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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-03-10
Letter from Texas.
Correspondence of the Democratic Advocate.
WEEsATCHE, GoLIAD COUNTY, TEXAS,
Enhruarv OItb 1899 [

Correspondence of the Democratic Advocate.
WEEsATCHE, GoIIAD COUNTY, TEXAS,
February oath, 1888.
HessrS Editors and Readers Of the AdrO-
cate We have Just emerged from the coolest
winter that it has been our lot to endure for
many years in southern Texas. We were tor
tured by three sleets, each of several days du
ration, and the temperature dropped to 230
above zero. heavy percentage OF cattle
and sheep died on the range, on account OF
scant grazing and the unusual cold. How
ever to live here signifies the realization of
short, and, generally, mild winters, long sum-
mers and luXuriant vegetation, which remain
green almost perpetually.
a fortnight ago this part of Gods foot
STOOL was thoroughly enwrapped in ice. Now
the Sunny South looks different. Annual
vegetation is coming up rapidly, and already
the prairies are DOMINIC their wOnted green.
Arboraceous foliage is making its appearance
and early peach trees are in bloom. SO
sudden is the transition from winter to spring
in southern Texas, that to Il Northern emf
grant or tourist the change is truly wonderful.
Corn planting and gardening have com
menced, and people are making good use of
the pleasant weather.
Much Of the cotton crop of last year re-
mains msold. The ginning at this place is
finished, amounting to 400 bales. aggregating
$50, 900 pounds of lint
Many of the stockmen of this county are
moving west and northwest lin the state
seeking better range and cheaper lands.
Their propensity to ''move'' is almost equal
to the Arab or North American Indian.
The county is rapidly settling up, or
popuating by a more staid and working class
of people, many of them from the North and
East.
Wash. Barnes, we'll known to many Carroll
countians, and long resident of Missouri,
paid his Texan brothers short visit recently.
He was highly pleased with this state, and
will return shortly to locate permanently i'll
Texas.
At shooting match recently in an adOin-
ing county several hundred blackbirds were
thrown from spring cage, and the shootists
succeeded in killing only five or sX-Bogar-
dus, let us smile.
Queer application of a syringe A certain
Judge in this state took passage aboard of Il
mail hack drawn by two diminutive mules,
one of which was intensely lazy. Any one
knows how laborious it is to argue a lazy mule
into better speed by the application of whip.
The Judge noticed that the driver frequently
spat upon the mule, and asked him why he
did it. He replied that it made the mule go
faster "Well," added the judge, 81 have a
syringe here, suppose we tryit." The amend
ment to the splitting process was unanimously
carried, and the syringe duly filled with water
from a canteen, and elected at the unsuspect-
ing descendant of Balaam' s admonisher, when
to their surprise and delight the team was with
difficulty restrained from running away, land
they went on their way rejoicing" Reader,
Ego thou and do likewise.
PETER BARNES
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eolored Voters Unfit for Citizens
From the Baltimore Dan. Democratic.

From the Baltimore Day, Democratic.
The colored people sometimes complain
bitterly that Democrats regard them with
contempt and deny their fitness for citizen
ship. There is ground for their complaint,
but the fault is their own. Every man IA
miliar with our political history knows, of
course, that the Democratic party opposed
granting the elective franchise to the colored
people, and that it was given them as party
measure by the Republicans. TWAS natural,
therefore. that the new voters should look to
the Republican party for guidance and regard
it with gratitude in the face of the fact man.
ifest to every intelligent observer that its
action was dictated solely by selfish desire
to increase its own strength by securing
large body of voters absolutely bound to it.
The only way in which the Republican
leaders could have answered this imputation
would have been to apply within their party
those principles of equality on which they
based their action enfranchising the negroes.
They did not do so; but everywhere they
have practically acknowledged that there
exists amongst their own white voters pre-
iudice against their colored allies which rem
ders it unsafe to put up the latter as candi-
dates for public Office or to give them any
thing but mental positions by appointment
If this is all that colored citizens are fit for
then they are not capable of discharging the
duties of American citizenship. The Demo
Gratis have asserted this openly and the white
Republicans have declared it by their actions,
and in so doing have confessed the truth of
the charge that their cntranchisement of the
colored race was not an act of justice and
magnanmity as they professed, but mere
selfish expedient to increase their party S
strength by giving it the unwavering support
of a large body of blind adherents.
The white people, then, without regard to
party, have united in a practical declaration
of their belief that the negro race is not fit for
the full duties of citizenship. The question
must be regarded as settled unless the negro
race itself were to prove the falsity of the as
sumption. Has it done so?
No truthful man dare say so. They have
gone like sheep i'll flock, largely under the
lead of preachers-a sort of leadership in
politics which free people of all races have
learned to reject it is publicly asserted
by reputable colored men that the only de-
parture from this sheep like following of
white political bosses by negro voters has
been through the sale of their votes at five
dollars each. Can any intelligent colored
man say that, in the view Of facts like these,
his own race has offered and effectual denial
of the Democratic assertion that they are I'M
fit for citizenship?
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The Negro Question.

The negro question in American politics is
far from being settled. No mixed govern
ment is desirable no forced equality vii! be
borne. The natural race antipathy cannot be
obhterated by law. Natural rights here come
in, and it is not in the power of the govern
ment to restrain or override them. The negro
is unfit for participation in the government
and the race has made no progress IN the
twelve years it has been clothed with citizen
ship and given the ballot. The ballot and
public school have served to make the negro
impudent and aggressive, rather than to ee-
vate him. These are facts that are more and
more becoming apparent. From every sec
ton, and all parties, these views are beng
expressed. Elsewhere to-day we print two
articles on the negro question, one from the
Frederick Times. Il Republican Journal and
the other from the Baltimore Day, II Demo
cratic journal. The Times advises the colored
man not to be too aggressive, tells HIM that
he has not got the world at his feet, and
threatens him with race antagonism II he per-
sists in putting himself forward too rapidly.
The Day asserts that the Democratic party
claimed that the negro was unfit for citizen
ship, and says that the history OF the race has
not disproved it. These are but two OF many
similar views that have attracted our attention
recently, and show that the negro question is
receiving more attention than formerly. We
shall recur to the subject at some other time,
and to-day invite consideration of the arti-
cles from the Times and Doy.
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The Great Meteor.

The great meteor which was seen IN Con
nact;cnf and Rhode Island on the night OF the
9th of February seems to be worth more than
q nassine notice.. especially since it is nov
learned that another meteor, closely resem-
HING II in size and in the startling effects II
,,rodnced was seen in Mississippi and
Alabama n little over q week before. IL VIII
he remembered that two or three shocks,
which were believed to be earthquake shocks,
closely followed the appearance OF the Noh-
necticut meteor. Some persons VINO were
awake and out of doors Mt the time belleved
that the shocks resulted from the eoncHss0Sh
of the air caused by the explosion OF the
meteor. This opinion seems to be supported
by the phenomena attending the meteor seen
in Mississippi. That too, appeared to ex-
Node and following the explosion, houses
were violently shaken, and great noise was
heard. The earth appears to have been run
ming of late through a region Astounding IN
LARGO meteors, for half dozen OF these
celestial bombs have been seen in this country
since the beginning of the winter, to say
nothing of the ordinary shooting stars, some
of which may be seen GR any clear night. :
RIcHMoND, VA, March ga meteor OF
extraordinary size and briliancy shot ACROSS
the sky Yesterday morning, exploding with a
loud renort and creating intense excitement
In nIaaes where it was seen and heard. ne
meteor lit up tie heavens with ., light that
was almost white lastisg, il is said, two pm pm
utes. 1t was seen in LOUISA, Urassei 4fat!
over and Henrico counties. In this city Its
course was so4theasterly. In Louisa county
the windows and doors were shaken, and
many people believed that it was az earth
quake. Superstitious negroes we're very
much frightened, Up Petersburg 1t was 50
light that q newspaper could be read by It's
light afif3af 3iit
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-03-10

Judge Bedford, member of Congress from
Colorado, who was implicated in the star
route frauds by the testimony of Rerdell, was
called as witness on Wednesday. He was
Intercepted as to receiving a check from 3.
w. Dorsey. one of the star-route defendants.
Objection was made and sustained to his an
swering unless the check stub be produced.
He then stepped down. Going to the coun-
sci table he asked the privilege of making
statement. This was refused, and he made 1t
in spite of the refusal and was fined Sl0o,
Judge Wylie, in imposing the fine, said the
trial was not a public meeting, but judicial
inquiry.
When the steamship Bothnia arrived at her
pier at New York last Wednesday, United
States deputy marshal arrested a passenger
named Johannes Geiselmand, who drew
revolver and shot himself, dying Immediately.
Geiselmand was twenty-five years OLD ana for
several wears was IL letter carrier in Wurtem-
hnrg Germany. About three weeks ago he
distracted $500 from the mails and fled to
ENGLAND. Fearing that he might be dlscov-
cred. he took passage on the Bothnia for thus
country.
In Cleveland on Wednesday VIM. Lyon,
6fv. five wears old, went to dwelling oecu-
MED nv a woman who was divorced from HIM
five wears ago, and asked for bowl OF soup.
While she was preparing to comply with the
request, he drew revolver and shot her IN
the face. infiicting a severe wound. Then he
mt the pistol to his own head and fired, kill
ing himself instantly
A. l.. johnson, young man, was shot
dead on Wednesday in the courtroom OF the
Miller County Court house, Texas, in presence
of the judge, jurors, attorneys and spectators.
by c. Z. Dixon, sheriff of that county. The
trouble arose from Dixon making war on
sa,sbling institutions in WHICH johnson was
silently Interested. IA. Ina.
The corner stone Of the great Sangerfest
Music Hall at Buffalo, N. T., was laid en-
Monday The building is to cost Sl6O, Oo0,
and will seat $500 persons. The NORTH
American SeRgerbnnd Will hold its next fes-
t;val at Ruffalo in July, f..F - .setssa fe4
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-03-10

The Circuit Court of Anne Arundel county
on Monday last rendered decision in the
ease of the Baltimore city registers OF voters
AGAINST Comptroller Heating, Judge !. Ihos'
Jones delivering the opinion. The court sus-
tanned the view of Comptroller Heating and
Attorney General Gwynn, that the state is
only bound to pay the registers OF voters for
the actual days of sitting, which were twenty
nine DAVIS in Baltimore and tweaty-three in
the counties, This decision is doubtless IN
accordance with the law, but it cannot be pos
sible that the Legislature intended that regis
ters OF voters should render six or eight days
service in other necessary duties without COM
pensafiOn. M et
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DIED..

Deaths Ffee-Tribues, Poetry &C. Fire Cents per line
On March 3, 1888, after lingering illness
of several months, at the residence of Judge
Foutz, near Uniontown, this county, Marga-
ret Caylor, aged Ga years, I months and IL
days.
Near Pleasant Grove, Carroll county, Md.
February %, 1888, Oscar Orr, son of Maggi e
l.. and William A. Bush, aged weeks.
Dear little babe.
Frail as the diamond dew drop,
That glitterS in the suns bright ray,
That the taintest breath ofmorning,
Soon waited forever away.
Thy dear little hands so helpless,
And thy tongue could not form word.
But thou vast a sweet messenger,
So lovingly sent by the Lord.
Thine was beautiful mission,
Ofmercy and wonderouS love,
To win thy friends from transgreSsion,
And lead them to heaven above.
Thy dear little form so feeble,
That our blessed Lord had given,
Will prove to thy fond parents,
One still greater tie to heaven.
BY MARY F.. WOODS.
On February q, 1888, near Salem Church,
Franklin district, this county, Mrs. Casandra,
wife of David Bloom, aged 30 years.
Thou art with the angels, mother.
Waiting and watching for us all;
We have promised to be ready
To meet You at our Savlours call.
What would we give if we could hear
Her parting words once more;
And see her happy smile
AS she spoke of her home i'll store.
A precious one from us has gone,
voice we loved is STILL
place is vacant i'll our home
That never can be filled
FROM HER DAUGHTER, s. X.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-03-10

Hon. Alexander H. Stephens, Governor Of
Georgia, died on Sunday last, of neuralgia OF
the stomach. He was in his 72nd year,
having celebrated his list birthday on Feb
ruary 18th last He has occupied an impor-
tant position in American politics, and was
one of the great statesmen Of the century.
His public life extended over nearly half
century, serving the people OF his native state
in local offices mostly. Fora number OF years
he was conspicuous figure in Congress. be-
fore and since the war, and was Fice-Presl-
dent of the Southern COnfederacy. James s.
Boynton, president of the Senate, succeeds
Mr.. Stephens as Governor of Georgia. and
has issued proclamation for special election
for Governor to be held April a, and has
called the Legislature 10 meet May 20 to de-
clare the result.
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TO FARMERS
avn npATEspc IN
Agricultural Implements and
Machinery.

From March LIST, 1888. our general agent,
Mr. J. Win. Snader, will canvass each and ev
cry county throughout the state, for the sale OF
our general line of
Rs~ Agricultural Implements and
Machinery,
Such as Triple Cleared Horse Powers differ
ent sizes), mounted on Truck and Down;
Threshers, Separators, Hominy Mills, Wago-
ners Patent Mill Work,
pSr PLOWS OF ALL KINDS, VIZ: ~6sa
Remington. Carbon, Oliver Chilled, Syracuse
Chilled, Wrought and Cast Share, Single,
Double and Triple Shovel Flows, Sulkcy,
Riding and Walking Corn Cultivators, Horse
Rakes (the old Hartman improved speciality,
Wheat Fans, Corn Shelters with Separator,
the Lion Fodder Cutter and Crusher (Houck
& Comstock's late patent), Corner Cleared
and Belt Jacks, &C., &c. ....
Remember that we have a Foundry con-
nected with our shops which contains all the
old patterns formerly used by the following
foundries, viz: Old New Windsor, Old Union
Works of Westminster, E. Wagner of West
Minister and also of the Laurel Foundry of
Prince Georges county, Md. We therefore
can furnish at short notice any repairs orparts
of machines and plows turned out by either
of the aforenamed foundries or shops. We
are also general agents for the Buckeye Table
Rake Reaper, Mower and Self Binder, the
Monarch Grain Drill, Hooser, Farquhar and
| Champion Corn Planters, the Nellis, Mclntire
& Co. Springtooth Harrow, ? and horse
Farm Wagons, &C., &c. We furnish Sec
tons, Guards and other repairs for all kinds
and makes of Reapers and Mowers, when or
ders are sent in early. Shares and other cast
ings for the Oliver Chilled and Syracuse
Flows can be gotten here. Allkinds of Cast
ings constantly kept on hand, such as Plow
Shares, Land Sides, Farm Bells, Wash Ket-
ties, Bridge Irons, &C., &c. Send for circu-
lar and prices. Repairing a speciality.
We have this 1st day of March, 1888, en-
ployed j. Win. Snader as our canvassing
agent throughout the state. All business
trusted to his care will be promptly attended
attended to.
ENGEL, SMITH & CO.,
mar 1O-9t New Windsor Md.
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VERY VALUABLE WOOD LOTS
v AT PITBLIC SALE

Rv v;rtue of the last will and testament OF
David VENT. late ofCarroll county, deceased!
and Nv virtue of an order of the Orphans
Court of said county, the undersigned, Exc
cntors of said deceased, will sell at pu6lc
colo ON tbe premises, in Westminster district,
on the comfy road leading from Stonersvilie
70 PLEASANT Valley. about midway between
said places, on ,
.Safmdav the 3lst day Of March, 1885,
ot y O. clock, NJ, the following Real Estate
or Wood Lots. which has been carefully s'r-
viewed and laid off as follows:
lot No. 3. containing Acres and ~ FER
ches of Land, more or less.
Lot No. 3, containing Acres and II Ier-
ches Of Land, more or less. r.l
Lot No. 4, containing Acres and hood
of Land, more or less.
Lot No. 5. containing Acres, ) Roods ana
% Perches of Land, more or less.
Lot No. 6, containing 3 Acres, z RoodS ana
10 Perches of Land, more or less.
Lot No. 7, containing Acres, RoodS ana
- Perches of Land, more or less.
Lot No. s, containing 3 Acres, l kotd ana
10 Perches of Land, more or less.
Lot No. 8, containing 3 Acres and IL FER
ches Of Land, more or less.
Lot No. 10, containing 3 Acres, . Roods anu
81 Perches of Land, more or less.
All of the above Lots are covered with the
hest of timber, comprising hickory, OAK,
chestnut. rock oak, &C., and all fronting on
the aforesaid county road. Nos. and hav,
ing running water on the same. A plat OF
the same will be exhibited on the day OF sale.
Also Mt the same time another Wood Lot,
containing 81 Acres and II Perches OF Land,
more or less, adjoining lands OF Samuel w.
Erb, Valentine C. Wentz and others, and Is
also excellent Woodland.
ANY person wanting timber land would 90
well to attend this sale, as it will be positive.
Timber land of the above description Is
very seldom in market, and will be sold with
out reserve.
ANY person wishing to view the land pre-
vious to the day Of sale, will please call on
either of the undersigned, who will take pleas
ure in showing the same.
Terms Of SaIe.-One-thlrd OF the purchase
money to be paid on the day Of sale or on the
ratification thereof by the Orphans Court; the
residue in two equal payments, the one pay
able in one year and the other payable in two
years from the day of sale; the credit pay
ments to be secured by the bonds or single
bills of the purchaser or purchasers, with sui,
ficient security, bearing interest from day OF
sale. . ,>r,,,x
VALENTINE c. WENTI,
JOHN C. WANTZ,
LEWIS ID. WANTI,
Executors.
Vim. Brown, Auctioneer.
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We would advise those of our readers
who desire daily paper to subscribe for the
Baltimore Day. tits an afternoon paper, and
gives all the news; is thoroughly Democratic
and is the cheapest daily in the state, being
only three dollars u year, or twenty-five cents
a month. 1t is the central organ of the party
in the state and is deserving Of support on its
merits Try If
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Plain Talk to Colored Men.

From the Frederick Times, RepuJlican.
We wish the President would either notify
Irving Dirty that he intends keeping him in
office or turning him out. The reading pub
lie are becoming nauseated. There entirely
too much Dirty in the newspapers. In this
connection we may refer to the action of the
colored brother regarding Mr.. Ditty The
colored people of Baltimore appear to be en-
dorsing him enthusiastically, and their orators
have commenced to make threats about what
they'll do if Mr.. Dirty is not retained. Now
the colored brother may get his tribe into
trouble if he is not careful. Of course he may
sell his influence and vote for cash or Office,
but if he persists, not only in this sort of con-
duct, but at the same time INDUCES in almost
bloody threats, it will not be many years be-
fore he will find himself badly in the lurch.
He will disgust decent Republicans, and the
result will be that the party which gave him
his freedom will drop him to his fate. Itmay
be that the Republican party will then suffer
defeat, but in the eyes of many this would be
preferable to an existence depending on the
support of the colored foater and broker of
his own manhood. The colored brother must
be careful not to 90 too rapidly. He has his
freedom, but he hasn't got the world at his
feet by long way. He cannot make and UNI
make the universe. We think we know the
place of the colored brother, and as long as
he is in his place we are his fri ends. When
he moves ont of his place he will make enc
mics. Just as other people do and if he does
not keep his place it will not be many years
before he has no place to keep to. We just
throw in this sort of Mother Symptoms
prophesy free of charge: If the coiored broth
er does not mind his p's and q s, in less than
ten years time he will find the races arrayed
AGAINST each other and then he'll beDin TO
realize the falseness of his position and the
pOwerlessness of it.
The colored brother ought to go to work
and let force of circumstance push him up in
the world He'll never win collectively by
the force of his jaw. He will have to wait to
be called by the world. He can't call the
world The world moves around i'll one di
rection and the colored brother needn't cX
pect to turn it the other way by getting on the
other edge. The only result will be that he II
be flung sky high.