The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-08-15
Letter from Manchester District.

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Going through a portion of Carroll
county last Friday, we noticed some
fields of grain on shocks, no doubt
meant to be threshed n the field. but
the continued wet weather retarded
the work. There Is also an album
dance of summer rye and oats ID cut.
Much of it Is down On the ground,
due to the wind and rain. We pass
ed one farm where tractor was used
and the grain is all safely housed.
Some farmers here in Carroll har-
ness the tractor to selfbinder and
a wagon, saving time, work AMI dis
lance.
N an old paper, dated Jd y. 1899,
ne read that Hussey.s reapiils ma
chine, palened six years before,
was capable of keeping six men busy
binding up the sheaYes OF wheat.
This machine was considered as
much superior to the cradle az the
cradle was to the old fashioned reap
ing hook.
Notwithstanding the unsettled Wea-
Their conditions last week, several
Boy Scouts started from Westmins-
ter, on Friday, in full regalia, liked
10 Hanover, then on to Melrose,
stopped at the square and were for
tune to get ride In Government
truck to Westminster Home Sweet
Home
A record hard to beat is that of
DR.. A. |. pomeroy, Of Windsor, Ohio,
born 1922, graduated in medicine In
1916, and practiced medicine in the
same building for the past sc years.
As he practieed his profession IN the
early pioneer days, he was often
obliged to hike from 20 to 30 miles
per day Wonder how many of the
present day physicians would attempt
such physical exercise.
And there shall be wars and
rumors Of vars" we find in the Holy
Scriptures. Since 1910, more than
500 Americans have been killed in
Mexico. Is It little wonder II there
would be ; general revolt over such
an outraged
It is often said the latest" has moi
yet been made public. but when We
read of : church in Chester, Conn.
that has replaced the Dews with
rocking chairs. It. Is some modern
news. The minister says thai The
straight backed pew have about
killed his church. Since the rocking
chairs have been Installed. the atten-
dance is good. and constantly inereas'
Ing.
Pork 80 per hundred wholesale
IN Chicago. was the headline IF Al
article in the daily papers last seek
Let us watch and wait for The re
suits.
"P0liteness Is to do or say. the
kindest things In the kindest way.
Is a rhyme we learned at school
Because = young man on an Fri.
train was kind to IN old gentleman
who travelled over the road daily foi
many years. he received a bequeat 81
$4,000 from the old gentleman.
A friend visited the famous plan
wizard at hls hospitable home IN the
suburbs Of Santa Rosa. California
and found him and his tireless help
sr, his devoted wife, common. hard
working people. Mr. Burbank hai
done for the world what no othei
single individual has ever accom-
nlished. One OF the thousands o
wonders he has accomplished Il /,
help the French people with pea
that instead of one crop of Hmal
peas on = piece Of ground, nov the
can grow two crops oI peas twice IN,
size on the same space Of ground II
the same amount Of time. lie said
n the course OF conversation. thai h
never used tobacco n his life. doe
not know The taste q liquors. and. /
he had his life to live over again
would not have used any coffee O
any other mild stimnlanf AS beYer