LUCKY STRIKE CIGARETTE r * a year it has become famous; the man’s cigarette for the men who are working over here, and lighting over there. The reason?’ Because it’s made of Burley pipe tobacco and because— ITS TOASTED

A Venetian Holiday Regatta on the Grand CanaL uii-w »rr litttloiial. Act* ol Conjjrw and Prmldrois' pronouncements li this respect apply Only to the Dtstrir of Columbia and the territories. The states usually follow suit, but a matter of custom only and not of law. Here la a chance to win some 1ft*

from your friends.

American local holidays are rich in historical significance. Of such are the commemorations of Bunker H1U and Bennington and New Orlttans and San Jacinto; the all but forgotten Ka«t Day of New England, anil surrlcln. in New Hampshire; Patriots' Day In Maine and Old Defenders' Day In Baltimore. Pioneer Day In Idaho and the various Admission Days popular with other Western states. Confederate Me mortal Day in the South, together with the birthdays of I^e and other her->es

of the Confederacy.

Two states have Independence Day* of their own. Texas observe* her fj* a ration from Mexico on March 2. North Carolina rnmniemonites the Ha'ifax will be * independence resolutions on Apr:! 12 * Interfered with by holidays or * and the Mecklenburg declaratl- on * Sundays on 2S1 days In 19U, of * May 2U- * these 2S1 days beln 8 holidays. * It remains for Frederick county. Md.. •• • - to celebrate all alone the repudiation of (lie slamp act. one of the celebrations of an Important national

event on record.

Among the favorite months for hol'days the world over November h .ids. with 26 out of Its possible 30 day*. May comes next, with 23 qnd an itddltlonai Sunday not otherwise celebrated, thus actually tying November in th.- number of days closed to business. > arch, on the other hand, is the l -iigest all around business month, hiding

only IB holidays.

New Year's Day la the only holiday universally observed. But, alas. It falls

W HILE man plays or prays tna " d ‘'[:T en, d * ,e * ,n <5,,rcr - u1 l« rt * worlds business will be In- of ,l " * ,ob *' “ d countries ohterfered with on 281 day. more than one of them. Cur, mfrine 1018 in other words. » enough, one of our own states. Mas-

sachusetts. doe* not make this a I--cal holiday, though h*.- cltlsens generally

oliserve IL

January 1 Is obscreed as New Year's Day In every country In all Euni|> except Bulgaria. Greece. Roumanla. I’.usServla and Turkey; In all Euro-

1U, .r h.udw. • na Is .a I ‘tuerica ind In all parts

eept Asiatic Turkey and In Austral,, In Bulgaria. Greece. Roumanla l: *ia. Serria and Turkey the old st>,

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I’UILE man plays or praya th* world s business will be Interfered with on 281 days ddring 1018. In other words,

there will Ik- only 84 dsys In this coming yesr that sre not Sundays or special holiiUya In one or more lin|K>naut

commercial region* of the earth.

The growth of International finance baa made the world's aggregate of closed days a serious fac*or and an ; *'

KINDLY MAIL CHECK. How dear to our heart Is the steady subscriber Who pays in advance at the birth of each year. Who lays down the money and does It quite gladly. And casts 'round the office a halo of cheer. He never says. “Stop It: 1 cannot afford It. I'm getting more papers than now I 1 Bui always tays. “Send it. our people] all like It— In fact, we all think It a help a> need.” How welcome bU check when U reaches our sanctum. How it makes our pulse throb; bow It makes our heart dance; We outwardly thank him; we inwardly bless him— Th.- steady subscriber who pays In advance.—Exchange.

Let us do youi printing—we prim anytt'-.x thst can be printed, and dr

for the guidance of hanker* and ' chants Till* ta»k has Jus! been completed by the Guaranty Trust Oom-

pany of J * > * .T'^*,*?** calendar pre'alls and the New Vear

H. R. A'KEN nirrTER and eggs 128 N. Delaware Ave., Fhila. I -ant your eggs, li.-.ve excellent outlet; guar:n ee full market prii — cad immediate retarna.

reference library of every bank In the country doing more than a purely local

deed, begin on January 1. but It 1* also celebrated on the 3d and 5th of that

month.

Then there are the Hindu New Year, ••n April 13; (he Chlnnw New Vear. J February 11 to 14 (which, by the * a legal holiday In a part of the l'

Ooruwry .•> the jKipular notion, the new detiww-r*' .-* of the west enjoy a greater numl-er of holidays than their

slater cations of tl«- east*

sphere Of the B7 nation* or depend- , , Ktn . _ _

dnya. Tlte Fritted Stafw with 54. Is a cloae seeond. alt trough she. unlike Brasil. practically ignores th- church day*. Another popular delusion I* shattered when we find that France has only 18 formally otiscnod days ana Italy only 50 We had si.pprwed the Latin* always outdid u* In this nartb-ular. Arwoac the «»ther belllgefeots Gerrusnr It U presumed will obaervr 20 day* neat year. Great Britain If! Ja-

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New Series of Sharps Now Open Su Isle City B. & L Association Taik it ever with say ->f the Director* or »- V. CSOTTCIDLSw-,. it. ID. CBv

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Bell Phon* BJ-W. DR. G. FAIRCHILD STARR Dentist In Sea Isle City Every Wedneaday at Sea Isle Pharmacy Pleasantvllle on ail other days

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Beyond a certain point an OWNER cannot regulate the CONTRACTOR he employs. You can cage a leopard, but you cannot change hifl spots or his point of view. But what an Owner CAN DO is to select, in the first place, a Contractor who has an established reputation for integrity, efficiency and results. Edward B.,Arnett Building Construction Bell Telephone Connections SEA ISLE CITY, N, J.

Let us do your printing—w* prim anything that can ba printed, and do

Fs1t*d tbslM ba* r.A national holiday Th* r^dw will r« wir. think <.f Fourth I at July and th- Pr—lrt-nt * Thank* ] gl'lsg prvcUlaaUoo. Bat But >v«a

Year. February 17 and 18

Ihr Htt-md Aunamlt* New Year. Jui 10; Hie Parol New Year. Keptm.l" ll; the Persian New Tear. March : to 24; th* Mohammedan New 1 I v<—miter 10 and 11 and the Jew New* Year. Septnnl>er 12, 13 and It 1. a »urprt«- to learn that th- •" nation on earth Making the J.« New Year a legal holiday Is Tuik. '

<Tirl»tma* Day. doe to Its r-llr> *1 aa New Years Ini) It n over, only three dlffer-nt d*t Armenian «'hur>ai at ill <■(»-.

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At 50 *- SAVING 1 In order to advrrtur sod pop- \ -ilarue our nr — Parluag Site lor , uto. w* will .ell TIRF-S rt close » d! only *rll to patron, but prr(rr th.. cla.*. SPECIAL THIS WEEK .10.3 Fire*ton*, plaia $6.75 -Ml.Sta Del.wrr Fint, ! plain $8.75 TUBES ‘0*3 Fire.lone Tube. $1.75 J0.3k, Foe.tun. Tube. $2.35 ■ ■ -r. I'mm ^ % m. ealll mlOetal.i .—i -* I'm —a kMpM lhr.lr.. -heeni FES-

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MATTHEW J. RYAN Commission Merchant Planter, Wholesale Dealer and Shipper of Maurice River Cove Oystera Salt Oystera, Clams, Snapper*. Crabs Both Phones Dock St Market, PUh.