Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-03-31
JOSN'S LETTER.

And YOU may tell the square that
J. y. |. ia hard after him with only four
years OF space Intervening. $40 on
plank road, whip up Don't daily or
he will overtske YOU and win the race.
Oh. no, not Legislation of wrong do
ing" but licensing" etc. That Is what
We said. or meant 10 say.
| see that the papers are exercising
somewhat of late on the subject OF good
rosds. Talk is cheap and we have heard
or read some cheap talk on the matter,
aud little more cheap talk can't make
much difference one way or the other,
and so our conscience is easy while we
write.
We were reading ia some paper not
long ago how and OF what material 10
build road-crushe rock for a founda-
ton With fex inches Of gravel spread
evenly over the whole. would smile TO
see this town build a highway OF that
STYLE from Turner line 10 Uncle Bels's.
Cheap talk aud dear road. The idea y
Don't YOU know that IL would bankrupt
anv town in Chrisiendom ten times over;
And whoever would advocate IL Is bank
rupt In common sense. We are looking
now, almost any day, 10 hear some one
advocating the use OF block tin, steel,
corrugated iron, nickel plate or some
thing Of that nature. Nickle plated roads
for villages and cities, but corduroy Is
good enough for Old Hayseed.
Having voted 10 tax the bicycle the
bows speak for better roads. All right,
but don't strike for anything more cost
liz than block tin, till the town gets
squared round and settled down. Our
horses have been taxed time out of mind
and have never struck for better roads,
but probably would have done, II they
could talk like Black Beauty. The
thought has Just come 10 me that IL Il a
difficult thing TO keep the average coun-
try road nooth as marble at all seasons
aud when the forces OF nature are on atear
or bender. The forces take advantage OF
Us sometimes when our backs are turned
There is now bad place near Halls
bridge where the last food that ever was
started the soil for Merrymeeting Bay,
leaving the smaller rocks exposed. we
are waiting, only waiting, till the frost
lets 90 TO All in with earth. The Al
mighty has thro Sn In some distractions
or ndTu ODsiAtits III ShN Wy w.
We. the people, are sandpapering them,
but il is up hill work 10 rasp down nils
Town meeting Saturday TO reconsider
the doings Of the last meeting, when the
town voted 10 divert part OF the educa,
rional fund from its we'll worn channel
in the village, and give the infants on
Skeeter Pint chance To learn how TO
spell at a little free high school oil their
own lust once in lifetime, and Just 10
see how il would feel, don't you know
have heard Il said that IL wouldn't oe
bad idea, and an act of fairness to take a
part Of the money and put 1t into diner
ent sections TO lens then out the schools
But that wouldn't do at all-diverting II
from the old time channels.
suppose that some OF the good Chr's'
tiau voters in the village would be sur
prised if any one limited that they arr
selfish, when they have always been un'
der conviction that such is pure democ
racy and pretty fair religion. As VI
have no special interest in IL, as oaI
babies haven't sprouted yet, and the
prospect looks bleak and barren, to save
hard feelings we will compromise ant
cali it looking out sharp for No. /, anc
the devil take No. J and rub his nose II
!. JOHN.