Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-07-03
.BOSTON'S MATURE CUPID
DANIEL HAYES AND HIS AMULET
LEAGUE OF LOVE.

Circles of His Leuguc in Many Paris Oh
the World Boston Quite Enthusiss'f~
Handbag Boston has new cult. IL
Is the Amulet League of. Love- anu
of all the queer enterprises ever start
ed it is aveIred that this latest ehulli-
tion of the higher life is the queerest'
The prophet of the new dispensa-
tion is Daniel Hayes. The purpose Oh
the Amulet League of Love Is 10 ais
seminate the doctrine of early mar
riage aud pure love Mr.. Hayes mas
had an odd traiula 'l0r a man who. at
the age of so. thus. takes up the WORK
Of Cupid. He has been persistent,
daring, adventurous and successful
miner. He has roamed over the whole
world He was forty-niner ana
washed the sands of Oalifornias gold
en- slopes. He spent three years IN
Ecuador. IIe got in on the ground
floor at Cripple Creek. When the
Klondyke craze broke out Hayes jour-
neyed to the Yukon. He spent year
there and acquired interests which he
still holds. But think of 1t! From
the Yukon ice and snow, from the
crags and gorges of Colorado. from
the sun-parched clays OF Arizona and
New Mexico. to q Boston sociological
cult!
Nevertheless, in the few months
that he has been distributing his leaf
lets and spreading his propaganda,
league circles have been organized
all over New England, In Hong Kong,
China, and even Guba and Porto Rico.
Hayes foots the small expense OF or
ganizing e CIRCLE
When visited DIT his business office
in the Colonial building, the first Ques-
zion Mr.. Hayes 4sked the caller was:
"My dear ybung sir. are you
married."
At the embar rassed and faltering,
mo" Mr.. Hayes speedily shot out the
poser:
mo? Why nbt?"
Things we're getting decidedly In
teresting for th E interviewer. but be-
fore he could fix up a response Mr..
Hayes was launched in ardent speech.
do you know, young man, that the
sins of society and the misery of the
world are " DC Justly laid at the door
of men like y ou? Do you realize"
and he Tsaised his hand ominously
"that mar riage Is a divinely ordained
institution, and that upon arriving at
the age oil maturity it is your duty as
a man and your obligation as Chris
tian to embrace it at once? No, you
palter with natural instinct and natur-
al law. on defer the day from mer-
cenary mIotivos
"If you fnG yourself attracted to
beautiful and fitting maid You deny
the mani ood that is in you; you stife
the best impulse of your nature; you
determine that you will wait until you
have made q name. fortune. You
waste the best years of your life and
then you lose your love. You waste
the best years of your life and wither
the finest blooms Of woman's heart
and then lose YOUR love.
"WorsIe than that, you lose your ca
pacity fbr loving and you fall. You
fall into sin young man. as every con-
firmed bachelor must fall"
He paused for breath an instant and
then resumed with renewed vigor as
1t were, "The crime of all crimes is
one not written in the statute books.
1t Is the crime against home! The
crime against love! The crime against
the spirit Of romance which if rightly
cultivated would redeem the world
Although somewhat disconnected the
caller managed to utter desire for
details concerning the Amulet League.
Instantly the reformer's eyes lighted.
Turning to pile of leaflets, he handed
one forth. It began thus:
Paragraph Each circle OF the
Amulet League of Love is strictly
limited to an even number not to ex-
ceed 80 members and shall In no case
contain a greater number.
Paragraph 2--Sexes must be repre-
sented in equal proportions. For in
stance, a circle consisting Of 10 mem
bers must contain five gentlemen.
'Paragla aph 3-The accompanying
pledge must be signed by the organizer
and the members individually.
Engagement.
"I hereby enroll myself as a member
OF the--Circle of the Amulet League
of Love md pledge myself to cooper
ate with all associated members in a
psychic union Of will power as well as
by word and deed for the furtherance
OF the objects of the league. These OBJ
jects are:
"The promotion of true marriage.
"The preservation of the home.
THE correction Of the divorce evil.
"The establishment of one high
standard of both sdxes.
THE purifcation Of humanity by
mutual ideaIgm.
"The cultivation Of true romance.
"The revival of the chivalric ideal of
| true womanhood.
THE mutual success of all members.
THE universal triumph of love-"
Mr.. Hayes sees great future for
his Blan. The interest with which the
young people in and around Boston
and elsewhere are rushing. to his
standard inspires him with the belief
| that 1t will be but short time before