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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-03-06
Chaptcr 200.


AN ACT additional To chapter thirty of the Revised
Statutes relating 10 Mschievous Dogs.
BE IL enacted. &c, AZ sollows:
SEcr. |. Every owner or keeper ola dog shall an
nually cause II % be registered, described, and
cens for one year In the Office of the city town
clerk wherein he resides by paying therefor TO said
clerk the OF twenty cents; aud shall cause IL to
wear around its neck collar distinctly marked with
the owners name and registered number, and shall
pay into the treasury fthe city town, for such
license one dollar for maledog and two dollars for
n female dog.
SECT . The treasurer of the town shall keep an
accurate and separate account of all money received
and paid out under the provisions OF this act
SECr g. Whoever keeps a dog contrary to the
provisions of this act shall forfeit ten dollars, TO be
recovered on complaint, to the use OF the city or
town wherein the dog il kept, and any person may,
and every police officer aud constable shall KILL or
cause 10 be destroyed all dogs going NJ large, and
not licensed aud cOlared according to provisions
of this act; and such officers, when not otherwise
paid for their services shall receive from the city or
town treasury fly cents for each dog so destroyed
SECT. 4. Whoever wrongfally removes the collar
FROM or steals dog licensed and collared as afors
said shall be punished by fine not exceeding TWEEN
ty dollars; and whoever wrongfally Kills mains,
entices or carries away such dog, shall be liable TO
10 the owner for its value.
SECT g. Whoever suffers loss by reason OF the
Worrying manning or killing Of his sheep, lambs or
other domestic animals by dogs, may, within thirty
DAYS after he of such loss present proof there
of to the mayor or selecmen of the city or town
wherein the damage is done, aud thereupon said
officers shall draw conditional order, in favor of
the owner upon the treasurer of said city or town.
for the amount of such loss. The treasurer shall
register such orders at the time of their presentation
and annually the-frst day of, January, pay them
In full If the amount r5eived by his city or town
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-03-06
Chapter POS.
AN ACT O. amend section thirty ne chapter eeNei
OF the Revised Statutes Of eighteen hundred an

AN ACT O. amend section thirty ne. chapter eleven
OF the Revised Statutes Of eighteen hundred ana
seventy one relating 20 powers OF school pstrlcls
Be e cEdc,,d. &c. a. follows;
section thirty-oue. chapter eleven % the r'ised
statutes OF eighteen hundred and scventy-one :
hereby amended by inserting after the WORD
schools in the sec nd line the words Tor ,2ch
period OF time a. they may determine and ny m
Seriug Sftpr the word districts, In the tenth me
words 'lOr said time and by Inserting after the
word ''voters,' in the eleventh line. the words OAR
ing said time and az the expiration o. s&id tlule'
each % said districts shall resume its district organ
ization unless majority Of the voters n each DIS
trict shall vote 20 continue the united district %
that said section amended. shall rad as follows
SECT 81 Two or more school districts may unite
for the purpose OF establishing and maintaining
system Of graded free schools, for such period OF
time a. they may determine. when majority ~ zoe
voters present and voting AZ meeting OF each as
rict, legally called for the purpose 80 determines
and the clerk OF each district shall forthwith furnish
the town clerk with a certiaed copy Of such votes
and be shall enter aid votes upon the town records
and thereafter such districts shall constitute one DIS
trict 10 De known by the name that the Inhabitants
thereof adopt, and have all the right and powers
and b. subjecf 10 all the liabilities OF other school
districts for said time and the town shall not alter
or divide IT, without the consent Of majority OF IL
voters during said time and az the expiration OF
said time each osaid districts shall resume Is DIS
tnct organization, unless majOrt " OF the voters "a
each district shall vote 90 continue the united dis
rict and al is annual meeting Il may raise money
receives nom the town, and not exceeding thr.rA-
hths of that sum. And any school districts main
tanning graded schools NAV raise uOuey Tor the
support OF IL schools a. provided IN this section ior
districts composed Of two more districts
approved February ., ISL
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-03-06
Ghapter 1919.

AN ACT to repeal chapter one hundred aad forty
six OF the Public Laws OF eighteen hundred and
seycuty.sN relating 10 ways. and revive the proyis
ions of section thrty-nine Of chapter eighteen Of
the Revised Statutes.
Be q enacted &C. rs follows;
Chapter one hundred and forty-siN Of the public
laws of eighteen hundred aud seventy SIX relating
to ways Is hereby repealed; and all the provisions OF
section thirty nine of chapter eighteen of the revised
statutes are hereby revived, that said section,
revived shall read as follows:
'SEcr 20. II the Judgment Of the commissioners
in favor of laying out altering way, as prayed
for, l. wholly reversed appeal, they shall p-o-
coed no further and in all cases when the Judgment
of the comm sOners shall be reversed on appeal no
petition praying for substantially the same thing
Shall BE- entertained by them for two years there
after II their Judgment Is affirmed in whole o. In
part they shall carry into effect the Judgment of the
appellate court; and In all they shall carry in
TO fu effect the judgment of the appellate court in
the same manner Is IL made by themselves; aud the
party appealing or prosecuting shall paw The costs in
Cured since the appeal II 80 adjudged by the appel
late court which may allow costs In such cases 10 the
prevailing party 20 b. paid out OF the county treas
ury. The compensation of the committee TO be the
same as commissioners would have for like services
70 b. allowed by the court. The costs allowed the
prevailing party, and the fees of the commit are
to be elected provided in section three provided,
however that this act shall not apply TO any case
where the judgment has been reversed account of
intormalty in the proceeding lApp. Feb s. ISL
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Chnnicr 2OS.

AN ACT 10 amend chapter one hundred aud forty
seven of the Public Laws of eighteen hundred aud
seventy-three. relating 10 the appointment and
duties OF Port Wardens
Be u enacted. &c. as follows:
SECT. l. Section four of chapter one hundred
and forty-seven of the public laws OF eighteen hun
dred and scventy-three Is hereby amended, ny in
sorting between the words " OF" and nautical"
In the first line the words commercial or and by
striking out from said section all after the word
duties" in the fifth line; so that said section,
amended shall read a follows:
SECT g. Port wardens shall be men of CONNER
cial or nautical experience aud shall hold Office one
year from each election and until Others are quail
fed in their stead except when removed for cause,
or when appointed TO serve out an uneNpired term;
aud they shall be sworn 10 faithfully perform their
duties
Scot. =. Section nine of chapter one hundred
and fortyseven OF the public laws OF eighteen hun
dred and seveRty-three Is hereby repealed.
approved February ., 1S77.l
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-03-06

under the provisions Of tins act Is sufficient therefor
oth,rwi-. he shall divide such amount pro rata
aIaong such orders in full discharge thereof After
such order has been drawn, the city OF town may
recover against the ownc or keeper 81 any dog con
arnad in doing the damage, the tull amount thereof
SvCr C. All fines and penalties provided IA tie
proce,iine sections may d. recovered on complaint
before aDy court OF competent Jurisdiction ID me
county where the Otense Is committed
SECT = section seven, chapter six, OF The revised
statutes relating 70 the assessment and collection u
taxes and all acts and parts OF acts inconsistent with
this act arr hereby repealed Approved Feb = i>'''l
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-03-06
Chaptcr 2oI.

An ACT additional 70 chapter twenty n.nc OF the
Public Laws Of eighteen hundred and siNiyniue,
,oncerni ug the Militia.
BE ~ eHGctc6, DC. a. follows;
The volunteer company known a. Richard Lisht
Infantry l. hereby made subject ~ altae duties and
granted all the privileges provided for volunteer
coppane. of militia by chapter twenty-nine Of the
public avs of eighteen hundred and slNty-nine-
Approved February :, So
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That We have every reason TO be satisfied
with the prowcss Of our American rlilcmen
In the great international match finished
yesterday at CrecdmoOr, need hardly be
said. The scores achieved are so excellent
beyond all recorded precedent as to make
the result almost equally honorable 10 vie
tors and vanquished.
Regarded simply as friendly competitions
in athletic games, the annual contests at
Crecdmoor are worthy OF high praise, foo
they have founded pleasant pastime, well
conducted in the main, and promising to
permanently add one more to our popular
opcn-ar festivities. Tho emulation in this
sport is a generous one, the public excite
mcnt is usually tempered with dccorum,
and rarely does it happen that bad feeling
is engcndcrcd.
But popular amusement is the least Of the
Advantages furnished by Crcodmoor. Far
more important are its practical uses.
CrecdmoOr and tho similar rifle ranges
which it has caused to spring up are fast
educating the country in IA most important
flcment of national defence. Until the past
half-do2cn years America has been behind
other civilized nations in the art of scientific
shooting. She has, it is true, invented many
Of the arms Of precision, and during the
civil war she possessed few companies of
professional sharpshootcrs. But these last
left little mark on the conduct Of the war,
while after the war, so far from more attcn-
tion being given to military education,
there was a reaction Of indifference TO it,
On the frontiers, no doubt, practice with
the rifle has always been a necessity; but In
the cities and the well-settled States the art
Of craftsmanship had until lately been
neglected. Not to speak of comparison
with the Swiss, renowned as marksmen for
fully five hundred years, our countrymen
were. as whole, falling behind the yco-
many Of England, whose newborn zeal for
rifle practice was fast making them as
famous for skill with that weapon as their
ancestry had been for skill with the bow.
Inc nation of shopkccpcrs' became almost
n nation OF slarpshoOtor7 under the scare of
invasion which il got from NAPOLEON Ill
10 the cry Of "Rilemou, formw repeated
both IN prose and verse, rifle clubs sprang
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A Philosopher on Political Ambition.

Mr.. EALrH WALDO EMERSON, whose uttcr-
anccs grow moro Orphic as the years go by,
has the following mysterious sentence in his
article on " Perpetual Forces published in
the current number Of the North American
R,riDW:
"Or C,SNtse or TnrRtow hasa genius Of debate and
SAYS Will know how With this weapon to defend the
cause that viii pay best amt make me Chancellor or
Foreign secro iary 80
Why docs the Concord sage bring up CAN
SING and THURLcw at this late day? l. he
aiming at some contemporary when he puts
these mcrccnary words in the mouths of
statesmen silent for more than half "a CEN
fury? But this pcrvcrsion," he continues,
" is punished with instant loss of true wis
dom and real power What does Mr.. EN-
El,sON mean.
Has any eminent American been prostitut-
ing his genius of debate to advance the
cause that pays him best and makes him
Foreign SccrctaryY
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up all over Great Britain and Ireland
whose best shots assembled yearly in COM
petition at Wimbledon.
Tho effect Of this movement was striking.
Not only did the standard Of merit steadily
rise IN the British rifle clubs, but the meet
ing at Wimbledon soon attracted moro at
tcntion than the contests at Frankfort. at
ccrnc. The mu-kctry schools Of Hythc and
Fleetwood aided the popular progress in
skill with arms. At length the cry for an
American Wimbledon arose on this side Of
the water, and Crecdmoor was the answer.
The cagcrncss for rifle practice spread like
wildlirc. so that before the end Of year the
Crccdmoor riflcmcn, by conqucring the Irish,
then champions Of Wimbledon, became
themselves the worlds champions--a posi-
ton which they have ever since held against
repeated efforts todslodgc them. and which,
thanks To their exploits of Thursday and
yesterday, they hold to-day.
During the past four years progress in
craftsmanship has been spreading far and
wide through the country. The skill cx-
hibltcd at Crccdmoor is only the selected
token Of general aptitude for marksnan-
ship which has been developed and improved
by the fortunate mania for rillo practice.
Tho number % ranges that have been
started in various parts of the country shows
that this modern zeal for the art of marks
mnnship has taken q firm hold Of our arms-
bearing population.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-.Sir: l was
greatly Interested and edited in reading an ar
ticlc in THE sun advising n candidate for the
ministry. ! am young man. nearly twenty
two years oil. also have contemplated study
ing for tho ministry. fancyn- that while that
profession would prove q pleasant and easy
way OF earning livelihood IN tins world. II
would likewise helm to make nv calling and
election sure in the life hereafter
| say WIS greatly edited 10y your answer to
your correspondent. But the picture you drew
of the duties and responsibilities alta he'd to
pretty nearly arrived at the conclusion that.
even II | were fully qualified both 10y nature
ana education Tor the position II would not ice
so dos rahle a field Of labor ~ my fancy had
previously painted II. On reflection. | think
shall hc able To do God and man more service
hy remaining On the farm ION which | WIS
raised. whore there is room for the exercise ~
all the talent some Of my partial friends credit
mo with. in cutivating the soil. increasing the
yl"ld of wheat. oats. corn. potatoes. and other
useful products; and attempting, at least. -
make two blades OF grass grow whore only ona
grew before. inSt-nd OF entering ON an untrird
field OF labor. in which might do more harm
than good
Have the kindness to give me your opinion of
the matter. INQUIRER.
Rossvn.LE. y. Y. Sept IL.
Stick to the farm 10y all means. and make your
life a sermon. In order to preach the gospel OF
peace. truth. honesty. tcmpcran 80. sef-denial
helpfulness. and charity, II l. not necessary 70
have pulpit. The rlough-handles will serve
Just III well. Indeed. this Kind OF preaching il
often more effective than the other.
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THE LOGIC or ~.
a Prize Essay an the Comparative Stiffness
OF Hayes aud Key.

10 THE EDITOR or lIIE SUS--NU: You
offer afty cents for the best rs say on the COM
parntive Stiffness 81 Hayes and Key. l 20 for
that fifty cents. | propose to prove first. that
Hayes is silier than Key; second. thet Key is
sllicr than Hayes; aud third that each is
sllicr than the other,
First-Haycs is siier than Key
A man is weaker than another man when no
takes him around on exhibition. prompts his re-
hearsal. gives the cue. and brings him forward
to make II fool Of himself; and douby weaker
to hope to hoodwink the American people 10y
stale circus trick. When the ring master says:
Now, Mr.. MerrynN J." and nuts the question
which tho clown ui9lwcrs. they laugh ut the
clown; hut everybody knows tho question
would not have boon asked unless the ans wor
was readv. ana. in the opinion Of all think lng
people. the true fool OF the occasion II not the
poor clown hut IN. tymnt win the long whip.
NOW, RING musler Hayes exhibits Key. iie slug
costs question and answer and makes the op-
nortnntieSi therefore Hayes IL responsible Tor
the l0lly. lie Is sillirr than Key
Secondly Key IS slllcr than Hayes.
II Hayes Is sllltcr than Key, he II sllior in
could not have acted unless Key had been u
GGqn- s p2rg dn ni the man whY y Gdd
of another, has sold himself 10 Il stronger
than he, Hayes ,manipulntcs his Key and
makes hi mtnhikin kcru time TO his whistle.
IN ms nay = y stronger IMAM hey ergo, Hayes
ls,Silllor than Key. go,
IHliulN- fdlcN IS Sllllor lhan inc othcr.
TINS seems Il contradictory proposition, mn
drr-iood generally. But if KY is guilty of the
inromparalIc Stiffness ~ surprising that, hay
ing been at one time a Confederate Colonel, he
can. therefore, make HIS southern coun-
repen,anoes. and general tomfoolory; and
if HHyes X blind ms TO believe that
royal progresses few sham reforms, and
senseloss platitudes. can make his oouutrvmrn
forget that he lin 49," highest place through
su'c"ss tl fraud, each II posni,,.' more stupid
than anybody, Now both key and Hayes have
each i sllier than any body, each - sillier than
claim the prize. CT.
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Thinking men cannot refrain from snecu-
hating on the turn events may take at the
Vatican when the flsherman's ring has been
taken from tho finger of Pro NoNo. What
are the circumstances which invest the next
ronclave with the Importance Of u crisis in
the history Of the Church What are the
forms Of proceeding hitherto prescribed for
Papal election, and in what way may
these be superseded at a future meeting of
the College Of Cardinals What are the
precedents and expcdents which those who
uphold and those who oppose the existing
policy of the Vatican may respectively turn
to account No doubt the voice of the
Sacred College once expressed by Il concur
rent vote of two-third3 of tho members
present ia authoritative and final: but be-
tvnon tho nomination of a narttrular Chr
1inal and the conclusive ballot. occurs an in
torval during which outside nressuro may
he cx.rtod bv ,yhat il termed the veto
no,ynr In whom This nrivilngo nf intcrvon-
,ion IL ar oucbt he Indgod and what nrc
,r ehnuIdhn tina conditions ~ If. ovor,iso
.ro questions now vohnmnntlv debated and
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Ask Him This.

We do not precisely understand the mo-
tive and object Of tho examination which
Mr.. WILLIAM NJ. TWEED is undergoing at
Council. 1t seems, however, to have a pos
shility Of great usefulness. and the general
impression produced by the ex-Boss as he
appears upon the stand is that OF n man
who means TO tell the truth.
BY way of rendering this examination
more instructive and more valuable, We
suggest that when Mr. TWEED Is next
brought forward as n witness the question he
put to him whether he ever paid any money
to any editor Of the Tribune 10 influence the
course OF that paper regarding his trial.
II no should answer yes To this inquiry,
then let him next be asked the name Of that
editor. Next, how much was it that he
paid himf Was this payment efllcacious in
changing the spirit and language of the
Tribune on occasion OF the trial Did II
sired for the time being Then, did the
moment arrive when a considerable addi-
tional sum was demanded, and, II so, by
whom was this demand prcfcrrcd2 Was 1t
granted or refused by Mr.. TwEEDl And, if
refused, did the Tribune presently turn and
adopt line OF conduct as hostile to the
Boss as previously during the time of pay
mcnt it had been kindly and scrviceabe
Ii these questions should be put to Mr..
TWEED answers Of considerable suggestive
ness would doubtless be ELECTED, since he is
now 50 decidedly in the way of telling the
truth, tho whole truth, and nothing but the
trutn
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ABOUT PI.iNOFORTES.


To THE FprToR or THE SuS-Sir; Tho gen
ora reader has little idea how lew papers would dare
Nsse the h'Rus pianoioTtr trade ItE has done
Many newspapers derive large income from ruhAca-
tons and advertisements IN iurthctance OF crime and
humhu-rcrN Ths cNrosurc Will millions Of dollar
To the ecn'ral public. nasmufh a. now all may know
what sums OF money they throwing away IN buy iu
rhcap rlnnoforfrs II doe. tnt Lord had made
THf SrN instrument 10 bring these dark things a.
hsht fr every effort had been made iN huuornhlc
makers e. ,toN ths gus trade anh ofurt al'd
hat turmoil must have teen seen u their Hir
fh' luhurat ln itHN ~ rN WORT llr ~rN Hs uttered
"n the SUBJECT can hr proved iN hundreds OF witnesses
an over the country Horace Waters may say johr
Young does MOI Waho MS pianos rites Int all Know
that Horace NAtfrs urNor nadN pianworie ami his
orsau> lie huNs OF ~houingorn t Sew Haven Those
"r-an. can be sen at oar dcr, ia New YORK.
win u. many difHrcnt names upon them.
Nam bhIIAlA, Conn, - pL IS. CONSTANT RhApAR
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To THE EDIToR OF THE SUN-Sr; II appears
60 De- fashionable to a~s Hc, the hoeus TiaurfA tory
man" Ihatc injustice in c',ry form, and sno oi your
correspondents arc evidently unjust Will give my
dimiio,n exp, renee In 1884 hotght Hale panoHt
Hornehs,il,, y. :. from tho local AGENT as a cheap
piano, tahius lt 900 trade All $40 Is piano used DO.
teen mouths without hpNln- tW'd ON moving 90 Che
city Sold u fu sca. ltine Vet IN order.
Ii Wt> dHnl culsi - rNitr wear ur 80 AGO
Sincc h,nl IN RrtoNINu have h,rlnc Intimately
quautVd Wlth family. the hrtt ul which hus worked
fur Hale many year. liD has reared uuurrnu- tuuiy
TsitcahlN. amt has. h. >lcs irnn the savings of his
Wa-t. managed Ia purchase td ult nur house iu
ltv ninth street N,W NNh Nnur onfrr-l nuleut u Co..
dan who worked there uuul starved out have
a poor .ack NAN klri.tR. .iN LlNIi- stun street
lhuOklNN sent
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To THT FpIToR OF THE SUN-Sir: Mr.. Waters
as-cris IN todays SrS that Mr Young never manufac
turcd for him Maiors' piano which may he true 50
Tar ~ the special brand Matters j. Concerned But
Young ha most a>suleiy made Instruments Mcssrs
Horace Naers som. stcncllcd with some Of the many
fancy names ,gc hnrhcc 80 Erafly delights IN Per.
iHps Hat" tahlcr or Fischer ,owi 90 they wonil enc
-httn thV curious 10 VITA thu WnruA, tt-t o. ita
tlfcnl brands referred 10 in Waters. iitlo cntd An
Adliuonh Iropt Of the husn.s, relations rxi.rnt p
No'u Young and Waters Son L. that Young frequently
uuh"s the latter urn's paper when meeting bic own
uhI-Aunii, PlANos
NV s.t
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JAY GorLD may not bc THUCyDIDTs, but
he is an historian nevertheless, and tho only
historian we can now call to mind in our jour
nalistic profession. Mr. BEYANT. II il true. Is
the nominal editor Of n history Of America for
popular use. hut he never actually wrote his
tory. IA JAY GOULD did. Besides. Mr.. BRYANT
writes in an unimpassioncd style. Even his
verse, admirable as il il. is mellow and contem-
plative. rather than fiery and passionate But
JAY GOULD frequently dips his pen In fire. and.
carried away by his subject flies TO the lofticst
heights. We have always wondered how even
n Powerful Mind could produce all tho I'm" writ
ing in Mr.. GorLp's Tribune. hut now we see
that the young editor has tho assistance Of the
Wastrect shark in the manufa' ture ofhis sweet
est articles. II must be great diversion for
JAY GOULD. after the stock jobhing labors of the
day. 10 sccludc himself in the Tall Tower. and
give rein to his cNuhcrant fancy. II you wish
70 get recreation. YOU must do something widely
apart from your ordinary business. JAY GovID
must be n man weighted with financial ankle
tics. and what better unbendng for his over
worked mind than writing Of the charms OF do
nestle affection. and the JOYS which solacc the
life of the young mother? How strangely men
are made upl Hero we have in one individual
n stock-Jobbing shark. q profound historian.
and n soft. sentimental cssayist. Still. JAY
GOULD is selfish. We are sorry to say. He may
care nothing about losing n hundred thousand
dollars year on his Tribune so long as he
thinks it benefits his railroad schemes. and
affords him an opportunity for the exercise OF
his literary abilities. But what meanwhile lee
comes of the poets and philosophers who hold
tho minority 81 the stock in that unhappy es-
Enlistment? VIII notJAl GOULD think about