The Wide World Magazine, Vol. 22, No. 127, October to March, 1909

"All right. Keep it to yourself. I am much obliged to you for the lesson, and in future we will work together. Produce the clocks, and make up any story you like as to how you f...

"Now," said the Electrical Engineer (who, having passed in electricity, is supposed to know something about everything else under the sun), "everyone will please take jugs and g...

"Came to me two years ago with a clean score," chimed in the captain of the _Elora_, "and I ain't had no fault to find with 'im since. 'Honest Daniel' he's called, too, by the c...

When they had pulled themselves together and looked over the little fleet it was found that Loper's boat had been unfitted for further service by the collision with the rock, an...

The rank-and-file of the American Forest Service are the patrolmen or rangers. Over them are supervisors, one of whom may have charge of a group of national forests, and may be...

The smoke of the fire could be distinctly seen from the town of Camp Crook, and after Ballenger left for the scene several of the men went into the second storey of a building t...

"We had reached what was evidently a little plateau on high ground. Judging this to be a suitable place for the execution of my plan, I rapidly dodged behind an agglomeration of...

One might be inclined to think that with the numerous mountain railways that have penetrated into the very heart of the Alps during the last few years, the big observation teles...

The next morning we tumbled from under our mosquito-nets and, after a hasty breakfast, made a start. Corker had already sent on our arms, which, in addition to our shooting impe...

Perhaps the most daring of El Vivillo's exploits, however, was his robbing of his old enemies, the Civil Guard themselves, single-handed. He learnt that on a certain day a pair...

(_a_) Things given to allow wedding procession to proceed; (_b_) A hoe or goat is demanded at the door of the bridegroom; and (_c_) A goat has to be given to the bride to induce...

This, by the way, did not prove a very difficult job. They were cowards at heart, were these scoundrelly Chilanos. A short, sharp tussle, a few well-directed blows given with al...

At last the police had something to work upon. The old man was locked up, but took matters very coolly, disdainfully refusing to say a word. The police then walked him past the...

"WIDE WORLD" ARTISTS, THE ADVENTURES OF _J. Sydney Boot._ 135, 253 Illustrations by H. Sandham, A. Pearse, A. J. Gough, C.M. Sheldon, E. S. Hodgson, N. H. Hardy, and from Photog...

The photograph given below depicts two very curious pieces of ordnance--more curious than useful, one would imagine. They are wooden Chinese guns, captured from the Taku Forts b...