The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-24
FEATURES OF CHINA.
A VISIT TO THE INMATES or A
GOVERNMENT PRISON.
Prisoners Who Get Great Deal Of
Pleasure Out of Life-Court of Justice,
Punishment Of Perjurers-Coiuase of
the Empire.

Punishment OF Perjurers-Coinase of
the Empire.
Having rainy day to spare have spent
part of it in visit TO the government prison.
Why the inmates remain here longer than
they wish is puzzle have yet to solve, for
getting ont seems the easiest thing in the
world A small fee TO the man in charge
took us all about the place saw but one
guard, and he was sound asleep with an out
tit COR smoking opium beside him. There was
cue locked door, and that hard push would
have demolished. The prisoners had chains
about their feet, and were permitted to
roam about. They were PLAYING cards and
smoking and seemed TO be getting as much
pleasure out of life - dil the world outside
| They all wanted "cumshawr and as one
can get loo cash for Mexican dollar
on" can feel like prince throwing hantlsfuI
of money for as little actual expense as in
any place on earth, A solid pocketful of
com for an American twenty-five cent piece
will so n long way in China A few of the
worst prisoners were eagel by themselves,
with collar made of square planking ey-
tending three feet either way about their
| ncckS; these were the only ones who could not
have departed when they were tired of CON
finrmcGt The wonnn's department. was in
the SAM style rs that of the men, and they
too looked as if they had found a comfortable
pla'" AMI wanted to keep it. Every day or
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THE COINAGE OF THE EMPIRE
The tt'lt;"'tlIlr Of cons has a tprupnTlry
i1%lia. .i, i"F 'he WISHING foreigner No