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Marble Hill press., 1895-08-08


tentively to Capt. Martins remarks and
then and there decided to organize. The
name chosen was the Young Lady
Naval guards. 1t was decided to make
any respectable girl between the ages
of II and 25 years eligible to member
ship, providing she would swear to up
hold the flag on all occasions. even at
the risk of her life. The membership
fee was fixed at so cents and the dues
at Is cents a month. The uniform Sc
lected was sailor suit, including blue
shirt trimmed with white braid, plain
sailor blouse with white flannel yoke
bearing a miniature flag, and round
sailor hat similar to that worn by the
sailors in the navy. The band of
the hats bears the letters "Y
L. N. G." The uniforms of the
officers differ from that of the rank
and file. Instead of blouse the officers
wear tight-fitting coat trimmed with
gold braid and bearing the usual en-
blems denoting the rank of the wearer
This is topped off with a pretty cap
few weeks after organizing Capt
Charley Brown, a naval veteran and
commander of the Hoboken naval post
of the G. A, R., agreed to muster in the
guards. All the members of the Grand
Army post were invited to be present,
together with the officers of the Naval
Cadet corps of this city. The muster
took place in Odd Fellows hall, in
Washington street, near Fifth street
Hoboken, and here the girls have been
meeting ever since. The meetings are
held on Wednesday night, which, by
the way, is beau night, but that fact
does not prevent the girls from attend
ing drills and business meetings As
one Of them said:
1--WE drill first, and our fellows call
and see US home aftelward. I mean
those Of us who are keeping steady
company"
On the first and third Wednesday in
each month the girls appear in their
uniforms in the hall and 60 through
Marble Hill press., 1895-08-08

SKATER was born in this city and takes
oarsiderable interest in the welfare OF
.ua Young Lady Naval Guards. Her
uniform is very pretty and Is decorated
with six gold stripes and six stars.
The surgeon is Miss Carrie Smith. .
.ou Young woman. who has studied
Had;cine. Surgeon Smith when on pa
rode carries a leather satchel filled with
.,,r,icaI instruments and bandages.
similar in every respect to the equip
roart of an ambulance surgeon.
Paymaster Lillian Phillips is one Of
the hardest workers In the organiza-
tion Her duties are to look after de-
Iinouent members. and she filled the Of
6ce so we'll that she has Just been elect
ed for a second term. Miss Phillips
has three sisters whom she-has induced
TO join. Her l2-year-old sister Daisy is
the messenger of the guards and an
other sister, Rose, is the signal quar-
termaster, Ella, the third sister. is an
ordinary seaman. All the Phillips girls
were born in England. The family has
been in this country only seven years,
but Miss Lillian says she has no use for
England and that if she had had any
thing to say about her birth she would
have been born right here in these
United States.
This country is good enough for any
body" said Miss Lillian Phillips, and
l think more Of the American flag than
do of my life I'd be willing to die any
time fighting for the red, white. and
blue Ny mother, to tease me, sings
God Save the Queen. Then We four
girls begin singing America have
my room at home decorated with Amer
lean flags and a big American nag
hangs from the head of my bed. like
to look at it the last thing before clos
ing my eyes at night, and l want to see
it the first thing in the morning. MY
father is a dyed-in-the-wool English
man and l keep telling him that he
ought to have stayed in England. But
would part from my family any time
to fight for Old Glory. Ny body may
be English, but my soul Is American
The officer Of the deck Miss Emily
lie Gras is of French descent, although
tlcI ldlHtI, NeiSuH >, lie lIldS, was poih
here She is a native of this city, and
while attending school kere she became
noted among her classmates for her
patriotism and devotion to the Amer
lean flag. She is one Of the charter
members of the Young Lady Naval
guards.
Miss Harriet Lane, captains clerk.
was named after the revenue cutter
Harriet Lane, which in turn was named
after President Buchanan's niece, and
she is proud of the fact. She is the
daughter of William B. Lane, who is
employed by the Hoboken Ferry COM
pany. She was born in Ulster county.
is an ardent worker in the interests of
the Naval guards, and has brought in
many new members.
Shipmate Flora Bahrs is particularly
proud of the fact that she is one of the
few girls in the organization who is the
daughter of veteran,
My father fought for his country"
she says, 'and l am willing to follow
his footsteps"
Ensign Celia Ruehl is a West Hobo
ken girl.
Marble Hill press., 1895-08-08

Since Bishop Fallows' success in
changing saloons into temperance re-
sorts in Chicago an enterprise some
what similar has been undertaken in
Buffalo. The famous Gold Dollar
Saloon" with its gorgeous fitting, its
bar inlaid with $50 gold pieces and its
floor studded with $40 gold coins, has
new been transformed into a home for
temperance advocates. and is owned by
a stock company of ministers and busi-
ness men. The former proprietor of
the establishment has also been re-
tained, at his own desire, and now dis
penses harmless beverages instead Of
ruinous liquors. Twelve hundred in
candescent lamps illuminate the in
terror, and its walls are hung with
works Of art.
Marble Hill press., 1895-08-08
ken girl.

A few days ago they were informe
mat on next Decoration day they would
oe invited to a trip down the bay, when
u is proposed that the naval veterans
snail strew flowers on the water in
memory of the sailors buried at sea.
II may be news to these patriotic
young women to learn that 100 years
before their time half a hundred of
'heir sex organized naval company
WIN view of taking active part in
.he war of the American revolution.
anu what. is better, they did actually
.ake part in the strife, one of their
,ie LUMBER Mary Carroll, giving up her
nte on Lake Champlain in a minor
"avai engagement. This Miss Carroll
enlisted on the American ship in some
capacity not under naval restrictions.
ana when the British tried to board the
snip used cutlass with terrible effect
uh the enemy. She fell, pierced with
eaii' atter an hours fighting, but be-
.ore she died defeat had been turned
,hto victory and in song it is said that
her heroic fighting moved the Amer
leans to the spirit which brought sue.
cess. o''Ns". sue'
Marble Hill press., 1895-08-08

A New York exchange remarks the
advancement of the new woman. One
OF its reporters testifies that he saw
specimen of the genus new woman de-
scend from an elevated railway depot
and pause at the curbstone. She there
seized her nose between the thumb and
forefinger. in one time and two mo-
tions, and blew taps with a resonance
that would have made the performer
the envy of the Bowery. From this it
is manifest that the new woman is
under strict surveillance in New York.
Marble Hill press., 1895-08-08

~ is against the laws Of Illinois to al.
,ow .1 a hedge to grow to greater height
man Tour feet. Daniel Gordon of South
ar moi,he allowed hedge on his place to
srow beyond the limit and when ordered
ny the highway commissioners to trim
m,,a i've years ago he replied that he
suessed mat he could run his own farm
., ~ SUI. himself. by gum. and he has con.
us., .,naed to do so. disrogarding the yearly
,"m nT,'ces sent him that his hedge was Too
'' .sa recently he was arrested and f,ned
eSV ana costs. or so a year for each Yea,
,ha' ,h ne has disregarded the orders Of
The commissioners. "
Marble Hill press., 1895-08-08

and the whistle and rumble of
steam cars to destroy the sacred silence
of Jerusalem, the proposed new town
of Economy will do for the old town.
which just now is like no place else
under the sun. OF course we know this
is not the age of romance, but the age
of progress" that to be up to date we
must be practical and keep a firm heel
upon sentiment and the senior trustee
of the Harmony Society, which owns
every house in Economy, village of
800 souls, is practical man, progress
sive man, and may even be called "the
new man." since he believes In women
to such an extent as to have given them
seats in the town council
This, however, is only one Of several
Marble Hill press., 1895-08-08

Bridgehamptlon, T.. T., is not to be en-
WED. A meeting held to erect a monu-
ment to the soldiers and sailors of the
town broke up without effecting the OBJ
ject. There were some present who
opposed including the soldiers and sail
ors of the Revolution. but in favor Of
honoring those of the Mexican and the
late war between the states. The Tory
feeling is not creditable to any Ameri-
can. But it has survived in some quar-
ters the hundred years and more Of
American freedom. Among our fash
ionables there are descendants of Tories
who still ape everything English, you
know.
Marble Hill press., 1895-08-08

Mrs. Leland Stanford will dispose Of
her collection of jewels, valued at over
$5oO,O00. Among the jewels is the fam
GUS Empress Eugenie diamond neck
lace, for which Mrs Stanford paid a
fabulous price. Mrs. Stanford's action
is her desire to make the Stanford uni
versity success. The litigation with
the government over the Stanford
estate has tied up the income, and
funds are badly needed to maintain the
university. In order to raise the ne
cessary money Mrs. Stanford will sac
rifice her jewels.
Marble Hill press., 1895-08-08

JOHN DUSS, HARMONY PA.
innovations made by progressive John
Duss, assisted by his equally progress
sive wife, who reign almost as abso-
lutely over this communistic society as
ever did king and queen over an empire.
Economy. as the reading public every
where knows, is the home of the Har-
mony Society, one of the most unique
and picturesque communistic organiza-
tions of it's day. The cardinal principle
of the society Is the community OF
goods; this from the first has been
strictly adhered to. Celibacy was en-
joined upon all members and taught by
both Father Rapp and Father Henrici,
his successor, but their successor, John
S. Duss. the present leader, leaves that
tenet out of his preaching. When he
became the elected head of the Har-
mony Society he set about a work Of
reconstruction to suit his modernized
ideas and the proposed new town is
only the latest added to the list.
The Economy farm land of 800 acres
of bottom land on a level with the Fort
Wayne railroad, eighteen miles below
Pittsburg and overlooking the Ohio
river, as a fine town site is not to be
duplicated in Pennsylvania. The old
town stands on plateau, ninety feet
above the Ohio-a magnificent tract Of
1900 acres. sloping down to the river
just enough to afford natural drainage.
A most picturesque village with its
houses all set with gable end toward
the street, therefore there are no front
doors. Paling fences are about each
house, wooden latches on each gate,
brick pavements throughout the town,
each street flanked by cherry trees for
shade, and each house ornamented with
trellised grape vines, by which blend
ing Of the useful and the ornamental
we see typified the idea Of economy
which predominated with the thrifty
founder and his followers, and which
suggested the name of Economy instead
of Harmony. as the settlement in But
ler county and another in Indiana
Marble Hill press., 1895-08-08
In the address at the commencement

In the address at the commencement
exercises Of the New York Trade school
ex-Mayor Hewitt said; "If you ask
whether It is right Of the workmen to
associate together for the general well
fare. and to increase the rate of labor,
then I say yes. 1t is not only their
right but their duty. But it is when
the trades-union steps between the pale
Of the law, and assumes the right to
compel or prevent labor, that 1t violates
the fundamental principle Of human
liberty and Christianity. So also has
the employer the right to combine with
others, but when he oversteps the law
then he has violated the principles
opon which the constitution rests. But
I seen the dawn Of harmony between
the employer and the employe. When
that time comes questions will be dis
,cussed and considered by honest men.
The workman will not be deprived Of
mis- individual liberty. These late dis
turbances are among the last, and the
time Ia at hand when there will be
absolute equality 10 every man who
brea.hes beneath the flag Of the union.
Marble Hill press., 1895-08-08

back from the street to leave lawn In
front, and this idea will be made obli-
gatory upon builders. One street is
planned to be still wider than the 60
foot one. 1t will run the entire length
Of the town and be used for stores ex-
clusively.
Surveys have been made and plans
prepared for the erection of a proper
system Of water works. and no pains
will be spared to make this new Econo-
my, which will be only thirty minutes
from Pittsburg. a city beautiful. Part
of the ground upon which it will stand
was purchased by Father Rapp from
the grandfather Of James G. Blaine.
The present Economy occupies historic
ground. Mad-Anthony Wayne and his
followers having camped upon it, leav-
ing behind them a cannon which only
few years ago was sold for old iron
by the Harmonyites, who, as their riches
would seem to prove. turned everything
into money and harbored no sentiment
outside of their religious belief.
The main plank in the religious plat
form of Father Rapp and the early
Harmonyites, it may be we'll to mention
here, was a belief that the second ad-
vent Of the Lord was close at hand, and
teachings were, in brief, that all those
who would be ready and worthy to
meet Him must practice a self-denial
of the lusts of the flesh, the pleasures
and distractions of the world-hence
celibacy and simple living.
1t has been said the most important
movements in the progress ON humani-'
ty are controlled by some strong per-
sonality. and that in spite of the asser-
tion of philosophical students the effect
of the individuality of the leader is
often exaggerated and that the great
changes which society has made would
have come in some form at all events,
has been made great thereby. 1t is,
nevertheless, true that for the most
part history is a series of biographies.
and the leader is factor equally potent
with the popular sentiment which calls
him into being. Of no one can this be
more clearly remarked than of John S.
Duss, senior trustee Of the Harmony
Society, financial and spiritual head,
president of the town council, musical
director of the Economy Brass Band,
which ranks equal to the best in the
state; teacher preacher, scholar, gen.
tleman and philanthropist-a many
sided man, one who impresses the
stranger as just what he is-an extra
ordinary man.
Only So years old, yet one cannot tell
upon first guess whether he is an old
young man or young-old man, but
one could spend a month in the street
and not meet another like him. In ap-
pearance he is dramatic. His hair as
black and nearly as straight as an In
dams, is worn trifie long. He Is near
ly six feet tall and finely proportioned,
firmly built and of vigorous constitu-
ton. The strength of his character is
plainly in evidence in the pose of the
head and shape of his prominent aqui-
line nose, as we'll as by the shape of his
determined mouth, which he wisely
does not disguise in moustache. His
face is as smooth-shaven as priests
His eyes are clear, penetrating hazel,
Marble Hill press., 1895-08-08

mustered in nearly a year ago very
little has been said about them III '"e
newspapers, for the organization Is
woman's secret society. Honor 'he
Stars and Stripes" is their motto anu
one of their main objects is to protect
the flag from insult and injury.
Shortly after the Naval Cadets were
organized half dozen Hoboken sifls
got together and discussed the adVlsa.
bility of forming an organization vi
their own similar to the cadets. A meet
ing was called in August last at II VIII
low terrace, Hoboken, and capt j.
Wells Martin of the Naval CADETS eA-
planned the objects of the organization
Seventeen young women listened al
Marble Hill press., 1895-08-08

Have women a sense of humor? Dur
Ing the meetings of the American and
British temperance women in London
our friend Lady Henry Somerset, who
was to have presided on one occasion,
was absent. owing to illness produced
oy overwork. Mrs. Ormiston Chant, in
taking her place. said: Dear Lady
Henry has been overworked, and we
must, of course, be careful not to XIII
the goose that lays the golden eggs"
Marble Hill press., 1895-08-08

founded tand later abandoned) by these
same Harmonyites, had been called.
And now 1t Is proposed to lay out
upon the new site and in Vivid contrast
to all this bewitching quaintness and
simplicity town on a plan SO modern.
80 grand and at the same time 80 prac-
tical as to embody everything that
beauty and utility can possibly have In
common. The brag feature Is going to
be streets. with one exception, that will
be 90 feet wide, The sidewalks are to
be proportionateiy wide, and there will
be continuous sward and row Of trees
on each side between the sidewalk and
the curb. The lots are deep enough to
allow the houses to be set Gar enough
Marble Hill press., 1895-08-08

MfS. DU0S. HARMON T. IA.
that can either raise blister on an
enemy or warm the soul of a friend
When 13 years old he was sent to the
Soldiers Orphans School at Phillips
burg, Pa. After he had finished there
he returned to Economy and there lost
his heart. Susanna Creese, the pret-
tiest girl in the village, found it. Love-
making was not allowed among the Har-
monyites and all thought of marriage
was hopeless. Therefore. as much to
try to forget Susanna as for the higher
education, John Duss next enrolled him
self with the students Of the Mount
Union College, Ohio. While there he
received an offer from the State Re-
form School, of Topeka, Kan. to teach
in that institution and thither he went,
and was soon followed by Susanna, who
had been sent westward with an old
lady who had been making a visit to
Economy. When she was leaving old
Father Henrici, then at the head of the
commune, and who understood the un-
happy state of affairs between the
lovers, jokingly sad: "Be sure to see
John before you come back, Susanna"
and Susanna took him at his word and
saw john" and was married to him
and Immediately after the ceremony
continued on her way with the old lady.
Two months after this the bride and
groom met at Alliance, Ohio. where Mr..
Duss had prepared home for them.
After six years of married life. and after
two children had been born to them
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and with their young blood infuse new
life into the Harmony Society, which
by reason of their being no new addi-
tions to the membership was in danger
Of extinction. There had been no
change In the tenets and In uniting
with the society they accepted Its doc
trines and agreed to live according to
the new conditions.
Marble Hill press., 1895-08-08

The marriage under the trees at
Ridge Lawn. Bay Ridge, L. l., of Miss
Bertha c. Perry and Pierre Lorillard
Ronalds, Jr.. attracted much attention
from its apparent newness. Many
years ago. in Central Park. Henry
ward Beecher united a couple under
the trees, and at another time, in the
same place. Swedenborgian or New
Church wedding made the parties
happy.
Marble Hill press., 1895-08-08

Inc men accused of numbering Scott,
tne Treasurer of Holt County. Nebras-
ka' have been acquitted. Nothing else
was expected. Among savages the TAX
ing OF human life is regarded lightly.
Marble Hill press., 1895-08-08

Henry Labouchere has always been
warm admirer OF this country. And his
Keen delight in lampooning our Crok-
ers may be taken as another evidence Of
his friendship.
Marble Hill press., 1895-08-08
A NEWER ECONOMY.
QUAINT OLD COMMUNISTIC
TOWN TO BE REFORMED.
Celibacy No Longer an Article Of Faith
Among the Harmonyites-John Duss
and His Wife Leading the Faithful
Out of Errors Path.
Especial Correspondence.)

V E r Y PERSON
who ever visited
the quaint. Dutch
village of Economy
will be sorry to hear
that the town is to
be modernized-or
rather that a new
town is to be built
on the old. What
S t e a m launches
have done to mar
r n m a ntic Venice.
Marble Hill press., 1895-08-08
GAY SAILOR LASSlE.
PATRIOTIC YOUNG WOMEN
FORM A NAVAL GUARD.
Thai, Notto Is Honor the Stars and
Stripes and They Are Ready to DIE
for Old Glory Under Proper Conditions
Their Uniform and Drill.
New York CorrespondenceJ

ORTH young WoH
en- in pretty sailor
costumes attracted
considerable atten-
tior in the Harlem
ship canal parade
on the opening day
in June. They were
members Of a Ho-
pokcn organization
called the Young
Lady Naval guards
Although they were
Marble Hill press., 1895-08-08

A Portland woman who is advanced
In years has some attentive relatives.
During recent illness one relative went
to an undertaken and paid all bills for
the funeral expenses. The lady In now
able TO do her own housework.
Marble Hill press., 1895-08-08

~ N o""ce ~ the Poison
WI. T. bradford. a banker Of Augusta
,.as we. mas contracted blood poIsonInr
nj. lin. NV ..,s naolt OF wetting his fingers on
has, M 'ps when counting bills. He has
IA, TO- rV,sea to 20 to the county hospl-
Marble Hill press., 1895-08-08

California claret is al last proven to
be good fire-extinguisher How about
California brandy?
Marble Hill press., 1895-08-08

the driii exercises prescribed BY ,ne,r
manual. They have as instructor ,au.
GLyer OF the Naval Cadets. They ma.
rade In public on all proper occasion.
and on Decoration day they turned om,
with the naval veterans. They have
paid visits to the naval cemetery in
broookiyn. to the Farragut monumon,
IN Madison square, to Trinity, and Other
churchet In this city and on the inv,
tation OF Admiral" osbon particina ted
In the Harlem ship canal celebra,ion ''
The organization In Commanded -.
Miss margaret shotter. a New yo,s
girl, VINO ranks as captain. She ,s ,ha M
daughter Of a New York printer M,as .s
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-07-14

In the District Court of Logan county.
Oklahoma territory.
American Exchange Bank, corpora
tion, plaintiff VS.. + l. l. Temple and
Benjamin Whitaker, partners us
the Southern Pine Lumber Company
a corporation, organized under the
laws of the state of Arkansas aud
ID. j, Grigsby and c. NJ. u. Grigby
and 4. L. l.. Temple, partners, do
ing business under the firm name
aud style OF the Union Lumber Mills
Company, defendants.
To the above named defendants.
You are hereby notified that under
an order Of this court in the suit now
pending in the within entitled cause,
an attachment has been issued in favor
of the plaintiff and against the above
named defendants and placed in
the hands of the sheriff OF Logan
county, Oklahoma territory, and the
same levied upon the one-tenth undi.
yided interest as the property OF the
Southern Pine Lumber Compau, as a
partnership and as corporation. and
the four-tenths undivided interest
OF ID j. Grigsby and q.
NJ d Grigsby, and all the inter
est OF 7. l.. l.. Temple and all the in.
teIest of d. J., Griggsby, c. NJ. ID
Grigsby, and T. L. l. Temple. part.
ners as the Union Lumber Mills Com.
pany, in and TO lots } / and l2 Ia block
43 in that su bdivision OF Guthrie known
as East Guthrie, Logan county. o T.
That unless you appear and show
cause on the 10th day OF July. 1895,
why said attachment should not ue
sustained judgment will be rendered
against you sustaining said attach,
ment, directing said property to be
seized and sold in satisfaction Of said
debt
In witness whereof nave hereuntC
set my hand and affixed the seal ot
said court at my office in Guthrie hi,
3rd day of June, 1898
SEAL LOUIS T.. PHTs, Clerk,
BY l.. j PITTs, Deputy. EFT