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and maintenance. The history of
this model state home for those who
have transgressed the law and been
convicted of crime is interesting. In
the early days, October, 1869, Gov
ernor Campbell notified the legisla-
ture that he had entered into ar
rangements with the superintendent
OF the House of Correction, Of De-
troit, Mich, "for the confinement
and subsistence of prisoners con-
victed-sn the Territorial courts" but
advising In the interests Of economy
and prudence that a site be selected
at once for a pe%nitentiary in some
accessible place within the Terri
tory.
The result of this Recommendation
vas IN appropriation for the es-
tablishment of such an institution at
Laramie City, which was built and
destroyed by fire within a years
time. 1t vas only partially rebuilt
and state prisoners were then
parceled about and cared for at DIFF
ferent places until. in December,
1889, a commission of three members
was appointed and an appropriation
of $4,000 made to commence the
erection of . state ~penitentiary to be
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Of the company factories. A careful
record is kept Of this and Rawlins
ranks high in the number OF pieces
turned out per man. The factory
board OF directors recently visited
here on an inspection trip and ex-
pressed themselves as noting an in
creased efficiency of 200 per cent in
the past two years.
Each operative has a certain task
or stint assigned to him for the 8
hours he is at work. This is based
upon steady application but is not
'peeded up. When this task is fin
ished the man is through working.
for the state. II he is ambitious. he
may continue at work, with this diff
ference: he begins to draw pay for
this overtask work. Many Of the
men earn a respectable amount OF
extra money each month. which they
may spend for Injuries or send to
their people or allow to stand to
heir credit in the hands OF the chief
clerk to be drawn at the time of
discharge.
Outside the Walls
The side or team entrance to the
big institution is an interesting one.
A small gla]ss-enclosed watch tower
STATUS OIl tlt wall Ill tttlN duptt III
gates and these gates are controlled
by the man in til" tower who can
look down in any direction and g
who it Is that wishes to go in or out.
II all right the ponderous gates open
and one stands in a small steel-en-
closed cubby hole until the door be-
hind is safely locked then the one
ahead is opened. A team or truck
may enter the yard and there both
entrance and exit are similarly
guarded.
A large part of the prison" is out
side the prison itself and some Of
this is not only very interesting to
the visitor hut demonstrates how
we'll the manifold interests necessary
for the proper management and care
of $40 men are co-ordinated and
kept up to a high degree OF efficiency.
The Food Question
Naturally n of the principal fea-
lures in the proper care of so many
men Is that Of food. This must be
wholesome. healthful. abundant and
! economical. To accomplish all of
this requires experience and AUS
tanned effort. Prices f%luctuate and
this must be watched by the buyer.
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halls and rooms and making possible
= sanitary scrubbing at Intervals.
Four of the guard staff have Sleep
ing apartments in q large airy suite
on this floor. The others are provid-
ed with quarters in an outside build
ing, which has every comfort and
convenience found in . Food hotel.
The men appointed by the warden to
assist In the management and control
Of 80 large a number of inmates must
be carefully selected as they are of
supreme Importance in the successful
conduct. of q penal institution and
every provision Is made for their
comfort and well-beins. These men
have q small dining room and kitchen
for their exclusive use.. The cooks
and dining room help being recruited.
from among the prisoners. Some
guards are On duty At all hours and
consequently the private dining room
fs kept open for their convenience.
Throughout the big Institution the
visitor Is impressed. not only with
the spotless cleanliness Of everything,
but with the frequency with which
snowy bath tubs are encountered.
Bathing on the part Of all concerned
10 not only frequent but compulsory.
In the constant. remodeling and i'm.
DfovemeAt which hes been going on
s1d0f Wafasa Hadseil's Regime any
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little space not otherwise needed has
been used to accommodate a bath
tub.
Near the entrance to the big cell
house Is an immense bath room with
the center Of the ceiling hung with
numerous showers and the wall
fringed with tubs. Each prisoner is
required to battle al least twice q
week, allowed to do SO oftener II he
desires, and must also be shaved not
less than twice weekly.
One Of the sights of the penitent-
larry is the splendid dining room
which is SO large that nearly all Of
the prisoners can be seated at once,
there being room for nearly 200 at IA
meal. A long center aisle is thanked
on both sides with narrow tables.
running at right angles, each place
fitted with 4 small folding steel
stool which is turned up out OF the
way when not In use. The table tops
are marvels OF spotlessness as are the
knives, forks and other table ware.
In the big kitchen the same condi-
ton prevails in every detail. A large
force Is required to prepare and
serve the food for SO great a number
and it is well selected and properly
cooked. The bread baked here is
second to non eaten anywhere.
The Prison Yard
Passing from the kitchen by the
rear door one at last reaches the
yard. which is surrounded by a high
concrete wall in each corner of which
a small glass-enclosed pagoda is set,
in which an armed guard is stationed
at every hour of the day or night.
The top of this high wall is about s
feet from the ground and wide
enough to permit the guard to walk
from n station to another. The
wall guards are the only ones con-
nected with the penitentiary who
are armed when within the barred
enclosure. Officers or visitors who
may be carrying fire arms are di-
vested of their shooting irons" be-
fore entering the Institution.
A Model Hospital
In one corner Of the prison yard is
a perfectly equipped miniature hos
pital, in which every possible COM
fort is provided for the sick or in
jured. DR.. Raymond. Barber is the
prison physician and he calls regu-
larry each day and oftener if needed.
Those reporting sick are examined
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The great front room on the third
floor of the main building has been
transformed from an assembly room
formerly used as a chapel or theatre.
to an immense dormitory which con-
tains about 40 cots. These are oc-
cupied. by prisoners who work out
side the walls and who by their be-
havior have warranted the privilege
of sleeping outside the cell house.
On the second floor are located the
offices of the Chief Clerk. who with
a staff OF assistants selected from
among the inmates. attends to the
vast amount of clerical work con-
nected with the keeping of the
records and correspondence. Each
prisoner is allowed to receive and
send letters, this right being sub
ject to certain restrictions regarding
conduct and obedience to rules and
regulations. These letters must all
be read, coming or going. by an Of
ficer of the prison.
During recent months the grim
walls on the interior. which were
formerly of a dull, dismal. forbid
ding color, have been given a heavy
coat of bright paint, this adding
greatly to the cheerfulness Of the
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and given medicine and those re-
curing hospital treatment and the
services of a nurse are ent to the
hospital. where there is some one in
attendance at all times. All opera
tons. some of them Of the most deli
cate character, are performed here.
The Shirt Factory
What will probably be of the
greatest interest to a visitor Is the
shirt factory, which furnishes en-
ployment to the large majority Of
the prisoners of the p%enitentiary.
Every man in the institution works
and works hard at something; there
are cooks, walters, janitors, clerks,
%iaundrymen, blacksmiths, auto re-
pairmen but every man not other
wise employed, works in the nam
moth shirt factory. which with its
hundreds of whirring machines is a
never-ending source of interest.
The factory produces only what is
known as a working shirtS,' but this
is lone in a speedy and wholesale
manner, with 200 men now turning
out an average of 5000 dozen per
month. The cloth is received at one
end OF the factory and a''er being
~unpacked is placed or long t-.bles and
smoothed out until there are 1876
thicknessess in the eat creaseless
pile. Then an operative with an
electric cutter follows the chalk
marks which have been made from
patterns and swiftly trims the cloth,
which then begins the rounds of
sewing machines and energies a COM
plete shirt, after which almost-hu-
man machines insert button holes
and add buttons.
This factory is operated by an
eastern shirt company and is the
farthest west Of the seventeen SIM
liar plants controlled by the same
concern, SO that the output from
here is largely absorbed in the west
and on the Pacific slope. There is nc
shirt factory in the country with
more modern machinery The local
manager is loud in his praise Of the
quality and quantity of work turned
out here, which he states Is within a
small decimal Of %eQualling the high
est percentage OF efficiency in any
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General View of Penitentiary

mistaken idea that either salutary
punishment was being inflicted or
that the victim was being re
formed" Visitors ire permitted at
all times at reasonable hours. to
make a complete survey of the en-
tire prison, where nothing Is con-
cealed which any taxpayer has a
right to know. There is no sign
over the door reading, "All hope
abandon, who enter here" for on the
contrary those confined are granted
every consideration consistent with
the necessary disciplin. which is in
cluded in the punishment exacted by
the state for infraction OF its rules
for the protection Of society. Greater
progress in the general direction OF
humane yet stern administration of
the essential rules Of a penal insti-
tuition and the charitable considera-
ton Of those whose weakness, either
inherited or acquired, has caused
them to become for a time wards of
the state. has been made in the past
four years than in all the time that
the Rawlins ~penitentiary has been in
existence. until now it is written Of
and pointed out as One of the most
efficient organizations of its kind In
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Interior View of Shirt Factory

Tie eoR2try.
Visiting the PEN"
Catering in response to . ring on
the electric bell at the front door,
the Sisit0r finds himself in . cool
wide hail With the we'll furnished Of
flee OF the warden on the right and
. suite Of offices for the executive
staff on the left. Except for the
heavily haired doors and windows
one might imagine that he was In the
offices OF any factory or businesA es-
tablishment. Men come and go.
noiselessly, on their various tasks
and there are NO stripes, no dis
.tinguishing uniforms and NO prison
smell" The rear Of ONE Of the Of
Rlces opens into the cell house. The
visitor and his conductor pass
through one heavy steel door, which
Ii locked behind them. u = minute
there 10 q click and the door ahead
opens but at mo- time are both doors
unlocked IT opss an obvious pre-
caution.
On the second floor Of the main
building are located some Of the
most important departments OF the
i%nstltption. The Bertillon room u
here, where physieal reeords Of each
man aso taken when ~ % received
anA UA&eh ey0 not oNly freQuea4ly
coAsuis6A. fug FERNS rsrM.
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their comfort and recreation. 1t is
planned by the warden to add bill
lard tables and a small gymnasium
In the near future. At the rear OF
this building a new we'll has Just
been sunk which will supply ample
water OF a high quality for the en-
tire system OF buildings.
RccrcatiOnal Features
The management has demonstrat-
ed its belief in the theory that "all
work and no play makes Jack a dull
boy" and accordingly liberal
amount of wholesome fun is allowed
at specified times for such as have
not by misconduct forfeited their
rights to such consideration. Dur
ing the entire yea picture shows are
given every Saturday afternoon in
the big assembly hall. which has a
seating capacity of nearly five hun
dred. and during the winter amateur
theatricals are featured. Often these
latter entertainments are thrown
open to the public and an admission
fee charged. Money thus raised is
kept in a fund for the purchase OF
athletic and theatrical necessities.
During the months of good wealth
er baseball and other out door
SpcIio "iV III 1 ne PRISON mas
an excellent baseball nine, which not
only plays regularly within the walls.
but which oCCasionay in con.
tests with outside teams. Boxing,
wrestling and other forms of athletics
are favorite pastimes on occasion.
Punishmcnts
A visitor who is being escorted
through the Wyoming p~enitentiary.
If at all Observant, will hardly fail
to note the general air of cheerful
ness that prevails among the prison,
ers instead of the look of blank de-
spair which is generally associated
with and expected of those confined
in a penal institution. II has al,
ready been noted that inmates of tn,
'p"n' herein referred to at length arc
not compelled to wear stripes or 9th.
or distinguishing %clotEing.
Stripes are. however. introduced
at intervals and in special cases as a
punishment for deliberate or wilful
violation of the rules. which viola,
tions are inevitable although infre,
quent in so great a number of con
victed men. Another way of pun.
ishing insurgent members of the lit
tie colony is to deprive them of Ger
tain cherished privileges. such as
writing or receiving letters or by de.
ductions from the good time" which
each prisoner values very highly ae
it is the time deducted from his
sentence and allowed for good be,
haviOr.
Other rights and concessions ma
also be withheld temporarily. bu
there is no form of physical punish,
ment permitted in this modern pris
on. II strait-jacket and similar
forms OF torture. formerly in vogue
very generally. have been discarded
forever. The worst that a happier
II an inmate is to be put in the "holc'
as the underground dungeon is called
This Is a small compact affair. bull
with its roof on a level with tt.
yard, and contains three single cells
dark as pitch. with only a small cleo
trio light in the narrow passageway
which is turned off when the oute'
door is closed. Here the recalcitran
one is allowed to mediate on brea,
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CONCERNING ONE OF
MAY Be CLEANED
IN this CITY

anent record. Whel a man Is
brought to the penitentiary he is
photographed and measured from
head to foot in this room. Every
mark and scar is noted and his
finger prints taken and the Bertillon
measurements and other data record
ed in the manner prescribed by fixed
standards.
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THE WYOMING STATE PENITENTIARY
A MOST, MODERN PENAL INSTITUTION
MUCH INTERESTING AD Instructive INFORMATION
THE STATES PRINCIPAL PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS
FROM A VISIT 10 THE REFORMATORY LOCATE

A visit to this model state institu-
ton is an extremely interesting one
which will we'll repay anybody inter-
ested in modern methods Of dealing
with the so-called criminal problem
o r any student of crimirology. who
has read of or witnessed the barbaric
brutalities formerly inflicted upon
those convicted of felony. under the
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Within 4 stones throw of the
business sectdon OF RawIins the State
of Wyoming maintains one of Its
principal public Institutions, the state
penitentiary, one'of the most modern
and strictly up-to-date to be found
anywhere in the United States, and
one which reflects distinct credit up
on all connected with its management
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1922-05-25
Nation Can Never Eornet.

Once more comes Memorial day, and,
while the gallant deeds of our noble
young soldiers in the late World war
naturally are fresher in our memories.
the sacrifices of our patriotic defend
ers in 1SG1-65 will not be forgotten
while the nation endures. The pass
ing Of those veterans in blue has been
rapid and it is saddening. Each day
sees 100 of these old veterans, and
two-thirds as many Of their wives, car
ried TO the grave. For them the end
is not far off; another decade and
scarcely veteran will remain.
The officers who led the Union
troops averaged several years older
than the enlisted men, many of the
latter as is well known. being mere
StriplinCs at their entry into service
and few Of the higher officers of volun-
teers now remain alive.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1922-05-25
A Feeling of Security

You naturally feel secure when you
know that the medicine you are about to
take is absolutely pure and contains no
harmful or habit producing drugs.
Such medicine is DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
The same standard of purity, strength
and excellence is maintained in every
bottle of Swamp-Root
1t is scientifically compounded from
vegetable herbs.
1t is not a stimulant and is taken in
teaspoonful doses.
1t is not recommended for everything
1t is natures great helper in relieving
and overcoming kidney, liver and blad-
der troubles.
A sworn statement of purity is with
every bottle of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root.
IL you need a medicine, you should
have the best. On sale at all drug stores
IN bottles Of two sizes, medium and large.
However, if you wish first to try this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, n. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper. Advertisement.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1922-05-25
Christmas as a Name.

There are 20 persons whose name
is Christmas in the present London
directory. "Their callings." he says,
"vary from stained-glass artist to
q furniture broker" There have been
some quite notable people whose name
was Christmas. A Mr.. Christmas was
master carver in the navy in the time
OF Charles ! and evidently had great
privileges, even TO the extent of inn
pressing men for service on the ships.
Then there was Henry Christmas,
for some years lecturer at st. Peters,
Cornhil; and a Miss Jane Christmas,
n well-known author and Jealous
Protestant propagandist in the middle
of the Nineteenth century.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1922-05-25

try it. now feel fine and can do my
homework without any trouble at all.
You can use this letter for the sake Of
others if you wish. Mrs. WELDON G.
HATFIELD, R. R. 8, Sabina, Ohio.
Housewives make a great mistake in
allowing themselves to become so weak
and nervous that it is well-nigh impos-
sible for them to attend to their neces-
sary household duties.
Lydia z. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound should be taken when you first
notice such symptoms as nervousness,
backache, weakness and irregularity. Il
will help you and prevent more serious
trouble. Give it fair trial. It surely
helped Mrs Hatfield, justas ithas many,
many other women.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1922-05-25
Foolish and Untimely.

MARY" said Mrs. Calder to her
maid, "who was that man at the door
just now?"
81 don't know, maam whether he
was an agent or a preacher. He said
ne had a message for you from the
hereafter and wanted to know if you
were thinking about your immortal
soul"
"Dear me-" exclaimed Mrs. Calder.
"What a foolish question to ask a
woman who is packing her trunks for
a trip to Palm Beach !"-Birmingham
Age-Herald.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1922-05-25
Her DIplomacY.

"Why is ii a young and pretty
widow always seems to have a better
chance with man than a girl who is
Just as young and just as pretty has?"
zone reason, | think, is that a
young and pretty widow has learned
how to keep from changing the sub
ject or letting it he changed when
the man has started on It,"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1922-05-25
Foxv Old Bow.

"And you are ninety-hve years old !"
she exclaimed. "HOw wonderful !
You look so well, so strong, so young.
How have you managed to do it?"
"NIy method is very simple" the
venerable gentleman replied. 81 have
never let any of my friends know it
if l didn't happen to be feeling well,
consequently I've never had to take
any of the things they would have
recommended if they had known l
was aling."
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1922-05-25
Chanuind figures.

"What is the population of Crimson
Gulch at present?'
mo telling" replied Cactus Joe.
1T was eighty-seven last night. But
if Cactus Joe is as unforgivin' toward
Three-fnger Sam as he was when the
poker game Broke up, l reckon maybe
by this time it's only elghty-six."
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1922-05-25

Hats off! Here they come to the tap Of
the drum,
A thin and wavering line;
They stood long ago in the face of the
foe,
In the shade of the battle-struck pine.
There's many a ridge on their brows, as
you see,
Their features by Time have been
marr'd;
And the ivy is green, with a daisy be-
tween,
On the graves of the gallant Old Guard.
They were "boys" when they charged on
the fort on the hill
And sabred their way thro' the foe;
They were. stalwart and true in their
garments of blue,
In the days of the long, long ago.
A stiffness comes on and the night nestles
down
AS the diamond dew sparkles the sward,
And feebly they march meath the star
sprinkled arch
These men of the noble Old Guard.
They dream of the battle, the camp, the
foray,
or victory, prison and rout;
The night will fall fast; it will claim them
at last,
And summon TO "mustering out"
They hear the Wild DugleS tnat pew IT
the MORN
As clear as the notes Of a bard;
They laugh as they come to the tap OF
the drum
The remnant of Freedoms Old Guard.
The wind softly blows thro' their snow
sprinkled hair,
AS slowly they march down the street
And their step on the grass you may
hear as they pass,
Not long at a muster they'll meet.
Tramp! Tramp! They are moving in glor
ious review
Meath the flag that Columbia has
starrd;
It floats DER but few in their old, faded
blue
The last Of the cherished Old Guard.
Forget them? No! Never! Columbia
kneels,
With tears on the velvety sward;
And there falls from her hands at Affec-
TONS commands
a wreath for the deathless Old Guard!
Copyright, 1922 Western Newspaper Union.
n 81
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1922-05-25

A memorial group, the central figure
~ which is to be Gen. George G..
Meade. who commanded the Army of
the Potomac during the Civil war; is
soon to be placed 2. n chosen site in
the capital. The completed statue and
memorial is the work of Charles Graf
ly Of Philadelphia. who was delegated
by special commission to execute the
work. General Meade, the central fig.
ure, is surrounded by symbolic figures
of military courage, energy, fame, 10y
atty. chlvalry and progress.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1922-05-25

ness and lrregularl-
ty. ! was weak and
nervous and could
hardly stand on my
feet long enough to
cook a meal. / was
this way for about a
year and had tried
several medicines
and had a physician,
but to no avail. My
sister was taking
your medicine and
finally induced me- IN
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1922-05-25
Worth the Price.

Mr.. Homebody-Did you hear about
1t? A footpad stopped my wife last
night and beat her up badly. And all
he got for it was So.
Mr.. Peewee-Can you give me his
address? / might do some business
with him.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1922-05-25
Cuticura for Sore Hands.

Soak hands on retiring in the hot suds
of Cuticura Soap, dry and rub in Gu
ticura Ointment. Remove surplus
Ointment with tissue paper. This is
only one of the things Cuticura will do
if Soap, Ointment and Talcum are used
for all toilet purposes.-Advertisement.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1922-05-25
OheXs Orders.

Boy Scout Con right guard)-Halt
Who goes there?
Noice-Oflicer Of the day.
advance, officer of the day, and ex-
plain what you are doing out at night"
Answers