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that led up to an imvportant event and thc consaquences that tflowed from it. Biography is personal history. In it we siudy a man at close range; we mark his developinent, note the elements of \ his success and diseover the motive pow- er back of a mighty personality. All men big enough to leave the im- press of their personality on their times and environment are close students and consistent readers. {hejdore Roosevelt was a striking iilustration of this. [le was a tremendous reader. Dr. James J. Walsh, the famous writer and lecturer of New York, sent a copy of his literary triumph to Mr. Rooseveit. The book was entitled ‘‘l'he Thirteenth Century— The Greatest of All Centuries’’. Mr. Roosevelt at the time was President of the United Siates. Doctor Walsh receiv- ed this characteristic despateh: '‘Doe. " "‘The Thirteenth Century is great. Come take dinper with me’’. Doctor Walish accepted the invitation and to nis utter amazement ihe President during dinner analyza2d the pook and asked for {urther information on ceriain salient points. in the aequisition of knowledge as in every important work coneentration a\nd consistent work are the price of success. A young college graduate just enterzd the employ of Thomas A. Kdison, the m.echanical wizard and inventor, made bold to say to the f mous man: ''Mr. Edison, you have been a :aarvel in the mechanical and ciectricai world. 1 sup- pose with you it is a matter of 99% in- spiration’’. Mr :.dison answered quiet- ly: ““Young man, you are wrong. *it is a maiter of one percent inspiration and 99% perspiration. dard consistent work is tne price demanded for success. [2 large cities you will find large power houses where eleetricity is gencrated and from whien electricity is distributad. You can read in front of the buiiding large electric signs. The signs proclaim: ‘*Light, Heat and Power Supplied”’. That means_that from those distributing stations you cao secure lighe to illumine your homes, heat to warm your houses and power 10 propel your machinery. Tonight the library of Christiausied becomes a distributing station ot '‘Light, tHeat and Power’’. Here is obiained the “Light’’ ofknowledge, the '"Heat’”’ of enthusiasm’ and the '‘Power’” aceruing from a well stocked mind. It is to be hoped that the people of Christiansted will eagerly seize their opportunities for seif improvement. Mark well this for- mula: “'Opportunity pius cooperation equals success.”’ TELEGRAM . . ST. CROIX STATION. London, Jan. bth. —Lord Reading, the Lord Chief Justice and former Special Ambassador ‘to the Urited States, has declined to accept the post of Viccroy of India, according to the evening pavers, iondon, Jan. Bth,—Sixteen members of a party that way-laid a detachment of S L Chßhuly &V, & CHRISTIANSTED THEATRE B.oo’* THIS EVENING 8.00. \ 66 3 9 ~ Pearl White . €6 In “The Pearl Os The Army”. Episode No. 7: Episode No. 8: Episode No. 9: SYNOPSIS: Pearl recover the plan, and gives it to her father, but it is stolen from hip by one 1. O. Adams, enroiled as his orderly. : On the frontier, Bolero, ally of the enemy aliance, made Pearl und Adams his pris- oners. They escapes, and the plan, still in Adams’ possession, 1s recovered by Major Trent, who, entrusted to carry it to Washington, 1s heid up by the silent Menace, and it is taken from him. A “‘double’ of the silent menace gives battle. During the ét,.ug_ gle Pearl secures the plan and escapes. SECURE YOUR TICKETS IN TIME. ADMISSION: Releved el . o 0 e o and 40c, General Emtrance ...... .. Te e e Children 20 and 10c. troops _at Meetin County GCork were killed by the soidiers attacked, and the remainder of the amnbushing party were captured with all their guns and ammuni- tion, says a Dublin despaich today. None of the troops were injured. This is the first time, it is declared, that an ambush on a large scale has been effec- uively beaten. Londun, Jan. 6th ~ The British Ameri- ican Continental Bank suspended pay- ment today. in financiai circles the sus- pension 18 artributed’ to the general fi- nancial sitvation. It is beieved the bank advauced money on produce, chief- ly (anadian, and was unabie to realze during the present irade stagnation, The bank was {ormerly Hannevig’s Bank. Limited. It moved into larger premises jast Septewnber to meet its Increasing business. Ine bank has au auiborized capital of £3,600,000. Ihe failure does not effect the situation nere. - London, Jan. 6ith,—Mr. Arcilibaid Hdurd, naval corvespondenti of the Daily Telegraph, in an article discussing the proposed navai holiday, says, "'li this country ¢niers into an international con- pact ior a naval holiday extending over five years, the agreement Would be equivaient to the death knell of the Brit- ish fleet, unless provision were made for naintaining plants essential for gun making, armour manufacture and the constretion of torpedo iubes and torpe- does. At the end of {ive years we should not be in a position to burid either battle- ships, battle cruisers, cr light cryiscrs e special plant which 's employed in mapufacture vl armour and the making of gums and gun-mountings wouid have been scrapped and we might awake at the end of the holiday 10 ciscever we still need a pnavy, but we hac bartered away the capacity for creating one’’, Mr. Hurd then points out that the United States and Japan would not be in that position, since they have in hand suffi- cient weork to keep their ordnance mak- ing, and armour manufacturing plants going for at least five years. London, Jabuary 6th,—From all parts of the country come accounis of grow- Ing unemployment and a depressing out- lock in almost all branches of industry. in ;{London alone neariy 100,000 unem- ployed persons are registered at the la- bour exchanges and on the Clvde, on the Tyne side, the Tees ang tne Wear shipbuilding distriets and in Lancashire and Yorkshire, ip Birmingham, Coven try, Norihampton, Luton and nearly all the great manufacturing towns the same doleiul story is repeated, slackness in factories and yards, restricted woiking hours and men and women without work at all, New York, Jan- 6th.—Raw sSugar was quiet and unchanged early today. Cuba’s were qunted at 4ie. and f., equal to 5 2 tor centrifugal. The demand for refined continued good with fine granulated un- chauged at 7.90 and 8.00. Mutures were dull during the early (rading. At noon values were 2 10 4 poinis lower and un- der liquidation. NEW YORK, January s'h 1921, Flour, Blendad Cies: s St, Lawrence Isrand pr. bri. SB.OO. Meai, Kilndried per 100 s $2.40 New season's Pork per brl.$37.00 Heavy ¥ess Pork per bb). $29.00 Sugar--—-i’rystals maximum per 100 Ibs. $5.52.