Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-10
A TERROR
A Baltimore Nan Who Must Make Life
= Burden to His Friends: That Is,
If Such q Man Has friends.

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There are a good many queer people in
this world. Just at present Baltimore con.
tains as odd a parsonage as Charles Dick.
ems Mr.. Dick. He is a ~bookkeeper who
runs his house by rnles. Piacards OF rules
we're placed IN every room for the guidance
OF it's occupants, and for their violation
sundry penalties are provided. In the hall
the following rules were posted, the placasd
being wedged in the ~crevice OF the mirror in
the hat-rack:
Please hang your hat up.
Please wipe your feet.
+ Please do not take away our umbrellas,
Please put your umbrella in the rack.
Enter the parior by the first door to the
left.
In the parlor was found a similar poster.
It was fastened to the shade OF a drop.
light, and at night it's lettering was brought
into conspicuous prominence by the light
under it. The placard reads thus:
Please do not soil the photograph album.
Please do not finger the oil paintings to
see if they are genuine, for they are.
Please do not touch the mineral speci.
mems on the side table.
Do not your chairf IRON the position
it occupies.
Please close the piano after using it and
put the music where you found it. If you
found it out of it's place, put it where it
belongs.
No visitors entertained in this parlor
before 2 D. M, and between the hours OF 6
and 8 q. M, and after 1890 p. nj. ANY
! visitor calling at any hour when no enter.
taIpment is allowed will be compelled to
await the arrival Of the hour when some
member Of the family is permitted to
enter.
Young men will please observe the rule
p. m.
Members of this family are prohibited
from occupying this parlor except to enter
tain callers.
The rules are rough on visitors, but the
reporter learned from a regular visitor to
one of the young ladies OF the house that
they are rigidly enforced.
Suspended from a chandelier that over
hangs the dining-table in the dining-room
was a placsrd which reads thus:
Please take your time in eating.
Please replace the different articles in the
castOrs.
Please do not place your elbows on the
table.
1lCdsS klC upTlSut LII your tIldlI.
Please eat with your fork.
In the kitchen the servant girl kept such
a close watch upon the reporter that be
could not copy the rules he saw over the
dresser. He got q few furtive glances at
them. They were very long, and outlined
in detail the cooks duties, such as the
amount OF salt, pepper and other condt
ments to be placed in certain articles Of
food; the amount of -four required for
biscuits and the rolls for each meal; when
butter was to be used. etc. There vas 9
place for every pan and pot, and each was
specified. Even the amount OF coal re.
quired for a days use in the kitchen stove
was set down. There was a special injunc-
ton that everything was to be kept neat
and clean, and any failure to do so would
be detected by the master of the house,
who would inspect the kitchen every day.
The servant girl was allowed to receive
company one night each week, and she was
permitted to take Sunday night to herself
provided she would return by 1870 p. m.
Violation of the rules was punishable by
her being kept on duty Sunday night and
refused company either for one, two or
three weeks, as the magnitude OF the offence
might justify.
The harshness of the paterfamilias was
brought into full play when he devised the
rules for the bedchamber which his two
daughters occupied. They read thus:
My daughters will refrain from using cos.
metics, paint, powder, and other such stuff
on every occasion.
Tight lacing is prohibited.
No conspicuous jewelry must be worn.
Rosewater is the only perfumery per
United.
The teeth and nails must be brushed at
least twice a day.
The bureau drawers must be kept in
prime order.
No high-heeled or tight-ftting shoes
allowed.
No garments should be thrown haphaz-
ard on the chairs.
The lights in this room must be extin-
guished at IL p. m. promptly.
It is unnecessary to add that my dauSl.
tiers will say their prayers before retiring at
night and after rising in the morning.
Similar rules are placarded in the cham
Der occupied by the father and mother;
Even the son is not exempt. and he is tod
how often to shave, what kind OF crava's
to wear, etc.-Baltimcrc News.