The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-11-27

So they went below and skirmished
around, taking in the sights. The
angel lost track of the editor and
went around hades to hunt him. He
found him sitting by furnace tanning
himself and gazing with rapture upon
a lot of people in the fire. There was
a sign on the furnace which said, "de-
linquent subscribers" "Come," said
the angel, 1--WE must be going" "You
go on" said the editor, I'm not
going. This is heaven enough for me. !"
The young ladies of Ely will please
bear in mind that if they don't pro-
pose to some nice young man during
the next year will perhaps be con-
sidered antiquatated before the next
leap year rolls along. Next year will
be the last leap year of the centuary,
and another will not occur until 1904.
The year 1900 will not be leap year
because addition one day to
each fourth year more than
makes up the presumed difference in
the calender year, and consequently
every centennial year that is not
Invisible by four after suppressing the
two ciphers, is not leap year, which
makes up for the time gained by the
leap years.
Says an observing exchange: 1t is
said that a man who won't take a
paper because he can borrow one, has
invented machine by which he can
cook his meals by the smoke from his
neighbours chimney. This same fell
low sits in the back pew in church to
save the interest on his contribution,
and is always borrowing ride to save
the wear and tear on his own horse
flesh. Yes, we know him. He is
second cousin to the man who never
winds up his watch for fear of break
ing the spring. He was undoubtedly
a near relative of the man who went
into the back yard last winter, soaked
his hair in water and then broke it off
in order to cheat the barber out of a
hair cut. The whole outfit will in
after life kick the devil out of his job
because his birthstone bill, which was
used for their benefit, is too large.
John D. Rockefeller may give few
hundred dollars to the country church,
starvation wages to the men who earn
his millions for him, a few million to
endow a university and other acts
which commend him to the praise OF
the evangelist and the curses Of the
populace. But the statement that
the Mesaba would have been a dead
factor, found so often in our city
dailies, is as devoid Of foundation as
is monopoly of principal. The people
of the Mesaba owe nothing to Rookie
Teller or the Consolidated and had the
Minnesota Iron Co. have gotten the
Merritt holdings the result would
have been much more beneficial to the
range. The gift of hundreds here and
millions there does not palliate the
fact that every dollar of it is taken
from half-starved workmen who, in
order to get out Of financial predica-
ment alive, will submit to the roast
ing process employed by the man
whose only ambition in life is to &C
crue a fortune of 100000, OOO.-Vir-
ginia Enterprise.
One evening the latter part of last
week as Conductor Macomber's train
was pulling out of Ely the caboose
lamp exploded, and in quicker time
than it can be told, the car was en-
veloped in flames. There was no
facilities at hand for fighting the
flames, so it was backed to the water
tank and stream turned on. The
car was total loss. Brakeman Hale
had most of his clothing in the ca
bose and lost it. The apparel had
been left at Ely previously and he
made the trip up to secure it. For
tunately he was unable to pack all in
his grip, and one suit escaped. An
alarm brought out the Ely fire depart
ment. Rumor reaches us that they
were making great run for the burn
ing car. when some one informed them
it was Macomber's caboose. Then
their pace weakened. AS they drew
nearer, box of cartridges exploded.
Then they came to dead stop. A
moment later report like that of a
cannon came from the flame and
smoke. Then the department hustled
for shelter. Charley is known to have
an occasional bowie knife and nOsSih 1v