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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-07-26

The Great Mill End Sale
Closes Saturday at 10 D. m.
II will be the closing day. but the bargains will be big
when we opened it three weeks ago. We have con-
tinu0uS round of bargains commencing at o'clock Satur
day morning. which you can't afford to miss.
READ THE LIST OF GREAT MILL END SPECIALS
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-12
MONTGOMERY.

THUNDERBOLT AND ISLE OF HOPE.
Commencing at 300 p. m, car leaves
Thunderbolt every hour for Isle of Hope
until 800 p. m.
Commencing at $3.50 p. m, car leaves Isle
OF Hope every hour for Thunderbolt until
$50 d. m
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-12

A colonist being asked about 1t replied:
II can't tell you how dey find out dey
love each other, but some times dey do
Den dey. go to de village alderman, and
tells him about it and dat dey want to
get marriet. He makes inquiries, and II
all is favorable he tells dem to wait two
years and den dey can get marriet. OATS
to see If dey has de real, true love for
each other. Maybe so it amt de right
kind, and dey see some one else dey like
better before de time is up. Better dat
happen before dey is marriet den after
wards, don't it?''
No marriage is ever permitted unless
the parties are mentally and physically
sound. They are always morally sound.
Marriage. as might be expected, is a sue
cess when 1t does occur; domestic inre-
lcities are unknown. Divorces are not
allowed. If a married couple have a diff
ference of opinion they are apt 20 prefer
settling it themselves to having coun-
ell of from one to dozen elders "sit on
them" -.
Besides. their mode of life Is such. that
there can hardly be much cause for do
nestle. difficulties. Intemperance does not
exist among them, neither the social evil
AS to temper, they are Obliged to control
it. Being Germans they are naturally
slow to. anger in any. case. They are not
a nervous or excitable people. The head
of the family never becomes irritable
from business worries or "a night of it :"
There are no milliner's or dressmak-
ers' bills for him to swear over Swear
ing is forbidden anyhow. The hired girl
problem doesn't exist, neither does the
green-eyed monster. If matrimony is ever
a successful should certainly be here.
There is an alderman in each village
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-12

who supervises everything. Under him is
the agricultural boss. who plans all the
farm work and attends to all details. The
bosses" are under his rule. The women
work in the fields, but not at the hardest
work, and never with the men. The la
borers in the shops, factories mills and
stores are all under the charge of fore
men and managers as elsewhere Appren-
tees are kept learning trades, and are
promoted, and others recruited from the
ranks of the rising generation, as often as
needed The rule of the authorities is firm
but mild, and no one ever rebels or ques-
tions the wisdom of their decisions. They
settle all disputes. AS punishment two
people who have had a slight difficulty
are made to ask each others pardon. In
extreme cases they are punished by being
compelled to remain away from church
for a greater or less period, according to
the offense.
The churches are very plainly fur
nished. They have no preacher, the SER
vices being conducted by the elders In
turn. Men and women occupy opposite
sides. The elders and the most sanity
minded occupy the front seats; those less
so the second row, the children and the
last sanity the last. Meeting begins with
silent prayer, followed by a hymn with
out any accompaniment. CThere are no
musical instruments in the colony) A
chapter is read from the Bible upon which
all comment as they choose, speaking
when the spirit moves them. A reading
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-12
TO PASS RAINY DAYS.
A Couple of Clever Indoor Tricks for
Boys TO Perform

A Couple of Clever Indoor Tricks for
Boys 10 Perform
When you put a lump OF sugar into
glass OF water, II always sinks TO the
bottom, as you know. Now, / am going
to tell you how to make IL float on the
top. and II you don't give the trick
away" as some Of you boys would put It.
you will mystify the spectators as much
as some OF the professional magicians
mystify you.
Get a little collodion, such as photo
zraphers use, and into II, with a pair of
nippers, quickly dip half dozen Jumps
OF sugar, one at a time. Then put them
where they will be exposed to perfectly
dry air for twenty-four hours, and they
will be ready for your trick. They Will
have exactly the same appearance that
they had before you dipped them. and
YOU may place them with the other Jumps
in the sugar-dIsh without anybody's be-
Ing the wiser.
When you wish TO perform the trick,
lake a glass Of water, and ask some one
10 give you a lump OF sugar from the
dish, as you prefer the water sweetened.
Drop Il into the glass, and II will sink
to the bottom at first, as all Jumps OF
sugar DO but ia a short time II will rise
20 the surface and float there, thing
that nobody ever saw an ordinary lump
OF sugar do. You may imagine the amaze-
.Snent Of the on-lookers, and the good
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-12

ii is returned to him without interest If
he dies his family inherit on the same
terms. He agrees upon joining to give
his services without pay, and his money
without interest. The trustees decide how
much each family needs for a years ex-
penses, and they are allowed to trade
out" that amount at the general store.
Besides that they receive a small sum of
money for contingencies. Though they
are communists, they do not consider per-
sonal ownership of property a crime.
They have no desire to overthrow the
government or to establish the square di-
vide" so longed for and worked for by
those who will work for nothing else.
The communistic plan was adopted in the
beginning as a means of caring for the
many converts who flocked to them, poor
in all things excepting love of God and
faith in the new belief.
If member or the colony wishes To
go away on a visit he must first get per-
mission of the trustees. If. he desires
to receive visitors the official consent must
also be obtained before they. are allowed
to come.
The costume of the women is exactly
the same that the German peasant wo-
men wore two hundred years ago 1t con-
slsts, in summer. of a light print sunbon-
net, always made just. the same, dark
calico dress, made with a pain waist and
full gathered skirt and always an apron
of bingham or calico. In winter their
dresses are of flannel. and the. sunponnet
is replaced by dark, close fitting wooden
hood On the heads of all girls and wo-
men at all seasons is worm hideous,
close fitting back skull cap. 1t IS not
removed when hood or bonnet is worn.
One would expect Venus herself to look
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-12

This trick must be performed by boy.
Stand at the side OF the wardrobe so that
only one-half Of your. body may be seen,
the other han being hidden by the end of
the wardrobe. The spectators of this
amusing performance must stand at the
other side of the wardrobe from you, at
such an angle that they may see In the
mirror the reflection Of the half Of your
body that is in view. Thus IL will appear
to them that they see your whole body,
for one-half Is really exposed, and the
reflection in the mirror looks like the
other half.
To begin your fun, raise your arm, the
one that is in sight, and the reflection
in the mirror makes II look as II you
we're raising both arms, which, OF course,
Is easy enough for anyone to do, but
raise your leg and It's reflection In the
mirror makes II look as II you were rails
ing both legs at once and were thus sus-
pended in the air.
Make ali sorts of grotesque motions with
your leg. and you can initiate to perfec-
ton the antics OF a Jack-on-a-string. and
all the time you will appear to be In the
air without support Of any kind.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-12
GUSTAV6 66KSTE|N & 60
and
13 and Is BroughtOn Street, West.

pearl. They are formed upon top of the
matrix, whatever 1t may be, where the
sun or the light can strike them fair.
Rain just at the Matching time often kills
a whole brood of sand-feas, but enough
always escape to more than make good
the loss.
A feas beak is sharp and hard, some
thing like a birds, only more pointed. He
does not wear it out always, but folded
neatly under him until he is ready to
feed That, however is hardly accurate.
He is always ready but has not always
the chance. A fieat-bite is not poisonous,
save and except in the rare cases where
a flea has previously been biting infected
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-12

from some one of their inspired writer's,
another hymn, and the services are over.
These services are held on Sundays, and
on Wednesday nights. All members at
tend all meetings.
Education is compulsory. From seven
years of age till fourteen all children at
tend school the year around. There are
no vacations. From fourteen to twenty
they attend school only in the winter.
Both girls and boys learn to knit and
sew, and to do all kinds of light work.
English and German are taught, but all
conversation among themselves is in Ger
man.
To the world-weary man or woman,
used to the mad whrl that is the Amer
lean idea of life, the Amana colony's
peace and serenity is soothing and rest
full beyond expression. But 1t is enjoy
able only for a brief period. The typical
American would get all the rest he could
stand in the first week, and would go
stark staring mad at the end of the Sec
ond
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-12

laugh you will have over their efforts
to explain the phenomenon.
But II Is only the ghost of the lump OF
sugar that rises to the surface of the
water, the sugar itself having been dis
solved. In fact, that floating form Is
merely a shell made by the collodion,
which retains it's shape because. unlike
the sugar, 1t Is not solumle in water. At
a mere touch of the finger, however. 1t
will crumble away.
II you have a wardrobe at your house
with a mirror in the door, or what Is
called a cheval-glass swung in frame,
you can have a good deal of fun in
way that am going to describe to you.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-12

ing on both sides of the Iowa river They
now own 5000 acres. They laid out
township later on, and called 1t by the
name of Amans, which has been adopted
by the society from the Bible on account
Of its meaning, which is Remain true.
There were about eight hundred OF the
colonists, and they formed eight VII
lagos, Homestead, where their nrst set
tlement was made; West Amana, hlgn
New South Amana.
The settlement is and always has been
absolutely communistic. The managing
department is in the hands of thirteen
trustees, who are elected annually. Inc
executive department consists OF
President Vice President Secre-
tary and Treasurer, elected annu-
ally by the trustees out OF their
number The articles of incorporation
we're signed by thirteen leading men OIL
the colony on the thirteenth OF December
1919. and the community began TO make
itself known in the commercial world
Mills were soon erected and canal nine
miles long was dug to bring water power
from the Iowa river There were grlst
mills, saw mills, print mills, wooden mills,
broom factories, harness, wagon anu
blacksmith shops. The print mills no"
turn out 1000 yards daily, and the Wooieh
mills 5000. There is one wholesale suois
at Homestead, but each village has re-
tail store There is Also in each village
hotel, or, as they call it, kltcheh
house." where all take their meals, the
women taking turns in cooking. Inele
is always a church and school house also.
The sick are cared for by the resident
physicians.
All kinds of fruit, vegetables and gram
are raised and industry, thrift ana econ-
omy are everywhere in evidence. EVERY
foot of ground Is used. All hooks and cor
ners and walls of buildings are coVereu
with grape vines. They have also many
large vineyards. They manufacture su-
perior quality OF wine from their grapes
The houses are all built on about the
same plan, roomy and comfortaple' Due
severely plain. Everything within Is
for actual use, and Is of the plainest oe-
scription One popularity OF the houses
is that the front doors all seem 10 ope"
on the back alleys The few that 90 open
on the street look like back doors Ihere
are the wood piles, hen coops' galpase
barrels and all the appurtenances eharcac-
teristic of back Yards in country villages.
Often one sees cool looking vine covered
porches, but no one Is ever seen reclining
IN hammock with a magazine, or louhs
ing In the shade. The women may De -
work at the wash tubs, or peelins Irule
or vegetables, but they do not lounge OF
read. They work. and eat, and go 10
church; and at night they go to Sleep
That Is all.
All members of the society are on :,
perfect equality in all things. They al
work the same number OF hours I'VE,
dress and eat just the same and OBEY
the same rules. All property is put INTO
common fund. When any one joins the
society he gets credit on the BOOKS Tor
TIE tmount he brings. II he withora"Sl
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-12

DesMoines, May SIN the heart of pro-
rressive and wide awake Iowa there ex-
lists community of people whose man.
ners and customs have not changed in
two hundred years. THE Community of
True Inspiration" better known to the
world of trade as the "Amana Society,""
came to this country from Germany in
1912, and after three years spent near
Buffalo, went to the present site of the
community where they have been thriv-
ing physically and financially ever since.
AS a church they had their beginning
in Germany, in the noted revival of the
eighteenth century. The main tenet of
their belief Is purity of life. They hold
some of the views of the Quakers, such
as speaking when moved by the spirit,
adherence of fighting and affirming, in
stead of taking an oath. Soon they be-
came unpopular in Germany through the
practice of some of their peculiar beliefs
For example; the spirit often moved
some jealous convert to enter the church
of another denomination, mount the pull
pit thrust aside the, preacher, and pro-
coed to eXhort the congregation from his
point of view. In other cases. entering
quietly and sitting in the congregation
the enthusiasts would suddenly rise and
speak, drowning the preachers voice.
When cast out of convenient windows
they raised the cry of persecution, made
it a watchword and throve accordingly.
Finally matters became so unpleasant
for them, that the decided to emigrate to
American. and eventually they bought a
tract of land in Iowa of 1900 acres, ~
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-12
S., I. IL L. of III. Ry
and G.. & s. R'V
SUNDAY SCHEDULE.

SUNDAY SCHEDULE.
For Isle of Hope, Thunderbolt. Montgom-
cry, Cattle Park and West End.
Subject to Change without notice.
ISLE OF HOPE AND 40TH S'fRPET.
n IL, a.. 7 u
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-12

frightful in such head gear, yet some very
pretty faces are seen; faces that FADE
early. and are old before middle age is
reached. Why, it Is hard to say, unless IL
is hard work. 1t certainly is not dissi-
nation, care, worry, or mental overworK.
Their faces have apathetic look, almost
express ionless. Their smooth, infantile
brows are "unripoied by single
thought" They have never learned TO
think. They have nothing to think about
Perhaps the unattractive dress is, ike
the rigorous separation of the sexes, In
tended to discourage matrimony of which
they do not approve. A party OF ex-
cursionists driving through a colony VII
lage after sunset one summer day, passed
a party of young colonists out for an
evening walk A group of girls walked
in front. Next came an old man OF
somewhat severe aspect, carrying cluD.
Or II NAV have been a walking stick; II
so II was a very heavy one. Behind the
elderly "chaperone" walked a group of
voung men. An observer in the passing
carriage remarked, soto voce.
"WeI. IL it takes an able-bodied man
with a club to keep them apart now m
afraid they'll take a sneak sometime, and
meet in spite of him. .,..,
Marriages do occur, but the institution
is certainly not encouraged, ana the
Young folks get little opportunity OF
forming attachments. No calls are
made. there are no parties, or any So
cial amusements, and 1t is mystery
how they ever hold any communication
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-12

ISLE OF HOPE AND BOLTON ST..
VIA THUNDERBOLT.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-12

tissue. Certain French scientists have
shown that both feas and bed-bugs could
thus carry tubercular infection. Further
rats and rat-feas are greatly dreaded as
helping to spread abroad the fearful bu-
bonic plague.
Martha Mccullough williams.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-12
THUNDERBoLT SCHEDULE.

THUNDERBOLT SCHEDULE.
Commencing at 700 a. m, car leaves
Bolton street junction every 80 minutes
until 200 p. m.. after which time car
leaves every 10 minutes.
Commencing at 7:30 m, car leaves
Thunderbot for Bolton street junction
every 80 minutes until 2:25 p. m, after
which time car leaves every 10 minutes.
The 10-minute schedule is maintained as
long as travel warrants II.
WEST END.
The first car leaves for West End at
7:20 a. M, and every 10 minutes thereafter
until II 200 a. m, after which a car runs
in each direction every % minutes untfi
midnight. LUCIAN MCINTYRE,
General Manager.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-07-18
EPwORTH LEAGUE MEETING TOPICS
July 2I.."A Strong Weak Man" JUICES
xvi. 20.39.

Sources OF Strength.-Ali human
strength is derived 1t Is not the
creation of man. IT is gods gift. 1t
cannot be invented Man may use it.
He may abuse 1t. He cannot create
it. A man of symmetrical strength
draws from three sources. He avails
himself of material resources. Mat
ter is a medium of power. Three dis
tinct powers are utilized in the build
ing of wall There is the power of
cohesion, by virtue of which the par
ticles OF single stone are held togeth-
er in one mass. There is the power
of adhesion, by virtue of which one
stone clings to another. Then there
is the power of gravltation, by which
the entire wall is held firmly to the
earth. The master builder must draw
upon all these sources of power. The
strong man must have mighty mental
resources. The power of Knowledge
lies in the knowledge of power. The
man who would master men must mas
fer minds. knowledge of truth is Il
necessary factor in saving power. The
infinite Thinker said. "My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge"
Men need the knowledge of sight. They
need the knowledge OF insight. They
must have the knowledge that comes
through experience. If we knew God
better we should love him more. TO
know him is TO love him. To love
him is to know him. And to know him
Is eternal life The strong man must
draw nightly upon spiritual resources.
1t is not enough that man draws
upon power that makes. He must
draw upon power that "makes for
righteousness" There is enough spir-
itual force playing across the life OF
every man to make him as holy and
happy as an angel Let the soul open
to these forces. A mighty spirit
makes mighty man. The Almighty
Spirit offers that gift to ALL
Uses of Strength.-"Lift up" That
is the motto of the Epwortl League.
TO lift another man must stand lit
tie higher than the one he lifts. The
force that lifts the inner man must al
ways be within. The strong man
gains. in strength in exact proportion
as he gives his strength to help the
helpless. Strength is never given for
mere pleasure. But he will never be
miserable who gives his strength TO
make others happy. Unusual strength
Is heavens call to unusual service. The
strong mans bow will abide In
strength If he let the arrows of life
fly, swift and many, in the army of
the Lord. Strength is abused when
1t Is used for mere display. In that
lay one of the secrets of Samson's
downfall. That is tho infamy of pu-
gilism. 1t Is TO be feared that many
military exploits are not always free
from that ignoble spirit. The abuse
OF strength will bring weakness, want
and wretchedness at last.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-07-18

Talk had turned upon the old-time
circus. The man with the gray hairs in
his beard and whose front teeth we're
unmistakably false, had only smiled at
some OF the other stories.
That reminds me-" he said finally
how | once paid $40 and lay in bed
for three days, living on liquid diet. in
order to see about hall OF three cheap
acts in one OF those old one-ring cir
cuses.
Il was big, ovcrgrown boy at the
time. lived in small town twelve
miles off a railroad. and when a small
circus billed the town and finally put up
its tent and side show on the vacant
lots next to our house. | didn't like to
dig TIP the price. Especially | didn't
like It when noticed that the shed roof
OF our coal-house slanted upward to-
ward the open space just under the edge
OF the canvas roof OF the main tent.
So, while the ticket agent was busy.
| sprawled out on the sloping roof. face
down, with my head just over the edge
OF the coal shed, looking over the heads
OF the spectators inside the tent and
into the tinsel glories OF the ring.
And. incidentally. was exactly in
that position when circus roustabout
saw me and lifted me off the roof with
hunk Of coal that knocked out six as
good teeth as ever a man stuck into a
Ben Davis apple.
And I've never been to a circus
since"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-07-18
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

Rider Haggard, the novelist, has re-
Gently turned his forty-fifth year.
King Edwards title is to be changed
to Emperor because of the wider ex-
tent Of his power.
Former Governor Bob Taylor, of
Tennessee has made $4,000 out of
his last lecture, with fiddle accompani-
ment.
Emperor William Is a partner in the
construction of an electric express
railway from Hamburg to Berlin, Ger
many.
The Empress of Russia Is a type
writer, and assists her husband by
taking down many of his letters from
dictation.
Thomas Hardy has just reached his
sfxfy-first birthday. He began to
'scribble," as he says himself, when
he was sixteen.
Lord Dufferin. who has recently com.
plcted his seventy-fifth year, once re-
fered TO himself, on account of the
numerous Offices he has held. as "maid
of-all-work to British governments.
Governor Oden is considering the
advisability OF making personal tour
Of the Erie Canal this summer. so az
to be thoroughly posted when the
subject Of enlargement shall come uI
at the next legislative session.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-07-18
NEWsY cLEANlNcs.


Prayers for rain have been offered
all through Johnson County, Mo.
Dowieites have been forbidden to
meet ih the streets of Waterloo, Iowa.
Presbyterians in Mexico have organ
lied independently of the Church in
the United States.
The first importation OF cane sugar
ever received from Egypt has arrived
at New Orleans, La.
Surveyors report that Canadian
railway to the Yukon could be con-
structed at reasonable cost.
Nearly 1000 farmers within thirty
miles of Chicago have had their
houses equipped with telephones.
The practice Of Furnishing pupils by
deducting credits for scholarship has
been forbidden In the San Francisco
schools.
Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson has
refused to reappoint Farmer Dunn
as head Of the New York Weather
Bureau.
The Postoffice Department has oil.
lowed $50,750 for salaries Of additional
letter carriers In Chicago during the
new fiscal year.
Importations of precious stones foi
the past year at New York City
amounted to $21,919.05S. over 5000,
600 more than 10 any other year.