Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-09-16
PERSONAL AND IMPERsoNAL'

-na,iel Webster used 10 be fond O
araurbt> The widow OF eX-Speakei
Liam Bovd. OF kentucky, says tina,
when in Washington he often ylsi'ee
her husband. and that they "woal'
plav the dreary game of checker
steadily hour after hour sometimes III
after midnight
Richard Brinsley sheridan wa
once talking to a friend about the
prince regent who took great credit &c
himself for various public occurrences
as II thev had been directed by his po-
'5ticaI skill or ~toreseen by his politica
Sarscity: ~But," said Sheridan, after
exnstisrng on this what his royal
hirhaess more particularly prides him
self On. j. the late excellent harvest
The Objectionable habit Of biting
the nails is not uncommon Those who
( indulge n il should take the following
I history aS a warning 4 young girl
Giei from : pSintul internal disease
which hafaed medical science. \ post
norton Was held, and IN the vital part
4 there WAS discovered a large ball,
formed entirely q morSels Of nail
which were quite indigeS;ible, and
which had increased gradually.
Rev, Charles Il. Sturgeon was
asked not long before his death by
an American preacher, Rev. Or. Will
liam Wright, Il il was true that he
once said; Resist the devil and he
will fee from you: resist a deacon and
be vii ay q; Won" The great preacher
answered that the sentence was older
than his grandfather, and so could not
have originated with him, and that he
never had any experience which would
have justified him in repeating IL
-Rossini was blessed with a not very
r~etcntive memory-espeeially for names
Of persons introduced TO him. Once day
he met Bishop the English composer.
Eos>ini knew the face well enough,
and at once greeted him. ''Ah, my
dear Mr.. - but he could progress
no further. To convince him that he
had not forgotten him, Rossini com
mcpced whis,ling Bishops glee, when
the Wind blows a compliment which
the English Mozart recognized. and
as readily have heard as his less
musical surname.
Miss Caroline Preston Davis could
not according 10 the laws Of the uni
Of Virginia, attend its lectures,
but she did pass successfully its exami-
nations in mathematics, receiving from
he faculty q certificate of excellence,
md the members OF the graduating
lass voted 10 her the privilege Of an
honorary diploma Miss Irene W. Colt,
he brilliant Young woman of Norwich.
'onn., who successfully passed the
examinations at Yale last
ummer, hut was forbidden the priv
lcge Of entering the university because
Il her sex. has accepted a place as
eacher in the girls seminary at Gen
va, y. G,-Harper's Bazaar.
Adm. Human. the commander-in-
hief of the French forces in Siam,
those name has appeared so OTTER in
rint since the beginning of the trouble
etween France and the Oriental coun-
~, is the grandson of Jean-George
Iumann, a rich merchant OF Strasburg. |
lie was minister OF finance under the
o~-called July monarchy. The admiral
as born in ls3S and was graduated at
he naval school in 1851. He became a
in 1850. Nine years later he
made vice admiral and commander
l-chief of the division of the extreme
He went on the French expe-
to Syria, Corea and Cochin-China.
nd played a prominent part during the
ege Of Paris He has been sent by
government on several important
.plomatic missions, The admiral
-arried Nile. de Bouthillier -Chavignv.
nd is the father Of six children. He
a mar OF medium height, exceeding
strong, erect and forceful-looking.
is features are large, his beard is
and gray. On the whole he is
n idcal-looking French soldier.