Hotel Cuarges at Washington. — I went to Washington for the purpose, and put up at a leading hotel, where, seeing the landlord, I accosted him with — " How d'ye do, squire?" — " Fifty cents sir,'' was his reply. " Sir !"— " Half a dollar. We charge twenty five cents for looking at the landlord, and fifty for speaking to him. If you want supper a boy will show you to the dining room for twenty-five cents. "Your room being in the tenth story, it will cost you a double to be shown up there." — " How much do you ax a man for breathin in this eqinomikal tavein {" sod I. "Ten cents a breath," was his reply. — ''Aitemus ward, lhe Showman."
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Southland Times, Volume 2, Issue 76, 28 July 1863, Page 5 (Supplement)
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116Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 Southland Times, Volume 2, Issue 76, 28 July 1863, Page 5 (Supplement)
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