davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-26
Heavy Ratio Of Loss

NNNaNy NAVY ~ ASee
After the return OF the survivors Of
the Srd. Gen. Brooks ordered four
D companies OF the 4th to cross on the
dam and four companies OF the 9Th
to ford the stream.
A heavy artillery fire from % guns
was directed against the enemy to
/ cover the crossing Gen. Magruder
described II as "a most furious attack
of artillery"
This. however. was ineffective for
the rifle pits now blazed with musket.
~ which no attacking force of eight
companies could withstand. The gol-
den moment had passed The troops
were recalled.
THE moment found resistance
serious" reported Gen. Smith, Il act
ed in obedience to the warning instruc
tions Of the general in chief (McClel-
lam and withdrew the small number
OF troops exposed from under fire.
The losses In the afternoons work
we're extremely heavy for the num-
Der of men engaged Out OF 1872 men
in the four companies Of the Bird Yer.
mont the loss was SO. OF whom %
we're reported killed and nine missing.
The total losses were reported as 30
killed. l2l wounded and nine missing
a total OF i65. An army surgeon. Al
fred l.. Castleman OF the 5th Wlscon-
sin. who helped attend the wounded,
stated afterward. 81 myself saw over
90 of the killed" Doubtless many at
first reported wounded, died.
Gen Smith concluded his official re
port with the statement that in the
advance OF the four companies Of the
Bird Vermont there were more indiv.
ldual acts OF horoism performed than
| ever before read OF In great bat.
tie"
Llneoln's "sleeping Sentinel"
One Of the days heroes was vii.
liam Scott. whose life President Lin.
coin had saved by pardon in Septem.
Der, 1861. when the young soldier was
under sentence OF death for falling
asleep on post. (The story OF the par.
don has been told In this series)
Lincoln had said to Scott: IF
from this day William Scott does his
duty, 30 that, n | were there when he
comes to die. he could look me in the
fact and say, I have done my duty as
soldier, then my debt will be paid "
Scott was needless OF danger in the
fight az the stream He went back
several times TO get wounded com.
panions. On his last trip, when
bringing in his arms a badly wounded
man, he was hit by several bullets lie
kept on, reached another battle. You
all know what you can tell them at
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-26
MEETING OF BALL ENTHUSIASTS
Montpelier Goes on Record In Favor
of a State League

Montpelier, April PA large gath
ering of Montpelier baseball supper
ters met in the city hall tonight and
went on record in favor OF state
league. A. w. Daley was appointed
committee to confer with fans"
in Burlington, Rutland, Barre and
other Vermont towns and ascertain
the sentiment, and another commit
tee, composed of l.. II. Greene, d. L.
Donnelly, w. e. Poole. Fred Eaton
and A. w. Daley were appointed to
secure pledges of $1,000 to support
team and revive the sport which
has been dead in this section since
the collapse of the Northern League
which turned out such men as Rhuel-
bach, Coombs, Vickers, Collins and
several others now with fast com
pany
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-26

the redoubt of logs in the rear and
the Vermonters rushed over the
works Much Of their ammunition
had been wet in crossing the stream,
but they never thought of that They
fired what they had, and some OF
them, wild with excitement, kept on
to the main work.
According to the official report of
Gen Brooks, about half dozen OF
the men actually penetrated the main
work itself, driving out quite a num-
Der of the enemy by means of lusty
yells alone"
There can be little doubt that had
these impetuous Vermonters been
promptly supported, the enemy's line
would have been broken then and
there. Gen. Magruders report shows
this The charge he states, was very
rapid and vigorous" and when Col.
Robert NJ Mckinney in command OF
the 18th North Carolina, fell MORALLY
wounded, temporary confusion en-
sued, which was increased by an UNI
authorized order to fall back"
This was the psychological moment
for the Federals in the advance up
the peninsula, and it passed unim-
proved Gen Smith had no authority
TO bring on a general engagement and
the gallant Vermonters remained I'M
supported in the captured rifle pits for
forty minutes.
Meanwhile the Confederates
brought up five regiments and had
five more set in motion for the scene.
The enemy deployed and opened an
enfilading fire on the rife pits to
which the Vermont troops were Who'll
ly exposed Attacked also in front by
overwhelming numbers, and with no
help coming to them from across the
stream-though in Keyes' corps alone
there we're as many men as the en-
envy then had in his entire works on
the peninsua-there was only one
thing for the Vermonters to do-re-
treat
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-26
FRECKLES
New Drug That Quickly Removes
These Homely Spots

iH~SN aiN'HN'y OFSN~
There's no longer the slightest
need of feeling ashamed Of your
freckles, as a new drug, othine-
double strength, has been discovered
that positively removes these home
ly spots.
Simply get one ounce of othine-
double strength, from w. l.. Gokay
and apply a little of it at night and
in the morning you will see that even
the worst freckles have begun 10
disappear. while the lighter ones
have vanished entirely 1t is seldom
that more than an ounce is needed
to completely clear the skin and gain
a beautiful clear complexion.
Be sure to ask for the double
strength othine, as this is sold under
guarantee of money back II 1t fails
to remove freckles.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-26

home about me. pave tried TO do
the right thing.
He was silent awhile, his strength
ebbing rapidly. Finally he rallied and
in a clear voice said If any OF you
ever have a chance ] Wish you would
tell President Lincoln that / have
not forgotten his kind words; that
have tried to be good soldier and
true to the flag. rnow ! am dying
and ! thmnk him again for giving me
the chance to die like soldier and
not like a coward at the hands OF
my comrades"
These words aud CHEEKY "goodby,
boys, were SCOTS last. They buried
HIN in the shade Of a noble tree near
by and carved his initials in the bark,
with the words. "A brave soldier"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-26
UnavalIlnq Herolsm

The outnumbered Federals fell back
in good order, covering themselves
behind trees, and such of them as had
dry powder fighting as they went.
In recrossing the stream they car
ried with the mall their wounded
whose condition at all promised sur
yival of their hurts.
Many were now shot in the water
and drowned wrote the correspond
ent above quoted. THE language of
a Lamolle county boy, not 16 years
old Why, sir, 1t was just like sap
boiling in that stream-the bullets fell
so thick" is so expressive that ] use
il as a measure of intensity.
These brave men having backed
out of the deep water formed on dry
land and began to fight anew Many
dashed into the stream again and
dragged out the wounded, who were
clinging to the trees or sitting with
their heads just out Of water.
Julian A. Scott Of the Ord Vermont
under l6, was one of these heroes. He
| pulled out no less than nine OF his
wounded comrades He twice went
under fire across the stream ana
brought back from the slope of. the
rifle pit John c. Backum of his own
company, who was shot through the
lungs. Ephriant Brown, who was
helping him, was himself shot through
the thigh and disabled. Scott waded
back and brought him safely over.
John Harrington, a beardless or
phan boy Of II, unarmed went over
and rescued out OF the rife pit dis
abled companion.
Lieut. Whittemore of Co. c with
/ his revolver covered Harrington in
( his hazardous expedition His most
intimate friend. private Vance. had
been killed in the rife pit. White
more, enraged with sorrow, burst into
tears, and, seizing the dead soldiers
musket, stood over him and threaten
ed death to any who should retreat;
and then STOPPING down he took car
fridge after cartridge from his friends
box. and killed his man at every fire
raging with a divine fury the
while %
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-26

Hammond REGAIN Writing from East
Highgate, VT, says 81 wish to tell
you how Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound cured me Of asthma. had a
severe case and tried almost every
thing. One bottle OF Foley's Honey
and Tar COMPOUND Relieved me and
the second bottle Completely cured
me and ! have not had an attack
since. Coles Pbarmacy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-26

J. George Hudgins, bennington, VT,
says, 81 was attacked with a severe
case OF lumbago and suffered untold
agony. l had paips across my back
and could hardly move my arms.
was advised to take Foley Kidney
Pills which did. In very short
time the pains left and | have never
had lumbago since. Foley Kidney
Pills receive my highest recommen
latlon." Coles Pharmacy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-26

You nave in your possession some
photographs which you value highly
Tor memories sake. Just as surely,
there someone who would value
YOUr- photograph or some one of
your :amily which only you could
give Them. Come in and let us talk
1t over and see for yourself the fine
line Or styles and mountings l have
in stock and the very low prices for
same
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-12-18
NAMED BY THE PRESIDENT
Industrial Commission Created by
Act Of Congress.

Washington, Dec. 18. - President
Taft sent to the senate the nomina-
lions of the nine members of the in
dustrial commission created by con-
gress to investigate the relations be-
tween labor and capital. The men
named were:
Representing the People-Senator
George Sutherland of Utah; George
b. Chandler, a member of the Con
necticut legislature; Charles Simon
Barrett of Georgia, president of the
Farmers union.
Representing Capital-Frederick A.
Delaney of Chicago. president of the
Wabash railroad: Adolph Lewisohn,
New York, merchant and philanthropy
list; f.. c. Schwedtman Of Missouri. an
electrical engineer.
Representing Labor-Austin b. Gar.
retson of Iowa, president of the Order
OF Railway Conductors; John B. Len
non, treasurer OF the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, and james O'ConneIl
OF the District of Columbia, vice presi-
dent OF the same organization.
The commission will choose it's own
chairman,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-12-18
NUMEROUS THRILLING
HAPPENINGS ABOARD
Log OF Pacific Liner Reads uike
Dime Novel.

San Francisco, Dec. 1S.-The log of
the liner Korea. just arrived from the
Orient, reads like the table of con-
tents of a dime novel.
One day out from San Francisco a
Chinese passenger jumped overheard
and was drowned.
Another Chinese passenger was
claimed al the victim of a tong war
before the ship reached Honolulu. He
had sought 10 save his life by flight.
but a gunman from the enemy's ranks
sailed with him on the Korea and
found an opportunity to fire the fatal
bullet. Tn slayer is held at Honolulu.
Before the liner left that port an
other Chinese made an unsuccessful
attempt to commit suicide and a day
later still another Chinese jumped
overheard TO his death.
At Yokohama. on the homeward
voyage, a Japanese peddler plunged a
knife into the back of Andrew Benus-
ST. a Waterman on the ship. The
peddler fed. but was captured. Be-
nussi recovered.
On Dec. 8 f. C.. Miller. a cabin pas
senger from Manila, was giving his
.two-year-old son a bath, when he ac-
cidentally turned on the hot water.
The child was scalded so badly that
he died in an hour.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-12-18
KENNEL NOTES.

Wuf! Wuff! Eight valuable hunt
Ing dogs were burned to death in a
car. Hound seized his masters gun.
and the master was shot 10 death.
Boston bull, whose ownership was dis
puted, promptly responded to every
call In court. battling the magistrates
bromide. Automobile ran over Scotch
collie's tail IN New York. and the dog
Is inferentially running yet. The bark
Ing Of a dog In Brooklyn led TO the dis
covery OF a suicides body and a MUIR
der victim. In Paterson. y. j.. a girl
brings suit against her hostess for CIV
Ing her a dog biscuit ut II bridge party,
On which she broke her teeth.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-12-18
HEARST HEARD
BY COMMITTEE
Publisher Questioned by
Campaign ProberS.
NEVER SAW ORIGINALS

oupmits Phot0grdpnic GopieS OF
Standard Oil Letters to Certain
Public Men, but Declares He Does
Not Know How They Were Secured.
Washington, Dec. 18.-William r.
Hearst produced before the senate
campaign investigating committee
several new letters bearing upon the
alleged political activities Of John ID.
Archbold and the Standard Oil com
pany. Mr.. Hearst testified that he
knew nothing as to the incidents re-
lated in the letters, or the eircum-
stances under which Mr.. Archbold
might have sent money to former
Senator Foraker OF Ohio and former
Representative Joseph G.. Sibley OF
Pennsylvania, to whom some of the
letters were addressed.
The publisher was the chief witness
at the committees short session. Two
OF the letters he produced had been
made public in 1908. he said, ~ a
speech at Columbus. o. They were
from John ID. Archbold and referred
to a projected loan of $4,000 to Sen
ator Foraker. Mr.. Hearst told the
committee he had been informed the
money was repaid.
The New York publisher told the
committee at the outset that he had
some other letters which had not been
made public. He first produced the
Photographic copies of the letters all
ready published and identified them
for the convenience of the committee.
Never Saw the Originals.
Chairman Clapp asked Mr.. Hearst II
he ever saw the originals of the let
tiers published In his magazine. He
said he was not certain, but he be
ieved he had only seen the photo
graphic facsimile copies.
"Of whom did you get them?'
asked Senator Clapp.
Mr. Hearst hesitated a moment.
Il am anxious" he began, ito testi-
fy very fully to everything In which
l am personally concerned, and every
thing OF interest to this inquiry. Do
you feel that this is essential to the
inquiry"
Senator Clapp replied that the au.
thenticity of some OF the letters had
been questioned.
After members OF the committee
had insisted upon the information Mr..
Hearst responded that he got The cop
les of John Eddy of London. author of
the four articles published in a maya
zine. He testified he did not know of
whom Eddy procured the letters.
Mr. Hears. then produced the sew
eral letters and kilograms.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-12-18
SUCCEEDS WILKlE
New Yorker Becomes Head Of Fed
eral Secret Service,

Washington, Dec. 1S.-Wiiiiam J.
Flynn of New York has been appoint.
ed chief of the United States secret
service by Secretary MacVeagh OF the
treasury department, succeeding John
K. Wilkie, now chief supervising agent
of the customs service.
For many years Mr.. Flynn has been
in charge of the New York division OF
the secret service and during the early
days OF Mayor Gaynor's administration
was deputy police commissioner of
New York.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-12-18
c0NvCTS HUNT FUGlTIvES
Honor System Prisoners In Arizona
Scour Mountains.

Globe, Ariz., Dec. 1S.-Posses com.
posed of honor system" convicts are
securing ella, Graham and Pima coun-
ties In search of two other ~convicts
who broke their pledge and fed from
he road camp In the Pima mountains.
The men who escaped we're Manuel
Gutierrez. a life term convict, and a
Papago Indian serving a term for
horse stealing.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-12-18

Chickasha, Okla, Dec. 1S.-An un-
identified tramp was killed and TWEEN
ty persons injured when two Chicago.
Rock Island and Pacific passenger
trains collided headon at Minnekah.
State Representative Elect t. J..
Brown Is among the seriously injured.
His skull was fractured.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-12-18
DEFEAT OF WOMEN PLANNED
Chicago Association Agrees to Under.
sell Them in Eggs.

Chicago, Dec. 1S.-Society and club
women of this city who will sell eggs
direct to the nsum at "a cents a
dozen Friday may find themselves
with a few carloads of eggs for break.
fast and a large sized bill to foot be-
sides.
An association of Wholesale mer-
chants has agreed to flood the market
with cold storage eggs and undersell
the women at any price.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-12-18
NOME FOR WORKING GIRLS
Mrs. Frederick Vanderbilt to Build
S150,o0o Structure.

New York, Dec. 1S.-Ground will be
broken or East Twenty-ninth street
next month for a new working girls
home, the gift of Mrs. Frederick Van
.derbilt.
The estimated cost is $780, 900 and
the building will house 100 girls, who
will pay from SO to S. a week for
their room and board.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-12-18
Veteran starves to Death.

Chicago, Dec. 1S.-Henry West, sew
enty years old, a veteran of the Civil
war, died of starvation in his scantily
furnished room. Letters telling of
his bravery during the wal and of his
recent poverty were found in the
room. West had been Ill for two
weeks.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-12-18
A N 0 u c M z N

Hear ye! Hear ye! all ye people
who take pride in your stock and
are particular about their feed.
This is to certify our pure we'll
ripened feed is go good it can't be
better.
The famous "Occident" -four.
and other first class brands.
Prize buckwheat -four, fresh
and nice. Special prices on five
and ten sack lots of flour.
Exchange -four, feed, seeds and
salt for cream.
Postoffice Block East 4th St
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-12-18
DANGER IN DELAY
Kidney Disease Are Too Dan
gerous For Madison People
to Neglect

The greatest danger of kidney
troubles is that they so often get a firm
hold before the sufferer recognizes
them. Health will be gradually I'M
dermined. Backache, headache, nerv-
business. lameness. soreness, lumbago,
urinary troubles. dropsy, gravel and
Bright's disease may follow as the
kidneys get worse. Don't neglect
your kidneys. Help the kidneys with
Doan's Kidney Pills, which are SO
strongly recommended right here in
Madison.
August Weitha, heal Fifth St,
Madison, s.. Oak, says: sit gives me
pleasure to endorse Doan's Kidney
Pills. For many years | had kidney
complaint and although / tried various
remedies, / was unsuccessful in getting
relief until / procured Doan's Kidney
Pills from the Jones Drug Co. (now f.
c Smiths Drug Store). This prepar-
alton acted on my kidneys from the
first. driving away the pair and other
difficulties. / am now enjoying good
health"
For sale by all druggists. Price so
rents. Foster Milburn Co.. Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name -Doan's-and
take no other. ADV.
DR.. VIM. Sadler. author of 1.-THE
Cause and Cure OF Colds" says that
common colds should be taken seri
ously, especially when they chang
on" Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound is a reliable household medicine
for coughs and colds. equally effective
for children and for grown persons
Take it when you feel a cold coming
on. 1t will avert danger of serious
results and cure quickly. No harm
full drugs. For sale by all druggists
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-07-13
Fall Irish Potatoes.
Faulkner Co., Ark


Farm and Ranch:
AS it is about time to plant fall
crop of Irish potatoes, | will write you
my method, which has proven quite
successful here.
Land that will make a good spring
crop should be selected, should be in
a good state of cultivation, not too
loose, excepting dust mulch (say
two inches), which should be retained
through the crpo.
For seed use well matured spring.
crop Triumph. | use Triumph because
/ think there is none better for late
crop potato. Do not use the small
potato for late planting, as they are
too slow coming up; but use medium
and larger that have been out of the
ground at least three weeks; no spe-
cial treatment necessary.
Immediately before planting cut as
for spring planting. Put in cold water
out of which drop in freshly turned
furrow. Step on the potato, as this
causes the moisture to rise to the po-
tato, where it is needed. Cover imme-
diately with two burrows. Run out
middles and roll or drag Off. E.
Halter in Farm and Ranch.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-07-13

Commenting on remarks of Farm
and Ranch that farmers are not al
ways as Jealous supporters of good
roads as they should be, the Halletts-
vile Herald represents those of La
vaca county as coming to the scratch
in truly commendable fashion. Where
county funds are inadequate they have
been furnishing wagons, teams, tools
and hands, with the result that sand
beds are being clayed and other bad
roads turnd into good roads in ready,
satisfactory, commendable fashion.
The Star has always believed that
good roads were more important to
the farmer than anything else, and
that they could afford to make almost
any sort of effort and sacrifice to get
them. In Dewitt county we are just
coming into the use of tax money
voted for roads and it is beginning to
tell in a highly satisfactory manner
upon our road situation. If the farm
ers choose to lend assistance in the
way the Lavaca county folks are do
ing it would hasten the accomplish
ment of work and would save them
lots of good hard dollars in being able
to haul larger loads to and from mar
ket much more quickly and easily.
The farmers time is worth money just
the same as anybody else's. There is
great deal of unnecessary impa-
tince and unrest over the road ques-
ton. The public money is expected
to go too far and fix too many roads.
Our present facilities are limited and
we can't reach everything at once, but
as before stated. we can move whole
lot faster if the farmers give their
active support to the work. Road work
has fallen into an entirely false posi-
ton; the farmers have held back on
the supposition that merchants eager
for trade would do the bulk of the
boosting in order to get it. The farmer
is the mon who is primarily interested
in good roads. 1t is his time that is
lost in small loads and slow travel to
market: his teams that are killed up
and his wagons that are broken by
gullies and stumps and sand beds
Cuero Star.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-07-13

perience in this line. OF course there
are no perfect weather forecasts, but
Judge Blake has made success, not
only in forecasting but financially. He
has made fortune out of his work.
One item of his success is this. He
successfully calculated the great and
destructive drouth OF 1901 and the
great dealers and spectators in grain
became very much interested in his
work. He cleared 100000 on that sea.
sons work.
Is it not time the government should
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-07-13
SUFFICIENT CAUSE FOR NAUSEA.

Here is what makes us sick. 1t has
been shown that Judge Ramsey in
speech before the bar association at
Waco said one result of his work on
the bench was the making of Sunday
Baseball possible, and that clubs could
furnish their members intoxicating
liquors on the Lords day." The book
and page where his words were to be
found were given. Yet the Ramsey
organs and his clackers are shouting
I"Down with Colquitt, whiskey and cor
ruption and give us Ramsey and a
clean administration"
How would they get it with Ramsey ?
."Out Of the heart the mouth speak
eth" and the above words of Judge
Ramsey show what manner of man
he is.
Governor Colquitt is a clean, moral
man and his enemies can not deny it.
He is an anti-prohibitionist, but he is
not whiskey drinker.
"Give us Ramsey and a clean ad-
ministration. Yet his chief clackers,
especially in Brazos county, go around
with pockets bullying with passes as
the paid attorneys of railroads, the
greatest trust and the closest ally of
he ltrror tro ffio in ayictnnna
Makes us sick at the stummick