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SUMMER VACATION FOR GIRLS
Time Hanging Heavily on Her Hands
May Be Proftably Spent In Many
Interesting Ways.

(Mona ". Lace. Colorado Experiment
Every young girl looks forward to o
summer OF rest, but after the first few
weeks of vacation are over she begins
to find time hanging heavily on her
hands. There are many interesting
ways in which this time may be profit
ably spent. Here are few things
some girls are doing: Collecting art
copies and writing a short history Of
each; collecting authors photographs
and learning their life histories, and
prominent books they nave written;
making q scrapbook and forming his
tory with cartoons from the leading
magazines; making scrapbooks with
pictures from magazines for little chill
dren in the winter. II any girl Is SO
fortunate as to have access to an at
tic full OF old magazines she may
make an interesting collection OF pic
lures of women and dating each,
which will show the extremely varied
and rapid style-changes OF years. Some
girls are busy on their fair work, max
ing jellies or canning fruits and label
ing them attractively. Others are
busy with fancy work.
These hints will probably suggest
others to anyone interested. and every
girl who will try some means OF pass
ing her summer will find she has a
feeling OF satisfaction when schooi
time comes again.
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HOW JEROME FOUND HIS SISTER
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Jerome and Melissa lived in Ger
| many. Their father died and they had
| to help their mother earn money to
support the home. Melissa was to be
married as soon as Eustace. who had
gone to America, should send the
ticket. and he had been gone three
years. He wrote in his last letter
that the next time, he wrote the let
ter would contain the ticket for Me-
lissa to come to him. and now in the
little cottage, where Melissa and Je-
rome lived with their mother great
preparations were being made for the
voyage. There was a good business
for Jerome and his mother, and they
would be able to support themselves
when Melissa had gone. for Jerome
carried to the village each morning
in his little cart bread and cake made
by his mother and Melissa. and be-
sides liking the good thinks that he
brought the customers were always
glad to sec Jerome and hear his CHEEKY
"Gut Morgen!"
Then one day Melissa sailed away
on the big ship. There were tears In
Melissa's eyes as she said good.by to
her mother and Jerome. "As soon as
Eustace and l have a good business" Z"
she said, there will be letter with
tickets for you. and we shall be to-
gether again." .
There is another member Of the
family of which have not told you
Fritzie. Jeromes dog. a dachshund.
He was Jerome's constant compan-
ion, and when the ship sailed away
with Melissa, and Fritzie saws the
tears rolling down Jerome's cheeks. he
tried in all the ways that a dog can
to show his sympathy. and when the
tears kept on falling. he tried to win
his smiles by doing all the tricks that
Jerome had taught him, and they
were many.
BY and by a letter came from Me-
lissa, and each week they heard from
her how the grocery store which Eus-
tace and she had bought was paying
and that socn they would have home
ready for her mother and Jerome.
And suddenly the letters stopped, and
weeks went by. and then 1t was
months. and no money came.
"We will take our money and go
to America" said Jerome one day
after his mother had cried all night,
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OPERATE BICYCLE ON WATER
Long Bar Has WinoIIke Floats at Two
Sections to Support it-Pro-
pelier Placed at Rear.

Decidedly unique is the water b.
cycle patented by an Illinois man
and shown in the illustration. A long
bar has winglike floats at two sections
to support 1t. and at the rear end ia
a propeller. This propeller ID operat'
ed by pedals. that drive small wheel
depending from the back, and by a
gear in front. that is turned by the
hands. This grives double impetus
to the revolutions of the shaft. The
rider" lies on his stomach along the
top Of the bar, and his chin rests in q
pivoted support that turns the rudder
which is in front. By turning his
head one way or the other the opera
tor can steer easily and we'll. While
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and no one knew where they were.
But where were Melissa's letters?
That was the strange part. But after
awhile that was explained. Melissa
could not leave the store. and gave
the letters 10 boy to put in the let
ter box He thought she was sending
money to her people, and ne opened
and destroyed them. And all this time
poor Melissa was crying because she
did not hear from home, and Jerome
and his mother were sailing to q
strange country to find her.
Fritzie became the most popular
dog in the neighborhood. ana was
pointed out for many years as the dog
that united family.
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Sailed Away on the Bio ship.

"and we will find Melissa and Eus-
tace."
So one day Jerome. with his moth.
er and Fritzie, sailed away on big
ship. the same as Melissa had. for the
big country called America. But there
was no smiling face awaiting them
as there had been for Melissa. and
Jerome and his mother were able t.
speak only few words in English. SO
that when they landed in America
they had to show all their money and
had 1t not been for kind-hearted
man, who met his wife and children.
who were on the ship with Jerome
and his mother. they would have
been sent back to Germany. New
York was a much larger place than
they had supposed. and they did not
find Melissa and Eus.ace. Their little
stock OF money grew smaller. and one
morning. when Jerome started out
looking for his sister and also for
work, he said to his mother: Il think
can get a few pennies for his
tricks
They wandered along through the
thickly settled streets until they came
to group OF children IN front OF a
store. Jerome put Fritzie through his
tricks, and the children laughed and
danced around Fritzie, who was hap
pier than he had been since he land
ed in the strange country, when sud
denly he broke through the crowd and
ran into the store barking. Jerome
followed as quickly as he could. and
there was Melissa with Fritzie in her
arms. crying and hugging him, and
in an instant Jerome was oeing
hugged until he scarcely could
breathe.
Then Eustace came and went for
the mother. and you never saw such
happy people. And Fritzie danced
around him, and was patted and
praised. Tor had he not been the
one to first see Melissa and bring the
family together again! And after ali
the excitement was over, Melissa told
them how Eustacc had peen very Ill
and was taken to the hospital, and
she had written to them and waited
tor a letter and none came, and then
when Eustace was well he wrote to
Germany. and found they had left
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with an auger and a pipe inserted in
the hole. A furnace body In the form
OF U.shaped hood with open bottom
and open end is placed against the
stump and covered with earth so as to
be almost alright. thus serving to con.
centrate and localize the heat gener
ated within the furnace. which Is
placed over the burning fcgots used to
kindle the fire.
AS the fire burns the flames extend
into the auger hole. and by adjusting
the damper in the furnace chimney a
draft is produced that causes the fire
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burned and their cows poisoned and
no gypsies have been sent to jail for
their crimes. 1t does not take long
for farmers who have tasted OF the
vengeance of the gypsies they have
defied to spread the news that the
swarthy tricksters mean what they
say when they make threats.
The average farmer is helpless
against fire. and. therefore. the aver
age. good.natured Yankee farmer
meets gypsy's terms In a horse
trade rather than incur a greater loss
by having some of his valuable prop.
erty burned to the ground. This may
seem weak on the part Of the Yam.
kee farmer. but the farmer knows the
evil-eyed. dark-skinned parasites will
not Impose upon him two years In sue.
cession, and SO he trades fairly good
horse for brokendown nag. saves
his stock and crops. and takes par.
ticular pains in the future to dodge
the chicken-stealing tribesmen
While gypsies are too cautious. as
a general rule, to steal horses.
especially In western communities
where men would give them chase,
they handle horses stolen by gang.
sters in New York. Philadelphia. Bos.
ton. Chicago. st. Louis and other large
cities In which nags disappear mys.
teriously. Of which no trace can ever
be found.
1t was after the passage OF the
Mann act by congress and the break.
Ing up of the methods of Interstate
traffic In women which brought about
the passage Of the law. that the gyp.
sies were hailed into the trade by
clever procurers in the large cities.
who assured them of big profits.
Gypsies. as has been said, acknowl.
edge no country In their religion,
which is a religion of hate. they have
no word for God. soul. or heaven.
They have their own king. whom they
elect yearly at seaport In Spain.
This king Is supposed to be inducted
into office by the sacrifice OF two white
babies. In recent years. the gypsies
have found ii safer to forego the
actual sacrifice of the babies. but year.
ly two white babies are stolen from
the enemy" appear at the coronation
and are adopted by the king.
Some OF the gypsies are men oi
magnificent physique, and the battles
fought for the great honor Of being
| dubbed king" would make the aver
age censored prize fig.;t appear lilfe
childs play.
The gypsies travelling the United
States and now seen camping alons
the roads are no better educated thar
the gypsies who travel the European
countries The gypsy literature IL
| preserved chiefly by word OF mouth
mothers and fathers teaching theil
young the gypsy traditions. and thost
traditions are kept as fresh as ar,
the Mother Goose tales of more en-
lightened people. The gypsy is no
devoted in any way to the arts DC
casionally. however. a great musician
arises from the gypsy tribes. Occa
sionally. too. the gypsies turn out al
intellectual light. such as Gypsy
Smith, the evangelist. who is n pure
blood gypsy. and did not sleep in
bed until he was twelve years ole
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Time to Get Started.

Little Frank had Just returned from
church one Sunday morning.
Grandma ne querieo, ARE you q
Baptist, Methodist. Presbyterian or
what?"
81 am not member OF any denom-
ination, MY dear she replied.
"Well,' continued Frank, don't you
think it's about time you were catch
ing on somewhere?"
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rapidly to eat a hole through the
stump. The pipe section Is gradually
fed into the enlarging cavity. After
the fire is well started. the furnace
may be removed, earth banked about
the pipe section. and the stump left to
its fate while the worker proceeds to
kindle the blaze for the next stump.
The device is the invention of Sam.
uel f. Zysset Of Thomas. Ore.
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FIRE REMOVES THE sTuMPs
invention Of Oregon Man That Dues
the Work In Thoroughly Sys-
tematic Manner.

A stump burner that will consume
the green and unseasoned wood OF
fresh stumps. destroy the woody fiber
lust below the surface of the ground
and even convert the larger roots Into
ashes has been put to successful tests
in Oregon.
A hole ts f1rst bored into the stump
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cakes and sirup Preferred.

"You nave bad cold. Elmer. said
his mother. "I'li wrap your throat
with flannel and give you some cough
sirup.'
Wouldn't flannel cakes and ma S;ie
sirup be better, mamma?" queriea FL.
mer.
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this country. AS race. they have
been charged with having been active
in the sotcalled white slave" trade.
There is direct evidence against some
OF the American tribes. showing that
hundreds Of the swarthy wanderers
have lured away young white girls
from towns. villages and farms. and
sold them into captivity Moreover.
there is evidence that the gypsies have
sold their wives and daughters into
captivity. indicating that the morals
OF the gypsies are degenerating
American communities which have
become aware OF the dangerous white
slave practices OF the gypsies are look
Ing upon the horse-trading. fortune
telling. thleving gypsies with more
suspicion than usual at this time
They are warning young girls to
keep away from the camps where
formerly they went to have their for.
tunes told. warning bouseholders to
keep gypsy women out Of their homes.
and warning constables to keep a
sharp lookout for the men who prom.
ise servant girls chances for good
Jobs in the large cities.
The gypsy has thrived for many
years In the United States. where he
Is still somewhat OF curiosity His
glib tongue. his skill In handling
horses. his persistence and his trick.
cry have enabled him to accumulate
much money, which he stores In
banks. Picturesque, untidy. fortune.
telling gypsy women have ably as
sisted their lords In accommodating
money. for they have decided facul.
ty for coaxing silver pieces from the
pockets Of superstitious women. who
firmly believe the gypsies have the
power of foretelling events.
Gypsies have never gone through
the crucible which makes Americans
out OF foeigners They have stead.
lily. as a race. refused to become Amer.
leans. First and last they are gyp.
sizes and highly proud Of their Romany
extraction. They seldom marry out.
side OF their own race, and, with but
few exceptions, they refuse to identify
themselves with any nation. The
gypsies now travelling the highways
OF England may be travelling the New
oldlSb hCAt year NAe by Dblts
who have made France their travel
Ing ground the past decade may make
their camps this summer in Ohio and
Indiana. while the Austrian gypsies
may choose Michigan and Illinois. OF
Missouri and Kansas for their next
operations. In whatever country they
are found the habits and customs o.
the gypsies are the same.
,Gypsies. here today and there to
morrow, have operated In the rura
districts very much in the same man
uer that the black.hand organizations
have operated In New York, Chicago
Pittsburgh and the coal regions OF tn,
United States. In order to make farm
ers agree to their terms In hors,
trades. gypsies have boldly stated
that, IL their terms are not accepted
they will burn down barns. poisol
stock, or burn haystacks. They hav,
boldly stated and they still so stat
to dwellers in rural communities. that
II persons appear against them ii
court. the vengeance of the tribe will
be visited upon such persons
There have been farmers who hav
detied the threatening gypsies., an
such farmrs have had their barn
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the lower ones of which swept tho
ground. Like the young trees Of to-
day, the ancient sequoia and the
clump of trees of similar age which
grew close to it must have been .
charming adornment of the landscape.
BY the time of Marathon the trees
had lost the hard, sharp lines of
youth, and were thoroughly mature.
The lower branches had disappeared.
up to height of hundred feet or
more; the giant trunks were disclosed
as bare, reddish columns covered with
soft bark six inches or foot in thick
ness; the upper branches had ac-
quired a slightly dropping aspect: and
the spiny foliage, far removed from
the ground, had assumed a graceful.
rounded appearance. Then for CEN
turtles, through the days Of Rome, the
Dark Ages and all the period OF the
growth of European civilization, the
ancient giants preserved the same ap-
pearance. strong and solid, but with a
strangely attractive. approachable
quality"
The Sequoias are found scattered
all over the park, which has an area
of 181, ,597 acres. but the greater trees
are gathered in 13 groups of many
acres each, where they grow close to-
gether.
The following is list Of q few of
the principal trees. with their names,
height, and diameter:
Giant Forest Grove.
General Sherman, height, 279.9 feet;
diameter, 36.5 feet.
Abraham Lincoln. height. 270 feet;
diameter, 81 feet.
William Mckinley, height. 291 feet:
diameter. % feet.
. Muir Grove.
Dalton, height. 292 feet; diameter.
81 feet.
Garfield Grove.
California. height, $50 feet; diam.
eter. 80 feet.
General Grant Grove.
General Grant. height, 264 feet:
diameter. 35 feet.
George Washington. height. 255
feet; diameter. 20 feet.
The General Sherman tree was dis
covered by James Wolverton. hunt.
er and trapper. on August Z, 1879. at
which time he named the tree in
honor OF General Sherman. under
whom he had served during the war.
The dimensions of this tree are as
follows:
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Experience often provides a lot OF
raw material for unnecessary conver.
sation.
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49, &%
Water Bicycle.

the apparatus is made buoyant. 1t
is probably Just as we'll that the user
should know how to swim as well
as how to ride a bicycle.
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Home Of the Golden Trout.
The general country is one Of the
most beautiful in America, abounding
in splendid streams, noble valleys.
striking ridges, and towering noun
tains. Some OF the best trout fishing
in the world is found here. The park
is the home of the celebrated golden
trout. which is found nowhere else In
such perfection Of color.
These mountains and valleys form
literally one of the most available
easily travelled and abounds in fine
camping grounds. The water is drink
able in all the streams. Aside from
the sequoias the largest. Oldest, tall
est, and most valuable forest trees are
found here. There are forests OF pine,
fir, cedar. and many deciduous trees
that are fairly royal. There are many
shrubs, wild flowers. ferns and MOSES
OF wonderful luxuriance and beauty.
1t Is park Of birds.
In laying out the boundaries OF Se-
quota National park some OF the most
superb OF American scenic country
was unaccountably omitted. Just to
the north lies the wonderful valley of
the Kings river with its spectacular
canyon and picturesque mountains,
while directly on the east, over the
Great Western divide, lies the valley
Of the Owens river widely celebrated
for its beauty. Mount Whitney, on its
east bank. is the loftiest mountain in
the United States. These two dis
tricts are easily reached from the ma
tional park, OF which they are In ef-
feet. though not in administration and
protection. natural part. ..gs II,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-11-03

are visiting relatives at Cresco this
week.
A. A. Mikesh was Calmar bust
ness caller Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Kalishek OF
Protivin autoed down Thursday and
visi' ed the latter's mother, Mrs
Barbara Kovarik.
Miss Mamie Skoda of Protivin Wis
tied friends in town the latter part
of the week.
The Kovarik's millinery shop is
having sale on all fall and win
ter hats.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Frana autoed
down from Calmar Sunday.
Will Shimek and sisters autoed
down from Elma Sunday and visit
ed at the Frank Swehla home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Helix and
daughters autoed down from Dun
can to visit relatives a few days.
Henry Novak autoed down from
Cresco Sunday. His father return
ed with him after few days visit.
John Herold and family of near
Ridgeway visited at the A. A. Mi
hCol 1lODlc
Mrs. Chas. Conlee and sister, Miss
Emma Klimesh were at Calmar
Tuesday to have dental work done.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Smith attend
ed the Smith-Vrzak wedding at Lit
tie Turkey Tuesday.
Drs. Hennessy and Ellingson of
Calmar were callers in town this
week.
Mr. Shindelar the nursery man of
Fort Atkinson was in town Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. C. Graft and
Mrs. Chas. Cote autoed down from
Calmar Saturday.
James Poshusta and Edd Kapinos
marketed hogs at Calmar Saturday.
JOS. Kapinos was down from
Calmar Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edd Winn and chill
dren of Calmar visited at the Mora
vetz home Sunday.
DR.. Horton and family autoed
down from Calmar Sunday.
The marriage of Mr.. Christ
Schneiberger and Miss Agnes Host
ing, occurred Tuesday, Oct. 26th
at the St. Wenceslaus church, Rev.
j. P. Broz offiiated. We congratulate.
The school house in the Adolph
Mikesh district in Calmar township
burned down Wednesday evening.
The cause of fire is unknown.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-11-03
CLAY HILL

Nov. 1, 1915.
Miss Phebe Sorenson assisted
Mrs. C. A. Stortz a few days last
week.
The manager of the Standard tele-
line giving us city service to the
very much dissatisfaction to the pat
rons.
Mrs. John Seegmiller visited with
Calmar relatives Sunday.
Mrs. Geo. Tyler visited with
friends in Franklin Prairie few
days last week.
John Seegmiller left Friday NOR
ming to various points in the south
ern part Of this state on business.
Mr.. and Mrs Jesse Limbeck and
daughter George Of Ossian were
callers at the Dinger home Sunday
morning.
Miss Ruth Dinger returned from
Nebraska Friday, where she has
been working in a millinery store
for the fall season.
Mrs. M. Gribel entertained rela-
ives from Lake Mills Iowa couple
of days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Frye visited
at the Chas. Allyson home in Madi-
son twp Sunday. They were accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Neste.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. c. Teethorn and
Mr.. and Mrs. Vance of Cresco; Mr..
and Mrs Elmer Rosa of Ossian and
Herman Logsdon of Trout Run were
visitors at the j. J. Rosa home Sun
day.
Miss Marie Malli visited with her
aunt Mrs. Pat Hogan in DEBORAH, a
few days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs John Dinger, Ruth
and Harold spent Sunday at the De-
laney home in Freeport.
Miss Haaf of DEBORAH visited al
the Glover home over Sunday.
Mrs. II. Miller and children OF
Freeport came up Saturday to visit
at the Skinner home over Sunday.
Mrs. John Dinger entertained
few of her friends at luncheon las
Thursday.
Miss Mildred Glover started tC
teach a winter term of school in Ca
noe Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs Sam Geotleman Wis
tied with their son Charles ant
family in Franklin Prairie Sunday.
Leona Screnson is attending Val
der college in DEBORAH.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Cou8hlin
Mrs. Coughlin and Mrs. Robinson o
Freeport were guests at the VIM
Kreutter home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Sorenson spen
Sunday with the laters sister, Mrs
Delaney in Freeport.
Mrs. Joseph Linzenmeyer sper
Tuesday visiting her friend Mrs
,Nieberlein in DEBORAH.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-11-03
No Place Like Iowa.

For real enjoyment of life there is
no place like Iowa. This was the opin-
ion expressed by John A. Dunlap,
cashier of the Keokuk National bank,
who has just returned from the
American Bankers association con-
vention in Seattle. Mr.. Dunlap thinks
that for real living, and for getting
the best results, if one is farmer,
there can be no place like the Hawk
eye state. California is all right as a
playground and for the man who has
plenty of surplus money. The north
west is a good place to go, but it is
very quiet now, Mr.. Dunlap finds.
For these reasons he has decided that
the climate and people of Iowa are
the best after all, and that Iowa is
tie best place of all to live.