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which are solved in humanity with &C
curacy, love is the key.
'It was through love and not hate
and suspicion that the Jew and Gentle
should come to agreement. zangwil be-
lieved He had found it true in his own
life and others would find 1t true in
theirs. Hence came this gospel of
love. this play. The Melting Pot which
shocks the orthodox Jew as deeply as
it shocks the tradition bound Gentle"
INCIDENTALLY found Mr.. White
side willing to admit that he. in
dividually. was not without tribal
prejudices and also willing to admit
freely that successive generations
would be busy for about 200 years with
the successful task of obliterating them
from the races which have harbored
them since time began
Coming back to the question at issue
L
me this: What is to become of religious
differences? Between the Jew and the
Gentle. as far as their religious express
sion goes, there is the insurmountable
difference of opinion over the divinity
Of the founder of Christianity. In the
rearing of children born to a union of
representatives of the two races. whose
counsel will prevail, the Christians or
the Jew's?'
I'll answer that question, Indiana
wise, by asking another one" said Mr..
Whiteside- 'Is there not an equally
insurmountable barrier imposed by the
differences in the faith of the Catholic
and the Protestant? Yet intermarriages
between these are as likely to be happy
as not, and have proved so.
Il believe that in the course OF a
couple of centuries he proceeded, Sc
riously, there will be still greater
unanimity of thought in religion and a
still greater tolerance; that, inasmuch
as Jew and Gentle believe in one God,
the approach to him viii be a broad
continent highway where all may
walk"
Perhaps" said T. 'the answer to the
problem with which ZangwilI has vexed
himself will be found. or has already
been found, in the love which already
is uniting in marriage the individuals
OF variant races which a century ago
were at enmity. Perhaps even Oscar
Wilde struck an unparadoxica1 truth
when he said love was the first secret
Of the world for which the wise men
had been looking, and that it was only
through love that one could approach
the feet of Cod"
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fSTELL me- I asked, what was
the line that President Roose-
= welt censured in the play, and
about which he withheld his approval
until the fault. as he saw it. had. been
corrected?
1T was Just one line" said Mr..
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Whiteside. and it occurred in the third
act.
Vera is talking with her father. who
is urging her. with all the love in his
heart and the prejudice in his soul. to
abandon her love for David the Jew.
The Russian baron is begging his
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sort of composite OF Rubin
stein. Meyerbeer and Heine
calling himself in the play David
ouixano. is q Hoosier. His Indiana
origin is in strange contrast with the
genealegy of poor. quixotic, dreaming
eostatic David, son Of Russian Jews
and heir 10 the hatreds of centuries
of oppression in alien lands, but heir
likewise of the poetry and romance OF
race which gave Moses, the leader
and David. The singer. to the world .
Walker whiteside becomes on the
stage. BY an adroit articulation, by a
rasterful makeup and by a sympathy
which oomprehends the traits OF other
races. modern prophet Of Judaism, a
leader in zion. and indeed ZangwilFs s
hope tncarnated Yet his parentage on
his fathers side is Scotch-Irish, and
en- his mothers French English. He IS
fine specimen Of the material that is
being fused in sthe melting pot" for
IN his blood there courses the rival
,sor1uscles Of a mingled ancestry which
stood divided at the battle of Hastings
or remained intolerant Protestant in
scotland and likewise intolerant Catho-
lie i'm ireland long ago
,s-RaciaI intolerance and religious in
-esrance." said Mr.. whiteside to me
dGr.ue an interview that lasted into
delightful conversation. find in me an
s.Itinaate and a resultant. I think most
americans have in them this fusion
of antagonistic races, but il has re-
rnsined. for Israel Zangwin to imagine
p modern David and TO cast the Jew
into the melting pot there to mingle
semitic. blood with the race which some
day. wiu be called American.
.Not but what the American has been
doing his own fusing." laughed Mr..
whiteside. ~for I am told that the per-
centage. OF intermarriages. among Jews
and Gentiles has increased to more
THAN 10 per cent Of the Jewish popula-
ton: but Zangwill has been the first
10. show that through this intermarry-
ing and through this mingling Of Jew
p nd Gentle. this intermarrying between
Irish and Scotch. Hollander and Rus
sian. Polish and Swede, French and
italian. and Spanish and English, there
wiz be race developed which will be
dominant in the worlds history and
triunaphantly big through the operation
of. the law OF the survival Of the fttest-
.sZangwill has put the Jew into this
soc5ologicaI equation and has shown
that he is needed to complete the
formula Of the perfect American The
-lay refers TO David Quixano as new
rAEbinstein. and the Davids OF the
rature viii not have to change their
religion and become Christian before
hey can be accepted as did Mendels-
sshn. Rubinstein, Herr and Heine. The
Dsvids OF the future viii be Americans
and not Jews. Zangwill has preached
in this play. The Melting. Pot to two
sides and has fastened his lesson with
ths arguments OF a great example
lie has shown each race its need for
NE other"
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xxi AM sure" said Whiteside, that
Zangwill would rather have had
q his play The Melting Pot go

6(I AM sure" said Whiteside, that
zangwill would rather have had
his play The Melting Pot go
forth to the world as play in
book form than as an acted drama.
1 do not believe he had ever the no.
tion when he wrote it, or at least when
he started to pen 1t, of its being a
great theatrical presentation. 1 am
sure he was not actuated by sordid
nor even justifable monetary motives
What he wanted to do was to place
his theories OF the making of the
American before the world and to stay,
as far as it lay in his power to do so
the spread of prejudice from preju-
diced, fixed Europe to free, volatile
America.
Il know the man very well, and I
am sure that it is the sincerity of his
convictions which has had as much to
do with the success of the play as it's
literary merit or it's worth as pure
drama. It is precisely this point which
IS frequently overlooked by the critics
who have seen the play. Zangwill is
tremendously in earnest in The Melt
ing Pot and he believes everything he
says. When a man believes in his
convince others. There is more to The
Melting Pot than is contained in that
third act which, according to the ex-
perts of the press, is what makes it a
play. If there were nothing more than
that first act there would still be a
great lesson in tolerance and faith and
kindliness taught in the form of a
one act play Of surprising fascination.
Poor Katherine with her prejudices
and her hatred OF the Jews, with her
anti-Semitic horror of their ways, is
reconciled to a forlorn old woman, the
mother of Mendel, who wanders
through the action of the drama an
alien and unhappy old woman, speak
ing no English, but only Yiddish, liv-
ing in the past and. devoted to the lit
tie rites and ceremonies which for
countless generations had been the
outward symbol OF the inward faith
of Judaism. The frankness of Zang-
wills presentation makes discussion
of his points easy. and brings Catholic
and Protestant and Jew together In a
mutual understanding. which is at once
beautiful and dramatic to behold. That,
at least. is the message of the first
act.
"As to the question of reconcilia-
ton between the religions Of these
two forces it is not for me to speak.
1 leave that to the rabbis and the
priests and the ministers. But I do
know that one of the most prominent
Catholic clergymen in this country.
man in every sense of the word and a
vitalized. intellect, saw the play in
Washington and later visited me to
discuss, it. He approved of it in every
particular Of ethics and esthetics.''
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WALKER wHITEsIDE, who
NJ in The Melting Pot" IS
" sort of composite OF Rubin
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.ciples Baptists. Seventh Day Baptists.
Duck, River Baptists. and Two-Seed-
in~-the-spirit Predestination Baptists.
The civil war caused splits. giving
rise 70 southern Methodist and south
ern Baptlsts bodies In these churches
there is also color division. Two or
three churches come into existence
just after the close 81 the war as a
protect against political preaching
Many OF the branches of the Lutheran
church are due 10 difference ia ma
tiOnaly.
or other branches. besides the
Duck River Baptists. owing their
names 10 localities. ara the River
Brethren and the Yonkers. beth
branches 81 tha Brethren dsnonfna-
tion- The former began existence on
the SusQuehAnna river. <he latter N
York cnunty. Pa TIE Rinser. also
Brethren. are called after their first
bishop. as also the Schw=kenfei6ers
Three of the newest churches mem
toned are composed largely of coi-
ared eomwsntcaEts one oE tnssa. the
Church 80 God and saints Of Christ
accepts the Ten Comurndme1ts q
srFe guide 10 salvation aud uss
only S-1ptlgal names Ter its mem
hers The Church ~ rna Living
began Business r. lsss. and a.
-ea1r hes three hraN hes The Free
-hrsta1 Zs0n cauNh az Christ.
.c1-1E in 1895 protests against al
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CONCERNING rur nrrI4


Tho Morning Journal has heard q
persistent report for the PAST few DAYS
THAT Rull Andrews 4he honorable
aelerate 10 cone8ess under the state
hood bil Tor some moons set Is come
is quietly AZ wayk in some precincts
irving ga secure q place on the ronstl.
%tWlional delegation. Sorne DAYS aga
IN its news columns. TITS paper kola
how Andrews. along Win 1871 ana
the taisncu Sc the nash' voged Tor
she Hawkins railroad hfll ths most
eorrapt pisee or legislation ever at-
tempted in New Mexica under the
circumstances THE Morning journal
can mot feel that q would De .n amy
manuer 5asflaed in oyer1Aosiue Ans
drews Issst By pefmttlne hln a place
~ that delegation without protest.
tng as stronshY As poss ble,
Ths raper believes thai tire rank
and rle % uhe rcpualiean party is
afraid 90 h&ye snsh mea Sc Andrews
and Fan ln the constitutional couvsn.
ttoa. aa1 ~ AIR Andrews has any as
p%iratiens along those itnes THE Morn.
ta3 1eWrnal at this tlma serves no.
taev en him thai, t VIII oppose hiu
FROM frSt 60 ass ~ there are anvil
rspaessan workcrs now posting tht
eaedstagy az tae nu9N taey ase wsst-
tnE wAtsanie time. for thss paper ISL
sf taT eFnioa that essen were De nou,
iaatsa Anirev weaA - defeated IS
a tuo g. one vote Ueder the stntt-
heo3 eaabfug acG Mr Andrews can
hNla hAs 900 a. 9elagaEa 10 CaNEress
anta tats territory is Admitted go She
lalan This sapuid D. haaarx and
e-uaeluneals sneuen tr ire Ealt rst
rsnasiH aWs eg tae censtsuHonal
oaNe aftna an0 @se 10 pa earrasswn 3
'heteenz fnr bis raNty waeh either i
nss- nal - Qut So ghe nscemU sci :
'usaiue hnn aewu y taruiar hsm F.
aeN hard
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A Mo UNDERTAKING

Writing fn the Progress Maraain.
= The Trafh About the colder
West m enthusiasts takes 4 cheer
tal view ~ me problem 81 rraatxtt
siutus Emptv the slauas Re cYs
And BE- is hs i3ea shat aa association
eaps0ie mcn baeked hv Ssa eaa
eau3d 81 ihe Sob Sach 5 body would
hafe ons Is any hna est Is that
eoiaen west and sen 81. rat give it. rs
Those who wang % reform ta ths
Fas Is a beautiful cream 10 trans
Hta5tnn hgs is a arean, ros
soe only to ore she snows his o~-
ern Acres mach A#gtsr thaa ~ kn5us
hs sas M are afraid the prrer
aAn nas hrsatatd la the aeen s,s
~ npturoast a. t6 fa~ke. Is he mer
knre uhaat iae iars ~ tsse es,
WorStrs eor urhan psttssmeut oan can.
hm ssrsnse things Ra,ui fhs sa
sed fraction whith prefers
,faued a4attrss ia e crowd 10 sam
ieyg l1ueea e. harisaas Thsv
An recite tc aaety tat ehss 81 2he
.an oi eyarltalaon andev whsch epsrg
~eta& AasS W papal4tlaa attracts
osher es VITA q ser,s rrapowloaea
10 is mass
Tho ngsine Writer'S ss8 asa
waWld hay "a iag az AaA De vsulg n,s
aay the huaaan nings shat cling a.
D. gresi-sisy naasnes Tae ernptysnr
az thc siaws Is be la h~FaaEht ahsrt
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-14

s~ectuaily set at rest BY the outcome 81
nations which have already Nern
held te date. white the showing
made by republican lnSurrtnis does
not lecture them apywhere neav q
majoriu % the republican caucus in
the next house. the number al fR-
surFepts who voted consistently
aeainst Mr. Cannon In the last coa-
gress added Go the insurgents Who
have already been nominated "a sue
ceed cannon men in the house. makes
it aiFaosl certain that there Will De not
less Than fits lastead &c twsnty-eiEat
angi-Cannoa dyea-iu.the-waoi lnsrrE-
emf republicans ia the utxt hause
In making the above assertion no
aeeouus Is taken 81 regular rtpuo-
lican members 81 the szss aeas Hho
have pledged themselves not 10 vote
Tor Mr. Cannon again la order is SEE
their nomination. 10 the brown
insArgvut strength Ia ihe last house
y added oaiy the lIst 30 those rseuh
Noan nominees II showed .usureent
tendencies who have actually tssaten
Cannon republicans who were seeking
3 denomination, The N&rt is saewm
loneluslvslg that whiie republican ln-
sareency aas nos swept states il their
sntffeiy. there hsve been consistent
safns la practically aIl republican,
iiases which have held primaries un
% date.
in ths house at the lass
herc were Neatyeeht iupaeahle
Insurgents Attlmes thrlr namhtr ex-
r3ed FORTY. while I'd IS wsi known /
the namlfr ~ usar Insurgents
9 the house was fasiy as nianv more
'hsoughopt most e the last ss ou j
bee r%surrtats on the republican SIDE :
rAe,iealIy controlled that hssiv
a'hcr ey voting with abe democrats &
by forcing tae.r rcsular reaael can
n~lleagaes % -cowuramlsA ther =
orht afapt one 81 tse most pYg
acsige SESSIONS ~ congress en- ths
.asser of legislation thas has ever
convened 4
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Public Forum

! Ta ths Afhnaner,ee Nevnsnr Journal.
Y0sr rs4snt .affayfst .amsmentfnr
/ savsrseiv an fhN uv sei~f enren-
aergsi ana fsstere8 y, -. srn,mer
military enfamnmsnt recalls a noted
/ snasen delivered Il, the meftv~s# SEN
ata~ = w e,rn,4-k ~ T.nresses =,
the Ahor orsantastians ~ ~aSbv1ls
aa EAhsv aaV. Sepfenb.r rsa- fr,m
which the fallosfne ewrars IS given.
A1masf EVERY r f,nsfs~v
lea hsS tfse lesson fnar taa raya-n-
mont which unauIv exal.s tha wssr,n
sc war comes a. desui the ,e,rie.
NEST 81 labor. ID means wak ana
ale fer the s~al.ser reterfV ana .5es.
Relation fsr the etIsen
II have ~ hieh wsar8 A. any man
Tor the patriotic soldier / cherish
Isl . wr5c,3esa hersfara tNa rf.rfens
deeds e our own ns~,e hst ~.
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attempts 10 tax members for the sup
port Of churches
There We're about zoe organizations
in the main branch of the Salvation
Army. with a membership OF about
$1,000. There were ASS organizations
Of spiFituallst with over -. ESQ MEM
beers.
The report records The rapid Dis
appearance Of communistic societies
showing that OF eight Organizations
mentioned in the ensus az 1889 0nlr
Two are eft the survivors being rem
nanEs Of Ie Shakers an1 80 The
AUaFa snc5etr
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which IS missionary in character.
They discard the ascetic practices Of
the more austere Buddhists OF Asia.
allow the priests 10 marry and have
nc han en- meat or other food. The sol
cleses are well organized each having
q priest General headquarters are
in san Francisco. and they have both
journals AID schools devoted 10 the
propagation ~ the faith. In 1906
their membership in this country was
ass, u which US were females
There Is no Shintoism. an expiana-
uon ot which IS found i'm the fact that
this religion attaches itself too close
g 60 the person q the japanese en-
per0r.
Ia a way The Hindu religion IS ren-
resented ty the Nedanta soclery. with
Eations Co New YORK. PlttsburE
san Francisco and Les Angeles ID
was organized Is some Hindu teach
ers who came here in ISIS 10 the.
g orl4'S fair is nanle from an
ancient Hindu philosophy meaning
tne end 81 all wisdom. Il IS nou-
sctarzan. seeking 10 harmonic an
q systems Oriental philo-
saph5es IS Taught tv the T~hessoph5stS
have fa1r hoites nith 1855 members
in the Uuite3 states
Whsls Eaaaism. strictly speaking.
j. a rcu-Chrstan and foreign. its
followers ere Eaure and NOT usce-
S-v un-Cnr slAu This Is s com
g~4rauTelE new @CL Erow1zg aur CT
ike teachings 3 Pers4a leader C .
ire wtdte g the lzs injury named
All MohlwwF5 He claimed DO h. the
tarr-nnr -oE Nm nor1 cad would
manifest and elis5 hims Bah
EAs cate Lsl-r came Es1z Una
ano trow hw THE READ name % the
a11T Is derived an 1895 De had 1.-sa
IN ire rure& states wha
In gwelC-tour places
.ArcUgh zrur-sez Sz-e Ter teach
el -1Fs CLARITY ard regard au
as divine Here rEsr pro-
less nee 10 Interfere wl1h h ordinary
ir-1l beliefs O. thsr members
Another c1rrth C Asz- origin
s-r Sl C1rgA- ia c Armenian
e-ch h1s rslrT-t1rfs ca-ors
IS jas luE E1 s t1en r. the
r- Sa-& rwe1-s II Mss-
Ea TNEr c1-
.rs Arwa-ans w1zr cF
C 50 t1s c-r ID R2=
Zs eastern crsner53x ch-1ch-
g G0ek rA has 1sE5s ce--
iris gre S cEurc1
ESG EUz Greece ~ rss All
hs0 IS represent zre
Uu -ee- a are
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Ia.0a0 BALES BRIGHT GREEN
FIRST CUTTING ALFALFA. CIT
AND STACKED SIX NEEk>- HAS
GONE THROUGH THE SWAT
AND l. PERFECTLY SAFE To
FEED. No CDIEC OR OTHER DIS
EA~F> CAUSED BY THIS WELL
MATIRED ALFALFA. BY THE
BALE OR Ton SPECIAL SEILEC-
TONS MADE FOR HORSES COWS.
POULTRY OR RABBITS f. w.
ZEE 9l9-244-2fe W. LEAD AVE
PHONE &c.
The sun., 1910-07-31

the bag. and We were IN another fin.
but just at that moment the train ran
INTO a tunnel, 80 that under tho protect
lng darkness the reptile was replaced
and the bag thoroughly sealed
With both parents Interested IN snakes
u Isn strange that H." two daughters
should he devoted to them also A. no
time m their short lives have the
Youngsters been without one or more
snak - a. plavthing- Mrs. Ditmars buys
the children the toys that would ordinarily
pleas" a child. hut they are quickly for
ss.h -n IN favor ~ snak
just nov Gladys and Beatrice have for
their especial pot Cooky. lernur that
their father Uses ~ one of his animal
vaudeville lectures 1hls little animal
came from Madagascar ani belongs IN
Mr. Ditmar., not Ia the hoo. 50 thar in
siead ~ spending his tim" within four
walls ~ wire Cook Y has the fres-iom ~ the
curator's ofir~ except whom he ~ in tho
hospital That IL very often. for Cook
has - great propensity f0r getting into
trouble and u h" hasn't taken an ink and
rruoiLtga 'rCkfa and fallen III. he 10 IN
setting Flvin u Sanborn's moving picture
apparatus and breaking his legs Re
tween thc,r reptile and animal pets th.r.
ls plenty "t excitement m th- DtmArs
family
The sun., 1910-07-31

hunts Ever since her marriage her vaca-
ilons have been largely spent m chasing
snakes One hunt Of thre" " e-k- up IN
sullivan county resulted IN b8.ggIuE 3II
snakes. of which - were rlttlsr-
Up in her home IN The Bronx Mrs DIT
MAR talked Of her experiences m rattle
snake hunting. while her two children.
GLADYS and Beatrice. contentedly ss,t bv.
enjoying the antics - their pet make.
Indigo
Catching a trout or 4 s'riDed bass ls
booked upon as good sport hy a good many
women said Mrs Ditmais. and don Z
unG--valus the excitement. but snak"
hunting IL far more interesting Not
only u there the danger and excitement
~ the chase but the captiy"s remain
living things to be observed and studied
and believe me the creatures are we'll
worth AL the attention scientIs's give
them
Every summer since We wers married
our vaTsli ions have b."n Spent in the Wild
and wooded districts ot P"nnsvlvania
nr New York in search of reptilian sg-.ci-
meme. One year "" spent several weeks
N Pennsylvania studying the poisonous
copI'erhead. at another time the timber
rattlasnAk"s. More recently our trip
IN the mountains OF Sullivan county
where three New York men had CAPTURED
nearly iono snakes. was one Of the most
interesting II all
In this section the mountains are -tHap
with many shelving rocks upon which
the raitlers love ~ ii" and haSk IN tho
sunshine II was 20 thes. I,oints thar
our steUS were turned After settling
ourselves st a farmhouse We started oua
morning on our quest having w trind
ledge half way NJ the mountain
=" uv"rgrown was tho mountain
With tir'her and bru-h that " was q good
DAYS work heating our g.. y,to our des.
iInation which vas Half Moon ledge.
hut when the sun Was rn ~ downward
track the spot Was reached = ptle ~
scraggy rocks with shelving Tlataau-
and deep fissur~~
By the time Ne reached tho place
~ vas too lats 70 start operations 80 w.
took careful note ~ the ln,lfron and
hlszed 'rsll back hy wur,h tp
The sun., 1910-07-31
Nam HtIL ron THE TEAW.
INT win the knowing Trurkmau's AId
They s.Ot Z ~ the IlilI

II = = common thing - SOC the truck
man with = heavy luad zigzaR h's wav
~ . steep Rrn 10
We've was = man with n hig double truck
and hug load and not tho he~t team N
~" world coming m q down'c wn street
Tho slope was not great but with the load
th"v had ~ was enough n stall the team
They had come - point who're the grade
and tho load made combination that wss
Just too much for 'h"m
Though rot the best t~am IN the
world they were good and willing thay
could 10 r"li"d upon not "a lie down but
4" give N" very hest that was IN than. A.
IN" driver yery we'll know. - he Let
them stand and rest a minute. puII them
selN"- together. and then whom there was
nobody PASSING he swung th"m around
Cr"sswise of the street
They could start tho load that way and
v'u night have thought tho driver Was
going =" turn th"rl around and 60 hsrL
the way he ca'n" and -s~k . lowell lar streot
but hs wasn't. he kept '"rn going strnight
across az far A. h~ could ~ and then he
swung eIn up the street again and n
took the last nunce ou' of thern to make n
go, buf n thoy we're noc th., Rrpatest
horses IN tho world they were game, and
they got away with it
The sun., 1910-07-31

In another frame IL a Photograph of
the most valuable Of all Paine relics. the
fragment Of tho great thinkers brain
recovered by DR.. Moucure Conway.
Pains's biographer. in london and now
resting under tho Paine monument near
the museum. IL was rpinterrrd with ap-
proprlats ceremonies in 1913 by the
Thomas Paine National Historical Asso-
citation. IL Is the only part Of the authors
body that has beon recovered since the
spoliation Of the grave in 1919
la the little library of the museum are
some rare early editions Of Paine's works
Conway'r great four VoluIn. work pre-
sentsd to the museum by his son ~ also
displayed on one of the shslv.s
After the visitors had wandered through
the quaint old house from cellar To- garr-t
aud had gaz.d their III at th. wax figure
OF th" dead author. surrounded 10y his
personal b-lOngings.' hey assembled b..-
for" low platform ls'sId. tue Paine
monument and listened Ia the d.-ClICa atIOn
remarks OF PaIns's present day admirers
Leonard Abbott. president Of the Pain"
association, spoke of the history ot the
old mansion and the difficulties that had
attended th" COLLECTION of the few relics
on view there The HOUSE toget her with
275 acres of land. was presented to Thomas
Pane by the state ~ New York a. "A
token OF gratitude for his services Iva the,
cause Of liberty. Il was originally built
Of stone and was the property Of Tory
nams't Thomas DeVUs. who escaped to
Nova Scotia during the Revolution. fol
lowing the Coniiscation of hts property
and belongings
After the Revolution Paine went {,
France Ia aid in the formation uf a re-
public in that country. In his absence
th. stone house Was ds.~troye,f hy frs
the occurrence beng mentioned 10y Paine
ia letter TO his good friend Thomas
Jefferson. The present frame house
Was built upon the ruins ia Is,6 Paine
lived there for about two years there
after. lie died IA New York IN 1879. The
house and - Part Of the original - acres