Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-05-01
A SIXTEENTH CENTURY MATRoN.
And the Duties That Fell to Her Gentle
man Usher In Waiting. u

A SIXTEENTH CENTURY MA HON. u
And the Duties That Fell to Her 0entas-
man Usher In Waiting.
When the lord of Berkeley moved from
one Of his castles to another, accompanied
by his lady, che was seldom or never at
tended with fewer than $50 servants, IN
their tawny cloth coats In summer, with
the badge Of the white lion rampant em-
broidered on the left sleeve, and IN COATS
of white frieze, lined with crimson tafeta,
in the winter, among whom many
were gentlemen and esquires of remarkable
families and descent, and Of alliance to the
house of Berkeley" For the conduct Of
these esquires and pages, who are under
the control of the ':gentleman usher In
waiting" the Lady Berkeley draws up
full and minute directions. The laws for
the whole household she has fully entered
In the "yoeman's book" which she expects
her gentlemen to observe ''without any
breach or contempt Of them," but she
thinks good to give them some special
rules, that by their "obedience, we'll be-
bavior tractableness," they may procure
the meaner sort of my servants In calling
to amend their faults by their good exam
pies" ''' A,#s.s
When the yeomen of the chambers have
done their work, the gentleman usher Is
to 70 around, at 8 O'Clock in winter and
O'Clock in summer, or III strangers be
there, then at more carly hours, and sec
that all things In the dining and with
drawing chambers are In fair order and
well SGT up, according to his lady's former
directions set down." The rooms are to
be always ready for the entertainment OF
strangers; he Is to see that the great fires
of oak logs are burning brightly in winter
and In summer; that 1.-The ohimneys are
trimmed with green boughs, and the win
dows with herbs and sweet flowers, and
the chamber strewed with green PUSHES. ;"
There are minute rules for the attendance
of "the gentleman usher and the rest OF
my gentlemen when shsu walk any way
out Of the park, as into the fields, or any
Of my outward grounds. Further, when
do walk In the park, then do license the
gentlemen either to walk, bowl. shoot, OF
use any other pastime, where walk In
this order. II do walk In tho high walk,
then they may be in the lower walk; It !
do walk In the lower walk, thon they may
be in the upper" When my lady walks
in 1.-THE great garden" she gives gracious
license to the gentlemen to be In another
part Of it, whether she has strangers with
her or not. Magazine.
New York's Liquor Law.
The so called Raines liquor law which
has just gone into effect in the state Of
New York is modelled on one which for
the past ten years. has governed the liq-
nor traffic in Ohio. It is varied, how
ever, to suit the ideas of New York leg
islstors
The Raines law requires licenses to
be taken out for selling liquor. In cost
the licenses range from $500 to e75 q
year. Eight hundred is the amount
charged for license Of the first class In
New York city. All local excise boards
are abolished, and the whole power of
licensing and collecting is placed in the
hands Of state officera It is believed
that this will go far to take the saloon
out Of politics. While county treasurera
will collect the license and charge q
small fee therefor the enforcement of
the law is placed in the hands of state
officers called inspectors, who have au-
thority to enter saloon any time OF
uight or day. A special attorney is pro-
vided in cases of violation of the law.
The advocates Of the law believe it
will add largely to the revenues Of both
state and county, and that it will do
away with the worst evils OF the liquor
traffic, particularly in the way Of de-
stroying the low drinking dens where
poor men waste their wages and thieves
and desperadoes hatch crime.
The main provisions of the law are as
follows:
Creation Of excise commissioner at salary of
IS 900, deputy at $4,000 three special inspectors
at s. Co., COO and 81 900; 90 inspectors at large
at 81, 100 and expenses for oil.
A bureau at Albany with clerical help.
Gives one-third Of the net revenues collected
to the state and two-thirds to the counties.
Allows county treasurers. except in counties
containing cities Of the first class, fees rang
ing from l por cent to 8 per cent, the latter In
country districts.
Prohibits ell night licenses and the sale of
liquor on Sunday except In hotels with meals
or in rooms occupied by guests. This prohibi-
ton extends to clubs, where liquor may be
sold only at meals.
Allows local option in towns only and not in
cities. Compels posting Of liquor licenses in
windows OF saloons.
Hotels must have at least ten rooms for 90
oommodation of guests to be rated as hotels.
Orders license to issue to any one who will
pay the tax. provided the applicant has not
been convicted Of crime.
Provides that no new license shall be grant
ed to any saloon within 200 feeet Of school or
church or within 200 feet of residences without
the written consent of two thirds Of the own.
ers thereof.
Provides foe: revoking licenses on application
to the courts by individual complainants.
Provides that any person who forfeits his
license or violates the excise law shall not
have another license within five years.
Requires that saloon blinds shall be open
and the interior clearly exposed to view from
outside during closed hours.
Forbids Stree lunches in licensed saloons.
Forbids restaurants to serve drinks with
meals on Sunday.
Forbids apartment hotels to serve drinks to
guests In their rooms week days or Sundays.
Imposes six months to one year imprison-
ment and fine Of twice the regular license
fee upon any one found guilty of selling liquor
without license.
He Was In.