The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-08-14
A MEAL FOR TWELVE CENTS.
Surprising Result Of . Small Investmsnt
-|- in Food, without ANY Style.


Surprising Result Of . Small Investmsnt
-E in Food, without ANY Style. /
lChicago Herald.I
a newspaper man walled down State
street. He was hungry, as newspaper men
often ara. He felt in his pockets and found
- cents. He was surprised-at the unusu-
ally large amount. He thought he had but
TO- just then sign reading "A Square
Meal for IL Cents-Clean and Good-Nons
Better in the City" attracted his attention.
Hunger again asserted its claims @Why,s
1t demanded, SHALL not be satisfied IL the
best meal in Chicago can be had for IL
centsp There was reason and truth In this,
and they carried tho day. " ,sa.7
So down into the square meal for 10 cents
restaurant be dived. It was in basement
The floor was carpetsd with sand. The
half dozen tables were covered with mar
BILE from the oilcloth factory. Two walters
were in readiness 70 receive his order. The
Newspaper man ordered, again counting his
cash to make sure that the whole 12 cents
were there. In half minute the first course
was before HIM. It was q small plate OF
soup. which tasted well He did not stop
to analyzs IL, even in his mind.
The experienced diner-ou never does
that Soup. like hash and sausage.
h made TO be eaten, not to be analysed.
After the soup came the dinner. e con-
sisted Of coffee. which was nearly as good as
the average In restaurants; bread and but
ter, unobjectionable; boiled potato. with
Its 4jackets on and well done, and piece OF
roast beef or course IL was not large
piece OF beef nor was IL Of the choicest cut
But the roasting had been properly done,
and that b the main thing. It had the
favor OF 4douenessS about It and II not
juicy and tender, was wholesome and salts
flying. There was enough gravy with It to
sop the potato with. Following the meat
came piece Of pie. II was small piece
one-sighth Of a pie-but IL was good This
was l2-cent dinner.
@Yes,' said the proprietor, as the news
paper man complimsnted the meal in the
hope OF getting cigar In reciprocation, II
call that good spread for the money. and
allow it's good thing for poor fellows
that hain't got much stuff left When
thsy's get hungry and they has only II or
Is cents lef. the first thing they do Ii 10 got
into free lunch place and buy beer. Thsy's
git little something to eat, but 1t hain't
enough for man 70 live on, and lack OF
nourishment breaks EN- down an makes
'era take to drink ali the stronger. Yes, I
call that gnos spread Tor ~ cents. Some
piA Don't zee how I kin mako money On
It'll Well that soup costs nsxt 70
nothin', Of course. though it's cool The
bread AMI butter Is less than cent Tho
coffee and sugar costs me about cent
You had about one third Of pound OF beef
that cost TX cents : pound. The. piece OF
pie cost | v emit. Put in tho potato and
figure II ~. snd you'il fes The whole thing
didn't cot ms moro than . CENTS fDr raw
matsrialz leaving me ceuts for rent, fuel, !
help and gensral sKpsnssa tell you it's !
surprising INV much 70 eat can 10 bought
for cents vnen you don't have to pay 20
for styls and 10 cents Tor food. and an want
= plenty OF customsrs 1t " csnts . dinner.
Call again. fsnf'sfeas