Ward the Yankee Conqueror of Taiping Strongholds in China
An 1860s New York merchant's letter reveals Frederick Townsend Ward rising from fortune hunter to commander of the Ever Victorious Army, leading Chinese forces against Taiping rebels. His daring campaigns included Sung Kiang and Kahding, where he earned a commission and gained high praise from British and French officers before a fatal chest wound at Tsaolin. His funeral rites drew both native and foreign dignitaries in Sung Kiang.
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New York
Shanghai
China
Frederick Townsend Ward
Mexico
Sing Pao City
Jack
Hung Su Tsuen
Canton
Jesus Christ
Hung Su:Tsuen
Tien Wang
Heavenly King
Nanking
Kiang- Bu
Sheh-Kiang
Tah-ke
San Francisco
Ward
Shanghai Y Voluneers
Salem
Mass
Central America
Walker
Wheat
Henningsen
Crimea
James Burgevine
Tahke
Burgevine
Sung Kiang
Sing Pao
Taoh-ke
Gardiner
Paris
Cheh-Kiang
Peking
Confucius
Chung Wang
Frederick Ward
Futai
Forester
James Hope
General Ward
Kashinou
James Michel
Hong Kong
Hope
Chun Chen Chun
Staveley
Potret
Lich
Kahding
Sing Poo
Najaor
Tsaolin
Jesser
Tophet
Protet
Tz-ki
Roderick Dew
Ningpo
Peculiar Marks on British Vessels Indicate Safe Load
The article explains the Plimsoll line on cargo ships showing safe load depths. It describes the five marks like the letter E, with top lines for fresh water and Indian Ocean, plus summer, winter, and North Atlantic winter depths, highlighting dangers of overloading at sea.
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Samuel Plimsoll
Indian Ocean
North Atlantic
Little Trick Of Interest
A simple optical illusion explains a tube rolled from paper held to the eye creating a phantom hole in the left hand. With both eyes open the viewer seems to see through the hand to a coin three feet away, showcasing how perception can be fooled.
Evenly Matched On a Cornfield Fence
A boy on a cornfield fence tells a city passerby that the corn is yellow because that is how they planted it. The man doubts a full crop, but the boy jokes that the landlord will take half, then calls the stranger not far from a fool.
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Bub
Colors Beyond Human Vision
The text explains color is a brain acts on light waves creating color perception. It notes humans see seven rainbow colors but science suggests unseen colors exist beyond our sight. It cites ants as examples that perceive light beyond violet and mentions animals hearing sounds beyond human ears.
Riddle of Apples: Maid and the Three Boys
A servant maid carries apples to market. The first boy takes half and returns ten. The second takes one third and returns two. The third takes half of what remains and returns one. After all actions the maid has twelve apples left. Determine the initial amount. Answer: forty.
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Anzywer
Poetic verse on a quiet fence around the house
Said Gentle Jane speaks of a fence circling the home and notes its quiet presence. The speaker observes the fence while reflecting on its restraint and stillness.
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Gentle Jane
Alsace Storks Decline Amid Regional Causes And Tracking
The London Daily Globe notes fewer storks in Alsace with only one of four Nest on Strassburg chimneys occupied this year. Causes cited include marsh drainage telegraph wires and factory smoke. Germany tracks birds with metallic leg disks and records migratory data, while a Port Elizabeth doctor suggests poisoning from arsenic-killed insects. A correspondent hints the root cause lies closer to home.
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Alsace
London Daily Globe
Strassburg
Germany
Education Department
France
Cape of Good Hope
Prussia
Port
Elizabeth
Pole for a Roller Skater
A small boy bends a broomstick horse idea into a practical rollen pole. The device features a pole with a roller at one end a seat near center a hand crosspiece at the far end and a second crosspiece bracing the knees to stabilize when sitting after a start.
What Are Cork Legs and the Cork Street Trade
The essay explains that cork legs are not made of cork but are named for Cork Street in London, not Cork in Ireland. It notes Cork Street was the hub for the artificial limb trade in old days, analogous to modern wholesale districts.
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Cork
Ireland
Cork Street
Piccadilly
London
Not Hel An Irish Builder Faces Skyscraper Maze
An Irish builder new to the tall skyscrapers cannot find his way down from the top floor. The boss calls to him to return, but Pat insists he climbed head first and will not come down the same way.
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Pat
Raith
Grandma and Child Debate Candy Preference
A fragmented dialogue shows a grandmother and child discussing taste. The elderly woman refuses candy, while Eff urges sharing and hesitation about eating sweets. The scene hints at domestic tone and cautious parental guidance.
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Plimsoll
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