Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-04-28

Would Say
By A. w. CONAwAY
Oh say, we should have all of our
| foreign war debts coming from Japan;
she pays promptly. Already the
| United States has received pay for
the japanese accidental bombing of
the Gunboat Panay which occurred
few months ago. The amount re-
ceived for that boat and the three
Standard Oil boats which were
bombed at about the same time is
$2,214, 007.36. I wonder if that $7.36
isn't the amount allowed for the
human life which was lost. That's
about the value the war makers place
on human life.
According to a newspaper corre-
Spondent, the old type of German
aristocrat is gradually disappearing
Won by von The world in general
does not know so much about the
ariStocratS of that nation but we do
know that German soldiers seem to
be spreading over Europe Van by VAN
Statistics tell us that twice as
many Americans were killed by &C
cidentS in 1886 as were killed in the
World war. One person out of every
ten will be injured during the COM
| ing year so seriously as to require
medical care. This all, even in it's
seriousness, reminds me of Pat and
Mike who were discussing various
things when Pat remarked: "Begorra
Mike, 1 would give 500 if knew the
place where I'm going to die" "And
Pat, what good would that be after
doin' ye?" asked Mike. "Well," said
Pat, 81 would not go near that place."
Well, Pats desire to live was not
any greater than is yours and mine
| and we may not get to find out where
we are going to die but we can make
the old reaper with the long scythe
hunt mighty long time if we will
just think and do little more about
safety.
Jackie Coogan's mother, in attempt
| ing to defend her stand in keeping
S4,000,000 which Jackie is said to have
! earned during his childhood days as
a movie star, states that "a parent in
California is entitled to everything
a minor earns" That might be true
according to law, but there is no law
against a mother exhibiting little
of that, which has worldwide, made
mothers famous-a mothers love.
A news report tells us that two
cars of an identical make, model and
color collided on highway in such
a manner that both were damaged in
identically the same way. Well, that
is something rare, but many times it
can happen that two of the same
model drivers-about 1880 or newer
same color and in same condition
can collide and block the highway
in the same manner while other driv-
ers in a different condition want to
use it safely.
According to a distinguished au-
thority on the sun and a longtime
observer of the variations of solar
radiation, farmers can now look for
ward to good crop years for long
time The scientist states that, &C
cording to observations made, the
United States is emerging from a
drouth period which began about
1880 and that there is no expectation
of another great one until 1875. Well
shucks, according to the present price
of farm crops and produce the only
ray of hope in that can be found
possibly by looking at it the way the
Jewish merchant did his sale on fork
handles. The handles cost him Is
cents and he was selling them for 10.
When asked how he expected to come
out on them at that price he answered
that his only hope lay in selling a
great volume of them.
Life is a gift that the wisest may well
make most of,
Get out and live it each hour of
the day;
Wear it and use it as much as you
may
Don't keep it in inches, corners and
grooves
For we find that in service its beauty
improves.
No, no, that one is not original with
me but I am not too dumb to see its
good qualities.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics
states that food costs have declined
10 percent since last September. That
means about 81 per week off the liv-
ing costs of the average city family
and the whole decline takes place on
| tho items the farmer raises What