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In considering the above features Of lifo ut
the reformatory. which ally 1t more with n
military trade school than with the %reniten-
tinry. one is apt to forget that this is actually
q penitentinry. Indeed. the churge has often
been brought that this and similar reform in
situations are so mildly conducted that the
inmates lose the good effects OF a strong real
izntion that they are prisoners under this ban
Of society us unfit to live among honorable
and FREQ men. But that this is a mistake. SO
far rs tho Elmira institution is concerned. the
report leaves no doubt.
The young men confined there are not al
lowed to lose sight Of the fact that they are
%convicts on probation. and not students at n
military school. Upon arrival at the reform
n mo5 sSyS the rerTrt. 1.-THE prisoner mssr is In.
Invested of all clothing. his hair is cropped
short and face clean shaved. and he receives n
usual ordeal OF Inspection and measurement
for registration and identifying purposes. he
form and assigned to a cell"
The daily routine begins ut 5:45 o,cloGk in
the morning and lasts through until o:3o at
val for m eala. Is occupied. and there is no let
up from years end to years md. The Ais.
system. by which IL man is advanced or de-
graded from tho neutral grade according to
for a certain period he is. advanced into tho
upper first. grade. where there Is more free
dom and also more responslbillty Ii he does
badly he Is finally lowered. to the convict
grade. where he has no privileges at nli. and.
in addition to all the hardships and privations
OF convict life. has the spectacle OF fellow con-
victs much better off than. he through good
conduct constantly before his eyes. Different
from the penitentiary. this institution has a
public sentiment, honor. and rank within its
walls. and not all the mon upon ono level OF
uniform and OF routine OF life.
In the upper first or probationary grade.
there are better uniforms OF a different color.
better food. better cells. more privileges. In
the neutral grade, the discipline Is severer. the
clothing and the lodging and the food not so
good. and the privileges about those Of any
we'll behaved convict in a penitentiary. In the
convict grade the red uniform. the hare cell,
the strict discipline. and the physical punish
ments for misbehavior give incorriGibles and
such as need lively discipline to awaken them
n thorough acquaintance with life rs 1t Ia in a
regular penitentiary. From the convict grade.
in the short time that the reformatory eau deal
with its ~convicts under the law. few men rise
to the other grades or leave to go into any
other than a life OF crime.
But whatever the grade the life Is prison llfe
and the inmates do not forget 1t. Even the
%strictest military school Is lax beside 1t, and
the sense OF disgrace and degradation hangs
over all It's inmates. The point is that they
not the utter hopelessness and the reali-
cation that henceforth, whether In or out Of
prison. they belong to the criminal classes.
which is the state OF the minds OF most con-
victs in ponitentiaries.
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KINDERGARTEN.

prove by their statistics, that, the criminal
clnsses are deficient In body and in mind.
Az a result OF the gymnasium work. tho
most surprising changes are made and TINT
too in exceeding short periods OF time. These
physical ehanges are for mental and moral
thorough caring OF the body. the fettered and
fogged minds are set free and cleared and got
into condition tor improvement. The work OF
the gymnasium ct the reformatory tells in the
class room. In the trade school and In the
battalion
Not the least Of the good effects Of the gym;
nasium is the curing. or allaying OF sexual
viciousness. Most OF these youths have been
accustomed to either illicit intercourse, or to
are the horror Of all prisons and %reniten.
Of no avail in curbing the impure thoughts
that result In impure and, degrading actions.
nasium minimiz.s this evil. The expendi.
ture OF nervous energy" says the report, in
exercising and training. the stimulating influ:
ences Of healthy competition., bathing, and
erotic desires 1t has not been found that
physical Improvement brings into prominence
british traits. but. on the contrary. produces
rest in the troubled centres OF the brain"
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command. obedience. duty. II also offers an
incentiyeto mental and moral progress By the
institution OF military distinctions. carrying
with them numerous privileges"
The Lamar register., 1893-05-27
"Can / be Of any assistance"
mo. It's burglar and have him

"Can be Of any assistance"'
mo. It's a burglar and have him
safe,"
The policeman arrived and with
him the passer-by she had accosted,
whose services were not required,
however. The policeman went to
the telephone and summoned help.
Meanwhile he took up position
where earlier in the evening the
folding-bed had stood. 1t was now
shut up and looked merely massive
bookcase again.
When the patrol wagon arrived
this desk became an object OF i'm
mediate interest One blue-coated
official was stationed on either side
and two at the foot. Mrs. Bascomb
and the now awakened Kitty were
detailed at little distance.
..Nowi" said the sergeant, and he
manipulated the desk as Mrs. Bas-
comb had shown him how to do a
moment before.
1t came down on the run, and
there, limp and half-smothered, was
the trapped burglar, his forehead cut
and bleeding from a chance incision
as the bed had shut up with an ex-
plosive embrace.
$50. Clever Jim, you're at it again.
Here you are" said one of the police
men, as he snapped the bracelets on
his wrist. Your pals not in it this
time" as he handed him over to two
of the force.
That's him." said Kitty, that's
the man that was lookin' for girl as
he said was his sister. Oh, the vii
lyunn
He was taken away, tried and con-
victed and sent up for five years, but
he never opened his mouth as to his
method of getting into the house. 1t
is quite safe to infer that Mrs. Bas-
comb never resorted again to that
very common practice of ladies' who
mail letters of leaving the house door
aiar. And the folding led will re-
main a desk to the end of its days,
unless it would be again used as q
burglar trap.-Detroit Free Press.
The Lamar register., 1893-05-27
n FLOODS IN OHIO.
a7eEn PERSONS DROWNED.
,v An shs Vicinity Of Cleveland d
r,.,,,d BY vielsnt storms Of
wind and Isata.

of rain and wind which began at
ss..,.v and continued almost without
uatii Wednesday evening produced
.,nrscsdented In the history OF North
os,o and Northwcstcrn Pennsylvan!s.
sourteen lives arc reported lost,grcat
~. been done to shipping and the
1 ,,ser property Will amount into the
3 ~ thousands OF dollan- By Tues
|, I,,,as moro than two aud half Inches
!. had fallen, and Il was st.ii coming
torr-n,s. Then is was that fears Of
h.<.n to be realized
.,e,,nd every sewer vas pouring tor
% the usually slnrgi.h CGyaboga
-.,. dosa from the hills of semml;
,sc,lsn 70 more than twice ,is normal
Fse r,yer runs through the DanufaetIr-
4 lcu,be- districts OF the city b. tor
ea,nn.l about fre miles In length.
4. bsaks arc the Valley & Cleveland.
A southern railways This morning
err vas away over the river banks.
|-xai vas seeking the nearest way to
,ul = half dozen lumber yards In in
Iroaii no, bar the way. Whole piles
r. uefs carried aioa- Ia the streets
., oas lato tie lake or lodged agAlasi
k,u-n,, Of bridges further doTn.
>.aay afternoon while great crozds
reainr the sooi. the hrs. disaster
~ Captain Stanley Flanagan and
Lesionie ~c-c eoiny down the river
boat used TO pedile milk along the
ghea Eesr the mouth OF The raging
e. Of Leslondc's oars broke and the
were quickly carried osi into the
~ rushing stream. and as u uas
al the fr2n craft eoald not live In
I, .sA that Wa eoninS In from tbs
rsYarAiiOas were GulekiJ beEsH foT
.-S-
E,rn manned the ise boa, aad Pgllcd
rsrl thr east pier o; the treakraier,
zslch po!a; the boat coataiains Fizn-
d Lco.eaic had dr!f.sl when the
y vesr veli oa; ot The mouth o; The
oar broke, snd "a al Instant thu
vessel swanr shcat The mza IN
,a.i wsre totally h-iyles,. za1 before
" q any kind caaii Be- readesea tasis
osrrtnrnsG and all ihe aea were
$40 the wa;-r. FJslr OF th-m .sc-
> ezicilins bod Of The overturned hie-
hsr- they huue on until they uere
n atcrFibiy c=aaasiei SoaGluoa-
b tA,Ir islinr li.s-aavrrs ~sre tossed
zerrlic.s.r By The slld ware. ihzt
b. uazai- 20 szin back 70 the lie
i t,ieF sasaiy hAIti.ag Zoe few mo-
h. the e.encnis thsy ~err overcome
lzstie Of lie b.4 % b g.vea gp.
haz,ss of The heroes Hao losi their
sitsnptlng ofAsc other. we're; Chc,-
r. ioan Jaha,sa. Sleholss seFTAt
rs Curr.er.
-sa sad Lsslsais Eer-. Of eoGrse,
alsaoss bsfsre The A,e-soai espsiIed-
sa rcre washed froaa drvdS- aud
nd.
;ahu,4 hartog tse ,eAoouer Peliesa,
fruza Esrsn.b4 fona4fgrI az she
rin- the h2fao- aud sank iz toriy
Aisr. TaFrc O; Der ereE-Peier Nes-
= Ereksoa saa Jaha EssaigAs. all
z1s. wcr. 1ruEne4 Ths other meta
the crew ~err ro~cacd By the taE
ess lard nad dS,Psrs;a battle with
lilsushsy. Ohio, The CtagTin river
os iss bank. EAriy thls Gsorntng the
of Je~-ph Boyer rAs s~epi from ~
bns. hsriei ssaias, the ASatneni o.
saa eruahei lnio ssessaEe, vhlea
AZ 10 tie lake.
y from al secftoas o: Soyihcss;ern
o; swoiirn streams aai oyrr4oWea
J.. Bet !, q l5gosslols 70 =sake IA CO
The damage.
The Lamar register., 1893-05-27
THE GIRL OF THE PERIOD.
she Has Fortitude Unbounded. Yet Now
Inciines to Pensive Ways.


Inciines to Pensive Ways.
There seems to be mode in mala-
dies as well as in mantles, styles in
suffering as novelties in dress. just
at the present time it isn't fashiona-
BILE to have any physical ailment un-
less it is something vague and pecu-
liar under the general name Of
NERVES" and the odd thing about it
is that it is only the more robust and
vigorous women, sc far as looks are an
indication OF virility, that have this
nervous prostration on hand If a wo-
man looks pale and delicate she never
will admit that she is not strong. The
fin-de-siecle girl glories in bearing
pain without complaint. She will
seat herself in the dentists or ocu-
lists chair as unconcernediy as If
posing for the photographer and
submit to the most painful operations
without groan; in fact, assuring
the operator that it really was less
pal nful than she expected. "a car
driver would cry like a baby If sub
iected to half as much suffering.
But we are returning to the days
OF sloping shoulders, of parted pen
sive tresses, of fulness and frivolity
in dress. The up-to-date girl is
swectly submissive, not smart and
self-reliant. She wears flowers in
her hair, and occasionally even ven
lures in what the girl in all the old
novels is always doing, putting a
rose in her bosom, your rose that you
had given her. And she does it with
such shy and modest little blush
Now the question is, will the
..vapors" and "swoons" and sob
bings'' of that period come in againP
| The Amelias and Delias and Carolines'
of that day were always in q dead
faint over something. They tainted
\ for JOY and tainted for sorrow. A
| girl of that time swooned of when
her lover proposed, and when she
came to she was always lying IN his
| arms, and. of course. it was all over.
and no use trying to tell fellow
| about being a sister to him after that
There was another feature about
| this swooning fit of the old-time
/ heroine, and that was that her dear
est friend was always within call
with the scissors to cut her corset
laces. How is any one in this time
( Of hidden hooks ever to loosen
bodice before the heroine passes over
the border line in her faint? asks the
/ New York Sun. II will be rather
difficult for the modern girl, who has
trained herself to smile when her
heart breaks, to die rather than re-
veal her heart. to conceal her joy and
preserve her serenity alike through
! death and divorce to learn the grace
full art of collapsing at just.the proper
time to bring wary suitor to his
| knees There's something dangerous
to chivalrous mans theories against
marriage to lind himself suddenly
I with his arms full of limp. sighing-
pale-faced girlhood. He is more apt
to call her pretty names than he
would if she stood radiant and de-
fiant before him, apparently ready to
laugh at his endeatinents.
The Lamar register., 1893-05-27
An Income Tar.

kingtOa dispatch says It IS uadsr-
p the entire cahlnrt vii urs-s upon
Hand the leslrzbiiity Of making \
Recommendation ia his arsi annual
)n favor % an ineom= AK
|four measures which the Democratie
Die to get through the next Coz
J tariil, the income tax. the repeal
.eeiion Law and the repeal OF the
Nv aad the hank tAH-tLe income
y oaiy thing. &, Is said, that Mr.
hc-ita:ed about IL l. believed
D the advice Of his cabinet he will
led position In favor OF tie In
The Lamar register., 1893-05-27
-, sa.r.e,. ., r.~ rar..

kox su,pee;s eroEi Hoimsa and
b. islaniS Al the latter ohserSa-
s.oa there arc already 100 ste-rasc
D. Who we're exposed TO the eoata-
)sse Steamship, Ger. aEd Laha, which
kss seck. and usofc thzn l.Qol per
| pssscz gers aud crrE o, the frcaea
\ Aicsia. we're trzssferrzi 70 Swim
e-d ua the ieth- There vas a yrr-
d.y o; precautionary So-S a.
y on that day. Tie AicslA arFivetI
u nanrniae frlsn Maple. she had
Lty days At .ea- iier csptsiE nc
y drzth fro-n hear; tise.-e And one
o. sraal,-yox- De. jenkins IS once
y an investigation IN q feT hours
rsse Nas discovered. and ths patlrnt
Fed - onee This inrrsss-i th-
Tor cxi=cu1e prteHat.an, N1ec.aa-
be.un "a s8adag aud &onisy inc
b. Vcrk wa doae- The sie.is ear
sssc-sEr passengers and Tor F-tuo
- ssamen. With icS crlCl .4ous
3nsea Nere saeelnatel-
The Lamar register., 1893-05-27
Aplsthora of Garters.

At a recent military wedding in
Washington the bride wore to church
a half-dozen yellow garters, which
upon the return of the party to the
mouse where the breakfast was
served were distributed among tbs
bridemsid ids.
The Lamar register., 1893-05-27
THE HOURS.

Time Is death.ess vine whose fioverr
~ varied beauty are the houra
nc wuteh their punctual biossominy,
Ano breathe the happiness they bring,
But heed not how the petals all
Inc fragrant mirutes-fade and fall
AND drifting down life's day, ct last
Are lost forever In the past.
FRANK Dempster Sherman in Harper's
Weekly -f~
The Lamar register., 1893-05-27
nate. to chiosEo.

Re road has announced that II
wd-trip rate between Denver and
and of sl6 between Chicago
~. These figures several OF
nds consider too low. and when
&c called they will submit =
bring the rates to about 80
round-trip rate and SIS for
hnsas City and Chicago. The
sh to the exposition IL not as
pectcd for the month of May,
ng tendency TO bring rates
~ the roads arc inclined to
vii bring the people 70 the
The Lamar register., 1893-05-27

On that same night belated citi-
zen hurrying home was accosted
from the lower window of house he
was passing in the residence portion
OF the city.
'Sir, oh, sir!"
lie stopped for it was woman's
voice pitched at an alarm key.
..Will you please find the police
man on this beat and send him here
instantly?7
The Lamar register., 1893-05-27

When Mrs. Bascomb returned from
her visit IL was dark. She had staid
to supper. and as the girl opened the
door she saw that she was somewhat
excited.
What is it, KittyP" she asked.
rather gravely, because the girl was
inclined to get fiustered easily.
"Oh. mem, what was the name OF
the girl as lived here before l cameP
she responded with counter cues
.ion. 4,
.,Hcr uernep Sarah something, |
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-22
Gnlnblera KiIIeti.

PADucAH, KY, July 21.-Last night
Rodney Gray, notorious negro tough
and gambler, was stabbed to death BY
five negro railway employees. Gray
snatched sum OF money from one Of
the men and empted to run away.
He was overtaken and literally beaten
and butchered to death in a ravine near
the city limits.
OwENsnoRo, KY, July 21.-A report
reached this city yesterday that Joseph
De Peyster, gambler, was killed in
Ohio county last night by miner,
whose name could not be learned The
two men had quarrel over game of
cards. De Peyster shot the miner,
wounding him fatally, and the miner
cut his Ode Peyster's) throat from ear
to ear. Both died in few minutes.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-22
Not to be Relied Upon

From the Salem Times Register.
If the following telegram, sent from
Roanoke Monday evening to the Rich
mond Times, is q fair sample OF the
esti mates made of Mr.. Tylers strength,
he'll never touch bottom with forty
foot pole:i
ROANOKE, July 17.-To.day the Democrats OF
Roanoke county assembled in mass meeting in
the districts to elect delegates the State guber.
Material convention. The Tyler people had things
pretty much their own way, as the following re-
suits show: Salem district.Tyler 3; q Ferran 3:
Buiord, 3. Big Lick-Tyler, 4. Cave Spring,
Tyler, ;. Catawba-Tyler, l.
The facts are: Salem district, on a
compromise, gave Mr.. Tyler 3, Colonel
O'Ferrall 3, and Colonel Buford !, with
O'Ferrall as his second choice; Big Lick
gave Mr.. Tyler four delegates. and Cave
Spring gave one to Tyler and two to
OFerrali, while Catawbas vote will be
given TO O'Ferrall, and not 10 Mr..
Tyler.
If that is the way the Tyler people
figure out having it their own way
their figures will have to be taken with
largo quantity Of allowance for shrink
age.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-22
Governor O'Ferrall
From the Frederlckshurg Frec Lapco.

From the Fredericksburg Free Lance.
1t has at no time been very seriously
doubted by people who keep in touch
with the voters of this State that the
Hon. Charles Il. O'Ferrall was near to
their hearts, and was the one an above
all others that they desired for the
next Governor of Virginia.
1t should now be apparent to all that
so strong is this feeling that O'Ferrall
will literally sweep the convent ton about
to be held. About one third Of the dele
gates 70 that convention have now been
selected and il the same ratio be- pre-.
served, O'Ferrall will have, when the
convention meets, between nine and
eleven hundred OF the men composing
that body. He will probably be nomi.
mated before the first roll cali is finished
1t will therefore. be just as we'll for
those two most excellent gentlemen,
Col. Buford and Mr.. Hoge Tyler, to
hang their worthy ambition up in moth
proof bags for another four years, and
gracefully join the majority of their
fellow citizens in nominating and elect
ing the man of their choice, Charles II.
U'Ferrall
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-22

strong claims that Tyler was the choice
of her stalwart Democracy. Roanoke
sends greeting to her sister by the sea.
We think alike on this governorship
question as we'll as all others. No small
share of credit is due to the shrewd
political generalship Of Hon. j. Frank
East, the manager of Colonel O'Ferrall's
campaign. But it is easy work winning
victories for Colonel O'Ferrall. lie has
been paving the way for over thirty
years.
Six hundred and seven delegates have
been chosen to date, and of that num-
Der Colonel O'Ferrall has s32, or a trifle
over II per cent. His opponents are
already SO hopelessly in the rear that
there is not the slightest possibility of
their catching up. Next week fully 800
delegates will be chosen, and present
indications point strongly to over
seventy.ive per cent. of them being
for O'Ferrall first, last and all
the time. BY the end of next week
he will have about $50 delegates. and
will need but 200 more out of re-
mainder of GOO delegates to win q ma
jority. OF that 600 delegates he will
get over 400, perhaps $50. The esti-
mates of The TINES and those of Judge
East are fully borne out by the returns,
and THE TINES will stake it's reputation
that Colonel O'Ferrall's actual strength
is underestimated in it's tables.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-22
PLANS PREPARED.
A Handsome Structure to be Erected by
the Railroad Department Y. nj. CA.

Handsome Structure to be Erected by
the railroad Department Y. ri. C. A.
Architect Chas. G. Wilson, of Roanoke,
has just com pleted plans for the pro-
posed new building of the railroad de.
partment Y. M. G. A., to be erected at
West Roanoke, and the same, together
with the prospectus of the building, has
been framed and placed on exhibition
at the department rooms.
Should these plans be accepted there
is desire, quite universally expressed,
that an effort be made to secure suf-
hcient funds to warrant the erection of
this handsome structure. The plans
provide ample accommodations on the
ground floor for the department work,
with baths and hospital complete.
The second floor is devoted to a large
hall and anCe-room, etc, while the
third floor can be utilized for sleeping
apartments or rest rooms. Although it
is model of neatness and il built will
not only be an ornament to the West
End OF the city, but building that
every railroad man can point to with
just pride. That there is need and q
growing demand for such building is
being clearly demonstrated in the work
the department is accomplishing in
their tenn porary quarters. Very much
interest is being manifested by all
classes Of men. Although the present
surroundings are far from being elegant
they are cozy and with the improve
ments now under way by the addition of
hot and cold water baths, wash bowls
and rest rooms furnished with cots will
be still more appreciated.
This special department of the Y. M.
Q. A. is receiving throughout the coun.
try the attention justly due it, and the
various large railroad systems are max
ing liberal appropriations for this kind
OF work, approaching as they do the
value of it. The Pennsylvania system
is giving several thousand dollars for
the erection of splendid building in
Philadelphia.
An addition is now being built to the
Vanderbilt New York building, and at
Clifton Forge, on the Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad, an ,OoO structure, is
in process of erection, in which the en-
ployes of that company are largely in
terested, the building at Hinton on the
same system having been completed at
cost of $1,000.
Everywhere there is a desire among
railroad employees for these buildings,
and it is not too much to expect that
this city will provide home for the
many that centre here
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-22
MAJOR TYLER A pRorEcr1oN,sr

The individuals and newspapers which
have persistently, by fair means and
foul, opposed the candidacy of Col.
Charles t. O'Ferrall for the Dem ocratic
nomination for the governorship, have
st last seen the futility of their course
and one by one are dropping into silence,
preparatory to the great flip flop act
and crow banquet due on August II.
Colonel O'Ferrall's nomination will
probably be made by acclamation.
But there are few calamity howiers
which need an efectual silencer and
they shall have il. There has been one
paper in particular which has hoed over
Major Tylers claims to the nomination
like hired man in corn row. Ac.
cording to its wearisome iteration Major
Tyler is farmer and has claim on
the farmer vote. The farmers have
something to say abou. that and it does
not coincide with the aforesaid claim.
We question If Major Tyler's good sense
is satisfied with the sectional and class
howls which have thus far been used to
MS INJURY. His affiliations have been,
ever since the boom struck Southwest
Virginia. with large manufacturing and
industrial corporations.
In fact, SO close were these affiliations
that in campaigns when Colonel O'Fer.
rail- was fighting to relieve the farmers
OF America from the onerous exactions
OF Mckinley high protective tariff
Major Tyler was making good strong
protection speeches in South
west Virginia. Can Major Tyler
go back on his public utteraAces and
stand on the tariff plank OF the Demo.
cratic party adopted at Chicago? Can
ne stand in line with the National
Democratic administration? Can his
thick and thin supporters still claim
theNarmer vote?