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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-08-18

kathryn Discovers tho Leopards are
e Loose. ~
diers will understand that once again
they have been trifed with"
"We must wait. But it's mighty
hard.%
In the garden Of brides on tho day
when the ten yelled candidates sat in
waiting, there was spring in the air;
and there were roses climbing trel!
Uses, climbing over the marble walls,
and the pomegranate blossoms set fire
10 1t all. AT the gate stood Ramabai,
dressed according to his station, and
representing by proxy the king. Pres
emily splendid palanquin arrived,
and within 1t a tardy candidate. She
was laden with Jewels, armlets, ank.
let's, and head ornaments; pearls and
uncut sapphires and rubies. Upon
lifting her veil she revealed a bcauti.
tul high caste face. Ramabai bade
her pass on. No sooner had she taken
her place than still another paIanouin
was announced, and this was drawn
by fat, sleek bullocks, all of a color.
Ramabai held up his hand. The bull
lock drivers stopped their charges, and
woman This was Katb,vn
Tho so,aotad oa,1;a.... 49,. -,
nj, nresent As master NJ cersmonies
I,amabai conducted thom into tha
throne. room raiiv ,ecorated for tho
ncco sion In n baJcony dirao,,r ahora
the canopy of tho throne were mus,.
clans, PLAYING the mournful harmonies
50 dear 10 tho oriental henri
1Jnon The throne SAT colono, Have
roreeouslv. attired but cold and stern
of yisase nrenared to NAV bis n, II
IN This unuttcrahIe bufyonnerv Near
NV stood Durra Ram so called 1rmhaI,
IA. smiling Il was going to he very
s,mnle. once yonder .tnhborn nhi,o
fool wns welded he would he mads
10 disappear: there should be another
wedding. in Which he. Durga Ram,
should take the part of the bride,
groom. Then for the treasury. fight
and. later, ease abroad. Let the fiji.
gree basket of gems stay where II
was; there we're millions in the treas.
ury, tho accumulated hoardings of
many decades.
The council and high nr;ests alec
wore their state robes. and bebind
them we're officers and other dirni,
taries.
Tbere was stir NO Ram,,,, a.
tered viii, The yelled candi5atss The
colonel In vain tried to hide his IN,
terest and anxiety. Kathlyn was tbere
somewhere. among these kow.towins
women: hut there was nothing hS
which he could recognize her. AS the
women spread about the throne Ra.
mabai signifed 10 the musicians IA
cease.
Silence.
Then Ramab,, brought candidate
after candidate close IN fhe colonel ~
riot be alone ri,ht COO tha TO- 10 -
hind tbo Veil Al each 'mr,is,ins ~ tho
veil the colonel sbool. HE be.d a
dark frown hegan 10 settle ayer I'm
ba1la,s face IF the colonel refnsed tbe
last candidate for nnntiai honors he
should die. But as Ramab,i lifted the
yeil Of the last woman tha colonel
nodded sharply: and Kathlyn for :
brief snace gazed into her fatSer.s
eyes. The same thought occurred 10
both: what a horrible mockerv II all
was. and where would Il lead flnallyq
"Take care," whisnered Katblyn nc
she saw her fatber,s fingers move
neyously with suppressed longing n
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-08-18

inches from tip to- tip. These three
monsters could hardly be packed In
4 barrel and all weighed IS s pounds!
They were OF the Tom Watson va!
riety.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-08-18

her were malicious aud recognizing
the,stylc Of pcnmanshipiin5 Witch Che
address was written, suspected Its
contents were poisoned. Tho candy
was turned oyersto a chemist and an
alysis showed each Of tile bons con
tanned one tablet Of bichloride Of
mercury. Mrs. Fishcr charges that
Mrs. Beckett planned to Xiii her in.
order to gain the yciand association
Of her husband.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-08-18

before he would believe the tale asito.
their size andSwefght. No. / weigii=
ed 81 y pounds; No! 2 weighed 81 Is
pounds, and no. 8 weighed exactly
81 pounds, and measured 2sls
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-08-18

No. s series Of "The Adventures
,f Kathlyn's VIII be shown Of tue
Hirpedroms Theatre Friday. August
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-08-18

~ 4al"a
Attractions and Exhibits multi
plying! Interest expanding, en-
tsiasm growing, as the dates of
Y great Exposition and Fair
craw near and the thousands Of
people who will crowd the big
Exposition will marvel at its
breadth and scope. Every de-
partment from the LARGEST to Z
thessmallest will be filed 10. over
flowing and in perfect harmony
showing the dominating spirit Of
the hour. All records broken, all
Prseedents celipsed by this the
greatest Of all Fairs So much
unites TO your interest, pleasure
and enjoyment, SO much demands
your presence here that nothing
should interfere with your planiof
PAYING THESVISIT TO THIS
THE STATES GREATEST Ex-
POSITION AND FAIR. 2, ~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-08-18

tTo Be Continued . omo.row0
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-12
SECOND OLDEST SCHOONER SOLD
Tho Hiram. - Years Ola, % y. a
0asolene supply Bost.

PORTLAND. Mo. April 1.-THE famou,
schooner Hiram. tho second oldest vessel
in the United States. will not bs exhibited
as such in tho Pannma-Pac.fio exposi-
ton. Tho schooner has been cold In
Boston and will ana her days a.
floating sloop for selling sasolens to
power boats in Boston harbor
When the schooner left this port IN
command of Mrs. George Orr. tho only
woman captain regularly engaged m
coastwise traffic, Il was planned to ma .o
| tho trip to San Francisco THROUGH tho
Panama Canal and place the n.uety-HN'-
year-old craft on exhibition IN tho Van.
ama-Paclhc exposition. but the pl,tr Ol7
fallen through and tho gallant 81,
, schooner which has seen moro s"rl 90
than any other schooner sailing ths $500
of tho world, with only ono exec t.uu.
Will end her days rs - gaso.ruc supply
ing boat.
Her sails viii be- striIuol anil .h.
Will bc but skeleton Cs tue l',i Ina
/ schooner of NOr.. -" W., tltl o., ~
| Widcgcry wharf in th'4 r'v tor Yuu,N
years and attracted considerable att'n-
ton. can't. Nrs or" ard h'r '.Hhy ~
ways lived on board Or the ilrtnD ontl
they generally kept 4 large fo'h ~ h"l,
and IL coupl' of r.gS on board,
For many years the Nchoouc". viirh
was hu,t IN B,ddotorh, hns been c.-
/ gagged iu carving lumber FROM std "
ports to Boston. Her crew cNus.s t,d -
Mrs orr, her husband. tho,r daucltr-
and ono sailor, II Is said the schooner
sold for $3.50.
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others no matter how much influence.
money or pull he might have. Then no
effected the greatest change Of all.
Every prisoner who comes out tells
what hell Sundays and holidays are
in a penal institution. They were All
that and sublimated at Sing Sing.
This was because after breakfast in the
mess hall in the morning the convicts
were always marched back to their cells
and locked in for the remainder Of the
day. The keepers reduced to q mini
mum. took the day of. II . holiday
followed Sunday or Sunday followed Q
holiday It meant two days like this.
two days Of terrible lonesomeness. Of
idleness the horror Of which for men
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believe the inmates Of prisons must live
on bread and water several menus will
be enlightening. For comparison, the
Thanksgiving meals OF 1912 md 1919
arc given here. 1t Will be remembered
that only one meal was served In the
mess hall in 1912 and two in 1918.
ls12-Breakfast--chic mashed po-
tatoes biscuit. bread and coffee. The
men took TO their cells mince pie and an
orange. There was no tea. The men fed
that day numbered 1897 and the food
cost $500. or 2sh cents man.
19l3-Breakfast- - Hamburger steak
and gravy. sugar. milk. bread. biscuit
and coffee. Dinner-Chcken soup, roast
giblet sauce. celery. a whole mlnce pie
each, cheese. bread, butter and coffee.
Supper Gin cell)-Tea and bread. One
thousand three hundred and sixty-eight
men were fed at a total cost of s463.97.
or an average cost OF "a cents apiece.
This Is a menu for Friday in March
this year:
Notwithstanding. milk. coffee and
bread. Dinner--Fish chowder. snip
crackers. coffee and bread Supported
and bread. The number OF men fed was
1899 and the cost was $50. or about seven
cents a man.
The permission for the lonesomest
men In the world to talk little was a
wonderful boon. but the new warden,
who had been reading. talking
with experts some and studying his own
situation more. went a little further lie
knew the effect of music and he found
! a small orchestra in the prison. This
he augmented at once, announcing that
all good men were eligible II they knew
| hnxxy 70 v,1a rlafN ms tr
Then he organized band. Sing Sing &
band consists Of thirty-two pieces to-
day and Is an organization that can
compare favorably with very great
many orchestras on the outside. That
band is OF some use. for it plays the
men to dinner every day and on spe-
clal occasions gives them concerts.
1t took some work to do It. The
warden heard of q splendid musician
q bandmaster. who was serving a term
at Auburn. and made an application to
have him transferred to Sing Sing. This
leader objected. He wanted to stay
where he was; he knew Sing Sings old
reputation. Under the new rule no one
tried to force the man TO change.
| The bandmaster at last made a pro-
posal himself. II the warden would
have him paroled he would agree to 20
to Sing Sing and teach the band free
but he wanted to get out. He had come
! from New York city and therefore Dis
trict Attorney Charles s. Whitman had
something to say about IL. Mr.. Whit
man made an investigation and recon-,
mended that the man get his parole
He got It and he has that band coming
along In fine shape
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In Sing Sing the stripes are gone forever.
Above-Warden James M. Clancy.


unable to divert themselves mentally
cannot be described
why this?" asked Clancy.
The result Is that not only do the
men get two meals O day. breakfast
and noon dinner In the mess hall. all
the year around. hut they arc not
locked in the cells until $3.50 o'clock in
the afternoon on Sundays and holidays.
Instead they go to concert on holi-
days. to church on Sundays or they go
to tho shops. where they are allowed to
talk. That innovation nearly broke tho
heart Of some Of the veterans Of Sing
Slng-the idea Of allowing . convict to
talk.
Now there are only two occasions
when they cannot talk at Sing Sing.
the march to the mess hall and from
the shops and while they are at their
meals. They are even allowed to visit
when they are In the shops on Sunday.
II O man has a friend at the other end
Of the line he asks permission. and
receives II, to go down that line and
meet that friend. They can talk and
laugh so long az they do not become
disorderly. Two men can talk together
but Ave cannot. Some Of them read
newspapers and they can also play
checkers. That takes the curse of the
Sundays and the ministers and the ply
sicians say that 1t IL good for the health
of the men.
BY this time there were no more
yells at Clancy. They had. begun to
like him. as they will tell you them
selves. He had not begun TO finish his
Innovations.
Ono day gang of men Was made UP
Of details from every company and
marched back TO the cell blocks. There
tho men were handed scrub brooms
mops, water pals and cleaners OF al
kinds Most of them were told to take
OF their shoes. which they did. Where.
upon that prison received such a clean
ing as It had not known since It wai
built. And there was need for II.
That did not end tho cleaning. Al
night when the workmen returned from
the shops they found each cell newly
painted and cleaned from top to bot
tom and a new mattress which was g
mattress on the berth. Noisome sinks
and traps which had injured the health
were torn out. objectionable spots were
eradicated and system evolved fol
| the sanitary cleansing OF the unsanitary
buckets.
Superintendent Riley at Albany, who
had become the most enthusiastic
hacker Clancy had in the State. was moi
only approving everything the new man
was doing but was lying awake nights
to think OF new reforms for him. II
was Judge Riley who whispered little
word about dark cells.
The world knows what those thing,
area host OF Sundays and holidays
rolled into one and in the pitch dark.
| Dark cells?" replied Clancy, lootlnG
at the superintendent. and Judge Rile,
nodded. Therefore the order: "No more
dark cells In Sing Sing during this nd.
ministration." And they went out
There IL not a dark cell In the institu.
ton to-day. There are isolation cell
called flight cells" because something
must be done to the men who cannot bt
controlled hut that Is all. Because OF
the new methods they are as effective
as the dark cells and dungeons Of tn.
old days.
Tho diet man had his new feedinl
plan worked out by September and hi,
bills OF fare drafted. For those who
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surrounding the prison, but there was
always a guard with tho gardeners. al
ways one or two men watching tho
stablemen or the road workers. For
instance. the florist Is an Italian, a l!fer,
or under the new law a man who must
remain twenty years at least. He Is a
smiling. kindly old man, once led TO
murder by jealousy.
Just as an experiment one morning
the guard did not show UP and the old
man was turned loose without a word
He pottered about his plants and green
houses all day without appearing to
notice II, and when they told him about
1t afterward he looked bewildered. He
has never had guard since. Ono or
two other men went across TO the
stables aud back without guards. the
closest watch being kept on them. how.
ever. Then II was tried on twenty men
at once.
The road in front Of the prison be-
longs to the institution. which keeps 4,
up. II IL worked every fall and spring
usually by twenty men under several
guards. When the fall time for mend.
ing II came twenty men were told of
send them TO me-" comma nded
Clancy.
e,ar ,,ararda ~ NO waraon'. house
"Do .pv Of you men know u,ha,
.or 1890. $40, ,ha r,arso, a. y.
III, a. -. -, 80,
o. ~. 80, r,,d,ou a.. prooS
o,,.a, ,..,,naa ,,r,,,ora a ~
.,I,,,aa
"w,o.,o. y. o.,,.a .sg.r,v TINA,
a,,o"
M ,.s, c,,,o,
..no ,,o,, ,,oor whether w. knou
-. A. ,uho, vo,, u,ar, NO 10 AZ
...,.,,,. ,,,ord o,,ar v,ara con.
49,. o.,
M, ,.ao roaaaa
wv, Co.. coil tho .x-noI,ccm,n
a.. 49,, - sos, s,, mo, vo,, viii % an,
,I,', ,,a,, &C.. oIoro md I,u go 10 ~,
III, Co.. ,,,o :, u,o dou,t come hacl."
| Tharo ua. a u,,tered chorus of an
-, .nd ,ho ounhotic noadinr n,
ho,as
CO. o,,t thoro and AZ that rood uni
t,a command
IT., WON, and tbcv comc back The,
want aya,n a larger detail. until in tim,
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WARDEN CLANCY, THE MAN WHO REFORMED SING SING
Unskilled in Prison Work
at First. His Multifari.
Gus Reforms Have
Eased Burden of Con-
victs Lives

.
ne goes OUT 10 nhu 'na. rom 90 por
ce"t. 10 w per .eh'. oL WIG np.osec'
e vi oe.sue Nn'.'"s snopo S ~ome
Aho o.a'o mas ho lisn' " .o"pei .heao
W.. ~ CO., ~
.,. W $500 ~. =. a.. 49,,
49,, '"' - NO
,,,,r,
w ", oo you lnInh Oh ,ne "o"o' ''
'e"' Tue "arueh was asheu'
Il do not know Just how FAR 1 wou'3
go. where would stop IN the honoT
system was the answer after some de-
liberation. Il am thorough peileVer
In 1t and my belief IL founded on my
experience.
"Those men you see going In and
ont Of the prison, the men who work
on the road Dominick the driver, the
stablemen, all of them convince me that
my confidence Is not i'll founded. 1t
gives n nan something to I've grateful
for. and that is "A big thing.
"a man leaves prison under the old
system and his one word Isl: II don't ows
them a thing; they treated me like q
dog and worked me like n horse. That
man Is pretty apt 10 come back.
",The only trouble Is that we cannot
give 1t a genuine test at Sing Sing. The
talking. the band music. the concerts
and those things are lust starts,
failed TO get tho appropriation for the
baseball and athletic fold. intended
to tear out the north end o. the prison
ward. tear away walls the rtiips Of ,ha
burned buildings and erect tho wall on
50 far that we could have a clear space
about zoo feet lonp IN, cav aoo foot
wide. level az = floor We wanted "a
nut n baseball Diamond In that pro,,rd
a running ,rack AND a ,a,,dnau NIL ~
two
"yyb.. 4. tho ,,a,to- 1.,,h ~ ,,o, 80
this i,s,i.u,tn, nI,,.,nr ha,, tt,t, -,
maro VIII 60 ,ta 49,, ,,.t,, 81,
Ioo,ro ,.,,h ,,'o,i.i,. -,
h,aschor far .,,. 80, ,,. t,,sn1
Va, car 80. 600 90 49, 90 -.
.nd ..I,, oa, ,,a,,.,s roo 80 ''',...' 49,
go, o,u1,,,.a wv ''e" u''"e'
..,ri, ia''ism ..,,
. o.. II. -, ''' 30 ~
=. - -. N .''' .itN 80 'I'e iiiones
., - w u.'In 80 aosoIutvIy
,', toi "a Soh iiii''"teS 10 get INC
N'.iu Va Pay H.'"i eNe.elae' eNee-
eise ''a' senus 'hem 10 ped urea out
which 'eh'es the'h no 'lihe ior orood-
'"s. MUCH eNi can thuS De eradicated
~ t"i'' "a o'uss anu o'hcr
contraband in this prisonW
There is. and in spite of everything
nave been able to do drugs get in
even now, l fear. The system has
been In vogue for many years. Prison
otnc!als made money at II. II was
stamped out Tor little while but IT
crops up again IN some new FORM
LOOK mere. Inc warden pulled
open several drawers which seemed TO
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-10-24
Notice to the Public.

After September 10Th all SUBJ
scriptions must be receipted for
on authorized subscription
blanks, which will be furnished
to the schools of st. Landry par
ish free by the St. Landry Clar-
ion.
In case that subscribers should
desire to send in their subserip-
ton by mail, by stating for which
school they wish to vote, receipts
will be mailed them by the Con
test Manager of the St. Landry
Clarion. All subscriptions and
votes sent by mail should be sent
directly to the Contest Manager
to insure the receiving of credit
for same.
No receipts will be acknowl-
edged by the Clarion except au-
thorized receipts.
YVES ANDREPONT.
Business Manager.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-10-24
PUPILS RECEIVED in
new SCHOOL HOUSE
Modern Building Was
Taken Possession of
Oh Monday Morning.

Prof. Prescott with an ever
lasting smile was on deck
promptly at nine o'clock Mon
day morning to welcome his pu-
pills in the new Opelousas High
Scnool building. Never before
was the popular principal Of the
local public school so courteous
to the six hundred school child
red attending the Opelousas
High School.
The teachers sprightly fitted
from one end of the building to
the other, expressing the joy of
comfort CT the spacious hundred
thousand dollar building and
with curious eyes the children
rushed in to take q view Of the
entire building before the bell
would ring out for them to oc-
cupy the desks in their respee=
tive classes.
The Domestic Science Depart
menJ, under the leadership of
Miss Gertie Sandoz, who has had
special training in the art of cook
ing, was opened for the first
time on Monday and it is expect
ed t7at the teachings Of Miss
Sandoz will aid greatly to the up
lifting and betterment of this
community. This department
was only added to the local high
school this year and for the pur-
pose of making it an up-to-date
department, Miss Sandoz was
given q leave of absence to study
up Domestic Science at the La
fayette Industrial Institute and
at the Chicago University.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-10-24
sam EVANS IS OUT
FOR POLICE JUROR
Progressive Farmer Says
That He Will Run for
Vacancy in 1st Ward.

Nh. Sam Evans, a prominent
farmer residing about four and
a half miles from this city, told
his friends during the week that
he would be a candidate for po-
lice juror from the first ward,
whenever the Governor would
call an election to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of the late
Diomel Durio.
Mr.. Evans is q progressive cit
izen and his friends are conf
dent that If he is elected he will
make an excellent member of
the police jury. He has always
been identified in the most pro-
gressive movements of the day
and will no doubt add greatly to
the efficiency of the police jury.
It is not known when the Gov
ernor will issue his proclamation
of election but it is expected that
within the next few weeks the
first ward will again be the
scene of an election.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-10-24
GHERIFF'S SALE

~ -
MRS. MARY L. BLACKsHER, WIFE
EFT AL
Versus
MRS. JENNY MILES, WIDOW, EFT AL
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-10-24
Southwestern
Reflections

There were several people In
Southwest Louisiana who did
not attend the Big Annual Con-
vention of the Southwest Louis
lana Development Bureau. The
absence was noted Of even a few
Bureau Members. AS a general
thing, the absence was explain
ed as being due to press OF
business
Probably there is no business
in Southwest Louisiana more
important than that of making
this Bureau strong enough to
serve efficiently the interest and
industries of the people OF this
section.
The daily press has told al
ready Of the splendid program,
of the able speakers who came
from far and near to aid their
efforts to those of forward look
ing men in Southwest Louisiana
in making this section prosper
GUS and great, and Of the plan
adopted by the convention to ac-
complish that result.
The plan adopted contemplates
Harvesting all the men and re-
sources of Southwest Louisiana
and moving forward like a dis
clplined army towards the COW
eted goal. The convention con-
sidered the possibilities Of the
situation dispassionately and
adopted a constructive program
for the ensuing twelve months.
The Bureau has done remarka-
bly, well with the limited re-
sources at it's command, but it
would not be justified in contln-
uing should it do no more the
second year than it did the first.
In it's splendid organization it
possesses the machinery neces-
sary to set in motion every force
that is essential to the highest
development of this section. The
sacrifice made by those who have
to the present maintained it con-
stitute a ringing protest against
Indifference and a clarion call to
duty on the part of those who
have not recognized the oppor-
tunity it offers.
The distinguished gentlemen
who responded to invitation and
came to participate in the work
WE are doing, attested their ap-
probation in no uncertain words.
All over the state-and IN dis
tant states-people are watch
idg this experiment, and ap-
plauding the public spirit which
makes it possible. Are you do
ing your part, or are you wait
ing for some one else to do the
part you ought to do?
It is all a question of money.
These thirteen parishes can be
transformed within two or three
years into the most advanced sec
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-10-24

ton of the south if any average
of only two hundred men in each
parish should become active
members of the bureau.
A vigorous campaign to reach
this goal is to be instituted at
once by the new president, Hon.
P. J. Chaspuis. DR.. John D.
Hunter and his Big Boosters
Club, promise to help make
things lively.
It is up to each man in South
west Louisiana to say whether
this section shall come to the
front Or fall back to the rear OF
the column. What are you going
to do about it?