The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-06-27
Freedom Miscellany.

In the Baltimore American of the 18th
inst. we find the following "The salary of
the postmaster at Berret, Carroll county, Nd,
who resigned a few days ago, and acknowl-
edged that he was an offensive partisan,
was SIT. SO in 1888, and it probably did not
exceed that amount in 1885.
Now there must have been some mental
embrogio about the author of this article, as
1885 is not vet ended, and it can be shown by
the postmaster himself, and also by the Off
GERS before whom his accounts were proven,
that his salary has largely exceeded the sum
named in the American. We know not by
whose authority this article was published,
bat have heard several persons express the
opinion that there must have been some ne
farious design in this misrepresentation of
facts.
Your SykesviIle correspondent says the late
rains have taken some wrinkles out of the
farmers faces. We take pleasure in saying
that his remarks advocating a reduction In
freights and fares have taken more wrinkles
out, and we are glad to have more able and
efficient pen than ours take hold of the sub
iect. We believe, with him, that the conse-
duent increase in trade and travel would far
more than counterbalance any reduction that
might be made. Agriculture is the mother
of trades and handspring of every industrial
operation, and whatever will benefit the far
mer will in like manner benefit all other vo-
cations. If our railroad companies would
take a proper and practical view of the sub
iect. they would be convinced that reduc
ton of their local rates of charges would be
of as much interest to them as to the agricul-
tural community We hope this subject may
be agitated until the desired object is attained
and all wrinkles shall be removed, not only
from the farmers faces, but also from their
pocketbooks.
We are informed that the ocusts have been
cheering for Pharoah at Sykesville, but, as
Pharoah is not now a candidate, some of our
politicians give their songs different YER
sion, claiming, severally, that they say
g Squire" 'SGorsuch, - "Baesman, GA
vour;, and some contend that in the forest
conventions of the insects they can distinguish
nothing but 'tJoe, Joe, Joe,' and claim
that this candidate stands high for nomina-
ton, as they have not known so popular a
demonstration for seventeen years. As for
ourselves, we are neither politician nor lin
guist, and therefore will not attempt to inter-
pref language that was spoken in Egypt
many centuries ago, but will await the version
of the county convention, which we believe
will give general satisfaction.
At the last meeting of the Total Abstinence
Society of Sykesville your Sykesville cores
pondent offered the following preamble and
resolution:
WHEREAS, 1t is the judgment of this So
ciety that the use, sale and manufacture of
ardent spirits is at war with Christianity and
morality, and detrimental to the public veal;
and whereas we deplore with heavy hearts the
fearful effects of the excessive use of ardent
4 spirits, which have been manifest in all
| classes and grades of society, including young
| and old, rich and poor, learned and unlearn-
4 ed, crowned heads and squires; therefore we,
the members of this Society," do firmly resolve
/ that from this day henceforward we will never
more touch, taste or handle, or in any manner
whatsoever countenance or encourage the
/ use. sale or manufacture of this dangerous and
destructive element-dynamite They were
adopted, and the Society adjourned to meet
again next chance.