The Dickinson press., 1888-11-17
POOR MEMS LODGINGS.
A BENEFIcENT BUSINESS SCHEME TO
BE DEVELOPED IN CHICAGO.

World-A Place for Those Who Art
Out ut tho Elbows-Clcan Beds a,
Small Cost.
"The Albemarle!" How high toned and
aristocratic it sounds, indeed! Visions Of
that most exclusive and expensive hostelry
of the same namc in New York, and OF
other "Albemarles' in London, Paris, Berlin
and Vienna flash through ones mind. Blu,
this Chicago "Albemarle' will be Of n diff
terent kind.
1t Will be nothing moro nor less than &
cheap lodging house on n more gigantic
scale than exists anywhere else in the world.
1t will accommodate 700 dodgers. Blu,
though distinctly u cheap lodging house, the
Albemarle will differ in most respects and
most radically from other cheap lodging
houses. Here is a list of things which Is
cents will buy for you in the Albemarle any
time and in any part of the house:
The use Of tho general parlor, reading
room and office during the day or evening,
until you are ready to so to bed. This may
be for as many hours out of the t%wenty-four
as you choose. There is bright gas light;
there are comfortable benches with backs;
there are handsome tables; there arc the
newspapers of the day; there are dominoes;
there are chcssboards. You may make use
of any or all of them without extra charge.
There is good stationery and writing ma
terial, free. You have read, played a few
games, smoked your pipe or cigar, written q
letter or two You wish to go to bed. You
register your namc in the book kept for the
purpose. You are assigned to n bed up
stairs. There are six floors. You are given
n Yale lock key, the number on which core
spends with the number on a small clothes
press standing at the foot of your bed. Your
key will unlock this clothes press, and nc
other key out of ECO will do it. You put
your hat, your nccltic and collar, and what
ever other triflcs You may have about you in
q compartment at the top of the small
wardrobe. You hang your clothes neatly
and compactly on hooks underneath, so that
they will neither crease nor soil. You put
your shoes i'll the compartment below this.
Then you lock your wardrobe and put the
key under your pillow or hang it around
your neck, us you choose. Your clothes are
safe from cverybody's interference during
Your sleep.
If you have other baggage with yorl-
sachcls or trunks or packages or parcels
you leave them III the baggage room down
stairs, which forms part Of the office, and
which is constantly kept under lock and key.
You will get u duplicate brass check, bear
ing Il number and tho engraved name of the
.Alhemarle on its surface. This will secure
your baggage. If you have other v%aluables-
money, jewels, watch, or important papers
about you, you may deposit them with the
clerk, who puts them into the safe and gives
you another check for them. You are us
safe this way from robbery or thievlng as
you would be at the Palmer house. All this
without extra charge.
PLENTY OF PURE AIR.
Next You climb into your bed. 1t forms
the lower or the upper half of u double bed
stead of iron. 1t affords plenty of room to
move in and plenty Of air to breathe. You
will lie OH q woven wire mattress, on which
rcposcs another mattress, filled with wool
and cotton, soft enough Cor tired limbs to
stretch OH. There arc cwo clean sheets.
There is a soft pillow, cncased in Il white
slip, and there is acomforterof good quality.
The sheets arc changed twice q week, and
ottener, if necessary. You will havc 40 diff
ficulty in sleeping if you're tired. The ven.
tilution OF the room is good. In winter the
VIZ IA LS SALS "iIi ~ AA3N
is IL Waterman by day and another one by
night Ill care Of the six large dormitories.
This Waterman possesses two eminent quail,
AL bouncer. If you begin to fight Wei your
neishbo if you curse and swear and won't
deslst; if you use indecent or foul language,
or persist in talking at all; if you must
smoke or chew and disobey the rules which
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for the blind to see-if you do all or any OF
these things out you go. Within one moro
twinkiing of your evening star you Will FIND
yourself in the street, shot down the sslir:
and into the cool night au' by the catapult OF
those two brawny arms hanging just now
pcaceably 10y the sides Of the neditative
night Waterman. Therefore. bcwareI
However, as you're n sensible man, yo,
won't do anything of the kind. You will
instead, take a good, sound snooze and walk
up refreshed next morning and willing anc
able to begin the battle OF lite anew. Yor
wash yourself thoroughly. There are gooc
facilities for the purpose i'll each dormltory-
six marble basins, with running water, al
unlimited supply OF soap, and clean, whole
somc towels. Next you have the free use OF
tie backing brushes, of the combs, hal
brushes and clothes brushes, and you toot
respectable. Then you can so forth to YOU
work. or to seek work, as the case may DC
The whole thing has cost you Is cents. 70,
will think that you've had the worth OF you
money. But You may stay another l,aIt houl
and read the papers, so out and ca: YOU
breakfast and conc back and lave q smoke
Still on the strength OF that IS cents. iol
may pay tor yeur lodging by the week il
advance, III which case II Will cost You 81 To-
the seven days. You will save s cents, Il
may leave all your baggage and things i.
sale hands, just as you would in u more ex
pensive boarding house or MOTEL.
II i: true all this concerns only the lowly
the men OF humble means, the men who ma.
even DC out OF WORK and out at elbows. Blu
it is nevertheless u thing which works TO-
their good.-Chlcago Herald.