The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-03-28
from Manchester District

letter from hlah'
rmand. Thou shalt not Kill
fAe ;UIt what it says III man q
neenS III Commits suicide they ushe
Fo i. shirts before the judgment pa
tier rod when they might i've use1u
q GV Sora ON earth, helping someon'
lives Ids help. The surprising new
VINO ra1aased that the total numDel
j no~ 4he Nv suicide in the United
q aeaI Army i'm the past two years 4
Ss .r;ne down and building iarg
evidence everywhere. The
er, 10 hotel in the world has recently
lsrgeo "omnleted in greater New York
Pm nas 1900 guest rooms ana \
Mltoronghly equipped with every
No Iorn convenience for the comforl
nou Iaitors and the travelling public in
seaeon+,v we learned of an argument
the largest city in the world
aDou- an who claimed New York city
Ihe 49, 80 largest, has either forgotten
80 80. not believe that the Federal
OF NC Of 1916 gave the combined
Cens to+ion of New York city and
Pp.ooklyn, joined by an immense
b[Goe is a trif1e more than 100000
pL s;Ie the population Of London i
rnr r than 100000.
NY annears that Is years ago, To-
~ we're plentiful in 20 states, in
c using Maryland, and scientists
c Ia;u, that late in May and early in
G Inna the inhabitants of these states
49, aYnect myriads of these pests
80 e. IN which are harmless.
NO. town OF Nebraska man was
.Fakened one night by nearing q
aoise among his chickens. After an IN
nostigation, he found the thief had
s~rriedly left, forgetting his overcoat
1o.taining SIS in paper money.
'V Orr soldiers stationed in cold
pnesia new things not found in our
rnngranhies. which are supposed to
s"ach rs about the earth and its in
s"hitants In the very cold regions
.ha russians have their houses built
sir tight and after having ire all day
n their large brick oven stoves, sleep
an ron of them alter the excessive
taat has subsidized. And the Russians
hova chickens and some domestic ami
mails with them during the night to
keep from being lonely.
Electricity is destined to replace
Moth horse and man power on the
Farn Even the tractors are now be-
inc equipped with cOntrivance to
make their own power-One step to-
wards perpetual motion. How thank
mi we should be for these and many
ether blessings, yet the majority OF
nAonle never think of our All-Wlse
creator who watches over us at all
tmes. and who delights i'm having us
% grateful that we want to help
others.
In my boyhood days there lived in
Nelrose a maiden lady and her broth
or, who always used Thou" and
Thee" in their conversation, and
seemed to be very queer. They were
called Quakers. I'm Northern New York
there is large colony OF these quiet,
thrifty people, and there are number
Of colonies in different parts of this
country. The Golden Rule governs
the daily life of these peace-loving
people
VIE have a man i'm the neighbOrhOod
who considers mushrooms delicacy.
He seems to be able to distinguish
the difference between the good and
the poisonous plants of this species. A
man living in the Ozark mountains in
Northern Missouri is making a for
tune growing this strange vegetable.
Some Of our people are prone TO
criticise the system as used in the
public schools at present, compared
to that which was considered the
right thing twenty-five years ago.
Instead of studying the textbooks,
many schools in Italy are using stamp
collections to gain knowledge or
geography and history.
II the League of Free Nations is to
be such a boon to the WOrld-When
nations shall declare war no more
why does anyone oppose it? Con-
gressmen fight it bitterly, yet there is
very little serious opposition to IT..
The great leaders of thought in Amer
lean and all prominent countries ad-
TOcate it. preachers everywhere sane
ton it, newspapers spread 1T and the
WdIOTlLy Oh americans WISH, uupC anu
pray for it to come speedily.
Every American should know that
our Country has had nine capitals
since 1775, comprising Philadelphia,
Baltimore, New York city, Princeton
and Trenton n. j., York and Lam
caster, Pa, and finally to Washington
and the District of Columbia.
Prof Ogburn, of the University OF
Washington, an expert i'm study and
research, claims that in 1919, no fam
lily consisting of husband, wife and
three children can live comfortably
on less than $1,000 year. We will
not dispute this assertion, but can
prove the fact that many thousands
Oh families must live on even less
tnan one-half the above named salary.
Emma Frances Riggs Campbell,
author Of the hymn, Jesus is Passing
BY died recently in Morristown, n.
j." at the advanced age of SO.
Have the promoters of the promised
State Road between Hanover and Bal
umore migrated to Germany, or fallen
asleep?
J. ALBERT ZEPP, Manchester, Nd.