| Show FOR STUDENTS few works are of more interest and value to readers of the script urea than cabets cadets commentary on the gospel of st luke translated from the second french edition by EW and M D Cus preface and notes to the american edition by john hall DD we have heralded the publication of this useful and instructive work some time ago on the strength of our personal acquaintance with he eminent author a distinguished protestant clergyman in the swiss city of New chatel and in the es pec tation that the publishers I K funk co were sure to issue noth ing froah their presses unless it was a first class publication from a literary standpoint as well aa from the typographical point of view our expectations have been more than verified and justified the publics tion is a handsomely bound volume of between and pages well printed As to the subject matter it need only be stated that it is it promises and more it not only guides the reader of of st luke through the narrative and doctrine of the savior but at every contested point it most forcibly re buts the shallow and superficial objections and hollow criticisms of the rationalists and infidels the work is one of special useful ness to teachers of sunday schools where the new testament forma a part of the instruction it will also furnish an inexhaustible fund of subjects for lectures and discussions in young if ens mutual improves ment associations A all the philological and learning of the ago is embodied in godels commentary its style and language is such as to make its wis dom and knowledge accessible for anybody with fair english education and a bent of mind towards the elet bating study of the scriptures LANGUAGES are said to number over which to master is a tak paramount per amount to the capabilities of even the most female but they progress differently and of all these vernaculars ulars the tongue of and tennyson takes the cake english which at the co of the century was only spoken by is now spoken by russian by instead of german by instead of spanish by instead of italian by instead of portuguese by instead of this is for england on increase of per cent for russia per cent for germany CO per cent for spain 36 per in the case of france the increase has been from to or 36 per cent NEW YEAR did not usher in a happy twelvemonth for the poor rhode island weavers at the mills in newport whose wadea wore reduced by tho mill owners to this the leivers refused to submit and DOT the doors of the mill are closed tho contrasts in lifo might be well grated by a picture of newport in mer filleti with the pageants anaf pleasures of the rich visitors and newport in an exceptionally harat winter as it appears to these wea vera very clever actress and the original of black eyed susan is dead charles matheia wrote eno of his most letters in contradicting a report of his marringa mar ringo with her saying that he was buffering at theotime the time from an accident to his right arm and would be the last to offer the indignity of a left handed marriage TUB NUMBER of the age for the week ending jan has the following articles saint simons par albel of three kings winter shorb and pastimes lord edward aid about being well informed on shaking hands the death of anaxagoras installments instalments of finah aunt and visited on the chil chili i dren ac during tho winter has more than students the largest number yet reached by a german university in modern times in the Miili ile ages some used to number as many as even up to students at once |
