Canada's Infant Navy Struggles on the Canadian Coast
George B. Walsh outlines Canada's small navy of fourteen gunboats with under 400 personnel. He describes vessels like the Ringister, Osprey, Acadia, La Canadienne, Constance, Curlew and Petrel patrolling the coast to deter piracy and smuggling from St Pierre to Canada while safeguarding fishing rights and lighthouse stations. The piece praises the crews as rugged, resourceful, and as essential as Mounted Police in defending a young nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern Mounted Police
Canada
War Department
Europe
Spain
Gdzstipa
Acadia
la Canadienne
Constance
St. Pierre
Arma
Mary
United States
Lttle Navy
Voast
Dominion
Tommy Atkins
George B. Walsh
Harper's Weekly
Miscellaneous Wisdom and Household Quarrels Across Town
A jumble of quotations on patience and hope contrasts with a domestic scene where Mrs. Lawrence faces a siege of tenants, the Collinses, and a chaotic morning after a night of practical jokes. Drayton, Bartlett, and Jimmy O’Brien discuss quarters, legalities, and a barter for catching pests while the Collinses contend with intrusions and family tensions.
Exoduster Knight Drayton and the Mules of Quarters
In a post tale set amid a South Carolina style garrison, Drayton seeks higher quarters by trading vigilance for a pest ridden top floor. Bartlett, the humane QM, uses paint and persistence to settle the Collins family dispute as insistent insects drive the occupants to reassess their living choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collins
Bartlett
Lawrence
Drayton
Barnlett
Collinses
Dame C
D. C
Darkness
Bart
Jett
S. C
Lawrences
Avery
Paiot
Flea lore and a neat penmanship tale from old papers
A fragmented column blends curious flea anatomy with comic antique anecdotes and a long note on penmanship. It recalls fleas from history, their fighting, eggs, and cocoons, then shifts to an autobiographical snippet about office work and copper plate handwriting in New York and England, ending with a success story about penmanship and career start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilyar
Samson
London
Paris
New York Sun
America
England
New York
Hunt & Co
T van
Wall Street
Man claims purchased leg found under train wheel
At a Paris express station a short fat gentleman stops an overdue train, saying a man’s leg lies under the wheel. An inspector halts the train, porters search, and a basket with a large leg is produced. The man declares he bought and paid for the leg and demands ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Sutton
Newport No Longer Has Dual Capitals in Rhode Island
Rhode Island adopts a constitutional amendment ending dual capitals. Providence becomes the sole capital, and Newport’s historic statehouse ceases to function as a legislative edifice. The piece notes Newport’s once prominent role and compares early New England history to modern shifts, including a tangential adage about composure and a line on Chinese leopard skins valued at $3005 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Rhode
Providence
Rhode Island
Providence Plantations
New England
Noewnort
America
New York
Mbroad
Mear Newyork
Boston Transcritt
The Cultivation of Cocoa in the West India Islands
An illustrated survey outlines cocoa farming in the Lesser Antilles and Venezuela with Trinidad highlighted for superior quality. It covers planting, harvesting, drying, fermentation, and marketing processes, noting long maturity times and the care needed from seed to export. It also touches on spider behavior, a scientist's notes, and a sister piece on fashionable motor vehicles for women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West India Islands
Lesser Antilles
Venezuela
Trinidad
Caracas
London
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Libbey’s
Plato
Wm, Schweigert & Co., Jewelers
Broad St
Augusta, Ga
Coleridge
Goethe
Robert Collyer
Napoleon
Cleon
Tuckerman
Beaumont
Sir Philip Sidney
Barater
Benjamin Franklin
C. Simmons
Nijul Novgorod
Remore Lins O Uttle
Oka
Francis J. Ziegier
New Lippincott
Engenge
Ax Automobile
Safy
Jimmy O'Brien
Jimmy
Sutleys
Leutenant
Timmy
Collins Tun
Hoon Drayton
Gwendolen Overton
Cavalry
Sweet Seven
Jan
Hesse
Mr. Drayton
Tie
Texas
Sabre Rm
Jimny
Kim
Zimm
Doree
THE
FLSA
Becky
Detroit Prep Press
China
Anthey Tevems
Hess
le Saya
Ender
Gercely
Plantalon
Levassor Et Boisse
Pricy
Wilidy
Kansay
Opal
Tam
Denver Poate
Lees
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