The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-12-05
THE DAILY BULLETIN.
W. G. AND l.. ASSOCIATION COLUMN.
Edited IN The interest of the Cairo Public Library
MEN, WOMEN AND BOOKS.

EDWIN ARNOLD, the industrious editor
OF the DAILY Telegraph Iondon,) is the
author Of The Light Of Asia" and has
earned by it the title of the Milton Of Hin
doc mythology.
HERBERT SPENCER, the English phioso-
pher, begins next year tour Of the world
going from England to the United States.
A number Of works from his pen may be
found in the valuable collection lately do
mated to the Cairo Public Library by Mrs,
Stafford.
Mr. DUANE DoTY, of Chicago, superin-
tendent Of schools, has donated his public
library Of educational and miscellaneous
books, in all 1900 volumes to the public
library Of that city. The English donation,
after the fire, is the only one that has ever
exceeded this in the numbers and value of
the volumes.
Considering the increasing prosperity Of
Cairo, and the need Of library to meet the
demands OF progressive people who will
rememberthe Cairo library and do likewise?
else.
"Chatatnqua is the eighth wonder Of the
world, SAID an impartial judge and spec
tator one day in August last, after attend
ing the meetings tor more than two weeks.
He had travelled extensively in Europe and
the Holy Land, and was in possession Of a
fund Of information touching the latest
and best educational movements IN Europe.
His statements may be tinged with the
spirit Of extravaganza, but the proof of the
matter is seeing for ones SELF
For those who cannot enjoy this privi-
lege, the next best thing is to be member
Of the Chatauqua Scientific Circle. The
widening of this circle and the rapid in
crease Of membership has certainly exceed
ed the most sanguine expectations Of the
| great founder himself And for the bene-
I'll and advantages that will be derived
from this grand organization, thousands
will bless the name of John H. Vincent
whose good work will live long after he
has passed 10 his eternal rest,
FROM the ChatauQuan, date November
lst, We learn that the class for 1854, num-
bers full round four thousand member
ship, and applications arriving every day.
This circle represents all Glasses Of society,
all denominations and persons of no de-
nomination, ltrepTesents a wide extent Of
territory, from Scotland and England by
I me way TO America to the sandwich islands.
California and the Dominion Of Canada
swell the membership, Alaska has come
within the magic circle Siberia has not
yet been reached, but so near as to attract
the attention Of an involuntary resident of
the Arctic waste "a foreigner from st.
Petersburg, Russia, who writes Of his in
terest in the work. The c. L. S. c. is not
confined TO those who read and write the
English language. What is called the
German L. c. has been organized with
lattering results In this great work Cairo
has some earnest workers, who grasped with
delight the opportunity afforded for read
ing and study in connection with the daily
routine of llfe,"
A LIBRARY FOUR THOUSAND YEARS OLD.
The recent address of Chief Justice DAILY
before the American Geographical Society,
contained an extensive reference to the re-
markable discovery of the late George
Smith, the eminent archaologist, beneath
the ruins Of what was once Nineveh, of the
remains of what had been a great Assyrian
library. The materials of this collection
were of baked clay, and had proved so in.
destructible that Mr.. Smith was able from
the fragments to recover over 5000 inscrip.
tions, forming pages of the volumes of
which the library was composed, and in
some cases to recover complete books. The
tablets or leaves of these volumes are form.
ed of thin plates Of clay, on either side OF
which the text was inscribed, the tablets
being afterwards baked or dried, when the
same, like our modern book, were arrang-
ed in chapters and volumes. Nearly two.
thirds of this library is now in the British
Museum, and is found to embrace works on
history aatrnnnmy ouropby ro1;fr;o,