Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-03-28
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Some Of the prisoners Of the stat,
penitentiary at Joliet edit and publish
\ monthly paper called Up To Date.
The January number contains the fol-
lowing account Of difference between
the deputy warden and the prison or
ohestra. 1t may bo necessary to explain
that Ispen is an abbreviation Of Illinois
state penitentiary:
l. Concerning the tribe of Ispen.
which dwelt in the valley Of the Des
PLANES river.
2. And the tribe of Ispen numbered
1000 souls, aud they were in bondage.
.. There was then no king in Ispep.
A deputy ruled over the land.
4. And Josephus, the deputy, was u
kindly man, albeit he was a mighty
mana man of great stature and valor.
3. And it came to pass that Josephus,
the deputy, singled out the musicai
members Of the tribe Of Ispen and COM
manded them to appear before him, an
was the custom in those days.
6. And he gave unto each ON instru.
ment, every one after the kind he de-
sired.
z. And he said unto them, "This
day shall ye have new name.
8. And he called them the Orr Kess.
Trah, which is the mighty men OF
noise.
9. And the Orr Kess.T was favor.
ed above the rest of the tribe of Ispen.
10. And it came to pass that the Orr.
Kess-Trah became grasping and proud
beyond warrant.
IL. And they took counsel among
themselves as to how they should dis
tinguish themselves from the common
run.
IL. And it came to pass that they re.
solved that they were Samsons, and
their strength was In the hair Of their
heads.
IS. And it came to pass that each
one did get his hair cut, each one after
his own fashion.
ID. Now, Josephus, the deputy, albeit
he was a kindly man, remarked the
style which the Orr Kess-Tr took unto
themselves, each one after his own
kind
10. And he issued "a proclamation for
bidding the Orr -Kess-Trah from this
pompadour style, which was only worn
as mark of high degree in the tribe Of
Ispen.
49, Now, when the Orr -Kess- Trah
heard this ediot, they took counsel
among themselves.
II. And it came to pass that they
made for themselves banner on which
was inscribed. "No Pompadour Hair
Cuts--No Music.
18. Now, the rest of the acts Of the
Orr Kess -Trah, and all that they did,
and the hair that they lost, and the
privileges that they no longer get. are
they not written in the book of the
CHRONICLES of the Deputy"
Here are some items gathered at ran
dom from the pages of the paper, show
ing that even prison has its news:
Present population, 1858.
Last consecutive number, 3,958.
December discharge list, 73.
Fresh fish since last issue, 1870.
Received during 1894, 945.
Sent to insane hospital, 2.
Why haven't we got your subscrip-
tion2
The editorial staff of Up To Date
spent Christmas IN its usual hilarious
manner, and we wish to remark right
here that it took us all day TO spend 1t.
Three hundred and six visitors passed
the prison in December.
Seven thousand four hundred and
twenty pairs of socks darned, 800 new
shirts, 1877 pair new drawers and 667
new handkercbiefs were made in the
female prison in December.
Try to be kind ana civil to your cell
mate. Remember that ho has his own
troubles and no doubt feels that he IL
inst as much abused as you are.
Quarreling doesn't pay You don get
any satisfaction from il, and II II Is
kept up IL leads 10 O row and then the
hole, so, you see, Inc best you can get
Is the worst Of 1t,
Don't worry the guard with tales
about any one else. He has bis own
troubles
Up TO Date extends an invitation 10
all members OF the press 10 drop In and
SEQ US, even II thsy don't stay as long
as we do.
Special Notice The editor Of Up To
Date. having nearly completed the sen,
tenee under which no has been confined
here, is desirous OF securing q position
on some newspaper where he can en-
large the experience obtained Ia rum
ming this paper
A Clever sstnaisF,