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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-09-09
MIscRLLANEous.
NEW GOODS AT BARGAINS,
AND OLD STOCK At COST,


AND OLD STOCK AT COST,
THE Gentlemen. Furnishing and Ladies' Fash
u ienable Dress Goods Store, pposite the BANK
of Charlestown, just been with very
many articles specially adapted the present sea-
The Stock IN the
GE NTLEaRSS FURNISHING LINE
complete in every department., nd the moot iash
ionabie sty les, at the most reduced prices,
all times be found SHIRTS Made to Order, OF The
beet material, and fits gunra nteed.
STRAW HATS 8 CoTToSApEs AT COST,
Tho style and variety of Ladies and Misees' Shoes
i specially worthy Of better article
TOR the same money cannot be obtained in the
ty Many new and fashiona bile varieties Of
DR. ESS GOODS
Just received. and very pretty stock of Iawus az
Cost. tine assortment of Kid aud Silk Clover,
and the best selection OF Hosiery in the town.
IN THE NOTION DEPARTMENT
every article needed can DO obtained. A fine Piano
Cover very ehcaes. asls - Z . sfs
e5-Coantry Produce, of ali kidds, taken in ex-
change for goods. SsEEea
JOHN W. LorK.
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ANOTHER Poison CAsE.-From the Stain.
ton Vindicator we learn that Mrs. Sarah NJ.
Allen, wife of Charles ". Allen, a respect
able farmer, and daughter of Maj Samuel D.
Stovet, citizen of high standing and in good
circumstances. living near Mt. Sidney, Au>
gusta county, Va. has beef arrested and com.
mitted to Jail at stauntoh, for poisoning her
husband, who died oh the Esd of August last
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10 a,ES- Mr. Robt. T. Amman will accept our
thanks for recent copy of the Fremont
: (Neb.) Tribune.
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TEMfERANcE.-The Leetown correspon7
dent of the Shepherdstown Register, under
date of the lst instant, writes:
Leetown Cold Water Temple No l, con-
sis,ing Juveniles, was instituted last Wednes
day evening by Thomas II. Buck, b. b.
W. G. T., assisted by six members of Lee.own
Lodge No. Al, I. o. G. I. Eighteen speci-
mems of Young America were initiated, and
all seem to be perfectly delighted with the
organization,
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CORPORATION GRIEVANCE.

TITS ORDERED. THAT,
On and after the First day of octo-
Der next, all dogs edand kept by persons it'll
in the Corporate limits. must wear Tags (indica.
tive of ia paid) fur ished by the Town Sergeant
All doge found without the said Corpora ton Tag.
Sergeant upon receipt Of dog tax
By Order Of The Council.
September =, ls7s-3t.
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FAlIBosNErs.AFall bonne.s as fore.h.d.

LLBoNNErs.-Fall bonnets as foreshad.
owed by imported French models, says Har>
per's Bazdaf, viii show comfortable im>
provementou those NOW worn, iuasmuoh as
they viii, cover more Of the head. The new
shapes have low but capaeioius crowns that fit
smoothly over the high coiftdre Of soft poffs
now worn in Paris, clasp the head snhigly on
the sides and have broad coronets with . full
face trimming Beneath To be well worn they
must be neither too far forward, nor, In the
other extreme now fashionable, too far back
ward, but on the top of the head, the place
where the bonnet ought TO be. The material,
usually velvet, rs placed smoothly on the
frame, and the latest inporfstions even omit
the tiny piping folds Used for borders. The
face trimming under the cordnet Of inside
scoop" fronts is the conspicuous feature of
bonnets, and is also seen Under the brims of
round hats. The novelty for this face trim
ming is band Of closely curled ostrich featb-
ers; and as this is introduced BY leading
Partisan milner It will DOUBTLESS be success.
full. Thecoronet is p1aih aud high, and stands
out from the bonnet instead of resting against
the crown. The intermediates space is not,
however, left bare, but is filled BY scarf Of.
silk, either repped or twilled, twisted around
the crown in easy, careless fashion, and Shah
ornament of some kind, either. the Shah
aigrette of feathers, or cut steel ornament,
or else rosette of clustered loops of ribbon.
Flowers, especially roses, IRE in order any,
where on the bonnet, either as a wreath for
face trimming, or clustered in front of the
crown, on the left side as base for pldnes,
or else low behind as they are now worn.-
Twodemi- long pfutnes of shaded ostrich feath-
ers curl over the back of the bonnet Streams
ers behind that bend down, biz h rufus are sell
dom seen, and thus the bonnet is let compact
and is, besides, picturesque, pretty and will
be generally becomisg.
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WANTED.
GROUND PLASTER

OhOUN q PIASTER.
COFT Blue Windsor Plaster (ipe,y ground =
} } kept on land and for sale. for Cash nv
WASHINGTON f. LIPPITT
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Of Gh,onie ana Ac..e Kue-.n.usm. Neuralgia.
e1tet year Of ss,ering, by taking DIR. Filters
discovery of J. r. Filter NJ. D., a regular grad
physician, with whom we personaIl lily acqua int.
ed who has for 80 yesrs these diseases ex-
cIusiyeiy with aston shing results. We believe It
QUE christian duty, after deliberations to conscien
tiousty request to especa lily
in moderate circumstances who cannot afford TO
waste money and time on worthless mixtures AS
ciergymcn we seriously feel the deep pom sblity
resting on us in publicly endorsing this medicine.
But our knowledge and experience of lite remarka-
BILE merit fully justifes our nc ton Rev. c. II. Ew.
ing, Media Penn "A, suffered sixteen years became
hopeless; Rev Thon.as Murphy. b. D., Frank-
ford, Philad'a: Rev. J. B. Davis, Hig htstown New
jersey. Rev. J. s. Buchanan, Clarence, Iowa. Rev
G. G. Smith. Pistsieid, New York. Rev Joseph
Beggs, Fsils Church, philadelphia. Other testimo-
mails from Senators. Governors. Judges, Congress
men ,Physicans, &c, forwarded gratis ith smph-
let explaining these diseases. one thousand dol
lars will BIO presented to any medicine same dis
eases showing equal merit under test, or that can
produce one fourth as many living cures- ANY per-
son sending by letter description of affection will
receive gratis legally aligned guarantee, naming
the number OF bottles to cure, agreeing to refund
fnoncy upon sworn statement of its failure TO Gre
afflicted invited to write I'd Dr. Filler PSiisa,a-
His valuable advice costs nothing. ~;
e. e BELLER,.
Sole Agent for Harper's Ferry.
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AMILEINEIR

MRS. MARY HENso; las io.e received from
Itl baltimore stock Of BONhRTs AND HATS.
BoNNET AND HAT FRAMES, RIBBONS.
FLOWERS, &C., and Invites the ladies to call aud
examine. I-,i 7f7f7l7
Or Residence on congre.st street. noar tho fesi-
dence of Thos. c. Green, Esq.
May ID, lSI31-tL
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NOTICE..

THE County Court of JefTerson County, at the
L August term, 1873, having appointed me a
Commissioner to settle fduciary accounts, ] am
prepared to settle the accounts OF any fduciaries
which may be presented. Office H On ter q Build
ing. opposite the Court House in Charleetown
Sept. 2, 1573-4t. CLEON MOORE
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ASPARAGUS BEDS.

THE undersigned, h.yyi;naiga thorough and ttse,i-
cal knowledgeoi the business, Is prepar cd TO
fd,nish Asparagus Roots and mai Aspnrs gps ,eds.
At the shortest motto. and upon the most reasonable
terms Roots. in all the beet varietios. raised by
himself, and guaranteed frcsh. For further par.
ticuiars address G. " sHAULL.
Middleway. JEFF. Co., W Va.
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PORTABLE HOUSE FOR SALE.

THE undersigned has for ga s Portable House.
l. 2ixl4 feet. It will make two com fort bic
rootns-l2xl4 each For informa ton CONCERNING
house and terms, apply to
J.J MORAN,
Opposite NJ. E. Parsonage
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MAsoN's Cholera Remedy ,ift.ken in time. will
Az prevent all tendency to this disease. Every
house should have bottle-a specific in Diarrhcea
Prepared only by W. s. MASON.
JUST received, a fresh lot of London Porter: .lso
- Ext. Malt. W 9. MsSSI
CONDENSED Beef for. Children. ard Invalid.
~ generally, has NO superior "a . nourisher. For
sale by W :: MASON
August s. 1873
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EULTz SEED waEAT.-i N ri-en,-.d - d.
Il 'nish the above variety of vyhest H. sead
Anguss IL, 1873. JAS: LAW. HoOFF.
SEAMLEss Grain Bags. for ,.Iehv
~ August 5, 1873. JAS. Law. HOoFF.
l. orner, o'Ber Sons; Ramsburg & Miller
ana orcniila Guanos. For sale by
August 5, 1873. JAS Law HooFF
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THE Doc LAw-The effects of The Dog
Ordinance recently adopted by our Town
Council are beginning to appear, a number of
The dogs perambuIating our streets already
. being seen bearing suspended from their necks
the regulation tag.
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PUBIC SPEAKINa.-R. f. TRRvELLIcK,
of Detroit, Mich, President of the National
Labor Union, will address the people at
Bsrryville, on Wednesday, Sept 9th;
ACharlestown, Thursday, SeIt. 25th;
shepherdstown, Friday, Sept. Goth;
Martinsburg, Saturday, Sept. 9th; 4
Winchester, Monday, Sept 29th; ..-
Harper's Ferry, Tuesday, Sept. Both; 500
at Ilto'clock, A. NJ, of each day, on the sub
ject of the rights and interests Of laborers and
producers; especially in connection VITA a
national circulating medium, or money, based
'on. the faith and resources of the people and
issued to them directly, and legal tender for
all demands, public and private.
Winchester, Berkeley, Clarke aud Jeffer,
son papers will please copy
IMraovEMENrs.-Col. R. p. Chew is hav-
ing The western wing of his house, on the
corner of Main and West streets, remodeled
in comfortable aud convenient manner.
: ;Ahe building of Mr.. Vim. johnson, on
Main street near the run, is progressing will
have the glass front up in few days.
The new dwelling of Mr.. Chas. G. john
son, west end of Main street, is nearly com.
pleted.
The s.Mansard" of Mr.. Julius e. Holmes,
corner of Congress and Lawrence streets, is
assuming most attractive appearance under
tho touch of the painters brush, and will DO
completed in few days.
MIR. Jno. P. German is building an addi-
tion to his dwelling, on Congress street.
Mr.. Jno. H. Bishop has broken ground for
"a new dwelling at the north end of George
street. =
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Sole Agent for Harper's Ferry.
January II, 1s73-ly.
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silver Soap, for Silver, sold by
y August u, 1873 GEO. TIIGuT
DURE Sherry, Madeira Port, Hook and Claret
w ines, sold by GEO. T. LIG HIT.
EssICATED Cocosnut. Coxe's Gelatine Coop
- er's Geiatine, Irish Moss, Liquid ReDnet. sold
ny GEO. T. LIGHT.
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coed, but as soon as all pecuniary and
social interests become common it will
inevitably sueeumb to a stronger law
than binds it together.
The Shakers are the only instance we
can remember where the system of uni
ted interests has been successfully tested.
That is probably owing to the religious
element which permeates the whole So
ciety, and is in reality a species of fa1iati-
cism, repelling all natural affections,
severing the closest ties, and turning the
whole community into automatons-
good working automatOns as we know
by their seeds and preserVes-very
praiseworthy in their %neatness, industry
and thrift; but, for all that, no reliable
interpreters of the successful workings
Of the socialistic problem.
If you take a body of men full of all
the passions and ambitions Of life-tO-
tally dissimilar in feeling, aims, educa-
ton and habits of thought, it is hardly
probable they will unite tremendously
on any subject, ever if it is on a common
interest. Phalanstaries are not exactly
the abodes of harmony, and we remem-
Der more than one socialistic community
which was broken up by the refusal of
one part Of the society to take a share in
the heavy domestic drudgery which, by
the law of equality, should be divided
among the Socialists.
We will follow the Philadelphia ex-
pertinent with interest, for we have the
benefit Of the working-man deepatheart,
He is no longer the ignorant plodder OF
an earlier age, without a thought beyond
his business but a man of education and
culture. He will secure all the rights tc
which his class is entitled, and to-day
the position which labor holds against
capital, is a dignified protest of human.
ity against the unreasonable exaction<
of money.
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NEW ADvERTHsEmENTs
Estate Of Frouco;s. Co,,i..

AMCOGSE SOHAAhAs
Rf VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF THE HON
- orahlc Probate Court Of fine Parish nf -
Landry, there will he sold at public american r.
the highest bidder, by the UNDERSIGNED Admin
ISttItoI, or ny q pubic auctiOnrer. at the last
residence of the deceased. in prairie AToljrt
i'll this parish, on THURSDAY, ,Julr 9ith'
1873. the following described property |helnn%
ing to the estate of FRANCHISE Collins. LcrraS-
ed, tO-WIt- -"
l. a certain plantation situated in the Dorish
OF -. Landry, i'll prairie MaIlct. about nine miles
west OF the town of OpclOusas, being tho lost
reNia!ilcc "t deceased, containing one hundred
ny lanu OF FRANCOIS p. Pitrc, Jr.. east hy Land nf
FRANCOIS Sllnirn and Mrs. Bcaurruare Ghocbnrn
south by land of LOUIS Simirn. AMI wps+ NV III
OF FfallG"lS Iltre, together with all the huiIdin~s
anu improvements tlcrrOn-the said $50 nrncnfS
equal to 1875 28ll00 acres, and divided in+o A.,
lots, as follows: Lot No. l containing tToI
1--WE acres with all the buildings and imnr"T.c
lnCntS IHt[coH lot NO. , containing TWENTY-FIVE
:lcrFS' Wlthout improvements; lot No, 3 rOn+nin-
ing twenty-five acres, without imnrnynntS, IT,
NO. I containing twenty-five acres. without in,
proNrlncntS; lot No. ! containing OK Sartn0,
ont improvements. ' Win
=. a certain tract of prairie land. situated nj
IN! same place. bounded north by land Of Fran
SolS II FitrG, east by the same, west by the above
described plantation, south bv land Of Ant"ino
lHdct, containing fifty arprntS, i"
.. A par o1 Work horses, q pair of oxen rOur
tLt"lt mares, Il COW and calf, an iron brand with
me caltic branded herewith not here cnumpra-
ted, plantation utensils, household and Eitchnr
furniture. etc. N'''"CIl
Terms and Conditions-Thc movable uronort,,
lpFt'Sh anu ne llhnloNahlc property on a credit
OF one and two years from day of sale rnrat,at
rTS furnishing their notes win s"c,r lis
Satisfaction of til" administrator and icorin~
clGht per cent per aHnum interest after m"trrf
y: SpFtclal mortgage and vendors privilege re-
thereof. VALENTTT EIIn KIN neht
june 21-5t-fp Administrators
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Laws Relating to Newspapers.

/. Subscribers whodO not express notice to the
contrary are considered wishing to continue
their subscription.
2. If subscribers order the diseontinuancc of
their periodicals, the publisher may continue to
send them until arrearages are paid.
3. II subscribers neglect or refuse to take their
periodicals from the office to which they are di-
rCrtcd they are held responsible till they have
Settlcdt their bill, and ordered them discontinued
I. II subscribers move to other places without
informing the publisher, and the papers are sent
tothe former direction, they are held responsible,
). The courts have decided that refusing to
take periodicals from the office, or removing
and having them uncalled for, is primG tNcif
evidence of intentional fraud.
6. Any person WHO receives Il newspaper and
makes usc of it, whether he has ordered it or
not, is held i'll law to be u subscriber.
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MURDER AND LYNCHING AT New IBE-
RIA Frenchman named Lanet, and
Alexander Snaer, a colored man, who
were partners in keeping o store about
five miles below New Iberia, were MUIR
dered, and their store robbed and burn
ed, with their corpses, about 10 o'clock
ON the night Of the 18th inst. Suspicion
rested on one Policot, a colored man, as
n of the murderers; his hat and shirt
having been found with bloody spots on
them. When examined he confessed
that Martin Patterson, one Orginie and
one Adrien, all colored, ndhimself, had
committed the murders, robbery and
arson.
In the New Orleans Republican, aeop-
respondent gives his statement how it
was done:
He stated that this murder was
planned by the above named parties a
week or more before that they came in
the store fully prepared with strong
sticks and a double barreled shot gun,
all of which were hidden under a shed
out side of the store; that they drank
freely and paid for it; that one of them
wanted to tell Snaer something in the
ear that as soon as Snaer bent his head
he was struck by another party,
Snaer was stunned a little, but took
an AK handle and returned the blow,
but was too weak to effect much harm.
He was repeatedly struck over the head.
So was Lanet. Both of them fell, when
0rginie jumped over the counter and
eut their threats from ear to ear, and
afterward dragged them to the bar
room and sprinkled coal oil 0Ver their
bodies and every where on the bedding.
After pobhing the contents OF the safe
and all yaluables, fire was set and all
consumed.
After his statement the people, who
had assembled in q large crowd, includ-
ing tlemuEderers, it seems, arrested and
hung them, excepting Policot.
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Meeting of the school Board.

OPELOUSAS, LA, Jun IA, 1873.
The Board of School Directors, of the parish
of ST. Landry, met pursuant to adjournment.
Present Messrs. Bell, Simms, Nash and Martin.
Absent: MeSsrs. T. c. Anderson and C. Donate.
Quorum present.
The minut of the last meeting were read and
adopted.
On motion of Mr.. J. Simms, resolved, that the
President be authorized to call on the late Board
for the books and papers appertaining to the
same.
On motion of Mr.. B. Martin, resolved, that
teachers employed by this Board. shall not he
allowed to teach scholars for pay, and where a
teacher or teachers will be discovered doing so
that he OF they be dismissed Immediately.
On motion of Mr.. J. Simms, resolved, that all
school teachers that are at present employed by
the old Board be discharged, and no contracts
made until there is money to pay the teachers
and, moreover, that the ditferentlocalities in the
parish that have never received any benefit from
the school sunds have, at least, the first right to
have teachers assigned to them.
The President appointed Messrs. Simms and
school property.
On motion of Mr.. J. Simms, resolved, that said
committee be authorized TO employ q competent
surveyor to point out where lands are located,
if necesSary-adOpted.
The President appointed McSSrs. Anderson
and Martin as a committee on school teachers.
/. Mr.. Martin moved that the President be al.
th0rized to have the proceedings of this Board
published-adOpted.
Mr.. Simms-m moved to adjourn till the next reg,
ular meeting, lat Monday in July-adOpted.
W.. G. BELL, President.
ERSAR MARTIN. Acting Secretary.
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Smcceasiom dc Frnncnian CnII;n-

TN NERTC DUN ORDRE DE L,HONOpA
ir III 'Ohr deS PIruvrs, de In ParOissc ST
lahofy' II Srra Nendu a Irncan public, nm nInS
oHri'ht "hchrliSScur, par le SOuSSiruG 1dmin;S
tratGur' on par un encantcur public, = In dc,mihro
Residence" dn defnnt. 4 prairie Mallrt. on na+tc
paroISSc, It. JEtDI, 81 Juliet. 1879, les nrorriI
ties rI-aprrS dtcriteS, appartrnant \ In oIdaad,
sion lie FRANCHISE Collins dfrt.dGr. snv0ir
/. Tn" c%rrtaine habitati0n situfe en- crttn no
IolSG' IL lr''ltIc Ni;llie1' environ neuf miles drs
Dptlo'SaS' rtalt Ia dernlerc residence dr In d.
fnntc. contrnant cent rinQuamtc arnrnts ~ nT "
on MONS, horne an nOrd par la tcrrr de Fro,prnn ni
p. PitrP, fills, a Test par les trrrpS do Fra'S" y
SIlnirh ana Mrs. Br~anrcpairc Chachcrc. nm sn1
par lii trlrr uC Louis Simirn. ct r I'Ouas+ No. W.
trrrF d" FRANCOIS Pitrc, ensemble avrc tn,,t"a ~
tlSS"S ct almrlioratiOns qui s'v trouyrnt-iao A.
1870 aIprntS, cgai ii l25 2SI1Wp acres, ct diyiSt an
clnq lots. CONNIE suit Lot No. contpnant y;,w+
eng acres avec tOnteS les hatisScS ct om6IinT4
t!o1lS qnl SY t%rouNent lot No. 2 cOntcnanty WIZ
clllq acres sans ;lnell0ratiOnS lot No. 2 rnT1o
Malt Nll&t-clnG acres, sans authorizations. lot
No. 1 collrllant NltGt-cinq acres, sans ynGIinro
tl0nS, lot No. s cOMtCnant C5 2811OOl ,,i,,,.t ~! q
ct 2SIlO0 acres, plus OIL mOinS, sans an,GlinIotiinnm'it
:: IN certain moroccan de tcrre dc prairie, al,
Tue Hn meme Flldrolt' borne All nOrtl par Ia tcrre
ue ffallcnlS +. Pltrc, 4 Test par L. memo :
inucSt par IhlbitatiOn ciIdcssnS dGcritp ct an
sud par Ia teITe d'AntOine Ledct, rontnnant
clnQuantC arnPntS.
3. I'm pair de ehevanx dc tire. I'M mir de hon,f
de tire, quatre .iumentS crGoIes. mr vocbn az ~
Veal, une m1lquc Ell fer avcc les animauv on;
Snllt marqle lvec ct qui ne SOnt pas enum6rhtci
ustehSllS Hhabltatl0n, meubles de maisOn ct dc
cuisine, etc. WV
IermeS ct cOnditiOns-Les nr0pri6tGs mnhf.
heres pour din compliant; les pr0prietfa imTno-
il~lliefeS Il un credit dc I'M ct derx ans dn i0ur de-
la NellTc, les acqlercHrS fOurniSSant IenrS hillats
aVcC securities a In satisfaction de- I'0dministro
trur ct portant HUT pour cent dfntGrTt amps
nlathTltP, lnlc hyHntheque spectacle ct le nriyi-
lr%c uu Vcndcur Scra rCtrnu sur les DrOnIfh+cs
VehduS pour assure lie Placement.
81 JUN Administrations atDt
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ASSOCIATED LEAGUEs on LABOR.

We see from our exchanges that in
Philadelphia and other places, the old
problem Of Associated labor and COM
munism is being again experimental
upon.
Hitherto, in this country, socialism has
proved d costly failure. The North
American Phalanstery, Brookdale farm,
and several others, founded at great ex-
pense, hardly survived ten years. The
Oneida Community is still sufficiently
prosperous to be quoted by Socialists as
d successful experiment, but it is notyet
self-supporting, and ne have heard Of
some internal discords which bid fair to
iniure its permanancy.
These Associations sometimes do JUS
tice to many individuals which would
never be done for them in the great So
cial system as usually constructed, but
too often enthusiasts do all the.worE and
s1aggards live upon IL. Fourierstheory
Of the attraction Of labor is refutea
around us every day. We see drones
among the working bees, and acommon
union Of interests docs not suppose d
common exercise of energy. No society
can frame laws stringent enough tocom-
pei reluctant labor, and though dismis.
sal from their ranks Is easy enough, vel
the private history Of All these expert.
ments proves that rather thansendf forth
d useless or disaffected member, he il
allowed to prey upon the common sub.
stance "a AbitaNa.
This Philadelphia league % labor ii
we understand ii il intended as d revolt
of labor against the Entertainments b
capital, exacting certain hours for res
or recreation, and BY d system Of socia
economies, providing the working-nlaI
with d fund to guard him against thu
disefh consequences Of q loss Of EN-
ployment.
As long as the system viii keep out.
side Of thorough communism ftmay sue