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' V'lacMi'W-' .itiwfr A DEAD MAN'S DIAEY. Berelations of the Life and Actions of Emperor Frederick. OBKHANY ASTOUNDED, KNOLANOOBATiriED rre«l«rlrk tlii^ F»lh«r of Oeruiun Cou- fwlvrMtlou â€" Klmmiirck'B Intriifacil aud BttVMrli**!! riiwlllluicufiM. A Berlin cable nays : The pabliottion of tlia Emparor Fruierick'a diary is every- wl^e^e rccoifiii/.'.'d as an event of the greatout national impurtanco. p(!icial and political oircles, hinvuvur, thftt aro intimately veraed in the innermost history of the con- â- truclion of the Uermau empire, have been astounded by the piiblioaiion. whilst the whole '.Itirman people are atirrLiI to their very dent ha by the relations which ehoK the real i^jreatnefls of the deceased Emperor Frederick, his inflaenoe in creat- ing the empire, and bis noble aims for its future. The Sational Ztitunn complains of the indiscretion of t)ie publication as shown in the aelectiouof the paHjafjes, and saya it was obviously not intended by the Emperor Frederick that thoy should be made public. It instances the revelation that at Ver- sailles there was much friction between the Kinperor, then Crown Prince, and Prince Uismarck over the deolaration of tbe eiisienoe of the Uerman Empire ; that I'rinc! Bismarck drafted the letter in which the Kiiiii of Bavaria is made to appear as having reluctantly invited King William of Prussia to assume the Imperial dignity, â- nd that in October, 1870, Prince Bismarck informed the Grand Duke of Baden of his determination to wage persistent war against the Papal doctrine of Infallibility, anl til otherwise assail the intluenco of the Catholic Church in Germany. It is argued that a disclosure of tbe nature of this last revelation is alike wanton and im- pudent, and will tend to revive the slnmber- ing fires of the Culturkampf again and to direct the rage of the clerical* against Prince Bismarck, ai the sole origin of the policy of the repression of Catholics. LIllF.r.il, OUii\SIZ.lTIOS. The diary oomtncnces with the date July llth, 1870. OntheiWih of tlieaame month Frederick wrote ; "My principal llio'ijjlit is how to carry out a Liberal orgauization in Germany after peace has been secured." Tbe diary details conversations with his lather, Bismarck and liuggenbach on the subject, and be wrote that they were slowly coming around to his views. Uu October '.ttb Bismarck confessed that he had not thought the desire for an imperial crown was so strong among the German people, and that he was mistaken in IHGi) in treating the question with sach indiffer- ence. liKSIBi: roll i'ElCB. Under date of October 18th Frederick writes : " This birthday reminds me of the seriousness of tbe task I shall some day have to solve in German politics. I hope I shall not live to see more wars. Evidently there are many who look forward with confidence. I also am certain of the foltilmcnt of the task, because I know that I will prove myself worthy of tbia con- fidence." IliVAIlU's OJI.STINtCV. The following pages revealed the slowness of the negotiations, Bavaria obstinately re- fusing to consent. The Grand Duke of Baden was one of the warmci't supporters. Even Prince Bismar>:k seemed discouraged at the attitude of the snnthern Htates. An entry, under date of Nov. l-lth, details a conversation wherein Emperor I'redcrick arged the forcing of the Knnth Germans. He said to Prince Bismarck: " Let ua act firmly and imperiously. You will see I was right in saying you were not snthoiently •ware of your i>ower.' Prince Bismarck protested that it would drive the Houthern- ors into the arms of Austria, and remarked that only Em[>eror Frederick entertained the idea of acting with a majority of the Btntes against Bavaria. He thought it would be better to lot the suggeation ema- nate from the Keicbatsg. A IlKATEll CONrKKSHliiN. A farther somewhat heated conversation between Emperor Frederick and Prince Bismarck appoara to havi borne fruit. Un- der date of Nov. 'Jlst Emperor Frederick writes that Prince Bismarck has been in- duced to take up the subject seriooaly. Prince Bismarck intimated to the Uerman sovereigns that unless they offered the im- perial dignity to the King the Reichstag would. This menace had its efTect. After Bavaria had offered the crown to the King an entry under date of Jan. iHlh, 1871, ex- presRes the hope that our ancestors' dreams of German unity are fullUlud. lie then describes the coronation. A i;.SlTl;Ii NATIO.N. On Marcli 7th Emperor Frederick writes: " Even the greatest imprudence will not undo that whi('h has been gained. Huch experience as I have had in tliu last decade cannot t>e in vain. 1 shall have a strong hold over the united nation, becanse I shall bo the f^rst sovereign who without reserve adheres to constitutional institutions." INMSCUKKT IIRVEI.AT10NS. Another of these indiscreet revelations is pointed out to be the statement of the de- ceased lOmiHimr that during the negotia- tions at VersailU «, it was proposed to proclaim as King of Fran.-io Leopold II., King of the Belgians. M. Thiers ssid he would favor the scheme, if it implied a anion of Belgium and France. The diary docs not state the reason for the abandon, ment of the proposal ; but the French people will accurately surmise that Prince Bismarck's project to create a Franco- Belgian monarch implied the ilisriiption of France into several states, and the acijuisi- tion by Belgium of the northern provinces. The project is certain of revival if Franco should be crashed in the coming war, TOirclMSd rKATIillK (IK TIIK IHAIIV. The most touching feature of the diury is the evidence of the unfailing kindness of the Crown Prince Frederick's disposition and his dillidence of charaoter. On Jaly 3'ith, 1870, the evo of the French oampsign, hewrites: "At the baptiain of my last- born, the King was too much affected to hold the child. Which of ns will come baok ? I am appointed to act on the tUiika of the principal army. I shall aoarcely be able to carry out the groat enterprise." When victory was declared on the side of the Germans, he comfort* a French colonel, a prisoner, who had said, " We have lost everything," by replying, " You are wrong in Baying you have lost everything. Having fought like brave soldiers, yoa have not lost your honor." On the day of the battle of Sedan he writes, " Die Welts- gesohichte iat das Weltgerecht," oomosto me from my school days. Napoleon comes up in the middle of a potato field near Douch- ery. Bismarck and Von Moltke run up to him, ho want* passage for his army into Belgium. Bismarck speaks to Napoleon. Ue tells him that the King insists upon an nnconditional surrender : the capitulation ie signed ; I proposed Wilbelmshohe ae a place of residence for Napoleon, and ad- vised the King to ride and meet the £m- paror." INTERVIKW WITH NAPOI.KON. The Crown Prince then describes the interview as related to him by tbe King. Napoleon assured the King that he had only given in to public opinion when he resolved upon war. He showed marvellDus ignorance of the German armies. He thought the force before Sedan w&m the Ked Prince's army. He asked where Prince Frederick Charles was : The King answered: " With seven army corps before Metz." Napoleon drew back with every sign of painful surprise ; his face contracted itself painfully, and for the hrHt time he knew that he had not had the dower of the Uerman army opposed to him. After a half-hour's interview, the King and the Emperor came out. The latter, perceiving me, held one hand while with the other he wiped away tbe tears which were running down his cheeks. TIIK ATTITIDK OIT K.SOWXIi. to the attitude of England Referring after the German triumph was assured, be writes on October 20th : The Queen, who follows our actions with touching sympathy, telegraphed to the King exhorting him to "high-souled dealing." Conmientin^; on the fact that each side appealed to Heaven in its own behalf, there occurs on December 'Joth tbe following entry : " It is really a piece of irony on the message of good will that each party calls on God to aid its cause. In every ancceps we incline to prove by it that we have the support of Heaven against our opponents." TBK UAILT BTBCUOLZ. The last entry before the return to Ger- many displayed the nobleucas of the men : â€" " March Hth. â€" When 1 see my endeavours to help the oppressed acknowledged by Germany and her neighbors and that the |ieople are gaining contidence in my future I feel quite happy. Moral earnestnesH in political convictions can only bo tbe result of inward struggles, which must bo con- tinued daily, and for which oneself is responsible." TIIK E.SliUSlI I'LKAKEK. London, Sept. 23. -Rarely have English- men been bo overjoyed at Continental revelations purelv personal in character as in the case of Kaiser Frederick's diary. People here eeem to imagine Frederick's reputation mainly a matter of English concern. Dr. Mackenzie's treatment and the attaolt on the Empress deeptined this feeling. Tbe discovery that Frederick was the actual maker of German unity is received as a tribute to English per- spicacity, and the further discovery that the Prince was capable almost of bullying Prince Itiimarck into actually bullying the Kouth Germans to acknowledge German unity is received here as an English vic- tory. Dr. Mackenziit's book is not yet publistiiHl, but ill certain beforehand to be championed, though lie avoids politics alto- gether. The truth is that the Crown Prince, instead of being more English than Gorman, was more German than Prussian, and if the full details are puhliahed it will come out that his passion for German unity was largely inspired and fed by the Prince Consort. HEI.KK'.S KO.M.'tNTIC NTOKI. He Reicoea • (iirl frnin h Watery <irav« Mild Is i^rt tino.ooo. A New Haven, Conn., despatch says : A romantic story comes to light in this city. Here is Charles W. Hoike, "i'i years of ago, a mechanic. Seiko tells the following : " Four years ago I was cook on a vessel belonging to Taunton, Mass. On the after- noon of September 22nd, IHHI, we ran into the harbor of Newixirt. I left the ship about Hiindown for a trip in the city. I had been ashore but a short time, and was walking on the beach, when I saw a yonng girl jump or fall from a rowboat, .')6 feet from the shore. I went to her rescue anil came near losing my own life in attempt- ing to save her. She was about Hi, and very pretty. 1 had swam ashore with her and had laid h«r on the beaoh, when a gen- tleman came running down from one of the cottages. He was the girl's father, and had missed his daughter. 1 told him how I had rescued her, he asking my name ami something about my condition in life. He took his daughter and myself to the cottage and placed 91,000 in my haiuls. Wu sailed the next day. The gentleman gave me his name and New York residence, but asked me to promise never to tell hia name. I promistd. IIu invited me to call on him any time, as he would be glad to see me. I called on him in New York three or four times. lie died in May last. I received a letter from the executor of I ho estate shortly after asking me to come to New Y'ork. 1 went and listened to the reading of the will, and learned I had been left SlTiOOOO upon nertain conditions. I oan go no further. Another promine prevents mo from letting these conditioiiH be known." Nothing will induce Kelke to divulge the name of his benefactor. The conditions prcBorilied are that lie shall marry the girl. Ho says he is undecided, but will probably refuse to marry. MONB U&S DARKD TO AKRE8T HIM Ffir Thre« Montliii a Murdarer Hiu Wan- dered lu the Adlroudacks. A Jayville, N. Y., despatch says : In the Adirondack forest to-day roams a man «bom thelaw wantB.butnonebas dared to arrest. Charles Brown, a lumberman in winter, a guide in summer in the Baranac region, went into George Berkley's hotel June 23rd. He asked for liquor, but it was refused him. When Berkley came out, an hour later, a ballet from Brown'a Winches- ter sent him to his last reckoning. Shouldering his gun, the murderer, with- out saying good-by to his wife and children, plunged into the forest. Sheriff Dustin, of Franklin County, offered a reward of 91,000 for his capture, and officers have been look- ing for him in every part of the woods. Three days ago Brown turned up here, ragged and desperate. A friend gave him food and shelter and kept his secret. To him Brown told tbe story of hia wander- ings. " I have not had a minute's rest from tbe time I >Iiot Berkley," he said, " and it doesn't seem as though I could find a spot where I am not known by some one. The day I shot Berkley I went in a boat I stole south aK far as I could on the Upper Saranac and from there to Long Lake, where I stopped over-night at ' Bill ' Carey's camp. Carey knew me and told the men in the other oamps. Next morn- ing two men cam e to the camp and talked with me. They acted as though they wanted to arrest me, bat did not dare to do so. As I went tbroagh Long Lake village I was recognized again, and aboat two or three miles out five men drove by me in a wagKon. Pretty soon I saw the men com- ing back towards uie on foot. Then I struck off in the woods and got away from them. I bad a long tramp around Blue Mountain Lake, and finally brought up half-starved at Potter's, on Cedar Kiver. Potter knew me and gave me away to three oilier men who were outside while I was eating lanch. When I came out one of the men gave me a cigar, but none of them tried to detain me. At a lumber camp on Moose River some one recognized me. I begged ammunition enough to carry me through, and for three weeks I had noth- ing to eat except tbe game I killed with my ritle and the berries I picked by the way. About two weeks ago I determined to have a Bijuare meal and came out to Muncy's Hotel, at Little Uapids. A man stopping there spotted me at once and said he meant to arrest me. I told him if he attempted it I would shoot. He gave it up. Then I came here." Ue declared that lie would cot give him- self up before the winter. He secured ammunition and left for Long Pond. Should he persist in his efforts to avoid arrest there are plenty of hunting camps in the woods that will afford him shelter through the winter, and in which no one will disturb him, bat without suitable clothing and depending on the forest alone for food the hunting camp would probably prove bis grave. A BOOl'8 WEOUIMO. A tVliiiilixg Damsel Kntrupped Intu a Kalae MmrTlage. A Winnipeg despatch says : A sensation on the street to-day was the illegal mar- riage performed between James W. McLee and Eli/.a Harriet Bettswortli, daughter of a res|)ected (;. P. H. employee working in the city. The man in question is James McKay, lately an employee of the C. P. K. ticket office in this city. Some weeks ago McKay idiiK McLee cultivated the acquaint- ance of Miss Bettswortli. Possessing a pleasing manner and a glib tongue, he suc- ceeded in winning the girl's affections, and representing himself as a single man, though married, his attentions were reciprocated by the apparently unsusjiect- ing girl. Matters went on until an offer of marriage was proposed and accepted, and McKay took her before a friend of b on August 'ind, and tbe rigmarole was gone through of pronouncing McKay and Betts- worth man and wife. No marriage license was produeeil, and the girl became sus- picious. McKay, accompauiedby Strachan, went to the office of Fonseca, " issuer of marriage licenses," and there procured a proper form of marriage license, which set out in the usual way that James W. Mc- Lee and Eli/a Harriet Bettsworth, spinster, aged 21 jears, were licensed to become man and wife, etc., the rest of the blanks being tlllei out in the usual way by Mrs. Fonseca, who has issued innumerable licenses " for better or for worse." Mc- Kay's bondsman signed Charles Strong on the license, but was really W. R. Strachan. A man named Degan, employed in Golden's auction rooms, was the man who tied the iinptial knot. McKay drove to St. Boni- face ill a hack this morning and took the trai'i Miuth, HO that he is now safe across the line. At I'onseoa'a office he swore I liberately that he wa^i a single man, nd had the conaent of tlio girl's parents o the marriage, all of which it is unnecessary to characteri/.o as false. Strachan and Degan have been placed under arrest. A HeiiiurltHlilo I>reaiii. A Mobile, Ala., despatch says: In the wreck at Ilnrriuane Bayou, on the Mobile .V Birmingham Road last June, Hovoral men wore killed and the bodies of two young men who had ridden on the baggage ear platform could not be identified. Yesterday Mrs. John I,. Devine and Mr*. M. Morris, of Now Orleans, visited the potter's field and had the bodies disinterred. Mis. Devine recognized her son, Louis, and Mrs. Morris recog- nized her brother, John Murphy. Mrs. Devine recently had a remarkable dream, which resulted in the finding of the bodies. The ooatliest house in Washington is the Worden manison, the millionaire owner of which has made a large fortune in Wash- ingtnn real estate. It is of white stone and looks liko a Venetian palace, with a hand- some tower and a apauious courtyard. It is finely furnished and the walls are hung with beautiful pictures. ^ I The printer girls in the United Btatea As a now industry, Scotland is advised are to have an organ entitled the Printer to gather ic«. Girl, run by their order in Topeka, Kas. An Old Hut llrH\e llaggaKe Acent. A Boston, Mass., despatch says: Patrick Tracy, aged (>0, for Ui years bag- gage agent of the Old Colony Railroad at Hyde-1'ark Btatiou, was killed to-day while trying to save the life of Mrs. Maty Young, aged ti',1, of Sharon, who had fallen in front of a train while crossing the track. Mrs. Young was injured in a probably fatal manner, and would have been in- stsntly killed but for Tracy's action. MAJOR BABTTBLOT-8 8XPEBIENCK8 Interesting Extract* Trom His Letter â€" Tlppuo Tib's Faith lessnesaâ€" Til* Dim- cultlea uf the Expedition. A London cable says ; Following are extracts from Major Barttelot's letter, which was addressed to Mr. Mackinnon, Chairman of the Emin Relief Committee : " I have the honor to report to you that we are about to make a move, though with far less numbera than I originally intended. Tippoo Tib has at last, bat with great re- luctance, given us 400 men. I have also obtained from another Ar.*..., called Muni Somai, :10 more carriers. We shall move not earlier than the month of June, and onr forces will bo as follows : Soudanese, •22 ; rifles, 22; Zanzibari, 110 ; rifles, 110 ; loads, 'JO , Manyema. i60 ; muskets, 300 ; loads, ;W0. The officers who are going are : Major Barttelot, in command ; J. S. Jameson, second in command ; W. Bonny and Sheik Muni Somai, in command of the Manyema force. Sheik Muni Somai is an Arab, of Kibuyeh, who volunteered to accompany theexpedition as commander under one of tbe native contingents. My intentions on leaving this camp are to make my way along tbe same route taken by Stanley. Should I get no tidings of him along that road, to proceed as far as Kavalli, ai:d then if I bear nothing thereto proceed to Kihero. If I can ascertain neither at Kavalli or Kihero his whereabouts, no matter how far it may be, I will endeavor to reach him. Should he be in a fix I will do my utmost to relieve him. If neither at Kavalli or Kihero I can obtain tidings of him I shall go on to Wadelai and ascertain from Emin Pasha, if he be there still, if he has any newa of Stanley, also his own intentions rt regards staying or leaving. I will persua e him, if possi- ble, to come out with me, and, if necessary aid me in my search for Stanley. Should it, for sundry reasons, be unneceasary to look farther for Stanley, I will place myself and force at hia disposal to act as bis escort, proceeding by whichever route la most feasible, so long as it is not through L'ganda, as in that event the Manyemas would leave me, as I have promised Tippoo Tib that they shall not go there, and that I will bring them back or send a white officer with them back to their own country by tbe shortest and quickest route Oil the completion of my object This is always supposing Emin Pasha to be there and willing to come away. Rumor is always rife and is seldom correct. Concerning Stanley I can hear no new^s whatever, tbougb my labors in that direction have been most strenuous He is not dead, to tbe best of my belief and that of the Arabs. Con- cerning Tippoo Tib I have nothing to say beyond that he has broken faith with ns, and can only conjecture from sarrounding events and circumstances tbe cause of bis unreasonable delay in sup- plying men and the paucity of the supply. This morning I had loads for Tippoo Tib'e, and Muni Somai's men stacked and Tippoo Tib came down to see them. Prior to issuing orders he took exception to the loads and said they were too heavy. The heaviest was 45 pounds, and his men could not carry them. Two days before he had expressed his approbation of the weight of tbe very same 1 ads he refused to-day. I he whole business has become thoroughly dis- taateful to him, which his professed friendship for Stanley cannot even over- come. His treatment of us this morning showed that most thoroaghly, but should he not act up to his contract, I hope it will be taken most serious notice of when it comes to the day of settling up. He has got us tightly tixed at present, but it should not always be so. The loads have been weighed and handed over, powder and caps issued to the Manyema force, and we are all ready to start, which we shall do to-morrow morning. I have told yos of all now that I i^an think of, but I would bring tinally tc your notice that Tippoo Tib has broken hia faith and contract with us. The man Muni Somai, I think, means business, and, therefore, I trust, all will be well. THIRTEEN TEARS FOR EACH BTE. Ooaser liohan Sentenced to a Long Term - of liuprlaonment.' A New York despatch says: William Bohan, who gouged oat his wife's eyes, was called upon to answer the second indict- ment against him yesterday. He had abandoned all idea of a defence after hia conviction on the first indictment on Mon- day. He pleaded guilty. Judge Uarretson then addressed the pris- oner. Be said : " Bohan, you have been convicted on two counts by an impartial jury. There is a horror attached to the crime with which yon are charged that sends a chill through one. Y'our wife has been a faithful woman. She has supported yoa.has filled yoar pocketbookand baa almost impoverished herself in your interests. You are deserving of no mercy." There was an impressive hush in the court room, and every one present listened with eager ear for the sentence that was to follow. For the first time Bohan grew pale. He stood up in answer to the call of tbe clerk. He had nothing to say, and was sentenced to fourteen yeara and aix montha' impris- onment on tbe first count and twelve yeara and six months on the second count. When tbe prisoner heard tbe sentence hia eyes filled with tears. He asked permis- sion to see the sightless victim of his cruelty, and she was led into an inner room, where they met. When she heard his step Mrs. Bohao- reached oat her arms expectantly. She groped around uncertainly to find him. He was abashed at first, but finally threw his arms around her and broke down com- pletely. He sobbed apon her shoulder while she soagbt to console him. Bohan then turned over to his wife the deeda of hia property. Bohan, after he had been locked ap in jail, repeated his former statement, that the whole matter was an accident. He aaid ho loved hie wife and would not harm her. Warden Quinn searched bim after his r»- turn to the jail, as there bad been rnmora that he would attempt to take his life. Advertising fur a UuHbaud. A young woman, who was a cook in Kensington, attended at Hammersmith Police Court, London, the other day, for the purpose of obtaining a warrant for the apprehension of a person who she said had defrauded her of £33. Tbe detective handed a written statement to the Magis- trate, from which it appeared that in Jaly she advertised as follows : "A respectable young woman would like to correspond with a respectable young man ; Church of England ; over .j feet ; a country one pre- ferred." In answer she received a letter, and saw a yonng man, who represented that he was a chemist's assistant at Wool- wich and expected to pass un examination. She saw him several time ^, and on his promising marriage she bought a quantity of furniture and met him at Charing-croas, where she gave him i'33 to purchase the chemist's shop at Woolwich. She aaw him again and then he stated that hia ancle was ill at Northampton. He left her on the understanding that he was going to Northampton to see his uncle and woald return. She bad not seen bim since, and she further stated that she had parted with her money thinking that he would marry her and buy the shop. Mr. Paget, after reading the statement, said it was a breach of promise, bat not false pretence. He said if girls would advertise for husbands and meet young men he coald not help them. He saw no reason for the warrant, but she could bring an action for breach of promise of marriage. The applicant left the court with the officer. Huw They l><i It lu Kriituekr. An Erlanger (Ky.) despatch saya: The Democratic barbecue here to-day was a stupendous affair. Fully 16.000 people were on the grounds. Jmlge W. K. Arthur presided at the meeting this afternoon when Speaker Carlixle, Senator Blackburn and others spoke. Fifteen head of cattle, forty sheep and 100 lambs were roasted for the feast. HOW AHOIIT ITS EFFICACY ? r, McGlynn Suddenly Called on to AtlmlaUter the Sarranient. A New Y'ork despatch says : For the first time since ho was e.\commanicated from the Roman Catholic Church Dr. Mctilynu on Thursday exercised his priestly functions by administering the sacrament. Just as he waa entering the Cooper Cnion to attend the meeting of the united labor party, an excited man rushed up and said a man was dying. At the head of the stairs leading into the hall the man lay gasping. Dr. McGlynn hastened to the place. Ue knelt down, while those around removed their hats and aome knelt beside the clergyman. Dr. McGlynn made the sign of the cross above the dying man and moved his lips repeating the form of prayer for granting what is known to Catholics as conditional absolu- tion. Then the priest took from his pocket a well-worn wallet, which had done similar duty on many such occasions, and took from it a minute substanoe. Holding this between his finger and thumb for a second while he continued to prav, he placed it between the lips of the unconscious man, who, as ho received it, gave up the ghost. Thus the sacrament of extreme unction of the Catholic Church was administered. Another brief prayer and all was over. Dr. R. Q. Stanton, who was paBsing at the time, applied his ear to the heart of the prostrate man and pronounced him dead. There was no more for the priest to do, so Dr. McUlynu arose and left the corpse to the care of a policeman. No clue to identification could be found. A Long Street Car Line, There is a street car line in Bacnos AyroB, S.A.,on which sleeping coaches are used. The line is about 200 miles long and horses are used in transportation. When a man goes a day's journey on the cars he takes a sleeper, each of which is provided with four folding bunks. The oars are about eighteen feet long. Horses are employed because thoy are plentiful. Fuel is soaroo and consequently dear. Bismarck's sleeping room in his country seat at Friederichsruhe is very simply fur- nished. The bed and chairs are of pine and entirely unadorned, and there ia nothing about them beyond their unusual size to distinguish them from the beds and chairs found in the homes of the humblest German peasants. Newspaper Kngllt*li. "Sach wretched English as we get in our newspapers 1" exclaimed a certain Chicago clergyman not long since. " There is no polish in the work. It ia clumsily done. Words are badly chosen, abadea of meaning are lost in bungling composition, and aometimea there are grammatical errors. I don't see why our newspapers cannot be better written." One night last week this clergyman happened to be in tbe Chicago Tribune office. Near where he stood talk- ing with one of the editors of the paper was a reporter writing. On the desk in front of him lay his open watch. With one hand the young man was moving a pencil with amazing speed, and withthuother was manipulating a cigarette with that skill and ease which only come of long experi- ence. Tbe clergymau'a curiosity was roused. " Why the watch?" he inquired. " Oh," replied the editor, " the young man has just come in from his assignment. He has been busy all afternoon gathering in- formation concerning a matter of consid- erable public interest. He has been doing some lively hustling and is probably tired. Ue ia also hungry. But his superior haa told him that he is to have his copy finished at a certain hour. In two hours he must write a column and a half. That is why his watch is out. He is timing himself. If he finds that he ia falling behind he will work all the harder to catch up. That ia the way newspapers are made. Would yoo like to write your sermons in that fashion, and then have somebody go over your work at his leisure and criticise your style and your choice of words?" A Jackilaw In Chureh. The London Timet says:â€" Onr Canter- bury Correspondent writes;â€" The audacity of the jackdaw of Rheiiiis baa been equalled, if not excelled, at Monkton, in Kent. Daring Divine service a jackdaw, belong- ing to Mr. Btapleton Cotton, made its way into the sacred edifice with the congrega- tion, and not only took a lively part in the responses, but also became exceedingly talkative at other times. The whole con- gregation were in a titter, the clergyman himself with diffi-ult> kept a straight face, while the school children present broke out into open laughter. Things beoame so bad that the clergymen was compelled to order the children ont of the church. Then an effort was made to capture tbe intruder, which had perched itself boldly upon the reading desk. The bird, however, ffew to the rafters above, where it remained (still talkative) till the end of the service. { "The really efficient laborer," saya Thoreau, " will be found not to unduly crowd his day with work, but will saunter to hia task snrroanded by a wide halo of ease and leisure." We were thinking of this as we came down in our barouche thia> morning. I