Sabron and Pitchoune bond in a French chateau ending
Captain Sabron of Sabron de Le Comte meets Miss Julia Redmond at the Chateau d Esclignac and declines to take Pitchoune to Algiers. He and the American heiress share a moment in the winter garden as the dog seeks a home, while Sabron contemplates his looming departure and a possible farewell.
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le Comte, de Sabron
Pitchoune
Marquise d’Esclignac
Julia Redmond
Chateau
d'Eaclignac
Sabron
Marquise
Tim
Redmond
Tarascon
Rene
Algiers
Monsieur de Sabron
Miss Redmond
Brunet
Mademoiselle
Madame d'Esclignac
Commander Sabron Receives Wartime Orders and a Personal Letter
Sabron learns he is to Algiers with no horse or Pitchoune as orders from headquarters arrive. Brunet and Pitchoune react with loyalty while Sabron contemplates loneliness and the harsher duties ahead. A niece invites him to a musicale, hinting at a gentler world beyond the campaign.
A Soldier's Dog and a Starcrossed Encounter at Esclignac
In January light at Chateau d Esclignac Count de Sabron recalls his dog Pitchoune and wrestles unspoken love for Miss Redmond amid music and social wit. A daring Africa departure looms as he dreams of surrendering to her.
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Pitchoune
Rascal
Chateau d’Esclignac
King
Rene
Madame d'Esclignac
Miss Redmond
Count de Sabron
Africa
Monsieur de Sabron
Madame d’Heclignac
The House of the Democrat Ideal Home Description
William L Price extols an ideal dwelling in warm, practical terms citing ample rooms, wide windows, and a fire lit interior. He argues true homeliness comes from careful planning and practical details that foster comfort and lasting charm.
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William L. Price
House of the Democrat
Chinese Currency Surprises Face Chinese Melted Dollar Trend
The article notes a surplus of dollars and small coins in China since last August. Provincial mints have produced excess coinage, leading to melting and conversion into sycee. The weak demand in markets and the imm els of Chinese accounts suppress dollar circulation.
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China
Ancient Pueblo Civilizations Revealed by New Mexico Ruins
Archaeologists led by Nels C. Nelson, with the American Museum of Natural History, report finds among Rio Grande and Santa Fe region ruins. They uncover 1,000 to 2,000 year old pottery layers, cliff dwellings, stone idols, reservoirs, and a trove of over seven hundred artifacts shedding light on prehistoric New Mexico pueblos and migration patterns.
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Cortez
Mexico
Spain
Great
Rio Grande
Southwest
Riing
New Mexico
Nels C. Nelson
American Museum of Natural History
Nelson
Pueblos Bear
Santa Fe
Mr. Nelson
Cochiti
San Lazaro
Proteroee
Pecos
Rio Grande River
Anthony
Vivid account of shell fire and brave artillerymen
From Alfred Stead's Notes Taken in Harper's Weekly. A vivid scene of modern shelling as a battery arrives and lingers in a main street. Shrapnel bursts wound houses and a church, six horses die, a caisson is pierced, and artillerymen remain cheerful amid danger.
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Pers
Alfred Stead
Harper’s Weekly
Prominent Traits in Dogs by Mrs Eltonhead
Mrs E Y Eltonhead reports dog characteristics from grief and loyalty to self respect and play. She notes dogs watch graves of lost companions, show sulky shrewdness after family changes, and display jealousy toward rivals, while not feigning feelings they do not hold.
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E. Y. Eltonhead
Turkey’s Military Record in the 1877 Campaign
The article notes Turkey’s 1877 campaign against Russia, listing 750000 men in the field and a disorganized remnant of 120000 troops at war’s end. It frames Turkey as lacking a strong fighting reputation in that period.
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Turkey
Russia
Hair of Animals Yields Useful Textiles and Tools
Animal hairs supply many products from horsehair cloth and roped mane strands to bedding fillers and plaster binders. Cow hair binds plaster and appears in carpets. hog ridge hair feeds brushes. Camel, sable, badger, and other animal hairs make fine paint brushes. quills from birds serve writing needs.
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Europe
China
New Life Saving Apparatus
A foldable life preserver that opens into a sphere via a rotating handle. Semicircular ribs extend to support an airtight cover, with shoulder straps and fastenings to secure the spherical form. Popular Mechanics describes the compact, air tight device.
Stiles Loses Birds to Hounds in River Bath Joke
C. TF. Stiles planned to ship his stuffed bird collection from Warren to Boston. He gave a fishhawk and a partridge a bath in the Quaboag River and left them to dry. On return he found a pair of hounds had taken each bird in its mouth.
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C. TF. Stiles
Warren
Boston
Quaboag River
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Pitchorne
Babron
Monsieur le Capitaine
Pitshorne
Monsieur
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