Cabin boy

A boy whose duty it is to wait on the officers, and pa engers, of a ship. co. Cab'in Creek, in Kentucky , a post-office of Lewis Cabin'da, a sea-port of W. Africa, in Lower Guinea, cap. of En-Goyo, on the Atlantic Ocean; Lat. 5° 53′ S., Lon. 15° 40′ E. It is healthy, and from the beauty of the surrounding country is esteemed the "paradise" of the coast. Harbor safe and commodious, As defined in 1886, a small Portuguese ter. bounded E. and S. by the Congo State, the cap. C. was formerly a noted slave port. Pop . 8,000. Cab'inet, n . [Fr., from cabane , a cottage or cabin.] A private room in which consultations are held. -A closet; a small room; a private apartment. - A set of drawers to hold curiosities; any place where things of value are kept; as, a buhl cabinet. ( Polit .) In the residence of a monarch the C. was an apartment where he transacted the busine of the State, advised with his privy councillors, and i ued his decrees. Hence the name came to be applied to the counsellors chosen by monarchs to confer with, and advise him, on the course of public affairs, and to direct the higher branches of the administration. The C. of the President of the U. States is composed of the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Attorney-General, and the Postmaster-General, each of whom receives a salary of $8,000 annually; to these it has been proposed (1897) to add a ninth, to be termed Secretary of Commerce. These officers are the advisers of the President. They are also the heads of their respective departments; and by the Constitution (Art. 2, Sec. 2), the President may require the opinion in writing of these officers upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective departments. The C. meets frequently at the Executive Mansion, by direction of the President, who presides over its deliberations, and directs its proceedings. No record of its doings is kept; and it has, as a body, no legal authority. Its action is advisory merely; and the President and heads of departments, in the exercise of their respective duties, are entitled to disregard the advice of the C. and take the responsibility of independent action. - In England, a few of the ministers only are, by official usage, members of the cabinet. These are styled Cabinet Ministers, and are more immediately responsible for the acts of the sovereign, as well as for public measures; but notwithstanding the high importance of their position, they have no recognized legal character. Cabinet Picture . ( Paint .) A small, valuable painting, by one of the old masters, painted on copper, panel, or canvas. The term is equally applied to modern subjects, if painted small in size. Cabinet Photograph . A photograph mounted on a card about 4 by 6 inches in size. The term refers simply to the dimensions of the picture. -v. a. To enclose. (R.)