The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-03-12
Current Gleanings.

birthday anniversary.
Mrs. William Allen, of Pilot View,
Ky., celebrated her eightieth birthday
The other day by completing the cut
ting of her third full set of teeth.
Joseph Leonard was arrested in New
Y ork the other day for stealing door
mat. He told the judge that he took
it because the word "Welcome" was on
it.
Sir Charles Dixie has recorded his
wonder that the popular name OF
Britain abroad is not Scotland, so nu
merous are the Scots in every outlying
part of the British empire.
Frederick Leighton's peerage was
the shortest lived in the history OF
England. He died on the day follow
ing that upon which the patent OF no.
bility was issued, and as he left no heir
the title died with him.
Mark Twain is most lnveterate
billiard player. He will drop any
amusement or occupation to indulge in
his favorite game. 1t is said he will
plav all night and all the next day, if
he can find an opponent.
Professor Gieseler of Gottingen has
twenty four children. He saw child
crying in the street and asked, "What
is the matter, little boy?" Don't you
know me, papa?" said the boy. He
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Count Leo Tolstoi is a vigorous
hater of England. He says the Eng
lish and the Zulus should be herded
together as the two most brutal ma
tions of the earth. His chief regret.
he declares, is that he cannot spare the
time to write book about the English
people.
Tt is proposed to build an iron cage
, over and around the monument OF
Daniel Boone and his wife near Car
1 rollton, KY, in order to preserve what
t is left of the monument from the raw
4 ages of relic hunters. The legislature
a is to be asked to appropriate $500 to
S build the iron cage.
William H. Porter, young million
: aire of Brooklyn, every night, rain or
|, clear. snow or hail. in freeze or thaWy
h turns out on a bicycle to every fire. In
2, order that he may be promptly on the
e scene Mr.. Porter has had fire alarm
7, rugged in his bedroom, and he claims
e that he beats the engines every time.
r Uncle Hiram Lester, of Henry Coun-
tv. GEORGIA. is said to be now in his,
- one hundred and twentieth year. He
~ was in good health until within the
past week. when he became very Ill,
and had to be removed to the hospital.
~ His record is a trifie hazy, but his
neighbors concede that he long ago
= passed the century mark.
d, Henry w. Sage the benefactor whose
1t, birthday Cornell recently celebrated,
10 has given that university at different
ct times sums amounting to $1,15o,OOO
I'd AS the Cornell San puts it, without
is Mr. Sage's gift Cornell would not be
Ike university at all, but merely a poly
re technic institute. One Of the most
ut notable of his gifts is Sage Hall fol
Ike women.
Die A very odd wedding occurred few
- DAYS ago at the residence of Rev. Mary
r. Whitney in Boston. The groom was
. Rev. Carl G. Horst, the pastor OF TIT
+ Second Unitarian Church OF Athol
Mass. the bride was Miss Emily Ait
ga ken of Boston, and the officiating min
'ol- ister was Rev. Martha c. Aitken
or, mother of the bride. Cases where
ge. father marries his daughter are no
the infrequent, but this is, perhaps, TN
am onlv instance on record where mothe
cal has married her daughter.
,ra-
Nv far the most conspicuous t1gul
in Prince Henry of Battenberg's fune
l'es al procession at Whippingham wa
ano Prince Albrecht of Prussia, tall an
''io stately soldier, in the splendid unlforl
u"' of the Prussian Garde du Corps,
!, nc which regiment Prince Henry VIZ
% for some years an officer. Prince Ale
''lo ander of Battenberg, who was CHI
s mourner, is bright, handsome BOY
:, neo ten. lie was in Highland dress, al
'''' was led by his uncle, Prince Lou
who wore his naval uniform.
ap-
g of George T. Diuuei' w. w. m .as ~
and at ManchesCei' Ens '"n"'
7;oe, son of a civil engineer who was know
arv in the early part of the century as ST
9 is calculating boy" For many yea
DIV Mr.. Bidder had been one of the leade
III a at the Parliamentary bar. The
gene traordlnary caicuia'ine po"oi
mod father were inherited in marvelo