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&Y X f Yo f;«a ¢ &tCroix Ams. 75TH YEAR. THE S7T. CROJOIXL AVIS, | (5 printed and published d.ily (Sundays ] ani Holidrys excepted) by G. Johansen | it the Avis Office. ? "0 MS---50 cents monthly in advonce. | 2 cents per single ¢opy. % atered as second-class rmatter May : J6th 1917 at the Post Ofice at Christian- | sted, St. Crowx, V. L ot the U. S. A., un- ! der the Act of March 3. 1875 i e i———————— —— . e | Contribution to this paper will be glad- | ly received when the same deals with mat- | ters of general interest, and is accompa- | nied w/th the author’s name, as a quar- - antee Os good juith. The editor cannot be responsible for the views of his correspon- dents nor does he necessarily endorsethem. “MISTER’” AND “"ESQUIRE” ‘*Mister’”? or “Esquire’’ ? For that natier one might ask, 'Why either ?”’ Lhe answer is that either in this country or in Bngland: and eoartesy 13 2 goad ing, easy (o 0 bestdw, cnurusn o witi- | hoid. ‘Theic is a fancy that the address, { “Thomas Smith Esq.. carrfes a liitie | more honour that Mr. T'homas Smith,”’ l but in America “‘esquire’’ means no | more than ~‘misier’ if either means any- ! thing. . \atchew Arpold explained the differ | ence In tne Englisn custom by an asser- | rion whicn signified that a gentleman, | or any one who is engaged ina 2o o maniy occupation, 18 denominated o, quire’’ but that the tradesman is entitied | to another better than ‘'mister.” j Nevertheless, the Englishman is not | +lways sure of himsell in mnakinz the | distinetion. Ouwe of the London.papers | amused itselt with the experience ol a | correspondent wno found that the rail-- l way companies vouchsafe to those pas- sengers only w.o care suffiziently about | their :ocial standing to be hoiders of first | class season tickets the honor of ''es- | quire.”’ | One day when the correspondent held | a first-class ticket, he received a letter | rom the eompany addressed ‘“‘esquire.”’ but on the next day, whnen he trans- rorred his patronage t- second class, he | was humiliated to find hims If related tc tne common crowd Known as et [nis goatlemaon gives a bar'esque ety- mology »f the word. When the Con- - gquerer came over in 1066, thosc of i..e retinue wno could afford cushions to sit on at ihe audience were KNown 2s ‘‘es- CHRISTIANSTE{. V.I. U.S. A., WELMNESDAY 6TH. »#(TOEER I£2o quires,”’and those who hada to sit on hard wooden seas were cailed misters.”’ she real derivation oi the word ils, as everyone will rememoer, [rom '‘escuy. ar.”’ vld French for “'‘shieldbearer,’”’ and’ so eame to be applied 1o the chief retain- ers as knights. When tae feudal days passed the word remained.—Bi. "~dos Globe, Sept. 20th. 3 WAS ASLEEP FOR iWO YEARS. Waukesha, Wis,, Aug. 2¢ Mrs. Clara Jorgeason, Racine. who has been :sieep at the County Asylum for more than two years, has regained consciousness. ‘ A sister-in law of Mrs. Jorgenson’s vis- ited the institution, bringiog with her her six year old on It is thought that the chiid awakaned memories in the womar = mind that restored #°r to a normal con- dition. It has been necessary to feed and - uve for Mrs. Jorgenson as 1t she were « .icip- less babe, according to Mrs. Peters, ma- tron of the instituticn. Yesterday she walked, used table udnsils and fed her- self with ease. She waiked a short dis- tance about the ward, but returned to her invalid’s chair exhausted from the exer- tion to which she has peen unaccustomed. “I could nos, no matter how I tried, break the speli whick see ned to keep me bound in another wor .. »» which I lived”’, said Mrs. Jorgensor in an interview. Sao s4:d ipat althecugh she could not Op.u per eyes, utter a word, or move a muscle, she knew each day’s events, and heard each word spoken to her. —lhid. l‘:’: - it ‘_’*: § _i %? Ggy & _N A ) »£4 }\‘\/ g f ;Q,' v piINY g &'! { oB N % Optical ' ptical Service 3‘17 QUL prescription filled, and special ground lenses promptly duplicated through the mails. Consult our refractionist, moder- ate charge for consultation. * F. M. CORNEIRO. St Thomas Il = V. 1. cy DBl üblication. siOTICE is hereby given that the sum of Fres. 242,15, income on the invest ed capital of His Royal Highness Prince Valdemar’s Wedding Memarial Fund for the benefit of worthy indigent persoms in St. Croix, will be on hand for distribution on the 22nd October 1920. Applications for participation in this distributin, duly certified, should be forwarded to the undersigned on or: be fore October 12th 1920. Despatiching Secretary’s Office. Chris- tixnsted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands of U. S. Septenber 20th, 1920, FRED B. COLBY. ‘ Despatching Secretary. I the request of Lawyer Stakemann on behalf of Mr. JOSEPH E. BOUGH as attorney to Miss SUSAN BOUGH will be offered for sale at a public ¥tion to be beld at the undersigned Citece in (Government House on Thursday the W4th of Octo- . ber 1920 . AT 3O CLOLK «1y M. Y The Property No. 23 in Company Street in the Town of Christian- - sted. " Conditions for the sale, apprais~ment and other documents will be filed at the office and may be previcusly inspecied at Lawver Stakemann’s Office in Christian- sted. Christiansted’s Vendue Office, St. Croix. September 27th 192C. Fee: Fr. 10.00 1 : Say ten Francs ) ’ WILH. JENSEN. FOR RENT. ’fHE upper floor of No. 30 King’s Cross Street Christiansted, fur: mished. Apply to - ‘ A. E. STAKEMANN.