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.ey d 72 ' /"/ 1 a s o Aot -y ey o /- AR (A A D =l| x "v\ A A E S gs N ;/ \ '.‘\v "Ed oY "'?'\ . ’4\\ -- R /|: )/N :z~ N!\) Yv\ % J— \\‘ ‘l’ { : ?’w ‘ { =y "y aF R (-] A\ L\ SRI gl i “\r =X \6 ‘:‘;. ! \{, i u? ‘’\)\\)X\\ S ‘;A 4 l‘. ,t\”, ',(.""‘\‘, iy T ‘%\ e w = / > ’@&’ 7 " % \\._./ . 75TH YEAR CHRISTIANSTED. V.I. U.S. A.,, THURSDAY 14tH OCTOBER 1920 Because he walks on the bread, fruit and vegetables; he wipes his feet on the butter and bathes in the milk. Because disease cannot spread itself. There must be some moving agency (o spread it. Os all agencies the fly is the most active.— Ibid. ~ USE LESS SUGAR IN JAMS. One-fifth to one-quarter less sugar can be used in making jellyand jams, experi ments made by the household experts in the United States Dcpartment of Agri culture experimental kitchen indicate. Another sugar-saving wrinkle tested by the experiment Kitchen is to add one-quarter teaspoon of salt to each cup of fruit juice for jelly or pulp for jam, marmalade, and conserve, In the case of nonacid fruit tnis makes the absence of the full amount of sugar less noticeable. The salty taste will disappear after the product has stood for a few weeks, but theflavor will be much the richer for the addition of the salt. Salt was so used in England during the war, and the method suggested was based on reports of the process. . - With fruits of pronounced flavor, or where lemon and orange peel or spices are used for flavoring those with miid flavor, various sirups take the place of the granulated sugar. Usually balf and half is the proportion used in substitu- tion.——lbid. Reduction In Price Os Ford Gars And Trucks. FORD TOURING CAR with self gleaa . O Bl FORD TOURING CAR without Sol gßer iaos 19080 TRUCK with pneumatic tires and demountable Rims. .. ...§ 844.00 PRReEEEE o ST0800 Order mow from the Ford Agen- cy, Christiansted. For good appetite and good digestion use Dr. Ross’ Life Pills. THE ST. CROIX_AVIS j 1s printed and published daily (Sundays and Holidays excepted) by G. Johansen at the Avis Office. ' TERMS---50 cents monthly in advance. 2 cents per single copy. » sintered as second-class matter May 26th 1917 at the Post Office at Christian- wted, St. Croiz, V. I. of the U. S. A.. un der the Act of March 3. 1879. , Contribution to this paper will be glad- iy received when the same deals with mat- ters of general interest, and 18 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- | devits nor does he necessarily endorsethem. BREAD FROM SAWDUST Until quite recent times sawdust was regarded in.-wood mills as a .waste | product. Now it serves many purposes and has a commercial value of something ' like ten shillingsa hundredweight. , Sawdust is particularly useful in the manufacture of various bullding mate- rials. Mixed with clay it makes splen- did tiles and bricks, while combined with concrete an-economical and good wearing flooring material is obtained. To Freneh chemists belong the discov- ery of sawdust dyes. They found a com- bination of various chemicals aeting upon | sawdust produced a substance which is said to be quite as effective as the best aniline” gyes for coloring purposes. f In Germany during the War a huge amount of sawdust was used for mak- ing bread. It was firgt treated with chemical agents to exfract certain harm- | ful ingredients, after whiech it was mixed with flour and baked in the usu- al manner.- -Everyday Life. ‘ SWAT THE FLY. | Recause he is born in filth. ; Because he has killed more people than tuberculosis. I Because he is more dangerous than | any single known disease. ; Because hetlives in all kinds of filth | and carries it on his feet and wings. ; Because he goes from the manure pile, vault and sp:ttoon into the kitchen, din- ing room and store. . ; Because you would not permit anyone to poison th~ food ia your home. Then why let th> ouse fly do it ? * ivg 838, for the 3rd Ordinary Meeting of the Colonial Council for St. Croix, MONDAY, October 18, 1920, at one o’clock p. m. 1. Production of Copies of minutes of the Municipal CCommittee for the quarters ending Jun and September a. C. 2. Colonial Council Bill No. 49. Introduction of and Ist Discussion on Cnlonial Council Bill No. 49, Resolu- tion introduced by Government, au- thorizing the sale by auction, for the highest bid in each case, of Lot No. 15 East Street and Lot No. 36 Fish- er Street in the town of Christian- sted. - 3. Colonial Council Bill No. 50. _ Introduction of and Ist Discussion - on Colonial Council Bill No. 50, Draft of A ditional Money Bill to the Bud get for the Municipality of St. Croix for the tiscal year ending June 30, 1921, introduced by Government, au- thorizing the payment of Fres. 60, 000,60 from funds in the Municipal Treasury, not otherwise obligated, to the Telephone Fund for the pur- pose of effecting repairs and new in- stallations. 4. ~Colonial Council Bill No. 48. Introduction of and Ist Discussion on Colonia! Counet! Bill No. 48, Draft of Additional Money Bill, to the Budget for the Municipality of St, Croix for the fiscal vear ending June 30, 1921, introduced by 4th Appointed Mem- ber (Blackwood), Grants to Native and Industrial Brass Bands of Chris- tiansted and Century Brass Band of Frederiksted. 5. Election of two men tggérve with the Coilector of Customs and his De- paiies in fixing the expoit values of cotton, rum and molasses. 6. Election of a Jury Commissioner pur suant to Title V, Chapter 12, Section 4of the Code of Criminal Procedure to join the Jary Commissicn. ' 7. Discussion on Colonial Council Com mittee’s Report on the Report of the Congressional Commission. Colonial Council Office. St. Croix, October 12, 1920. F. COULTER. Viaece-Charrman.