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New-York tribune., 1905-02-19

Take try at It with my rod" said Bingham.
from Buffalo. who beat the natives catching
amberiack
The broker had hardly seized the rod when he
gave shout. jumped about a foot. and began TO
wind the reel frantically.
"Pve got a bite. bite. a bIteI" he cried. There
was great excitement among the crowd.
You've got a whale. mstah." declared a negro
who was peeTing down into the sea. and soon all
could make out huge Jack"
Mr.. Holran was much surprised that the Jack
did not make longer fight. for the gaffmen wers
able TO hook and draw the Jack" ashore within Ave
minutes. He did not let this worry him. however
but sent for q photographer and had himself and
the fish photographed together In several poses
Then he made for the cafe OF the Royal PoincIana
and for an hour his boasting above the chatter
and the tinkling OF glasses.
Il guess I'm not the goods" he declared you
old sea dogs hang around the pier all morning and
never get bite. come along straight from wall
St and hook the biggest fish of the season Know
how much he weighed? Just sixty-seven and a
quarter pounds I'm going to send those photo
graphs north. for photographs don't lie, even if
fishermen do"
The hotel colony all knew about Mr. Holran.s
great catch before luncheon was over and II was
not until late in the afternoon that the true story
came out
When good sized amberjack Is securelv bookaa
the old fishermen play him long as there is sny
fight In him for the purpose OF attracting others
OF his kind. This particular Jack had been hooked
The ambertack crowd him coming knew his
anxiety to make killing. and everybody had a
tip to get excited when he found there was some
thing on the line. The Jack was all but dead and
q aeaithy six-year-od pckannny could have land
ed him as we'll as the sturdy broker
Ihe broker was about the only man In Palm
Beaeh VINO did not know the true story OF the
catch. He repeated his version many times thai
night and 1t was not until the next msrning thar
the sad truth was broken 10 him. Invitations are
OUT Tor champagne dinner at his expense and
they will break as many bottles as there wer.
pounds to his amberjack.
Nassau negro named Tomo. who a year or 50
ago was the hero OF the most remarkable amber.
jack incident since the pier was built has 'raan
peared on the pier. and startling swimming teats
may bs expected at ary time lie showed IN yaS
.el worn froek coat stripcd f,nns
trousers and pair OF east-on bedroom siinners
Ills woolly head was decorated with a biack ssc,,s
ss wssser and he had forg9tten shirt. One Of the
anper1ack crowd told the following story soY ths
sSpi9ts mp h which made Tomo famous az Palm Beach
py many who were hero that season. -S'
There was . crowd on the pier on. p,ornir.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-19

fishing for amberjacks. when we rnada ou, liz
fellow swimming slowly along under the wat.e
he was lazy or worn out with much s0tnlmIng ror
he paid no attention 10 any OF the bafted hooks ~
his vicinity. For ive minutes he hung around ths
hook OF man from Philadelphia. flirting with RI
sailors choice with which u baIted but rsre-
nibbling. The Philadephian became excited
Does you dat. mistah?' demanded Tome
who was standing by
- Certainly / mean it he declared. ucrderfn-
how his offer interested ths negro.
The Nassau threw Off most OF his clothes
and dived into the ocean. The fish lodged 10 tks
r1Snt az the splash which followed the negros dive
but did not move very far. The negro came %
sputtering In half a minute. -
. Where am dat fish, he cried
The new position OF the monster lack va
pointed out to him. and the fellow dived again r.
water was as clear as Il is to-day. and we cOuid
see him moving swiftly under water He sesffsd
down on that 'Jdck' in the most skfIful rnanna-
imaginable. He got the big fellow firmly by fbs
gills and tucked him under arm.
We could see the fish fighting wildly 20 get avs-
and the negro,s struggles TO reach the surface lie
&c Where am dat liner be demanded aTt.r -
pad taken couple OF long breaths. The line ~
the Philadelphia man was Indicated. he dived
third time seized the hook. and fastened Il arrul7
IN the mouth Of the fish. 10y
e" Where am my money! The first thing h,
asked on reaching the surface again. -
he swan IN through the breakers Was
the pier before the fisherman hsd ian5e1 ~. ~
jack so strangely hooked. TomO got his so sn5
more besides. for we took up a collection for hfr
II the Jack had not been tired Il would have 49,
impossible for the negro 70 have secured a grio ~
him. but he was not dead by any means ss -.
fight he put up after being hooked dernonstrated
New-York tribune., 1905-02-19

naissance and modern days. The ideal has
given place 10 the real The old formulas of the
Greeks must be cast aside but their sympathy,
their spirit and their enthusiasm may all be re-
tanned, and above all their persistence of study
and observation. VI. Rodin has*eummed up the
position in few vivid phrases. ~ watch my
model long and carefully; ] never ask him to
up and down my studio like a horse AT large
and put down the result of my observation. It
is by patient study such as this by my method
OF working, and never by imitation, that L have
sometimes caught the spirit OF the Greeks"
Read the above sentences, picture the model
ranging at will up and down the artists studio
ana then you will understand NJ Robins John
the BAPTIST that strange mixture of the clas-
sic spirit and modern realisIn.--(Martin Hardie
in Macmllans Magazine
New-York tribune., 1905-02-19

was the strangest OF medleys-she was perfect
viking in her love of contest, a born fighter
the veriest knight errant. No cause was TOO
hopeless for her to espouse ii. no crusade 100
quixotic for her to join its ranks If she saw
wrong being done. stand aside with folded hands
she could not: she must try to right it, even
though the only way be wild. wrong way.
This is a dangerous touch in n woman's char
acter. especially when. in this case, the
woman lacks totally that all saving Srace, a
sense of hunor: lacks, too, another sense equal
ly precious, common sense. Again aud again
IN the course of her life Louise Michel went
astray: she did deeds which no one can justify;
made speeches for which excuse can be
found; but whenever she did go astray it was
always her craving to heIp the helpless, to
right the wrongs of those who had no other
champion, that proved her will-o'-the-wisp.
And ii is this that rendered her such notable
character in this century of ours, and gave to
her life subtle a charm In world where
seshness is rampf Mt. she knew not the mean
ing of the word self-(Edth Sellers, in Fort
rightly Review.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-19

heart she used to sit table In 'ne aiiiil.s
room and what do you think she didT You see
some of the boys from the Wise eat with us T hV"'
and she asked IL she couldn't have seat at d t"Os
where there young men
But the Young women aboard the floating hotei
may not spend all their spare time In the enteFt"i
ment of their friends AS n partial return lot tne
big reduction in expenses afforded them tne siIlS
make their beds and care for their rooms
while some of them assist in the dining room Nor
must the idea gain ground that the Arbucke deep
sea hotels are places where all who wish may enter
by simply making application. and enjoy comfort
that otherwise would cost q pretty penny al,
Arbuckle has the reputation Of being snrewd
business man. ''and they mustn't entertain the ldea
l am getting TO be an easy mark" said he Inc
fundamental idea OF his hotel scheme is to oeheht
wages and are striving to live respectable lives lie
SAYS that his chief wish is to help deserving young
women.
"A young fellow can fight for himself ana get
along some way" says Mr.. Arbuckle. but II IS
different with a woman or girl confronted with tne
problem of keeping herself respectable while work
ing at low wages" Ana so, though each application
is made the subject of special Investigation none OF
the girls aboard the Jacob a. Stamler are earning
more than $40 a week while the wages of some run
as low s. a week. To such the charge or u 80 a
week for board and room is a godsend.
The floating hotel is unique among hostleries
There are no canking elevators. no sleepy beilboys
to be aroused by the cry of Front when patron
enters and no bid is made for transient trade.
But the Service is remarkably good when this
low charge is considered. The ship is steam heated
New-York tribune., 1905-02-19
Ox,erseo Copies.
Extracts from the British Reviews and
Magazines for February.

false and misleading; but she had s~ufnclent ~
faith !u il to make. despite her advanced 9eals
an expedition to Cocos. She sailed III tie Az
roTa. with Captain Halkett ia cohlflaiui ~ -,
1S94 bat il was not propitious voyage. BAD
weather prevailed. and With six ex-captslhs on
board ali bent on ,eAsure seeking, ii is scarce
~ TO be wondered al that harmony dld not pre-
vail. The Smallness of the boat unduiE piV-
longed the voyage. and before their return
empty handed. the adventures suffered many
hardships and were almost starved.
They came on traces of many predecessors III II,
the search O4lIy two years before man named
Won Bremer had been there, and spent the
greater part of his fortune IL making eAcaFa-
ttons ard tunneling- the rocks. but he found
nothing Earlier stlll. in 1888, German named
Cfisslcr obtained a concession and grant OF land
from the Costa Rican SoVernnenp ana later was
made Governor of the island; but. though ne
spent the last sixteen years on Cccos, a second
Robinson Crusoe making ceaseless- search, all
his efforts have been unavailIng.-tChamberss
.thnrnaI.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-19

while Mr. Arbuckles yacht will probably be
pressed into service. Just the hotels are tied
hard and fast to the wharf West 21st-st. Next
summer they will sail off down the Hudson and
out into the bay every evening, returning in the
morning in time 10 enable the guests to go to their
work.
Mr.. Arbucte explains the establishment Of his
unique deep hotels in this way:
Il have for several summer seasons given Q Sc
res of free excursions that have been well patron
lied But after the Slocum disaster I said I would
never give another excursion short time ago
got 10 thinking that these three boats lying idle
might be turned to account as hotels where de-
serving young men and women might come and
live at greatly reduced l believe 1 have the
cost reduced TO minimum. The young women
pay 40 cents day. s. so a week. for board
and lodging while the young men pay so cents a
day. So so a week"
The thirty young women now living on
the jacob A Stamler say they have found life
aboard the floating hotel in the short time they
have been there Just too dear for anything"
IT'S quiet here" said one young woman. .'No
rattle ana roar from the street. you know In
summer it'll be just fine"
But how about the young men? Won't they OBJ
ject to walking away down here?" some one asked
oh. dear, no! Why. my-I mean Mr-wel
you know who mean. He does not seem to mind
it bit and he every night you know
Some OF the boys don't have to walk very far
volunteered another young woman Just look
here and. leading the way to a window of the
cosey little cabin. pointed to gangplank lead
ing from the Jacob A. stamler across TO the John
A. Wise. the mems boat tied up alongside
THAT distance ought not to discourage q fellow,
really In earnest. ought it?" she asked and the
insistent tone left for only one answer
II heard Mr.. Arbuekle is to give a million to tha
first couple married here said one young woman
Wouldn't this be just the sweetest place for
wedding" and she glanced about the little cabin
But don't like this 10 o'clock Arrangement
broke in another girl. You see" she explained "a
the strangers in the group, I'VE can receive our
young gentleman friends here evenings but they
have TO go at 10 O'Clock. They put the lights our
then
MY. but you ought to see the way the girls
scheme 10 get the corners You see, we must re-
ceive our friends in this room. The man who bu,lt
it didn't know his business he made only four cor
ners Why. just think OF IL: last night Mr. Smith
(yes that's his name. Smlth) was late and we
had 10 sit out here right at this centre table
never felt sheepish In all my life"
a taH Gignaed young woman left the sroup IN
evident disgust at this point.
shes an old maid" explained Mr.. Smiths sweet
New-York tribune., 1905-02-19
ENGLISH WIFE BEATERs.

II is true that at the present day there are
rev men Iett who would beat their wives with
t Uot tae excuse OF drink; but even If man were
Hot responsible for being drunk, drunkenness
When one looks closely into the matter proves
Hiost msufnclent defence If a man is COM
pieteiy intoxicated he does not strike any one;
Al ne is mad drunk he does not care whom
ne KICKS. q policeman his beat or a sick
paoy IN It's cradle-but how often do men in
IN ms conoltlon manage to reach their homes?
me average wife beater is never drunk enough
10 nave lost all power of distinguishing one per
son from another Over and over again children
OF varying ages have told me. not with the de-
sire 70 prove any particular point, but with the
u!tsyo4nleu lnparuallty with which most of their
statements are made when fathers drunk he
knocks mother about shameful. but he never
hlts us lick" Wives have told me with enua1
frequency, He never laws a finger On the chiI
turns" - ~
Nov, Now, If man Is sober enough to distinguish
cnloren, OFTEN children as tall as their mother
from that unhappy person herself whv does he
It,Yariao y, oly choose her for his victim? Because
enc ntgs al MN? The women / mean bear
I've sentIE.hihg ig nope everything and call nothing
1 put their children their own. Because his af7
!ecu0n for the children is stronger? Not in
tiIe ieast; ne very greatly prefers his wife but
Ile vents hls i'll humor on her because he knows
ltoip past experience that she will regard If as
d FehlAI oEence, while TO injure one of the chill
@eTeh @ would be unpardonable "a thing as he'd
never hear the last on
Legislation has done fnucb for v,on,a,, a,,,1
private employers. may do more. A certain firm
III IL i'oruon @ employing a large number of mar
factory While bearing any sign OF M traatr7e,t
A7 men OF The occasional wife beating type al
most invariably strike at the head and the
+ - s.t - Almost invariably throw up the forearm
- preah Inc force of the blow injuries are
usually OF q conspicuous nature poor woman
iiiE4Hg IN thes immediate neighborhood told me
us US MADE sight o. difference. Men thinks
tWlce before they gives their wife a black eve
+ Wheh ~ means a fortnight of her wages gone
'"i hotiilng. '-14he' Contemporary Review
New-York tribune., 1905-02-19
HIDDEN TREASURE

Iressure seekers there have been III All f51,,as
tne hioers Of treasure have been, for the most
garf The blccanesfs who sailed the high seas
capturing whatever Of value came their Wv
u EiSabetilan times there were few navigs-
tors VINO were not pirates, but with. the wan
lng CT ne seventeenth century buccanaerfnr
LAD become a dtscredited profession. The last of
Eie great pirates was one Eenito Bonito a nom
p gueTre which concealed the identity of
F'tSl' town Spanish gentleman Of ancient fam
iy, whose career eqtIalled thai OF any who F,ad
gone before !IiTl Tor daring unscrupulousness
aIlq the amount Of hccty he managed TO seize
Htdlng places were a necessary part of his
Equipment and the preference was given bv
BeDito Bouito 10 The rocky island OF Cocos uft-
lag its lofty peak from the blue waters of the
Pac.ec II is known that he concealed Sll 600 :
600 tfeFe. and ever since his death by his own
hand, after the capture OF HIS vessel frequent
attempts have been made 10 find them One
pan aloae. n Newfou1dlander named Keating
found t.e treasure cave. He had learned the
Secret from one Of the two survivors Of Ronito's
Drew. and went twice TO Cocos enrichng himself
en- each occasion. but was unable. through fear
n his comparisons cupidity. 10 carry off the
prize. He died without fully revealing his secret
though his wiftr mad spent years ia trying to
BORN L from him. TO her Keating left poor
scrawl cf a map and a statement which he ad-
I Isei her ''aot fo-Show 10 any man without first
e-eeiTing from him 400"
Those ga'o Tcn1embeT words let fail by Keat-
inS si.eEs that the Statement his widow r'ceived
New-York tribune., 1905-02-19
NFPA,S SONG

Nera, li,e Harper after spending a year in
aerylafd, comes on November Eve. laden with
3rinlroses and golden fern, 10 the Court of the
y aETier Qaeen Maeve and her daughter Fionavar
] bring you all my dreams O herce-eyed Maeve:
There are no dreams in all the world like there
The dreams OF spring, the golden fronds that
/ In F&eryiand beneath dark forest trees
bring you all my dreams
] bring you all my dreams. Fionavar,
3 Prom that lost land where every dream is
r sweet.
have brought YOU little shining star,
{ ] siTeW my prinroses beneath your feet
! bring you all my dreams.
J bring you all my draams--your swords are
! sharp.
Ready for hattle-yet you smile and say:
tefe Is the Dreamer with his foolish harp
I Now shall he vile an idle hour aWav,-.
4 bring you all my dreams
J --tEVa Gore-Booth. IN Longman's Magazine
New-York tribune., 1905-02-19
AGE AND CHILDHOOD.

She stopped with serious eyes
Where peace in shadow lay
searched in my frightened eyes, and smiled
All fear away.
Pierced to my heart-nny heart
All langua ge else forgot,
Caught all the secrets love to love
Refuses NOT
Trembling, and dim and weak
Took my cold. fdle hand
That yearned yet .trembled To receive
Her mute command.
Out of the dusk bird
leaf from the tossing tree
Eyes in fading mist Of age
Summoning
-CWalter de Ia Mare. in BIackwood's Magazine
New-York tribune., 1905-02-19

Louise Michel was by nature emphatically a
sister OF Mercy She belonged to that little
company or women 10 whom the sight of a
nuhsry race IS n blow; to whom il is as
physcal torture 10 know that others are in
pam. with her as with all OF her kind it was
a natter or instinct TO strive eagerly, passion
a.leIy, 10 relieve suffering. She gave away all
thdl sac mao 10 the poor. Again and again she
gave away the cloak from off her own back the
very shoes from off her own feet Had she
uVed IN the Middle Ages she would certainly
nave ioQnued new religious order" Herr
Zenker declares: and no one who knew har
couIo DOUBT that she had i'm her the making
OF an loeai Little Sister Of the Poor. Yes, of q
some one once said of her. "rabnegation eft Ie
oeVouement tEcarnes": but she had a soul All
aglow with enthusiasm. with passionate love of
nature as well as OF humanity she had too
that little touch Of genius which is so near a kin
10 madness. She was a mystic If ever there
was one, although she boasted herself a ma
feriaiist. In an age less prosaic than this she
would undoHbtedly-as some Of the poetry she
wrote clearly proves-have heard voices, seen
visions At the saIns tims-for her character
New-York tribune., 1905-02-19
FLOATING HOTEL SCHEME.
H0u the 4rbucklc Plan Of Philan-
thropW Works Practically.

John Arbuckles. deep hotels rapidly
filing up with guests. and before the coming of
summer there will probably be the full quota
of hundred young women aboard the Jacob A
Stamler, the flagship of the hotel feet, and fifty
men aboard the smaller vessel the John A. Wise
New-York tribune., 1905-02-19
RUSSIAN TORPEDO BOAT IN ACTION

10" / got TO the bridge cannot say, 1 re-
eleInbeT that the hand rafl twisted like a
4orkscreW- What scenei Save for the wheel
Fteersm3n and bnnacle, the bridge was swept
Cream Maxim mounting commander rail were
> tangled mass trailing alongside As l cIung
% tunnel stay actually looking down
-nes smoking throat Of a japanese 1.-pounder
act SIX fatherns distant. Black, kissing and
battered, tie boat closing on US like same
aioeouS Sea monster. dozen OF her rufian
cre" with short swords IN their hands were
gamer 90 forward 20 Spring upon Us. There
ds not Time 10 give am order The men were
sow jumping. But my steersman had put over
2ls tflnt There Mas grinding Jar and we
pat them, carrying away their rails
ara forward hamper. and grinding 10 puIp
against our plates such Of their boarders rs had
gonlped short As We shook clear our six
poYnoer helched into ber vitals, and great
segser OF steam shrieked cut bet rssF -he,
fffokeStacks amtdships. I-remenaber seeing my
lIlen @ p!tchfork the four little devils who had
oosIdeq as over. the side with their bayonets
slo - Lhen 1 pitched headleng on TO the debris
eI gun crew and Maxim on the deck below. 4
80 E .pqlet aso just missed my spine and per-
Iorared ny right lung.--fA Russian sph-IiertsT,
aht, N F3t1 X oods Magazine
New-York tribune., 1905-02-19
RUSSIANS ARE NOT REvoLUrIoNIsTs.

RUSSIANS ARE NOT REvOLUTIONISTs.
Russia possesses about ten thousand Nihilists
"a. the Ut;Iost. most Of whom are of German,
Jsv-isf OF Latin extraction. Few of them, in
deed are real Siavs. Nations do not change
ilseir character overnight. As for those who
aspire 80 "A parliamentary rule. their number.
100, is very small. The 130O000e0 consider the
Gar as the ancinted Of the Lord. the incarna-
f+eH OF grace and justice. Everything in Russia
fas been done from above. e, by order of the
government. The emancipation of thts Serfs the
introduction of reforms by Peter the Great, are
Tor the result of the nations demands. but rep
resent SO many ukases. constitution may be
E~enteG 10y The autOcrat. but the moujik will
have 10 accept it by order of the Car" By
himself. he vii never do anything TO obtain il.
Heinc says somewhere: The English;nan loves
liberty like his lawful wife, the FrenchInan like
his mistress. the German Ike his grandmother
The Russian moujik, he ought 10 have added. is
too weak 10 love at all 4 constitution in the
Ei7a Russian nation by means of a revolution,
let II be stated once for all The reason is very
obvious because the nation viii never revolt
against the Gar. Let the revolutionary agita-
Tors in Russia and elsewhere understand it, once
f0r all that it only depends upon Europe to
force the rule of the European China 10 grant
Individual liberty. freedom of speech and social
reforms 10 his subjects. Whether it is in the
interests OF Europe 70. drag those ignorant-
masses cut %sf Their torpor against theit~-uNl-
viii. just Europe is carrying civilization into
the midst Of primitive nations, IS for statesmen
70 d@e45s. wish, iaowesef--ta point out that as
The fireman 9u<nches the burning OF old ruins so
fhat the newly built house may not become
prey 70. t44e flames, so ERFepe- ought to-break
Russia's absolutism. and tyranny, that it might
not one day swallow up constitutionalism
If Western nations have, by dint Of self-asseT-
ton and superabundance Of strength. helped
fhsnSelves 10 liberty, it is. should imagine,
fhFir- sacred luty 10 help those who cannot help
shssneeiT.-s-~ by their strength the Russian
people viii never be able TO open their prison
windows and allow the light Of a new era 10
penetrate into their dark. abodes The day of
liberty viii never dawn for the oppressed masses
in Russia without an order from Europe-(A S
Rappope~i. in Fortnishuy Review.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-19
Rop1N AND MS MODELS.

II has been said that .Eschylus drew as
gods that Sophocles drew men they ought to
be and Euripides men they are. There
roughly you have the three stages that mark
the sculpture of the classical period, the Re