The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-04-17
W. c. AND l.. ASSOCIATION COLUMN.
Edited in the interest OF the Cairo Public Library.
MEN, WOMEN AND BOOKS.

Starrctt, will have a''small admission fee Of
twenty-five cents charged, in order to pay
the expenses involved. Further than this
Cairo will doubtless take pride in giving
strangers an audience by which they will
feel complimented, The exercises, during
the days Of Wednesday and Thursday, will
also give an opportunity to those who can
not attend at night.
"FLoRENcE PERCY" the author of "Rock
me to sleep, Mother" now lives in Maine
and edits paper there. One of her young
| daughters has for name her mothers
monde plume OF Florence Percy.
CHARLES SCRIBNER & Sons have sold
their interest in Scribners Monthly, st.
Nicholas and the illustrated Magazine for
Boys and Girls to Mr.. Roosevelt Smith, the
business manager Of these periodicals. The
editorial and business management will be
continued as at present.
"THE controversy between Mr.. Whittier
and DR.. George 4. Ellis concerning the his
torca accuracy Of The Kings Missive'
| has been closed by a letter from the latter
IN the Boston Advertiser, and the Quaker
bard Is again convicted of grave offense
against historical accuracy" says Il cores
pondent of the New York Herald. "He
has written two open letters about It; but
has not succeeded in proving the truth OF
his verses, and Dr. Ellis declines to discuss
the matter any further, In the course of
bis chapter in the present volume Of the
Memorial History the reverend gentleman
quietly says that in historical romances or
poetry all draughts upon the Imagination,
all fictitious groupings, fancifu touches,
eXaggerations, anachronisms, are made at
the expense Of real instruction and intor-
nation, as well as of truth. Men may
yet come, he says, so realize that in Gods
universe and under Gods providence there
is nothing so wonderful, nothing so awing,
nothing sointerestIDg as sober and yertable
facts
The contents of that portion Of the Brin-
ley library now on sale relate to the his
tory of the Southern and Western states in
particular, and of the United States in gen.
cral; to Mexico the West Indies, and South
America to the origin, manners, and Gus
toms of the North American Indians; to
old Bibles, catechisms, and prmmers; and
10 music and psalmody.
"The Gutenberg Bible, sold at the Brin.
ley sale ID New York, is in the Latin
tongue with the prologue of Saint Jerome
in the original binding, thick oak boards
covered with stamped calf, with ornamental
brass corners and ccntre.p pieces with bosses.
It was printed by Joannes Gutenberg in
1450-j5. 1t is the first book printed with
movable types. When thisBible was put up
for sale there was long silence. Then a
voice asked if moderate bid would be
taken. The answer was yes. and $4,000
was bid. Hamilton Cole, lawyer of New
York, became the owner at $4,000"
"Gall Hamilton is cousin of Secretary
Blaine's wife, and the daughter of clergy
man whose name was Dodge. The family
seat is Hamilton, Mass, hence her pseudo
nym. She is not married, and she is not q
poor relation, as many people suppose.
Several years ago she wrote that she had a
house of her own, owned land, paid taxes,
helped to support the minister, subscribed
W Honlc anu loIelSu uhioSlonS, ulu lhe mar
keting, grumbled over expenses, just like
q brother, and did other things which only
free and independent citizens could do
Graphic,
WOMAN SUFFRAGE IN THE ISLE OF MAN.
The women of theIsle of Man occupy "the
proud position Of being the first of their
sex within her Majesty's dominions whose
rights as parliamentary electors have been
recognized and legally secured" An adj
dress to the female electors of the Isle of
Man, signed by Miss Becker and Mrs.
Schatcherd, has been issued, The Manx
women are congratulated, and are advised
to exercise their rights fully and to the
best of their judgement and ability, The
victory which has been won in the island
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