Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-11-20
EIFIY CENTS A DAY.
Meals at City Restaurants During tn
Hot Senson--The Mem.

q Meals at City Restaurants During tn.
Hot Scascn--Thc Menu.
Summer is the season when the cheat
table d'hote hourishes. An immens,
number of the regular residents of the
city are turned into a sort of floating
population by the fact that their wive.
and families have gone into the country.
and they float in the sense that while
they sleep at home In dnrkened house
or linen shrouded flat the hearth fires are
quenched-not to mention those in the
range--and they are reduced to n sort OF
skirmish for their meals, getting din
ner at Coney Island today, at down
town cafe tomorrow, luncheon any
where from the elegant cafe TO the free
lunch counter of asharroom. This sort
OF business can he made very expensive,
or man can live well on fifty cents a
day. Don't believe that2 Well, there's
q struggling young lawyer here who
does IL. This is what no says about the
matter:
II sleep Ia the house of my cousin,
who Is at Newport for the season. Got a
hno four story brown stone affair jus, Off
Fifth avenue. and as she knew | was
hard up she asked me 10 come and stay
there while she was away, and the col
ored lady who is care taker of the house
does for me- as part of her duties, a
semi.occasional half dollar rendering her
perfectly reconciled to my presence.
am up by 3. and ON my way down town
stop at Sixth avenue bakery that lies
between me and the Elevated. It has
one outside room. with chairs and tables,
and you can get coffee-gocd coffee, too
for five cents a cup. Their buns are
fresh and hot at that time Of the day and
you can get five of them for five cents,
or sandwich for the same sum, il YOU
happen TO be a hearty eater and require
meat III the morning. II you arc gilt
edged epicure you can get a slice Of pie.
But as for me, I'm plain, homely
minded sort Of person. and | find five
buns more filing. So my breakfast costs
me ten cents.
'.About O'Clock my stomach goes into
executive session and begins to vote
lunch appropriations by exclamation.
There's place down on lower Broadway,
near my office, that patronize-indeed,
there are two OF the same kind, near to-
gether. bat I've a faithful sort OF dispo-
sition and / stick TO the one nearest me.
All the bank clerks and the young and
impccunious lawyers like myself 90 10
a'ese piacss octWeeh J and y, but I've
s - ao's Q, men VINO get Their dinners at
,-' -'ai'o'i''7o COME Ia 'hefe huffiediy Tor
=, anu ses ior hiteen cents.
You know the millionaires never scorn
70 save nickels. Its not 40 swell as the
bakery. There are no tables or chairs
Just long counter, with big dishes OF
everything piled within reach, and every
Sings .''ing COSTS Just I'VE cents. You
nsp sonTseii 20 anything you like the
isohs oi-,sa'iuWiches, aoughnuts, cakes,
pies, nafa oonea eggs, buns, etc.
.'en 'ne man pehind the counter passes
you out miik, coffee, tea, lemonade, as
you choose ana that 9 hve cents, too.
"teh you re tnrougn you tell the
'i'ai what you We had, ne gives you
eheck, ana you settle up with the CASH
,ei near .he aoor. ! generally present
',,' via, INC i,ianihceht sum OF one
1''i'e anu . hieksi, anu don't go away
!, ei'.cf ina, seems hKo a LOT OF
- , 'us. .ne iunvhee 10 tell
80. ~ i.'ue' no mas 'is'ui put Just let any
1912 ~ n. e'e,e ana fy 10 beat the
.''...' iitsn,' ana heh nnu out double
iuNn "no.nsr any one Silttering eye
80 49, .so' .ni- summer weather
o ''.'e usn wan. n'urn 70 eat whiie you
az. ~, a'n ~. ou' when 'he day ~ done
-. go ' lno need Oh something more
- 80 ls .',.in 1ie everlasting ouns ana
e,4s : = 49,, .e.s' sooa square meal, IN short,
90 az ~o" ""oio can get that same
.., ~ s.'s -, Z
-, 'ne mai uo1eh places where
~ So ses ~ "iiu 'le menu ~ NOT 40
$3.50 80 ~ s'a ni'sn' e'iiiS- lhere Is soup,
81. 80. ,'se,'o,o ~ oohSo,nilei nlt OF
-, - 'oiu lo'i.o' iaiiio, mutton,
80 !, 49, some gnu o. Vesetable'
siN,e.4' ~ "a s'ewep truit Tor dessert or
y ~, "'a, ''ss ei'ossse instead and then
-. ~ 81 .'.iee' win p,ead aa hnitum,
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