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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-28
BETTER THAN THE BEST HOTEL.
The Humblest Home Is a Million
Times Better than the Finest Hotel

"Home life cements the love of husband
and wife: other modes Of living often
loosen the tie" writes Edward W. Box,
i'm the November Ladi's, Home Journal
Nor does the question of expense excuse
the not having of ones own home. A
home is not of necessity, a palace. Tho
humblest cottage Ia n million times bot
ter than the most luxurious hotel ever
planned by the hands Of man. In the
one happiness is probuble: in the other IL
Is just possible. we can talk all We
choose about married happiness; that It,
after ALL rests solely between two people,
and that il makes no difference whore
they live. That is very good as theory.
But thousands of instances prove the
contrary that the theory will not work
out in practice. Happiness depends upon
the growth of the people who are parts of
it. People who stop and stagnate are
never happy. True happiness thrives on
what 1t feeds upon. Let stagnation enter
into two lives, and happiness becomes
stagnant and unhealthy. But let our
lives be filed with contentnent, with do
nestle pleasure, with that germ of evolu-
tion which springs from the hearthstone,
and the happiness which springs from
those elements Is purer, sweeter and
more satisfying To our natures, our minds
and our souls. A man and wife were
made to abide together in inseparable
lives, and ~ new elements come into that
union to sweeten and ballow it, the add
ing place should be some little place,
some corner in this big world which they
can call their own, their very own, where
husbands energy and the wifo's achieve
ment. That Is home. -
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-28

The Union Railroad company wishes TO
furnish shelter for its passengers and the
city objects. 1he city wishes the Consol-
idated 60 furnish shelter for its passengers
and the Consolidated objects.
This state OF affairs mixes things some.
what and one can hardly tell whether the
horse slaked his thirst at the bung hole
or banged his slake ut the thirst hole or
what Perhaps 1t depends on whose OK
Is being gorcd
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-28

When the city shall have buried It's own
wires, IL would seem to be good time to
insist that other concerns which usc the
streets for such purpose should put theirs
under ground, but IL Is not TO be ex-
pectsd that such an opportunity for an
overflow Of fiapdoodle especially at time
so near election could bo passed by in
silence especially as corporation is tAe
subject
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-28
NeedlswOrk Guild OF America.

The ladies Of this organization are all busily
engaged getting their now garments ready
fir their directors and sec'ion presidents. The
section presidents are preparing huge pack
ages which they will send Z, the Banigan
building ON Monday iext, November ]. to be
sorted ard arranged for exhibition on Thurs.
day. the lth. After that they will be- put un
In large bags and sent TO such charitable in.
sutuiions as are In need Of new warm gar
menfs.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-28
MARRIED.

PAYsoN-KING-In This city, eth inst. at
ST. Johns church, by Rev.C. A. l.. Rich
ards, assisted by Rev. henry B. Washburn.
Matry Fnrquar King 10 William Farquhar
Payson OF New York.
SYKES-OAKES-At the pastors residence.
by Rev. Wallace Nutting, Mr.. William
henry sykes and Miss Lillian Millard
Oakes. 26th inst.
CRANSTON - ALLEBAUGH-I I'm Edgewood,
g0th inst. nt the residence of Rev. Edward
Holyolse, Mr.. Kills A. Cranston and Miss
Sarah f. Allebaugh, both of this city.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-28
SUCH A wALLoPINC.

brunswick. Me-. Oct. 2s.--bordo.n
showed great Improvement eN. SIN
under thc rev COaching agtln't VF"'
Hampshire college yesterday. III, o'd
players lately injured were hack In the
first half Bowdoin played hard ana
fast throughout. scoring az Will. while
the New Hampshire hcyE had the ball
only on the fret Kickoff. The score was
ca to O
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-28

The voters OF Providence should soc to
II that the public school system is not
made the subject Of political attack. 1t
has reached high state of efficiency
and the recent attempt to drag it into
partisan politics should be rcbuked.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-28

City Treasurer ID. I. ID. Granger has
everything with him hut those 20 mem
bers of the Municipal League who couldn't
wait to endorse him after counting noses
for Mr.. Baker.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-28

The Mcguire Democracy demonstrated
TINT the "bctter element" Democracy
was only the tail to the dog Then It
was pleased to select Mr. Baker for Mayor.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-28
Official
Advertising.

This newspaper publishes official
advertising OF the GOVERNMENT
OF THE UNITED STATES, Of the
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, Of
the CITY OF PROVIDENCE and
several TOWNS
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-28
CHILD DROWNED AT BOSTON.

Boston. Oct. 2s.--A boy fen into the
water from the north end park pier yes
terday ftcrnoon. and when the body
was found Il proved to be that of Louis
Johnson. aged 6 yesra
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-28

Mr. Blksr might make good Mapar--
Bun there l. evidence to demonstrate that
Col Kendrick Certainly would.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-28

VaE Wyck's name IL pronounced - ne
o. rhyme with bike and of course he
hopss for the wbeelmens vote.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-28

Straight Republicanism means Good
Government in the city Of Providence next
Tuesday.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-28

Arx r.r.on DESIRING THE NEWS left
n his residence In any part OF the city
can sepd his order to this offioe.
Subscribers failing TO receive their paper
regularly either from the carrier or news
dealer win confer Iavor by prompt
notification
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-28

AZ wear. also Tor six months, IS cents for
three months Weekly News. 50 cents per annum
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-20

the complaint made against him. he has GER
tainly turned out many magnificent crew from
that college. He took TO England two
years ago. and came back with ideas for n modi-
fed stroke. resulting from what he had seen
the Thames There was opportunity OF see
ing what this was year ago at Poughkeepsie
Cook did the same thing a dozen years ago, but
though his stroke successful as Court
neys il was different adaptatio as could
we'll be Courtney is man Who understands
rowing for amateurs well, as he proved long
ago he understood IL for professionals
Bob" Cook. OF Yale. is who has stuck
10 his task longer than the others, and turned
out quite many which won their races
Cooks name is a bywor6 among rowing men,
and whatever his methods and whatever his
ways may be, he is the best American coach to-
day.
Here is the situation, then. Of three of the
fastest crews in America about to row "A tri-
angular of four miles. whose coaches are
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-20

country In the first place. the the
best three in the United States without Ques-
ton Cornell long ago showed that whatever
else she may do she can certainly turn out a
crew Of the first Ciars. Yale has been winner
for years at rowing, and Harvard last year, and
FOR the last twenty years, has shown herself dis
Nnctly IN the first class, and capable of turning
out Er5at = crews than all the others If only her
coaches coLld once come to some agreement As
10 stroke and policy within the boa.. Yale has
invaria bly, during recent years defeated al but
Harvard crews. Cornell, with the exception of
two years ago. has done thc same. and hence We
to on the o5;h three crews representing
what is ACKNOWLEDGED TO be the best the United
States DO.
There is an especial interest in the race. how
ever quite aside from the historic standing OF
the that the three colleges represented
have turned out in the past. This is the fact
that the men who teaching the Harvard.
Yale and Cornell men how this year are
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-20

the Harvard crew. at the invitation OF some Bos-
ton men Interested in Harvard rowing. Leh-
mann as is we'll known. not only came last fall
and this spring again, but refused to accept any
money fcr his expenses. or to treat the trip in
any way except his own personal pleasure
trip TO see American rowing and do what he
could for Harvard boating. The result has been
that such a good sportsman's view of the mat
ter as this has had many salutary effects
American rowing and American sport in gen
cral.
UNITED WARNING ELEMENTS.
First and most important OF all to Harvard he
has united all the warning elements among Bos-
ton rowing men. who have consented to sheath
their swords for the time being and support him.
And this be it said to their credit. they have
done in very wholc-,ouled fashion. Further
more, Lehman has created sUch an enthusiasm
ii Harvard that there have been many
ten crews at work on the river AT once in April
and MAY and not each rowing the particular
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-20

IN" '"-s wv" =" Nr"~r,c~ ana N
Hsh" NOW "A word their strokes which
make quite AZ Interesting "A feature TO the iui.
tated and the uninitiated do the men ,hers-.
selves Mr.. Lehrnann's stroke is the one which
has been taught to all Engshmen. that in On.
ford and Cambridge men. these thirty years.
Long ago the English sporting race decided that
IL was the best they could originate. and they
have stuck TO their last; and thus long before
boy goes to Oxford or Can't bridge he knows the
stroke and is ready to step into his college or
varsity boat and take his Place there. only
curing 70 be perfected in 1t. never to learn ..
new stroke. The stroke is the Harvard -
rowing this year well as the men at hand
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-20

pes s'rokc OF 't'e man who esppsocd D~
coaching them, but all rowing under the same
master. "A fact that alone viii do more FOR Har-
ward rowing than any other one thing that has
happened in years at Cambridge. still further.
the spirit in which Lehman came. the mani
Test sportsmanlike view he takes OF collegiate
athetics, has spread to Yale and eIsewh here, and
'here Is more friendly. open feeling between
the Dig universities than has existed in many
years Lehmanns WORK. therefore. for Harvard
VIII be noteworthy Poughkeepsie.
Next. Courtney at Cornell won for himself
An extraordinary name IA a professional coach
or college men. He has been Identified with
Cornell rowing for years. and whatever may be
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-20

all remarkable coaches who have their
We" deserved good names by years Of this sort
OF work First Of ALI Harvard this year has th,.
services OF H. 4. Lehman. the crack OF the OK
ford crews for many years. II. is the personal
friend OF Francis Peabody. old Harvard oars
man. who ro~ed at oxford in the same boat
with Lehman when they both students
there II has always been eabody's idea to get
Lehmann here to work over the Harvard crew.
ana the opportunity came when Clifford Wat
son. last years Harvard coach. went over to
oxford in March a year ago. to watch the Cam
bridge and Oxford crews row. There he met
Mr. Lehman. whom hc already knew and made
a personal reQues. to him to come over and coach
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-20
THE COMING BOAT RACE.
HARVARD CORNELL. AND YAIr:s MEET
ING ON THE HUDSON

a REMARK ELtc CONTEST PROMISED rIrE CREWS
AND THEIR COACHES I.EiMANN'S COM
ING TO THIS CoUNrRY-THE
DIFFERENT STROKES
There can be no question that the eight cared
triangular boat race to be rowed on June % at
Foushkeepsie between Harvard. Yale and Cor
"e' VIII be. barring unforeseen accidents. the
most remarkable college race ever rowet in this
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14

The unfortunate Matieo remained dumb
with fright; he looked appeaIingly at me,
and /, of course, could not do otherwise
than explain matters. Taking the prose-
cutor to one side, told him that Matteo
was really assisting the Prefect to capture
the brigand: but as I told him about TN
matter lis face assumed hard, judicial
expression.
II am sorry for the Prefecture" he said;
'but l have Quastana's cousin, and 1
won't let him go! He will be tried with
some peasants, who are accused OF having
Supplied the brigand with provisions
But l repeat that this man is really in
the service of the Prefecture, protested.
80 much the worse for the Prefecture, !"
said he with laugh. 81 am going 10 give
the administration o lesson 1t won forget,
and teach it not to meddle with what
doesn't concern it. There is only one
brigand in Corsica, and you want to take
him! He's my game, l tell you! The
Prefect knows that, yet he tries to forestall
me! Now I will pay him out. Matteo
shall be tried he will, OF course, appeal to
your side; there will be a great to do, and
the brigand will be put on his guard
against his cousin and gentlemen of the
Prefecture who go shooting.
Well. be kept his word. We had to ap-
pear on behalf of Matteo, and we had a
nice time CT it in court. l was the laugh
ing-stock of the place. Matteo was &C.
quilted, but Ire could no longer be of use
to US, because Quastana was forewarned.
He had TO quit the country.
As to Quastana he was never caught. He
knew the country and every peasant was
secretly ready TO assist him; and although
the soldiers and eendarmes tried their
best to take him they could not manage
it. When left the island he was still at
liberty and L have never heard anything
about his capture since.-The Strand.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14

l found him in his study talking very
confdentlally to a man of true Corsican
peasant type.
This is Quastana's cousin" said the
Prefect to me in low tone HE lives in
he little village of Solenzara, just above
Porto Vecchio, ana the brigand pays him
visit every Sunday evening to have a
game of scopa. Now it seems that these
TWO had some words the other Sunday and
this fellow has determined to have re-
venge; so he proposes to hand his cousin
over 10 justice, and, between you and me,
l believe he means it. But as / want to
make the capture myself, ana in as bril-
liant manner as possible, it is advisable
to take precautions in order not to expose
the Government TO ridicule. That's what
want you for. You are quite stranger
in the country and nobody knows you;
want you to go and see for certain if it
really is Quastana who goes to this mans
house."
but 1 have never seen this Quastana,
l began.
Ny chief pulled out his pocket book ana
drew forth a photograph much worse for
wear.
Here you arep' he exclaimed. "The
rascal had the cheek to have his portrait
taken last year at Porto Vecchio!"
While We were looking at the photo the
peasant drew near, and 1 saw his ewes
fash vengefully; but the look quickly van
Ished and his face resumed its usual stoIid
appearance.
Are you not afraid that the presence OF
stranger will frighten your cousin and
make him stay away on the following
Sunday p we asked.
mol! replied the man. "He is too
fond OF cards. Besides, there are many
new faces about here now on account of
the shooting III say that this gentleman
has come for me to show him where the
game is to be found"
Thereupon we made an appointment
for the next Sunday, and the fellow
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14

walked off without the least compunction
for his dirty trick When he was gone
| the Prefect impressed upon me the neces-
slty for keeping the matter very quiet be-
cause he intended that nobody else should
share the credit OF the capture. l as
sured HIM that l would not breathe a
word. thanked him for his kindness in ask
ing me 10 assist him, and we separated TO
go to our work and drea m of promotion.
The next morning 1 set out in full
shooting costume and took the coach
which does the journey from Ajaccio to
Bastia. For those who love nature there
no better ride in the world; but l was
too busy with my castles in the air to
notice any of the beauties of the land.
scape.
At Bonifacio we stopped for dinner
When l got on the coach again, Just
little elevated by the contents Of a good
sized bottle, found that l had fresh
travelling companion, who had taken
seat next to me. He was an official at
Bastia, and l had already met him; a
man about my own age, ,~and a native OF
Paris like myself. A decent sort of fell
low.
You are probabl aware that the admin
istration, as represented by the Prefect,
etc., and the magis trature never get on
well together; in Corsica it is worse than
elsewhere. The seat of the adminisira-
ton is at Aiaccio, that of the magistrature
at Bas;ia; we two therefore belonged to
hostile parties. But when You are long
way from home and meet some one from
your native place you forget all else and
talk of the old country.
We were fast friends in less than no
time and were consoling each other for
being in ''exile" as we termed it. The
bottle of wine had loosened my tongue,
and soon told him in strict confidence,
that l was looking forward to going back
TO France to take up some good post as a
reward for my share in the capture of
Quastana, whom we hoped 10 arrest at his
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14

KasTsISADVENTURES? Well, if were
AXFS an author by profession l could
1I\y1y make pretty big book of the ad-
ministratiye mishaps which befell me
during the three years l spent in Corsica
as legal adviser to the French Prefecture.
Here is one which Will probably amuse
you:
l haG just entered upon my duties al
Ajaccio. One morning l was at the club,
reading the papers which had Just arrived
from Paris, when the Projects man
servant brought me a note, hastily written
in pencil: Come at once; l want you.
We have got the brigand, Quastana."
uttered an exclamation of JOY and went off
as fast as l could to the Prefecture.
must tell you that, under the Empire, the
arrest OF a Corsican banditto was looked
upon as a brilliant exploit, and meant
promotion, especially if you threw cer-
tain dash OF romance about it in your
official report.
Unfortunately brigands had become
scarce. The people were getting more
civilized and the vendetta was dying out.
II by chance man did Kill another in
row. or do something which made it ad-
visable for him to keep clear of the police,
he generally bolted to Sardinia instead of
turning brigand. This was not TO our
liking; for no brigand, no promotion.
However, our Prefect had succeeded in
finding one; he was an old rascal Quas-
tana by name, who to avenge the murder
of his brother had killed goodness knows
how many PEOPLE. He had been pursued
with vigor, but had escaped, and after
time the hue and crv had auhsidad apd
he had been forgotten. Fifteen years had
passed, and the man had lived in secu-
sion; but our Project, havink heard of the
affair and obtained a clew to his where
abouts, endeavored to capture him, with
no more success than his predecessor.
We were beginning to despair of our pro-
motion; you can imagine how pleased 1
was to receive the note from my chief.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14
eRIAIN!!o.
rN AlFoNSe OAUDET

cousins house one Sunday evening.
When my companion got off the coach ct
forio- Vecchio we felt as though we had
khown each other for years.
arrived at Solenzara between 4 and 5
clock. The place is populated In winter
py workmen, fishermen and customs off,
cials, but in summer every one who can
shifts his quarters up in the mountains on
acco unit OF fever. The village was. there
fore, nearly deserted when / reached it
that Sunday afternoon.
entered a small inn and had some
thing to eit, while waiting for Matteo.
lime went on, and the fellow did not put
IN an appearance; the innkeeper began to
look at me suspiciously, and felt rather
uncomfortable. At last there came
knock, and Matteo entered.
he has come to my house." he said,
raising his hand to his hat. "Will you
follow me there?'
we went outside. 1t was very dark and
windy; we stumbled along a stony path
ior about three miles-a narrow path. full
OF small stones and overgrown with luxu-
RANT vegetation, which prevented US from
going quickly.
mats my house," said Matteo, point
Ing among the bushes to light which
was nlckering at short distance from US.
minute later We were confronted by
Dig dog, who barked furiously at US. One
would have imagined that he meant to
stop US going farther along the road.
Here. Bruccio, Brucciop' cried my
guide. Then, leaning toward me, he said
That's Quas,ana's dog; q ferocious
animal. He has no equal for Keeping
watch" Turning to the dog again he
called out: That's ali right. old fellow
Do you take us for policemen"
The enormous animal quieted down and
came and shifted around our legs. 1t was
splendid Newfoundland dog with a
thick. white. woolly coat, which had OBJ.
tanned for him the name of Bruccio (white
cEeese). He ran on in front of US to the
house, kind OF stone hut with large
hole in the roof, which did duty for both
chimney and window.
In the center Of the room stood a rough
table, arouno which were several seats
made OF portions OF trunks of trees
hacked into shape with a chopper. A
torch, stuck in a piece of wood, gave a
d ckering light, around which few a
swarm of moths and other insects.
At the table sat a man who looked like
an Italian or Provencal fisherman, with a
shrewd. sunburnt. clean shaven face
He was leaning over pack of cards and
was enveloped in a cloud of tobacco
smoke.
Cousin Quastana," said Matteo. as we
went in, this is gentleman who is going
shooting with me in the morning. He
will sleep here tonight so as to be close to
the spot in good time tomorrow"
When you have been an outlaw and had
TO fly for your life you look with sus-
picion upon stranger. Quastana looked
me straight in the eyes for second; then,
apparently satisfied, he saluted me and
took no further notice of me. Two
minutes later the cousins were absorbed
in q game of scopa.
1t is astonishing what mania for card
playing existed in Corsica at that time,
and it is probably the same now. The
clubs and cafes were watched by the
police, for the young men ruined them
selves at game called bouillote. In the
villages it was the same; the peasants
were mad for game at cards, and when