The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-05-02
Letter from Manchester District.

The Red Cross magazine says there
are $500 ghell-shooked soldiers ut one
hospital IN Washington, d. G.
| In one day. April 9Th, there were
shipped into Chicago, 1917 cases Of
eggs the largest amount ever re-
ceiyed IN one day. And yet indlea-
lions point to no decrease IN the price
Of eggs in the near future. Does that
mean mat food products will moi
come down IN priee2
fish dealer passing through town
last week had the courage 10 say
had are selling at &c per pound
and Toe apiece Il asked Tor chicken
faneIers for high class chicks one
day old. It is not likely that ne
will eat too much meat within .he
next six months.
Considerable progress has already
boon made on our public highway b.
tween Hanover aud Baltimore Good
roads are agitated everywhere, but
not every locality is fortunate in Sc
curing what Justly beloATa 10 them.
The churches ut Manchester would
not have had such good attendance
from our locality lMeiroae1. we're Il
not Tor ne solid road bed both n
winter and summer.
This summer aerial transit Will BE-
started May lHl regular Fly
Route" will - made between NeN
York nnd Atlantic CITY. passengers
being transferred safely from one
city 10 The other at he rate u .
miles an hour
IL Is nov released Tor publication
that President Wilson sent wireless
messages 10 Kaiser BIIl" Of Germany
that he must step down and out.
which he did before November 18th,
As W al know.
Nov they are trying 10 have Il
system whereby with The aid OF =
lew operators messages On be SEM
around the world in feN minutes.
We were informed that he flower
plant called "NasturIIuma planted
/ between he rows Of encumberH VII
keep the bugs away This Is some
thing To experiment on early nezt
month.
One Sunday morning recently |
listened 10 well prepared and vel
delivered sermon on Moses by :
Brethren minister. Evidently h va
man OF God studying and praying
while preaching, 10 bring @0reIhly 10
lis hearers tie truths about the lie
Of Moses TO compare Nlth the pre-
ent modes q living. 10 Hhow TIN
his age cares more for honor. fame
praise and pleasure. than tie humber
things 81 lifES helping those caHI
down. discouraged aud abandoned u
tho HayEIde. lie plainly illustrated
how NC lean toward greatness n
worldly matters y tie story nf l
North Carolina boz whose father died
and laft much of the burden d til
farm work on him 10 help rear IL
family. Tho work was hard aud o.
Ten the HIumpa and roots IN the nan
ground threw the boy who held tie
plOw handles over n tho plowed
ground quite frequently. Instead of
helping him, Ihe neighbor boya who
Witnessed 1t. applauded and Heoffed
al him. by hard work and study Ii
worked himself u and became SoF=
ernor OF his state. Then these sdma
boys craxed the honor Of shaking
hands with one OF their neIghb0Fs
Who had risen 70 such N exalted
position. Moses obeyed Gods com
nlhnuHs uuu 10u hIIDWEI lib laH3A -
giving him great things TO accomplish
Moses was OF humble parenIage. and
though leading nations. fell for those
IN need and worked among til
hnmblest.
In letter from st. Adams. Yer.
mont. we find the following: Las
: week We had an awful big SNOW
storm here. Snow fell TO the denfi
of about feel, the deepest snow o
The winter. The farmers had tn
trees tapped N the sugar woods, bu
the snow was so deep they could no
take the teams INTO The woods I
gather The sap. The men "erl
Obliged 10 go n aud gather what the
could. The Hnow was waist deep.
In n magazine We read that IN i74s
there RACED IN the Eastern states D
this country an epidemic then callet
I'm Germany Brnat- Krankheit. Man
; died. Translated IL means. "Breaz
sickness something similar % tn
Influenza of The present time.
]. ALBERT zEPP. Manchester. Nd.
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