spring forth and new tints are developed, in | attractions here. But the weather is too cold· a delicate and artistic mingling indescrib- to tempt us to linger, and we return promptly able. At 10 o'clock the big bell sounds, the to our own land, resume our tickets of travel, electric lights are extinguished, the fountains and along the line of the New York Central die away, and all, except the great voice of and Hudson River Railroad are borne past many waters, which never ceases through the the fertile and beautiful fields of northwestlong generations, is hushed. ern New York, and through proud young cities, already centres of art and industry. What names of old renown are here! Rome, Utica, Verona, Ilion, Syracuse and Palmyra, do ye bear witness that hitherward the course of empire has taken its way, and that upon these hills and by these waters is to be builded the noblest of earth's empires! I think it right to add that no one should turn away from Niagara without passing an evening in Prospect Park. Our last morning hours at Niagara were spent in a stroll up the banks of the river, above the rapids and past the sometime residence and park of the late Col, Peter A. Parker, which now is offered for sale. We We had a few brief hours at Rochester, read that, as early as the year 1814, General and drove along its broad elm-shadowed aveand Judge Porter bought of Samuel Sher- nues, noting the constantly recurring eviwood a paper called a "Float," given by the dences of thrift, of wealth, and of taste, State as pay for military services rendered, which make city homes a fairy-land of beauty. authorizing the bearer to locate 200 acres of Stately architecture, giving promise of yet land on any of the unsold or unappropriated nobler structures; business houses, rivaling land belonging to the State. Part of this was in extent and stability those of metropolitan located on Goat and other adjacent islands at cities; and pleasure-grounds of surprising Niagara Falls, and part upon the mainland. extent and beauty, leave on the mind a pleasThis gives to his family the ownership of a ing picture of the city of the Genesee valley, domain which is of the greatest interest and which keeps guard over the great Canal. value at the present time, as the flourishing We are asked to appreciate the affluent distown of Niagara, largely engaged in manu- play of Vick, the Florist, whose attractive factures, has grown up around and on it. I circulars penetrate the country, far and near, suppose it will be purchased from the Porter and of the Power family, who have garnered heirs by the Commission to institute an Inter- great wealth here, and have delighted to national Park at Niagara, and restored to its adorn and benefit the city of their love. But romantic wildness as fully as is practical. In yet, of all the localities in the Flower City, I that case, this forest-like enclosure, which looked with deepest interest upon the broad was Judge Porter's homestead, might be a campus and substantial edifices of the flournoble southern terminus to the public plea- ishing University to which is given a part of sure grounds, while the whirlpool rapids the vast responsibility of the higher culture would be the appropriate northern limit. of the youth of our country. These schools Such reservations of natural scenery by Na- for liberal learning are like the electric lamps tional or State authority are greatly to be which banish darkness and night from the desired, and must tend to exalt the aesthetic streets of the city. The youth which they sense of the people, and may even be counted are leading and training are to be the inheron as a means of nourishing the patriotic itors of the land, its guardians, lawgivers, sontiment. Beautiful trees shadow the ave-protectors and rulers. Clean hands, wise nues of the town, and the residences betoken the growing wealth of the people, while the hum of machinery has not yet become so intrusive as to offend the serious meditations of the pilgrims to Niagara. heads and pure hearts must their instructors have, if they discharge their great trust worthily. We hear of an all-pervasive charitable association which leaves no corner of the city unexplored, and seeks and saves all who are willing to leave the ways of vice and folly, and walk in the paths of good citizenship. A refuge for juvenile offenders is found in a noble and spacious edifice, and we hear abundant testimony to the Christian charity and the worldly wisdon which have been demon Before departing eastward we decide to make a brief visit to the Baths of St. Catharine, a Canadian watering-place of repute, about 11 miles northwest of the Suspension Bridge, and upon the line of the great Welland Canal. A pleasant, shadowy old town, in a fruitful land; a most comfortable and well-kept hostelrie, with all sorts of baths-strated in its history. mineral and plain, hot and cold, Turkish and Russian; smooth-shaven lawns; an open outlook over the pleasant land, kind attendance, and a goodly company of cultured people, mostly English Canadian, make up the The wealth of Rochester as well as its liberality and love of learning is demonstrated in its well endowed institutions. The Baptist Theological Seminary, founded in 1850, has an endowment of $75,000; the University, At Utica we pause in our trip eastward, and wait for three hours till a train of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Road bears us southward to the village of Richfield Springs, our destination. We devote the time to a walk about the streets, which are elmshadowed, well paved and cleanly, and to leisurely admiration of its handsome homes, its stately houses of worship, its fine bridges, and its educational edifices, and its manufac The unlimited water-power derived from the Genesee has been a principal cause of the great prosperity of Rochester. In the distance of seven miles the river forms three cataracts over three distinct formations; the first is 84 feet; the second, one and three-tories. We have now reached the Mohawk, fourths miles below, is 25 feet; and the third is 96 feet. It is to me a matter of real regret that we did not plan to tarry longer at Rochester to study these falls, which are as interesting geologically as they are valuable economically. The first of these falls is within the city limits, a little north of the centre, and is considered one of the most beautiful cataracts in the State. Below this, the broad river flows through a ravine more than 100 feet deep. Millions of bushels of wheat are here converted into flour, the manufacture rapidly increasing from year to year; and numerous other industries are successfully carried on by means of the same tremendous and inexhaustible water-power. The Erie Canal passes through the central part of the city, crossing the river by a beautiful stone aqueduct about 800 feet long; and the Genesee Valley Canal extends south to Alleghany river. These, with the numerous railway lines concentrating here, give very large facilities for trade. We might have profitably visited the very extensive fruit nurseries in the vicinity of the city, occupying, we are assured, not less than 1,000 acres; and Mount Hope Cemetery, on the east bank of the river, would have at tracted us from the picturesque beauty of its situation. How came this brisk young American city by its sonorous English name? It was named after Nathaniel Rochester who, with others, settled here in 1812, just as our young republic was going forth to battle with the stern and powerful mother land, and was chartered as a city in 1834, with a population of about 10,000. Ten years later it had quadrupled, and I do not know how large the population is to-day. The latest statistics give about 90,000. The equally flourishing young city of Syracuse, the centre of salt manufacture, would also have richly repaid a visit; and now looking back over our line of travel, I can see how many delightful and profitable weeks might be spent in the places through which tourists fly with no interest save for a lunch, or mayhap a place of rest at night. and are nearing the region made romantic by the facts of its veritable annals, as well as by the fancy of Cooper. We are near the geographical centre of the Empire State, and as the sun declines we enter the wealthy and populous county of Otsego, the seat of hop culture, a fruitful and beautiful highland where great rivers have their fountain head. Before the daylight has quite faded away we are in the village of the healing sulphur springs and have found rest in a pleasant and comfortable hotel (the Davenport House) from which a large departure of guests this very morning, has left room for us. S. R. Richfield Springs, Eighth mo. 17, 1883. TRAVELS IN THE FAR WEST—IV. This should have preceded the article from J. W G. which appeared in No. 25.—Eds. On the morning of Fifth month 9th I took my seat in the stage bound for San Buenventura (the Saint of good fortune), a distance of seventy-four miles. The morning was delightful, and I was so fortunate as to have traveling companions from Plainfield, N. J. Large At a distance of eight miles from Los Angeles we entered the Cahnenga Pass, and soon found ourselves in one of those wonderful natural thoroughfares through the Sierra Madras. After traveling for three miles over the hilly road of the pass, we reached the famous San Fernando Ranch, an old Mexican grant that still exhibits the farming methods of the native Spanish-Americans. tracts of wheat are planted; and should the season be favorable, the crop is harvested; if not, it serves as pasture for the sheep. Upon this ranch a single furrow has been ploughed twelve miles long, one round constituting a day's work. Large flocks of sheep are kept here, and many hundred horses. For many miles our route lay through these old Mexican ranches; and about two o'clock we commenced the descent of what is called the Lagona Grade. From an elevation of about 3,000 feet we wound down the sides of the mountain, emerging at its base into the renowned Santa Clara Valley. At this point the valley is famous for its extensive fields of barley, some of them embracing 20,000 acres, and yielding, in a good season, fifty and sixty | bushels per acre. The land in this large valley is all valuable, and is held at $100 to $200 per acre. When, as no doubt will eventually be the case, it is divided into small farms, it will produce enormously; but as yet the population is scanty, and the production mostly barley. After crossing the Santa Clara river we ran into the suburbs of San Buenventura, where we found extensive orchards of apricots, almonds, etc., some of them a mile and a half in length. We also saw here immense fields of beans, which are an important product. From these suburbs I had my first view of the Pacific ocean, and can only say of it, in another's words, "It is boundless, endless, sublime." The town itself is an old Catholic mission, and is one of the most monotonous places that can be imagined; so inaccessible that few reach it, so dull that fewer stay. ill. Retracing my steps to the railroad I proceeded towards San Francisco, and after crossing the mountains the route to Lathrop is through one continuous wheat field, with crops so heavy that the ground groans beneath the weight. Stockton, the outlet of the San Jacquin Valley, was the handsomest most active place we passed, fruit and wheat in immense quantities being its products. On the 19th of May I first trod the streets of the world-renowned San Francisco, and became an inmate of the noted Palace Hotel. Its exterior is not prepossessing, but the rooms are delightful and the table excellent. San Francisco has on one side the Pacific, on the other the bay, possibly the finest harbor in the world, at any rate large enough to accommodate the commercial fleet of the world. Communication with the ocean is through the Golden Gate, only some fifteen miles. The city is built on many hills, though the business portion is quite level, and con commerce of the city is with the entire civilized and semi-civilized world: ships enter and leave its harbor from China, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Sandwich Islands, Peru, Chili, Brazil, Central America, Mexico, Spain, Portugal, France, England, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Africa. Its merchants are many of them princes, its bankers the money kings of America, its gamblers the most daring of their profession, its courtezans the most presuming of their class. As a place of residence it is fascinating, possessing comforts not attainable in any other city of the Union. Its cable railways ramify the entire city, going over hill as well as plain. The climate is exceedingly equable and moderate, the summers cool, except when an occasional north wind blows, shutting off the customary ocean breeze. In winter fires are seldom needed, and an overcoat is always necessary in July. We e spent one night amid its dullness, and next day journeyed to Santa Barbara, prob-tains a number of handsome buildings. The ably the most wonderful health resort on the American continent. One might say there are no seasons here, the extreme cold of winter being 46°, the limit of heat in summer 86°. These two extremes are very rare, however, the temperature is generally uniform and always pleasant. The town is on the ocean, and the mountains of the coast range on its northern edge. Here is perpetual spring, and I venture to assert that it is the cheapest place in the United States to live. Everything is raised here in profusion, and no way of shipment being available for perishable goods, they are very cheap. The strawberries we ate there were the finest we ever saw, and this in an unfavorable season. They said, that owing to scarcity, berries were dear, but two quarts were sold for 25 cents that would, from their immense size, command $1.00 per quart at home, in any part of the season. If this portion of California is made easy of access by a railroad, Any one who comes to California must, it must become a favorite resort, but then, no of course, notice the Chinese. You see them doubt, one will not be able to buy a week's everywhere, patient, industrious, useful, but vegetables for a small family for 10 cents, as always persecuted. In San Francisco they may easily be done now. In the vicinity of have their headquarters, and form a commuthe town are raised large quantities of apri- nity, China Town being entirely theirs, and cots, almonds, English walnuts, olives and its name no misnomer. The inhabitants of grapes. One man is doing a profitable busi- China Town are exceedingly social among ness by making olive oil. But although themselves, have no idea of comfort and reSanta Barbara is delightful to the outer eye, finement, however, and merely exist, without to the average man any lengthy sojourn life in its fullest sense. With them everywithin its vine clad roofs would be exceedingly thing is utilized, nothing wasted. Each class dull and tiresome, for there is no life about has one fashion of dress, one plan of living; the place, no amusement or occupation. J. but, when so desired, our mode of doing and L. C. stayed there two months, and L. things is acquired by them wonderfully, and said they were so lonely they actually grew when once they acquire a business, competired of each other. It is a fine place for a tition by Americans is useless. They have sick man, but will surely make a well man obtained in San Francisco complete control of the cigar, boot and shoe, shirt and ladies' underwear trades, thus making the Jews and Germans very indignant, and provoking much opposition. However much the Americans may oppose the Chinese, with the Celestials as the only house servants, and with certain branches of trade carried on wholly by them, it would be almost impossible to exist without them; and I think the outcome of the whole matter will be that within ten years the late law will be abolished by popular consent, and more Chinese demanded by the country. I may write thus to people East; but woe to me should I speak openly now in San Francisco. The opposition to the Chinese here is just as radical as that towards the negro in the South; yet when anything needs. to be done they are always called upon, and already they have demanded higher wages and gotten all they asked. A few words, ere I close, upon the subject of mining. In the early days all who came had but one thought-to go to the mines and dig a fortune. In riding on the stage from Grass Valley to Marysville, I passed through what was once the most successful diggings in the State. One gulch had produced over three tons of gold; one little valley of a quarter of a mile $250,000. Hundreds and thousands of acres had been dug over, and the dirt panned or raked to make many a man's fortune, but a still greater number's ruin. All this section is now entirely abandoned by the miners, and given up to the agriculturist. Mining is still carried on in Nevada county, but in a far different way from the old, being now prosecuted scientifically as a legitimate business. The hydraulic mining on the Yuba river is still a money-making concern, and quite extensive, though it is much complained of as injuring the land near the mouth of the river. What are called the tailings from these mines are filling up the river, and causing it to overflow every winter, thus ruining thousands of acres. The town of Marysville is thus threatened with utter annihilation. For fifty miles around, the river has filled in from thirty-six to one hundred and twenty-five feet deep. One man testified that he had washed out of his mine 10,000,000 cubic yards of earth, all of which found its way into the Yuba river. TEACH ME TO LIVE. Teach me to live! 'Tis easier far to die,— Teach me to live! Thy purpose to fulfill; Bright, for thy glory, let my taper shine! But use the time remaining to me yet; IT SHALL BE. "It shall be" is usually a more sensible utterance than "It might have been." To every reader of these words there remains some time and many opportunities. If but a day of life is left, and all the previous days have been fruitless and wicked, that is no reason why the remaining twenty-four hours should be spent over the "might have been." In the past lie lessons for the present and the future. Retrospection and self-analysis are useless, unless they bear fruit. The knowledge of a past error ought to be a guide to a future success. Then, too, there is no greater pleasure in the world than that of making amends to others for the wrongs we have done. The by-gones of life have not affected the individual alone: they have reached out and influenced others with whom he has had to do. Sad remembrance of old mistakes is good, only when it turns the mind to the correction of those mistakes. Much more of the past, in this sense, lies within our power than we realize at first thought. There are still living, within reach, those who can be affected and benefited by a new and helpful purpose, springing up in the place of the old failure. A grudge may be removed, a hate FLATTER no one, and let no one flatter may be softened, a misapprehension corrected, The matter is now in the courts, with plenty of money on both sides to keep it there. While many are yet employed in the mines the industry is not increasing, while agriculture steadily advances. J. W. G. thee. or a long-owed debt repaid, in one way or an other. Works meet for repentance prove the sincerity of the changed purpose, and restitution for the past is as essential as right action in the future.-Sunday School Times. now decided to give its students a chance to govern themselves. All questions of discipline are to be referred to a body called the college senate, which consists of four seniors, three juniors, two sophomores and one freshman, each class electing its representatives. At the TRUE obedience neither procrastinates nor meetings of this senate, the president of the questions. ITEMS. COUNT DE CHAMBORD, the last of the Bourbons, died on 24th of last month. THE average daily shipments of milk to Philadelphia over the Baltimore Central Railroad are 23,500 quarts. THE value of the poultry product of America, which finds a market entirely at home, was in 1882, $570,000,000 greater than the value of wheat, hay, cotton or dairy products. college will be the presiding officer and will have the power to veto the decisions of the senators. The senators are to meet in response to the president's call or at the request of two of their own number.-American. NOTICES. The Burlington First-day School Union will meet at Mansfield, Seventh-day, Ninth month 8th, 1883, at 10 A. M. Interested Friends from a distance can take the 7.20 A. M. train at Market street, Philadelphia, or Trenton 7.45 A. M. Carriages will meet them at Columbus. WM. WALTON, LAURA NEWBOLD, } Clerks CIRCULAR MEETINGS. On the evening of 8th mo. 21st. a terrific cyclone struck the City of Rochester, Minnesota, demolishing 135 dwellings and destroying the contents. Thirty-one persons were killed and about one-hundred wounded. The cyclone Ninth mo. 2, Providence, Montgomery co., swept over a territory sixty miles in length, and about two miles wide, leaving in its path nothing but ruins. It is now estimated that 150 families in the city and fifty in the coun- | try are destitute, making 500 persons who require to be supported by charity for some days, or weeks. Pa., 10 A. M., and if way QUARTERLY MEETINGS, ETC. 3, Centre, Centre Pa. 6, Salem, Woodstown, N. J. 8, Blue River, Benjaminville, Ill. 10, Baltimore, Gunpowder, Md. 13, Prairie Grove, West Liberty, Iowa. GROWTH OF THE NEW SOUTH.-Thirty years ago, in the heyday of the slavery regime, the total value of the Southern crops of cotton, tobacco, rice, hay, hemp, and sugar-cane was $138,605,723. The census report of 1880 shows the Southern farm products were, in the last census year, valued at $760,000,000, one-third 13, Haddonfield, Mt. Laurel, N. J. of which was the value of the cotton product, 17, Illinois Y. M., Mt. Palatine. which remains the great staple of the South, 29, Scipio Q. M., at Scipio, N. Y. whose standing in the markets of the world Philadelphia First-day School Union will has not been affected by the East and West meet at Green Street Meeting-house on SixthIndian, the Brazilian, and the Egyptian culti-day, Ninth month 14th, at 8 P. M., at which vation. Instead of sending all the cotton to business preparatory to the Association MeetNew England and Old England, the South to- ing, Annual Reports of Schools, etc., will be day is looming up as the seat of a great manu- considered. All are invited. facturing interest, so that the cheaper or coarse grades of cotton cloth are readily made for home consumption, and are competing with the New England mills successfully. AMHERST COLLEGE is trying an experiment which is highly commended in some quarters. The first step in this direction was taken three years ago, when each student was placed in the position of a person who signs a contract. He was to be regarded as one party and the college authorities were to be regarded as the other, and violations of the college rules which the student had agreed to obey were to be violations of this contract The relations between student and faculty ceased to be those which exist between a boy and his guardian, and became those which exist between one man and another who have signed a joint agreement. In this way a student was taught that his honor as a man was at stake, and that his punishment for disorderly conduct was inflicted în strict accordance with business principles. The practical working of the contract system has been so satisfactory that the college has Jos. M. TRUMAN, JR.,} Clerks. EDWIN L. PEIRCE, A Circular Meeting will be held at Providence Friends' Meeting-house, on First-day morning, Ninth mo. 2d, at 10 A. M. Also, a Temperance Conference the same day, at 2 o'clock, at same place, by Abington portion of the Yearly Meeting's Committee on Temperance. A Conference under the care of the Quarterly Meeting's Committee on Temperance will be held at Friends' Meeting-house, at the Valley, on First-day, Ninth mo. 9th, at 3 P.M. Train leaves Thirteenth and Callowhill at 8.30 A. M. Superintendents and others desiring Friends' First-day School Lesson Leaves, should address all communications to John Wm. Hutchinson, 227 Waverly Place, New York City. Jos. A. BOGARDUS, Clerk, First-day School Gen'l Conference. |