The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-05


One and ahaif onion.
Two teaspoonfuls OF salt.
One and quarter salt spoonful cay
enne.
One lemon.
Two hard boiled eggs.
Soak the beans over night. In the morn
ing pour off the water and put them with
the piece of pork on to boil in two quarts
OF cold water. Add one-half an
onion. Simmer four or five hours, AID
more cold water as it boils away;
put the beans through a steamer-remov,
the pork-put the soup on TO boil again,
and add the salt and cayenne pepper; cut
the lemon and eggs into thin slices, put
them into the tureen and pour the hot
soup over them. Serve with croutons.--
Mrs. Il. b. Foster of Pawtucket.
According to statistics CLEANED by the
State Board of Agriculture, 265 diseased
animals have been killed during the past
year.
At Bradstreets it is learned that A. s.
Adams, a jeweler on Winter street, Bos-
ton, is Offering 80 cents on tbe.dollar on
liabilities OF about $4,000 and nominal as
sets OF about the same.
A Dyer street dealer said this morning
that the grip or something else made
lemons expensive just now. They ought
TO be about $3.50 box, but that quantity
of sourness at the present time was selling
for SC.
The Joint and special committees on
sewers and procuring the painting OF the
mayors portrait will meet today for or
ganization, The most prominent artist
candidates are Hugo Breul, l.. w. Jackson
and John Arnold.
The Providence polo team defeated the
Bostons at Boston last night. They ran
up against stone wall in Furbush and
Lamphin around the goal. Score, 10
to g. Brockton was outplayed by New
Bedford in the iaiJers rink, to2.
The Lyric Quartet Concert company of
New York will give an entertainment in
Y. M. G. A. hall this evening. Miss
Agnes Il. Bowen is an accomplished
soprano vocalist, reciter and whistler, and
has hosts of friends in this city.
Councilman Durfee has been elected
chairman of the highway committee, over
which ex-Councilman Covell presided
with much fidelity and ability. He will
find that he has full as much hustling to
do as when he adjusted claims against the
city.
Clerk Hayden of the common council
is happy, and grateful to THE NEWS.
That dilapitatcd telephone has been re-
moved and he has been supplied with one
of the latest improved metallic circuit
table instruments. Such is the value OF
newspaper agitation.
The annual supper of the F. L. /. Vet
eran association will be held in Gelb &
Norton's restaurant next Tuesday even
ing at 1880 o'clock. Governor Brown,
Mayor Olney, the latter being ex-colonel
Of the organization, and other distin-
guished guests will be present.
The fiery Italians and obstreperous
toughs who inha bited the district patrol
led by the late Policeman Whidden can
testify to the courage and fidelity which
dominated his service in the department.
They feared and respected him, and the
selection of an equally worthy successor
will be extremely difficult.
The revival Of the eanti-compulsory vac
cination bill applied to public school
children and the restriction of quack
medical practitioners may tend to pro-
long the forthcoming session of the gene
raj assembly. The judiciary committee
earns its per diem and public hearings
monopolize many weary hours.
The house committee should act
promptly upon the several resolutions ap-
propriating about 100000 for improved
facilities at the state institutions. The
overcrowded condition Of several of the
departments impaires their Successful
operation and seriously interferes with
the discipline and management OF the
criminal and dependent classes.
Evangelist Moody recommends frequent
chorus singing to prevent somnolency in
the congregation. Some of the regularly
established clergymen might hire the
American band or the drum corps of the
First Separate company, II. /. NJ, and
abbreviate or illuminate their discourses,
and equally remarkable spiritual results
might be obtained. f
The renovation and reconstruction OF
several of the old-fashioned and insecure
school houses of the city under the most
approved systems of construction, heat
ing and ventilation may have been delayed
by powerful obstacles. But parents,
teachers and pupils thoroughly appreciate
the improvements, promotion Of health,
comfort and convenience.
The red and blue refiectors which point
saloons of the city are significant symbols
of the condition OF a class Of patrons. The
ruddy hue which illuminates their WIS.,
ages is oftimes supplemented with the
ceruean spirit OF desp6ndency which the
knowledge OF empty pockets and nights
sojourn in the lookup imposes.
There are several bills pending in. the
house OF representatives calculated to in
crease the revenue OF the state. IL the
party in the majority would settle down
to legitimate business, turning a deaf ear
TO Father Honeys sophistry, they could
further contrlbutory legislation whereby
the treasury might be made available to
meet the imperative demands OF various
sections of the commonwealth.
The Public Park association held its
tenth annual meeting at the Friends
school last evening. Augustine Jones was |
reelected president and Timothy Newell,