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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-21
Out In the Fields with God.

The little cares that fretted me,
lost them yesterday
Among the fields, above the sea,
Among the winds at play,
Among the lowing OF the herds,
The rustling Of the trees,
Among the singing Of the birds,
The humming Of the bees.
The foolish fears OF what may happen,
/ cast them all away
Among the clover scented grass,
Among the new mown hay.
Among the husking Of the corn,
Where drowsy peoples nod.
Where III thoughts die and good are born
Out In the fields with God.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-21

'''-"A' VIZ inely shelled out
the two drummers became very much
excited. One Of them tried 10 stuff
his money in his shoe. robber saw
him and harshly commanded him to
stop it. Just before the robbers reach
ed the drummers one Of them dug into
his pocket, pulled out roll of bills,
peeled off three or four and, reaching
over quickly, thrust them into the
hand Of his friend across the aisle,
saying hoarsely, Here, old man; here's
the fifty owe you Saturday Even
ing Post
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-21

the taps. After a
few re IN n r k 5
about the weather
be received his
II e htly dram.
After he had gone
the landlord dis
covered, TO his
horror. that he
had supplied Don
aid with q half
gill out Of the
bottle Of sulphuric
acid which he had
b cen using for
cleaning the taps.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-21
SPRINGFIELD, MASS, SETS
THE PEOPLE AN EXAMPLE
City Beauties Own Property, Hoping
Citizens Will Do Likewise.

Too many city yards are blots upon
the landscape and depreciate the
value Of adjacent property, but in the
illustration accompanying this article
we find the stable and entrance TO the
yard presenting most attractive ap-
pearance. 1t is unfortunate that the
majority Of cities do not set a better
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-21

example TO their citizens by paying
some attention TO the neatness and at
Effectiveness Of their own properties.
Springfield. Mass. the owner Of the
city yard here illustrated. is certainly
to be commended for the example
which it sets. incidentally the city
also owns three gravel banks and
trap rock quarry, Il trestle and bins
for receiving and storing trap rock.
together with buildings for housing
the steam roller. wagons and other APP
pliances owned by the street and
sewer department.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-21

ENtTy mumtuI ne
expected to hear Of old Donald's death.
and his relief was great when the old
worthy arrived next evening. Don
AID what did you think o the whusky
ye got last nightY 1T was fine
dram, a good. warming dram" said
Donald tenderly caressing his strag-
Cling beard but it had wan fault.
Every time coughed 1t set fire to ma
whuskers."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-21

bers came in the
front end of the
car, earin &
masks and com
handing every
body to shell out,
! II office d two
drummers, W b o
sat at the far end
Of the car. They
h ad opposite
seats. AS the rob
bers came down
the center Of the
car and all the
aI1s..
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-21

KIDNEY thousands 0ssS' SsS. 'i i and
IkOUbLE good results You can
make no mistake by using d. KilmeE's Swamp
Root, the great kidney remedy. At druggists
in fifty cent and dollar sizes. Sample bottle by
mail free. also pamphlet telling you how to ind
out II you have kidney trouble.
Address, DR.. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-21
Fine, but SuItry.

An old Scotty who was in the habit
of calling each evening at the village
inn for a "drap O the best found the
landlord one night putting shine on
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-21
- The -
Scrap Book
Saving Fifty.

Joseph e. G. Ryan, the Chicago story
teller, was on train going across
the continent that was held up near
Reno. New. He says; when the rob
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-21
A FsuI, Thu, Can Be R,m,di.d.

The greatest fault to be found, even
in planted districts, Is the fact that ev-
cry one plants for himself without re-
gard to the needs Of the proposition or
the wishes OF neighbors or public.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-21

Followed Copy.
Mr.. BloundelleBurton, the author.
has told Of unsuccessful endeavors to
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-10-06
M'MAH0N is CHOSEN BY GOFF
Ouited States District Attorney
points Well-known Appleton Law
yer as His Assistant.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. j. Mcmahon,
Formerly city attorney of Amigo, and
at present practising lawyer of
Appleton, has been appointed assist
ant United States district attorney by
District Attorney Guy D. Golf. Mr..
Mcmahon will remove to Milwaukee
and assume his new position Oct. /.
Mr.. Mcmahon is 81 years of age
and native of Manitowoc He is a
son Of P. J. Mcmahon, formerly clerk
of the circuit court of Manitowoc
county.
Since he was admitted to the bar
in 1906, Mr.. Mcmahon has been &C
tive in politics in the northern part
Of the state. AS city attorney of
Amigo he successfully prosecuted
several important tax and water
works cases.
Before taking up the study of law,
Mr.. Mcmahon served several years
as supervising principal of the pub
lie schools Of Black River Falls,
Mount Horeb and Park Falls.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-10-06
QUIZ ON PRICE OF BOOKS
Chairman of Committee to Inyesti1
gate Alleged Trust to Send
Out Circular Letter.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Thomas
Mahon of Eland Junction, chairman
of the special committee created by
the legislature to investigate the all
legged school book trust, said the COM
mittee would send to school officers
and educators of the state a circular
letter asking for information regard
ing the names and prices of books
used in their districts and for other
information which would help the
committee determine whether or not
the book publishers have a combina-
ton and are charging excessive prices
for books. After this information
has been obtained a meeting of the
full committee will be held in Madi-
son, probably about Dec. 1, to de-
termine on hearings and further &C
ton.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-10-06
FARM PRODUCE is VALUABLE
Fond du Lac County Statistics Show
Great Revenue Is Derived from
the Dairying Industry.

Fond du Lac.-The report on dairy
statistics for Fond du Lac county
just completed by County Clerk Will
kinson, shows that the amount of rev.
enue received during the year from
dairy products is over 100000.
The value of farm stock in Fond
du Lac county this year is $685.
69G. This amount is divided as fol
lows: Mich cows, 3G,267, valued al
s1,04S,G6G all other cattle, 1866
valued at $276,541; horses, 1923,
valued at S1,179,911; sheep and
lambs, 1892, valued at s48,0O1, and
swine months old or over, 1G,4G1
valued at s112,575.
There are thirty creameries in the
county, their value being S72,165
and 50 cheese factories, with a val
uation Of S7S,297. The creameries
have total of 2,065 patrons con-
tributory and the cheese factories / :
496. The number of cows contribu-
tory to the creameries is 1880 and
cheese factories 1908.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-10-06
Branch of Art in Which Millet |
Universally Accorded High
Place.

"Millet's nudes are among the very
best things he ever made, and what
has become Of them is one of the mys-
teries of art commerce, for very rare
ly is one seen in public sales writes
Charles Jacque, himself painter and
etcher of repute. in his "Recollections
of Millet," in Century.
Il say they are among the best, be-
cause to make good nude is the very
greatest thing in art, and Millet had
an immense sense Of the nude; he
saw right through living figure. His
nude work seems to be more spon-
faneous in many respects than almost
anything else he ever did, though, as
q matter of construction. all Of his
lgures are dominated by this sense,
20 matter how thick and rude were
ne garments covering them.
This surprising merit of Millet's
ork is ALMOST entirely overlooked,
rough it is basic quality of the ut
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-10-06
SOLDIERS KILLED
IN SPARTA BLAST
CORPORAL BEVERLY AND PRl-
VATE GAU, CLEVELAND,
LOSE THEIR LIVES.
FOUR OTHERS ARE HURT
Were Preparing to Go Home After
Tenth Day Of Target Practice at
Sparta Range-A Shell Premature
ly Went Off.

Sparta.-TWO members of the Ohio
National guard were instantly killed
when large shell exploded in a can
non at the United States army range,
near here. Four others were in
jured, two so seriously that they were
sent to the National Soldiers home
at Milwaukee for treatment.
The dead are:
Corporal Roland Beverly, Cleve-
land, battery A, Fifth Ohio artillery.
Private Howard w. eau, CIeve-
land, same battalion.
All of the injured men were from
the Cleveland battery.
The accident was caused by the
premature explosion of defective
shell in the mouth Of a three inch
gun which was being used in the tar
get practice work. The force of the
explosion was so great that the men
killed were blown fifty feet away
from the caisson, which was demoI-
ished. Flying fragments of the
bursted gun were sent in all direc-
tons, and the report was distinctly
heard for great distance.
The Ohio companies had been on
the range for ten days, and after
making a high average were prepar-
ing to go to their homes. The she'll
which exploded was to have been
the last fired. Military discipline
prevented any excitement being dis
played, and strict orders were given
which prevented a repetition of the
accident.
Two of the injured soldiers are at
the Milwaukee hospital. They are:
Earl B. Snider, 81 years old, Ak
ron, o.; suffered a severe confusion
of the right leg; if he stands the
shock he will recover.
John S. Cutcheon, % years old.
Newark, O.; sustained a fracture of
the lower leg.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-10-06
COUNTIES TO GET STATE AID
Superintendent Gary Announces Dis
position of Funds for the Mainten-
ance of Training Schools.

Madison. Supt C. P. Cary
certified to the secretary of state the
names of those counties which main
tanned county training school for
teachers last year and lived up to
all the requirements governing the
schools, and apportioned the amount
of state aid due to each, these sums
being two-thirds of the cost of main
tanning them during the year The
counties and their appointments
follow:
Buffalo, s2,426.36; Dunn, $4,000;
Green, $4,000; Kewaunee, $3,1O6.42;
Lincoln, $4,000; Marathon, $4,000;
Marinette, $780,; Polk, $2,524.76;
Price. s2,929.16; Rusk, $500;
Sank, $4,000; Waushara, s2,531.64;
Wood, $500.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-10-06
GERMAN M. E. ASSlGNM
Bishop Nuelsen Names Pastors for
Wisconsin Districts as Lacrosse
Conference Closes,

La Crosse.-Before the adjourn
ment Of the Northwest German Meth
odist Episcopal conference here Bish-
op John L. Nuelsen made the district
assignments, those for Wisconsin be-
ing as follows:
Galena district, La Crosse First
church, j. H. Klaus; Second church,
W. J. Witter; Platteville and Living
stone, w. G. Bergman; Stiltzer, +
F. Daake; Tomah, r. L. Hertel Vel
low Creek, w P Schlin.
The conference adopted resolutions
condemning Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson for consenting to act as sec
ond vice-president of the National
Brewers association.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-10-06
Falls Eighty Feet and Lives

misunderstanding six stories. a
distance of eighty feet, and landing
upon concrete floor in the base
ment, while working on the new
building IN course of construction at
Mason street and Broadway tor
Blumenfeld, Locher & Brown COM
pany, Albert Brown, an ironworker.
719 Clybourn street, will live to tell
the tale. Brown had been assisting
in placing iron beams on the sixth
floor at the time of the accident. He
had hold of guy rope, intending
to fasten 1t near the elevator shaft,
when he slipped and fell down the
opening. He turned several somer-
saults in falling, but was conscious
when he struck the floor
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-10-06
OSCEOLA

| men and preparing the savages fol
war. Then came the first great clash
with Uncle Sam.
Inc government decided to shin the
whole Seminole nation west of the
Mississippi and to pay them a nomi
nal sum for their Florida land. A few
chiefs were induced on March 8. 1892
to sign treaty to this effect. Osceola
In fury, denounced such an act and
lashed his people to rebellion. Then
II was that he called the council and
threatened to shoot dead the first man
VINO should agree to leave Florida.
M1canopy was as wax in the hands of
the local Indian agent. But he feared
TO d1sobey OsceOla more than he
dreaded the power of the white men.
The agent saw that Osceola was the
real power in Florida, so he spread be.
fore the young savage a copy of the
treaty. begging him to sign it. BY way
OF answer. Osceola drove his knife
through the paper. The agent threat.
ened him with the wrath of President
Jackson, former conqueror of Florida.
Osceola retorted:
Il fear Jackson no more than fear
you"
The conference broke up in disor.
der. Osceola's hatred Of the whites
was increased tenfold when they can.
tured his young wife and sold her as
slave. He himself was captured. but
escaped from Jail inside of two DAYS.
After that, it was war to the death.
Battle followed battle, with varying
results. At times Osceola used all the
willy tricks of his race, pretending to
agree to the governm ent's wishes:
then, as soon as he was strong enough
breaking out in some new section
When hard pressed he and his men
would take refuge in the Everglades"
At last, in 1887, temporary peace
was patched up with the government
Under a flag of truce and a promise
Of safety Osceola went by invitation
to a conference in General Jesup's
camp. There he was treacherously
seized, carried to ST. Augustine and
thrown into prison Thence he was
moved TO Fort Moultrie, at Charleston
S. G.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-10-06

ish. For the War Of 1912 was at hand,
Like firebrand. he swept through
the south Almost everywhere his
fierce eloquence drew the Indians to
his standard. In alarm, the govern
ment tried to check this uprising
Hawkins was sent to urge the Creeks
to stand firm in their allegiance to
Uncle Sam. But Tecumseh was too
clever for him. BY marching into the
council square and by tAe use of GER
tain sacred Indian rites he quite
spoiled the effect of Hawkins speech.
Then Tecumseh made a fervent ap-
peal to the Creeks to cast off the
white men, to give up farming and to
turn back to their old wild life of
hunting and fighting. He said he
bore that message from the Great
Spirit. who also ordered them to side
with the British. One Creek chief,
big Warrior" by name, doubted this
and demanded proof.
Il will give you proof" shouted Te-
cumseh. when the hour for the up
rising comes you shall see my arm
stretched like pale fire across the
heavens. l go now to Detroit. When
l arrive there l shall stamp my foot,
and every house in your village shall
fall to the ground" This was in the
autumn of 1912. In December of that
year comet stretched across the
skies, and an earthquake overturned
the Creek village. This was proof
enough for the Creeks that Tecumseb
was inspired.
A Mysterious Disappearance.
Meantime Tecumseh took the field
with the British in the War of 1912.
He was made brigadier-general. and
at the head Of thousands of native
warriors along the Canadian border
did mighty deeds against the United
States. Says one British historian:
"But for the red men led by the
brave Tecumseh it is probable we
should not now have Canada"
At the siege of Fort Meigs Tecum-
sch was foremost in the attack. He
saved all the American prisoners
there from torture. For, although he
hated every white man, he would
never permit captive to be tortured
or burned. Just before the famous
battle of the Thames Tecumseh laid
aside his gorgeous uniform and sword
and donned his simple hunting dress.
When he was asked why he did this
he answered simply and fearlessly:
This day 1 shall die"
Nor after the battle could any trace
Of him be found.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-10-06
TECUMSEH

The braves of the Creek Nation
5000 Indians in all-sat in solemn
council. They were lined up on the
klns. the Indian commissioner, was
about to harangue them. AS Hawkins
rose to speak. he halted, dumfounded
at Strange sight
Into the hollow square staIked a
tall Indian. His face was painted jet
black, streaked with queer daubs OF
white. His half-naked body was as
black and hideous as his face. Upon
his head waved a forest of eagle
plumes. Behind his back dangled the
tail OF newly-slain buffalo Like
some nightmare ghost the weirdly-
arrayed Indian strobe into the square.
AT his heels were thirty other saw
ages In like disguise. Around the
open square they marched in utter
silence, their leader hating now and
then to exchange mystic peace
signs" with the more prominent OF
The Creek chiefs.
Then the odd procession vanished.
No word had been spoken. Yet the
creeks. who had come to the confer
ence prepared to join forces with the
United States, suddenly changed their
minds. Hawkins most eloquent pleas
fell upon deaf ears. Nor could the
commissioner understand what had
befallen. He asked the name Of the
black-painted leader who had thus
boldly broken in upon a solemn coun-
Gil. The half-awed reply of the Creeks
was:
"Tecumseh!"
Man Who Hated Progress.
Tecumseh was bravest and wisest
OF the Shawnee chiefs. He was born
near Springfield, o., in 1853. When
he was a young man he won fame in
the campaign against General
Wayne's Yankee troops. From boy
hood he hated the United States.
Nor could Gen. w. H Harrison, the
local Indian agent, soften his hatred.
He repudiated all land treaties made
with the whites, and in 1908 hit upon
a scheme which threatened to check
westward progress. He planned to
combine all the warning western
tribes and to form them into a
mighty federation whose object way
to destroy the white men.
The great plan failed. through the
loss Of the battle Of Tippecanoe Eat
which Tecumseh was not presently,
and the baff1ed leader shifted to the
far south. There he sought to stir
up the tribes against the government
and to make them allies of the Brit
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-10-06
BEGINS PROBE Of
STEPHENSON CASE
SENATORIAL COMMITTEE OPENS
INVESTIGATION OF WISDOM
SIN SOlON'S ELECTION.
DEF ENDANT FIRST WITNESS
scope of the Investigation May Be
6roadened to include Primary EIec-
ton Campaign-Two Numbers of
Committee Are Absent.

charlottesville senatorial COM
mittee, consisting of Senator's w. B
hepburn Of Idaho, George Suther-
land or Utah and Atlee Pomerene of
Oh1o, appointed to Investigate the
election of Isaac Stephenson, has be-
gun its work here. There are two
Cther members of the committee,
Senators w. o. Bradley and T. H.
Paynter of Kentucky, but neither
were at the opening sessions. Sena-
tor Paynter will be here later, but
Senator Bradley will not be able to
meet with the committee on account
Of illness.
Senator Stephenson was the first
witness called before the committee.
He admitted the expenditure of
$1O7,783 in the primary campaign
preceding his nomination for United
States senator, but denied that he
paid any one or authorized the pay
ment to any member of the legisla-
ture to remain away from the SEES
sion when he was finally elected SEN
ator
1t was said that the scope of the
investigation would probably not be
developed until questions had been
raised regarding testimony, when the
members would retire and discuss the
advisability of going into the line
proposed. If this is carried out, it
Will not be known whether or not
the committee will confine the in
Vestigation strictly to the election of
Senator Stephenson or broaden it to
take up primary campaign matters
until the subject is brought before
the members for their decision
Whether or not the attorneys for
Senator Stephenson will challenge
the right of the committee to inves-
tigate the senator's election on the
ground that he was elected when the
two houses Of the legislature Of 1909
voted separately, can not be learned
1t Is probable, however, whether this
is done or not, that the fact that he
received the votes of majority of
the members of the assembly and
senate who voted for candidates "by
name" will be called to the attention
of the committee in a formal man
ner as a basis for any future action
which it may be desired to take.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-10-06
Charged With Mail Pouch Theft,

Green Bay.-Dan Martin, deputy
clerk of the Circuit court, has been
taken in custody by order of the
postoff1ce inspector, George Redeem
bach, in connection with the alleged
theft of a small mail pouch, which
was lying on a truck at railway
station. Martin is one of the most
prominent men in this section of the
state. He acted as assistant post
master in Green Bay for several
years, and previous to that held the
office of county clerk for twelve
years.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-10-06
Qadenerafeci.

Kid Mccoy, the hero of 125 battles,
is to open a sanitarium at Stamford.
He said the other day to New York
reporter:
Il hope in my sanitarium to restore
lots of grumpy middle-aged people to
perfect health, and If l give them back
perfect health I'll give them back
youth and gayety and romance. If mid
die age is stupid, if middle age is pro-
sale, 1T is only because the health of
middle age is poor.
"The woman" he continued, who
sends her grumpy mate to my estab
lishment will no longer have to make
the bitter complaint Of Mrs. Blank.
My husband, Is years ago., said
Mrs. Blank, used to kiss me every
time we passed through tunnel. But
now
"She gave a bitter laugh.
Now she said, he takes a long
pull at his travelling flask"
Some men think they are ambitious
If they try to avoid hard work