The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-10-12

round the rooms. This being perceived by
the Khanum, from her adi dining apartments,
she received the champion of civilization
with box on the ears at the earliest moment
of his arrival within her reach; the arm-in-
arm detail not having been within her ac-
cepted programme.
The Grand Duchy of Necklenburg-
Schwerin is now the only country in Europe,
except Russia and Turkey, which has no
representative assembly, and where the Gov
eminent is not obliged to publish a budget.
striking consequence of this state of things
is the number of unnecessary and highly paid
officials. The Grand Duchy has only $50, 900
inhabitants, yet there are three court cham
berlains, four minister's about a dozen
ministerial councillors" five "chamber
councillors, and several dozens of 'gentle-
men of the chamber" Though it furnished
a contingent of only 1000 men to the Bund,
it has three lieutenant generals three major
generals, and more than twenty colonels, lieu
tenant-colonels, and majors on its half-pay
list.
"A German weekly paper contains the
following eccentric announcement of death
by bereaved husband:-
To-day red, tomorrow dead" so il was
with my wife, who only eight days ago was
jumping over tables and chairs, yesterday all
that was mortal of her was inferred. She was
during her marriage a lively woman, with
whom one had to mind ones P's and Q's:
therefore my sorrrw may be imagined So
young, so festive, and already buried! What
is human life, said repeatedly to myself all
these days and again yesterday in the church
yard, when paid the sexton, who will keep
the grave in order. l shall certainly never
find so cheerful a wife again; therefore my
sorrow is just. 1 wish Heaven may keep
every one from so sad fate, and thank for
the floral decorations, as also the choirmaster
for the funeral chant which went through and
through me, but was very well performed.
The reprinting of rare and valuable
works of early English literature is being
prosecuted with great enthusiasm by q num-
Der of clubs, as well as private individuals.
The reproduction of the exact texts of manu-
scripts and early editions-many of them
unique-that have for centuries been buried
in public and private libraries is a service
that cannot be too highly estimated by stu
dents of the language, and any attempt to
bring these treasures within the means of
ordinary purchasers is entitled to hearty COM
mendation and encouragement. The series
of English Reprints edited by Mr.. Edward
Arber is particularly worthy of the regards of
book buyers, not only because of the intrin-
sic merits of the works themselves, but on
account of the very low price at
which they are published. The series
includes such books as Sir Thomas Mores
utopia" Milton's pamphlets on the liberty
of the press; RojSter D0iSter, the first
English comedy, by Nicholas Udall; FeyIee
Gnd P0'Te@, the first English tragedy.
Stephen Gosson's ''School of Abuse
Sir Philip Sidney's apology for
Poetry" John Selden's ''Table Talk" the
Duke of Bucliinghams ''Rehearsal;' John
Lyly's ''Euphnes;" Roger Aschams ''School-
master and "Toxopholus;" George Putten
hams cart of English Poetry" and many
others of equal value and interest. These
works are carefully printed from the earliest
texts, which the editor has endeavored to re-
produce exactly, and they should be in the
library of every school or college that
makes any pretense to an English philologi-
cal course. The great drawback to the ex-
tensive circulation of such books as these
has been the expensive style in which they
are issued. MIR. Arbers series, however, is,
for the most part in sixpenny and shilling
volumes, which are thus placed within the
reach of all; and the main difficulty in the
way of general study of the early literature
of the English language is, in great mea-
sure, done away with.
The publication of Admiral Persano's
memoirs has excited a very spirited discussion
in the Italian press between the supporters of
Count Cavour and the followers of Garibaldi.
Admiral Persano, with a zeal which possibly
Cayour himself might not thoroughly have
that the great statesman lent every aid and
support to the Garibaldian expedition to
Sicily. While maintaining the semblance of
amicable relations with the Government, and
having an accredited minister, the Marquis of
Della Marina at the Court of Naples, CavouI
was instructing the admiral in command OF
the Sandman feet to succor Geribaldi
in every possible way, and to convey to him
the warmest congratulations on his success
and every assurance of personal sympathy.
Not impossibly feeling that these evi-
dences of support might in a measure detract
from the fame of those miraculous featt
which, with q mere handful of followers, Ga
ribaldi accomplished, and jealous that any
part of his merited glory should be ascribet
to another, Garibaldi has been led to write
letter to the press, in which he endeavors tt
show that he met nothing from the TuriI
Cabinet but coldness and obstruction, an(
that until his success had become great anC
indisputable fact, the action of the Govern
ment never rose to anything more favorable
than lukewarmness. He instances as a proc
of this all the difficulties opposed to his oh
tanning the arms which the patriotism AM
liberality of private citizen had placed at hi
disposal, and shows that the expedition wa
almost starved into failure" To this asseI
ton the Deputy Giuseppe Finza has nov
/ replied in a long letter to the Opt1iOnC
e demonstrating clearly that Cavour wa
opposed to all his colleagues, NOR
: or less, in his policy as regarded Carl
baldi; that he conceded to the expedi
= tion all the support and aid it was possible t
. accord it consistent with the attitude
was bound to maintain towards the Neapoli
tan Government, and that in fact it was Mas
4 simo dAzeglio who so strenuously oppose
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