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of life and and putting him I'M
der an obligation TO society than
the small compensation which
goes to his dependent family or
to himself when his term ex-
pires. 1t is not enough to sup
port his family but it may save
them from want and keep them
from temptation; it is not
enough to start him in business
after an ordinary term. but it
will maintain him until he can
find honorable work. IL makes
him feel that his time in prison
has not been entirely wasted and
that the state'has some concern
for him beyond furnishing him
and using his labor.
There may be reason for some
amendments to the law govern.
ing the penitentiary system; it
may not be altogether wise or
practical those in authority are
in the best position to give ad-
vice on that subject = but the pay
to convicts should oe retained at
any cost. 1t is the best invest
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Paw for Convicts.

One of the new nominees for
the next legislature has an
nounced that he will introduce a
bill to stop the pay of 10 cents a
day to convicts because it con-
stitutes too great an expense
upon the penitentiary system.
That would be bad statesman
ship even if the pay to convicts
caused an annual deficit in the
operation Of the penitentiaryl
AS q matter of fact the penal
system is self-sustaining, and
there is no economic reason for
the saving.
We have had but two years of
reform methods in convict man.
agement and the results so far
are highly encouraging. Pris-
oners are treated less as bonds
men whose industrial rights are
and more as erring
men who are entitled to chance
to lead better lives after they
have paid their debt of crime to
the state.
Nothing contributes more TO
giving the convict a new view
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-09-12
A RECORD BREAKING VOTE
he Extra Ordinary Interest Mani
tested Promises a Big Vote
in November Election.

A dispatch written from Wash
lngton by Walter S. Gard. says:
This is going to be no year
for the stay-at-home vote. And
THAT spells something that looks
ike Democratic victory in Nov
omber Because of the three
cornered shape of the president
jal campaign and the extraordi-
nary interest in the issues in
tolved, it is likely that there
will be large increase in the
proportion of the electorate that
will participate in the balloting
this fall. as compared with the
proportion in the last three
presidential contests.
The prospect of bringing out a
Null electorate is IN itself decid-
edly encouraging to the Demo-
Gratis. judging by the record
bf the last halt century Of Amer
Jan party politics. At no time
bince the civil war has the De-
Tnocracy been successful in a
presidential campaign unless
more than the average voting
interest has been displayed by
fhe man with the ballot. II has
been the invariable rule that in a
light vote the Republicans have
won.
SOME HISTORIC FACTS
Since 1868 and 1872 only about
81 per cent of the voting popula-
ion Of the country went to the
POLLS at the presidential cleo
ions. The Republican tickets
we're elected. In 1876 there was
! sharp rise of the voting per-
entage TO about 70. the largest
ince the war, and though the
Republican candidate was seated
~ an arbitrary procedure by |
Ehich the vote Of two or three /
outhern states was thrown out. !
he Democrats got the largest
Ind really carried the country.
From 1880 10 1892. inclusive of I
bur elections. the percentage
T the electorate which partici-
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pated varied between 20 and 81,
and in three of these four elec-
tons the Democrats polled the
heaviest vote, albeit they lost in
the electoral college IN two of
the four.
REPUBLICANS NOW SPLIT
The percentage of voters par
ticipating in 1896 was large
about TO but it must be re-
membered that in 1896 the DEM
ocratic party was split, while in
1912 the condition is reversed,
with the Republicans worse d.
vided than the Democrats were
sixteen years ago. The voting
electorate dropped to 63 per cent
in 1900 and in 1904 and 1908 only
65 per cent of the electorate
went to the polls. In no instance
since the war in which the vote
has fallen below 6S per cent OF
the total voting strength of the
nation has the Democratic party
carried the presidency.
This year all conditions point
to a record vote being polled as
Governor Wilson and Therodore
Roosevelt are men who are calcu-
lated to stimulate interest. OF
course there is the remarkably
! light vote which was brought out
in the spring primaries to be
used as an argument against this
but il is believed that this light
vote was due to the desire of
thousands Of voters to hold aloof
until after the Leading parties
had framed their platforms and
named their candidates before
up their minds whom
they would support. 1t is the
Independent vote that will settle
the question this year and the
heat Of the 1912 campaign is
going to bring them to the |
polls, for the country has GER
tainly made up its mind to take a
try at settling the problems with |
which the politicians and leaders
nave been Intellectually wrestling
FOR the past dozen years.
LESSON OF VERMONT
In the Vermont election it was
he Democratic party which
showed the most new recruits.
rhe Democrats added over 3. 600
% their last recorded strength in
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the Green Mountain state, while
the sadly divided Republican
party demonstrated that a house
divided against itself cannot
stand-the Progressive vote
looming entirely from the Re-
publican column. In all the
states where the two old parties
are on something like even
terms such a division as has
been shown in Vermont will
give the Democrats an easy
thing.
Discussing the outlook last
week, Acting Chairman William
G.. McAdoo of the Democratic
national committee, said: Yer
mont is a political barometer.
The small majorities in 1884 and
in 1892 foretold the Republican
defeat. With the third-term
party diverting one-third of the
Republican vote this year in
other states. as il has done in
Vermont, the victory of Wilson
and Marshall should be more
pronounced than any ever re-
orded by any political party. 1t
looks as if the defeat of Greeley
so often cited as the greatest Of
political routs. will be shelved
and the election Of Woodrow
Wilson and Thomas r. Marshall
pointed to by future generations
as the most decisive victory at
the polls in our history"
TEDDY TAINTED BY SOCIALISM.
In passing. it may be of in
terest to note that an admission
has been secured from Robert w.
Bruere, a prominent New York
that he wrote several
Of the planks IN the platform of
the Bull Moose party and por-
ton OF Roosevelt's declaration .
Of faith" speech which he deliv-
cred at Chicago before the new
party delegates. The Socialists
are all worked up over the mat
ter and meeting Of national ex-
acutive committee has been call
I'd for Sept. IA. at which time
he relationship between Bruere
md Roosevelt. so far as they
threaten the Socialist party, will
De considered.
Bruere says he was invited to
Oyster Bay by Roosevelt and ask
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ed to go over his confession"
and at that time he was also
shown a rough draft of the Bull
Moose platform and that he
made several changes in each, all
of which were accepted by the
colonel. The strong Sociahstic
coloring Of the Roosevelt speech
and the similar tint of many
planks in the platform are now
attributed to Socialist Leader
Bruere, who says he did not ac-
cept Roosevelt's invitation to
visit him at Sycamore Hill until
after he was advised to do 80 by
William d. Haywood, a member
of the national executive commit
tee of the Socialist party. 1t is
declared that Debs fears treach-
cry and a design to ditch him in
preference for Roosevelt. AS the
colonel has committed larceny in
the Republican camp it is said
the Socialists do not propose to
permit any such raid upon their
if they can help it.
c.;uhaN h..,..o -,
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-09-12

Still ha@ a\ few houses to sell
on monthly payments. See
Louis A. R26ipeon. 9 If
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-09-12

ment the state can make in the
work of reform; il is cheap in
surance against further crime.
and it is simple justice to the
man who has been 'overtaken
in a fault" Not all convicts can
be reformed. but the most hard
ened will be helped in some de-
gree by this just and simple rec
ignition of his manhood right to
receive some compensation for
his labor even though he be
paying penalty for the viola
ton of the law. Fort Worth
Record.
The Avalanche learns that
Rev. John A. Arbuckle has
rendered his resignation as
pastor of the Baptist church in
this city same to take effect
next Sunday September 18th.
He will move back to Haskell
from which place he moved to
Lubbock.
The Dumas Drug Company
becomes a subscriber to the Ava
lanche with this issue.
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The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-09-12

In the Vermont election it was
the Democratic party which
showed the most new recruits.
The Democrats added over 3. 900
to their last recorded strength in
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-28

ANOTHER DELAY MOVE
The street railway companies
again made a move for delay
when are arbitration meeting
was held.
Attorney Moore, for the COM
panies, asked that the meeting be
postponed because he had bust
ness to attend to in Pittsburgh.
Chief Justice Orrin Carter, the :
umpire on the board, insisted on
the immediate taking of evidence,
saying that if Moore had urgent
business in Pittsburgh, he, Car
ter, had given up all his other
business to act as arbitrator.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-28
type, where only selfshness has


with any and all ideas of sports
manship blurred by the coolest of
mercenary motives. And most of
the owners haven't the sense to
see that in a scramble of this sort
they are merely paving the way
to financial disaster, as we'll as the
utter wreck of all craftsmanship.
The older circuit has but one
chance to make good. This chance
lies in the rallying of the few
club-owning sportsrnen against
such types are are presented by
Murphy, Fogel, ct al, driving
these out of the game and giving
the league president power,
through a long term, to rule the
league as Ban Johnson controls
the American.
1t will take nothing short of
scrappy, bull-necked fighter to
handle this National league
crowd as it should be handled.
Such a president should-b be given
the power and opportunity to
make good.
AS things now stand, the Ma
tional league from the club own
ers' angle, doesn't need any ad-
vice. 1t needs a good swift kick
in the pit of the stomach-an ut
ter change in every method-and
if this doesn't come, the only an
swer is a boycotting by the fans,
who, striking at the gate. receipts,
will hit the only Vulnerable spot
which men like Murphy and Fo-
gel possess.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-28

In Seattle the directory is be-
ing compiled this year with the
wives maiden names listed in
parentheses after the husbands.
1t makes it possible to find the,
woman you are seeking, even
though you may not know the,
name of the man she has married.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-28
THE FREEZING LIMIT

THE FREEZING LIMIT
An American and a Scotsman
were discussing the extent of
frost experienced in the North of
Scotland.
why, it's nothing at all COM
pared to the cold we have in the
StatesP' said the American. 81
recollect one winter when a sheep,
jumping from a hillock in a field,
became suddenly frozen on the
way, and stuck in the air like a
lump of ice"
But, man" explained the
Scotsman, "the law of gravity
wouldn't allow that"
81 know that, said the Amer
lean; "but the law of gravity was
frozen tooP'
-O-O-
In Seattle the directory is be-
ing compiled this year with the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-07
BANGOR Marathon.

The first Annual Bangor Marathon
Race to be held on Wednesday, June
10, promises to be one of the biggest
athletic events held in the State for
years.
This race, which is to be held in
connection with the Bangor Street
Fair and Carnival, will De run from
Orono to Bangor, ending at Maple
wood Park, a place well known to all
Augusta football enthusiasts.
Unusually attractive and valuable
prizes are offered to the winners of
the first five places and in addition,
suitable individual cups will be given
to every contestant finishing the full
course. Sockalexis, the famous In
dian runner, will be unable to com
pete in this race. as he sails the 14th
for Sweden to compete in the Olympi
Marathon In order, however, To add
more interest to the Bangor Marathon
SoekaleXis win on next Saturday run
over the Bangor Marathon course
and establish record for il. En-
tries for the Bangor Marathon close
Wednesday, June Il. no entry fee be
ing charged Full particulars of the
race will be found in advertisement
on another page of this issue
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-07
INTERESTING MEETINGS
Attended by Sec. Young of State
Board of Health in Washington.

Df. a. G.. Young. secretary of the
State Board of Health, arrived home
Monday forenoon. from a trip Il
Washington and New York. While In
Washington he attended two very in
teresting meetings from which he re-
ceived many valuable suggestions.
One of these meetings was that oil
the National Society for the Study
and Prevention of tuberculosis which
was held at Washington. the last tive
days in May. DR.. Young states that
this meeting was considered by ali
present to be one of the most inter-
esting and profitable meetings and
tho most successful in every way even
held by that organization.
The next day after this meeting he
attended a conference between the
surgeon general of the Public Health
and Marine Hospital Service and rep
resentatives of State Boards of Health,
DIR. Young says that this was one OF
the most important conferences of its
kind ever held. Certain practical ques-
tons were discussed and plans made
for future work to be done by commit
tees appointed to carry or the work
continuously
The most important question at the
conference was the prevention and
control Of typhoid fever. One of Tho
officers of the Public Health Bureau
detailed some of his experiences il
places to which he had been called
by city Boards of Health to aid in di-
minishing the progress of typhoid fe.
Yer and stated that as a result a great
Elimination in the prevalence of ty-
phoid fever had resulted.
The second question considered was
the standardization of disinfectants
in regard to which considerable worl
has already been done, particularly
along the line of testing out very
large number of proprietary disinfec.
tants. By means of a special method
of standardizing them the germicidal
power has been determined and the
bureau has issued an extended bulle-
tin giving results. This work is to bt
continued. The two other subjects un-
der discussion We're those of cerebro,
spinal meningitis and poliomyelitis.
DR.. Young went from Washington
directly TO New York City. where III
passed two days looking up variou:
matters of interest to the State BoarC
of Health. including sehoolhouse CON
struction and exhibit work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-07
ALLoTMENTs OF. FISH.
Lake Maranaeook Gets $1,000 Trout
from the Monmouth Hatchery.

Lake Maranacook is to get 10000
trout from the Monmouth hatchery,
according to the latest allotment
made public by the commissioners OF
inland fisheries and game. Other
allotments are as follows:
Camden hatchery-Cook's pond,
Lincoln county, 5000 trout; Damaris-
Gotta lake, Lincoln county, 5000 trout;
Chickawaukee lake, Rockland, 10000
trout; Hobbs pond, Hope, 1880
trout; Hosmer pond, Camden, $4,000
trout Norton pond, Lincolnville, 10,
600 trout; Moody pond, Hope, 10000
trout Lily pond, Rockport, 5000
trout.
Moosehead hatchery-Roach ponds
Roach river, Piscataquis county, TO-
000 trout: Lake Hebron, Monson, 10
600 trout Little and Big Bunker
ponds, Blanchard. 5000 trout; Thanks
giving pond Blanchard. 5000 trout.
Enfield hatchery - Cold Stream
pond, Enfield, $4,000 trout.
Moxie hatchery-Lake in NORTH
New Portland, 10000 trout.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-07
LOOKED LIKE WAX
A Symptom Of Lack Of Blood That
Is Evident to Every One.

Pale, sallow complexion, ears that
seem aim st transparent, lips almost
white-these are outward signs OF anfe-
mia, or lack OF blood.
The patient probably has slight
cough, complains of being easily tired
and is troubled with palpitation OF the
heart.
There is one remedy for this condi-
tion-more blood Blood is made from
the food we eat but in this condition it
is not made as fast as needed. DR..
Williams Pink Pills double the blood
making value OF the food and are there
fore powerful agency in building up
the blood.
Mrs. X. l.. Harrod, of 4l3 South
Ohio avenue, Muncie, Ind, recon-
mends DIR. Williams Pink Pills because
they restored her to health when all
other medicines failed. "a few years
ago." she says, when was living at
Bellefontaine, Ohio, | was suffering
with anamia. | was pale and had a
wax-like color and was so short OF breath
that I couldn't 60 up stairs without
stopping to rest or couldn't stand the
least little exertion. | was run down
and very thin, didn't feel like eating
and didn' want to talk to or see anyone.
Nv heart would palpitate so that |
would feel weak. couldn't sleep well,
coughed constantly and had pains under
nv shoulders. | was SO miserable
that | wanted to die.
"The doctors told me that my blood
was turning into water, and that was
going into decline and asked me if
there had been any consumption in my
family. They didn't help me at all and
] had read so much about DR. Will
liams' Pink Pills that | decided to try
Il box of them. They, helped me SO
much that gave up all other medicine
and pinned my faith to them alone.
took several boxes and in few weeks
was completely restored to health /
became strong and healthy and was
able to work again. | know DIR. VIII
liams' Pink Pills saved my life"
DIR. Williams Pink Pills have also
cured rheumatism, after effects of the
grip and fevers and such nervous diseases
as neuralgia, nervous headaches, dizzi-
ness, St. Vitus' dance and even partial
paralysis and locomotor ataxia.
A booklet OF valuable information, en-
titled Building Up the Blood, !" will be
sent free to any person interested.
DIR. Williams Pink Pills are sold by
all druggists or will be sent, postpaid,
on receipt of price, so centslper box six
boxes for So so by the DIR. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady, n. J..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-07
"PLANT MORE POTATOES"
State Dairy instructor GuptilI Be-
Ieves Proposition Good.

State Dairy Instructor w. r. Cup
till was at the State House, Thurs
day, on his return from Belfast,
where he addressed a large Pomona
gathering. speaking upon the subject
of Dairy Improvement and also
touching upon the matter of potato
prices
Mr.. Guptill believes that the farm
ers should plant more potatoes, this
year, than they did during the past
year Il do not believe in plunging
in this natter" said he to a Journal
reporter, Thursday. but ! do think
that for the farmers who are proper
ly equipped for it reasonable in
crease in the yield will bring salts
factory financial return. For in
stance where a farmer had 10 acres
in potatoes last year let him try IL
this year and the farmer who had
five acres last year raise seven this
year"
He points out that the potato crop
in several of the Southern states has
been practically a failure and that in
several of the middle Atlantic states
a smaller amount of seed has been
bought than last year. Reports from
Aroostook indicate that il the farm
ers in that section plant to their limit
there will not be over 10 per cent,
increase, so that the farmers in other
sections of the State can make con-
servative increase without Cutting
the market and with the present
prospect for good potato prices he ar
CUES that such an increase can hard
ly fail TO be profitable.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-07
STATE HOUSE.
State Central Planned Of
Farmers Exchanges.
Lake Maranacook Gets $4,000
Trout from Monmouth.
State Dairy Instructor Favors the
Planting of More Potatoes.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Regular Meeting of Governor and
Council, Thursday, June 20, at TO
| A. MA

meeting of great important To inc
agricultural interests of the state VIII
be held. the latter part of the mohth
in Bangor This meeting viii be IN
the nature of a joint gathering OF the
members of the 10 farmers exchanges
and the fruit growers associations
which have recently organized. The
exact date will be settled as soon as
all the organizations interested have
been heard from. The idea of holding
this meeting originated with Z. Il.
Embree of Riverhead, \. Y, VINO Is
Introducing the farmers exchange
idea into Maine, under the auspices
of Conn John +. Buckley of the
Maine department of agriculture
Coinei6ent with the meetings of the
organizations themselves Will be a
conference of the members OF the eX-
ecutiye boards of all the organiZa-
lions represented. The meeting is ex-
pected to be the largest as well as the
most important gathering of progress
sive farmers ever held in Maine, out
side of the State Grange meetings.
The Bangor conference will aim to
arrange for cooperative marketing
through a representative in each OF
the large market centers and especial
w i'm New York. 4 committee VIII De
appointed To get bids and make con-
tracts for the fertilizer that will be
used by all of the members of the DIT
ferent organizations. Another inn
nortant matter to be considered will
be the proposition of maintaining
state Central organization by the al
lied organizations.
Ten farmers exchanges exist IN the
State at the present time with head
quarters al brunswick. Brooks, Pitts
field, watcrville, Auburn. Dexter Do
yer. Fort Fairfield, New Sweden and
Presque Isle 1t is estimated that 10
900 farmers are Interested at the pres
ent time in the exchanges and fruit
growers associations.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-07
TWO POUNDS ARE HEAVIEST
WEIGHT.
Lightest Because They Lend Light
and Heaviest in the Sense of Being
More Helpful.

You may call the foregoing para =
dox. an enigma, or a puzzle, but cal
it wnat you may, it nevertheless has
an clement of truth in its composition
Anyhow it has made you read below
the headlines. so it has not only ae-
complished its purpose but is deserv-
ing of vote of thanks from YOU.
once upon time q little boy was
asked by his teacher how 10 get other
boys to come to Sunday school and his
ready reply was:
SHOW them pictures so they will
have something to ask questions
about"
That little boy surely has the max
ing of a great publisher in him
The headlines are intended to make
somebody ask a question. but they
don't 40 it as well as picture would.
What is it all about?
Now that you have read thus far
you may as we'll get the answer.
The heavy" Eight article referred
to is the Illustrated Bible now being
presented to readers by the kennebec
Journal The Illustrations printed in
with the text-matter throw a new
light on the various passages, making
it the "lightest' Bible ever printed in
point Of ciearness; hut at the same
time it is heaviest. thought. for
these illustrations are the result of
years of study and research.
These Bibles come in several styles
as explained in the educational certifi-
cate printed on another page of this
ISSUE. Read the certificate. clip it,
present six OF them, and take your
choice of either the Catholic or Pretes-
tart editions, both In two different
bindings.