CONNECTICUT MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT. ASSETS OVER TWELVE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. Income over $4,000,000. Number of Policy-holders, over 40,000. Surplus Premiums (Dividends) returned to its policy holders have exceeded $3,000,000. THE CONNECTICUT MUTUAL IS THE LARGEST AND MOST PROMINENT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY IN THIS COUNTRY. It has the Largest number of members. It has the Largest Amount insured. It has the Largest Surplus. It has the Largest Business. It has the Largest Income. It has returned to Policy-Holders the Largest Dividends. It has had, through its whole history, the SMALLEST average expenses. All Policies issued by this company are either non-forfeitable by their terms, or may be converted into those which are so, at the option of the insured. Applications may be made to OLIVER W. COGGSHALL, Agent, Corner Main and Fifth streets, Richmond, Ind LAND DRAINING. THE FARMERS OF THE WEST ARE RAPIDLY BECOMING AWARE OF the importance of under-draining, and many are already reaping the benefits and profits of their enterprise in this respect. Scarcely a county in Ohio or Indiana but has its Tile Manufactory, and many have half a dozen or more, and the expense of thus ridding the soil of its surplus and stagnant water, forms now quite an item in each farmer's yearly outlay. Many contrivances have been made for cheapening both the Tile and the means by which it is placed beneath the surface. A machine is being manufactured by JOSEPH DOAN, in this place, which bids fair to relieve the farmer of much expense and labor, by opening the trenches for the Tiles. The Machine consists of a Frame and Upright Shaft, provided with a sweep, similar to that of a Sorghum Mill, to which one horse is attached. This communicates its motion to a horizontal shaft near the ground by a pair of mitre wheels. Upon this shaft is placed a wheel six feet in diameter, constructed in the manner of a circular saw, which cuts the earth upward and raises it as it is cut, each tooth bringing up near a half peck of earth. At the top of this vertical wheel is mounted a wheel consisting of six arms which revolves in a horizontal plane. On each arm is a conical ball or pellet, each of which enters into a tooth of the cutting wheel, so as to push the dirt out, and it slides down on an inclined apron and lies all on one side close to the ditch. The cutting and cleaning wheels run together like gearing. An anchor is placed sixty feet ahead of the Machine in a hole. It is constructed so as to be easily carried forward each time, and yet it affords an ample fulcrum to draw the Machine forward. A tackle of three strands of inch rope is used, one end winding on a spool placed on the main shaft; which spool is thrown in and out of gear by a clutch coupling. The horse walks round and round the machine, stepping over the ropes which are near the ground, and crossing the ditch on a bridge which moves with the machine. The horse describes a cycloid instead of a circle, as in other horse powers, and gets a new track at each revolution, cutting from nine to ten inches of ditch each time passing round. A "follower" rests on the bottom of the ditch immediately under and behind the cutting wheel, which pushes all shattering dirt forward, so as to be again caught by the blades and raised as before. The machine runs on four wheels, but a portion of its weight is supported on sills thirteen feet long, which slide over the surface of the ground, making the bottom of the ditch a plane. And the upper frame being independent of the lower different depths may be cut down to thirty inches, which is the limit of the present pattern. The cutting apparatus is raised or lowered by screws, and at the same time has the benefit of the sliding sills. The inventors are determined to run all risks themselves, and each machine is warranted to give satisfaction. THE AMERICAN FRIEND. VOL. I. FIRST MONTH, 1867. FREEDMEN'S RECORD. THE Executive Committee of Indiana Yearly Meeting held its regular meeting on Second-day 11th month 19th, 1866. Eleven members were present. The Business Committee reported that they had engaged Ann Nichols to assist at Lauderdale Asylum in consequence of the continued ill health of Catherine E. Wales. There were at the end of 10th month 95 children at that Asylum, 9 having been admitted during the mouth. The health of the children was good. The Asylum at Helena had 55 children in it, of whom five had been received in the month. The deed for the fifty acres of land purchased of Calvin Clark had been made out to the Trustees of Indiana Yearly Meeting, and was in the hands of the Recorder. The Asylum at Little Rock had been discontinued, but as there were many orphan children requiring care, it would probably be again put into operation. The following amounts had been received into the Treasury since Yearly Meeting. [These are not any part of the $16000 00 which the Yearly Meeting directed the subordinate meetings to raise, a sufficient time not having elapsed for anything to be expected on these apportionments.) TREASURER'S ACCOUNT. No. 1. Little Rock, one to Jackson and one to Columbus, Miss. The Committee appointed Walter T. Carpenter, Treasurer, directing him to deposit the funds in the Citizen's Bank. He was also engaged as general agent to go Sonth directly after the meeting and visit Helena, Little Rock and Lauderdale, to inspect the wants of the freedmen, and to assist our laborers with advice. A large amount of correspondence was read, from which the following account is prepared. Only three school reports were received for 10th month, two from Little Rock, and one from Helena, as the teachers sent down since Yearly Meeting did not reach their destination till the latter part of the month. In these three schools were 143 scholars enrolled, average attendance 122. The colored people had paid, during the month, $30 for tuition and books, and the progress of the scholars was good. Joanna P. Moore, who had charge of the Asylum at Little Rock during the summer, and had been an indefatigable laborer in the work, was prostrated by sickness about the time that the teachers reached that place, and as she would be unable to do anything for some time to come, she arranged to go home as soon as she could travel. She was suffering from nervous prostration, caused by over exertion. The teachers and agents looked upon the prospect for the coming winter with anxiety, for the Freedmen had experienced difficulty in settling with their employers, and so many of them having used up their means, had nothing laid up for the winter. The agent at Little Rock informed us that the Freedmen's Bureau had arranged to pay the cost of transportation for teachers going South who passed a satisfactory examination by the Superintendent. He also stated that the Bureau would probably build a large house at Little Rock for a graded school. When the teachers arrived at Helena there was no house in which to open schools, but they soon had the offer of the Methodist Meeting House, which is a new building, comfortable and capable of accommodating 100 pupils. The colored people held a meeting soon after the schools were opened on the subject of education, which the teachers attended. Their deliberations were conducted in excellent order, some of them having good command of language, united with intelligence. They decided to organize a board of education. C. and A. Clark reported that they had received a large supply of clothing from Newburyport, Mass., valued at over $150 00, which had been sent by the "Ladies' Freedmen's Aid Society," through the exertions of General Buford and wife, who had previously sent $156 00 to purchase desks for the children. They still keep up the meeting for worship, and Firstday school on First-day morning, and a Tract Reading in the afternoon. The military post at Helena was broken up in 10th month, and the Quartermaster's supplies were sold, so that C. Clark had to apply to Little Rock for rations for the children. They had also much to contend against in consequence of the prejudice and ill will of some of the planters around there, but many of the citizens of Helena had showed a friendly spirit, and General Pillow had offered to donate land on his farms for the purpose of building school houses on them for the colored people. From Lauderdale the accounts were encouraging in regard to schools, though the Asylum children had been engaged for some time gathering the crop of sweet potatoes raised on the farm, which would, it was thought, be sufficient for them during the year. Several of the citizens had sent their children to the day-school. Their night-school was very interesting, as the colored people seemed to appreciate the privilege highly, exhibiting a considerable amount of perseverance, some walking four miles to school. The poor colored people came five or ten miles to buy old military coats, They were suffering from want of clothing, and our laborers there releave the suffering as far as they can. The Committee then adjourned to meet on Third-day, 1st mo. 1, 1867 : CORRESPONDENCE. A letter has been received from Walter T. Carpenter, dated at the Orphan Asylum near Helena, 11th month 26th. He writes: "I reached here day before yesterday, and found our dear friends and faithful laborers in the field, very well, with the exception of J. Harvey, who left for his home to-day. I have dropped in at an eventful time, as yesterday was a day of unusual interest. Friends here have been holding meetings regularly for several months. which have been attended by the orphans, and such of the neighbors as inclined to meet with them. Many of these meetings have been seasons of manifest awakening, and a considerable number have given satisfactory evidence of conversion. In order to give these babes of Christ the aid of religious fellowship it seemed necessary for our Society either to turn them over to other denominations, or to take them under its own care, and after prayerfully considering the subject, Friends here gave notice a week ago that at the close of the meeting on the 25th inst., they would take the names of such as desired to become members of our Society. To intensify the interest of the occasion, Uncle Stephen, as they call him, a live minister of the Gospel, who has been identified with the Asylum from its origin, having helped to unload the first sixteen children sent here, was spending his last Sabbath with them for the present, as he has been assigned by a conference of his colored brethren in New Orleans, to a charge in Texas. They held their Sabbath School as usual, attended by the fifty-four or WESTERN YEARLY MEETING. phans, and about half as many more of the neighboring children; all of whom were cleanly and comfortably the Western Executive Committee FROM the minutes of a meeting of clad, and aquitted themselves with credit in the school. After the close 1866, we learn that their report of for Freedmen, held 9th mo. 24th, of the school the meeting convened, last years proceedings was approved and the house was filled to overflow- by the Yearly Meeting, and the ing. Prayer and thanksgiving were Committee continued and encouragoffered by a number, and the Gospel ed in the prosecution of this work of was preached with power, and no Christian benevolence. We notice doubt every one present could en- the following changes: Asher Keldorse the language of Uncle Stephen lum has been near the close, that, "The Lord had Yearly Meeting, in the place of Wm. appointed by the Cook, deceased, Dillon Hayworth in place of Uriah Spray, released at his request, and Benjamin H. Wright in place of Wilson Spray. been with us. "" When the way was opened for them to come forward and have their names registered, twenty-eight of the orphan children presented themselves, and forty-three others, making altogether seventy-one. They all appeared serious and thoughtful, and many tears were shed, not only by them, but by many who did not offer their names. Another meeting was held at three o'clock P. M., which was largely attended, many of them waiting quietly on the ground until it convened." We have also received details of this interesting meeting and religious organization from C. and A. Clark, who are cheered with the prospect before them, but feel as if the work was too great. The following amounts have also been received since the meeting of the Committee: From Binghouse Monthly Meeting, through the American Freedmen's 'Aid Commission, $480 77. From Caleb Wickersham, Lewisville, Henry county, Indiana, $200. From York, England, $150. The two latter sums came in very timely, for the physical suffering amongst the colored people. We should be glad to send down much more, if our means permitted, but our funds are very low at the present time. Cincinnati has also paid its proportion of the $16,000 ordered to be raised. OHIO YEARLY MEETING. No report has been received from the Secretary of this Committee since the last number of the Record was printed. pointing Benj. H. Wright Secretary, The Committee reorganized by appointing Benj. H. Wright Secretary, Henly, Receiving and Forwarding John P. Wood, Treasurer, Henry Agent, Robert W. Hodson, Corresponding Secretary, and John P. Moore, Henry Henley, Joel Newlin, Wood, Dillon Hayworth, Shildes Robert W. Hodson and Charles Lowder, Business Committee. James Kersey and John P. Wood Board of Control. were re-appointed members of the to the order of the Business ComThe Treasurer was directed to pay the relief of physical suffering among mittee $500, for purchasing goods for the Freedmen. The subject of opening schools at Macon, Miss., was referred to the Business Committee. The Committee were united in employing Jonathan Wilson and Drusilla, his wife, as Superintendents of schools at Columbus, Mis. At a meeting held 10th mo. 8th, 1866, the Business Committee reported that they had employed Jonathan Wilson and Dilon Hayworth to go to Macon, Miss., to make arrangements for opening schools there. Jonathan Wilson having returned from Miss., made a satisfactory report, and it was decided to open schools at Macon as soon as buildings can be completed. The Treasurer was directed to forward $200 to aid in the work. The following named persons have been employed as teachers for schools at Columbus, viz: Matilda Harris, Eleanor K. Morris, Dina Towell, Martha Towell. Anna J. Morris, Martha Walthall, Samuel Jones, Ichabod E. Pearson, Thomas Hollowell, and John F. Kemp. The Committee hereafter will meet on Second Day, next preceding the last Second Day of each month, at 9-30 A. M. B. H. WRIGHT, Sec'y. By a letter received from Jonathan Wilson, we learn that he and wife, with the teachers, left Indianapolis 10th mo. 30th, and reached Columbus, Miss., in 37 hours; one day sooner than expected, causing some disappointment to the colored people, who had expected to give them a grand reception. At the end of one week their day schools numbered 350, their night schools for adults 200. He writes, "the tone of public sentiment of the citizens in Columbus has evidently improved towards us, but we have deadly enemies right in our midst whom it would be unsafe for me to meet alone in any private road round town." The population of Lowndes county in 1860 was 6000 whites and 16000 blacks, and since that time the increase has been in favor of the blacks, and they are almost entirely destitute of Freedmen's schools except in this place. In the adjoining county of Noxubee the population is 5000 whites and 15000 blacks, and no schools of any value in the county. Jonathan Wilson has been attacked by the newspapers. Some articles have been sent to us showing extreme bitterness, but they are too long for publication. He thought it right to state his object in going to Columbus, and the object of our Society in sending him there. Another person has ably defended him, and he thinks that the insult has helped the cause. Several teachers have gone to Macon, Noxubee county, but we have not heard from them. TREASURER'S REPORT. The following is the Treasurer's account to 10th mo. 26th, 18C6. OSKALOOSA, Iowa, 11th mo. 17th. The following is a summary of the proceedings of Iowa Yearly Meetings Committee, for the relief of Freedmen, since our last report. After the reappointment of our friend Isaac T. Gibson as General Agent, the prominent subject claiming the attention of the Committee was, how many teachers can we support in the field the coming season? This subject was deliberately considered in all its bearings, and with a view to supplying the physical wants of the suffering poor coming immediately to the notice of our teachers, and considering the limited amount of funds in our Treasury, it was deemed safe to send but ten (10) at this time, and so far as practicable select these, say one (1) from each of the ten (10) Quarterly Meetings, with the hope that the number may be increased as fresh subscriptions are received, and our dear friends, Catharine Morgan, Angeline Emmons, Fordyce Grennell, Ruth J. Pickering, Margaret Caster, Addison Kenzer, Maggie Starker and Mary Darlington have already responded to our call, and we trust, under a sense of duty, entered the service. By our Treasurer's report herewith annexed it will readily be seen that to support these ten teachers, and our general Agent, continually in the field for the next six months will require more funds than we have any reason to believe have thereyet been subscribed. We must, fore, confidently look to the friends of the cause throughout the Quarterly Meetings for help. On behalf of the Committee, |