The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-04-02


With -four at $3.50 per barrel, and
bread 15c per pound, how can the
average salaried man support family
with even the necessities to keep life
in the body? There are many expla-
nations as to the real reasons for the
H. C. OF L., but none seem to give
satisfactory explanation.
Truly. these United States, 48 of
them. constitute a vast territory of
different climates and freaks in tenn
perature. Especially is this true in the
far West. where snow falls to a total
depth of 200 inches in single winter
season of seven months. Snow sheds
are the only thing to keep the trains
running regularly along 40 miles of
the worst part Of this snow-bound
territory in Nevada
There is still room for new inven-
tions. An apparatus which will enable
an armless man to feed himself, wash
his face, use a typewriter, and knife
and fork, light his cigar or pipe.
This invention is worked with the
toes, and consists Of a few steel wires
set in frame, with arms like two of
the legs of an enormous spider at
4acned to a table.
A new fruit is being cultivated with
success in Florida and California. 1t
is the Avocado" which grows in
size from an ordinary hens egg to
pounds. It is almost seedless, deep
yellow flesh, smooth texture, and as
rich as custard.
There is said to be a small tree in
idaho that folds up its leaves at sum
set. If touched, it shakes its leaves
violently and soon will emit naus-
eating odor which drives people away.
Many of us are not thankful enough
for our blessings, given from above.
Fannie Crosby, who died in 1915, aged
96 years, was blind ali her life, having
lost her eyesight from a fever she had
when she was but six weeks old. She
wrote thousands of hymns among
them being, pass Me Not" Blessed
Assurance, Hour of Prayer and
many others we love. At the age of
eight she wrote the following verses.
"Oh, what a happy child am /,
Although1 cannot seei
/ am resolved that in this world
Contented will be.
How many blessings / enjoy,
That other people don't;
To weep or sigh because I'm blind,
l cannot, nor I won't"
1t may not be generally known that
for the past six years the United
States Bureau of Education has been
fostering home reading and study
along definite lines. There are thous-
ands enrolled in these courses, and
their names represent every State, to-
gether with Hawaii, the Canal Zone,
China, the Philippine Islands, and
Canada. There are twelve courses,
and they include all kinds and classes
of people.
DR.. Frances E. Clark, the venerable
founder and president of the Christian
Endeavor Society, is now in Paris,
and writes that very little different
is Paris in 1920 to. what it was in
1914, even more stylish and hurried in
it's manner of doing things. Prices are
not nearly as high as in the smaller
towns of the United States, plainly
showing that the Great War has not
been the whole fault of the present
H. C. L.
In Denmark the cost Of living has
increased 142 per cent in the last four
years, while the wages af manual
workers has increased 237 per cent
But this isn't the United States.
The latest census of Berlin shows
population Of nearly four millions.
About 10000 Berlin men lost their
lives in the World War.
What is wrong with the Pennsyl-
vania turnpike from the Maryland line
to Hanover? When the "abominable
road between here and the State
LDs, year o. two ago, was ridicuie
by many travellers, the Pennsylvania
road was praised, but now it is the
reverse.
]. ALBERT ZEPP.