The Press., 1885-04-02

CHEAP LODGINGS WITH INDUCEMENTS. IA bowl of coffee, two doughnuts, and lodging for 10 cents" was the sign that hung from a Clark street establishment the other day, and caused several loafers to wonder what caused the manager to made such inducements. Forty tattered customers were enjoying the coffee and doughnuts when reporter called to in- spect the place. It was not embellished were perfectly adapted ts the lass of pa- tronage.
 s'Competition is the life of trade," said the manager, land the man who offers the best inducements is the man who is to walk off with the products of the bakery"
 "Do you find 1t a paying business ?"
 'sSince I introduced the coffee and doughnut scheme trade has begun to hoom-forty beds, all full last night. There is any amount of 1O-cent lodging houses, but they don't throw in any in- ducements but the coffee and doughnut scheme will becnme universal before long. You see, lodger generally wants bowl of some kind of stimulants in the morn- ing, and though bowl of coffee is not just the thing, still a man prefers it to wa ter. Some would rather have whisky, but they are dying off. "
 "What k1nd Of cOffee IS It /!
 "Its not Mocha, I'll assure you but its invigorating as we'll as strengthening.
 ''The doughnuts, I presume, are fexi- be?'
 "Y-e-s; they're of the army cracker kind, invulnerable to tender gums, but when soaked in the coffee are palatable. The beds are of the soft,plank order, with hurse- blankets for covering. I'm running on the salubrious plau, and my guests are all healthy men," Chicago Tribune.
 Bronchitis is cured by PorAsKA.
 For upwards of thirty years, says an ex- change, man known as the 'Old Leather Man" appeared in various localities in the western part, this state. He wears au entire suit of leather, including hat made from old boot-tops. He presents dilapi- dated and remarkable appearance, but never molests or annoys any one. He sell tts'm sol.c,ts aid, yet occasionally asks for food from certain farm-houses on his route. A MT. Wheeler, near the Housatonic river, ill Stratford, has kept record of the Heather Mans" appearance for thirty years. He always comes from the east ward over the Housatonic bridge at 4 o'clock in the afternoon on the fifth day of he full moon and smi-annually. He will uOG UO uTdWu luUO COuV0rbaClOD. ne chooses the houses at which he accepts food, and manifests great aversion to all else mortal. He is believed to be some disinheritt French count, or, at any rate, dignitary of some note, exiled from his native land and isolated from all creation. He appeared in Bristol recently. His face was frost-bitten on one side, and he ap- peared much broken down in condition since his last visit. An attempt was made to photograph him, but did not succeed.
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