The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-11-25
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.


Justice Blatchford's wealth was
partly inherited. His father once lost
ESQ, 900, It is related, having set valfse
containing that amount down In Full.
ton street, New York, TO buy some pea
nuts and gone of forgetting IL. But
he was 10 wealthy that the loss did not
hurt him much.
Sir Leonard Tilley completed two
years ago his second term M lieuten-
ant-governor of New brunswick and
he is still serving because partisan
politics there IL very bitter and the
government has avoided the danger OF
exciting the animosity Of one faction
by failing to select his successor.
Mrs. Frederika Macdonald, y we'll
known English writer and lecturer,
and Mrs. Annie Besant, who holds
Nine. Blavatsky's scepter, engaged In
public disputation In London recently
about the merits Of theosophy and Bud
dhism. The debate resulted in drawn
battle, but was most interesting to the
audience, rs each disputant made an
animated argument to support her
thesis.
Pierre Lott, who Is about to start
out on tour to Egypt and Palestine,
appears to be a great favorite with
some of the feminine readers OF his sto-
ries. In lecture which she lately de-
livered about the novelist, Nine. The.
nard said that ''at receptions they over.
whelmed him with adulation, and had
he partaken of all the ices and wines
they pressed on him he would have died
ere this"
1T is the distinction Of Rev. Mr..
BlodRett, 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
officiated ut ga funerals, while the en-
tire population of Greenwich at the
present time Is only about $40. Mr.
Blodgett is seventy-eight years old, and
for half a century he has been the
towns only clergyman.
There were great rejoicings among
the pupils of NJ. Benjamin Constant
upon his election to membership ir
the French academy. A reception was
given him at one studio by the mer
there, and q triumphal arch of roses and
laurels was erected by his girl pupils
in his studio in the Passage des Pano
ramas. Besides this, the staircase tc
the street was lined with young girls
each of whom held aloft long spray
of flowers or palm branch as the
painter descended, forming floral
canopy over his head.
-Colley Cibber was playing card.
one evening. AS the game went on, he
did not follow suit, whereupon q testy
old general cried out: what, have
you not spade, Mr.. Cibber?" The
poet-laureate, nothing abashed, looked
at his cards and answered.: "Oh, yes, 8
thousand" a reply which drew forth 9
very short and peevish comment from
ehc general. Colley, who was a very
cool customer. and was, besides
'shockingly addic ted to swearing" al
the narrative says, retorted with
Don't be angry, general. for, damme
can play ten times worse If like"
The prince Of Wales not long age
was one of a large house-party, his
host being very well-known peer
After dinner, the royal guest, the host
and the other male visitors repaired u
the billard-room. On table at thu
side were two or three boxes of cigars
and the prince was helping himself te
one, when an ambitious millionaire ap
preached him, and taking from hi.
pocket cigar-case, held it out to the
prince, saying: II think, sir, you viii
find these better" "Mr. -" replied
the prince, 'if mans dinner is gooi
enough for me, his cigars are goot
enough for me-" The millionaire wa
unexpectedly called away to town mex
morning on business.