davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-26

may be of use. They came to the
writer direct from a New York au-
thority on everything there is to be
known regarding liveries. And what
dreadful thing it would be If there
should be anything wrong about the
get-up of Thomas or James or John.
Fancy what a shame Thomas would
feel II his greatcoat were cut one inch
too long! Imagine what would be the
bitter degradation of James in his own
eyes and those OF his fellows If his
master required him to wear a high
hat in the country when low square
one Is called for by the oracle of good
form. Why, 1t would be much worse
solecism to Thomas or James to be
incorrectly garbed than 1t would be for
their respective masters to appear in
a tall hat with a short coat, or Vice
versa. The gentlemnn, If he were as
sured Of his social position. might
make tall hats with short coats the
fashion, but the tailors make the styles
for Thomas and James, and custom in
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-26

the standard is not understood. The
principles of liberty, equality, and fra
ternity. following closely upon the
heels of the good old customs Of. CO.
lonial days, were not conducive either
to elegance or neatness, but rather TO
forgetfulness of anything savoring
Of form. Livery, though dating from
the days when the family retainers
were dressed for battlefield or crusade
in the distinctive livery of their feudal
lord, is still to many new and un-
trodden field. The question of livery
is a sensitive matter to touch upon in
a republic at any time. Liveries are
badge of servitude. though to look
upon them in the right spirit they are
no more that than is the uniform of
soldier, or sailor or trained nurse.
Perhaps in another year or SO liv
cried servants will be the general rule.
such as the whitecapped and aproned
bonne has become Time was when the
average maid-servant refused with
Indignation to don a cap, and when she
did agree to wear one had to be ap-
peased for the loss of her dignity with
few dollars added to her wage. How
ever, she long ago got over her indig-
nation and it is only In homes where
the laundry bill is a consideration that
maids now go uncapped
Al the outset one must CONFESS. CndI
London is the fountain head from
which New York. and, in turn, the less
er cities, draw their knowledge of what
Is correct in livery. In the realm of
livery, London is more than dictator
She is the father and mother to the
child Good Form"-a somewhat neg
lected infant in this country of ours.
The laws of livery are as the laws of
the Medes and Persians. Absolute COR
rectness even in the smallest details
is essential, for 1t is this correctness
which stamps the service of a WELL
regulated establishment with the hall
mark of good form. 1t is necessary to
remember that men servants in an
English house are either what our
British cousin calls 'in" or out" Of
livery. Speaking Of indoor servants,
the butler is "out Of livery" l. e., he
wears plain clothes and never appears
In a dress coat until 1t Is the hour for
dinner. Footmen. on the contrary, wear
their livery, all the time. OF the out-of-
door servants, the gardener Is never In
livery, but the coachman and footmen
are. The correct dressing OF servants
is a matter that Is given great atten-
ton IN the older countries, and which
is gradually being observed by a num-
Der OF our best families in this city
that keep UP large establishments. In
England 1t II frequently said that the
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dressed IN the special color OF cloth
adopted by the family, and known to
the tailor as that family's color. This
fashion is initiated by Americans.
Among San Franciscans one can point
to the following distinctive colors worn
by the liveried servants of our rich:
Mrs. Frank Carolan's men wear black:
Mrs. George Pope's, blue; Mrs. E. f.
Pope's. light green; Mrs. Will Crock
er's, maroon; Mrs. Joe Tobin's. ma
room; the Henry Crockers', dark green:
Mrs. w. G. Irwin's, black John Par
rott's servants wear a livery of black
with black and red waistcoat. Mr..
Parrott by the way, was the first man
In California to garb his household
servants in livery. The Walter Ho-
barts used. in the days of their great
est prosperity. to dress their servants
in plain black, their livery being neat
but not conspicuous.
To the unlearned in livery lore who
aims to set up an establishment of
uveried servants. the following hints
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servs at Is better dress
ed than his master, and
if the cost Of his clothes
is the criterion it is we'll
said.
Take an outfit for a
coachman, for instance,
consisting of overcoat,
undercoat and breeches.
These will cost conSid-
erably more than a suit
and overcoat for a gen.
tleman. Serv a n t s.
clothes, especially those
of coachmen, footmen
and grooms, who are,
out of doors a great
deal, are made of the
, finest and most expen-
sive materials. One has
known many instances
where the monogram or
crest buttons alone for
certain family servants
cost over 500. The fam
lily crest or monogram
is always stamped on
the bllttOng worn by
coachmen, footmen,.
grooms, etc. Servants
in England are always
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1905-06-23
Stories of "Joe' Jeffe rson

Joseph Jefferson had many grlefs
during the earlier period OF his long
career. His first wife died In 1861
and this. in connection with the fail.
ure OF his play, RIP Van Wrinkle"
left him heartbroken. He went to
San Francisco and then to Australia
While there he announced his inten.
ton OF putting on n new play. The
Ticket OF Leave Man" This being the
popular designation OF conyich who
had been deported TO Australia from
England. the idea was looked upon by
the public largely tlcketof.leaye
mem with great disapproyal Jeffer.
son was warned, over and over again,
that the result would be disastrous,
and that he would be mobbed.
Still he persisted and on the even.
ing OF the FIRST production OF the play
the theater was crowded with hard
characters, ready 10 do violence to the
players But. 10 their surprise and
qualification, the play turned out TO
We one IN which the principal char.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1905-06-23

dead governor was sure that her hus.
band had held the title Of the farm at
the time Of his death. A thorough
search was made.
Finally 10 occurred to one Of the
executors to compile list Of all Of
the agents Gov Robinson had en-.
ployed during his lifetime. All Of
these agents that could be found were
seen and each Of them searched
everywhere for the deed Finally one
OF them recalled an old desk that he
had sold to secondhand dealer a
few years before The desk was
traced 10 farmhouse almost Rdjoin.
Ing the Robinson farm. The desk was
searched, but the missing document
was not discovered. The farmer who
owned the desk was not satisfied with
the search made by the lawyers who
had visited him for that purpose. He
took the desk apart and behind n
broken panel found the missing deed.
The document was recorded the
next day and the widow OF the late
Gov. Robinson IL now sure Of her
home during her lifetime and the Uni.
yersity Of Kansas IL again secure in
It's anticipation Of a valuable legacy.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1905-06-23
Found a Long-Lost Deed

An unrecorded decd was found In
an obscure corner Of an old desk In
Lawrence, Kan. not long ago, which
insured TO the University Of Kansas
valuable legacy, says the Kansas City
Star. After the death Of the late Gov.
Charles Robinson II was found that he
had followed up a number OF valuable
gifts made to the university during
his lifetime by bequeathinE to the uni.
Nersity his valuable farm a few miles
north OF Lawrence. His widow was
TO have the farm during her life and
then II was 10 10 10 the state uni.
versity
few months ago L. s. Steele. an
abBtractor In Lawrence. was commits.
stoned to make an abstract OF the
farm. lie found the title vested in q
sister OF Gov Robinson by virtue OF
a deed more than twenty-five years
ago The executors could not find any
deed or other instrument transferring
the property to Gov. Robinson. For
a time II seemed as II the legacy
would be lost. The woman in whom
tho title was vested had been dead
for several years. The widow Of the
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1905-06-23

acter the tickot.ofleaye man, was a
hero Instead Of a villain The sue.
cess OF the piece was immediate and
Jefferson was the idol OF the town,
Jefferson used to tell an interesting
story OF how his father and company
were rescued from a distressing pre-
dlcament In Springfield. m. Arriving
there they used the last Of their funds
In building a small theater There
was a religious revival In the town,
the leaders OF which not only denounc.
ed the players but persuaded tho
town council TO impose a heavy
license upon the "unholy calling"
All the actors we're In despair.
when they were visited by a young
lawyer, who offered. In the Interest OF
fair play, TO have the license fee 70.
duced. lie appeared before the coun.
Gill; and In an eloquent speech, filled
with logic and pathos and intersperG
ed with anecdotes which raised rOara
OF laughter won his point The law.
year WAS Abraham Lincoln.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1905-06-23
Bank of England Note S

AN Bank OF England notes are
printed In the bank itself Six print.
ing presses are In constant operation.
tho same machines printing hrSt the
particulars OF value. signature. etc.
and then the number OF the note In
consecutive order. The paper used Ia
Of very peculiar texture. being at once
thin. tough and crisp; and the com
bination OF these qualities, together
with tho pecullaritles OF the water
mark. which IL distributed over the
whole surface Of the paper. forms one
OF the principal guarantees against
imitation. The paper, which Is manu-.
featured exclusively at one particular
mill. is made In oblong slips. allow.
ing Just enough space for the printing
OF two notes. side by side.
mo note declares tho Chicago
Banker. lis ever issued second time
when once Il finds It's way back TO the
bank TO be exchanged for coin II Is
Immediately cancelled. and the reader
will probably be surprised TO hear
that the average life Of a bank note.
or the time during which II ls In &c
tual circulation. is not more than
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1905-06-23
Roam Mare Told Secret

The wise old farmer and his good
wife were discussing the case OF their
eldest son. The eldest son had been
abscnting himself from the family
circle on Wednesday and Sunday
evenings with suspicious regularity
now these many weeks. Not only that.
but on those evenings he donned the
very finest OF his clothes. Father re
mombored that In the counting ETH
quetto OF his youth Wednesday even
ing calls were considered by the girls
parents to mean business: also that
staying TO Sunday night supper was
equivalent to publishing the bans.
Mother looked troubled. She con.
fessed she would like to know who
the girl was.
II do hope she knows something
about housekeeping and isn't a girl
who IS always gaddlng about" she
said wistfully. with an anxlops look
ON her usually placid brow.
why don't you ask hlml" said
father. with n twinkle In his eye.
ASK himl How would you have
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1905-06-23
d7NGXCHANGE
gC9NTDENCEO
Ha5z2z2a zH.zzszz,,,

The pier was deserted when Barlow
and Miss Grant came strolling up the
beach from the automobile races.
which had proved TO be decidedly
tame diversion. Barlow had many
things he wanted to say to the girl.
and he wanted to say them In a place
whore he could be sure they would be
alone and uninterrupted. The pier
looked promising.
Shall we 40 out7" no said. halt.
ing at the pier and addressing the
girl.
"Itt nearly time 10 dress for din.
nsr." she demurred. consulting her
watch. "still. II does look quiet and
inviting out there. Perhaps we might
20 out for n few minutes"
I'VE need a few minutes rest" he
laughed az they walked down the pier.
They went to the end and sat down
On q stringer that made comfortable
Ieat. The sun had gone down, and the
trees Of the orange grove were shapely
black silhouettea against the flaming
sky. Beneath them lay a tranquil.
saffron sea, shading in the distance
Into duller hues OF gray blue and
violet
The girl leaned back against a stan.
ehion and closed her eyes.
Isn't II perfect7" she said. Docs
. twilight like this set you thinklngT
1T certainly does" said he. smiling
quietly.
"what Rboutf" she asked.
''oh. lots OF things" he replied.
my sins. sometimes"
That's the way II Affects me-" she
hAid quickly. 1T sets me thinking OF
my sins-and OF Tom"
Toni" he repeated questioningiy.
leaning forward a bit.
'Yes. dear, old. prosaio Tom" she
Said, who hasn't the temperament TO
enjoy a twilight Indeed. no can't
enjoy much OF anything but silly fg.
ures about stocks and bonds and
mArgina."
"Your brother. Misc Grantf" he
asked.
She shook her head. lie waited
rather impatiently for further infor.
nation.
Hes back there In a stuffy ONCE"
she went on. Shaving and saving.
Imagine being tied TO a stuffy once
day in and day out. Mr.. Barlow"
"I've experienced the pleasure" he
said grimly.
tom wants 10 get certain amount
OF money, you SEE" she explained
earelossly. "and when he does. he'll
ask me 70 marry him"
Il see." said Barlow. rather stiniy.
looking across the water 10 thu orange
trees.
Hes such a dear. stupid. faithful
creature" she said affectionateiy.
you know the kind. MIR. Barlow"
He eyed her narrowly. Why had
she never spoken OF this man before7
He felt hurt, III treated. Up the beach
the crowds were cheering Justify as
the last race was finished In Eemi
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1905-06-23

liked 10 be asked whoro you were 20
Ing when you" Mother blusAed and
father looked contrite.
Then ask the roam mare" he sug-
gested. What that roam mare doef
not know about the business isn't
worth knowing You have Hiram hitch
her up tomorrow and give her her
head. and she'll soon show you your
future daughterin-law.
Mother adopted fathers suggestion
the next day. and sure enough. the
roam mare trotted of In way so pur.
poseful II was almost human. She
turned neither 10 the right nor 70 the
left until she had come TO the end Of
her accustomed route. Then she
halted. and turned to look round into
the buggy inquiringly.
The pueker disappeared from moth
er's brow. and she beRmed upon thu
roam mare as II Il had been all her
doing; for this vas the one girl out
OF the whole township whom she
would have selected herself II she had
been consulted.--New York Press.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1905-06-23

In the olden tine-so tho story runs
When The king gave r feast or a ball
fair.
In the torch-urhted bauauet-han.
Came the fool TO Jest. and as may Be
Thoash his throne was tho duuards
stool
There was more OF sense In the FOOLS
prctpnsp-
Than Of W.T. In the monarch's rule.
with his cap and bells and In motley
GriHned the fool at the kings right
hand.
And Be drained his b,~,-and sat check
WIN tho fuircst in ali tho land
Ana hls uuipa and pmnks brought him
coin ana thanks
. FROM the monarch and lords " stntc.
fof "a worthy man be- tho fool who can
Jugglc sport fur the Wis, und the great
came
To The feast 81 tho long ago:
Ana Work my hoax aud nm crack my
let tho music hc faat ur slow
Ana " may De true. Hs 4Hy Co YOU.
60 Ana n7 many have uIl before.
Ihat theiea more u Wit loo the testers
Than " sense In the wise mans lore
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1905-06-23

Ave or six days. Tho returned notes
are brought into what In known as
the accountants sorting once. Here
they are examined by inspectors. who
reject any which may be found TO DO
counterfeit In such a case the pay.
ing-in bank Is doblted with tho
amount. The notes come In from yari.
Gus banks in parcels. each parcel ac-
compahied by a memorandum stating
the number and amount OF the notes
contained In Il. This memorandum IL
marked with certain number, and
thea each note In tho parcel IL stamp
ed to correspond, the stamping ma
chine automatically registering how
many are stamped. and consequently.
drawing attention 20 any deficiency
In the number Of notes. as compared
with that stated In the memorandum.
This done. the notes are sorted accord.
Ing 10 number and date. and. after be
ing defaced by punching out the let.
tiers indicating the value and tearing
on the corner bearing the signature.
are passed 10 the bank note library.
where they are packed In boxes and
preserved for possible future refer.
ence during a period Of Ave years"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1905-06-23

burst out
glow was fading in the West. Myriad
little stars were peeping out OF the
purple back above them.
81 think" said the girl. that ours
will be in October"
Barlow said nothing. He strobe
along In moody silence. his hands
thrust deep into his pockets.
"of course you're fond OF Toni"
He's the dearest boy that ever
lived" she said with enthusiasm.
Halfway down the pier Barlow
stopped short lie touched a match
10 the cigar between bis teeth and
blow out a cloud OF white smoke. He
watched II drift away on the still air.
Then he came a step nearer the girl.
Hang Toni" he growled Irrelevant
~,
The girl drew away. a bit fright.
ened at his vehemence.
WHAT" she gasped.
"Hang Toni" he repeated.
She stood staring at him in speech.
less Rmazement.
II don't want you TO marry Tom"
he hurst out. NOR anyone else, for
that matter-but me. I've loved you
from the first minute laid eyes on
you-Rnd-and-oh forgive me for
making such an ass OF myself"
Her hands were clutchlng the guard
rail OF the pier. He thought she
shivered slightly.
I'VE must go back, at once" There
was quiet force In his voice.
-oh. I'm sorry--awfully sorry" she
said oontritely Il didn't know
about-about--"
About Margaret" lie laughed
harshly. Neither did |. There isn't
any Margaret There never was.
There never will be. She was an
Imagination 10 cover the wound your
Tom tore in my heart. I thought l
could hide my wounded pride and
and. yes. my love. behind her. Kindly
notice how well the eKpedient has
served" he ended with bitter irony.
Silently they finished their walk
down the pier Silently they crossed
the orange grove and mounted the
hotel steps. The orchestra at one
end OF the piazza was playing a lively
march. To Barlow II sounded like q
dirge He was sick at heart and dis.
gusted with himself.
He was aware OF a vague sense OF
relief when the girl said goodnight
at the door To his surprise, instead
Of going in at once she stood looking
at him with a queer light In her eyes.
There Is something | feel I really
should tell you" she murmured
slowly.
Barlow waited silently
There wasn't-that Is, there
isn't" She paused and flushing
beautifully. "Oh, there isn't any
Tom" she cried hurrledly and He'd
through the door.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1905-06-23

We'd be poklng about the galleries
together and invading those strange
little shops. picking mp odd bits OF
tapestry and old brasses. spent one
happy, happy winter in Venice when
she and her mother we're there" He
paused. -lts to be in June az soon as
she returns" he said quietly.
The girl sat silently for a time.
watching the saffron sea change slowly
TO a dull gray In the dying light
Then she arose and laughed lightly.
Come. we must 20 back. It's get.
ting very late" she said.
He arose and silently they walked
together down the pier. The last red
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darkness. He smiled grimly. She
should never know he was hurt any
way.
ut is strange where twilight carries
ones thoughts" he said evenly. -rwl.
light always carries rae 10 Margaret.
no matter where she H. Just now
abe Is in Venice, but this magic tWi-
light takes me 10 her"
'Yes7" said the girl with languid
interest.
81 should be there with her now"
said he, III II wasn't for the fact that
my AFFAIRS here won't let me get away
for more than 4 fortnight az time.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1905-05-19
KOOTHVAI DIVISION CASE.
Supreme Court Hands Down
Formal Opinion.
PETITION FOR REHEARIzC.
Has Been Filed by Borah
and Johnson.

The supreme court handed down
an exhaustive opinion at Boise last
Friday 10 the Kootenai county divis-
Zion case which was dicided on March
81.
Briefly stated. the court holds that
the ''act of the legislature approved
February 2S, 1906, entitled "An act
to abolish the county OF Kootenal
within the state OF Idaho, and create
and organize the counties OF Lewis
and Clark within said state. define
the boundaries thereof, and locate
the county seats OF Lewis and Clark
counties, apportion the debt OF Koot-
cnai county, between Lewis and Clark
counties, and to provide for the ap.
pointment OF officers in said Lewis
and Clark counties. and for transcrib-
ing a portion Of the records Of Clark
county, and to constitute said coun-
ties Of Lewis and Clark part OF the
First judicial district of the state OF
Idaho," is unconstitutional aud void
in that it attempts to abolish and
destroy an organized county OF the
state"
Chief Justice Stockslager dissented.
A petition was filed IN the supreme
court last week asking for rehearing
In the Kootenai county division case,
which was decided against the divis-
lonists at the Lewiston term. 1t
takes the ground that the decision
only affected the legality of the or
ganization Of Clark county, the re-
moval OF the county seat from Rath-
drum to Occur d.Alene being the
feature of the law held to be uncon-
stitutional. 1t is pointed out that
the creation of Lewis county involved
no county seat removal, therefore its
creation Is assumed to be legal. In
other words, the division act might
be valid in part. w. e. Borah and
II. z. johnson are the attorneys for
the divisionists in the rehearing pro-
ceedings.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1905-05-19
Secretary Taft, actually acting Presi-
dent during the Presidents absence.

Secretary Taft, actually acting Presi
dent during the Presidents absence
addressed banquet of the American
Hallway Association which was at
tended by most OF the delegates Il
the International Railway Congress,
now in session in Washington. Sec.
retary TAFT reiterated the President i
assertions andNlrged the railway men
to yield gracefully to the Inevitable.
M applause greeted the Secretary's
remarks and Stuyvesant Fish, Prcs,-
dent Of the Illinois Central Railroad,
and toastmaster Of the evening. i'm
mediate.y took issue with the Secre-
tary. The President and his repre-
sentative, while asserting the right
of the government to exercise a
Supervisory and regulatory function"
over the railroads. had merely adyo-
Gated the delegation of authority to
the Interstate Commerce Commission
to flx maximum rates. But it was
the principal involved which proved
as a red rag to bull to the Ameri-
can railway managers.
England tried for 500 years by re-
peated acts of Parliament to Ok the
prices Of all sorts Of commodities, I"
said Mr.. Fish, 1.-THE effort OF the
middle ages was to get at what, be.
tween the buyer on one hand and the
seller on the other, they called just
um pretium-a fair price," The day
after Mr.. Fish spoke, Joseph Ramsey
Jr., president of the Wabash Rail-
way testifying before the Interstate
Commerce Committee, said, "Finally
we must remember that the vcsting
OF the rate making power in the
hands OF the Commission would simp-
ly Oe the arst step In the onward
march OF regulation and government
al bureaucratic control of and inter-
ference with the business Df the
country. ''Both :.,en. 1t will be seen,
persistently ignore the obvious fact,
one that the President has made
most clear, that railways and railway
transportation are not commodities,
In the accepted sense of that word,
that they are not private
business but public franchises, the
of which, within
limits, is entrusted to private con-
Germs. II this fact is ignored all
that the railway men say seems true,
but this Is the fundamental fact
which will not be ignored while Theo-
dore Roosevelt is President Of the
United States.