The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-08-08
Indiana, With headquarters at Z
dianannIiS l+.AH'

Indiana, With Headquarters at n
! dianapOlis.
Ten years ago, Everybody works
put father" was heard in all direc-
tons Of the compass; now it should
De changed to Everybody works but
the bum" During harvest, one of
the busiest seasons of the year,
merry trio of these care-free tramps
camped in Bum Hollow, securing
| grub from those who would condos
cend to give it. Plenty of umbrella
members are also i'm evidence These
people depending On public charity
forget that food products have scared
to lofty heights.
From newspaper | clip the follow
ing: Last week 10000 persons W ere
discharged from war work industries.
These people will now try to secure
positions, even at much lower wages.
What will be the result? Lower
salaries with the present high cost
OF living and much suffering anu dis
tresS"
We shudder at the thought THAI 80
many people in this world are 50
weak in mind and faith as to ruin
their health and chances for a bright
future in this life and the future life
to come, not only in drinking poison
Gus booze, but using opium and other
poisonous drugs. A Chinese opium
! joint i'm Baltimore was raided one
night last week and $4,000 worth OF
opium captured and destroyed.
The GOODNESS of the atmosphere
last Saturday after a heavy electrical
CIT nd # 4
hail storms and probably much loss
of lives and property somewhere,
which should make us more grateful
than we are for the many blessings
we enjoy.
! In Fergus Falls, Minnesota, a cy-
clone leveled 500 buildings, lifted a
train Of seven coaches from the rail-
road track, killed SO people and
wounded many. Truly "One half of
the world does not know how the
other half suffers"
While we Americans ride in auto
mobiles and 1imousines, our neigh
bors across the sea, the middle and
lower classes of people in Egypt are
content to enjoy the fresh air and
scenery on the backs Of cows and
oxen.
The Senate by a vote of Sc to and
the House 233 to 1922 passed, the
Amendment to the agricultural BILL,
repeating the daylight saving law
effective at 2 a. M, October &c.
! Another case of carelessness is re-
corded in California, when the spark
of an engine set fire to 1000 acres Of
ripe wheat, causing a loss or $780,,
900. How many starving poor people
could have enjoyed this wanton waste
of food material!
The coming back of the 2 cent letter
postage, July st reminds us of what
history tells us. In 1859 letters sent
a distance of thirty miles or less cost
six pennies, while a jump of four
hundred and fifty miles taxed the
sender the round sum OF a quarter.
From youth \ have tried to teach
myself to be close observer, espe-
c1ally in seeing the heauties ana ever
new things in nature. Recently,
while drinking water at the once FAM
GUS Hotel Melrose we'll, noticed a
bunch of green grass growing from
a little hollow in the top of one of
the hftching posts. Upon closer in
vestigation / found the post in ques-
ton solid. How the grass continues
to grow and thrive il a mystery.
After one hundred years OF aEita-
ton concerning Woman's Suffrage,
the Susan B. Anthony amendment has
been passed by both Houses, waiting
the signature of the President, com
pleting the latest triumph in woman s
sphere, granting her the privilege of
voting. May she use this privilege
i'm a wise and useful manner, to the
honor of both sexes, and i'm way
that is pleasing to our Creator.
1t may not be generally known that
Hog Island ShipyaFds, near Phlla-
deIphia, is the largest in the world.
America is now building twice as
much shipping as all the rest Of the
;. world.
The first years record Of success
full aerial mail transportation, has
been completed. At first it required
n three hours and ten minutes fH,sm
New York to Washington, via Phila-
delphia Now the trip is made in
one hour. and ffty-eight minutes.
Nearly nine millions Of letters were
carried
June 2Sth, five years ago, fatal
! shots fired by student, killing Arch
duke Francis Ferdinand of Austria
: and his wife, caused the World War.
, Has not the copy" given us by teach
| ers of thirty years ago about "Llttle
Things" been verified?
9 hot val 4