THE AHET A8 A CAREER. '
By'Captain M.C.Lartin, 7th.Infantry.
What does the present-day Army offer to a young man seeking hi.-;
life’s work? It will surprise many people to know that one induce
ment it offers is the absolute assurance of an old age free from fi
nancial worries. The average enlisted man in the Regular Army who
serves a series of enlistments until he is eligible to retire on per
sion is far better off than the average man who has worked for a ci
ilian employer during the same period. In effect he has been purch<
ing for himself an endowment life insurance policy which will insure
him a steady and sizable income for the rest of his life. This in
surance provision more than offsets the comparative smallness of th
pay he draws during his army service.
The average retirement pay of a soldier is probably about $75.
a month, as most of them have been promoted to grades considerably
higher than Private by the time they have served their thirty years,
ihis would give the retired soldier close to $900.00 a year. If he
had spent his years in a calling outside the Army he would have had
accumulate a savings of around $20,000 to obtain an insured interest
return of this amount. Tfew men are avle tc carry a $20,000 insurance
policy during even their most productive years.
The Army is no ground-floor, get-rich-quick institution, but ii
is a mighty sane and safe investment *for thousands of men.
SOLUTION TO LAST
Horizontals.
1 - Polishing.
8 - Orpin.
10 - Eat.
12 - Inn.
14 - Eau.
16 - Clothiers.
17 - Ear.
18 - ITae.
19 - Sty.
21 - (D
22 - Oaten.
25 - (BtiEarfcure.
Beg your pardon - The "4n in
puzzle should have h"en a "9".
vIESK '* S FUEZLE.
Verticals
1 - Po. 12 - Ice, 21
2 - Xo. 13 - Nor,
3 - Ire. 14 - Een.
4 - §P&ghet$5 - Use.
5 - Hit. 19 - San.
6 £ In. 20 - Yet.
7 » Go • 2 2 0 r.
*9 r Inlay. 23 - 3Ju.
11 - Carat. 24 - Re.
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BIG MOOSES DANCE, SATURDAY, MARCH 7TH.
The MOOSE will give a lance at the A. 3. Hall in Hanies
Saturday Evening, March 7th. Everybody is most cordially invite^.
The "Fornance" will make a trip to Skagway to bring the crowd*
from there. A light lunch will be scrvedT
Admission $1.00 - Ladies Free. Admission $1.00 - Ladies Free.
A FINE SAXOPHONE FOR SALE.
IDR SALE: 1 conn 3
bell and almost new
flat Soprano Saxophone , silver plated grold
at a bargain. CASH $75.00.
See Private
1 Glass Croccll
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ALL QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
"Is this a spedometer?" she asked, as
which covered that instrument, "yes, dear,” I
napped on the glass
eplicd in a sweet
V w v W W J. ^ , VL—u , JLil Ci. sweeu,
gentle voice. "Don’t they call this the dash light?" she querried,
fingering the nickel-plated illuminator. "Yes, honey," my words fioeb
ed out softly as before. "And this is the cut out?" she inquired,
i re than
’But
- —- - curious
-» — -— - ---- -- — - vigorous pusn. with her daintv
foot. "This, sweetheart, is heaven," I said in a soft celestial"
voice, as I picked up a gold harp and flew away.
Watchman Examiner.