The Democratic advocate., 1920-10-08

history for the next generation to love
and revere. Every reader has heard oi
either or all OF them. we were recent.
" talking with man who, like Bur
bank, is experim eEting With vegetables
He cut the eye cut. OF al early red po-
tato and transp1anted il into anothsI
poeato, and is anxiorsly awaiting tc
see the restiits Of his experiment.
Chestnut trees Of the old species dc
not bear unnl they are 10 years old;
Burbank las created a chestnut tree
which neasS st lie age, of X years,
and, besides 5cing free from blight,
the nuts IRE sSxge. .er and more pala-
table. lie has crossed dahlia With
sweet -scensed fl1Ecrs until he now Is
growing Weet-Scsnted dahlias. He ex-
peTimented with the common black
berry until he found how to grow lus-
ci0us white berries Of richer flavor and
greater sweetness. But the latest and
greatest creation is the ~Pomato, BY
crossing potatoes and tomatoes. IL
grows on the stalk, like tomatoes, is
white in color delicious in flavor, and
bears smaR seeds.
But little seems to be known Of the
PorcE2ine, the only animal Of its kind
IN the world. It has no way Of defend
ing itself but with its quills and it
uses the poisonous bristles effectively.
A correspondent in Nevada was dis
furbed by hearing his big shepherd
collie dog yelping d short distance
from his barn 1T was bright moon
light, and the man saw Towser' Jump
towards small animal; then flee
back, yelling with pain. Taking club
the man gave the animal a Whack. 1t
fell. over, apparently Gead The dog at
tackled it again, and the animal got
alive, arid threw some Of its poisonous
quills into both the man and the dog.
Incensed with pain, he went home for
his gun, and shot three times at close
range, but without avail as the bullets
glanced of. Going close, he put the
barrel Of the gun against its breast,
then pulling it, bat not until
.Towser'' had many quills in his head
and body, swelling Sc rapidly that he
could not eat or see for several days.
Hundreds Of prominent railroad men
from all over the United States and
Canada, recently gathered at Erie, Pa,
to witness the worlds greatest loco
motives in test Two of the most pow
erful locomotives We're coupled to the
huge electric engine, but seemed only
an infant in comparison. The locomo-
tive is rs feet long, II feet high
and weighs 265 tons. 1t is
3,240 horse power. This is another ex-
animation of what electricity has been
doing and will do in the coming years.
An electriciansef 40 years experience
told me recently tha1 in the near fll-
ture all the automobiles viii be run
and lighted by electricity.
President Wilson has suggested and
requested that December 21st be cele-
brated throughout the United States
as Pilgrims Day" 60 commemorate
the landing sof the Pilgrims at Ply
mouth in 1920.
Some of the Delaware and New Jer-
sey truck farmers intend to dump their
surplus tomato crop into the rivers,
because fair prices for them are not
offered by dealers Is it right to do
this, when God sent his Sunshine and
rain to grow and Tipen them We fear
there Will be, sooner or later, weeping
and gnaShing of teeth, for some OF
the thoughtIe ess, wicked things that
people of this fast age are doing.
From Iowa comes this bit OF news:
Al woman who just celebrated her 101st
birthday, declared that she considers
herself old enough to vote, and will
register in time 10 cast her first bal
lot in November There are now SO
states that have granted woman suf-
rage, thus giving the privilege OF vot-
ing in to the hands and hearts of 27,-
000,0e0 women. May they thoughtfully
and prayerfully decide to use the bai-
lot for the benefit and uplifting of
humanity.
We have always conteaded that the
Sunday school is the stepping stone to
church--a wonderful factor in spread
ing His message even to the end Of
the world La China and Japan, aRd
several other countries, beginning to
magnify the usefulness of "a school on
Sunday" by having the pupils, after
school is out, to go to those who were
absent, even in remote districts, and
tell them Good news, as they learn
ed it. In this way Sunday school is
rapidly gaining ground in many Of
these Countries where, not so many
years ago, heathenism held sway.
Letters reach us frequently from diff
ferent States with such expressions,
you must be a man of leisure 60
gather so much news every week, and,
sOnly an Editor of a daily paper can
dish up news as you do From an ap-
per county in Keystone state, writes
a lady, saying, Only one with plenty
Of experience can write such interest
ing letters
Wonderful reports Of sacrifices and
suffering comes from Poland *The
soldiers are clothed in rags and many
of them are so wonderful weak that
they always stagger under the weight
Of life. Some OF them are mere boys
too. The other day saw soldier
eating dinner. He had cup OF tea and
a piece OF the blaclzest bread I ever
saw. In some instances the family has
been living on soup made from grass
We have seen mothers feed the pota-
toes to the children and they them
selves live on the water in which the
potatoes were cooked. Children roam
about the streets like cats and dogs.
People are moving all their worldly
possession on an open car and their
livestock ON the other end-cows,