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75TH YEAR. CHRISBIANSTED: V.I. U.S.a., MONDAY 28D AUGUST 1920. THE ST.-CROIX AVIS is printed and published daily (Sundays and Holidays excepted) by G. Johansen «t the Avis Office. ' T B RMS---50 cents monthly in.advance, 2 cents per single copy. . Entered as second-class matier May 26th 1917 at the Post Office at Christian- sted, St. Crowe. V. 1. of the U. S. A., un der the Act of March 3. 1879. : - Contribution to this paper will be glad- ly received when the same deals with mat- ters of general interest, and is accompa- nied with the author’s name, as a quar- antee of good faith. The editor cannot be responsible for the views of his correspon- dents nor does he necessarily endorse them. A home-made rain gauge can be made UL ally Stiaigiiv siaca i, Lhe-epen and being carefully cut in order that the aperture may be of the same share and dimensions as the bottom of the tin, and the ‘sides tremaining unbulged. This ahould be set in a clear spot on a flat sur- facc. 'T'o aseertain- the amomnt of rain that has fallen, it is only necessary to use the ordinary rule. Angeignhth of an inch represents about twelve and a half parts; a quarter of-an inch 25 parts, and s 0 on. This is not strictly ac®urate, but sufficientiy so for ordinary purposes. (The Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales. . The Union of South Africa now has soma 34,000,000 sheep within its borders reared for both wool and mutton. There are over 8,000,000 head of cattle in South Africa exeluding Rhodesia, and beef, the export of which was practically unknown ‘ten years ago, is now sent . to Europe at the rate of something like . 21,800 tons per annum. Meat canning factories, planned in 1913, are now be- ing erected in the Union and Rhodesia. Today one can buy tinned tongues and meat, turned out by establishments in Rhodesia, anl their overseas trade is iu a vigorous and healthy condition,— Ibid. A note in Unuted Empire, April 1920, states that in Western Australia rabbits ave no longer reg irded as pests, but, on the contrary, they have become an important asset, both the carecases, and the skins having acquired increased value for export. In consequence the authorities have found it necessary to draw publie attention to the uneconomic character of the old methods of voisoning wild rab- bits, and otherwise destroying them. Some time ago shipments of 590,000 ib. of rabbit skins from 4.vstralia and 50,000 . from New Zealani realized an aver- age-of Ts. 9d. per . 13 the United States. An inerease in demand “or both carcases and skins is also reporte from England. —lbd. THE VALUE C¥ CHARCOAL. Few people know the benefit derived from the use of charcoal. It is not a drug. it simply abscrbs the gases when taken into the syst=m and acts as a na- tural and safe eathartic. It sweetens the breath after smoking, eating onions and other odorous vegetables. It not only absorbs the injurious gases of the sys- tem hnt disinfeeis tlie mouth and .throat from the poison of catarih, whitens the teeth, and clears and improves the com- plexion. Charcoal lozenges are usually mixed with honey znd sare pleasant to take. —lbid. HARBO R DREDGING TO COMMEMCE NEXT MONTH. Although it was believed fora time that the dredging oi .the barbor would have to be indefinitely postponed, be- cause of the lack of sufficient funds to carry on the work, a vecent appropria- tion of $200,000 by Congress for this specific work has made it possible to go ahead. Th2 pireliminary arrangements are al- ready well under way, and it is believ- ed that the big suction dredger, Captain Houston will begin work next month. When this work is once under-way, it will go on steadily until the deep ship channel surveyed by the U. S. Engi- neers, is complete. The shore lines in Puerta de Tierra will be entirely chang- ed when the work is all finished. The work of dredging the harbor has been very much delaved because mate- rials needed, the poncoons for the piping etc. have not yet arrived, They are being made on the mainland, and are to be gchinped down on the decks of freight toats.—Poric Rico Progress, July 15th. TO SEND TEN STUDENTS TO U.S. The Sociedad Protec¢cora de la Juventud is now actively engag»d in making prep- -3 = - -"‘”“’fg ,“ / a- ;3; \\/' ’ %'/ i . \§),/ <II~ ‘; e"i;:'. gl Ak N ,‘" I, \\ .\-. }' l’ '{\C;\ . | IR 4YT =3 HE 5 L/% i| - \\ Y ’ ‘ "‘;E?%? ] 'g P /K\ gp " \\__./ ey 1706, arations to send ten young men and wom- en to the States o avail themseves of scholarships which have been obtained for them through the efforts of this soc: ety. So far the aspiring students have not been selected, but within a week’s time each young man or woman who has the good luck to be chosen by the society as the most neeedy and most appropriate tor this years exodus will be notified, and instructed as to what he or she has to do before leaving the island to take up stud. ies on the mainland. The aim of this society is to help those who are pr-mising and have no means of their own, t» make good, and become self-support'ng and resourceful.—J/bid. NOTICE. ÜBLIC notice is hereby given that the P School Year 1920-21 will begin A gust 9, 1920. All childreq who will be six vears of age by Febrliary 9, 1921, and who will not have attained their fifteenth birthday before August 9, 1920 must be present in their respective schools at 9 4. m. on August 9, 1920, provided they have not already been dismissed from school. Non-attendance, except for legitimate cause, is punishable by fines imposed on parents or guardians. No child will be admitted to school after August 23, 1920, except in the case of a new arrival in St. Croix, unless he can show fitness to undertake the work of a class already established. By direction of the Chief Municipal Physician all children of school age who do not possess vaccination certificates must be vaccinated prior to August 9, 1920. DANIEL R. NASE. Darector of Education. ““For the Governor’’. You Are Invi ou Are Invited to call and see the fine assortment of Groceries received - Ex S. S. Korona , A. R. Mclntosh. Christiansted, St. Croix. 11 June 1920.