The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-01-10
Items OF INTEREST.
Rersonaland Literary.

Mary f. Booth, daughter of Junius
Brutus Booth, has gone on the stage in
Philadelphia
IA The French Academy of Moral
Science has elected Ralph Waldo Emer-
sohAone Of its foreign associates.
Bret Harte has dissolved his connec-
ton with the Washington Capital and
returned to New Jersey.
Jules Verne owns a new iron steam
yacht of 100 tens,I called the g Saint
Michael From -Havre,' the port
where it was built, NJ. Verne intends to
saif on a visit to all the seas of Europe,
and probably to. others also.
Ben Hill, on being asked to address
some Alabama editors, answered: 81
really desire to address a Press associa-
ton, because there is no power in this
country capable of doing so much good,
and really doing so much evil, as the
press of This day" ~ =" 5''' si'.''
"A most noted monk, Alcoin, occu-
pied himself go years in transeribine a
copy of the sacred Scriptures for the
Emperor Charlemagne. This interest
ing relic is now in the British Museum,
and is valued at ESQ.
MIR. Andrew Elliot, of Edinburgh,
is going to publish a. fac-simile reprint
of the Indian Primer of John Elliot.
This reprint is from the original edition
of 1869, copy of which is in the library
OF the University of Edinburgh.
Said Mr.. Whittier once: "It was
wonderful thing to see ones self in print
for the first time. L shall never feel so
well again. -. 1t is not true, as has
been said, that I dash off my writing
rapidly, and send it to the printer with
out correction. | don't believe any
body does that, or has any right to do
it.''
The expenses of SANKEY'S great At
rican journeys, just concluded, have
been about $4,000, borne equally by
the New York Herald and London TeLe-
graph more than any previous African
expedition, private or governmental, and
giving, for that matter, more complete
and important results than any other
"A writer in Chdm6ers's journal,
who has been looking over the manu-
script copies ofseven or eight of Charles
Dickens's novels in the South Kensing-
ton Museum, says that one is struck by
the number of alterations and interline-
ations with which the pages abound.
The first emotion is one of surprise that
the books that appear so fluent and nat
ural, should have been the result of so
much anxious thought, care, and elab-
Grafton.
George Eliot has won much praise
for her daniel Deronda from the
Hebrews of many countries A Ger
man Professor, David Kaufman by name,
the Jewish Theological Professor at the
Hebrew Seminary at Buda-Pesth, has
written a monograph to thank the novel
ist for her wonderful skill in portraying
Jewish life and character. Heconfesses
himself astonished at her ripe knowl-
edge and comprehension, and out-of-
the-way search of Jewish lore.
Joseph Cook is getting rich in the
lecture business. John B. Cough is to
make a lecture tour in England. Col
lector Simmons of Boston lectures to
New England audiences on g Reform. "
Joaquin Miller is on the platform this
season. Thirty-One women are giving
readings throughout the country. They
are cheaper than lecturers, and exceed
the demand. Burdette of the Burling-
ton Harkeye is on lecture tour in the
East. Gen. Banks has made few en-
gagements. Mrs Livermore is booked
for the winter Beecher lectures two
or three times every week, and has re-
duced his price from $500 to $500.
Wendell Phillips has just completed
tour of six weeks in the West.