Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1888-01-28

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se""" IN the N'ehen OF -Four Penny
Lodging Housc-lsccipe for Tea Soup.
Iuxuri.,-st,nlIur.
have often been asked TO give some
estimate Of the cost Of a tour through
Eneian,l. Those who have written books
Of travel have generally had plentv ~
money and ,bcy hnvc given NO ,inn.i,, In
their works 10 readers Of limited means
who have great desire for the culture
that travel IL supposed TO bring. but.who
shrink from launching out because Of the
expense
II IN TO this large class that address
myself. " recent writer has put forth
book showing how Europe can be done on
fifty cents day. As the phrase Is in q
certain American game called poker. see
his iifty cents and will 60 him somewhat
better; In other words. will show him
how the freedom of the city Of London,
for instance. can be had mt n cost Of nbout
seven pence q day, or fourteen cents in
American money. This will include three
meals u day aud lodging at night, OF
course this Is only intended for the capi-
talist class. Chicago. as EVERYDAY
hUDNS, WhS VUCc OItcFeu 10 n man Tor n
pair OF boots. but as the man didn't have
boots, he failed, to his unavailing regret
ever nficrward, to invest I'm real cstnte
TINT ultimately reached much higher
figure. So II q man has not the fourteen
ccats day IL Is useless for him to read
the first part Of this article. will have
pleasure in telling him further ON how IN
live ON nothing day and enjoy the lux.
ttr ~ tue ~,
FOURTEEN CENTS A DAY.
An es,imable friend of mine IN ror,,or
that Is. he lives In Ior.,on lr,irc ,ha
scason-who "a n frann nv nrososs,or srS
told m, how a man with n, incon,a -
fourteen cents n dnv conld live s,nn,,,-
ously. nn,l he even Invited mo ,o =" ma
lodge nnd live with him wh,c,, q so,r"-
thing. I regret to sov meyer h,', ,;o
courage 10 do
In nil the crowded n,r.s ~ 7 o,,,o, c,r
be seen signs which rcnJ ~ o,,,,,n,.s t"r
single men. four pcncc n Mich, !" Th.ro
are Others nj lower rntes. bnt ~ cours" ~,
this tour. as l snid before ,ye nrsfcr ~
live we'll rather ,h,r r,.ro,v .,,n ,,,,,,o,.
You nay your fourncncc ~ , man -, ,ia
bottom OF the stair. NM, until daylicbt
does appear the freedom of the house ia
yours There IL n large r,,o,n cnlI.,i tho
kitchen. A good sized fire burns nj one
end OF II. and nj TINT fire yo,, will f,nJ
some OF the dodgers cookin. their evening
meal. believe that In cxpcnsiy. lo,lcine
houses. such rs ! speak Of, Tin ,li.hcs nre
provided. the rule being that the last uscr
washes them ut the tan which flows in n
corner.
At the first dinner that I ordered ne
D.luon;ca'a IN Na,v vor,- ,ln,, h.n,,..t.
me so much OF each dish that did not
wonder mt the awful price charged. and I
learned aftcrward that IL is the custom
for ;wO persons to 90 there together. and
each order Is considered more than enough
Tor two. The tramps Of London follow
this high toned precedent. On pca souD
guzzlc four OF them generally 60 In 10.
gethcr, and the chances are that when we
enter the kitchen Of the fourpenny lodc.
ing house we will be at once claimed ms
mariners I'm n pca soup banouct Ny
tramp informs me that tho pea soup prc.
pared from the tramps' recipe Is one Of
the most sustaining things a man can sub.
sist on.
FOR FOUR HUNGRY MEN,
Here Is the rccipe and the cos, NJ n th,s
norton being enoueh for four hunyrv
men:
Ono pcnny,s worth NJ non Norr ono
penny's worth Of breod toas,e,I ono nanny
not herbs. carrots turnins ieers n,rsicr
etc.. half pennyis worth onions hnI,
pcnnv's worth OF drippings
This meal then comes to one nanny e,c,,
ms there Is no charge for fire or cooking
utensils
Sometimes tho tramns co q, for tho