The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-30
A SIBTRBhS PROBLEM.
Suggestion of n Way to Make Servants stay
with Their Employers.

with Thtir employers
"It YOU want 10 get in on the ground floor Of
a good thing. Just buy some OF the nre,erred
stock OF my new Rural Servants Safety Do
post Vaults COMPANY said Mr. Suhurbnnite
as he settled himself down in hi. chulr to wait
for the siX-two train.
The title Is comprehensive enough said
Brown and likewise suggestive. | assume
from il that suburban servants collect certain
valuabes which they may keen safely only in
a deposit vault
Not at all" said Suburbanits. MY vaults
are not Tor such useless things as Iewelrv. II
you had ever lived in the country YOU would
guess my scheme at one. MY vaults are 10
he for the safe keeping Of servants. W" pro-
nose to build these vaults in tho geographical
centre of the town. They are to lie restricted
to the reception Of female servants and sep
arate quarters will be provided for the "olored
and the white women. The building will be
carefully constructed and no resilient of the
town NAV see any other person's servant with.
out a written order. Let me illustrate. Mrs
Smith secures good cook, colOred. and takes
out in our company policy tnSur"E the SER
wants staying for II year. Our Statistician has
calculated that we NAV insure coorcd cooks
remaining during the summer months for SO.
but to insure their STAYING in the country dur
ing the winter we must charge an additional
$40 making our terms SpD Tor tne year. II
worth that 10 any house crrer to lie relieved of
worry about her cook. Now IN the case oil Mrs.
Smiths cook. Having insured her i is our
business to make sure that she stays. We keep
her in our safe deposit building and try to
make it pleasant for her, our collection wagon
will call for her every evening after her work
il done ard bring her TO the vault; Vault
sounds dismal. but we expect 10 make i an
"as re ,o E aa fye y S Ss" q"
amusement all Of tho cOtUred church rallies
will be held in our ma!n hall: II the COOK
wants to 20 out shOpping she Will be escorted
make the colored servants comfortable ana
the morning at the proper hour ana delivered
AZ the house in time To prepare hreaKiast II
Mrs. Smiths friends should get her cook away
from her. We are bound 10 nay Mrs Smith so
forfeit and secure another cook Tor her.
You probably are not aware of the fact that
| II YOU live in the country and have good SER
| wants you must beware OF your dearest friends;
| They will antice your servants from you u
| they can That Is not considered to he steal
ing. according to the suburban code OF ethics.
| sure her tor il year for $40. our rates on white
cooks will he the same summer and winter,
that is, $50 for each season. White cooks will
! month each cook will be permit ed to break
dozen dishes at g6 % ent eS l% OF
cess with high-rcmLsr"d servant girls. On
two nights week the inmates Of our vaults
that no housekeepers In search OF servants
| shall get at them.
our agents Ilhlo Iblll'l tlllS lar ''V nVu5o-
| keepers In Suburhanvi!le who are wi ling and
| an XiOuS to insure in our company, IL marks
| a distinct advance IN civilization. and |
| shouldn't he SURPRISED Il Il man with strong
| field glass should see ltcpla from the TOP OF
| our vaults when they are constructed. IL il
| chance of a lifetime for the mem hers OF this
club to yet rich. have patented the idea
| and MS soon an NuburbanSe IL supplied with
Rural Servants Safety Deposit Vault we will
supply other towns, ! will explain 1t moro
| fully some other time. for my train 10 about
due to leave" and as Suburbanite hurried out
with his bundles. Brown ordered the drinks
| and said sadly:
Poor chap How he has changed He used
| to be rational enough. but life in the suburbs
| has shattered his mind. WO will air be send
ing white cranes and Jelly to lin in Bloom
ingdale some Of these days If he does not come
! back to town"