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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-11-16
Rotten Apples

WERE you ever a youngster
w back East, where they
bought apples by the barrel and
stored them in the cellar over
against the long winter evenings?
When winter came, did you
spend most of your Saturdays
sorting over the barrels of apples,
picking out the rotten ones so
they would not make the whole
barrel that way?
And didn't you and the family
eat nothing but rotten apples the
next week?
Isn't life like that?
And didn't you live in the kitch-
en-, because the parlor should not
be mussed up? And isn't it the
truth that you lived in the kitchen
all your life?
And didn't you always wear
your old clothes, because you had
to keep the good ones to go to
meeting on Sunday? And as a re-
suit, weren't you run down at the
heel and patched on the seat most
of the time?
And did you ever get over it?
Haven't you gone through life
with an inferiority complex, hold
ing musty ideas and most of the
time the same old WORKOUT no
tions until they were ready for the
grab-bag? Do you still wait for
somebody else to step ahead and
do the pioneering?
You do-if you're still eating
rotten apples.-W. L. Y. Davis, in
Los Angeles Tribune.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-11-16
Tax Receipts for Nation
Astounding in MAGNITUDE

I am indebted to the federation
of tax administration for some to-
tails of tax receipts for the nation
that are not only astounding in their
magnitude but startling in the i'm
plications they give.
The statistics disclose that the
American people paid $14, 811 ,000, 900
in taxes in 1888. This money was
collected by the federal, state, coun-
ty and city governments and some
odds and ends of special taxing
districts which levied taxes for es-
pecial purposes. Of this amount,
the federal government collected
Sc, 034, 900, 900; state governments
collected $3,857 900, 1000, and local
governments took a toll of 1920
10000.
One of the new taxes-the tax on
payrolls to maintain pensions and
unemployment-yielded in excess of
81 SOC, 900, 900, or almost one-tenth of
all of the money taken by the tax
collector. Its total seems to give
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-11-16
Whimsical Velvet
Turbans in Colors

Milliners are designing adorable
little velvet turbans, bright with col
or, to wear with fur coats this winter
or to crown smart dinner gowns with
glory. These little fantasies of velvet
are often allover shirred or are
formed of myriads of little corded
loops. Some houses are showing
them in that old-time favorite, old
gold. Others exploit them in teal
blue to ensemble with silver jewelry
set in blue stones, and as for eye
dazzling red, there's nothing smart
er than a red hat with a black dress.
In fact these cunning velvet tur-
bans have gone on gay and festive
color spree. The fireman-red velvet
types make you "stop, look and lis
ten" but you'll love these startling
reds just the same. With dark furs
they are simply perfect.
Most of these f1attering little hats
have snood to cover the couture
at the back, and it's mighty like
rose" that some of them look being
often huge pouf of velvet in flow
er color, posed jauntily low over
the brow.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-11-16
Rest Is Needed
After Thrombosis

About the first thing that happens
when blood is pumped out of the
heart into the big artery (aorta) to
60 to all parts of the body is that
some of this blood goes directly
from the aorta to supply the heart
muscle itself.
There are two small vessels called
coronary or heart vessels which car
ny the blood from the aorta, one to
each side of the heart. It is by
means of these two vessels and their
branches that the heart gets it's sup
ply of blood to strengthen its walls
so that these walls can continue to
pump blood. If anything obstructs
or blocks these vessels, then the
heart fails to receive enough blood
to do its work. These two vessels
must carry enough blood to the
heart at all times to enable it to
pump the ordinary amount of blood
to all parts of the body and also the
extraordinary amounts that must be
pumped when the Individual is doing
hard work, is digesting large
meal, or is fighting an ailment.
Any Blocking Is Serious.
1t can readily be seen that any
thing that blocks these vessels or
their branches is serious condi-
ton and may cause complete heart
failure. The blocking may be done
by a little bit of tissue from vege-
table-like growths on valves of the
heart, by spasm which closes the
mouths of the coronary vessels and
prevents blood getting to the heart
muscle to nourish it, or to what Is
called thrombosis" where the lin
ing of the coronary blood vessel be-
comes thickened and blood cannot
pass through. When the heart blood
vessels are affected usually all the
vessels of the body are affected. In
thrombosis, a small part of the heart
muscle becomes soft (no blood 60
ing to it) and scar tissue replaces
the muscle tissue. It takes a num-
Der of weeks for the spot to heal
and that is why rest in bed for six
to eight weeks is prescribed after an
attack of coronary thrombosis.
released by Western Newspaper UnicnJ
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-11-16

WHAT was good enough for our
w great great grandmamas
should be equally as good for us.
Some such thought must have mott
waited the minds of our modern fab
ricists when they announced for fall
and winter 1939-1940 revival of the
quality-kind old-fashioned silks such
as were the pride and the joy of our
ancestresses. Call them heirloom
silks if you will, for some of the
silk weaves so chic and so fabric
fine that are considered high-style
today but tell the story over again
of sterling-worth bengalines, fables;
likewise traditional ottoman silks
and grosgrains, also stand-alone
moires and taffetas that make music
with their rustic Of real honest-to-
goodness silk.
When you come to analyze the
present situation, the re-incarnation
in current fashion of the elegant
''lovely lady" fashions so charac-
teristic of the early Victorian and
Edwardian periods, we of this gen.
Grafton just naturally have to think
in terms of fabric elegance.
The idea that prevails this season
is fabric elegance for dresses
styled with utmost simplicity, de-
pending on accessories for dash and
allure. High value is put on skillful
fabric treatment in Grapes, shirr-
ings, pleating and self-fabric details.
It is a very silk-conscious group
we present in the illustration here
with. A great favorite with French
designers is pure silk jersey which
they say, and they prove it in the
lovely creations they turn out, has
no peer when it comes to sculptural
draping and intriguing stirring.
The attractive dress to the left in
the picture is of smooth, dark silk
jersey. Although it has been elab-
orately draped and shirred, the slen-
der silhouette has been in no respect
sacrificed. If you haven't silk
jersey preferably black daytime
dress in your collection you are los
ing out on lot of pleasure and COM
fort. Choose dark or black jersey
for practical afternoon wear and for
your loveliest formal let it be of
white silk jersey sculpturally draped,
adding gold accents to make it SUI
premely beautiful.
A draped and shirred green silk
crepe luncheon dress, designed for
the new corseted lady, is shown to
the right. It speaks eloquently in
favor of fabric treatment. Note the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-11-16
Strange Facts
Jobs Us. Positions ]
! NetU antiques
. Taps for EuiL Spirits .

The captain of one New York
er's private yacht draws a larger
salary than the master of the
Queen Mary, the colored manager
of a Harlem dance hall is paid
more than the governor of Penn
sylvania, and a Midwesterner re-
ceived more money as the presi-
dent of a local musicians union
in 1893 than Mr.. Roosevelt re-
ceived as President of the United
States.
For a number of years, at least
three-quarters of all antiques"
imported into this country have
been fakes.
More Europeans are employed
in a certain large industrial plant
in Detroit than there were Ameri-
cans employed in all the indus
trial plants in Europe before the
outbreak of the present European
war.
Because it handles only large
accounts, the First National bank
of New York city has fewer de-
poSitorS than stockholders.
The three vOlleys fired into the
air at military funerals were origi-
nally intended to brighten away
evil spirits and, therefore, prevent
them from entering the mourners'
hearts, which stood ajar at the
burial of a comrade.-Collier's.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-11-16
Suits Are Favored
In Newest Modes

Suits are important in the new
mode and include both dress and
jacket and skirt and jacket combi-
nations. Short, fitted, peplum jack
cts and long fitted jackets are both
in the picture. Many are furred
and worn with fur muffs, hats and
umbrellas whose handles are COW
cred with the same pelts.
Smartest coats, both cloth and
furs, are fitted and f1ared. Many
cloth ones are so literally trimmed
with pelts that they seem about half
fur. Persian lamb, beaver, seal,
leopard, fox, marten and mink are
all used.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-11-16
Cut in Personal Exemptions
Would Add Only so Millions

The school of thought that has adj.
vocated broadening the base of in
come taxes by the federal govern
ment, by reducing the personal ex-
emptions from $1,000 for married
couples and 1000 for single per-
sons, was shown by Mr.. Hanes to
be somewhat ignorant of facts. He
pointed out that an exemption of
$4,000 for married couples and $500
for single persons, instead of the
present limits, would add only
$50, 100000 year to the national
revenue. That is not a good drop
in the bucket. If all of the present
income tax amendments that have
been mentioned were now in force,
the total taxes they would yield
would be only about $3.50, COO, 900,
according to Mr.. Hanes. Hence, Mr..
Hanes said, with reference to the
federal government:
"You, the American public, have
the final control. Demands from
back home upon the Congress for
more and more federal expendi-
lures, for less and less needed prof.
ects, are at least partial source of
difficulties.
''We have developed our country
a $4,000, 100000 appetite with a
$4,000, 100000 pocketbook. I think
our problem is not so much when
we balance our budget, as where.
In other words, how much federal
expenditure are you going to de-
mand and how do you propose that
the government raise the funds?"
/ am hoping that the apparent
trend toward public consciousness
of the governments financial condi-
tion-whether that government be
national or state or local-will ex-
pand and begin to roll like mountain
flood waters,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-11-16

self fabric pleated ruffie on the bod
ice the wide corselet belt and
other fetching styling details.
Conferred in the trio is striking
evening ensemble developed of
handsome silk white faille, for faille,
such as our grandmothers treasured,
is again favorite silk. Note the
brief peplum that flares from the
new lowered waistline of the basque
jacket. The novel square buttons
are of outstanding style Importance.
It's fortunate you'll be if you have
stored away among heirlooms some
of the gorgeous jeweled buttons that
once were fashionable and are so
again. Glorify your evening coat
with these buttons or your blouse or
your "bestest" afternoon dress.
In conclusion just a word about
the stunning jacket tailored suits
that are made of black bengaline
silk or faille. These silk classics
register among the topnotch FASH
ions of the day.
Released by Western Newspaper UnionJ
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-11-16

Observation-Disclosures prices of
grains and meat animals reacting
after spectacular rise following
outbreak of the war, the average
level of prices received by farm
ers in mid-October was one point
lower than a month earlier, accord
ing to the agriculture department re-
port.
At 81 per cent of the 1904 lev
ell, the mid-October index of farm
prices was two points higher, how
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-11-16
Tips Picked Up in World Fashion Centers

Chenilles and angoras are the
dressiest of the day sweaters.
Newly introduced for street. wear
this season are the wedge-soled fiat
shoes.
Black velveteen, in a high-necked
collarless "sweat shirt" style is
shown by one Partisan designer.
A group of rabbits hair cardigans
are short in length, to be worn with
suits or with a skirt to the Office or
classroom.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-11-16

ever, than reported in mid-Octo-
Der last year.
The department said grains and
meat animals lost about one-third
of their "war boom" gains between
September is and October Is. Chick
ems and eggs and dairy products
made substantial advances.
Cotton and cottonseed prices de-
clined slightly during the last month,
but averaged slightly higher than a
year earlier.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-11-16

Unusual are the angoras woven in
tweed effects.
Braidings, jewels and accessories
such as colored gloves are i'm
portant.
As theatrical and as charming as
a ballet is Schiaparelli's formal flow
er pot evening bag.
In a combination - dressy lace
and formal satin, one French de-
signer makes a smart blouse to
wear with your first autumn suit.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-11-16
Isn't This Why
You Are Constipated?

What do you eat for breakfast
Coffee, toast, maybe some eggs?
What do you eat for lunch and
dinner? White bread, meat, pota-
toes? It's little iponder You're con-
stip1ted. You probably don't eat
enough "bulk." And "bulk'
doesn't mean the amount you
eat. It's kind of food that forms
q soft bulky" mass in the intes-
tines and helps a movement. II
this Is your trouble, may we sug-
gest a crunchy toasted cereal
Kellogg's AH-Brdn-for breakfast.
Al-Bran Is a natural food, not a
medicine - but it's particularly
rich in bulk" Being so, it can
help you not only to get regular
but to Keep regular. You won't
have to endure constipation, you
can GUoid it. Eat All-Bran daily,
drink plenty Of water, and life
will be brighter for you'll Made by
Kenogg's in Battle Greek.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-11-16

gives further details
of his work with pi-
tuitary extract.
"a large clinic
was established for
me at the Research
and Educational hos
pitfalls of the Univer-
sity of Illinois. Ev-
cry known type of
hair disturbance was
placed at my dis
posal through the IA
vorable effect of the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-11-16
HOUSEHOLD
QUESTIONS

Removing Odors.-Odors can be
removed from bottles by rinsing
with cold water to which a little
dry mustard is added.
Stuff Fowl L0osely.-Stuffings in
fowl or fish should not be packed
too tightly because they expand
considerably while baking.
When Glass Breaks.-A handful
of moistened absorbent cotton will
pick up bits of broken glass with
out endangering the fingers.
Care of Electric Cord.-Don't
twist, bend or tie the so-called
cord attached to your electric iron.
1t is not a cord, but two bundles
of wires.
House Plant.-The phillodendron
or devils try is fast grower and
is a most satisfactory plant to
grow in vases on mantel. It
may be grown in earth or water.
New HOt-Water BOttle.-Add a
teaspoonful of glycerine to the hot
water when filling new rubber
hot-water bottle for the first time
This keeps the rubber soft and In
good condition.
Restoring Leather Bindings
Equal parts of milk and white Of
egg beaten together viii freshen
leather bindings. Rub on gently
with old flannel. Polish with an
old silk handkerchief.
Using Celery TOps.-Celery tops
dried in the oven and then rubbed
through the fingers to powder,
make an excellent fiavoring for
soups and stews. They will keep
for months if stored in an alright
jar or tin. ..,s
Topping for Pork ROast.-For a
tasty topping for that pork loin
roast: when the roast is nearly
cooked, spread generously with
applesauce mixed with brown sug-
ar and a little cinnamon and Glove,
then brown until a slight crust is
formed. ...
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-11-16
Happy Reunion

Mrs. A. w. Moore of Rutledge,
Tenn, and Mrs. Amanda Davis of
Bonham, Texas, sisters, recently
were reunited in Bonham for the
first time in 10 years. They hadn't
seen each other since Mrs. Davis
left her Tennessee home for Texas
when she was Is.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-11-16
TODAY'S
H EALT H
COLUMN

tileIl IIldI WHEN III
1881 Dr.. B engt COLUMN
Norman Bengston, -
haywood, ILL.,, in an article in
Clinical Medicine and Surgery
told of his success in growing
hair by the use of extract of pi-
tuitary gland (said article being
accompanied by the most con-
vincing photography he was
swamped with inquiries and
tremendous offers of money for
the rights to market his prod
uct."
However, DR.. Bengston
pointed out that, while his
study had extended over five
years, he had used, the pitui-
tary extract on but 16 individ-
uals and while the results were graf
flying in some and spectacular in
two cases, he would prefer to work
a while longer and with more cases
before he could say definitely that
pituitary extract (from sheep)
would restore lost hair.
Now, in 1899, DR.. Bengston in
Clinical Medicine and Surgery,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-11-16
Gland Trouble
May Be Cause
OF Badness
BY DIR. JAMES w. BARTON

ANY individual or organiza-
L \ ton that can produce a
method of growing hair on bald
heads would make millions of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-11-16
S38. 900 a Minute

The present rate of world arma-
ment spending is $40, 000, 600, 900 an
nually, economists estimate, a sum
equal to $50, 600 a minute.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-11-16
Topping for Pork Roast.-For a

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are an
effective laxative. Sugar coated.
Children like them. Buy now!-Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-11-16

substance to the complaint that this
tax is tremendous burden on any
one who hires workers. The pay
roll tax, according to the admins
traitors analysis, was the third larg-
est of single items of taxation-only
the property tax and the income tax
brought in more money for the
spenders of federal, state or local
governments.
Property taxes, levies on every
thing you own, your house or farm
or horses or automobile, paid to-
tai tribute of 81, 745, 900, 900. If you
are good at figures you will find that
sum to be 80 per cent-almost one
third-of all of the taxes paid by
the United States last year.
Income taxes ranked second in
the sums produced for government
al use. The income taxes laid by
federal, state and city governments
supplied $3,242, 100000, and that is
% per cent of the revenue.
Another Group Includes
The Concealed Leuies
But there is another group Of
taxes-a long list of items that in
clude most of the sneak-thief taxes,
unseen and concealed levies-that
really is bearing down. These gen.
eral and special sales taxes, federal
stamp levies, excise and license
taxes were responsible for slightly
more than one-fourth of all money
paid into treasures of government.
This money came from tobacco,
liquor, gasoline, sales taxes of vari-
Gus kinds which you saw only by
close examination or could not dis
cover at all, licenses, etc. The
gasoline tax was the largest rev.
enue producer. Federal, state and
local governments obtained $751;
600, 900 because most of us burned
up gasoline through use of the motor
cars. Liquor revenue amounted to
1888, 100000. 1t is said by some
authorities that this type of tax has
about reached its peak. To increase
it more will mean that bootleggers
can begin to operate once naC7e, be-
cause added taxes will send the
price of liquor to point where boot
Logging becomes profitable. Such is
not the case with the other taxes in
the group; you pay them and like it..
All in all, the administrators
analysis shows ten general group
ings of taxes throughout the nation,
and it is interesting to note that
each of these ten major items is
used by more than one level of gov
eminent. That is to say, the fed
eral and state governments will be
found using income taxes; states
and counties and cities will be found
using some types of sales taxes,
along with similar tax by the
national government, and some of
the other taxes may be found en-
ployed as revenue producers by two
or all three of the levels of govern
ment.
Which brings us to a recent
speech made by John w. Hanes,
under-secretary of the treasury. Mr..
HaneS arrived at a conclusion that
only general increase in business
would provide enough income for all
of the tax eaters. He suggested that
there were few, if any, untapped
sources of income, insofar as the
federal government is concerned.
And other students have talked
frankly about the similarity of tax
problems among the federal, state
and local governments.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-11-16

Experience and Memory
Experience is the father of Wis
dom, and Memory the mother.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-11-16

Now that it's "ship ahoy" in the
air, as well as by sea, designers are
making feature of air-travel FASH
ions. Victor Stiebel, noted London
designer, is among the first to turn
attention toward creating airship
wardrobes. For daytime needs in
his clipper wardrobe he designs this
handsome and practical suit. In
this instance rabbits hair crepe of
napthalated wool is intricately tai
lored into slim straight model with
rows of self-colored stitching. A
mist green hat tops the suit to per-
lection.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-11-16

d oil a rs every
year. 1t can be
easily understood
then that when in
1891 DR.. B e n G t
Norman engSton,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-11-16

in the newspapers that followed m
first report"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-14
Seems 7 hat
Opera Idea
Goes Over
Tacoma Responds BriskIy TO
Opportunity TO Hear Two
OF Verbs Best Productions

WHEN Ethel Mcfarland Seifert
few weeks ago announced
the booking of two appearances
by the San Carlo Opera company,
she did so with some fear and
trembling, but that is all over now.
The rate at which reservations are
being made indicates that Tacoma,
If given the opportunity, will ade-
quately support sincere effort
to provide good entertainment. II
begins to look as II IT viii not be
so much question OF selling the
house for two nights as 1t viii OF
providing good seats for those who
viii want to enjoy bit of opera
in the home town.
Two of the most popular
operas OF a popular COM
poser. Verdi, will be given. Mon
day, Feb. 13 1t will be "Rigoletto. -"
tuneful and sometimes rollickinE
musical play based on a Victor
Hugo story. For the second night.
there will be performance of
Aida, written on a commission
of the viceroy of Egypt for the
opening of the grand opera house
in Cairo Verdi was then so years
old, and he put into Aida every
thing ne had learned about opera
in a lifetime. Altogether fine
choice for two nights OF very much
out-of- the-ordinary entertainment