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Slaughter governor Of New York and
Nicholson had been appointed lieuten-
ant governor of Virginia. SloughteT
clight have proceeded at once to Amer
lea, but King James was raising an
army in Ireland and King William
needed all his ships to transport the
troops that were to battle with the
former sovereign. Leisler meanwhile
revived the customs and excise duties
OF James H.. the same duties he had
been the first TO resist. There was an
outburst of rage at this. His prOcla :
nation was torn down. and when II
was reposted it again was torn down,
Several persons We're east INTO prison
on Suspic ion of thus offending Leisler.
Furious at the conduct of the people,
Leisler Went beyond all bounds to
stamp out opposition He issued new
commissions making justices, sheriffs
and military officers of those who
would swear fealty to him and order
ing all persons holding commissions
from former governors TO surrender
them. Soon the jails We're filled with
men who refused TO give up their com
missions. Leisler built extensions to
the jails. Then to try the people who
refused TO pay the duties he had re-
Vived he established court of eN-
cheguer Officers prowled the country
round arresting persons who rebelled
against his orders and the whole colony
was in terror Post riders who took
letters from disaffected persons were
arrested and the writer's were impris-
oned.
RaNard. who had eluded his pUrsuers for
month, finally was captured and put in
irons in the Jail. Mayor Van Cortlandt
had to flee 10 Connecticut. one of his
children died. bat he did not dare to re-
turn. William Ncosls. former attorney
general, was put in the dungeon along
with Bayard for calling Leisler Gerrar
upstart For thirteen months Bayard and
Nicolls We're held captive. not being per
mitted to communicate with their friends
christopher Gere lost his liberty for say
in" he was Just much lieutenant gov
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are brought there and women whose
names associated With many mo
mCntous affairs Of state and of society
spend hours demonstrating theories about
salt rising bread. about the best way to
remove n4ildew and all these kindred
themes supposed since the advent of the
new women to have been relegated to the
past. Mrs. Clark viws this condition with
Conpla cency and as a direct result of her
effort to revive the old ia shioned viz
tues.
Il am not narrow minded as TO
limit my efforts just TO things which are
associated with labor and with Self-denial.
] want to see ali the old enjoyInents come
back into vogue. / remember the old
dances, like weave the wheat, and the
old heel and others They were very
pretty and graceful much more so than
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The Long Bow.

JAMES ~ PATrEN. the millionaire cot
ton speculator. was talking in u Chi
cago club about his recent trip 10 Eng
land.
The English. NJ. Patten said take
Il great interest in selfmade men. Every
English reporter who interviewed me
asked for a sketch Of my life. and III
each of their articles they dwelt on my
humble beginning.
We'll. YOU weren't ashamed Of it. were
your" one of his listeners asked.
Neither ashamed nor unduiy proud of
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the strenuous efforts called dancing now
| should call it galloping or violent eher-
Csc for The health. The gentle. undulat
ing way whom weave the wheat WAS TIL,
rage appeals to me.
Representative and Mrs. Clark have a
pleasant apartment AT the Toronto. where
they reside during the sessions of Con
gress No matter how prolonged the ses-
sion may be. Mrs. Clark and her daughter,
Miss Genevieve. remain in Washington
until Mr. Clark is ready 10 return 10
Bowling Green. Mo. their home. This
summer, however. Mrs Clark and her
daughter with a party of friends. will
spend in Europe They go first to Edin-
bursl where Mrs Clark with serve as
delegate to the Pan-Presbyterian con-
sress which will meet the 10th of June.
They then go to the Passion Play and Will
spend the remainder of the summer IN
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Switzerland and i'm tie Rhine country
Mrs. Clark is A stanch member of tic
Presbyterian faith, and has rccsntlg
been writing some interesting sketches o.
the revision OF the Presbyterian cateclisn7
She is also engaged i'm writing some ~
teresting character studies OF her natl q
county in Missouri. Galloway. and son
of its phases of life in slave times, nov
rapidly passing out Of the memory of t.
Inhabitants. Mrs. Clark was before he
marriage Miss Genevieve Bennett 81
studied at the University of Missour
and Is a woman of ripe knowledge an
broad human sympathies. Represent
tive and Mrs. Clark have one son, Be-
nett Clark, now studying I'm the ssnH
university which is his mothers ara
mater. Miss Genevieve Clark is a school
girl of fifteen and il enrolled in the
Friends School of this city.
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A Confession.

T ORD KITCHENER had determined IL
IL avoid all public functions during his
trip across the country He Yielded, how
ever. Ia the insistent demand that he at
tend banquet III honor Of Rear Admiral
SeDree in San Francisco. In Il modest
after-dinner speech he praised the "a
reer of the admiral
Because it was~a naval banquet the talk
naturally turned TO the sea and sailors.
Sailors a Glass; said Lord kitcll-
ener. have very keen sense of humor.
I remember story Of a sailor. just back
from a six months cruise The young
man had been celebrat ting his return 10
land all evening in various public houses.
Emerging from the last bar little un-
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NnecdOfe6
On Graft.

A EDRE.W CARNEGIE, discussing at A
= dinner In Fttsburs the Pittsburg
graft scandals. said:
Exposure followed exposure thick
ana fast that To express establishment be
came. after while ridiculous--lIke the
establishment Of the waiter.
A waiter. YOU know. brought j gentle
man :; salad with his chicken, and the
gentleman. after eating a little. said:
Look here. waiter. there's worm in
this salad"
That aStonSheS me. sir the waiter
answered. 4 only JUS removed -four
f. IL III.
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or reckless or silly she makes those about
hcr the same she would in most cases act
differently If she would simplify life she
would be national beuefactor. | know
many very rich women are doing their
part toward the elevation of their nation
but every one who does not do il is
weakening the csuSe.
I'VE women banded together in WASH
ington want to set the highest example,
to get back to the ways OF our fathers
and mothers. Our public men say that
our political and national Affections come
from thoUghtlessness of their woman
kind. | cannot agree to this proposition
IN it's entirety, but there is enough in it
To make us reflect Certainly the domestic
woman does not get her full need of
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The COnn0iSSeurS.
TOHN ID. ROCKEFELLER. il. a, q
} dinner in New York, admitted that re

TOHN II. ROCKEFELLER. Jr a. n
J dinner in New York, admitted that re
not a gourmet.
These fat. red-faced men,. h, said
only amuse me. They know an tn.
vintage years of champagne. Bordeaux
and BourscGne. They dif1ercntiate learn
eddy between California peach-fed and
southern hominy-fed hog. They compa~,
the fiarors OF the teal. the mailard aud
the canrasback.
But /. listening. only smile Ii all re-
minds me so wildly OF two little boys In
the country.
These two little boys were smoking.
when one was taken suddenly and vio-
lently i'll. The other said:
It's queer that this tobacco hurts
You It's made of very good corn-Silk'
But YOU see. gloaned the Other.
I'm used Ia nothin hut fine grapa
leaves.
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Before sunrise next day the incident had
been exaggerated 10 absurd limits. The
lieutenant governor had planned to burn
the city and massacre all the Dutch.
Former Gov. Dongan was in the plot.
too. Later in the day drums began tn
beat. wOrkmen left their shops and a
mob gathered. The town was in panic.
Ieisler addressed the mob ann that even
ing sent Il formal demand to Nicholson
for the keys OF the fort When Nichol-
son declined Leislcr sent a militia COM
pany To enforce the demand. Thereupon
Nicholson surrendered the keys.
Some of the militia captains began to
feel timorOus. Four of them-De Pey-
ster. Stuyvesant. Minville and De Bruyn
requested Col. Rayard to take the reins
of government. He declined. He be-
lievcd a little time would bring the peo-
pie 40 their senses. He Van Cortlandt
and I'hilipse went among the people and
tried to calm their fears about NichOl-
son. But Leisier turned on them and
denounced them as roSues ana papiSts
working for King James. and such was
the blind fury of the crowd the three
men really were suspected. MAY ~
Leisler had drawn up declaration"
which all the captains had signed. de-
claring the city was threatened by Mich
olson and pledeine to hold the fort until
proper authorities should arrive.
Nlue w !tliI IN tldu bttii top piEN Nlti
the involved affairs of England to give
attention to the colonies, which he
thought needed little notice but had is
sued q proc lamatioH continuing in of
flee all Protestant officials in the colo
MES. This had been sent To Gov. An
dros i'm Boston. and he. being in Jail it
had not been sent To New York. Had
il been forwarded promptly Jacob Leis-
Ter probably never would have come in
for much notice. With no official ad-
Vices from London. and with the militia
in revolt Nicholson decided Ia 20 to
England and report in person to thu"
king. He deputed I'hilipse. Van Cortiandt
and Bayard with the charge of New
York affairs during his absence.
LeiSler treated the deputies with SCaHt
courtesy. He called "A convention to Sc
lect a committee of safety and this com
mittee appointed him captain OF the Tort
and later commander OF the province
When copy of the proclamation an
nouncing William and Mary king and
queen was received from Hartford he got
hold of il. had it read at the fort. ana
then. SummoninG Mayor Van Cortiandt.
ordered him to read ii at the city nan
in Coentes Slip. Van cortlandt, resent
ing Leisler's dictation. told him to have
it read by the clerk. who read il at th"
fort Whereupon I.eisler denounced him
as Il papist. and the crowd shrieked
Down with the traitor. Van COrtlandt
was roughly handled one of his party
was feled with "a musket, the sheriff
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MAKES Some Observa-
lV1 tions About the Mission
of Her Sex Socially and
Along Sociological Lines
Has Been One of the Most
Active Members of the Con-
gressional Club and Believes
That the Organization Has
Far Reaching Future - Be-
lieves That if the Women
Highly Placed Were to Set
a Worthy Example AS to
Their Real Duties. Condi-
tons All Over the World
Would Be Vastly Improved.
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revive the od-fa shiuned type OF woman.
10 get away from tle eternal question
about woman'S rights and her higher
duties to society and her more exalted
fields of usefulness. The women in the
Congressional Club are aiming higi,-to
bring back the old ideals about womanlv
accomplishments and success and 10
have more normal existence for women
prevail in every part of the country Nine
women out of ten are overWorked doing
nothing that Is essential ! want to get
back to the really important work and
leave the non-essentials to the men, if
they have leasure from their multifa rollS
duties
Mrs. Clark has given almost her en-
tire time this winter to this rather unique
propaganda of getting the women in her
set To live up TO the standard which their
responsibility entails. She has kept Tues
days at the Congressional Club as faith
fully as though she were getting bonus
for her appearances. and all this to cen
lralize the efforts toward the general ideal
which she has in view.
When President ana Mrs. Taft We're
entert aired at the club both expressed
appreciation OF the delicious viandS serv-
ed and all the other distinguished guests
haye paid similar compliments. Each
member v'es with the other and the tests
ri excellence i'll the shape of dainty cakes
and appetizing salads have resulted ia
wen led champions on each side. one ut
TIE interesting smaller entertainments of
The winter was the celebration of Rep
f"SentatiNe tlark's birthday. when three.
Inherent states contested for excellence III
the matter Of cooking ham II was rather
an unusual occurrence to hear Loary
statesmen waxing warm over the merits
81 ham as prepared by the woina nkind OF
his family and by Wnmaukind generally
IN his state as against the precautions OF
less skil!tu asprants. Representative
Ollie James makes tremendous claims for
the Kentucky way OF cooking il, and this
was contested for Missouri h> Mr.. and
Mrs. Champ Clark for Tennessee by
Senator. land Mrs. Bob Taylor, and by
NlrSinalS galore. On the occasion of Mr..
Clarls birthday these hams from the dit
1erenr states We're up for comparison hut
the good old Missouri way of cooking the
ham in pure water letting il cool in tie
same and then baking il in vinegar
aVeetened with brown sugar as sort OF
gravy received the highest need Of pra ise.
perhaps in Difference In the hostess of the
orCa aston.
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IT had no more love for the PuritanS
than il had for the Catholics. Its 1000
to .GtO inhabitants We're Dutch. English
and French Huguenots. There were per
haps lnn Catholics i'm the city.
To Jacob Leisler. who was i'm Maryland
when the report reached him. William as
king was the next best thing tn the es-
Establishment of Dutch republic in Amer
lea. for it meant that Dutch king had
become an English king. He hurried to
New York. thrilled with the feeling that
moinentOus events were impending They
Were: and he was to he the chief agen;
in their making. Gov. Andros had left
Lieut. Gov. Nicholson in charge of the
colony of New York. and Nicholson had
as his council Frederick PhilipSe, Steva-
nus Van Cortlandt and Nicholas Bayard
There was no complaint of misrule
against Nicholson. He was straightfor-
ward and honest. He was devOut Epis-
copalian. but. having been appointed by
King James. that was sufficient to make
LeiSier eager To oppose him.
The opportunity soon developed. April
70 cargo of liquor came consigned to
i.eisier. He refused "a pay the duty. on
the ground that Collector Plowman. be-
ing "a Catholic. was disqualified from re-
ceiving the customs of a Protestant king.
NJ once he became popular hero. He
mad defied the governor and council.
Others quickly followed his example and
refused To pay duties taxes. NichOl
son attempted TO enforce the laws. but
l-eisler soon aroused the passions of the
people ~ was an era or superstition.
fear. intrigue and double dealing. To
raise the CRY of Popery was sufficient to
inciIe the multitude. Nicholson was at
tackled. Might he not be working secret
~ for King james? I.eiSler and others
told how Nicholson mad knelt when mass
said III the kings tent three years
before Hounslow Heath. Men became
pa Hid when they heard this awful story.
Next there was Wild alarm about IL
mighty army the French king was send
ing over. with King James at the head.
to America. Sentinels were stationed al
Coney Island 10 report as soon as the
fleet was sighted. and the militia of the
city, consisting of six companies. was
called out for service in the fort and
work was started feveriahly to put the
city in position for defense. or this mi
litia Nicholas Bayard was colonel. and of
the six companies the captains were
Abraham De Peystcr. Johannes De
Bruyn. Gabriel Mnvielle. Charles LODI
wyck. Nicholas Stuyvesant and. last but
not least. Jacob LeiSler. There was a
dispute about one of the militiamen az
ing as sentinel in place of regular SOL
dier. and the lieutenant who assigned
the militiaman was reprimanded by the
lieutenant governor. The lieutenant an
Swered angrilY and Nicholson exclaimed
than have it commanded by-<such "A man
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Concerning
We'll Known peODIe.

Al. Mr.. patten answered. Some men
who have worked their WAY up from a
ve-y poor beginning delight in telling OF
the hardships nj their youth OFTEN,
though. / ann afraid. they rxaggerate,
a friend CT mine once did in preaching 10
young and rather tXtravagant clerk.
To amount to anything i'll the long
run, said nay friend. economy and a
sense OF order are absolutely necessary.
Why, when | was your age, young man.
| possessed but one brush for my clothes.
my teeth and my shoes.
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rraise when the question is up. We are
irving To make every woman proud OF the
fact that she comes nearer TO the stand
ard held up for imitation by the valiant
woman. the woman who rises before light
To attend to the ways Of her household.
whose price IS above rubes. When l was
Young il was the custom TO try for prizes
in domestic accomplishments at county
fairs and village entertainments. | oncs
got "a prize Tor making the best and
lightest loaf of bread exhibited. / got Il
prize for excellent darning. Who ever
darns her stockings now, ] should like
TO know? | made round Of queries
among my friends To know which among
them made her husbands or sons shirts.
Nobody.
pier or better or more useful because we
have all forgotten those homely lessons?
! think not ] am making every effort Ia
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bespiclro. white a.hoTrjug blood. sent
thousands To the S1ilotinC Leisier- with
Httl,. computation about blood letting. was
rcsp"nSiblc for great misery. but few
deaths Both acted under the suise III
law Both died ON TIE Scaffold The
world never Will forget Ro5cspierre and
The reign a. terror Comparatively few
persons know OF jacob Lesler and his
reign or terror He antcGated Robespierre
by Il century. and he appeared upon
much smaller stage. but while he lasted
he was as big Il figure in the new world
as RcbeSpierTc was i'll the old.
II was IN the spring "f l'iN.'. when L.eis-
ler was III his fiftieth year. that lie began
IL PLAY his great role. He was born ia
Germany. and came Ia New York in 1890.
He had married widow. a niece of An
Hcke Jams. and through her could claim
relationship to many of the leading Dutch
families. H., had followed the sea for a
tine. and once he and his ship had been
captured in the Mediterranean and held
hy tIe TURKS tor ransom. He had pros
ped - merchant. and was one Of the
sol e.. ~i IStantiai citizens of the city
NEc9. an tire turmoil that followed the
fish ~ Jarncs, II and the accession OF
" il'iam amt Mary. he plunged into the
political affairs of colonial New York.
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steady but Very jovial he danced along
the street waving a bottle of stout.
For sailor he said 10 his com
panions. 1T is disgraceful what | ana GO
ing to say. but IL is the truth have q
horror of water,
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Z
Bayard. who had been living in Al
bany. wrote TO New York asking for
protection. He was about to return
His only son was dying. Leisler. smart
ing under the ia lure of Milborne's
expedition. called public meeting
when he heard of Bayards intention.
and declared Bayard was advancing on
New York with three hundred men
and that former Gov. Dongan was to
assist him i'll capturing the city
Thereupon he called on all the people.
10 take an oath of loyalty and obeIi-
ence To the king and Jacob Leisler.
When CaptS. De PeySter and Lodwyck
warned Leisier against such an oath
lie dismissed them from the service
W hen Bavard arrived Leisler sent sol
dierS To arrest him The house where
the dying boy was lying was searched
from cellar to garnet. and then the
houses of Mayor Van Cortlandt. Peter
Stuyvesant. Dominic Selyus and sixteen
other prominent citizens were ran
sacked. Many of the soldiers were
drunk, and never was a hunt for man
conducted in more shameless manner
The day after this search Stuyvesant
resigned as captain of the milit ia
There now remained only one other
than Leisler of the six in charge when
the body was summoned for duty
\ year had elapsed since James had
been driven from the throne Nichol-
son had arrived in England and had re
ported. The address from Leisler had
been received The ministry was III
possession of both sides of the story
and III" king had appointed Col Henry
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Massachusetts and New England wom-
en praise beans and doughnuts and often
eniven the debate by producing samples
of their proves The informal iuncheons
and al homes of the club are functions
which really deserve a niche of fame.
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u fanatic. So was
Joseph I.aiSler.
The i'renchnan
Wa> scholarly. re-
lined in speech.
aud almost as
y"t:c His Ger
man American
prototype " q :
rude. coarse -
tongue and Of vio-
lent temper. 1,O-
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There were THANKSGIVING services in ell
the churches the following Sunday. Mon
day special term of court was ordereh
to try the prisoners. Bayard and Van
cor,landt prepared the evidence The
trial began March 81. The indictment
charged murder and treason for holding
the kings fort by force against the
kings governor and IN the re
ducing of which lives had been lost.
Eight of the prisoners pleaded not Suiltt
Leisler and Milborne refused to plead
After an eisht-day trial the jury I"unn
Leisler. AIiborne. DIR. Gerardus Geek
man. Johannes Eermilye. Thomas WI
liams. Myndert coerten and Abraham
Brusher guilty. De Lanoy and Edsali
were acquitted Sentence of death was
pronounced o. the eight.
The prisoners begged for reprieve un-
I'll they could petition the king. Slough
ter granted il and recommended pardon
for all but Leisler and Milborne. than
whom no greater villains lived. he said.
William declared the trial Just.
Slaughter was flooded with petitions .or
mercy. He was beset. too. with petitions
for carving out the sentence. lie was
weak and intemperate. May l., he signed
the death warrant OF Leisler aud NIL
borne. 1t is said lac was in liquor when
he did il. If he was he did not alter hiS
mind regarding the prisoners in the next
two days. Saturday. May Il. Leisler and
Alilborne We're taken to a gallows near
where the giant skyscraper known as the
Park row building now stands 1t Was a
dark. rainy. melancholy day. bat y great
mob had gathered Milborne WAS on the
verge of collapse. He started "A patlletic
address. but seeing Robert Livingston IN
the crowd he cried. You have caused M
death. Before Gods tribunal I will I'm
peach you" Leisler made a short speech
ard then said "A PRAYER
The drop fell there was "A wall 90 a.
auish and then barbaric shouts of exulta
fiDO aud the Rn'le cniavre af n,I
his chief lieutenant Were dead tho ori,
two. men ever executed in New York Cor
q political crime
copyright. 1910. by Richard Spillane.,