The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-09-26
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tier from Manchester District.

Letter from Manchester District.
"a health official il spreading the
kws that we will have another siege
the flu, basing his predictions on
HE fact that One-third or more peo-
La have not had an attack Of it.
n he or anyone else refer to any
ssage of Scripture that all, or the
eater number of the population OF
World shall suffer the ravagis OF
&his pidomic? I'm St. Luke chapter FL,
k-arse IL, we read, "And great earth
Ipakes shall be in divers places, and
mines, and pestilences, and fearful
[hts and great signs shall there be
bm Heaven"
ME-;s interesting to hear that Rev.
rm Garner, Of Canyon, Texas, has
churches, his parishioners spread
Bier thousands of miles OF Texan
ands. Until lately he managed TO
u over this big territory by prnnl-
mathods. Now he has purchased
automobile, and believes he can
justice to his large congregation
A Truly, Government, even though
/ VT be victorious in battle, has many
heavy expenses. The United States
|fcaptured 10000 German troops and
pF%HUUU U. 5. soldiers are guarding and
Needing these prisoners at a cost OF
Il 100000 per month.
Things surely are unsettled. NOT
onlv are there numerous strikes 60
ing on all the time, but now the
WI negroes are banding themselves I'M
hder the leadership Of some Bolshev1c
VI w. men to overthrow the U. D..
WGMernment.
something must happen when city
neople are demanding and getting
$5O per week for six hours each day,
Which means $1.39 per hour. Such
Meople can pay the present high
&rices, but those in towns, villages
MA in the country must pay the
A same prices for food and clothing,
and do not receive the salaries OF
their more fortunate city brethren.
We read i'm history of the Indians
aak4miolent and causing the squaw to
most OF the work in and around
he home. The Digger" Indians in
Me Northern part of California have
'ID fears of the III. G. L., as their
M4lief food is principally bread and
bush made from corn and other
Hrains, including acorns. Evidently
Whey do not care for a variety, and
10 not even know swhen sugar be-
mes scarce.
4 correspondent had an interview
auR. a Missouri man who has reach
ed the advanced age of 102 years and
is vet in good health. 'How did you
do it?" was asked. He says he has
never allowed himself to worry
about anything, has always controlled
his temper, does not speak evil OF
others, and never permitted himself
to enter into useless and heated ar
guments He lets rich and highly
yNseasoned food alone, and believes in
Miving in the open air as much as
POSSIBLE.
x drummer who travels extensively
ARd who tarried in our town few
DAYS, says that many of the Western
warehouses are filled with sugar up
to the roof, and vet you cannot buy
LOG worth of sugar.
Anew experiments seem to be all
@e rage. Some Western farmers
&ame to Washington as a delegation
yh the interests Of high prices. The
Hay of their call at the White House
hive Of the delegation had dinner in
u Washington hotel. The meal for
the five cost $11. They took the
menu and figured up for the President
what the farmers were paid for the
food sold by the hotel for $11. 1t
tetaled 80 cents. =
The Baltimore Daily American is
authority for saying that on the
18th OF September, when the public
dehools of Maryland open, several
Hundred teachers will be lacking.
THE chief cause they attribute to the
high cost OF preparation at Normal
schools, including board, compared
with the low salaries paid,
Recently a New York teacher asked
one of his pupils to test him IN
enumeration. willie how many
make a million?" Not many was
the quick answer.
we received some wood chips by
mail from friend in New York
state with the following note, L en-
close some chips cut by Wild Beavers
of Duchess County, n. Y. | visited
the colony about Is miles from here
in a wild section, and i can assure
YOU, it was very interesting. They
have cut down hundreds Of trees,
birch, Elm, Eastwood, Hornbeam,
Wild Cherry, etc. I measured one
tree at the stump-it was III inches
laround where they cut it. They have
built a new dam"