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The Washington times., 1907-02-24
Canadians Love for Poe.

why. do you know" the old sexton
went on. that Canadian came to my
house one night at 10 o'clock in a cab
and got me out OF bed 10 go along
down to the church and unlock the
gate for him. so that he could get In
and put wreath OF flowers on Poe's
monument. He had great big wreath
OF flowers. the finest kind Of roses they
were II must have cost him a nice
penny. He brought IL all the way
from Washington with him.
''He was going right on 20 Canada
that night and that's the reason why
he came out 10 my house so late in
the night He had stopped OF on his
way to Washington a week or so
earlier and had put another fine
wreath OF roses on the monument.
He and the Englishman." the sex
ton continued, are the only two peo-
ple 7 ever remember coming 70 do any
decorating on the Poe monument
The stranger IN Baltimore might pass
within a few feet OF the Poe mOnu-
ment without ever seeing It. 1t Is SO
low that n Is not visible over the high
brick wall. right inside Os which it
stands From Lafayette street II can
be seen through the great iron fence
which incloSeS the graveyard on the
north side. But from no point is II
strikingly conspicuous, and a person
might walk along the heavy iron
fence dozens OF times without noticing
that right inside its bars stands a
marble monument 10 one Of the great
est. n not the greatest, literary
genius that America has yet produced
The Washington times., 1907-02-24
STUDY OF ENGAR ALLAN POE IN HIS LIBRARY.

- Winter, read at the dedication OF the
Actors monument TO Poe
Tie was the voice OF beauty and Of woe
Passion and mystery and the dread un-
known:
Pure as the mountains OF perpetual snow
toid as the iey winds that round them
moan.
Dark as the caves wherein carth's thun-
ders groan.
Wild as the tenpeSts OF the upper sky.
Sweet as the fant. faF-oN celestial tone OF
angel whispers iuttsring from on
hi-.h.
And tender as loves tear when youth and
beauty die.
The story of the last few DAYS Of
Poe's life will probably never be clear
~ known. After the death, in 1877. of
his child-wife, Virginia GLENN. whom
he loved and nurtured with al the
delicate care of which his sensitive
soul was capable. Poe suffered both in
mind and in body as only a man of his
sad and melancholy disposition could
suffer
In June 1919. he went to Richmond
was i'll as a result. il is said. of ex-
cesses in Philadelphia was shown
much kindness, and began u recover
something OF his old spirit in his home
city in Virginia. Late in September he
started TO return TO New York, as was
thought. but for some reason stopped
by his cousin. Judge Nelson Poe. in
an unconscious condition. and carried
of TO the hospital. where he died a
few days later.
1t seemed as II Poe was not TO have
any monument at all 10 mark the spot
where he rests. The first one which
was ordered by his cousin, Judge Mel
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mentS the Srief-sJricken husband and
mother sat by. the side Of the bed
SUFOklng the arms so as 90 keep fife
IN them as long as possible. while the
idniiy cat rcDCSed on the breast Of
the dying woman 10 give her a little
added warmth
After the death at the age OF twenty
I'VE Of his fair young wife. Poe be
slowed on her mother the love which
, he had never been permitted 10 give
10 his own mother. who died in his in
fancy. or her he sings
Ny mother-my own mother. who died early.
Was but the mother Of myself, bot YOU
Are mother 90 the one I loved so dearly
And thus are dcarer than the mother knew
BY that inhnity with which my wife
Was dearer 20 my soul than its soul-life-
OF a man whose desires and pur-
poses were so noble and so pure, but
who fell at times an unwilling victim
10 an uncomfortable appetite. surely
even the angels in heaven have said
Your failings are henceforth and fer
ever forgotten 30
The Washington times., 1907-02-24
Since His Burial in Corner of Westminster PreSby-
terrain Churchyard in Baltimore, No One Sape
FOREIGNERS Has Been Known to Place Flower or
a Wreath on POe'S Tomb, Says the Sexton

Now. it is understood, memorial
which wiz be worthy of the great
genius of the man Is soon TO be erected
IN the city which he always considered
his Richmond Va.
This monument is 70 cost 81. O0e. and
will be beautiful specimen Of the
Immediately subscribed $500 10 the
a similar amount be raised on the
the South have been taking an active
ment Association. Col Joseph E VII
lard, formerly lieutenant governor OF
Virginia. Is president Of the assOcia-
Richmond newspaper man and a iife-
done more than any other man 10
whom Richmond Is proudly claiming
as her own.
Around the base of Poe's monument
in Baltimore grows the delicate
moneywoTt IVY. How fitting is the
plant IL is the symbol of neglected
merit"
Some of the fe1g visitors who come
10 see his grave" said the old sexton
stoOp and pluck one Of the little yell
low flowers from the ivy. and take IL
away with them. They take flowers
away, but they never seem 70 bring
flowers with them"
Poe's genius has no better descrip-
ton than in the stanza by the eminent
New York dramatic critic. William
The Washington times., 1907-02-24
Duchess, ROYAL Aneestrr.

'IIer father, you know was the we'll
known Prince Rudolph who WAS found
dead in a hunting lodge. at 8Ieyerling.
some years ago, and her neither was
The beautiful Princess Stephauie.
daughter of King Leopold. OF Bel
GUM Like her daughter. she. TOO.
has married out of the royal family.
and when she was remarked in 1860.
90 the hungarian nobleman. Count
Lonyay. she was not accompanied by
any members Of the royal household
90 which she belonged.
Madame Ziegfer. after finishing her
series OF concerts I'm this country.
must be DHci1 i'm Prague by May J. as
she says that she has a three-year
contract To- appear there at a salary
equivalent 10 $4,000 a year in American
money She was offered a place IN
Puccinis Madame Butterfly. but
could not accept because of the con-
cert trip in which she viii include
Cleveland, Chicago, Milwaukee, PITTS
burg. and nunti,cr of other Western
cities
The Washington times., 1907-02-24

You can imagine my surprise
therefore. when all Of a sudden I saw
the Grand Duchess standing in the
doorway
y was sitting at the table so that
7 faced her. but the Prince had his
back turned and did not notice her
approach After standing there for
a moment she said.
SO. I've caught YOU az last. my
dear Madame ZieSler. have L Well,
here's % you,'
And with that she fred three shots
missed me, but the third hit me right
IN the breast
IT fell from my chair to the floor.
and she Immediately she left the
scene
As she went through the han and
up the stairs TO her room heard
her give a shrek OF delight. She
probably thought that she had fin
ished me. and she nearly did. for 1
was I'm the hospital for over month
lingering between life and death.
'Ihe prince was frightened when he
saw that I was XOunded- He rushed
10 my side and. Wheeling down. asked
me II I was dead / opened my eyes
and replied. No. and he said. Thank
God.
"a physician was summoned al
once. and he arrived I'm a few minutes.
Ii was not long until an ambulance
iLETlEcu. anu was Infn carried on 10
the hospital. where ( was to remfiu
for the next month.
During my stay in the hospital I
was informed that a number of i'm
perial euiSsarieS called to inquire ~
10 my condition They were appar-
emily worried for fear 7 would die
and make ir unpleasant for the royal
family
.-I did not die. however. as You see.
Madame Ziesler said. DOING a little
French piroucLtc. which Indicated
that she was very much alive
4 am very sure that D had not the
rcmOJeSr intention OF breaking in upon
the family happiness of the prince and
his wife when I called continued
Nine Ziegler- II did not have any
idea that the grand duchess could
be jealous Of an Insignificant little
person like me. She Is the old empe-
ror's favcrite granddaughter. and when
she was married 70 Prince Otto. her
grandfather. who is one OF the richest
rulers IN the world, gave her many
beautiful presents. including q villa
Just outside of Vienna, and q solid
gold dinner set She is exceedingly
beautiful and OF a sweet and lovabIe
disposition. and I always heard that
she was very happy IN her married
life. Two sons have been born 70
her and the prince. and De is q very
proud father. They were married In
January. 1902
The Washington times., 1907-02-24
Buried for Sixty Years.

Il is Almost sixty years since the
mortal part OF Edgar Allan Poe was
consigned 10 the dust and the silence
Of old Westminster graveyard. There
he lies surrounded by hundreds OF
others. some under and some by the
side of the church which lifts its pin
uacleS skyward.
Ii was a cold and raw afternoon.
October s. 49, when small assem-
blage of persons. nine in number. in
Guiding the minister and the sexton.
entered the gate OF this brick walled
graveyard. now IN the heart of the
busy city of Baltimore. They bore
the body OF Edgar Allan Poe. who mad
died but a few hours before IN the
Washington University Hospital In
the presence OF this small band Of
followers was his dust returned 10 the
dust whence IL sprung.
There are now living in the city Of
Baltimore number OF Poe's rela-
tives, some Of them almost within a
The Washington times., 1907-02-24
Monument From schools.

The small monument which marks
the resting place Of this remarkable
man was erected by contributions OF
the school teachers and school children
Of Baltimore. The committee was Rp-
pointed at a regular meeting OF the
Public School Teachers Association.
Miss Sallie Rice. a teacher IN the
Western High School. was the prime
mover In the undertaking.
a sufficient fund was raised in the
course Of a few years and the monu-
ncnt was dedicated in November.
1870 The base is Of granite and the
upper part Of marble. on the side OF
tile monument facing the street is n
medallion portrait OF the poet and his
name appears in large. raised letters
below. On the reverse side are the
dates of his birth and death. And
that IS all
The Washington times., 1907-02-24
Poe's Memory Denied Honor.

When ninety-seven men gathered to-
gether, about six years ago. 10 select
the names which America could per
petuate by giving them a place in the
Hall of Fame, they could find only
twenty-seven persons in all American
history who were considered worthy
OF the honor.
The name Of Edgar Allan Poe was
not one Of the twenty-seVen
In addition TO the small and almost
uunOtiCed monument 10 Poe. hidden
as IL IS behind q high brick wall and
massive iron fence in the West
minister burying ground. in Baltimore.
the only other shaft erected to his
memory Is In New York. This Is
known as the Actors monument, and
IL was dedicated May 4. 1885. The emf
nent actor. =. III. SOthern. headed the
movement among the acting profess
stOn which tEus showed its regard for
Americas greatest poet.
The Washington times., 1907-02-24

stones throw Of the spot where the
divinely inspired poet rests beneath the
cold sod. And vet II Is saio that none
ot them ever go near the monument
or place "a single flower upon II TO
uunor mis- memory. He had his faults,
without doubt. but the day ii coming
when all the world will rise and pro-
pounce him genius of the nTsJ order
aud when America viii be proud 20
give him a place in the Hail % Fame,
which was denied him few years ago.
The Washington times., 1907-02-24

When his remains were moved from
the back of the church where they
originally reposed," said the sexton.
they were placed in an ordinary soap
box He died, YOU know, here in Bal
timore, az the Washington University
Hospital, and was buried I'm the Poe
family lot IN the rear OF the church
Mis- grandfather, Mai David Poe. is
also buried there He was q quarter
master In Washington army
The Washington times., 1907-02-24
Love for His Child.Wife.

The beauty OF his soul IS shown by
the pure devotion and the undyinr
love which he gave 10 the child-wife
who was taken away from him so
early in life. \ most touching Incl
lent Is told Of how in her dying mo-
The Washington times., 1907-02-24

Out-Out are the lignts--out all,
And. over each quiVering form.
The curtain, a funeral pail.
Comes down with the rush OF a storm
And the angels, all pallid ana wan,
Uprisins. unveiling, affirm
That the play II the tragedy, Man
And it, Hero the Conqueror Worm
The Washington times., 1907-02-24

me TO eat In fact. 1 had become 50
much Interested that I had almost
forgotten that l was under the same
roof with a member Of the royal fam
ily.
SO We talked on Of various matters.
said that 4 had often been inspired IN
my singing by seeing the beautiful
face Of the young duchess in one Of
Jhe boxes
The Washington times., 1907-02-24

n II u ERE lies a great man
in a neglected grave"
This is the inscrip-
ton which might be
carved on the monu-
ment Of Edgar Allan
Poe. January 10 was the anniversary
of his birth. and on the following day
the papers stated that this $500 was
the frst year that his grave in the
Westminster Presbyterian ehurchyard,
Baltimore, Nd. has not been decorated
with flowers.
why" said L. c. Davis. sexton OF
the church, Il don't remember ever
seeing any flowers put on the grave.
and I've been sexton here for the past
ten years. Yes, come TO think Of K,
do recall a couple OF people who came
here to decorate his monument. But,
he added. they were not Americans:
they were foreigners. The Americans
don't seem 10 care for Poe any more.
IT seems to be the foreigners that are
fond OF him and his poetry
''One OF those foreigners who came
here 70 honor his memory was a Cana
dian, the other was an Englishman-
Lord Dunraven. or some such name.
think. he said his name was
The Washington times., 1907-02-24

INVIIUItu IIuLI IeL INst-I
OF the stage and people whom We both
knew. The prince is a charming con
VersatiDalist and talks well on many
subjects. He reads "A great deal. and
has remarkable memory. i was en-
joying the conversation as we'll as the
The Washington times., 1907-02-24
Nine. Ziegler Tells
How She Was Shot

Continued from First Page)
The Washington times., 1907-02-24

February 24. 1907
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-01-23

them were more original or at
tractive than this one.
Another handsome show win
dow is that of Schmulen'S. The
design is altogether different,
not quite so SNOWY owing to the
absence of cOlOrs, as the window
is entirely draped with laces, but
it catches the attention, which is
Immediately followed by admira-
ton for the very skillfnl and
effective display of the large and
excellent assortment of laceS,
which is carried by this estab-
lishment. The window was
dressed by Mr.. Joe Bienvenu.
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Society,".
\ Pleasant Euchre.

Some, of Mrs. F. E. Davis
friends gave her complete sur
-prise Wednesday afternoon by
meeting at the home of Mrs. j.
G.. NickersOn's and going over
there in a body. Wishing it to be
a surprise the guests arranged
every thing, prizes, tables, chairs,
cards and refreshments, and even
carried tally cards. Ten very
interesting games of euchre were
played resulting in Mrs. Kelly
winning the lovely bronze figure,
while Mrs. Martin captured the
pretty tabrette. Those in atten-
dance we're: Mines f.. D. Voor-
HES, j. A. Martin, H. Ducrocq,
G.. Young, V. Levy, N. Abramson,
T. G.. Shannon. j. Kelly, j. {.
Nickerson, w. A. LeRosen, G. M.
Patterson, r. S%tenhOuse. j. q.
Patterson, G. Jeanmard, Soule
of Broussard, A. B. Denbo, A.
Doucet, b. N. CarOnna, Mills,
Don Caffery. Sidney MOutOn,
Maud Wayne Blake, and Misses
Rhena Boudreaux, Edith Trahan.
Aline McNally.
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Shirts Sale
A. E. MoutOn VS.. Joseph Hebert
18th Judicial District Court
of Louisiana, Parish of
Acadia.

BY virtue of a writ of fleri facias
directed to me sheriff of Lafayette
parish by the Hon. Eighteenth Dis
trict Court of Louisiana, parish OF
Acadia. in the above entitled cause, L,
the undersigned sheriff of Lafayette
parish. will sell at public auction to
the last and highest bidder for cash,
in satisfaction of Judgment in said
case at the front door of the court
house at Lafayette. La, between
legal sale hours on
Saturday, FEBRUARY I6,I0o7,
the following described property, to
wit:
THAT certain lot of ground and
the buildings thereon, situated in the
Mills Addition OF the town of
Lafayette, Parish of Lafayette. State
of louisiana: being the northern
portion of lot number one hundred and
forty-two of said addition, having a
front on Washington Street of one
hundred feet by "a depth of about one
hundred and thirty-eight feet on the
southern line: the northern line
having such length as shown on the
plat of said addition made by John
Campbell: bounded North by Kennedy
Addition. South by the remainder of
lot No. I42. East by said Kennedy
Addition, and west by Washinton
Street.
Louis LacOste.
Sheriff Lafayette Parish.
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The Club.

On account of the Robert f..
Lee celebration at the court house
Saturday afternoon, the regular
meeting of the WOman's Club
was postponed until yesterday
afternoon when it met with Miss
es Glidden and Leftwich. The
program was as follows:
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette... -.
Mrs. John Owens
Life of the Peasants of France, $3.50.
Mrs. Martin
V~oltaire, The National Idol,........
Mrs. Kennedy
Each member gave two items OF
interest. which made current
events" of the program very in
teresting.
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Has Resigned as nember o.
Legislature.

Hon. J. Gilbert ST. Julian has
sent his resignation as member
of the house of Representatives to
Gov. Blanchard, and will here
after act as deputy clerk. I'm
less there should be a call meet
ing of the Legislature Mr.. ST.
Julien'S services will not be re-
quired as a State legislator be
fore the next general election. AS
that is scarcely probable, he re-
signed his position.
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Two Handsome Show Windows.

Two Handsome Show Windows.
The handsome display in
Kahn's show window is attract
ing a great deal of attention
owing to the very pretty effect
and artistic arrangement. 1t is
draped with grape vine showing
clusters of ripe grapes and also
red cherries surrounded with
leaves. The design is unique
and reflects credit upon Mr..
Amick Courtney, who arranged
the display. There have been
a number of handsome windows
shown in Lafayette, but none of
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-01-23
Practically Completed.

The Power House is practically
completed. but there is still some
work to be done after the boilers
have been placed in their new
position. Contractors EmeS q
Alexander have not yet turned
the building over to the city.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-01-23

After the club had adjourned,
to meet next time with Mrs.
O. B. Hopkins. Misses Glidden
and Leftwich served dainty re-
freshmentS.
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LOST!

A gold bracelet with lions head
enameled on it set with diamonds.
Twenty Dollars reward for return to
this Office.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-01-23

A few friends delightfully."- sur
prised Mrs. II. G.. Shannon Sat
urday afternoon, by giving her a
euchre at the home OF Mrs. M
ROsenfield.
Ten interesting games were
played. and as Mrs. Don Gallery
won nine of them, the prize, a
lovely oriental sofa pillow, was
awarded to her.
Those in attendance were:
Mines. B. N. Corona, Don CAT
ferry, Joe Mouton. Chas. Parker
son, Sidney Mouton, Jim Parker
son. R. D. VOORHEES,, White. K.
Stenhouse, Sanders, A. Doucet,
Shannon. Martin, Misses Coron-
ma, Schmulen, MelancOn.
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Try our groceries and you
will like them because of their
freshness, and good quality.
Orders delivered 20 all parts OF
~tOwn.-Bernard&M eaux.
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Last Tuesday night Mr.. Thos.
J. SALESMAN and Miss Stella
Lacour, accompanied by a mum
Der of friends and relatives, call
ed at the Baptist parsonage and
were united in marriage by Rev.
Jas. 1. Kendrick.
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A 80 cents sheet of music for
% cents at the Moss Pharmacy
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-31

tie presiding officer steps forward to
announce tho result. Jeanne Troupel
rs elected Queen Of Queens and will
represent the French republic in Italy.
Great baskets of flowers are hurried
forward and there, cilecred again and
again BY her assembled subjects, in all
her glory. the queen of queens is Cons
graduated and kissed on both cheeks
by each of the gray bearded oficials In
silk hats No. 6 Is fast, She supports
her father and mother, but is not
stately enough 10 suit the French
fancy
Immediately after the election the
balls begin in every quarter of Paris,
on both sides OF the river. Then comes
Mardl Gras. The queens have deserted
their royal city to visit their sister
queens OF Turin and Milan and Paris
celebrates without them. Wait for
the Aif-tareine. xoe hear on all sides;
fMardi tiras is always Mardi Gras, but
Will tor the Aii-Carenie.n
the tetes begin several days before
the Ai-taTeme and continue several
days after.
ne Italian queens arrive in Paris
fNo days befors the Mi-carerle, ae-
coinpanied BY several hundred dele
gates At The station at Paris. mob
2nd hss.f doscu bands greet them.
s'ia ssse s,tiassis1s.tic srceS syica tn-o.sss.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-31

Nevertheless We stick by the girl Who
supports her father and mother, and
begin 10 eleetioneer for her Btft
everybody BY this time has made his
choice and is elecfionecrinS as hard
as we The ballots are all distributed
ana the excitement grows more in
tense, Two men pass around with hats.
I happen TO remark TO fellow beside
me that it wouldn't be difficult for each
person TO vote half dozen times. You
mast be an American" ne answered
''sge don't understand blllot-stuffinS in
France just the same saw one
woman put in five votes by dodging
around and getting them in one At a
time
During The eouDt the bands play and
tho crowd cheers itsalf hoarse- Every
body specula ties on the result and
nearly everybody bets. Al tiTl even
MONIES IS the ruie. But soine oils linds
rut ihat 10. / is ahead The odds ir-
crease. 10 l. . 20 /, and iinalls 10 l..
with No. I as favorite. still We nope
For No. g. A little girl beains 10 cry.
She doesn't want Jeanne Troupel No.
II Tor Queen. Jeanne 10th tNo. > is
much prettier and she Is sure the
Italian queens viii be prettier laan that
Trnupei I,0f that Troupcl. gains
St,sNdslt and seem 10 one VII tabe
iet< --in.st ls,-r.fcyen nj - 4. '.'faasi.