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Evening star., 1921-12-11
Shopping Hints.

In an old-time book on good manners
one of the first instructions given to the
young woman when she shops 10 to
remind her that it is not good form
to cheaper" the goods she wishes to
buy. She may politely tell the sales
man or the merchant that the price Is
too high, if 1t really is. and may make
as if to go away; then. II the sales
man sets a price she likes better, she
may make the purchase. IL she likes.
This apparently is quite good form.
but deliberately to dicker with the
merchant was not considered worthy
of perfect lady"
1t is unnecessary to remind women
nowadays not to cheaper goods. be-
cause almost everywhere prices are
fixed SO that 1t would be impossible
But there are things that tho shopper
should bear in mind.
1t is very inconsiderate-anda any
thing that is inconsiderate Is bad
form-to treat the salesman or sales
woman as If he or she were person
ally responsible for the fact that the
goods offered are not what you want.
Usually. the salesman has nothing
whatever to do with the selection or
goods. and to assume q sneering at.
titude to him because you do not like
his wares is ridiculous.
"a
personal resentment for the sales
person because Of the high price Of
the merchandise. when eggs went
up to 50 cents a dozen last winter
dark were the looks and unkind the
remarks directed by many housewives
at the grocer clerk who sold those
eggs. just as II he had anything to
do with the price Of eggs.
Some women have Q habit Of han
ding all goods they think Of buy
ing, and even some goods they have
no intention Of buying. To be sure.
If you are selecting a piece Of linen
or silk you probably will need to ap-
praise the texture Of the various
pieces offered by feeling them: but
this may be done without in1urins
the material.
Ore of the rudest things . shopper
can do is to try to secure the attenr
tion Of a salesperson whom that Der,
son 10 waiting on some one else.
Years ago, to be sure, ono salesper.
son was expected to wait on flvs or
six customers at once. but the mod
ern way is the way OF concentra.
tion. and to try to get the attention
Of a salesperson already engaged is
both inconsiderate and ill-bred.
Evening star., 1921-12-11

"See here" said Hanecy. don't you
borrow any worry on my end. You
give mo that list and leave the rest
to me-"
Il have to get some of it myself
two or three pieces" returned Toptit.
L can do 1t, 1 think. You see, these
Fellows love poetry. and If write
en- poem they'll deal with me, be-
cause poem Is a compliment"
Benson doesn't deal in poems
said Hanecy. whats the program: o.
"All right. suit yourself. Go get a
jade tablet that's held by Yen Ching,
who has a pawnshop and drug store
back Of the Kuan-ti temple in the
city"
"Eh? In tho city here" Hanecy
frowned. why doesn't Benson get
it,"
60 and see." returned Toptit, with
an Irritating grin. BET you two
cents you don't get the tablet"
Hanecy grunted and rose. 'Ili be
back tomorrow with it," he said
X X X x
BECAUSE he believed in getting
things done by doing them him.
SELF Jim Hanecy went straight into
the city. dismissed his chair, and
walked toward the Kuan-ti-miao
where the young gentlemen of cheue-
tu gathered by night in the spacious
halls to amuse their bodies and souls
with the various diversions of youth.
Hanecy discovered that he was be.
ing tratIed by man in a black can
a fur-trimmed blouse and quilted
trousers. Paying no attention to the
man. Hanecy sought out the shop OF
Yen Ching, a dirty, grimy little hole
in the wall. He went inside.
In the rear a group Of men were
smoking and talking. Tho proprietor
came to meet him-a yellow man with
wispy mustaches and beard and
keeniy sparkling eyes that inquired
Hanecy's business without any show
OF wonder at seeing a white man.
You have jade tablet here" said
Hanecy without preamble. MAY
inspect it?'
Yen Ching assented, his dialect a
little difficult to follow. He turned to
a box on shelf and held out to
Hanecy fiat tablet of gray, reddish
dotted jade, ten inches in length and
half as wide. One edge of the half
inch slab was pierced with holes
Upon the surface was a single line of
fncised characters, the old picture
writing of the Han period.
What is your price on thisT" asked
Hanecy.
TT is not for SALE" responded Yen
Ching.
Il wish only to hear a price named
'"That Is impossible. I promised a
friend to keep 1t six months. I am 6
man Of honor"
But your friend is dead!'
"He may come back" was the only
response.
Hanecy knew himself blocked. Yen
Ching's honor and his fear Of ghost
haunted future were insuperable to
money. He copied the inscription on
the tablet thanked Yen Ching and
departed.
He went straight home to Kiang's
house. He had no doubt that the tab
let was genuine, for 1t was unmis-
taxable Han jade, such as Is no longer
found In China It was, he conjectured,
one Of a number bound together by
the pierced edges to form q jade book.
Kiang, who was quite scholar
enough to read the Han ideographs.
confirmed this with visible excitement
upon seeing Hanecy's copy Of the in
scription.
'"rhis is tho tenth tablet Of a jade
sacriicial book" he affirmed, giving
the virtues and honorable names OF
the Emperor Ling II. Ny friend. I
congratulate you on finding such a
thing! But I have heard OF, Yen
CHING: he is . man Of honor and will
not sell the tablet until the six
Evening star., 1921-12-11

The Japanese pick cherry blooms
and cure them IN salt, asinS thsm ts,
make q sort Of tea. sEta8
Evening star., 1921-12-11

THIS is the First of Series of Complete
l. Stories by an Author of Fascinating and
Mysterious Yarns. The Second Story, to
Appear in The Star Magazine Next Sunday,
Will Be The Emperor $ Amulet" Dealing
With Another Adventure of Ling Tt.
Evening star., 1921-12-11
Government.
I INTERNATIONAL competition il
sports between individuals OIL
teams representing the United

II. Stokes, captain OF the George
Washington University team, won the
world championship last August at
Lyons. France.
The recent visit Of Mile. Suzanne
to this country was fostered chiefly
through the French ministry OF
sports, 1t is said. Valuable assist
ance to Mile. Lenglen's trip was given
by M. Vidal. the French minister OF
sports, and tho trip was made pleas
ant through the assistance Of Ameri-
can onicials and sportsmen. The
Leitch sisters. Edith and Cecil. lead
ing figures in women's golf in Great
Britain, were In the United States
for several weeks, competing In va
rious golf tournaments last summer.
The interallied athletic games held
at Paris early in 1919 did moro to
foster good fellowship and a spirit OF
comradeship among the soldiers Of
the various armies in France than
any other single incident outside OF
actual war combat. The games. hold
at Pershing Field. in Paris. received
the support Of all the allied govern
ments and were won by q team OF
athletes from the American forces
abroad. The international yacht races
between the United States and Great
Britain for a trophy presented many
years ago by Sir Thomas Upton. well
kRown British sportsman. have for
YEARS been sporting events bringing
about a unanimity Of understanding
between tho two English-speaking
raees. Both governments have CO.
ors.atsd with the donor OF the tro-
ply and with nompeting individuals
to make the races successful The
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-22
MINISTER DISCUSSES
HIS WIFE'S TROUBLE
Thinks 1t Only Short Time
Before Mrs. Sykes Will
Be Fully Restored

Rev A. H Sykes, former pastor OF
the Watkins Park Presbyterian church,
Nashville, Tenn, says:
After seeing what Tanlac has ac-
complished in my wife's case, am con-
WINGED that it is a medicine of great
power and extraordinary merit. | do
not think have ever seen anything to
give such prompt results. Mrs. Sykes
had been in delicate health for ten
months, suffering from stomach trout
Bile and nervous breakdown
Il frequently sought medical advice
but Tanlac is the only thing that gave
her any relief. After taking the medi-
cine only short time, she was able to
sit up and help with the household
duties. | think it only short time
until her health will be fully restored
Tanlac is solo In Barre by Cummings
4 Lewis; G. c. Smith, Groton; f. w.
Marshfeld; L. F. Leavitt,
Plainfeld; and by the leading drug
gists in every town.--Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-22
Thu Language Of Diplomacy.

President Harding has unwittingly
futtered the dovecots in Corioli His
invitation TO the nations TO spend repre-
sentatives to Washington for the dis
cussion of disarmament has caused a
furore among the editors of French
newspapers because, rightly or wrongly
they understand that it specified Eng
lish as the language TO be used officially
at the conference. They point out that
hitherto. French has been the language
recognized at all such international
gatherings and that most countries
have trained Their dplomates as speak
ers of French and not of English They
are apprehensive that if a change from
the usual practice is made at the forth
coming conference it may establish a
precedent for all subsequent discussion
of similar character and quickly
relegate French to the background.
II was in vain that DIR. Nicholas Muir
ray Butler. addressing the "immortals"
of the Academy, assured them that
French is a marvellous. flexible instru-
ment of speech" and that it is the Ian
guage of great minds While both
statements are eminently true and
were meant to be reassuring. educated
Frenchmen remain possessed with
feeling of uneasiness amounting almost
10 dread that the prestige of their be
loved tongue as the accredited medium
of diplomatic interchsnges 5 seriously
threatened
There is no gainsaying the fact that
with the advent of the United States TO
world affairs English, the official Ian
guage of its llOOOO,0O0 citizens, has
been endowed with a new interest for
foreigners and force that il never pre-
viously possessed. English NAV not be
quite so flexible as French as a means
of epression and { certainly requires
cleverer handling to save, il from am
biguity, but there is no denying that il,
too, is the language Of great minds.
The long beadnoll of its eminent
speakers and writer's on both sides Of
the Atlantic is sufficient proof of that. .
The point at issue is Of considerable
importance. A compromise such a. was
reached regarding the use of English
and Dutch in the Union Of South Africa
may result from the French protest aud
IL is quite possible that each partici. /
pant NAV use whatever language be
chooses in addressing the conference an
that the official proceedings win bc
recorded in both English and French.
In that case great care must be taken
that the two languages do not express
different ideas. as was unfortunately
the case with the translation Of some
few Of the paragraphs Of the treaty
Of Observation-Disclosures Star.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-22
HOUSE SERVANTS SCARCE.
Paris Housekeepers Are Complaining
About Scarcity.

Paris, Aug. 22.--French housckeep-
ers, like those of other countries, are
complaining that there are no SER
wants to be had these days and that
those there are are good for very iii tie
and refuse to stay long in the same
household.
Their pessimistie declarations are
somewhat controverted by list OF
624 names that appears in the OF
fetal journal of men and women (far
more women than men) TO whom
silver-g gilt and silver medals have been
awarded by the ministry OF labor, n
recognition of their long services in
the same household Tairty years is
the minimum time to qualify for one
of these medals which gives the wearer
the right to decorate his or her tut
tonhole with a ribbon, red, white and
blue in horizontal stripes.
The record holder on this list is
Mademoiselle Levasseur Who .las been
II years with the same employer
Silver gilt medals are awarded to ~,
and silver to $50. Typical entries
may be uoted, taken at random:
Mademoiselle Andricuy tMariei, so
years with the family Delaporte.
NJ. Delpove, Michel Joseph, Paris,
80 years with NJ. Cassel
Madame Geiger tColettel, Paris, 50
years with Madame Ray
There are many instances where has
band and wife have served together in
the same family, as for instance:
NJ. Mosnier, DEAN, 33 years with |
Escot.
Madame Mosnier tJeannel, "a years |,
with Madame Escot.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-22
HONOLULU STRANGE PLACE.
American Newspaper Men Will Find
In October.

Honolulu, T. H., Aug. 22.-Mainland
newspaper men arrived in Honolulu for
the first time to attend the World Press
Congress sessions here in October will
find it hard to believe at first that they
are trodding United States territory.
For in idiomatic languages, customs,
many foods, traditions, vegetation and
climate, this far flung outpost of the
United States differs from the main
land as night differs from day.
As BELTS its position-sat the cross
roads of the Pacifc" Honolulu proba
" is the most cosmopolitan community
under the American flag. Here are
Filipinos, Japanese, Chinese and natives
of all other Pacific ocean lands and is
lands in profusions. Bearded and tur-
baned Hindus stalk majestically the
narrow streets and representatives of
practically every other race and nation
in the world are seen in town or along
the exceptionally well built and main
tanned automobile bouleyards that
thread the island of Oahu, on which
Honolulu is situated.
Visiting newspaper men will walk
through shaded lanes OF sldHb royal
palm trees, crowned with punches of
green coeoanuts. In other districts
they will crunch fallen dates which
carpet the earth. They will eat poi"
TO which is attributed the mighty ath-
lete prowess of Hawaiians. Poi" is
made by crushing the roots of the taro
plant. which resembles the sweet potato
or yam of the mainland. Hawaiians
eat it with their fingers and the varie- !
ties range from zone finger poi" to
-four finger poi" the variation being in
the consistency. The newspaper men
will find alligator pears, which are
rare and expensive luxury on the main
land, common and comparatively cheap
in Hawaii.
But perhaps the greatest difference /
between Honolulu and the mainland is .
in the adoption by nearly all residents
of several dozen native words which are
used in preference to English equiva-
Tents
There is, for instance. no North,
South, East or West. Instead of north
it is eva" toward the Eva plantation
in the northern portion of Oahu. South
is waikiki" for the famed beach.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-22
English As 1t Sounds.

Here is a singular incident showing
how easy it is to mistranslate an over
heard remark. Said Mrs. A, one of the
over hearers, "They must have been to
the zoo, because heard her m Ntion a
trained deer
Said Mrs. B, mo, no. They were
talking about going away and she said
to him, Find out about the train,
dear"
Said Mrs c: II think you are both
wrong. II seemed to NE they were dis
cussing music, for she said: A trained
ear very distinctly"
A few minutes later the lady her
self appeared and they told her of
their disagreement.
Well" she laughed, that's certain
ly funny. You are poor guessers, all of
you. The fact is, I'd been out to the
country over night and was asking nv
husband if il rained here last evening"
Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-22
NORTH CALAIS

Mrs. Sadie Parker and son, Frank
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Chase and grandson
Arthur, and Mrs. Lizzie Wheeler visit
ed at the home of James White ID
North Montpelier Sunday.
Edward Rollins was in Hardwick
Monday.
Mr., and Mrs. Dennis Lawson were
in Barre recently,
Mr.. and Mrs, Walter Daley were
in Woodbury. Center on business Mon
day.
Miles Nelson returned home Sunday
from his visit in East liardwick.
Mr. and Mrs. 0rrin Slayton of East
4 Montpelier were in town Tuesday to
attend the Slayton reunion.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Straw, Burton Straw
and Miss Helen Belle If Newark. n.
j.. were callers at Miss Edith Foote's
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles fumpus and
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Bumpus OF East
Calais spent Tuesday at Mirror lake.
Gardiner Daley of East Calais spent
several rays recently with Mahlon
Slayton.
Alva May of Wolcott is a guest OF
Mrs. NJ. A. Slayton.
S. p. Nelson has gone to work for
the Grand Union Tea company.
Mrs. May Getchel was in liardwck
on business Monday
George Nelson of East Iardwick was
the guest of his brother. Sidney Mel.
son, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. AFRO Slsyton. Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Horr, Mr., and Mrs. l.. c.
Parker, Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Slayton
and family and Mrs. Sarah Slsyton of
Adamant we're here Tuesday TO AT.
tend the Slavton reunion
Miss Edith Foote was business Wis.
itor in Montpelier Friday.
Hiram Calderwood SID Harley
Haines of Greensboro were business
visitors in town Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Timothy Blake and
daughter. Miss Grace, and Mr.. and
Mrs, Elbridge Blake of New Hamp-
shire were recent visitors in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Durham of
Adamant visited Mrs. Sadie Parker
recently.
Ralph Hin is working in North
Montpelier.
Mrs. May SWEET and son. Raymond. |
of Walden visited her aunt, Mrs. S. Z. |
Daley, Wednesday.
Miss Edith Foote, Mrs Mona Foster |
and sister, Miss Vsnderpoole. were re.
cent visitors in Hardwick
Mr. and Mrs. w. Beck of Barre were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hill
Tuesday.
Mrs. Sarah Slsyton is listing her
laughter. Mrs. Fred Orr If Adamaht.
Mrs. Lizzie Wheeler Of East Mont
oelier is the guset of Miss Lucy Hair.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Wing oi East Calais
fisited friends here Tuesday.
Erma King Of Passump7ic was here
he first of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hackett OF
Montpelier were visitors at NJ. 4.
Slayton's Wednesday.
Robert Beck returned to his home in
Barre last week.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-22
NOT TO VISIT U. S. NOW.
Mile. Cecil Sorel He'd Been Misunder-
stood.

Paris. Aug Mademoiselle Cecil
Sorel. of the Coincide Franchise. is not
to visit the United States Immediately.
The actress, who recently smashed the
glass covering caricature of her on
view in picture show, has been mis-
understood She merely expressed TO
an interviewer how greatly she de-
sired to go to America, To ''iuterprete
Moliere before the universities and Cl-
citrate with Americans the worship
they pay to our grand classic genius"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-22
BONE-DRY MEXICAN CITY.
There Is Said to Be Well Defined
Movement For IL.

Mexico City, Aug. p. There is a
well defined movement here which is
said to have some official backing to
make the federal district which EN-
braces Mexico City bone dry by Sep
TENDER |.
1t is proposed to close all saloons
and eatinas and to stop the sale of
all intoxicants, including pulque, the
principal native drink.
During the administration of pro.
visonal President de Ia lIuerta several
prohibition measures were enforced
but were eventually lifted after VIC
lent protests had been made by liquor
vendors and their Thirsty customers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-22
Getting On.

How are you getting on with your
new production ?"
We're all through with the most
important part" replied the musical
manager, I'VE have found a title that
suggests all sorts of shocking POSSIBLE
Washington Star.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-22
Care and Responsibility.

THE responsibility attached to the preparing of remedy for infants and children
undoubtedly greater than that imposed upon the remedies
for adults whose system sufficiently strong counterfeit time
injurious drug we'll observe that Casoa prepared today has been
40 years. under the personal Mr. Cha H. Fletcher
makers of limitations and substitutes stake? What their
responsibilities? To whom they answeae? They today scatter
their neGious broadcast and disappear
Could each mother the pansng with which the prescription for
Eher Caoa prepared could they read the nmee testimonials from
grateful mothers they would listen the subtle peag and false arguments
of those who would offer imitation Of substitute for the tried and
Fetchers Casona
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-22
Great U. S.

After the janitor had tackled a new
map on the wall. Unison said to Amely:
BY golly, the United States is get.
ting to be a great place, amt itf"
Yes" said Amley, IF il gets 20 be
much bigger I'll have TO move my
desk. Youngstown Telegram.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-22

In every other city of any
size, other newspapers are
printed and other people
read them in the same intens-
i've way. In the great
stretches of rural communi-
ties the newspapers from the
cities radiate out through the
mail boxes.
North America is literally
bound together and welded
into a continent with COM
mon knowledge and COM
mon impulses-by its 3d.
100000 daily newspaper cir
culation.
Newspaper readers have
come to look on the daily adj
vertising as part of the news.
They turn to their news
paper when they want to
buy, Just as they turn to it
for the ball score or the lat
est developments across the
sea.
Localmerchants knowtlis
and they know they can
build a larger volume of
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-22

isssc-You got q nerve advertising
q tre sale We're was the fire.
solomon Right here in this store. I
fired two salesmsn 1t geek.-Boston
Transcript
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-22
A Mental Ouirk.

New York Tribune The immortal
verse of Ralph Waldorf Emerson.
Probably the writer Of the above
had just got back from Boston
Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-22

business at less cost through
the newspaper than through
any other means of contact
with possible customers.
Manufacturers and dis
tributors of trade-marked
goods are also coming to
learn that North America is
a series of markets-each
differing from the other in
opportunities to sell goods.
Each good market can be
reached by newspaper ad-
vertising at low cost and
without wasted effort in bar
rem localities.
For this reason the news
paper has become the great
est medium for national ad-
vertising, just as it has al
ways been the greatest me-
dunn for local advertising.
The national advertiser
can best cover this market
or any market through the
newspapers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-22
STOWE
Mrs. Mary M Russell Died Friday
Night at Age of 90 Years.

Mrs Mary NJ Bruce Russell, wife
OF Edwin G. RUSSELL died at $50
o'clock Friday evening, Aug. 10, at
their home on School street from the
effects Of clogged arteries. Mrs. Rus
sell had been i'll about four weeks but
was thought to be recovering and her
condition was not considered serious
until Wednesday. She was born 50
years ago in Richmond but passed the
most of her life in Waterbury and
Stowe, where she has lived since her
marriage 38 years ago. She was the
daughter of the late Horace and Esther
Mellen Bruce Besides her husband,
Mrs. Russell leaves an adopted daugh-
ter, Mrs. f. X. Mcmahon of Water
bury Center; brother, w. j. Bruce Of
Minneapolis and two sisters, Mrs.
Elizabeth Burnley of Cleveland, O., and
Mrs. Nina Davis of Minneapolis Mrs.
Russell was member of the Commu-
nifty church and the United Aid soci-
ETY. and was for many years mem
Der of Unity church and ladies aid
She was member and past presi-
dent of the H. H. Smith Relief corps
and member of Sickle chapter, 0. Z.
S. She was much esteemed in all these
organizations and in the community
and will be greatly missed.