The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-04-04
GLEANINGS.

A new novel has come ont in London
called "A Professional Beauty"
Sixpcnny N2-ccnt) republications Of
popular works are growing in England.
Mr.. Aldrich is now engaged upon his
biography Of \. Y. Willis for the Ameri-
can Men Of Letters Series.
The Germans have 4 spelling reform
association which has begun Ia publish
a series Of German classics in reformed
spelling.
1t il stated that Thomas Mast is about
10 retire from business with the HarpcrS,
having made enough money to support
himself in comfort.
Miss Alice Longfellow, the daughter
of the poet has n strong and clever face,
with charming brown eyes and deli
cate. soft color in her cheeks
Many Swiss who have settled in Cali
fornia have sought the hill>ideS. where
they have made thrifty vineyards ard
where they make excellent cheese.
homciy but sensible Philadelphia
girl. who never wore biz hat at the
iheatcr, has been married three times,
and on each occasion married rich,
The confectionerin New Haven. Conn.,
who sold candy compounded with rock
and rye that resulted in the intoyication
If Young woman, has been warned TO
take out u liquor license.
The barber profession in Paris has
ceased to be- especially lucrative. The
fashion Of Frenchmen Of wearing long
hair and full boards Is increasing alarm
ingly.
Very Nearly-Auntie: You 20 to
school, Charlcy?' Charley: "Yes. "
Auntie: you don't play the truant"
Charley: mo; but I'm learning the
pianner"
"Pa, why do they call 'cm high
schools?n Its because we pay somuch
for 'em, my son. You'll understand
these things better when you get TO be a
taxpayer"
The Chicago Medical RcricW says; "A
woman who had been recently vaccn-
atcd lent her car-ringsto n female friend,
WHOSE tuIs DctdiHc NNNtiHhlCu III tHe
most approved but not the most salts
factory manner
Eight hundred and siXty-four dogs
were stolen in New York last year, for
which S6,9l3 reward was offered, and
$50 questions were not asked. There
arc supposed to be eight professional
Aog-stealcrs, each OF whom, ii will be
readily seen, makes an average of SS6i
year ont Of this singular industry.
The so-callcd English Garden at HON
burg. Is about TO be sold, with all it
pavilons, grottocs. lighthouses and rare
plants. This garden was planned ant
laid out at the beginning of the centur,
by The Landgravipe Elizabeth, British
Princess. About fifteen years ago i
became the property of the late MADAM
Blanc, by whose heirs it is now Offered
fof sale.
In tearing away recently, part of til,
wall of the old Baltimore home o
Charles Carroll, of Carrollton. the work
men made an interesting discovery
This Was the massively built and bidder
Vault III WHICH WI. NuITOii VHCc stoTct
his papers and valuabes. 1t containc,
an oak cabinet, all its drawers and pig
eon-holes labeled by Carroll own hand
A Belgian statis,ician has computed
that Tor thirty-threc cents which the gov
crnmcN,s of Europe spend upon the ed
ucation of the people they devote Sl03
30 to military and naval expenses
Under this state Of things 1t is no won
der that Nihilsm and Socialism flourish
and that hundreds Of thousands are an
nually seeking new homes in the West
ern Hemisphere.
A statistican, writing of Vanderbilt
wealth. says that in 81 bills it woul,
spread a carpet 1903 feet and inches
wide and S6 miles long; n carriage drive
4 feet and II inches vile and over 500
miles long; or a comfortablcpromcuad'
2 feet 81 inches in width, and more thar
1912 miles IN length. In $50 gol'
pieces, lying side by side. II would con
struct sidewalk 43 inches wide, but ;
few rods short Of 10 miles long:in silyc
dollars lying contiguous, Il boulevard
400 feet vide and 81 miles in length.