Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-10-29
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.


--Lowells ,'Vison of Sir Launfel,"
which gave an impetus to his early
fame, was composed in forty-eight
hours, while Grey struggled for seven
years over his famous ''Elegy."
In spite of his old age Prince Bis
marcls has lost none of his gallantry.
To young lady who lately asked to be
allowed to kiss his hand he replied:
"oh, no! That is not good enough for
so charming damsel!" Whereupon his
excellency, without further ado, gave
the young lady kiss.
--Adolph Sutro, the millionaire, of
tunnel fame, is building the finest bath
since Diocletians. Acres of sea are to
be inclosed with granite walls, paved
and tiled and covered with glass, the
tide being admitted through suitable
channels in the stone.
"A lady of his acquaintance once
asked James Russell Lowell why he
had not sent her a copy of his last
book vi could not afford to- he re-
piled IF my friends don't buys my
books who the deuce will buy theni?p
More authors, are exposed to such solic-
itations from =, persons who can not
plead want of means as an excuse for
them
The famous Greek manuscript of
the New Testament, which dates from
the fifth century, and constitutes one
! of the chief treasures of the. vatican
library, where it is we'll known to
scholars by its catalogue number, 1909,
is now being phototypically fac-similed
by order of Pope Leo KILL, who in
tends to present copy of the work to
each of the principal libraries of
Christendom. f..,..-l ..Ht. t..t
Flinders Petrie's researches in
Egypt have brought to light some man
uscripts of Greek literature far earlier
than any classical text which we have
had before. The scholars have discov-
cred three pages of ssthe lost "Antiope"
of Euripides, and also fragments Of
Plato's "Phedo"' The text of the lat
ter confirms The suspicion that the edi-
tors of Alexandria regularly improved
and touched up the original text to suit
their ideas of style. Another fragment
is identified as a portion of the eleventh
book of the Iliad and it, contains five
lines that are not in the accepted text.
1t appears that LIS novels were
published in America in 1890 asragainst
Ssl in England, the total number of
| bAo1.c ,ee,,aI IN, t1e oOnnfr;ae ho;,,cr
1850 and 4,414 respectively. But an
expert in these matters contends that
for every novel printed fifty are writ
ten; or in other words, that $4,000 nov
els were written in America last year.
The population of the United States is,
in round numbers, 62,OOO,O 900. At this
rate one in about every 1000 persons
writes novel every year. Figures,
however, are always deceptive, for. of
the LIS novels published certainly a
flarge number are reprints of foreign
books.
The Literary Journal says chat the
following books were called for at a
certain library within the last few
months: "Sara Zenaski," Sequel of
Saracknessa which is st. Hilario," III
worth case" "Aristocrat of the break
fast table," Custer on the Hearth, ("
"Maria Bashlkershirb, "Alsop's Fa-
bles, :" "Hy Spatia" "Dana's Emanuel
of Geology" -'Bonbary Roose, by Dick
ems" "Helen's Water Babies" Great
0rators--their habits and nature when
young" Caesars Contemporaries, "
"Tents-of Ham," "Egglestons Circus
rider" "Guyots Earthen man,
Lambs Essay on roast mutton, y
"Roe's Escaped from Eden" Butter
and Eggs and Kisses" "Mrs. Burnet's
Vera Cruz" "Trowbridge's Three
Scoots," Stocks Lady of the Lake, u
"Kenelworth and Chillingly Sacred Let.
ter, by Hawthorne" "Expectoration'
(Expatriation) V trr'