The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-09
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PERSONAL AND LITERARY.


Justice Blatchford's wealth was
partly inherited. His father once lost
$50. 900, it is related, having set valise
containing that amount down in Full
ton street, New York, to buy some pea
nuts and gone off forgetting it. But
he was so wealthy that the loss did not
hurt him much
Sir Leonard Tilley completed two
years ago his second term as licuten-
ant-govcrnor of New Brunswick and
he is still serving because partisan
politics there is very bitter and the
government has avoided the danger of
exciting the animosity of one faction
by failing to select his successor.
Mrs. Frcderilia Macdonald, we'll
known English writer and lecturer,
and Mrs. Annie Bcsant, who holds
Nine. BlavatslSy's sccpter engaged in
public dspuGa ton in London recently
about the merits of theosophy and Bud
dhism. The debate resulted in drawn
battle, but was most interesting to the
audience, as each disputant made an
animated argument to support her
thesis
Pierre Lott. who is about to start
out on a tour to Egypt and Palestine,
appears to be great favorite with
some of the feminine readers of his sto-
ries. In n lecture which she lately de-
| livered about the novelist, Nine. The
nard said that cat receptions they over.
whclmed him with adulation, and had
he partalsen of all the ices and wines
| they pressed on him he would have died
ere this"
1t is the distinction of Rev. Mr..
| BlodGett, of Greenwich, Mass. that
during his long pastorate of the village
church there he has buried more peo-
pie than the town contains. He has
ofticiated at 624 funerals, while the en-
tire population of Greenwich at the
present time is only about $40. Mir.
Blodgett is seventy-eight years old, and
for half century he has been the
towns only Clergyman.
There were great reioicings among
the pupils of NJ. Benjamin Constant
upon his election to membership in
the French academy. A reception was
given him at one studio by the men
there, and tri,linphnl arch of roses and
laurels was erected by his girl pupils
in his studio in the Passage des Pano-
ramas. Besides this, the staircase to
the street was lined with young girls,
each of whom held aloft Il long spray
of flowers or q palm branch as the
painter descended, forming floral
canopy over his head.
-Collcy Cibber was playing cards
one evening. AS the game went on, he
did not follow suit, whereupon testy
old general cried out: "Whnt, have
you not a spade, MIR. Cibbcr?' The
poet-laureate. nothing nbashed, looked
at his cards and answered.: "Oh, yes, a
thousand" a reply which drew forth a
sery short and pcevish comment from
enc general Colley, who was a very
cool customer. and was, besides,
shocloingly addicted to swearing" as
the narrative says, retorted with
Don't be angry, general, for, darnlne,
can play ten times worse il like"
The prince of Wales not long ago
was one of II large housc~palty, his
host being Il very weil-!lnown peer.
After dinner, the royal guest, the host,
and the other male visitors repaired to
the billurd-room. On n table at the
Si'tC NSiS OH'o VI billSF pNNSs vi
and the prince was helping himself to
one, when an ambitious millionaire ap-
proachcd him, and taking frou his
| pocket q cigat-case, held it out to the
prince. saying: 81 think. sir, you viii
find these better" ''Mr. - replied
the prince, "if q mans dinner is good
enough for me, his cigars are good
enough for me- The millionaire was
unexpectedly called away to town next
morning on business.