Quarterly Bulletin possessed of no small amount of literary talent and the writing that flowed from his pen was of a high order. Here is a sample from his Political Remarks rebelling against the unjustly critical and scoffing attitude of most of Europe toward the Haitian experiment: If men feel interested in the happiness of men and if it be the province of philanthropy to subdue the forces of passion and prejudice; ought not the world, instead of repressing our exertions, instead of interposing to prevent the increase and improvement of our social condition; ought it not to lend assistance? What do we ask, that cannot be granted? Liberty, independence, and peace! This is what the world is fighting for today, history merely repeating itself. The Royal Press, however, like the Kingdom of Haiti, was not to last long. 1820 was the last issue of the Almanack Royal and the year that saw the collapse of the Kingdom and the suicide of Henri Christophe himself. From a land of pomp and splendor, developed chiefly through the energy of its King, rich in natural resources, delightful as to climate, the envy of many countries on both hemispheres, Haiti soon degenerated into chaos. Cannibalism and voodoo magic were revived. Civilization was abandoned. Comfortable dwellings on the island soon went to rack and ruin. Bandits flourished stopping at no crime. Of the twenty-five Presidents holding office from the founding of the Republic after Christophe's death up to 1903, only one finished his term and died in bed. Revolution was the national game like baseball in the United States, and during four years preceding the entry of our marines in 1915 to restore order there were no less than eight Presidents elected, each holding office a few months then cast into prison or murdered or both. With our entrance order was established, roads built from one end of the island to the other, rules of sanitation initiated and Haiti once more promises to become a land of prosperity and beauty resembling the halcyon days of Henri I and the Royal Press. George A. Zabriskie