Chicago eagle., 1899-11-04

cousin. Virginia GLENN. mere girl.
and married her. She died at the age
Of 25 Of consumption, In the most alb
ject poverty. Poe was ardently de-
voted to his wife. and their married
life was Of the happiest nature until
she was stricken down. He was
obliged to abandon his literary labOrs
owing to her illness. and was con-
stantly at her bedside until she died.
In several Of his poems he breathes
the incurable sorrow that oppressed
him at her loss, one Of the most beauti-
full of these tributes being In Annabel
Lee.
The first volume of poetry put forth
by Poe was at Baltimore In 1890. 1t
was entitled "Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane.
and Minor Poems" In 1888 the pro-
prictor Of a Baltimore newspaper Of
fered prizes of 500 each for the best
prose tale and the best poem. Poe won
both prizes, the poem "The Coliseum"
and the story of "The Manuscript
Found in Bottle being adjudged the
most meritOriOus Of all the competition.
Poe's resort when in Baltimore was
mt a little oyster house and snlO0n, kept
by the Widow Meagher, where he
would sit behind the counter, emerging
at frequent intervals to take drinks
with his friends who came In. Here
he was commonly known as the
Bard" a name that he acquired from
frequently exercising his talent for the
qualification of the Widow Mengher,
any little incident Of the day or of the
place being sufficient for theme.
In 1887 Poe removed to New York.
where he did some literary work. He
then went to Philadelphia and after n
residence there of a few years returned
to the metropolis. Here the Raven
was published, gaining him wide rep
utation. Soon afterward Poe, who
then resided In cottage at FOrdham.
Westchester County, fell into such pOv.
erty that the Home Journal, with
which he was connected. made an mp.
peal to public charity In his behalf. In
1S40 Poe went to Richmond. Va. and
there became engaged to lady Of for.
tune. He was on his way to New York
to make preparations for the wedding
when he stopped of at Baltimore and
there died.
On the occasion of the erection Of the
monument In Baltimore to his memory
in 1876. letters were read from Tenny.
son. Swlnburnc. Longfellow. Holmes
Aldrlch and other admirers.
The works of Poe are greatly ad.
mired In England and France rs well
us In his own country.
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According to the conclusions OF Mr.
A. II. keane. a well.kn0wn Englisf
ethnologlst. the first creatures tha
could properly be called men appeared
on the earth in what geologlsts know
rs the Pliocene period. somewhat
about q million years ago. The precur
sor Of man, Mr.. Keane thinks. wa,
some such ape-like creature as tn,
Pithecanthropus erectus. discovered BY
Dr. Dubois In Java few years ago
Four varieties Of men were developed
Homo Ethiopicus In Africa south oi
the equator. Homo Mongolicus In Cen
tral Asia. Homo Americanus In thu
new world, and Homo Caucasicus II
northern Africa. From these the ex
listing races are descended. Whether
man has existed million years In tn,
past or not, there Is NO apparent reasol
why he should not exist more than {
million years In the future.
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The teacher Of q district school In
Maine tells a story that reminds one
Of Mary and her little lamb. only 1t Il
Of Joe ana his little dog.
Joe was boy about 8 years old. and
was devoted to q small, lank puppy
Out Of school hours boy and dog were
inseparable, and Joe apparently could
not reconcile himself to the necessity
Of leaving the dog at home. For sew.
eral mornings the teacher allowed the
puppy to remain at Joe's feet under the
desk.
Then there came a day when the
small dog. could not be kept quiet, bu,
frisked about, to the delight of the
school and the dismay OF the teacher.
"Joe." she said. firmly, you mus,
take that dog out"
Joe looked ut her mournfully, bu,
picked up the pup. and with Its head
against his cheek started for the door
The boys feelings were evidently hurt
but he said nothing until he reached
the door, then giving his teacher re
proachful look, with plying glance
toward his dog. he said. slowly, "Ant
hos named for yOu!"
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As In the case OF the X-rays, 1t Il
possible that one Of the earliest prac
tlcal uses of liquid air will be in sur
gerry. Already experiments have indi
Gated that spray Of liquid air can b'
applied as local anesthetic. but tn,
application should never be made ex
cept by IN experienced operator. In ,
minute a small part of the body can b,
frozen as hard as Ice, and surgical Oper
ati0ns conducted with the aid of liqui,
air are attended with no hemorrhages
In the Medical Record DR.. A. C. Whit,
describes various experiments witt
liquid air, including the successful
treatment of such diseases as sciatica
neuralgia and ivy-polsOning, BOils an,
carbuncles can be aborted with liqui,
air, and 1t Is useful In the treatment O.
ulcers.
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A rather good story Is told at tn
expense OF the Rev. w. w. MOlr, rectO
i In 4 Ia Aln loi,.