The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-29
Little Boy Saved by Pluck
and Confidence.
A Picture of the Sultan of
Turkey as He is at Home.
An Italian Professors Theory OF
Longevity and Climate.

There is a fve.year-old boy out in St.
Louis who owes his life to his own BRAY
cry and to his confidence In his father.
Charles Kornfeld is his name, and few
days ago no was tossing bean bag with
his elder brother in the rear yard of their
home. One OF them failed To catch the
bag and it rolled under the porch OF the
house and finally dropped into sort OF
cellar Little Charley crawled under the
steps and clambered down into the cellar
after the plaything. There was an old
we'll there, of the existence OF which none
of the family knew. Ii was covered with
sheet iron, which was rusted badly.
When the little fellow stepped on it IL
gave way, and he fell almost 30 feet,
striking water which was about 10 feet
deep. He sank, but coming TO the sur
face again he clutched a rock which pro-
truded from the well, and as soon as he
could get the water out of his mouth
began TO call Papa, papa!'
The elder brother who heard the little
lads call told his mother that Charley
was in the cellar. Mrs. kornfeld sent "a
messenger for her husband. who was in a
store nearby and then ran To the yard
She tore away the steps and saw what
had happeued. She ran for "a rope and
just as sne got back her husband came.
He climbed down TO the we'll and pecred
In. He could just distinguish the up
turned face of his child and SEQ his little
hands clinging to the rock. "Papo, /
want out; l failed down here" came
from the darkness of the well.
Mr.. Kornfeld saw at once that If o
attempted TO climb down after tie child
he would be likely TO knock loose stones
down on him ard Kill him. A realization
OF the child's awful position made him
sick at heart. The rope was the only hope.
With awful misgivings he threw H. down
into the we'll and called in the most com.
posed tone he could command: Now,
Charley, wrap this around your waist and
hold on TO ii. " The little left hand
reached out and took the rope and while
Charley kept himself above the water with
his right on the rock he wrapped the rope
around his arm just as u man would.
Finally the welcome voice of the boy
was heard calling out ve got IL, papa. -
MIR. Kornfeld began pulling the rope up.
Charley waited until IL was taut, and then
took his right hand from the rock TO
which he had been clinging and caught
the rope with il. Slowly and carefully
Mr.. kornfeld drew the precious weight TO
the top, and at last clasped his brave boy
In his arms--saved. Tho boy was badly
frightened and was almost strangled by
water, but was otherwise not hurt
From an account given by Rhode
Islander, who once met him, Abdul Hamid
is not the luxurious despot he is generally
pictured. This visitor gives the informa-
tion that the sultan's cigarette box is his
most constant companion, and ono I'm
which he finds much consolation. When
any stranger visits the sultan no invites
hun To a seat beside him on the sofa, Vnd
offers him a cigarette. The simplicity of
his private life favorably impresses his
visitors. He Is one of the most plainly
dressed men in the empire. Abdul hamid
did away with the diamond spangled
''aigrette considering it extravaQant
vanity. The imperial fez may be worth
perhaps 81. His predecessors put aside the
old Turkish costume. which represented
10 some extent, the luxury of the East.
Another Robinson Crusoe case is pre-
sented in the Information that comes TO
hand regarding the Keeling Islands, or