The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-21
LITERARY.
BOOKS AND MAGAZIN rs

| BOOks AND MAGAIINES
What Are They Doing at Vassar ~ Is
the suggestive title of the opening article
in Scrtbner's Monthly for August. The
author, Rev. II. II. Mcfarland, in answer
to the above question, presents the results
of his own recent Investigations into the
methods and progress Of this, the most inn
portant institution Of the kind in the world,
and his report-which is profusely Illus
trated with pictures of the handsome build
ings and beautiful grounds of Vassar-is
exceedingly interesting and satisfactory
j. T. Headley, the celebrated author,
gives lively description of "Life in the
Caucasus" sketching the Gypsies and all
manner Of strange wanderers who roam
that ancient and outlandish country
Then there is an intelligent article by J
r. 6. Hassard, of the Tribune, on can
American Art Museum" with engravings
of the remarkable designs for the approach
es to it which have been prepared by Mr..
w. II. Beard. But by far the ablest paper
in the present number is DR.. Mary G. Put
mans account of "the French Leaders,"
embracing q sketch of the Provisional
Government Of September 4th, 1870.
Miss Putnam "a daughter of the we'll
known publisher) remained in Paris du-
ring the SIEGE devoting herself to the care
of the wounded in the hospitals. Her
analysis of the character and motives of
such men as Trochu, Rochefort, Jules
Ferry, Ernest Picard, Gambetta, Jules
Favre, GARNER Pages, and Jules Simon,
is something wonderful She seems to
have laid open the Utmost consciousness
Of these Frenchmen with scalpel-while
her sentences are bright and sharp as steel.
We doubt if any American has written OF
French affairs with equal intelligence ard
brilliancy. Among the other articles are
q pleasant and seasonablc account, by
Benson j. Losing, of "The Weeping
Willow" showing when and how the tree
was first brought 10 America, peter
Crisp, Comic Episode Of Italian Travel,
by II. Il. Tuckerman, and "A visit to the
Great Yosemite" The poetry is by
Elizabeth Akers Allen, G. p. Lathrop,
. and Charlotte +. Bates. Mr.. Bush fur
nishcs some amusing pencilings; while
the Editorial Departments are, as usual,
exceedingly full and entertaining. Serb
ner's grows in present interest and per.
e manent value.
We have received the fourth and las,
d number of the first volume of the Press
literary and art journal published il
Chicago by Horton & Leonard. W.
- have noticed the Press heretofore in thes
y columns, and take pleasure in noting tb
q fact that it has grown better with eac
t. succeeding number In the quality Of i.
II contents, its engravngs and general max
.o up, it is the successful rival Of other jour
nails of its class, and, as a western enter
prise we recommend 1t to our readers.
q DUBUQUE's NOVEL TEA-PARTY-TES Wild
- ows WHOSE AGES SUM UP 740 YEARS
SINGING A HYAM TOGETHER.
From the Dubuque Iowa, Herald, July IL
We were honored with an invitation I,
attend an old ladies' tea-party, given a
: the Lorlmer House on Saturday evening
We were introduced to ten venerable la
dies. All of these were widows. Neithe
It of them have ever been divorced, anc
with but one exception, they have never
welded but once. They are in good health
II and sprightly in their walk; two only, ar
d afflicted with slight lamencss. The oldes
Mrs. Walker, was born in Vermont !
- 1889, and Is therefor
20 eighty-two years old. The next in year
Of is Mrs. Robbins. She was born in Obi
in 1892, and is therefore seventy-nin
% years of age. Then next in years come
,f hnr
10 1894, and is therefore seventy-seven year
of age. She has buried her second hu
id band. Next in the list we find Mr.
q Houghton and Mrs. Taylor, the form'
- born in New York, the latter in Ne
Vi Hampshire, and each seventy-fve yea
of age. The next in age is Mrs. Metcal
born in Massachusetts, and seventy-for
wears of age. She moves with step
re elastic Us as a lady ut forty. Mrs. Higf
is next in years, being seventy-two. st
IN is n native of Maine, and has recently lie
her home in Wayne, Kcnnebec count
- Following her is Mrs Lorimer, sixty-nir
wears of age, the mother of fourteen chi
g dren, nine of whom are living. Me-
q comes Mrs. Hurlbert, u native OF Ne
York, and seventy one years OF age. II
Youngest is Mrs. Rood, native Of Connect
"a cut, and sixty-six years of age. The av
oa rage age of these ladies is seventy-fo
ycars-their aggregate age 74O yea
he After tea, this group Of venerable ladi
nd gathered around table in tho parlor, al
lat assisted in singing hymn. The see
49,. was one of peculiar features, and o
"" which we shall doubtless never aga
look upon. May their remaining yea
be peaceful, as their past lives have be-
pleasant and prosperous.
ag, ----.----
7, THE EMPRESS EUGENE AND JosEPHINl
RING.
n. A romantic incident IS related ofthe W
in which fate seemed TO decree that
l., Montijos and the Napoleons should be Y
NC tied. The story is Of Josephines betrolt
. ring, and is in this WISE Eugenies faith.
while serving in the first Napoleon's arm
resided in Paris. In 1909, little q
j, Maria Montijo, about three years old w
The to play in the Tuileries with her nv
There she met little boy, who gave he
gold ring. AS the children were stri
'eu gers to each other and did not meet aga
ell the owner of the ring remained unkno'
and SO the little Maria kept it for a phi
;, thing That ring was Josephines, a