Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-06-01

.Tr-TnE "ORAclrs or Reason. We have
ON our table book lottcrcd upon the back
ittrN's TnEoIoGY''. 1t is not a " new
publication, its imprint is " Printed at
Bennington, Vt, by llaswell a Russell
MDCCLXNNIN." It is not text hook in
amy theological school in New England, that
we know of, and is not likely to b'. The
title page declares it to be, "a corpcnduous
system Of Natural Religion, alternately
adorned with confutatiots Of variety Of doe
trincS Incompatible to it, deduccd from the
most exalted ideas which We are able to form
of the Divine and Human character. and
from the Universe in general by E1u,N NJ
IEN, Esq" The fly leaf bears in the character
istically bold and clear hand writing of "Old
Ethan" the following record
Ethan Allen was born the 2lst Of January 1889,
and Fanny Allen his wife was born the 9Th of April
leo, and were married the 10th Of February 1854.
This hook Is Il present from the Autho, to his
Lady.
Dear Fanny wife, the hcoutiiul aud youps The
partner Of my joys, my dearest self My love-
pride ofmy life your sexes pride and pattern Of sim
ccrc potcuc,s. 10 thee a welcome compliment
make of treasure, rich, the Oraces Of reason.
The book is the property of t. II. PE>>i-
MAN, Esq, Of Colchester who is the sou, 10y a
second marriage, of the lady to whom
the book was presented, and who has in his
possession many memorials Of the Old Hero,
among them second volume, in manuscript.
of the Oracles of Reason, never printed.
- CROPS. BUSINESS AND MoNtY.-lhe dry
weather hereabouts has injured seriously the
grass and the winter wheat Other crops
suffer less With plcnteous rains, whicl
We trust June will give, all will be we'll
The amount of seed sown by farmers i,
this vicinity, and generally in the cOun.
try, is much larger than usual The
indications for coming crops are general
" favorable throughout the country, thougl
exceptions must be made in many localities
In the South west the wheat is headed II
the West generally, rain has been abundant
In Michigan an insect is destroying Who'll,
fields of wheat. - Keep planting 80 ia still
the exhortation to the farmers everywhere
The illinois Agriculturist says the best corr
ever raised in that state was planted in June
{ Trade and business generally is dul
throughout New England and New York. bu
is conducted ON safer principles than hereto
, fore The Boston Traveller says " Tn
e sales of our dry goods merchants. clothin
r. houses, &c, this spring, are said to be no
. much more than one-hdD of the amount sol
. last year. The Western trade has fallen o
r very much, but not more here than else
e where" If the crops prove plentiful an
= food becomes much cheaper, business vii
. doubtless revive in the fall.
r Money is abundant In New York and Bo'
e ton and the market very dull. In stock
there is little movement of any sort. VI
Central lst mortgage bonds have improved
:, little, 391 is offered for them and 40 asked.
q The TrdreHcr says
. The conferences held by the Vt. Il Cauad
Road concerning the possession of the VI
70 Central, have, as yet, resulted in no defnit
c action. We hear it ruinored that new OF
e ganization in the direction Of the VT Il {;
It NADIA will probably be determined upon, b.
!. fore any transfer of the property is made.