W. E. JONES
c The Green Slamp Grocery
Su(8tor lo A. W. Schafcr
GIveus n trial. A Square Deal Isotir
motto. -Phone Columbia DOC
735 Buohnnan Street
EDMONDSON & CO.
Plumbing, Heating & Tinning
We Repair Aluminum Ware
Tlionc Col. U2 207 S. Jersey M
JOSEPH AlcCHESNEY, A.D.
Office Room 5
Peninsula Bank Building
Hours o-io a. m.: i-a l. in. and
evenings.
OlEe phone Col. 254 ; Ken. 910
Knights and Ladies of Security
St. Johns Council 2775
Regular Iluslncwt meeting M nml irl
Mondays. 0cii meetings to tlic puiiln
nml memlicra 2nd and till Mondays. Vis
Uors and members cordially Invitnl in
attend nt tllckiicr Hall.
I'rnuk C. Gusser, Pres.
I.oster Tcoliitg, Sectctnr
LAUKfL lODGt
No. I6 I. 0. 0. f
St. lOlt.Nj, OKHbON
Meets etch Monday svor.l'ijr lo Odd Kfti
low linll nt H:oo. A cortlUI welcome to
II visiting bmlhcrs,
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O. W, Nntenr. "'In .
II. I' Clstk Tiro.
I l)tiy or sell St. Joints I'rojicrly
A. W. DAVIS
Real Estate
Fire Insurance and Notary Public
1,1st your property with mi- 11 i.
(lewirc lo sell quickly
202 N. Jersey .St. . St. Jolim
I'liouc Voodluwii IKMO
We Cull nml Deliver
The Skidmore Cleaners
Cleaning, I'reMliig, AltnUI'iis itn-1 Re-
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W. C. JUSTICE 602 SklJmorr Street
OOIIIC LODGI NO. 132
A. T. it rut A. M.
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torn welcome
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St. Johns Gamp No, 7546
Modern Woodmen of A morion.
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our Hirudins it our rrgnl'tr tiu 'ttiif;t
very Thursday evening.
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Cnnuil. IUS Smith avenue
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Transfer and Storage
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We are Rrnduuto ropisterod
pharmacists nnd know tho luisi
neafl. Brinpr us your prescrin.
tiona. CURKIN SAYS SO.
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NEW YEAR BELLS
Custom of Ringing Thorn Origi
nated in tho Dim Past.
Oelieved to Have Been Flraf Used
About 400 A. D. Chimes Thought
to Be PohcimiI of Supernal
ural Power.
AfAVAYB, overywhoro In our lnnd,
wo look to tho ringing of holts
to nnnotinco tho death of tho old
year rind tho birth of tho now. Not
until wo actually honr tho hells tinging
from tho church steeples, somehow, do
wo really turn to onch other nnd ex'
claim "Happy Now Yearl"
All of which brings us to tho qucs
tlon of why peoplo ring bells. Thoy
Hccm to havo figured In tho llfo of
tnnn way, way bnck In tho dim nnd
dlstnnt yenrs. And thoy hnvo been
used to convoy mcssnges of various
sorts to thoso within sound of their
iilnnn.
Among tho nnclcnt Crocks thosd
who in n do tho nightly rounds of tho
camps nml garrisons used to ring n
bell ut onch scnllnol box to tnnko suro
(lint tho noldler On duty within was
nwnko. Thuy nlso put bells upon tho
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nocks of criminals to warn nil peoplo
to nvold them, Tho Romans tisod hells
to iinnoiinco tho hour ot tho bath.
It Is believed that bolls wcro first
used In churches nbout 400 roars after
tho birth of Christ. And by tho twelfth
century thoy wero In common uso In
churches nil over Ktiropo. Most of
theno, howovcr, wcro hand bolljj, mado
of thin plates of hammerod Iron, bent
Into it fmir-aliind ahnpo nnd fastened
with rivets nml bronzod. Then gradu
ntly, as people began to hang tho bolls
In steeples nnd belfries, thoy bccitmo
larger.
In 17.11 n lingo boll was cast In Mos
cow, KtiKsla. It Is over twenty-ono foot
In height nnd dtamoter and weighs 103
tons. Tho largest bell In America Is In
the Cnllii'driil nf Notro Damo, nt Mon
trenl, nml weighs 20,400 pounds.
In nil nges and all countries, tho
material most used In tho inauufnc
lure of bells has boon n mixture of
two parts of coppor to ono of tin,
culled liriinr.e. At present nhout thir
teen parts of copper nro used to four
of llu. Hells havo been mado of Iron,
steel, gold, silver, brass nnd oven of
glass, though when mado of glnss thoy
havo been found too fragllo for prnc
Ileal ii He.
Hack In tho old days, tho peoplo ho
lleved mat bells potsesseil supernal
uriil power: by rttiiclnir them at certain
limes, they believed, storms, pestilence
nun rmnino could bo averted.
THn NGW YEAn.
Tim New Ymr-whero It leede anj whom
concnrnlnir
Wrt Pannut aoa
We pnn the pntli nml full our heart ot
yrnrninu
A lul tnynterv
Wlmt will It yield, thli lano of sudden
lurnniK,
To you nml moT
Orant wo tuny find our hro of sunllsht
imuiuiiK -
Como teari-coma mlrlh-
Whera fallh In innii ihall make lire's Kxxl
uno-m neeniini;
fir lifilil.1 w.trtti,
Olvo ilnjn our tell and slve our nlulit
hw.-i iirrainlnir,
dud of the earth.
Olvo u the heart to tread thli way, not
A viilo or hnlshti
nivo us pilfer tht Clod, hi rnce he-
nuiwiiiir,
Mny uulde u rlihl
Qrnnt we nmy love the other with ui
gtuns-
Old Yenr-noail.NlHhtt
-Itilllh MvIiikIou Htnlth, In WUeoniln
AKrieunuil.l.
NATURE SETS GOOD EXAMPLE
Discard Thlnaa That Hinder and Re.
tain Only That Which Is Helpful
at Dawn of New Year.
Onco iigaln tho Now Year miens h
thior for us to enter In. Tho old yenr
Is lettvlng in, nnd If wo nro wIhu wo
will let htm tnko with him nil tho Im
pedimenta that has handicapped us
during Ids reign. will dismiss tho
old mistake nnd troubles and grudges,
mid entering blithely Into tho Now
tHr, wo will begin all over uiraln.
Mother nature has set us an exam
ple which wo will do well to follow.
All tho Kd golden Bruin, tho rlpo
fruit mid nil other precious gifts sho
has permitted us to garner and retain.
And then she proceeded to do uway
with tho rtibbUh. tiho put her spell
upon It nnd It withered nnd died, was
plowed under, and became tho needful
fertiliser for another yenr.
Mid sit all tho cood nnd sweet and
beautiful things that the old year has
given ns wo nro permitted to keep.
vto may imiu onto our successes, our
helpful experiences, our beautiful mem-
otlos itiiil tho now friendships which
havo como to us ns tho gift of tho old
yenr, mid let go of nil tho rubbish that
might hinder our endeavor In tho year
that Is Just opening Its door Into new
and untried wars.
Let us cast on our old garments of
doubt and disappointment and failure,
and put on tho bhlutug garments of
Impo mid faith nnd courage. Let us
draw on all tho uudreamed ot sources
within us for n brouder outlook, u
u.oro determined endeavor und great
er uecoiiipiisninent. Let us possess
ourselves of higher Ideals of llfo and
Its privileges und responsibilities, nnd
a determination to live up to tho best
'hero Is In us during tho duys of tho
coming year. And above all. let us
bold fast to our faith In the gooduess
or tlod, for so bhull we bo enabled to
tio forward, hopeful und unafraid into
the unknown und uutrlcd ways of tho
iew eur.
Empire Investment Co.
St. Johns Office
117 Philadelphia Street
We are now building sev
eral room houses which we
will sell on easy payments.
Choice unimproved resiJ
denco property for rsalo.
THE LOST CHANCES
Whcnovor I nm starting out
upon n. rrcsn now yoar
j always stop to think ntout
Tho ono no longer here.
.Tho year thnt'H dead I travel hack
Ana lot my memory run
In contemplation throush tho nlntW
Of thlnK I could havo dono.
I chock tho deed I meant to do
With tlionti I did, and nnd
That I ncsliictod Ulto a foty
Itonl chances to bo kind.
I laarn tho word I moniK to sty
To comfort nnd to chcr.
And yot postponed them for a day,
I didn't speak mat year.
And then to my tllnitrnco I nnd
Tiint linn i pnutou to Simla
Ami do thoiio little notion kind
I'd not hnvo lout a nillo,
I lanrn now that the chnnco hn Kone
That I hnvo mliRvd a lot.
Vor all tliono deed I could havo dono
As easily as not.
And when at last llfo Is through
And nil my course is run.
In deep regret 1 shall review
Tlio deeds I could hnvo dono,
And I shall wish I hnd to toll
Whero not hint mny ho hid
Tho innny thlnxs I could ns well
Havo dono, vet never did.
AMONG NEW YEAR'S RICHES
Trials and Gufferlna n Part of Rich
Heritage Ood Olves to Each of
His Children.
Part nf tho r'ch herltngu Hint find
has planned for you In tho Now Yenr
Is suffering. Mo will penult In tho
llfo of each child of his it portion
Just tho right portion of dllllctilty
and trial mid temptation. What wo
seo In thoso trials und temptations
will largely iletcrmluo tho riches that
will bo ours In this yenr. A Christian
laymnii recently wroto to u friend
"Mow lino It would bo to go out In
tho opening year so yielded that
every fresh clrctimstauco or trial or
temptation would provo to hnvo tho
sweet fnco nf Christ concealed In It,
or bursting llko n Hood of k'lory
through some rift In tho cloud und
tilling with rndliinco our uplifted
faces; ho that each new nbedleuco
should bo but tho parting of tho cur-
tnln, ushering us Into new wonders
und experiences of his luexlmustlblo
riches und fullness, old things would
then ho. continually passing uway, nil
things constantly becoming new,"
What glories of abounding unice
that tho worst Hatiiu can do ngalust
the child of Cod In this Now Year
only furnishes a fresh opportunity for
Cod to pour out tho treasures of Ids
utiHpcnkuhln (lift t Tho promise to
supply every need of ours "accord
lug to his riches In glory In Christ
Jesus" Is not u promlso for tho llfo
to come, when till sorrow und sick
ness und temptation to ovll will bo ut
mi end, hut It, Is u promlso mado In
full view of overy trial nnd tempta.
I Ion that wo shall moot today. Let us
then count It till Joy when wo fall Into
our dltlleultlos und trials, confidently
remembering that ulong with ouch
of them wo havo Jesus.
Maklna a New Year.
Tho virtue of u Now Year Is not In
Its change of name. Tho first dais of
January nro so exactly llko tho last
days of December, thnt wo litivo to
muko u conscious und continued effort
to wrlto tho proper ditto on our letters.
If tins Is to bo n New Yenr Indeed,
wo must mnko It so ourselves, luittlui;
Into It new hopes nnd ambitions, new
resolutions nnd effect, Tho vlrtuo of
tho NVw Year Is lu tho new aspiration
und persistence wo bring to It.
Make Several.
Ono good Now Your resolution de
serves unother.
the Central
TIIOS. (.I.OVKK lroi.
Philadelphia Street, St. Johns.
Soft Drinks as usual
Coldest and Coolest Drinks in
towti. Sandwiches, etc. All lead
lug Summer Drinks.
TRY OUR MILK PUNCH
Net Mv labal an yur ptfr.
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Seasonable
Electrical
Appliances
Some Useful Hints
Sewing Machine Motor,
Vacuum Cleaner, Washing
Machine, Floor, Table anil
Desk r.nmps, Chafing-dish,
Toaster, Grill, Coffee Per
ctiltitor. . Milk Wanner,
Smoothing Iron or Travel
ing Iron, Curling-iron and
Drying Comb in One. VI
htntor, Hosting Pad, Rad
iator, Portable Stove and
Oven, Range, Pan.
Electric Building
First Trust S Savings
BANK
OF ST. JOHNS
1802 linst Fessenden Street
Phono Columbia 4015
Officers and Directors
F. A. NICE, Pic.ident nnd Cs.liicr
II. HENDERSON. Vice Pie.id.nt
GEO. I. BROOKS. Secretary
F. S. DOERN11ECIIER
Four per cent interest
paid on time and sav
ings deposits.
QUNERAL INSURANCE
Rentals and Rentais
Estate Loans
Urlni lu your Job printing whtu
you think ot It, Don't wait until you
are entirely out. We are equipped
to turn out seat sad tasty prlaUa
prewptly at Portia! grtee or ItM.
The Season's Greetings
are grateful for the
war swept world; we are grateful for the prosperity of our
nation.
We are 'personally grateful to that kind Providence
who kept us in health and strength the whole year through.
We are greteful to our community of St. Johns that
has given US' the patronage during the year just closing and
it is our desire that what we have gained shall be placed
back into the community for the betterment of those about
us.
We are grateful to our efficient help for the willingness
with which they have served us and those who have come
into our store during the splendid holiday business. The
gratifying sales could not have been made except for the
loyalty and cooperation of our employees.
We approach the new year with a feeling of confidence
that peace shall prevail and hardships will be few, with the
intention of giving you a better, larger store in 1919.
BONHAM
L. E. ROSE, Mar. Men's Dept.
HUNGER DRAWS
MM famine Conditions Atkm
Famine Conditions
Food Shortage pprochin
Serious Food Shortage
I Sufficient Prcxenl Food Supply
1 But Iulure SeA6&
rraTnPeopJes' already rocoiyinA
American &id,
fjJJ3 Urvclawifiod
0XCIMU8R, I, If IS
A food map of Kuropo today shows
not u single country lu which tho fu
turo does not hold threat of serious
dinicultles and only n small part which
Is not rapidly approaching tho famine
point, with tho exception ot the
Ukraine ouly thoso countries which
have maintained marine commerce
have sumclent food supplies to meet
actual needs until next harvest, and
oven In the Ukraine, with stores accu
mulated on the farms, there Is fnmlno
lu tho large centers of population.
m-iEium nuu norttieru trance, as
well ns Serbia, nppeur on the 'hunger
map distinct from tho rest of Kuropo
necauso they stand In n different rem
tlon from the other nations to the peo
ple or mo united States. America has
for four years maintained the small
war rutfons of Belgium and northern
France and Is already making special
efforts to core for their Increased
afteMhe-war needs, which, with those
of Serbia, must bo Included In this
plan, uro urgent In the extreme and
must have Immediate relief.
The gratitude of tho Uelslan nation
for tho help America has extended .to
her during tho war constitutes the
strongest uppoal for us to continue our
work there, Tho moment tho German
armies withdrew from her soli nnd she
was established once more lu her own
General March advises "Keep the en
emy on tho run," and we can help do
that by keeping supplies and re-enforcements
going forward to our boys
who do tho close-up work.
To ctmservo birdseed, which some
body seems to fear will run short, why
not stake Dick, the family canary, out
oa the lawn, staking the family cat
down cellar for tho time being?
Deace that has come over the
& CURRIER
famine Point
scat of government tho little nation's
first thought was to express her cratl
tude to tho Commission for Itellef In
Uelglum for preserving the lives of
millions of her citizens.
Germany, on tho other hand, need
not ngure in such a map for Amerl
cans bemuse thero is no present lndl
cation that wo shall bo called on at all
to take thought for tho food needs of
Germany, Germany probably can care
ror ner own food problem If she Is
given uccess to shipping and Is enabled
to distribute food to the cities with
dense populations, which are the trou
bio centers.
England, France, the Netherlands
and Portugal, all of which have been
maintained from American supplies.
have suQIcleut food to meet Immediate
needs, but their fututre presents seri
ous difficulties. Tho samo Is true of
Spain and tho northern neutral coun
tries Norway, Sweden and Denmark
-whoso ports havo been open and who
hnvo been able to draw to some degree
upon foreign supplies.
Most of Russia Is already In the
Uhroes of famtne, and 40,000,000 people
tnero are beyond the possibility ot
help, Before another spring thou,
sands of them Inevitably must die.
This applies as well to Poland and
practically throughout the Baltic re
NO ONE SUFFERED HERE.
The marvel of our voluntary food
saving, now that we are "getting re
suits," la that no one ever actually
suffered any hardship from It; that
we all are better In bealtn and spirit
and better saUsfled with ourselves be
cause ot our friendly self-denial.
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THE MAP
gions, with conditions most serious la
Finland.
Bohemia, Serbia, lloumanla and
Montenegro have already reached tho
famine point and are suffering a heavy
toll of death. The Armenian popula
tion Is falling each week as bupger
takes Its toll, and In Greece, Albania
and lloumanla ao sarlous are the food
shortages that famine Is sear. Al
though starvation Is not yet Imminent,
Itnly, Switzerland, Bulgaria and Tur
key are lu the throes of sertous strin
gencies.
In order to fulfill America's Dledce
In world relief we will have to export
every ton of food which can be han
dled through our ports. This means at
the very least a minimum of 30,000,000
tons compared with 8,000,000 tons pre
war exports and 11,820.000 tons ex
ported last year, whence were bound
by the ties of war to the European
allies.
It we fall to lighten the black snots
on the hunger sap or It we allow any
pomoas 10 oecoma aarker the very
peace for which we fourht and bled
will be threatened. Revolt and anarchy
Inevitably follow famine. Should hls
happen we wilt see In other parts of
Europe a repetltlea ot the Russian de
bacle and our bt for world peace
tv 11 have bees In tiIb.
iW centre! la America bald the
Price ef breadatufti s,,
vide, ajecadattea and Li aaS
la bo other natte la Uere
i sense of voluntary self-crtJeTal
to Amrtea that w JTzTI
ibsUssaee trace wheat.