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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-05-14

SECRETS OF THE SALMON. BY
Edward Ringwood Hewitt Charles
ScribnerS Sons.
ITO tie ardor of a keen sports
man Mr.. Hewitt unites a re.
markable faculty for scientific
observation. Both these qualities
are strikingly apparent in this, the
latest Of considerable library on
the mysterious ways of the most
puzzling of game fish. Lest it be
thought that the author is a mere
tteorist it may be noted that he has
taken more than 1000 salmon with
the fly, and that, furthermore, he
has witnesses to prove that he can
catch fish when otEer expert anglers
can only fight black flies, perspire
and pray for rain.
II have studied the sport for the
last twelve or fifteen years." SAYS
Mr.. Hewitt, land have succeeded in
devising methods of fishing and
tackle which cause salmon to rise
in any water and under all condi-
tons. so that can safely say that
in any. of our Atlantic rivers where
there are salmon and where they
can be seen In the pools 1 can al
ways raise a number each day and
generally secure a good catch if~1
am skillful enough not to bungle
the casts and the hooking of the fish
TO too great an extent. The meth
DDS used are largely of my own
deyising, as I had never heard of
using a dry fly or a nymph fly for
the salmon before / used them for
the purpose myself"
As TO the increased proficiency
which came with learning how. Mr..
Hewitt notes tbat his first salmon
fishing trip produced one fish, his
second six and his third several hun
dred.
The reference to the dry fly fur
nishes the key to an important part
Of Mr.. Hewitt's wizardry. When
streams are low and clear and the
fish lie immovable in the pools he
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to as Graham Land in standard
ks of reference.
Capt. Palmer,s career, as pictured
by Mr.. Spears. was characterized by
that holiness and originality which
springs from creative mind backed
by physical stamina. Valiant was
the part he played in creating and
developing the famous American
packets, and the still more romantic
clipper ships which astonished the
world. From first to last the son of
that Stonington ship builder lived in
an atmosphere of adventure and
deeds which counted for something
for a great deal, in fact. One of the
most dramatic and intense chapters
in recent literature consists of less
than ten printed pages wherein Mr..
Spears relates how Capt. Palmer and
his company were captured by con-
victs on the island of Juar Fernan-
DEE, of his death sentence ard escape
and of developments after the con-
victs had taken charge of his ship
and compelled him to sail with them
away from the penal settlement.
Nothing more refreshing than this
fine life story has come before the
present writer for a long time.
Every adult reader whose blood
tngles with the SAVIOR of real Amer
icanism will appreciate it to the full
And aside from its value as authen-
tic historical record, the-voiume is
one which should be placed in the
hands Of every boy and gnI whose
parents wish them to realize the toll
and sacrifice and danger gladly I'M
dertaken by the men and women Of
past years who laid deep and solid
the foundations upon which the
American Republic has beer built.
HENRY ROOD.
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finds that a dry fly skillfully cast
from below and drifted down imme-
diately over the salmon will rouse
them in many instances when they
are Indifferent to any other lure.
The fly is preferably a hackle, whis-
kered like resident of Sacramento
and tied to the end of a very long,
tapered leader. sometimes measur-
ing twenty feet. This is unlike the
accepted salmon fishing practice. in
which the angler begins at the ton
OF the pool and fishes down, working
his fly across the current.
AS to the efficiency of his method
the author notes that in July, 1921.
he visited the upper Restigouche.
Conditions were as bad as could be
from the f1sherman's standpoint: a
cloudless sky, a shrunken river and
breathless air. Four rods had
camped for three days on one pool
watching school of salmon lying
motionless beside the rock lodges
Industrious casting with the wet fly
had not produced rise. Mr.. Hewitt
was invited to try his dry fly
method. There was action imme-
diately. At the end of two hours
the score was fifty-four rises, four
teen fish hooked and eleven landed
Nymph-fly fishing is recommended
when the salmon are rolling in the
pools late In the summer, showing
their heads and backs, like bullying
trout. The fly is small and wingless.
or with wings tied close together SO
as to resemble the nymph stage of a
Matching water insect. It is allowed
to sink little and is drawn very
slowly toward the fisherman by
stripping the line through the left
hand. 1t will often catch fish when
the regular wet fly and the dry fly
are both Intellectual.
As to wet flies, Mr.. Hewitt be-
lieves that patterns are of no impor-
lance. but that brilliancy, weight
and size, especially size. are all i'm
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-05-14

CAPTAIN NATHANIEL BROWN
PALMER: AN OLD TIME SAILOR
OF THE SEAS. BY John r. Spears.
The Macmillan Company.
TN more ways than one this is a
notable book. It is biography
of unusual interest; history Of
period great in national achieve
ment; thrilling adventure Of kind
and quality rarely found excepting
in fiction Of high order. Its pages
are surcharged with that American
spirit of initiative, daring and SPLEEN
did success despite all obstacles
which add so much to the story Of
individual effort. Finally, the author
provides a living, breathing, ade-
quate and authentic portrait of a
man now little known, whose career
added permanent luster to his be-
loved land
Upward of century and quar-
ter have passed since Nathaniel
Brown Palmer was born a. Stoning-
ton, then a thriving seapor. town of
5000 inhabitants, standing at the
mouth of Long Island Sound. His
father was a builder of ships. and
from childhood he himself was fa-
miliar Herewith. At the age Of
thirteen a sailor on blockade rum
ner in the War of 1912; at sixteen or
seventeen second mate, at eighteen
first mate, and before reaching his
nineteenth anniversary promoted to
be captain of merchant schooner
such was the beginning Of brilliant
and long career.
A lad Of his type could not be kept
down or held back by force of cir
cumstances or anything else. Con-
slider that at the age when American
youth of to-day are rollicking college
juniors young Palmer was setting
forth in command of q s.oop Tess
than half as long as the yachts
which competed for the Americas
Cup in July, 1927 on a cruise not
merely to South America but far
beyond Cape Horn and into unex-
plored regions OF the Antarctic. On
a previous voyage to the South Shet-
land Islands the Stoningtcn youth
had learned OF rich fields for seal
hunters; and due in part to hts
knowledge sealing expedition was
sent forth later. and he was placed
In charge OF the sloop which was 10
act as tender TO the other ships. His
courage is shown by a single incl
dent The sioop in a tickl:sh posi-
ton among the lodges. Palmer was
searching for escape when he saw
a whales head rise in front of him
and proceed toward a narrow strait.
Where a whale can go can fol-
low" he remarked. and took his tiny
craft out safely.
Mr.. Spears relates with vividness
and with detail as well the discovery
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portant. He prefers flies that are
hight on top and dark below and is
experimenting with aluminium foil
wing coverings. on which he has
patents pending. Mr.. Hewitt writes:
Il would arrange the factors govern
ing the attractiveness Of a fly in the
following order Of relative impor-
lance: (1) the light effects of the
fly, above and below the surface:
(2) the way the fly is cast and
manipulated, including where the fly
is placed relative to the fish; (3)
visibility of the leader to the fish:
(4) the size of the fly: 60 design
of the fly; (6) color of the fly; CD
accuracy of imitation of natural in
sects."
A fly in lighting on or entering
the water, the author shows by in
teresung photographs made in
glass tank, produces a series of
light-eXplosions or ccrruscations
which attract the attention of the
fish, and to e0me extent the value of
the fly is Va proportion to the Curl
osity thus excited. 1t is for this
reason that Mr.. Hewitt prefers a
hackle for dry-fiy salmon fishing, as
each tiny spine creates its own GEN.
ter of interest.
&c IT.
favoring light weight salmon rods.
For two-handed wet-f1y work he has
a fourteen foot implement, weighing
about sixteen ounces; for clear water
he recommends to the man who
casts well a five and three-Quarter
ounce, ten foot tournament model,
with an extra handle to be added
below the reel. For dry-fiy work in
very clear, low water he has special
seven ounce rod. measuring ten feet
six inches, and there is also a ten
foot rod weighing seven ounces, with
the weight toward the butt, for wet
fly fishing in rough water. He pre-
fers a small diameter barrel multi
plying reel.
The author finds that the salmon
after passing through his successive
stages as alevin, parr. smolt and
grilse does not always return to the
river of his birth, as is generally
believed, and points out for example
that Ash Matched in Canadian rivers
have been taken in Newfoundland.
AS to the perplexing question why
the salmon rises to the fisherman's
fly, when food is very rarely found
in the fish's stomach while it is in
fresh water and, in fact, The diges-
tive apparatus is almost ncr-existent
at that time, he has a theory. He
believes that the salmon seizes in
sects, brushes them for whatever
juice they may contain and then
elects them from his mouth. This
may account for the fluid often found
in the digestive tract. Mr.. Hewitt
purposes to explore the matter fur
ther with a microscope.
I'm salmon fishing" he writes in
conclusion, "a good angler will al
ways get fish and plenty of them, il
there is any quantity of salmon in
the river and particularly if he can
see them. There is no fisS so sure
OF capture as the salmon, If you
know how TO please him and are
skillful in manipulating your tackle"
And there you are.
ARTHUR C. CLARKE.
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CAPTAIN NATHANIEL BROWN
PALMER: AN OLD TIME SAILOR
OF THE SEAS. BY John X. Spears.
The Macmillan Company.
TN more ways than one this is a
notable book. It is biography
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TILE ECLIPSE OF AMERICAN SEA
POWER. BY Capt. Dudley w. Knox,
o. s. N. American Army and Navy
journal, Inc.
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Lure of Inland Waters

SECRETS OF THE SALMON. By
Edward Ringwood Hewitt Charles
Scribner's Sons.
The Dolores star., 1922-04-14
Copyright by Kathleen Norris

answered readily. Peter has an eA-
tra bunk on his porch; Cherry and l
have my porch. But you can be out
or In. as you chooseN
Martin ventured an answer that
made Cherry's eyes CLINT angrily ana
brought a quick, embarrassed flush to
Alix's face. AHX did not enjoy
certain type of joking. and she did not
concede Martin even the ghost of
smile. He Immediately sobered and
remarked that he himself liked to be
indoors at night. His suitcase was
accordingly taken into the pleasant
little wood-smelllng room next to Pc
ter's, where the autumn sunlight,
scented with the dry sweetness of
mountain shrubs, was streaming.
He began to play solitaire, on the
porch table, at five. and kSw had to
disturb him to set It for dinner at
seven. AIix was watering the gar
den. Cherry was dressing. 1t was an
exquisite hour of long shadows and
brilliant lights.
Kow had put tureen of soup on
the table, and Alix had returned with
damp, clean hands and trinity brushed
hair, for supper, when Peter came up
through the garden. Cherry had ram
bled off in the direction of the barn n
few moments before, but Martin had
followed her and brought her back,
remarking that she had had no idea
of the time and was idly watching
Antoine milking. She slipped Into her
place after they were all eating, and
hardly raised her eyes throughout the
meal. If Alix addressed her she flut-
tered the white lids as If 1t were an
absolute agony to look up; to Peter
she did not speak at all. But to Mar
tin she sent an occasional answer.
and when the conversation Jagged, as
1t was apt to do In this company, she
nervously filed it with random re
marks infinitely less reassuring than
silence.
How long do we stay hereT' Martin
cautiously asked his wife after dinner.
stay here?" she echoed, at loss.
Yes" he answered, decidedly. 81
can stand a little of 1t, but l don't
think much Of this sort of life!
thought maybe we could all go into
town for dinner and the theater to-
morrow or Saturday But on Monday
We'll have to beat It."
"Mondayl' Cherry's heart bounded.
Martin, isn't 1t mistake to go on
pretending" she began bitterly. But
Peters voice. In the drawing room. In
terrupted her. "1'll let you know
we'll talk about itI' she had time to
say. hurriedly. before he came out to
them. He flung himself into a chair
The Dolores star., 1922-04-14
"A Nice Mess I've Made Of My Lifel"
She Sobbed.

Of 1t! I wish-oh, my God, how 1
wish l was dead!'
MY own life has been so darned
easy" Alix mused. in cautious un-
dertone, sitting, fully dressed, on the
side Of her own bed, and studying her
sister with plying eyes. I've often
wondered If could buck up and get
through with it If some of that sort of
thing had come to me! l don't know.
of course, but 1t seems to me that I'd
say: Who loses his life shall gain
it' and I'd stand anything-people
and places hated, loneliness and pow
erty-the whole bag Of tricks! think
/ would. mean I'd read the Bible
and Shakespeare, and enjoy my meals.
and have garden" Her voice sank
II know it's terribly hard for you,
Cherry!" she ended. suddenly pltiful.
Cherry had stopped crying. dried
her eyes, and had reached resolutely
for the book that was waiting on the
little shelf above the porch bed.
You're bigger than l am" she said.
quietly. "Or else I'm so made that /
suffer more! l wish I could face the
music. But l can't do anything. I'm
sorry. One knows of unhappy mar
riages, everywhere, without quite
fancying just what horrible tragedy
an unhappy marriage Is! Don't mind
me, Allx."
AliX was conscious, as she went out
to speak to Kow about breakfast, and
to give a final glance at fires and
lights, that this was one of the times
when girls needed WISE mother, or n
father, who could decide, blame, and
advise.
Coming back from the kitchen, with
n pitcher of hot water, she saw Mar
tin, in a welter Of evening papers,
staring at the last pink ashes of the
wood fire. Upon seeing her he got up,
and with a cautious glance toward the
bedroom doors lie said:
Look here q minute! Can they
hear us?" Allx set down her pitcher
of water, and came to stand beside
him.
Hear us-Peter and Cherry? No.
Cherry's out on our porch. and Peters
porch is even farther away. Why?
Take look, will you?" ne said. 81
want to speak to you'll"
Alix, mystltied, duly went to glance
at Cherry, reading now in little fun
mel Of yellow light, and then crossed
to enter Peters room. His porch was
dark, but she could see the outline of
the tall figure lying across the bed.
Asleep" she asked.
"Nope!" he answered.
"Well, don't go to sleep without
pulling a rug over you!" she COM
manded. Goodnight, Pete!"
(TO BE CoNTINUED.)
The Dolores star., 1922-04-14
"Wiid Man" Is Not Fugitive.

DoyleStown, Pa. Quakertown's
wild man" now in the Bucks county
prison, is not Adam Weaver, wanted
for the Staying of a constable in the
Haycock mountains twenty-five years
announced. Chief Rhodes said he was
convinced the prisoner was Roy He
cox of Homer township, Illinois. Sew
eral residents Of the neighbOdhood
where Weaver formerly lived had de-
clared that "Hecox bore a remarkable
resemblance to the fugitive"
The Dolores star., 1922-04-14
Princess VIII Marry Officer.

Copenhagen-It is understood that
the Princess Thira, sister of King
Christian, is soon to be married to an
officer of the guards not of the nobil-
ity.
They are said to have fallen in love
with each other several years ago, but
the King had steadfastly refused to
consent to their marriage. The mar
riage of Princess Mary of England to
viscount Lascelles, a commoner, how
ever, is reported to have brought about
the change in the Kings attitude.
The Dolores star., 1922-04-14
Massed Chorus Will Sing.

A massed chorus of more than 900
voices will sing compositions of Den
yer composers on the closing night Of
Music week in the auditorium, May 81
"Out Where the West Begins" the
famous poem by Arthur Chapman, will
be one of two Colorado songs rendered
by the massed chorus, while the other
song will be "Sweet Columbine,' a Sc
lection from the outdoor fantasy, "The
Awakening" which will be presented
at the auditorium during Music Week
The Dolores star., 1922-04-14

town and go to the OrpheumT AhA
osked. for the plan had been suggest
ed Mt dlnner-time.
"Ill blow you girls to any show you
like" Martin offered.
Remarking that he was tired. feter
went to his room. Cherry, with ohiy
general good night. also disappeared
to find Alix arranging beds and Pill
lows on their sleeping porch.
"Oh. Allx-Tm SO worried-Im 50
sick with worry!" Cherry whispered.
"He won't listen to me. He wont
hear of divorced"
II know." Alix said. distressedly.
..But what shall I do cGn't go
with him." Cherry protested.
Alix was silent.
..what shall l dol" Cherry pleaded
again.
"why, don't see what else you can
do, but go with HIM" Alix said, In
troubled voice. you are his wife.
For better or worse. for richer or
poorer, till DEATH"
1t was said so kindly, with Alix's
simple and embarrassed fashion OF
giving advice, that poor Cherry could
not resent It. She could only bow her
head desolately upon her knees. as
she sat, child fashion. In her bed. and
cry.
"a nice mess I've made of my life "
she sobbed I've made nice mess
The Dolores star., 1922-04-14
CHAPTER xV-Continued.

Martin" she said, impetuously In
terrupting him, I've got to talk to
you! I've meant TO write it-so many
left Red Creek!'
"Shoot - Martin said, with his fav-
orite look of Indulgent amusement.
There are marriages that without
any fault on either side are mistake
Cherry began, "any contrIbutory fault,
mean"
Talk United States!" Martin
growled, smiling, but on guard.
"Well, think our marriage was one
of those!" Cherry said.
what have you got to kick aboutT
Martin asked, after a pause.
I'm not kicking!" Cherry answered
with quick resentment. "But | wish
had words to make you realize how
l feel about it -
and shrugged.
This is Il sweet welcome from your
wife" he observed. But as she re-
garded him with troubled and earnest
eyes, perhaps her halffurgutten beau
ty made un unexpected appeal to him,
for he turned toward her and eyed
her with a large tolerance. What's
the matter. CherryF" he asked. 1T
doesn't seem to me that you've got
much TO kick about. Haven't | always
taken pretty good care of your Didn't
| take the house and move the things
in; didn't | leave you whole month,
while | ate at that rotten boarding
house, when your father died; haven't
| let you have-how long is it?-Seven
weeks, by George, with your sisterT
Cherry recognized the tones of his
old arraigning voice. He felt himself
ill-treated.
Nov you come In for this money"
he began. But she Interrupted him
hotly:
Martin, you know that is not true ~
isn't it true that the instant you
can take care of yourself you begin
TO talk about not being happy, and
so on' he asked. without any par
ticuar feeling. You bet you do Why,
never cared anything about that
money you never heard me speak of
1t. | always felt that by the time the
lawyers and the heirs and the wit
nesses got through, there wouldn't be
much left of it, anyway
Too rich in her new position of the
woman beloved by Peter to quarrel
with Martin in the old unhappy fash
ion, Cherry laid an appealing hand
on his arm.
I'm sorry to meet you with this
sort of thing" she said, simply. 81
blame myself now for not writing you
Just how I've come TO feel about 1t I!
We must make some arrangement for
the future-things can't be as they
| were,'
you've had 1t all your way ever
since we were married" he began.
Now you blame me"
Il don't blame you, Martini"
"Well, what do you want a divorce
for, them"
Il don't even say anything about
divorce" Cherry said, fighting for
The Dolores star., 1922-04-14

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The Dolores star., 1922-04-14
CHAPTER XVI.

The evening dragged. Alix had sug-
gested bridge, but Martin did not play
bridge. So she went to the piano, and
began to ramble through various
songs.
Cherry and Peter, left at the table,
did not speak to each other; Peter
leaned back In his chair, with a ciga-
rette; Cherry dreamily pushed to and
fro the little anagram wooden block
letters.
But presently her heart gave n great
plunge, and although she did not alter
her different attitude, or raise her
eyes, her white hand moved with d.
rected impulse, and Peters casual
glance fell upon the word Alone"
When he laid his finished cigarette
In the tray, it was to finger the let
ters himself, In turn, and Cherry real
lied with a great thrill of relief that
he was answering her Carelessly, and
obliterating one word before he began
another, he formed the question: "My
office tomorrow"
Martin always with me-" Cherry
spelled back. She did not glance at
Peter, but Mt Martin, who was watch
Ing the fire, and at Alix, whose back
was toward the room.
Come on, have another game -
Peter asked, generally, while he
spelled quickly: "Will arrange sail
ing first possible day."
Alix, humming with her song, said :
walt few minutes!" and Martin
glanced up to say, mo, I'm no good at
that thing!"
Then Cherry and Peter were unob-
served again, and she spelled Mart
goes Monday. Plans to take me-"
Peter had reached for a magazine
he whirled through the pages, and
yawned. Then he began to play with
the anagrams again.
Can you get away without him?''
he spelled.
How? Cherry instantly asked.
And as Peters hands went on build.
Ing little bridge of wooden letters,
she went on: "Alix to train, Martin
with me to city, impossible"
Give him the Slip" Peter spelled.
And after pause he added, Life or
DEATH"
Difficult to evade," Cherry spelled,
wiping the words away one by one.
Must walt" Peter began. Allx,
ending her song on crash of chords.
came to the table, interrupting him.
Cherry was now lazily reading maga.
zine; Peter had built a little pen of
tiny blocks.
I'll go your Alix said, with spirit.
But the game was rather languid
one, nevertheless, and when it was
over they gathered yawning about the
mantel, ready to disperse for the
| night.
And tomorrow night we dino In
The Dolores star., 1922-04-14

time only. "But can't go back |" she
added, with sudden force and con-
vlction that reached him at last
why can't you?"
Because you don't love me, Mar
tin, and--you know It'll don't love
your"
well. but you can't expect the way
we felt when we got married to last
forever" he said, clumslly. do YOU
suppose other men and women talk
this way when the-the novelty has
worn Off"
Il don't know how they talk. I only
know how I feel !" Cherry said, chilled
by the old generalization.
Martin, who had stretched his legs
to their length, crossed them at the
ankles, and showed his hands deep in
to his pockets, staring at the racing
blue water with somber eyes.
What do you want?" he asked,
heavily.
u want to live my own life !" Cher
ry answered, after q silence during