St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-09-08

Lire Of Jesus tie Christ; by Henry Ward
Beccher, Ne,c Yoih j, i. Fort d Go.
This is no ordinary work but one on
which It's distinguished author has spent
years of thought and labor. And cvcl
since the announcement of the work three
and one half years ago the reading pub
lie ofalI denominations and the press have
been showing their interest in il. And
the expectation of "B2ccher's Lille OIL
Christi is universal throughout the coun-
try. Mr.. Bcccher says at IS his Ejc worA. -
The first volume is now ready on which
the artists, cncr;Ucrs, map makers, prln-
tiers and book binders, have done Their
best to make a work crcdItahlc alike tc
the author and publisher, and Il treasure
for every family.
In his instruction the author says: 81
have chdcavorcd TO present scenes that
occurred two thousand years ago rs they
would appear t" modern eyes if the events
had taken place in our day, in the hope
OF inspiring 4 deeper love and interest i'll
the noble parsonage of which those
matches histories the Gospels of Mat
thew, Mark, Luke and John are the CHIEF
authentic memorials"
This book shows how completely he
has accomplished his object in his vivid
lilc-likc ord-pictures ofthese scenes and
events aided by numerous most beautiful
cn"ravings. The influence OF the work
cannot tail of being highly beneficial on
all who will read it, and at the same
time most deeply interesting. We wisl
it might be in every family. The gen
cral agent for this statc,-Mr. J. X
Davis nos here and will give ON
people an opportunity 10 purchase.
.rcrib0n'S Womhy. - Scribncr iol
September opens with an illustrated pa
per entitled ,'I'icturcs from Canada," de
scriptivc of the French Canadians, their
Ilfllllltl-, tllll'llIS, w lit 'lIlti
tratcd articles are "Mrrcator the Patl
Finder OF the Seas" Ivy William Wells
Mountain Views and Adventures" by J
+. IIeadly; essences from the Marbl,
Faun," hy W, L. Alden; and "A New
Study of an Old Force" 10y James Rich
, l., H.
order of excellence. Mr.. ". +. o.
Shanks contributes an article ON "Chi-
ncse Skilled Labor" in which thc results
Of the experiments at HrlIrvillr, y. J..
and North Albums, Ma, are Given, and
Mr.. Turkcrman. in lis poem The Elm
of Old Trinity" hurlS hi. anathcma, at
the woodmrn who would MT spare the
Venerable trees ut Newport
H,,"'Lol J;q Llmiyant- {" Ii, T,a1d
STATE Those who have made Til, Tim"
y study discover, year by year, an I'M
provcmcnt in the character OF immi.rI
ton Since the tcIrihlc war hrtwcrl
Prussia and France, and the worse ci> il
war IN and about Paris, there "A con
slant flow OF people from the old world,
fleeing from the wars tu come The
American Social Srrncc Association
Genes forward with = most timely
"lllndl1uk for Immigrants 10 the nj
ted States, intended rs an impartial and
relatively accurate Guide. which h:i, for
lis aim. iir-t. 10 prevent imprn.lrmt cmi-
grafton. then t. furnish cmigrant~ with
such information ~ viii enable them To-
make the voyage across the Atlantic and
To find rev homes in the United Statc~
in the cheapest, safest, ana quickest rian-
ncr; and finally, 10 prepare Them for in
tcili.cnt and useful citizenship, 10y inform
lng them properly ro@ardin" thc material
condition Of the United rtatr-, AMI the
character of their people and government.
The book certainly does not come 4 day
too soon. 1 lie high standin" OF the A
ISOLATION, Il philanlhropir SIclcty num-
bcring amongst its officers and members
the leaders OF American social and pro.
tcs,ional lie, is II guarantee Of the i'm
Partially OF the book. The Association
transact~ lis business THROUGH IL publish
cr-, l!urd and lIouehton, New York F.;
The RivCr-idt Press, Cambridge
Va" H,my,shrc 1g,1rnd"ur.-Wr arc
indebted To James q. Adams, Esq, sc
rotary, for Il copy of the first annual re
port OF the Board of Agriculture Of y.
III. 1t is a volume of r,cr 800 pages,
and Is full ~ nut Of valuable infurma-
ton To every one interested in any of the
branches OF agriculture, 1t ~quitc fully
illustrated, and the papers ON various
subjects are Of more than common infer
est. We shall refer 10 this book again.
and give our readers extracts from il.
to The New England Fair Is being
held at Lowell this week, the Orleans
county ut Barton, and the Chittcnden
county at Essex Junction. 1t has been
fine week for them To morrow OFli-
day there is "A balloon ascension and
horse race at Barton. The far closes
to-day.