The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-07-04
Monchester District.

lenci The good old EMes' many
aOh for NJ sav with tired feeling,
,gpIe vlL VII Nh struggle harder than
.nd At Oa aiu ~ much or more than
bs !, aSS that we could reach tnat
FOula life where contentment Feigns
ssse q - Several years ago, when !
slprsnsad Bridgewater, VA, town
snTasssssaa onnlation, 7 was impressed
d Ivy peimnle life as lived and en-
With the coIored family. Coming to
e' son Sc owned by a e et,a man nan
nous ~ss the picture OF happiness ana
Who N went was most cordially IT,.
conttenuLa4a enter. After a little chat,
ited Y raadily made a sale, before
baVlns the wife, with pride, pointed
leaTlls uanpr on the walls Of her
10 lnS which proved to be samples
\ Inherent sizes and colors, asked
a[ IT, What yer think Of my kit
rNls.0-' An. did it meself!"
cleh. iocusts have killed many
Il shos of both forest and fruit
bfau'H which reminds us of Lucy
iarcon.'s poem;
Lna who plants a tree,
a. "a GOODNESS spreading out above
4g Torfarers he may not live to see.
c.ss that grow are best;
0L uopds that bless are best;
n.n+, Life does the rest"
'i Tba Ford Motor Company at De
~ - Michigan, recently undertook to
uoL or+ain how much of that plants
~ could be handled by cripples.
" WV was found that $40 jobs could be
a 81 with legless men, 2637 by one
i nnrp men. and 715 by one-armed
m SSn while 10 jobs could be performed
j. man who we're totally blind.
rbn r. F. Shriver Canning Com
D.nv who started on small scale
r. Union Mills, Md, about so years
ogo now employing at least a thou
sond DeoDle. are public benefactOrs
n Carroll county the same as Shep-
nard and Myers. manufacturers of
me Hanover Shoe, are considered at
Hanover, Pa.
No rain of any account has fallen
in India since 1917, and twice as
MANY people have died as Great
Britain has lost in the Great War.
Influenza and cholera have destroyed
countless thousands. Wells are go
ipg drv everywhere. There is no
grass. The scanty foliage Of the
trees is used as food for the animals.
Food is scarce and high in price.
Clothing il scarce. and hundreds of
thousands are without covering of
any kind. Food costs 33c a day TO
the average family and men can earn
only about l6c per day, so is it little
wonder that conditions are described
in this way. 1T is such time as
makes a mother forget her child to
save herself
To Europe in 16 hours and some
minutes. is the latest achievement.
In little while it may be fact that
man may eat his breakfast in
America, dinner in England, and be
back to America for supper and sleep.
Some carpenters i'm Boston, Mass,
recently laid down their tools saying
they would not work unless their
wages were raised from soc to $1.OO
per hour. They all lost their posi-
tons. Much wants more and loses
ALL"
The metric system is to be changed
by increasing it by six and a fourth.
If this comes to pass ladies viii be
compelled to ask for No. 25B shoe
If she wears a No. 4 size.
As we expected, after crossing the
Atlantic Ocean in two-thirds OF
day the thirst for adventure in the
air has Just been kndled anew. Now
the next trial to be made is to go
around the world in the shortest
space Of time. Perhaps the daring
aTators, who risk life and limb tC
win the worlds praises, forget the
Source of this strength to accomplish
such feats of daring and bravery, as
plainly revealed in st. John 1875.
From relative who lived in North
Dakota we learned that great GUAM
utleS OF Rhubarb or Pie Plant are
raised in that Northern State, used
LII various ways, such as sauce, jellies.
marmalade, and canning for winter
NOW we learn that in parts of Alaska
II grows so rank and tall that a nan
Standing upright can be hidden i'm a
held OF rhubarb.
travelling through rich farming dis
.flctS IN both Carroll and York coun-
aes, we were impressed by the rich,
golden yellow of some wheat fields,
while others were yet green. We
we're informed by the chauffeur that
1eardless wheat ripens earlier and
tlelds better than any other kind.
|: Is safe to say that the greater part
u the grain crop will be safely
housed until July LIST.
Two men and two ladies, evangelists,
= Hanover, Pa, preached and sang
y small audience on Sunday even
ns' hundreds of machines passing
Interrupted the services.
Ihfee years ago when we moved
~ South Franklin street, Hanover,
a. TO our present location, T found
Y our garden few struggling, wild
plants. BY study and ex-