In these days of hurry and bustle it is refreshing to catch a glimpse of an Arcadian community like this, whose little world is far removed from all our modern tendencies in civilization. There are no telephones or telegraphs on Pitcairn Island; no oceanic cable brings from the distant mainland the tidings of war or catastrophe on the other side of the globe. Scarcely any of the inhabitants ever saw a railway train or an electric light, and probably not even one of them has ever been inside of a theater. The papers and magazines that they read are weeks old by the time they reach Pitcairn, and much that they contain must be as unintelligible as Greek to the islanders. What do they know of college football games? or how much can they comprehend of the excitement of a presidential election? They are a people apart, and their horizon is bounded by limitless sea and sky.—_Henry Robinson Palmer, in Harper’s Weekly, December 8, 1894._ Transcriber’s Notes Page 21—changed toobouai to =toobonai= Page 104—changed folows to =follows= Page 132—changed Christain to =Christian= Page 261—changed postion to =position= Page 266—changed Pitcain to =Pitcairn=