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IN A STORE"

Jahrn and Sam having satisfactorily ADJUST
ed their little difference regarding 'the "at
teel strakshun cure" with the aid of the low
ing bowl, came to town together on shop
ping bent. Entering a certain store III Kom-
pagni STRAIT, Sam began the inspection Of
some nice looking blue shirts, i'll one of
which, he in his minIs eye, saw himself cut
ting quite a dash in church, JuhIn stood
by the door, waiting upon his friends final
selection, when II strong gust OF wind blew
up a huge cloud of dust, part of which
struck him square III the eyes. ooh my gard
Use blinded for tru'', he shouted, and began
capering about the store IN 1nsiderable
distress. Let your friend blow in your eye,
advised the storekeeper, and suiting the ac-
ton to the word, Sam grabbed hold of his
~''compardo" and began blowing in his face,
like a grampus but with considerable more
power. else tink yous better trow sum of
dat yer rat teel strakshun i'll yer yeye JahrD,
it art be powerful good for bad yeye dem"
YAH, replied Jahrn, else tink dat Il good
watahkyart would be larts better for dis
yere town, it nuf glib yous arl sare yeye."
"Well", said the Storekeeper, 'we have a
water cart that sprinkles the Streets, but
it's certainly not up to much III this dusty
weather. Now john, if you can get your
Nanny to fix up something strong to put
on, or in the cart TO improve it a bit, I will
give you this pair of stockings for your
sweetheart, look at them amt they fine? Red
and white stripes;good old Denmark colours,
and bound to bring good luck to the wearer.'
Dat am arl rite Baas, me ole Nanny she
know q real sure cure for dat, she mex strak-
shun from shark bre N, nj it art be des de ting
for de ole watahkyart; wrap mp de starking
dem Baas Use KUN for dem mex satterday pleas
gard. We must devoatly hope Jahrn's Nam
my's tonic will not fail.
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TELEG RAMS
ST. GROIN STATION.

LONDON, August lOth--Mr. Robinson.
formerly secretary to Lord Miner, succeeds
Mr.. Buckle as Editor of the lines, upon
the %latter's retirement on account of III
health.
The Government is worried by the sym-
pathy being shown for the sutfr. gettes sem
fenced at Dublin, and it is predicted thew
will be pardoned by the Home Office in de-
ference to this sentiment. The. police are
also worried by fears of demonstrations in
revenge, even assassinations are thought
possible, and extra precautions are being
taken,
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Frederiksted, St. Croix,
9th August, 1912.

The Br. S. s.. "Korona'' C,pt Carmichael,
from New York via St. Thomas, arrived this
morning at 6 o'clock, and after transferring
to the schnr. eduardo" some 900 packages
for Christiansted, and landing about 1,2OO
packages for Fredeliksted proceeded to St.
Kits and other Islands at 1 O'Clock p. m.
precisely.
Passengers from New York:-Mr. Emile
Merwln, Mr.. John Franklin.
For st. Kits Thomas Allen.
For Antigua :-Revd. J. W.. Christopher,
Mr.. & Mrs. Boyce and three children.
For st. Lucia :-Eleazer Scotland.
For Barbados CHARLES Leonard, Wilhel-
NINA Hartmann.
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ChriStianSted.

Aug. 9th-per S. S. Korona for Guade-
loupe-Nathaniel Colburn.
August 1Oth-S. S. Parma from Barba-
dos-Mrs. Cozier and child, Mrs. Sophia
Vilar, Mr.. S. S. Adel.
Aoc. 10th schnr. Vigilant from st. Thorn
as-Miss G. Grove, Miss G. Castelow, Miss
Z. Kingkade, Mrs. f. Cadogan.
Aug. 12th--schnr. Vigilant for st. Thorn
as-Mrs. Sophia Villar, Nh. S. S. Abel, Gen
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darme No. 81 J0rgensen, Vida Johanna Fran
els, Daniel Petersen, Mr.. Il Mrs. H. BoJe,
child and servant Nazaline Francis, Mr., Mon
Santo, Joseph Scott, Joseph Abramson, o.. L.
Snejder.
Aug. 12th-S. S. st Croix for Denmark
Mr.. Henrik Hansen, wife aud 2 children.
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ABONNEMENT paa Bla e og
y Aviser for October Kvartal maa
tegnes eller foruyes for Udgangen
af indev@re7de Manned.
Christiansted Postkontor, den lite Aug.
1912.
M. ANDERSEN.
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T HE AVIS.
Gaq;stiansted, ot.&roiI,
Wednesday, 18th August, 1912,

Orr renders will find some interesting
points in the Plantation Company's report
for 1911, a translation Of which will be found
in this issue. We should like to see
the Company making a more substantial gain
on its annual working, but that can only be
when weather conditions in st. CroIx i'm
prove greatly over those of the last two
or three years.
, 1912-08-14
from Bulletin, 18th Auq.l

SIS. "St. Croix' arrived from Dominica
Sunday 1890 pm. She is now taking 5000
bags sugar from "Den Vestindiske Sukker-
fabrik," further $50 bbls. sugar, 40 puns.
and Is bbls. rum and Is bales cotton.
Passengers for Denmark Mrs. Wulff'
Hansen ard child; Mr.. & Mrs. Henrik Han
sen and two children. Will leave, pre-
sumably, Wednesday morning for Liverpool
via st. Thomas.
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We would remind our readers that tbs
subscription for shares Of the new West In
dian Company now open at the National Bank
in both towns will close tomorrow. The offer
will probably be favourably received in St.
Thomas, but we fear that few shares will be
sold here, especially ut so short a notice.
IS. est. jan arrived from Europe via
st Thomas Saturday the 10Th at s pm.
Passengers from ST. Thomas His Excel
lency the Governor and Mrs. HeIweg-Larsen,
Miss Wri+ lit, Mrs. Bache and grandchild.
The steamer brought 300 tons from Co
benhageH, London and Rotterdam, mostly
cement $50 bbls) Left 4 pm. for St.
Kits Sunday.
Monday morning : of n line of rain was
measured in Christiansted, Il lines in Fire
deriksted.
We understand that the Parjned, now
loading Factory sugar in our harbour,
brought from Barbados "a immigrants for
the Bethlehem group of estates.
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

From the Chicago News.1
It's up to the stockholder to be true to
his trust.
Nobody can tell the man anything who
has a bad liver.
Lives of some men oft remind US to ask:
Whats the use?''
When a knocker runs the elevator it is
always going down.
The road to ruin is illuminated by the
red noses along the way.
Many a changeable girl never wears the
same complexion twice.
1t is risky to praise a woman's husband
to her and still more risky not to.
He's a wise man who can compel his
mistakes to pay his board and room rent.
Many a man gets the reputation of be-
ing a good fellow while going to the
bad.
A man gets but little sympathy when a
banana skin downs him or he falls in love.
The woman who marries for con-
venience soon discovers there is no con-
venience in marriage.
The man who is able to fight his own
battles always has friends who are will
ing to do it for him.
If a bachelor wants to get married it is
not necessary for him to hunt a wife; all
he has to do is to stop lodging.
Nobody knows exactly what a political
orator says but the reporters, and they
would not If they weren't paid for know
ing.
People are always complaining about
their bad luck; but what would be the use
of having bad luck If one couldn't use 1t
as a complaint generator
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600, which were paid by his father.
with the exception of about $4,000.
Since June, 1910, he had amassed LA
bilities amounting to 100000 in re-
spect to money borrowed, extravagant
living, racing, and gambling. His
racing losses totaled $25,0O0 and his
gambling losses $4,000.
While he was at oxford his father
allowed him in 1908 $3.50, in 1903
900, and in 1910 the same.
Since July last he had been in re-
ceipt of a voluntary allowance from
his father of $415 a month. His father
about October /, 1910, published a no
tice in English and French newspapers
that he would no longer be responsible
for his debts.
He said he had owned six race
horses, which he ran in the name of
'R. Desmond but in August last he
sold them for $4,000.
No statement was made at first
hand, but his assets were said to COM
prise $40 in cash, jewelry worth $50,
some oil shares worth $25, book debts
of 1915. and bills owing him of doubt
full value, but estimated at $3.50.
The creditors passed a resolution to
put him into bankruptcy and appoint
ed trustees.
Derrick Wernher is the eldest son
and heir of Sir Julius, and is now %
years old.-London dispatch to the
New York Times.
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QUAKER N1EDrTATIoNs.

IFrom the Philadelphia Record
It's no trouble for some people to Dor
row it.
Whatever else you may say of Lots
wife, she died hard.
The most overworked letter in the al
phabet is the capital 1.
There is always some other woman's
husband that every woman feels sorry
for.
No man can serve two masters and yet
some men continue to commit bigamy
Many girl looks like a Madonna until
you see her in the throes of eating
asparagus.
The people who are all wrapped UP in
themselves really have the most chilly
manners.
Il am in the hands of my friends as
serted the grating politician. ALSO in
their pockets muttered one Of the
friends, soto voce.
.sTime works wonders quoted the Wise
Guy. Yes, that's because Time doesn't
insist upon an eight-hour day." replied the
Simple Mug.
At any rate. the woman who can't ar
ford a servant girl has the satisfaction of
knowing that she comes pretty close to
being her own boss.
Blobbs-'I understand BloodIesnatchcr
is going in for aviation" Slobbs-'sYes ne
has Just heard for the first time that
every cloud has silver lining"
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says UNCLE CAV

A "policy of nonresistance" may
serve very well for a blind. but as a
working plan it is about forty degrees
below zero. 1t is a delusion and a
snare invented by the devil to catch
the cowardly and used by the diplo-
matte, who to deceive unwary oppo-
nents, cloak action with inaction. Be
ing neither a devil nor diplomat, the
ordinary man has no use for any such
policy.
In this universe of change nom
resistance spells retrogression. There
is no such thing outside the theoreti-
cal absolute vacuum and the law
books as statu quo. We either grow
or diminish, go forward or backward,
rise or fall, succeed or fail. In order
to grow we must not only offer re-
sistance, but overcome opposing forces.
He who does not constantly and I'M
ceasingly give battle to the men and
things and forces about him necessari-
ly fails.
The law holds good in every circum-
stance and condition of life. The
business man has the lesson driven
home by his competitor, the profess
sional man by his more ambitious
colleague. the laborer by his more In
dustrious fellow worker. To hesitate,
thrust us aside-to wait for the
storm to blow over" to seek more
opportune time" 'to let the opposition
spend its strength. to take refuge
behind any of these sophistries. is to
insure defeat. One may fall even by
playing the diplomat when it is time
to fight. Brains one may have in
plenty, but stupid aggressiveness car
ries off the prize while shrinking intel
ligence vainly seeks to ward off the
blows that destroy 1t.
The fruits of "nonresistance" are at
the best a contemptuous sort of pity.
Pity may revolutionize public senti-
ment and raise up champions for the
underdog. but the underdog is usually
dead by the time the public realizes his
existence This is the tardy mercy OF
society upon such of its members as
are incapable of caring for themselves.
1t is no medicine for the ills of strong
men. From the time when Cain raised
his hand against his nonresisting
brother and slew him. the cure for
manly misfortune has been a cunning
brain, a fearless heart and a strong
right arm. These are the price of
manly justice and manhood has need
neither of pity nor mercy. By the same
token 1t has neither use nor under
standing of a policy of nonresist-
ance."
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AYHAWKER JOTS

| Nearly everybody is going fishing
these days, reports the Allen County
| Journal, and it is right in adding that
| all the rest want to CO."
| A man in Winfield wrote to the Win
| field Free Press: 1T may be all right
| but it kind of gals me to see duck
| who has owed me $40 for six months
subscribe SIS to the evangelist"
Attention is called by the Whitewater
Independent to the fact that Kansas
law, under a recent decision, holds the
| owner of cross dog responsible for all
damages that may result even from his
barking at 6 passing carriage.
Presumably this is in the nature of
an apology for any mistakes in his pa
per from Editor Joslyn, of the Logan
County News: If any one thinks Ye
Editor has an easy ''yob'' you yust try
ninl-the yob-oncet, already yet, amt
it?
Over its column of local news, the
Wilson Echo makes an announcement.
as follows, which ought to square
things for men who told their wives
they might be otherwise enga ged: In
these items where no other matter is
mentioned it is understood that as far
as we could ascertain the several par
ties were in the city at the call Of
business.
Thoughts for tourists by a stay-at-
home in the employ of the Atchison
Globe: Always send home as many pic
ture post cards of the beauty spots you
see as possible, inscribing thereon the
delightful climate encountered. These
are regarded as great solace by any
tired toiler in a wilted collar. In
collecting stories for home consump-
ton, fish and other scaly ones, do not
be afraid of making them too large;
tourists truthfulness is above re-
proach or doubt ........If you can't af-
So - o..
mail order concerns which will supply
a collection of hotel labels sufficient to
1901 the ne1ghborS.- $50. Don't try to be
a piker, for in the end you will have
to pay for all you gee and some
other things. r.. In selecting a resort,
shuttle all their advertising, and then
deal from the bottom; it's crooked
game any way you play it.
One of life's romances and near
tragedy, as detailed by the Pratt Re-
publican: Two hearts that beat as
one" That tells the story of a young
colored couple in this city up to Tues
day evening, when a dark cloud ap-
peared to mar their lives in the shape
of another gentleman of color Sam
Brown happened to be coming up Min
nescah street when he met Miss Lorena
Lowe with whom he had been keeping
company and she was with another
man-Henry Bland. Brown goes home
and gets a gun and when he comes
back there IS blood in his eye He walks
up to Mr.. Bland and pokes that gun
right against his ribs and tells him
what he must do, but Bland didn't get
much excited-he just grabs the gun,
knocks Brown down and when he gets
up Bland chases him down the street
Then he goes before the county attor-
ney and files a complaint against
Brown for carrying concealed weapon
and for threatening his life The time
has not yet been set for his preliminary.
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ny THE WAY
M HARvwY PAR9O1I@


Hennery says it cost only $1,000 to
turn Kansas for Roosevelt Having nc
proofs at hand, we are Lot in q position
to resent his imputation that Kansas Is
an awfully cheap state.
But at that, it is about the best in
vestment of small change George Per-
kins ever made.
It's good hing some men do not
work for themselves. If they did, they
would be canned before pay day.
New York Bankers are introducing
the finger print system of identlnca-
ton, but if there is anything In the
socialistic theory that every man who
has anything to put in the bank is a
crook, depoSitors will not take k1no1y
to the idea of leaving Identification
marks where the officers can ind them.
The fact that some Methodist women
want to preach, has been given public
ity as a news item, but it's hard to
see the difference between them and
other women.
Great improvements have been made
in Kansas in the past dozen years.
And only eight years ago Doc Crum-
bine, the great exponent of sanitation,
wore a sheaf of whiskers which might
have been utilized as a hide-out by
whole colony of microbes.
After a woman hardens her husband
by roasting him, she should not at
tempt to soften him by soaking him.
Roosevelt readily admits that he IS
the only man capable of saving the
country. Some Kansas politicians
may not go that far, but they readily
admit that he is the only man capable
of saving them from the discard.
A pair of idle and rich Chicago
bachelors desire to adopt pair of
twins In the short time we have to
think it over, we can think of no more
effective cure for both idleness and
richness.
The wop who tries to drown his sor-
rows is wasting his time. Sorrows
wear life preservers, and grow rapidly
when irrigated.
Some men are so DANCED generous
and thoughtful. They are always
bringing home some little tribe, such
as a washboard, window mop or the
like, to Friend Wife.
1t is reported that the corner on the
potato market has been broken, but
local dealers will no doubt overlook the
item in the news columns.
A woman never dyes her hair to
change the color, merely to restore the
color.
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OUT OF TILE DEEp

OOI OE THE DEEP.
The gray beast of the north withdraws
his fangs.
The stars peer through the fog. The
Creeps DER the deck, a chilling misty nall
But still she lives.
The boats are gone. But one hope there
The weak are launched. save for that
sanity few
Who hnger where love binds ev'n unto
death.
The weak are safe, and strong un-
hindered arms
May seize upon straw and be disgorged
From out the vortex OF her last, long
How slow the minutes pass when ars
Ready's the grave. three thousand faith
oms deep;
Ready the mourners circled on the sea;
And Love cries Life farewell athwart the
On the last strand of an uncertain thread.
The stout heart sickens an eternal hour,
IN silence pregnant with the soul-wrung
End eur suspense! Be merciful. Be
How slow the minutes pass.
All, who shall say, for who shall ever
How moved that hour for those to death
addressed? -
The coward nerves himself. shamed by
the brave,
Yet weep the brave in stronger sympathy:
For each his naked brother sees at last
Poor Dives, leaning by yon polished rail-
IurnS eyes to Lazarus, as poor as he;
AND yon straight soldier, envoy unto
Kings,
Squares his strong shoulders and salutes
his God!
Was that cheer? A hymn? Or sons
old song,
Rousing traditions call in every heart?
And that deep voice which rises DER the
snarl
OF wind and water. grinding berg and
f1oe-
Does it appeal to Jove, who hath decreed:
Or, head erect, adjure all die like men?
And do the moving lips in this white face
Whisper: 1--WE wait! But turn Thy pity,
Lord,
To such as, living, die with US each day."
Now deeper sinks the sea-queen's mighty
head.
Her red heart, sea-choked, gushes scald-
ing mist.
Her body shudders and her thousand
eyes
Are one by one eclipsed, till with sob,
A submerged gulp whose horror stabs
the night,
Her crowded taffrail leaps toward the
stars,
AS holding up her sacrifice to Heav'n.
Night draws her veil. The wind along the
waves
Chants "Requiescat!'
Stephen Chalmers, in the New York
Times.
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JOURNAL ENTRIES

AS matter of fact, every one is
'luckier" than he deserves to be.
X " n
Most of the applause would mean
more if a larger part of it were sin
cere.
r. q y
The ideals of youth don't often
work out satisfactorily when maturer
years are reached.
y e =
There is something decidedly wrong
with the man who continues to in
dulge in things that he knows are
not good for him.
X X
The drawback to this theory about
every cloud having a silver lining is
that you can seldom, if ever, see the
other side of the cloud.
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DAFFYDHS
BIZ u. NoALL.

II the ice-box were filled with 9TH
err vegetables where would the mush-
room?
(Hand me my monocle. please; 1
can't see straight.)
Why should a violiniste worry since
her instrument has no frets?
(Let's leave this important matter
to Victor Herbert, who is soon to be
here.)
Would it be all right for Postmaster
Rodgers to permit a woman to fight
in the federal building because of the
signs around there labeled, letter
box?''
(Keep off the grass-unless you
step on a dandelion.)
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GLOBE SIGHTS
BY THE ATCHIsOH GLOBE.

No one is smart enough to put worry on
a cash basis.
Voters are easily influenced, but the
campaign cigar won't do it.
While there are off years in other lines
the June bride crop is always pretty good.
Anyone who keeps tab on himself will
be surprised at the number of fool ques-
tons he asks.
Doubtless the divorce court is a. great
boon to those who marry for money and
don't get it.
While boys are reasonably honest, it is
hard for one of them to admit he owns d
baseball that cost less than $I.25
While a man often signs for distinction
he doesn't want to gain 1T by becoming
the youngest grandfather.
Probably the funnel-shaped tornado
variety is an exception to the rule that
every cloud has a silver lining.
There is as much difference between
good and bad monographs as between
good and bad men-perhaps little more.
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EVENING CHAT

By RUTH CAMERON.

The talk ran on Ioveless marriages
The Enthusiastic Young Person was Bit
terly condemning marrying without love
| as sin against ones self and society
| and sin sure to bring its punishment of
| unhappiness.
| And then the Man of Many Travels told
| this story:
| six years ago, when I was selling in
| France, was entertained by one of my
| customers at pension in a suburb of the
| city.
The pension was built about a court
yard. Our apartments were on the second
| floor and had little balcony upon which
used to sit of an evening watching the
! people in the courtyard.
zone among them in whom / took an
especial interest was a pretty young girl
Who instead of talking and laughing with
the other young people continually sat by
about her and he told me that she had
fallen desperately in love with a young
military officer and that her people would
not hear of the match because they had
already planned her bethothal TO the son
of some old family friends. man some
ten years older than she and of extreme
ly good prospects.
"Of course 1 rallied bitterly at this ex-
ample of the abominable French custom
of marrying girls against their will, and
being a good deal younger and even more
foolish than / am now, conceived some
insane idea of assisting at an elopement.
Fortunately my business interests call
ed me away before 1 had chance to
make seventy differetn kinds of a fool of
myself.
again entertained by my hospitable Gus
toner. We went out on the balcony and
directly beneath us / observed a plump
and charming young matron making q
most delightful picture as she romped ana
laughed with her two babies.
MY host, seeing my interest asked me
if 1 recognized her.
II said that I had never seen her before.
'Oh, but you have he assured me.
That is that Mademoselle G. about whose
sad case you were so much wrought up
when you were last here.
so they let her marry the man of
her choice after ALL 1 rejoiced- Good
But. no. my friend corrected me. she
married that most desirable party her
wise parents had selected as the man
most fitted to make her happy and to
carry tehir line.
But she looks happy.
But she is. Most thoroughly so. She
adores her children as you see, but not
more SO than her husband They are
ali the married people in the pension,-ah,
there he comes now
advanced toward the group. The babies
with scarcely less abandon and gave and
received a most affectionate greeting.
They sat down together, talking eagerly
as two people who meet after long alb
He has been away long?' asked.
"sBut for the day, said my friend.
such is the fickleness OF women
Tba Man of Many Travels ended his
story without further comment.
The Enthusiastic Young Person looked
thoughtful But all women are not hke
that" she protested.
'sAren't there enough to shake your as
surance that the marriage without loye
fs always unhappy" asked the Man Of
MAJ" 81 Wonder" said the Enthusiastic Young
Person.