Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-30
BenniS0n Bros BenniS0n Bros

two farm hands. The balance of this
building contained twenty-five cots, all
of which were occupied.
1t will thus be seen that the county
affords support for about eighty inmates
at the present time, and that they are
crowded into about as small q space as
would seem possible. And yet, as win
ter comes on, many more must be pro-
vided for, and many of those will be
obliged to put up with beds upon the
floor.
THE HIRED HELP.
Mrs. Mahoney, the matron, appears
to be the principal head of the institu-
ton, the superintendent being much OF
the time at the court house. The en-
ployes consist of a laundress, a cook for
the general kitchen and n for the
family kitchen, each of whom are said
| to receive $lS per month for their SER
vices. A nurse is employed in the nur-
! sery Mt $50 per month. The insane ward
lis in charge OF q young man who was
, formerly a inmate, and who now re-
ceives the muniticent sum of $15 per
| month and board, and occupies n cot in
| the ward first mentioned. Each Of the
wards is in charge of an inmate, who is
expected to wash the windows and scrub
the floor. The other inmates who are
able assist in this and all other work
that is to be done about the house or
premises. Two male inmates are kept
busy in the general kitchen.
THE R%EPORTER's ARRIVAL.
On Tuesday, September lS,the writer,
arrived with the proper authority for
admission, wendell his way to the farm,
and after the usual inquiries was ad-
mitted and assigned to u cot. Being an
invalid, extra blankets were asked for,
which the superintendent ordered pro-
vided. Then life as Il pauper was fairly
commenced, and the new inmate wan.
dered out into the yard and orchard fol
inspection of the rest Of Douglas
county's poor and insane.
THE BILL OF FARE.
Life at the institution is much thu
same from day to day, being varied only
by an occasional outburst from one o
the insane patients. Breakfast is server
on week days at about 8 o'clock. Itcon
sists Of cold meat, potatoes boiled will
their jackets on and some times warmed
up in fat; bread and coffee, the latter
with milk and sugar. The bill OF far,
for dinner is corned beef, hash, boile(
potatoes, coffee and bread. For supper
the diet Is changed, and the meal con
sists OF coffee, bread, syrup with flies
and II Of the three delicacies-driet
peaches stewed, prunes stewed, ant
dried apples ditto.
On Saturday, September %, "we pau
pors" were permitted to regale our ap
pctites at breakfast with boiled han
the first mouthful of which the writer
was compelled to deposit under the
table,, potatoes fried and boiled, ant
coffee. Dinner on the same date wa!
served at 1890, and consisted of coffee
bread, potatoes and mutton chops. TIL,
mutton, however, was mostly bones, an(
what meat there was on it was so tougl
that it could not be cut, and it was no
eaten by many. Bread, syrup, drie,
peaches stewed and coffee were serve,
at 5 p. m. for supper.
On Sunday only two meals are served
The first is at 8 o'clock. At this mea
the ham Of the day before was dishet
up again, together with fried and boile'
potatoes. At 8 o'clock in the Afternoon
came the second meal, consisting @
soup, potatoes, bread and coffee. Mil
was also furnished for the coffee, but /
was too old to use.
DEATH ROLL.
II was on that afternoon that the frs
death occurred at the farm since the re
porter's arrival. The victim was a NAL
inmate, but the incident caused but liz