The Wooden Soldier in a Civil War Ploy
In 1862 Virginia a Federal captain and his men use a wooden Confederate soldier and a German shopkeeper to mislead advancing Confederates. Tom Bixby and Schmitt fabricate a dummy in the road to fool the enemy while Union forces prepare a counterattack, culminating in a commission for Tom and a sutlery post for Schmitt.
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Scar Spin and the Pearl Scarfpin Mystery
A charming yet self focused American, Jack Herkimer, showers favors on women in street cars and abroad. A mystery scarfpin sends him a grateful anonymous reward, leading to love with Miss Farnsworth on a European voyage and eventually marriage. The tale ends with a humorous child’s question about finishing work.
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Europe
Germany
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Jack Herkimer
America
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Salt Water Cataracts Across Fjords and Passages
A report notes salt water cataracts in Norway, southern Chile, and British Columbia where tide trapped by rock barriers creates two opposing cascades at Canoe Passage. A narrow cleft holds back the gulf waters and, at high tide, pours a bolting eighteen foot waterfall with great volume, then reverses with the retreating tide.
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Chile
British Columbia
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How Do You Make a Circle in Drawing Class
A London Family Doctor note describes how people draw circles on paper with a pencil. It claims intelligence correlates with circle direction, praising left-to-right circles by good students while condemning right-to-left drawing as inferior, including dance and asylum patients.
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