The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-23

ers1eld, or very nearly so. This can only be done by 8 large number of people combining to cooperate and purchase supplies in large quantities at wholesale prices. I am aware that this experiment has been tried in many places, but for various reasons, which am not able to give has moi as rule proved a success. I believe however, that the principle reason for fa1Iure in this line is caused by the want of efficient management on the part of those who have the business in charge At the same time, it does seem as though this might De reme- men could be found to manage a O. operative store where food clotbinR and the necessary supplies for a fam fly could be purchased at wholesale prices. Next to food, 1t will be fn- teresting for your readers to know how well and cheaply we are able to thing that they wear For the year ending September 3e 1911, this am ounted to a fraction of a cent over S9 for each prisoner for that year In addition ito this, every prisoner at the time of his discharge is furnished with an entirely new suit Of clothes and, in the wintertime, with an over coat This expense is included in the $9. The cloth from which the suits are made; is of good quality and [ have sometimes purchased it for pets> pie who like the color and texture Of it, particularly the blue, such as is worn by the prisoners who are in the first grade.
 Some intelligent people often saw to me. that we treat the prisoners in Wethersheld too well, that they are better fed, clothed and housed than half the people of the state,I am will ing to grant this to a certain extent, but there are other things in life be- sides the three which I have men tioned above, that many people do not consider.
 Thomas Jefferson, when he wrote the Declaration of Independence said, We hold these truths to be self evi- dent; that all men are created equal that they are endowed by their crea- tor with certain inalienabIe rights that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit Of happiness NOW, when a man or woman is sentenced to serve term in the Connecticut state prison, I contend that to a very large extent we deprive them of two of these great rights, which are liberty and the pursuit of happiness You and I can not realize what this means unless us and we be deprived of these meanB of happiness.
 James W. Cheney.
 The Bill of Fare.
 sunday-Breadfast stewed raisins. butter, wheat bread, coffee. Dinner, bread, wheat bread, brown gravy, cOf- fee. Supper. lunch from dinner.
 Monday-Breakfast, bologna, mus tard, wheat bread, brown gravy, cOf-
 
 potatoes, onions. tomatoes, wheat bread, coffee. Supper, bread pudding, lemon sauce, wheat bread, tea.
 Tuesday-Breakfast boiled hominy with pork, wheat bread, coffee. Din ner, boiled corn beef and cabbage, brown gravy. vinegar and mustard. cornbread, coffee Supper, syrup,but- ter. wheat bread, tea
 Wednesday = Corned beef hash. wheat wheat bread, vinegar. conee- Dinner. wheat bread. coffee Supper, apple tapioca pudding wheat bread, tea.
 Thursday-Boiled rice, syrup, wheat bread, coffee. Dinner, beef soup, boil ed beef. steamed turnips. corn bread, coffee. Supper, baked potatoes, gra- wy. wheat bread, tea.
 Friday-Breakfast boiled TcSaNS oats, sugar, milk, wheat bread, coIIee. Dinner baked mackerel, milk gravy steamed potatoes, corn bread, coffee Supper boiled maccaroni, tomato sauce, wheat bread tea
 Saturday-Breakfast, beef hash. wheat bread. coffee Dinner. boiled beans. vinegar. boiled pork, corn bread coffee. Supper. plum duff, va nilIa sauce. wheat bread. tea.