The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-23
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Grid yourselves with gingham aprons, o
We women Of the land.
Pin your skirts 10 clear your shoe tops,
take the scrubbng brush In hand.
Boil up alkaline infusions. turn the
whole house upside down.
Sop the floor with soap and water. heed
less Of your husbands frown.
Yank MP carpets. rugs and mating. jerk
the pictures from the walls.
Have your pals OF suds where We can
stumble DER them I'm the halls.
Pile the stairs til they are worse than
any Alpine sleeps 70 climb
Have the regular old picnic incident To
cleansing time.
Flu the bathtub with umbrellas, books
and shoes and bric-a-brac.
Heap upon tho grand piano kitchen dish
es in stack,
Set the dinner on the mantel, though
there's little time 10 eat
See that every one who enters wipes with
care his muddy feet
Keep the windows all wide open as YOU
ply the mop and broom.
Have a hot and steamy yapor permeating
every room.
Swab and scrub and splash and spatter
In your fight with winter CRIME.
Revel in the moist discomfort Incident to
cleaning time.
Have the men with whitcwash brushes
spread the tinted kalsomine.
Take all necessary bedding out and air
II on the line,
Have the furniture revarnished till the
odor makes one faint.
See that ell the woodwork glistens with
coat OF shining paint.
Don't have anything 10 sit on, sleep on,
eat on. also frown
When you hear a meek suggestion as to
some hotel downtown:
Let the masculine complainer know it's
nothing short OF crime
Not 10 make ones life a burden in the
glad spring cleaning time.
Chicago News
Thomas +. Knowles was fined $50 and
costs IN the police court. today. for deal
ing in impure milk.
Flowers valued at 80 were stolen from
bed at Louise Furlongs house. 20
Beacon avenue. Thursday night.
Mary Bannon was committed 10 the
state hospital for the insane. upon an or
der of Judge Sweetland. issued today.
A carriage clock and leather case, val
ued at s.. was stolen from Mrs. John
r. Gladdings stable. corner Midway and
Ives street yesterday.
A sneak-thief entered Alphonse Brou-
letti's house at 31i Waverly street. yes
terday. by using "A duplicate key one
watch valued at $40, chain az s6 another
at s. were taken, also $3.50 I'm cash.
Thomas Booker colored. waiter at
the Narragansett hotel was fined $40 cnd
s,, fxfk a trio tod
for the theft Of napkins and spoons VAL
ued at s. from David r. Hall the propri-
etor,
William Baker. a sailor while drunk
slapped the face of Aldna Robinson. IL
years old and colored. whom he met on
South Main street. yesterday. In the
sixth district court today, he was fined
sl5 and costs.
Agnes Allen and Laura Donly OF IS
Crary street. while playing In Potter's
lumber yard at 5:l5 o'clock. last evening
were injured BY the falling OF a pile OF
boards Agnes right ankle was broken
and Laura's left knee was bruised.
Hose 6 and ~. and l.. . responded to
Still alarm at O'Clock last night. for
nre al % Wilson street Mr.. II. +.
Bertherman's boy ,lghted y match 10
hunt mn Ter lounge for an article he
had lost and thus set fire to- that piece
OF furniture The damage done amount
cd to $50.
Michael Gormley was brought before
the Sixth district court today. on writ
OF caplas for sentence. having failed 20
file reasons Of appeal from sentence
Of six months. for non-support His case
was continued until Monday TO ascer-
tain whether nc had been doing anything
for his family. The original sentenc,
was imposed last December.
The pupils OF Miss Isabelle Florence
Ahearn. the well known and popular elo-
cutionist. will give a recital a the Provi-
dence Opcra House an Wednesday even I
ing next The program VIII consist OF
scenes. monologues, reel /
tations dances marches and special /.
scenery will be used. Tickets will be on '
sale at the Opera House on Monday next. \
Miss Ahearn is we'll known TO Providence /
people and she has been very successful \
i'm her teaching. and doubtless many VIII \
oHy NJ tho onnOrtunitN of