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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-18
AS0CIETY BELLIES FATE.
Suffering from Dementia in Warwick.
but Apparently Receivers.
MARRlES HAROLD COURTNEY,
Two Attempts to Slay Him while on the
Honeymoon-Pawtuck People VIII
Remember Pretty Belle Cutting.

The daily bulletin Of the arrival abroad
of those who cross the Atlantic is dry read
ing as rule, but now and then there are
between the lines bits of bright romance
and features which are saddening.
Said a resident of Pawtucket this morn
ing: 81 saw by the list of arrivals out
from New York, cabled last evening, that
one of the passengers who recently sailed
from New York city was Harold Courtney.
To few of those who read that name will
there be recalled anything of moment, but
il brought to my mind n story romantic
in its beginning and sad in its termina-
ton,
"1here formerly resided in Pawtucket as
the temporary member of a family named
Patterson, a pretty young girl named
Belle Cutting, whose father owned large
and very remnneratlye canning Establish
ment in the West.
about three years ago Miss Cutting
suddenly developed q form OF mania and
was taken to country seat in Warwick,
this State, where she was, as 1T was then
believed successfully treated.
York on visit and there met Harold
Courtney, who is scion OF the House of
Courtney, of which the Earl of Devon is
the head.
"The young people fell IN love with each
other and on Dec 81, 1890, they were mar
ried in that city, the event being one of
notable features of high life proceedings
that winter
''The couple engaged passage on the
steamer Fulda and were to pass their hon
eymoon in Italy. They sailed almost inn
mediately after the wedding ceremony
and carried with them the best wishes of
n large::number of friends, who believed
that BY reason of the husbands social dis
tinction the petite American girl was TO
be one of the shining lights among Eng
lands nobility.
"She did not go into society at once as
was anticipated and not much has been
heard of her since.
1.-THE truth is that hardly had the Full
da got upon the high sea when the brides
former mania reasserted itself and 1t is
said that twice she made desperate efforts
TO take her husbands life.
So violent did she become that il was
necessary TO place her under restraint in
her stateroom and TO put her under con-
stant guard, members of the ships
crew being detailed for that duty. Mrs.
Courtney is now in Genoa, but there are
few Of her friends either in this state, or
in the country who knew anything of the
sad details i have given YOU"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-18
Mind Reading for BOYS.

Harold Morse's father belongs TO soci.
ETY. for ''psychical research" and the child
has heard a good deal OF conversation on
the subject of mind reading. His mother
is afraid he thinks and understands too
much for a child OF his years"
His father, however, is not at all
alarmed, and few days ago repeated to
Mrs. Morse remark of Harold's in his
"children's mind class" which was GER
tainly we'll calculated TO allay her fears.
Harold had collected the class-much
against the will of several members OF IL,
who would have preferred TO remain out
in the yard--on the doorstep
Now. you wait here minute" said he,
and presently he returned with suspicious
ly bulging pockets. His father TN the
hall. listened for what would come next.
"Now," said Harold, appearing before
the class, you must all think hard. How
many apples have in my pocketsi The
boy that guesses right can have them all,
but Of course he'll divide, for there are just
enough to 10 aroundr-Youth's Compan.
ION.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-18
Almost any one would like to go
to Europe if IL didn't cost anything.
1t doesn't always. See page =.
The Best of Hunters Get Lost.

Stories are told of guides who have
dropped sticks into streams to find which
way they were flowing, and when the stick
went in a different direction from whal
they thought was right disregarding thei
plain testimony and avowing that tn,
stream was running up hill.
Other stories are told Of hunters who
have been found frozen to death In the
depths of tangled swamps with compasses
picked to pieces because they would not
point the way the bewildered man thought
they should, and so were plainly out of
kilter.
These stories, though individually unre-
liable, bear witness to general truth. The
fact is, that il is the easiest thing in the
world under certain circumstances TO be-
come turned around" in the woods, and
no one is exempt from this failing.
Old hands know and understand this
fact. 1t is only the tyros who do not, and
who ridicule those who own up TO having
been lost. And when these scoffers 90
into the woods themselves, nine times out
out OF ten there comes a night when they
do not turn up at camp.
Then there is rejoicing among those who
have borne their arrogance, for it is the
turn OF these TO crow, and they who laugh
last laugh best.
In "A fiat, wooded country with the sun OBJ
scured andSee-o compass TO guide him the
best woodsman is apt to lose his way. I'm
der less unfavorable conditions the same
thing often happens from preoccupation.
Interest in hunting or fishing drives away
all thought of ones course till suddenly he
is rudely aroused to find that he is in an
unfamiliar wilderness with no notion of
the way out.-Forest and Stream.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-18

Legend. Of the Iroquois Tribe.

The turtle clan OF Iroquois originated In
very simple fashion. In early times
there were many mud turtles inhabiting q
certain small lake. During a very hot
summer this pool became dry and the tor
toises were compelled TO set out on their
travels over the country in search of a new
habitation. One Of them, who was par
ticularly fat, suffered from this unaccus-
toned exercise. After awhile, by extraor-
dinary effort, he threw off his shell. The
process of transformation and development
thus begun went on and in a short time
this fat and lazy turtle became man, who
was the progenitor of the turtle clan.
In the beginning the birds, having been
created naked, remained hidden, being
ashamed. At last they assembled in coun-
Gil and petitioned the gods TO give them
some kind of covering. They were told
that their coverings were all ready, but
were long way off, and that they must
either go or send for them. Accordingly
the turkey buzzard was chosen as a mes
senger, and he, who had been n clean bird
up to that time, became so nearly starved
on the journey that he was obliged to eat
carrion; hence his present habits. At
length he found the coverings and appro-
priated TO himself the most beautifully
colored one, but finding that he could not
fly in this he continued trying them on
until he selected the suit he now wears,
which was the least decorative of ALL
Washington Star.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-18

on March and the other pair will pro-
badly be the attraction for the following
month, although the exact date has not
yet been agreed upon.
The battle between McAuliffe and Meyer
will be the most important event in fistio
circles this winter, as 1t will settle, once
for all, the question as to who is the real
champion in the lightweight GLASS, al
though they are not fighting at the light
weight limit-l33 pounds. The fact that
they fought a sixty-four round draw in
February, 1883, will make the event all
the more even with the betting men, and
when the referees decision is given sew.
eral thousand dollars will change hands.
Fred Hawkins, the Manhattan A. q.
oarsman, has finally been re-instated by
the National Association of Amateur
Oarsmen. Hawkins was to row for the
national championship at Washington
last summer. A day before the race he
was disqualified, the charge being that he
pointed at the decision, as it was expected
that he would win the national cham
pionship.
The football captaincy at Yale was set
tied Saturday night by the election of
Vance Mccormick of Harrisburg, Pa
member of the class of 93. Sheffield Scien-
tific school. Mccormick was captain of
the freshman baseball and football teams
last year, and has played football this sea-
son only. His brilliant showing, good
looks and general popularity won for him
the day.
Bob Fitzsimmons has promised to give
n definite answer within three or four
DAYS as 10 whether or not he will accept
the sl2, 900 purse offered by the Metropoli-
tan Club for fight, with Jim Hall. He
prefers to meet Maher or Corbet, but i
he cannot get on with them he will go
with Halt. Il. w. A.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-18
UNIVERSITY EXTENSION.
The Subject Discussed at the CON-
mercial Club Meeting.

University Extension was the subject of
discussion at the meeting Of the CONNER
cial Club last Saturday evening. Supper
was served in the dining hall of the Mar
ragansett Hotel After the good things
had been disposed of President Watson
introduced President Andrews Of Brown
University as the first speaker.
President Andrews said that the dispo-
sition for the practical uses of the studies
pursued in college was one of the mani
festations TO make higher education eff
Client. Another manifestation was the
reaching out to people, as only n small
number come to college halls. The his
tory of university extension begins with n
professor i'm England and has been taken
up by the different universities. IL was
first talked about in this country year
aga.and the first actual work was done in
Rhode Island.
We believe that the system is to bind
together the upper and lower elements in
our educational frame and In our social
and political life, which includes the
Young foreign blood OF our state; that n
will il the people are educated properly,
hold together the ideas that are so neces-
sary for the safety Of the State"
Prof. Munro was the next speaker. He
said that Prof. j. Lewis Deman carried
out the principles OF university extension,
but under different name, at th9 same
time that the subject was first agitated i'm
England. Courses are given wherever n
class is formed and are made up of many
classes of people Prof. Munro referred to
the studies chosen. and closed with speak
ing of the expense involved.
The Rev. Thomas ID. Anderson thought
university extension movement as a
representation OF the Christian church
Principal Littlefield Of the State Normal
School was the last speaker. He spoke of
university extension as advantageous 20
those who left school at an early are. At
the conclusion Of the speeches President
Watson thanked the speakers IN behalf of
the club, after which the meeting ad-
iourned.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-18
Directors Elected.

The society for the Prevention Of Cruelty
to Children has elected these directors
Gov. Ladd and the chairmen of the
Senate and House finance and judiciary
committees of the General Assembly, ex-
ofiicio; Joseph Ii. Tanning, Jerome Ken
nedy, the Rt. Rev. Bishop Harkins,
Charles w. Jencks, Johns III. Congdon.
the Rev. Augustus NJ. Lord, Mrs. Walter
a. Peck, Mrs. Johns II. Congdon. Mrs.
Frederick Grinnell, Mrs. II: V. A: Joslin,
Mrs Henry Pearce, Mrs. Hiram Kendall,
Mrs. Daniel A. Pierce, Mrs, II. w.
Brown, Jr., Mrs. Herbert n; Fennerr,
Goodwin, Mrs. Charles Briggs, DIR. +. NJ.
Eaton. Gen. Elisha III. Rhodes, Col. II. H..
/. Goddard a. L. Ordway, Rev. II. w.
Rugg, ID. D.; Charles +. Carpenter, Rev.
Charles ii. Babcock, ID. d.; Mrs. B. b.
knight, Mrs. Jeffrey Hazard, Mrs. John
McAuslan, Mrs. Roscoe ;. Washburn,
Mrs. Shadrach Manton, Miss Abby f..
Lippitt, Mrs. Ellery ii. Wilson, Mrs.
James l.. Wheaton, Mrs. Charles Matte
son. Mrs. II. H. Ballou, Mrs. James :.
Aborn. Mrs. Allen a. Presby, DIR. Frank
l.. Day. Mrs Albert q. Durfee and Rev.
DIR. l.. Sessler.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-18
The Longest Day.

II Ia quite important when speaking OF
the longest day OF the year to say what
part of the world we are talking about, as
will be seen by the following list, which
tells the length of the longest day in sew
eral places. How unfortunate are the
children in Tornea, Finland, where Christ
mas day is less than hours i'm length!
At Stockholm, Sweden, it is lSIS hours
In length.
AT Spitzbergen the longest day is 81
months.
At London, England. and Bremen. Prus.
sia, the longest day has ls11s hours.
At Hamburg. in Germany, and Dantzig,
In Prussia, the longest day has II hours.
AT Wardbury, Norway, the longest day
lasts from May 81 TO July -, without in
terruption.
At 50. Petersburg, Russia, and Tobolsk,
Siberia, the longest day is 10 hours and the
shortest hours.
At Tornea, Finland, June 81 brings n day
nearly % hours long, and Christmas one
less than 3 hours in length.
At New York the longest day Is about
ID hours long, aud at Montreal, Canada, il
Is l6-kansas Farmer.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-18
A DROWNING ACCIDENT.
Several Boys Broke Through the Ice and
Two Were Drowned.


Two Were Drowned.
Little Benedict Pond is separated from
Benedict Pond by the roadbed of the New
Pork. Providence and Boston Railroad
and Saturday afternoon number OF boys
were tempted on its frozen surface,
though the pond was not entirely frozen
over. The pond, however, was Thought 10
be so shallow near the edges that nothing
more severe than wetting was ex pected
IL the ice should break, A group OF the
boys were talking over some feat OF daring
on one part of the pond when suddenly
the treacherous ice broke through, letting
five of them into the icy water. The
names of the boys were Waldo Bartlett,
Frank Thompson, Herbert Haskins, John
Maynard and boy named Howard. Bart
lett and Howard reached the shore with
out much difficulty, Maynard did so with
help from man who had run 10 their
assistance, but the Thompson and Has
kins boys became numbed apparently
very soon and sank from sight
Help was Immediately procured, officers
arrived ard the bodies were soon re-
covered. Meanwhile w. B. Thompson,
the plumber at 347 High street, the father
of one of the drowned boys, arrived and
identified the boys. DR.. Palmer, who had
also arrived, authorized their removal in
the dead wagon.
II. A. Cunliff, proprietor of the Hopkins
Hotel is stepfather TO the Haskins boy
and when the bodies were carried home
the Identification by Mr.. Thompson was
forgotten and the bodies were carried each
TO the home of the other The mistake
was soon rectifed however. The first re-
ports of the accident were exaggerated
and il is indeed fortunate that there is
not mourning i'm several other homes in
consequence of the disaster.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-18
The FIREMEN ASSIGNED
The Annual Changes in the Depart
ment.
WHERE THE MEN WILL GO.
The Makeup of the New Hook and Ladder
Company, No. 7, Also the New Hose
Company, No. 1.-THE Other Changes
and Appointments. A

The annual changes in the makeup of
the fire department are awaited with much
interest by those concerned. The changes
this year are comparatively few, although
the organization OF the new hose company
has caused general breaking up in the
different companies.
Following are the transfers: Thomas f..
Mcneil of Hose | transferred to Hose as
assistant foreman; Mahlon ID. Brown,
call man at Steamer 10 made permanent
man at Hose z: Augustus Wilcox of Hook
aud Ladder 1, promoted TO the position of
assistant foreman of Hook and Ladder l.;
George w. Olney, made permanent men,
ber of Hook and Ladder 1; John III. Hogan
of Hook and Ladder appointed a perma-
nent member of that company.
The makeup of the new Hook and Lad
der Company z, is as follows: Joseph
w. Carpenter, foreman John +. stack
pole, assistant foreman James L. O'Sul-
livan, driver Louis III. Streeter, ladder
man Frank l.. Warfleld, George II.
Cooke, Matthew A. O'Neil, Benedict II.
Grant, Walter A. Manchester and John
ID. Murphy permanent members,
The new hose company, Hose IL, To-
Gated at the corner of Doyle avenue and
North Main street, is made up as follows I:
George A. Church, foreman; Frank II.
MunrOe, dSSlSlttuJ lOTtlilaus otOTRt ~.
Bugbee, driver; Charles w. Gilhooley,
Frank H. Blackburn, John j. Banks,
John +. Greene and j. +. Potter. perma
nent members
Steamer 5 has been transferred TO the
new house on East avenue and is com
posed of the following members +: Will
liam r. Gavitt, foreman John III. Gould
ing, assistant foreman Isaac l.. Black
burn, engineer John X. Babcock. driver: I:
Frederick L. Capron, driver of hose tender :
Walter l.. Dayman, permanent hoseman !;
Daniel Burdick, John G. Mcintosh, Ben
jamin NJ. Brown, and Michael III. Carey,
callmen.
The following engineers have been trans
ferred: William II. Glascoe, from steamer
ii To Steamer 10; Merrill II. Hicks from
Steamer 16 TO Steamer 2: Robert q. Har-
kins has been appointed to fill the posi-
tion vacated by William III. Glascoe.
Other changes and appointments are as
follows: James III. Mofilt, appointed as
permanent member of Hose q, in place of
Louis Streeter; Bernard r. Sission, per-
manent member of Hose 3; William w.
Kelly, assistant foreman of Hose ., in
place of William Munroe transferred
TO Hose IL; Frank f. Bailey,
permanent member of Hose .;
Irving A. Salisbury, driver of the protect
i've wagon; James McTwiggin and Will
liam II. Bateman, permanent members OF
Hose /; George III. Gordon, driver of
Steamer II: William A Burrows, call
man Steamer 10; Hugh Holland, call man
Steamer 10, and Frank l.. Thomas, call
man at Hose IL.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-18
AT THE PROVIDENCE.
Mayo and His Company Began Short
Engagement Saturday Night.

Mayo and His Company Began n Short
Engagement Saturday Night.
Frank Mayo and his company viii play
in Davy Crockett" at the Providence
Opera House tonight. Their engagement
began Saturday and will end Wednesday
evening. A fair sized audience enjoyed
the performance Saturday evening. Mr..
Mayo has been before the public for so
many seasons with this story of the back
woods, and has worked it up to degree
of perfection that leaves little room for
criticism. He is supported by an able
company, among whom are his son,
Edwin H. Mayo. George w. Roblyn,
Harry Driscole, j. NJ. Charles, j. j.
Murphy, II. c. Raymond, George Leonard,
ii. Duncan, William Gorham. Master
Leon Fernard, Miss Mary lie We're and
Miss Kathleen kerrigan. Miss Kerrigan
is rather pretty actress with ability to
play the part of Eleanor Vaughn, in an
acceptable manner, as was demonstrated
satisfactorily Saturday evening. Joseph
Murphy will play in "Shaun Rhue' on
Thursday and Friday nights, and Kerry
Cow" at Saturdays matinee and in the
evening.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-18
The Wise shutter.

There's n young fellow living on Jeffer
son avenue who is a real nice fellow, and
the girls all like him, but they would like
him better If he didn't stay so long when
be comes TO call. The other evening he
was out on Woodward avenue and IL was
getting very late when one Of the window
shutters was blown TO with bang.
"Whew," he exclaimed, what a start
that gave me-"
"Yes," responded the young lady de.
murely, 81 guess 10 must have known
what time IL was. detroit Free Press.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-18
Daniel Is Troubled.

Daniel Jacobs, who complained to the
police few days ago that roughs snow
balled him and drove his ehdrse away on
Gladstone avenue, now claims that he
lost a bundle of clothing from the wagon,
which was absent from him half an hour
or more while be was seeking aid from the
police. He thinks the police should find
the bundle.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-18
One Reason why rrunes are Rnre.

Trufiles are seldom found twice in the
same place. A field that may yield great
quantity this year may be quite fruitless
the next Thongh Alexander Bornholz, a
Gernsn scientist, claims to have trans
plantr, AMI raised the article in question,
repeated experiments TO that end have
proved but failures The Count de Noa. a
Frcnci man, and certain NJ. Rousseau
made Ike claims, but they have In each
ease been discredited. w ashipgton Letter
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-18
IN SPORTING CIRCLES.
Metropolis Getting Ready for Sat-
urday's Contests.
CLAvERIE AND THE UNKNOWN"
Jack McAuiiffe and Billy Meyer Matched
for $4,000 Purse-Maher and
Choyinsk 10 Meet at New Orleans In
April-Current Athletic Gossip.

This will be busy week with the
athletes of the Metropole Club. There are
two events on the slate for Saturday night
in which they will participate. One is the
First Regiment indoor games at Boston
andthe other the swimming races and
water polo game at tho New York Athletic
Club On Sunday afternoon the polo team
will try their luck with the Manhattan
Clubs swimmers.
For the indoor games at Boston the
entries from the Metropole Club are Al.
Martin and James Smith in the short
distance races, and the former will also
contest in the running broad jump and
the hurdle race Fred Scott, the heavy
weight, is also entered for the shot-putting
contest and wrestling. This VIII
take away one good swimmer from the
polo team when it plays the New York
Athletics on Saturday but Immediately
after the games in Boston he will start for
New York to be on hand to help the polo
team TO victory in the game with the
Manbattans on Sunday afternoon. All Of
the men are training hard for their re-
spective contests and barring accident
will be in fine fettle by Saturday night.
The water polo teams has not yet been
completed. but it Is pretty generally un-
derstood that il will comprise Heilborn,
Richards, Scott, flemlng, stuart ana an
other who has yet TO be selected, besides
a substitute.
The amateur fencers are having the call
lust at present, while the professionals
stand one side and look on. Mons. Louis
Claverie wishes TO wear the medal which
shall represent the amateur championship
of the State so his mentor says. The chal-
lange which the News first issued for
Prof. Davis hit a tender spot and he
found it necessary TO issue another, which
was accepted by John IL. Smith, athletic
manager of the Metropole Club, who has
three men either one of whom he offers TO
put against Mons. Claverie, provided,
however, the young instructor puts up a
forfeit TO- show that he means business.
To this proposition Claverie's instructor
takes exceptions and says the challage is
too vague; that if Mr.. Smith will give the
names of his men, he will then put up a
forfeit For the benefit of the young
man who makes this proposition / will
state that with sporting men 1t Is very
common occurrence for a man TO back an
unknown" against another and that II
Clayerie's instructor desires to know the
names OF Mr.. Smiths men he should put
up his forfeit to show that he isn't fool
ing, with the provision that when the for
felt is covered the name of the unknown"
will be disclosed, and even then Mr..
Smith could decline TO give the name Of
his man if he SO desired.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-18

know an old farmer who shaved him
Slf sitting on n milking stool and looking
at his reflection in bucket Of water. That
was what he did as boy, and he said that
he couldn,t- shave standing up.-Boston
Cor st. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-18
lie Was Fortunate.

did Bronson save anything from TIL
wreck of his fortunew
"Yes. Fortunately for him, his wife haI
been shopping the day before he failed, aut
all the goods had been sent bone "-Has
per's Basar.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-18

IL is likely that the Rev. Brooke Her
ford's pulpit in Boston will he filed by
the Rev. Samuel \. Eliot. the second son
of the president OF Harvard University.
Mr. Eliot is only - years old, and has for
some time been settled In Denver asI pas
tor Of Unity Church.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-18

The Olympic club of New Orleans has
just completed arrangements for two star
attractions which are to take place at its
headquarters before Spring is thing of
the past. The contests are to be between
Jack McAuliffe and Billy Meyer at 140
pounds and between Peter Maher and Joe
Choyinski. The purse in each case is
$4,000. McAuliffe and Meyer are to meet