Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-03-16
FUN FROM A PRISON.
The Joliet Crowd Indulge in Restrict
ed Journalism.

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Some Of the prisoners of the State
penitentiary at Joliet edit and publish
4 monthly paper called Up To Date.
The January number contains the fol-
lowing account of a difference between
the deputy warden and the prison or
chestra. 1t may be necessary to ex-
plain that Ispen is an abbreviation of
Illinois State penitentiary:
1. Concerning the tribe of Ispen,
which dwelt in the valley of the Des
PLANES river
| 2. And the tribe of Ispen numbered
1900 souls, and they were in bondage
3. There was then no king in ISpen-
a deputy ruled over the land.
| 4. And Josephus, the deputy, was a
kindly man-albeit he was a mighty
mana man of great stature and Valor.
| .. And it came to pass that Josephus,
the deputy, singled out the musical
| members of the tribe of Ispen, and
commanded them to appear before him,
as was the custom in those days.
6. And he gave unto each an instru-
ment-every one after the kind he de-
sired.
Z. And he said unto them: ''This day
shall We have a new name"
s. And he called them the Corr r-Kess-
Trah," which is the mighty men of
noise.
8. And the Corr -Kess-T -Trah'' was fav-
ored above the rest of the tribe of
Ispen.
10. And it came to pass that the Corr
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.
II. And it came to pass that they re-
solved that they were "Samsons," and
their strength was in the hair of their
heads.
13. And it came to pass that each one
did get his hair cut, each one after his
own fashion.
II. Now, Josephus, the deputy, albeit
he was a kindly man, remarked the
style which the "Orr-K Kess-Trah' took
unto themselves, each one after his own
kind.
10 And he issued 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.
16. Now when the Kess-Trah''
heard this edict they took counsel
among themselves.
II. And it came to pass that they
made for themselves a banner on which
In Il
Cuts-No Music
Is. 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 a prison has its news:
Present population, 1,593.
Last consecutive number, 1858.
December discharge list, 49,
Fresh fish since last issue. 12O,
Received during 1894, 945.
Sent to insane hospital, 2.
Why haven't we got your subscrip-
ton?
The editorial staff of Up To Date
spent Christmas in it's usual hilarious
and we wish to remark right |
here that it took us all day to spend it. |
Three hundred and six visitors pass |
ed through the prison in December.
Seven thousand four hundred and |
twenty pair socks darned, 500 new |
shirts, 1877 pair new drawers and 5S7 |
new handkerchiefs were made in the |
female prison-in December
Try to be kind and civil to your cell
remember he has his own trou-
bles, and no doubt feels that he is just
rs much abused as you are.
Quarreling don't pay-you don't get
any satisfaction from it, and if it is
kept up it leads to a row and then the
Hole-so you see the best you can get
IS the worst of it.
Don't worry the guard with tales
lbout any one else-he has his own
Up To Date extends an invitation to
Ill members of the press to drop in and
zee us, even if they don't stay as long
Is we do.
Special Notice-The editor of Up To
Date, having nearly completed the SEN
ence under which he has been con-
ined here, is desirous of securing a po-
ition on some newspaper where he can
nlarge the experience obtained in run
ling this paper.