The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-11-12

he puts little, IT.
ritating grains of
- - sand inside the
shells of millions
of oysters, and
each oyster proceeds to deposit the
pearly substance on the sand to
escape its irritating scratching.
These pearls are "real." Al
though experts can tell the differ
ence, they annoy jewellers n d
have hurt the value of the other
accidental pearls, but they make
it unnecessary for the unfortunate
pearl diver to Ego all naked to the
hungry shark" as the poet has it.
Mr.. Mikimoto has been obliged to
kill hundreds of millions of oysters,
which is serious: his Buddhist re-
hgion teaches that each has its little
separate soul-in fact, the soul of
his great-grandmother might have
resided in one of the oysters.
An American who recently died
left a fortune of between twenty
five and thirty million dollars, chief
ly in tax-exempt securities on which
the owner, while he lived, paid no
income tax. Now that he is dead,
inheritance taxes will take about
two-thirds of the many millions.
The lack of a "dead-or-alive" tax
exempt securities offers opportunity
to some able lawyer. If the govern
ment has no constitutional right to
take any income from tax-exempt
bonds, how can it legally take half
merely because the owner is in his
coffin?
A green parrot, with red tipped
wings, buried in a respectable
grave, will have a granite head
stone with Here lies Polly Cod
dington, sixty-eight years DID," en-
graved on it. Exactly how old Polly
was, no one knows. Born in Brazil,
she was presented to the grand
mother of Mrs. Joseph E. Hunt,
sixty-eight years ago. Parrots, like
eagles, elephants and other intel
ligent creatures that eat wisely,
often pass one hundred.
A higher race thinks up foolish
things for itself.
Gruesome details which no one
seems to have put into movie or
a horror story are published in
connection with a recent suicide.
The unfortunate victim, convinced
that life was not worth while,
hanged himself, and tn en-, still
conscious, found he was mistaken
and made desperate unsuccessful
efforts to cut the rope.
Those tn think of suicide
should remember that they must
leave the world soon in any case,
and might as well remain to see
what will happen. While there is
life, there is hope.
Chang Kai-Shek, dictator of the
Marking government, warns China,
mo nation can ruin US unless we
first ruin ourselves" emphasizing
the fact that the short road to ma
tional ruin is neglect of preparation
for war. Some patriotic American
radio sponsor" might arrange to
broadcast that talk in Washington,
D. c. We need it here almost as
much as China needs it.
England fears that quarrelS
among union men may cause strikes
in airplane factories and delay
Britain's effort to get ready for her
next war. Such strikes would prob
ably bring welcome orders for
planes to American factories; never
theleSS, it is only fair to remind
British workers, quarreling among
themselves, tn a t when foreign
bombs begin dropping on their
families any strike against national
safety will seem to have been fool
ish, in retrospect. And those words,
"chiefly WON en- and children, +"
should be remembered.
Borrowed money is cheaper, and
it ought to be, since the dollar is
"O1 III 10 SClilS. n CHEAP
house or cheap dollar should bring
a cheap rent. Even so, it surprises
you to learn that Mayor LaGuardia
borrowed from ]. P. Morgan & Co.
thirty million dollars for the city,
spread over five-year period, for
one and one-t=nth per cent interest.
Here, Myron c. Taylor, head of
"Big Steel greatest steel company
in the world, announces increases
in wages, also resumption of full
dividend payments on the preferred
United States Steel stock, also earn
ings in three months of more than
thirteen million dollars, biggest in
six years. Thirteen million dollars
in three months may not be 'big
money!" but lit is better than be-
ing hit on the head with a sharp
stone"
G King Features Syndicate, Inc
WNU Service.