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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-11-23

tho ocCfttdfyf vi tue itebSuTy,
through the Bureau of War Risk
Insurance. has been charged with
the administration OF the War In.
surance Law enacted by the Con-
eress as a measure Of justice to the
men and women who have been
called to give their lives. II need be.
in the service OF their country.
wish to acquaint you with the
benefits and privileges which your
Government has been placed at
your disposal. 1t is essential that
you and your families at home
should know of YOUR and their
rights under this law in order that
full advantage may be taken of
them
To care for the wife and children
of the enlisted man during his
service, the War Insurance Law
compels him to contribute up to
one-half Of his pay for support. The
Government, on application, will
generously add to this an allowance
of from So to $50 a month. accord
inc to the size of the family. More
over, If the enlisted man will m axe
some further provision himself for
a dependent parent. brother, sister
or erandchild. they may be included
in the Government allowance.
II. as a result of injuries incurred
or disease contracted in the line of
duty, an officer or enlisted man or
an Army or Navy nurse should be
disabled, provision is made for
compensation of from $50 to 500
month to him. and. should he die.
compensation of from $50 to SIS a
month will be paid to his wife, his
child. or his widowed mother
In order, however, fully to pro-
tect each person and family, Con
eress has made it possible for every
soldier, sailor, and nurse to obtain
life and total-disability insurance
This insurance applies to injuries
received while he or she is in the
service or after he or she shall have
left it.
Exposure to the extra dangers Of
war makes the cost of life insur-
ance in private life insurance COM
panies prohibitive Ii was, therefore
a plain duty and obligation for the
Government to assume the risk of
insurine hundreds Of thousands of
our soldiers and sailors who are
making the supreme sacrifice Un-
der this law, every soldier and sail.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-11-23
WAR TALKS
By UNCLE DAN

Number Two

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lie. presenting his chum. JImmie Col.
Inns.
"yery glad To see Won Mr. Co,iins.-
said Uncle Dan with n smile.
Jaw" said BILLIE, .Just call him
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showing he piclures' saio "eh'
mere they aH they teii tneir own
story anu II Is high'y interesting
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out niue OF the world 1here was
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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-11-23
w ar Insurance
BY W. G. McADoO. Sec. Treasury.

or and nurse. commissioned and en-
listed. and Of any age, has the right
between now and February IL, 1918
to take out life and total. disability
insurance up to $4,000 at very low
cost. with the Government without
medical examination. This right 10
purely optional The soldiers and
sailors are not compelled to take
insurance. but il they desire to ex-
ercise the right, they must do so be-
fore the 18th of February, 1918.
The cost ranges from IS cents
monthly. at the age OF 81, to $l20
monthly, at the age of 81, for each
$1,000 Of insurance, This is a
small charge on a mans pay-small
In proportion to the benefits it may
bring. The premiums will be de-
Quoted from his pay, If he desires.
thus eliminating trouble Cd bis
part.
To provide adequate protection
until February IL, 1918, during the
period when the soldiers and sailors
are learning the details of this law
the Government automatically in
sures each man and woman, COM
missoined or enlisted in the mill
tary service of the United States.
1t pays the man S25 month dur
ing total permanent disability: if he
dies within 20 years. it pays the
rest OF 240 monthly installments of
$25 each to his wife, or child, or
widowed mother.
| desire to call the provisions Of
this just and generous law to the
attention of our officers and enlist
ed men and women so that they
may not be deprived Of their rights
through lack OF knowledge. Full
information may be obtained from
the Bureau of War Risk Insurance
OF the Treasury Department. Wash
ineton, D. C. earnestly urge the
the officers of the Army and Navy
give to the men under their COM
mand all possible aid in helping
them to understand fully the bene-
fits that this insurance may bring
to their families and the small cost
at which it may be obtained.
This is the greatest measure of
protection ever offered to its fight
ing forces by any nation 10 rhe his
tory OF the world. 1t is not charity;
it is simply justice to the enlisted
men and women and to their loved
ones at home, and each and every
one of them should promptly take
the benefits of this great law
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-11-23

Darkest Russia" great picture
with the most popular actress in
pictures-beautiful Alice Brady
at Gem Thursday. November 20,
matinee and Notwithstanding
l0c and zoe.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-11-23
A Glimmer Of Light.

Gen. Pershine in his interview
about transportation for the troops
abroad throws dim lieht on
question that is frequently upper
most in the minds of the people at
home, when he says that troops and
supplies are arriving in increasing
numbers.
Officially, this country has not
been permitted to know that any
troops except the first expedition
and few scattering units of enel-
neers and foresters ever departed.
There has been ground for an i'm
preston that the demand for food
and munitions had been sufficient
to fill all the available tonnage, but
that impression was neeadved by
an indiscreet officer, who cabled
back news of the arrival of
division of New England troops
Now we know that troops are ar
irving in increasing numbers and
that not man has been lost on the
way over. For such scraps OF news
let us all be thankful.
The man who wants to be sure
about everything is in the wrong
place There are very few things
you can be absolutely sure about
Most things you must take by
faith, The motorist drives up to a
gasoline station and orders ten gal
lon of gasoline, He is not sure that
he gets 1.-THE pump may not be
right You pay your water and
light and gas bill the same way
faith in a meter that is probably
wrong. You do not weigh the gro
ceries you buy. nor test the mer-
chandise you purchase-you take
it on faith And so everywhere
The man who is sure about every
thing is really sure about nothing
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-11-23
THE UNIVERSAL CAR

Our home boys in camp, drills, at
mess, at play, at the Gem friday
November 80, in connection with
regular program Sc and 10c.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-11-23
Nice German Way.

Please observe that one of the
kaiser's evil chickens has come
home to roost. Wilhelm gave the
world some strong demonstrations
of the art Of seizine things, Uncle
Sam has ALWAYS been content to
rely upon Yankee bargaining, when
wanting things. but being in war
with a party who won't even talk
bargain decently and who depends
upon grabbing. Uncle becomes
quite a seizer himself He has got
hold of S730OO.OO0 worth of stored
German war stuff. in New York
alone. and he proposes to seize
millions of dollars of German owned
gold in the banks and convert it
into United States bonds to finance
the war against the kaiser. This
looks cruel but it, right kaiserish,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-11-23

Missouri. the greatest state in the
Middle West, will celebrate its hun
dredth anniversary in 1920. and
1921. R. M. White. editor of the
Mexico Ledger. is at the head of the
State Historical Society, which will
have the celebration in charge. He
has had an organization in effect
for some time looking to celebrating
this event in a fitting way, and
there is no doubt. that up to that
time it will be the biggest event in
state.
The broad ax., 1917-08-04
Royal Names.

Nicholas Romanoff is the name by
which the late car is mentioned In the
Russian papers. But it may be doubt
ed whether this is correct use Of the
word Romanoff, for monarchs, who
sign by their Christian names only, are
not supposed to have surnames. In
the early days, when both surnames
and customs were In the making, they
did not need them, and Except in case
Of dethronement, and not always them
they have never needed them since
Contrary to popular belief, Plantagenet
was not a surname. Tudor may have
been one, and Stuart certainly was.
But Guelph was not, and so good an
authority as Mr.. Fox-Davies holds that
the present king Of England has no
surname at all. Less learned authori-
ties have been perplexed to know
whether the descendants Of Queen Vic
toria did not inherit the surname Of
their father, the prince consort.
The broad ax., 1917-08-04
A Queen OFF Duty.

The neatness Of Der figure was &C
centuated by a dress Of the vogue, and
she bore herself with the graceful free
dom Of an unspoiled queen Of the pc
Rod when royalty did not wear cor
sets. She was half a block ahead Of
me when 1 first noted her unaffected
stateliness, continues a writer In the
New York Sun. Perhaps my attention
was drawn to her by the admiration Of
everybody within periscopic range, the
concentrated worship Of the hypnotized
multitude impelling me to follow its
example. 1 walked faster and, as the
sailors say, was soon abeam of her. i
passed her, and as I did so fear /
violated polite precedents by viewing
her askance.
recognized her instantly. She is
my married sisters cook, and, as my
brother-in-law has remarked, "She Is
some cookr'-Detroit Free Press.
The broad ax., 1917-08-04
Where Lost Gold Goes.

"h0T0 GO1g SOIo S088a
Within the last 500 years one thou
sand million pounds worth # gold has
Where have the missing millions
gone?
About one-third lies at the bottom of
the sea. The treasure Of lost vessels
which strews the route from England
to India alone has been estimated at
eighty million sterling.
In 1898 the British frigate De Brook,
wrecked of the American coast, took
with her into the depths Of the ocean
gold worth f2,4O0,OOO, the spoils of an
Intercepted Spanish treasure feet. An
other British warship, the Hussar,
went down with over a million sterling
In gold In 1870, and another million
was lost In the Lutine In 1899.
Much gold, too, is lost through wear
and tear. 1t is a soft metal In its nat
ural state, and despite the alloys used
to make it harder it wears away COM
paratively quickly when coined into
money. 1t is the same with jewelry.
In these ways and a hundred others
the gold gained by men through sweat
and blood finds its way back to the
earth whence it came.-London Opin-
ion.
The broad ax., 1917-08-04

. Tne smdIal Is an instrument of great
antiquity, for 1t Is referred to In the
Bible isaiah xviii, 3, and It has
been estimated that the date Of this
sundial would be about 100 years b.
fore the beginning Of the Christian era.
The first sundial Of which history dis
tinctly tells US Is that Of the Chaldean
astronomer Berossus, who probably
lived about 300 B. @.
Then and for many years afterward
the art OF constructing sundials to suit
any place and situation was an impor-
tant branch of mathematical study.
The sundial as invented by this Be
rossus remained In use for many centu-
ries, four Of these having been found In
Italy In modern times. One which was
discovered at Tivon In 1746 is believed
BY some to have belonged to Cicero.
The broad ax., 1917-08-04
The Jerusalem Chamber.

One Of the rooms In Westminster abb
hey that are Of peculiar interest Is the
Jerusalem chamber, which was built
more than 500 years ago and was
probably at one time the abbot's with
drawing room. 1t was In this chamber
that Henry ". died, In curious fulfill
ment Of q prophecy that he should die
IN Jerusalem;
It hath been prophesied me many . year
shall not die but in Jerusalem,
Which vainly suppose the Holy Land,
But bear me to that chamber. There I'll lie.
In that Jerusalem shall Harry die.
And in the same chamber Addison,
Congreve and Prior lay in state before
their splendid interment in the abbey.
The broad ax., 1917-08-04
Modern Travel.

The brakeman doesn't carry q Ian
tern any more, the train dutch" tries
to sell the passengers De Morgan In
stead of Bertha NJ. Clay, the conduc-
tor refuses to carry babies for fear the
auditor may object, and the coaches
are 80 light that spooning couples fail
to amuse.-Salina Journal
The broad ax., 1917-08-04
Very Funny.

Tommy-Do you go to bed very
early, Mrs. Peck?
Mrs. Peck-Yes. Tommy, sometimes
when feel tired.
"You wouldn't go so early II you
were married to my father. would
your"
"Oh. Tommy. you funny boyI Why
'HotY'
"'Cause my father told mother that
II he were your husband he'd make
you sit upr'-Exchange.
The broad ax., 1917-08-04
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Proper Posture.

= A proper position Of the body
= Is a greater factor in maintain
= ing good health than is general
= ly realized. A simple test sug-
= gested for discovering whether
= the carriage of a child is correct
= is the passing of ones hand over
= its back when it happens to be
= standing naturally and easily.
. If the ends of the shoulder
+ blades can be felt 1t Is proof that
= the child is not standing correct
+ ly. The habit Of standing on
= one foot should be corrected at
= once. as 1t causes one hip to
. grow out more than the other,
+ while common fault In walking
= Is that of carrying the head a
4 little to one side. When sitting
. the head and back should al
. ways be drawn up and the body
= never allowed to loll
The broad ax., 1917-08-04
Mean Comment.

Grace-Don't tell anybody for the
world. See this ring? George slipped
It on my finger last night Ethel
Yes, it's nice looking, but it will make
q black circle round your finger before
you've worn it a week 1t did on
mine.-London Tit-Bits.
The broad ax., 1917-08-04
Had q Good Excuse.

Dorothy, aged 4, was present at din
ner the other evening when a number
of guests were being entertained by her
parents, and during the lull in the con-
versation she began to talk very ear
nestly "Why do you talk so much, Dor
othyT asked her father. "Tause rs
dot suf1n' to say" was the reply.-Kan-
sas City Star.
The broad ax., 1917-08-04
Ronehead.

"G'wan, niger, you all amt got no
sense nohow."
"Ain't got no sense2 Whuts dis
yere haid forp
dat thing? Dat amt no haid, mig.
ger; OATS jes er button on top er 20
body ter keep yer backbone from un
ravelin'."-Lamb.
The broad ax., 1917-08-04
Not the Result Expected

Cashier cannot possibly live on the
salary you are paying me. Employer
HIN! Just as I thought. You'll have
to give Us q bond tomorrow for $1,000.
Boston Transcript
The broad ax., 1917-08-04
The Jury.

Citizen-What possible excuse did
you fellows have for acquitting that
murderer? Juryman-Insanity. Citi-
Een-Whati The whole twelve Of you?
The broad ax., 1917-08-04
The Artists Touch.

Mistress-How do you manage to
make such q noise here In the kitchenf
Cook-Well. just you try to break four
plates without making Q noise.-Ideas.
The broad ax., 1917-08-04

AS Near AsYour Telepho,.
DISTANCE IMMATERIAi
IN Metropolitan City of this size, death knoll.
thirty minutes at some door. Too often H., ss'eg
not only brings sorrow. but misfortune as well oe,S
price you pay for funeral be business proDo,;oe
you will benefit by it IN service. quality and Cox, sd
m dollars and cents. The result of my camns;o~ ya
built for me one Of the largest and most mao1SI "a
establishments in the world. .~
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-07-25

night to visit the formers mother,
Mrs. c. DegrO.
A telegram was received Thursday
announcing the marriage of C. c.
Carrothers of Fayette to Ethel Paley.
They were married at Minneapolis.
Anita Johnson gave farewell
party to a number of her girl friends
in honor of Vivian Albright.
Rev. Hartman of st. James, Mimi,
and Rev. Sweningson of Leroy, were
visitors at Mrs. E. A. Bakken's and
o. r. Ri1goen's Friday.
Mrs. Albright and daughters left
Saturday for their home at Shattuck
Nebraska, after visiting several
weeks at Fred Kafer's.
Miss FalneSS of Cresco was visit
ing her friend Della Fosse last week.
MIR. and Mrs. Bachman and daugh-
ter of Cedar Rapids came Monday for
a visit at the Walter Bachman home,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-07-25

were ali happily surprised and enjoy
ed his sermon very much.
Mr.. Sybert had horse get bit by
a rattle snake in the pasture this last
last week.
George Smell of Canton visited our
burg yesterday.
Mr.. Richard Greenslade was buy
ing garden seed this morning. He has
one nice garden and is going to have
one for later. That's right Mr.. Green
slade raise all the stuff you can in
war time.
Chas. Burgess and wife visited the
hub one day this last weeb
Caroline Cameron and Jane Halse
attended church yesterday.
Pat Koran and wife called on Mr..
Lucus and family yesterday after
noon.
The cement road crew went to
work on the road this morning near
|Ridgeway.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-07-25
HESPER.
July %. 1917,

July %, 1917.
Miss Anna Peterson who is employ
ed as saleslady at the Mercantile
store in Burr Oak, is spending heI
vacation with home folks.
Supervisor SaXvick was a business
caller at Steno's Saturday.
Mrs. j. P. Street and daughters
Erma and Marjorie are visiting at the
w. A. Plunkett home.
Mrs. Margaret Eggen AID daugh-
ter Mrs. Andrew Anderson spent
Monday at Stenos.
John Nelson and family of Prosper
spent Sunday evening at Holvor Ram
los
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Street are the
proud owners of a baby boy born
Tuesday July 18th. Congratulations.
Pete Eggen and family made a trip
to Mabel Monday.
Mrs. Carrie Tavenir of DEBORAH, is
a guest of Hesper relatives.
Miss Hilda Ramlo was a Mabel cal
Ter Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Ramlo were to
DEBORAH Tuesday to see their daugh-
ter Ida, who was injured in an auto
accident Sunday.
Burr Oak visitors Thursday eve
ming were: Hilda Ramlo, Ida Berge-
son, Anna Usgaard, Geo. Foltz and
family, Mr.. and Mrs Chris Rasmus-
sen, Mr.. and Mrs. Valentine Kern and
C. ]. Steno.
Miss Anna Olson of DEBORAH has
been a guest of the Misses Hilda and
Pearl Foltz the past week.
Johnnie Thingwold made trip to
DEBORAH Thursday.
Mrs. Peter Usgaard called at the
Lars Usgaard home Thursday.
Ole Void and Oscar Olson of Ma
bel called at Steno s on business
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-07-25
MADISON TOWNSHIP.
July %, 1917

July %, 1917.
Toilet Istad was pleasantly surpris-
ed last Sunday, when his neighbors
gathered at his home.
Madison seems to be we'll repre-
selted in the drawing for the new
National Army.
We have not heard any more of the
scarcity of food, but it will soon be
scarcity of help.
Mr.. f. Engebretson and family Wis
tied at Ed. Gilbertson's Sunday after
noon.
Gilbert Blekeberg and Gilbert
Christen, were callers at the Ii. A.
Halvorson home Sunday evening.
Charlie Vine and family of Canoe
township were at the party at I. T.
lstad's last Sunday.
Joseph Corson of DEBORAH has been
assisting Carl owen with haying the
past week.
Charlotte and Freda Josvanger are
visiting relatives at Belgrade and
Glenwood, Mimi.
Some people seem to be botherine
themselves about other peoples bust
ness a little more than necessary.
-O-
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-07-25
BLUFFTON.,

July %, l III.
The farmers are now haying. Ell
Fuchs is putting up quite a lot o.
hay. H. Mercy has been helping him
Mr.. AGA Lange, wife and daughtel
Margaret autoed il from their farm
to do some shopping the first Of thu
week.
Mr.. Wanless of Burr Oak, went tc
Cresco the first of the week for
load of lumber, came back by the way
of Bluffton, stopped at Brittendalle
for some honey.
Fl. w. Shelley put in cistern fol-
Wess Wicks the first of the week.
a. Pat Thyme bought some old pota.
toes Of George Bently the other day
c. w. Brittendall went to Prosper
Tuesday afternoon for freight, his
wife went with him as far as TNrr
Oak, stopped in Burr Oak, visited Acr
mother, Mrs. E. Weldon.
Walter McCauley, wife AID Mrs
Shelley autoed to Burr Oak Tuesday
afternoon. The ladies called on Mrs
E. Weldon.
Johnny McCauley sold some beet
cattle to Prosper market Tuesday.
Andrew Johnson and Harry Mercy
helped drive the cattle to Prosper.
Perry Note is working for Elmer
Greenslade.
Walter McCauley autoed to Dick
Greenslade's Wednesday morning on
business.
Andrew Johnson of Aurora, Ill.
who has made a prolonged visit here
among friends, departed for home
this last week. he will be missed by
his friends.
Walter Lucus worked for Walter
McCauley Wednesday.
Ada Sybert and her sister Davilla
departed for Aurora, ILL.,, this last
week, to visit a sister there, Mrs.
Chris Johnson. Walter McCauley
took them to the train by auto at
Ridgeway. Mrs. Sybert accompanied
them to the train
Florence Thyme is on the sick list
with symptoms of appendicitis.
Johnny McCauley's called on John
Thyne's yesterday.
Inglus Olson went to Prosper Fri
day for freight for Brittendalls.
C. w. Brittendall autoed to Pros
per Friday on business. Mrs. E. We'll
den of Burr Oak, came home with
him for a few days visit with her
daughters, Mrs. Shelley and Mrs. Brit
tendall.
Claud Iverso1 was shopping in our
burg this morning, he has been draft
ed. He hopes the war will be over be-
fore he will be fitted for service.
H. Shelley built cistern for Frank
Wilson this last week
Dr. Emmens of Burr Oak, was call
ed to Bluffton yesterday at T. Muir
docks home boy was born to them
The more boys that come into the
Murdoch family the higher Mr.. Muir
dock carries his head. Congratula-
tions.
Mr.. and Mrs. DR.. Emmens of Burr
Oak, called on Mr.. and Mrs. Britten-
dali, lu1ched with them Sunday eve
ming.
Rev. Ulrich preached here yester-
day.
Archie Ward and Lester Bronner
and their ladies were out for a joy
ride Sunday evening.
Mrs. Pete McCauley and daughter
Mabel, were up to the bowery dance
Friday evening to hear the music.
They also made Mrs. Brittendall a
call.
Rev. Edie will preach here Sunday.
A minister from Fayette, Rev. Butler,
preached here two weeks ago. We