USVI Public Records

Document text

\\\ '; {}! *® AN RNG A s . ' W ___‘\!_,'\‘!*\' - N Qy \ N . 'i“ | \{‘ 75T YEAR. CHRISTIANSTED, V. 1. U. S. A;,, TUESDAY, 26TH AUGUST 1919. resembled a hook on*which the Indian could hang his powder horn. For the special benefit of those who never can remember anything the fol- }')wing important formulas are set out in verse: ~ Red in the morning the sailor’s warn- ing: Red at n'ght the sajlor’s delight. When you see a mackerel sky, ‘Twill not be man;%ours dry. When the seagulls inland fly Know ye that a storm is nigh. A ring around the moon Means a storm coming soon When it rains befove seven ‘Twillclear before eleven. —American Paper. : 1 ) Frederiksted’s Apcthecary Hall OFFERS | Maillard‘:s and Park & Tilford’s extrafine CH ACOLATE EOQONBONS in hoxes. - Chocolate in bars and by the pound, | HORLYCK’S MALTED MILK, CUT LOAF SUGAR, FINESTSQUALITY , LUCCA- OLIVE—OI:. EASTMAN KO@#AKS and FILMS Developersy lanks, ete. PORTO RICO and, JAMAICA CIGARS. large assortment in boxes and packs. ASSORTMENT -OF CIGARETTES. - such as Murad, Htlmar, Falima, Camel, i 3 Castle, Uapstan ete. ' SMOKING & CHEWING TOBACCO, Gellette Razor sand Razor Blades, | b FOUNTAIN PENS:; : Hair Brushe , Toeth Brushe: Shaving Brushes, Hinds Honey and Almond Cream, Pompejan Cream, ~ Kblynos, Colgate and Pebecco I'oothpaste, Shavirg Soap and Shaving Cream, | Freezope-Corncure, i Noodbury’s. Cuticura, Resinol Soap etc. - Shoe polish, Furniture polish, Stovepolish, | VIROCACAO—soId at cost. - COOFPERS FAMOUS CATTLE DIP, j A new supply of . KING’'S PURE MALT, . A Liquid Strengthener of Great Food . :Value, | Shaefer’s delicwous LAGER BEER, [ - The Fayourite Drink. - Jean Pstersen, Frederiksted, THE ST. CROIX AVIS is printed and published daily (Sundays and Holidays excepted) by G. Johansen at the Avis Office. TR S---40 cents monthly vn advance, 2 cents per single copy. - isntered as second-class matter May <hth 1917 at the Post Office at Christian- ted, St. Croix, V. L. of the U. S. A., un- | Jer the Act of March 3. 1879. ke i HOW TO B YOUR OWN WEATHER MAN. To take or not to take it—that’s ihe umbrella quesdon Whet!.er propheis may suvernmentally come ‘a:d go, but afte: all theve’s noth+ inz like the home made Kkind., The following rules, which may prove a first aid to amateur forecasiers, were taken fromn the New York Sun. ; When standing on high ground, and | the horison is unobstructed from all ! quarters, if the sky is absolutely cloud- less, ook for a storm within 48 hours. if it starts to rain afier 7 o’clock in the morning it will eontinve to do so all | day, and very often it is the indication of a three days rain. When it 18 raining and it brightens and darkens alternately you can count on an all-duy rain, with a ehance of ciearing at sundown. | When ths rain ceases and ihe clouds are still massed in heavy blankets one | sure sign of clear weather is the patch of biue sky that shows through the rift | large enongh to make a pair o’ “'sailor’s | breeches.’’ Another sign of ¢ontinued rain is when the smoke from the chimney hovers low around the housetops. When it ascends siraight into the air this indicates clearing weather. ; . i A foggy wmorsing is usually the jore- runner of a clear afternoon. ' A thunderstorm in winter (usvally in January or February) is always followed | by clear, cold weather. It is not, as many think, th? breaking up of winter. | People living near the seashore saya storm is ‘‘brewing’’ when the air is salty caused by the wind blowing from the east. | A red or copper-colored sun or moon | indicates great heat. A silvery moon | denotes clear, cool weather. | The old Indian sign of a dry monih was when the ends of the n2w moon | were nearly horizontal and one of them No. 195 Advertisement. IDS are requested for the following supplies “'which are needed in the ad- ministration of the Municipal Institu- tions at Richmond Sick-houses and T.epe: Asylum for the month of Sept. 1919. Delivery is to be made by the mer- chant. Bids should he addressed to Inspeetor, Richmond Siek-houses. Flour85 lbs., Cornmeal 500 lbs.; Rice 400 lbs., Oats 360 lbs., Sago 250 lbs.: Sugar 1,200 lbs., Beef 480 lbs., Pork 180 Ibs., Fish (salt) 224 Ibs. Beans 200 lbs., Peas 200 lbs., Potatoes 200 lbs., Lard 75 Ibs., Cooking burter 100 Ibs., Table butter 110 lbs., Onions 50 ibs., Tea 20 lbs. All bids should be received by August 27th, 1919. Christiansted, St. Croix, V. I. of U. S. A., August 22nd 1919. H. T. HANSEN, Inspector Richmond Sickhouses & Leper Asylum. A- - NEW ST, CROIX SAVINGS ~ BANK. S there was no quorum at the 38th A Annual General Meeting of the New St. Croix Savings Bank advertised to be held on Friday the 15th iust., the Members are hereby notified that a meet- ing will be held on FRIDAY THE STH OF SEPTEMBER 1919 AT 4 O’CL.OCK P. M. at the office of the Institution, at whic meeting a statement of the trans- acticns for the fiscal year ending 3lst March last will be produced and the election of Trustees take place. Christiansted, St. Croix, 23rd August 1919. By Ocder T. J. STRIBDIRON, e Accountant. AT THE Gompany Street Emporium, PICKLED SALMON 20cts. per lb. CODFISH a0 RED BEANS . WHITE do- e i BLACK EYE PEAS o POTATOES e Christiansted. 22nd Aug. 1919. M. A. PRETTO.