The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-07-28
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Inat norrid, gerrn-rrhusnt STUN chiieo
meat
All now a-shake from head 20 feet
For fear OF rising prices,
No odds 20 us II beef should be
Two-sixty-five a pound. for we
Don't eat the dirty stun. you see.
But live on grains and rices.
I thought this morning. as I lay
And hungered for my breakfast hay.
How, ere the closing OF the day,
The price OF pork might rise;
I pitied all who didn't know
How nicely rag-weed pork-chops go
When one is tired a bit: and o
The taste OF pecan-pies!
We oft eat roasts OF who knows what
Served up to US all piping hot
And steaks consisting OF q lot
OF weeds we cannot name;
A consomme OF maple limbs,
A puree made OF Watts hymns
These soups delight our fats and Sims
And exc our halt and lame.
While they who long for flesh are gaunt
Because OF meat there Is n want,
Our sirloin cabbages we faunt.
And liver made OF radlsh:
We stun on sausage made of oats
Instead OF fragments saved from shoats;
on Str1nE-DedN ndSn ttih N'Hey NNNNS
Some people say we're faddish.
Head-cheese we make from barley-polls,
From cowslips we construct veal-roiis
That yo,i could not, 10 save your souls,
From real meat discern,
In brief. 10 make a long tale short,
we don't eat naught we hadn't ort;
And II no meat should reach our port
We wouldn't yearn yearn
Baltimore American.
Edward Mason. n common drunkard,
was TODAY sentenced TO the state work.
house for months. by Judge Sweetland'
Dorothy Beckett was committed 10 the
state hospital for the insane, today. by
order OF Judge Sweetland.
The alarm from box 46 at s:45 o'clock
last night was for a slight fire In Mary
y Sheldon's tenement, rear or 372 Wey-
bosset street. Nc damage.
Rosa Goldstein's tenement at s51 South
Main street. was entered by the use OF a
duplicate key, yesterday. Clothing, val
ued at SIS. was stolen.
Charles A. Martin pleaded guilty In the
9Th district court today, 10 the charge or
support and was sentenced TO the
farm for six months.
George Campbell Of ls Elbow street. in!
forms the police that while he was In
Ship street liquor saloon, yesterday
morning. his watch and chain, valued at
s69 80. were stolen.
Frank Abbott II years old. residing at
rs Evergreen street was bitten upon his
right leg by a dog. while delivering pa
pers on Grand View street, yesterday af-
ternoon.
Bertha Lee. colored, was bound over to
the grand jury in s7Oo. by Judge Sweet
land. today. having pleaded guilty TO
the charge OF adultery with George Will
liams.
BENJAMIN L. Gershanick Of "a North
Main street informs the police that his
tailoring shop was entered yesterday az
ternoon, and that cloth. valued at IS was
stolen.
Nicola Sopresti was arraigned In the
9Th district court today on the charge or
employing in his barber shop on Rich
mond street. last Saturday, John w. Par
ker, who had not obtained certificate
from the state board permitting him 70
practice the barbering trade. A fine OF 70
and costs was imposed.
Patrick and John j. Rogers were
brought before the 9Th district court, to-
day. for alleged assaults upon Frank 8.
Mccullough The trouble occurred In
John Rogers shop, on Putnam street.
yesterday, and grew out OF the loss OF n
memorandum book. Each pleaded not
guilty and was held in 500 for trial on
Aug. 9Th.
John McGinn gave an alarm from box
SO, at 3 o'clock this morning. for a fire in
James McCanreys house, at II Mary
street, occupied by George Johnson. Pat
rick Keegan, Thomas Mcguire and Nor
ris Nickerson. The f1re started In an attic
room occupied by George Johnson. The
upper portion OF the building was con-
siderably damaged.
The Home Missionary Concert which
takes place In the Y. NJ. C. A. hall Mon
day, Aug !, at y. m, promises to be the
most unique and interesting ever held
here The Swedish Nightingale" who
will be the principal attraction will sing
I'm ten different languages, and perform
.on the mandolin. guitar and piano. There
will be readings by the inimitable mono
logist. Henri Kernohan and singing by
four children.
The News has received a copy OF the
Nome (Alasta) Nugget, bearing date OF
June 22d, through the kindness OF Mr..
Charles Hoxie. formerly OF Charlestown,
r. l. II is fine type OF modern enter
prise. In typography for a country so
recently settled The copy ne hand COM
prises 1s pages OF six columns, replete
with interesting matter I'm reference 10
the region II represents. and it's advertis
ing columns team with a hustle OF the
wideawake, up-to-date business man. In
many respects IL is the equal II not the
ot,Dcrtor of tho ayeraQe country weekly