The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-04-10
W. c. ANDL. ASSOCIATION COLUMN.
Edited in the interest Of the Cairo Public Library
MEN, WOMEN AND BOOKS.

Chicago, the president Of the Illinois Social
Science Association, an able speaker and
lady of great literary culture and wide
Information. Mrs. Starrett has spoken to
large audiences in Cincinnati, st. Louis and
elsewhere and been received with the
greatest enthusiasm by crowded houses.
AS editor of the Western Magazine, she pos
sesses a wide influence. The meetings Of
the Social Science Association will gain
much from the interest and leadership of
such lady as Mrs. Starrett. at every
round OF the ladder, in this life of ours,
we have to abandon some interest to throw
OH some vanity, to renounce worldly com.
tort and honor, to risk fortune, home and
NE When one has the strength to do all
all this, he may well be proud"
ONE Of the new books, "One Summer"
charming little story, by Blanche Howard,
has genuine freshness from Gem, "the law
not very clean, good for nothing, sensible
boy" to the natural history lessons between
the hero and heroine.
The following prophecy was made by
Victor Hugo; "In the twentieth century
war will be dead, the scafrold
will be dead, royalty will be dead,
dogmas will be dead, and a beautiful cen
tury will possess our children"
CARLYLE once asked a student what he
was studying for. The youth replied that
he had not made up his mind. The stern
face of the old Scotchman grew sterner as
he said "The man without purpose is
like ship without rudder-a waif. a
nothing, no man. Have purpose, and
no matter what it is, throw all your strength
and muscle into your work. Carlye's
History Of Frederic the Great" and "Oli.
yer Cromwell's Letters and Speeches. with
THE Life of Chiller," are
on the library shelves, and
the latter is interesting enough to be wide
ly read
IL THE presentation OF Schiller's poems
to the library, there is the foundation
thought for case Of books in the German
language. Schiller is very near to the
heart of the German people, and was
great power in forming new literary
taste.
lNTHE Congressional Library at Wash
ington, there is an old bible of Italian
origin, supposed to have been written in
the thirteenth or fourteenth century. tits
written in Latin upon bellum in clear, bold
characters. 1t cost the government 1920
IN gold.
Attic sale of collection Of rare books
in New York city, the famous copy Of
Rickel'S Mexico was disposed Of 1t is
a little gothic letter pamphlet, without title
page, of 100 leaves, unnumbered, formerly
the property of Emperor Maxlmil.
liam 1t bears his book.
plate. 1t is thought to be the second book
ever printed on this continent. 1t is as
clear and bright as when it came from the
press of Juan Cromber, in the City OF Mex.
co, in l544, nearly 100 years before the
Bay psalm book was printed at Cambridge.
The contents consist of a single compen.
iium Of directions for the conduct of pro.
'cssions and ceremonies, by Dionisio Rikel, |
Carthuslah priar. 1t merely renders the |
Latin directions INTO the Roman tongue for
popular use. The congressional library at
empted to get the prize but New York
collector secured it by paying s525,
THE new regulations come into operation
1t Cambridge University the Easter term
1881, whereby women enter with full rec.
,gnitions as students.
Miss WAGsTAFF of Kansas, passed sue.
,essiully through day and half of
'quizzes and qucues," undaunted and I'M
discouraged. The judge complimcnted her
IN her proficiency in legal lore The lady
Is said to be handsome, refined, a bright
scholar and accomplished in music and
painting.
HERBERT SPENCER had no university |
education, but was trained for an engin.
,er
In Boston they have apartments devoted
o literary work, called the Hawthorne
Rooms"