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Requin, q priest and an artist who was
first employed by the powerful ruler OF
that age as the teacher Of this art among
the nobility. From him came the two
distinct schools -0mote-Senke' and 'Ura-
Senke." differing from each other in their
principle Of movement.
Previously the art had been used wholly
among the nobility. who under the wing
Of their ancestors merit devoted them
selves to nothing In the world but leisure
and pleasure, and 1t had become one OF
the most aristocratio and refined OF en-
joyments. How much time and energy
they spent in studying fine shades OF
movement and producing beauty OF
form can never be imagined by an Occi-
dental who lives up TO the proverb Time
is money
Until the reign Of Meiji, when Japan
opened her door to the wide world. the
tea ceremony was one Of the most i'm
portant features Of social life. AL those
who felt themselves to be people OF cul-
ture had necessarily to acquire the art
Then the peaceful sleep Of ancient Japan
was suddenly broken by q great tide OF
foreign influence pushing upon It's coasts,
and life became too grave to play with
tea and flowers.
Yet the reverence and love Of people for
this art is by no means lost. Many still
derive from II enjoyment and sense OF
repcse and contrast to the busy world
outside. In many Of the girls high
schools now there IL q special course for
teaching this ceremony. II one visits the
Japanese Woman's College, the only WON.
ans college Of the country. he will find
an artistic little house surrounded by a
flower garden where an expert IL teaoh-
ing the art, 30 important Is II to Japanese
education and culture. A brief descrip-
ton Of the ceremony 10 as follows:
Every well TO do family generally has
a special tea house In the garden which
IA made Of wood or more expensively OF
polished bamboo. II contains two or
three rooms besides kitchen, II they
do not have the special house they set
aside some rooms for the occasion.
The size Of q room In q tea house ie
regulated by the number OF mats used
In Il, a mat being. usually three yards
In iength. two yards in width and four
or Ave inches thick The room is planned
10 accommodate a definite number OF
the mats, 80 that they just At In side by
side without leaving any floor space
uncovered. Tho smallest size for tea
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and the largest eight. II the number Is
more than that the furnishing Of the
room and the process Of serving become
entirely different.
The time chosen is usually Afternoon
from 4 to s and its season is in winter
from June TO August The guests come a
little earlier than the time set and go TO the
waiting place.
When the hour Is come the sound of q
little bell is heard and they proceed TO the
tea house under beautifully shaped pine
branches or perhaps the plum tree in full
blossom, which fills the garden with its
ethereal odor. The little entrance to the
tea house is quietly opened and the guests
go in first the guest Of honor, then the
others. one after another in the order Of
their precedence.
They seat themselves before the fire.
place whore a red fire OF charcoal piled
In a beautiful pattern is seen through the
oval shaped hole and the steam is ascend
kettle, trife opened. They go next
before the -Tokonoma.' where the taste
and skill Of the mistress Is best expressed
In its flower arrangement and their har-
mony with the pictures which are hanging
on the wall They admire these and COM
ment on the culture and personality Of
the woman who accomplished these
When they take their seats they find
at the place Of the guest Of honor an
artistic little fire bowl in the shape of a
cherry flower in which fine incense Is
burning. She takes Il up and smells IL
and then hands II down 20 the second,
who passes II on down the line. BY care
fully smelling the incense they guess
what perfume L. used there. IL is nothing
but guessing game done In courteous
and dignifed manner,
When II is over the door opposite
TO the guests seats Is very quietly
opened and the mistress the artist OF the
ceremony. first appears. She 10 dressed
In silk crepe OF very quiet and beautiful
color. which 10 carefully adjusted TO the
delicate figure Of It's wearer 30 that II
trails on the floor behind her, She has
little silk napkin folded twice corner
wise tu ok ed in front OF her sash.
She bows TO the guests very courteously
who return her greeting In a similar
manner, without any words OF greeting
The process OF the tea ceremony Is begun
by her bringing the tea utensils to the
fireplace one by one.
First she holds the pitcher up with both
hands to the height OF her chest, making
a circle with her curved arms, and grace
fully steps toward the fireplace. She
places the pitcher four inches from the
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beast9 for generations have scavenged
the streets and have been almost abso-
mte monarchs OF the night, enjoying a
freedom which was denied to man. Since
man has freed himself from the tyranny
Of spies the tide OF civilization is grad
ually advancing. and with it's advance
the determination OF the canine popula-
ton Is threatened.
Now the difficulty IL how to get rid OF
these dogs. A Christian in mercy kills
a manned. suffering animal; a Moslem
takes food to II, believing that misfortune
will befan him II he destroys that to which
Allah has given life. So the great unedu-
Gated mass OF Turks. Mohammedsns all,
will resist the killing Of the dogs. For
merly the killing Of q single dog was
punishable by several days imprison-
ment.
II 10 said that the Governor OF a certain
Turkish seaport town once gave orders
that all dogs should be shipped of to an
Island In the Marmora. His orders were
executed. but the island was not far
cough away. The beasts starved and
mapy In desperation attempted to swim
ashore. The inhabitants OF the city then
became 90 frightened that they went out
in boats and brought the remainder back
TO the mainland, believing that Allah In
his wrath would destroy their city IL the
dogs perished. So the dogs were REIN
stated and continued 10 scavenge the
town. from which the wicked Governor
shortly disappeared.
During the old regime an American
glove manufacturer conceived the idea
Of utilizing the dogs Of Constantinople
In his business and offered to tako the
whole canine community OF the hands
OF the Government at rs cents a head.
Though by this means tho city would
have been rid Of the dogs and the Govern
ment Golfers made richer by some hundred
thousand dollars. Mohammedan preju-
dice was too strong and the offer was
rejected.
Turkish newspapers have now taken
up the question. and the following typi-
cally Mohammedan proposition comes
from one OF them: The male and the
female dogs shall be shipped Oh to diff
ferent islands. where. with an attendant
or two TO feed them. they shall be allowed
TO die natural death. II 1t Ia attempted
to carry out this old ago pension scheme
the dogs themselves will probably have q
voice In the mstter and decide which
shall live the longest; since for many
generations the scavengers Of one street
have looked upon those Of another as
their enemies. and an such to be fought
and conquered
Each block or portion Of block IL pa
trolled by band Of from ten to twenty
dogs. which like trained army realizes
that union Is strength. None Of band
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NEARLY KILLED MENEETE.
Syrian Doctor Tried TO Make Abyssinian
King Younger by Electricity.

PARIS. Jan. ?s.-The report spread last
November that King Menelik OF Abys-
sinie had narrowly escaped electrocution.
Details are now supplied by DR.. Vitalien,
a Frenchman, who has been for some time
King Menelik' 9 private physician.
The King has always been q hard worker.
Certain advertisements printed In foreign
newspapers and telling how youth had
been restored by means OF electricity
attracted his attention at time when he
was suffering from overwork, He told
DR.. Yitalien that he wished TO take q
course OF electrotheropy, The doctor
ditsuaded him.
A Syrian doctor who possesseu some
electric apparatus Of a primitive oroeT
and in somewhat dilapidated condition
managed during a temporary sbsenpe
Of DR.. vitalien to persuade King Meneik
10 try his machinery. The Syrian doctor.
who knew very little about how 10 use
electric apparatus. nearly electrocutcd
the King. DR.. vitalien was summoned
and succeeded in saving his life.
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RIVE O'CLOCK TIA IN JAPAN
CEREMONIAL TO BE MASTERED
ONLY AFTER LONG STUDY.
1t 10 an Exhibition OF Cultivation. Taste
and Grace-There 10 Also an Element
Of Physica, Culture In Injunction
NeEulated by Ancient Traditi0ns.

y would like to serve tea for you. al
though II will not be az good as you have
In your own home,' is q remark that ID
repeated very often to every Japanese
who comes TO this country.
Tea making indeed seems to be consid-
cred by Americans as II It were q special
tnbon talent OF the Japanese. Every
one seems to associate the name Of the
country with tea and flowers. There
are very few who will not be surprised
to hear that three or four years are needed
in order to master the art Of tea making
and there are some who devote all their
lives to this art alone.
Tho art Of the matter is not. az many
think, that Of making delicious tea. but
It's main purpose 10 to develop graceful
and beautiful manners and to train the
body 80 that its movement Ia under the
perfect control Of the viii. In this re-
spect the art is physical culture more
than anything else.
The beginning Of this art 10 very OBJ
scure. According to the popular mo-
ton 1t has existed since the eighth oen-
tury. In order to entertain the guests
and break the monotony Of simply serving
Tea In ancient times they used many curl
ous and quantity beautiful movements
In the process Of the tea making.
1t was BY no means considered an art
until 1900 A. D.. when, the time ourioualy
corresponding with the Renaissance OF
European history. Japanese learning and
an were recovered and developed and
Tea making took tho distinct shape oi
fine art. with the sister arts Of flower
arrangement and the incense ceremony
through the patient work Of Zen priest
Zen 10 denomination Of Buddhism.
An entirely new development was e.
nol'shed fifty years later by Senno
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Wasted Mistietoe.
From TIE Lddp's Pictorial.

Another illusion dispelled. Mistlstoe.
II seems. Is not a Christmas decoration.
=Hoily. tho box and the s.y,- sher,a deck
forth our houses and churches at Yuletide,
but mistlstoe should not make its appear
ance till the New Year. II may help TO
restore the practice Of making the hang
ing OF the mistletoe a separate New Years
ceremony TO state that its efficacy Is en-
tirely lost II II is hung and used for the
encouragement of osculstion before the
.Srst day Of the year.
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The Kaiser aud German Women,
From the Woman at Home,

No detail seems 10 escape the German
Emperor, even the dresses worn by his fair
subjects receiving his attention.
Al wiesbaden lately he exclaimed; In
this town all the ladies' dress well. But
only herel All! wish all German women
were as 4 la mode as the WI esbadeners.-
a fault with his countrywomen. "I'll do
them this Justice" he added: thank
Heaven, they don't make up their faces
like Enghshwomenl No German lady who
respects herself flies TO the rouge or powder
pot"
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DOG PROBLEM In TURKEY
oOySrANrTNOPLB THINKING ar
CLEARING ITS STREETS.

plans for Gsttins Rid Of the Hundreds or
thousands OF DOGS That From Time
Imnemoriai Have Deen the City's
scayenkers M ohamnie edan Prelude
CoSsTASTNoPLE. Jan. l6.-within q
short time the new Turkish Government
will have 10 decide definitely the question:
What is to be done with the dogs IL we
provide other and adequate means Of
scavenging and cleaning the streets OF
the capital''
Hundreds OF thousands Of homeless
The sun., 1909-02-07

Whenever she plays in Salt Lake City her
home. he gets her latest photograph TO
add to a collection already the most COM
plets OF its kind. His interest Is ex-
planned by the fact that he has known her
since childhood and watched from the
early years OF her struggle the young
woman's gradual rise to a place In the
foremost ranks.
A number Of correspondents have seen
many years OF service. II 10 no un-
common thing to hear OF some who have
been connected with the papers they repre-
sent fve or ten years or even longer.
The man Just msntiohed has been writ
Ing tabloid dramatic criticism for nearly
eleven years. Perhaps. though. the dean
among the guild Ia man In Idaho who has
rarely missed Q performance in his city
for the last fifteen years.
Men are not the only correspondents.
Several women are numbered on the star
Of one theatrical weekly. and these fem
mime correspondents sometimes do more
than just send In weekly items concerning
visiting companies.
They often show q substantial interest
in the members OF the troupe just at
time when Il is most acceptable. They
frequently prepare spread Of good things
and invite the players to hospitable
supper after the evenings performance
a. change from the regulation steak and
ham and eggs Of the country hotel.
Their hospitality does not end here.
They have given shelter 10 many an ac-
tress connected with q stranded company
who would have been in distressing pre-
dicament II abe had not found place to
stay until money and a railroad ticket
came from home. One woman In Ne
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-07-17
Newspapers Are Better.

Evidence has shown that the news
papers are the logical mediums for school
advertising. Men and women who give
attention to educational problems are,
as rule, the kind who keep in touch
with the affairs of the world. They
read the newspapers for the news that's
in them-for information as to what
congress is doing, for the society news,
for dry goods store news, for political
news, for reports of current happenings
here and abroad in every department of
human action!
The daily newspapers are the me-
diums that have made good" during
the past several years on this class Of
advertising. Besides the reason given
for this, there are a number of others.
For one thing, there is better oppor
tunity of people getting acquainted with
aschool through medium which comes
out more frequently than once month.
Another advantage in using newspapers
lies in the fact that as different sections
are covered by them, the school may
different copy and different arguments
in its home territory from that used in
other sections, In the selection of me-
diums to use, there is no question that
the papers which appeal to the more
cultured, more serious-minded readers
rather than to the frivolous or those oi
low taste and morals, are the ones that
will bring the best results, Mail Order
| Journal.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-07-17
five Hundred Acres Of Corn.

AS Mr.. Stenger's land is all in this
county, down on Battle creek, we copy
the following article from the Rapid City
Journal.
Not long ago gentleman was in Rapid
City who asked if their was any corn
raised hereabouts. When different ones
spoke of having ten, fifteen aud thirty
acres of corn planted the stranger that
would show that corn could be raised
here, but that was very small acreage.
1t happened that Ed stenger was stand
ing near and when the corn question
had been we'll discussed he quietly put
In his say to the effect that he had five
hundred acres of corn in and doing well.
I'll have about go, 900 bushels myselfif,
all goes" he said. The stranger stood
aghast at the corn grower, and finally
concluded that this is something ofa
corn country.
Mr.. Stenger left few days ago for the
coast, where his parents are now living.
His parents left Peorit, H., in 1852 and
travelled all the way to Washington with
oxen. They lived there ever since, and
Mr.. Stenger took his daughter with him
to visit her grandparents.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-07-17

fever, typhoid fever, diphtheria, scarlet
fever or measles, and the body of such 9
person shall not be taken into any
church, chapel or other public place, ex'
cept measles and typhoid fever, which
may be publicly buried If enclosed in a
metal case or when embalmed by the
method known as arterial and cavity
embalming.
''Rule s. Town, city and county
boards of health, shall exercise especial
supervision (subject to the supervision
ofthe state board) over the sanitary con-
ditions of all schools and school houses,
hotels. restaurants, boarding houses,
water and ice supplies, slaughter houses,
meat shops, heating, ventilation, plumb
ing and disposal Of excret of schools and
school houses within their respective
jurisdictions; and any here any hygenic
faults are found It shall be their duty to
notify Immediately, the proper persons
or authorities. and cause the same to be
corrected. And where complaint is
made in writing to the county superin-
tendent of health, by parties deemed
responsible, of any decaying or putrid
body or substance, that may endanger
the health ofpersons or domestic animals,
said officer shall make investigation and
take action that may be necessary to abate
such nuisance if found.
'Rule g. 1t shall be the duty of all
city and health officers to report to the
superintendent of the county board Of
health of their respective counties on
the first day of each month, all cases of
contagious diseases occurring within
their jurisdiction during the preceding
month, in accordance with the blanks
prescribed by the state board of health,
and furnished by the state board of
health, and also furnished by the county
of health: And all
of the county boards of
health, shall make not later than the
tenth day, to the superintendent of the
state board of health, all contagious
diseases occurring in their respective
counties during the preceding month"
'It having come to the knowledge of
the state board of health, that many
school children are backward in their
studies, and that many such children
are deficient in vision, we therefore
to the several school boards,
that all public school principals and
teachers be furnished with chart or
card for examining pupils vision, and
using the same, and that they be required
to use said charts, and notify children's
parents of results of such examinations,
should their vision appear deficient.
These charts or cards and instructions
can be furnished for the :rifling sum Of
twenty-five cents each.
"Tbe state boards of health are unan-
mous in their recommendation of the
of all school children, and
others not previously vaccinated within
he past seven years"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-07-17

The forest service men in the Black
Hills are agitating the establishment of
stations for fire patrol upon Harney Peak
and Terry's Peak. 1t is a good scheme
and we hope the Government will take
cognizance of the importance of such
stations and the advantage that may
accrue therefrom. A lookout on each
peak provided with a good field glass
can view the entire Hills territory and
with phone line from each peak to
the nearest established phone line, in
case of fire they could save much yal-
uable time in mobilizing help to save
property. The CHRONICLE deems this
an imperative need and is willing to
favor the project and urge its early full
fillment. We hope the boys will keep
urging the matter until they gain the
object desired.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-07-17
FOUND DEAD.
Fred Dunke Found Dead IN I. o. o. r
Hall, Wednesday.

| Hall, Wednesday.
About three o'clock Wednesday after
noon when Joseph Waughap was sent
up to the Odd Fellows hall, lower town,
after some things that had been left
there the 5th, he discovered the body of
a man lying face downward just inside
the door. Upon examination he dis
covered that the body was cold and had
been dead for some time. He immedia-
tely called in a number of the business
men and bystanders in that locality and
upon investigation the man was dIscov.
cred to be Fred Dumke, who had been
visiting in the city for time. The
coroner was Immediately notified and
the body removed, to the morgue.
Yesterday an inquest was held and a
number of witnesses were called to give
testimony in the case. No marks OF
violence were found ON the body and
from all appearance his death was the
result of natural causes. Himself and
wife have been staying at the home Of
John Mueller in the city since Friday
and on the morning of the 9TH at about
six o'clock he left the house before
breakfast saying he was going to take a
short walk as had been his custom. He
had been in the parade on the 9th and
it is thought he went up to the hall to
get something he had forgotten when
his death occurred. At the inquest the
fact was brought to light that horse
had thrown him a short time ago and
although he had been complaining about
pains in his side and chest before this
he has not felt as we'll since. An au-
topsy was held by DR.. Walker and DR..
McRoberts and it was found that his
death was due to enlargement and rup-
ture of the heart, the jury, which was
composed of w. f. Reeder, Jay Crane
and F. d. Hummel, returning a verdict
to that effect.
His death was certainly shock to his
many friends here as he was thought to
be in the best of health. His marriage
occurred at Pringle to Miss Anna Callan
on the 2lst of June, little over two
weeks ago. He was about thirty-two
years old and since his marriage has
been residing on his ranch eight miles
west of this city. He was member of
the local lodge of I. o. o. F. and also
the M. b. A, the last named order car
rying policy of s., 900 on his life.
The funeral will be held Saturday
afternoon from the Christian church,
Rev. Il. L. Eaton will preach and the
services will be in charge of the l. o. o.
F. The remains will be laid to rest in
the Evergreen cemetery. Hot Springs
Star, July 9.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-07-17
Wood Consumed by pulp Mills.

Two hundred and fifty-one pulp mills
in the United States used 3,346, LOG cords
of wood and made 2,lls,947 tons of pulp
last year. Spruce has always been the
leading pulp wood, and it furnished GA
per cent of the total quantity used. The
rapid development of the wood pulp in
dustry in the last ten years has rendered
The domestic supply of spruce INSULT
cient TO meet the demands on it, and
consequently importations from Canada
have been heavy. In 1908 our pulp
mills consumed nearly 1900, 900 cords OF
domestic spruce and more than $40, ,0cO
cords of imported spruce, making the
imports of spruce IS per cent of the
domestic supply.-Lincoln (Neb.) Trade
Review.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-07-17

South Dakota has every promise of
having the best year in her history.
Crop conditions throughout the state
were never better than at the present
time. Farmers and stockmen will be in
the king row this fall when they have
marketed their crops and stock. The
sheepmen from the ranges are well
pleased with their wool clip and are get
ting good prices for it. The thousands
of new settlers who nave located in the
western part of the stats have brought
much wealth intothe state and the crops
they will harvest from the low-priced
land will add many thousands of dollars
to the wealth ofthe state. For a number
OF years South Dakota has been the
wealthiest state in the Union from per
capita standpoint. Indications seem to
point to continuance of this distinction
por some time to come.-Lead Call.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-07-17
Word comes from Mitchell that w. NJ.

Word comes from Mitchell that w. M.
Grafton, state superintendent of the Anti
Saloon League, has announced that the
anti-treating law will be enforced in
every county of the state. 1t is also an
nounced that a test case will be made of
the new law at once. Many of the lead
ing attorneys of the state have given it
as their opinion that the law is uncon-
stitutional. 1t is understood that case
will be brought in the circuit court at
Pierre to test the legality of the law, and
that the case will at once betaken to the
supreme court, so as to have the ques-
ton settled at once. Leader.