The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-12-28
Letter from Manchester.

There are entertainments all around
us. in the churches and schools, dur
ing the holidays. In these strenuous
times it is necessary that we try to
make the children happy, and by SO
doing, furnish pleasant diversion Tor
the older ones. The children were
made happy in giving pleasure, and
in return, received gifts-tokens OF
love. Soon they will take our places
IN face the burdens of this world. Let
us instill courage and patience INTO
the minds of those given to us to care
fore, not forgetting to have the BlDle
usnd i'm the schools, as well as in the
churches and homes. The Bible mas
stood the test of nearly 1000 years,
and the ridicule of countless lnhdels:
Here is a timely verse | received
m a post card lately, from Virginia,
which has Statewide Prohibition:
How NY Boy Went Down.
Tt was not on the field of battle,
II was not with a ship at sea,
Rut a fate far worse than either
That stole him away from me.
Twas the death in the tempting dram
That the reason and senses drown
He drank the alluring poison,
And thus my boy went down.
From. Aaron, Ohio, comes the fol-
lowing in regard to War prices:
Eggs 54c; butter SIC, sausage 4Oc
DER pound, and milk lac a quart;
Let us not prOphesy about the future.
I g
INV explained in the Bible, Strength
for the Day is all we need An Old
adage says, Let us not try to cllmD
the fence before we reach it.
One of our citizens slipped on the
snow and ice and went down with
thump. He looked around to see how
many noticed the quick tObOggan ride
he took, and found but one man as an
eyewitness, who thoroughly believes
in the old saying, "A good laugh is
better than medicine.
Recently one of my friends, inter
ested in the Bible and its teachings
came into my shop. | asked him to
read the 21St chapter of St. Luke. He
was interested in the wonderful prop
hectes made nearly two thousand
wears ago. now coming to pass. When
he came to the goth verse, he read
Aud when We shall see Jerusalem en-
.compassed with armies, then know
that the desolation thereof is nigh.
He said he had not known such things
were in the Bible. Soon afterwards |
we learned that Jerusalem was IN
the hands Of the British.
Recently w. c.. T. U. lady wrote: |
People are SO busily engaged IN
fighting the liquor traffic that the
cigarette evil is forgotten" How
true that while the people are fight
ing one evil the other is stabbing
them in the backs.
Whether the awful catastrophe IN
Halifax, early in December, was in
cluded in the prophecy found in the
21st chapter OF St. Luke, Earth
quakes shall be in divers places
and fearful sights" we know
the war, as the one ship was loaded
with ammunition and explosives. we
we learn that 5000 were /
can realize how terrible it was when
killed and 5000 wounded. and that the
shock was heard 61 miles away,
where window panes were broken.
nc will he interesting to the readers
to learn that Mr. and Mrs. Robins, OF
San Francisco, California, crossed the
United States in a large touring car
built and fitted out with bed room,
parlor, library, kitchen and conser-
vatory with growing plants. Big
cushioned seats used by the driver in .
the day time was transformed at night .
into a comfortable bed. There il a .
water tank with running water, hot
and cold. also a folding sink, port
able baths. and a gas stove. There
is electricity and gas for lighting, and
there Is q separate oven in which
Mrs. Robins hakes her own bread. .
They reported some strange expert
ences, as when the wild cats attack
ed them: when the brake failed to .
work and they came near being dash
ed to death by backing down the
mountain: and when. rs the Tictr0la
was playing beautiful tunes, the
wolves on the mountains pursued
them bowling
Verify, there is nothing new under
the sun EccIesirastes 10.
Now that meat is SO dear, deer will
serve as meat. The coming open
season for deer lis exnected to put
neatly 100000 pounds Of venison
into the national larder.
!. ALBERT ZEPP,
Manchester Md