Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-11-11
For the oxford Democrat
NOTES or A NEW ENGLAND
TRIP.
No. XVIII.
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which the survival Of the huss," as
well as the success and longevity Of the
n."fi,,e-,' Is sometime. peculiarly en-
smplihed. In the struggle for exist
enee" few Of US can hope TO escape toll
and trouble. To labor i. the common
lot; Geniu. itself Is bu, special sPi
,ude for labor, steady. persistent. patient
toll.
Some successful people. like poets.
are born no, made" though IN this AZ
gr,ssive age and country mos, people are
"sslf.msde or never made" The poe,
says-~hs, al who are named in the
Biographical Dictionary have expert
enoed-,ha,
The heights By grra, men reached and Kept
wsrc not atiaiae.i by sui.i-n nirht.
Dor they. whli. their companions slept.
Were toiling upsafd In ths night
The live. of al men u genil, and fe.
ro~n show ihA, they bad 10 "learn to Ia
Dor and TO wait" They did no, wai,
however. for something n iurn up"
They soon learned ,hA, to obtain any
sure success. in ,hi. world they mus, "be
up and doing" They must
"seife thls very minpie.
What you can do. 90 dream you can. begin o.
n,liness has Trnins poser aui magic Ia u.
oniy engage. and thea the mind gross heated
negin, aud then he vufk VII ho complstsd
It's the .wsa,y bros that means the
laurel crown. "Noihing succeeds like
Success" but labor and sweat are as.en-
,ial TO success. II depends upon-s
Carlyle sAys-"SWea, of the bros. and
up from ,ha, 10 .wea, of the brain .~eai
Of the heart. up to ,hA, agony Of bloody
sweat. which al men have called d.
vine ?"
But the efforts and energies that a half
A-ocniury ago would have resulted in
fame and fortune. nov hardly suffice To
place one upon the ordinary level. The
county i' so nridly PoPulAiins and
competition becoming % intense and act
i've that ons has 10 "sifain every nerve
10 win in the race To-day We have Ia
,elligsnee. kno~ledge and education we'll
nigh universal they are the common 10,
and hsri,sge A. Professor AgAssiE says
The time has come when knosledge
and trurh mus, cease 20 BE- the property
Of the fes-when they must BE- woven
into the common M, of the world" Civ
ilizaiion mov,s forward With mighty
strides. Carrying IL grand motto; "On-
ward. improvement. Progress.
-Aud doubt not through the axc. one increas
And ~ ,hoashi. % men aro wiiensi vlih ihs
prucrss ~ ihe suns
But, amid the hurry and hustle Of our
modern American life. particularly in the
ciiie.. We hnd men breaking down
Their mental engines are over.wofked a,
high pressure. They strive too actively
and wouiedly "io keep up" with OF eS-
cell their. perhaP. better qualified. broth
efs IN the race II j. here
-ln ihs STRIFE ofhfain AMI pea
MI ihs ulmhir - th- pfv-.es
Whcfc they measure men sith men,
here ~e see the grea, good In our mod
ern system OF ticlii0as. and. Il Saneho
Panra invoked blessing. on the man who
invented sleep. We should also praise ii e
one Who instituted vacations.
Vacation. are the safe,y-valve. of our
modern civilization. Recreation Is re-ere-
alton. The oyef-,axed brain. the body
tired and weary with the careless routine
Of muliiform duties. needs rest. relaSa-
ton. Hence i, has become fashion. as
well as a necessity. for people. PAriieu.
larly the denirsn Of the city. to Ny to the
river. lake and sea. the mountains.
wood. and vale, for re', and quie,ude /;
and there obtain good. solid comfort.
amid the rural scenery. the quie, hooks
and .hadowy dell. Of Primeval Nature.
How many time aud off, the tired
merchant, the weary accountant OF clerk.
the busy lawyer, minister or Physieian-
a. well a. the ,oiling workman-cooPed
up. perhaps. in some heated city; how
often be longs for the country! and
though he may be "all alone with ten
thousand round him. siill he sishs for
the "swoet secla.ion" Of Natures own
solitude. lie knows that in the .ylv'n
shade and the white sunligh, Of the rural
regions he mus, receive renewed health
and enegy for the earnes, duties Of life.
Ba, we are abou, to write Of reeen,
short vacation trip, when wewere inter-
rup,ed by the above frsgmeniary tfec-
,ions.
Leaving Portland from the Z. a X
depo, a, foo, Of Preble Stree, We hr'
stopped a, saccsuspps. This Is a ra,h-
er dirty and dingy appearing place to u.
There are several mills where cotton, silk
and other goods are manufactured. II
10, we think. the only town in the State
of its .ize-having no ielegrsphie com
munica,ion with the outside world.
Af,er a shor, visi, We went to Gorham
Thi. !. a pretty, thriving place. IL u
the home Of Gov. Robie and the seat o'
one II the State Normal Schools. After
a flying Wei, and talk with a friend
we wen, on mex, train through Buxton,
saco Riser. Hollis, WATERFORD. Alfred
named after Alfred the Great East
Lebaroa. and stopped at Rochester. n
II. This is large. thriving town. hav'
ing considerable trade and several mills
and manufactures.
Twen,y-one miles from Rochester. on
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