True Stories of Crime Detectives in France and England
The essay argues French detectives are overrated, noting biases against the secret police, mouchards, and the Corsican guard. It traces methods from hotel registers to cabinet noir practices, highlighting cases like Walder, Pranzini, and Prado, with reflections on penalties, pay, and misdirection by officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaboriau
Edgar Allen Poe
Monsieur Lecoq
Monsieur Dupin
France
Sureteias
Gre Cirebane
Corsian
Alphonse Dendet
Paolo
Joachino
Secret Police
Mouchard
Sherlock Holmes
England
States
Monsieur Claude
Monsieur Goron
Sir Conan Doyle
Geron
Pranzini
Rue Montaigne
Marseilles
Geomay
Mother Gironde
Hin
Butcher Avinain
Prado
Monsieur Galilout
Eself
Eugenie Forestier
Marie Agnetant
Shakspeare
Paris
Walder
Place Beauvan
Monsieur Lagrange
Madame Lagrange
Walter
Service Des Garnis
America
Legion of Honor
Monsieur Gorou
Rue Bonaparte
Toxe
Latrille
London
Berlin
Percy Lefroy
James Canham Read
His Ideal Engineer Chorus From Street Ballad
A rough verse recalls a youth preferring engineering over fame or politics. The speaker notes admiration for an unnamed engineer friend who signals from the race track and past fights with local peers. The piece frames aspiration through casual street scenes and a distant presidential ideal.
Farewell to a Town and a Girl Left Behind
A nostalgic verse laments leaving a bustling town and a familiar life. The speaker recalls the burn of the road, the grind of duties, and the ache of bidding tennis, golf, and a former beloved farewell. The refrain centers on the girl left behind and the struggle to forget.
The hush of August and its fading bird chorus
Elizabeth Nunemacher reflects on August's quiet, noting a sense of fading summer as many songbirds fall silent. The piece names renewed but subdued tunes from Carolina wren, bluebird, Baltimore oriole, titmouse, and others, promising a return of melody in October as migratory patterns shift.
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Carolina Wren
Downy Woordpecker
Maryland
Baltimore
Renwick Wren
Flicker
Bob White
Towhee
Chickadee
North Pole
Personal and Confidential Q and A Department Advised
A Journal readers column offers advice on romance, marriage, flirtation, and earning money in art. A bachelor seeks marriage via ads. editor suggests widening social circles. Replies cover letter-writing, one-sided affection, and avoiding misread signals in public places.
The Queerest Thing I Ever Saw in Rome
A late seventies visit to a Roman church ends with a man waking in an old confessional box after being locked in. He fears discovery and ponders release as the church’s quiet, decayed chambers loom around him, while an uncanny warning keeps him from stepping into the open hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romé
Seeing New York sightseeing and hidden city pleasures
In the New York Evening Post expose, readers are urged to explore beyond crowded theaters and usual excursions. The piece praises curious travelers, then recounts a tense night in a chapel, and proposes arts and libraries as rich, underutilized resources for enjoying New York's heritage and print collections without crowds.
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New York Evening Post
New York
Emerson
New Yorker
Manhattan Island
Coney Island
Metropolitan Museum
South Street
Cape
Spice Islands
Aga
Greenwich Village
Tenth Street
Fifty-third
la Farge
Church of the Ascension
Simmons
Mr. Blashfield
Appellate Court
Robert Blum
Mendelasohn Hall
Mr. la Farge
Bowery
Cross Streets
Boston
Annapolis
Norfolk
Lenox Library
Public Library
Japan
Thomas Cook
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