Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-01-08

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States, was the Boston Ne'r' Litter in
l7Ol. I, lived seventy years and Wa
discontinued At the evacuation of Bcsior
in IVA. The Boston Gazette, a rival o
the latter. was started in December. i5l9
The Nee England Courani. established
By Bepj. Franklin in l72l, was the third
The Boston Clronicle, the first volume Of
which j. now in my possession. wa'
started in 1897. speak Of this latter
because Il was Thoma. h. Wal, who had
been concerned in is publica,ion. who
came 10 Portland and started IN company
With Benj T,oomb, practical printer,
the frs, paper ever printed in Maine. Il
Wa issued the frs, Of January, l7Sj,
and vas the Falmouii Ga-eiis AID Weet.
lg advertiser. The fret semi.wcckly
was started in Portland by John h. Ba-
ker, a former apprentice Of Wait. bat i
did no, succeed The Weekly Aireriise'
il s,ill published as the Portland .idrrr-
hsrr. The Diily Advertiser was frst -
sued in 1881 The Eastern Argu first
appeared IN is03. and the Daily Argu.
In 1885. These are our oldes, dailies
Since the establishment of the Fa'mouii
Go-,'i,, upwards q forty psPers have
been started in Portland and ihrec-quar-
ter. of them have found early or prema-
] ture grAycs
The history Of the press of Cumberland
County {. only repeated in nearly all The
older and some o. the more recent Coun-
ties IN ,Le State. Newspaper lifc is gen.
erally struggle ior existence" and
the survival Of The 6ucs, does not
always follow Once in awhile a news
paper starts easy and seems almos, 20
plan, itself and TO grow without much
outside effort, Bat such instances are
rarc and occur only where there Is pop
ulsr demand Coz such a paper and no a.
valry. The rlle j. that il requires timc'
patience. perseverance,. ability and money
% start a newspaper, and make ii a sue
cess. and ihe latter is a. important a
rquis,e a. either u the others Espsc-
any isthis,ru when an a,icmp, j. made
TO plan, a new paper by the 'ide of an
old one. With the new paper. The money
tide ebbs a long time before ii turns and
ao~s In upon &c. In ,his respect. toe al-
ready established onc has every adsan-
nge. A Journal that has been well
planted. 8. properly conducted. and ihA,
has been gtoEing Coz a score and more of
years. has become 90 deeply rooted that
no rivalry can materially injufo DO. the
power 90 Do .h.. being entirely With iAe
Management While | would discourage
these oii-rspea,ed experiments q siaFiins
new papers where none are needed, on
account of ihe disaster which is almost
SURE 20 follow. would by no means un-
derraie the imporian; profession Of jour
nalism nor discourage any one from learn
ing ihe printers art. The printing office
il a school where many man without
previous training. has educated himself
ani become fitted for the highest posi-
,ions Such men a. Bsnjamin fTankhn.
Horace Greeley, Thurl9w Weed, J. /.
Backingham. Benjamin and John Rus
ssll are striking examples of this fact.
Bu, even a good ,ypc-se,,er may no, have
the basines. capacity 20 conduct paper
nor the ability 70 eli, ii.
A few statistics q Maine newspapers
nav no, De- amis. here As illustrating
what I have aid respecting the small
percentage bf those who bear the ,es, Of
time. 90 s0 newspapers started in Maine
prior 20 and Including the year 1888
only eight have had semi-ceniennial
and only nine. including the ONfoRu
DruocRAr. siill published in Maine, nov
survive. These nine are the Portland
A4rataer. Eastern Argus, Eas'pori Sen
s.el. CLri.h1n Miror, Zion's Adrocais,
Kunslsc Journal, Nams Famr and
RuuIlicaa Journal. The /i0as Hr-
al and Morning Star removed from the
State. The n which dropped oui by
the way, many ia Infancy, some in youth
few qnse vel advanced ~ Rai reach
Ing their fnie,h year, were As follo~S
Frsemsa's Frisad. IadspeadeHt States
nan. IA, Wreath. The Courier, iankee
WorH ia a Nutshell. J,gersoHiaH, CHRIS
tan Is,eHigncer, sabbath School Uaion
Christian PIoi. Family Reader, MaiH'
Iai,lligmcer. Name Baptis H,rald, Ja'
r-na, K,y, Br,mariek journal. In
droscogg'a Fre, Pres, Eastern Star
| T5aa. Kess,5ec Gasete, Herald Of Lib'
er,y. Americ1n Adrocaie, HaliorsN Ga
sei,, Geniu Of Temperance, Knnebe'
| hi,H'geHcer. AugaSd Patriot, Ham
Patriot, ,Tie Ags, Aagusa Courier, East
ern CLronicl,. N,r England Farmer
Haerrlle faisHigHcer, Waichman, Tn
/ TINES. Telegraph. Eas,erR Repository
| Linoola Telegraph. Lincoln Iaisll'gea'
Ger, Yankee, Castins Josrnal, Eagle
| BlushM Beacon, Name GaEsiis, ind,pn'
dent Courier. Poliieiaa. journal u a.
Tines. R,.sssirs EeAo, oxford Obssrver
Talage Spy, Freenaa'' FrieHd. Nam
Pailad'um, Ma,He Democrat, Colun'tiaI
Star. Bangor Weekly Reg,ster. Penob'
.oo, GaIsifs. Eastern R,PublieaR CLARION
P,noIscoi Journal, Northern Light, Eve