., 40 cts. bid, 41 cts. asked. Car lots were in limited request and firmly held. The conference of the representatives of the powers, which met to consider the Turko-Bulgarian treaty, which among other things, creates Prince Alexander WILLIAM H. PILE, PRINTER, A RELIGIOUS AND LITERARY JOURNAL. VOL. LIX. PUBLISHED WEEKLY. Price, if paid in advance, $2.00 per annum. Subscriptions, payments and business communications, received by JOHN S. STOKES, AT NO. 116 North FourTH STREET, UP STAIRS, PHILADELPHIA. Articles designed for insertion to be addressed to Entered as second-class matter at Philadelphia P. O. health, for three or four weeks past, as is State were present, and thou begged to be common for me to feel; but while I was sit- excused, but Master held thee to it, and when ting at tea this evening, at William Walton's, thou didst put thy trust in Him, be carried I was taken with a small cough, while I was thee through without a jar or a flaw. Now supping; but I kept it down until I had done; I think this is enough to give encouragement then it increased and I arose from the table. always to trust Master. This much I thought I bad a copious discharge of blood, both I had for thee. Always trust Master. Farethrough my mouth and nose, which lasted well.' So he left me. I knew that this man, for some time; then it abated. A doctor was must have been favored with the spirit of brought, who opened a vein in each arm, and revelation, for there was nothing seen or took about twenty ounces of blood therefrom; heard with the outward eye or ear that could which together with what I had lost by the have given him this knowledge, for I sat very bursting of the blood vessel, hath weakened still while my mind was under the exercise ; me much, so that I have kept house both and when I stood up, I said nothing concernyesterday and to-day; and the case is doubt-ing it, but went on into the subject." ful whether I shall gain strength soon, for I| His last journey was to part of the meetIn the year 1817, William Williams again still spit some blood. But my mind is calm ings of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, in 1823. left home, with drawings to an extensive ser- and still: when I look towards home, I think His health soon after further declined. Durvice, including most of the settlements of of my dear wife and children, and for their ing the remainder of his time he was mostly Friends on this continent. In the course of sakes, I should be glad to be spared a little confined to his chamber and bed, and quietly this visit, he had a very large meeting at longer, yet I hope I feel resigned. I am well ended his days in the Eighth month of 1824. Cane Creek, North Carolina, the place of his attended, five physicians came to see me to- The concluding entries of his Journal are as nativity, which," he says, "appeared to be day, and all united in its being highly neces- follows: For The Friend." William Williams. (Concluded from page 258.) forever and ever." as a parting opportunity with many of my sary for me to be still a few days, in which I "After my return home, I enjoyed great dear friends and relations, and old neighbors. acquiesce, being well attended by this kind inward peace of mind, and often felt that my And the Lord was with us in this our parting family, and in a special manner, by their dear travels and vocal labors were drawing to a opportunity, who opened my mouth in a large daughter Mary." close; that my day's work bad been done in manner, and it was a tender and watering After a few days of quiet rost, he so far re- the day time, and that if the night is aptime, under a sense of which we parted. Oh! covered as to be able to attend meetings once proaching I feel resigned. there might be much said of this day's work, more; and feeling relieved from much further In a few weeks after my return home, I for indeed there was the shout of a king to be service at the time, soon returned to his home. was taken apparently with a great cold, and heard in the camp, to the rejoicing of the Among the later entries in William Wil- very hard cough, which soon confined me to tabernacles of Jacob, and to the consoling of liams' Journal is the following: my chamber, and pretty much to my bed. many precious minds; but I feel easy to give "Here I feel willing to note down a circum- After being long confined; my mind became a short account of the work that I have to stance that took place when I was last at impressed to write as follows: do, and to give God the praise, for all is bis, Duck-creek Meeting, in the State of Dela- It is well known to many on this continent, and all cometh from Him; blessed be his name ware, which was held on First-day, and was that I have lived an active life, in which I very large. After I had sat a while in solemn have not believed, nor followed cunningly deWhen in New Jersey, "Had a meeting silence, the life of truth arose in my heart, vised fables, neither the rudiments of men, at Lower Great Egg Harbor; and after meet- and with it the subject of war opened in my nor human reason alone; but have believed ing, rode twenty-seven miles, to David Maps'. mind, at which all that was within me bowed in the doctrines of the glorious gospel of our He and his wife are both colored people, and before Him, who is the God of peace; and blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, as are possessed of good talents, and he is a man feeling my insufficiency to undertake so im- they stand recorded in the Scriptures of Truth: of considerable property, and much business. portant a subject, I, through weakness, did and not only because they stand there, but beThey are both members of our Society, and plead with my Master to excuse me from the cause the Spirit of God bore witness with my are useful in their places; and my mind felt task, and that He would be pleased to lead spirit, that these things were true. as much comforted under their roof, as in me in a more easy path, fearing the cause This doctrine I have believed from a child, any house, since I had left home; so that might suffer by my inability to do it justice. and when I became obedient to the manifeswhile I was with them, I was brought to But the Lord showed me that that was what tations of Divine grace in my own breast, think of the power of truth. It not only He had for me to do in that meeting; so I given to me, (and not to me alone, but to all changes and alters a person's conduct, but as resigned myself into his hands, and became men,) to profit withal, I was called upon to it were, in appearance, is able to change the calm; then stood up, and spoke on the sub-publish the same to mankind, which call I Ethiopian's skin, so that black and white, as ject for nearly two hours, to the relief, com- obeyed, conferring not with flesh and blood, to the thoughts of color, appear as one in the fort, and satisfaction of my mind, and the but trusting in his divine promise, 'that He truth." meeting concluded. I then returned to my would be with his followers to the end of the This journey was shortened by an incident lodgings, and was sitting at the door on a seat world.' This promise I have found fulfilled; which is thus described: fronting the street, where many were passing so that through his divine aid, I have been First-day, the 7th of Sixth month, 1818.-along from meeting; and amongst the rest, a enabled to go forth amongst all classes, and Were at Abington Meeting; which was large, plain, good-looking black man, who when he to publish this, his gospel, in large and mixed and I had very extensive service therein, in came near, stopped as if he had a mind to assemblies, where there were various states: encouraging the faithful, warning the care- come in. The friend of the house asked him the power accompanying the word; so that less, reproving the dissipated, and persuading if he would come in. He said he did not stop the mouths of the gainsayers were stopped, the youth; in which I felt great peace, and to come in; then he stepped to me, and said, and the minds of the unbelievers shaken. In that afternoon rode to William Walton's near I stopped to speak a word to thee, which is these close exercises no one dared openly opByberry, in order to be at meeting there on this: The Master required a great work of pose me, but the unbelievers often talked beSecond-day. But how short-sighted is poor thee to-day, and thou shrunk from it, for a hind my back, calling me a liar, and a fool, mortal man! I think I had felt as well in while, thinking that the great men of our and saying that I would alter my mind before I died. Now, as I have been confined fifteen larger fishes of various kinds, and sea-turtles. and died there, faithful to her charge to the months to my chamber and bed, wherein I The largest of these had a shell 44 inches by last. have had full opportunity to consider, and re- 32, and the animal weighed 400 pounds. The orang-utan is an arboreal ape. Its consider these things, and feeling that my One of the most curious of the land animals home is among the marshy forests that border close is drawing near, for the comfort of my obtained on Ceylon was a manis or pengolin, the rivers of Borneo, where it swings itself well-wishers everywhere, and for the stopping which was brought to him alive. It was just along from tree to tree. On the ground its moof the mouths of gainsayers, I give this forth 3 feet long, including the tail, which was 17 tions are more awkward. In passing through as my last testimony to the glorious gospel, inches. This tail was broad, slightly hol- the woods it inhabits, ite nests were often that my faith hath in my silent meditation, lowed underneath, and rounded on the top. seen, mere clusters of sticks placed in the forks become more and more strengthened in God, From the tip of his nose to the tip of his tail, and on the branches of the tall trees. The in his Son, Jesus Christ, and in his glorious he was covered with broad, flattened, shield-largest orang our traveller met with was 4 feet gospel. I have become deeply exercised from shaped plates of clear gray horn. These plates 5 inches bigh-which is less than that of a day to day, on account of the disobedient and were arranged in rows with great regularity man; but the head and body were larger, and unbelieving, seeing the awful situation that and overlapped as perfectly as the slates of a the length of the arms much greater. Its they are in, and will unavoidably centre in, if good roof. When molested, he immediately weight, he estimated at 185 lbs. they do not return, repent, and live. Verily, tucked his head between his fore legs, brought Several baby orangs were obtained alive. there is a reward for the righteous, verily, there his tail under his body and up over his head, There was as much difference in the disposiis a God that judgeth !' and held it there, forming of himself a flat- tion of these, as there is in human babies. Now, to the glory, honor, and dignity of tened ball completely covered with scales. In Some were very savage, biting whenever opthat God, in whom I have believed, be it as- such plate armor he could defy the teeth of portunity permitted. One, however, seemed cribed that I feel no condemnation, but that the jackal or leopard. As he had no teeth, very amiable and became quite a pet. "Bemy soul is enabled to say, 'oh death, where is and the claws were adapted only for digging, cause of his bald and shiny head, his solemn, tby sting! oh grave! where is thy victory!' he would have fared badly in the jungle, but wrinkled and melancholy visage, bis air of proand this, not in the dark, but under the influ- for his coat of mail. found gravity and wisdom, we got to calling ence of the inshining light of the glorious W. T. Hornaday undertook to uncoil the him the Old Man. Next to eating bananas gospel, wherein I may say, that I feel many animal, but finding he could not accomplish his greatest delight was in sitting lazily in who have seen and heard me, very near to the task, called his two attendants to assist. my lap while I sat reading, writing or even my best life; hoping that we shall ere long, While he held to the body, the other two eating, sprawling out his legs and arms, catchmeet in the mansion of eternal peace." braced themselves against him, and pulled on ing hold of my book, or my pen-holder, or the tail with all their strength, to uncoil it, pulling at the table cloth. On one occasion, but utterly failed. when I sat eating, he leisurely climbed up the The manis feeds on ants, whose nests it back of my chair, squatted on the topmost tears open with its strong claws. After ex- round, leaned lazily forward against me, and posing the interior, it would thrust its slender rested his chin comfortably on my shoulder. gelatinous tongue for six inches or more into And there he sat all through the meal, watchthe passage ways, one after another, and ing the performance with the air of a condraw it out thickly covered with ants. For "The Friend." Two Years in the Jungle. (Concluded from page 259.) From Madras our author sailed to Ceylon. Here the most of his collections were of the inhabitants of the sea. noiseur. "One morning," he says, about sunrise I From Colombo, the Ceylon collection was! "For a long time he would eat nothing but dressed for rough work, and started for a reef shipped home, including numerous species of bananas and sugar cane, and I was at my wit's of rocks along the shore [at Colombo]. On mammals, birds, reptiles, fishes, shells, corals, end to find a way to teach him to eat boiled the sheltered sides of the rocks we visited, or &c.,-in all about 2500 specimens, besides a rice. One day, however, as he was sitting in down in the hollow crevices between the huge large quantity of miscellaneous articles such my lap while at dinner, I noticed that bis boulders which were piled along the shore, as elephant skulls, minerals, woods, &c. eyes followed the journeys of my spoon with we found scores of black-spined echini stick- Singapore was the next centre of opera- great interest; and it occurred to me that huing tightly to the rocks by means of the con- tions. From this point excursions were made man beings always want what they cannot verging spines on their under surface. To to points on the Peninsula of Malacca, especi- have. I began to pass each spoonful of rice get them off it was necessary to work the ally to Selangore. Crocodiles, turtles and close to his mouth on its way to mine. He point of a screw-driver under, and pry at them fishes, and several species of mammals were soon began to open his mouth every time be patiently until the spines were loosened from added to the collection; and a few snakes, saw the spoon coming, only to be disappointed the rock, and the fragile animals came off though these were not nearly so often seen as by seeing it travel on to his next neighbor. without being damaged. had been expected. On his return to Singa- From being merely willing to try the rice, he "In our search for echini we came upon pore from Borneo, he purchased large quan- became very anxious when he saw it was desome very curious little jumping fishes (Sal-tities of shells and corals; of the latter several nied him; and a little more tantalizing set arius alticus) which were hopping about over hundred specimens belonging to 26 species. him to struggling violently for the food be the rocks, apparently as lively and comfort- The great island of Borneo, the second in had previously despised. When it was finally able out of the water as in. Every time a size in the world, is the home of the orang- given him, he ate it with the greatest satisfacroller came in they received a good wetting, utan, to procure specimens of which was a tion, and thereafter, with the addition of milk but when it receded they were always found principal motive for extending the journey to it became his daily food. clinging to the sides of the rocks, quite high that country. It furnishes also other objects "He also learned to eat with relish all kinds and dry. It was a strange sight to see the of natural history which are scarcely to be of cooked meat, vegetables, canned fruit and little creatures go jumping up the sides of the found in any other part of the globe. bread, and to drink tea, coffee, milk and chocosmooth and slippery rocks, sometimes so steep The crocodiles of Borneo are so destructive late, in all respects evincing the tastes of a as to be almost perpendicular." to human life, that in the English province of human being-except that he would not touch "In a short time nearly a dozen natives Sarawak the Government offers a reward for beer, wine nor spirits." were at work collecting for me, and I had my every one that is killed. In the year 1878, "The Old Man soon grew fat and mishands full in caring for what they captured 266 were brought to Kuching for the bounty. chievous. Many an absurd childish game we and brought in." The largest of these was 13 feet, 10 inches in played upon the floor. One of his favorite At Jaffna, on the northern coast of Ceylon, length, but the majority were from 7 to 9 feet. tricks was to seize my hand suddenly, draw he hired a small boat, two boatmen and a One of their nests was found in a piece of it to his mouth, and make a feint of giving it diver, and made an excursion for coral. They marshy ground. It was a mound of dead a terrible bite. But he always knew that he came upon an extensive grove of coral, where grass, grass-roots and earth, about 9 feet in must bite gently. He takes great delight in the beautiful clusters grew thickly all over diameter and three feet high. The ground teasing me in various ways. He pulls my the clean white sea-bottom, in water only around the nest was covered with water at hair, butts me with his head, sits on my about five feet deep and clear as crystal. high tide, the mound was thrown up to afford stomach, climbs all over me, and wrestles with They loaded their boats with living madre- the eggs a resting place above high water my bare feet, all in the drollest and most pores of three species.. mark. It was watched over by the mother comical way." The fish-market was constantly visited, and crocodile, and even after she had been mor- When the table was set for a meal, be yielded large supplies of crabs, cuttlefish, tally wounded, she crawled back to the spot, learned to watch the process with great in |