The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-14

friend OF mine, Mr.. Zachariah
Chaffee. was discussing. one day last
week. the failure of Constitution 10
come up To the expectations of Here
new cup defender, and expressed sur
prise AT the speed which was shown
by Columbia. The Bristol boat build
er had no doubt done his level best and
had adopted this year what he hon.
estly believed was a better model
There are features I'm boat build
ing said he, (which puzzle even those
VINO turn them out. For instance,
where | have been summering we have
had a lot OF fun with one-class boats.
There were Is boats. all built by the
same man, from one and the same
model, the measurements being the
same and the rigging being Identical.
ut was extremely difficult TO tell
one from another. and yet there was
one OF the fleet which won in a ma
1ority Of the races.
WAS II that the successful boat was
IN chsr~e OF the better skipper? No
To make sure of this there was
change about so that the boat had
ufnerent crews aboard from time TO
time. and still she kept on winning
So you see that II wasn't luck and IL
wasn't superior knowledge of boats
that did the business.
might have met with Just such expe-
rience, even IL Constitution and CO.
lumbia were Identical as TO model and
rigging"
BY the way! Mr.. Chaffee Is very
earnest In his desire TO secure an
East Side playground. He is willing
10 be one OF a syndicate 10 lease a
lot " the owners do not feel like al
lowing the children TO occupy II gratis.
Ia q n Ia on lfA Ia afsf
lot. bounded by Brook Hope. Charles
field and Power streets. The locs-
tion is an ideal one. the idea a good
one,
My friend. Mr.. Mendenhall. iaforms
me that the picture business was
never so good rs now. People are ask
ing for the higher grades OF produc-
tions, and are making most liberal
purchases. This speaks well for the
city.
Samuel Foster. of 50 George street,
attained his 9sth birthday yesterday.
What lot OF marked changes he
must have seen I'm this town. Mr..
Foster was born at Dudley. Mass.
Oct Is. 1903. He has had unusually
good health. and his steady habits en-
abled him. few months ago, TO
weather an attack Of pneumonia which
few much younger men could have
a vote i'm every presidential election.
lie Is now nearing the valley of the
shadow OF death For several days
he has been confined TO his bed. not
by illness, but for the reason that
tired nature has succumbed. Pain
iessly he is sleeping away his life and
the end Is near at hand.
The Consummate Liar was around
today with another good one. He
had the nerve 10 assert that when he
was at the ashore last year he saw
lobster that had been caught in "A
cleft In rock. so that one claw WAS
crushed.
lie had pity on. the lobster. released
it and carefully wrapped up the In
iured claw i'm his handkerchief. which.
Wv the way, had his name marked on
it.
Last summer. so he says. he visited
the same resort. and. stroling down
go the rocks. was quite surprised 10
see something futtering in the wind.
A second look disclosed lobster, I'm
one claw OF which was handkerchief
and Ia the other big oyster.
The handkerchief was his own. and ~
was gently released when he took hold
of g. Then the oyster was placed
AT his feet lie was about 60 toss IL
away. when he noticed that the lob
ster appeared To be excited and TO
desire him 90 take the bivalve.
Pulling out his knife he oecned the
oyster and found I'm n a 5eautiful pink
pearl. once day for a week, the
lobster brought him Just such an oys-s
ter and then disappeared and never
came back Probably n felt that IL
had fully repaid him for his kindness.
lie had sold the seven pearls for
$500 and wa. going 60 buy an auto
mobile.
When the Cheerful Idiot doubted
the narrative the Liar offered 10
show him the empty oyster shells and
a catalogue he had received from an
automobile builder.
Even 1 doubt the story