The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-08-29
Letter from Manchester District

Government official has beer
making a calculation that may Dt
Interesting to the readers. is
reckols that the number OF soldiers
ana sailors killed or permanently
disabled at about 100000; the loss
from influenza $4,000; the return
home Of foreign born, with soldiers
and sailors settling abroad, l,OOOVoO,
IT. increase in the standing army anc
navy 100000; the increased produc-
ton called for by The nau IN
noIicy Of better preparedness l,Ooo'--
100 making about five millions OF
men short for labor i'm this country
To offset this, some women nave
taken mems positions. -,
If there should be war WIFI
Mexico. the country made up prlncl,
na11v " a population consisting on
Standards and half-breeds, ano
many of our young people would De
comneIled to 20, this country Woulo
NJ drained of the best in manhoou
more severely than it was curing
dir war with Germany.
n il said that the shell-torn
ba+tlafelds of France are 40"
blossoming with a myriad OF mowers
snrh a. the oldest resident does ny
romamher seeing there. The SEEDS
IF these flowers buried long ago
have lain dormant in the depths "
the soil The terrible ploWshare q
war has brought them once more u
tha light Of the sun and ram. NOV
thew reproduce the lost beauty "
olden times.
BESIDES many pipe organs anu
ether qifst. Andrew Carnegie gave
sums Of money to start $500 Tree
nnhIic libraries. Would that many
millionaires follow his example
The earth is the Lords ana The
fitness thereof" 49,
Again the sugar question y tne
main topic of conversation. Mnvn
the wholesale houses in Dotn West
minister and Hanover are out OF tMS
much used product, evidently me!
Is something wrong. One retainer III
Westminster blames it on the 10y
eminent, while others say II Is
caused by the profiteer. All Things
come to him who patiently wants.
NAV solve the sugar question anu
other every day problems confrontlhs
us. ,, +ho
As we were walking towards the
Court House, minister, man
said. Hello, mister, are you going Nh
4hareq' pointing to the building
where thousands Of dollars are col
1acted for taxes. WELL he says,
You might as we'll leave your
1ocket book there, too.
There is now being constructed
Tank quite unlike those used In
Europe. called Health Clinic ma
chine, carrying doctor, two nurses
and all the necessaries required 10
combat the dreaded influenza, tuber-
cuIosis, and other contagious us
eases. 1t will 60 into remote rural
districts. so that the 'country-at-large
viii have the same medical skill with
which the cities, with hospitals, uni
yersities and medical schools are
favored.
The aeroplane industry is now at
the same stage of building success
as the automobile was a score Oh
wears ago. People want machines
and are willing to pay Tor thar
which may destroy soul and body.
Several years ago, being in cor
raspondence with Alabama people,
we learned that nice, large melons
could be bought from the fields at
the rate of 2 for sc. Upon inquiry
we learned that the transportation
charges would amount to as much
as was charged here at that time Tor
large melons.
Recently lady in Iowa purchased
= basket of peaches, paying $3.50.
In the bottom of the basket was
note from a Texas lady, saying she
received soc for the peaches when
they left her orchard. ,,
Is it any wonder that poor little
children suffer with hunger. and dis
ease when New York city milk
wagon drivers demand $50 week
and six hours a day, just to drive a
milk wagon through the streets?
Have those hard hearted men never
heard or read "Inasmuch as We have
done it unto the least OF these, my
brethren, we have done it unto Me"
travelling over some pretty country
land in Manchester and Westminster
districts. we were impressed with the
vastness of this country of ours.
Very little change is seen in the
landscape The woodlands, getting
smaller i'm quantity and space, have
keenly felt the visits of the 17-year
focusts. nearly one-half OF some
trees being marked by these insects,
where they sat and injured the
vegetation, dropping down to the
earth, digging deep to prepare them
selves for 17-year-sleep. The
s'Chinauepin,' coveted thing Of our
.boyhood days, is in evidence, but the
chestnut is a scarce article. II the
blight continues at the present rate,
a few years hence, chestnuts in this
part of the country will be only
memory of days gone by.
MI. and Mrs. Aaron BiXler, OF New
Windsor, Md, who were residents OIL
this locality so years ago, and will
be we'll remembered by the old1
residents, once owning the Milton
Garrett farm, sold their 2OO-acre
Wakefield Valley farm to Mr. Geo.
EARLY, OF Virginia, for the sum o.
$4,000.
]. ALBERT ZEPP, Manchester, Nd.