The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-03-14
Letter from Manchester District.

When we hear OF deep SHOWS and
blOckades i'm many states, especially
Kansas, the DakOtas and Minnesota
with the thermometer standing at sc
below zero, and compare it with the
spring-like, balmy weather we have
been experiencing the past week, il
maks us feel like repeating what the
countryman exclaimed when he gain
ed the top of the hill and viewed the
country for miles around ''Well, the
world is larger than 7 thought ii
was"
| On Saturday last q truck load OF
samples stopped here in town early
"drummed" all day before he got
started again We do not know how
many dollars worth he sold, but he
was on the macademized road the
greater part of the time.
Many people noticed the strange,
quick-moving light seen at many
places on Sunday evening of last
week, calling it an "aerolite." How
do they know? We will not try to
explain it, but something like an ex-
PLANTATION may be seen by reading St.
Luke, 21st chapter, 18th verse.
In letter from Abilene, Kansas,
the writer says, "The world war is
over, but now the heart aches are
coming day after day. Two Abilene
boys were caught by the Germans.
One, had his eyes gouged out, the
other had his legs cut off by the IT.
human brutes. A cablegram came to-
day telling this news, and the par
ents are almost wild.
Now the new, license tags on auto
mobiles are displayed with Mary
land pure white and Pennsylvania a
bright red. We were informed that
a movement has been made to build
al $tGte road from Baltimore to GettyS-
burg i'm the near future We hope
that the movement" will soon be a
reality.
Tie largest farm in the world is
said to be a 100000 tract in Montana
and Wyoming, being comprised, OF
Indian, Reservation, land, No horses
are used but So tractors are pressed
into service The farm, is owned by
corporation.
Near Riverside, California, an ex-
pertinent has been made i'm using con-
crete instead of wooden railroad ties
with the result that concrete is the
cheapest and most serviceable.
There is beauty all around,
When there's love at home;
There is joy in every sound, {
When there's love at home;
Peace and plenty here abide,
Smiling sweet on every side,
Time doth softly, smoothly glide,
W7han IOvn at hnnnO
Someone foolishly is spreading the
tack of the influenza. How do they
know? Does the Bible say so?
Little Denmark, so close to the
terrible world war august, 1914 to
November, 1879 with it's population
of 2,757,OOO, is interesting. Eighty
per cent of the land il cultivated. 1t
owns Iceland, Greenland and some
outlying islands of Sweden. The
annual exports to Great Britain are
mainly butter, amounting in value to
$51 100000; and eggs, $8,496,0O0, be-
sides other products of live stock.
The Indian, once famous in the
early history of the United States, is
rapidly growing less in population,
the last census In 1917, putting the
sum total at 5,998. OF this number
$4,000 Indian families or 100000 per-
sons have forsaken the topee or
Wigwam, and live in houses.
The largest cheese ever made was
on exhibition at Chicago recently.
weighing 1851 pounds, The cost of
building this cheese was between
$500 and $4,000. 1t required 1900
model dairies to do the milking of
5000 registered Holstein and Guers-
ney COWS at the same hour; the milk
had to be cooled to the same temper
ature; and the thirty-two sanitary
cheese factories which manufactured
the curd had to follow the same pro-
cess to make the curd uniform.
Every tool or implement which came
into contact with the process of max
ing the cheese was sterilized. 1t re-
uuired a team of horses to draw
the cheese to the railroad for ship
fment.
). ALBERT ZEPP, Manchester, Md.