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all lovers of the rational upon. the stage
Sag HarbO." is still stronger in ro
mantle interest. The simple but power
full story, told in a simple, natural way,
is one that viii appeal to all hearts.
Like a series Of scenes from real life,
The play is full of those little touches
Of nature that make the whole world
kin. while the eleanness of its comedy
and the wholesomeness of its lesson will
recommend it to the religious element
as well as to regular theatre goers.
There is some plain speaking in Sag
barbor," but it is such as a minister
might deliver from his pulpit for the
good of his flock. Shrewder than most
ministers, Mr.. Herre has chosen to de-
liver his homily il the form of a com
edy, furnishing an innocent and de-
lightful evenings entertainment, but
the lesson is there skillfully blended
with the laughter and the tears; and it
is that oldest and best of lessons: Love
We one anotheE5t EsvaryhodywfIl be the
better and the ha PIPER for having seen
Sag HaTbor."
BOSTON AND NEW YORK PLAYS.
Boston: Hollis street theatre, MIR. and
Mrs. Kendall in "The Elder Miss Bios
SOM; Castle square theatre, ''The
Highest Bidder; Boston theatre, Anna
Held; Park theatre, James A. Herne in
Sag .Harbnr'.s5ss, Boston. museum, I'm
White Horse Tavern; Grand opera
house, Two Little Vagabonds."
New York. Kniekerbocker, Henry
Irving and Miss Ellen Terry in Robes
Ipierre, Monday Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday evenings and
Saturday matinee; Nance Oldfield''
and The Amber Heart" Saturday eve
ming: Broadway Julia Arthur in
More thar Queen; WallaclSs, w. H.
iiCrane in his new comedy, "a Rich
Mans Son; Days, E. H. Sothern
and Miss Virginia Harmed in THE Song
lof the Sword: Bijou, May Irwin in
Sister Mary American I'll Trova-
Iitore" (in English) Herald square, ''The
lIZangwill Play Children of the Ghet-
to- Empire, Mr.. and Mrs John Drew
lin The Tyranny If Tears; Criterion.
Julia Marlome sn. Barbara Freitchie'' ;
Casino ALICE Nielsep,. in 1.-THE Singing
Girl; Fifth avenue, Mrs. Fiske in
Becky Sharpe" Grand 1.-THE Girl
from Maxim s. -
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Woman" which created so much fun
last year.
Josephine Harvey is another star
direct from Roster g. Bials, New York
She is slide trombone soloist of Won
derful ability, and promises to give one
of the best single musical acts seen
here this season. ST. Elmo, the juggler,
is another of last years "reminiscences,
and is said to have added a number of
new and clever bits to his act. The bill
closes with the Harpers, a popular
colored comedy team, which is said to
be very funny
SAG HARBOR" A GREAT SUCCESS.
James A. Herne's new nautical com
edy in four acts, omitted Sag Harbor,"
was presented for the first time on any
stage at the Park Theatre, Boston. on
Tuesday night, Oct. "a, and scored an
emphatic success. A big and represent
tatfve Boston audience. after witnessing
four acts Of cleyerly combined comedy,
sentiment and pathos, calling forth
laughter tears and applause alternate
Tyr and sometimes ell together, unani-
mousiy voted the play the peer if not
the superior Of "Shore Acres" Indeed
enc critic t4rsely described the play as
Shore Acres sailed down and served
with the cream Of human Kindness
Replete with the same realism that
raaade Ar. Herne's earlier play appeal to
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the shores of Bohemia-and Bohemia has
always been an inland country.
Max Eugene and his wife, Amelia Sum
merville, are soon to appear in vaudeville
condensation of the popular grand operas
in English.
So many ladies intend to play the title
role in 'Hamlet'' that the ghost will
be kept busy if he walks regularly with
them all.
All Whean, formerly with Della Fox, is
scoring a hit on the Pacific coast as Koko
in THE Mikado"
Colinette, in Julia Marlowe's play, is
on the stage hours and II minutes The
acting time of the play is 2 hours and 90
minutes, and the 8 minutes Miss Marlowe
has to spare are spent in changing cos
tunes.
Speaking of specialties, a cake walk
was introduced as a speciality in a per-
Torrance of Camille in Kansas city
recently.
George Primrose, the minstrel, is said
to be worth a quarter of a million
Nellie McHenry is going to revive
Green Room Fun
lillian Russell, the actress, is said to
be suffering great annoyance from a
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MAAAME -DEGARMIl

and learn also of her latest and most
scientific method Of developing the
chest and bust. Hours from O. m 10
p. m. Sundays 10 to 2 p. IN.
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of an Impression. Fraulein Sandrock has
made an appearance in this country. but
because of a rather poor introduction ii
was not very effective
Israel zangwill, AL II. Candy, Fred
erick de Belleville and George Clarke
have sailed for England to prepare for
the production of the Zangwill play,
children of the Ghetto" at the Adeiphia
theatre, in London, Dec. o.
Eleanora Duse has been acting Cleo
patra, in Shakspere's play, in Berlin. The
critics say that her Interpretation of the
part was somewhat too sentimental, but
the public received her with unbounded
enthusiasm.
Richard Cumberland, the PLAYWRIGHT
was extremely jealous of his young rival
Richard Sheridan. 1t is related that he
performances Of THE School for sean
gal, and when they screamed with de-
light their irritable father pinched them
saying: What are you .laughng at3
You should not laugh, my angels; there
Is nothing to laugh at" adding, in an
undertone; Keep stu. you little ounces .
When THIS was reported to Sheridan. he
SAD: It was ungrateful of Cumberla nd
70 pc dlspleased with his children far
iiaughlng at my comedy, for when / went
70 see his tragedy / laughed from hae
ginning to end?'-The Argonaut. ~ -
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ship in San Francisco. They all spoke
English, and could read and write, but
did not reveal their plans. Perhaps they
are going into vaudeville with their own
company
In Sister Mary" May Irwin has made
the hit of her life She is on the stage
three-fourths Of the time; Two Of her
new songs, What did Mary do?' and
HE certainly has soft spot for me, ;"
are destined 10 be immensely popular.
hambra, Chicago, the other night, when
william West Of the company Vas taken
90 on for the part, and he played it well,
too.
way'' will be produced at the New York
theatre the latter part of November. 1t
will enlist the services of large com
pany, Including Otis Harlan and Fay Tenn
pleton.
Wagenhals & Kemper, was born in 1922
and has been on the stage since 1916.
Many years ago he and Joseph Jefferson
were partners in management.
Cissie LOTUS is the authoress of several
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woman. as yet unidentified, who looks
like her. and who has recently been or
dering things from the shops sent TO her
fiat, G. Old. The likeness is so close
that when Miss Russell calls at the shon
to say there has been mistake. Inc
proprietors refuse to believe that ii was
not she who had called in person and
given the order.
Adele sandrock, the German actress
played the part of Hamlet in Vienna tusf
peared there in the same role. She Is
said to be close student and follower
OF the French actress, but neither her
performances nor Bernhardts made much
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LATE SUFFERS.
Just What to Eat After the Theatre
and Feel No Reminiscent Miseres
Next Day.

Next Day.
Many people have an idea that it is
injurious to eat just before going TO
bed, but doctors laugh at the sugges-
ton and often prescribe a light supper
as cure for insomnia and many other
ailments.
1T stands to reason" says one well
known authority on nerves and diges-
tive disorders, that as in the daily
routine Of the average person FIVE
hours elapse between the three ordin-
airy meals and as the stomach in a
healthy individual is empty three hours,
after digestion begins, it is neither wise
nor necessary for the stomach to re-
main empty from say o'clock in the
evening tilLA84 o'clock the following
mornings a. period Of eleven hours,
should there be a craving for food DUR
ing the interval Some Psychologists
hold that the stomach should be all
lowed this period Of complete rest, and
that in consequence it is better to go TO
bed fasting rather than to satisfy the
craving for nourishment; but if the
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Mrs. G. H. Gilbert, the actress, who
for over half a century has been be-
fore the footlights, and is as well known
in this city as sheis in her home town
New York-is 70 years old. In honor
of her birthday anniversary, the charm
ing old actress was given a little sur
prise at the close of the performance.
Of Miss Hobbs in which Mrs. Gilbert
plays the part of the maiden lady at
the Lyceum, in New York, recently.
When the final scene was ended, Miss
Russell stepped to the front of the plat
form, and amid great applause, an
nounced that she had a little birthday
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present to make She read note to
Mrs. Gilbert telling of the presentation
of silver tea and coffee set, the gift of
the veteran actress admirers. Mrs
Gilbert was non-plussed for the time,
and all she could say was a modest
Il thank you ALL" Tremendous APP
plause greeted Mrs. Gilbert.
Probably no woman has endured so
long and honored a stage career as Mrs.
Gilbert. She is an admirable artist,
a dignified and worthy woman She
was closely associated with Augustin
DAILY and upon the death of Mr.. DAILY
recently, Mrs. Gilbert was greatly af-
fected.
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new songs which are being sung by May
irwin. 1.-THE rocking song" Think of
another plan" In Japan" and MY bed
is like little boat"
Bernhardt and Coquelin will tour Amer
lea next season., presenting Hamlet"
"Cyrano," La Sainaritine and a play
BASED upon Bernhardts career called
The Eagle"
Baby Beatrice, the petite singing and
dancing COINCIDENCE with the Wilbur
lSirwin Company, Is one of the youngest
and most versatile artists on the stage.
a peculiar fact about The Winters
Tale' is that it chronicles shipwreck on
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Woman.

Ladies kept looking young is no long,
er wish or dream, but an actual fact,
Don't neglect your face; It is a duty
each and every lady owes herself. IL
you have wrinkles, pimples, freckles,
moth patches or obJectionably red face,
have it treated. old made young, soft
and beautiful. Such complexfons can
be made almost regardless of years, az
young in appearance as the face OK
pretty young woman Call on
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ity. Members received no compensa'
ton for their labors. Somc peculiar
laws there were. No member was
permitted to marry, Father" Rapp'a
theory being that every member
should be able to add his share to the
general endeavor. Thus there were
no members born into the society, but
all recruits came by election. The
members looked not to the future.
but thought only to secure content:
ment and plenty in this world and
everlasting happiness in the next. A
tenet of the commune was that when
Father" Rapp died Christ was to
make His second appearance on earth
and take all mambers to His bosom.
During Father" Rapp's lifetime,
and under his administration, the So
ciety prospered wonderfully. Not
withstanding that sufficiency was
all that was aimed at the industry of
the members brought annually large
surplus, and wealth accumulated.
"Father" ".Rapp made profitable in
restments of the society's fur ds.
In the la4er days of Rapp's reign
the society reached the height OF its
prosperity. After his death, however,
disintegration began. By this time
all the original members had far
passed the prime OF life. and were
we'll content to abate little OF their
efforts and enjoy more at ease the
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.Joy and Life,

And to what does tho old, old man,
the incredibly old man in Vienns, att
tribute his present happiness? 81
never worried and I never grieved. /
worked until I was tired and then,
slept in unbroken rest until it was
time to work again. 1t is those WHO
sit brooding over their misfortunef
who grow old before their time, and I
whole nights sorrowing has never put
a copper in any mans pocket or made
q misfortune lighter to bear" This
man in humble circumstances is true
philosopher. Ponder his words, i
you are anxious to pass happy old
age and if you really believe. that life
is Uf itself the chief blessing. But
also remember that the art Of life is to-
be reasonably thankful each day; and
not to wonder why you should be
wildly thankful at any set and ap-
pointed time. e.-3oston Journal. 2
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A Machine That Digests Food.

In the modern manufacture oy.
paper whole trees are "digested'
and made into wood pulp. The ma
chimes, or wood caldrops, used tor|
this purpose are important factors in,
paper making. Anew York State
paper company has just ordered the
largest digester ever made. II will
be forty feet high and long, with 2
diameter of fifteen feet, and will he
made of ,1t-inch steel plate. The
digestef is to be used in developing Q
process for weaving cloth from wood
pulp. Large chunks of wood, about
thirty inches long and six inches in
diameter, are thrown. into the diges5
ter and there boiled and treated with
an acid. This process lasts for twelve
hours and the wood is reduced to Q
fluid pulp, in which state it easily
felts, or mats together, in any desired
thickness. This matter pulp is then
dried and passed through rollers that
crush the tibers together and make
the paper.-Chicago Record.
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on pleasant days. The wrinkled man
rafely speaks to them more than te
say, "Good day, sisters, God bless
Hou," for men and women in this an
cient community have always cwelt
apart.
Now comes John Duss, the pres
ent "patriarch" and prospective heir.
Duss is virtually child-the only
child-of the society. His mother
took him to Economy with her in
1862, when.he was two years old. His
! father, who was then in the Federal
! army, died of wound received in the
battle of Gettysburg. The mother
" ent to Economy to accept employ
| ment as q nurse. She remained in
the service of the society until early
in 1876.
John was sent to the Soldiers
, Orphans School, at Phillipsburg, in
1878, and remained there until 1876,
when he returned to his mother and
, entered the service of the Harmony
Society. The mother took him to
Germany for q few m onths' visit. They
returned to Economy, and in 1878
young Duss was given position as q
teacher OF German in the Economy
school. He remained there about a
year, and then entered Mount Union
College, but did not remain long. He
received oil offer to teach in the Kansas
State Reform School, in Topeka, and
as his limited means would not have
permitted him to complete his college
course, he accepted.
John Duss was always enlarging
his interests, however, and when no
saw a chance to buy fine farm Of 16O
acres in Webster County, Neb., for
s12sO, he took it, and devoted con-
siderable time to agriculture.
In 1855 Duss, who in the meantime
had married, returned to Economy.
He claims this was at the earnest
solicitation of "Father" Henrici, who
had succeeded "Father" Rapp as the
head of the society. Duss took charge
of the Economy public school. In
1890 he was admitted to membership
in the society through the influence OF
"Father" Henrici. Then came his
election to the Board of Trustees, and
his wife was also admitted to the
Society. At the instance of "Father"
Henrici the Dusses took up their
abode in the "Great House" AL
though under the same roof, they
lived apart, in accordance with the
doctrine of the community.
The election of Duss and his wife
and the elevation of the former to
power created dissension to the society.
Several of the members withdrew,
claiming that Duss exercised undue
influence over Father" Henrici.
Thus dissension, so long excluded,
got foothold, and now threatens to
totally disrupt a community which
would have soon been dissolved by
death.
On the death of "Father" Henrici,
Duss was elected 'patriarch," and
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MRS. DCsS.

for the society in all these corpora
tions. Up to the time he was eighty.
seven years old he preached, played
he organ and led the choir in the
"Temple" on Sundays.
A unique mausoleum marks the
resting place of Father Rapp, in the
"Great Garden" which is Economy's
park, in the centre of the town. In
this garden the Economy Society has
held its harvest home festitals" for
the past half century. The "harvest
home" invariably held after the grain
crops have been garnered, is the
thank offering to God for His bene-
fcence. Each of these festivals in
recent years has seen fewer and fewer
of the aged members of the society III
their accustomed places in the front
benches, while the attendance of out
siders has increased each year.
John Duss has welcomed the out.
siders, and has introduced many in
novations on these occasions. He
has organized baud among the
society's tenants and built a gaudy
band pavilion, too, in the "Great
Garden"
At the entrance to the "Great Gar.
den" stands the "Great House"
Father Henrici spent his last days in
the house. The "Great House" has
been subject of controversy in the
case before the courts. 1t is alleged
that DR.. Cyrus Teed was introduced
to the society and preached his doc
trines in Economy, with view to
transferring his colony there and
making it part of the Harmony So
ciety. Duss, tho petitioners allege,
built fine house before Father
Henrici's death for the accommoda-
ton of Teed and some of his principal
followers. This raised a rebellion
among the Harmonites and resulted
in the withdrawal of some of the mem
bers, "who received certain sums of
money at their departure. This dis
satisfaction, it is said, caused the
abandonment of the Teed scheme.
So the Harmony Society, born in
peace and good will, seems doomed
to 90 to pieces in the courts, unless
legal delays can postpone adjudica-
ton some years, when there is apt to
be left of those interested only-John
Duss.
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ROMANCE OF A FAMOUS
COMMUNIST COLONY.
Who Will Get the Immense Fortune Of thy
Harmony Society?

Seven aged and infrm people, cling
ing to life by an almost worn out
thread, are all that stand between one
young man and fortune estimated at
four millions. John Duss is the for
tunate mortal, and he bids fair soon to
be the sole survivor and heir of a
quaint communistic society which has
nestled in peace on the banks of the
Ohio for nearly century.
Away back at the birth of the nine
teenth century George Rapp, youth
of some education and originality of
thought, became so obnoxious to the
Prussian government through his ad-
vocacy Of communistic doctrines that
he was forced to leave his native coun-
try. Determined to seek land where
he would be free to carry his ideas in
to practice, he chose to emigrate to
America, where political and personal
liberty seemed to have secured firm
foothold. He landed at New Orleans
in 1902, and for several years seems to
have explored the almost 'unbroken
wilderness of the Mississippi Valley
for suitable site fora settlement. BE
reached st. Louis, and from there
turned his steps eastward. By this
time he was followed by band of in
trepid spirits, attracted. by his en-
thusiasm.
Finally Rapp located in Posey
County, Indiana, and established a
settlement along the lines of his COM
munistic ideas. The settlement was
named Harmony. Posey County
proved unhealthy, and few years
later Rapp led his followers into PENN
sylvania. They first settled in Batter
County. where a second Harmony"
was founded. Then Rapp heard ofthe
fertile tracts and the beautiful site for
town overlooking the Ohio in Beaver
County, and the society moved to the
present town OF Economy, Penn, in
1886: Here the society thriged In
the course of years hundreds ST habita-
tfipns rose, and to-day busy mills, over
flowing granaries and fertile fields are
numbered among the possessions of
the society.
zone for all. and all Tor one," was
the motto of this little band Of COM
mur lists. On being admitted to the
Harmony Society new member was
obliged to cede all his money and
worldly possessions to the commun-
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ti4e of day The sawmills still clat-
ter; although the water power Of the
early days has given way to steam.
The factories where the silk looms
used to rattle from morning to night
are silent. These buildings are now
filed with grain. r.
Economy silks were famous half
century ago. Acres of mulberry trees
had been planted, silk worms were i'm
ported, and this branch of the indus
try hourished for years. Then the
worms began to die, and it was de-
cided the climate was not favorable
for them.
The products of the society's lands
and mills were much more than the
community needed for its own use,
and much was sold in Pittsburg aud
neighboring towns. The receipts all
went into the common fund, which in
time grew to great amount.
When Christ did not come at the
death of "Father" Rapp, disappoint-
meYt was keen. Jacob Henrici, who
was elected senior trustee and patri-
arch of the society, predicted that
they would not have to wait much
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Wanted-A Cat.

A firm which deals in Angora cats
recently received two applications for
pets which read as follows:
From an engine builder in Kansas
City: "Specifcation for cat-Not too
vicious, not too gentle, not too old,
not too young; any color, except
Spanish"
And the following from druggist
in Grand Rapids:
1T seems ridiculous to introduce
another cat to the already overcrowded
cat population of Grand Rapids, be-
cause in these warm summer evenings
stranger might readily infer that the
cats own the town. 1t is said that
among the feline tribe we have an un-
due number of what are called moon
cats. This special variety OF cats,
when the moon is shining bright, are
addicted TO what doctors cali curva-
ture of the spine.
"They are called moon cats because
it has been ascertained from reliable
sources that their tails, during the
process OF spinal curvature, are polnte"
in the direction of the luminary. The
electricity from the moon is attracted
to the end of the tail and runs along
the course of that appendage to the
spinal column. From this it travels
to the cerebellum, which organ be-
comes surcharged and finally emits
sound through the natural aperture.
II take it for granted that the Az
CORA belongs to a distinct breed, ho'
mestic in it's habits, will not 60 out
with the boys at night and return with
mutilated features in the morning.
We will await its presence with anxiety,
will treat him we'll, and trust that his
respectable surroundings in New York
have so impressed him that he will
never wander from his own freside. "
New York Mail and Express.
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longer. He encouraged the members
to more ascetic religious life and to
more diligent toll.
Father Henrici in his early career
was an excellent hnancier. Money
accumulated rapidly for the society
under his management. In his later
years, it was charged in the recent
suits, he had become just as careless
about finances as he had formerly
been careful.
Much of the society money was in
vested by Father Henrici in Pittsburg
and Lake Erie Railroad stock. Faith.
or Henrici was president of this road
in it's early history. He was later as
sociated with W. K. Vanderbilt in
building the McKeesport an d Yougho.
gheny Railroad. He was also a di-
rector of the Lake Shore and Michi-
gan Southern. He invested money