Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-10-29

Tue OxFoup M,1nopfsrs wemoir. of pcv Nto,sr.
4 ,a,Su t p, nshlm u'g BOLD, llcrvey and Biough.
] - Ift' NAY nuthur OF The Life and Time. oi the
MN '.hn Wesley NJ A.. Founder Of the Motho-
u.'i'' Ne" forA IAartH a BRO1utRs
In this valuable work will be found bio.
graphical sketches Of the little band Of Ok.
ford Methodists, the companions Of Wesley.
from whose prayer meetings Methodism and
Riiualism, diverse fruits Of the same reip.
ious revival, have sprung. The biogra.
phies Of Clayton, Brongbtou, Ilervey, Ing.
ham and Gambold arc the leading ones,
though there are numerous shorter sketch.
es. Much Of the volume consists Of letters.
Those desirous Of making study Of the
carly history Of Methodi.m, will fnd the
present volume a valuable supplement to
Mr. Tyermau's Life Of Wesley. 1t may
he found at Widers
OrrLivfs or MsS, Wousv Am Tntves. bv NJ,
Clcmwcr Ames Harper Brothers, Sew York
This volume is mostly about women;
men and things coming in for less promi.
aeDt notice. The book contains twenty
three short essays, some, if not al of which
have been previously published 10 various
newspapers aud periodicals The clever,
pquant and forcibIe style Of the author is
familiar to American readers The mod.
ern notions Of the feminine sphere fnd eo-
quent expression in her essays The style
Of Mary Clenmer Ames, " Gail Hamilton"
aud Grace Greenwood, are doubtless the
hest examples Of the literary treatment of
current topics by women. The style ofthe
feminine correspondent; and cssayisi hasla. .
come arecogni1ed ipye. Graceful, pquaut,
varied, conversational witty, marked by
sudden transitions Of theme, occasionally 1
-ptclul, but always wi'h feminine spite.
% /. undouiable that the accepted feminine
'raiis nowhere receive better illustration
han in women's style of literary work.
liurd a Ilopghion are the publishers Of
his book, aud Wilder has it.
TuE LAND or Moan Travel and ex.
ploratiou iu the East receive fresh and
exceedingly valuable illustration in the re.
eeuily published discoveries Of II. b Iris.
team r RS, aud his companions. Mes.r.
johnson, Hayue, Trotter and others -
Their explorations were directed to the
ountry, little sought by travellers cast Of
he Dead Sea and the Jordan, The Land
{ Moab" The present state of the coun
~ and the indeuri6caiion Of places men.
'"ped in the Scriptures and 10 Jewish li-.
'ry, we're among the chief objects Of the
Fpedi'iou. The party left England earl,
the year 1872 The results summed NJ
'riehy are, The recovery Of several ancient
-iies; the verfcation Of Macherus, tht
Gene Of the Imprisonment and martyrdon
# John the Baptist the discovery Of
loar, confirming to the miuutcst detail.
he accuracy Of the Scripture narrative
he finding Of palace Of Chosroes with
IS 'umptuous architecture, with many in
''deutial illustrations Of mention made Il
he prophecies of the Old Testament, and
q the story Of the wars Of Shon, Jepb
bah aud Joab. The productions Of tn,
"il, the climate, the birds, fishes and ami.
nails Of the country, as well as the people
u receive attention from persons of pecu
iar fitness FOR observation The work e.
uruished with a map aud Illustrations -
lHrrer 4 Brothers publish it, aud Wilde
'as it.