Show BAN ON MAGAZINES no more periodicals will be accepted for the convicts there mo zno more magazines will be received at tho the state prison for the use of prisoners warden pratt has found it necessary to wake make this rule for tho the following reaf reasons sons whenever a family cleans house the thrifty is seized with tho the idea that it would bo be a good scheme to end send all of the old oln magazines that have been accumulating it around ho bd house for a generation or two wo down iowa to tho prison tor for the convicts now the warden feels ho he has good adason reason to believe bellee that this rubbish may contain germs gernis of infectious diseases which if spread in the prison would create creato great havoc thou then some time ago it waa was found that a number of magaz magazines inest sent through the malls to prisoners contained morphine powders concealed between the leaves which were glued aued together thus forming sacks so these periodicals will not be received in the future except tho the regular public publications actions tor for which the prison management subscribes and are sen sent t direct from tho the publishing houses in the east warden pratt says the convicts have a fine library from which books may bo be drawn all of the more prominent magazines are subscribed for and moreover tho the state daill dallies estare are now allowed in the institution something iome thing that diat has never obtained before so it I 1 is not necessary tor for local people to send in any old maga under the impression that tho the prisoners will read and them thern and then by their exclusion means of smuggling dope into tho the prison Is cut off |