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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-03-13

There is a growing desire on the part
of the young OF both s4xes in China to
choose their own mates. Fathers and
mothers are therefore called upon by
the Chinese to uphold the old rules.
Children, says the Chinese board Of
education. should have nothing to do
with a choice in such matters. How
ever, a very grewsome picture Is
sketched by a native editor of the
miseries that abound in China on ac-
count OF the way In which marriages
are arranged, and II is contended that
young people should have some choice.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-03-13

What is the difference between wall
or and discretion" st
well. TO go through Europe without
tipping would be valor."
"I see."
"And to come back by a different
route would be discretion"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-03-13
(continued Next Week.)

What is the secret OF sucCess?'
asked the Sphinx.
Push" said the Button.
"Never be lcG,' said the Pencil.
Take pains" said the Window.
always keep cool" said the ice.
BE up 20 date" said the Calendar.
Make light of everything" said The
Fire.
do a driving business said the
Hammer.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-03-13
STRIKES THE COW,
LOSES HIS EYE.

water ,wn. s. D., March s.
While driving n cow to pasture,
using a lath for a whip, Ray
Munson. Of Willow Lakes, yes
terday suffered the loss OF one
eye by splinter flying from the
lath. The lad hit the COW with
the stick which broke as he
struck her, silver flying back
and piercing the eye ball. Loss
of sight resulted Immediately,
and this morning he was brought
to the Watertown hospital to
have the blind eye removed be-
fore inflammation caused the loss
of sight I'm the other.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-03-13
WAR DECLARATION
between DOCTORS
AND LEGISLATORS
Because Of Refusal to Pass
Health Measure, Stringent
Course Taken.
TO THESE LITTLE
ONES We DID IT

ITO Whom II May Concern:
Be II known, That Representa-
tive Jones, a member of the
state legislature, is responsible.
SO far as he could be. for the
death OF Evelyn Smith, baby
girl. who died in this town OF
diphtheria a week ago"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-03-13

Fahrenheit brought to the chancellor OF
the University of Halle two thermome-
ters which agreed so perfectly in reg
tstering temperatures that they were
considered marvels. All scientists were
amazed, His method is now OF the
three accepted standards. Fahrenheit
was by birth a Prussian. but after his
fifteenth year he lived a long life in
Amsterdam. His great skill in working
in glass enabled him TO carry out his
ideas. He was an original thinker, but
for commercial reasons kept secret his
methods OF manufacture for IS years.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-03-13

A herd OF six fine yaks is to be i'm
ported by the Canadian government,
and started In business on the expert
mental farm at ottawa. The animal is
about the size OF common cattle. but is
better fitted to endure the cold. II Is
valuable for milk. beef, hide and hair,
and is easily nourished on sparse veg
citation.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-03-13

When knights were clad in complete
Rrmor from top to toe II was essential
that they should bear some sign by
which their followers could distinguish
them in battle, and this was the func-
tion of their armorial bearings.
Knights who omitted to wear their own!
arms ran considerable risk, and 1t is
related that at the battle OF Bannock-
burn the last OF the De Clares owed
his death to his omission 10 wear his
bearings. He was slain unrecognized,
whereas had he been known he would
have been held prisoner for the sake OF
ransom or as a hostage.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-03-13

pound q u I l II 3
change of life. My
doctor told me it
was good, and since
taking it 1 feel so
much better that 1
can do all my work
again. / tn in k
Lydia E. Pinkham's
|Vege ia BILE Com
pound a fine remedy
for all woman's
TROUBLES, and l
never forget to tell
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-03-13

In prize fighting bantam weight is lie
pounds, ringside; feather weight. 1872,
ringside; light weight, 1873, ringside:
welter weight, 142, ringside. middle
weight. 154. ringside; light heavy
weight, 1876. ringside; heavy weight,
all over 165.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-03-13
TWO MORE STARS
FOR THE FLAG

Washington, March 4.-Since the
preceding inauguration a new star,
representing Oklahoma, has been
added to the flag, and Arizona and
New Mexico are on tiptOe knocking
at the door of congress for admis-
sion. These territories are the last
remaining to complete n solid block
of states from the Atlantic to the
Pacific and from the Canadian bor-
der to the Mexican line. InasmuCh
as both of the great political par
ties are pledged to listen to the de-
mands of these territories for ad-
mission to equality among the
states, President Taft may look for
ward to the pleasant duty of sign
ing the bill which will add two
more stars to the American flag,
making a total Of As. and fixing for
many years to come the design of
the national emblem.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-03-13

OF modern languages taught in the
schools, Russian is considered the most
difficult, German next. French third
and Spanish is perhaps fourth.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-03-13
FISHY? YES, A LITTLE;
BUT A STAR YARN

Columbia, Conn, March S.--Carlton
and Walter Starr were fishing through
the ice on the lower pond in Exeter re-
Gently and caught a pickerel one foot
long. While they were pulling IL out
another and larger pickerel jumped for
il and caught 1t in his mouth, and both
pickerel were pulled in on the same
line. The large fish weighed three and
one-half pounds.
--.~---
Living expenses In New York have in.
creased II per cent In one year
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-03-13

Sixty per cent of the 1850 tons OF silk
produced in China and Japan each year is
retained for home use.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-03-13

DR.. Marshall l. Price, secretary OF
the Maryland state board of health.
makes an appeal to the citizens OF that
state to kill rats and ground squirrels
whenever possible to prevent the de-
velopment OF the bubonic plague, which
several expert physicians say may at
any time visit the eastern section of
the country, especially among the At
lantic coast. Bubonic plague Is largely
spread by the bites of fieas which are
found on rats and ground squirrels.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-03-13
HER
PHYSICIAN
ADVISED
Taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Columbus, Ohio. II have taken
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-03-13

There are several silver ingots in the
bank of England which have lain there
for 200 years.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-03-13
Fond but Foolish Father.

A man can insure against loss in lot
teries with a company at The Hague.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-03-13

Pneumonia and Consumption are al.
ways preceded by an ordinary cold. Ham
Inns Wizard Oil rubbed into the chest
draws out the inflammation, breaks up
the cold and prevents all serious trouble,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-03-13

There is at present an interesting ex-
hibit in No. tank at the Brighton
aquarium, says the London Globe IL
A something like a dogfish, only much
larger, while in the matter of sheer
ugiiness is stands unrivaled. Its tech
nical name Is the topper shark. IL is
six feet long and weighs from 80 TO 10
pounds, while it's mouth looks large
enough to take an elephant single
handed. The shark came into the pos
session of the aquarium in rather a
curious manner man named Lane.
OF Brighton, was fishing some two
miles OF the Palace pier with long
line, when he felt a vicious tug at his
hook. He quickly ''hauled In his
slack" and then the topper came TO
light. Mr.. Lane at once hurried ashore
and placed the topper in his new home.
In the year 1714 one Daniel Gabriel
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-03-13

Sea water as a curative for certain
kinds OF disorders OF the skin is one OF
the late methods OF treatment that
have come to this country from France.
II is hoped that II may supplant the
use OF arsenic as n remedy for such
disorders. THE water IL taken at a
from a depth OF 80 or 40 feet below the
surface" says the Boston Transcript.
These precautions are taken to in
sure a supply free from contamination,
and the water is further subjected to
sterilization. II is injected into the
tissues OF the patient"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-03-13

Officers of the Sikh regiment in India
were annoyed by some native hanging
about their camp, and "sniping" them
with a rifle. The colonel sent for his
orderly, native soldier, and said he
wanted a squad to go over the noun
tain that night and catch the miscreant
who was annoying them. The orderly
saluted and begged TO be allowed to
act alone, assuring his colonel that he
would soon catch the culprit. The Of
hcer, admiring his pluck, agreed, and
the next morning the soldier walked In
with the head OF the sniper. The OIL
GERS were loud I'm their praise OF the
soldiers valor. "Oh, sirs, l had no
difficulty" he said. You see, ! knew
his ways He was my father"
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-24
Still Shorter Gowns Is Dictun
of the Paris Fashion-maker

runs a letter from a French modiste.
Neat little shooting costumes for the
moors VIII be changed in the after
noon to a pretty cloth costume as short
as the shooting gown. When the men
come home, and tea gowns are the
order of the day. these tea gowns will
still clear the ground, filmy laces and
%glittering silver or gold embroideries
outlining the soft hem Of chiffon or
ninon.
Evening dresses will also be com
paratively short. There will be no
trains, except at court, the frocks being
cut very full round the hem about half
an inch or an inch from the ground.
"As to the style. there is no doubt
that the fishwife gown, with it's tightly
swathed tunic, opening over a tucked
or pleated full skirt, will still be popu-
lar. OF course, any far-seeing woman
can note in this nshwife costume the
dreaded thin end of the wedge. We
have been so pleased with our slim APP
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-24

YELLED WITH MOUSSELINE.


The tunic has diminished not one
whit in popularity in spite of the fact
h the moyen-age and the panier are
pressing il closely. Even some of the
street dresses of cloth are being worn
with tunics of net or mousseline, and
one of the most striking gowns OF the
year was, a white frock of lingerie type
with a black tunic Of wide-mesh net.
This took at once, and II may be taken
for granted that mousseline will play a
large part in the gowns to come, for IT
wells the supple, glossy materials and
tones them down so that they may be
more universally used.
It Is even said that the evening coats
of the later season will be lined with
satin draped with mousseline. and
such an idea brings With II many pos
sibilities. One might have a pale-greeD
coat, for instance, ined with shrimp
pink covered with green mousseline
The effect would be opalescent and very
beautiful. besides being novel. Orchid
colorings. too. may be procured, and
yellow may be used In so many perfect
combinations. Red may be used more
usual, for when it is yelled with
some darker and less conspicuous color
the effect is OF extreme richness with
no touch of gaudiness.
These combinations will require the
eye of In artist, but when we'll done
they will be surprisingly lovely.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-24

ManteH Destroys Time-H onored
Illusion By Agricultural Aims
Declines to Steep Life with
Gloom So Dear to "Old
School" Actors.

won't let one play any but the ac-
cepted version. wen though they call
it a lot of bombast."
Mr.. Mantell pulled luxuriously at his
big black cigar.
II believe In making Shakespeare
ern audiences can enjoy him without
taxing themselves too much to under
stand him. His are all simple, drama
tic tales, and why consider II necessary
to present them In deep, actory tones,
according to the old idea of how they
adays is more NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TO
the modern ideas of what constitutes
n~aturalness."
Then he dropped his serious manner
and waxed funny.
THE first time l was ever on the pro.
f~essional stage he told me, II played
Francisco-that very small part in
Hamlet" We used gas in those days.
/ was scared completely at the idea of
being on the stage alone for those few
seconds. so I went to the gas man and
offered him a shilling to turn the lights
down very low.
He said that for two shillings he'd
turn them out altogether chuckIed
Mr.. Mantell. so thae night, just as 1
went on, out went the lights. and | said
my very little say in The dark"
The recollection pleas ed him nightly.
Did you get reprimanded," asked.
NO. indeed he with a
satisfied air, that was a dark secret
between the gas man and me-"
AS 1 left he was inspecting his walls.
which were hung with a motley assert
ment of doublets, trunks, caps. hose and
what not, with a view to locating his
Romeo costume.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-24
Work Is an Essential to Happiness I


they are bored. restless and unhappy
for the lack of something to do, Some
thing to do, and thousands OF little
suffering. starving children, stretching
cut helpless hands; feeble and totter-
ing old age begging for a little comfort
and sympathy in its last days. 1t is a
shameful confession that hands should
be idle and brains unoccupied when
there is such need for help in the lives
of those about us. 1t is the doing Of
real, honest, strenuous work that
develops mind, heart and soul TO beauti-
full perfection. The woman who is busy
all day long will find no time for NOR
bid introspection-the petty griefs and
worries of everyday life will be swept
aside as trifes to make room for bigger
things.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-24
Artist C~0nfesses Farming Is
Chief Joy of His Off
Stage Hours.

THERE is nothing tragic about Mr..
Mantell's mein in the hours thai
he calls his own, |. e.. the hours outside
of the playhouse. Nor does hi stalk
the streets with knitted brows and
' folded arms, in accordance with the
popular idea of a tragedian's appear
ance.
Unblushingly, when I asked him to
account for this, he declared that out
side of hours he was a farmer; that
nothing on earth could equal the joy of
feeling a good horse under one and of
riding through the country.
Shades of the p~rosaic! King Lear
filling the soil, Hamlet carefully
inspecting the rain barl, and the
naughty Othello debating as to the fate
of crops. Why, oh why, most noble
disciple of the wordy bard, didst thou
reveal this dark secret?
II should think" | began, when l
had recovered, that sleeping yourself
so constantly in tragedy would have
more or less influence upon your men
tai attitude toward things in general
Don't you find it easier to be gloomy
than otherwiseY
Not a gloom smiled Mr.. Mantell;
"of course when one is very tired from
mental exertion, one Is apt to be rather
downcast. but the temperament Of
which some actors love to pirate has
nothing to do with it.
There are some who pose so much
that 1t becomes second nature The
old-time t%ragedian will stalk impress
lively into a saloon and ask for a glass
of beer with as great a frown and deep
a voice as if he was going through the
biggest moment in his greatest role"
Mr.. Mantell gave an imitation Of
this type with great JUNCTION, rolling his
eyes and his RS. knitting his brows and
gutturally asking for the glass Of
"~be-e-ar," coming back to himself with
a droll smile hat was very winning.
That's the way they do it," he as
sured me. and 1 had to o my APP
probation, so heartily was / laughing.
II doubt if your makeup in some
of your characters could be improved
upon" said I. How did you acquire
such perfection?"
We'll" he reflected, 'if o a had TO
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-24
An Irnpolite Girl.

Dear Miss Doom:
Not long ago I met a girl VINO seemed
very nice aud who invited me to call.
did, and she had some other TRENDS there,
and almost completely ignored me- feit
very much out Of it, ana was a"iuiiy EN-
h rrassed. When I left-qulte early-she
hardly said goodnight, because she was so
interested in another fellow. | know she
did not like me much, but think she could
have been a little nicer in her own house.
The other day l met her, alone, and she
asked me to call. l said / would let her
-Knew, Would you go?. Please advise me.
PBRPLEXED.
7 think you would be very foolish to
consider going. Write a little note. say
ing that you find you cannot arrange to
go. Perhaps your attitude will teach
her q lesson.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-24
Whisperings from French Capital
Yield Important Secrets of the
Smartest October Modes.

A UTUMN fashions are already be-
ginning to be discussed by the
"eii-dressed woman. At present Paris,
as usual, is s%hrouding the subject of
october fashions in o~bscurity, but a
rev hints leak out, and many women
VINO nave the reputation of being
q of fashion garner up these
hints and utilize them on their sum-
mer frocks. The consequence Is that
when the fashion arrives the leaders
OF fashion are credited with second
sight.
One hint that was given by a French
modiste is that all gowns will be
worn very short. 1t will not be a
question of just clearing the ground.
but of only reaching to the ankles and
showing the neatest footgear.
Every gown will be made short"
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-24
AurTM
rMay3 @G1


Stewed prunes
Cream of wheat
Meat cakes Hot toast
Rolls Coffee
LUNCHEON.
Baked beans Brown bread
Stewed tomatoes Dill pickles
Bread pudding
Tea
DINNER.
English beef soup
Broiled steak Fried potatoes
Succotash Piccalili
Orange f~ritters
Fruit Cheese
Coffee
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-24

play between four and five hundred
of the time you'd have some rather
good ideas about making up. That is
what I had to do in England. when
first went on the stage. That was the
greatest took company that ever hap
pened. I got a great insight into char
acter makeup and character-playing,
too. But, then, I've always studied
makeup carefully. For instance, in
as much detail as possible, l try to
make my Richelieu look like the picture
in the Louvre.
you know the great thing in acting
Is the characterizing-the getting into
the part,
MY most difficult role ?" he repeated
after me, "we-ell, l think It's King
Lear. 1t Is also the one / like best, be-
cause it offers me endless study. Now
In Macbeth and Othello / feel that I
can go no further, but 1t would be i'm
possible ever to reach perfection iE
the role of Lear. An actor could play
it every night until he was 100 years
old and never please himself. 1t is a
wonderful character. l am struggling,
struggling, struggling with 1t. and hope
some day to makeiit something like I
van it to be.
Richard III. I like least, though ]
shouldn't say so, as it was the role that
brought me into prominence. I rec all
of the faults In it that the critics love
to rave about, but what can | do? They
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-24

1t is always a very sad acknowledge
ment when a young woman says she is
lonely and has to be amused. That she
possesses no within herself is
surely a humiliating confession. To the
active mind loneliness is impossible
ones own brain ought to furnish the
very best company in the world. An
hour each day with some good book
is a splendid mental tonic. The more
you read and cultivate your brain by
dwelling in the companionship of great
the less dependent you will be
on the society of others, As a great
writer once said, When you grow SO
interesting that o like TO be by your
self you will be SO interesting thai
everybody will ant you to be with
them"
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-24

= ENIUS is an infinite capacity for
hard work. Too often we are in
Clined to attribute the success of those
who have reached the top of the lad
der of fame, to luck or good fortune,
but could we have watched them In
their struggles for the desired goal, we
would realize that it was a genuine
plodding grind day by day, that
wrought this seeming brilliancy the
world calls genius. In literature, art,
music or any profession in life 1t Is
training that gives mastery, practise
that makes perfect"
Everyone can dream wonderful day
dreams Of the great things they are
going to accomplish In the future, but
it takes determination. persistency,
and stlcktoitiveness to settle down TO
the immediate labor necessary to the
accomplishment Of any really great
thing. The precious gift of time comes
to us direct from the Divine hand;
anything else wasted or lost may be re-
stored OF replaced. but the fleeing
hours of golden opportunity never come
back again.
Every woman needs some special
work to occupy mind. heart, body and
sou to the limit of her capabilities. A
man would go quite mad If the most
strenuous occupation of his day con-
sisted in a game of bridge whist or a
pink tea. The mere act of creating
something ones own Is a pleasures.
whether it be a picture. a story, a bit
of lace work or a loaf of bread.
So many young married women say
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-24
"Fishwife" Costume Will Con-
tinue to Enjoy Popularity, While
Umbrellas Undergo a Change.

p%earance hat Fashion, however dicta-
torial she may be. dare not bring in
skirts fulled round the waist without
a warning of her intention So she has
sent her warning In due course. in the
shape of the 1shwife's costume.
Gloves will still cling to black
and white, tan and gray.
Umbrella handles will become more
moderate, and the latest fashion Is the
walking-stick umbrella. 1t has a
leather handle and over the silk UNI
brella, which can fold up over a stee.
stick into the tiniest compass, Is a
leather case which draws up to meet
the handle n transforms the UNI
brella into a particularly neat stick.
"As for hats, we are promised that
they certainly will decrease in size"
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-24
A Little Girls. Query.

DrsS-Mlss paea@
NV sister says that I am too young TO
wear nv hair in a ~pompadour. ! despise
n narted am 10. Please give me your
opinion.
7 think your sister is right. A POM
padour would make you look much
older. Cheer up. You ought to be
glad that you are a little girl and can
have good times that older persons
would give much to have back again.
Zine enough to worry about the way
to wear your hair.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-24
THE WHITE pETTIcOAT.


The woman who has INDUCED her
fondness for silk in all forms has worn
h silk petticoat In season and out.
Today if h would be fashionable her
petticoats are Of lingerie. These have
returned to the highest favor. They
will not be worn in city streets under
dark coat suits, for they soil too easily.
but they will be worn under everything
else and especially under evening
gowns.
They are made of thin cotton and
muslin and handsomely trimmed with
lace when they are for house wear.
The best model for the street or for
everyday wear under light frocks has
a deep rufie finished with a scaTloped
edge, heavy b~uttonhoied.