The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1874-11-14

says he still has considerable property left, even
after making these muniHccnt donations. The
a. brothers and q sisters, a. they are tsrmed,
arc much pleased with the fine property. Oar
reporter did not visit the island. bat the home
farm hc found 90 be n very de-inblo place, 6nelv
located, with some good buildings, aed command.
ing one Of the luvelicrt OF lovely Vermont views.
overlooking from n high wooded blaf the broad
expanse OF Lake Champlain. with the misty look.
ing. blush Adirondaeks for the background of
that picture, and The other n beautiful tract OF
undnla:ing country. backed by the siurdy-looking
Green Mountains. with Camel's Hump and Mans.
field erandly towering above the adjacent cnagr.
Those who have - far arrived ARE still nj Mr..
Shipman's home farm, but intend soon 20 locate
up0n the island. They will be Joined nv others
who arr to start from Chicago, September :, ana
there arc numerous letters from parties asking
admission "a the community. Care will he taken,
however, "a admit hat n limited number. that
may be comfortably taken care OF the approach
ing winter months. Among che arrivals are p. p.
Lyman and wife; John Bentley, wife and child
George r.. Charles, wife and child; Mr.. Nelson
wife and two children j. IL. White, CORTLAND
White, and Miss II. Augusta White. a sister of
the two gentlemen last named, The most prorai.
nent peTsonagcs in the party are the two Grst
named. Mr.. Bently is n fine mechanic, and has
been employed in important positions of trust.
Mr.. Lyman wns formerly a Wholesale dealer Of
tea, coffee and spices. The lady is described by n
Chicago paper rs a young hdy OF twenty seven
years OF age. Nht ~ oh Nutlorece. ieCturCSN and
pOetess. She possesses a mind Of singular origi.
nality, and a form OF admirable beauty.
EVERYTHING N COMMON.
MIR. Dyman was at some pains 20 unfold the
mysteries of communism and free love. Tho
former are easily understood. A party of penple
of similar views on a certain class OF subjects
some together and produce subsistence in com
mon. This gives them much moro time 20 spend
IN mental culture and social enjoyment than il
each individual were working separately accord
ing TO the present usagcs OF society. The free
love principle Is based upon the fact that in mar
rIage, under the present laws of society, there IN
much mental inharmony and physical unhtncs
among parties entering into that relation, and
that for these there Is no remedy but through
crime and lie public exposure through the divorce
courts. Free love does away with this. IL eli
inmates from the marital relation ats holy and
binding character, and reduces it TO a contract
which can be broken Mt pleasure by the parties.
Its advocates the claim that they are far more
content than people not believing or practicing IL,
and that il does away with criminal commerce
and unhappy and ill-assorted marriages. The
gentlemen with whom our representative con.
versed were intelligent, well-brcd men, who cour-
teousiy answered his questions and gave him all
the information he desired. The children wers
bright, pretty ones, who did not seem to recoRniEo
or be appalled, by the fact that they arc 20 be
brought up as the community may elect" The
ladies retired as the visitors approached, but a
glimpse OF them. en- pdssaai, produced a very
favorable impression.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
The Plattsburg Sentinel OF last week gives the
following information concerning the plans of the
new community 10 DO founded, according 10 re-
port, on Valcour leland, in Lake Champlain:
The society Of " Advanced Spiritualists, or
Free Lovers, OF Chicago. numbering one hundred
or more, with whom the general contention OF
SpirItualists, of which Woodruff is president, will
assemble this month, having determined to seek
some locality where their peculiar ideas can BIO
carried out in all their fullneea. unnolested nv
the unbolieving and cruel world. through The
g munihcence, ~ they are led TO believe, of the
somewhat notorious Owen Shipman, they have
been enabled to purchase his farm OF 800 acres on
Valeo1r Island, and there they propose 10 estab.
lish IA community, known as tho .'Valcour Com
munity, and similar TO the Oneida Community,
In the central part OF our state, only more nd-
vanced and liberal in it's practices. As n nucleus.
in tie center Of this island they propose 10 build
twelve houses, exactly alike, TO be occupied by
twelve groups, according 10 their affnitics. etc.
all to be controlled by n form of government pc-
cnliar to themselves, in which children over az
teen years OF age, male and female, will have the
right 10 vote. But the great fundamental feature
oil their community will be frce-love in It's most
complete and unrestricted form. They have also
bought OF %Shipman, for the modest sum of 800
600, his fruit farm on the Vermont shore, nearly
opposite the island. Their vocation will be largely
fruit-growing, horticulture, and like pursuits.
VII the Hoth utt', the nuvnnccd guard or pioneers,
twelve in number, left Chicago for their Mecca in
Lake Cbamplain, where they are now supposed TO
be luxuriating. The chief mover in the enter.
prise Is one Colonel John Wilcox Of Omro. Wis.
as spiritual author. The most notable OF the
party OF twelve Isl young lady, aged about twenty
seven years, 80 beautiful and accomplished !" and
an authorizes, lecturess, and poetess. Her two
cardinal doctrines, in addition TO lree-loye, arc
that every woman on reaching the age of eighteen
should be allowed to call herself mistress, " or
" Mrs. and that the children should not peces-
sarily take the surname Of their parents. What
ever name was most agreeable to the mother
should be given to the children. The lady's name
10 Mrs. Augustus White. She has n q lover"
named Woodhouse, the corresponding secretary
OF the SpirItualistic council, and ian earnest
seeker after truth" lie is still in Chicago, bat
expects to come on soon. The community ex-
poets large accessions from Michigan, Wisconsin,
Vermont, and other states. We do not expect that
the establishment of this colony within n few
miles OF Plattsburg will be considered as a special
honor, although we presume, If IL prospers like
the Oneida Community, it will be quite an addi-
tIonal attraction to excursionigts, and give Val
cour Island n widespread characteristic Of this
communicating will not mix with the outside
world any farther than business interests render
IL necessary. "-BuT HnOf0u lSenGneI