The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-25

standing We SUN
have attorney generals and grand juries
IL is really curious, the plan is to expose
for sale five or ten boxes of eggs; all
taken from the same box or room in the
cold storage. Spot the eggs in one box
with hen manure ana fix "a very low figure
on hat, with higher prices on each OF
the remaining nine. Double prices for
the some thirg is now the fraud in every
market I'm Providence"
The Growler must take exception to the
above.
| really must,
| can't believe that our population are
so continuously hoodwinked into purchas-
ing an aged egg upon more than one &C.
casion at the same place and still continue
to trade there. Anyone that has formally
been introduced To an egg that has seen
better days knows perfectly well that it
does not smell anything like triple incar-
nate perfume, but lasts in oder. quite az
long. ! can't bring myself to think that
every market I'm our city gets a double
price. or rather two different prices, for
the same thing, ana l can't bring my
self 10 believe that the thrifty New Eng
land housewife would stand for IL very
long. over in China, you know. NJ aged
egg is considered "A delicacy--the older the
egg the more of "A compliment - be-
" AIbAA y pa ~ AA1 bAA NAAAG
wouldn't go here i'm New England.
To say that every Providence market
carries on the fraud OF double price is a
l$rd statement. l think the storekeepers
would not care to jeopardiZe their trade
this way; IL would be bad enough to sell
old canned goods, old butter, old -four. but
an old egg-far be IL from mo 10 think
they would intentionally do so.
The question Of the army canteen'' has
been for some time a prominent topic of
comment both among tho army men ard
among citizens. The following was a let
ter written to tho Index by an old SOL
der.
Michigan City. Ind.
March 10. 1904.
Editor Index--I was an old soldier Of
our late Civil War. serving my country
from the first Battle OF Bull Run to the
surrender OF Lees army at Appomaltox
court house to our division, and l never
drank liquor or beer. and was never found
off from duty. while those who drank
liquor or beer were always in the guard
house drunk while the battle was on. Had
al our soldiers been habltual drunkards
or had they the use or the army canteon.
then our war would have been II failure.
Thank God for our sober. heroic soldiers
and officers OF the army Of our great re-
public. No ono wants the army canteen
but drunken officers and suffers TO make
money out of our brave soldiers. I say,
down with the army cantecn.
DIR. w. II. GRAY.
Late Corporal Company ID, Twenty
seventh Regiment, New York Volunteer
Infantry. Army of tho Potomac
DR.. Gray has some good points to his
argumen and statement, but ! wonder If
he has ever heard the story OF Lincoln
and Grant. 1t appears that somo of the
officers in service and 'stay-at homes"
were jealous OF General Grant, went 10
Lincoln aud told him that he (GranO
drank u lot OF whiskcy Lincoln heard
them through and then asked them IL they
knew the kind lie drank, adding TINT II he
knew tho brand ne would feed IL TO some
OF his other generals who did moro drilling
and figuring than accomplishing
things" or words 10 that effect. AZ a
rule city men have always drank more
than country mon, and It Is "A we'll known
fact that during the Civil War II was
the city man who better stood the long
marches and privations. Mine you, the
Grower does not wish 10 infer hat whis-
key Is necessary or uphold the drinking
OF Il. but does wish 10 convey that
canteen did any great amount OF harm.
Dr. Gray makes a very big mistake
when he says that no one wants the army
canteen except drunken officers and suit
lers to make money out of brave sol
diers." There were a lot OF sober men
and good fighters In tho Civil War, the
Spanish Wal and in tho regulars today
who think the army canteen a necessity
and ono that is not n worse abused than
are many other things both In army and
civil lifC.