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Dom Piatt, during the recent Presi-
dental canvass, said that General Gar
field "did not know enough about af-
fairs to negotiate a promissory note"
The epigrammatic Colonel was anxious
to defend his friend Garfield, and put
in this plea in abatement. A little peep
into political affairs since the election
will Indicate that the President elect
knows how both to execute and negoti-
ate political promissory notes.
No sooner was he elected once than,
with the cunning of a veteran politician.
with at least the wisdom of man who
knows how to negotiate a promissory
note, he began to arrange for his re-
election. In order to lay the founda-
tion for denomination, what was nee
essary to be done?
In the first place. there was Blaine,
of Maine. He had been twice almost
nominated for the Presidency. Still
young. robust, magnetic; still ambi-
tious, and with splendid following, he
must be disposed Of. Garfield offers
him a Cabinet position, which he will
adorn, the one popularity understood in
this country and on all sides of all
oceans to be the head of the Cabinet.
Garfield argues that Blaine in his Cab
met could rot, with decent grace. be-
come competing candidate against
him for the Presidential nomination
four years hence, and Blaine unques-
tionably is still man for the Republic
an candidates for the Presidency to
fear. Garfield reasons that he would
make OF Blaine an ally instead of COM
petitor This indicates that Garfield
had knowledge enough of human af-
fairs to negotiate promissory note.
Then there was John Sherman. How
to get rid of John Sherman was an ex-
ceedingly difficult problem. Bankers,
railroad men, manufacturers, repre-
sentatives of the money power in both
parties and in all business avenues,
were pouring in their petitions upon
General Garfield to retain John Sher-
man in his Cabinet. This Garfield could
not do. He was undoubtedly under
promise not to do it. He had cove
nanted with the Republican enemies Of
John Sherman not to retain him. EN-
ployers of men, monopolists, who, by
announcing to their employees, to work
ingmen generally, that the election Of
General Hancock would compel the
factories to become silent, mercantile
houses to reduce their business, bankers
to limit their credits, had done toe
much toward the election of Garfield to
be ignored. Sherman must be pro-
vided for in some way. 1t was moi
agreeable to John Sherman to 20
abroad; ne would not listen to this
temptation: He must be provided for
thome. At home there were but two
things he would accept-the Secretary
ship of the Treasury and the Senator
ship from Ohio. Garfield could not
give him the former without breaking
his pledges He therefore coaxed
Foster out of the Senatorial race to
give the Senatorship to John Sherman.
This Senatorsbip will last two YEAR
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A Chicago matchmaker, talking to a
Tribune reporter about the trouble
many people have with their timepieces,
says:
''Now all this vexation could be OBJ
waited ii a man would only recoIlect
three little points on which every watch
with half a claim to responsibility is
notwithstanding, position and tenn
perature. A watch should be wound
only. once in twenty-four hours, and al
ways at the same hour if possible. The
winding is the watch food. 1t requires
that winding as much as baby does its
pap-though somewhat less frequently.
Wind it gently, just as you would feed
a baby. No intelligent person who was
half proprietor in a baby that owned a
liver would ever think of trying to cram
days ration of pap down its throat in
six seconds. Yet many such a person
will try to wind his watch up in two
seconds, and then be profoundly sur
prised if the interesting little machine
falls into species Of dyspepsia or
collie, or exhibits any other irregular
symptom"
Position is the second point "Never
carry a watch with its stem down.
Would a mother lug a baby around
heels upP A watch wasn't made to run
stem down, and it 'front.' run stem down
that is, with any sort of decency. OF
course man, by sheer brute force, can
turn it stem down and leave it that way
all night, but the grievance is bound to
be resented. Next day the watch will
have fun seeing that man skirmishing
after missed engagements, and dancing
war-dances at the depot; maybe work
in another small bill on him for repairs"
Last comes the consideration of tenn
perature. "Would wise mother keep
her baby all day under the stove?
Would mother do this all day and
then put it out in the snow all night?
Of course she wouldn't. Yet a man
will keep watch snuggled up warmly
in his v',st-pocket for fifteen hours and
then lea We it nine hours on the wash
stand, where it practically freezes. The
result is that while warm and nicely
expanded the watch ticks along all
right three-quarters of the day, and
then gets chill and contracts. and runs
correspondingly slow the rest of the
time. Of course it is compensated for
temperature as closely as human inge-
nuity can make it, but the tremendous
thermal differences it is exposed to by
this treatment is considerably beyond
its limit"
Another point in the welfare of a
watch was given. "A fine watch should
povov ba Ioapa1 Coost,rtlxx ,.-n~~. L.
the same person, a watch accustoms it.
self to its owners movements and hab-
its-his walk, his temperature, his way
of carrying it, etc. Given in hands of
another, 1t will Immediately begin to
gain or lose, greatly to everybody S
surprise. Tinkering with the regula-
tor doesn't improve it, for just as it
slows down or crowds on more steam,
the watch goes back to its rightful
wearer and gets in fresh trouble"
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The Queen has knighted Mr..
Edward Baines, the editor Of the Leeds
Mercury. He was at one time member
of Parliament, and is the author of a
number of works on industrial subjects,
but he is mainly distinguished as the
owner and editor of one of the most
influential Liberal papers outside of
London.
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The message Of the Governor OF
Pennsylvania recommends the adoption
in that State OF certain methods for the
eradication of the dangerous and GRIM
inal classes. If this recommendation =
carried out It win knock the State Gov
eminent higher than kite. Cincinnati
Enquirer.
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-Yawcob Strauss gives this advice
to skaters: 81 When you make an en-
gagement to take your sweetheart out
to skate upon the frozen surface Of the
lake, be sure you don't slip up on it.
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UNDER THE SNOW.


o. soft hand thnt dropped from my own with
the frost,
q, innocent, beautiful face of the lost,
D, pale little Violet under the snow,
That never the shadow Of sorrow can know,
o. loved one SO silent. still must II not be
That somewhere, ay, somewhere lives beauty
for theeY
Ay, somewhere thy child-life goes on like the
spring,
Nor coldness nor sadness about thee may cling;
And though the swift seasons their course will
not stay,
From me they can bear thee no farther away.
Thou makest a part of my own life again,
AS ere the dark moment of parting and pain.
j hear not nor see thee. yet thrilling the hope,
Though dimly and sadly and weakly grope,
That somewhere love clasps thee a lamb in its
fold, lraise I
That somewhere thy eladne outings as Of
old:
And death cannot keep thee. all silent and low,
A pale little violet under the snow.
Youths Companion.
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formed Immediately after our converse
ton by the window.---Bernice M Caliy
Pollock.
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Unconditional Surrender, or Stormy
Weather.

Whether the Treaty If Mentor was
ever actually and fully consummated or
not, it is certain that Conkling. as the
head of the Grant faction, intends to as
sert the rights and powers that were
supposed to have been conceded in that
compact.
General Garfield will be permitted to
enter upon his Administration in peace,
on one condition-that Conkling de-
mands are complied with. 1t is folly
for the friends Of General Garfield to
talk or think of a compromise with
Conkling. He does not know the mean
ing of that word. He has never been
sufficiently Inundated to make COM
promise. The Administration that he
cannot rule, he fights. With the En-
pire State in his control, he yields a
formidable club, and Messrs. Hayes,
Evarts, Sherman and Wheeler have
learned, at heavy cost, how he can WELD
that weapon.
In the early days of his Administra-
ton Mr.. Hayes was ready, more than
willing, to arrange terms OF peace with
the New York Dictator. But he scorned
all overtures that limited at any ar
rangement but the unconditional sur
render OF the Administration. Mr..
Hayes, pushed by Evarts and Sherman,
decided to go on with tho fight. They
have. had the satisfaction of putting
some of Conkling's friends out of Office,
and installing his enemies in the va
Gated places. But Conkling has dragged
them at his chariot wheels in two cam
paigns. He has compelled them to
support. for the Offices OF Governor Of
New York and Vice-President of the
United States, the two friends of his
whom they attempted to disgrace. No
Indian ever wreaked more ample VEN
geance on his foes than Conkling has
scored against Hayes, Eyarts and Sher-
man.
The New York Dictator gave the
vote of his State to Garfield. and thus
saved him from defeat. He claims
recognition as the ruling power in the
Administration. He demands the
Treasury and the Postoffice Depart
ment, and he treats with lofty disdain
the offer of choice Of inferior positions.
Reconciliation Of the "Grant crowd
with the anti-Grant wing of the Re-
| publican party is impossible. A chasm
| that cannot be bridged yawns between
them. Hate that cannot be placated
divides them. They cooperate in such
emergencies IS the recent campaign;
but IN SO doing. their mutual detesta-
| ton Is not ameliorated. When the
| contest is ended. they renew their
f.cf;onol (;0bt all the more bitterly for
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lows: English, which at the commence
ment OF the century was only spoken
BY $1,000, 600, is now spoken by 3d.
O00, 600; Russian by 5000, 900, instead
Of 80, 600. 900; German by 66, 000. 900 in
stead of 50, 00O, 900; Spanish by "A, e00.-
600. instead of $4,000, 900; Italian by
sc, 600. 900, instead of $4,000, 900; Por-
tuguese by $1,000. 600, instead of 8. 00Q.-
600. This is for England an increase Of
$40 per cent; for Russia, ITO per cent;
for Germany, 70 per cent. for Spain.
Sc per cent, etc. In the case of France
the increase has been from $4,000, 900
to 46, 600, 900, or 80 per cent.
The Chinese Rip Van Wrinkle was
patriarch named Wang Chin. He
was gathering firewood one day on the
mountains OF Ku Chow, when he found
q grotto where some old men were
PLAYING chess. As he watched one of
them gave him what looked like date
stone, telling him to put it in his mouth.
No sooner had he tasted It than he
ceased to feel hunger and thirst. BY and
by one of the players said: I" It is long
since you came here; you should go
home now.r Wang Chin went to take
up his ax and found the handle mould
cred into dust. Undismayed, however.
he returned home and found centuries
had passed since he went wood cutting
and that no vestige Of his relatives re-
manned. He retreated to q cell in the
mountains and. devoting himself to re-
ligious exercises. finally attained i'm
mortality.
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MIN from tnlS cruel rate.
Two hours later, when went to call
them to tea, they were missing, but
soon saw them coming through the
gateway toward me. noticed very
peculiar twinkle in Archie's eyes, and a
naughty triumph in Violet's manner.
Let me present my wife, Mrs. Wy
man, Blanche said my brother, look
of beaming gladness chasing every
other expression from his face.
raised both hands in genuine aston
ishinent, for had never had the Wild
est hope of such speedy fulfillment of
our wishes. Just at that moment my
hlsband came round the corner of the
house.
"What sort of tableau is thisp" asked
he.
They are nsGrriedr' cried.
Charley looked at them with rather
queer expression in his eyes-it was a
struggle between his desire to toss up
his hat and shout and the necessity Of
appearing disappointed and out of hui
NOR.
= Well, hope" said he, ruefully,
"that you viii get along well together;
but l should have thought that two of
your age would have had more sense
than To-"
He could get no further, but precipi-
lately retreated.
/ learned afterward that they had
quietly walked over to the village par
sonage and had the ceremony per-
, 1881-01-15
A LAND LEAGUE THREAT.

AT the sitting of the Court this morning
Mr.. Baron Dowse said that before the business
commenced he wished to mention q matter of
public importance. On coming downstairs to
his sitting room that morning he found a letter
directed to " Baron Dowse, CoDnaught AS
sizes, Galway, in q vary good hand. 1t
had tAe Limerick postmark Of December 10,
1880, and the Galway postmark Of December
IA, 1880. AS the time for ~delicacy was alto
gether passed, he thought it was better to
read the letter in full. 1t was written in a
disguised hand, evidently with the left hand,
and was the work of a person Of more than or
binary education. 1t was couched In the fol-
lowing terms:-
"Irishtown, Limerick.-Dowse, you INFER
nal Protestant, take warning OF Lord Mount
morres, for you will surely meet his fate even
on the bench, if you convict any Land Lacquer,
We all at last know our power, as you now
see. We fir frightened iii Cork, so We
will you, or any other tyraDt like you.-A
County Limerick Man. To hell with Victo-
ria la RENE {! Vive Parnsll, notre Roi !"
There was a coffin with tbs name " Baron
DoWse" on it and two words he GOULD not make
out. It was hardly necessary to say that
nothing of the kind would deter him or any Of
bis brethren on the bench from doing their
duty. He handed over the letter to Comfy
Inspector Cullen in the hope that he might be
able to take some steps to bring the guilty
person to Justice. The Courthouse was crowd
ed, but there was perfect siI ence during the
reading Of the letter, and no manifestation OF
feeling occurred afterwards. Ibid.
, 1881-01-15
ISMAIL PASHA.

That is a very c%arious story sent from
Con stautinople to the Times about the agl-
talon against the SultanEraised by the e1-
Khedive, Islnail, who is q much more
important person in Turkey than Europe
quite percelves, is striking straight at Alb
dull Hamid's sacred authority as Khasif, oy
circulating pamphlets in the capital In
which his right to the Khalifate is denied.
in consequence OF his refusal to allow the
Egyptian ladies to enter his domlulons.
Tha Khalif, Ismail asserts, has broken the
Sacred Law. The accusation is unsound
technically, as the Khalif can undoubtedly
pronounce sentence of exile from the herl-
tage of Islam, without reason assigned ;
but it is as formidable. when made by
such a man, as an accusation OF heresy,
raised against q Pope by a Cardinal. and
not only means, butadoes mischief a
Mussulman mob, military or civil, IS lar
more ready for insurrestion when the ruler
is accused of heresyy'; and many signs
make it certain that influential Mahoms
medans.have thought Of, superseding the
House of Gilman by the House OF Meme
met Ali It is not forgotten that lbra him
Pasha intended to make q stroke for the
Khalifate, or that hii family is the only
II -LEl - EaZ -E
, 1881-01-15

RI O r the use of the Tax-Commis-
sion in assessing the Tax of IS
cts. to the Colonial Treasury on every
acre Of land, either actually planted
with canes or being prepared for the
cultivation of sugar, the said Tax to
be levied pursuant to the ordinance
of 29th December 1862 : 3 relating
to a modifc alton of certain Taxes and
imposts in the Island Of St. Croix,
all owners of Estates, or their attor-
neys, are hereby, in accordance with
the enactment Of the ordinance, re-
quested to forward to the undersign-
ed Commission, within IA days from
date, the declaration in writing pre-
scribed in the ordinance as to the
Net-weight of the sugar produced on
the property in question from LIST ia
nuary to 31st December 1880.
A copy of the statement Of the Net
weight of sugar exported from each
Estate during the same time, fur
nished FROM the Custom houses, pur-
suant to the Ordinance, and a copy Of
a Statement of canes delivered by
Estates and others to the Central
Factory during the campaign 1880
will be open for inspection in the
Courthouse in Christiansted and in
the Courthouse in Frederiksted.
Tax Commission for st. Croix, the
10th January 1881.
S. w, VAN. BRAKLE. o KRAU5E.
J. a. HOVER.
, 1881-01-15
acknowledgements

TIL Brug we'd Fordelingen at den
we'd Fo%rordningen at 29de Deem
Der 1862. angaaende Forandring at
nogle Skater og Atgifter paa Den st.
Croix dens 5 3. fastsatte Afggift til
Colonialkassen, svarende til So Cents
for hver Ager Land, der anvendes
eller or udlagt til Sukkeravl, opfordres
heryed i Henhold til Anordningens
Forskrift, enhver Plantage-Eier eller
hans Fuldmegtig til linden IA Dage
fra Dato at indsende til undertegnede
Commission den i Anordningen paa-
budne skriftlige Erkl@ring ON Netto-
V@gten af def Sucker, der er bleyet
produceret paa de vedkommende
Eiendomme i Tiden fra lste Januar.
til Site December 1880.
Eft Exemplar af den we'd Anord-
ningen paabudne Fortegnelse fra
Toldkamrene over Netto-V agten af
Sucker, der er blevet udfort fra
hver Plantage i samme Tidsrum,
SAINT en- Gjenpart af en- Oversight over
R0rleverancen leverede fra Plantager
etc, til St. Croix acknowledgements
iCampagnen 1890, indeshenlagte
til Eftersyn i Retshuset i Christian
sted og Retshuset i Frederiksted.
Skattecommissionen for st. Croix
den lode Januar 1881.
S, w VAN BRAKLE 0. KRAUSE.
J. A. HOYER.
, 1881-01-15

means Of, carriage which no one else
possesses, and the Post Office having
exceptional facilities for distribution,
especially in the rural districts, will
virtually enter into a partnership
which will, I believe, confer upon the
general community benefits the mag
nitude of which may be estimated
when we consider what a convenience
it would be if we were able to send
for a uniform charge a parcel, say,
weighing Bib. or Alb. oany part oft the
United Kingdom with the certainty
hat nothing would have to be paid
for delivery. (Cheers.) Whatan inter-
change Of produce there might thus
be between town and country /!
[Cheers. And there is no more real
addition that can be made to a pa
tons wealth than, by facilitating the
means of communication. to bring
some product from a place where it
is superabundant to localities where
it may be greatly wanted. IRE
newed cheers. } If such a parcel
post as that which | have described
is established, I believe it will be
possible to connect it with all inter
national parcel-post, and if this should
be done, parcels will be able to be
posted at certain fixed rates to most of
the continental countries, as we'll as
to India, and probably hereafter to
most of our colonies"
, 1881-01-15
A NEW CAVALRY MANGUVRE
From the Ttm0S.)

A executed by q squadron of
cavalry at Rustchuk during the recent visit Ct
the Prince of Roumania confirmed an idea |
have long entertained for the protection Of
cavalry which is exposed to an enemy's fire
where there is no natural protection or cover
aud where the mounted troops are compelled
to maintain their uncomfortable position for a
considerable length of time. OF course, q
good General will always endeavour TO choose
positions for bis mounted troops where they
will be sheltered, except when actually advau.
cing' TO the charge; but two situations are
always liable 10 occur when severe loss is
certain to ensue under the existing order of
things--frst, when cavalry are fighting as
saBfantry and, second. when the action takes
|&blsce on ground which affords no natural cover
for mounted men. The details of The ba tile
Of Maiwand, in Afghapistan, show that bad
generalsbip was responsible for mach that
happened there to the defeated combatant;
but the position in which General BurrowSs
cavalry found themselves might be duplicated
to o certain extent in an action where no such
defects 10 the commander existed. The ma
nwuyre referred to consisted in the squadron
charging at full speed and then stopping su d.
denly. The men threw themselves from the
saddle, the horses lay down fat upon the
ground, and the men lay behind these living
brsastworks with rifvs pointed at an imaginary
enemy over the rampant. A horse lying down
presents less than one,fourth the surface ex-
POSED when standing up, and this position not
only reduces rs per cent. the chances of the
animal being hit, but it also serves as an
instantaneous rampant for the rider. Cavalry
living down in this manner would be concealed
6y hedges Of low brushwood, and il would
REQUIRE much less time and be much less
demoralizing for the men TO renlount under
such circumstances than to retreat rapidly
10 some point in the rear where the reserve
men were holding the horses. Again, If horses
were trained to lie down at command a very
short:.tims!only would be required to throw up .
,breastwork iu any ordinary soil which would
shelter The animals completely. Had such
an intrenchment been thrown up at Maiwand
General Nuttall's cavalry might have made a
very. different record when they were ordered
20 charge and rescue the broken Infantry. 1t
" not difficult to teach horses to lie down ; q
large proportion of the Cossack horses will do
IL, aaud others can be taught just as easily.
The above would, of course, apply equally
we'll 10 horses attached to field artillery.
, 1881-01-15

instructions to prevent the Albanians from
interfering with the MOntenegrin occupation Of
Duleigno.
Bedri Bey, the Turkish Delegate, has referred
the claim of the Montenegrins to the villages
of Kalmain and Lescovatz to the European Deli.
imitation Commission.
Hadgi Pasha has been appointed Governor,
and Hamdi Pasha, Military comm andant of
Scutafi.
Dervish Pasha has left Soutari.
The mountaineers who were summoned by
Dsrvish Pasha on the 9Th inst, to restore
within three days the ammun ition taken by
them at Tusi have replied that they will only
restore il on the condition of receiving assur-
anoes that it shall not be given up to the
Montenegrins.-Ib5d.
, 1881-01-15
THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA.

According to the st. Petersburg correspon.
dent of the Cologne Gazette a su preme Coun'
Gil of state is to come into existence in Rus.
sia at the Russian new year. This Council is
to carry ON all the business of the Empire
Independently of the Gar, the latter retaining
the discussion only of questions OF war and
peace. His union with Princess Dolgorouki
will be proclaimed as a legal marriage, With
out her becoming. however, Empress. She 10
to receive the title of Duchess Of Holstcin-
Grottorp, and her children will be princes
and princessss of the same name. HsncsfOrth
the Gear is expected to live with his family 10
perfect retirement at Livadia, remaining
Emperor 10 name, but, so far as Russian cir
cumstances permit, transferring the cares OF
business to his son.-Ibtd.
, 1881-01-15
Bekjendtgjorelse .

nET bekjendtgjores herved, at I'd
lDjkast til Repartition i Afgangne
Planter Hugh Percy's Dodsbo vii
blive fremlagt i en- Session, der af-
hoIdes Onsdagen den Eden Februar
d. A. Eftermiddag Kl. /, hvorpaa Boz
ct t~orventes ~sluttet.
Christiansteds Skifteret den lode
Januar 1881.
, 1881-01-15
TURKEY AND MONTENEGRO.

81 The Turkish GOe rnment, with a view 10
ths loyal fulflment of its engagements in con-
nexion with the surrender of Dulcigno to the
Xohtensgrins, has echelonned II battalions of
9f1ope.a n TIE TprcoeM outenegriu frontier, With
, 1881-01-15

one at once "royal' and Turk. Besides,
Tewfc Pasha would just suit the Bond
holders, who evidently smell something in.
the wind.-Spectatur.