The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-07-04
Letter from Manchester District.

Letter from Manchester District
We do not need to visit a large
city or gymnasium to see daring
athletic stunts. On Tuesday al nu
tomobile passed through our town At
. moderate rate Of speed. Racing
after 1t was one of our boys On Z
bicycle. After he caught firm hold
of the machine with one hand, guiding
the bicycle with the other he had Il
free ride I'D and down hill, distance
Of nearly two miles to his home.
On Tuesday evening last motor
cycle with side car attached stopped
At Sterner'a garage for few minor
repairs The cycle carried two
brothers on a pleasure trip starting
At Baltimore, going by way Of Wash
lngt0n. Delaware. then on to Phfla-
daIphia, Reading, Columbia, York and
Hanover and on to Baltimore, total
distance Of more than 500 miles.
The trip cost them about $4,000, IN
Guiding gasoline and small repairs.
caused By mud roads and rough
mountain paths. They seemed in
good spirits, but said they did not
care to try 1t again. Their average
speed was 30 miles an hour, as The
speed law requires, but one of the
brothers declared that they hit
some bouleyards at 60 and 10 miles an
hour.
Talking with a Westminster gro
ceryman, who has been in the bust
ness an average life time, l learned
that he Is not discouraged by the H
G. Il. He said, 81 know things are
unreasonably high but there is plenty
Of work and good wages There is
come right"
Speed Is the craze Of the day. rt
CARELESS Of life or limb The latest
record Is from Oklahoma City 10 the
East and back, a distance of more
than four thousand miles in les hours.
without stopping the engine, travelling
at an average speed of about 60d
miles per day, almost equal to m
aeroplane.
From a daily newspaper we clip the
following: Great teacher shortage
Fifty thousand schools without N
instructor Almost one-third of all
the American teachers we're drawn
for the army. navy and other branch
es Of the government and in various
commercial activities and war dndns-
tries"
Sweden Is now in the limellshf
Dan Lmedburg. a Swede. started out
this week, in the forests, naked. with
only stone axe, flint sharpenera
arrow tips. fish hooks and plenty If
advice. A movie man will watch his
progress and later the world viii b
shown his adventures ON the screen
What benefit Is to result from this
experiment Is somewhat hard 10 IN
derstand By majority Of our people
Farmers. sit up and listeni lie
Gently In Philadelphia the worlds
champion HolBtein COW was sold Tor
SIG 600. Two thousand breeders
were present at the sale. The Gov IN
question Is SIX years old and weighs
1900 pounds. Her record is a0L
pounds of butter and i .32s pounds Of
milk in seven days. Nothing Is said
about the feed. Her daughter brought
S7.100 at the sale.
immigration from other countries,
particularly Europe. has fallen Of
considerably since ig15. In i11g,
there were a2b. ZOO The next two years
about 100000 and In IDS only 10000
Or an average of 1000 each week
Many aliens are leaving 10 help r.
construct Europe. and many are com
PEELED 10 leave our shores because
they are undesirable citizens.
On Saturday afternoon met
man in L Frock & Sons store who
was hale md hearty Il The advanced
age of s. and thoroughly enjoying
life. He aid that walk OF several
not raised ON sweet cakes and ice
cream, spending three and four nighta
each week in pleasure This hearty.
old gentleman is PennsylYanIan.
having accompanied Hr Wolf. Of
Shrewsbury. Pa, for 4 ride 10 or
town.
We consider $4,000 large sum Of
money for a farm. Twelve years aKo
the 1920 acre farm Of Woods Brothers.
Of near Lincoln, Nebraska. brought
800 per acre. Recently II was sold
for million dollars.
In a letter from Hgypt is the fol-
lowing: Egypt likes her old eus-
toms. She still uses the sickle aIIra
the ground with the wooden pIoY.
lifts the water with pumps operated
by chains With the aid Of the weight
OF camels and COWS. The Egyptians
sit down in their fields to do their
work.
An experience not often duplicated
and never to be forgotten. happened
one day last week when we we're
seated in cherry tree. Perhaps a
dozen l0cnsts were singing on al
sides and perhaps three dozen June
bugs all over your humble cores