Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-12-05
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

The Chautauqua Literary and Soien-
tific Circle now has $50, 900 names on its
roll.
-Tennyson is said to be merely the
shadow of his former self, talking with
difficulty, shutting in his walk, and
taking but slight interest in current
affairs.
The Dictionary of Fossils, issued by
the State of Pennsylvania, contains
thirty-four pages in small print cor
recting statements found on the other
405 pages.
AT the Exposition Universelle of
1889, held at Paris, the highest award to
any author of juvenile books was given
to Thomas w. Knox, author of the 'Boy
Traveller Series" and other works for
young people.
in writing to De Witt Talmage in
praise of one of his books, Wilkie
Collins spoke of "the wise words which
tell married people how to bear with
each other and to help each other,
under the trials and troubles of their
lives"
The Journal of Education says that
Little Lord Fauntleroy has made more
little boys graceful than all the schools
combined. He ''has done away with
deal of boisterousness and deal more
awkwardness."
Henry Russelrs song, ga Life on
the Ocean Wave" has been adopted as
the royal march of Britains marines.
Mr.. Russell resides in London and is
now very old man. He is the father OF
w. Clark Russell, author of "The Frozen
Pirate" first published in the Detroit
Free Press, and other sea stories.
John Bright, who was lover of
poetry, said that he always selected
American poets as more clear, intelligi-
BILE and unconventional. Whittier,
Longfellow and Lowell he classed as al
ways clear as running brook as bright
as sunshine, and refreshing as breezes,
while the English poets aim at subtle
ties.
Miss Helen Gladstone has taken to
journalism. Miss Gladstone's expert
ence of women will warrant her writing
with authority on their affairs. She has
for nearly ten years been closely con-
nected with Newman College, Cam
bridge, first as a student, then as secre-
tary to Mrs. Sedgwick, whom she sue.
ceeded as vice-principal of the college.
Some one writing of Miss Mary L,
Booth, late editress of Harper's Bazaar
tells how she supported herself by
: sewing while she wrote for the press
gratis. She was 'learning her profes
sion," as she herself expressed it, and
she certainly learned it to some purpose
The New York World says her success
; may be an encouragement to certain
brave little woman in New York, who
while supporting herself by writing ter
J hours day in ''title insurance office,
attends art classes in the evening, where
. she is busily striving to attain sufiicien
proficiency in her chosen profession t.
: live by it and give up her less congenia
, occupation.
Sir Edwin Arnold, lecturing upol
: the "Mahabharata," said: "This is tn,
, great epic poem of India. 1t contain
over 220, 900 lines, besides supplement
of about $4,000 lines; enough to maxi
eight times as much as the 'Iliad an,
Odyssey combined, with several 'Vir
gils' thrown in. Some philologists hav
, derived its name from words meaning
book of weight indicating that tn
gods preferred it above all others; bu
y this is fanciful, and its real origin
. from words meaning great war of Bha
4 rata The poem is highly valued
might almost be said worshiped-
throughout India. The natives conside
: that even to have heard it is sanctifying
a and to have read it through frees on
from, Gin -