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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-22

the kind that attracts a discriminating public.
There is forethought, foresight and local pride all
the place. 1t has demonstrated, and still is
demonstrating that a seaside resort be pro-
gressive. There is disposition to stand still The
suggestion of week that committee of Its
Aldermen visit other seaside resorts to learn, IL
possible. whether they have achieved anything that
might be 9roftably added 20 the plans for great
er Atlantic City shows the temper of the com
munity- Progress is the watchword. Premiership
among pleasure resorts if not already gained. is
written in the book of destiny over against the
city's name. There is no contented egotism In
the habits of the place. Individually and a COM
munity there is ideal before the people higher
than any that has ever been realized
Within years Office buildings that would be
lantic-ave., the principal business thoroughfare.
Within year three apartment houses. like some
of the better kinds in the metropolis. have been
reared 10 great heights. Two are in Atlantic-ave,
AMI the other fronts the board walk in the heart
Of the hotel section This building is a departure
from seaside precedents Electric lighted, steam
heated, modern city apartments, furnished in a
brick and steel building OF nearly dozen stories,
with bow windows overlooking the and with
foundations almost within reach of the breakers.
are novel enough TO deserve attention. Captain
veyor, is the father Of the idea and the owner of
the building. What influence 1t will have
side life remains to be seen. If il pays,
pected. doubtless other ''skyscrapers' of the
class will be erected alorg the beach. The lantern
at the top of old Absecon's bluff and black shaft,
which has warned mariners off the shoals for
forty-nine years may be shut off by seaside habi
tations Of a kind originated not more than two
miles distant. and in city which is not ashamed
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and Mrs John Meader ard Mr.. and Mrs. Harrie e.
Mannheim of New-York City. Among those present
were Edith Sessions Upper. Julian hawthorne
Dorothy Mannheim, Walter McDOugal, John Hao-
berton and Kate Masterson
The plans Of various syndicates and capitalists
threaten to make sort of Midway Plaisance OF
Atlantic City the coming summer. One company
has contracted for a large number of gondolas.
which are to be put in service on the new canal
which is building connect the inlet with the
Thoroughfarc, as well the various streams
thread the meadows back of the city These are
ideal sheets of water for the purpose, and II the
plan is carried out in detail the effect will be
striking and the novelty is bound to be an at
tractfve one The scheme is to import a lot of
professional gondoliers from Venice and put them
in charge of the boats in native costume with all
the accessories of mandolins guitars etc, with
possibly a few singers thrown in This is
part of a scheme of forming Venetian annex to
Atlantic City back the meadows. but the gon-
dola enterprise is distinct from the real estate
syndicate These thoroughfares. winding through
the meadows, favOrite cruising grounds
for naphtha and electric launches and for canoe
ing Although the tides sweep them daily. they
are always placid duck pond. They abound
with fish and crabs swarm through them by the
millions. Hundreds of timid persons who fear the
rougher waters of the inlet, and consequently do
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net stock show TO follow. She was told that Cap
tain Young had that day made great haul OF
fish with net the pier why she e1-
claimed. 1T is as charming in summer" She
went 20 her favorite church Sunday 1t was
as well filed as she had seen 1t She met
more friends there, and the next few days were
devoted largely TO receiving and returning calls
It was delightful TO sit in the sun parlors and
snend the little time she had TO herself with her
cherished fancy work. 1t was even better than
summer There was no fault in the weather that
could not be compensated for in dress outdoors ana
that was not overcome indoors BY such provisions
for comfort her own home in the city Afforded
The daily rides in the wheeled chairs. clad IN wraps
suited TO the mild weather and amply protected
with robes and blankets were a form OF olEe[S 5
She had ever before found it. She was astonished
invalids out IN chalfs lIS st1
closed with glass-veritable man propelled crystal
4aS Mrs p been less interested in social affairs
she might have seen the boys and young men play
Ing 6aseba d al hour or two with some Of the
fairest maids and matrons Of the country %a VICE
ing The boatbuilders at work, diversion %hlch
The preparations for a form of summer afn9se.
ment have this winter naoe Possipv ~. baTed in
time. She might have Ralcileo, % . = -IInT,, ~
either billiards bowling, for there Is pIeh'y "a
Iejeht have stood with the big crowd OF interested
men the steel pier %a'ciis ~,
I50 btiess She viii drive over TO the country LUZ
interest In golf and only the tenderest Of golfers
are denying themselves the sport 3i tT lliS sa
account a little mud now and men Mh g. e f
she might have found and may yet mo IN 'i9 r Ia
zoreG the 10 give t1ef pedSuiS 80
The fine winter weather, which would pass aoa
spring further North, would not require iess sIa
Tor the telling than the diversions alreaoy men.
toned Summer offers little more except lne me-
-hat calls for dip the surf. Even the set now
ever has been brought indoors ano WARMED 10.
bathere All IL lacks is the force that uaisloths
mo silver foam il sweeps In from the proad AT
ianfirthe vastly deep in honor of which the resort
named no
cleaner city with better regulated municipal
eefeire none with such a rare combination Of the
charms Of aristocracy and democracy. none with
greater natural advantages or with more OF tne
oonVeniences and comforts of the tWeIluetn cen
fury anywhere on the tens of tholsahas o. . nllss
az The worlds seaboard. The city and Its caterers
TO the public comfort have learned lesson tlat
might well lee studied In hundred other pisa.cces.
both Nnrth and South. They look ahead 1hey
are building and entertaining not for TO-DAY alohe
Tomorrow is always in view. There is flFary OF
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sponsible for her picturesque upr'ghtness IN her
The ienten population of Atomic City is as
cosmopolitan as that of midsummer. ne fnala
variety great as that to be seen on fine spring
afternoon in upper Broadway. Every section OF
the United States and civilized country in the
world is represented. France gesticulates with
enthusiasm from snowy mass OF iuTs IN an Of o fb
kind but nothing disturbs its placidlty; japan
the front of a chair with three sides inclosed:
Cuba shivers in mass of wraps and blankets
proclaims it's appreciation of the bracng air and
genial sunshine in rosy cheeks and dign1ed com
il rolls by IN an unprotected chair Whlle
Canada rides beneath canopy with Russia and
We'll When it comes to the types within own
borders least said is soonest mended 49,,
climate of South Jersey coast better illustrated
than last sunday There was genie t Taf daIs
of almost perfect spring weather. The train which
proceeded forty miles when it ran into zone OF
freezing temperature. which evidently had eX 4
their weight of seet, and the whole face OF the
CLASSY b waSs Re
the lighthouse UP to midnight of that day was
rail It had been 90 degrees throughout the day.
At Atlantic City the buds of shrubbery were
f Srdhg and ply 9s Gt there nothing
suggest spring. and the same day New-1ork was
Atlantic city has enjoyed favor as a summer
and on which il is situated is ten miles long and
only two miles vide at the widest 9on5 d II onv
two hundred and fifty To-day it is city Of thirty
thousand. exclusive of hotel guests. In summer ITS
popula ton exceeds quarter of a million. Ihere
are fty-one miles Of we'll constructed streets some
of which are asphaIted and others brick paved
while Others macadamzed. I; is Wen severed cred
and has fine water supply derived largely ron on
artesan wells It's solid garbage is cremated.
There are twenty-eieht churches five RANKS, over
papers in the State. It has steel pier 1l:0 feet
long and one of older construction 2Vo feet m
length Property In good locations is held at Slfoo
a front foot and upward. ard the growth is more
rapid now than az any previous perlod IN the
history OF the resort.
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ATLANTIC CITY NOTES.
Erjovabla Winter Weather-Hotel Open
ings-Gondolas and Jinkrl zsllas
Proposed

Atlantic City. n j. Feb. 21 OspeciaD.-Whiie the
snrine DAVIS OF the last few weeks gave way to a
touch of winter this week neither the visitors nor
residents of Atlantic City have any ground for
complaint as to the brand OF weather furnished
While the rest of the country lay under a blanket
of snow and seet and a blizzard ragged hair way
down to the tropics this island was blessed with
brilliant sunshine hardly flake Of snow. and a
temperature that only bracing Thousands or
persons fed from the cities and spent the week
here Most of the beach front hotels were crowded,
and the bookings extend all the way TO
Easter Nearly all of the big hotels are now open,
and others getting ready to open as rapidly as
possible The Hotel Columbia has been reftted into
a practically new hosiery, and will soon be open
The Bleak House will change its name ana De
opened the Hotel LIE Moore.
The Openings OF the last week include the Hotel
St Charles, under its new proprietor. who has
made many improvements, and will have practi-
caIly new house under his management The
Hotel Windsor opened yesterday. The Bos-
cobeI was opened a few days ago. The Arlington
reopened during the week. The Revere opened to-
day with many alterations and improvements Inc
Iroquois will welcome guests next Saturday. and
the Hotel Chelsea will open its doors March Z.
The Wootton cottage, in North Carolina-ave'
which Is one of the handsomest in the city. has
been leased for the season by Clark Merchant or
Philadelphia Major Charles L. Evans. also OF the
Quaker City has taken the Tierney cottage, IN
Inois-ave. for the summer Henry Balm. of the
same city, has taken lease on the MOTIF cottage
Chelsea.
are larger and better this year than in any previ-
ous season This IS especially true OF the MARI
borough House The weekday orchestra. under the
direction OF Dubinski. of Philadelphia. is consider
ably augmented on Sundays, and the concerts on
this day regarded as musical treats. Frederick
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strand-E. K. Stewart. N. Hasseil. s Tohmann
and c. d. Townsend -
Cowruski. Mrs. S. H. Levy, D. NJ James. Mr. and
Mrs. C. NJ. Hicks George S Lore, Mr.. and Mrs.
B. F. Teller NJ Blrsch B. VI. Farris. y. Thorne.
Mrs. H A. Rchman: Mr. and Mrs A J. Simpson,
r. T. Joseph. w s Penny and W. ,. Gage
Wiltshire-Mrs. E. z. FRESHMAN, D. FRESHMAN.
II. II. Pease c. Turner, Mrs. c. l.. Lott, Miss n
Mahoney F. o. Young. E. f. FRESHMAN and C. j..
Dunn. -
Agnew-1fiss Ellen Roberts. Miss ElinOr Wilson.
J. n Cushion, Mr.. and Mrs. R. o. HOughtOn. BeSley
Hocombe R. P Runkin and George F. Campbell
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Voelker violinst md former concertmeister Of the
Frankfort Opera House. Germany. and Louis kroii'
the pianist are under engagement to appear every
Sunday at the Marlborough House between this
and the end of April.
The Hungarian Orchestra is giving daily concerts
at the Brighton and furnish music for the nightly
dances at that exclusive place of resort
St Valentines Day dinner was given by Mrs
Alice Graeme at her North Iowa-ave. house to Mr.
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european ADVERTISEMENTS

EUROPEANS AND TRAVELLERS win
find the London Office of The Tribune, 149
Fleet Street, convenient place to leave their
Advertisements and subscription for The
Tribune.
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IN SUNNY FLORIDA.

Average temperature OF midwnter week at Or
mond Fla February to IA. inclusive. 1903:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-22

a NJ "a degrees: l2 m. 20 degrees; p. m. So de-
grees; mean. So degrees.
Minimum temperatures February "a 1908 Or
mond "a degrees; Los Angeles. 80 degrees (sreez-
lng); Bismarck. % degrees below.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-30
A He "a His Day.

At this time OF much airshlp talk,
enc rarely hears the name OF Pilatre
de Rozier one OF the first to test the
Possibility OF aerigl Havi alton, and
yet be was the zero of his day A
monument was erected flaAce On
the spot where he made his last and
fatal attempt. Mhaa the balloon was
tirst invented he sc3racd the idea that
criminals should be sent to make test
ascents. IT would be an honor to
lose ones lie, if need be, in snch an
enterprise" he said. He died some
years af'er III trying to cross the Eng
iish channel, and he is still the ideal
OF I1raach aeronauts because of ME
feari9asn"ss, his enthusiasm and hit
'eve Of the sport.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-30
a Fortunate Sc',ocl Teacher.

Miss Florence .ndley, a school
leacher of Brown county, Kansas,
years ago made up her mind that there
were great possibilities in the Indian
territory. So she saved her salary
and bought scycnty-two lots Ill the
little town of Sapulpa. paying the In
dian owner tritle under 81 Tor each
lot. The Indian rued his action and
when the courthouse and many real
estate records We're burned rot long
ago ue brought suit, claim ns the
young woman never had paid aim. At
the trial after he had testified under
oath that the land was not paid for
Miss Iindley brought forward his re.
ceipt for the amount in full, whicn
she had preserved. The Indian is or
trial for perjury. The town lots in
question are valued at not less than
$4,000.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-30
Schwab as a Diplomat.

A man who has been an Intimate
friend of Charles Nj. Schwab for many
years says: The world wonders
why Schwab is so strong with the
steel folk. Perhaps there are a score
of men each of whom would make
just as good a president Of the steel
trust as Charlie, but it is not as
steel man pure and simple that he
is in such request. Scnwab's great
power lies in his ability to handle
men. He is the ablest director OF
labor that the world ever knew. The
vast army of steel workers trust him
imDlicitlv. Bu' = N there would
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-30
Rich ir Beauty"

The Baron George Augustus de
FocFe, seeking 2 bride in New York,
has chosen drcs$maker's daughter.
This is the first time SO far as can be
q .termined, that Lexington avenue has
contributed a mistress to a European
oaronlal hall. The baron, with spirit
81 or. ..ssraity that does him credit
Jared at.eld beyond the confines Of
Fifth avenue and the restricted patri-
clan purieus OF Newport for a bride,
and from all accounts he is not likely
to have occasion to regret his choice.
Unlike most international matches, i'll
this one the wealth is on the bride
isroom's side; the brides dover is her
beauty and her rare yoiee.-NeW York
World.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-30
Most Extensive Tree in World.

Probably the most expensive tree
In the world is in the city OF London.
on the corner of Cheapside and Wood
street. about midway between the
Bank of England and St. Paul s. 1t
is an enormous oak and is said to be
100 years old 1t is protected by
clause in the deed OF the property
which forbids destruction of tree or
branches. Architects were compelled
to plan a rather peculiar building to
avoid the branches. There it stands
in the corner of one of the busiest
streets in London, occupying ground
CT enormous value-and positively
tho crlv tree ir city OF London
lie
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-30
VALUE OF COLLEGE TRAINING.
awakens the Student to the Problems
of the World

1t may as we'll be admitted that
college training does not teach man
to keep books Or to sell goods. What
education aims to do is to educate
% develop the man, to awaken him
% the problems OF the world, to
widan his horizon. There is no dan,
ger that not enough attention shall be
&iyen to commercial development.
But there is possibility that the
business man may become narrowed
% his task and fail to take an inter.
oSt in the world Of ideas about him.
e lEca1' ON ought not to prevent a
nlaa from acquiring the necessary de
tells Of business. And it ought to
make him more valuable citizen.
Tat most successful business men
believe this is shown by the fact that
the. are senQing their sons to college,
Kansas City Star
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-30
TO GET RID OF RATS.

MI traaesmea heiag liable to the
a,sto4s ~.5 5cpredatfous of rats,
Z s.2l= aat ~ Ont Of plaee=to 10 mention
.set.1.d o. e:ca rid OF tncsc posts
E, l.--s s...s.,a,od IN 4 CORES
- ,y7 {. BIT 'a...al ha.S
@e=- This consists in tatFa,ag doV1
VIA Po'.2 .i12ry s-1N-3lyiHs
fo1 ya.nts4 z4glt as 3eaataad mal1ags
ard ieranuefs use AND > 2urin@ Z"
al .s.,,.ee into fhe runs ~ * re-
&c ernjls as said % t3&lhc tAQ
zmeI Of the stuff, and viii do any
1hjr4 to set clear of it. y stjIl more
elective plan is said to be to catch q
raj alive, dip it up TO the neck III IT,
5arnisA and turn it loose. Its 32s
lows viii fee ffom it as from the
de'il. Tne dipping process is said To
be harm eas to the rat. But some
f"onmonsers may not care to dip
I've rat up to It's neek.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-30
PAINTING OF GREAT VALUE.
Ola Canvas, the Work st Gainsbor'
ouch Rrjnua Small Fortune.

The other day ii London there was
out up for v.ale in an art room a poi
trainl OF a lady il a white muslin
dress with yellow trimming. by Gains
borough, on canvas so by % inches,
an awful looking wreck, covered with
dirty varnish> and having two large
holes in the canvas-as unprepossess-
ing an object as ever came out OF
gag-and-bone shop. This picture. the
property of an old lady at W0rthlnE
had been hawked about for some
tine, the owner being anxious to
realize SIS on IT, bnt 10 one apparent
ly wanted it, ard 1t was taken to the
art room, where its merits Were dis
covered. When put up for saaa II
started at 81 1000, which in couple
Of seconds had reached $25 900 and IN
less than minute it was knocked
dowI. to purchaser for $40 600.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-30
fiouse-to.HUu5e Millinery.

A woman will mover throw an old
hat aside, or even give it away, as
long as she believes there Is a chance
of making it over. She is ashamed
TO send it to millinery store; in fact,
a number Of mi1liners discourage such
a custom by charging prices quite out
of proportion with the work done. In
some of the uptown residence dis
tricts and in Brooklyn young women
go from house to house restoring bril-
lst.ncy to faded headsear at nominal
prices. Some Of them, with. a taste
for millinery, have built up regular
custom trade and have all the work
they want to do. In few hours they
will transform an old hat Or bonnet
into one that looks "as good as new"
Girls will help along the family in
come in this way, where they can
choose their customers and their time,
when nothing would persuade them to
work in millinery store or go be-
hind a counter.-New York Times.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-30
RabY Willie.s Papa.

NJ "Fame has its limitations, after all,
y w J. Bryan found out at the be-
yinning of his political career SAID
u NJ. Black of York, Pa, While dis
Enssing the Nebraskan. During
2ryan's first campaign for Congress
his son, ". J., Jr., was born, and the
10Y soon proved the most popular
infant in the Fifth ward in Lincoln,
Where the Bryans live. 1t was a busy
Empaign for Bryan and he was away
kOm home much of the time. Every
&here he spoke he was greeted by
heering crowds, and he had reason
3 think he was the best-known man
the state. On his return from one
his trips his conceit was rudely
booked. AS he was walking along in
street ne. far from his home he
bard one little girl ask OF her com.
enion:
Who's that big man?
Why, don't you know?' came the
sornful reply. That's baby Willie's
kpa.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-30
GcV Siesps t1f.e Circus

1--WE seez Il sood may -. = >ss
iH my die" said tie cafloea.at in tae
Philadelphia Record. "but never unti'
last night did saa 4 Coy asleep st a
cireus. lie las u. ep when took my
seat direct 1eai4G him, just before
the petiorsaa2, =ho:a an and missed
let of it vat ehiEs him. The last
tnfag 81 the pfce an was the chariot
race ard fhe noisa ', ol1e him up. He
fawGed, 81 etched himself ard pre-
pared to % 10 sleep a@ain. The people
ve.e wcr1>i19 ti;air way toward the
cit Wien took hil.i " te@e shoulder.
is it ali over lie #s~ed n surprise.
I ASSURE .im The ii WIS. art he but.
toned u, i;s co@s and v2ilad away
with the -" nf 5. N noamauijst-"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-30
ENORMOUS SUMS OF MONEY.
's F2cfeo oy American Writer Dipping Yer


lEsi"2 3ce era les.
'rohahl! = fow r-af-a VIZ .ien
FL "ofa tIe .,.gse7 III
ever 10 eens.s.1 -. -.
doua NJ t-s Weld. y
Z Insurance s.e i .Ie yo.tal
.5z..es. The an II @e7 at
4..>ze concerns = Is emo moss.
)Eo ma. rea. &l present 5He a=H,
+. even iea is IL Insurance coru.
2 @.es ot lie t.aed States held IT.
entities o. all E.als t.at a4gre Is
i2ole tfau one billion five Aua ID
af..Hon do.is's. lH4a4irae;9H IaiIs 20
grasp such figures II is equivalent to
saying that there are 1900 banks IN
the country. each ef wEieh has $3,0G8,.
Geo which it must keep invested
Striking as these figures are. they
90 not include eso 1.s9za. e. the
lesser insurance eai..fJa4las aaa tbs,
pay no heed to the l2anes controlled
by the little multitude Of i sc asd
small fire insurance companies
Or course the buIt O. ,4s money
held by an insurance company has 10
be invested: that is to say. every dol.
lar not needed fosa running expenses
and for the prompt payment Of claims.
It is like a fairy tale OF finance when
one reads what use IS made OF the
millions on millions paid TO insurance
companies.
During the year 1901 for example
the total Of the incomes Of the sixty
seven leading life Insurance. compa-
nies was something like s376 0oo, 900.
Of this money, about Si73, goo, 900 was
paid to policy-holders or their heirs.
More than $77,03o,600 was disbursed
for operating expenses Still, more
than $4,000, 900 was left
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-30
:any Deaths IN the Aims,

The death toll of the Alps this sea
son has been enormous Already
more than 200 accidents are recorded,
resulting in the loss of $50 lives. No
district has escaped from the Jura
mountains, the Dauphine and Mari.
time Alps, the great Swiss ranges. to
the Austrian peaks. The story is the
same. an ALMOST daily tale Of perilous
adventure, accider. and death.