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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-01-23

breastpiate made of German silver,
numerous other metallic devices, and
fiint-locks and old medals. From the
nature OF the relics there is no doubt
that many Of them belonged to the
Sac and Fox Indians. Others were
those used only by the Kickapoos and
Mascoutens of the Illinois confedera-
ton. And then there is also the
style OF battle ak or war club EN-.
ployed in battle exclusively by the
Chippewas and Menominees.
This discovery makes clear the dis
appearance OF the detachment of the
Sac and Fox Indians that were not
killed at the battle of Plano This lat
ter was the engagement that many err,
roneously believe to have taken place
at Starved Rock. The great army Of
Sac and Fox came down from Wiscon-
sin over the Green Bay trail. They at
tackled the French fort at Detroit and
were repulsed by Du Poison, who call
ed to his aid the Pottawatomies and
Miamis and other friendly tribes. Pro.
ceeding on southwestward, the Sac and
Fox encountered the Ottawa Indians,
and by them were driven to the Mis-.
sissippi river. Here they opposed the
fierce Sioux, and by them were driven
eastward again. The tribe settled in
the Fox river valley, about so miles
west Of Chicago In time they recuper-
ated from their repeated defeats. and
started out once more to get ven.
geance on the French and Indians
who were in peaceful possession of the
fertile valley of the Illinois. They ad.
yanced in two divisions, intending to
surprise the enemy. They came upon
the French and Indians unexpectedly
however, and were separated. One de-
tachment was driven from the Illinois
river up the Fox river to where Plano
now is. There all of this division
were killed. The other detachment
was the main part of the army. Des.
perate over their recent Universities.
they rallied every young Indian that
could bend bow and made an ad-
vance on the combined forces of the
French and the four tribes of Indians.
They were under the leadership of
Pemoussa, chief of the Fox. Shortly
after starting out they were Joined
by another band of Sac and Fox, fresh
from Wisconsin, and Pemoussa was
made the leader of the entire army.
AT the advance of the great army
of the Sac and Fox, the French and
Indian forces retreated from, Fort
Miami and made a stand on the site
where the Glenview golf grounds are
now located. They had little time to
fortify themselves when the entire
army united, bore down upon them.
They fought until every man was
dead Pemoussa himself was killed
Every indication seems to point TO
this battle as one of the most impor.
tant of Indian days. The Kickapoo
and Mascouten Indians are known to
have been in this vicinity in those
days. These two tribes were always
allied. They belonged to what is
known as our Illini confederation. II
Is probable that the present golf
grounds was the site of an Indian vii.
lage, and that the battle took place at
the village. There is but slight men
ton OF the early French Fort Miami
and its origin is unknown. 1t was
probably one of the La Sale forts.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-01-23

been the cause of much unexpected
entertainment and trade prosperity;
it toned UP" amazingly the possibili-
ties of fiction, so its future should be
guarded jealousy by readers, critics,
authors and publishers. That weak
specimens will appear is inevitable,
for a successful effort of any kind al
ways prompts many hasty limitations.
but there is no good reason to doubt
that the better class of novelists win
give us new masterpieces if they sue
coed in emanciapting themselvs from
the thralldom of the love-story and
possess themselves of the motives that
made men great. When this has been
done their wits and pens may be trust
ed for all that should follow. ~
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-01-23

Berlin newspapers have been max
ing copy out of semi-serious agita-
ton, recently inaugurated in Germany
by women against the mustache ana
beard habit, which has sprung into
existence since the kaiser set the
example by allowing his beard to
grow. These women rebel against
men wearing such adornments, and
declare they are relics of barbarism.
The kaiser's barbar was interviewed
on the subject, and unhesitatingly de-
clared that as long as the ruler of
Germany continued to set this fashion
all the women in Germany could not
induce the best of the men to go clean
shaver. He added that the beardless
face had come to stand for cab
drivers and buffers.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-01-23
EARLY INDIAN BATTLE.
Relics Recently Found Tell Of San.
culinary FIGHT.


Indian relics that have been dug up
at the Glenview golf grounds, 6
miles west of Evanston. Chicago's
aristocratic suburb, furnish evidence
that here was once fought one of the
bloodiest and most eventful battles Of
Indian days The battle Is supposed
to have been fought more than 10
years ago, and resulted in the com.
plete determination of the army OF the
Sac and Fox indians that swept down
nom Wisconsin and invaded the Illi-
nois river country Opposing the
sac and Fox Indians We're the united
armies of the French and Indians.
consisting of the Chippewas, the
Mascoutens, Menominees and Kicka.
poos,
At that time the French had es-
tablished a trading post here, which
was known as Fort Miami, This and
not Fort Dearborn. as many contend.
was the beginning of Chicago as a
trading center. Had the invading In.
dams been victorious. the trading post
would have been abandoned and the
central point OF commerce established
somewhere else on the lakes.
Hundreds OF arrow.heads were
found. and there were spears (the fav.
ored weapon OF the Kickapoo), axes,
war clubs. tomahawks, and. in fact
almost every instrument OF war known
to the aboriginal tribes. Adjoining
the fence OF the golf grounds and d.
reetly south was found an Indian
mound from which were dug out par
tally cremated skeletons. a French
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-01-23
THIEF ACCUSES OWNER.
Trunk Of 4~eiry in Controversy in
New Orleans.


New Orleans, La, Jan. 16.-Geoige
|. Kline of st. Louis and Robert l..
West of Cincinnati were arrested yes
terday morning charged with roDbing
the trunk of T. E. Manners of Chica-
go of about S2,250 worth of jewelry.
They are alleged to have represented
themselves as Manners and another
guest at the hotel, paid the bills and
left with the baggage They crossed
the river in skiff and were caught
before their train came, through the
watchfulness of the newsboy, who had
read the story in the newspapers.
Later in the day Manners went over
to identify the property and they &C
cused him of being a thief Manners
was also arrested. The police suspect
he is Kerns of New York, a iewelry
thief, and Chief OF Detectives Titus OF
New York sent telegram here which
strengthens the idea. Manners
claims he is with his father in the
pawn business in Chicago and the
jewelry was unredeemed pledges he
was trying to dispose Of Fifty dia-
mond pins. gold watch, a diamond
brooch and some pearls are IN the
lot
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-01-23
LITTLE GIRL BLUE.

They took from the heavens
A bit of their blue
And robbed the sweet lilies
OF some of their hue;
And caramels, mallows
And chocolates, too,
They wove in the making
OF Little Girl Blue.
They stole from the grass blades
A drop of the dew
To put on the eyelash
OF Little Girl Blue.
The color of cloud banks
When sunshine peeps through,
They used for the smiling
OF Little Girl Blue.
How shall letters and paper
Describe unto you
The story and glory -
or Little Girl Blue.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-01-23
cummlns Declared Elected

Des Moines. Jan. 1e,-At $3.50 yes.
terday afternoon A. 3. Cummins was
officially declared elected governor.
One minute later John Herriott was
declared elected lieutenant governor.
The official vote for governor as an.
nounced by the Legislature follows:
Cummins, 22e,s02; Phillips. 14s.7ss:
Coates. 1865 Baxter. s.45S: Weller.
$50: Conger. /.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-01-23
SOME CONFEDERATE SPOONS.
Story of How They Went to Maine and
Stayed There,

+ For years John Budd has been the
toll gatherer at the end of the Wiscas-
set bridge, the longest in the state of
Maine. 1t is built on trestles, and is
something over a mile long. A short
time ago old Budd was sitting in the
sun, smoking his pipe. Two young
men on a pedestrian tour stopped to
pay their toll. Budd asked them
whence they had come
New Orleans" said the older of the
young men. I'VE are up here In
Maine for the summer"
Il stopped in New Orleans at one
time" said Budd, when | was with
Gen. Butler
The faces of the young men hard
ened. The older one said, with much
bitterness of tone:-
Well, you can't be very proud of
that"
And why not, you young snippet ?"
demanded Budd, with just as much
asperity.
Because Butler was an insulter of
women, tyrant and an old thief.
mats what he was, and the boys of
New Orleans. who never saw him
hate him. And, besides. he stole all
the spoons out of my grandfather's
hotel"
He did, eh?" snapped Budd. What
was the name of your grandfather's
hotel?"
The st Charles"
You just wait a minute. youne
man"
Budd went upstairs into his living
room and brought down a heavy can.
vas bag.
he opened it and took out a hand.
Iui Oh spoons. On the handle of each
was engraved st. Charles"
What do those look like?" demand
ed Budd.
why. those are some of the spoons
from my grandfather's hotell" gasped
the young man. Where did you come
on these?"
Il took EN-" replied Budd. placid,v
And | know who took the rest OF
our lives. for If Gen. Butler had known
H. ne would have had us strung nm.
Now you take back what Won have
said about him. Take 1t back. or
VIII dump you both over the rail
em-and we all did it at the risk Of
there"
haunted by the glare of the eyes of
the old man, the boys apologized
Then the older said: Sir. NV father
VIII pay any price for those old
spoons"
Let me tell YOU" said Budd chat
yon couldn't bring money enough in a
C"o-horse wagon to buy one of them
I'm not thief; I'm not trying to make
money by stealing. took those spocns
as plumber Of war. and I'm going TO
Keep EN- Don't you ever declare war
against the north again. These
spoons staying up here in Maine win
be jog to your memory"
And the young men were oblired to
trudge away without their grand
fathers spoons.-From the Lewiston
Journal
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-01-23
Hero Worship.

But this is not the only class to
which historical novels of high quail
ity would appeal. In every grade of
human nature, down to the very worst,
there is an instructive respect and
admiration for nobility of character.
The love of man for woman and wo-
man for man is greatly productive of
this quality-in real life, and occasion
ally in novels. But the pages of his
tory are full of it; from history the
great dramatists drew their noblest
characters, and stage performance
of one of the greater historical dramas
attracts the simple as well as the
learned; no part of the house is more
closely packed or more attentive and
appreciative than the top-the realm
of the gallery gods" Great poets and
painters also seek first for the noble
traits of their human subjects; is it
too much to hope that novelists shall
not fall behind other artists in appre-
citation of this quality?
Should the historical novel fail to
advance upon the lines indicated its
sure decadence will be fastened by an
abuse which already has become
noticeable. 1t is the twisting and
warping of great historic characters to
conform to some purpose of an author
Different points of view have caused
great differences in estimates of GER
tain characters that have been promi-
nent on the worlds great stage. but
none of these justify the custom of
some novelists to ignore or falsify
facts for the sake of some detail of
lpot or scene Twenty-Five years ago
a brilliant lecturer on the battle of the
civil war asked a gallant division COM
mander to attend his lecture, as the
generals old division would be men,
toned frequently and in a manner to
elicit applause. The general prom
Used to be present; as he walked away
the lecturer called him back and said:
Perhaps | ought to explain little
matter in the engagements your divi-
sion held the right of the line, but I
have placed it on the left; it makes
my lecture go much better" Some
of the new novels have tempered with
historic facts quite as unscrupulously;
others have gone farther. and with
blacking pots and whitewash-brush
have made unacceptable monde
scripts of some characters that have
long been distinct in the public eye.
To destroy an actual character is
L. 81 s.
story.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-01-23

No other class of fiction stories has
ever had as great popularity as the
modern historical novel, writes John
Habberton. 1t is unnecessary to
give titles OF the volumes that have
each sold a hundred thousand or more,
for they are still to be found in almost
numberless advertisements, and the
books themselves are so many that
the man who has but an hour or two
of leisure every day could not read
them all in a year. Newness alone
cannot account for their great vogue;
there are other reasons, some of which
are highly creditable to the average
novel reader, who is supposed by the
critics-at least, by such critics as do
not themselves write novels--to be-
long to the least intellectual class of
adults for whom books are written.
One of these reasons is that a great
many fiction readers are delighted at
finding some interesting additions to
the customary "cast" of characters In
novels. All conventional fiction CEN
tiers on settlement called love, and
which occasionally, In fiction, is true
to name. "All the world loves lover"
but this does not imply that the world
has no heart for the man or woman in
whom some other sentiment is upper
most. All the world is given to hero
worship, too, and its greatest heroes
did not earn their honors by love az
fairs such as are described in fiction.
AS to that, few or the greatest novel.
lists gained their prominence by sue
cess in treating 'the tender passion"
Conversation about stories by Scott,
Dickens, Thackeray or Hawthorne
seldom touches a love passage.
Robert Louis Stevenson became i'm
mensely popular despite his perfume
tory treatment of lovers. and Kipling,
who Is still the costliest fiction writer
Of whom publishers know. excludes
lovers from almost all his stories. 1t
might be supposed that the example
OF writers so notable commercially
and in the literary sense would have
broken the spell that the love story
had cast upon authors and publishers
alike. Still, old ideals, like old wrongs.
die hard
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-01-23
Future Possibilities.

The present day historical novel
has reached but the first Of its pos
sibilities but even for this it deserves
our gratitude. AS already intimated,
it has added some heroic and other
wise interesting types of character
to those with which all readers of
fiction are acquainted, and With them
it has given us new lot of scenes,
which, with the historic characters
compel much increase and variety of
action. Great men of other days
have been presented with fair defer
ence 10 history and biography-so some
of them in pen pictures absolutely
brilliant. and in scenes that have
prompted thousands of readers to
their first search of pages more seri-
Gus than fiction. OF the most of
these great characters it must be said
that their appearance in the novels
has been, like angels visits, short and
far-between. bur there is something in
spiriting and ennobling in even a mo-
mentary glimpse of great presence.
This being true there ought to be
an improvement all along the line of
historical novels. If historic char
acters, scenes and incidents are really
liked by fiction readers, more and
higher use should be made of them.
Thus far they have been merely ac-
cessory to some young woman's love
affairs. A great battle is in progress,
battle of which the novels readers
heard something when they were in
the history class at school, but the
author is evidently going to describe
1t in full, for he introduces a great
general and his staff, describes the
position OF the troops, tells of the
hopes Of the army and the nation, puts
some brave words and rapid orders In
to the generals mouth, and then, just
as the fine old soldier is about to re-
produce the scene which made him
famous, up dashes young woman in
tears and carryall, and the reader
learns to his disappointment that the
hero of the scene is not to be the re-
nowned general. but a young officer
who Is detached from the staff to give
the young woman Safe-cOn0ucL from
the field, and who. of course, is the
only man she ever really loved,
though two or three others had hopes.
The disappointment of the reader
might be modified were the young wo-
man specially charming, but by some
mysterious chain of condolences the
heroines Of the more famous of the
new historical novels are very young
and uncertain creatures. who tax the
patience OF their sweethearts greatly.
and are endured by the reader princi-
nally because of their surroundings.
Great Themes at Hand.
Why should not the historical novel
break with the old topic and avail il.
self OF che many great ones 1t has at
handg Why should not great charac-
tiers OF history become the novelists
principals, instead OF appearing mere
ly as brilliant accessories1 Why
should not their purposes be the mo
tives Of at least a distinct class Of the
novels Of the future. Patriotism. am.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-01-23
SUCCESSFUL NOVELS
REMARKABLE VOGUE OF HIsToR.
IcAL FICTION.
HAVE SOME GOOD EFFECTS

John Habherton, the Author, Makes
Inquiry into the Matter, With sus-
gestions as to Its Use and Abuse
and Its Further Development in
Various Ways.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-01-23

bition, friendship, daring, self-sacrif1ce,
courage, honor. expediency, statesman
ship-any of them have done as much
as love to make the world go round"
To say that a romantic story, or even
an interesting one, requires love is to
beg the question; the imagination OF
any romancer worthy of the name can
place an honest atmosphere Of ro-
nance about any-great character of
history.
Some such change will be necessary
If the historical novel is to remain
popular, for readers of fiction, like all
other readers, are progressive. Most
of them reach place where they de-
mand something better than they have
had; il they do not find it in fiction
they look for it in other books, Yet
fondness for good stroes is inherent in
human nature; men and women who
cannot tolerate novel of the ordi.
nary type will listen eagerly to tales
Of real people, whether great or
simple. Many of the worlds his
toric characters were great as well as
real; the setting of story of any
OF them need not be invented. for its
details may already be found in his
tory or biography, and needs only the
sympathetic heart and skilled hand to
make it interesting to the eye of who
ever may read. Stories thus writ.
ten would capture a class of readers
in which publishers delight because it
is very large, yet at which romancers
look askafice-the class that reads
the purpose" novel. There is no
class more unjustly abused, for most
of its constituents read, not for the pur-
pose which story is supposed to de.
velop, but to be ON the higher plane
and enjoy the originality of treatment
which any such story pre-supposes-
and also for the rare pleasure of read
ing a romance which is not the
eternal love-story warmed over and
served with one or more of the OLD
sauces.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-23
ODD RECORDS MADE IN 1901.
ALL SORTS OF UNPRECEDENTED
FEATS ACHIEVED.

1hey Range from speedy divorces
and Great Feats of Travel to I'm
rrecedentcd Financial Transnc-
tions and Varied Forms of Pros
perity.
From the New York Sun.
The first year of the twentieth CEN
fury, A. D., 1901. saw many new re-
cords established in odd lines of hui
man activity, while it left a pathway
strewn with old records broken.
TO begin at the beginning: On New
Years Day there were thirty deaths
from violent causes in various parts
of Kentucky. This record set a new
high slaughter mark even in that state
of feuds where firearms and moonshine
whisky, freely used on holidays, con-
stitute a double menace to human life.
kentucky, by the way eclipsed all
former records i'm another direction. On
Jan. 20 a Kentucky firm sold to Chi
cago house $500 barrels of whisky,
which is the largest single transaction
in good old red liquor ever known. On
this whisky the United States govern
the total amount of cash involved in
the deal was about $750,000; the guam
tity of spirits was sufficient to fill g.
$4,000 pint bottles: retailed at rs cents
pint the sum realized would be So
$4,000 There seems to be no trust
worthy way to estimate the total num-
Der of jags contained in all this whisky
or its fecundity in snakes. The matri-
monial mart usually has big things to
show in a year. All nuptial speed re-
cords Were smashed on Sunday. Aug
10, at st. Joseph, Mich. Chicago's
Gretna Green. when twenty-seven cou-
pies from Chicago were deftly splced
in one hour and three-quarters. eacn
couple thus having less than five min
utes to go through the mill
The minister who in 1901 claimed
the record with reference to the grand
total of marriages and funerals. CON
nected with long minister's life. is
the Rev. j. M. Haughey of Mason
city; the namesake of Senator Billy.
but not his home-a little town thirty
miles south Of Pekin, Ill. During his
career as preacher. a period of some
fcrty years, he has married 1857 cou-
pies and conducted $500 funerals.
turning TO the divorce side of matri-
mony-a side peculiarly rich In speed
records-one naturally would look 10
Chicago, Oklahoma or the Dakotas for
winners. The Chicago speed divorce
calendar for the year found its stellar
performance in the case of Mrs. q.
Kruger. II took this lady a trife less
than ten minutes to convince Judge
Dunno that she ought to be cut loose
from her huband, Henry William Krue-
ser, a saloonkeeper of the Windy City.
At $3.50 a. m, Aug. 2S, she filed her
bill in the Circuit Court charging that
Henry. whom she had welded i'm the
preceding April. was a cruel spouse.
At $40 a. m, the decree had been
signed by the judge awarding freedom
to the bride and taxing the recreant
Henry si,500 alimony. The highest
speed achievement in former cases I'm
any part OF the United states was
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-23

Company and its representatives, both
in this City and New York, is that
they always do things right-never by
halves. And such has always been my
experience also on my trips to and
from New York, many of them made
on this same goodly ship
Mr. Glenn, who spoke next, said that
it had not been his good fortune to have
made trip on the Kansas City, but
that if, in the future, it should be pos
sible for him to make a trip by sea he
hoped it would be made with so eX
cellent host as Capt. Smith. Il have
listened to his experiences" he said,
land can say with my friend Hill, He
has brought me under obligations by
what he has taught me personally
Mr.. +. b. Smith, in a short address
said, referring to the lunch and the eX-
tent of his enjoyment of it, that he was
forced to paraphrase Goldsmith's ia
nous lines and say "'And still the won
der grew that one small body can carry
all il do.
After Mr.. Brewer had expressed the
pleasure of the Ocean Steamship Com
pany in having them for it's guests, the
ship was inspected and the party then
returned to the Chatham School.