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fHaindcalcr 1. VAN SLYKE. JEditSr ssd PabCsher. licHENRY, ILLINQIS. TH* PAI> FATK OF A POT.TOK1WAN. „ <^n officer fitoofl at the crossing one day, 'fi-' »' , * Who with answering questions was tired, • ' " J», *' 'tVhen a beautiful maiden passing that way, |f "roa<i to the "depo* inquired. Wt - H'< \fbtt weary policeman dtrestel her straight I * t- „ \ To the street through which she should go, "V*>^Vhen an elderly lady, who seemed to be late aii jer the train, wished to find the "depoe." The rewards offered by the Govern- j ident Lincoln was shot is a small ment for the arrest of the principal as- fashioned Derringer. Its whole lerfgth sassins, apportioned and ordered paid is but a trifle more than six inches/and by a special act of Congress, were dis- , the barrel is but two and a half inches tribute*! on tlicj basis of the proportion j long. The caliber is larger thanuhat which the services of or information j of similar weapons of the present \jay. lurnished by each contributed to sue- | This bullet taken from the head of the cess in oach case. The names of those • President is also there. It was mttoli sharing the rewards, and the amounts j flattened against the skull, which the then a man with his arms full of crockerywar®-- f,,, . sii4-v[ • Cups, saucers, a pitcher, and teapot -W- \ ^anic up and inquired, with an anxit:uif)flft * ; % The most direct route to the "depot.* V '•£ JThe officer gave the directions to these, Though he was annoyed, it was clear___ »" T--fj* a rustic approached him and said, "If JFOT1 " ' Is- . : please, » Is it far to the 'daypo' from here?" , A man in pursuit of a runaway pair ' -. Came up with the speed of a hippo- v. i,; -Griff winging ita flight through the wmMwit tir, f*, •« Inquiring the way to the "dippo." officer silently pointed the way; HIH niin>l was in sad tribulation, • <> (for then came an Englishman, asking, "I say, i> Can you tell me the way to the statioaf" * « * • • * • » • ' *he officer's seen at the crossing no mora, For something's gone wrong in his braia; ... And his family has placed him, his mind to re- ' store, ' .. In a home for the harmless insane. V " v i s t him often his old comrades go, , , And no seems to And som* consolation t "i Hi ask-ng them, "Say, is it depo, depoe, Dippo, daypo, depot, or station?" ^VS-'iifcBosfon Courier. 3 000 5,250 2,000 8,4*1 paid sev erally to each, are as follows: FOB THE CAPTURE OP BOOTH AND HKROLl>. E. J. Conger, detective 915,000 lAfayette C. Baker 3,750 I^utlier B. Darker Lieut. E. P. ltolierty James R. D'Biernc H. H. Wells, George Cottingham, Alexan­ der Ijovett, each #1,000 Serg't Boston Corfcett, Serg't Andrew Wendell, Corp. Charles Zimnier. Corp. 'Michael t'niac Corp. John Winter, Corp. Herman Newgart n, Corp. John Wa'~ Corp. Oliver Loupay. Corp. Mich­ ael H rnisley, Privates John Mvers, Jo! n Kvan," William Byrne, Philip HON., Martin Ivelloy, Honry Putnam, Frank McPaniel, I,ewis Savagr, Abra­ ham Genav, Emery Parainy. David Barker, William McQua.ie, .John Mil- l.ngtou, Frederick Peitz, John H. Sineer, Carl St inbrngge, and Joseph Zisken, all of 16th N. Y. Cav., each 81, <153.85 43.000 ;» m^'y % ,«*• A TINY SHOE. found him by the roadside dead, , A ragged tramp unknown ; His face upturned in mute despair, His helpless arms out, thrown. The lark tibove him sang a song Of greeting to the day, The breeze blew fresh "and swoet and stirred His hair in wanton play. They found no clew to home or same, But tied with a libbon bliie They found a package, and it held A baby's tiny shoe. Half worn aad'old, a button off, It seemed a sacred thing ; With reverence they wrapped it clOM * And tied the faded String, And laid it on the peaceful breast That kept the secret well; Ana God will know and understand -• Ih« story it win tell. <5f hapny times an 1 peaceful home s Ti ai dead tramps someti»» knew, i"* ' Whose onlv n lie left him was The babv's tinv shoe. -2T. r. WorUL S75.000 Lafayotte C. Baker was chief of the detectivo force. £. J. Congor, who re­ ceived so large a share, was a detective whose services were particu­ larly valuable. Lieut Doherty com­ manded the cavalry detachment that made the capture. FOB THE CAPTURE OP ATZEJUETODT. Maj. E. B. Artrnan, 213th Pa. Inf $1,25a00 Serg't Z. W. Gcimnill, 1st Pel. Cav 3,50&54 Christopher Boss, David H. Baker, Al- bert Bender, Samuel .7. William?, Geo. W. Young, and James W. Par- . dum, citizens, each, c-'2,b78.T8 .. 30,151.46 doctors said was of unusual thickness. In a small glass case are fragments of the fractured skull, and the silver probe that was used ofl that occasion. There is a large, villainous, double- edged ktiife, or dirk, that was taken from the person of Booth. The handle is of horn, and the blade seven inches in length. It is of the kind commonly spoken of as a "Bowie," though the lat­ ter, strictly speaking, has but one edge.. One side of the blade is neatly orna­ mented, and bears the inscription: "America, the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave; Liberty and Independence." Booth had this knife in his hand when he leaped to the stage of the theater, shouting "Sic semper t:;rannis!n Booth's hat, which was picked up in the President's box, is of dark cloth, finely "quilted," in the style much worn at that time. There is also a very high cavalry boot, reach­ ing nearly to_ the hip, that was re himf If so, why can he pray the same? I do no* wish to shed a drop of blood, but I must fight the course. "lis all that's left me." John H. Snrratthas been some years engaged as fclerk in the freight office of a steamboat line in Baltimore. National Tribune. The Silence of Pence. Ah! If'they could only speak. . There is a marble slab at th£ head of every grave ih the National Cemetery to tell of war. If there is PO name the word "Unknown" signifies that a soldier who was killed in a certain bat­ tle lies buried there. It is the guns which are silent-- which have nothing to speak for them. Here and there one has been saved as a relic, but the vast majority have dis­ appeared in the melting furnaces, to come out in more peaceful form. What of the great barbette guns at Fort Sumter, the black-moathed mon­ sters which roared defiance at Beaure­ gard as he struck his first blow at the Union? What of the grim muzzles which belched flame from the many port holes as brave Anderson fought to delay the inevitable? A hundred can- - non, manned by Confederates, hurled I* U (Hill <)na4«niiijAn n4- iltA f/\«4 /aw THE CAPTORS OF BOOTH. 1?ie Men Who Captured the As- sassin of President Lincoln :'v --The Reward Monev. ; $35,000:00 FOB THE CA'PTXrkK Q» FATKK. Maj. H. W. Smith,.......'.. .$1,000 Bichard C. Morgan. Eli Devore, Charles H. Bosch, Thomas Sampson, W. M. Wer- merskirch. detectives, eacti, 9500 • 2,000 John H. Kimball, citizen. 500 P. M. Ciark, c.tizen....... ."... 500 Susan Jackson, colored. Mary Ann Griffin. ....;. - W • fr'• i0- • 8^" Sv K' "ko fbs Oft-Conspirators Were--Where They , t . Wen Sent--Where They Are Hajr. _ --:-- • . ; , Tlioge directly connected with the crime, so far as has ever been ascer­ tained, were ten in number--.John Wilkes Booth, David E. Herold, Lewis Payiie, George A. Atzerodt, Mrs. Mary E. ̂ urratt, John H. Surratt, Dr. Samuel A. Mudd, Edward Spangler, Samuel B. * Arnqid, and Michael O'Loughlin. Im­ mediately after the murder of the President and the attack oa Secretary . Seward, most of these persons fled in different directions, each bent on his Own safety. Herold, who was but a PIJOJ, scarcely 21 years of age, was the immediate^ associate of Booth. He held the horses-saddled and bridled, in rear of the thealer. Booth and himself mounted and rode away immediately after the shooting. They fled into Maryland, and thence crossed the Po­ tomac into Virginia. For twelve davs they eluded their pursuers. They were finally brought to bay ih a barn on the farm of one Garrett, 80 miles south­ west from Washington. The barn was surrounded by a detachment of the 16th New York Cavalry at 2 o'clock in the morning of April 2*5, 1865, the as- •assination having taken placs April 14. The fugitives were ordered to sur­ render. At first both refused, but after +om9 parleying Herold gave himself up, Jcnowing that he would be shot if he 4id not Booth, though one of his legs •bad been broken when he leaped from "tile President's box to the stage of the theater, defied the soldiers, nnd with a Spencer rifle which Herold had carried, determined to sell his life as dearly as possible. Then the torch was applied -to the barn. Booth having been pre­ viously warned that this would be done If he did not surrender. By the light ol the fire Sergeant Boston Corbett ' afeot him while the latter was in the Act of aiming his rifle at one of the sol- Uttiers. The avenging bullet took effect in tbe neck. Booth was taken into Gar- iffttt's house and died at 7 in the morn- -ing. To Atzerodt was assigned tne murder • of Vice President Johnson, who was ' Ibtoardihg at the Kirkwood House. He was a few minutes late in his arrival. The alanm of the President's assassina- ;^Hon had been .given, and Mr. Johnson had trraely warning of his danger. Atzerodt fleet, and was captured in " Maryland six days later. •:> Payne's part was to kill Secretary • Reward. Tbe latter was sick in bed at the time. Payne forced his way past the guards into the Secretary's room ^491 the pretense that he had an import- - ant message from the physicians. With- "oat }jesita$iiig an ipstant he attacked ®V. Bewar^ with a large knife, inflict­ ing serious but not fatal wounds. The "Secretary's nephew, Frederick Seward, who was attending him, grappled with ^ |he assassin, and was badly wounded it) the struggle, though he prevented |he full accomplishment of the murder­ ous design. This part of the tragedy lasted but a moment There was prompt f-f', . ^ -tesponse to the call for help, and Payne, finding himself foiled,took hasty ' flight, dashing out of the house and It t ^tnaking his escape. He left the city, * |aut after wandering about for three ^ ~ i^ay8 returned, and was arrested at the Ihouse of Mrs. Surratt in Washington, , " •which appears to have been the head- 'quarters of the conspirators. in Mrs. Surratt made no effort to escape. „%€he was arrested the following day at is* ; 'iherhome. General Grant was also to have been ^assassinated, but escaped by unexpec- V^tedly leaving tne city that day. He jtf'.- j ^did so at the urgent solicitation of his wife, wt>o had a presentiment of dan- ?>' ger although neither of them had the . slightest intimation of the plot. f-y Dr. Mudd was arrested at his home • in Maryland, Arnold at Fortress Mon- •' roe, and O'Loughlin and Spangler near 'Hf Washington, all within a few days alter the murder. The only one who escaped was John If. Surratt. He made his %f way to Europe, and in Italy joined the K Papal Zouaves. Being discovered in m lSt»7, he was surrendered to the United States authorities and brought back to Washington. He was tried before a -«iyil court, but was saved by a disa­ greement of the jury. There was no doubt as 1o his connection with the •conspiracy, and had he been tried at tbe s me time as his fellow plotters, there is little question what the result woidd have ••v- 83,000 The eight prisoners were brought to a speedy trial before a Military Com­ mission, which finished its labors June 30. Four--Payne, Atzerodt, Herold, and Mrs. Snrratt--were sentenced to death, and the sentences were approved by the President. Great efforts were made to Save Mrs. Surratt, bat the au­ thorities were inexorable, and all were hanged July 7. Dr. Mudd was a prominent physician at Bryantown, near Surrattsville, in Maryland. Booth stopped at his house in his flight, early the next morning after the assassination, and Dr. Mudd set his broken leg. Booth's stay tfas brief for he knew his avengers would soon be upon his track. After telling Mudd what he had done he remounted his horse and dashed off. Dr. Mudd aided in his escape by purposely mis­ directing a body of soldiers, who, hav­ ing tracked Booth to that place, in­ quired as to the road he had taken. It was not shown upon the trial that Mudd had any previous knowledge cf or participation in the conspiracy, but he was convicted of being "accessary after the fact," and sentenced to con­ finement at hard labor for life. Spangler was the stage carpenter at the theater. For two day before the tragedy he assisted Booth in arrang­ ing the details of the plan. On-the tr al Spanigltr claimed--and i|<must be said that this was not fairly proven-- that he knew nothing of the plot to kill Mr. Lincoln. He said he had no personal acquaintance with Booth, but the latter told him that the arrang- ments he was making in the theater were for the production of a new play. Knowing him to be a celebrated actor, he supposed this to be true. The Com­ mission, however, deemed the evidence sufficient to convict him as an acces­ sory, and he was sentenced for six years. Arnold was an obsenre wagon-maker living near Surrattsville. He provided vehicles for the use of the chief conspi­ rators at different times when perfect­ ing the plot He disclaimed any knowledge of their purpose, but the evidence against him was strong, and he was sentenced to confinement for life. O'Loughlin was the yonngest of? the prisoners with the exception of Herold. It is not clear what part he had in the scheme. He was of a good family. It was, and still is, urged by his friends in his behalf, that he was innocent of any share in the crime, butby reason of his association with some oI the partici­ pants he was made tbe victim of cir­ cumstantial evidence, which, in the opinion of the Commission, justified m verdict of guilty. He was sentenced for life. All these findings and sentences were approved by the President, who de­ signated the Dry Tortngasr Florida, as the place of confinement. The prison- era were sent there early in July, 18(55. O'Loughlin's health gave way under the fright and excitement of the trial. He died in hospital at Fort Jefferson, Florida, in September, 18G8, after a confinement of a little more than two years. In February, 1 W.i, the Presi­ dent ordered that his remaios be de livered to his mother, and they were brought to his old home and buried. The three other prisoners were par­ doned by proclamation of President Johnson, just before h's retirement-- Mudd on Feb. 8, 1869, and Arnold and Spangler on March 1--after three years and nine months of confinement. Tbe official records show that these par­ dons, by proclamation of tbe President, were "full and unconditional,"* and "for good and sufficient reasons.1* The latter will be understood by the follow­ ing In 1868 Florida was scourged with yellow fever. It was in malignant form and was fatal to many. Dr. Mudd had experience before in treating this disease. During its continuance at the Dry Tortugas he was untiring and eflicient in his labors. Among those who died was the United States medi cal officer at that place. Dr. Mudd took charge of the hospitals, and abaled none of his efforts until the plague had disappeared. Arnold and Spangler volunteered as nurses and served faithfullv to the end. Not one of the three took the fever. The Presi­ dent rewarded them by full pardon. Whether or not the hope of release may have-influenced them in their labors for the cause of humanity, the fact remains that their services were most valuable and praisworthy. 'i'lie softening influence of time had scarcely yet l>een felt, and there were many who severely criticised tbe President for pardoning these men. But sixteen years have passed, and there are proba­ bly few who would now question the lenient official act that set them free. Dr. Mudd returned to his old home and resumed the practice of his pro­ fession. He died about three years ago. Spangler and Arnold have disap­ peared, aul no traces, of them can be found. In the office of tbe Judge Advocate General of the Army are kept a faw mementoes of the great tragedy. They are not publicly exhibited, but may bo moved by Dr. Mudd from the broken limb. At the instep is a slit ten inches long, made by Mudd for the purpose of an examination. In the collection is a pine stick, three feet long and two inches square, which Booth had pro­ vided beforehand, and used to fasten the door after he entered the Presi­ dent's box, that no one might follow hin. The stick lay upon tne floor as Mr. Lincoln was carried out, and drops of blood fell upon it, the stains of which are distinctly seen. There are also a light-colored "slouch" hat, worn by Payne, when he entered Sec­ retary Seward's room, which he lost in the struggle, and two eight-shooting Spencer rifles which wero concealed at a tavern in Surrattsville before the murder, for the use of Booth and Her­ old in their flight. Their route of at­ tempted escape had been carefully laid out Herold took one of the weapons, but Booth did not, owing to his suffer­ ing condition. In August, 1864, the country was startled by a rumor that President Lincoln had died by poison. That day Booth was the guest of the McHenry House, Meadville, Pa. With a diamond he scratched the following upon a pane of glass in one of his rooms: Abe Icncoin Departed this life Aug. 13, 18i>4, By the effect of poison After Mr. Lincoln's death bj* the hand of this man the pane of glass be­ came an object of interest It was taken from the window, forwarded to Washington by Miss McHenryr sad placed in the collection of relics. The most interesting article i* the pocket diary, ®M, worn, and stained,, taken from Booth's person. All the leaves previous !«• April 14--the day of the murder--tvere ent out by Booth.- It is supposed thai these leaves corv- tained the details ef the arrangements of the conspiracy, and! were probably destroyed by him. Sn tbe "pocket" of the diary were ffae photographs of young women, presumably actresses, a small silver horseshse charm, and a Roman Catholic medial or amulet Many pages written alter tbe tragedy, while the murderer wawa limited fugi­ tive, were fuily identified!by the friends of Booth as being in hi* htusdwriting. Our reporter copied the feilowing, which will be read with interest ; EXTRACTS FROM BOOT3'& DIJNW. "April M, Friday, thar Ede*--Until to-day nothing was ever*" thought of sacrificing to our country's- wrongs. For six months we had worked] to>ea»p- ture, but our cause being almost lost, something decisive and grant must be done. But it» failure was owing to others, who did not striker for their country with a> heart 1 struck bsXclLy, and not as the- papers say. I walked with a firm stej^ through a thousand' oi his friends; w«w> stopped, bnt'pushed on. A Colon®!, was at his* side;- I shouted 'sic sempei" before 11 fired.-1» jumping, brokem-y leg. I pasted ali his pickets; rods-sixty miles £hat night with the bone of my leg tearing? the flesh at every jiimp. • I can never i*e*- port it. Though'we hated to* kill, aur country owed all.ber troubles to< him* and God simply made me the»- instr<a<- ment of his punishment. The conntry is not what it wr»> This lorcod Union- is not what I ha<e loved. I oare not» r what becomes of me-. I have deeire- to ontlive my co antry. This iright,.be­ fore the deed, I T*ote a long aaticlo ond* left it for one of the editors of the Na­ tional InteUigenoerrin which.1 fullV set forth our reacous-for our ppooewdi- ings. He or the South. "Friday, 21.--After being huntsdi like a dog through swanmp aad< woods, and last night being chased> by gunboats till I wa» forced to; return;, j wet, cold, and starving, withx eve ay ! man's hand againvt me, I am here inti despair, and why#' For doing what> Brutus was honoced for--what madb William Tell a har«; and yot I, fo» striking down an > even greaterr tyraot than they ever kr»w, am looked! upon as a common cutthroat. My act wns purer than either oi theirs. Ono-hoped to be great liimsoU;; the other had n at only his country'^* bnt his owa> wroagp to avenge. I hoped for na gain^ 1 knew no private wrong. I struck, tor my countrv, and her alone. ..V people ground beneathi this tyranny pna.yed for this end, and yet now see* tbe oold hands they extend for me! God caanot pardon me if I hafee done wrasg^yvfc 1 cannot see any iwiong, excep*4tii»einang a degenerate paeple. The little, the very little, I left behind _ tc» olea* my name, the Government will not allow to be printed So ends all!! For my country I have-given up all thai; Makes life sweet and holy, brought ausfor- tune upon my family and) ana sure there is no pardon for me ioi tho heav­ ens, since mao condemn* me so. I have only heasd of what has- IMII done (except what I did myself), and it fills me with howror. God, tay to forgive me and bless my mothou- To-night I will once more try the river with the intention to cross; thottgh I have a. greater, and almost a mind to return to Washington, and in a measure clea* my name, which I feel 1 can do. I (3o not repent the blow I atruck. I m before my God, but not to man, think 1 have done wril, though I am 1 abandoned, with the curse of Cain upon me, when, if the world knew my heart, that one blow wonld have made me great, though I did desire no greatness. To-night I try once more to escape these bloodhounds. Who, who can read his fate! God's will bo done. I have too great a care to die like a crim­ inal. Oil, may He spare me and let me die bravely. I bless the entire world. I have never hated nor wronged any one. This last was not a wrong, unless God deems it so, and it is with Him to damn or b^ass me. And for this brave boy, Herold, here with me, who often death and destruction at the fort for fateful hours, and nearly every one of them was called into use in later years. Can one single piece of that ordnance be found to-day ? Great siege guns hurled shot and shell into Yorktown, Charleston, Pe­ tersburg, Vicksburg, Port Hudson, Island No. 10, and a half score of other placcs. Who can point out the spot where one of those monsters lies rest­ ing to-day? In the rank weeds at Fort Pillow lies a disabled cannon. It may Le spoken of as dead. A great shell from a Federal gun-boat inflicted mortal in- jury. If that old cannon could only speak, what a story it could relate of the fieroa fights in the bend of the great river. It helped drive the gun­ boats back again and again; it thun­ dered at them as they finally ran the gauntlet; it fell into Federal hands} it ^'as retaken by the Confederates; it saw all the horribleness of war before it was thrown down to sink away in the soft soil and be hall hidden by the weeds. On the ridge above Vicksburg--- the ridge from which a hnndred guns hurled shot at the Federal craft--one may find two old cannon, defaced, crippled, useless. They will never thunder again. If they conld speak! Just think of the story they would tell, beginning with Sherman's attack, and ending oo§ that glorious Fourth of July which witnessed Pemberton's surren­ der! Between those dates were- hun­ dreds bf day* and nights--days of bat­ tle--nights of alarm--weeks of starva­ tion--months of suspense and he$ror. These cannon could tell us all^bot they are forever silent. And what »i the hundreds of batteries. Eash gun came to havo its name and liistovy. Each one came to have its friends* and ftdtmirers in the brigade. Each newscsa- added to ito- list of friends--each b«6tie proved it" mors worthy of confidence. Think efs $ie-battles one of t>hose» uusty, defaced.i and useless piece^couidname! Thinl- ot> fcho trifling incidents ^ could relatet In the roadside' diftsh' between: Fredlericksburg andi Gbaneellqrsville- one- lies dead, and* so buried out of sighfc that few eyes nest upon it On the field of Antiotam--nvejr in the woodfe where Hookerrusbedi at Stone­ wall Jackson and cenld net drive him --lua^aaaother. No man m saty that a third13aa be found, thougbzte look over every field of battle knowHx|to» history. What'of the pieces w>bieh named and roared* at Bull Bun,. MliKianasburg, Carniftra an^the Serec Daye^What of those which^ thundered up» and down the Shenandoah and the Lnrav ? What of the hundreds which beichedl shot and sliett at Fredericksburg, Chancel- lorsville,. Gettysburg, Ghickatnauga, Apponrafct»x ? Of tba^- bncuclreda not one single dozen have beea i preserved through 4&ese twenty yeem - oft peace. The buidea of silenoe-isH aspon them. They may exhibit their sears-and rust, but the searets of the*-battte ' lie-safely hidden im their black depths, They could tell fathers, brothers', a>nr£ sons --of hesoes and covrards--oi>4 advance and retreat--of gal ^nt charge* and . bloody repalse, but they aro« silear forever.--Detroit Frs* Press,- A •alf-Dollaa Did It They 3tood talkinjon front - of the Soldiers-'-Monument-, They- had! been warm friends for yean. If one wanted to borrow* fche other was gl*d to> lend.-^i and they "voted the cune tichetr aaid at­ tended th« same ebnrch. . Afe they stood talking one ji then* suddenly stooped do wn and picked nf>< s* half- dollar from the flagstone. "Looidiaare!* he afcuckleaLiihsdta* held it up. ' "What* You foT»d it!" "Yes."" "WeHjlbv Georg*! We aao-in luck !"• "We?* "Of seucmo. WoTll take xttdhi cigars.'"" "Not mtach we won't!" "ThcB4 give me blalL" "Oht tno! Whafc I fih^JbeOngs t» me." "Do fan mean 'Aat yot» wonft divy T "Of coarse I won't!" "Than, sir, you*are no flfaaal of mine, and youican go t» Halifax^! I'll newer speak :to> you ag&i* P '•Tr*-better fame! Hallways kasw you were a hog if And! the two separatedftiewer to speak agail» until th»j weair tin* winga of anguiok.--Detrcit Free Bnoaa. How It Is XHillked by Eu«ilithm«n' Who Drop Their '•HV and Final "G'»." I believe that English people explain 'the success in London of these Ameri­ cans who have gained a foothold by saying that, while their nationality is indicated in conversation off the stage by the use of certain expressions, and by an occasional intonation of the voice, it is not betrayed in the recital before the footlights of lan­ guage which they have committed to memory. It is a remarkable fact that while the English will tolerate any other accent, Frenoh, Polish, or even German, they hold the "American ac­ cent" in horror. They remain, more­ over, totally unenlightened as to the fact that there are all shades and varieties of accent in America, and that we can tell what part of the coun­ try a man "hails from" the moment he opens his mouth. If an American speaks English purely he is regarded as an exception, and his assurance that there (WQ mppy thousand? of his coun­ try people who speak in the same way is received with polite distrust. Not long ago I had occasion to indulge in a brief but decisive conflict with an indi­ vidual who declared that "all" Ameri­ cans used such expressions as "You don't know nothing about it," and in­ variably said "You was (?)." Instead of treating such consummate ignorance with the contempt it merited, I pro­ ceeded to apostrophize it in terms that showed impatience, whereon my fine young English gentleman jumped up, totamped his feet, lost his temper and cried, "By Jove! I tell yon that they all do, and what's more, they're taught to do so in schools! I'll prove it to you, by Jove!". He then, unable to control his emotion over our national gram­ matical delinquencies, rushed headlong from the apartment, and did not reap­ pear ; but to do him justice, he called a day or so after to apologize for his "dreadful rudeness, don't you know," and did so in such a contrite spirit that I refrained from remarking, "I didn't never hear such a statement as you made the other evening. You was gwrlJbg, you know yon was!" This is an aggravated case of verbal assault and battery, bnt it is useless to deny the fact that Americans in Lon­ don are engaged in a well-nigh con­ tinuous international conflict. The Irish and the negroes in one of Mr, Ed­ ward Harrington's New York vaude­ villes do not illustrate to * greater de­ gree the war of the races The En­ glish are warm-hearted, hospitable, and in their heart of hearts do* not dis­ like us-, but they cannot relinquish an innate idea superiority, and, with rare exseptioae, are nothing it not con­ descending. Having spent several years, from tins-to time, in E&gland^I have grown to- thoroughly under­ stand thevways and the manners-of the* people, aad liava ceawed, save under ex­ treme provocation, a» in the instanc* cited, to indulge-in retaliation. A shrug of the shoulders^or a little indulgence- in what is Ikiowi* as "chaff," aiswers just as well as adong argument which convinces nacne. What can be thought of a man who, in 5tis o-wn house, with Americans R# hi* guests, bursts- out with, "The impudence'of these people to>dare assert that'they speak En^iish Icoraectly!" Words- failed him. He {swelled"nigh •ante bursting, and, like the baboon's eistfer oftha ballad, sefrup a ro*r. From this> trifling incident it may be gathersd that I dp not exag* gerafte when I say>'thait. "the American) aceerat" is held* in- extreme disfavor. Nor io the prejudice confined to English' people born and* bredu What is so- pitiable as a wantonly expatriated' American? Such-a on® it was who- drawled out: "The reason I live abroadi is that I cannot stand the American ae- •«ent." One couldn^t lirip applauding the- Englishman who> cut him short .with, "No? And jjet voo have brought' i&wiitta you,"--Correspondence Boston< Herak-b. A BiiUflneh Academy. Tbe> bullfinch is a- singing bird, and! aoade>bies for theirr education are es­ tablished at Hesse and Fulda. whenoe ail (iermany, Holland,, and England; reeeiv* supplies of the little musicians. These- birds bring from ene to ten -dbllarss according tb< their cleverness* inisiugkig, as freshmen, sophomores and graduates. Dir. Stanley truly* observes that no> school ean be more diligently attended) hyvits master, and no scholars more ef­ fectually trained toitheir calling, than atseuuttarj of bullfinches. As a genr •era! rufie, they are farmed into classes •of. about six each and kept in a dark roomv where food and music are ad>- minisfmed at the same time, so that when Mie meal is ended, if the birds, feeli disposed to tnue! up, they are natuualiiy inclined! to imitate the- iaoundsi which are ftuniliar to tbemi. As sooa as they begin to imitate- a faw- notes the/ light is admitted into*the room, whieh> exhilarates their spirits-and inclines them to sing. Ixsome establishments the starring; system>a-* adoptedj.ant? the birds, are- not: allowed food orr light until they singi When they have been for- some- timo unuer this oourse of instruction plumage, winks his eyes and makef comical contortions with his head. Nt; boy could Inake his maiden speech a* the academic exhibition with morn pride and pomposity than that which attends the song of the bullfinch in his scarf of glossy blaok velvet and vest of bright Vermillion.--Frank U. Stauf- fer, in Philadelphia Call. Easy to (jet Married. ; Anybody can marry. A man may be so homely that the reflection of his face would dent a new milk-pan, but he can marry. I know miserable creatures who have existed scores of years, and all they have been able to get was to get married. Down through the flying years I have passed safe from Cupid's darts. I have met young ladies so ieager to get married that it kept [them up nights--with male companions. I have been besieged by old maids, bom­ barded with widows and outflanked by book agents. "Age does not wither nor custom stale" a man of my build, and I have to change my boarding-place often. What I do not know about love, courtship and marriage you need not look in the census of 1880 to find out But I shall lecture not upon those •themes. I have marked the ebb and flow of taste in these matters. There has been a run on coachmen until good drivers became so scarce that the canal boats of our distracted country were rotting at their wharves and gilded horseshoes were the fashionable adorn­ ments of our homes. Then the drain* of our foreign noblemen left our res­ taurants and barbers' shops without help. Afterward the cockney dude was in demand until the ladies became at­ tached to a cheaper kind of dog--with a string. "Pity is akin to love," and women marry some very pitiable ob­ jects. Weddings and funerals are put side by side in the papers, for they both settle a man's destiny for paradise or perdition. There has been a steady effort in our progressive country to make divorce as easy as marriage, but the lawyers will always be more expensive than the preachers. Young men, I have seen some happy marriages, but they are founded on respect and mutual fitness* They were undertaken with more calm thought and preparation than moon­ light and gum drops. There will be the same moonlight after you are mar­ ried, but a small house and lot will cost you coin of the realm. Buckle down to your studies and get an as­ sured position in society, a pull in a political party, or an account at the bank, and then I wiU guarantee there will be girls left and willing to marry. --From Prof. Goti&efs Lecture in Al­ bany Journal Reptiles. >1 A reptile is not, perhaps;.#! iftafinblo thing. " Its name-^"that which creeps" prejudices one against it. We would as soon make friends off-hand with a ghool or vampire as- with a reptile. Nor is- there anything thoroughly un­ justifiable in this sentiment. The ne­ cessities of speech require a word that shall compendiously express" the idea of the contemptible and: crawling and afrthe- same time potentially hurtful. And "reptile" fulfills this- obnoxious duty. So when Beattie Applies this term of reproach to a servile poet, or Bvron te> a mean critic,' they are not to bo-fcuiMi fault with. The sycophant in Shelley, the slaye in> Montgomery, even< man--"the poor reptile man" liim- 8el£-riji leftily moralizing Groome are nMtamfiorically rendered, and not un- faiul/, by a term that zoologically im­ plied a turtle, a crocodile, &<• frog, a liz- ardror & snake. Southev briags priests under tbe same category, and scattered up and down in verse will be found, scores of individuals whom the poets, anxious to stigmatize^ as- despioably base-, denominate "reptiles.!*" Now, all this is perfectly fair. We havo attached to a certain, word a cer­ tain metaphorical meaning which is a very odious one. Thus, Bismarck calls the secret-service budget "the reptile fund," and the Man of Irom includes in it all such miserable creatures as venal editors and spie«. The- self-seeking parasite, the insidious* hypocrite, the| cringing slave deserve the worst WQ can say of them, andj.ao we have dei eided that there is nothing worse to b« said of such than reptile--Reptiles let thorn be.--Gentleman's Magagine. • Greek Meets^ Greek. A Yankee and a Dutchman werej traveling together. FOB- provisions they had only one roastad chicken, which they had stolen at & farm-house., Choosing a sheltered nook for the might, the tramps began to discuss their supper, and lamented the small size of the chicken, whach obviously was not sufficient to>appcase the hun­ ger of the two stalwart men. Finally the Dutchman proposed that the chicken should be Ibft for to-morrow's, ... breakfast, and that ho-wtho should have-; Possibly it the best dream should take posses­ sion of the food. Tho Yankee readily agreed, but during tho-sight, when his comrade was asleep* h® hurriedly dis­ patched the prize, and, well satisfied} dreamless- night. In the flM m POINT. Aar enrent In high life--a oat-fight on the root „ v A QLownto prospect--a lal man's face in warm weather. A PLUMBER'S paradise--forty below and no fire in the houaa. THISTLE down--John L. Sullivan's flsl At all events, when John puts up his fist he generally remarks: "This'11 down 'em!"--Barbers' Gazette. AN old rounder says paralysis is caused by canned goods. It is also cer­ tain that some of it cornea through bottled goods.--New- Orleans Picay­ une. MARRIAGE wonderfully improves some women's beauty. Many a woman was never able to boast a pair of lovely, ^ black eyes until after she had been >r married a year or two.--Maverick. f* PERSONS who are not acquainted, with the fact ought to know that Phil Sheridan blushes a good deal, and that accounts for the brilliancy of his com­ plexion.--San Franci8Co Maverick. AS IT IS. The gallant beau, with soft, white ' Incased in kids and golden bands, By ovory look and action tells c He's led to worship by the--^belles. ; „ The charming Miea^of sweet sixteen, '-j-'/i • In fashion's Karb, with beauty's mion^: ' - W h i l e p a r s o n t a l k s o f J o h n s a n d i . * ' Is on the lookout lor the--talma. -Detroit Free Press. "WHAT did you do the first time you got into a battle?" said a young lady to an old soldier. "Of course you didn't run?" "Oh, no, I didn't run, Miss; not at all; but if I had been going for a doctor, and you had seen me, you would have thought somebody was awful sick."--Chicago Ledger. A SCIENTIST has advanced tho theory that, taking size as a basis, the mole­ cules of which a block et granite is, composed are as far apart as the. planets of our solar system, and yet some womou can't understand how it comes that it always .takes a man a good while to find his hat--Chicago Ledger. A WRITER in a juvenile magazine says,: one of the first toys that a little Eskimo; has is a small bow of whalebone whicht shoots arrows pointed with pins. If the little Eskimo is as "careless with such toys as the- little Americans, wo should think that the arctic country presents a fine field for a glass-eye manufactory. SOPHRONIA writes; "I am mafring a poem about the late-lamented Jumbo, bat cannot find a rhyme for the name. Can you give me & rhyme for Jumbo? Certainly, dear: A, girl in Connecticut, cunning and cute, Last y. Hr -was engaged to>a wealthy deaf mate, Awl often she's been w4tli her kind deaf and' dumb benu, AtBamum'B and seen theegreat elephant Jumbo. --B&tton Couriir. e ]>&. Dio LEWIS say»h» has taken- » daily bath in cold water for forty-fiive years, and is now full ol determination to dixplicate this experience. This-,, we take it, means that he intends to talce two cold baths daily for, the next forty- five yours.* Perhaps if he wefe to use - warm water and a little more soap he" would't find it necessary to take- so*. many baths.--Norristown Herald. A "VIRGINIA woman owned twelve- standB of bees, which attended strictly to business, working ten hours a day,. ' until oi distillery was started in> the* neighborhood. Now the-bees fly over to the-still that cheers and inebriates,; get very drunk, and are of very little" profit. How very similar a bee is to a, man! Strong drink converts the "busy, bee"' into a drone. -- h/'orvistovtin Heralii. t * "THIS," said Farmer Hayseed to h£a> city guest, as he pointed to- a large- field,. "is where we keep our bull."" "And aire we going in there?" asked the* guest. "Yes, but you need not bo afraid.. He is as gentle as a lamb es-: cept when he sees bright , redi I£ yon will ta&e thip chalk and. chalk your nose-we can pass through* in safety." And the farmer chuckled softly to> him-,' self that night as he lieardt his- guest ^packing his grip.--Rambler.. THE MONEY-MAKINO CHICAGO 5|ylr • There wai a man in our town ^ Who was not wondrous wise; For though he had fresh goods.to>adl He would not advertise. But when ho saw his rival selli More goods than e'er could.he,. He stormed about his grocery/ As mad a ? mad could be. He soon found out the otlier mans Had "ads" in ahauts betimes; fie tcok th ) hint and did likewise,. And now piles in the dimes. -0b0daU's Chicago Sun. "MB. DUSKNBERUY,Phi-sftockecBt© see- that you will persist in fishing. It is; horrible to hurt the little thingsia th|fc way. 1 declare I II not let you bring r any of them into tho house."' "Well,-" ' my dear, I guess you- are aboatt right. . It is excessivelv cruel. Of course ther passed a morning both awoke simultaneously* _ The Dutchman had prepared an elabor- in.alasses, they aw»- committed! singly i'Stestory aboutthe-marvelousdreams-he1 to«the-oare of bcfjie*.whose sole business, j had, and, being urged! by the Yankee, it iflkto> go on ;withi their education Each boy assiduously plays his- birdh oagani from moraingr till nighty for the instruction of t5a- bard committed! to hia-oaite, while the class leader goes his regular rouadfe, superintending'tho f rogntMs of his» feathered pi^pils* priaia>- ing or scold in f ;tihe«a according to> the ! unpnovement mode. Thi& round of j teaching goe^DiL unremittingly for- no I'lfess a period than nine months« by They Would Both B» There., *4disciple ci Blackstonie was going |*hiet time tk®bnd has edquired fikm- nests. and is les» likely to foigpt er r*y home carrying- a 'possutnt when, he met. a fsiend, wheaaid: "'Hello, J., .what is tfeaA?" "•'Possumif' "What ar» you gn&ag to- do with him?" "I'm going to hap* a b« 'possunu sapper." "How many will bo therolf "Two--mo and tbe 'possum f*--Jib bany Mediunu. PAPER;and cork.aao said, to be twasioft the beak materials of which to moke bee-hive*. Sal lust recor amends ee*k for maiking hivso. Ons writer says that \Uro, fifty years II. C., ie«om- mended hives to» "be made of basket- work. wood, bayk, pottery, reeda, etc., and to be contoactible according to the si/.» of the col any. H.e also recom­ mended a pan« of tranjparent.aitone, so as to enable kite bee-keeper to see the workings of the hive. IT is a good deal more profitable to make ten men think they are above you, than to make one think you are above him. PL03H and satin-embroidered rib- , bona are used for millinery purposes and for trimming dresses. seen by those curiously inclined, on ap-1 prays (yes, before and since), with a plication. The pistol with which Pres- [ true and sincere heart* wa§ it «runa in spoil the air by omitting; passages, cr giv jag them in> a wrong place, 1n some cases, the biils hwne boon taught to whistle three different airs without spaiUmg or conjbsing feheoa* bnt in general,, a simple aim with perhaps a liiitle preb&fc.„ is as much aa ther oan remember In this respect fcbo sight- ingale di3hr& It never repeAtak itself, like othcc birds; it improvises, its pas­ sage«, awi if it ever-resume* the tame, it is always with nov accents and-added embellishments. It warM.es in its dreamy sleep. Tho birds exhibit different degrees of capacity. It has been observed that the nsore easily a bird aocjuircs his lesson the moze readily he forgets it. Tho same observation has been made in reference to children. It is essential that the birds should hear no other musical sounds than those it is in­ tended they shall imitate. They are such close imitators that if. the bird- organ is somewhat ont of tune the un­ pleasant effect is perpetual in their song. Boys and girls are as much at the mercy of vicious teachers. Their language and opinions are tinged by companionship. The road from the school of the street to the university of the prison lies in easy gradations. HE that would relish sucoesa to pur- "Unleas you see tbe bullfinch sing," pose should keep his passion oool and I says.Mr. Wood, "you miss the best part began thus: "I dreamt I was in Heaven, beautiful aiugels surrounding me, sweet music and fragrance filled! the air. I felt supremely happy. Moreover^, beforo- me was spread a beautiful table, loaded with the choicest delicacies in goldeoi vessels; and what did you dream??' "Well," replied the Yankee,*! drcamit I saw you in heaven gorging»yourselfi with pigeon pio- and strawberry shortcake, and BO.1 ato the chicken." Proved It. "I »m try in# to raise n. mom--aunt fundj* said ft tramp to JPe Fidgett, "ahdi would bo glad to have-yoa donate a diaae." "Look here, you beggar, y©» know yo» are lying. If I wero to: give you a dime you would go to tho nearest sa­ loon and spend it for drink."" "Sir, yoa have impeached say verac­ ity. I caja |>rove to yoa that I am tell­ ing the truth." "If you can I wHl gfve you the dime." '•Don't you suppose the saloon keep- er wiU want a moniamen t w hen he dies V" --San Frun<risco Maverick. remark does not apply to that prettyX. -| iittle South Amerioan. bird in. your was ohlovoforxued. While it may be wrong to. supply tho demands of appetite, it is perfectly right to respond to the follies of, fashion. If "Mr.. Duseu berry, you're a brute--that's what, you are!" ! --Philadelphia Gall. his expectation lop. 1 of tho perlorma&ffc* He puff* ont his The Aristocratic Poisoner China. Capt. Maddox says that the current impression among the foreigners in China is that the present Emperor will be put to death before he reaches his majority, so as to put in another boy as chief ruler and postpone for a few more years the question of audience. The young Emperor will probably be given "gold leaf," the aristocratic poison of China, which is administered to only the highest officials when their death has been decreed.--Cor. New York H'oWiJ. " VERY few of the Mormon ladies ap­ pear to In opposed to the ono*man power. A Lava Stream in- Bawsik An advancing lava. flow makes a con­ siderable ado as- it goes on--especially if its line of advanae is through a jungle or fonest. Tho noise accom­ panying its movement, under these cir­ cumstances, resembles! the rear of the battle-field. The- ears of the person who visits the scene- are greeted by tho crackling of burning foliage,the hissing of hot air and steam, the falling oc­ trees, and the bursting of bombs, all commingled in one* tumult. Traversing a lava stream while it i> yet running may bo compared to tjrav- • ef sing a rive r in winter by walking on the ice. A pair of thick shoes and' stockings are needed to protect the feet from the heat, as on the ice to pro­ tect them from the cold. Yent holes, too, will be eve* and anon encountered' in th® solid crust covering the liquid stream, down which the spectator cant look and behold the fiery river below and fire falls,, which are usually with­ out any covering of solid lava over, them, just as water falls in winter, be tbe weather never so cold, are without, any covering „ of ioe. -- Overland: Monthly. • Too Much Chicory. Mrs. Samuel8on, of Dallas, hired a ' colored woman who had no previous experience in cooking. She was so ig­ norant that she didn't even know how to make tea, so Mrs. S. told her to nfake it as she did coffee, meaning for her to pnt the tea in the boiling water. When the tea came on the table it was simply horrible. "What have you been doing with this -51 ' %- "I done aa yer tola me. Yer tole mo ^ ter make it as I did de coffee, but IT Hi bleeves I put in too much of de chic- ory."--Texas Sif tings. HAVING once taken a brave resolve, never look back, but go on bravely to­ wards its fulfilment