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Dodging Sunday.

DR. PARkHTRST. at dinner in New
- York, said of Sabbath observance:
There are too many of us who are
like the Hampstead woman.
This woman said to her little boy the
other day:
You mustn't roll your hoop in the
front garden, dear. It's Sunday Go and
roll it in the back garden
Isn't it Sunday in the back garden
too mamma the little boy asked
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--OR many decades il has been Gus
tomary in most of the states of
~ the Union to set aside one day
u in the year for the holding of
services in memory of the SOL
IS OF the civil war and the decorating
their graves with flowers. The custom
..ieInated among the women i'll the south
II states during the civil war. In 1sjS
Z was adopted by the Union veterans.
ID the custom was later adopted by
,la.ost all of the states. 1t has been
made a legal holiday by all Of the legis-
,etures excepting those of the states of
loaho and Texas.
The custom of setting aside special
day in memory of the dead did not. how
ever originate in the south. 1t is based
Upon a primitive instinct of mankind.
whose longing to get in touch with the
souls of the departed has made them
seek all sorts of ethereal agencies. such
as the fragrance of flowers, in order to
watt their thoughts, messages prayers
to them.
Thus when a maiden dies among the
Seneca Indians they iInprison a bird.
whose silence appears to be interpreted
as mourning for the dead. When at last
II begins to sing they release it over
her grave and send it forth laden with
c.treSSeS and messages which they be-
leve it will fly to the spirit land and
deliver.
When men die in battle in defense of
their homes or for principles which they
wish to leave heritage to their chill
dren, the next generation would be un-
grateful indeed if they could not pause
at least once a year to remember the
devotion of the heroic dead and, if pos
Sible, give tina nkS for the example of their
virtues. shed "a tear for their loss and
offer prayer for the forgiveness of their
frailties. In some countries there is a
superstition that tears are efficacious in
procuring rest and pardon for the dead
In the funeral GRAFTON of st. AmbrosiuS
il is said. The poor also shed their
tears, precious and fruitful tears. that
washed away the sins of the deceased
They let floods of redeeming tears
On the other hand. it is said TO be d
sin to weep for the dead after the grass
has grown over their graves, for every
tear is said to bring pang to them. and
excessive grieving for them holds them
To the earth atmosphere and keeps them
from the rest Of heaven.
The orientals i'll general look upon
graveyardS as cities of the silent and
believe that they are peopled by invisible
spirits, each of whom sits at the head
of his own grave.
1t is interesting. therefore. to note that
in China a Memorial Decoration day
has long been held in honor of the dead.
1t combines with IL suggestions of the All
Souls day observances of Christendom.
Each year day in April is selected for
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hrac. cabinets full of curios will make
the room attractive.
The dining room is usually at the
forward end of the deckhouse. and
those at dinner are able TO have a view
of the water. The furnishing is usually
in mahogany, and around the tables
twenty-five or thirty guests can often
be accommodated. A stewards pantry
will connect with this room, and from
the stewards pantry the galley is
reached. Sometimes this is in the deck
house, so that no smell of cooking gets
into the interior of the yacht.
i X
The crews quarters are usually for
ward and are better than those set
apart for the owner of yachts of thirty
years ago. The forecastle is always
roolny and well ventilated. Berths are
arranged around the sides for the men
and i'll the center is a table. The petty
officers have Staterooms and the cap
tain, engineer, mates and chief steward
have quarters separated from the rest
of the crew and have 4 separate mess
On many of the large yachts there is a
separate gallery and special cook for
the crew.
The captain has his stateroom on the
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all wear hats of homespun of the shape
OF pie pan turned up round the rim
Their hats are of bright colors and
there Is fringe on each side the pie
pan that hangs down over the ears
The women have long. black hair
often worn in two long braids down
the back, or it may be twisted into a
score of fine braids. They hav.
bright-colored shawls. gay bodices and
very full skirts. that reach almost to
the ankles. but which sometimes are cut
Off at the middle of the calf These
skirts are of bright colors and one WON
an may have half dozen or more the
inner ones being shorter than those
without. The women spin and weave
the cloth for these skirts and make
them at home. They wear no stockings
or other underclothing, and go bare
footed and barelegged. Like the men
and the children, they are dirty and
frowsy. and not a few of them have
many uncomfortable insects on their
bodies and heads.
FRANK G. CARPENTER
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stove in one corner of the hut, and the
fuel is the droppings of llamaS and cattie'
which are gathered up and dried Tor the
purpose. Sometimes a kind oil peat Is
used and sometimes the Stunted veSeta-
ton of the pampas is chopped out ana
burnt The stove has no chimney ana
the smoke blackens the roof OF the nut
and gets out through the door mere Is
no sign of comfort about such a nome.
There are no tables or chairs. 1t is, IN
fact about as bad any dog kennel or
pioneer stable we have in America
Indeed, it is difficult to believe that
hundreds of thousands of human peinss
are born, live and die in these squalid
hrts of the Ouichuas. Their dwellings
are the same now that they nave been
for generations, and the only dlHerehce
of conditions among them IS tnat SOME
families have several houses, WINE o,heis
have only one. Where a man is rlch ne
NAV have an extra hut to store his prod
uce and his implements for the far1n'
but as a rule he has no more comforts
than the poor. ~ ,.
Many of the huts on the pampas haNe
small corrals. made of stone or mud'
about them, into which the sheep iialfias
and donkeys are driven at nsht SOME
have little patches of potatoes anu na,ies
and qunua nearby. Qulnua Is kihu Oh
. grain about as big as the head OF
Nj, that is grown to make mush or
.,uel II is a second cousin OF the orui-
nary pigweed of the United states, anu
.,,- narartneut of Agriculture eApt'.S
to axneriment with it, as a staple Amer
lean plant.
And this brings me to the 1000 VI 'he
Indians They live very SIMPLY, tie'r
diet consisting of mutton or llama meat
and potatoes, barley and corn, which
thew soak and mash and cook in stew
They have also cholona. which IS frozen
mutton. so dried that it Will last Tor
wears. Now and then they nave a
chicken to eat and sometimes beer and
pork. In most cases the chickens ana
sometimes the pigs sleep in the hut with
the family. The Americans who employ
large numbers of Indians at Cerro de
Pasco and furnish quarters Tor them at
a low rent have to order a general clean
int- ont of the hogs from the nuts every
Few weeks in order to keep the dwellings,
sanitary. -, ,.eo,,, Ia,
ANOTHER food that is used largely by
the Quichuas is chuno. or frozen pota
toes. Chuno looks like bits of
bleached bones, but it is really potatoes
which have been frozen and dried so
that they can be kept for years without
spelling The potatoes so used are
special variety of about the size Of "a
base ball They are first soaked in
water. This is done at night. Early
in the morning before the sun rises they.
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For 0ptimists Only.

SENATOR LODGE apropos of Mexico
- said at tea in Washington:
Let US undertake our task down there
with optimism. We will succeed as we
succeeded in Cuba.
Optimism is needed in this task as
much as-as much as Well, it's lit
tie story.
"A man asked publisher for work
'Humph; it's the spring season. said
the publisher, and | can give you some,
provided you're an optimist.'
The literary trend is rather toward
pessimism. said the applicant, doubt
fully. Look at the Russians
- i know. but you must be an optimist
for this job said the publisher; It's a
spring seed catalogue that I'm getting
up. +"
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provides ice as fast as it is wanted 1t
Is no longer necessary to I'LL the iceboX
when starting on cruise and then when
long away from port to suffer because
the ice has melted. Cold drinks can be
served at any time.
The plumbing on these yachts Is some
times better than that found in d modern
house. bathroom is connected with
each Stateroon on the very large YES
sells and on smaller craft Il bathroom is
usually placed between every two state
rooms. Hot and cold fresh and salt
water is piped to each bath and some
of the large vessels there is steam
room fitted with needle and other baths.
In olden days the matter OF ventila-
ton was always troublesome problem.
Small ports. which had to be closed in
rough weather. We're fitted to each state
room and there were sliyliehts in the
deck to furnish air ard light. In wet
weather the deck skylights also had to
Je cl"std and then it was close and
stu%y below.
Nov some of the larger yachts
many OF the staterooms and cabins are
en- the main Geek in u Gecklouse which
is fitted with large windows. Should
the weather be so rough than the waves
break over tie vessel steel screens are
closed over the windows TO protect the
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The FingerIess Kind.

7 LILLIAN RUSSELL. during a recent
l. visit to Atlantic City. was amazed to
see the number of slashed skirts that still
prevailed on the Boardwalk.
They must be last springs left-overs,"
she said
Just then a young girl. in a skirt out
rageously slashed at back and front.
asked her companion. in passing:
How do you like my new dress? Fits
like a glove, doesn't it?'
Fits like a mitt. she'd better say.
murmured Miss Russell, with q smile.
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AN INDIAN FEAST DAY.

out of the middle ages. The men wear
low-crowned hats with brims that turn
up They have on bright-colored pom
chos or shawls. with their heads stuck
through a hole in the middle. Below the
ponchos YOU can see the short breeches.
These extend TO the middle of the calf
and are all slit up at one side as lar as
the knee The Indians are either
barefooted or have Unframed cowSkln
sandals Some are without ponchos and
YOU can see that their vests are gayly
embroidered. Not a few have a kind of
a nishtcap of red. blue or white wool
under their hats. and this has flaps that
SO lit down over the ears that they look
as if they were really the ears of the
owners.
The women are even more queer. They
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main deck, and near this room is the
chart room. Above the chart room is
the bridge from which the yacht is
handled. Often there is sun deck large
enough for dancing, then IA promenade
deck screened and sheltered and then
the main and below that the berth deck
The cost of running one of these
floating palaces depends largely on the
amount of entertaining the owner does
He can. Of course, spend any amount of
money for this purpose. The large steam
yachts which make their headquarters
at Newport or Bar Harbor during the
summer are scenes of many fetes. Often
the decks are transformed into gardens
with flowers and shrubs, and dinners and
dances follow one after another. The
yachts are sometimes decorated all over
with tiny electric lights.
a yacht 20, feet long will cost TO build
about S2GG,Go0. She will have about
eight staterooms, dining ROOM saloon
and music room. The average length of
time Il yacht is i'll commission. unless the
owner does long cruising summer and
winter, is about four months a year.
and it will cost about $4,000 to run the
vesse: those four months.
She will have on board a crew of from
thirty to thirty-tive men, and the wages
of the crew will amount to about 5000.
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PHOTo-REcEPTIoN
o J

part of the education Of the owners
daughter who will be on board accom-
panied by a governess and tutor.
The Siala was built at Wilmington.
She is 202 feet long on deck, 40 feet ,
inches on the water line, 20 feet 4 inches
beam and of II feet ) inches draught.
She is steel vessel. has water-tight
bulkheads and is driven by twin triple
expansion engines. which give her a good
cruising speed She has a crew of about
forty men and cost more than 5000
The Siaiia can carry coal in her bunk
ers sufficient to drive her across the
ocean. She has large tanks for fresh
water and should this supply be used up
she has a distilling plant TO replenish
it. She has a refrigerating plant, so
that fresh provisions can be stored and
kept for months. The days when canned
goods had TO be used as soon as the
vessel got out of sight of land are gone
and the steward of one of the handsome
modern yachts is able TO make out a
menu which will rival that of the best
hotel in the world at any time during
the voyage. \ big ice-making machine
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special worship at the graves 1t is CALI
ed the Festival of the Tombs." Under
the tiles of the house a branch of willow
Is fastened i'll such manner that il will
hang down over the door and be seen
by all passersby. Like the blood of the
passover lamb. the hanging of this
branch over the door is believed by the
Chinese to preserve the dwellers in the
house in peace and safety. irrespective of
all tumults and disturbances outside.
~
After this protective branch is hung
the family proceeds to visit the family
tonbs. taking offerings and candles with
them. Gifts and food for the dead when
burned are believed to be borne in their
spiritual essence to the spirits of the
dead. Any neglect of the ceremonies of
the "Festical of the Tombs' is deemed
not only slight to the dead but an in
vitation to all sorts of i'll luck upon ones
self. To a Chinaman there seems no
greater sin than to neglect the graves of
his ancestors
From these customs and beliefs evil
IDENTIFY arose their sentiment that to die
and be buried away from ones native
land is the greatest Of calaTnities for their
relatives would thus be unable to honor
their graves.
1t is probable that some of the super
sttions of the past were invented to keep
people from wandering from their native
lands and transferring their allegiance to
other governments. Whatever may have
been the cause, the people of the east in
general believed that only persons buried
III their native land could enter PARADISE.
The devOut Jew believed that if when he
died he could be buried in Jerusalem he
would without question be able to rise
and reign with the long-eXpected Messiah
when He came. The eastern Jews be-
lieved that il any Jew died and was
buried away from the holy land of prom
Use an angel would torment his body and
make it roll under the ground to .Jerusa-
lem. Therefore when il not practi-
cable or possible to carry the body to
Jerusalem bag OF earth from Jerusalem
was placed in the coffin to save the body
from the angels torments.
1t is interesting TO note that the Irish
have a similar desire to rest OH their
native soil beside their forefathers. Any
Irish soul who is unable TO do this is be-
lieved to be unable to rest peaceably.
For men who have such beliefs ii is es-
pecialiy lneritorious TO follow the call OF
duty in wars far from home.
III some ancient countries it was the
custom when a warrior died To slaughter
victims over his grave OF funeral pyre to
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pleasure in fitting the boats out at the
beginning of each season. They scrape.
paint and overhaul them and then work
on them all through the summer, thus
securing lots of good. healthful exercise
Such yachtsmen are really the backbone
of the sport.
There are others who own floating pal
aces. These yachts are built in the most
elaborate fashion. They are furnished
with all the latest conveniences and are
artistically decorated. They are manned
by large crews who handle the yachts,
and by many stewards. who wait on the
owners and their guests. To own and
maintain such a yacht requires fortune.
II is just 100 years since Capt. George
CrowninShield of Salem built the first
American-owned yacht. This was a sloop
named Fame A little later he retired
from business, built a schooner named
Cleopatra's Barge and cruised across the
Atlantic and through the Mediterranean.
The boat cost $4,000, which was a very
large amount of money in those days.
and she attracted attention at every port
where she touched because of the man
ner in which she was furnished and fitted.
Cleopatra's Barge was the finest YES
sci of her kind afloat at that period.
Since then Americans have led the world
in yachting. The Americas cup, won
in 1851 from fleet of British yachts
is still in possession of the New York
Yacht Club, in spite of twelve attempts
that have been made to win it away
This year the holding club will defend
II for the thirteenth time. and it may
be that this ill-omened number and the
four-leaved shamrock may break the
spell.
In 1874 the New York Yacht Club was
organized. The first squadron consisted
Of eight small vessels. They were stancil-
~ built and comfortable for yachts of
seventy years ago. but they would at
tract little attention in the fleet of the
New York Yacht Club in these days.
The yachts grew steadily in size. In
the sixties schooners were the popular
type and were from 80 to 40 feet in
length. They We're heavily built and
were used for ocean cruising. The fur
nishings We're elaborate for that period.
but compared with yachts of today the
old timers seem like coasting cruisers.
Then steam yachts began to grow in
popularity. At first they were small and
costly playthings for the wealthy and
We're similar IN size 10 the motor Eacht
of today. As steam Yachts grew larger
naval architects paid more attention TO
the interior decorations and to convent
oIces. until today may be just as
comfortable on modern yacht in a
country house.
American yachtsmen own steam yachts
that cruise all over the world. The Amer
lean iag flies over the taffrail of the
Yacht in all waters of the globe. Each
year several owners lit their vessels out
'or cruises around the world. Now the
Si1lia. steamer built last year for
i *. Stewart of Chicago is To make one
- these long cruises, which is to form
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III some ancient countries it was the
custom when a warrior died 10 slaughter
victims over his grave or funeral pyre to
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Special Correspondence Of The >ia.
NEW YORK. MAY
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Palatial Yachts,
Manned by Large
Crews, Cost Fortunes
to Run-Artistic Fea-
lures of Some Vessels.
The First American
Owned Yacht Built by
Capt. George Crownin-
shield of Salem-Ori-
gin of New York
Yacht Club.
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-OR many decades il has been Gus
tomary in most of the states of
the Union to set aside one day
in the year for the holding of
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1914-06-12

boer TIan ON at ienoe bam til noset
onoet Steo maa imibIertio approbe.
res at 5~oipitulet for SpeboIfe.
Oct bor pPret Tanten at ienoe
bam til De Spe6alffes 3oIoni / So.
mali, men benne BIan bar itsbt paa
mango @anifeligbeber. SeIp ON Car.
In ieIp erflarer fig piIlie, os Son.
sresien bepiIger be oermeo f~ornsone
uogifter, maa man fsrit inbbente
TiIlabelie BERTH al 3erritorpets Me.
g%ierins. 9enne bill man nanifelig
iaa, oa Der / !SoroluIil er reiit mango
og iterfe Vroteiter MOB hans Sorien.
belle bio. - 9esuoen piIbe Oct bIipe
nsopenoigt at inobente @pnoiebeber.
mes TiIlaoeIie / ollie De Stuter, bpor.
ieiennem HeiIen iiaafalb matte fore
gaa, oe Der er lioen SanoipnIigbeb
for, at iaaoan Sillabelle piIoe erboI-
bes uoen paa ben @etingeIie, at Gar
lp blen ien6t / en- ipeciel Sernbane.
bogn os paa belle &eiien life fit Sob
til at ltiae no al Oenne.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1914-06-12
Qrthur Gpeniens
Oplepelier

gInnot Tusiaeererne meb Sen To-
naoiife Sceanbamper "@mprefs Of
Srelano", iom Tatten til Sen 29oe
Mai blep Iebet ii9nf al set norife
Srastifib "Storltao", par ifelee
"Scanbia" Mrtbur gpenion; en- ing
Norifamerifaner fra Chicago. San
blep truffet meb, Ga Sfibet ianf;
bans Spemmeopgtiebeb % slanos-
nerp9relie / Sorbinoelie meb, at
ban bar lss og lebig, reooeoe bom.
s ct 9rep til en- al fine to 9reore
i Gbicago beretter ban fslgenbe ON
fine ~ifreffeIiee SplepeIier % fin
merfelige Hebnins:
"Sa, on Tan tro, at hi fit en- be.
bagelig Sur til Norge. Som Olt bel
allereoe bor bert / Mpiierne, ina too.
te en- norlf @aab paa os Sen ferite
Matten, efter at hi bapoe forlaot
Quebec. Seq paaenebe ON Natten
al at gaaoen rlilet oper % at Ell
Gel Sano fom inb paa @ulpet. Seq
iop iaa tunet, at ieg life berte bper.
fen Sammenitsbet eler nogen
alarm. Seq rep ct Tar @i,rer paa
mig % forisate at fonlme mig OBJ
paa GGffet. Eaa mine bare Ben %
foruben nogen Sreie poa mig, fom
iee meo meeeil @eiu9r op paa Oct
fet. Get bar fort iom al,I oa tenn.
meIis foIbt ogiaa. glt, bpab ieg
berte, bar be iorfGroeliae Sebsifrig.
Seq bar aobt og bel fommen op paa
Sfibet, iaa ianf @aaoen % ieg fulg.
te meb. Otter en- Sib fom iee op
isien oe 90 fit ies Sag / noeet fIp.
oenoe Stpf o. bolot mig oppe til ieJ
fit ipsmmet oper til en- 9ipbaao, %
fioen bIep Ri taset omboro / 8riiti-
oniabaaoen. ga iaabau Ell Nat bar
ies olbrig bait oa haaber leg alorig
faor ieien. Saa mango bsenoe %
ussnc Ienneifer bar ieg alorig feet.
Seq fit bperfen alrber eler noact at
ipiie isr ar. rlnot ~. Saa fom Der
ct Grtratos % tos os tiIbage, bpor
ri aif uS ira. ga bIep ri fort lise
omboro / en- anben Itlanterbaps.
baaS, bpcr ri MI ophoIber os. Seq
bar life hcrt noeet ON, hporIeoes Oct
oil saa, ON nj iaar noaen Gritat.
NINA for 1siet, iom ies miitct. SEQ
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1914-06-12

gerre Ill at ofceptere BET progressive
@al9prosram; men SeIaen bltr boz
ientIia Sen iamme | Ben praftilft
NoIitif.
Sra repubIifanif SOLO erflPrel
man, at oct progressive Farti | Tir'
feliabebcn alerebe er gaaet tItpfter.
% at Heitcrnc al oct oil frpbe
SfiilI, bpor Sc bcoit fan, for gorci
or ommc. Gcmofarterne fer poo i'm
Sibc nebig, at TartIet forlaoer
Sfueplaoier inben npite aongreS-
palg bar prret oibolot. Dc oil
nen1lia gierne bopc bets SiPIp til
i1ien at beiuttc Observation-Disclosures
meb line Wpno % iifre ii9 Gpcr'
onaten / 2onb5itpret / set minoite
cnonu ct Bar Nar.
Smiblertlb er set bel tpiliomt,
ON Der / 1916 bill nGre nof al eft
proarc@iipt Forti i9ien til, at bet
ioar lin cgen Vrpiibentfonbiont
Son0ipnIiabcbcn toIcr iterft for, at
Der GA otter finn bill bli 10 tore
BARTER, lom toppcS ON Magten.
Den iclp ON set me SrcmifriotS.
parti iaolcbeS rimcligpis mo pi9e
Vlooien, iom organization betrag.
tet, iao bar bets SilppreIie life
oerior pTret ilben Goo Srl9t. Set
har maolfe mere eno nogen onoen
Iattor | bort politiifc Gin ~bi0roaet
I'll at gipc Den gamle i~terile "Stano.
pnti@me", mcb oenS Iilbpng al
9o'Sorloc % Mnaieinteresier,
Geo8itebet. Tro9resiipismen bar /
itor l%loitrHfnin9 forpngct o. renope.
ret DC ganle BARTER, % ser er
@rinb til at bnobc, at set reaftio-
mere poIitiife SroIo nleo be mango
lirucoc Sopeoer ior LANCE Sioer bar
miitet / i'm Moat / bort oiicntIi0e
Stpr % Stcl. .