Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-03-18
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lhcte " no que'uon nut nuhllc hlteh'loh
is a, present largely turned towards tho
Mild lands Of Maine. and especially towards
those Of the Aro,siook valley. Multi,udc',
not only in our own State. bot also in the
rest OF New England and New York, are
contemplating aulling themselves Of the
almost unequallcd advantages which that
grand and fertile region promises to the
hardy pioneer. We rcpice that this is -.
In each one Of our cities and larger villa.
gc-. how many men, with stout hearts and
strong arms. have ,oil,d and lahorci ON un-
al they have reached the meridian Of lie.
and still fnd that they have lnr all their la
bor. Lui little ahead on witch t. depend TO
supply the wants Of their declining years.
Many there are who. after quarter of a
century Of industrious labur. have not even
home which they can call their own.
How gladly would men like these, II they
could, give all the labor Of their lifetime IN
exchange for tie possession II a farm and n
home in Arcn.,ook. which are the fruit Of
Eve or six years Of well directed effort on
the par, oi single pioneer. It's fact
which has Been most successfully demon.
stratcd. that any man in possession of the
strength and ysor OF manhood. can, in the
cours, of Elk years. make himself an indie
pendent farmer in Aroost,ok. Take tho
Young men Of our city who are between the
age. u - and 30 year., who have been in
dusirious AMI prudent, pihap', and how
many Of them can boast Of the possession oC
property which they would not readily
exchange for farm. VII ch. With their
moderate labor upon IL. would insure them
comfortable support, and even somc Of
ihc luxurics Of lite : 1T all such give
,hcir attention o. this suhjci They have
yc, bcforc them year, Of toll, but those
years may b. turned to their advantage and
profit. Let them at once naSe up their
mind, to 20 to Aroostook, and bcs,ow their
labor where in few month. they cannot
aiI to have something t, show ior il. Such
have long enough lab,rri frr the prof, Of
Others. now let thcm determine ,n DO some.
thing lor fi,m','rf'
That Arpn.took pnss,s.c'. in many re-
srccis, decided al,an ages over tho FAR
wc,i, there can be no doubt. \ h,i'li,r
spot probably docs not exist IN the face Of
the earth. But in addition to thi. there Il.
a beautiful aad productive soil. all Yet in
IT, virgin purity. The winters are indeed
long hut their pure and hraeins atmo-.
rhyrr gives to the inhabitants y rohu.,nr',
of constitution, and vi.,r and vitality
which lllin,is cannot imp,rt. Tho sum.
mcrs are short. as they AZ, elsewhere in the
greater part OF New Ensari, but veseta.
ton Progresses rapidly, and the husband
man in Autumn finds hi. lahors rewarded
by an abundint crcp. AID 70 this the fact
,ha, they are not "a; all cursed hy the yell.
low fever Of the South or the fever and aeue
of the West
We therefore urge upon all who propose
changing their locality, to go To the Ar,os-
took mex, spring. 1t no nan wai, a .in'
slc DAY i,r railroad communication. That
may. or may not be bull, at an early day.
L., wan, Tor while may deprive the settler
OF foreign luSurics and comlel him to rigid
economy. and t. look 10 hi. own farm Tor
many OF those products whlch money and
railroad facilities might procure ir'm
abroad. l., the land b, possessed for its
intrinsic merits, and as il L'sins " u bios
sorn "a, the rosc," the outside world will
not be slow u seni the iron horss into its
very heart. to hiring forth III, fruit, Of the
land. Bangor Democrat.