The earliest use of the word "colonel" in literature is, saye ths writer, in Thomas Decker's comedy "Tho Shoemaker's Holiday," written in 1599 aad published in 1600 j the curlier form of the word being "coronei." In 1G33 tho word was pronounced " col-o-nel;" then it became "colnol,"and "curnel"ar.d "cunnel" fol lowed. Our great grandfathers, the writer continues, said "coinel," and our grand fathers "curnel," as we doj but long ago slovenly and rustio speakers said " canneL" | 'Lieutenant" was,, however, so spelled eves in olden time, "lieftenant" being the rara phonographic exoeption j and for the last 309 years "lieutenant" has been absolute la spelling. Few other words probably have been and are so variously pronnced; the work being spoken as " levtenanfc," "lutetv ant," " liftenant," "livtenant," and " „£« tenant." By the American writer tho latter i» given as the moat common pronunciation, " Lootenant " ho declares not only to be aa Americanism, but one of very late origin, "Lieutenant," he continues, came into tha English language from the French, and m i 6 came with the sound of v, its obtaining that of /is worthy of remark. The most prob able explanation is that aa ia old writing « and v were interchangeable, this led to tho pronunciation of lieutenant as " leavtenanfc,'* which again became "lieftenant," and finally "leftennnt" "Major" was formerly pro« nounced " mayor," and we even find the void bo written ; as, for example, in the following passage in the diary of Sir H. SlingsHy, a Eayalist commandor in the Great Babellion—• "My regiment was left io Stamper* Bridgs by order of the Mayor General, and to receive furthor orders from Colloneil Thrott merton." «ET £1 Fbbb Grras !.—The proprietor® ot Womb's Abomatio Bomsom 80H»iM»g 8 to induce the destruction and prevent the im proper use of their wrappers and labels, and thus further protect the publio against fraul and deception, have inclosed in the wrappers,, or under the label on the quart bottles, sinm Ist October, 1878, and continue to inclose _ ! BTBBY DAY'B PACKIHO THBOD&HOirr 2HS ybab, THBBE £1 OBDEBS, whioh are drawn upon the undersigned, and wbiob wili be cashed by their agenta. To kochwj these gifts, the public must ba careful is ask for, and accept nothing but _c. fltanri"-.' Ono__o Woxya'aSoHKAPPa, with o—jasma upon the top label M. Me*s and Ofc. 