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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-03-14
TIE Pleasure and Excite
1,1e1af Of Tarpor1 Fishing
the Great Game Fish Of the GuJf of Mexico Are
Caught tvifb Rod and

bottom of the boat, so that the fish
should have time to swallow the bait
before he was struck. The advan-
tage of this system consists i'll the fact
that when hooked the fish has much
less chance of getting off, but the dis
appointments are innumerahle. as the
waits are long and dreary, and when
the line moves at last it is very often
not the work of the lordly tarpon, but
of some small shark, catfish. crab, or
other insignificant robber of the sea.
In pass-fshing, where the boats are
not too numerous, there is opportu-
nifty for movement as we'll as for the
exercise of greater amount of skill
in the change of bait, in working it,
in finding by experience the best depth
at which to fish on different days, and
in playing the fish itself. A fish hooked
in the mouth will give much more SPORT
in the sea than a fish hooked in some
more vital place will do in fresh water
where still-fishingu be carried On,
and he will be more difficult to land, as,
the hold being less secure, any slack
ness in the line is usually punished by
the escape of the fish.
The attraction of tarpon fishing lies
primarily in the great struggle with
the big fish, and to prepare for this
struggle it is as we'll, if possible, to
exercise those muscles which will be
called into play before engaging the
fish himself. The first tarpon will
probably cause more exhaustion than
a dozen OF more caught in a single day
when the muscles required have be-
come hardened and skill has BEEN
added by experience.
Although another and still larger
fish, the so-called flying tuna, can be
caught off Santa Catalina, on the coast
of California, it is doubtful whether it,
shows such sport as the great game
fish of the Gulf of Mexico. Its nature
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-03-14

is more timid and its method more
monotonous, consisting in straight
runs away from its would-be captor.
UNMARRIED by the great leaps and i'm
pe'tuous antics of the tarpon, which
invariably supply strong element of
the unexpected, and until new sport-
ing fish is found, think the tarron in
the sea, as the salmon in fresh water,
can still claim to be the most eNciting
quarry of the angler With the rod and
line. My best fight was with fish
that l had foul-hoolled in the middle of
the back. 1t towed my boat out to sea
and was on the hook just an hour and
a half, but got it into the boat at last.
w II GR IIITI /.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-03-14


IN many kinds of pleasure to
N be derived from each variety
1t may be found in the ac-
tual casting of the line, in the fighting
of the fish, in the quiet and seclusion
of the occupation, in the character of
the scenery, in the exercise of per-
sonal deNterity which it has taken long
to acquire, or in the hope of catching
something big.
In fishing for tarpon the desire of
catching something big is certainly
present, and is an important element
in the sport. But mere size is not in
itself enough. A Jew fish, which may
hang on to the unfortunate tarpon-
fisher for the greater part of the day,
is as heavy as four or more tarpon, but
is a subject rather for coincidence or
the cutting of line than for congratu-
lation. Moan ideal fish to catch,
whether big or small, must be a great
fighter. The tarpon fills this bill. He
is reckless and impetuous fighter,
He will just as soon come straight at
you, and even into your boat, as fly
from you. He thus possesses two great
requisites in sporting fish, size and
gameness.
Even when apparently we'll hooked,
the element of uncertainty, which
lends so much pleasurable excitement
to fishing generally, is abundantly
present. A tarpon can never be counted
yours till he is actually landed. His
mouth is so hard and bony that it af
fords but little purchase for any hook
that is not we'll driven home. Ere
quently the exhausted angler sees the
hook come away with a last little
feeble wag of the head when the rouni
is nearly won. In pass-tishing fol
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-03-14

The broad plastron scarfs, as they are
called, have little effect on mans
looks one way or the other. When he
wears them it is the.collar that makes
the difference.
"He should, therefore, see that he
wears a high one that does not open,
# he wants to look as thin as possible,
whereas if he wants to seem stouter,
an open collar will produce that effect
for himo
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-03-14

socaist departure existing conditions and
secondly because majority of the articles this subject appearing
the and the country have been written by
those who time in their connected with ansporta-
ton lines light plants of the properties commonly known
public utilities whose and prejudcd minds have
sought to discourage rather than advance municipal ownership and to
confuse rather than make plain the basic principles underlying this
economic problem
There to-day however, larger country
fest awakening and public demand for taking by the municipal
body such industries lines gas plants light works
and telephones while number European addition
the above included houses public aundres
and slaughter houses their successful list of operations; the
sentiment OF the American people with the first named
utilities majority OF the people OF this country have
the conclusion that municipal ownership longer the visionary
creation OF errac mind but practical conservative business
proposition wherein the whole community benefited against
the few under the method fully Swtzer-
land, Germany, England, Scotland and France.
1t is often urged by those who have this subject but little
thought that with the introduction of municipal ownership would
powerful political machine than with
it, methods; those holding such should lose sight
OF the fact that the for reference aldermen
and municipal officers booders due the letting of fran
cses to private ownership where corporations pleased to
three four million dollars for franchise grant,
fifteen times that and thereby only robbng the public Of
their lust RIGHTS but debauhnp the manhood Of the country
well.
Under municipal ownership franchise would be disposal
OF the city council and temptation the dakened
shoals of sim
In addition advantages derived
change in municipal affairs does reasonable that
there would be those having charge municipal
functions high standard Of service and equipment nasmuc
the money the would from their pockets
it does from the private who order maintain large
dividend finds expdent to reduce the amount OF light and heat
ulness poorly lighted without heat will hold pas
sengers, and the barns with many ncke the
modern creation OF sanitary science and artistic elegance There
poor service while the selfish motive in the
holders would be give high degree Of all the
for the that they wish with tho
people at the polls.
With these outlines Of thought the people set to work tc
of their uguarded rights thereby increasing
comforts and savings well lettering society by
powerful temptations those power incident the disposal
franchises. /I1
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-03-14
The Chinese peach n,oom

Neither the blight nor the early
frosts can affect the value of the Chi
nese peach bloom, even if these things
do affect the American fruit growers.
This is because the Chinese peach
bloom appears on small vases made 200
or 300 years ago. One of them, six
inches tall, sold in New York for So 200,
enough to buy good-sized peach
orchard in Delaware or California.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-03-14
Cost of wireless MESSAGES.

The average rate OF transmission
oy Atlantic cable is "a words a min
ate. Marconi promises 200 words a
minute through the air. The cable
companies charge 25 cents a word.
Marconi's contract with Canada stip-
'llates ten cents a word as the max
mum cost, and his prophecy is that
Che rate will be one cent.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-03-14
America Invndes Indin.

The Times, of Bombay, India, says:
ALREADY there are signs, very dis
tant, that the Americans have COM
menced their invasion of the com
merce of this country in earnest To
every department of commerce Amer.
lea is contributing her quota. She
has already laid the foundation of
prosperous business
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-03-14
WHY MEN ARE BALD.
According to This Account, Frequent
Cutting Has Much to DO
with 1t.

'The cause of badness has ar last
been found,' said physician to d bar
Der. 1--WE know why it is that men get
bald while women don't" i
"Well, why is it?" asked the other. |,
ct is because men wear their hair
Short" the physician answered, ac-
cording to the Baltimore Sun. The
proper length for the hair is the nat
ural length-a foot, two feet, or even
more. There is a system of muscles
at the roots of the hair that need exer-
else, that need hard usage if they are.
to keep healthy. If hair is long it's
muscles must work hard in order to
hold it in place-for a long hair is nat
urally heavier than short one-and
in order to supply life along its length.
Thus pleasantly and BEAUTIFULLY en-
gagged the muscles grow fat and hearty
and they keep the hal, hearty.
"But if the hair is cut short every
month the muscles that must look aft
er it have slothful, idle existence.
They do not work; they get fiaccid and
anaemic, they become worthless And
in consequence the hair they support
becomes worthless, dries, shrivels and
finally falls out.
Hence the hair must be worn long
if badness is to be avoided"
The barber had listened with frown
of disapproval. Then he said: ~
THAT theory is all right, but WIZ
doesn't it hold good in the matter IN
the beard? The heard is worn as shq$l
by most men, as it can be shaved, vi
we never hear of anyone getting bM
on the cheeks or the CHM
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-03-14

Forty thousand birds, mostly sand
pipers, are reported to have been
killed rec entity on the North Carolina
coast fe, millinery purposes.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-03-14

up ability adapt worlds great achievements his
Read the light of accomplishment therefore, the line of
development stage during the half century be de-
termned with considerable certainty.
In "Du Barry Mrs Leslie Carter rides to the guione through
flakes of falling snowght feathey ayl but real The effect
gained by the of lights In The Darling Of the Gods"
of sulphur the muy flames of pugatoy and banks
eecy drifting in their Illusion yet all made
original use Of the electric calcium.
dozen the who would have dared conceive
such effects would have been laughed dreamer His ideas
would visionary and impossible YET WITH
ELECTRICITYS AID, THESE THINGS HAVE BEEN DONE,
AND WILL BE DONE AGAIN and again until all the beauties
of the natural world shall real the actual life
of the vivid than imagination
paint them.
Though such wonders have already been accomplished still
art, this poetry of light in infancy. Fifty
years hence will complete revolution. All the miracles tina c
tcty has wrought all that achieve will be seized
the Let him have only soul and imagination electrical
will step and paint his pictures for him. Sunsets drifting
Clouds sandsorms, flowing vs-these and have been
produced the life. If much be done with electricity
comparatively undeveloped who shall what ends this
marvellous be carried its the PAINT
ED SCENERY, AS WE KNOW IT TODAY, MAY BECOME
THING OF THE PAST The whole picture may be light
brushes ;;s: ;:: :S, be ;. ss:: with &En.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-03-14

New Mexico disputes the boundary line
extending from the westernmost point
of Texas, and the lone star state is
about to lose more land to New Mex
inn -
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-03-14

Are the American people and the American
cities ready for municipal ownership of public ui-
ties at the present time? The growth OF public sen-
ment in favor of this question is like that which
has eliminated in all great reforms-a slow, tedious
struggle through many years
After careful study of this question, there
appears two principal why the American poo
pie have been so slow in adopting municipal. owner-
ship First they have looked upon such measures as
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Lett O. hcagoa andy
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Indefinite.

"You say his wife's a brunette
thought he married. a blond"
'He did, but she dyed."--Michi
Wrinkle. #
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-03-14

T is not easy to sum up in a
word in what the charm of
fishing consists. There, are
many kinds of fishing, and
many kinds of pleasure to
be derived from each variety.
IA ,,,,1, l,a found in 4ba on
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-03-14
e@~ Che Culture Of Stage Scenic Effects . 9
BY DAVID BELASCO.

O speak Of stage effects 50 years hence is by
N unreasonable proposition. The subject not for
S8 the prophet the dreamer 1t is rather for the practical
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21
IAYHAWKER lots

Barton county wheat is tall enough
to hide q jack rabbit.
The spring styles in Topeka mems
hats cap the climax.
The present Garden City lad is shaw
ing of the moustache.
A Harper man who severed his thumb
with saw also saw stars
An Atchison woman hired to a farm
er to aid him in planting potatoes.
A Ford county COW was killed BY the
bite Of a serpent. A milk snake, of
course.
Harper has so few rent houses that
three new families moving in livestock
ed the market.
An Arkansas City pawnbroker is
glass diamond.
7 no longer have any warm friends"
despondently remarked an Usage City
coal dealer this week
The wrong Mr.. Wright lives in To-
peka. Himself his wife and two chill
dren are all left-handed.
Mixing angel food and cream puffs
for IA years without single days rest,
is the proud record of a Coffeyville ba-
ker.
1t pays to advertise. The editor of the
Cimarron Jaeksonian recovered a purse
containing $65 last week that he lost
six months ago.
After working in the Harrington shops
for many years, an observing laborer
notes that an engine can't get UP steam
unless it's coaled.
The family doctor thinks the Omar
ron lad who went swimming April
will recover from his pneumonia in time
to hang May baskets.
St. Francis is an Incorporated city
now and the disposition of alley trash
and the appointment of marshal is the
nightmare that haunts the mayor.
The Cimarron town herd will be cared
for by woman this spring. It's dol
lars to doughnuts that the cows will be
home by milking time every evening.
Mr. Vessel who has resided in Seward
county for IS years past has grown
weary of being a prairie schooner and
recently sailed for the Pacific coast to
become an ocean vessel.
The. Burlington Fair association is
DESTROYS of securing Cyrus Leland for
exhibition this summer A local paper
has abused him so much people down
there really think he has horns.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21
oUAKER REFLECTIONS.

IFrom the Philadelphia Record.l
The spring poet is nipped in the bud.
No fans are needed at the ball game
this kind of weather.
Shad fishermen are beginning to fig
ure on The net profits.
You can't have a blowout without
having something to blow in
The fellow who speaks of his lug
gage" is trying to put on Tugs.
The man who puts his trust in riches
should put his riches in Trusts.
The best way to get along with your
neighbors is not to know any of them.
There is nothing new under the sun
Even the excuses have all been in
vented.
Any tailor will tell you that clothes
are not fit to wear unless they fit the
wearer.
Nell-'Is Mrs. Bargainsales in the
400?' Belle-'.No; she's waiting for it to
be marked down to 39S."
Blobbs2' Wigwag is always preach
ing economy" Slobbs-"And does ne
practice what he breaches p Blobbs-
mo, he makes his wife attend to that
end of it
Mrs. Muggins- Mrs Bjones must be
losing her spirit" Mrs. Buggins-
What makes you think SOP" Mrs.
Muggins-''S She has kept the same serv-
ants for three months"
/ cannot sing of gentle spring
While Aprils Billiards blow
The clouds today may clear away,
Tomorrow it may snow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21
SINCE ALL'S FAIR IN WAR.
Consolation for the Perpetrator of a
Mean Trick in War Times.

My conscience has always hurt me
just bit about little thing that hap
pened at Helena, Ark, during the
war" said white haired veteran, while
musing over some of the side lights of
the '6Oss land ] do not mind telling you
in confidential way that I have pray
ed over 1t a good many times. Price
was skirmishing around in the hills
back of Helena at the time The con-
federate lines We're in bad shape. Some
of the southern men had crossed the
river below Helena and were quarter
ed on the Mississippi side of the river,
on little bayou which reached out
from the main stream. The informa-
ton reached me that the men were in
q bad way, and that they needed pro-
visions, clothing and a few other things.
There was 4 certain merchant in
Helena who had been doing a deal of
smuggling, and I had been keeping
pretty we'll UP with him. Here was my
chance / told him he could sell some
goods down below town if he could get
out of Helena with them, and l offered
to help him to do it. He had large
yaWl. which he had pressed into ser
vice before. and it did not take me a
great length of time to convince him
that we could use this yawl to advan-
tage. He fell right into the plan. One
night we loaded the boat down with an
assorted cargo, clothing, food, and 9TH
er things which the merchant had in
stock. At that time you could hardly
get away from the soldiers. but we
managed to get out into the river with
out making much noise. It was a very
dark night
when we had reached the current of
the stream I suggested to the merchant
that we lie down below the city. We
allowed the current to drive US several
miles below the city. in fact, as far
down as / wanted to go, for I knew
exactly where the confederate soldiers
were Camped. We pulled into a. small
bayou and started to tie up Suddenly
a squad Of men swoOped down on US
and placed US under arrest. Then they
began to unload the boat The mer-
chant did not seem to care so much
about the 81 600 worth of goods he had
IN the vawl, and which the soldiers had
confiscated. He told me we were in
great danger of being shot but I con-
soled him by saying that I would fix up
a scheme to escape. That night squad
was named to watch us until daylight
About a. m. I nudged the merchant
and told him the soldiers were sound
asleep and we could get away. At first
he was afraid of being shot but I per-
suaded him that it was safe and we
skedaddled. I never saw man run
so in my life and I was SO tickled all
the While that l could scarcely keep
from letting the cat out of the bag.
up to this day that fellow feels that
he owes his life very largely to me,
when ] had deliberately laid the scheme
to rob him of q boat load of goods for
the benefit of the confederacy, and I
have often debated the moral aspect of
the question in my own mind. But /
suppose all things are fair in war Be
sides. the motive was to help the suf-
ferine confederate soldiers and not to
hurt and harm the merchant New
Orleans Times-Democrat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21
MISS BOIES' TRIAL
Window Smashing Case Before
District>Court.
Judge Hazen Refuses to Allow
Testimony About Joints.

The first trial Of Blanche Roies.
charged with maHciously breaking win
dows OF buildings in which joints were
located. was begun in the district court
this morning before a jury. The charge
was that Miss Boies smashed the front
windows Of the building at S33 Kansas
avenue, in which building the joint
known as THE Palms was in opera
ton when the smashing occurred. Feb
ruary IA.
The state was represented by County
Attorney Nichols and Miss Boies by
Judge IT, f Carver and D. Il Branna-
man. The contest. as to the admission
OF evidence, was begun as soon as the
first witness, DR.. G. w. HOgeboOm, took
the stand. He testified that his wife
owned the building where the windows
We're smashed and that he was agent
Tor the property. He said he leased the
building to H. A. J7terman. who in
formed him that he sub-leased it to Al
HaysliD.
County Attorney Nichols started in
by asking DR.. HogebOom if he knew of
any glassware being broken in his
building. Then Nichols withdrew the
question and asked if anything was
broken in his building Or. Hogeboom
testified to the smashing
On discrimination Judge Carver
said: What business was carried on in
the e, PACK room of the building2"
4 object" said Nichols
THE objection is sustained" an
nounced Judge Hazen. TT doesn't make
any difference what business was car
ried on there"
Il wish to present some authorities
on that proposition said Judge Gar
yer. 3k5aSl
We thrashed that all over in the
Stark case" said Judge Hazen.
But the supreme court has said
nothing about it." replied Judge Car
yer.
We'll if you want to argue it go or"
said Judge Hazen.
If the court won't hear me patient
~ ] don't care about arguing it, said
Judge Carver.
Judge Carver eontended that Miss
Boies, in smashing the windows, was
not guilty of malicious trespass on the
property owned by Dr. Hogeboom but
was guilty of smashing the windows
without any malice thrown in
Judge Carver referred to the Georgia
mule show by the man in whose gar
! den he was grazing. Judge Carver said
the man had no malice against the mule
but wished to protect his garden.
What if you walked down Kansas
avenue and shot mule?" asked Judge
Hazen.
In that case the party might have
malice against all mules" replied Judge
Carver.
If | saw burglar in a bank rob
bling the safe and / threw a rock through
the window to scare him, would I be
Su1ltN Ol MALICIOUS ltiSCliiCL III DlCdhAAlS
the window? I know I'm up against it
in this case for 1 know your honor has
his mind made up"
County Attorney Nichols felt that he
need not waste any energy in arguing
the point. Judge Hazen decided that
what business was conducted in the
building made no difference and that
Miss BOies was charged with malicious
ly and unlawfully destroying property
The submitting Of testimony was re-
Sumed.