Publication Pablication. 7 3 [ s hereby made known, that the taxes ! for the year 1919 for town and "coun ‘ry properties became due on the Ilst of May a. c. and will be received at the Branch of the Danish West Indian. Na- tional Bank at Christiansted for the town and country district of Christiansted. and at the Frederiksted Branch for the town and country distriet of Frederik- sted. . At the expiration of the month of August the lis.of arrears will be for- warded to tne Sheriff fur further meas- ures. Government of the Virgio Istands of the United States, St. Croix, August 17. 18720, FRED. .B. COLEY, Despatching Secretary. ¢ 3 * * " üblication. T is hereby brought to public wnctice I that the Letters Patent which were recorded in the United States Pa- tent*. Office, Washington, D. €., on 13 January 1920, in the name of the Gil- lette Safety Razor Company, a corpora- ticn u.gauiacd auu CAISUILE unaer the laws ol Massachusetts, and patent cer- tificate No. 1,328,024 issued therefor, has (his dute been rogistered in tne office of the Government Secretary of the Vir- gin Islands of the United States, at St. Thomas, in accordance with {orovisions contained in regulations issueq by the GGovernor on 30 June 1520. Government of the Virgin Islands of the United States, St. Thomas 7 August 1920. _ C. C. TIMMONS, GGovernment Secretary. DISEASES DANGEROUS TO PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE VIRGIN ISLANDS OEL. 5. A. During the month of July 1920, the following diseases of interest to the public have ocecurred: In Seint Croix. Dysentery entamebic -.-........ 12 Filafiaais. «. 0% L oo Leprosy .. e s e Mumps -.« . iwis doae e e il Traehoma o oot 0 i W Tuberculosis pulmonary .... ...-. b Hook-worm disease - -....... <. 2 Whooping covgh. ..osy oo B In St. Thomas. _ Dengue... i e slae ei F Dysentery, entamebic ... .-.... -2 Fishpoigoning’ ia ol o om sS i) Tubereulosis pulmonary.. 4 (1 imported) Malacia: -5 v bk 2 el . H. V. HUGHENS. Chief Sanitation Officer. St. Croix; - ' A L3y 2 :~- Tc o i\ .‘./ ; ..\ :i V1 » Publicat: üblication. T is hereby brought to public notice that l the trade mark shown below, which was gistered in the United States Patent Office. Washington, D. ~., on 27 August 1912, in the name of the Auto Strop Safety Razor Company, a -corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, and trade-mark certificate No. 88,048, issued t erefor, has this date been registered in. the Office of the Government Secretary of the Virgin_ Islands of the United States, at St. Thomas, in accordance with the provisions contained in regulations issued by the Grovernor, Aj £ LBB e A e &a3 Gov roment of the Virgin Islands of the United States, St. Thomas, 31 July 1920. C. C. TIMMONS, Government Secretary. ® @ Publication. ]’l. is hereby brought to public notice j hat the (rade Imark .s'uuwu be}ph‘. which was registered in the United States Patent Office, Washington, D. C., on 24 September 1912, in the name of the Auto Strop Safety Razor Company, a corporation organized and existing un- der the laws of the State of New York and trade-mark certificate No. 88,449, issued therefor., has this date been régistered in the office of the Gov- ernment Seeretary ol the Virgin Islands of the United States at St. Thomas, in accordance,with the provisions contained in regulati(:’hs issued by the Governor. ?W ea Vg A e T S vaiet Government of the Virgin-Islands of the United States St Thomas, 31 July 1520. : - ; C. C. TIMMONS. Government Secretary. Since the publication of our news item of yesterday in regard to the co-opera- tive grocery at Bethlehem and the cheap price of«Danish butter, it is dis- closed thia: it was-not Danish butter after all, but a first grade American butter Viking brand which is being retailedfin town at $1.20 to $1.35 a pound; so as ar price concerned, our remarks were not out of place. Another thing we learn is, that the butter in question was bought of none cther than our esteemed and veteran grocer Mr. M. A Pretto The Past And Present. e 80, By 3 My wife and 1 tivedall aione - ; In alittle brown hut we ealled our own, She loved rum and 1 loved gin And that’s the way the row begin Cho:—Ha! ha! ha! it’s you and me, Little brown jug 1 do love thee. When 1 go to foreign land I’ll take my little brown jug in me hand, Sit down under a shady tree; & Qh! little brown jug [ do love thec., If I'had a cow that gave :such milk % I’ld dress my wife .in the best f silk; Feed her on both cats and hay, And milk her fifty times a day. : * * L * * * * “‘Prohibition’’ stands in contrast now : - With Milk and Cream from the Cruzian cow, Light wines and beer’s a terrible sneer For the wives and lives we love so dear. Clear heads and eyes, will always shin: And don’t forget the thoughtfu! mind; Une: Sam, how good it is of you Three cheers for the red, white and blue. Now boys take sheor von’li naver loge Let all say ‘‘dry’’and none say '‘booz~;"’ Your truest friend you’'re sure to see Is this old rascal—H. C. B whose name ems never to be absent where a fair ¢heap deal is in question. Say what you will Mr. Pretto has stood by the consumer right along. seliing his goods quickly at small :rofits. Today he is the cheapest suzar merchant in the town, selling at retail even below the price fixed by the Food Commission, and making special. prices fcr moderate quantities of fine grade sugar. ; - ‘TELEGRAMS - BE CROLX STALILON. (Delayed In Transmission). London, Aug. 9th.—The Polish Govt. is leaving Warsaw, it is asserted in a wireles; message from Moscow receiv- ed here this morning. & London, Aug. 9th.- The Russian 80l shevist apparently have broken the Po- lish lines near- the East Prussian fron- tier, and the Soviet cavalry patrol have swept forward in a great encircling movement. North, iu the centre of the Polish front, the Soviet armies also seem to have torn a ereat gap in the defences of Warsaw. Warsaw, Aug. 9th The Foreign Le gations in Warsaw lef: for Posen last night by a special train. London, Aug. 9th. —There is deep_an- xiety prevailing in this morning newspa-