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The bee., 1909-12-30
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city knows. the heather Chi
nee" celebrates the New Year In n
rtsht royal fashion. In tho mother
country the retoieings absorb billy a
month. during the first part OF which
there is not an empty mouth In the
empire.
But the refreshments are OF light
kind-peanuts, watermelon seeds,
sweetmeats, oranges. tea and typical
ly Chinese cakee. Presents OF cakes
are given TO the poor. and brilliant
cakes.~ supposed to help the children
along with their studies. are distribu-
ted from the templea
At an early hour on the second Of
February-their New Years day
they propitiate heaven and earth with
offerings OF rice, vegetables, tea. wine,
oranges. and imitation paper money,
which they burn with incense, Joss
sticks. and candles Afterward they
worship their household gods and de
ceased ancestors and living relatives
All this is carried out IN the most sol
emn manner. and offerings are made
TO everybody except the living.
limoges OF gods are carried in pro
eession to the heatirg Of a deafenirs
~crg, srd mandariuT 20 by hundreds
~ith cc0s s"rtniltory addresses to the
rno-o Their robos arc gorgeously
wf red and afe heavy with gold
'n rs owprerents are provided
f'f ~'fNc ne chief OF which are
'~9 flluwin@tions. and fireworks
The bee., 1909-12-30
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HH koGPitabie Nsrwesi9ps and
W 5w0des spread their tables
kesyily for all who may come
In, sAd In Stockholm there Is q grand
banquet in the Exchange. given to the
king and his family. on this coca
sion the monarch throws aside "the
divinity which doth hedge a king"
aud mingles with his people as citi
zen TO citizen. tn true democratic
fashion.
Danes greet the New Year with a
tremendous Volley of cannon, and old
Copenhagen IL shaken to Its fouada.
tions at midnight 1t is also oonsid
cred a delicate compliment to fire or a
gun or 4 pistol under the bedroom
window OF ones friends at . very
early hour.
Dwellers In Cape Town. South Az
rica. are an exception to the genera
run ef English colonlsts. After the
osstom OF the early Dutch settlers.
thoy celebrate New Year for an en-.
tire week. Every house is full Of Wis
ltors. every man. woman and child ia
dressed In his best. and no one has
any business except to seek amuse-
nent. which he does franticaliy. Thore
are picnics to Table mountaiM and
pleasure excursions In boats. There
ls a dance every evening. At the end
OF the week everybody settles down
to banness. and the settlement IL as
Oata ana we'll ordered As II II had
ReVw heaTd OF New Year
The bee., 1909-12-30

PREVIOUSLY sr7sRs@a. 40
s,squirIauK 90 forth tross tl-iP

sn0W huss or Lcs cavsS IA
p.a d. sne a oGck pgiy hoisg drssaed
liz yOnens clothes, They s.sR "a
t. - 70 every iS'0o in the glZsSs.
.ls,.ss siicatlv sad 'aystez1ousiy. At
ai, .Ssre h rot y hSht lefy Ia TIA
. = ssls slsce. and kNsiaS exurS aiahea
.'.,2 S!.a:k of fire hey cen 1RG, tkeg
t..41O = fresh one. gclaK through nays.
te.iuus ceremonies yaSanwhle. EoM
this enc ce.arce ell iemps ana Gres IN
tie trstrios E.-e igh,eA anew.
N tAn lE&isA efapiJe. tAs 2sy WIS., a
oogTesD0aSs ~ o;akS .Sss Iesr eele.
hrations, L. calIsd Hooly. ana n .
feast In hoaor on Kgisana CRsts t:1s
posarilg lOsies caste and tbs prevailing
hue h rcd. EyerE.ons who Can AFFORD
IT wears rcd garments They throw
RED powder at one another. and tall
II with watec ana squirt i; iT0R ayr
inKes ON pasaers-by. This 81 taheR 81
as good part as sDow-halliae Is 10
northern cllmeG.
Complimentary vista between ts.
merest acouNiatS aeaS are exebaas...s
IA Germany, and New Years Eta x.,s
made 20 the serVsnts The eve Of rhs
New Year l. called der Sylvess -
Abend." and while is deemed nos un
becoming for the oanr aud th0HgA;icsa
to while away the evening by dancipG
the day In more serious households
takes on u semi-rs' sious aspect. Dg:
ing the evening the Is prayer az th
family altar. and at midnight tht
watchman on the church tower blows
his horn to announce the birth Of the
New Year.
The ~Jour de ran" Is a great period
almost all over France. and many "
the cnstomG common with us al
ChIAst4astide are transferred 10 New
year In many psr;s Of that country
maFqneTsding By children continues
r. three days. the youngsters going
i-0u house to house. singing and be-.
ag for small presents.
The bee., 1909-12-30
The British Navvx

The navy. who, according to
'arrar's interesting report ID the 10
Oyernment board. is fast dying Q
latss back to the eighteenth cent,l
shen some hundreds OF canals
layigations. as they were called
Tere cut all over the country Hen
ne was dubbed a navigator. or "a
a description preserved IN the
rhe Navigators' Arms. OF which
are many In the midIands. The
sat0r'' II usually depicted with J.
hand resting on \ spade. while
other hslds . ioaming pot OF o
LOnaol ChsQE>sls.
The bee., 1909-12-30
1N(1HNEEFg


hNDAfNAAAs ~. 1ABLAGNL-
KE1NDER the old earsh's outer eris
NJ Mid bedrock fragments and lsvi
~ dssg
Watching the nxh turninR slow,
The Old Year stood At his dynamo
In the power plant which the raa!a:ai-r.
And Numbered losses and figured gaius.
Tive 6ooe quite well, /" said the aged seer
MY records good az an engineer,
I've kept things humming, above-b-io'~.
ella oant complain that I've ls.~,i s,v,
And now I'm offwhen midnigh rtia ="
Thon he started doG1ng his ove..ns.
He washed his face and brushed h:s .,i.r.-
Taen leaned far back Ia his srm-chUt
In Pensive r,ood TIL a sturdy chap
clambe.cd - TO the cd mans lap.
And q "a: "Ola Yesr-they tell me you
Are sorteI thinking Of getting threugh."
right yOu ere" cried the aged ingo.
"Ysgr task awaits you, J. r Jan.
Get inio our dds ard All iictt l..
Iwli wait right kevc UNA you te,aa,
Fer I wish Co see Il rightly guegs,
Which Of the levers you FIRST viii p. ="
Then Jan marched uY to the dyns c.
Re pansed TIC levers Of want 49,
'Wsc''--
Esr ssuched Che Levers Of "Was" e
Tame
stoprirs tie whne to read each name:
Tfo1 a .-.VG.e 6TasPed as i~ ts.ned 10 -
Tas ca Xslz's face scene - agiov.
So wien a'c down OF t''ot daT bo~
Me1 sas- - e. fis r rr. 3. ..-~
Nikh sssA he's a-1 r1 n-sst t-9c.
For their tts,., ls-- 4 ca Ncgf.
Twas Elc icVgf e .,,s iri1st os
gioc.n-- v0@
Thai Jan h@a T. en-irc-Ioo.,
The bee., 1909-12-30
wnat lt pemonstra,en-

How did the Neverbust tire test
turn out?"
DO you mean the test run OF the
Shooter car equipped with NeVerbusi
tires?"
YES"
why the chauffeur got full and
ran the car into a hitching post"
What did the Neverbust press
agent say about it?"
"He said the test clearly demon
strated the fact that the country aeedu
better roads"
The bee., 1909-12-30
A osrslIet 70 Be.

Passenger lsoms years hencsl-
Why are We moving SO slowly?
Aerial Captain-There 4 a derslic,
around here somewhere. Aceordins
TO the government experts. that fellow
WhO fen cut II his car during the
RAGS beyond satAh. i6e years ago
iaS meath. h somewhsFs in this "A
~, aAd want 70 avoid q eOllisiaa
" 80 nAeana---Puck.
The bee., 1909-12-30

Ahmericans larc too busy 10 take
ihy holidays. but few Of them fail
fobsery@New Year's day in some
~ % Ter. The good old custom
y calls on ones friends fell
pute loug ss0 because II
Lbused by tho oVer-conVivisl.
lily gatherings usually mark
~ and the church folk all over
Zl' intry sill hold watch meetings
E religious c0iQces to usher In
ew year. Our observances OF the
however. are not so picturesque
f. Ire those Of many other countries.
The bee., 1909-12-30
chrIetmas FaIrIea.

An Old Engiish traditiqs has Il Ia
al chrlstmas-tiae. eiyes AsAd fnkrle
may minsle with huaanhina n tAs
festivities. aaa eae holly. Aay ana ~,
are hsns ti<t the fays may and his
ins plssas. Thsy are alss huns to a
fore = refust - -ohe woodland sprits
whe. s8 tAis seassa are hslfisoass
IN tAe forests.
The bee., 1909-12-30

E|L w
e.do 90 not get s0'y8 M
a.S S me animals Last We
,',,, rorsa ,asrinaicd with the little
- s,-o bear ilo Is truly lam
:. .r.e,. - v,3inding one or the dw
sov NJ - people. and tha
iervieh act aro, doing = "
hinseIf i, ~ bis cage e--c|X -
that made me dizz5.us pe.,orls 49,,
all attempts o. vleitors' olsuaini.
from It. ! noticed above ent'ce
placard Stating his genus. oas
etc u also bore the informatl1ss 60
in disposition this species was ex-
ceedingly irritable and unfriendIy.
that no Specimen had been known to
make friends with even q keeper. and
that oowavnse was a leading charac-
istie.
"TIow strange said to my com
panion. I should think that II these
bears are Cowardiy they would try to
make f1iends IN Ordcr to be safe from
harm J
"'Perhaps,' sx1a my companion. WIS
Is a shrewS observer, but have no
ticed thst people We have ugly temF
pers are nearly always cowardly I
"'That aave me a. Arnch whenevI
since then, have Seen on the pol
Of lesifg my tebrsb the word co
ard has Someana sbefore me in lar
black lettsrs, and \ Is not Of
word We are not always so mu
ashameD6F We sb1hFd be OF hayi
hasty lemFers )And we often indul
them with very little compunctiot
but no. man viii calmly brand min,
self a coward. so the little Jap beau
has been useful to me.--New Yaf
Press N
The bee., 1909-12-30
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HIM UsSlANS k2Ve a very pretty
h ceremony. On each New
~ Years day = Dile OF sheayes
'is heaped up over a larGs pile. and the
fAther. after seating himself behind
lths pile. asks the childreH n they can
ses hiIn. upOn tboir replying that
they cannot. he says he hopes the
drops win be 40 ane the coming year
<hat he viii be hi1dea II the fields.
The Russian New Year u IA days
lntsr han cars. anG b . gala occa-
I1ltn frr sn There h = ETeaa cels-
l1AIiisA - AAAa n CAs nsraiHs. aaA
- rsat - tAe 1Ay h lesstsd to csn.
l4NvalAatorE Kisitl 0sst wisAes tkaa
The bee., 1909-12-30
thoughts for
fbe Weqv Year

{ We sleep. but tie loom Of
\ life never stops, and the pattern
z which was weaving when the
B Gun went dowa 10 weaving
I when il comes up IN the nom
Z iRs.-H. ~. Bcrc4er.
( We are not IN this void
: to do 'yhss NC wish, but to be
/ willn. 10 de that which i is
& esx duiy 10 do GoHROd.
{ 1t IS the every days that
Z count. They masi be made to
,S trll. or the years bAYc failed
y ~ c. C6xseff.
! Sherry and with clear eyes
1 believe IN your own time and
9 place. Thcre u not. there
{ never hGs been. a better ime
| ar a better place to live in.
4 Only with this belief can you
Z believe N hope. = Philips
4 SrS0As.
l We n.sv r2ske the best Of
2 lie. or we ulay make the worst
{ Of il. and il depends very much
upon ourselves whether we e2-
{ tzact Jay or misery from IT,
D .SziIes.
! The darkest shadows Of life
l are those which a man himself
3 makes when be stands in his
I own EshE-7.oy1 .i0c6H,y.
4 Ow IL. shon. but to ex-
{ pand that pan to vast eternity
8 Ia virtue 81 Shakespeare.
Z The hour that Is gone !
/ cannot recall, but tomorrow l
= VIII do better than yesterday;
3 and ali to-monows shall be bet
! ter than the yesterdays. Let
\ rs leave behind our lOw-vault-
2. ed pls,. - DER.
( Life Is fruitful in the ratio IN
! which it is laid out in noble
) action or patient perseverance.
2 -LGGa03.
n ma. Da.- =
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-08

North Harfland, Windsor county, that
did il with their little Ratchet.
meeting of the people Of North Hart
land was held 10 decided upon change
Of name According 10 the report Of the
proceedings in the Woodstock Standard,
n. H. Dunbar, the Socialist candidate for
governor in the last campaign read a
letter which he had received from Gay.
lord Wiltshire, III which the latter stated
that he would give to North Hartland a
library costing about 81 900, to be known
as the Gaylord Wiltshire library, ii the
name Of the village was changed to viii.
shire.
Then the name Evarts was presented,
as the one which the majority OF the
citizens wanted. Maxwell Erarts, 1t was
said, would without doubt be the next
governor Of the state, and 1t was an
honor To any town to bear has name,
The vote resulted in a plurality Of 81
votes for Evarts
This ID indeed gladstone tidings for Mr..
Evarts Not only win he be the next
governor, but there is no doubt about III
Such little things at the mountain rule
and the candidacy of several eminent
Vermonters on this side of the state cut
no figure with North Haytland. When
they know d thing they know it.--l3ur-
lIngton News.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-08
CURRENT COMMENT
The Non.yoters.

There were 535 qualified voters in Rut.
land who did not take advantage OF their
suffrage qualifications at Tuesdays elec.
ton. These were enough voters to have
turned the license vote from no TO yes by
a large majority, or to have made the
no-lieense vote overwhelming. These
were enough votes TO have changed the
name of Rutland's new mayor and 70
have elected entirely different men to
the other city positions, had they voted
against the various officers who were elect
ed. There were 3029 qualified voters
and only 2,494 of them exercised their
prerogative as American citizens. II
men to this percentage do not want to
vote, how would it do to give the fran
chise to the women in the families OF
these Indifferent malesf Along this same
line, the Burlington News calls attention
to the fact that go men in that city
were reereant to their duty as citizens
and voters Those voters might have
given Blacksmith Burke a triumphant
election, instead Of a bare majority Of
Is, or they might Just as triumphantly
have reelected Mayor BgeIow A The
News says: Where in the name OF
patriotism and good government and
civic duty were the G29 men who failed
to vote ?'--Rutland News.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-08

soul Of prohibitionist, but there were
tidings Of great Joy in the returns from
Baltimore, whose eleven citizens voted
no. We observe that the mile square
city of Vergennes went wet this year
Why not, when the procession OF the
hibulous to the local doctors for drug
gists prescriptions Is never ending I'm.
der a dry administration Ia fact all
over Vermont where local option means
no license bee line or worn pavements
or pressed clay can be found between
the doctors door and the druggists shop
This is the seamy side Of local option,
and the subterfuge signifies adulterated
whiskey that eorrodes the human stom.
ach For that matter, the drink law
fully puryeyed under see saw system
Of license and prohibition with its fleet
ing profits il none OF the hest. Vermont
Ii a great field for the pure food law II
there il an honest desire to enforce it,
New York Sun
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-08

A Judges robe il black, the color OF
sobriety, seriousness and dignity; it il
therefore impressive 1t Is always Gus
loose; it ID therefore easy to put on; it
costs 500. therefore it helps a Judge to
spend his salary. The only objection we
can see TO the robing act il that side
Judges might wear robes out faster than
they could afford in trying them ON be-
fore mirror. Burlington Clipper.
Better limit the robing system to the
Judges Of the supreme and superior court,
hadn't wei Our side Judges are not
judges BY vocation. but they are called
from their occupations just for the sit.
ting of the court, after which they re-
turn to their work On the other hand,
our supreme and superior court judges
are constantly on the bench and they
follow no other vocation IT wouldn't
do any harm if they put on black robes;
nor would II do any great good, % FAR az
we can see,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-08
She win Be Charming, Just The San,

She VIII Be Charming. Just The Same
These new spring hats are frightfu'
things,
They look like washtubs when in
verted
To each a hanging garden eIings,
With here and there a twig inserted
ri ever, since this world begun,
More homeiy headgear was invented
The poor inventor, whether man
Or woman must have been dementcd.
You wonder when you see them In
Show windows scattered through the
city
How women wearing them may win
Mems love or Be considered pretty;
You ask yourself as Won behold
Them on the dummies, forced to bear
them,
How lovely women, Young or old,
May ever be induced to wear them.
But be Of good cheer vet and cling
Increasingly to hope, oh, brother;
The maiden viii be sweet this spring
And charming still, somehow or other:
She never vet has failed to stir
The old, disturbing heavenly passion,
No matter what the milliner
Decreed to be the latest fashion.
Chicago Record Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-08
THE DECLINE or THE MAPLE
SUGAR INDUSTRY

The output of maple sugar in the
United States has shown steady decline
during the last half-century, and the
continued decrease Ii causing not little
apprehension. In 1860 the output was
4ol2o,0oo pounds, and thirty years later
it was S2,9S3,000 pounds. Ten years
later, or in 1900, the entire output was
only 100000, although there had been
gain in maple moIasses. This loss
cannot be laid to the lack Of demand
on the market for the product, for maple
sugar still retains its popularity; but it
can be accounted for BY the fact that
white sugar Is more readily obtained now
than in the days when farmers as rule
made their own sugar from the maple
and used it in all manner Of cookery
Just as we now use white sugar. Then
they were forced to manufacture 1t; now
they are loathe to manufacture ii because
Of The labor incident to the operation,
especially since they are able to get the
white sugar products at so much cheaper
cost than fifty years ago.
But there is one other reason to &C.
count for the great reduction in the out.
put since 1860. II is the cutting down
Of the maple trees along with the other
forests Of the country. There is little
or no discrimination at present in the
destruction of trees; the naples 20 with
the others. and in fact. the naples are
sometimes the first to 90, because of their
greater value as FIRE material or for
house finishing purposes. This Is to be
regretted, because maple sugar making
% large scale Is likely to receive q
new impetus by reason Of che high prices
tkak the product viii demand. By that
tine. hewever. II the slaughter Of the
treee continues. We shall not have the
naples frem which to draw the ssp and
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-08
rHE NEW GRAIL I'M yERM0NT.

We've got a new excitement
Up TO our place;
It's them new cut.np puzzles.
The preacher he makes en-
Out Of old cigar boxes,
Or Eastwood,
On covers of butter boxes,
Or any old thing
He makes EN- such Gurus shapesl
You don't know what TO do with 'em
When they're all 90 pieces.
But we think they're the whole thing
And so they be-
When you get 'em together.
The parson lends 'em TO the women folks
And they puzzle away Gil midnight,
And look shaky and pale the next
mornin'.
At first Pa was awful seornful.
Said he wouldn't put one OF them
Fool things together,
Not for tho best farm
In the town OF Washingtouj
They was too blamed childish.
Then, bye and bye be got infested.
And finally. when he found a piece
All OF us had been lookin' for,
My he was crazy as dumb loon;
Only be want very dumb.
THAT there's Joke;
Needn't print ii il you don't want tol
But honest now.
] wish you could see him hollerl
Once we had lone with lots of folks in
IL.
And one head turned mp missin'l
Some of us got down on the floor
Under the table and looked for IL.
But Il want there.
Well, next day Pa broke front tooth
Eatin' cookie.
What do you spose II wasi
That blamed head.
You see. it got into the batch
And Ma rolled IL out and baked It.
Well, Pa found it all right.
Says he don't want no more
Eastwood cookies.
Then again Sis she had a beau.
And everyone said twas a sure thing.
But he got so puzzled puzzlin
Blamed II he didn't forget TO ask her.
Or maybe he was afraid matrimony
Might be the toughest puzzle Of EN- all
And some big chunk of happiness
Might be missin',
And not turn mp in cookie neither.
Once we had tome to o party
Up to Dan Smiths on his birthday.
Well, some Of the LATEST whist folks
Got tired beatin' each other.
- -
Thick all round the puzzle board.
Some on EN- said, What's them thingsf
Pshawl That hsint no kind of game!"
But in spite Of all their observin'
They wasn't quite able to help none.
Bye and bye the tired men begun
Sayin' to their women folks,
Come, les we get our things on"
Well, one Of them puzzles
Had been uncommon deeeivin'
II sulked. and it baked and resisted;
But il Just had to he finished
So they called on the preacher
To come over and help 'em.
But good land! lie want no improve.
menti
He fused and he fretted.
Without locatin' a silver.
So he said, when he left IL,
Il made that one too well;
Better leave IL for breakfast"
So the party broke up and we left It,
All sprawled ont on the table.
Lookin' like the fag end Of cyclone.
ANYHOW, we're hayin' lots Of fun;
And we're goin' to keep it up
On the same old line, if takes till next
summer;
That il, il there's Eastwood sufficient.
Contributed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-08
The big store with little prices
ia North Main St. Barre. VI.

we shall be left high and dry. Vermont
which leads the country in the maple
sugar production, cannot afford to have
the source Of her great industry thus
undermined. Therefore, wood cutters and
lumbermen should be cautioned TO spare
the NAPLES or at least TO distinguish
between the naples which are capable
of producing a paying nun Of sap and
those which are unfit for the industry,
Here is something for the Vermont news
papers to agitate, together with public
sentiment.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-08
ELECTIONS IN ITALY.
One Man Killed aud Several Injured in
Street BrawIs.

Street Brawls.
Rome. March General elections
we're held throughout Italy eysterday
for the new chamber OF deputies. The
compaign had been an apathetic one,
but sAe casting Of the ballots resulted
N many conflicts and much excitement
IN number Of provinces. In the pri-
vince of Caserta one man was killed
and reports from other constituencies
state that many persons we're injured
U street brawls. The government, in
anticipation d trouble. had taken pre-
tentative measures. and the troops even
tually succeeded in restoring order.
According To partial returns received
last night the present ministry ii given
. large majority in the new chamber.
he exact figures are not known for
number OF. constituencies owing to
aeavy snow fall in the North, along the
Apennlnes, and q terrific rainstorm
throughout the remainder CIV Italy.
ne cierlcals almost In full force par
ncipated in the elections for the first
time since 1870. Premier Giolitti still
y arhiter OF the situation. and Italy's
position, with regard to her foreign
policy, which did not figure In thecam
paign, remains unchanged. all except
the extreme parties favorinr the main
tenance Of the triple alliance with
friendship for Great Britain and France.
The sneecss OF the anti.elericals in
three constituencies in Rome where
they stood against The clercials. shows
me persistent strength Of the anti-eleri-
cal Bloc, formed last year when i
was led to victory BY the Nathan ad-
ininistratlon in The municipal elections.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-08

The danger Of the dance" was well
illustrated in the Vermont village Of
Stamford recently, though not in quite
the same manner a. the moralists put
it; but the young lady who got hurled
against the wall in an "sll hands round"
so that she had one hip dislocated, one
ankle sprained and ligaments torn and
suffered conclusion Of the hrain-she
knows the danger Of the dance.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-08

II the Barre and Montpelier trolley
magnates are willing TO subscribe $500
toward an Intereity base ball team and
to furnish the use Of a base ball park,
the remainder of the funds necessary
toward supporting the team ought to be
forthcoming in Barre and Montpelier
Under those conditions, the formation Of
q team here looks like an easy PROPOSE
ton. 1t won't be such an easy PROPOSE
tion, however, to form desirable league,
which would include, perhaps, Burling-
ton, Rutland and st. Adams; but even
that can be worked ii the right men take
hold Of the matter.