Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-24


under his influence that she could
make no protest"
the State fairs the Bangor Commercial
says it hopes to see the dates later.
But transcending all matters of date
there are higher considerations regard
ing this subject which come into con-
sideration. The appropriation which
the legislature makes to our two State
fairs is made for the benefit of the agri-
culture of Maine. and it is expressly
mentioned in the appropriation that it
is to be expended in premiums "for the
encouragement of stock husbandry.
meat production. dairying and the
poultry industry" The State gives an
nually $l,750 to each, of these fairs for
this purpose. that the farmers of the
entire State may compete for the pre-
miums offered. If fairs are held on the
same dates, as was the case this year.
the object of this appropriation is
thwarted because farmers do not have
a just opportunity for competition. At
two fairs. there is greater chance for
obtaining the prizes. competition is
closer. and where competition is close.
the breeder must use greater skill and
judgment in his business. in order to
secure the premiumsa If these fairs
are to be held on the same date here
after, the legislature is liable to be pc
titioned to withhold the liberal bounty
which 1t now gives. and which is so
considerable help to the receipts of
the fairs. If this appropriation only
gives part of the farmers in the State
opportunity to win the prizes, it is I'M
fair to the other part" The CONNER
cial also refers to the loss it is to the
Maine Central, having the big fairs
come on the same dates, when the road
has granted reduced rates for trans
portation and thinks the management
of the road might well say to the man.
ayers of the fairs Hold your exhibit
tions on different dates, gentlemen"
Warden Smith of the State Prison,
now has under his charge 1873 convicts.
the largest number ever in the prison
by about 20 per cent. There are several
reasons for this, the hard times being
the principal reason assigned. Men
without work or prospect of any, poorly
fed and poorly clad, commit some petty
offence against the laws, and making
no defense are committed to prison for
a brief season. Here they have a
chance to work, place, to. sleep, plenty
to eat and clothes to wear. even il
covered with stripes. Under assumed
names they consider themselves better
off in the prison than battling against
odds out in the world. In the State
prison in Thomaston today there are
several finely educated men who say
they have been driven to deeds of law
lessness because of their destitute con-
ditio2. Their statements, however, are
to be taken with several grains of salt.
A Biddeford paper says: "Some of the
local sports who acted as 'cappers' at
the fair were themselves victimized by
those whom they had helped to gull
others. Several of them who had con-
tracted with their employers for 81
day, were unable to collect their wages
and were forced to conclude that the
adage concerning honor among thieves
was untrue. Who has any sympathy
for them? But isn't that a pretty
cheap class of fakirs to give the run of
a fair?"
One of the most prominent and prom-
Using young men in North Castine died
the other day. The dispatch ANNOUNCE
ing his death goes on to say: Few
persons can endure-as long as he did
to rise both winter and summer at
three o'clock, toll all day, oft-times
with great exposure to the inclemencies
of the weather, and retire at ten or
eleven at night. He was warned
against such excessive work but, alas,
the warning was not needed" And
yet the truth of the saying that can
die burned at both ends is short lived
was demonstrated long before this man
was born.
Even the worms won't let the few
apples there are, alone, and the apples
can't turn.
Courier-G Gazette: The complaint has
been made by some Of the good people
of the county that intoxicating liquors
are being openly sold to boys
and young men. II this is
true there is no measure too
severe to enforce against the man who
does it. A close observer of men and