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VNDTIL Udgangen af August Nd. vii
"A Detailing Of den nu forfaldne Heste-
Vogn-og Baadeskat her paa st. Croix
kunne skoe / nord-amerikansk S0lvm0nt,
dog like Store Summer ieen Detailing
end SIS; hviIket herved bekjendtgj6res /
Forbindelse med den fra Gouvernsmen-
tet for dc dansk v~esti6diske Ger udgaaede
Acknowledgements af 19te dennes.
Prnsidentskabet for st. Ctoix den 18de
Jul 1876,
J. A. STAKEMANN.
, 1876-07-22
NOTICE..
g. ". Uan Brake.

Rs8HE Public are reminded
u that the Proclama call
ing in all claims against the
Colonial Bank here, Sub poena
prmclusi ct perpetui silentii,
expires the goth August next,
holders of the Banks Notes
therefore are recommended to
present them for redemption
without delay.
COLONIAL BANK
St. Croix 10Th July 1876.
G. }. GOLDNEY.
Actg. Manager.
, 1876-07-22

has succeeded in securing a promise from the
Turkish Government to repress the atrocities
in Bulgaria.
July go.
New YoRK, 10Th.
Flour, per barrel, Of. Lawrence brand, ia
New York, S6 Is.
Meal, per barrel, S34 to Z.
Heavy Mess Pork, per barrel, $50.
Sugar Crystals, per pound, 81 to % cents.
Fair to good refining, per ID, 81 to So. cents.
English Islands Melasses, per gallon, 80 to
SO cents.
Rremiam on Gold l113 to s.
Exchange New York and London A.8s5.
EoNDoE, 10th.
Sugar Demerara Crystals, per ovt. "a
auty free. Muscovado. do 1919 do
@layed Havana, No. l2. 1918 afoat.
Demerara Rum, per gallon, liz In bond.
Trinidad Cocoa, per cwt, s5l.
Consols 054 to !.
Bank Of England Rate Of Discount eolo.
Rentes 68.55.
Cotton 81 to 6.
(TIs BsUSt.a, 81. T2saas)
, 1876-07-22

NOTICE
s.. w. can Brake.

TAAYMENTS of the horse cart and
4 boat-tax in St. Croix now due will,
to the end of August a. c., be received in
American Silver, but not in larger sums
in onepayment than S., which is hereby
brought to public notice, in connection
with the Publication from the Govern
ment of the Danish West India Islands Of
10Th inst.
Presidency for St. Croiz, the 18th July
1876.
J. A. STAKEMANN.
, 1876-07-22
E Y 8.
{ From the Ncpjs Times J

At about 10. SIS, on Saturday night last, a
severe shook of Earthquake was experienced
here. 1t was proceeded by a loud rumbling
noise from the North West, which resembled a
commotion of the waves of the sea,-for which
1t was taken-and which subsidized for several
seconds, before the oscillation which came from
the same direction and the undulatory motions
were perceptible. A very strange phenomenon
accompanying this Earthquake, was that of its
being felt by some of the inmates of u dwelling
house, while others only a few feet removed,
could not recOgniso any vibration at all, 81 were
only cOgnizant of the fact by the GATHERING Of
the furniture and the creaking of the wood work
Of the house.
, 1876-07-22
T 0 A G O..
fFrom tie Antigua NeW Err

IRON tie Antlgua NeW Era.)
The Single Chamber Legislature of Tobago
has been 80 frightened by the recent riots at
Scarborough that it has inundated itself.
Tobago Is now a Drown Colony.
, 1876-07-22
VERY SILLY OF Il E
From the Trinidad ChrOnicle.)

From tie ITtnldad ChrOn7cIeJ
The Bahamas, a colony as poor as a church
mouse, and at its Wits end for a profitable
staple or employment, lately discovered a
most valuable Silver mine-that is, something
quite as valuable-and threw away its birth
right for a mess of porridge, like another Esau'
, 1876-07-22
A NTIGUA A.

The Rainfall for the month of June was $50
inches : for the first half of the year it was
1895 inches, both in the City Of St. Johns.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-18

from the lrI anopon' >lltCcl
The past rises before me like Il dream.
Again we are in the great struggle for
national life. We hear the sound of prep
;.rttion-thc music of the bo>terous
,rums-thc silver voices of heroic buylcS.
We see thousand, OF a>semblaycs, and
hear the appeals of orators; we see the
pale checks o! women, and the flushed
faces of men; and in those assembaTeS
we see all the dead whose dust we have
covered with flowers. We lose sight Of
them no more. We are with them when
they enlist III the great army OF trecdom.
We see them ptit from those they love.
Some are walking for the last time III the
quiet woody places with the maldcns they
adore. We hear the Whlsp"rInT> and the
sweet vows of eternal love rs they lIngcr-
inglv part forever. Others are bending
over cradles kissing babies that are asleep.
Some are receiving the blessings OF old
men Some are parting who hold them
and press them to their hearts again and
again and say nothing; and some are
talking with wives, and endcavoring with
brave words spoken in the old tones to
drive from their hearts the awful fear.
We see them part. We see the wife
standing in the door with the babe in her
at the turn of the road u hand waves
she answers by holding high in her loving
hands the child lie is gone, and for
ever.
We see them all, Is they march proudly
away. under the Haunting flags. keeping
time to the wild, grand music of war.-
marching down the streets of the great
cities. through the towns and across the
nrares.-down to the fields Of glory. TO
do and to die for the eternal right. We
90 with them, one and all. We are by
their side on all the CORY feids,-ln all
the hospitals of ptin,-on all the weary
marches. We stand guard with them IN
the wild storm and under the quiet stars.
We are with them III ravines running with
blood. din the furrows of old fields. We
are with them between contendinS hosts,
unable to move, wild with thirst, the life
ebbinr slowly away among the wlthered
leaves We see them pierced by balls
and torn with shells i'll the trenches by
forts. and in the whirlwind of the charge.
where men become iron. with nerves OF
stc.l. We are with them in the prisons OF
hatred and famine; but human speech can
never tell what they endured. We are at
home when the news comes that they are
do,J We see the maiden in the shadow
nf her first sorrow We see the silver
head of the old man bowed with the last
= The past rises before Us, and we see ful,
lv four millions of human beings governed
l1v the lash; we see them bound, hand and
foot: we hear the strokes Of cruel whips
we see the hounds tracking women through
TANGLED swamp,. We see babes sold from
the breasts of mothers. Cruelty unspeak
allie, Outrage infinite. Four million
bodies in chain>-fnur million s'uls IN tet'
ters. Ali the sacred relations OF wilc
mother, father and child trampled bcneat'
the brutal feet of might. And al TINS "a
done under our own beautiful banner
the free. -,
The past rises before Us we near III Il
, roar and shrek OF the bursun Shcl'' =! ! ~
, broken fetters fall. These heroes o'oo
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-18

SUSPECTED Dy-TIES.-Wc suppose that
when Mr.. Moody was preaching in the
IIipp0drome there We're hundreds who
SUSPECTED that they ought TO initiate his
life and labor. Perhaps some of them
ourht to do so: and the chances are that
such of them as ought to do SO will do so.
They will be moved to it irresiStlbly. be-
cause the powers in them corresponding 10
his. will clamor for their natural express
sion. But a man who is not moved to do
this. is not convicted of being L poorer
Christian than Mr. Moody by that fact.
Mr.. Moody has Il Gift for prcachins-a
Gift for approaching men personally. and
directinr them wisely-a gift that has
been Greatly improved by use, of course.
but still i Gift, without which he could
never have begun his mission. Most men
have no Gift for public speech 1t Is no par.
of their duty. They need not suspect
themselves on tHs account OF p,'''ho
themselves, or IN any way make 'lein-
selves unhappy over It,
There ,rr = Great many kinds of work
to be done in The worlt, ana J )usI a9 iiiinS
varieties of men who are made to 10 II.
No one man can DO the WORK oi 'lolhci
Tho husiness of each is to find exactly, or
rs nearly as Ii" can, tiie Mo'h ic ~
fitted to do, AMI to do it with All ms might
This entire. ovcrslnlowinS burden OF sus-
pcctcd duties ou-'.t to be lifted, ana the
rreat world of dissatisfaction ana sci
Condemnation that lies under 1t opened 10
the sunlight of peace. Our social ana re-
ligious teachers, especially the latter
have Il duty in this NATTER towards tiici'
disciples which they need not suspect ior
a moment. They have no right TO sci a
man to doing that which ne can never
do with profit to himself or Others Oh
instill the feeling among those VINO listen
to their instructions that their duty lies
in lines outside of their conscious or prov
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-18
NO42.

! THE GREEK BED There is no form of
bead>tead. from the four-poster to the
French. which may not he found described
bv writers or represented in works of art.
Clv>>c, manufactured one for himself of
olive wood, inlaid with gold and ivory.
The bed rested sometimes on boards laid
across the frame, on thongs of oX-hide
stretched over one another, or on Il netting
of cord. Plato speaks of belsteals made
of solid silver; Athcnnus describes them
Us made of ivory and embossed with beau
tifully wrought figures, and Luciln has
them veneercd with Indian tortoise shell
lnlaid with gold. In Thcssalv, beds were
stuffed with fine grass. According to
Athcnu'uS, eliminate gentlemen some
able people in Athens slept under coverlet>
of dressed peacock skins, with the f.ath-
ers on ClcarchuS, the aull.or of Il treatise
on sheep. describes the bed of a Paphian
prince in such Il way that one can hardly
keep his eyes open while reading of it.
Over the soft mattresses. supported bv a
>ilver-tpotcd bedstead, was flung 4 short
grained Sardinian carpet of the most ex-
pensive kind. A coverlet of lownv tex
turc succeeded. and upon this wa, cast :,
costly countcrptne OF Anorglnan purple.
Cushions varicgated with the richest prr-
pie supported his head. while two soft
Dorian pillows OF pale pink raised his
feet"
One of the greatest Improvements in
troduccd by the Greeks into the arts of
sleeping was the practice of undressing
before going to bed-a thing unheard of
until hit upon by their inventive genius
Bed coverings were often pcrfumed with
fragrant essences from the East. Counter
pancs were not only pcrtumed, but en-
broidcred with figures of ani-nals and men
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-18

we look. Instead Of slaves we see men
anu women and children. The wand OF
progress touches the auction block, the
,slave-pen, the whipping post, and we see
homes and firesides. and school houses and
books, and where all was want, and crime,
and cruelty. and fetters, we see the faces
of the free.
These heroes are dead. They died for
liberty-they died for US They are at
rest. They sleep in the land they made
iree' under the solemn pines. the sad hem
locks. the fearful willows and the embrace
ing vines. They sleep beneath the shad-
ows OF the clouds, careless alike of the
sunshine or Of storm. each in the window
less palace of rest. Earth may run red
with other wars-they are at peace. In
the midst of battle in the roar of conflict,
they found the serenity of death A
voice" Glory."l l have one sentiment
Tor the soldiers. living and dead-cheers
ior the living, tears for the dead.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-18

How He GOT Coat TO FIT IIIM.-A
md,!le-aged son of the Emerald Isle went
into l Detroit clothing store the other day,
and said he wanted 4 good chape coat"
li, Il big, roundshouldcrcd man, and
his arms We're almost as long rs those of
Sir Dan Donnelly, who could button the
cxtremitics Of his knee brecches without
s)oopng.' The largest trade size of coats
i, No. ~. and the salesman took one of
that size from the pile and tried it on his
customer, 1t was too small every way,
particularly in the sleeves. The cuffs
Were six inches above the wrists, and the
customer said he felt like Il pot of porridge
that had boiled over. The salesman hand
ed the coat to an assistant and said, bring
ne Il No. Al coat" The assistant fllmbed
- little at the pile and lie brought back
the same coat. 1t was tried and rejected,
the customer rcmarking, sure, if wore
that coat they'd be sayin was Il gossoon
that wasn't done growin'." You are an
awful big man. said the astute salesman.
winking at his fellow clerk; "Ill try Il
No. IS on you.' MAKE it 40, for the
honor Of ould 1reland.' said the patriotic
Mlcsian. Forty-nine Vas brought One
same coaD and also found too small.
A Napoleonic look of decision illumn-
cd the face OF the salesman rs he conf
IDENTIFY cried: Bring here Il 81 coat. I'm
bound to fit YOU ANYHOW" The identi-
cal coat was again tried on. and the Gus
toner appeared satisfied. Il never Get
sleeves long enough for me" said he
- but Iii get them heightened out, anf
then they will be all right" lie bough
the coat.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-18

I'm not much for shlhump spakin.
declared Il candidate for Alderman in New
York the other might. but for honesty
and capacity and integrity bate the div
H."
An old minister once said 10 a Young
preacher who WAS complaining of "A small
congregation, :" 1t ; ~ large congregation,
perhaps. as YOU will want Ia account for n
the day of Judgment
4 Western Judge recently constructed
the longest sentence on record. He >en
fenced Il murderer for life. and aftersard
added two more wears to the s.nteac". he
cause the prisoner called him =" no gentle
man"
A gentleman htd a botrl upon 4 part
of his land on which WAS written. VIII
give this field TO any one who is really
contcnted;" and when an applicant came.
he asked. Are you contented? The
general answer was, " am and his re-
ply invariably was. Then what do you
want with my field?"
| 1t isa sad, sad spectacle 10 see 4 man
who has fled to this country TO escape tie
CALLING chain of tyranny standing in the
middle of an unfinished room. with 4
scrubbing brush in one hand and a pail of
hot water in the other, while a stilwart
woman PAGES around him, giving him or
ders. -BrOokiyn Argus.
The following good question to candi-
dates for Congress is getting popular IN
the West:
"Will you. if elected. confine yourself
to Giving information or advice to the Ex-
J f,,,- . tnt a
YOUR own business, leaving the President
and departments TO attend to theirs:
..What is that man yelling at?" asked
IN Illinois farmer of his boy. as he pointed
TO \ person in the field one day recently
..What is he yelling at" repeated the lad
Yes" replied the farmer inquiringly. 81
know" said the boy. Then what is IT,
YOU Young rascal?" demanded the patcr-
nal. Why" chuckled the urchin. - he
hes Yelling at-at the top of his voice
Then that cold-blooded husbandman plac-
ed violent hands on his irreverent offspring.
and laid him over a gang plow while he
failed him with a fork stale.
Trials never come singly. 1t was only
last week that we learned that the coal
sunnlv would be exhausted in a little over
nine millions of years, and now news
comes that the planet Vulcan is lost We
can hardly think that any one would he
mean enough to steal Vulcan. but the
nights have been dark lately. and there
are a good many tramps about. If Wi
can has fallen into the hands of an honest
nerson, it will probably be returned: but
perhaps the best way would be to otter a
liberal reward and no questions asked
Norvtch Bulletin.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-18

Boston Corbett. who shot Wilkes BootF4'
lives in a little, old, forlorn- looking house
ut Camden, N. j., where he has been Wis
ited by n newspaper correspondent. The
writer describes Corbct: rs short in stature.
with II resoiutc and rather stern face, and
about forty years old. He busily plies his
trade rs I. halter He lives alone in his
little house. doing his own cooking and
housekeeping. and seeing nobody but mem-
bers of the little flock of Methodsts which
meets nightly at his house, and of which
he is the head. lIeaped together in one
corner of his kitchen are half dozen
rough benches for the use Of his congrega-
ton He breaches and exhorts himself,
and uses Il Windsor chair for pulpit
When asked if the name Boston" " was
not Il nickname he became rather angry,
his eyes flashed, and holding on high
Testament with the name Boston print
ed on it in black ink, he said, pointing his
finger at the name: Young man, there
is my name; the only one | shall ever
own. In Boston | was converted; there |
met my Redeemcr. and Boston is the only
name | wish to be called by. AS he ;tc-
conpanied his visitor to the gate, he said:
.On that eventful morning of my life.
rs shot the assassin crouched like :, say
aye beast in the recesscs OF the barn, felt
that was doing my duty to my God and
country To this day feel justified in my
course Were the ghosts of twenty assiS-
sins to arise against me they could not d s
turb Il calm Christian spirit
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-18
JOINT A~ef NH

GONG INTO WINTER QtARTERS.- by
mid October, most of the Rip Van Wnkes
among our brute creatures, have laid
down tor their winter nap. The toads and
turtles have buried themselves in the
earth. The woodclluck is in his hiberua-
cum the skunk in his the mole in his :;
and The black bear has his selected, and
will 90 in when SHOW comes. He does
not like the looks of his big tracks in the
snow. They publish his golnGS and COM
inr> too plainly. The coon retlres about
the same time. The providcnt woodmice
and The chipmunk are layin. by Il winter
supply of nuts or grain, the former usual
" in dtcHyed trees. the latter in the ground.
have observed that any unusual disturb
ance in the woods, near where the chip
muuk has his den. will cause him 10 shift
his quarters. For many successive days.
one October, | saw one carrying into his
hole. which WAS only 4 few rods from
where we We're getting stone, buckwheat
which he had stolen from a near field. But
rs our work progressed AMI the racket
and uproar increased, the chipmunk be-
came alarmed. He ceased carrying in,
and after much hesitating and darting
about, and some prolonged absences, he
began to carry out he had determined to
move; if the mountain fell, he. ut least,
would he away in time. SO by mouthfuls,
or cilcekfulS. the grain was transferred to
:, new place. He did not make i bee
to get it done, bat carried it all himself.
occupying several days. and making Il
trip about every ten minutes --Scribuer
for October.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-18

Is A PAINT Mule A HORSE? ?-Nothinr
is more remarkable than the facility with
VIII ci the colored population become ac-
qlalnted with the forms OF law. and the
practical managem, mt Of Il ease in court.
There WAS 4 striking Illustration of this
fact in the Recorders Court the other
morning.
The prisoner WIS accused OF riding
across one of the bridges at a gait f,ster
than walk, AMI the proof was that he
galloped a paint mule over Huston street
bridge. He managed his own case
His honor said: Il think I'll have to
fine You. John>ins''
May AK a few que>tions?~
" You NAV
Isn't thar a sign over dat bridge.
warning people how dey must ride
There is. and that makes you all the
more guilty"
:. 1t does does it2 Now Mr.. Recorder.
Is dat sign what | has to 50 by. Is dat de
law?'
1t is"
Well den. dat sign reads. Walk YOUR
horse or YOU will be fined Don't it
don't it, bo,s?"
1t does. ,Jollnsing"
Well. de proof is. was gallopin'
paint mule. wasn't it. boss
"Y-eS | believe SO" replied his honor.
beginning to smell the rat.
- Now. if vour honor is willin' to admit
dat Il paint mule ain / no hoss. I'll rest de
ease heth, because YOU see de law is |
shall walk my ho-s and rs it WAS a paint
mule. dat is fatal in de Indictment. You
is a lawyer. and YOU ought To know de
points most rs we'll rs myself.
Recordrr-Ahem, for the purpose of
this suit III regard that paint mule
ho>>.
Pli~oner-Your honor will please note
my 'crption. jess wants to make one
more point. Allowin's for de sake of ar
Cument, dat a paint mule i> - ho~s. de-
sign reads; WALK Your ho>>." Now |
has de witnesses here in court Ia prove
dat paint mule h'>> WAS not my hoSS at
all De law say walk your ho>>.
Reco. der-I'll fine yoI $40. Johnsing-
And rs John>iny WAS conducted to the
lookup he expressed great sympathy for
the ttxptvcr-. rs he intended TO bring =
suit for 100000 damages ior false i'm
priSonment-
He i nov. however. ii work on the
strcct.-.S..n -inton,O (Itra>) N,rt'd-
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-18
Packs FOB TILDTN.
BY CHARLES Z. HAYDEN.

sam TilIcn has Il heavy load
th"rny pati. 10 travel,
HIS enemIe;, along the road
Are making him sclalt gravel;
So many stories that are true,
Are told OF him every day;
\ quiet path he can't pursue,
He dales not minSIe in the frav
Tne crafty fox, he knows full well.
lie cannot find reason
Why he should rise and plainly tell
HIS share in Southern treason.
Hes Jnst Is slippery as an !,
lie wins no race by running,
oii Nick himself must surely feel
lie IS out matched IN cunning,
Oh, slIp'ry Sam will find too late,
He made a foolish b.un,ier
In t'u-tng to the hand of late
Hen fall, not rise, no wonder.
His sham reform will never save
Or help him tldc 1t over;
No matter how much he my rave,
Hc'!l never get in clover
ne ftecmen voters are not green
Enough, for hnn to swindlr:
100 many of his tricks they've seen
can't turn them, like a spindle.
They'll give him such a sounding whark
That Will knock his feet away
Twill send HIM over on his back,
And there they will let HIM STAY.
Oct. lith.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-18

CUSTER AS A LOGICIAN-i member of
Clusters post cavalry regiment writes to 4
New York journal of how he managed an
Ilnruv Y trooper who objected To drill.
One day 4 trooper. whose Joints were
stiff and whose bones ached from ridinr
IN ugly horse. fell out of his set of fourS
on drill. and declared he would be shot be-
fore he would drill anoth-r half-hour.
lie was on his WAY TO the crlard-house
when Custer rode up. ordered his release.
and requested his presence at headquar-
ter>- The snlky-tcmpeled trooper follow
ed the General. wondering if h vas not
to be placed over AZ g,inst the f..ce and
shot
Custer had far different intentions. Bid
ding the trooper sit down, the General
calmly inquired.
why do YOU refuse to dril3"
Because | am tired out and shaken up,
and know all about every drill
. When [ took this brigade said the
General. thought knew Just how to
command it. | have learnd something
new every day; l shall always be learn
ing If you refuse to drill all others will
soon refuse Then discipline will soon re-
lax men and horses forget. and in our first
action we shall he cut 10 pieces for want of
intelligent manpuvcrin-. want Won 10
be Il man. and Yet You must be :, machine
TO obey"
The soldier was silent.
Il ride five miles to Your one contin
ued the General. - sleep three or four
hours; You sleep seven OF eight. | have
tour Thousand men 10 care for; You have
only Your horse. | have "A thousand COM
plants To listen to; You hive none | have
five times Your work. fare no better. and
Will be shot as soon Is You are If take
All this burden, and trouble, and hard
work on my shoulders. are You not willing
to bear "A tritle?''
The trooper returned to hi, saddle One
day, year ,fterwarI. he died before Gus
ters eyes-died so bravclv that the General
said of him
An army like that man would conquer
the world