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Typhoid POlsOn.

DR.. Victor c. Vaughan, Professor OF
Physiological and Pathological Chem
istry in the University Of Michigan,
says: Last August there was an
epidemic of typhoid fever in the vii
iage of Iron Mountain, a place in
northern Michigan, of about 1900 in
habitants. Part OF the town was cup.
piled with water from a mountain
spring and part from private wells
from six to twenty feet deep. 1t was
noticed that all those who used the
spring water escaped the disease,
while those who depended upon the
shallow wells we're generally stricken
down, In ah there were many hun
dred cases and about forty deaths.
secured some of the water from these
shallow wells, and with it expert.
mented upon number OF cats, finally
obtaining, after labors protracted over
9 period OF six months, the result
which / announce TO the State Board
OF Health. ."-ScientiEc American.
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CORRESPONDENCE.
spicy H.eIGera frOEn Rpeci1I Corr
resROAdents.
FROM KINGsPoRT.

Mr.. A. Gibson, at Horace, is not so
we'll again. Mr., John L. Pile is dan
gerously i'll with pneumonia. Miss
Jennie Vance has pneumonia, doing
reasonably well. Mrs. Mary Cloud, at
Clouds Ford, has pneumonia. Mrs.
Saml Pearce has pneumonia but 10
better. Mr. Geo. Childress' family
near Horace are convalescent.
Mr.. G. G. Devault, deputy assessor,
is now at work in the lith district.
Rev. G. w. K, Greene, of this circuit
returns this week from a visit home
in Virginia. Rev. g. D. Gaines is now
near Bloomingdale and Arcadia.
Mr.. Jas. p. Henderson has rented
the Brown mill At Peltier.
The Messrs Hamilton took q fine
lot of cattle through here last week.
Messrs. G. A. Brown and Fuller Null
lenix were among us last week on
pleasure and business.
Mr.. VIM. Durnell died al Bloc ming.
dale last week. Has been afflicted
many years. Age about 55.
Miss Mamie Vance who has been
visiting friends and relatives at Bris-
tol returned last week. She was much
missed in Sunday School here as she
is a teacher well qualified.
Mr.. John Collins has congestion OF
the lungs,
The farmers OF this section are well
advanced with their plowing.
ANoNYNUs.
February 9th, 1888.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-02-09

Among the gorgeous appointments
OF Robert CARROTS million-dollar man
sion in Baltimore is a bathing pool,
modelled after the famous bath OF an
old French king. 1t is constructed OF
silver and Tennessee malble, and the
water is conducted to it through brass
pipes and gold-plated faucets.
Messrs. F. B. Stahlman, Ed Baxter,
B. F. Champe, James L. Gaine, and
J. N. Brooks have filed in the sec
retary of states Office a charter for
the Chicago and South Atlantic Rail.
road Company of Tennessee. The
railroad is to built in East Tennessee,
from Clear Fork Greek to Cumber-
lain Gap.
Out in Indiana man was recently
tried for disturbing a religious meet
ing whose offense consisted in reading
a newspaper during the service. The
Court promptly acquitted him, rightly
thinking that he could derive much
more profit from reading a newspaper
than from listening to some sermons
that are preached.
The House OF Representatives has
passed resolution directing the
Committee on Manufactures to inves-
tigate the operations of the combina-
tions known as TRUSTS" and their ef.
fects upon the prices of certaiu
necessaries of life. The investigation
will cover the Sugar Trust, the Stan
dard Oil Trust, the anthracite coal
combination, the whisky pool, and
other combinations. The resolution
was opposed on the ground that Con.
gress had no right TO meddle with
matters of this sort, but Mr.. Randall
and others held that Congress has Il
least the right to obtain information
and in this view the House concurred
by decided vote. 1t is to be hoped
that the investigation may be thor
ough and exhaustive, and not q mere
sham, rs is too often the case in mat
ters of this kind.
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NashVille's New Paper.

NASHVILLE, Feb. 2.-The Democrat,
the new Democratic daily to be start
ed here, will begin publication in
March, An application for charter
was filed to-day with the county clerk
by E. w. Cormack, R. J. Taylor, J. s.
Gaines, ]. D. McLin and R. A. Haley.
The press and materials have been
bought and an Office is now being
fitted up. f. W. Cormack will be
leading editorial writer, R. A. Haley,
managing editor; full telegraphic ser
vice has been arranged for, and q
strong corps OF writer's selected. The
paper will be Democratic, fully en-
dorsing the national administration.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-02-09

Is the source of health; therefore, to
keep well, purify the blood by taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla. This medicine is
peculiarly designed to act upon the
blood, and through that upon all the
organs and tissues of the body. 1t
has a specific action, also, upon the
secretions and excretions, and assists
nature to expel from the system scroi-
ula, humors, impure particles and ef-
fete matter through the lungs, liver,
bowels, kidneys and skin. 1t effec-
tually aids weak, impaired, and debili-
tated organs. A trial will convince
you that it does possess peculiar cura-
tive powers.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-02-09

WASHINGTON Feb. 2.-The respect
able element OF the colored popula-
ton, headed by Fred Douglass and
others, held meeting tonight to pro.
test against the disgraceful scenes
which took place in the Willard Hall
Convention, which nominated two
sets Of delegates to the new Repubi-
can Convention. The same rowdy
colored element which dominated
that convention, took possession of
the meeting tonight, and for awhile
bedlam ensued. Finally the rough
element was elected and the object for
which the meeting was called to pro.
test against the rowdy doings in the
recent convention, was accomplished
by the adoption Of appropriate resolu
tions to that effect.
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Ex-Justice William Strong of the
United States Supreme Court. retired,
in one of his lectures on the "Consti-
tution," before the Columbia Law
School, in Washington, the other day,
in reply to the question whether, IN
his opinion, the Blair Educational Bill
was constitutional, said II do not see
how it can be constitutional. 1t is my
opinion that it is unconstitutional and
this believe to be the opinion also Of
the present Bench" Although this
statement was made in the privacy OF
college classroom, and Judge Strong
subsequently expressed regret at its
publication, the importance of his
opinion and OF his understanding Of
the attitude OF the Supreme Court
cannot be exaggerated. If the Blair
Bill were to come before the United
States Senate as an original measure,
many OF those who have been com
mitted to its support in the past, and
who expect to vote for it again. would
now hesitate. As it is, the bill will
probably pass the Senate; but the
House Committee on Education and
Labor has heen constructed with a
view to securing an adverse report, or
no report at all, upon it, in that body
The President, it is understood, would
feel obliged to veto the bill if it should
be presented for his signature but
Speaker Carlisle has probably relieved
him Of the necessity Of doing so.
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passed by the last Legislature in re-
gard to the appointment Of assessors
and the assessment Of property by
them will be of much benehtY
at is good law, and il it is strictly
and scrupulously carried out will re-
dOund in incalculable benefit to the
people. But apprehend that it is
going to meet with much opposition.
1t is an experiment, and we will have
to wait to see how it operates and the
results it bears. The fact is, the State
assessment is returned at 1924, 900, 900,
when it ought to be $600,0O0,OO0. That
is what the property of the State is
worth. Just suppose that such an as
sessment was made, what would be
the result? OF course there would be
a surplus OF revenue. The next Leg
islature that convened would deem it
it's plain duty to reduce taxes. That
is what the people want. In n few
years the debt Of the State would be
extinguished. The State needs more
revenue. The true assessed value of
the property will raise it abundantly,
and at the same time reduce the taxes
of the people. The people who pay the
most taxes are the ones who own small
property. Their property is made to
pay the revenues more largely than
any other. These small property
owners are numerically in the major
ity p; then most certainly they are to
be benefited by true assessment of
all the property in the State l believe
the personal property assessment in
the State is about $24,000,000. Why, /
believe can pick out twenty-four
men in the State who are worth that
amount il not more. The benefits to
accrue from such an assessment are
great indeed. The interest on the
bonded debt would be promptly met !;
sinking fund produced to meet it at
maturity. Let this be known and the
bonds of the State would speedily rise
to par, even above par. 1t would give
ns character abroad. 1t would bring
more capital and immigration to the
State from the better class, for people
want to come to place where taxes
are cheap and the credit OF the State
fair and safe. There is not a State in
the south growing more rapidly in
material wealth than Tennessee. There
is every condition favorable to its be-
ing the empire State of the south, and
do not believe that anything can
prevent its doing so within the next
few years. The State has had many
and grievous complications to contend
with since the war. In the first place.
the Republican party literally gutted
it, and left it $4O,0O0,0O0 in debt. All
this had to be contended with, and its
present condition speaks how wisely
it was handled. do not believe that
there is a State in the Union whose
! finances have been more capably
handled since 1888 than Tennessee's.
The problem is being worked out for
her unlimited prosperity, and she will
achieve it in few years There is no
State in the Union that has more or
better schools. These have to be main
tanned. the people are determined on
that. If the property OF the State is
properly assessed the revenue will
be forthcoming, and the embarrass-
ments which have so beset us on that
score will be wiped out"
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MONOPOLY MUST GO.
Senator kcnna Replies To VAR.
SherInan's Speech DIN The
Tariff.


Tariff.
WARRINGTON, Feb. 2, lSSS.-Mr,
Kenna to-day proceeded to address
the Senate on the subject OF the
Presidents message on the surplus
revenue and tariff matters and of Mr..
SDerman's speech in reply thereto.
1t was undoubtedly true, he said,
that while excess OF impost duties had
tendency to build up and foster
mUnopolies and enrich the few at the
expense of the many, it had like
tendency to invoke free competition
to labor and to reduce the working.
men to the minimum OF compensation.
1t had drawn vast army from Eu-
rope, who entered into competition
with the labor here and who entered
into like competition among them
selves.
Yet laboring men we're b,andly told
that they were TO bind themselves,
hand and foot, forever and forever, to a
system which gave to them all the
free trade and competition, and gave
to others (the privileged few the
monopoly and the profits, He (Mr.
Kenna) was mistaken in the intelli.
gence OF American Labor (natural
horn and naturalized) if it allowed
that condition longer to exist. He
had no further purpose in the discus
sion than to indicate his cooperation
with the President in the interests OF
the people.
A bill. to reform the revenue sys.
tenn and to reduce the taxation would
come into the Hsase of Representa-
tives, and he did not doubt that it
would be framed in a spirit OF con.
servstive fairness to all sections OF
The country and to all interests.
THE RANKS CLOSED.
1t might as we'll be understood now
as hereafter that this movement for
reform and the relief Of public bur-
dens in which the President had gal
lantly and manfully taken the lead
meant practical result. The country
was aroused to the justice of its de-
mandS. The ranks would be closed.
A spirit Of fairness and Of justice
would prevail in all things, and both
the benefits and the burdens OF our
system OF taxation would be distrib.
uted fairly. That system, both inter.
nal and external, would be treated ~
a whole
There was ample room for reduc.
ton Of the existing taxes without
violence to any interest. No extremes
needed to be resorted to. The meas,
ure OF duty which filled the difference
between the cost OF production in the
United States and abroad with cost
of transportation) was protection to
labor and fair competition to the EN-.
ployer. The measure that went be-
vond that was monopoly to the EN-.
ployer and unfair competition to la.
Dor.
The democratic party had never
been the enemy Of labor. Maintain,
ing the ancient doctrine OF home rule
special privileges to none and equality
before the law, it had ever been. az il
ever would be, the safest guardian o.
the poor and the humble. Labor
would find under its control OF the
government fair and securer and q
better reward, but monopoly, fortified
and intrenched behind twenty year
and more OF republican exaction
would have to 90.
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You'd scare expect one of my age
To appear upon the printed page,
And II I chance to be more old
Than any chestnut ever told.
Don't lift your nose in weary seorn,
But think of the laugh when was born.
New jokes are musty jokes retold
And modern art u speisnt HeulA'
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-02-09

To-day is important Yesterday
has gone. Tomorrow never comes
Take care Of your cough to-day by u.s.
ing Warmers Log Cabin Cough and
Consumption Remedy. 1t is a sure
cure.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-02-09

1t is remarkable fact that ex-Gov-
ernor Senter, who lives near Morris
town, has never used lamp of any
kind in his house, adhering through
sll changes that have occurred to the
old.time csndle.-Morrisiown Demo
erGt.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-02-09

Bob Taylor gets cursed or praised
by the different papers over the State.
Bob has alwaya been lucky fellow
and II his adyersaries don't look sharp
hs'll occupy the gubernstorial chair
again next SwestWaieY NsWs.
, 1888-12-01
Bekjendtgjorelse

TFOLGE Gouvernementets Ordre vii
Skatte-C Commissioner for st. Croix v@re
samlet paa efterf0lgende Dage, for at
modtage skriftlige Oplysninger angaaende
Skatterne for indev8rende Aar.
For Byen Christiamsted,
a Diet Kongelige KaSSerer-U ontoir, liver
Formiddag III. 10, nemlig,
ONSDAGEN den l2,e December for
Beboerne i Kongens, Compagniets, Dron-
ningens, Strand, N0rre, og VeSter Gade,
SAINT Forstaden til Vesteu.
TORSDAGEN den 13de December for
Beboerne i Smede, Vester, og Ulkestrede,
V%aterguttet, Torve, og Prindsensgade,
Kongens, Og Dronningens Tvergade,
Kirke, Hospitals og Gr0nnegade SAINT
Forstaden til OSten.
FREDAGEN den 14de December for
Beboerne i Bjerge, Oster, Lagun, Lille
Hospitals, Ny og Flskergade.
, 1888-12-01
Publication.
Translation.

TDURsUANT to 5 2 of Charter Of
I Foundation for Merchant Will
HELM SMIDT'S legacy5for assist
ing poor persons in st. Croix, most
graciously sanctioned under date Of
26th July 1888, it is hereby brought
to public notice that APPLIANCE Of IN
terest amounting:to $82.30 will be
on hand for distribution on the LIST
January 1899.
Applications containing the re-
quisite information and duly certl-
fed to be forwarded to the Govern
ment of the Danish West India Is
lands within the Oath proXimo.
Governments ecretary'S Office, st. Crojx
the 28th Of November 1888.
LIMPRICIT.
, 1888-12-01
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
Bekiendtgorelse

81 ENHOL til den under 26de
AJuliil886iAIlerh0iest.s confrmere-
de Fundats;for Grosserer WILHELM
hMIDTS Underst6ttelseslegat for
Trangende paa st, Croix , bringe8
Diet herved til offentlig Kundskab, at
der den 1ste Januar 1889 vii were ct
Rentebel0b at $50. 80 til Uddeling.
Andragender, indeholdende lie for
n0dne OF beh6rigt constaterede OPP.
lysninger, vile vare at indsende til
Gouvernementet for de dansk vestin-
diske Ger linden 24de December 1888.
Commencement S~ecrctariatet, st Croix,
den 28de November 1888.
LTMPRICHT.
, 1888-12-01
OPMBRKSOMHEDEN HENLE-
DIES PA4

ERhrer SOM .)OtS0Qmer at GRgiUe de for.
En@rnte Oplysninger til orenmeldte Td og
sSted, mao til SkrjC0 sig seIp det derqffylcade
sTub.
Da .fere Pianteye ! de Sjdste Am, like
mare mGdt pau den dertu btstemte Dag og
sSted OF 0tgjref deres &kattelj&ter, mliqder
commissioner ihke berUcd at indSkjUyDc, at
sSbaHeIjSey Of Samme like uI btice moi
ltagct for noget Koartecr udenfor den til
HodtageiSen for Sb0tteIi$ter for nrrnte
aKcW'teer t@dstSatte Tid OF Sted, 0g at KOm-
mjsSi0nen, mar NogcH forS6mmer at md
%Leoere ShatteliSte, pJ foranisdige Skatteap-
8s@tteISe sat efier SLjGR der pa Stedet.
sSeneye jndkomne Skattelister riIIe lgesom
IndberetRing Orer Samt{jge PLantager der
%naatte hare undiadt at jRdSende ShdtteIis-
ter bLre t~iIstjiict GOUUerRementet til Uidere
aF0rGRStdltpjRg.
Blanketter til SkatteIister vile bIive
omdeelte nogle Dage forinden Skatte-Com-
miSsionenS Mode, og blive n0iagtig at
udfylde af Vedkommende, SAINT derefter
at afgiye til Commissioner, i Byerne paa
den for liver Gade 90 paa Landet paa den
for hvert Qvarteer beStemte Dag.
katte-CommiSSiOnen for St. CrOix den
30te November 1888.
LIMPRICUT, H. C. LARSEN,
HORT,
est.
, 1888-12-01
Publication.

PURSUANT to order from the Govern
ment the ax-CommisSiOn for st. CrOix
will meet on the aforementioned days to
receive information in writing relating to
the taxes for the present year.
For the Town of ChriStiansted.
at the Royal T~reasurer'S Office at 10 o'clock
forenoon, viz:
, 1888-12-01

THURSDAY the 18th December, for
the inhabitants OF Smith, Western and
Ulkelane, WatergHt, Market and Princes
Streets, Kings and Queens Cross Streets,
Church, Hospitals and Green Streets and
Eastern suburbs.
FRIDAY the 14th December, for the
Inhabitants of Hill, East, Lagoon, Little
Hospitals, New and Fisher Streets.
For the Country.
SATURDAY thu 10Th December for the
Inhabitants in both East End Quarters, at
the Stock Estate Sally's Fancy at II
o'clock.
MONDAY the 18th December for the
inhabitants in Company's Quarter at the
Estate Work 4 Rest, at IL o'clock,
WEDNESDAY the 10Th December for
the inhabitants in Queens, Kings, and
Northside Quarter Ltr. B. at the Station
at I ing's Hill at IL o'clock.
THURSDA Z the 20h December for the
inhabitants IN Princes Quarter IN the School,
house at estate Diamond at ~ O'clock.
FRIDAY the Dist December for the
inhabitants in West End Quarter and
NorthSide Quarter letter A. at the Police
Office III Frederiksted, at II o'clock.
For the Town of FrcderikSted.
same day for the inhabitants Of Strand.
Kings, and Queens Streets.
SATURDAY the 22nd December for the
inhabitants of Princes, Hospitals, andNeW
Streets, Kings ross Street, Market. Hill,
AID Lagoon Streets, all at the said Police
Office at 8 o'clock.
Besides those calculations which are re
quiftd for the calculation of taxes and
which every owner or lessee of houses in
and our OF town, or estates, is bound to
give to the Commission, the Government
considers it requisite at the same time to
be informed Of the number of labOUrerS on
the estates or of other persons residing
there, as also Of tap quantity Of stock on
the estates Sc, for which purpose the
blanks for the tax lists are furnished with
columns 10 contain such information.
Owners If estates are to specify in writ
inc the exact number Of acres in sugar
cultivation, IN other cultivation, and in
pasture.
If any portion Of the land is con
sidered to be useless, and yields no
revenue to the owner, the number
of acres Of such portion must be
stated in the tax list and a certificate
on oath issued by the proprietor and
two Burghers residing IN the quar-
ter and furthermore attested by the
Quarter officer, delivered to the com
mission, when it will be taken into
consideration if and to what extent
exemption from taxes can be granted.
Owners of houses that have
been moccupied for six months and
upwards claiming deduction in the
taxes are to give satisfactory proof
T. I1 .-- A-' ~ -,-,..
, 1888-12-01
For Landet

FOr LdnUoC.
LORDAGEN den lode December for
Beboerne begge Ostende Qvarterer, paa
Qv@gpllntagen SaIlysfancy, KI. II am.
MANDAGEN den 17de December for
Beboerne Compagniets Qvarteer, paa
Plantagen Work & Rest Kl. IL a. m.
ONSDAGEN den l9de December for
Beboerne DrOnningenS, KongenS, Og
NordSide B.. Qvarteer, paa KingShiIl Sta
ton, III. II am.
TORSD4GEN den code December for
Beboerae ! PrindsenS Qoarteer, i Skolchuset
paa RiantageH Dtamond, KL. IL ".
FREDAGEN den 2Ide D4c-m Der for
B.boerne i VeStende og Nord5ile A..
Qvarterer, i P~olitikammeret i Frederic.
sted, Xxi. ~ Middag.
For Byen FrederikSted,
s1mme Dag for Beboerne i Strand, KOn-
gems Og Dronningens Gade.
LORDAGEN den code December for
Beb0erne PriudSen8, Hospitals, og Nygade,
K0ngens Tvergade, Torve, Bjerge, og
Lagungade, ligeledeS OvenmGldte Politi-
hammer, HI. 0 Formiddag.
F0ruden de OplySninger der ere fOrn0 Inc
til Beregnin4 af Skatterne, og som enhver
Eier eIIer Leier af Huse i og udpnfOr
Byerne SAINT af Plantager er pljgtig aU
meddele Commissioner, har Gouverne-
mentet anseet Diet hensigtmHSSigt til
samme It'd at erlOlde Underretning ON
Antallet at Arbeidere paa P~lantagerne 0g
at andre Per~Oner som ophol3e sig der,
SAINT ON Kreaturholdet paa Llndpt, m. m,
til hvlIket Oiemed Blanketterne til Skate,
liSterne ere forSyneie med tie saa
Henseende forn0Ine Rlbrikkrr.
Plantageciere have ut indgIve ~n0iagtige
OpIySninger ON hvormeget Land der rr
udlagt i Sukkerdyrkning, BomuldSlyrk-
ming, i anden Dyrkniug % GrGSgang.
ForSaacidt no59l D9el af Lanla5
like er til nogen Nytte eIler b .ug,
eIIer af8iyer nogen Indtae3t, bliver
Ager-Antallet at anf0re paa Skatte-
listen, OF en- Attest deron, uist edit
under Eds TiIbud af Eierne OF tvende
Borgere i Qvarteret SAINT bakrpf5et
at QYarteroticoren, at inlIevere til
Commissioner, hyorefter Diet vii kom-
me under nGrmere Overveielse ON
o. hvorvidt EftergiveIse af Grund
skatten at saadant Land kan til.
staaeS.
Huuseiere hyis Hlsa have sttaat
ledge i 6 Maaneder o. dcroycr, og
som desaarsag %forIange Nedsettelso
/ Skatterne have at indsende til
strrkkeIigt Beviis for, at Huset har
Staaet ubeboet i Diet angivne lids
rum.
OPMHRKSOMHEDEN HENLE-
, 1888-12-01

WEDNESDAY, the 18th December, for
the Inhabitants of Kings, Company,
Queens, Strand, North, and West Streets,
also Western suburbs.
THURSDAY the 18th December, for
the inhabitants OF Smith, Western and
UIkelane, WatergRt, Market and Princes
Streets, Kings and Queens Cross Streets,
Church, Hospitals and Green Streets and
Eastern suburbs.
FRIDAY the 18th December, for the
inhabitants of Hill, East, Lagoon, Little
Hospitals, New and Fisher Streets.