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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-01-18

not only an endorsement OF Mr..
Teisberg but also of the commits
sion and of the Republican party.
Where is the corruption" that
we heard so much about during
the campaigns
/ / i
The scheme of railroad taxation
advocated by Gov. Lind is neither
new nor original. Mr.. Douglas,
now attorney general, discussed
this matter fully in connection
with his bill for the reduction of
freight rates while a member Of
the legislature, and Mr.. Jacobson
and others have voiced the same
sentiments time and again. Audi
or Dunn has dwelt on this matter
in previous reports. Mr.. Lind
been very wise to bring Republi-
can honey into the Democratic
hive and thereby prevent mental
starvation in the new colony.
/ ! /
The waiting room to the COVER
nor's Office these days reminds one
of theater entrance when a great
play is on. Any number of Office
seekers stand in line awaiting their
turn to speak with the governor.
They pour in from all parts of the
state and if the rush continues it
seems as if a new capitol is an i'm
mediate necessity. 1t is a sad
spectacle to read the story of dis
appointment written on their
faces when they take their leave.
1t is the first experience of Demo
Gratis in forty years to get at what
they have been pleased to call the
public crib" and now there are
SO many that they cannot get with
in gun-shot of it. This is the
way one man expressed his senti-
ments: Here l have been GUS
sing the Republican party for
forty years only to find that l
have done it for nothing"
/ / /
A bill has been introduced in
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-01-18

is doing is for the Republicans to
be equally alert. 1t is not to be
inferred that the committees
should work as they do immediate
ly before an election, but they
ought to keep ''tab" on every
voter and know how he stands.
Warden Wolfer, of the State
prison, who received a very flat
tering offer from Connecticut to
take charge of the prison in that
state, will remain as warden at
Saltwater. Gov. Lind has urgent
ly requested him to remain and
favors raising his salary. How
does this compare with the howl
raised against the prison manage
ment by Gov. Lind's party before
election?
ttt
Two years ago the National Re-
publican committe sent out to the
newspapers literature and statist-
les which would be valuable as
campaign matter. The Demo-
cratic papers, recognizing the ire
futable arguments in favor of Re-
publicanism which were in this
way brought before the people
found no other way to counterfeit
the influence this was having than
to say it came from Mark Hanna's
Press bureau. In this way a pref
udice was worked up throughout
this state which influenced many
papers to discontinue the publica-
ton of those valuable articles.
At this time the Democratic state
central committee conducts a So
called 'Reform" press bureau of
its own in the rooms of the COM
mittee at, the Merchants hotel.
This should be known as the Lind
Rosing- Towne Anti Republican
Forty Year Appetite Press bureau.
Captains Thos. Walthers and E. F.
Bradt, OF Ishpeming, who has been on
this and the Mesaba ranges for several
weeks looking over mining properties
returned TO their homes Thursday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-01-18

the passage Of the bill now in Con-
gress providing bounties and
other compensations to American
merchant ships, would reimburse
the Government for every dollar
it expended upon our merchant
marine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-01-18

FATHER CHIN1oUY, the noted
temperance advocate and anti
Catholic died in Montreal Monday.
Father Chiniquy caused about as
much strife between the Catholics
and Protestants as any living man
during his time.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-01-18
A LITTLE POLITICS.
Gathered by Our Special Correspondents In
the Capital City.

Gathered by Our Special Correspondents In
the Capital City.
St. Paul, Mimi, Jan II, 1899.
Strict economy will be the
watchword of the legislature this
session. The legislative expense
committees in both the house and
senate are composed of men who
will prune every expense to the
limit. In the matter of appropi-
atoms the same care will be exer-
cised and appropriation bills with
out real merit will be consigned
to the grave without unnecessary
ceremonies.
/ / /
Hon. p. M. Ringdahl, Of Crook
ston. Gov. Limbs personal repre-
sentative on the Railroad and
Warehouse commission, assisted
to re-elect Mr.. Teisberg as secre-
tary of the commission. This is
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-01-18

Captains Thos. Walthers and E. F.
Bradt, OF Ishpeming, who has been on
this and the Mesaba ranges for several
weeks looking over mining properties
returned 10 their homes Thursday,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-01-18

A bill has been introduced in
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-17
FINE FUN FOR THE CHILDREN

FINE FUN FOR THE CHILDREN. On the road that runs between Doyles- town and the borough of Castle Valley a strangely brilliant field is to be seen. A prosperous farmer owns it and has given 1t to his children. They can do with the field whatever they please. It is plant ed now with wild flowers of vivid colors. Long yellow lines of buttercups, white lines of daisies, pale blue and purple lines of the morning-glory, cut in it's green expanse, and over it children move, working gravely with little hoes and spades. In one place are small wooden domes, like beehives, where the children are trying to rear colonies of butterflies--yellow ones for their butter cups and blue ones for their vlolets and heliotropes. It is not hard to catch the butterflies, but to tame them is difficult. On being released from the hives they never return. Still, the children do not despair. They have had such good luck in the culture of flowers that they think they can with patience succeed also in tanning yellow butterflies to haver exclu- sively over their cuttercups, white ones to keep to their daisies and blue ones to be faithful to their violets The effect when achieved will certainly be pretty
 Philadelphia Record.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-17

to choose from the former held a meet ing and by decisive vote named Bishop Tierney as their choice over the other two.
 He was particularly the favorite of the younger clergymen, and this bold movement on their part, although le- gally amounting to nothing in infiuenc- ing the decision of. the Pope, is suppos- ed to have had considerable weight in the final selection.
 Some e the older clergymen shook their heads at the time, and wondered whether the new bishop then elected would deal judiciously with the diff culties that were beginning to assume large proportions in the increasingly mixed population of Catholics in Con- necticut It will be noticed with sat isfaction that he has undertaken the solution of the problem before him in a manner that leaves no doubt of his ability and intenions
 He is a clever convincing talker, not given to oratorical flights, but with personal qualities of piety and zeal that commend him immeasurably to the steady going of the common wealth.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-17
AN uNwELcoME CHILD.
He Had to Carry Around With Him
 Despised Name.

lie Had to Garry Around With Him a Despised Name. couple of tourists who were journey ing on horseback in the rural district of the south had ridden many miles when they came to a small log cabin, out or which children of all sizes and ages came sWarming like bees from hive.
 The tourists were tired and ravenous- ly hungry. Railing an old negro at the cabin gate they told him that they had come to take dinner with him.
 To is Welcum, gemnen!' he said, Il ain't got much fo you,' gemmen.'
 Then, raising his voice to a shrill yell he said:
 Hi, yo', Judas Iscariot yo' run catch chicken fas' ez yo' laigs kin carry yo'.
 What do you call that boy?" asked one of the tourists.
 Judas Iscarot, sah."
 What did you ever give him such a name as that for?"
 Oats a Bible name, sah, an it has meanin'. All de Bible names has a meanin', sah. Ise got fo'teen, en dey's all got Bible names, case de Bible names has a meanin', sah."
 What is the meaning of Judas lscar- ict?' s.
 The old man was very reticent about giving further information, and it re- quired a good deal of persuasion before he finally asked:
 Well, I'll tell yo', sah. Hits like dis To see I'd had fo'teen chillun befo' Ju- das Iscariot was bawn, an fo'teen chil- lun is mighty big family ia DO man ter raise en keer fo', thout habin n mo, so when Judas Iscariot came erlong glib i'm dat name, cage you know the Bible hit say it'd be bettah fo' Judas ls- cariot if he'd nebbah been bawn. De- tr0it Free Press.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-17
KISSING AND OTHER BUGS.

Professor Rooms Writes Valuable
 Contribution on the Subject.
 Professor B. F Rooms of the Con-
 necticut Agricultural college, to whom
 bugs" captured in Willlmantic writes
 to the Courant as follows on these and
 other bugs, his letter being real con-
 tribution to the bug literature of the day:
 Seeing frequently notes in the papers concerning the assassin bug" or as lately called in popular writings kiss | ing bug" and that J. & Marsden of | Hartford, had captured one in the l basement of Brown, Thompson & Co., s building and again Mondays CDurant announced that ex-Senator Harrington of Wilimantie had secured one I ap- piled to the above named gentlemen for tho loan of their specimens, that might study them, Both arrived in the same mail Monday evening, and to my regret each is much damaged the specimen from Harford is minus it's head. This, however, proves to be one of our solitary wasps. with whose pre- vailing characteristics most of us are only too amllar; and that captured in Wilimantc by Senator Harrington proves to be a specimen of our com mon pigeon horntail, so called on ac- count of the peculiar shape of it's ovIpositor or egg-laying apparatus of the female.
 It is a member of the bee group, hy- menaptera, which includes bees, Wasps, ants, etc. The female of this horn-tail pierces the wood of certain trees to the depth of half an inch where she deposits her eggs The grub does great injury to certain oY our trees especially the elms Both of the above insects are old residents in the state
 The assassin-bug," of which we have heard so much recently, is also an old resident, and belongs to the group of true bugs I have had speci- mems in my collection for many years, They are not of such ferocious habits as the papers have announced, not at all worthy of the reputation given them, such as is well calculated to frighten nervous people and timid chil- uitll, anu lllNltfhl lb tSldDllS1 d 1eNpr- ish condition among the people gener- ally.
 They are called "assassin bugs" as they are of a predaceous nature, living on the blood of insects, and may occa- sioually attack higher animals one of my specimens punctured my finger with his beak when I captured it, some years ago, but the wound was no more severe than pin prick Op- sicOetus personatus is the scientific name, and it is closely allied to the was issued, and it is safe to say that and of the two species the latter is the more to be summed, as those who have travelled In these regions can well tes- tify; as a western editor remarked some years ago, Packard wrote Half Hours with Insects. Alas! That is nothing. If he will only come out here we can give him whole nights with them"
 It is safe for the public generally to | drop all fear of this much- talked-of l
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-17

is q beautiful vista running fully thousand feet, possibly more, to SeV enth and Locust streets. Both these squares are historic. Washington squares contains the bodies of hundred> of revolutionary soldiers, who died oi wounds and illness in the city hospitals As to Independence square, there's nc use saying word. Every schoolboy in the land knows all about it. The idea of some of the committee mem bers is to fill the trees of both squares with incandescep lights and make an attraction that will rival the court of honor. Such a scene at night on his toric ground would be well worth the cost. It may be one of the features of that great September week.
 ENCAMPMENT NOTES.
 Colonel R. B. Beatb, the hustling sec- retary of the general committee, can do mere work in an hour than most men in three. He is the wheel horse of the | encampment, that's certain. | It is thought there will be fully fifty thousand men ill line in the parade on September g. A great army of fight CTS.
 The hotels are already at work pre- pairing for the influx of visitors. They'll have hard time providing accommo- dations for all who will want to abide with them.
 Wonder what visiting post will bring the largest number of uniformed men to Philadelphia? It should handsome souvenir
 The flag over Camp James A. Sexton, in the park, Is gaily flying in the hot July breezes. That camp will be a "corker."
 It is said that the leading hotels are going to throw" themselves in the matter of decorations and illumina- tions.
 General Wagner, chairman of the general committee, has been consider ably troubled lately with that old wound in his leg. He smiles when he talks of it, but carries a cane, all the same
 Major Richard S Collum is working quietly, but energetically, and will make the naval demonstration big feature, sure
 By the system of registration adopted by the public comfort committe, com rades will have no trouble in locating each other
 Chairman Nagle of the press com mittee says as soon as he collects $60.-- 900 he's going out of the country, but he'll leave the money with Colonel Vie dersheim or Treasurer Betts. He's all right
 Colonel ThoWas H. Maginniss and Captain Jomn M. Vandeslice, chairmen of two Eery important committees, are working for all they're worth to make ''it' a go.
 George w. Kendricll, Jr, chairman of the horse and carriage committee, wants some one to tell him who is the best looking man on the general con- mittee. It's liberally sprinkled with handsome members
 Suppose Admiras Sampson and Schley are both here? Will they march side by side in the parade? "There's glory enough for all"
 James A. Rappe. a veteran of four wars and nearly ninety years old. is ready to start from his home in Mar mette, Wisconsin, on a bicycle. He ex- poets to be here in good shape and in plenty of time. too
 Address all communications to gener- al committee. s. w. cor. Fifth and Chestnut streets, Philadelphia.
 LOUIS WAGNER,
 Chairman. ROBT. E. BEATH, secretary.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-17
EARTHQUAKES AND THE MOOD
 IFS NOISES.


 US NOISES.
 The famous "Moodus noises" accom- panied the earthquake shock of the evening of June 26 which was more pronounced than the one that came in May and it is to be noted also that an outbreak of the noises" accompanied the shock in that part of Middlesex county. These once mysterious noises are now we'll undestood to be closely connected with earthquakes. Their seat and center is under hill called Mount Tom, in Moodus Ca district of East Haddam), at the junction of two streams known as the Moodus and Salmon rivers The Indians called the place "Machimoodus" or "the place of noises" The disturbances, sometimes resembling the discharge of a big cannon, at other times like "slow thun- der" and again like a fire of mushatry have had spells and seasons of mani festing themselves, ever since the country was settled by white men and evidently for a long time before.
 The shock that occurred on the even ing mentioned was lighter than that of 1791. but was evidently sharp one in places.
 It was heavy shock in places down +be river. and in Middletown several chimneys are said to have been thrown down. The shock seemed to lift houses and let them down again with thud. The sound that accompanied the dis turbance is described as being like that of a blast of dynamite in rocky ledge Many people rushed out of doors in alarm.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-17
NOANK'S VETERAN CARVER
Uncle Henry Spencer's Fine Work
 With a Jackknife

Uncle Henry Spencer's Fine Work
 With a Jackknife
 Despite his great advance in years Hepry Spencer has just completed an other ladies' work box that is a handsome piece of workmanship, 1t being the third that the aged gentle man has constructed recently The base is about 30x20 inches square and is painted to a splendid imitation of rosette marble. On the top of it Is the fac-simile of body of water, bearing two diminutive boats with sails set, and which were cut from a piece of pine with a jackknife. On. the base rests a square box, supporting one of smaller size and both bearing hand carved figures of fine execution.
 These smaller cases are intended for receptaeles of fancy work accessories and are so constructed that they re- present solid squares. Adorning this work is hollyhock carved from wood and painted to a likeness that is sur- prising, and emerging from the center of this is the goddess of flowers. Small trees and birds also products of the jackknife, adorn the box in various places and comprise it's makeup. It is fine specimen of xylographic and artistic ability.
 MT. Spencer better known as "Un- cle Henry lacks but a year of being an octogenarian. and because of this fact the work he accomplishes seems all the more remarkable. Not only are these boxes the result of his ingenuity, but several small yachts that he built and rigged are sufficient proof of keen eye and active brain and also tes- tify that his hands have not lost their cunning.-New London Day.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-17

assassin bug" It has been here since the Declaration of Independence was issued, and it is safe to say that no one has yet been assassinated by 1t. Very truly, B. F. ROOMS.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-17
Grain-O Brings Relief

10 s-o coffee drinker. Coffee drinking IS habit that is universally indu.ged in and almost as universally injurious Have you tr'ed Gnin-O? It Is almost like coffee but the effects are just the opposite. Coffee upsets the stomach, ruins the digestion, af- fleets the heart and dsturbs the whole nervous system. Gran-O tones up the sto- mach, aids digestion and strengthens the nerves. There is nothing but nourishment in Grain-O. It can't be otherwise. b and 2oc per package.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-03-02
HOLIDAYS IN FRANCE.

The school boys of France have more
holidays than work days In the year.
Two hundred and six holidays in the
year, as against 159 school days!
That's the record of public instruction
in France. To begin with, there Is Tie
regular midsummer holiday, which
covers a period OF "a days. That's
pretty good for starter. Then there
are the Sundays. They are holidays of
course everywhere, but they count an
additional So days. Then ten days are
allowed for the proper celebration OF
Christmas and New Years. To be thor
oughly observant of the great feast of
Eastertide Is days are given. Thurs
days are holidays, and that means 81
more days of no labor. All SainLs'
comes in for three days holiday, st
Charlemange two days, Shrove Tues
day and Ash Wednesday two days.
Whitsuntide three days, and three days
to make merry when the national fete
in July. rolls round The rest of the
year the children are supposed 10
study.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-03-02
FAME WAS TARDY.

Dewey's 61st birthday was celebrat-
ed by his promotion to be ranking Of
ficer Of the navy, in consequence Of the
retirement of Rear Admiral Bunce.
His fame Is an example of not rare
dilatorlness. although he was a naval
officer in the continuous service of his
country for 40 years, his chance 10
blazon his name did not arrive until
he was well past his Goth birthday.
Dewey's long wait until opportunity
unlocked for him the door of the tenn
pie has parallels in modern naval his
tory Admiral Farragut had been SO
years in the navy at the time of his
death, having entered it at the age Of
as midshipman on the old sloop-of-
war Essex. He was we'll past Dewey's
present age when he gained his great
victories at New Orleans and in Mo-
bile bay.
Nelson's phenomenal career began
in his early twenties. He had de
stroyed the fleets of Denmark, Sweden
and Norway, France. and Spain, made
Napoleon Bonaparte leave Egypt and
gained the great naval victories of Co
penhaeen. Aboukir, and Trafalgar be-
fore he died in comparative youth.
Dewey waited long, but not in vain.
His promotion to the post of Admiral
will mark the fullness of his country's
power to reward his deserving, but can
not measure the pride felt by his
countrymen in his achievement-St.
Louis Republic.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-03-02
SINGULAR wAGERs.

While blizzard was raging in Cla-
fin. Kan, Bob Bailey made a wager e
S. that he would go from the hotel L.
tLs railrC AZ station in the storm en-
tirely nude. A bystander offered to bet
this sum that he couldn't do it, and
no sooner was the money in sight
when BIS commenced to disrobe, and,
clothed S1the same style as Adam, he
dashed from the hotel and sped for the
depot. nearly two blocks away. Down
the street he went, where on almost
any other day hundred eyes would
have been turned on him in astonish-
ment, and after touching the depot.
returned by the same route in the
driving snow. He reported at the
hotel in precisely two minutes.
In payment of football bet a Bos-
ton actor rode through some of the
main streets of the Hub recently in
an open carriage, dressed as a Spanish
troubadour and waving Spanish flag.
A curious crowd followed the unfor-
tunate actor, and he was treated to
some expressions of what the sidewalk
contingent thought of man who had
the audacity to wave Spanish flag on
Washington street. The expected
shower of missiles, for which the actor
had prepared himself, did not mater
ialize, however. and he paid his bet,
although he was thankful enough
when he was able to shed his Spanish
garments and get back into United
States clothes again.