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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-08-04

with money and remorse, he decided
to go to Baltimore and become mer-
chant prince. He made part of the
journey on a steamboat, and was
greatly annoyed by an opulent drover,
who persisted in flashing a big roll of
bills, and boasting of his wealth. Be
ing full of virtue, Hare took the drOv-
er aside and advised him to conceal
his money and do less talking There
are thieves on board all of these
ing for such men as you" The drover
didn't take the advice in good part.
He boosted that he was able to take
care of himself, and he'd like to see
that thief who could despoil him. Here
upon Hare lost all patience with him,
and robbed him of $500, and left the
boat. He was pursued and captured
and served eight years in the peniten-
tiary for this little joke.
nor many years he pursued his
course with comparatively few re-
verses; and the reverses usually came
to him because he would not use fire
arms in self-defense. He might have
escaped capture on several occasions
had he been willing to shoot. When
ever he was in custody Hare preached
to his fellow prisoners a good deal,
trying to impress upon them the fact
that the most Improbable thing in the
world is life of crime. 1.-THE lot of
the meanest laborer in the land" said
he, lis thousand times more enviable
than that Of the most successful Grim
inal."
Returning to his native state after
seventeen years of wandering and pill
lage, Hare was greatly distressed to
find that his younger brother had
adopted a career of crime. and was
the associate of thieves and gamblers.
This hurt him more than any incident
of his career. With tears on his cheeks
he implCred and entreated the young
man to reform and be good, but in
vain. The youth had no use for the
path of virtue.
"If you must be a criminal then
said Joseph, come with me, so can
watch over and protect you" Joseph
had planned to rob the mails, so he
could get enough money to settle down
he always was going to settle down
His brother, with other robbers, ac
companed him on this errand. They
robbed the coach, but were arrested
at Baltimore a few days later. The
young man drew ten years, and 10
seph was sentenced to death. He was
executed in September, 1918, and his
last days were given over to the writ
ing Of poetry and the utterance Of
moral homilies. He was probably thu
only great robber whose hands haC
never been stained with human blood
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-08-04
Gardens for Railroad Men.

Railroad mems gardens is an innn0-
walton introduced by the Great West
ern Railroad company to help its en-
pIOyees. All along the line on both
sides of the railroad can be seen tiny
plots and almost every foot of space
has been turned over to grow wartime
potatoes and other vegetables. In this
way several hundred acres are being
cultivated. AS a rule an allotment
runs from 10 to 20 rods, which
is about the limit of a railroad work
er's spare-time capacity. Each holder
pays a nominal rental for his ground,
and on account of the war all the hold
ers are making extra efforts to get the
very utmost out of their holdings.
Fewer flowers are seen in the plots,
and a wider range of vegetables, with
view to successive crops, has be-
come general.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-08-04

venient basement, and the numerous
windows cannot help but combine to
make home which will be of the
maximum comfort and usefulness to
it's occupants.
The roof and walls are finished in
shingles stained dark color in the IL
lustration, but If it is desired, the walls
may be finished in dark-colored stucco.
This finish gives very good satisfaction
since it is now possible to color the
stucco by either mixture of the color
ing with the material when the house
is being constructed, or one of the
stucco paints may be used, which will
also serve as waterproofing material.
1t Is desirable to finish the walls in
some dark color in this design on ac-
count of the pleasing contrast with
the white trim of the windows and
roof. On account Of the large mum.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-08-04
A Plea,

Iwould make plea against the one
sidedness of our present endeavOr, lean
ing over to the external world; would
make a plea for deeper culture; for
more widespread study of the humani-
ties; for more determined use, in our
colleges and our schools, of the ideal
lists opportunity in a world drunk with
a sense Of physical fact. A plea for
the study of history; for the pure in
tellectual discipline of philosophy
and, because of our special need, for
literature as a necessary discipline in
all school work and college work
wheresoever. The work with the clas-
sizes is steadily decreasing; alas for
the dimming of the torch that has
guided our way! Since ancient litera-
ture, with its superb power of shaping
young civilization, has been largely
driven out--with what incalculable
loss let us study and teach our own,
still permitted and, in places, even en-
couraged; let us have our English lit
erature taught in the wisest and pro-
foundest way ascertainable, wherever
anything Is acknowledgement Sher-
wood, in the Atlantic.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-08-04


great desire to emulate Turpin, Shep-
herd, and the rest of them.
He was born in Chester county,
Pennsylvania, in 1880, and was the
first great American highwayman, as
he probably was the most admirable.
He was more like Robin Hood than
any gentlemen of the road of whom
there is record, for he was brave, chiv-
alrous and generous, and if he stole
from the opulent with one hand, he
gave to the needy with the other. One
cannot read his history without de-
ploring the fact that he took the left
hand trail when a lad; had he taken
the other. his bust might now be in
the Hall Of Fame.
His first exploit was pulled off,
when he was a schoolboy. He had a
number of cronies of his own age who
had grown up on bandit literature,
and they were ali eager for action.
Hare proposed that they rob an old
misery farmer who lived in the neigh
borhood. and the boys agreed. One
night they went to the farmers resi-
dence, intent on pllage and found
him seated on the front porch, in his
nightrail, the heat having driven him
from the house. The boys waited for
hours, hoping the old man would 60
to bed, but he sat there as though
waiting for the end of the world. The
other boys experienced a chill in their
feet, and wanted to go home; but Hare
said he had come forth to rob, and
was going to rob. SO he stole quietly
to the porch. and found the farmer
was asleep. Then he entered the
house and rummaged around until he
had found $500, when he rejoined his
companions.
All his exploits were characterized
by similar daring. AS young mar
he went to New Orleans to seek III
fortune. Upon landing there, 10 his
backwoods raiment, he was ridiculeC
by a group of toughs. Hare walked
up to the biggest of the rowdies anC
struck him In the face. Then thert
was a fight that was talked about II
New Orleans for years. The big rowd,
was Bill Marshall, celebrated pugil
ist of the time. He was forty pound
larger than Hare, but the country bo.
whipped him to q FRAGILE. Then a pub
lie fight according to ring rules wa
arranged for and tremendous GROVE
witnessed the conflict. Hare agai
whipped Marshall, and retired fror
the ring with a comfortable roll o
money.
Throughout his career he preferre
his fists to firearms. Often he wOul
depend upon natures weapons whe
his life or liberty was at stake, an
when he had deadly weapons In Fl
belt. On one occasion he was SUI
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-08-04
Record Carload.

According to the Engineering News,
the Pennsylvania railroad recently
carried the largest railroad carload in
combined weight and size ever moved
by rail. 1t was the S,000-kilowatt gen.
orator of steam turbine power unit,
which weighed so tons, and which
when in place on the car stood ID feet
ia inches above the rails. 1t was
shipped from Greenville, N. j., to Jop-
lin, Mo-, on a new fiat car built to
carry a load Of 70 tons. In order to
avoid low bridges and other obstacles
it was necessary to send the car by q
circuitOus route. -..--.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-08-04

with its cupboard and refrigerator,
which is iced from the rear porch. Al
though this kitchen is large enough to
be well ventilated and far from stuffy
the arrangement gives it all of the adj
vantageS of the small kitchen.
The front porch is very cleveriy
placed back under the main roof with
fancy exposed rafters and two neat
posts. The broad steps blend we'll
with the other parts of the house and
have an inviting appearance from the
thOroughfare.
A few well-placed trees and shrubs
and a carefully graded lawn would
surround this house with an atTnos-
phere as homelike as anyone could
wish for.
If you have never experienced the
pleasure of arising early on a sum-
mer's morning to go out into your own
garden to work for an hour or two in
| the refreshing air, or if you have
never been able to come home, tired
| from the days labor, to be welcomed
into a snug little home surrounded by
the products of your cooperation with
nature, then you have not found all
the pleasure there is in life. A home
such as the one discussed here is not
extremely expensive, and it furnishes
satisfaction which cannot be esti-
mated in terms of the money cost
which it involves.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-08-04
Off and On the Track.

At an interlocking switch near Wi
mona, Wis, a freight train was using
the switch and had just cleared the
crossing when st. Paul freight
crashed through the derail.
The engine bounded off the rails, ran
so feet on the ties, struck a guard rail,
and leaped back on the main track.
Seventeen cars behind it performed
Il like feat, and when the train finally
was stopped only one car was off the
rails.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-08-04

rounded in a tavern by Ave officers,
heavily armed, who were bent upon
capturing him. and he whipped the
whole FIVE with his fists and escaped.
The authentic stories of his exploits
would fill large volume. He some
times had bands of followers, and
sometimes he operated alone, and he
had phenomenal luck.
There was nothing haphazard about
his methods. He laid his plans like a
general, and followed them up. He
had his scouts and spies, and received
accurate information when wealthy
travellers were about to set forth on
pilgrimages. Then he would ambush
them and relieve them of their val
tables with an od-schOol courtesy
that must have been highly gratifying
to the victims. His operations COW
cred a wide territory, and he moved
so quickly and mysteriously that it
was almost impossible to locate him.
1t was characteristic of this singu-
lar man that after every robbery he
was overwhelmed with remOrSe. He
would repair to some secluded spot
and sit in sackclOth and ashes, and
write poetry full of heartbreak; and
his poetry, considering his meager ed
uCation, is surprisingly good. Several
of his poems have been preserved,
and they are melodiOus and sweet.
There is not a discordant line in any
of them.
Time and again he made up his
mind to abandon his wicked courses
and lead quiet and reputable life,
but something always interfered. Upon
one occasion, after making of haul Of
SIS, 000-which was a fortune in those
days-he travelled back to the scenes
of his boyhood, intent upon buying
farm upon which he had worked as a
child. He had heard that the place
was for sale, and he was determined
to own 1t, and settle down and live
happy ever after. But when he ap-
preached the farmhouse a savage dog
sprang at him from behind some
bushes. and chased him all over the
place, and bit a sample out of his per-
son, and he was so mad and disguised
that he left the neighborhood at once,
and resumed his old tricks.
Another time, being well loaded
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-08-04
Russia to Build Railroads in China.

The Russian government immediate
ly after the close of the war, will is
sue a loan of $24,333,000 to China, to
be used exclusively in the construction
of five railroad lines in Manchuria, ac-
cording to an agreement just reached
between the financial agents of the
two countries, the details of which
have been reported to the state de-
partment by Consul Caldwell at Vladi-
yOStOk.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-08-04

Joseph Thompson Hare might have
distinguished himself in any one of
half q dozen honorable professions,
for he had many of the qualities
which command success. but he was
afflicted with indulgent parents, who
permitted him to run wild in his youth.
OF romantic temperament, he was
fond of reading books of adventure,
and the books to which he had access
were not of the character-building
kind. Among them were various
chronicles In which the celebrated
British highwaymen were exploited as
heroes and Joseph grew up with a
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-08-04
Arrangement of Dwelling Which
Is Constantly Growing in
Popularity.
AFFORDS AN IDEAL HOME
For the Small Town This Type of
Residence Is the Best That Can
Be Decentralization Com
fort and Usefulness
Combined.
BY WILLIAM A. RADFORp.

Mr.. William A. Radford vii: answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building, for the readers of this
paper. On account of his wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he
is, without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford, No. 1927 Prairie
avenue, Chicago, ILL.,, and only enclose
tWo-cent stamp for reply.
The rapidly growing popularity of
the modern bungalow type of home
for the average-sRed family Is Strik-
ing evidence of the tendency of the
American hOme-builder to get away
from the old stately mansion with it's
many rooms, only few of which were
ever of any real use; home in which
the family was spread over the entire
house and the work required to main
tain order was no small item. This
new tendency is one which brings the
family closely together and by the con-
| centration of all their efforts upon the
| Improvement of a few weIl-designed
rooms a new standard of home life is
set in which each member of the fam
lily has his little part to play, and
where the results of his labor will be
! evident to anyone who happens to
come into the little bungalow home.
| Not only this, but the bungalow offers
the family, tired of climbing two or
three flights of stairs, an opportunity
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-08-04
THE BANDIT BARD.

Then up and away!
Ere the break of the day
Wen fly, quickly fly to our hiding,
And there we will rest
Till the sun in the West
Has given the signal for riding.
Joseph Thompson Hare.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-08-04
EIectrification Goes On.

Up to date about $500 miles of
steam railroad in the United States
have been electrified.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-08-04
Avoid Takinu Chances.

In times like these it is well to do
the safe thing as often as possible and
take that chance as seldom as possible.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-11-24
Back by Request

Prof. Caruthers and company
came down from Sisseton Monday
where he had shown the past week
to packed houses. BY request Of
the management Of the Bentley
Grand and a number Of citizens
Prof. Caruthers was pursuaded to
give three performances more in
this city this week. Thursday,
Friday and Saturday. PORT.
Caruthers being sick the latter part
of the week he showed here he was
unable to give readings and has
consented while in the city to give
readings to all who come to the
Opera House in the afternoon Of
this week. The musical Emersons
will also appear each evening in
their singing act.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-11-24
Degree Of Honor

The members lof the Degree Of
Honor team attended a district
convention at Webster last Monday
evening, going up on the afternoon
local and coming home on the early
morning flyer. The team from
here conferred the degree work on
candidates in a very proficient
manner. Among the members who
attended the convention were:
Mesdames Wylie, Gist, Alderman,
Voss, Dore, Fowler, Finley. Kuehl.
Mosiman, Ross. Reeve. Wylie.
Martin, Steigel, Doroty. The
ladies reported a good time and
fine entertainment. at Webste.r
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-11-24
Broke Jail

Deputy Sheriff Thos. Finley has
received information to arrest
Roy Ceaser. 1t appears that the
young man IA arrested on a
charge Of stealing SIS from the pool
hall at Odessa, and was put in the
lookup. When the constable
brought Roy his mail in the morn
ing he tripped the officer off his
feet and took from him the keys
to the jail and getting out locked
the door on the officer. A $50 re-
ward has been offered FOR the
apprehension of Ceaser.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-11-24
Railroad Man Killed
Lyle Ostrandtr Falls From Train at
O%rtOnvillp

A sad accident, costing the life Of
one Of the popular railroad men
OF the Milwaukee occurred at
Ortonville Wednesday morning.
A special west bound freight pulled
out Of Ortonville in the early
morning with Bert Roberts as en-.
gineer and Frank Reeve as conduct
or, and Lyle Ostrander as break
man on the rear end Of the train.
1t was Ostrander's duty to turn the
switch at Milbank when the train
arrived in the yards here, but it
was discovered he was not on the
train and a telegram was received
stating that his body had been
found on the track only a short
distance from the Ortonville depot,
his hand crushed on the rail and
other injuries. 1t is not known
how the unfortunate mar met his
death as when last seer he had
given the signal to go ahead, and
it is supposed that in attempting
to board the train he slipped on the
frosty walk. or had fallen from the
cars by a slip or misstep as the
train was pulling out Of the yards
at Ortonville.
The deceased man was very
popular among his fellow workers
as a good hearted jovial gentle
man, we'll liked by all who knew
him. He is brother Of Gerald
Ostrander who is an engineer on
the road, and is a brother-in-
law Of Conductor Jake Hammer.
His home was at Montevideo,
where his wife and two children
reside. He was about 35 years old.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-11-24
Circuit Court

The circuit court has been in
session during the past week. In
the criminal caess not reported last
week that of the state VS.. George
M. Fosburgh was dismissed.
John Ceaser, whose jury trial re-
suited in a conviction for blind
plugging was sentenced to a team of
thirty days in jail and a fine Of
500.
The a of the state against
Herman Niles, the sixteen year old
boy who killed his father and who
pleaded guilty was taken up yester-
day and before sentencing the
youth to the reform school Judge
Bouck gave the boy a fathely talk
to help him on to a better life in
the years to come.
In the civil case Of Butler Smith
vs. Ihos. Street after a Jury trial
the plaintiff was awarded $50, the
plaintiff to pay costs.
The case Of William Van Offeran
vs. George M. and M. b. Fosbugn
was settled and dismissed.
Elliot supply Go. IS Berg Bros.
Dismissed.
James Chaplin vs. Allison Nc
Allister. Judgment Of 500 for
plaintiff.
In the ease Of Wyman Partridge
company VS.. Ed Johnson the jury
disagreed and Il new trial will pro-
badly have to be had at the next
term of court.
In the case Of George Christian
VS. Dan BAILEY the jury brought in
a verdict Of S75 for the plaintiff.
In the case Of Alice Carlson who
sued the city of Milbank for
damages for anjurv received on a
defective crosswalk the jury re-
turned a verdict Of $50 for plaintiff
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-11-24
INDICTED.

Andy Lockhart, he Of Chain
Lightning celebrity, received word
last night that he had been indicted
by the grand jury Of the U. S.
court at Aberdeen for sending OBJ
scene literature through the mails,
and that he would have to appear
to answer to the charge.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-11-24
GlOria'S Romance


To the hos. Of admirers Of Miss
Billie Burke whose Peggy, ex-
hibited here a few weeks ago, won
so many movie fans to her, cause
the announcement of another Billie
Burke film will be greeted with
enthusiasm. Manager j. j. Nelson
Of the Bentley Grand recently
signed up for the exhibition of
"Gloria's Romance a 40 reel
serial in which Miss Burke plays
the part Of Gloria. This big serial
has been run in the cities for
months to packed houses and it is
said that Miss Burke is at her best
in this romantic offering.
Mr.. Nelson will institute a
novice with the opening night Of
.'Gloria's Romance by showing s
reels of the play instead Of drag
ING the serial out. In this way the
admirers of Billie Burke will be
able to see the entire serial in five
weeks. The great objection to the
long serial c the length of
time used to exhibit the play and
Mr.. Nelson is seeking to avoid this
by runnig eight reels a night for
FIVE nights. The opening install
ment of eight reels will be shown
next Tuesday evening and every
Tuesday for four weeks following.
In connection with this s reel
feature will be a Carter DelIaven
Comedy. An admission OF 25c.
will be charged for the 10 reel.
Remember the night, Tuesday,
Nov. s reserved seats at Blesers.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-11-24
For THANKSGIVING Dinner

Emperor Grapes, Celery, Grape
fruit, Oranges. Bananas, Mince-
meat. Raisins and .Currants for
Thanksgiving dinner. We have
them all of finest quality.
Thirsk Bros. Phone 9.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-11-24
Consolidated April IL 1890

40 near DIS can De inquired out the
Richards primary aw lost out,
there being something like 1856
majority against the measure.
The closeness of the vote shows
that South Dakota hasn't entirely
gotten away from fads. but is..slowly
returning to a demand for common
sense legislation.
Mrs. W. B. Saunders and son
Earl returned Monday from an
auto trip to Wayburn, Neb., where
they spent a few days with Mrs.
Saunders sister. They had a very
successful trip both going and COM
ing, the roads being in good con-
dition.
Frank Phelan, the section fore
man has been laid up with a brok-
en- arm during the week. He
attempted to board freight train
No. 90 while it was going at pretty
good speed in the Ortonvlle yard
and was thrown back of the
caboose. Frank may be 0 n
graduated that his injury was not
any worse than it was.
Ernest H. f. Lindercamp the six
year old son Of Fred Lindercamp
DIED at the farm home in Alban
last Saturday, November Is, of
appendicitis. The funeral services
was held at the German Lutheran
church. in this city by Rev. Isreal,
on Monday and the remains were
taken to the former home of the
family at Rockford, Iowa, for in
terment.
Rev. Z. +. Siegfriedt with his
mother came up from Sioux Falls
and spent a couple Of days the
first OF the week and finished pack
ing and shipping his household
goods and effects to his new home
where he has been appointed vicar
by the bishop. He says that the
church at Sioux Falls is thoroughly
alive with a large mems bible class
boy scouts, patrol and girls or
carnations and he is kept pretty
busy but is enjoying the work.
Notwithstanding there is a term
OF court being held this week, and
c considerable extra work is thus en-
tailed upon the janitor, of the
court house the friends OF Levi
Copyright have noticed that Levi
has been particularly affable this
week, and it was almost impossible
to get him into an argument on
politics, religion, science, history,
war or any other subject, and they
unable to account for the
transformation until they learned
that away out in Tacoma, WASH,
there has arrived a young gentle
who halls Levi as great
grandfather. He makes his home
with Mrs. G. +. Winslow, who will
be remembered better by u Mil
bank people as Miss Clare Conright.
and will claim Nov. 18th as his
birthday. Levi says he is proud
but not stuck up.