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tatlons on all sides, that the Intoraz,
which he excited was nor due merely =
his strange personal appearance.
was tall n as straight as a Lar.
though of a great age. for his hair. VI
curled from under his black yelyai
OF maintenance. was as white as the NJ
iallen snow. Yet, from the swing of h.
stride and spring of his step, it was aIas1
that he had not yet lost the fire AMI
ACTIVITY OF his youth. His fierce ha0sz.
Ike lace was clean shaVen like that nj
priest, save for a long thin wish of - "
lnustacne. Ia he had been hands, ~
might be easily judged from his bi@5
aqulilhe nose and clear-cut chin bpr -
features been 50 distorted nv
seams and scars of old wounds. and
the loss OF one eye which had been form
from the socket, that there was lifflt'
left to remind one of the dashing Won.
knight who had been fifty years ago H.,
fairest as well as the boldest of ~
English chivalry-Chandos. the stalnl.ats
knight, the wise councillor, the yar445
warrior.
"Ha, my little heart of gold r''-ha or.
darling forward suddenly and throw.
his arms round Sir Nigel. u heard tba,
you were here, and have been seekin5
YOU
My fair and dear lord" said tba
knight, returning the warriors embraas
Il have indeed come back to Won. IA.
where else shall | go that l NAV learn
to be a gentle and a hardy knight"
by my troth,' said Chandos with a
smile. sit is very fitting that We should
be companions, Nigel. for since you have
tied up one of your eyes, and | have had
the mischance to lose one of mine. Wa
have but a pair between us. All. Sir
Oliver. you were on the blind side of mo
and | saw you not.
SO saying, he led the way to the inner
chamber. the two companions treadinp
close at his heels. and nodding to right
and left as they caught sight of familiar
faces among the crowd.
ITO be Continued Nert Week)
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-08-04

by a yell of rage from their pursuers.
lie low" cried Aylward. motioning
with his left hand. "They will learn
wisdom. They are bringing forward
shield and mantlet. We shall have some
pebbles about our ears ere long"
The three vessels had been sweeping
swiftly westward, the cog still we'll TO
the front, although the galleys were
drawing in upon either quarter. To the
left was n hard skyline unbroken by n
sail. Allcyne stood by the tiller, looking
backwards, the fresh wind full in his
teeth.
What was that?" he asked, MS Il hiss
ing. ~sharp-drawn voice seemed to whisper
in his ear. The steersman smiled, and
pointed with his foot to where Il short,
heavy cross-bow quarrel stuck quivering
in the boards. At the same instant the
man tumbled forward upon his knees. and
lay ~lifeless upon the deck, the blood
stained feather, of a second bolt jutting
out from his back. As Alleyne stopped
to raise him. the air seemed to be alive
with the sharp zip-zip of the bolts, and he
could hear them pattcring on the deck
like apples at a ~tree-Shaking.
keep them in play, Aylward, with ten
of your men, said Sir Nigel. And let
ten of Sir divers bowmen do as much
for the Genoese. | have no mind as yet
to show them how much they have to
fear from us" The master-shipnan looked
at the knight with Il troubled face.
They keep their distance from us
said he. Our archery is over-good, and
they will not close.
Il think | may trick them the knight
answered cheerfully. and passed his order
to the archers. Instantly five of them
threw up their hands and fell PROSTATE
upon the deck.
"They still hold aloof," cried flaw-
tayne.
Then down with two more! - shouted
their leader. "Fhat will do. Ma fol
but they come to our lure like chicks to
the fowler. To your rms, men!
As he spoke a roar of voices and a roll
OF drums came from either galley, and
the water was dashed into spray by the
hurried beat of a hundred oars. Down
the pirates swooped.
In heavy clusters they hung upon the
forecastle all ready for n spring-faces
white, faces brown. faces yellow. and
faces black: fair Norsemen. swarthy
Italians. fierce rovers from the Levani
and fiery Moors from the Rarbarv States
of all hues and countries. and marked
solely by the common stamp of a wild
beast ferocity. Rasping up on either ,
with oars trailing ~ save them from
snnDping. they noured in = living torrent
with horrid yell and shrill whoop upor
the mprchoptman.
Rut wilder yet was the cry. and shrilln'
still the scream. when there rose IN from
the shadow of the cog'S Silont hulwark'
the long lines of the English howmen
and the arrows whizzed in a deadly slee'
among the unprepared masses upon til,
pirate decks.
One moment \llevnn saw tn,
galley's poop crowed with rushing figures
waving arms. exultant faces; the next i
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-08-04


the house of Loring. In the waist gath
eIed the Southampton mariners, hairy
and burly men. with their jenkins thrown
of, their waists braced tight, swords,
mallets, and p~ole-aXes in their hands.
Their leader, Goodwin Hawtayne, stood
upon the poop and talked with Sir Nigel,
casting his eye up sometimes at the
swelling sail, and then CHANGING back at
the two seamen who held the tiller.
Pass the word said Sir Nigel, that
no man shall stand to arms or draw his
bow-string until my trumpeter shall
sound. 1t would be we'll that we should
seem to be a workmanship from South
ampton and appear to flee from them.
I'VE shall see them anon said the
masteF-shipman. "Ha said | not so -!
There they lie, the water-snakes, i'll
Freshwater Bay and mark the reek Of
smoke from yonder point, where they have
been at their devils work. See how their
shallops pull from the land They have
seen us and called their men aboard.
Now they draw upon the anchor. See
them like ants upon the torecastle J.
They stoop and heaye like handy ship
men. But. my fair lord, these are M
niefs. | doubt but we have taken in
hand more han we can do. Each OF
these ships is a %galeas. and of the
largest and swiftest make
Npuid L hhu SouA 49, SeNN ~
Nigel, blinking at the pirate g~alleys.
They seem very gallant ships, and |
trust that we shall have much pleasance
from our meeting with them. 1t would
be we'll to pass the word that we should
neither give or take quarter this day.
The yellow cog had now shot out from
the narrow waters of the Solent, and was
plunging and rolling on the long heave OF
the open channel. The wind blew
freshly from the east, with a very keen
edge to it: and the great sail bellied
roundly out, laying the vessel over until
the water Missed beneath her lee bull
warks. Broad ! 4 ungainly, she floun-
dered from wave to wave, dipping her
round bows deep into the blue rollers,
and sending the white flakes of foam IL
a spatter over her decks. On her lar
board quarter lay the two dark galleyst
which had already hoisted sail and were
shooting out from Freshwater Bay in
swift pursuit. their double line of oars
giving them a vantage which could not
fail to bring them up with any vesseI
which trusted to sails alone. High and
bluff the English cog: long, black. ano
swift the pirate galleys. like two fierce
lean wolves which have seen a lordly
and unsuspecting stag walk past theil
lair.
"Shall we turn. my fair lord, or shall
we carry onT' asked the master-shipman
looking behind him with anxious eyes
"Nav. we must carry on. and play TIN
part of the helpless merch"nt."
"But your pennons? They will se'
that we have two knights with us"
"Yet ii would not he to n kniCht''
honor or good name to lower his lennon
Let thom be, and thev will think that W.
are a wine shin for G1scony, or that WI
boar the WOODLANDS Of some mercer o
the Staple. Ma fol! but they are ver'
swift! They swoop upon us like TIVE
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-08-04

rosbawks on a heron. Is there not some
symbol or device upon their sails
THAT on the right, said Edrlcson,
appears to nave the head of an Ethlop
upon IL.
us the badge of Tete-noire the
Norman" cried n seaman-marlner. 1
have seen it before, when he harrled us
al Winchelsea. lie is a wondrous large
and strong man, with no ruth Tor man,
woman or beast. They say that he hath
the strength OF six and, certes, he hath
tue crimes of six upon his soul.
by st. Paul" said Sir Nigel, what
is that upon the other galley
1T is the red cross of Genoa. This
spade-beard is u very noted captain, aud
il is his boast that there are no seamen
and no archers in the world who can
compare with those who serve the Doge
Boccanegra."
That we shall prove said Goodwin
llaWtayne.
"Iney will lay us aboard on either
quarter, my lord cried the master.
See how they stretch out from each
otherl The Norman hath a mangonel or
a trabuch upon the forecastle. See, they
bend to the ~leyersl They are about to
Loose it."
"Aylward,' cried the knight, "pick your
three trustiest archers, and see if YOU CAN
rot do something to hinder their aim.
Methinks they are within long arrow
fight
Seventeen score paces," said the
archer, running his eye backward and
forward. 10y my ten inger-bones! it
would be a strange thing if we could not
notch a mark at that distance. Here,
Watkin, of Sowley, Arnold. Long
Williams, let us show the rogues that
they have English bowmen to deal with
The three archerS named stood at the
further end of the poop, balancing them
selves with feet widely spread and bows
drawn, until the heads of the cloth-ylrd
arrows were level with the centre of the
stave. You are the surer, Watkin,'
said Awkward, standing by them with
shaft upon string. 'Do you take the
down the man with the h~ead-piece, and |
will hold myself ready if you miss. Ma
fol ! they are about to loose her. Shoot,
mes garcons, or you Will be too late
The throng of pirates had cleared away
from the great wooden catapult, leaving
two of their number to discharge it.
One in a scarlet cap bent over it, steady
ing the jagged rock which was balanced
on the s~poon-shaped end of the long
wooden lever. The other held the
loop of the rope which would re-
lease the catch and send the I'M
wieldly missile hurting through the
air. So for an instant they stood, show
ing hard and clear against the white sail
behind them. The next, redcap had fallen
across the stone with an arrow between
his ribs and the other, struck in the leg
and in the throat, was writing and splut-
tering upon the ground. As he toppled
backward he had loosed the spring, and
the huge beam of wood, swinging round
with tremendous force, cast the corpse
of his comrade so close to the English
ship that its mangled and distorted limbs
grazed her very stern. As to the stone,
it glanced off obliquely and fell midway
between the vessels. A roar of cheering
and of laughter broke from the rough
archers and seamen at the sight, answered
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-08-04
Synopsis of Preceding Chapters.

The scenes of the story are laid in the 1Ith century,
Horde John, of the Cisterclan Monastery, nees
from the Abbey OF Beaulieu, guilty of certain serious
charges brought against him by a number Of the
monks. Another Of the lay-brethren. Alleyen Ed
ricson takes his departure in accordance with his
fathers Will, designating that he should. when he
became q, go forth for one year TO choose FOR him
self his future calling. In sadness he goes to visit lis
brother, the Socman of Minstead, whose reputation
Is unsavory. AT night Alley ne seeks a road side inn.
whore he meets Horde John, and Samkin Aylward.
an English archer just back from the French wars.
Alleyne finds his brother in Minstead woods quarrel
ing with a beautiful damsel. He rescues her, thereby
gaining the Socman's enmity. The maiden, learning
that he intends to join his companions at Christ.
church, where dwells Sir Nigel, leaves him laughingly
without telling him her name. He rejoins his com
panions and they journey to Sir Nige's home. On 81 :
ing the renowned knight, Horde John. ~ much yeNed
at his apparent bodily weakness but quickly changes
MS mind when they have an adventure with a huge
Dear. Here Alleyene meets his companion of the
woods. whom he learns is the daughter of Sir Nigel
The White Company leaves Twynham Castle. A.
leyne tells the Lady Maude OF his love for her. She
gives him no promise, but leaves him "a green veil
To carry With him To the wars as a love token.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-08-04
To Whom Docs TAFT Refer?

Secretary Taft said of a certain
domineering statesman:
He fills me with dread. They
quail before him. They can't call
their souls their own in his presence.
Altogether, he makes me think of q
waiter l once met in the West.
"ln a small Western town. many
years ago, l put up at the Palace
Hotel.
There was 40 water nor towels In
my room, and | rang.
There was no reply.
Il rang again.
still no reply.
And again and again and yet again
l rang, and finally a waiter appeared.
This waiter was n robust man Of
stern and %forbidding aspect.
Ibid you ring?' he said in a
rumbling bass voice.
81 did, l answered.
"'Well, don't do it again. said the
waiter, with a menacing scowl, as he
withdrew
Prof. Mustard, of Hayerford College.
claims that Ben Franklin's maxims 10
Poor Richards Almanac" are largely
quotations from classical authors. A
hot controversy is expected to ensue.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-08-04

Leaving the lusty knight and the Mayor
Of Lepe. Sir Nigel led the COMPANY
straight down to the waters EDGE; where
long lines of fat lighters swiftly bore
them to their vessel. Horse after horse
was slung by main force M, from the
harges, and after kicking and nlunslns
IN empty air wos drowned ia" the deen
waist of the yellow cog, Wher" rows vi
Ills stood ready for their safe keeping
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-03

The good book says "Give to
every one that asketh thee" but
if man gave to every one that
has asked in~the range towns dur
ing the past month or SO he would
be by force of circumstances com
compelled to ask aims himself.
Ely has had them from the man
who lost millions in the San Fran
cisco disaster to the fellow who
only lacked dime of the necessary
amount to secure a meal. The
larger part of the grating bunch
were "boozers from away back
Professional beggars that travel
from town to town are nuisance
and should be suppressed. The
most of towns have objects of
charity of their own besides we
pay taxes for the maintenance of
the poor and afflicted.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-03
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
of the Annual School Meeting
held on the 21st day being the
Third Saturday of July, 1905.

The annual school meeting In Dis
trict No. IL in the county of st. Louis,
state Of Minnesota, was held at Cen
trail School building in Ely in the
said District, on the 2lst day of July,
1906. at O'Clock p. m.
Peter Schaefer was chosen moderat-
or. and Geo. Brozich and G.. G.. Den
ming, tellers; P. w. Sture and Frank
Miller, judges of elections; B. e. Tori
nus was clerk. After reading and fl
ing copy of the notice for the meet
ing, the clerk read from the records
the report uf his transactions for the
past year. together with the following
report of the treasurer made to him:
Cash on hand at the beginning
Received from general fund. 32.3S7.5 SO
Received from the local one
mill TAX. .............. 4,549. "a
Received from special taxes. 3,113.37
Received from building fund
includes $4,000 bonds),... 46,123. Y
Received from S ia te II Ugh
School fund, ...... ...... 1000. 0O
Received from other sources. 345 13
Received from interest on dep
OSlCS, ....,. .......... 0lo.o5
Total receipts for the year, S107, 1861
DISBURSEMENTS:
Paid for teachers wages, SIG, 1902. "a
Paid for school supplies, -. 2,049.94
Paid for repairs and improv-
ing grounds. .......... 2,ll5.9e
Paid for new school
house order drawn 50,938.67
Orders unpaid..... 5,478.57
-45, 400. 1(
Paid for rent of rooms $3.50. 160.0(
Paid for furniture, apparatus 2,514.2e
Paid for library books. -. 1919
Paid for text books,... -. 1,191.9t
Paid for any other
purpose, orders dr'n $40, 122.12
Orders unpaid, $4,000
-, 902. Il
Paid for fuel, 2,0345e
Cash on hand at the end of
the year,............ lo,Ooo.oe
1oUhI,. ............'.0 Ioi ,ooo'ol
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-03

They are using the knife now to
cut the badness out of a man, the
fellow Holzhay in the Michigan
penitentiary having been so treat
ed and now pardon is asked for
him. About three inches or so cut
from his jugular vein some twenty
five years ago would have made
Holzhay an angel in more ways
than one. A pruning hook used
on some of our county officers for
the cure of badness would make
them appear like a cipher with
the rim removed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-03

The Duluth News Tribune is evil
IDENTIFY not imbued with the pri-
mary system of nominating state
officers as note the following from
the News and Comment column:
ut would be an eXcelle t
thought on the part of the state
editors to study up on the primary
system and the much discussed
question of extending it to include
state offices. 1t is a fine thing to
talk about--but most of the talk
doesn't arrive at anything definite
and sounds suspiciously like
echoes from a cry that sounds
popular -
To become popular, there must
be some merit. If the esteemed
N. T. would give reasons why this
should not be, the state editors
would duly consider the objections.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-03

Aspirants who may desire to run
for a county office without a party
label will find some difficulty in
doing so under the provisions of
the revised code. To be an indie
pendent candidate now is not so
easy as it used to be. Signatures
obtained before the holding of the
primary election are useless, and
no person who voted at the prim-
airy is eligible to sign the petition
for an independent candidate.
These provisions practically compel
everyone seeking Office to affiliate
with one of the dominant parties.
The man without party seems to
be out OF it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-03

WE, have received the following
from Probate Judge Middlecoff in
answer to last weeks item which
read:
1T would be a source of much
qualification to the citizens of ST.
Louis county in the face of recent
disclosures in District Court, if
Probate Judge Middlecoff would
explain his connection with the
"Clark Mine Case" in a clear and
concise manner. Personally we
would very much desire to know
his connection with the astute
county attorney and his astuter
assistant whose advertising during
the past two weeks has been of the
order not exactly to their liking.
The people are entitled to an ex-
PLANTATION in view of Judge Middle
coff having filed for the re-noml-
nation"
In Justice to Judge Middlecoff,
we publish his letter in full The
rumors that he had made himself
conveniently absent while the case
was noted for hearing should be
set at rest by the Judges letter.
He says:
Dear Sir:-In your issue of the
Ely Miner, dated July 27, 1906, you
refer to me in connection with
the CLARK Mine Case I take
pleasure in stating that guardian
ship papers were filed in this Court
with my predecessor in Office. On
account of ill-health, l left Duluth
May II, 1903. and returned about
July 10th, 1903. appointed Judge
Harmon, Judge of Probate of Lake
County, to attend TO all business
during my absence. The records
show he tried seventy nine cases,
one of which was the case referred
to,
Il never had any conversation
with any one connected with the
case, nor with any person, in re-
lation to the sale of this property.
My attention was first called to
the case several months after the
sale was made.
In short, | have had absolutely
nothing whatever to do with the
sale, and any person connecting
my name with it does so either
from ignorance of the facts or for
political purposes.
Yours truly,
j. B. MIDDLECoFF.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-03

THE larger districts on the Me-
saba range are also of the opinion
that independent school districts
should be formed at Virginia, Hib-
bling and Eveleth. Ely should also
be an independent district as this
city has outgrown the country
school management. With the city
as an independent district, there
would still be territory enough in
the present district to make an ex-
ceptionally large school district
embracing Winton, White Iron,
Robinson and several other villages
and settlements.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-03

A woman cannot vote at pri-
mary election but she can be a
candidate, is the latest opinion of
the attorney general. Queer isn't
it?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-03

controversy with Walter Johnson
of Duluth, was not of the best.
Samuel certainly exerted himself
in that squabble. It may seem
strange but Samuel actually work
ed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-03

John R. Meining has filed for the
nomination for sheriff. This puts
three candidates before the peo-
Pile up to date, viz: Sheriff Bates,
R. E. Patterson and ]. R. Meining
with several others to hear from.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-03

The Minnesota Cedar Co., of Du
luth are in the market for the pur-
chase of poles, posts and ties. Write
them advising what You have to
offer. 1927
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-03
Nj. F.. BULLETIN.


Official D0a os s ss4 tas s ss each month"
Subjects Sabbath at the NJ E. Church Morning
Have Faith in God EveningA Great Bargain The Gift of
nesday evenings.
The Rev E. c. Cemans will preach at $780, August 10Th
Hear Ye Him.
Two months year. How the years roll
The you your hepfune loyalty
to the church this year. The pastor appreciates this
Send for the Pastor when feel that his and
ever we can be of any service to YOU
prayer being neglected You need the
service to aid you in the testing Of every day life which are
true in his life and work He has testing times burdens cares and
similar to other people, He needs prayers.
the and church thank all who
have kindly given the church improvement fund You will
note the effect gift having the church 1t adds much
Several who would he have been Asked But we hop
you sighted We
used right We will the debt will
only far we have money to debts You inter
ed This church and want to look the best possible
The Presiding Elder our district officer will be with us for the
last quarterly conference of this August 18th The business
will have the opportunity whether or no you wish the
services of this pastor for another Be and be this
We have tried to be faithful in the work of the Church We have
made mistakes and reapponted for another year will likely
planned fail We will accept your decision regards the
pastor for next year as best for the church
We depend voluntary contributions from the members and
friends the church These be made Stewards put in AMI
envelope which will find the church, dropped collection
box the treasurer VIM Mitchell We behind some
with expenses See report Will you help catch up before
the 18th of August have good at that meeting
forget pay day. is to keep up than catch up
Help us keep up.
We asked 1925 for benevoenes this year. much
you give to this furd! The mission work great Some
one helped The best to them back help others
The Church extension society accepted the principal
owed them without interest Surely shall be glad give
this great work The Southern work needs all give it.
portune to help the development of the kingdom God
earth The pastor will about this not give
dollar just to get rid of the question: but the great
work of God for humanity to which give Give literally
the of God.
These days tempt church You
can't afford to do this The services long you need God
as much in in winter a little more
Wednesday the financial report has
date
c. H. BLAKE, Pastor.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-03

w. E. CULKIN has positively de-
clared he will be no candidate for
congress to oppose J. Adam Bede.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-03

The advertising received by Sam
Fullerton, who draws fat salary
for being a good politician, in Che