The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-12-19
Freedom MisceIIaney.

Mr.. Augustus Streaker died at the residence
of his son, Mr. Henry Streaker, near Berret, on
Monday last, aged 10 years, and was buried
at Springfield cemetery, near Sykesville. He
had been suffering for long time with dropsy,
which finally caused his death. The funeral
services were conducted by the Rev. Mr..
Flournoy, pastor of Springfield Church. The
deceased leaves many friends and relatives to
mourn his loss.
A patent has been lately issued to Mr.. John
Norwood, of Sykesville, for an ingenious de-
vice called scar replacer." by which the
heaviest car or locomotive that may chance to
leave the rail may be replaced in ten minutes
1t is the opinion of many that this invention
will be of great utility to railroad companies,
and lucrative to the enterprislng inventor.
Your Sykesville correspondent, who has
been suffering from severe attack of nervous
prostration, superinduced by the change of
postmaster at Sykesville, is improving, and
hopes are now entertained that he will re-
cover. He now talks of getting up device
by which to control the departments at Wash
ngton and thereby prevent further disaster.
In consequence of bad weather, some of our
farmers are not quite done husking corn, but
will get through in few days. The growing
wheat is looking well, and with favorable
winter may give heavy yield, but some of
our farmers are of opinion that wheat is not
the most profitable crop for this section, and
in future will turn more attention to other
staples. The oats crop was good with us last
harvest Mrs. Hannah Dougherty, near Ber-
ret, raised 10 bushels per acre without special
care or culture, which doubtless paid a better
revenue than she would have realized from
wheat
We know not who may be the author of the
promised series of sketches upon the farms OF
Carroll county, but if we may Judge from the
first of these sketches which appeared in your
last issue, the subject will be handled by one
who understands his business, and will doubt
less be of interest and profit to the farmers OF
Carroll, and to avail themselves of an oppor-
tunity to read those sketches we advise all to
subscribe for the ADVOCATE, believing that no
better investment could be made with that
amount of money.
1.-The richest man of earth is dead" and yet
we see no material change upon the face OF
nature The sun still rises in the east and
sets in the west, as in days of yore. The man
in the moon still stands at the helm OF that
beautiful satellite, and steers her course tri-
umphantly through the ocean of space, guiding
her by the lights along the shore; and while
we would weep with those who weep, and re-
ioce with those who rejoice, we will say Van
derbilt's most muniicent bequest has been
left to the laboring classes-namely, vacant
chair. They have one less to sit and specu-
late and luxuriate upon the sweat of their
brow and fruits of their labor. The question
has been asked, chow hardly shall a rich man
enter the kingdom of heaven?' but that prob
lem was solved by the Master himself. ''All
things are possible with God" The next
question is, can such fortunes be accumulated
without injuring the rights of others? In
answer we will quote the language of an able
author, "He that hath more than enough is a
robber and a thief of his brothers rights.
Such heavy accumulations and consequent
concentration Of power has caused more prl-
walton, suffering and sorrow than all other
evils combined, but, thank God, the poor have
at least a negative promise in the following
words: THE rich have their good things in
this life We would say more upon this sub
iect but for want of time and space. Never
theless, we will add, without personal refer.
ence, that a little girl caused more profound
sensation throughout the world when she
touched the button at He'll Gate than would
be caused if some Of our milHonaires were to
kick the bucket at the same place.