Show VETJMANS1 CONNER sole DEPARTMENT OBLONGS TO THE OLD SOLD lEns 5555Ooet Sheri Sissies at 1I1eor sot Oldie > stuns net 1 lion t poll Hi Itlil 5r 11111 Wlim the nIIII fts Theatned oun ON COMI on Chicago I a Inlhronl nellih L western star w Well ride you a I round Atlnnla J I On the swift olee iIffZ r t canl f Well hoist you on the capital I I That cleave tho azure sky And bathe your soul In moonlight Where the bead wlm on the reel Come on rome on Chicago The valiant and Ihe free Fear thou no While Cap visitor Nor the midnight lynching beet The same old < flag wave over tar With every crimson stripe The Georgia peach Is I rosy And Ihe melons red and rlpol Atlanta Constitution A llrnnln nf Intaln Varl r For thirty jeers Capt Ella Owen has curried In a little envelope securely hidden In hi pocketbook n square piece of cardboard on which are these words 1OIIth lIUIIA IIl1hHlra lItCtlon II Seat 173 It le I Ihe coupon of Ibo ticket Capt Owen ued at oflll theater on the night that Lincoln wn murdered say a Iho Now York Tribune Tbo captain was then Iho commanding olllcer of the United Slates ship Primrose and ho and hle master male William It Flood bad gone to the theater especially because be-cause It waa understood that Ibo President Presi-dent would < 1 bo present end Owen had taken seats hat would bo directly In the line of vision with the preildentlal box He cherishes the memento warmly warm-ly I and frequently talk lo hi friend about that awful and Impressive Incident Inci-dent lie la I n trustee of Round Lake and In one of till recent official visits here he gave an Interesting reminiscence reminis-cence of It Flood said < 1 he was Ihe first man to reach the presidents < aide 1 < and 1 wa the second The firing of the hot hardly gave ua any islet of the awful deed that It Indicated l lloolh clambered down the side of the bat and crossed the stage and even Ihonw could < 1 comprehend com-prehend nothing of the nwful I nature of the catastrophe until Mrs Lincoln leaned over the edge of the box wringIng wring-Ing her band and with a face of terror and amazement that will never ho erased from my memory called aloud They have hot pa I remember the homely phrasing so wall That wa enough Flood was out of i its seat ai If he had been shot from n mortar He jumped over the head of the leader and t climbed Into Iho box before be-fore Ibo rest of the audience seemed even yet lo comprehend It To shoot the president seemed 1 even In nil tho licrron of the long war to bo sonic thing too Incredible I followed Flood and wa second at the aide of than dying nan Flood found him stll sitting In ill chair but with his head resting on ill breast and he gently lowered him 10 the floor There was no sign of any wound and no flow of blood nnd wo believed that there wits no disaster mill while Flood hold his head In its lap he felt the soft trickling of matter It wa not blood He showed to mo and we knew that the dreadful deed Will complete It was the pure whit matter of the brain I see stated that they h people the dress of taura Keene at the tomb f all dabbled with the president blood If this U I 10 It II I a mistake for Mrs Ieene was not at the president stile that night to my knowledge The blood was ihed most likely by Months knife for Ibo asuassln made stroke at her with It And that calls for another correction It bill frequently been toll how lloolh strode majestically and tragically arras the singe and with A lluurlsh at n dagger cried thin scmpe tjrannls Ai n matter of fact ho list lint stride hiajntlcally at all lie pulled 1 one foot after tho other very slowly for bo had fallen na ho Jumped his foot being caught In the fold 1 of tea American flag which enveloped Iho lower edge of Ibo stage and sprain Ills ankle and his stride Will n inns painful process At the side of trio stage Just between tho curtain which was down and the edgo of the proscen turn box stood Mr Keene who lint been there some time She was not In I front receiving the applause of a recall ai has also been stated nor was hurry Hawk with her Ilootli dragged hln self up lo her and iho MCined to comprehend com-prehend ahead of the rut of us what had happened for ibo put her baud out toward him sad said What have you done John lie then made a thrust ot her with his dagger and leemed 1 la rIll the ilecvo of her drew and he piob ably wounded her In the arm for It was a HUiiKi blow It wino then that ho I uttered Ibo cry Sic atmp tytnunls that Incredible parody and mockery ot the noble Roman utterance The memory of that greet ovout gold Ibo captain will remain vlvldl wth me forever ni It rualn now over thirty years after It happened flkrl bjr tea rwt ikiun apt William T Bcovell the atoam I boat tuna of New Orleans who died n 1 tow 4y ago WM a favorite with both Lee and Jackson during the war WhIM he wo In command of the pontoon she I > jtment of Jacknone army In Virginia the state of Louisiana made a reqnl lon then l-on Jackson for Reovella aervlctf but the genera refused to consent te ho transfer In which ha was IndorwJ b y Lee After Jackson death ClIp covell Will transferred to the 1Mb mlslana In I rly commend aid during the raid In Maryland wa OM ot the officers In charge of the burning at Chambcrsburg In retaliation for IIhrmlln action In the South lbw tent Tramp Tramp Dr George Frederick Hoot the eml next American musician who will be remembered and admired by the Amrr Icon people for generation to come ale a-le author and composer of The Ilaltlo CrT of Freedom and Tramp Tramp Tramp the Hoy Are Marching died at Ilalleya Island a summer resort off ortland Maine In his nib year recently re-cently Dr Root was born In Sheffield M SM Aug 30 1820 but spent his child hood at North Rending At the age of 13 I he had attained a degree of pro clencv In mule seldom secured la those day In nn Isolated village Proceeding Pro-ceeding to Doslon In 1118 Mr Root become be-come a member of the lloston Academy < horns then directed by Lowell Masoa Ue here organized a flute club com oed of his pupil and other musicians Anll known aa Ibo Nicholson Flute dab The first tinging school taught by Mr hoot was during Iho winter of 1S3S15 In Hoiton After n busy career In Ilw Ion devoted to leaching and church and oncert work Mr Root removed to New York In 1811 For all yarn hn re nalned In that city directing classes In singing and other brnnche of music lhhl study In 18SO he went abroad rI re I alnlng In Ports sash London for a year For five year subsequent to hh I return lo Amrrlcn Mr Root look up his I realdenco In New York where his I nut cantata The Flower Queen was brought out In I860 the Normal I w oa held In Chicago and beginning this year was Inaugurated by Mr Root thin molt Important work of his tile the writing of war song The Irou i bled condition of the country vlrtuilly ended the Normal work In 18M to be I vlved Immediately on the war con elusion at Wlnonn Minn From that prod Mr Roof musical undertakings wrll marked by thin aloe energy tail plrlt which had throughout dlstln ulshrd them In 1800 Dr Root Ile tan 10 write war songs of which iho follow Inc la I a list Just Ilefore this Hallle tolhcr Within the Hound of the 1IImya dun Lay Me Down and lave the Flag Come Ilrother All Pis Columbia 1 l Call Stand Up for Uncle Sam Hoy Tramp Tramp Tramp the 1I0YI Aro Marching 0 Come You from the HattleFItU llrolhcr Tell Mo of the llattle Starved I In Prlon The Vijcml Chair Wholl Have Ihe Lefttr + I Ion I-on the death of President Lincoln Farewell Father friend md Guar lan Tho wide poptilailr of The neant Chair and Trump Tramp Tramp mint be reckoned 1111 second nly to The llalllo Cry qf Freedom The list of Mr hunt published 1 com toslllona comprise 178 songs besides two series In sheet form called respect IIIOg rr vely Camp Tramp and llittle fields and Home Scene and no lets linn levenlyflvo cantatas book of elections and Instruction boots The irlnclpal Instrumental composition by Mr Root Include In addition to those contained I In Ibo book mentioned The March of Iho GOOOOO and Italia Grand Marcia Up to the time of hie MAth Mr Root waa busily engaged upon the composition of hymns for the Sunday schools of England nrij Scot and Dr Root was never a biulncsi j I man Ills brother II Towntr Hoot j I came to Chicago In 185S and orpin lied he firm of Hoot Cady and when Dr loot came here In 18CO he entered this flan but only ai author and always refused to take any part In builness transaction In 1S71 this firm wai dissolved dis-solved and Dr Root never belonged lo another Irom that time until his death ho ra cmplocd III a musical writer and composer and was uniformly I uniform-ly successful nt almost over thing he attempted Ho never accumulated a great fortune but for many yean before be-fore his 1 death he enjoyed an Income of 11000 derived mainly I from the royalties 1 royal-ties of his numiroui publication VVuulil 1lie riiipriir llnlgnT An exchange tell a tory which mny be taken AI a fresh manifestation of n mtnlii willknow Scotch characteristic characteris-tic Upon his are Mlon to Ihe throne the limporar of ItiiHla was appointed dish onolluchlef of Iho llojnl Scots they While drlnR fur dinner nn on thuilnstlc luballern communicated tits Information to Isis soldierservant Donald ho alit have you hoard that the new Umpcror of Itusla hat beu appointed calonil of the regiment regi-ment Indeed sir replied Donald It lan I la-n very proud thing Then after n pause he Inquired Ileg pardon air but will he be ablo to keep both place Illl < antrlni > rlsr I The Comptroller of the Treasury II tan t-an autocrat whose decision override even that of the chief magistrate of the nation Some j nrs ago iho then Incumbent In-cumbent of the office refused < d lo sign u warrant for money which dcnenil Irani thought It proper to expend That la I right Ihe President saw I admire jour Iirmnees When our conscience Is I ronwrntd never allow ourlf to be coerced You ou may ton alder > our elf clear In Ihl affair for I sliill appoint n new comptroller to uorrow Oak tree cannot bit rswn undr rHnIOUIt glass I r j |