Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-03-14

Charities, who will use their influence with
| the Governor to have him released. The
matter will be brought up for discussion dur
ing the present session of the Legislature
Petitions are being circulated praying for
Peters pardon, and they are being numer-
ously signed by all classes
AwoMAN AS Is WOMAN.
The Livermore (Col) Herald says The
wife of n certain ell-known rancher living
near this place has got the true grit Her
husband was away on business whole week
recently, and one day while he was absent
the pump gave out. The nearest neighbor
lived n long distance off, so she hoisted up
the pipe herself, and found that the trouble
lay III the suction leather, which was too
much worn to work properly. Away she
went and cut new one, using the old one as
pattern. On returning. she found that a
large hog had fallen into the open well.
Nothing daunted, she got strong rope, made
n slip-noose, fished it around the squealiug
porker, and then, lifting as hard as she could.
made the end fast to tho curb, thus raising
the animal partially out of the water and
preventing it from drowning. She then har-
messed horse, hitched him to the rope, and
in less time than it takes to tell it, that hog,
All dripping with freshness. arose frcm the well.
But before the rescue OF the parent animal.
two of her offspring. crowding too close to
the curb, probably to sympathize with their
mothers Distress lost balance and were now
floundering around in the water at the bot
tom. Instantly the hog was recovered. our
heroine set about the recovery of the pigs.
She procured ladder, which, however,
though long enough to touch the water. was
not long enough to reach the bottom of the
well. Necessity is the mother of invention.
and procuring fence rail she thrust it
through the top round, resting both ends
on the cnrb. Then climbing down the hang
ing ladder she rescued the two pigs, bringing
both safely to the surface. This done she
quietly completed the job by putting i'll the
new suction leather, lowering the pipe into
the well, closing the curb and pumping
ter for her weeks washing
Revision Of the Bible.
SOME INTERESTING DETAILS OF TIE GREAT
WORK.
1t was said that this movement for
Bible revision does not arise from any
want of respect tor King James versions,
which was itself but the result of half a
dozen revisions which preceded it with
in less than a century. Its object is to
makes good version better, an accurate
version still more accurate, and to bring
the Bible still nearer to the understanding
of all English-speaking Christendom. 1t
will do away with sectarian versions which
tend to sharpen divisions and controver-
sizes among Protestants. 1t was stated
that the Baptists, alter spending halt 4
million OF dollars in endeavoring to Sec
the Bible. had abandoned the
project, and their OWE scholars are par
iicipating in this general revision Like
the movement which produced King James
version. the present undertaking had its
rise in the English church, that part of it
represented by the conyocation OF Canter-
bury. Leading biblical sci GLARS from all
English Protestant denominations were
invited to cooperate. and work was COM
menced in Nav, 1870, the participants tax
nc the name of "The English Committee
ror Bible Revision. Two years later a
combination of American biblical scholars.
embracing all Protestant denominations.
was formed. called ..The American Com
nittec for Bible Revision. " and since that
ime the two committees have labored in
harmonious conjunction in this great in
ernational ard INSTRUMENTATION
work.
The committees are divided into two
viz, an Old Testament COM
Dany and New Testament company,
he chairman OF the English Old Testa-
nent reyiscrs being the Bishop of Win
chester, the Bishop of Gloucester and
Bristol being the chairman OF the New
Testament Company. The chairman of
he American companies are respectively
DR.. Green. of Princeton. and ex- President
Woolsey, of New Haven. The expenses
1f the English committee are met from
he ROYALTY paid by the universities of