The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-08-25

Mrs. VIM. Tracy and daughter of
Two Harbors were in the city a few
days last week visiting with Mr..
Tracy, who pulls" the short run and
makes his headquarters in this city.
Chas. Hay, our efficient ''washee
washee" man left yesterday morning
for his native land, China. Charlie
was abundantly supplied with pass
ports and papers and intends to return
in few years.
A dazzling and stupendous travelling
exhibition will be presented in Min
neapolis during the week commencing
Sept. 6. Thousands of novel street
illuminations will be made. and a
congress of the most attractive am
uSement features have been secured
to be presented on the main streets of
that city during the time inquestion.
Frank Bearinger now promenades
up and down with light tread and a
have-a-cigar-on-me expression on his
countenance. The occasion of Franks
hilarity was the birth to Mr.. and Mrs.
Rearinger Friday of a ten-pound
daughter. Everybody concerned
doing well.
d. L. Kelly has removed the small
residence building formerly On the
alley between First and Second aven-
ues to the lots opposite Sletten's
store and the same is being fitted
up in neat home-like style. Anoth-
er new residence is also being erected
on the same lots.
D. Fl. McGarry, the popular traveller
for Superior wholesale house, was
in the city last week. Friday he at
tended the Odd Fellows picnic and
enjoyed it immensely. Mr.. McGarry
is member of the order and showed
his appreciation of the event by dom
ating SIS purse to be contested for
by the ladies. The prize winner is
announced elsewhere.
A very pleasant dancing party is
on tap at Matthias hall this evening.
Those present are Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liams, Cowen, West Schaefer, and
Opie, Mrs. Gilbert, Misses Ireland,
Carey, Morrison, Goldsworthy, Shook,
Stewart, Sheridan, Mclaughlin and
Fenske; Messrs j. and I. Carey, Kelly,
James, Goldsworthy, Sullivan, T. and
r. Polkinghorn, Lewis, Scheaffer,
Fenske, Macintosh, Mills and Ireland.
1t is little short of bewildering
when one considers the labor, time
and money now being expended by
the leading citizens of Minneapolis in
preparing for the presentation of their
annual fall festivities and carnival.
The collecting of data relative to the
presentation of historical and myth
ical floats, illustrations royal cost
umes, the dresses Of various officers OF
state and royal households, those OF
attendants, army officers, trappings.
of horses, postillions, is of great mag.
nitude. Week of September TO IL.
An exchange asks, did you ever no
tice the difference in the way lady
and a gentleman mounts wheel? The
former stops, adjusts her skirts, puts
one foot upon the pedal. gives little
spring and away she goes. The man
h., 4 h Il Ia lNor Of t.1, l.
self out behind the machine, puts one
foot on the step, hops along on one leg
like lame ostrich, gives jump,
lands ''ker PUNK in the sadie. kicks
wildly about to find the pedals, and
then goes along webbing for rod OF
so before he gets his center of gravity
located.
The toad lives ten to forty years,
does not begin to produce young until
their fourth year. 1t has lived two
years without food, but cannot live
long under water. 1t never takes dead
or motionless food. Ii takes its food
by means of its.tongue alone, and it
operates this so rapidly that the eye
cannot follow its motions. 1t cap
lures and devours bees: wasps, yellow
Jackets. ants, beetles, crickets. we
evils, caterpillars, moths, cts. The
stomach that dosen't fiince at yellow
jackets, wasps, blister beetles, and
alick beetles or pinch bugs would
seem to be prepared for anything in
the insect line, and it doubtless is.
In twenty-four hours the toad con-
sumes enough food to fill its stomach
four times. Asingle toad will in three
months deyour over 10, 900 insects. If
every ten of these would have done
one cent damage the toad would have
Savad $40 Evidently the toad ia a