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HELP WANTED.


AN OPENING for men and women; good pay;
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At home, spare time; no eanvassing; send
stamp Simplex Manufacturing Co, London.
Ont. as5tls
wANTED-A good. steady teamster who I'M
derstands teaming, and boy to work on farm
who understands handling cattle. Apply to
f. l. Johnson, Waterbury. VI 254t6'
WANTED-Few more men To look after our
business in unuccupied territory. Position
permanent; Eooa pay. G. X Burr q Co, nur-
seTymen. Manchester Conn. sta
wANTED-Agents wanted for an article used
three times daily in every house. Holmes III &.
Co. North Station Providence, r. |. 2Sit6'
wANTED-A girl OF middle-aged woman as
a companion. Address Lock Box 40, Bradford,
yerm5nt 230t6
AGENTs--A Novelty Bible, the best yet; the
size o. pos tage stamp Everybody wants one.
sells ike wiidfire. send l6c for sample and
money. making catalogue. ". Reuolt & Co,
$40 North maln street Montelo, Mass. 229tl2
MEN WANTED Age 1s TO IS, for nFemen
500 monthly and brakemen $50, on railroads
IN Barre and vicinity. Experiences unneccs-
sary; no strike. Promotion 10 engineers, con-
ductors Railroad Employing Hradquarte tiers.
over 800 men sent to positions monthly. STATE
sye send stsmp KaiIway Association Dept.
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WANTED.

MULTIPLICATION as stenographer In the
city by girl with three years experiences can
furnish references. Address II, &. l." Times
office. 4S4tS@
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TO RENT-Tenement OF six rooms. Ali the
mOdern improvements, On Beckley Court, In
quire Of + D. Beckley. Park street. 22otf
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wANTED-A young, experienced woman
wishes position doing general Homework. mo
washings) Address mo. % care Of Times
Office. -oS'o'
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FARM FOX sALE-Located IN Orange. Com
tains 1870 acres. Good sugar place and good
apple orchard. Plenty VI wood and quite lot
Of sof, wood lumber. VIII keep twenty cows
and teams Buildings IN good condition. APP
ply to q. Y. barnes, orange Center a23ts6s
FOR SALE Farm Of 43 ores, two miles from
stores, church, pest office school, etc. cuts
about eight tons Of hay balance Of land in
wood and timhsr House needs some repairing :
barn nearly new. There Is enough lumber on
the farm 70 pay for it. Price is SIO0l Inquire
at the r. b. Cato Real Estate Agency, Barre,
vi. Telephone RIM. 2.5tf
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TANK HEATERS

are Of great value this weather.
have the most practical Heater
made. In two sizes.
A. w. ALLEN SuNNYsIDE FARM
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TO RENT - Five-room tenement, barn and
garden; not ana cold water az bath and sinE:
gas lights 81 Hill ST., between Richardson and
Liberty streets Inquire Of Fred York. A6tf
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FOR SALE Three Young HOlsteiu cows new
milch. Excellent animals. A. W, Allen, sun
nyside harm. asst
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WANTED-A place 20 work, either in the city
or on farm. Inquire at this office. 2s2t6'
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FOR SALE--Horse, or will exchange for cow
CAL at No. 2l3 South Main street, city, or tele-
phone 42l-2l 231tBs
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FOR SALE--i5 horse power gasoline engine.
Inquire Of James Ahern. Blackwell st. 1851
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.

FOR SALE House containing five rooms In
good repair. Near the stone sheds. We viii
sell this place for $500, nothing down, SIS per
month until paid for; Is now rented This Is
your chance 70 get home with only monthly
payments. Inquire At the .. Cate cal Is
tate Agency, Barre, Yt. Telephone l27.M 23itf
FARM FOR sAI r. small farm Of eight
acres Good buildings. Cuts hay for two cows
Good pasture. On good road. near neighb0rs
herres Of almost All kinds 200 red raspberry
plants; 100 blackberriesi 90 black raspberriesi
b. eurrants 8 gOosebenies; blue plum trees;
some red plum trees, 10 grated apple trees,
etc. We viii include with this farm one COW,
three or four tons Of hay one horse lumber
wagon one-horse sled, sprng-tooth harrow,
pung sleigh whe harrow, butter Churn, inous
bator and brooder, and some small tools. Price
for all, $1,000. inquire at the r. Is. Cate Real
Estate Agency. barre Vt. 23itf
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THE D. A. PERRY REAL ESTATE AGENCY
ROOMS AND
ROWLAND EROTHERS g. CAVE BUILDING

~ sTREET. BARRE. W.
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OFFICE TO RENT-Up one flight center
'front.' three window room Gas or electricity.
L, NJ Ayeriil Building 80 North Main St 2o4n
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TO RENTS ix-room cottage, finished In hard
wood on Elm street extension, with electric
lights city and spring water. Inquire Of John
J suwes, Beckley street, city 204tr
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FOR sALE--At City auction rooms good
counters. siRns, several moiasses measuring
fauccts. cook stove and heaters. Rooms open
every day and evening. Situated on Pearl St.
o. II. Hale. 200tf
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SECONDHAND FUKNITURE-of al kinds,
bought and sold Also wanted to buy, some
quire Of A. Fine 40 Maple avenue, barre, VT
Telephone 244-l2 23ltGs
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WANTED-Agents wanted for an article used
three times daily in every house. Holmes NJ &.
Co. North Station Providence, Il |. 2SitG'
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TO RENT-A nice down stairs tenement with
electric lights, iath. and gas connection. To
rent at once. Apply to "A. A. segel. at the
surprise Merchandise COmpany's store. corner
Of Main ana Pearl streets. 203tf
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TO RENT - Tenement on second floor; We
rooms; city and spring water; gas and gas
stove; barn and garden. No 90 East street
Inquire OF J. G. 6riggs, Cnrrter Block. lsiu
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shrines and affairs. in the humblest
homes and the most splendid temples.
At the most splendid of them all, the
temple at Nikko, dedicated to Iyeyasu,
first Of the great shoguns, one may
enter into the holy of holies itself-for
a consideration. 1t is a golden key that
unlocks the dim mysteries of this an
cient shrine, but it Is worth the gen.
erous contribution to its Golfers that
is demanded, if only to bear away one
of the sacred sake cups that you are
privileged TO take as a memento of
your visit, after you have drained the
tiny bowl in honor of the departed, and
now deified, warrior One of them is
a cherished possession of the writer.
1t is of a thin, friable. gray white
paste, unglazed and delicately fired
with the marks of the potter's wheel
plainly visible, and is unlike anything
before discovered in a long familiarity
with Japanese pottery or porcelain. In
the bottom is impressed the crest of the
Tokogawa Shoguns, of whom lyeyasu
was the first and greatest. cloudy
violet spreads itself irregularly over
the impression, against the faint gray
of the background. The design is the
well known one of the three mallow
leaves pointing inward from circle.
CAS- the story goes this crest or badge,
was adopted by the first who bore it.
when upon returning from successful
war of conquest, one of his vassals
offered him food from a wooden plate
which he had covered with three leaves
of the plant. The symmetrical arrange
ment Impressed the great general and
having received the leaves when re-
turning in triumph from his expedi-
tion he chose them as his insignia.)
r. u IL Of 4 f1lo<. rot l,n
fierce warriors often preserved the
heads of conquered foemen in tubs of
sake, and offered them for the identi-
fication of their feudal lords, as evi-
dence of their prowess. Between these
two extremes of worship and of war
lie many charming, graceful and poetic
observances in which sake plays part.
In the golden age of art and leisure
that lies no near in point of years but
so far from modern Japan th-re was
a pastime called water windings." BY
the side of sparkling streams that
threaded magnificent parks-the pri-
vate property of nobility and gentry
gathered the beauty and chivalry OF
the island empire, clad in the silken
robes suited to their state. They sta
. toned themselves on either side of the
flowing water and upon its silvery bos-
ON launched their fairy boats, the lac
quered wine cups, freighted deep with
sake. AS they foated, borne here and
there by the ripples that curled about
their scarlet sides, the lords and ladies
watched their progress with jest and
laughter, following the windings OF
their liquid paths and composing bits
of verse that must be completed ere
the fragile craft came within reach
from the opposite bank, when they
were privileged to lift the cup and toss
off the wine This pretty pastime is 6
favorite subject for artists and may
{. be seen decorating many articles oi
japanese manufacture
The vogue of the cherry blossom i
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this is the usual way of serving It,
1t is heady beverage. but while it
quickly intoxicates the effects soon
pass away. and the intoxication is one
of steadily increasing good humor.
Under its influence the japanese peas
ant may become noisy-1aughing
shouting and cutting strange capers-
but he is never rough, i'll natured or
quarrelsome. AS for the better classes,
they. become politely drunk" and the
poIiteness increases with the progress
of the exhilaration. Sake is the most
soporifc of wines, and in its effects is
something like opium or hasheesh.
Life. for the drinker, takes on a rose
ate hue that is well expressed by a
Japanese drinking song.
When you drink sake
You fee like the springtime,
And the loud cries
or impatient creditors
On the outside
Sound in your
Like the voices Of nightingales
Singing most sweetly.
beatific state that might tempt the
most ardent apostle of temperance to
forswear MS cherished principles.
The sake is drunk from tiny and
fragile cups or bowls of porcelain. dec
grated with emblelns of cheerful por-
tent, with crests and similar devices
or from wide and shallow bowls of
lacquer variously ornamented. At
elaborate entertainments they are fire.
quently of great beauty and value, and
the ceremonious drinking of healths
and expressions of good will are ac-
companied by fixed etiquette that in
cludes the interchange of the wine
cups, which are filled and reflled ex-
changed with much waving of the cups.
bowings and polite murmurs. and
drained until one wonders how even
the most seasoned drinkers can stand
the strain. To be sure, the cups hold
very little, but the wine is heavy as
sherry, and one may be called upon to
empty them scores of times during the
feasting.
The lacquer bowls that are used in
the wedding ceremonies are in sets of
three, graduated in size. They are
filled and exchanged three times be-
tween the bride and groom. and they
drink three times from each IN turn. to
confirm the marriage bond. Their OBJ
servance is called "the three times
three" of the wedding ceremony. The
cups used are of scarlet lacquer. richly
decorated in gold with symbolic de-
signs.
s Shallow bowls noIu the yellow wine
: that is daily Offering to the gods al
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closely connected with the drinking of
sake. In fact, it had its rise-so the
story goes-in the reign of an emperor
of the olden time, who was taking his
ease in his pleasure boat on lake in
the park that surrounded his royal
abode. 1t was in spring time, when
the cherry trees were in full bloom. AS
a matter of course his majesty was
drinking sake and into his lifted Wine
cup fell some petals from the flower,
borne by the breezes from the wild
cherry trees that crowned the adjacent
MUS. Never having considered them
before, the attention of the emperor
was thus attracted to the beauty or the
howers, and fr1m that day they were
raised to a place in the popular favor
and sake drinking is the accepted ac-
compartment of the cherry viewing.
Indeed, this has passed into proverb
and when drinking at this festal sea-
son one says Without wine who can
properly enjoy the sight of the cherry
blossoms?"
Among the many legends that enrich
and beautify the art and literature or
Japan the myths of the creation or the
world and of its peopling are among
the most fascinating. That or the sun
goddess is a never falling source OF IN
spiration to poet, painter and writer
The sun goddess, 1.-The heavenly illum-
mating one was the. daughter of the
god Izanagi and his consort Izananlf
who first bridged the gulf between
heaven and earth and descended to
create the world and the dwellers
therein. (Among the early goddesses
one is credited with having brewed
sake with her own fair hands) Now
the sun goddess had brother, who,
according to some legends, ruled over
the moon, and according to others ruled
over the sea; but be that as it may,
they all unite in picturing him as rude,
III tempered and mischievous to an un-
bearable degree. This swift impetu-
Gus male diety," as he was called. so
annoyed the gods and goddesses, and
especially his sister, that calamity
was narrowly averted. The sun god
dess retired. sullzing. to cave and
left the world in darkness for time.
She was lured out by strataSem and
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inhabitants, conceived brilliant idea.
He commanc"d them to brew eight
enormous casks OF sake and to place
them at convenient distances apart.
When the monster appeared upon the
scene he Immediately fell Il victim TO
the wiIes of the god and inserting
head In each of the casks. drank until
he could drink no more. whereupOn ne
fell into a deep sleep and was easily
dispatched by the impetuOuS male
deity In true fairy tale style he mar
ried the beautiful maiden he had res
cued, reformed his ways. lived happily
ever after and died full OF years and
honors.
OF later date. the legend OF The
Enchanted Waterfall" tells story OF
sake with filiaI devotion as the theme
A poor peasant lad had an aged father
and mother. for whom he worked early
and late to support. but with all MS
efforts he was unable to supply them
with more than the barest necessities.
The old man was not as grateful as
he might have been and often grumbled
at the meager fare and longed for a
cup of sake TO wash 1t down. This
grieved the good son, but try as he
might he was unable to devise any
means Of obtaining the coveted luxury.
He was a wood cutter, and one day
Wills AT WOIh III Tire " OOOS AlC SoNN q
little waterfall where he did not recall
ever having seen one before. He
stopped to drink from IT, and to his as
constituent found that it was pure
sakei Filling the drinking gourd that
hung at his girdle he hastened home
and RECALLED his parents with its con-
tents and with the story of his miracu-
lous find. OF course the. tale was noised
abroad and the inhabitants of the viii
lage, seizing upon every receptacle they
could muster. the next morning, bright
and early, hastened to the spring; but
they were greatly dismayed and highly
indignant when they found only clear
water flowing in the stream Here the
young wood cutter found them when
he came to his daily task They set
upon him with fury, accusing him of
all sorts of falsehoods and deceptions,
and angrily departed from the vicinity
of the WATERFALL Much mystifed the
youth tasted aSai1, and still found the
purest sake, AZ this state of things
continued. For The dutiful son there
was always the flow of sake. for others
only the fresh water. The story OF this
wonderful happening was carried to the
emperor, who was so much moved by it
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their potations. The porcelain picnic
boxes are often decorated with pictures
of the denoniac Shojo. as reminder to
the picnicKers to be temperate. One
sees them also in old prints-the sea
in the MISUNDERSTANDING about a
huge earthen jar of sake out OF which
they ladle great drafts with long han
died dippers OF bamboo. Old and young
share in the debauch. In a charming
fairy story founded on this fable Griffis
tells how the Shojo, after their orgies.
proceed to- build vast structure out
of shells. sand coral and other products
of the deep. This they construct as a
stOrehouse for their king and in IL he
keeps the treasures OF life. thrown
away by men in exchange for the sake
he gives them.
When one loses his fortune by dissi-
patton, they say in Japan lit has gone
to the Shojo." and of the man who i'm
bibes too freely. ''he drinks like a
Shojo." So precept and practice differ
as widely in Japan as elsewhere. but
In spite of the great consumption OF
sake, the Japanese as a race are not
.drunkards. This fact is well attested
In the case OF the "hairy" Ainu.
however (the aboriginal inhabitants OF
Japan who now dwell in the northern
island of YezO, and are fast diminish
ing handfulD, the reverse IS the case.
They are drunkards to man, one may
say-the drinking OF sake being an act
of worship. Should one among their
number incline 70 temperate habits. he
is looked upon askance as being in dis
favor with the gods. The immoderate
consumption of sake is their principal
act OF worship and their main diver
sion
Here again IS a testimonial to the
soothing effects of the rice wine. for
they are a gentle people, mild, peace
able. amiable and DUH They have only
a limited language. entirely oral, 1t Is
said. and lack a history. and with few
exceptions. even traditions. Their sole
worship of the gods consists in the use
and Offering of sake. In their oft re-
peated ceremonies. IL such they can be
called. they pompously invoke the
gods. With sake cup in hand they take
what is called a sake stick-a beauti-
fully carved rod which is each man 3
cherished possession-and dipping IL
into the sake sprinkle a libattOn to the
gods. and one to the fire on the hearth.
alternately waving the bowl In air.
This they repeat six times then slowly
and solemnly drain the cup, lifting the
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-18
By Mary Ogden Vaughan

kfC GOD wine needs no bush" de-
I clares an ancient proverb. but in
the "Merrie England" of olden
times the seeker for it depended upon
the well known sign Of a green branch
to point the way TO the beverage he
craved. Its use gave rise. TO the say
ing and it is curious fact-that from
time immemoriai th.s same green bush
has been the sign Of the sakeshop in
Japan.
The sale and manufacture must be
a source Of great profit. for it is con-
sumed in enormous quantities and on
every possible occasion IN the realms
OF the mikado and is shipped exten-
sively to all parts of the world where
his subjects find abiding places. Its
authentic history goes back TO cen
turies before the Christian era and in
the legendary lore Of Japan it plays
part circumscribed only by the crea-
tion OF the world 1t is said that per
cent OF the entire rice crop of Japan
goes TO the making OF this amber
fluid. which contains about Is per cent
Of alcohol and is characterized by FIVE
distinct tastes. according to experts
sweetness, sharpness. sourness, bit
terness and astringency"
It comes from the breweries in
wooden casks or tubs. bound with
heavy hoops Of bamboo. For shipment
these tubs are Enclosed in mating,
lettered in black with strange hero
glyphics. and with various insignia.
representing the trademark" Of the
brewer. Eplashed on with vivid colors.
The mating is tied about with great
ropes of straw, securely knotted, and
fn their simple way these mating COW
cred saketubs are a delight to the eye
OF the occidental, as are so many OF
the everyday things in Japan A
good sized cask Of the best-and the
best comes from the great rice fields in
the region OF osaka, near the Inland
sea-costs between SO and 81 in Japan
in this country the wholesale price is
at the rate Of s1.25 a gallon. 3
From the casks the wine is drawn
of into small china bottles or vases
usually Of white with decorations o.
blue in endless variety. Collecting
sake bottles is an inexpensive and fas
cinating fad" Manufactured, as the,
are, for the use Of their own people, n'
taint Of conmercialism enters in TO ma
the designs, as is the case with mani
OF the simpler things of today. in
n,,encad nv the foreign market - II
these bottles the wine is heated, an'
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the culprit was severely beaten and
turned adrift, banished from the society
of the gods. An adventure that befeIl
him when he descended to the society
of mortals relates to his conquest of
an eight headed serpent, which. after
the manner of the tabled Minotaur. de-
nlanded a yearly tribute of maiden
hood and was only appeased by the
sacrifice of the fairest. Now the ban
ished brother of the sun goddess ar
rived in the neighborhood about the
time of the serpent's annual visit, and
beinS besought to aid the distracted
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that he summoned the lad to appear
before him and conferred upon him
wealth. and honors. as a reward for his
devotion to his parents. The tale OF
the enchanted waterfall is the subject
of one of the classical dramas of Japan.
Again we have the legends OF the
Shojo. They are the mythical people
who dwell in the sea. Their predom-
mating weakness is a love of sake.
They consume it in great quantities and
are seldom sober. They are always
pictured with long elf locks of scarlet
and noses swollen and discolored by
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heavy mustache with the sake stick az
they do so. Daily and nightly this si=2-
pie ceremony is repeated at short in
tervals. and the amount consumed in
"a hours is well nigh incredible.
The origin. of these peculiar people.
who now number, only about $4,000 all
told is unknown. but ethnologists unfeeI
in declaring. them TO be quite distineY
from the Japanese and probably OF the
Aryan race. so in spite of the habits OF
the Ainu of the north one may still
insist that the Japanese themselves are
not race OF drunkardS
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-11-22
DEATH OF HENRY M. HOYT
Counsellor for State Department Ex
pires After Brief Illness.

Washington. Nov 22-Henry NJ
Hoyt, counsellor for the department Ct
state, died at his home here from per-
tonitis.
Mr.. Hoyt was taken i'll in Canad5
while there in connection with the re
ciprocity negotiations between the
United States and that country. Since
his return to Washington he had beer
confined to his home and physicians
called into consultation with the fam
lily physician considered the. case az
extremely serious from the beginning
Almost from the time Mr.. Hoyt tool
to his bed there We're rumors that his
condition was very grave
Henry NJ Hoyt was the strong right
arm of Philander c. Knox when the
latter was attorney general In fact
he made himself so indispensable tc
his chief that %%hcH Nj aMsTr Knox bee IIit
secretary of state he lost no time iI
obtaining the transfer of Judge Hoyt
from the department of justice to his
own field of action. Mr. Hoyt was as
signed Aug. 81, 1909, to the office oi
counsellor of the department. In that
field, though the fact was not widely
known, Mr.. Hoyt rendered invaluable
service to the government.