The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-10-17
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We spoke last week of nicely balanced
tongue uttering Cancellation, and we would
now further say that Mr.. Baesman knows
we'll how to administer candidatlal antdotes
for primary disaffections, 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 dlspelled, and
there will be hearty family reunion at the
polls next month, with quite 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 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
8th 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, 268, will re-
ceive the amount for carrying we figured up
in said letter. This, of course, makes our
carrier feel bit bigger as government oil
cial, and we may expect to hear him say, with
more Ronchalance, ''clear the track Tor the
United States mail.
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 can't
sing-they hollern We know better; they
can sing, and should sing; and we say to
them-sing, 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
'holler'' never mind it, sing softly; II you
have heard bass performed by Geo. Plckett's
saw on a pine board, forget 1t; If you have
caught alto from the musical entertainments
given by Frank |. 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 1t;
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 1t 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. Mr.. Brown
ing, of which space here will not admit OF an
outline, while the last piece OF music, lake
the name of Jesus with you," was, for the
sermon, most appropriate closing, the more
that it was so well performed.
Larkin A. Shipley is building dwelling,
which, when finished, will be handsome &C
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. II. 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 well be, done here.
Early sown wheat is looking well, with few
exceptions seeming to be drought damaged.