Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-11-23
NUMBER Al.
Maine Blood Tells.

There IL something about Maine which
develops the highest type OF manhood
and womanhood. Its sons and daughters
may be born on farms far from the educa-
tional and other advantages OF city,
but placed In New York or In any large
center upon an equal footing with their
brothers and sisters who were reared
there, and they will prove better fitted
10 cope with the problems presented
than those who apparently have been
hood. Travel the country over and one
will find . Maine man In almost every
section he visits holding one OF the most
responsible positions In the district and
retaining 1t because he has the ability,
not by reason Of any "pull."
Everyone can recall In an instant some
Maine born man or woman who has
achieved success In other fields. The
names OF those who have attained M.
tional and international regulations are
on the lips of all, but it 10 surprising to
find what lot Of people who have made
good In the world, and who are credited
TO the sections In which they are now To-
Gated, were either born In Maine or came
Of Maine parentage.
Consider some of the Maine born sons
snd daughters now living who are
known to nearly everyone who reads the
newspapers or who is interested 10 the
affairs of the day. There 10 Annie Lou.
ise Cary, the world famous siDger, born
in Wayne; Rebecca Sophia CLARK, the
widely known writer OF children's sto-
rles under the nom de plume, "Sophie
t. Nnr.tI~o-nnL orA nkf
resident OF that fine old town; Cyrus 81.
K. Curtis, publisher of the Ladies' home
Journal, Saturday Evening Post, and
other periodicals, we'll known to all % .
son of Portland; Frank A. Munsey,
owner of Munsey's Magazine, the New
York Herald and many other leading
publications, born In Mercer; Maxine Fl.
lott, one of the worlds best known &C.
tresses and beauties, and her sister, Ger.
trude Elliott, now the wife of Sir j.
Forbes. Robertson, born In Rocklaud;
Sewell Ford, the creator of the widely
read Shorty and Torchy stories, born ct
Lsvant; Hudson Maxim, inventor of
smokelsss powder, born at Orneville;
Harriet Prescott Spofford, famous au.
thor, born at Calais; Prof. Dudley Allen
Sargent, one of the best known physical
directors In the world and an authority
on the human body, born at belfast;
George Otis Smith, director Of the U. 8.
Geological Survey, born at Hodgdon;
John r. Stevens, at one time chief en-
gineer of the Panama Canal and later In
charge OF the railroads of Russia and
Siberia, born at West Gardiner; Richard
Hawley Tucker, widely known astrono-
mer and director of the Lick Observa.
tory In California, born at Wiscasset;
John Wasbburn, head OF the immense
Washburn- Crosby -four mills Of Mime
apolis, born at Hallowsll; Walter n.
Lownsy, chocolate manufacturer, born
at Sebec; and Sumner I. Kimball, father
of the famous life saving or coast guard
system OF the United States, born at
Lebanon.
These are but very few OF the sons
and daughters of Maine, now alive, who
have carved for themselves inches In the
worlds Hall of Fame, by their own Of.
forts and as Q result Of the splendid
stock from which they came. What
other state can point to such . list, what
other state, through the brains OF its
sons and daughters, has given 90 much
for the development and benefit OF our
great country, Express.