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too. and he and everybody else were
wondering what in the world they
were acting so queer about so finally
went over and found out.
You Can Obtain
'Mlsfit" Information.
Theirs a lady in there who teii you
what your vocation. It's called Are
you a misfit." And you 60 In there
and they tell you whether you are
fitted for what YOU are doing or
not. So I asked Cousin Lon II he
would take me down and Mama said
she wished to goodness she could
find out what I'm the world am
fitted for that shed been trying
for long time and given up hopes
Papa said that he wished they
had had offices like that when he
was my age so maybe by now he
would have so much money that 7
wouldn't have to worry whether I
had vocation or not, and Uncle
Chris said he thought he'd get A
lot of his CONGRESSMAN friends that
were tired OF arguments and fusses
and they'd all find out what kind OF
vocation they could have where you
didn't have to fuss. .c..~
And was thinking maybe General
March might like to come down and
find out what he wants to do after
he gets out of the service. .-
Well he will have short time at
least to wear his Sam Brown belt
because I've noticed all the men
sporting theirs today, so guess it
must take effect today. S,p;
And EN- speaking of Sam Browns
noticed In the new Literary Digest
a picture. of General Dawes in his
Sam Brown belt, taken by Under
wood and Underwood.
And Tm he Ia so nice and mild look
ing. and I was just wondering what
kind Of music he composes, and II the
photographer is still alive who took his
picture General Dawes surely didn't
hook the least bit mad In that picture
and so maybe he was in musical
mood when he snapped IT, and didn't
feel like swearing. .f
You know that he comp I'D some
music that Frits Kreislsr played7
Lgusss the one that trisd to snap him
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whole corp Of servants. EN-, and she
said that she didn't have but two now,
as they all had summer homes. and
couldn't stand Washington any longer.
It's \ Habit ut r.,
Chevy Chase, She Says. Ell. .,,
But I guess the crowd that goes to
Chevy 80 much is 80 in the habit Of
IT that they'll Just keep right on go
ing, cause after all there's no other
place to go that's cool and nice and
near. There are a lot OF the army and
navy people that always have dinner
out there Saturday or wednesday eve
ninss. and mostly all the young girls
that are left In town for the summer
go, Olive Graef, Margaret Decide.
Frances Hampson, Eleanor Davies.
Katherine and Margaret Sutherland,
Betty Grove, Deiphine Heyi and Enid
Sims. 81
About the only other place to 20 IL
Lock Tavern Club. and the younger
set don't seem TO 20 there very much
and Mama says she won't let ms
accept invitations out there. because
she thinks associate too much al.
ready with older people, and that she'd
rather I'd 60 with girls my own age
SOL won't get so sophisticated.
But I don't think she just exactly
understands. cause Emmie. the reason
like to go with older girls and mar
risx psopissas you don't hsys 10 ~ n
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Lny bathing suit. Everybody is lust
going to wear their bathing things
out there. and was wondering II
could just 80 to the Munsey Bldg.
in my bathing clothes. ] probably
could and no one would even notice
cause every body is doing II now
En-. You don't think anything OF
flying through town in Annsttes. In
a car. and your hair streaming down
your back. And the other day v:ls
walking by Ridgeways drug store
about nine o'clock In the nbrnnS.
and there was car drove Up. and
q barefootedi man got odt and stroll
ed into the drug store. in his bath
ing suit and Just 4 rain coat kind
Of thrown over his shoulders. And
a lady sitting there in the car az
calmly as you please all dolled up
in her bathing suit. =
or course En- you know Wouldn't
60 in the Nfunsey Bldg. that way. I
was just joking, but I've got to say
Goodbye now. as I hear Cousin Ions
car. Fare thee sweet child.
i.., SUSAN.
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he would feel so at home wouldn't
he7
They started having tea in the
next room to the one where / fell
down. before we quite finished see
ing the boat, but was so thirsty,
that I was glad when Auntie beck
oncd to me to come on. and that 10
when / met Lieut.. Collins. the nice
man who had to run off to the en-.
CINE room. And he looked so white
and immaculate that hope he
didn't get any greece on himself
when he went down to see about the
machinery, whatever It was.
Was Very Polite
But--But Bit the Toast.
He was so polite that he gave me
his tea. and EN- there was a little
piece Of toast on there that he'd
bitten off OF, and 90 when the little
Filipinos passed the sandwiches
they'd see that, guess. and think
ia already been served so kept
passing me by and I thought I
never would get any of those darl.
ing little lettuce sandwiches. And
was starved.
The music was playing down stairs
you shouldn't say that, mean
below deck-and so before got
to eat the sandwiches two or three
of us clipped into tAA room With
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'us why they do II. and then be-
fore they come we are going to try
to get Germany to accept a treaty
from US that is just like the Versatile
treaty only call II by a different
name. and then we wont have to
join any league. but can have all
the privileges .~at the other nations
have. and the, Germans wont have
any more rights with US than they
90 with -the other nations. At least
that's the way II sounds. to- me tho
I cant get much sense out OF II.
I believe Ill go read the paper again
and see II I can understand better
about--it No I don't believe i will
either, that trip on the water made
me too sleepy and besides what's the
use OF reading it cause it viii all
be different in the morning, SO III
say Goodnight and write some more
tomorrow EN- darling.
Friday noon.
I'm I'm going to try to finish this
while I walt for Cousin Lon to come
by and take me down to, find our
what my vocation Is. He told me
last night En- that dow, in the Nun
sey Bldg where his office is that
everything he rode. in the elevator
UP to the tLp floor he saw an office
across the way with funny green
light in it and two or three impor-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-07-17
SUB DEB SUE GETS ssCIILlDlzNY

worldly wise and blase. you can go on
and be natural and cut up all you
please and they don't care or misun-
deTstand. But with all those silly lit
tie old boys. just cause you are fun
Of fun and, like to climb tree when
no one IL looking. or ride down the
hill on q kiddie car or walk a rail
fence. they think you smoke and drink
cocktails, and everything. And II
you don't, why you feel like stick.
And well. 1t isn't that I'm exactly
prissy. but Just naturally don't like
old cigarettes and that awful taste
that they leavs In your mouth, and
cocktails also strange me as they
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2. = y o.
araperfes put IN the room with the
sloping floor where i tried TO dance
and fell down.
oh and the little staterooms looked
so sweet, Mrs. Harding's is all in
blne--and I kept looking for Mr..
Taft's bath tub, the huge one hewn
out of marble that was made 'spe-
cially for him. and they still had It
when Mr., Wilson was President, and
/ understand that they still had II.
but l didn't Just exactly like to ask.
don't know, / thought maybe that
would be too personal. But II would
be so nice II they had kept it so
now that he is back as Chief Justice
and takes trips with the President.
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So I had to, sit there ana play
with my bead bag until AMIDST
unrayeiled it. and then went over on
the other side Of the deck. and talked
to Aunue and some other ladies'.
And EN-, / didn't really mind sitting
down as I had on some right brand
new sport shoes and they hurt and
I'd been crazy for a chair all after
noon. but there" were so mdry i'm
portant people around who seemed
to prefer standing, that Id been
afraid 1t wouldn't be showing proper
respect for one so young, to sit down.
But they were all sitting by this
time, so l stayed over there in the
breeze and listened to Mrs. Harding
talk. and watched the boat pull into
shore. cause EN- that was the end
of a perfectly wonderful two hours
and half, of which you haven't
heard but the tale end.
Sue, Begins at the Beginning.
Well TO begin at the beginning. the
Mayflowr is anchored ait the Navy
Yard SO went with Auntio and
Miss Jessie and Miss Winnie in
Cousin Ions car. and a lot of trim
little sailors met us at the gang.
way, and then terribly good look.
ing officer met US on the boat and
told us to walk on down to the end
Of the deck where we were met by
Mrs. Coolidge looking SO trim and
sweet In a white sweater and skirt
and a large black hat--she nearly
always wears black and like EN- :
and Mrs. Mclean was there sitting
on deck, In a blue and henna cos.
tune. lt'swas crcpo de chine
think and the loose Jacket was blue
and had wide vest and deep sash
and collar OF henna. with a huge
black hat with a henna fringe tasseI
hanging OFT the side, and a string of
large pearls around her neck
Mrs. Harding came in a very few
minutes all breezy and nice in
green and white sport suit and shook
hands all around in the most infor-
NAL way and made me feel like she
had been sitting at home all morn
ing worrying for fear that wouldn't
get there, and so did she make every
body else feel that way, and we
chstted and about that time General
Sawyer all dressed up In whites came
up and talked to us and I(found out
that he is just as jolly and enter
tanning as I'd heard he was because
Emmie he told US about a lot OF
funny stories and how he'd been
riding horse back the past few eve
nings for the first time in thirty
years. and that was why he was
standing up.
Shown Over the Boat
And Everything. 49,. .y.'..
Then EN-. a nice young officer
came up and asked II we wouldn't
like to see over the boat so we did
md saw all over again what you
and I saw four or five years ago
when we had tea with "Looternsnce"
Battle and Osborn. papa and the
officers that were on board then.
And all the same little PHILIPPINES
bobbina UP everywhere, but II looked
auftS different as- Mrs Harding hss
M hsns- and green colorsd crstou
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NTH WASHINGTON SOCIETY
'hiyI as Seen by lean Eli0tJ. Lizzie Cousin.
The National Capitals Social

Fourth of July by fighting Dempsey
and j suppose he'll celebrate his own
by r-stins from fhe fight because the
papers said he was going off some
iwhers rest.
AnS I've been thinking that maybe
th,- Nsould turn out to be the Irish
Day of Freedom too. and the evening
papers say that Lloyd George and de
Valera are getting along lust fine. and
30 wouldn't that be funny II it was?
But I'd be kind OF nervous II was
them> with this cool weather starting
in. cause 1t might make. the Irish
feel so much better that they'll de-
eide. Well! its worth trying after all
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tant looking men and women moving
around measuring people. and that
there would usually. be a man
or woman at desk with their hand
out and a man would be studying
their palm. and great long line Of
people would be, waiting at the
door to come in and get measured
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the BiOplnB iiOoH, saw 49, =
called the salon. and tried TO dance
to some funny old pieces Ike South
ern Roses or the Blue Danube and
from the Kiss Burglar
but 1t couldn't be did, 30 we went up
on deck and above deck on the cute
little bridge and talked to the two
officers who were on duty and
couldn't come down and be sociabis,
and told them about how ! steered
the boat for awhile going form New
York to Savannah. that time. and
think maybe II Captain Ralston
hadn't been up there. maybe they
would have let me try 70 steer the
Mayflower. Wouldn't that have boon
thrilling? 1
And then Mrs. Harding sent word
to us TO come down and. dance on
deck and the cool air must have
put spirit into the musicians cause
they did a whole lot, better. and J
danced one dance, and then sat
down to wait, and now I'm back TO
the MOSQUITO, whore began Enimie.
Except that left out that we cav
the cosy, corner where President. WI.
son proposed TO Mrs. Gait. and also the
library. that they have on the boats
filled with encyclopedias and biogra-
phys and autobiographys and not q
single novel or magazine or book OF
poems and the President and Mrs.
Harding are. going on. a weekend
cruise Saturday. and ! wonder what
they do to pass the time away. Maybe
EN- they play canfiled. On there goes
the bite again. ~
Cruise II About
All There Was. !.
Elm I guess you are tired Of hearing
about the cruise arnt you? But there's
nothing else to tell YOU about, as that
h all that's happened besides riding
and picnicine and swimming and 60
ing out TO the club Saturday nights for
dancing, I -,s
But I don't spose Ill get to go to
Chevy much more now as everybody
i know has decided its too expensive.
and 1t surely must be-. EN-. q -.
] don't understand about Clubs any.
way, EN-. Are they supposed to make
money or what? Now out at Chevy.
What do you pay dues FOR? Cause they
don't do anything but just let you In
the door. then you have to pay $3.50
q piece for dinners and s1.5o each for
extra guests FOR dancing, md extra for
tennis and guess for cS'f MO- snd I
don't see why they don't charge q nickel
a dance like they do at Glen Echo and
sell tickets for chairs, because Of
course everybody would buy the tick
cts they've got to sit down. They
wouldn't get any nickels out Of me
though for chairs cause Id rather sit
on the baliister or steps.
But guess maybe 1t does take lot
of money to keep place like that up.
and II must be hard to get good help
now, cause all the servants have gone
away to their summer homo just like
everybody else. and the ones that are
willing to stay in town suppose want
to be paid extra for working In such
hot weather. had lunch with lady
the other day who usually keeps
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for few more rights than they are
going to get. Cause just cant help
but feel it was the heat that decided
them, But I may be wrong.
Well, IL this turns out to be their
Day OF Freedom, and they send some
kind of Minister or Consul or some
thing to this country. then he and the
French Ambassador can celebrate to-
sgether.
EN- YOU know Ambassador and Mime.
Jusserand were to sail today for home
for a vacation but they. have changed
their minds. so viii be able TO so to-
night TO the dinner that Prince de
Bearn is giving to celebrate Bastile
Day. You know he took Highwood
when General Pershing moved into
town so he is giving a big dinner party
and having about rour hundred PEG.
pie TO dance.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-07-17
Has a Slant on
Peace Activities.

i You see the reason that Mr.. Jusse-
rand came back is on account of this
is calling between all the allie,l
powers. and EN- it is going to oe a
very big thing. And isn't 1t funny?
America isn't in the League of Ma
tons you know but we are so i'm
portant that IL we invited them TO
come over and talk things over with
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-12-14
Attention Farmers

In the last issue of the Winnie
sheik Farm Bureau News" attention
was called to improving stock with
pure bred sires. That is something
this bank has advocated for years
and just now we think is an op-
perfume time to make changes in
that direction.
We have in Winneshiek County
some high class herds, and reput-
able breeders, who are more than
willing and anxious to sell and you
can purchase sires and breeding
stock at fifty per cent less than
normal value.
BY all means dispose of scrub sires
and purchase a pure bred, but re-
members get one with quality. "a
sire cannot be expected to transmit
to his offspring individuality better
than he is himself. When you get
one treat him so that he will stand
on all tours, at the head
Of your herd.
Can we be useful to you in any
way?
The National Bank of DEBORAH.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-12-14
Ford Exhaust Kills Skunks

Willard Hogan and his father-in-
law, Jud Bailey, have learned how
to subdue the ferocious american
Polo-C Gaia" without danger being bar
red from their freside for a week
after. The system lis this: They
take their Ford car with them on
the hunt, and when they find the
home of the odorous animal they
run the car over it far enough to
get the exhaust pipe into the open
ing. The gas, of course, kills the
poor animal, and then Messrs. Hogan
and Bailey proceed to dig them out
at their leisure. Sunday they came
home with three fine skins well
worth few extra crankings of the
Ford, as these always bring a good
price. Usage Press.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-12-14

Representative U. S. Veterans Bur.
eau Will be in DEBORAH
December is.

Mr., C. w. HELEN, representing the
Waterloo Office of the U. s. Veterans
Bureau, will be in DEBORAH on Fri
day, Dec. 10th, with headquarters at
American Legion rooms. Anyone
having matters pertaining to com
pensation, disqualification, vocational
training, or Reinstatement of insur-
anee, is urged to see Mr.. HELEN.
The red tape has been cut to con-
siderable extent and direct action is
promised to any veteran who has a
just claim. Telephone or send in
your name and address at once 10
Nels Nelson, at the Meritol, Harold
Thompson, at PaIman'S Howard
Whitney, or Oscar Norgaard, at the
Winnsshiek County State Bank. They
will@then notify you in case of any
change in date. II, possible, get
your papers lined up in advance
These men viii help YOU do that. The
privilege Of reinstating your gov
eminent insurance viii expire Dec.
81, 1921. If YOU cannot see Mr..
HELEN On the 10th the other men
named VIII help YOU with your re-
inStaument papers at any time. Get
it done before Christmas. You can
reinstare By passing a physical ex-
animation, and by paying two mon
thly premiums such as You paid
while in the service. one for the
month in which you dropped your in
surance, and one for the month in
which you re-instate. You can re-
inState for any amount up to $4,000
and you viii get the best and cheap
est insurance available. Premiums
can hereafter be paid through the
Waterloo or ST. Louis offices of the
veterans Bureau-nO red tape. Ger
tain provisions are made for rein
stament Of insurance Of men who
are disabled. II you come in that
class, see Mr.. HELEN and find out
what your rights are
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-12-14
2nbli: 0piEiun.
BY HARRY J. GREEN.
DEBORAH, IOWA, DEC. IA, 1921
Automobile Store is Latest Thing

Sioux City, Iowa-The latest in
stores here is the automobile grocery,
1t is operated by a local grocery
company and is called the self ser
vice store at your door,"
The miniature store on wheels car
ries complete line of groceries,
vegetables and canned goods, which
it hopes to sell at 20 per cent less
than the same articles sell at the
corner grocery store.
The auto-groeery is to travel over
regular route, stopping before the
door of its customers about the
same hour each morning. When the
housewife goes visiting she can leave
her order in the window the same
as she places her order card for ice
delivery.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-12-14
E. y. E /.

Norwegian Services with Commun.
ion at 1000. The Messiah Chorus
sings Messiah Oratorio in church
Sunday evening at 1880. A coIlec-
ton will be taken up. Sunday school
at $3.50. Ladies aid in town meets
Thursday at 2:30. Each membel
brings something to eat. Coffee and
cream will be served.
Rev. /. B. Torrison, Pastor
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-12-14
Dress Making Made Easier

Wouldn't it be nice to have econ
omical and fashionable clothes +?
Take a course in dressmaking and
fitting beginning Jan. 9. ENQUIRE
Ida Take. Phone 1877.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-12-14
Suits

Now is the time to dress up for
Christmas. We have some beautiful
new suits at prices that are at least
4O per cent less in price than city
stores. Always at BEARS.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-12-14
Mems

good pure linen, hemstitched hand
.kerchiefs cheaper than elsewhere
We have quality and lower prices.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-07-28
TRUCK SMASHED;
DRIVER INJURED
BY PENNSY TRAIN
Andrew Srulnvey Of Wheeling WIN H.
coypr From His injuries.

Dad Mans Crossing. near the Gay
lord mine. just north OF Martins Ferry
came near TO claiming another victim
Yesterday morning shortly after $50
o. clock, when a large delivery truck OF
INC Telling company was practically
demolished BY passenger train on the
HNnnsylNania lines.
The driver. Andrew MulaVey. OF
Wheeling. was thrown from the truck
and when taken 70 III" city hosPital
short time later was found TO be SUI
rer,nc with a badly mangled left hand.
a severe cut on the head. and many
bruises.
The truck IS reported 70 have bern
going north At the time OF the accident
and travelling down the grade the
driver I. alleged by those who saw tho
affair 70 have apparently had trouhie
holding the heavy truck. II" .drifted
down 10 tho level where the trncks
cross the road. and the train crashed
into the truck
The force OF the crash turned Inc
truck completely around. and Icft II
about thirty feet north OF the crossins'
heading southwark. The sides or inc
truck were badly broken. AS well AS all
OF the wheels. and the contents were
scattered for many yards In every oil
rcction. and most OF the residents or
that vicinity claim to hare enjoyed an
ice cream treat
AT tho hospital last evening the VIC
tim was reported to be not In very
sertous condition with the exception Oh
the injured hand
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-07-28
ST|FEL co. employees
ENJOY HAPPY OUTING

Tho flrs' annual outing and picnic OF
the George NJ. Stifel 60. was hcId yes
tcrday afternoon and evening at '" h"el-
ing park. opening at two o'clock WIN 4
flag missing exercise and the Singing "'
America" Among the many interesting
features arranged for the haT were song
programs. field contests. athletic events
n baseball game and various prize CON
tests for boys and girls, men ana
women.
At six o'clock a cafeteria style supper
was served on the hill top. and follow
ing this elaborate event musical pro-
gram was rendered. About eight o CLOCK
dancing began and was continued uh''i
almost eleven o'clock. The White falaC"
,ras the scene Of one OF the gayest dane
ing parties this year and each ana
everyone. old and young. joined gay'y
in the dancing which included many OF
the old-time favorites as We" as 'n'
more modern steps.
The annual pcnIc vii be yearly
event Of the StifcI Co. that will be an
ticipated with no little pleasure by all
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-07-28
HURRY REPAIRS At
TOP MILL FURNACE

Extensive Improvements anh r"pairS
nr~ being made to The Top Atll bias;
furnace In n" northern part OF this
.,rty. which = owned by the wheeling
Stee. e. Iron company. I; is understood
ma. ALI re buildings -" 10 ne thor
CuShiv 3n'nteh rsid" ard "u' >ids, AL =
his work 20 be completed within very
short time.
II * uTofir,aily stated tha, me 20
-airs Will y" ccmT!~ted in ;'rc 'or tH~
furnace ~ b~ Put IN operation August !.
II such ~ true. about IN NOR VIII go
back - work a. This furnace which has
been down FOR about three mcnthS m
account ~ the 'ndust-rAi slump