Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-12-20

fingers on the work table. Just &c
grapher taps his keys.
But on Christmas Day he talks
And the Christmas eating, rr..
regular fare Of Sing Sing for o.... Pc
the week. and It It is the Same .,...-.
in the year. except on Chr.s.~
Thanksgiving and the Fourth
The breakfast menu for each dr..
week is as follows: Sunday.
and coffee Monday bread has.
fee; Tuesday coffee, bread .-s
Wednesday coffee. hash ar.
Thursday, bread, coffee and ha r.,...
hash, bread and coffee; Saur
same.
There IS little more variety r.--..
which is as follows: SUNDAY. ...
milk and sugar. stewed ar-
buns, bread and coffee: Monda.
beans, boiled potatoes, bread
and vinegar; Tuesday, boue5 t.
! vegetable soup made of cabl.
toes, parsnips. carrots. tur.r.
barley, bread and coneo. r..-
mutton stew or clam chowdo~
|
entree and turnips; Thurslar. .
beef and cabbage and bologna s
with pea or bean soup. boiled -
| mustard, bread and coffee. Tr.-
fish, boiled potatoes. brown
bread and coffee; SATURDAY.. h
J consisting Of potatoes, tomatoes
! carrots and turnips, bread .
| Supper every day i'm the week. c-
! day consists OF bread and coli
is no supper on Sunday.
| Like the other folks. Chris-r-s
Sing begins the night before-...- ...
| convicts can go 20 sleep DO ta.-
with the happy feeling THAI
sleep an hour and q half latc-t.
Ordinarily the get-up he'll r
but on Christmas 10 won't fr.
disturbing summons until o....
that is something. When Tel u
railroad wrecker and Nar0- wac,
leased he said that his greatest r...
in his new freedom would ha to -..-r
and go to sleep again when pa. u.. .,
in the morning. That was . .r-.-.
bition Of a man who once M
to do with as he pleased.
A VERY EARLY DINNER
To give the conyicts their o..e-.
pleasure early in the day the great .-
is served for breakfast 40 g.. or
long lines Of each division are form
man with his hands on the ..,
man in front and at the word from
is served for breakfast at $3.50 %.
big, dark mess room with its er.-r
OF tables, each so feet long. and SSH.
tin mugs and 200 plates On place .-
inviting TO the average eye or s-ars,.
but on Christmas Day fl has wo-t..
attractions to the convicts.
From hash, bread and coffee a,Ts
milk and sugar for eu DAYS
the year. to roast chicken, boiled o
mashed potatoes. bread and butter1rI
with milk and sugar, is a terrific leap h
an epicurean way. And the can
IS much Of it as they please. Every f-e
I man wants a second helping ir Sr-
ne raises his hand, school boy fashion, al
he nearest guard sees that his wants
attended 10. The number Of hands 0
90 up at this Christmas banquet Is
'ountable. They shoot up from the
)lace with lightning Ike rap5lty D.
nan Of the 200 tries to eat enough ct
n to last him year and he gorges saer
or that IS another annual rarity
And when at last the signal has h.s
iven to rise, they march out 10 the YAH
here to receive two cigars. another ,r.t
I gigantic proportions. They can .t
bout the yard until o'clock. when ts
christmas services are held I'm the tI
hapels, one for the Catholic couyicts rI
he other for the Protestants Of an DIE
At II o'clock they ara PEE
irned TO their cells. and on the wa c.l
ian gets a great hunk of mince pie,
hunk of ginger bread, two apples and
range. A bowl of tea with sugar ar
he convict can eat these dainues at
nix is sent TO each cell at y o'clock.
Ieasure.
THE TWO HOURS FOR TALK.
At o'clock tho guards march the men |
D the yard, and then comes tho or
vent of the year. From to O'Clock rs
200 conyicts can talk 10 one another g.
s other people do. No need OF looking
urriedly around TO see II the guard
'atching, no "sub-chinning." no tar
ut Of messages. but good, straiehf-.
ords loud or soft, at the pleasure O..
.ll5er. Some Of the men do not recognize
ieir own voices. The vocal cord
isty, and TO talk is an effort. Two
D by Ike n fash, and half OF the
hich had been saved up for the ya
1T unsaid when the silence signal
wen.
But there is another treat IN STORE
lie more fortunate prisoners with q.
= relatives whe send them Ci
oxes. These are carefully scared
ie prison authorities before th.
anded TO the owners. There
asting for all hands. for the pr
'ceives n box has enough ~ t..
lman Kindness stil I'm him to divide
Is less fortunate brother.
GRANTLAND CD1ErE
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