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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15
THE BUTTERFLY.
to Make a Nest for Her Young,
Then. Dies.

There is something really pathetic
in the way mother butterfly builds a
nest for her children. In the first place
the little home where the eggs are de-
posted represents great deal of sac
rifce, for it is lined with several lay
ers of soft down plucked from the
mothers own soft body. The eggs,
having been laid carefully upon this
luxurious, pretty couch, are protected
by an equally pretty coverlet made OF
thesame material These butterfly bed
clothes are often arranged with an in
tricacy that is quite curious and per-
picking. Sometimes bed is made SO
that each separate delicate hair stands
upright, thus giving the entire nest the
appearance of little brush of downy
fur. Then again the eggs are laid
spirally round a tiny branch, and as
the covering follows their course, the
effect resembles the bushy tail of a
fox, only the nest is more beautiful
than the brush of the finest fox that
ever roamed over country. The build
ing of this downy nest is the last earth
ly labor of the mother butterfly, for
by the time it is completed her own
delicate body Is denuded of its natural
covering, and there is nothing left for
her to do but to die-a sacrifice which
she promptly and heroically makes in
the interest of, the coming butterfly
generation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15

OLD FOES WATCH EACH OTHER.
Navn5os and Mokis still Keeping .
Guard Their Ancestors Estab-
Iished 300 Years Ago.

The Navajos and the Mokis are an
cient enemies. The Navajos stalk the
plain, wide scattered. The Mokis
huddle On the point of precipitous
mesa towering a thousand feet above
the red desert. Inch by inch they
covered before their prosecutors
through hundred years until at last
they built their village of to-day on the
heights four centuries. Though bitter
foes, the Navajos peaceably visited the
Molds every alternate year on the day
of the mysterious ceremony of the
snake dance.
Three hundred summers ago, so runs
the tradition, Navajo boy while watch
ing the dance fell from the brink of
the mesa to mangled death on the
tumbled rocks far below. And every
second summer since, when the visiting
Navajos come on to the mesa they stand,
now in groups, now singly, at the spot
where the boy fell and gaze down from
the heights for hours at time.
The Mokis believe the Navajos are
only waiting a favorable opportunity
to pounce upon them and avenge their
clansman's death. Recent visitors to
the land of the Molzis say that on the
day of the dance there is always red
blanketed Navajo on the point of rock
gazing stelidly below. Behind on the
pile of the village and outlined against
the sky is the solitary form of Moki
watching the Navajo intensely. Both
were standing the guard their ancestors
stood through 300 summers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15
MIXED.

Z Pure ice cream at Sam Rapson's.
See Jos. Fortin's new fall styles of
hats.
Mems and Boys Fall Hats and Caps
just received at r. S. Mller's.
c. L. Gillian is up from Duluth for
few day on land business.
Frank Orr the powder man was in
the city few days this week.
Sam Smale has spent the past few
days in Duluth returning last even
ing.
E. G. Regli, of Duluth has been in
the city for several days selling
spectacleS.
.s.Geo. II. White Jr.,o of Franklin, Pa,
was looking up lumber in this vicinity
this week
Otto Manninen has begun the erect
ion of two-story saloon building on
First avenue.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15
Fine candies at Rapson's at reason

Fine candies at Rapson's at reason.
able prices.
The Pioneer has begun the sinking
of a new shaft ON the south side OF
their deposit.
Anton Gronseth of Gronseth &
Olson, Duluth was in the city few
days this week.
200 pounds of fresh candles choco,
lates, etc. received this week from the
J. Fernekee Co. at Sam Rapsons.
D. Il. Denton and family and Mrs
j. Hill and children came up from Du.
luth Tuesday for a trip to Burnside
w, Fl. Pattison and family accom-
panied by several friends came uE
frem Superior Tuesday for a trip tc
Burnside.
Mems and Boys Fall Hats and Caps
bust received at r. S. Miller's
W. R. Opie returned Saturday from
his trip to St. Paul where he attended
the photographers convention ano
the state fair.
G. Applehoff, of Dayton, Ohio, re.
presenting the True Blue" SOAP
spent several days looking up custom
ers in this city.
In the United States land Office In
Duluth Friday the case of Charles
H. Maginnis against John Larson was
heard. Larson made timber AND
stone application for the land and Ma
ginnis claims to have prior right
under soldiers additional script.
The choicest candies in the market
at Sam Rapson's. Received fresh
direct from the factory.
A. S. Russell and G. j. Boekler, who
left here,a month ago by canoe route
for the Rainy lake country returned
Wednesday and this morning left fol
Medford, Wis. The gentlemen were
highly pleased with their trip and say
the north country has bright pros.
poets. ..
JOS. Fortin has received full line
of Fall Millinery, comprising fine
line of hats. trimmed and untrimmed
trimmings etc.
A contract has been awarded John
.Runquist for grading for doubling the
D. & I. R. track from Waldo to High
land. He has leased the company's
steam shovel, and the work is already
under way. When completed this
will furnish another substantial sec.
ton to the double tracked portion OF
the road.
DR.. j. E. Doran, of Duluth, MINI
whose advertisement appears in an.
other column is certainly worthy OF
attention. He is an excellent physic
ian, who has had thorough training fol
his chosen profession. to which is adj
ded years of successful practice. He
is without doubt a perfect gentleman
and should you conclude TO consult
him, you are assured of honorable
treatment. He will be at Ely, Elk
change Hotel, Sunday, Sept. 24tt
from 8 a. m. until 10 p. m.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15

Sam Rapson has the prettiest ice
cream parlor north of Duluth and
handles the choicest ice cream, manu-
featured from pure cream.
New! news!! news!! It's enough to
give man the blues; nobody married,
nobody dead. nobody broken an arm
or head. Nobody came to talk of
the scrap, no one run in for taking a
horn, nobody buried, nobody born.
Oh. for racket: a riot fuss. Some
body come in and kick up muss!
Someone to stir up the peace-laden
air, somebody's comet TO give US a
scare; somebody thumped within an
inch of his life, somebody to run off
with another mans wife. somebody to
come up with his dues-any thing,
anything, just so it's news.-EX.
New Fall Coats and Golf Caps at R.
S. Miller's.
Plans for the new improvements
that the Duluth s. Iron Range road is
to make at Endion are now in the
hands of an architect. The passenger
depot will be decided ornament to
that part of the city. 1t will be built
of red brick and the trimmings will
be of Kettle river sandstone. 1t will
be heated by steam and lighted by
electricity and will be modern ia every
respect. The passenger depot and the
new freight warehouse will extend the
full length of the dock between 18th
and 10th avenues and across the latter
avenue. Details of the new buildings
have not been decided on.
An exchange tells the story of a
partnership that existed between a
democrat, populist, a republican
and free silver republican. One of
the conditions of the partnership was
that when one of the partners died,
each of the survivors was to deposit
$100 in the coffin to be buried with the
deceased. The democrat died first and
after the remains have been prepared
for burial, the survivors met and the
conditions of the contract were dis
cussed. Said the republican,: II be-
lieye in the single gold standard, and
true to my principle / placed five
twenty-dollarg oldpieces in the coffin. y
Sand l." said the silver republican,
sin conformity with my financial
view placed one hundred silver dollars
in the caslet" "Well," said the
populist, II believe in fat money, so
I placed my check Tor $500 in the cof-
fin and drew out 5000 in change"
Capt. William Astor Chanler, Con-
gresham from New York, is the presi-
dent of the New YORK STAR, which
is giving away FORTY DOLLAR
BICYCLE daily, as offered by their
| advertisement in another column.
Hon. Amos j Cummings, NJ. c., Col.
Asa Bird Gardner, District Attorney
of New York, Ex-Governor Hogg, of
Texas. and Col. Fred Feigl, of New
York, are among the well known
] names in their Beard of Directors.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15
sIeepfnr In Corset,.

Sleeping in tight-laced corsets was
once the custom of English ladies.
Girls with STOPPING shoulders had a
fat piece of board bound upon their
backs to keep their shoulders straight.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15
Harness Traces of steel.

A steel harness trace is one of the
latest productions of Sheffield. A mar
row strip of steel about an inch wide is
incased in leather and used in the or
binary way; the steel is of the best
quality and so pliable that it can be
twisted
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15
This Store
is the
Center of
Attraction
for all
Well Posted
Buyers

They have learned by past exper-
fence that we show all the desir-
able new thing in Dry Goods as
soon us they are brought out, and
that we do not tack on any fancy
prices just because we are in the
lead Of our competitors. Our new
Fall Stock is an exposition of the
very latest and best ideas in dry
goods. The same goods tnat the
largesn city retailers are showing
may be seen here at less than CITY
prices. Everything is in favor of
the customer here. That is why
this store is so popular.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15

N/ANTED-SEVERAL TRUSTWORTHY
Wv persons in this state to manage our
business in their own and nearby countries
1t is mainly Office work conducted at home
Salary straight $500 a year and expenses
definite. bOnatide. no more, no less salary
Monthly SIS. References. Enclose self-ad-
dressed stamped envelope, Herbert E. Hess?
Prest, Dept. NJ. Chicago
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15
Winter Underwear

Now is a good time to supply your
needs as our stock is complete and
low prices rule. All kinds; the
fieece-lined, the Jersey ribbed aud
fiat goods are here for your in
SDectiOn.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15
Blanket Weatber

will soon be here and you will
wish you had pair Of our warm
blankets. We have everything
= from the cheapest to the best and
would be pleased to have you examine
our line.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15
Bows Clothing

A better or more complete assort-
ment has not been exhibited in
this city. We are headquarters
if you are looking Ifor anything
for the boy.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15
Something Entirely new

and we are sure
will interest ev-
cry lady in the
city is d new line
of paper patterns
which we have
just received.
We guarantee
these patterns to
be up to date in
style and perfect
in fit. All pat
terms 1Oc. each.
Call in and get
a FASHION
PLATE.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15
for Men

Our assortment of Duck Coats.
Corduroy Coats, Mackinyw Coats
and Shirts, Duck Vests and Cor
duroy and Mackinaw Pants, is
the most complete and the prices
are the lowest in the city.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15
Mew Shoes ano Slippets

are arriving daily for Men, Ladies
and Children. We sell only the
most reliable footwear and guar
antee our goods to give satisfac-
tiOn.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15
Clothing.

Our Cl0thidg Department offers bar
gains to the buyer. We have by all
odds the finest line of Clothing that
money can buy and are selling at UNI
heard of prices.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15
Hmong the New Cbinas

to arrive the past week were
Ladies' and Children's Jackets.
Fresh anu tailored in the latest
styles. If you are in need of a
garment take a look at our line.
The prices are right.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15
Fur CoIIarettes

Are In great demand and we can
supply you with any kind you
with any kind you wish. A new
lot ?ust received
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-15
Boots and Shoes.

In Boots and Shoes for Fall
we are showing a line superior
to any found here and are
selling at rock bottom prices.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-11-23
The official State Plurality.

Those who bet that Nash would
not have $4,000 plurality or more
win.
Those who bet that "Golden Rule
Jones would not have 100000 votes
lose.
Those who guessed that the total
vote would not reach 100000, have
another guess. 1t was 92O,646,
The official footings were given
out by Secretary of State Kinney at
2:45 p. m. today.
The total vote for Nash was All, ,ls9.
The total vote for Mclean was 1858. l79
The total vote cast for Mayor Jones
was 106,72l. Nash's plurality is
40 ,O23.
The pluralities for the other can
dldates on the Republican state tick
ct are as follows:
Caldwell, lieutenant governor.
l2,72O.
Guilbert, auditor of state, Al ,S4S.
Cameron, state treasurer, 46,O43.
Sheets, attorney general, 45,O69.
Davis, supreme Judge, 46,3l3.
Huffman. member B. P. w., AZ, $40.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-11-23
The Rev. Irl Il. Hicks Almanac,

There Is no comparison between
former editions, and this splendid
Almanac for 1900, now ready,
Printed in beautiful colors, on much
finer paper, its 1876 pages are pack
ed with invaluable information on
storms,astronomy and meteorology
IL is illustrated with nearly 200
finest half tones and other engray.
ings. This superb book would seIj
anywhere for fifty cents, but ID
costs ONLY zoe copy, and every
subscriber to Rev. Irl X. Hicks
now famous paper, WORD AND
WORKS, at $l.00 year, receives
this elegant Almanac as a prem
ium. WORD AND WORKS is a rec
ognized leader among the best fam
lily and scientific journals, while
nothing OF its kind can Compare
with the Hicks Almanac. One dol.
lar a year is nominal price for
such unique and useful publica.
tions. Professor Hicks has Justly,
and OF necessity, Withdrawn his
storm and weather forecasts from
all free almanacs, having generous
~ given his time and labor free
for nearly twenty years.
WORD AND WORDS Pub. Co.,
22Ol Locust St.. st, Louis Mo.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-11-23

dence. An Instance of this was
given during the debate on the
Dingley bill In the senate. One
day, when certain paragraph was
called up, Senator Allison asked:
"Has paragraph 482 been dispos-
ed Off"
ut was disposed of on the 2Sth
inst.," responded the vice president
as quick as "A flash.
He was of genial presence and
drew men to him. In his home
life he was known as a man who
loved and was loved by all his kins-
folk. He was charitable to fault.
He had q wide acquaintance
among men of all parties. and he
had many warm friends among his
political opponents.
or his Immediate family Mr.. Ho-
bart leaves wife and one son,
Garrett A. Hobart, jr., who Is about
l6 years old. The only other child,
Fanny, died at the age of %, when
the family was in Italy in 1896.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-11-23
FOR PRESIDENT In 1900,
HON. WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN,
OF Nebraska.

OUR brother Mckay of the Jour
nal-Gazette is taking on seriously
about the awful way the Republi-
cans scratched their tickets at the
recent election; that he actually
saw some Republicans standing at
the polls fighting the local ticket
1t was simply awful, so 1t was
He says if the Republicans had
voted there ticket with the help
of the "Independent Democrats
they might really have elected
two or three of the county ticket
That those Republicans that voted
against their local ticket are real
"bolters"so they are. Mckay has
summarized some grand logic here
He is a good thinker. "If the
Republicans had only voted their
ticket, by the assistance of the IN.
dependent Democrats, two or three
Republicans would have been elect.
ed."Let us say it this way, Mr.
Mckay: "If the Democrats would
all vote their local ticket we could
elect every man on it WithoW the
assistance of any Republicans. Its
poor rule that don't work both
ways. Mckay thought it was such
horrible spectacle to see Republi.
cans at the polls working against
Republicans on the local ticket,
but he did not say a word about
what a horrible sight it was to see
Democrats standing at the polls
working against Democrats on the
local ticket. He says that a Re-
publican that voted and worked
for Democrat is "bolter,"but h
Democrat that worked and voted
for Republican, is an "independ-
ent Democrat. The evidences
were that you had quite a number
of "bolting"Democrats on your
staff and it was necessary for us to
have a few "independent" RDpubli-
cans TO even things up for US.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-11-23

Leonid swarm at all practically one
half of the globe would be lombard. .
ed, and not merely small patch.
A number of theories have been
advanced to explain the very limit
ed character of the display this year.
Perhaps the most reasonable of them
is that the swarm was not fully due
at the time when the earth crossed
the orbit Of the Leonids. The period
of this famous celestial dust cloud is
officially put at thirty-three and a
quarter years, and it was a rather
sanguine expectation, perhaps, that
anticipated the arrival of the dem
sest part of it this fall, precisely six
ty six years after the encounter of
1888. However, the predictions
which the astronomers have made
in regard to the event were put for
ward with caution and with reser.
vations. Nothing positive was prom
ised, though much was hoped for.
The movements of the moon have
been watched SO long and with such
care that it is feasible to predict
within a minute or even a second
when 1t will pass between the earth
and the sun, and to say just how
much Of the solar surface will thus
be obscured. But 1t is much more
difficult to obtain the data where
with to forecast meteor shower.
The chief scientific value of q
meteor shower is the chance which
1t offers for studying the depth of the
earth's atmosphere. A meteor is
merely tiny ,it Of mineral matter,
invisible and intellectually cold, fly
ing through space. AS soon as ii en-
ters the aerial envelope of the globe
friction almost instantly raises it to
incandescence. The velocity of the
Leonids is greater than that of some
other meteors. They have their own
motion through space, and they
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-11-23
War Predictions for goth Century.

There will not be any general ma
tional disarmaments during the Goth
century; but there will not be any
wars lasting more than sixty days.
One side will be completely defeat
ed within that time.
The European armies and navies
will be maintained at about their
present numbers today, except that
Russia will increase her army for
garrison duty in the great Asiatic
territories that will be colonized by
her new railway to the Pacific. The
United States will be compelled to
increase Its standing army for the
garrison of Its new possessions to a
peace footing of at least one hum
dred thousand men.
Flying machines will be complet-
ed and become an important feature
of every army, and for bombarding
or laying siege to city will be the
only apparatus used, throwing dYna-
mite into the Notifications from the
skies, where they will be out of dam
ger themselves,
Smokeless powder Will be used ex-
clusively for rifles, and liquid air
will be used exclusively for firing
heavy guns.
Electricity will be extensively used
in the medical department of the
next century's armies for treating
wounds and for embalming the
bodies of dead soldiers so that they
can be sent home to their relatives.
Electricity, in the form of storage
batteries, will do all the cooking in
the twentieth century's armies.
Electricity will do all the trans
porting both of soldiers and of sup
plies. No horses will be used in the
army during the next century; per-
haps a few mules may be in except
ional cases. In all other instances
we will have "autos."
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-11-23

Secretary Gage dumped twenty
Ave millions OF IL into Wall Street,
iu order to lower the rate of inter-
est to spectators. In order to do
this, he had to buy government
bonds back at large premium over
the price the government received
for them when issued; and this
action was taken against the ad-
vice of New York business men
who said the money was needed
only to increase speculation, and
after a specific statement by Sec
retary Gage himself that he knew
this to be the fact.
The fact that the Treasury would
buy these bonds was not stated Of
ficially until after four o'clock. in
order, as it was claimed, that prices
on Wall Street would not be af-
fected that day. But the infOrma-
tion had been sent to Wall Street
early in the day, and those on the
inside including, as it is said, GER
tain government agents, were buy
ing bonds and stocks for rise, and
as early as two o'clock the news Of
the intention to buy had been tel
egraphed back to brokers Offices iD
Washington.
This trick of Secretary Gage is
sample of the dastardly combina-
ton between the administration
and the brokers of New York.
Our present financial officials study
the stock exchanges, and when any
bonds are to be issued or financial
changes made, they let q few of
their friends on the inside OF the
deal and then spring it to help a
few to thousands of gain and crush
many who have not the informa-
ton in time to protect themselves
Our government is run by set of
gamblers as malicious as the con-
victs of our prisons.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-11-23
The Missing MeteOrs.

The failure of the expected meteor
shower to appear in America last
week was the source of much dis
appointment both to the astronomers
and to that portion of the general
public which had become interested
In the matter. For three successive
mornings in some part of this country
or Canada a few meteors were seen
but not all of them were Leonids.
Some of them proceeded from other
radiant points than the Sickle. The
display was only trifie more brill.
liant than that of the average clear
night In any other month of the year.
Nor was it essentially more impress
i've than the show of last November,
when merely tho advance guard OF
the Leonids was looked for.
European observers Jared but little
better than Americans In England,
France. Austria and Germany a
sharp watch was main aimed, and
the weather seems to have been fully
as favorable as on this side of the
Atlantic. Otherwise 1t would have
been impossible to detect even the
few meteors mentioned in the cable
dispatches. A somewhat obscure
statement comes from Russia about
the panic which was created in sew
eral villages by the meteoric display
Critically examined, some weak
spots can be found in that story, and
inasmuch as 1t is not corroraten by
definite tidings of a genuine shower
elsewhere In Europe, and as 1t is as
serted ON recognized authority that
nothing whatever was seen In India
It is excusable to entertain little
scepticism In regard to the abun-
dance Of the meteors which caused
the alleged panic. 1fthe earth re-
ally entered the densest part OF the
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-11-23

meet the earth almost "head on -
Hence the speed with which they fly
through the air Is the result Of the
combination Of their motion and the
earth's ami they take fire at little
greater attitude than other aerolites.
Incidentally, something would prob
ably have been learned about veloci-
ties, too if there had been good dis
play this year. Perhaps these hopes
may be realized, after all, only a
year hence.