The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-11-21

1t has been said that "a wave of the h and
will send an impulse TO the stars. Alike,
we occasionally get an impulse from the
counter impulses, Earring the operations of
Maryland mail route 1922. While it is a
matter of no personal interest to US, we wish
the very best for our fellow beings-the greater
good to the greater number-and we will sug-
gest simply, not advise, and let better engi-
neering capacities dictate. In intercommu-
nication it is first and most important that we
receive the mails from commercial centres
and it is next in importance to return our mail
to said centres Therefore, all un-rail mail
routes should start from and return to the
railroads. This needs no demonstration.
Now. If those connected with route 1922
would ask the department to reverse said
route. making it to leave Sykesville on arrival
of mail train west on B. q 0. r. r. from Bal
timore, at o'clock a. m, running thence to
Eldersburg, TO Freedom, to Berret, to Por-
ter 5; then reversing, return to SykesvIlle, to
connect with 2 o clock, p. M, mail train east
on B. & o. R. r. for Baltimore, we think it
would unmix the middle. In the event of
such change the carrier would be on duty five
hours in the middle of the day, and of course
he would have to reside at Sykesville, where,
doubtless, public-spirited man like Frank
Brown would sell or rent him a home on as
liberal terms as any one else anywhere.
Basil Belts, of the firm of Belts Bros, has
been appointed postmaster at Woodbine.
Also John Mcdonald has been appointed
postmaster at Sykesvile.
Morgan Chapel was well filled on Sunday
morning, the 18th inst Rev. Edward Smith,
the pastor, gave fine discourse upon ''the
race set before us, urging to lay aside every
weight, especially our chief besetment, and to
run with our eye fixed on the prize. without
pausing to see if another might be making less
or more speed, or without being content with
simply keeping pace with others. This race
differed from the ancient oriental in one most
important respect. There the winner was the
one only who outran. In this race, if all run
well all receive a prize each. Therein the
speaker made a grand point; hence encour-
agement to run well, and, if you fail, do not
leave the track, but up and on again, never
stopping short of the goal. In those an
cient races was competitive antagonism;
this race is sometimes pleasantly companion
able-often isolated and sad.
Does "would.be priest" expect us still to be
needing voice issuing in different styles, but
originating in the same Stun, IN its Scd1addttne
npdqnatttm The whole dozen and half cpl
thets that made up his former attack provoked
reply only by the Gaping falsehood in which
he personated Unenviable in his task of
hiding from society's general verdict, while
he aims the darts Of bigotry's envious grudg-
ing, which had its origin in our limiting some
few years since that perhaps we could make
as much Roadway in knowledge by reading
and thinking as we could by listening to one
"expound' who had done neither when he
had taken one of his "big brandies," to use
his own words. Our writing for the press and
otherwise has only been, and must remain,
on the plane of responsibility; nor can ne drag
or decoy to his, by first personating to make
our identity distinctive, and then continuing
his slurring from behind various concealments.