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Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-03-18

and gray, with fancy buttons,
price $500.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-03-18
THE WEATHER.

For Rhode Island: Probably fail
weather Saturday.
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Ahack somersault awaits any such thoughtless
cce es ! on r The Hind legs which adiast them.
Selves ifthe chairs be timed backward. and
iessppniinr the damser OF siipring, but saving
the Moor from dishsSre%eat: Ths tbail /; hsil
n aav fIsee T ~ a ch Isirse ar ehG more aa tha Is q s sHsney
vsa a old INF thav are In ma good condition
and as strong as when they we're made. There
sarssEa condition due primarily 10 the palms.
taxing OF the sisters, and secondnrily to tho
s sinsIe w ID y1u t being ei.,et one Of the rule rules Of tho
snriatv Thai two pcrsons shall not occupy the
same bed. They are oid-fashioned. home-
snrinrs' In some Instances modern springs
are used, but as a general thing everything is
W %oo nSene pess Tor the CLOTHING. "'"
room, Kitchen, and bakery. The Chapel is it::
eea uR N TIM mu Sini tne room room Is q long. low stnd.
ded. old.fashionod room. with ali It's appoint
BY Tar than the best housewife could make
her home. The tables are secured and var
nis,Sa Unfit S,tid, they {h sh T. e.! Here nss bs as n b the , *;
a cloth would seem a BIT out OF. place on such
clean tables; Opposite each plate i queer
sh tortebb n eKia' EVidently Il is not intended that
the members shall waste any time at the table
t n,.e assign esSy " of the ShsSors to have the sisters
oil oth ene but siaf nasmuch as the Sisters outnumber
h., o heen ne"essorv to have some Of the sistsrs
~ on ~ NJ en's siSs ri the tahie, Before and
ofter each meal the member kneel. and each
one siientiy inyokes Divine blessing on the
sinine. The food is partnken OF as
ono Of the duties Of the day. and
my AGAIN. CThe bretbran 20 to tho held.
garden. or woodland. as the work may require.
III inc =, Sisters SoT snaaonrGLt h ne M aafanJ tou ua'i wor tte Wbi,h
Is ne sV done lon VIVA ~
Thpn Eitchnn and bak ery ara models of clean-
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tents wore lnsorrlsible before they were &C.

tents wore ln%corrIKible before they were ac-
oepssd as nrSbati9Sn niIyi member r. rsea .,,o a, .
snee q i9Sa cooked To- nissty And ! served y, A. In
pph!isSdr. fSs but sRs ! Tables are polished, Until! tssy
shine. A .quiet-spoken sister. clad In tho
SS atahin a Rei9nTdiy" ih aeo' Il as's aoss nes. lose, Sis 81
its attractlveness beneath the little poke bon-
net IT., seT Sh the food God v.getarions to a large do.
scruples,, Eating is, with them. a sphordinate
e saSy hSSissi they y S aSisH and ssSss ,spPiyy
t assa. P 81 a Sisss IT, thi II t iSsf rese Of tn so void III Il
bout into n ,h H. w sysfsn and ID t tsssh how evor = , kssp
SSs sSssEses 81 aa TTIs 3 r., i've s,T S;isi!n Y d Sss
Which Is ftsbcoed: but there 10 no indexibls
rule oven against that meat; H..
co mhn stnye L fb AT a ansfF tho Pest Ie ofaee are az the
restly With the outside world.
m Al sS & isss slasFs; Il hi0T icy; ss %ni i, e :: y
press q letter, hey have %, thS ris hsd under ths s shs!s
s sa in1s!Sit thsre H ior sips Il as1 2, the sisters
h 's,'s s4,i:,, Pai %sIe tS'' Sei hSEssrtsshn s 1smiia sf's
use. and toys in abundance bespeak ingenuity
and skill on the part Of the, makers; Tho
family. Repairs on the buildings and taxes
and extra farm hands in the summer time
must BIO paid In cash. and as the established
fund OF the community does not yield o large
income. tho revenue from the sale OF trinkets
at tho store Is n Welcome feature.
When \ visitor asks for the privilege OF in
%spccting the settlement tho ellress or one OF
tho trustees summons n guide. usually ono
Of the sisters. Tho dormitories, with their
long rows OF single beds. the linen rs white rs
tho driven snow. and EVERYTHING as Glenn as
can be. nre thrown open for inspection. Old
fashioned. strnight- hacked chairs nre in all Of
the rooms. Some Of them hnvo ehort rockers.
that project only two inches, beyond the hind
forgets that he Is not In q modern rocker. and
undertakes to sit back for a long. easy rocking.
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ELDREss DOROTHY puno1N.

are never taken under the immediate charge OF the so
Cieiy. except by the request or consent OF those who
have the lawful right over them.
. NO corporal punishment Ia approved In the gov.
ernment OF the society. nor any external violence sx.
=. IT Ia expected that the children admitted into the
society Will receive an education suitable for the gen.
eral IN ana.ement OF business.
u Probationary members may. retain the lawful
ownsrship or their property. but the interest accruinR
therefrom, VIII be devoted 10 the benent of the society.
unit! by their own. FREQ will, and the consent of the
Trustees they shall cnnsecrats said property to the
10. The society Will not be responsible fnr debts cen
II. Those who dispose of their property to relations
IN the worldly order, should remain with those relA.
tions.
~. A person wishing to become a member OF the
society must rectify all his wrongs. and discharge all
Is. Those who ask for admission to or Homo ara
supposed to he In search or moro truth and light.
hence an important principle in the shaker Church 10
witness.
q. Those who have dedicated their property and
hfterward withdraw from the society. according to
the Law OF jnstice and equity. there can be no ground
10. To i've rs brethren and sisters in the Gospel Of
communications sent frcm or received into the fam.
lily. whether printed or written. will DO subject to the
examination md advice Of the Elders of the family.
IL. The leading authority OF the society II vested in
a ministry, consisting Of two brothers and two oils.
tors Elders ami trustees are also appointed. These
orders constitute the general government of the soct
city in all Of its branches.
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nISsn s |. s:yss 3 4 s$s Wildly sa:: i 4. q dress STsss-
;aS they IL y %pr q talssr Iwhys sf tse sSr nres cine u'"''
t a,4;1|, g sn ih tS village Isss.v II iishs Shaker sss eT,s ssTsa-
round the room, and each has fireplace Be.
boiled simultaneously to the. degree which
each requires. The community has several
sSst Arc attended, item n dRsaiS eaTo aisHI.f ioa sS ~ f irait q Hse one
Then II .ns s sre 81 n s9sse 81 ti RI ps9 lnad On ana 1ae part Siae 81
The barns would arouse the, envy q any
treat roomy structures. which are Allied With
fresh hay now; The floors are swept ea aI,s ! ny
eSch side Of the long barn. Each animal has
III, Hhe t dairy f. sv Q, course IN i%p .IshsTH. annex ME- the to
te saei0i in t tho cool ot ipe ress.a e. e TSe sister! ], make
s se{ao. "i Il Is '1 %i my s eSn I Ssi;t emu t Sea' Is
=, The b. h nsss. i snother ain Inte Hsn pa fs SSisEe
XSeniently along the partition which sepsrstss
Of nests. and sliding doors enable the sisters
to reach the eggs without entering the com
The garden work 10 a distinct feature. and is
rof % q q sp pasr 81 shs T fHS Mer ,Rrn tbs w most q 4
which Is done BY the boys OF the, family.
Owing to the small number OF mea in the COM
munity It Is necessary to hire outsiders to as
The brothers receive no wages, They are part
owners IN the big farm. and they not only get
ton Of knowing that they are improving the
inheritancs for their SUCCESSORS.
In this interesting Shak er. village there is
no approach TO cant; no religious demonstra.
ton: no effort to make tho visitor believe that
the brothers and sisters are Q little bit better
simple. .homsly way OF their predecessors
Although. their lives are consecrated to the
ssrvics, Of God In the peculiar way In which
to make converts through compulsion. AL
though their daily thought and prayers are to
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NOR visitors. Thoy como from far NJ near.
and their coming is a source OF revenue. The
Shakers are peculiar. They realize the fact.
and. now that tho rest Of the world has shown
= disposition to inquire into their mode Of lifc.
II takes a good deal Of their time to pilot tho
visitors through their little realm. limo
Ia money with them. and tho visitors arc
charged o small fee now: but It Is money we'll
invested. because all OF tho features OF Shaker
life are laid before tho inquisitive stranger.
1t will be necessary to 60 back . contury In
order to sketch tho growth A. Of tho village. In
1892 Henry Clough was the only farmer occu-
pylng what IL now Shaker Hill. He Ind a
good-si farm. and the soil yielded good
~crops-better. perhaps. than the average OF
New Hampshire farms. Eight years previous
to that date Ann Lee and seven companions
had reached this country. having fed from
England to escape the prosecutions OF tho
authorities. who objected to their form Of re-
llCion. It differed radically from the ritual Of
the Established Church. and. although their
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pass AWAY new faces will be within the walls
Of the comfortable houses. new members re-
Joy for q season the fruits Of the ground. and
then they will make room for others.
added to the settlement until It Is Of consider
able size now. Tho white. walls of tho houses
can be seen from afar. and they have excited
they huddled 80 closely. A part of Farmer
Clough's old house Is still standing. but so
many additions have been made 70 1t that the
only way OF telling the anclont from the build
ings Of the present century Is BY comparinE
Of the new community. 1t is the old church.
No repairs were needed OH tho old building
until last year. tho ninety-ninth OF its exist
shingles: but aside from that change and the
addition Of a new coat Of paint the old church
stands to-day as 1t wAS con. pleted one
hundred years ago. Within are the
wooden benches. arranged on two Sides
platforms. The sisters sit on one side OF the
room and the brothers on the other. The line
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this little community than in other parts
OF the region hercabouts. visitors notice many
material features Of interest. SO different are
they from the conditions seen In other COM
munities. Shaker Village Is built compactly.
and in that feature 1t differs from any VI the
country towns In this vicinity. Tho twenty
five houses are built on the old stocknde plan.
as though for mutual protection in case Of
attack. The county road separates the
executive buildings. so-called. from the
dormitorics and workshops. Almost in the
centre OF n territory comprising nearly
1000 acres. 1t Is o community in itself. 1t
has $50 souls. with a unity OF thought and
action entirely separate from tho rest Of tho
world. Each has his or her allotted task.
There are no taskmasters. no overseers.
There are no droncs In tho hive. Each indi-
vidual is busy. and tho work Is done with a
thoroughness that has to be seen to DO appre-
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with tbs = that nsts so s anil Mrs. . Yen NSS s I dn lpok fsI1,u up
sss % e; IS s sn ;;II f. e. ;s ~ : s f 1;sa II IS sS' as snS 'Sss
scH Tafs S on'' e w ys%srs sH Hsa' exclaimed sayly.
We'll. that comes OF not wearing %corsets. Ny
denrs. you oughtn'tt to wear corsets. They amt
healthy. / remember when l was a girl some
dead now; The Lord didnt give yca i liver ana
f S0s 80 o TsHF any 'or'ets' That's tho reason
%DS You remember when yGu vent to
No,E Pssd 4Gi l.%s%bss : sRi iss tsss &ss. a ssa
e a ss!! rs T Il .eh ! Hs now lS siSS an s aass ssss
thsSSn S for some pnn Of them need zee b y vsty mnS I.
aHdIRer hearers Joined in the laughter:
it "a fis Sint G me. "4 Eatl l @ asr Gs sSs t | aid Ess' il Eishis L
q bit" and she laughed again. -.
S9me one made reference to politics. and she
.n !dSTS n, aIa yoS sppy AZ VT I'm .. q nse y. b ca,
} yss1 bi Kitsis; NV '. T fJSsd PR u 81 the lights when
She SLAPPED her hands on her knees and
I afTgheaa a. long and merrily EYER this re rScTSli lee
fFisaa I tli s'q k s%al H. nG de Hs.S 'ce z. van Se st'! sa nsg;
Years y; He eld Is ta a ts!l' s f. se %"nai ann Ein. VII BESIDE ss !.
Mrs. Van Nostrand and took her hand.
day. he said. DO You remember mop.
"Oh. sure" She laughed and stroked his
She said this as though he had tried to dc:
seiye her and failed. and 1t sounded 50 odd
"To.morrow is my birthday" tho dominic
"is that SO ?" she asked eagerly. leaning
How old are you. dominic"
Seventy years"
well, well. That's q long time"
bors came In aud offered their CONGRATULATIONS.
Many OF them brought little presents, which
Peace. the ministers wife. brought her l04
bright pennies new from the bank aud q pair Of
brought cake and candy. and shawis M slip
pers and knick-knacks. Mrs. Van Nostrand snt
IN later than che had done for q year.. but she
was perfectly happy.
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THE BARNS.

the clothes are, hung upon frames
which hilhs hack ana i1sii ietween the diving
cessity, Of entering tho drying room and saves
n, good many steps. There Is, a franc for
ings. another for hundkrrchiefs. &c. Each is
plainly marked and each article Is hung upon
Is done when tho clothes are taken from tho
"wringer." and each style OF garment Is kept
like structure, built into the side OF the room.
It is large enough to hold several dozen fiat
irons and, with u roaring wood fire beneath,
there is no trouble about having plenty OF hot
irons to use when wanted.
u The i6 snii s ! roemb a Is in nrt Tx ts. s sIa io s%l!d nn
spinning wheels and the high.backod chairs.
As pictured in tho scenes ot u century ago.
anI mon, although tho latter, spend most Of
their time In farm work, The sisters haze
own. clothes. buying the materlals by tho
wholesale. There Is not much tim, wasted In
All u,a rut an IA" same general pattern aud
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LIVELY FREIGHT.
Parrsts. Monkeys, and Snakes Kept ON Decl
During Fumlgation.

UurlnE Fum1Gation.
Monkeys. snakes. and parrots we're the live
freight in the bark Liberia from Sierra Leone,
Africa. Before the vessel was allowed to 60 to
her wharf Mt the Empire Stores. Brooklyn, she
was fumigared. and. consequently. to save
their lives all the reptiles. birds. and monkeys
were put on deck. Any one could tell before
he got within sight OF the vessel
which one had the live stock aboard by n
chattering Of the parrots and monkeys. The
$50 parrots made the most noise. They were
In strong wooden crates. and 80 were the
snakes and most Of the monkeys. The snakes
might have been interesting il they had got
loose. as some did when Capt. H. j. Rogers.
who now commands the Liberia. was sailing
the Monrovin. He had three big boa con-
~strictors on board then. and before he got
them into durance again they had killed
several baby monkeys.
Capt. Rogers has fourteen constructors in
the lot he brings this time. Three OF them are
each more than fifteen feet in length. Snakes,
Capt Rogers says. are not much trouble to
bring. although he does not like to have much
to do with them. He sails an almost straight
dies. working northward when, he can with.
Put getting out Of the trade, winds. and
e aSsr.. 'n4 Fssy kfhs Ies 'i sea a strik the .y way
time he opens their box to feed them. How.
evsr; he does not have t. do that often. He
tie sse IGN h1s o sw.'1 got or, a On meal t"i VIZ Ess eyer s oad a 'h 1ise
another Q couple Of weeks later: The little
ssven.%onth:cId ehInpanzes; lie psae tho
trip In the cooks galley. and has u shirt on to
Started from Africa with i've c CHM Mnssrs but, but
thu b Is ssf n 'i gsod Gp hea hi has A sHsissdG Ss in Sr 95irSt
alive into port. but It died In three days. Be
sides tho chimpanzee. Capt. Rogers has
ssysnty:four m9snksys. He does notknow what
s are do are ss%f feld det sutt se' e sns naeiS0 m nsmss
and ,white-nosed. Ofthese the dog.iaced are
the lareeot and the most tractable.. They are
la itslia nan and H an o asaaa.' TIE fses sm n.snesed ar 70 thu IN
white-nosed.. and they have white boards a
couple Of inches In length. The suite monkeys
looked at in their boxes they try to get out Of
sight. The others are sociable. They were
shipped IN lots OF about twenty. sxcept the
when in comnany. so each has a Compartment
embrace their mothers tightly and never let
and snakes will be sent to many parts of the
country. as they are to be sold to dealers and
b ythem to any one who wants them;
way that slave dealers used to get their car
goes. A couple Of weeks ahead Of his sailing
natives who come into the marke town with
them. Theydon,t cost much in africa. Onths
cassada..a, sort Of yam-and the doG-facod
kind get table scraps also.
The colored passengers were. ms usual. ma
Leone, expecting to make a fortune, and ro-
turned as soon as possible. Some OF them
went out in S MarSh last: Can't Rogers says hs
their passage back to America.
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A CHEERFUL Lawn SPIDER.
Hts Hite Kiils = Tond In Two Seconds, and
Its Webs spread by tho Thousand.

! bstSo All AOu0 IN TWO SECONDS, ana
Its Webs Spread by the Thousand.
ROULETTE. Pa. Sept. 0.-Att this time of year
grass plats horeabouts. especially along tho
edges OF garden walks and in fence corners,
are spread with innumerable spider webs.
each web covering q space OF six OF eight
inches in diameter. The webs are woven
close. and are OF very strong texture. At tho
side furthest way from the walk or open
space near which the spiders net Is spread. u
dark tunnel an inch or more in width extends
down beneath a tuft OF grass or shelter
ing plant. 1t needs but n glance to know
this Is the lurking place or den OF tho design
ing weaver OF the wob. Iithero should be any
question about this ono has but to toss a bit Of
grass or stick upon the web to settle 1t once
and for all. Instantly q rakishly built animal.
with long. oval body. prominent eyes, largo
jawa. and very long legs will fash up from tho
depths OF the unn and out Upon tho web
with the swlftnoss OF o shadow and the savage
ness Of q wolf, Ifthe agitation OF the wob is
caused by an insect dropping upon it. tho
Into the dark depths Of the tunnel whether IL
IL weAkling fy or a lusty ,grasshopper.
toad SSs ab nsi1rs d ilom 'f It. 0t dayti HHsn hiiin . ' %Iaes
t a.Si board %slki n Sae q y tissss ~ ;siiSiSs
T Tpt ths s wsi Hps startl eiI the 10 toad l. w hhritiSS VA si "uout
an inch and q hal long. and It hoppcd OH tho
walk square into the web. II had no sooner
struck the lne but strong peshes Of the net
forth TO see, what he hal caught. Tho toad
was strnfglinT irantifaily, but serm,d to be
tho wob: Tho big spider stopped within Il
couple Of inches Of the toad. The game was
DOUBT as to tnekling 4. Ro Inspected. the
STRUGGLING toad a minute or more. and thol
E@ixorous strike n the iapE win t. Ugly Look
msr position and watched the result. :.
The pain that followed tho spiders bite
one frantic lear. tore itself loose from the on,
itilmpsd three or four timasin the air. NOV
Ing ahead s%carcsly. twice its length, and fell
dead almost In lts tracks. The spider gaacd
on It's work with apparent, satisfaction and
backed slowly away and disappeared in the
1.-THE bite q these spiders is as deadly In all
Of them as this one proved Its individual bite
70 be. there is cheerful collection Of venom
lying. ready Tor use In every .dooryard here:
abouts. The webs are spread by the thousand
over every lawn.
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aim was to follow Christ and obey His teach.
ings. they wore treated as heretics: and forced
eventually to leave the country. Mother Ann.
as sho was called. established her. church at
Now lebanon. y. Y. known now>as Mount Leb-
amor, and that 10 to this day the headquarters
Of the Church Of the United Society. Mother
the country preaching The word Of God as It
was revealed to them, and establishing
In 1902 Joo Bishop. visited this region
and stopped awhile with Farmer ClouEh, who.
One at a time the neIghboring families ioined
the little church. and thus the "iamily.' as It
scores. and its Joint possessions covered nearly
the entire hill on, which the community. was
established. Each newcomer surrendered his
property for the common good. and little by
little the estate was enlarged until 1t com;
prises nearly 1000, acres now. Its original
owners. have passed away, and their heirs are
dead: also. but the property has been held in
tact for the benefit Of the community. Each
individual owns an equal share Of the big es-
tate. but no member can dispose Of his birth
right. The property must remain An undi-
vided whole. When tho present members
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she is at liberty to 60. but. once out. she can
not return as a member until she has recon:
secrated herself and given satisfactory proof
that she has not neen guilty OF I'm moral con-
duct during her absence. Some sisters have
left the village and married and they are liv.
Ing happily with their families. Although
they are good earnest Christians in the eyes
OF the world. thoy are classeh by tho shakers
as unbclievers in tho true GOSPEL as. long rs
they maintain the marriage relation, That is an
MIn%pardonable sin according to Shaker creed;
branch Of this big village. said that in tho ono
hundred years OF this community's existence
there had been only two instances OF immoral
conduct. and In each case the offending mem
hers were summarily expelled from the society;
Elder Briggs said that the rumors circulated
last year rejecting on the morality, OF tho
Elder Of the Maine society were false in every
respect. and were circulated by u bad girl
whose parents had sent her to the Shaker home
az a last resort to keep her or the streets.
Tho world at large 10 always ready to be-
lieve wronE. OF something 1t does not undcr-
stand" Elder Eriggs said. Our creed isa
peculiar one. I'll. admit-peculiar from, inc
worlds standpoint;, But we act upon the light
stand our methods: our aims. 1t is willing to
these rumors arc bnso ISLANDERS. We are hon.
est in our convictions. and our lives nre pure:
Purity, unienl cement Of tho body is. one Of
tho bulwarks OF our religion. We believe In
1t and WI practise 1t. AS | have told You. only
two cases OF immortality have come to
were summarily dealt with. No mat
tor how high In authority a person
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is the way these .rumors about oar communal
aud II you could ferret them. down as We did
this one, you would ind that they were base
fAbricationA"
For the better understanding BY those who
wish to. know about the community. this sum
mary OF the rules and regulations has been
prepared:
i. The ferm OF governmen emit In the society 10 adapted
to the different orders of which u 10 com posed; its
powers and Authorttiss growing out OF the mutual faith.
ioys. and confidence Of the members.
2. No. one IL excluded from the privilege OF becoming
ed because OF wealth.
o. Plain and explicit facts win be laid before the In.
cesAion OF the Individual
Those who accept the privilege 10 reside with us
as well as those who visit the society a. inquirers, are
are entertained.
g. By the principles Of this society. no believing hus.
band or wife Ia allowed to separate from an unbeliev-
ing partner, except by mutual or legal ngreement.
~ Parents that become IN cnbers are not required to
give up their children; putthey will be requested TO see
that the children keep the rules OF the family. Aihors
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In A PEACEFUL VILLAGE.
THE INTERESTING FEATURES OF 4
SHAKER COMMUNITY,

Ons Hundred Years Have Passed since It
wns Established. bat the Changes Have
Beea slight-The Members Live II the
old ways-Ths Government OF . big
Family that Has No Ties or Relation.
ship-More Women Than Men There.
EAST CANTERBURY. N. H.. Sept. 7.-Psrched
on o high hill. overlooking q beautiful stretch
OF country. 300 feet above the sen level and
several miles removed from the railroad. is a
quaint settlement which contains moro con-
eentrated goodness than can be found any.
where else In tho country. with possibly one
exception. Hero tho Bellamy theory has q
practical application. but the members Of this
community care nothing about Bellamyism.