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The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-11-26
A THANKSGIVING.

thank my stars that was bornswithin Philistia's
e. bounds
ould not have "thoughtful mind" for twice
ten thousand pOunds
yer "thrill-I never yearn-at gush 1 take
offense, .
And to a ton of sentiment prefer grain of sense
Mine is the honest English name of Jackson
Thomas John:
dwell not in Utopia; No. live at Ascalon.*
1 don't "exist for Art alone;'' I'm not minor
poets
I have healthy appetite; and as for "Culture"-
blow it.
Had Fortune ordered otherwise, what would my
might have worshipped Oscar Wilde or. studied
the Ibscene:
Or, hanging to some ones skirts. like DE-
passed perhaps. in Noodledom. for Intel
lectual
The Bellamites and Fabians would have found me
in their ranks,
on platform of my own. made up of crazy
planks,
LII Boanerges Burns. might have made the
welkn ring,
Proclaiming the Evangel of the Neo.Everything
To show to what lofty plane my Ego had ad-
To Mrs. Besant's piping must certainly have
danced
About Reincarnation 'twould have been my place
To crib from old Pythagoras and bring him up to
date.
For a sham philanthropic cries would then
have had charm,
Non.alcoholic public house and moral sewage
farm,
With other charatible schemes that Booth & Co.
promote
Five shillings spent upon the poor for every five
pound note.
For every fad and every fraud that Mock.Pro.
gressives boom,
MY bag of tricks-a Gladstone bag-would have
provided room;
So let me bend grateful knee, O. Grundy, at thy
shrine.
Who madest me, and keepest me. worthy
Philistine.
st. James's Gazette.
r. He must mean Islington-Ed.
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The Literary Ishmael.

Less is known while more is written and
disputed about Edgar Allan Poe, than
about any other character in American lit
erature. In the narrative of his life there
are gaps of months and years of which
nothing can be told of his whereabouts or
acts; and as if to atone for this lack he is at
other times credited with feats of ubiquity.
There are also stories of quixotic mission
to fight for Greek independence, a la Byron;
of his escapades in St. Petersburg; of en-
listment i'm and desertiOn from the United
S tes army; of phenOmenallY protracted
debauches, during which he threw off the
most wonderful productions of his pen
most of which stories, so far as can be
shown now, were evolved from the inner
consciousness of those writer's who, upon
his death, woke to ecstasy, the living
iiars." to blacken his name.
A general reason for this paucity of par
ticulars may be found, perhaps. in POe'S
enforced SecIusiOn from the public by the
exigenicies of poverty during much of his
life, and the low rank of authors in the
general estimate of the times; special rea-
son may be that POe'S literary executor and
biographer, DR.. GriSwOld. to whom in his
life time he had entrusted all the material
he ever furnished any one. suppressed the
facts and substituted inventions. in order to
assassinate the character OF the dead poet.
For twenty six years POe's body rested in
an unmarked grave. and his character was
buried under living heap of OblOquy.
When at last. in 1875. a few devoted
women of Baltimore sought to redeem both
tombs. nearly all the contemporary wit
nesses to his acts were dead. 1t was not
until twenty six years after the event that
DR.. Moran. who had attended POe's last
illness. broke silence and put to rest the
story that he died in the midst of drunken
,debauch in the streets of Baltimore. There
was no smell OF liquor upon his person or
breath, and no delirium or tremOr," says
this tardy vindicator. 1t was in 1878
twenty nine years later) when Mrs. Weiss.
of Richmond, told the story of his last visit
to that city. and contradicted Griswold's
story of his engagement with Mrs. Sheldon,
and his prolonged inebriety there. 1t was
later still, when the posthumOus letter of
Mrs. Whitman. of Providence, was pub
lished, silencing the lOng-accepted tale of
Poe's engagement to her, and his disreputa-
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-11-26
why She Married a Burglar.

Theodore Hallam once defended bur-
glar. The burglars wife was on the wit
ness stand, and the prosecuting attorney
was conducting vigorous cross -examina-
ton. Madam, you are the wife of this
man?" Yes" ''YOu knew he was a
burglar when you married him?" YES"
"How did you come to contract a matrimO-
nial alliance with such man." 'Well,"
the witness said sarcastically. II was get
ting old and had to choose between law
yer and burglar" The cross examination
ended there.-San Francisco Morning Star.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-11-26

james. how much is four plus eight plus
One?" asked the teacher. Don't know"
said James. "Well. suppose l gave four
apples to Harry. eight apples to Charlie.
and one to you. what would it be?" IA
cold day for me-" whimpered James.
York Truth.
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A Class Pleasure.

''You don't follow the hounds much in
this country. do you. Miss Hawkins?"
asked Lord NOOdleby.
mo; we have professional dog catchers," /"
replied Miss Hawkins.-Puck.
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Policeman: Would you kindly subscribe
one dollar to help bury brother officer?
Kind Hearted Citizen: Why. certainly!
Glands ten dollar billy Here! bury ten of
them.-Puck.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-11-26

All men may be equal before the law. but
they are long way from being equal before
tho pOliceman.-Puck.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-11-26

The man carried away with enthusiasm
is frequently brought back with disgust
Texas Siftings.
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A NoceSSftV.

''DO you think his party will give him
vindication?"
They'll have to. He was proved guilty,
was MT he?"-Puck.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-24
A QUORUM ON HAND
The Battle Nearly Over on the
Closure Resolution.
A VOTE TO BE TAKEN TUESDAY.
Sharp Passage in the House Between the
Speaker and Mr. Cooper.

Senator Cameron VIII Probably Explain
To-Day His Connection with the silver
PooI-NIr. Blaine Will Send the ResOlu-
tions on Jewish Persecution to Russia.
The House Preparing to Rush Business.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24--The indications
are that the Republican leaders will
force vote on the closure resolution
next Tuesday. Mr.lAldrich asked unani-
nous consent that a vote be taken at
o'clock to-day, but this was objected to
by the Democrats.
The Republicans now have a quorum.
It was secured through the return of
Senator Chandler from New Hampshire
and the attendance of Senator'S Quay and
Cameron of Pennsylvania, which resulted
in the presence in the city of 46 Republic
can Senators, or one moro than quo
rum. Information is also said to have
been received to the effect that Senator
Squire of Washington is on his way to
the capital.
1t is not believed now that more than
four Republicans-Teller, Wolcott, Stew
art and Jones will vote against the
closure resolution.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-24
FEARS OF A FREsHET,
The Hudson River Rising and Its TIL
utaries Breaking Up.

utaries Breaking UP.
ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. 23.-There are in
dications of a heavy freshet along the
Hudson river. The water is now six
feet above the ordinary level, and fur
Their rise is expected. All the streams
emptying into the Hudson at this local
ity are very high and threaten to break
up.
Dispatches from Tribes Hill say that
the ice in the Mohawk broke up at s
a. m. and that the hotel and three dwell
ing houses are surrounded by water.
Their Is a gorge about two miles below
the town and the ice is within three feet
of the suspension bridge.
RoNDoUT, N. Y, Jan. 24-Walkill,
Rondout and Esopus creeks have swollen
to immense proportions and the waters
are still continuing to rise rapidly.
Houses, stores, barns and outbuildings
are flooded, and much of the contents
destroyed. The situation at Eddyville is
alarming The immense ice jam which
formed last week causes the water to
back up and flood the village to depth
of several feet. The people fled from
their homes last night and sought safety
in high er attitudes.
The ground floor of hotel quarter
of a mile from the creek is covered with
water to a depth of three feet. Boats
are being used to-day to go through
some of the streets. Much damage is
again being wrought. Grave fears are
entertained that the ice jam will give
way and rush the water and ice down
Rondout Greek to the Hudson.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-24
THAT SILVER POOL.
HITLER Bought Silver for Senator Cam
eron Before tho Bill Passed.

HITLER Bought Silver for Senator Cam
eron Before tho Bill Passed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-David T. Lift
Ter of Illinois created a great deal of mis-
chief for Senator Cameron in his testi-
mony before the Silver Pool Investigat-
ing Committee. 1t will be recalled that
Senator Vest swore that Senator Cam
eron had told him his purchases of silver
had not been made until after legisla-
ton had become an accomplished fact.
Littler contradicts this. After stating
that he had bought, on his own account,
between $4,000 and $50,0U0 worth of
silver some time in the early part of last
summer, Littler testified thus:
81 also purchased about 100000 worth
for Senator Cameron. 1 did so at his
request The purchase was made when
silver Legislation was pending"
Senator Cameron will probably take
the stand in his own defense. He claims
that he has done nothing to merit criti-
cism. His purchases, he urges, were in
no way influenced by legislation nor did
they influence his vote for the Free Coin
age bill.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-24
FIENDtSH TREATMENT.
A Father Holds His Child ON He
Stove for n Triflin: Offsnse.

A Father Holds His Child a Hot
Stove for n Trifin: Offsnse.
NEW EGYPT, N. j., Jan. 24.-Fiendish
cruelty was perpetrated by John Meiser,
an Ocean County farmer, living near
here, upon his son, who is not yet four
years of age.
The child was in the house at the time
and committed some slight offense. The
father flew into a rage, and seizing the
child, placed it on the top of a hot stove,
burning the flesh in a terrible manner.
The screams of the child quickly
brought its mother to the scene, and she
carried it to another room, where she
dressed its injuries as best she could.
Mciser was ashamed to admit that he
did the deed intentionally, and said he
merely held the boy over the stove to
brighten him, but that he accidentally
dropped him.
Immediately after the affair Meiser
Ged to escape arrest. The child's ondi-
tion is critical.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-24
A BRITISH AFFAIR.
Americans Not Wanted at the Jamaic
Exposition.

Exposition.
LONDON, Jan. 24.-The coming Jamaica
Exposition is to be made, if England can
make it, strictly British affair. Prince
George of Wales is now on his way to
open the exposition, with great eclat and
a grand display of royalty.
The chagrin in the United States at the
failure of the British to extend an I'M
qualified invitation to American ex-
hibitors excites amusement here, where
the motive is we'll understood.
Canada, Jamaica and the remainder Of
Great Britain's colonies in North, Cen
trail and South America are to be united
in one grand customs union, buying from
each other such products as they require,
and giving the rest of the world the go
by.
The colonies will be expected to dis
criminate in favor of British manufac-
turers as against non-British, but other
wise they will, to all intents and pur-
poses, of a tariff character, be union
with themselves.
The scheme takes in Belize and
Honduras, as we'll as the Falkland
the American continent, or geographic
cally connected with it.
The consent of the colonies is needed,
and that is to be won through such
events as the Jamaica Exposition.
A vast display of American manufac
lures on the occasion would mar the har.
mony, and not tend to the consumma
ton of the plan.
Daniel w. Flagler to be Chief of Ord
nance with the rank of Brigadier Gen
eral
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-24
WORK IN THE HOUSE.

Sharp Passages Between Speaker Reed
and MIR. Cooper of Indiana.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-In the House,
on the demand of Mr.. Breckenridge of
Arkansas, the journal was read in full,
and after some debate was approved.
There were some sharp passages be-
tween the Speaker and Mr.. Cooper of
Indiana, growing out of a point of order
by Mr.. Mckinley on a resolution offered
by Mr.. Cooper directing the committee
investigating the Pension Bureau to re-
port the resolution to the House. The
resolutionawas finally reported and re-
ferred to the Committee on Rules. The
House then went into Committee of the
Whole ON the Naval Appropriation bill.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-24
nE WAS HEIR TO THE THRONE.
His Love for a Banishsd Governess Said
to Have Caused His Demise.

The Court Physicians Say He Died OF
Congestion of the Lunss-King Leopold
Plunged In the Deepest Grief-Strange
Fatality that Pursuss All Connected
With the Conquest of Mexico.
BRUSSELS, Jan. 24-The death of Prince
Baudouin, nephew of King Leopold and
heir to the throne of Belgium, has caused
tremendous sensation and creates con-
sternation in all classes in Brussels.
There are all sorts of rumors circulating,
as the public was entirely unaware that
the Prince was i'll.
The official bulletin issued by the court
physicians gives the cause of the Princes
death as congestion of the lungs.
Crowds of people are parading the
streets or gathered in knots at street cor
ners eagerly discussing the situation.
Did He Commit Suicide?
The popular story current to-day is
that the Prince either committed suicide
or died of broken heart. The opinion
is freely uttered that it is repetition of
Prince Rudolph's case King Leopold,
it is said, undertook personally to break
up an attachment which Prince Baudouin
had formed for lovely plebian, en-
ployed in training the young Princess
Josephine. The attachmant was dis
covered only recently, although an in
and a prince is said to have been born
who will never figure in the list of the
royal family.
Prince Baudouin, it is asserted, actually
shocked the royal household by propos.
ing to marry the woman he loved, even
at the cost of FORGETTING his princely po-
sition, thus following the example of
Prince Oscar of Sweden, who threw up
all his princely titles to marry Miss
Monk. But King Leopold would not have
it. He drove the unhappy mistress, with
her child, out of Belgium, with a provis-
ion for their support provided she should
never see Baudouin again.
The Body Lying in State.
The body of the Prince lies in state on
the bed in which he died, surrounded by
tall wax candles in golden candlesticks.
1t is attired in the uniform of a captain
of the Royal Belgian Carabineers. In
one hand he grasps his sword and the
other hand holds rosary, from which is
pendant a golden cross. The features of
the Prince are calm, pale and placid, and
apparently not in the slightest degree
changed by death.
Guarding the deathbed, the death
chamber and the palace is a guard of
honor from the Gardiner regiment to
which the Prince belonged. Officers OF
that regiment, in full uniform and with
drawn swords, will guard the Princes
body until it is finally laid to rest in the
burial vaults of the royal family of Bel
GUM.
Among the additional facts gathered
in connection with the Princes death is
the news that King Leopold " ited the
| dying Princes bedside at midnight and
| that the Ministers had previously called
to the palace of the Count of Flanders.
The New Hoir to the Thron'.
By the death of Prince Baudouin, hi:
brother Albert Leopold Clement Marie
Meinrad. who was born April 8, 1885, anG
who is now a student in the military
school, becomes heir to the throne of
Belgium.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-24
Gillian Insurgents in Control.

BUENos AYREs, Jan. 24.-Information
has been received here from Chilli that the
insurgents are masters of the situation.
All stores in Valparaiso containing, or
supposed to contain, arms and ammuni-
tion, were completely Quilted by the rebels.
The revolutionists will permit the port
of Valparaiso to be reopened on condition
that the foreign consuls observe a neu-
trail attitude. Foreigners residing in the
city are declared to be safe from molesta-
ton. The opinion generally prevails
throughout Chilli that unless President
Balmaceda speedily resigns the entire
armed force of Chilli will arise in insur-
rection.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-24
BUFFALO'S Big FIRE
The Handsome New Warner
Building Destroyed.
ACCIDENT BY FALLING WALLS
Two Firemen's Heads Split Open and Their
Bodies Horribly Mangled.

Four Others Were Badly Injursd-Th0
Building Gave the Appearance of
Large Gas Stove While BurninG-The
Stocks of all the occup ants a Complete
LOss-Names of the Killed.
BUFFALO, N. V, Jan. 24.-About $780,
900 worth of property was destroyed or
damaged by fire, smoke and water
last night, and two firemen killed and
four others injured by falling walls.
The fire started in the rear of the store
on Pearl street, near the Terrace, occu-
pied by L. Marcus s. Co., clothing manu-
facturers, in the large building known
as the Clothing Exchange. The corner
store was occupied by the owners of the
building, Warner Brothers, clothing
manufacturers. Next was Darling 81
Scholes, button manufacturers, next
Singsheim s. Harris, manufacturers of
boys and children's clothing. Marcus
s. Company's store came next.
The Whole DEPARTING emit at Work
TIL fire was discovered about ten min
utes to 0 o'clock bursting Simultaneous
ly from the three stories of that section
occupied by L. Marcus & Son. The
alarm was sent in from the fire
house on Franklin street directly back of
SAO " ASh VIC dSpoL
rived on the scene the Marcus store was
in flames, which shot out from all the
windows. The building gave the ap-
pearance of a large gas stove. Chief
Hornung Immediately sent in the second
and third alarms and the whole depart
ment was soon at work. The fire was
difficult to get at, except from the front,
being surrounded on nearly all sides by
smaller buildings.
Firemen Buried in the Ruins.
After the fire was under control, the
floors having fallen, half dozen fire.
men were standing close to the curb
playing streams of water into the build
ing. Suddenly a large arch, of which
there were several at the top of the
building, swung out and fell to che
ground. The firemen under it were
caught. Their comrades at once began
the removal of the debris. Four men
were badly injured, and two-Jacob
Schneider and Adam Fischer-were liter
ally crushed to death. The falling wall
struck them on the head, crushing the
skull of each and splitting open their
bodies. Several other firemen near by
were injured by flying bricks.
The stocks of all the occupants of the
building except the Warmers are total
loss, while that of the Warmers was very
largely damaged.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-24
PREFERS HER EVIL LIFE,
The Countess Szirmoy the Wife of a Jer
city barber.


New York, Jan. 24.-The sad story
of the Countess Jeanne Marie Szirmony,
who was brought to America by her
fathers cast off mistress, has aroused
universal interest, and much sympathy
is felt for the young girl who so pitifully
replies to the question why she does not
reform and return to the honored name
of her father. 81 cannot. My mother
mother was bad and from her I inherited
it all. and rather than return to my
fathers roof and riches prefer to fol-
low the lot that has been cast for me-"
This was the answer the girl made to
the urgent request of Marshal Bernard
to return to her home.
Joseph Monderer, a barber, who works
at No. 203 Washington street, Jersey
City, shows a marriage. certificate in
proof of his statement that he married
Virginie Szirmoy on May 6, 1890. Mon
derer seems proud of his father-in-law,
though he says he will bring an action
for divorce, his wife having deserted h i'm
for another man.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-24
Tho Irish Progra mime.

LONDON, Jan. 24.-As soon as the
Boulogne negotiations between the two
factions of the Irish party are concluded,
delegates are to be sent to America and
Australia to acquaint the friends of Ire
land in those countries with the exact
state of affairs. In the meantime the
dual party promises to make a pretty
bad time for the Ministers, who will
have their hands full deciding their
rival claims to the attention of the
House, attending to the motions of cen
sure and answering the dou -barrele
questions of the two-headed Irish con-
tin0ant
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-24
THE BRocKToN TRAGEDY.
Mrs. Anderson and One Child Dead-As
trolo.er George Arrested.


trologer George Arrested.
BRocKToN, Mass, Jan. 24.-Mrs. An
derson, who took poison and gave it to
her three children, died at 1885 p. m,
after suffering great agony. The oldest
child is still in a deep stupor and is not
expected to live. Another, Edith, died
last night.
George Fl. George, better known as
NJ. George, the astrologer and seer, was
arrested on complaint that he was an
accessory before the fact to Mrs. Ander-
sons suicide. He is a thin, understood
man, with an iron grey beard, is we'll
along in years, and has long followed as
trology, travelling from town to town
in winter and in summer frequenting the
Spiritualistic resorts.
He was brought before Judge Reed,
who continued the case until Tuesday
morning, and George, in default of
So, 900 bonds, will remain in prison. He
pleaded not guilty, and to a reporter de-
MED having told to Mrs. Anderson any
thing that could have caused the
tragedy.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-24
DR.. LAFONZ0,

The man who tells diseases at a glance
without asking any questions, looking at
the tongue, or feeling the pulse.
No information from the patient. No
previous knowledge of the case.
Every ache, pain and disagreeable feel
ing pointed out and described better than
the patients themselves.
His mode and strange manner of de-
scribing disease, giving thus, without
word or hint, the plainest and most con-
else history of its incipiency, progress and
termination, surprises and convinces
everybody that he thoroughly understands
their case and condition, making it an
easy matter for him to determine whether
a disease is durable or not, and if durable,
no time is lost in its treatment and cure.
He makes it a point to consult with all
patients free of charge, giving them an ex-
plicit understanding of their disease, leav-
ing them perfectly free to employ him or
not, as they choose.
The doctors parlors are crowded from
morning until night with the very first
and best people in the city many to seek
his aid in treatment, while others are avail
ing themselves of these generous free con-
situations, which certainly are of the most
remarkable character, impressing the pa
tient with the most profound wonder and
astonishment, different from that which
they have ever seen or heard before; many
deeming him reader of the most secret
and hidden thoughts and desires of the
mind, as well as of disease yet, as they
express it, all aimed at and towards the
benefit of the patient. No thought of self
appears to enter into his consultations or
advice, and by his wonderful Power and
gift of Healing, he astonishes the most skep-
| teal. Remember,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-24
An Old Man Murdered.

HAvERH1LL, Mass, Jan. 24.-Elbridge
G. Reed, a milk dealer residing near
Captains Pond in North Salem, n. H.,
was found dead in his barn during the
morning by his wife. There were bruises
on the back of his head which evidently
caused death. No cause can be assigned
for the murder, as the deceased had no
enemies so far as known, and but little
money. The murdered man was 20 years
old. Two men have been arrested on
suSDiciOn.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-24
Want a Place for Gen. Banks.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24-The friends of
General N. P. Banks are pressing him for
United States Marshal of Massachusetts,,
a vacancy in the Office having been
created by the appointment of the in
cumbent to State Office. General But
Ter, among others, is enlisted in the
movement. General Banks is old and
needs assistance. He held this place
under Mr.. Arthur; but, unfortunately
for the present movement, got his ac-
counts in a helpless tangle. The salary
is $4,000 a year.