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...from Brunswick, Ga., via Jersey City, thought differently. He is evidently one of those youths filled with the spirit of adventure, since he had hiked across the continent some time before. At any rate, he concealed himself aboard the City of New York, and was not discovered until the bark was well out to sea. He had stayed in his hiding place for several days without food and had withstood the danger of asphyxiation during the fumigation of the ship prior to its departure. Certainly here was a young man eager to embark on this great and dangerous expedition...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RACES: To The Moon | 9/17/1928 | See Source »

...Prime Minister Hertzog, last week, are to be taken with about as much seriousness as the exaggerated platform promises of U. S. statesmen. Naturally General Hertzog's platform must satisfy his large Dutch secessionist following; and, like many another sly old dog, he relies more on his bark than on his bite...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOUTH AFRICA: Treason to the King | 8/20/1928 | See Source »

There are eight bedrooms, four baths, a big circular living room, a study. Oak logs faced with birch bark make the outer walls. Inside are oriental rugs, French wicker furniture, maple piano (inlaid with gold), Italian oak panelling, brass bedsteads...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Brule | 6/11/1928 | See Source »

...Bull dogs bark but little, but they have a reputation for holding...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New York Governors | 5/14/1928 | See Source »

...single bark might sacrifice a bite, so the bull dog shuts his mouth, grits his teeth and concentrates upon the job at hand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New York Governors | 5/14/1928 | See Source »

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