The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-10-17

Day II. o. Items.
We spoke last week of nicely balanced
tongue uttering cancellation, and we would
now further say that Mr.. Baesman knows
well how to administer candidatial antldotes
for primary disafections, just lately known to
the faculty; and we think the indications are
that with the approach of the bracing No
yember air, the malay will be dispelled, and
there will be a hearty family reunion at the
polls next month, with quite a number of our
good step-brothers from the Republican side
of the house This is quite natural, for our
entire ticket has the best OF record, and like
will flow to like; and we feel warranted in
saving, as we once said to our honorable repre-
sentative, nomination means election" We
have ever breathed a hush where we heard
discord, not the less in the big political
family, because there the more needed, to the
end that the majority may WELD the sceptre
of liberty over peacefully quiescent whole.
In answer to a second private letter on the
Sth inst, we are in receipt, on the 10th, OF
the reply of Hon. A. Leo. Knott, that A. w.
Ways, carrier on mail route 10, 2GS, will re-
eeive the amount for carrying we figured up
III said letter. This, of course, makes our
carrier feel bit bigger as a government Off
cial and we may expect to hear him say, with
more aonchaldnce, ssclear the track for the
United States mail.
We deem it pertinent to give our ''prayer
union" encouraging notice, and while pray
ing union we would say don't forget to sing.
We have heard it said till we have no patience
with the remark that Morgan Chapel cant
sing-they holler." We know better; they
can sing, and should sing; and we say to
them-siug, sing as Paul said, with the spirit
and with the understanding, the soft,
sweet murmur-music that steals through the
soul like the harmony of spheres, winning it
from error. If you have been taught to
"holIer'' never mind it, sing softly; if you
have heard bass performed by Geo. Pickett's
saw on pine board, forget it; if you have
caught alto from the musical entertainments
given by Frank l. Leatherwood's mule, re-
mand it back to the professor; if you have ac-
CURED soprano from the paper mill whistle,
leave its screaming, piercing peals without
imitators You can sing, and we know ii;
and we want to hear some of the music with
which floats along the spirit that we know not
from whence it cometh nor whittier it goeth.
We have Just heard some good singing at Eb-
enezer Church with soul-life in it, and listened
to an acceptable sermon by Rev. MIR. Brown
ing, of which space here will not admit OF an
outline, while the last piece of music, Take
the name of Jesus with you" was, for the
sermon, a most appropriate closing, the more
that it was so well performed.
Larkin a. Shipley is building dwelling,
which, when finished, will be a handsome ac-
QUESTION to "Daniel"
Frank Lewis has his saw mill on rail, his
circular saw buzzing out the boards, and his
grist mill fast assuming manufacturing shape.
Chas Fl. Buckingham has nearly finished
his new dwelling; James Pickett is pressing
his dwelling rapidly forward, and g. W. Null
link is building wagon house and corn crib
and other outbuildings. The march of i'm
provement is onward here.
Seeding is, or might as we'll be, done here.
Early sown wheat is looking well, with few
exceptions seeming to be drought damaged.
Notes from Lisbon, Howard County.
There is but little transporting in this region
that will interest the general reader. The
Republicans in this county have, at this writ
ing, failed to place ticket In the field. They
have some good men in their ranks, yet they
all know how hopeless the task to try to elect
their ticket, provided they could succeed IN
getting the consent of suitable number OF
candidates to make up a ticket. Why not
endorse the ticket the Democratic party has
placed in the field? The vaporings of John
a. Logan at the Eutaw House has caused a
smile to ripple over some of their faces, and
a raw of hope to illume the gloom of their
sky. Hold hard, brethren! the hope is born
to perish. 1t will be ''cold day" when the
state of Maryland is handed over to your
tender mercies again. The party of the people
will never forget to remember the past-the
dark DAYS that tried mems pockets as well as
their souls.
Wheat seeding goes on slowly; the rains
have thrown us later than was expected or
desired, and there is much to be sown yet.
The early sown is up well and looking finely;
considerable of it, on rolling land, is up in
the cutters washed by last weeks rains.
A protracted meeting has been in progress
here in the NJ. E. Church for a week. There
will be an all-day's meeting at Union Chapel,
Glenwood, on Sunday, 18th; Rev. j. Lassell,
pastor.
We see in county and Baltimore papers
glowing accounts of the heavy crops of corn
all over the state. We venture the assertion
that at husking time many farmers will find
their estimate too high. The crop is no better
than last seasons, if as good. The storm in
August that blew the corn down, In many
places fiat to the earth, was an injury to 1t,
retarding the full development of the ears,
followed as it was by spell of dry weather.
We are no croaker, but protest against the
reports of superficial observers. 1t is an IN
jury to the farmer Can Maryland farmers
grow wheat at so cents bushel, hay at 9lZ
per ton and corn at 81 per barrel? If so they
will, like the "wild asses, have to sniff the
air, but they will never fatten on it. Illinois
wi place on the market large yield of corn.
Kansas corn growing state-and Nebraska
papers place the yield Of their respective
states-the former two,thirds, the latter halt
crop. From private sources from the Valley
of Virginia, the best of limestone land, we
learn the crop is short one.
A band of Gypsies has been eneamped near
Cooksville for nearly three weeks, and have
been visited by numbers of persons to have
their fortunes told. ''What fools these NOR
tails be- They are not the genuine Romany
Rye, and among them is a full FLOODED negro.
One of their women was severely burned on
Thursday night of last week. Her clothing
caught from spark while she was lying in
front of the fire asleep. DR.. A. Riggs rem,
dered her medical aid.