The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-12-24
BRIEFS

Ice was cut from the pond of ]. D.
Crowl last Saturday.
Ty Cobb to pilot the Detroit Ameri-
ran Club next season.
The season for shooting rabbits and
cartridges closes January /.
Miss Catherine Ford, who is attend
i ing school in Washington is home for
the holidays.
Mrs. Helen Tracey, West Main
street, was a visitor at the home Of
Mrs John Drach, Linwood.
The report that the Westminster
Mill & Body Company. John street,
has been closed is not true. The plant
is working on full time.
Johns Hopkins football schedule
has already been arranged for next
season. Western Maryland College will
be their opponents October %.
1t may not be generally known that
the citizens of the District of Column
liza, including the city of Washington,
have not been allowed to vote since
1875
Mr.. and Mrs. David Martin, near
Mt Airy announced the engagement
Of their daughter, Miss Amy Martin,
to Mr.. Glenn Etzler, also of near Mt
Airy.
Mr. Elmer Kreglo, Liberty street,
has accepted a position with the KEEL
ly Springfield Tire Company, at Cum
berland and has entered upon his du-
ties.
Mr., Raymond Myers, East Main
street, spent Sunday with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ 0. Myers, at Pen-Mar.
Mr.. Myers has been i'll, but is improv-
ing
Physiology claims that bastry'is I'M
healthy, yet the cook at a High School
in Topeka, Kansas, claims the distinc-
ton Of baking 37,248 pies in six years,
champion undertaking.
Never has the Golden Rule been
needed more than it now is, to govern
the relations Of men. It's healing pow
er never had greater opportunity even
IN this Christian nation.
Germany is now feeling the after
eHects OF the World-War. More than
1our million men are now idle. The
government is apprOpriating millions
Oh dollars to help them until. condi-
tlonS become normal if ever that will
come to pass.
IL Is now estimated that ten years
ago there were 10000 Eskimos in
Alaska; last year there were 5000;
since that time 1000 have died. At this
present rate this race will rapidly dis
appear, though always considered a
pure healthy race. Much Of this con-
uillon IS attributed to vices and dis
eases carried there by white settlers
II IS not uncommon thing to see
flllppnO in the Sandwich Islands
seAlng ms family to Sunday school
IihSelt walking beside trusted
nurse on whose back are his wife
anu DaDles. Two baskets are fastened
sosether IN such a way that they can
Nc hung across the horses back just
~ front OF the wife. Into these baskets
Tue children are placed, and seem tx
tenJoy themselves on their trip to the
mousse of worship.
Inc Illinois State pemitentiary now
Iearlng completion must be a won
ueI1ul piece of architecture. The cells
ore SO arranged that the sun shine:
ilIo each one at least two hours eacI
lay' and each cell is provided with {
4tos.atofy, with hot and cold water !;
toliet, steam heat, electric light, {
Oeu' table and chair. A guard in the
central observation tower controls
Tue locking and lighting of the 24S
oeilS. There are eight such cell houses
On farm covering 2200 acres.
scarcity of homes has caused a re
soufceful man to invent a communit,
mouse to take care of 1000 families
al under one roof Each family vii
nave ID all the modern conveniences
mere will be hospital, a united
store; in fact, everything from
steak to a pound of nails, dre5-. :.
al Ice cream soda, a check cashed
VI the services of q surgeon, can b
nd Tdo without going out of the building
ne balcony floors will be made O
sass and sanitation will be prevalen