The Daily Examiner

NOVEMBER 18, 1885

“ Sensational Paragraphs.”

Tue Examiner has, we learn, been charged with publishiag ‘ sensational

paragraphs the public mind. In ordinary times such a charge would be unworthy of notice ; for finding fault with the newspapers is a common and barmless pastime for per- sous who have little But ir a juncture like the present the charge is

else io do.

’ calculated to excite undaly |

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THE SMALLPOX.

CASES,

NEW The following new cases have developed since our lagt issue: A child of J. M, Dancan, teacher, field Street. A child of Dr. Street.

Bay- Qox, (little girl) Kent

REPORTED CASES.

The following cases are reported at the Health Office, but up to the hour of going to press were not reported on by the medical officer:

Owen McCarey, FitzRoy Street.

a very serious one, for, if true, it would imply heartlessness of the hardest kind} upon our part, aud a cesire to promote} the sale of THe EXAMINER to the ma-}| terial loss and danger of the community.

It is needless to say to any discrimin- ating and thoughtful reader of Tue! EXAMINER that the charge is absolutely | uairue. The language of our local para- graphs concerning the smallpox has been studiously matter of fact. There has been vothing sensational about it. We have endeavored to obtain and lay before readers of Tae ExaMiner the bald facts. This has been a matter of more than ordinary difliculty, owing to the necessity of keeping out of the reach of

contagion; but we have received the utmost courtesy from the attending physicians, from His Worship the

Mayor, and from other gentlemen en- gaged iv stamping out the disease, and the reports have been, on the whole, cor

rect and reliable.

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The information afforded by Tur Ex- AMINER, cOucerning the nature and char- | acteristics from the bighest and best authorities the disposal of a layman, That some of|

is tl observations of men | vbo lived in the last century makes it so much the better: for it was obtained at a time diseise .came olftener under the notice of physicians than it does now, and when their investigations were yet directed with a view to obtain- ing the antidote which has since been discovered. What the smallpox was a hundred it is now ; and our people, in town and country, must now

1t 38 the resuit of the

when the

years ago,

be waked up to the absolute necessity of taking every precaution against it which God and modern. science have placed within their reach. Had not our leading citizens

been profoundly ignorant of the nature of the discase, they would not, they could pot, have been so criminally apathetic about its presence in Moutreal as to have taken uo precautions against its arrival here, notwithstandisg the re- peated warnings of Toe Examiner. We have been “so very lucky” in escaping attacks of the scourge, that when it came it found a large proportion of the people unvaccinated, quite unprepared to meet it and crush it, and knowing nothing whatever about it. Only a day or two ago we heard a geutleman (who ought to know better) say that smallpox is contagious but uot. infectious, and could not be taken except by “personal contact.” It is important that erroneous ideas such as these should at once be dissipated; for they are cal- culated, more than anything else, to promote the spread of the disease. Ac- cording to the best writers on the sub- ject, smallpox is infectious as well as contagious; and everyone should kuow it.

Asto the charge of unduly exciting and frightening the people, Tue Ex- AMINER may, we thivk, plead that it is, doing the very reverse. While giving them all the information about the disease that is immediately available, we have strongly counselled the people to keep cool aud watebful, and get vac- cinated as soon as possibie. The whole- some dread which sends men, women and | children to the vaccinator, and makes | them give the flagged houses a wide Lerth, isa proper kind of alarm which THe Examiner bas fostered. But tear, 7 HE ExAmtner has pointed out, is rvorse than useless. There is no cause for fear. There is no good reason why vaccivated persons should not attend to their busi- ness as usual; aod we trust that the prompt ard active measures of the doc- tors and Board of Health, aud the vigil- ance and care of the people at large, will in a short time clear the city of its unwelcome visitor.

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— The following portion of one of| Edward Bilake’s great speeches has} evidently been forgotten by his friends in this locality :—

“We find that Ontario and Quebec have to | provide the balk of this undivided expen di- | ture, resulting from Confederation. We} may say that every shilling of the expendi- tnre on the Northwest and on the Pacific Railway is contributed by the province from wnich I have the honor to come.”

—An Anglo-French agreement re- specting the Newfoundland fisheries has been signed ip Paris. Lt is regarded as a satisfactory compromise on the ques- tions involved.

Juperse from the easy victories achieved by the British in previous wars with Brormah, im 1824-6 and 15°, the present contest is not likely to t»x very eeverely the fighting strength of Great Brifsin, As the result of Previous wars whatis krown now as. Britieh Burmah, with a population of 2,750.000, was wrested from Burmah The remaining popu- lation which acknowledges the sovereignty of King Thebaw, scarcely exceeds 4,000,000 souls. ‘The rainy season, which is an impedi- ment to military operations, is now over, and the coming montha should see the invasion pushed on rapidly.

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TrimmIxNG Velvets and Plushes, battons,

of smal!pox, has been drawn},

Arthur Strong, (a yery light case of vario loid. )

— Carmody, near Gas Works.

Fred Ailing, Great George Street. Groam, Gregor Town.

Mrs Croak, Douglas Street.

A young woman at Alfred Large’s, Great George Street.

Mrs Thompson. Euston Street, Great George and Queen Street.

CONDITION OF PATIENTS TO-DAY.

between

William Jones has recovered.

Miss Waye, is not so well.

Mrs. Redmond, slightly better.

Miss Gann (Rocklin House), critical case —very poorly to-day.

Mrs. Pickard, notsick at all,

Mr. Pickard, doing very weil.

Brent. Dawson, also doing very well,

All others doing well.

A SAD CASE,

A poor woman living on Euston Street, between Great George and Queen Street, was found to-day lying on the floor, alone and very ill. This is a sad case

P ECAUTIONS OF THE RAILW Y.

It is pleasing {o learn that Mr. Coleman is at this important juncture acting In con- cert with the Health Officers, and in behalf Sinee October last the cars have been disinfected, and since the ap- pearance of the disease orders have been 1 the vaccination or re-vaccination

f the public.

issued fo

f all the railway officials and employes. Every train is now being disinfected before it leaves Charlottetown, and every pre- caution is being takea to prevent the spread of the disease beyond the city by tail. The train hands and passengers are inspected before leaving the town aad everyone show- ing symptoms of the disease, or having been in the infected houses, are prevented from geing on hoard. The Conductors carry disinfectants with them, to be used

find

from time to time as they may oceasion. Good! THE BONAVISTA,

At a meeting of the Board of Health, held this morning, it was ordered that the steamer Bonavista should not come to the wharf until the Quarantine Officer had cen- suited with the Committee appointed by the Board. They adjourned to meet to- night at 7.39.

A QUESTION.

An old but standard author, about ‘‘ chicken pox,” says :—

“This is in general a very slight disease, and is attended with so little danger, that it would not merit any notice if it were not apt to be con- founded With the smallpox.”

If this remark be true, may it not be that the physicians who mistook the first cases of smallpox in this city for chicken pox, ought not te be so severely blamed as they have been by some persons!

NO SMALLPOX FOR SUMMERSIDE.

Since the authorities have taken the matter theroughly in hand, the excitement about smallpox has materially subsided. All classes of the commurity applaud and support the Beard of Health in the practi- cal and energetic measures they are adopt- ing. A bnilding for an hospital has been secured from’ Mr. Brazil. Ii is situate about a mile from the town, on the Darby or Seawood Road, near Welling’s Point. Workmen are aleady engaged in fitting it up.

Mr. Coleman, the Superintendent of the P. E Island Railway, was in Summerside on Tuesday, and was waited upon by the Town “ouncil, Mr. Coleman assured the deputation that every possible precaution would be used to prevent the disease from coming fo Summerside by rail. Ho said all cars would be daily disinfected at the prin cipal siations, the’ conductors would be s"pplied with disinfectants to be used on the road, and that al! passengers and train would be inspected by a Health Otticer before leaving Charlotistown. The

writ wriipg

' , ha 1as

| authori ies and the people are determined

to make every effort to prevent the disease from reaching Suwmerside. THE SITUATION AT SOURIS

The smallpox patient was removed by order of the Board of Health on Sunday to the Marine Hospital. Four others, who were in the nouse with the patient, were also romoved there. The yellow flag is flying to-day from another house. The cases look suspicious, but as yet being un- developed, the attending physicians reserve their decision. Numerous applications for vaccination are unable to get it done on account of the scarcity of vaccine. The Board of Health have had ali places prop- erly cleaned where filth or odor existed.

DR, JENNER’S STATUE,

Every Erglishman knows that Dr, Jenner discovered the principle and introduced the practice of vaccination in England in the year 1706. With true philanthropy he and his disciples communicated the system to cnrope. Wer prevented its introduction into France un‘il the year 1800. and the lending of Drs Woodville and Howell in Boulogne as missionaries to explain and prac ice the. protective system. The first euccessinl operation in France was per- formed on a family in the Rue des Pipots. The Government speedily appreciated the value of the systew, and adepted it. In the year 1857, the Societe des Sciences Industrietes, et = Belles Lettres, in Paris, voted a statue in honor of Dr. Jenner; and as Boulonge was the first place where the system was intrudnced, it was egreed to select a site in that city, more

| particularly as it was the great highway

between Paris and London, The sanction of the Government was obtained, and on the 11th Sept , 1865, the statue standing jon the Quai des Bains, was inangurated.

The inauguration was conducted with great ceremony, in the presenc? of an immense multiiude, who were addressed by Dr, Gros, an eminent physician in Bolonge, in a very elequoent oration, giving a resume of of Dr. Jenner’s services, interspersed with several interesting anecdotes. It may be

braids. A lerve assortment newest is.— Wesks & Uv., Market Square, a

| observed that Jenner's statute is the first

nov ‘that has been erected iv any country in

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Pawar

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honor of a foreigner. England has erected a monument at Greenwich to the memory of the brave French Lieutenant Bellot, who ave his life in search of Sir John Franklin; but la France reconnaissante has erected a statue to the Englishman. NOTES.

The work of vaccination goes ‘‘ bravely on.”

Let every man, women and child be vaccinated or re-vaccinated.

Dr. 8. R. Jenkins is now employed as third assistant Health Officer.

The Charlottetown Engineers will not meet for drill till further notice,

It is not true that the editor of the Herald attended the wake at Thompson’s,

Through the kindness of Capt. Murchi- son a regular supply of buttermilk for the Hospital has been arranged for.

Rev. Mr. O'Meara will be glad daily to inform friends of patients in hospital or city as to their condition, or to take mes- sages (o them,

It is reported by Telephone that Mr. Kinsman, Mowing Machine Agent, has been quarantined in this city. The report is absolutely without foundation.

See that vaccination is so performed as to give the highest degree of protection. Vac- cination should have a good reund clear mark, If it does not do this get vaccinat- ed again,

A yellow flag was placed on the schooner Confederate this morning,which,is lying at Pownal Wharf. The captain’s wife, Mrs. Furry, is down with the disease near Gregor-town.

Mee. Pickard was not taken down with the emalipox, as stated yesterday. She was taken tothe H ispital at her own re- quest te visit her husband, and returned to her home same evening.

Vaceine lymph, says a writer on the sub- ject, should always if posetbie be passed direct from arm to arm, care being taken that the person from whom the lymph is tiken is sound and healthy.

The report thet Jr. Theoph,. Howe, of the firm of John Newson & Co., is sick of smallpox is without foundation. Mr. Howe has been beautifully vaccinated and is attending to his work as usual,

Thomas Ronaghan, the fireman of the P. E. L. R , who was quarantined on Monday last, has been liberated. He proved to the satisfaction of the Board of Health that he has not visited the infected districts since or before the disease broke out.

Dr. Cex informs us that the illness of his daughter is owing to vaccination and not small pox, and that he has not vaccinated any person Off the girl who is ailing. De. Cox house is flagged, and no peraon but the Doctor is allowed to leave or enter it.

The friends of smallpox patients who are admitted to the hogpitel, are advised for the present to address all enquiries regard- ing them to the care of Dr. J. T. Jenkins, who is Health Officer now in charge of the Hospital. Richard Johnson, Health Of- ficer.

4 deputation of merchants waited upon the Medical Officer this afternoon, to ascer- tain whether a store would be iselated if a case should be developed init. Dr. John- son said it would not be isojated if the store were properly fumigated. He advised the merchants to fumigate their stores every evening, by means of sulphuric acid gas. ‘To do this it is only necessary (o pro- vide a washtub, into which put two bricks ; on the bricks put an iron pot ; in the pot put sulphur, saturated with alcohol ; close all doors and windows tight ; set fire to the sulphur and Jeave the building. In the morning open up and let the airin. This might be done every evening, and would prevent contagion from any surface. Mr. Dawscn’s siore was, he said, closed by Mr. Dawson bimself; bat if he fumigated it, and put in a new set of clerks, he might open it forthwith.

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Nova Scotia Apples.

The apple crop in Nova Scotia this year is less than two-thirds of what it was last season, the total quantity being about 100,000 barrel , as egainst 170,000 barrels last year. Various reasons are assigned for the decrease, but that which is most gener- ally believed to be the correct one is the furious gale that raged fer a time while the apple trees werein fvilbloom. The failure, however, has vot ailected the price of the fruit in any great degree, and apples are, and have been, selling for some time from $1.50 to $2 75 per barrel, The gravensiein, bishop pippin and baldwin varieties are esteemed higher than the other kinds and accordingly biing better prices. Thew varities are not adapted to keep any length of time, and the best market for them is found in New Brunswick and P. FE, Island. The hardier kines are shipped to England, carload, upon carload being sent via the Wiudsor and Annapolis Railway ~ to the latter place, at which the ccéan steamers stop and receive them For expo t across the ocean the rip- ston pippins and ruaseta are preferred. A few schooner loads of apples have come to St. John ard were rapidiy disposen of. A soit time ago the schr. Ocean Bird arrived there with between seven and eight hundred barre’s of the fruit on boare. By fer the greater part of the Nova Scotiaa crop is raised in the Ann*polis and Cornwaliie vall*ys and in Kings County. No part of the worid surpasses these districts in fruit culture.

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The Chinese Ambassador Irritated,

A London despatch of the 16th inst., says Marquis T’Seng, Chinese Ambassador there, is exccesively irrirated at the newg of attacks on the Chinese on the Pacific Coast in the United States, and talks of retali- ation by the Chinese Government unless reiress is ecbtamed for the outrages, He thinks the abrogation of the treaty between Ohina and the United States and a large increase of duties on American goods, although he admits latter act would also amount to casus belli, would be fully justifiable under the circumstaness, The importance of the Marquis T’Seo:’s position is that he will ‘oon return to Pekin to resume his position at the Board of Foreign Affaiae, where his long experience abroad and great prestige must give him a oomnranding voice in the foreign policy of China.

AMINER, NOVEMBER 1%,

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BRANCH STORE AT SOUTHPORT.

Barton to the outbreak of smallpox in the city, we have opened a Branch Store at

Southport, for the convenience of our customers and the public living on the south

side of the River. The Store is uader the management of MR. E. CHANDLER, and is fully stocked with

Newest Dry Goods, Woolens. Cot- tons, Teas and Groceries,

all of which will be sold at same prices as at our City Stores.

Aa we are direct importers. from Great Britain, the public need be unler no apprehen- sion cf the disease in making the purchases at our stores in the City, and we trust that our efforts to serve them at SOUT HPORT, on the same t rms as in the city, will meet with

their approval. WEEKS & CO.,,

MARKET SQUARE AND QUEEN STREET,

P. S.—The Branch at Southport will be discontinued as soon as danger from infection, in coming to town, has ceased.

Ch’town, Nov. 18, 1885,

rere caaneataeueb anneal

WINTER CLOTHING,

—AT THE—

LENBEN HEUSE!

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“Men’s Pilot Cloth Reefers, Men’s Pilot Cloth Overcoats. Men’s Heavy Cloth Uisters, Men's 4i-Weel Tweed Suits, Men’s Black Worsted Suiis, Men’s Heavy Tweed Panis.

BOYS’ CLOTHING IN GREAT VARIETY.

Boys Overcoats, Foys’ Tweed Suits, Boys Jackets. es

As we intend to Clear Out our Steck of Clothing this Fall, we shall offer it at Prices that have Never Before been Reached in Cha:lottetown.

‘G&S See our Stock before buying elsewhere.

cm0, DAVIES & CO.

Ch’town, Noy. 10, 1885.

NO. 83 QUEEN STREET.

HAST TASTALMENT OF AUTUGN & WINTER GOODS.

SO

pons opened, a large essoriment of the Latest Novelties, in

LADIES DRESS GOODS,

MANTLE, TRIMMED BONNETS AND HATS, FEATAERS AND FLOWERS, MANTLE AND~ ULSTER CLOTHS, TWEED, &.

THE BALANCE OF MY STOCK EXPECTED DAILY.

Next Door to Messrs. Beer & Goff. Ch’torn, Sep. 21.—wkly.

Se SS eect ees emia = —

NEW FALL Gseps,

J. B. (

VACDONALD

3 now showing new Dress Goods, from 10 cents a yard ; new Cashmeres, bleck and

colored, 25 cents a yard; new Ulster Cloths, 60 cents a yard ; new Dress Uloth«, 16 centa a yard ; new Wiacies, plain and checked, very che:p; new Tweed, 43 centa a yard ; mew Worsted Cloths, ali prices ; new Searlet Fiannels, 16 cents a yard ; Lats, Fiowers and Feathers, Velveteens and ~ilk Velvet Plushes, Kent Woolen Goods in great variety,

READY-MADE CLOTHING DEPARTMENT, BIG STOCK)

Suit, for $3; Overcoats for $4; Blankets and Quilts, very cheap. value for your money, try & , y cheap. If you want good

J. 5. VACDONALD’'S,

Queen Strect, Ch’town, Sept. 28, "85—dywky pat

Charlottetown Boot and Shoe Factory.

EW BOOTS! New Lasts! Latest Styles! Latest and Most Improved Sty'es of Lasts.

We call especial attention to our new BRASS-NAILED BOOTS. as bei the soles being fastened on with Brass Nails, smoothly clinched en the fee extra durable,

Be sure and get a pair of our make of I : ; quajity.aad at, pair ake of Long Boots, They cannot be beaten in price,

SOLE LEATHER, by the Site and Roll

We are making our FALL BOOTS on the

DORSEY, GOFF & Ce.

Ch’town, Sept, 2ad, 1885,

Raisins, Lemons, in

In Stock:

200 Boxes Choice New VALENCIAS 20 Boxes LEMONS, . 300 Boxes I'resh-Scaled, Grand Manan RING, _— 56 Bris, Refined SUGAR, 10 Uhds, Barbadoes G recery SUGAR, FENTON T. NEWBERY. Nov. 18—3i p-t, wky «x pat her sjour Qi

Lumber. Lumber,

T Auction, on Queen's Wharf, § J A next, 2ist inst., at 3 o'clock, p. im, — RDAY

30,000 Fect Clean and No 4 PINE BARDS,

Something good, per Acadian, from Liscomb, A. H. B. MACGOWAX, Auctioneer,

APPLES, FISH, &,

y» STORE :—

Nov. 18—3i

350 barrels Choice Winter-keepin PLES

200 do No.1 HERRING, = -

600 boxes Digby do.

Closing out to the trade at Auction pricog, A. MCNEILL,

Auctioneer,

SOME of the MANY

—~WHO USE—

Woodili’s German Baking Powder :

Queen Hite, Fredericton. Harker Heuse Fredericton, Vorter Hause, Keniville. American House, Kentvile. fiaiifax Hotel, Walifax. Enternationy) Hetel, Halifay. Central Heuse, St Jobn.

Rew Victeria, St. John. Terrace Hotel, Amherst Dining Saleon, Truro, Norfolk House, New Glasgow. Hotel Brunswick, Moncton,

Fred. A. Jones, Hotel Bufferia, says: ‘Ll foel confident its use will be con- ticued by all wlio give it a trial” ie

Ask your grocer for Woodill’s Germap Baking Powder, and take no other,

Nov. 14, ’35 wi ne’ F a EN NOTICE. ‘Z\UE Pabiic are hereby notified that the headquarters of ie Re-lth Officer are at the Mark: t House, where all business con- rected with the Medical Dep»srtment of the Reard of Health will be conduetad. By

order,

November i8—tf

A. fH. MACPHERSON, Clerk, Nov. 17, 1885,

NepRick as a LL persons williog to be employed as <t Nurses, in cases of smallpox, are re quested to put themselves ia commnanieation with the Health Cilicer at once. RICHARD JOHNSON, ¥V D., Health Officer. Health Office at Market House. Nov. 17, 86.

LAST THREE

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BOSTON STEAMERS

WILL BE (WeatLer Permitting)

From Boston, - - 28th Nov.

Frem Charlottetowa, 3d Dee CARVELL BROS, Ageuta.

Ch'town, Ncv. Lj —2wks 2aw pat

ime A y one 2 OT! Gz. Ta meeting « f the Board of Health, held £A on the 14th day of NOVEMBER, iost., Ordered, That all eiticles rquived for the use of the Board of Health be iu:nished, Oa reqoisition from the Clerk and counts: by the Chairman cf ssid Board, and that any article furnished without such requisition will not be paid for. By order, A. li. MACPHERSON, Clerk.

Nov, 16 2wk WANTED.

50.000 bushels Cats and 15,900 bushels Potatoes.

Cath, ON DELIVERY AT GEORGE: TOWN ai an early date.

ALSO, FOR SALE, 25 Pune, Choiee P. R. MOLASSES, 20 Casks KEROSE!E OIL, A Full Assortment of STOVES, viz: Ship, Perler, Hall and Cocking Stoves, vith «fall eapply of GENE RAL MERCHANDIZE.

D. CORDON, GEORGETOWN. — Now. 15—5i w ks 31 ARS. One Case (10,000) CIGARS, fresh Stock,

Borght at a bargain, The best Cigar in the

market for 5 Cents . One hundred per cent. profit to Retailer.

Wholesale only at

THE APOTHECARIES’ HALL,

DESBRISAY’S COBNER.

Ch’town, Nov. $—eod wky 2