Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-12-12
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

The biographies of one thousand two
hundred and eighty-six Russian women
writers are given in Prince Galigni's
biographical dictionary.
George KEENAN,, the writer of the
articles on the horrors of the Siberian
prisons, has been made member of the
Polish National Alliance in token of his
good work in the cause of humanity.
The late Zachariah Stoyanoff, presi-
dent of the Bulgarian Parliament, and
the most forceful political leader and
ablest writer on civil subjects in that
country, was once penniless herd-boy.
Mr.. George w. Childs, In his remin-
iscences of Grant, in Lippincott's, says:
"Thcre is nothing ever heard him say
that could not be repeated in the pres
ence of women. He never used pro-
fame language. He was very temperate
in eating and drinking"
Pierre Lott, the French novelist,
lives the life almost of recluse. He
detests progress and invention and
avoids the books and journals of the
day. At one time he lived in Turkey,
and while there adopted the dress and
manner of life of the people. He still
has love for Oriental luxury, and has
fitted his mouse up accordingly. He is a
man of wealth and can therefore live as
his fancy dictates.
"A toy shop-keeper living at Bury st.
Edmunds, town in Suffolk County,
Eng, was the original of Smike, one Of
Dickens characters in "Nicholas MCKEE
by" He says there was no eXaggera-
ton of the condition of affairs at the
hall, and corroborates every thing, even
to the administration by Mrs. Squeers of
her favorite remedy of ''flour of brim-
stone and molasses." He ran away from
the school when he was fifteen years old.
Paul Du Chaillu, the writer and
traveller, is fifty-two years of age. He
is under the average height, round
shouldered, and not at all handsome.
His face is strong and his forehead COM
handing. He has French blood in his
veins, which is shown by his vivacity Of
manner. He has an inexhaustible fund
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powers arc great. He has done vast
amount of work, but is in fine health.
His long journeys in African jungles do
not seem to have injured his constitu-
ton at all
The most profitable book ever print
cd, at least in this country, was Web
ster's spelling book. More than $4,000,
900 copies of this production have been is
sued, and could DIR. Webster and his heirs
have enjoyed the royalties from it they
would have found it more valuable than
the cave of Monte Cristo. Yet DIR.
Webster wrote it that no might procure
the means to support himself while en-
gagged in other work, notably his die
tionary, which was really an elaboration
of the spelling book.
Il remember that Louisa Alcott once
showed me card she had just received
inviting her to distinguished gather
ing of literary celebrities and adding
in fattering foot-note, some such as
surance as that without her presence the
gathering would be like ring without
its jewel, says a writer in the Common
wealth. "Do you know how that makes
me feel?" she said. "As il some one
knew had died of starvation, and ther
bread in plenty had been heaped upor
her grave. The girl in me, to whom
such letter and such bidding as thai
would have been a joy like wine, died
long ago. The tired woman who bears
her name grieves for her sake that al
this comes too late"