Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-05-27

Mr. William Cummings has been married to
the widow of Colonel Charles J. Rogers, late
proprietor of the Boston Journal.
Three japanese officers have arrived at Ber-
lin from Hamburg with the object Of studying
the organization of the Federal army. They
will remain in the Prussian capital for some
weeks to visit the different military establish
ments, and will then proceed to Paris. They
speak both French and English with facility.
Ez-Gov. H. H. Wells, Of Virginia, is now
pronounced by his physician TO be out Of dsn-
ger, and he will probably be able to be out in
less than month. The physician denies that
he ever said his recovery was doubtful
LITERARY NOTES.
The celebrated scholar, Daniel Heiusius, is
said to haye composed the following curious
verse. one night when going home drunk
Sta pes, sta peio, pes pete, pes sta, pdo nj
pes.
The following is Bayes' lthst is Dryden's)
recipe for fine writing "If am to write ia
miliar thingz. as sonnets to Armida and the
like. I make use of steTei prunes only but
when have grand design in had, ever
take physic an LEI blooi for when you would
have pure swiituess o.. thought and fiery flights
Of fancy, You must have care of the pensiye
part. In foe, you mus. purge The belly
From which We may infer that he lid his think
Ing with bis &c inward parts
Apropos ola certain poem, catalogue nov
lying before us SAYS d" The author is almost
ignorant and stupid enough to De a bookseller,
or a member Of some Historical Society" \
translation Of Cicero's Oratious Is commented as
"a very useful clifton for some Professors in
our Colleges vino happen not TO be plrteul'rly
familiar with the original
johnson definitions Of adr3rt and oats are
familiar TO everybody. Here are three more e.
Ps4so1: An allowance made to any one
without au equivalent ia England 1t is gem
/ orally understood 60 mean pay g. state hire
| ling for treason % his country.
Coggt A convulsion Of tie lungs, velii-
! cstel by some sharp ser0sty.
Clm-opfri. An A5yss.aian aa.mal, taller
| than an elephant, but not so thick.
T5-hy's Lici4y .1,c hiss very valuable
paper on the English Bible, from the Quarterly
Beris.c, which should De read by all who use
the A1thorizI Version. " Philosophers AZ
Phy. " from .flcaUa's as pleasant sketch
! oftae Sly In which our learned German cJus-
ms I,sFort themselves at their reunions
IT. theological EcIs-u. is now issued at
New Haven, Conn, and With somewhat more
regularity than last year The April number
contains the Britjf Quarterly Rrir's ar
ticie on a Revision Of the Authorized Version, a
timely and iai.cols discussion of subject
that every yea7 is rising into greater Promi-
uence. and securing larger number of sdyo-
cl.e= among the most learned and reverent Of
Christian scholars A peculiar feature Of this
monthly, ami 20 Us , valuable one, is the publ
cation. In ir-,4,mslIs, Of a tranflstion on Van
Ooster1se's s. Biblical Theology of the New Tes
tamert' This species Of docrinai writing has
never had the prominence which it deserves.
Most students If the Scriptures, ve believe,
would be- ready TO surrender any logically f1--
mulstei, merely human system of Divinity, for
true 5Jir1l Theology The E-'erl- costs
$500 a year AM j. published by Judd 6
White Prof George E Day OF Yale College is
the responsible elitor. Il is scarcely necessary
70 sll what i, imr'ieI in the title-.hat the
Eclectic is made up chiefly Of selections from
foreign theological periodicals Taxing tae
cream from these it should certainly he worth
to any clergyman much more than it costs.
The original name Of Cincinnati was Losau-
tiyile, deliberate manufacture If school .
master who IS SAID to have iiei shortly after At
the hands Of the Indians. doubtless as a retri5u-
ton. 1t was male in this way .-L-os-nnti- .
vile that is the town opposite ;ls month Of
tie Licking Do You see it,
Dr. 3. T.. Rein ha, written. aaI Ness-s.
CIa1ton, Remsea and Hafefuger Of Philldei- /
pia viii shortly issue. sherilan'~ Troopers .
on the Plain" description of winter cam
paisu. with incidents # the 7yar-path and the /
chase, sui manners, customs and traditions Of /
the roaming Indians south Of the Arkansas
also comments On the administration Of Indian
Affairs It should he a selsouatc book
The Rev james Kent Stone, Z. d., grand
son Of the late Chancellor Kent, sui recently
president Of two Episcopal COLLEGES, has a work
in the press of tie Catholic Publication Society,
which he styles The Invitation Needed
Reasons for Return TO Catholic Unity Many
Of his friends and former c1-roli-.ouists will be
curious to know the reasons Of his peryer
SION
The Boston Lectures in defence # historical
Christianity have been handsomely issued in
book form by tae Congregational Publishing So
oisry, AMI MAJ he found 81 Fal.r's
Spielha-ea' latest work-s.iI also To- be bis
greatest-has been issued the present week by
teypolIt * Holt Of NeT York. II is named
50 Hammer and Anvil, 80 and is uniform in sic.
&c, with So Pro5lenetic Chsra,,e-s' By some
critics. Spielhagea is ranked above both Frey
ia, and Auer5ach. We shall speak Of the book
again after reading il. Il is due to the publish
ers t. say that this edition Of Spiclhagen's
works, now numbering four volumes, with Two
''- .'s'' ~ '7-''' WIN 'ii1 '-'-i-' '''i'-
-''l anu ''i-is' nm d i'u '''ine 4''''a'-AH'
IL ''-' 1e7si'' Vi @u III lnA' .'Iyrsn'
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II is q curious proof OF the interest," taken IN
historical matters that between Job and ISIS
more than try different works were written on .