Outing and the Wheelman, Τόμος 68Outing Publishing Company, 1916 |
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Σελίδα 622 - Fifteen men on the dead man's chest — Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!
Σελίδα 117 - The French dominion is a memory of the past; and when we evoke its departed shades, they rise upon us from their graves in strange, romantic guise. Again their ghostly camp-fires seem to burn, and the fitful Light is cast around on lord and vassal and black-robed priest, mingled with wild forms of savage warriors, knit in close fellowship on the same stern errand.
Σελίδα 646 - After dinner was brought to Sir W. Compton a gun to discharge seven times, the best of all devices that ever I saw, and very serviceable and not a bauble, for it is much approved of and many thereof made.
Σελίδα 298 - ... to chafe and blister. A common defect in shoes is that they are too tight over the instep and too loose across the ball of the foot. If the leather forward of the instep is too slack, wrinkles will form. Folds of leather and rough inner seams should be avoided. The inner edge of the shoe should be almost straight, the sole thick and wide, projecting beyond the upper leather. The heel should be low and broad, and the toe of the shoe should be of such a length that there will be no pressure on...
Σελίδα 646 - This day, Mr. Caesar told me a pretty experiment of his, of angling with a minnikin, a gutstring varnished over, which keeps it from swelling, and is beyond any hair for strength and smallness. The secret I like mightily.
Σελίδα 20 - They are most numerous above the tunnel, probably because fewer tourists visit that portion of the stream. The fish there, however, are usually small. The largest, finest examples are found between the natural bridge and the lower falls. As a game fish the golden trout is one of the best. It will rise to any kind of lure, including the artificial fly, and at any time of day. A No. 10 fly is large enough, perhaps too large; No. 12 or even smaller is much better. In the morning and again in the evening,...
Σελίδα 694 - A wise old head on spry young feet A man is as old as he walks. There's sprightly youthful walking in CUSHION RUBBER HEELS An old head is a wise head and insists on Cat's Paw Rubber Heels — Because the Foster Friction Plug won't let you slip. No holes to track mud and dirt. They give freedom and lightness to the body and they grip safely any slippery street, pavement or floor.
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Σελίδα 473 - TO UNITE THE ENERGY. INTEREST AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE STUDENTS. EXPLORERS AND LOVERS OF THE MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO: TO COLLECT AND DISSEMINATE INFORMATION REGARDING THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS IN BEHALF OF SCIENCE. LITERATURE. ART AND RECREATION: TO STIMULATE PUBLIC INTEREST IN OUR MOUNTAIN AREA; TO ENCOURAGE THE PRESERVATION OF FORESTS. -LOWERS. FAUNA AND NATURAL SCENERY: AND TO RENDER READILY ACCESSIBLE ALPINE ATTRACTIONS OF THIS REGION.