The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1918-08-09


NJ Considerable discussion iH EnlmE 0H
lin regard to War Hread# its qualities
N aMd dafecIs. Even though SOME dHlI-
cate people cannot aat Ht. generally
speaking, alI are treated alike, rich
and poor. It I'D reported that house
wife in York county would have IT,
own way iI1 THE matter, secured an
abundance OH white -four fn some
manner, and baked an abundance on
white, faky bread a tramp came
along and asked for bite to eat.
The family was reported to the Gov
eminent, and they were heavily fined
It may not be generally known
that the word america is derived
from the word "Amabric, = which
means heroism and leadership. So
E fl not 20 common as some people
would suppose to be called a. true
American
Recently man was asked for the
longest word in the English language
He at once began tO look np the
words containing from 17 to 30 let
tiers each when le was surprised tO
learn that there I'D a mile between the
first and last letters in the word
smiles
Children will ID interested Cd know
that the 1O2 millions or people i'm our
country last year ate $185 million
dollars worth OF candy, which means
that each persons share was $3.50
worth And many did not eat their
share, then how many wonder what
causes their stomachs to be dis
ordered and their teeth to rapidly
decay.
We notice the Westminster papers
are putting up Dutch Fight" to
get "a better Highway, saying 1t Will
be impossible this coming winter
The thousands of autos and teams
that ramble over the three miles df
abOninabIe road every month be
tween here and Hanover have the
same reason ED bitterly complain.
"E Pluribus Unum," the latin
phrase on our coins means, "In God
trust
Here is an interesting letter from
France, "Our camp is located i'm "a
high ridge not so far out from Paris
and I never saw such scenery in my
life. It was an estate of some rich
Frenchman who must have liked to
L " Il
a strawberry patch, saw wild fox,
1 a pheasant, and two wild ducks.
Even though it is pretty cool here at
nights Qast night had four blank
ets) think this life i'm a barrack will
agree fine with me- The best part of
| ~ ~ that We Get enough to eat and
pretty good meals, too, considering
W. are in France This morning Be
i'm Sunday Al went outside where the
water iS and took a shave, using "a
biz box On which ITO place ray soap,
brush and towel. I'll must have been
about 57 degrees Exceptionally cooD
After breakfast which consisted OF
chocolate, oatmeal and condensed
milk, and molasses (instead. OF sugar.
to sweeten it. Several French planes
few over us this morning Some
times we see 200 in day. Then we
had dinner, new potatoes, lima beans,
good tomato soup, horse meat,
cheese and coffee Now 1 am sitting
in the barrack, where about 25 fell
lows sleep, and am writing from a
rough board table We have windows
open all around at night, but am
hardened to sleeping i'm a draught
aMl Taxing cOlQ AWaIHT sDaLn, WlLHOut
taking cold think in course OF
time w. will get hot water and Az
they do hope to stay here aM win
ter because W. will have plenty OF
" fuel fOr heat, which seems to be rare
here, WE have two automobile trucks
here To haul supplies ard + may try
Ito get job running ,,ne. Chester
\ Graybill
y. ALBERT ZEPP, Manchester, Md.