Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-10
CHINESE EAT THERE.
TWO RESTAURANTS IN WHICH cH'-
nAmEN COOK AND SERVE


rs,amie In Perfect Coed Feilewship-A
chinese Bin Of Fare.
One n,eht last week Cinnamon minus
his piutaii sat In the restaurant OF the Joss
house and smoked cigarette. lie inhaien
the smoke Of the cigarette and then biewu
cut In Il thin cloud, just as though 70 .ne
manner born. IL WAS then nearly midnisht'
and the restaurant presented a curious
SCENE Three distinct races were represent
ed at the tables. At one sat two negro
women. with striped red shawls thrown
over their shoulders and enormous straw
hats mounted on their piles OF black mar.
| Al another were two United States marines
| In Uniform.
The big room was dimly lighted by
number OF oil lamps hung In brackets
around the room. Chinese walters. Win
hare feet thrust into wooden sandals, the
ankles remaining exposed, shufffed back
| and forth between dining room and Kitchen.
| Behind counter mt the rear OF the dining
| room stood the moon faced proprietor and
| his assistant. Neither seemed 10 take any
| interest In the dinner or walters. The
aoor was bare and the furniture cheap,
uupainted wood. A siekening smell OF
opium fioated down from "A den somewhere
above.
When the reporter left the Chinese were
| In the minority. and the poor and vicious
Of the Bowery and its tributary streets
were represented by blacks and whites
enough TO occupy most Of the tables.
rs a QUEER PLACE.
| Down In the shadow OF the joss house
thinly clad negro of about twenty years
was trying to raise little warmth by a
vigorous exercise Of his feet la "A fitful jig.
| Il say. mister" he said ms the writer ap
peared in the doorway; gimme nickel 10
get somethin to eat, will your I'm dead
cold an all gone inside.
swell, come up stairs and I'll buy some
thing to eat for yoi."
The negro bounded up the outside steps
and then stopped suddenly.
II say, boss" he said he-itatingly. do
you mind II We go to de restaurant across
de street,"
"Is that betters"
well, yes,n he said. ian dey trow In de
cigarettes too"
The negro led the way TO n house ON the
opposite side Of Mott street, where red
| lantern hung above the entrance. lie went
up one flight Of stairs and opened door
| A cloud OF stale smoke rolled ont into the
4 HHll. inhlut. tue rfEut rs ttt otttE
taurant was repeated, only the room was
larger and the lights brighter. There
were also more tables and persons, and the
proprietor hustled around and saw that
everybody was attended 10. Near the door
was counter, at which sat the cashier,
and mt his elbow was wooden box full 81
American cigarettes. As they passed by
the negro grabbed a cigarette. and turning
| 90 hfs foptnanifn said NAT rot.tx
ingIy:
"Take one. Dey don't cost nuthin."
IL was extremely hot In the room and
the air was sitting. All, including the
half score OF white women, some Of whom
were young and pretty. were smoking
cigarettes. The smoke moved along
the Drowned ceiling In solid waves two
feet thick. The smaller clouds ascending
from individual mouths 10 join the main
volume curled and twisted in fantastic
shapes. The motley crowd looked like 80
many devils, and sober imagination
could readily accept the scene a. that Of a
small sized inferno. The walter certainly
looked like iiend, with his hare, brown
arms and ankles and a most viIlAinous
eountenance. The negro led the way 10
the table which commanded view Of the
whole room and at the same time gave a
glimpse OF the kitchen.
/ MANY THINGS To EAT
kin order wot likesn asked the negro.
The reporter told him TO please himself.
Say. John" said the negro to the wait.
er. who had come up and was staring va
cantiy over the heads Of both. bring me
some Scrambled eggs an some macaroni an
tea"
what you wantf" the waiter asked the
4, reporter abruptly.
"Oh, give me some tea he replied.
TEA il free" said the negro. hut the
waiter had gone.
Presently he returned with the ORDERS.
The macaroni was not quite so large AZ
that made by the Italians A piece OF fat,
Drowned pork lay In the center. A dark,
forbidding looking liquid ia small dish
was intended for sauce.
Oats BLOOD said the negro; muffin
but blood; but it's good"
The eggs were swimming In grease. No
bread or butter was provided. At an nd.
joining table sat some Cinnamon eating
from curious dish u meat and vegetables,
A rich brown sauce WAS poured over all.
and some OF the vegetables looked like
mushrooms. The Cinnamon ate with chop
sticks, but the negro received a steel knife
and fork. Tea was brought in Chinese pot.
such rs Is sold cheaply in all the big stores
now. II was poured into tiny little cups
/ without handles. half as large as very
small after dinner coffeecups The ten
was pretty strong, but Of good flavor. The
waiter rinsed out each cup with the len i.,.-
fore setting them down. There was no
milk or sugar. The negro was still hungry
when he had finished his mncaropi and
eggs. lie ordered some cake and rIe,.
brandy. The former was in the shane AZ
large balls of dough. Red Chinese charsc-
ters were stamped on them. The negro
dug his finger into the cake and tore oil
4 all the outside.
Oats no good" he explained; 'dey eats
only de insides."
The '.insides" consisted Of a lot ~ nra-
serves. The reporter tried some Of the
/ brandy. which the negro had endowed
greatly. II was so fiery Il almost ehoked
MIN. and the flavor was not particularly
pleasant. Tie noticed dish of vepetahlas
that looked like Brussels sprouts going Ia
an ADJOINING table and asked n Chinaman
what they were.
| bamboo sprouts" said the chiuaman
IN very good English; they are very fine. .
! inis restaurant seems TO have a yariexl
oiii OF rare. suggested the reporter.
les, said the Chinaman. .bnt Il Il
nothing compared to the restaurants az
San francisco. That In where Won find Tia
nne Chinese r-taiirants" vs."
lhe reporter walked over 20 the proprs.
e'of' wno talked freely and intell;genfly.
nave Kept Chinese restaurant y he
said IN san Francisco. san Jose. saera-
mehto and Charleston. San Fmneisco i
We best place ] have been in / had las
~ nlee white ladies' and gentlemen for Gus