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

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health 0fieial Is spreading the
e that we VII have another gIege
zhp Al. hasing his predictions on
: the fact that one-third or more peo-
ME have not had an attack o. It.
Can he OF anyone else refer to any
passage OF Scripture that all. or the
greater number of the population OF
the world shall suffer the ravagss OF
this epidemic? In St. lake chapter u.
verse IL. we read, And great earth
auales shall be N divers places, anu
lamines, and pestilences, and fearful
SIGHTS and great signs shall there be
from Heaven"
It is interesting 10 hear that Rev.
VIM. Garner, of Canyon, Texas, mas
churches, mis- parishionars spread
over thousands of miles OF Texan
lands. Until lately he managed 70
get over this big territory by primi-
tive methods. Now he has purchased
an automobile, and believes he can
do justice to his large congregation.
Truly, a Government, even though
Il be victorious in battle, has many
heavy expenses. The United States
captured 10000 German troops and
10000 u. !. soldiers are guarding and
feeding these prisoners at cost OF
$1.000,000 per month.
Things surely are unsettled. Not
only are there numerous strikes go
ing on all the time, but now the
negroes are banding themselves uf1-
der the leadership Of some Bolsheve
I. W. W. men 10 overthrow the u. :.
Government
Something must happen when city
people are demanding and getting
$50 per week for six hours each day.
which means $1.39 per hour. Suca
people can pay the present high
prices. but those N towns, villages
and in the country must pay the
same prices for food and clothing,
and do not receive the salaries Of.
their more fortunate city brethren.
We read in history of The Indians
as indolent and causing the aquaH to
do most of the work in and around
the home. The Digger" Indians IN
the Northern part of California have
no fears of the II. {. l.. a. their
chief food is principally bread and
mush made from corn and other
grains. including acorns. Evidently
they do not care for variety. and
do not even know when sugar be-
comes scarce.
A correspondent had an interview
with a Missouri man who has reach
ed the advanced age OF 102 years and
is YET in good health. How did you
do it?n was asked. He says be has
never allowed himself 10 worry
about anything, has always controlled
his temper. does not speak evil Of
others. and never permitted himself
10 enter into useless and heated ar
gnments. He lets rich and highly
seasoned food alone, and believes IN
living in the open air a. much a.
possible.
4 drummer who travels extensively
and who tarried IN our Town few
days. says that many Of he Western
warehouses are filled with sugar up
10 the roof and yet YOU cannot buy
10c worth OF sugar
New experiments seem 70 be al
: the rage Some Western farmers
came TO Washington rs delegation
in the interests OF high prices Tie
day Of their cal al the White House
five Of the delegation had dinner n
a Washington hotel The meal for
the I'VE cost 81. They took the
menu and figured up for the President
what the farmers were paid for the
food sold b. the hotel for 81. Il
totaled g cents.
The Baltimore Daily American Il
authority for saying that on the
18th Of September. when the public
schools Of Maryland open, several
hundred teachers will be lacking.
The chief cause they attribute 10 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 N
enumeration. willie how many
make a mIIllon?" Not many" was
the quick answer.
We received some wood chips By
mail from friend in New York
state with the following note. ! en-
close some chips cut By Wild Beavers
OF Duchess County, !. 7. visited \
the colony about ID miles from here
in wild section. and can assure
yon, 1t was very interesting. They
have cut down hundreds Of trees,
Birch, Elm. Eastwood. Hornbeam,
Wild Cherry, etc / measured one
tree II the stump-it was Il Inches
around where they cut IL. They have
built a new dam"