CHARLOTTE DAILY OBSERVER, JUNE 20,
, ASD i .19 tiEEAT FIGHTER.
u of ria.iM, a u' ri
J, JklLUlrl,Wm lAga.BM
J ! -ropltlo-MHi V,R1B
1 t mad, Imports at That Kmw All
tHMit Strapping- A IT
.la Crak-epl qatharad Wfm far
. 4 Jiear to 8aa a BatU KolU-Tha Mai-
I udaIataraaM4 la Irtakmaa'a Mys
. Hub Ulrd-Taa HatU JMl lie tltl
i ton tor The Ohperver. " -
II was In the food W days of long
-, that Col. laafcc - Sneed. tb lr
fmed fisticuff aerapper. made his
hone in providence township. Col.
, Sneed was one of th boys. H liked
& lively tlma. and If he could not have
It one way, he would another. Hull
d.iy did not suit htm. If K was uot
a rough find tumble fight. It - M a
wrestling match, a cork main, a horse
j or a dog fight, or something of th
f t t The colonel wa energetic
c Uteri. He never wned a farm f
his own, but always rented good fend
end mad good crops. He knew how
to till the noil and manage negr la
barer. If a eikw were out huntln
trouble toi h'nwlf. hla dog. bU gsm
nosier, m any other a porting animal.
Sneed eould entertain him. ;; AH
the wuaeular athletes, the pugi.!!.1
v. bullies.- the owner of game cock,
fighting dogs or running horse .met at
Cok Sneed' on off day for ablg time,
m this story I ahull recall the de
tails of the famou contest between
Col. Bneed' ganie ;"minecker." Jake
.Klllraln. and Mike miyan' "folghll
Uo-lrd.'! Web-Footed Jerry, v ?
' WKK O'RTX HIMSELF.
Mike O'Ryan, the; blooming Irtih
man. was a unique character. It I
not known until this lay how. he gJt
Into Providence township, for he came
' in the night, and unattended. He nUd
friends from the vwy beginning. -and
wa affable and Jolly at a'Ji time. He
was a handy chap. If farmer needed
a painter, a carpenter,, a brlck-maswn,
or a hoemaker, Mike wus the man.
It wasv Mike thla and Mlk that. Hp
was Dink at he -hel- i. I tha a-lrls
' and twys had a dance Mike pUiyed the
fiddle, picked the, banjo, , and g sang
Irish Jove dlttieft j . The t jrood .housa
witM of the neighborhood, liked Mike,
ror he was an expert trult cook, a a
tble meat handler, and a food kraut
tr.jkor. ;"H knew how to do many
thlnga well. He was; an aO-'round
oiiim- and so long at he be-
' haved himself, the hospitable, trustful
7091 of Providence did not wort y
about hla mysterlo; past or the sud
denness of his advent rinto. that com
munity. They did not care hiw Often
he had killed an English king or an
Irish lord in the old country. A
CO I BNEIED'9 GAME COCK.
"-"Jake Kiriratn wus the ccck of .the
wulfc at the Kneed . place, and the
A-rhsinplonship heavy-weight bird rof
' the county. He Just naiurally "caurle t
'trouble all the time. He could crow
. lHfMKw AnA r,fl onoi1 than.
any
rocster in seven mate. At times.
when he felt real well, he would rty
''-to the roof of tho Sneed hoirje, qnd
lv a clarion call To the Jellcht of
hi owner, he would challenge the
1 whole world of cocks. He would de
. clare at the top of hi voice: ; "I can
whip any ; rooster in the and." Col.
. Mnoed wus Droud of Jake. He petterl
,and groomed him, and If he wen. Into
. , the jurd and' yelled: "Jake, they snv
you will not fight," the cock woull
noma, fir Intf' and chattering to his
shoulder, perch himself thre and rw
- claim:-., "It i not true." .
' ' A rooBtef of the game stock is the
' proudest, gamest creature on earth.
Me is fearless and daring. Couragou
men or oluckv bull, dog will fleht
hen they come together, but the
game chicken goes forth from his own
dung hill, Ul alone, to meet and defy
' some bantering enemy. I have seen
' ' - two cocks fight to a finish with their
ttaked heels after going far out of
V their recular beats to meet each o:hr,
There was no soecla reason why they
should meet. Honor was not at stiko.
It was the bold, defiant spirit of their
-blood that -forced them on. The omt
- had heard the threatening, challenging
crow of the other and s'.arted on the
run to meet htm. His blood boiled and
toll that he tarrlsd for was to pive on
. . wr and accept the challenge. If on
will watch two game roosters, .all cf
their own free will and accord, quit
' - their barn -yards, where food and drink
are plentiful, and drove of pretty hen
- play and cackle, and hurry t,watd
each other. Milting now and then o
. ... utter defiant crows and then do fa tl
to the death he cannot but admire
their coun;e. It is a very iare.ttil:ig.
. thai you seo.two men go out, of th-lr
.w?y to meet and fight till death. Jake
Klllraln was a bundle of superb c our
' oge' He w ever ready to give battle
to a dog. a hog, a man, or a cuck. HU
- , Spurs were long and keen, and well-s t
1 ' In large, trim, muscular legs. He wu
. a splendid bird to icok upan. His lwad
- was sharp; eagle-potnteJ ar.d red. fie
carried it erect and his hrlght, quick
. eye shone like a dt.imond. It was that
" t eye that gave Jake a fierce appenr-
ance: the calrr determined star of
courage never-falling !urk thnt
, Stood there was what made creatures
oulver. Col. Bneed mad the following
; boast: "Jake Klllra'.n can lt.-k any
feathered bean In this towniihip. I'll
- . put him' against anybody's bird."
THE CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.
, ' The acceptance of Col. Bneed's chal
lenge by Mike 0"Kyan came like a
crack (if thunder from a clear bU .-.
v The whole jiountryalde 4W4s surprised.
It was the sensation of the hour.
Everybody was asking: "And where
- did Alike O'Ryan get a chicken tha
can wallop CoL Bneed's flRhting roos
terr All the answer that Mike gave
wasi; ?"Niver ye mind, I'll be there at
the proper tolme," and I'll harv
f olghttn' cock that'll sweep the daetk
- The word was put out and It trav-
eu rast- u crossea out or froviiiiue
intd Pinevllle. Morning Star and Sht
, ron townships and, into Union county
, and South Carolina. The crops had
. been laid by and the farmers had roth
ing to do. Th eontfng contest was all
the talk. ike Q Ryan was the bia-
, grest man In the coMntrr. If he brouirht
a bird th"it could and would whip Juke
. Klllraln. the people stood ready to wor-
nip die UTie old ladles Of the neigh
borhood -were ; whispering . around
among themselves." declarina that
. good defeat for CoL Sneed might stop
-ms neaa-iong career toward the devil
js-yes were nxea on iiike. He was
being admired by every man. woman
and child for his nerve. The boys ha J
ambition to be Just Ilk him.' When hs
went to church on Sunday the nlous
communicants turned to look him over.
- He wa a-mighty man, -the-irian -thit
nao acceptea col . eneed challenge.
, , THE DAT AT HAND. . .
The time and place were Used: the
- last Baturday In August and) the iblg
? grove on Dunn's Knob, -.near Six 1 lie
' creek. The hour was . 10:SO t In, the
morning - Long before the appointed
n- ft the crowd beg in to' gathsr. i-Men
'; i-e as far as - twenty 1 m'.les. The
v ds were full or horses and mules,
p ,e tied to the bodies or the tre
1 ethers to swinging limbs. WhlU
. horses were whinnying and the
: L trying: the:' people - dlscuMed
ront'vg event. The mytery -thit
i I Mike O'Ryan and his fowl
! V- qiilt citizens of Provl-
to ff-verOT heat.: Vol,
i l l i -ilc and dubloui
r lied If he toall.
, 1 lit It. wus to
' to. llo hjd to :nl tf the rack.
I laht and eariv he whs at the rltfht
i :..ve. Juke Klllraln had crowed , till
i was hoars. He seemed to know
that something Interesting was going
to happen. -Hundred .tf People hed
passed by his cnge to see him. Ho
was In line feather and looked every
imh the ftehtiiig cock. f - . '
OHTAN NOT IK SIGHT.'
The'irrove was full of all sorts of
folka but Mike O'Ryan had not shown
up.' He had been out , or tne commu
nity for several days, - The most loval
frinda nf Col. Speed were saying that
the Irishman had fluked, but Mike had
f riendri who declared mat ne wouiu
be pre.ent at the apitdnted time. vAt
10:15 he was still aosent. .., The crowd
was looking everywhere for hlnr
Ten minute before the time wa up
Mike came galloping over the hill on
Iie.k, his roan muiev from towards
Matihews, carrying stick on his
shoulder. An outburst of applause
greeted h!m. ,Il was: "Hurrah for
Mike O'Ryan Und hi - fighting bird."
This made the need men yell: "Con?
oik with your beast; Jake Klllraln will
knock the tilling out Of him."
By this time the whole hlllsldfr was
alive with a human maKs. Above the
uproar the shrill cry of Jake could be
heard, asserting: "I con ,,.whlp any
cock in th land."
O'Kyan war litemlly dragged from
bis mule by admirer and backer, All
sort of questions were put to him. He
we asked: Ike, have you got your
cock?"- ''What kind of a beast W ha?'1
"Can he do old Jakef "We're bet ing
on him." "Fetch him out. The time
I most uo." .
In the m'dst of this bustle Mike Was
Cool calm and, deliberate. He smoked
his pipe, smiled and told the bays that
ihey might ntuke on Webfootei Jtrry.
His mule tied, he started for the buttle
field with the tow sack across his back.
He would not show, his, bird to any
one. but the bulk In the bottom of the
bag was encouraging. The follower
Of Mike were hollering thres rhee:s
for their hero and sinking: "We'll
hang Jakey Klllraln on a sour apple
tree." Bneed was already on the
cround. Jake stood on the colonel's
shoulder -and crowed. He. wn In the
pink of condition.
As the Irishman approached, the offl-rjBrxhTaay-''''hou-f?a":
"tar-ths
way, and Jet Mr .O'ltyan a.. Coma
this way, Mr. O'Ryan here is the
;tnce." Mike did not seenm to be in
any hurry. He sauntered along with
hit) sacky and no one, barring himself,
knew what the tog ccmtalned, for nil
was nuiet inside. Some wag cried out-
'That's the deadest roosfer'lhat I ever
saw. He's sleep. Wake him up. But
Mike said nothing. He app?ared to bs
perfectly satisfied with himself and
his "bo-ird'a ' '
The two men faced -each other on
the clean plot of land encircled by
ropes. - Cel. Kneed held Jake and
rubbed him down. Mike- put his ruck
on the groun" caught the bottom and
made ready to empty out his flithter.
Tho Judges counted three and said:
"Jjet thenv go!" That Was the signa:
for the main to beain.
The spectators surged 'against thv
ropes and craned their-net ks to e
M ke't bird come out. When the word
was given Jerry dropped Into the
arena. He was u big. Muscovey drake,
web-footed and clumsy, with red and
white head and black body. The mob
laughed and cheered. The friends or
Ailke were silent and those of Col.
Sneed hlrsed. The whole .thing ssemed
to be a grand farce to the crowd, but
Jake and Jerry took it, seriously. They
were sparrinp at each other, Mike W.s
In earnest. He knew his chumnlon.
He said: "He's all rolght. All h 11
can't thrlp him." For a moment Jake
was nuzalPd but ns soon as he took in
the situation he began to do his bent.
He hud never seen a drake before. He
had fought turkeys, gulmkis and pea
fowls but not ducks, ft "was evident
from the very start that Jerry knew
what he was doing. He dodged beau
tifully and let Jake puss over hi head.
The chicken's spurs would come to
gether above the duvk'e. back every
time, but the flghtlnx was nut dull.
Those who watched it felt that thers
were some surprises In store for the
rooster. Jerry was laying for him
and the right opportunity uime by and
by. After knocking off the wire edge
Jake hegnn to go slower. That was
just what Jerry hoped for; then he be
came more active and aggressive. He
sallied about a little and caught Jnke
by the neck. Juke nulled back but
Jerry did not turn him loose until he
hud kicked him in the breast and b.at
him over the head with h's heavy
wings. That rrbde the game fellow
mad. He flew at his antagonist with
more vim than ever, and, thUt tlrre,
the aim was accurate, he landed on th?
.top of the drake's heair It was Jerry's
turn to be angry. He dropped back a
Mop or two una prepared to nv?et Jake
The chicken came with a- rush, half
running and half flying, and tig hi
ruse to strike the duck fastened htm
brought him, down and pounded him
severely. It -was at thla stage of the
rame that the druke did a wondeiful
stunt. He took a zood hold on Jake's
wick, rose and flew away as a r.awk
would have done with a bit of a bird
It was all so quick that the i-n"osfd
onlookers did not rea-tte for ii seco.nl
whm had happened. - The bl? duck wa
Mmr toward the crek. The crowd
wheeled about and hurried after him.
The voice of Mike was heard above the
turr.ult. He said:, 'And It's aU ovf r
now. That' one of Jerry's tricks.
He'll drown old Jake In the ctek."
And he did. When the boys got to the
creek Jerry was catching aid poles. Ha
naii gunk the body or his recent ene
mv. ;
Lon afterMikelefi the-pommunltr
his secret came out. He had imported
errv from Ireland for that fUht. The
druki wus a noted ncrariiier.
Col. Sneed never recovered Xrom that
defeat.The suddenness and etrange
e of it all was too much' for him.
If there be uny who do not believe
th s yarn let them read the tales of
Haron Munchausen. H. E. C. B.
OTTENH'AL'SENIJ C0U1
Copyright. by .'MCliire, rhllllps ft Co.
OlUuUaUUttil WS me new cneniiHV. im
hair was lung and his collars were of tli
turned-down variety. He read Oofcthe anJ
fVL1'"." L. ' .1 ZZnV,Wry'! H I wrre certairi that you threw
.T.' " ' .-. . " . ","' I that .Iron ore. I d break
your ImkIv."
Tlie evening inui ne arrives i t n ir
nnc ta til fe hi ixutltkm ajt olllclal ana
lyst of tce ami llmeitione he found thi
houelicild of the nupei liilelldent in a h!'h
;-te of t-cltement. Krs. James Hunt,
the Wba of the broHd-hJitldered youn
man Who conducted the affair of Laird's
furnace fur the Mingo Coal and Iron Com-
pan, saw; "you nave jui come in iiore
for-tii tioune party tomorrow evening,
you muutpuot forget that to morrow af
ternoon you are to riile up to the char
coal burner's" pbc on th hill. Thla
young women triena, ot mina irom vo
iiiImhIIo niut hnve .fm.e from iiu; veil'
ldorjM.s lieirfht." ,.
ii lu-Hrd the top n"W on tho tunnel
head pouring -i new char- into tlie fnr-
iimt. I liiee nilnutes later , tne mnii T :i a
iisml upoil his shoulder.
"What do you mean? nVroinutd Or-
tenhao(ii, "Trying to kill me, were
every bone jn
l diua't i-u to In It." Pt otested the Ion
(Hi r. "It fell Off."
Ottonl auN-n glared at the-man for a
moment and then-turned- on-hi hel.
"H won't Iw healthy for you if anything
of the kind happens attain," roms-rkud the
younif ' chcmlitt a he went way-.;
, 'i'he t-ip filUr giiniwd as bo saw th hfcad
of Ottanhausen dlHprar. ,"It won't uo
healthy for you. either, my pretty, beftw
you et through with to-nlgld." be mut
tered. ' ' - -
Ottnhaun-n went to. the office and en
tered bis ItUla bed room. He took from
i,,v I lolJ ii hem ratout vou and tbey hl trunk two revolver-. They had servil
S-toit V v LI,?IZ '?m fame Mm wel! In Texas, They were not weap-
I... trawiai hefor von oiis of the Sliver-plat e(4 and pearl-nan-
Wte. tond h would bfl f W variety
charmed. He btowed hlstj-longings la black nd-th' y,J" 'J;";
ihu iittia rfKim narK or tn comnany 1 .1111"" -- ;
X." which 'was" to b,7 m&Zr fL SEtiEffiSi
hm " uriin tha fomivltii.ii werh over cigar; and rfeturnua to me cast nouse wiui
srr hWtSi." wv-"".s t
tyed the furnace from top to bottom.
h nil..t a .'r hi eakinir up ore and lima-
u the form lof- wooien models for t le cat.
lilt n hhu tin nrtiuiK u. k, . 1 .- - . r
the only redoemlng foature. Down In the
valley wa tho grat furnace, from whcU
issued u. el.iud of smoke by day and a
pillar of Jire hy night. Grouped around
It were the iean-to shanties ana tne nvory-nd-a-Ulf
oUages where dwelt the fur
nace hands and tho miners of Iron om
"Not a garden of the lrd," remarks
OtenhauMsn. a he stood at the door of
his lilioruUiry the nfternooti after his ar
rival; "but -It might bo worse."
."Am you the new chemist, khh7 came
... .1... . . . ...KM..iM ..1
....... 1, aia full ntmn 11 nuum ; Of
daik cinder "lying in the t)d hole, bub
bling and sputtering. . "
"Hiw long haa this been,.; drawn off 1
he demanded. ..' ' , -,
"About twenty .nlnutes," , growled th
cindc-r-suapper. . .
Ottenhnunon gave the man ft quick
glance, and looked again at tne cinuer.
nnrro lying, ne sum. ,
viu ...irnn the whistle rone and there
followed tln-eo sharp blasta. the tdgnal for
a VO.ce.toa to 0T young' German's el- uasttog. fi e
Ot'ukauson turned, and saw a portly Hearth of the . furwc. The wa too
negro who hold a bridle, to the end of or vvn in ne e?"'""
"5 fcVK hid ever an" " ' OUenhaun went neam, the
i J tL
a".,,''.",aJl.-., ...J , ., v , hint tw.n out To Ottenhausen that
(,,L A Ufc.-,l l "I WM.., ....... i
Ottenhausen.
"Doan t yon frut er.-telf. bopH." replied
the ebon groom. "Jackon he know the
way in the dark."
-Ottejihauaun le.it the . inuk' t led to t be
bitcUng pout and went to his quarrel
meant that the water which coo lea lie
nosaie of the tuyere through wntcn vne
hot air of tho "last was forced, was cu
rat Ing into the furnace, ottenhausen
knew a furnace as a child knows Its al-
phaWt Ire- saw that tne vw w.
: o nw iiiuiii -- -..-,, ,.,. i n
lit the office building. He dug up from uyeie .s ; "'",;'" "' , ,';' u
the bottom of-his steamer trunk ridmp in.u n "H' "; ".J ,, a be filled
breeches.oat and a Pftr.?f remarkably n lour or the heat h would inilej
varniHueu dooib. ne una nerveu 10 mi- . ",. ; " ,r-t nninllile were
German cavalry and the boots were a the contents of t ' Breat.or c
telle of duys which were' gone. He was run out and the leaking of the TMter wa
tt commanding llKuro us he Walked i.i t6PP'Hl- J aaal mnv ci0ger
?' th!m Ittt .""tTfe rod'lheTorchi."
lllO OltTM III MIC ..BnilM.Ui.i-, - -- ; . wllirl
liHtidxonie Ikhiho til the est Knd will, h
iiuIm liiKl's Newt to shame-, llire pre
i H over that household a blue-eycl wo
man how? very look la merriment. 1 he
two had S'l aniiivernary the- other (lui
It really ancmi'l matter how long tlieV
lud oeer. raaiiUU. When the.gu.tfs hd
foue, -Miit. CtU-nhausen rented a. ha nil
upon h'ir liUKband's shoulder, and look-.-il
iTyt'k whrnl C.H.t fell to' lo--Wllh-youiY"
alie oked. "Jve never b d
you, vou know, i said I Would some aa
"Wiiy. ' replied Ottenhuuien,- -"! had
always auppowd tlM.t you were Impresserl
by iny genii demeanor when I ttueatsn
ed to Jo wholesale murcer down thurc
at Laird's Furnace. You didn't AUppow
that Id actually- do alt thai saiu
would did yur '. -
"Oil, no, k wasn i uwi,, rrjiu
.....n.-M Mri, i. m.irv lunirii, - m un
W.lllUAI.I' "UK . g ...-.-- ;
when I ftnv tint dlnreptitBlile mule, throw
you over his nea.l.' '
rr:.;::c3:
a is
hi
Pain VJon't Trouble $otf
. , , Only Keep aw Bottl of
MEXICAN VAUSTANG LINIAENT
- IN THE HOUSE. ,,
For SIXTY YKAR.S ii hu Proved tho
BEST LINIMENT for MAN or BEAST.
He feit
great s edge were broaKIng up , tne Diirciy nwn. ; ; - - -jv,- .hnmhH
coiled pig Iron, stopped to look at the tl.C thumping of heart. HI thrata
tall figure In unusual garb. .in th of the riot of
"One of the dudes from" Columbus.; 1 lr face wvn . "or the riot of.
. crowica Cornwall Jim, as e uiuutnu . mi. :- , -
KUDDoae,
Kwunir a warm our upon the little tram
ear. : 'V' poor devils have to grub in the
dirt so that the super and his fine l-ufy
can live on trie r it n tne inn.i ami kki '
tt puo oi iron, uno " 'iu'1",
meut drew the revolvers from his coat
1 ticketr. and leveled them lit the group of
1 . t 'I 1 V.I j iilivPild OMft
uion. Tneii ne wuu. aim "
ii CI 111 llltl ii i mv f
lot ol city folk to come dow.i here und quit-K anu .. a, i ,-. "J rn 1 1.
enjoy themselves.
Well." muttered Jim Johnson, of the
rteil Ox irrouo of anarclilxtn. ' thla sort
of thinn can't so on forever. Men, the
only way to bring them rich to term Is
to destroy rrofri ,-. i nueraiano : jonn-
h.n.,ii - 'in ki ine iirwi men wn. um-
oliey- oivlei'i. Uroji those clubs and that
Iron ore." , ,
The men looked along the shining bai
relrt of two rev Wei held with steady
handa. So.ne ot mem muneu o w
aon had only been at Ihe furnace two slop lorwra. J(nlJO "ThkuVen la need
i. u i.a iriu h.wnm nrriB. I merit with bin ami. Ottennauwen gianceu
thing of a leader. Ho hud hardly oeen
mnloveri in tlei cnxe houi-e three days
btfoie there came rumors of u strike.
Otlunl..iuen me inted the orry ioomm
mule, pointed him north by rant, and gave
him free rein The animal trotted punt
tno furnace, an I of hla ovn accord took
to a wmdlr.g wagon track. H-tlf an hour
luter Ottt-Iiiiaiincii came In sight of the
covered mounds of smouldering wood end
the hut of loe charcoal burner. Mofore
the door of the hiniKe the roftd forkt-rt.
along the sight of one of the revolvers
and clutched tha hard rubber handle wlifl
a firmer graap. Johnson's eye met the
look of a mat, who wan only biding ns
time that ho might press u trigger lie
of the Red Ox group let he t un
his nerveless grasp. Sticks, pieces of Iron
ore and a revolver or two fell In tho sand.
The men of Laird's Furnace hid met
their mttcli. They held up their hands
In mute neknowlndgment of the lact.
,, it tim uutet- from that No. J
Hie tiour oi inr miur.c un- i.fo.i i.Mi..... . . . ,, ,,a 1W
The mule rottd along peaceably until tuyere.' ccminantled Ot I n " ,
he g.-t to the parting of the ways. Otten- Tho "tlnd. r-n. pper ' " ;
huusen gave the bridle h quick Jerk to -Open the cinder no eh, and be qulm
1:
huosen iz.
ihe left lie caught a glimpse, as ho -llil
ho, of Mrs Hunt ami three younu wom.m
standing b?vor the door cr the weainer-
bcaten nut.
Jnckson. the mont stubborn of all
mules, had always been ridden by nut
one roa l, oini that ine was to the rlnht.
The moinint lie felt the twitch upon tne
bridle he turned squarely around, unit
with a quick movement threw his rider
ever his bead. Otteiihaustn struck upon
the arm which lie had raised to iicK
nowledge the bow of Mrs. Hunt, und roll
ed over and over upon the ground. He
saw tho hut. the sky, and the rem in n
confused whirl. Ho sat up. and looked
In dusod way toward the shanty. I p.v.i
his face lingered a remnant of a xmlle.
..is..,. i it" mi i tha next order.
The keeper stood stock stll I. 'Cow
ards." be muttered. "It's only a bluff; ho
wouldn't hvot." , , .
There came a crackling sound, and the
man Jumped clear of the sand, holding
one hand to u bkedlng ear.
.. a ....i.rwiv eare to can ine . r..u.i
Otteit lUil-seti. OH lie awuua
two shiny
wenjams again,. toward the crowd.
The furnace-Keeper opened the ver
a smoking stream of sing flowed foi
nt an.l
f..pl, A
a smoking stream oi mhb ","" ,
Hlnale blast or ine wniswe iiou ii ir ."i
ftller lowered the bell. A pillar of flam
ing gas showed . thirty iulen faces and
one lace calm and determined.
"Open the Iron notch, you fellows.
...,i mt.-nhAusen. Indicating three
-.11111'. i puaiiyvu . ..... . . - , - .
He struggled to his feet and shook him- men by as many poaes or a revolver um
self. A cloud if dust rose from ols cloth- rel
Ing. He saw four women, with their
fact buried In their hands, silting on
the bench In front of the little building.
They were shrieking with luughter. A
girl with dark hair and blue eyes rose
to her fit: t and -nlvaneed toward Otten
bauson.
"1 hope vim are not hurt, she said.
rwo men, Imre to the w tlst. hnmmen-d
with heavy sledges until steel liars wer
slowlv forced Into the hard clay whu..
soled th lower gate of the furnace. 1 be
earthen slonp r became a glowing shell.
The ine-t drew back. The third man step
oed to o ie side, plunged on iron bar into
tha lurn.ic" s muuwi f -
Then she abruptly turned aw.iy. grasped UIrn. A ll-ry Mood Issued from tne no cn
a-mtiUmi. and laughed until the. echojand pound along the elianne of sana.
could bo board down the slen. Otten- hissing una roaring ' , "
huusen deigned no reply. He gatherwl lays of bilndliiH light. It se u. ti ed it i o
up his battered hat. through which Jacs- Bw trf blanches o it reai -he.1 the sandy
son had put one of bis h.H)fs. and strode bed of-open moulds. The 'I ' M-i '
1 v down the rat tit ny wnicn ne niei eliangea to a ci ininuu .-"r": .
angi
C0I1H
he saw that disreputable mule cantering
slowly aloiiR and stopping occasionally
to cron the lierbage by the way. Wl.h
fiushtd face, nattered headgear, und
clothing all .iwrv. the new chemist tramp
ed two miles alone the stony and dusty
road, and an nour later reached the of
fice of Laliu's Furnace. Jnmos Hunt. ..a-
perli u-ndeiit. looked at Ottenhausen a
moment, smote the big desk before him.
and burst into a roar of laughter.
"I see no cause for merriment." said Oi
tenhausen, with a look in Ids eyes will, h
caiiM-d the big superintendent to itop
short.
'Hxcue me. old man." replied Hunt.
"but I can't help it. I started to wa.n
you wlnn I saw you setting off on that
old beast, but I war. ton late."
You will present m rompliments in
Mrs. Hunt," said Ottenhausen.. "id nay
o her tnaL-un. account ui clrcuntlatta
over wnlcn I nnu no control, i cannot,
oome this evening."
No amourt of persuasion could mauce
the ciiemis. to change his mind.
"Well." said the suptrlntendejnt at
lenirth. '-if vou won't conio up to the
Diphtheria Hot Epidemic at Rad springs.
To the Editor- of The Observer:
Your paper of the ll'U has a special
communication from Maxton, stating
that there s an epidemic or diphtheria
In the town of Hed Springs.
in justice to thla town I wish to deny
he truth of thl-j statement. Running
through a period of some weeks we
have had five cases. No new cases for
about a week. For a town the size of
Maxton, Aire cases might possibly be
construed a-l an epidemic; but not for
a growing town of the slse of Red
Springs. ; Respectfully,
Red Springs, July 23. R, .w. L.
........ n, .. 1. .... .1 I U. WM iiiiimiiiuit.u II. I u
.M'tlrlV It Ijlllll lt-1 .11 JU inn.- nurow niwiinui -- - ,
wlilcli grew iiniiuT ,, , , n-i,
came where tiiere hud been light. I h
men shoveled nand over the tracery of
iron, "'.'ut oft the blast! Slow the tn:
glues down! Stop up that iron notch.
" ere the oommar-d of Ottenhaust a.
giver in quick succession.
The. men lost 'no time in obeying him.
Standing with his back to a mass ot 'ron.
Ottenhausen saw the form of James
Hunt. Helilnd the .superintendent were
a score of men in dress suits, and turl'ie.
back Otlenhimsen beheld several youii!t
women. He caught a sllmpse of the gv
who hud clung to the sapling that Je -tember
-.ftetnoon. Their eyes met. Hun
Ottenhausen turned again to the yvn
i, i... in,. I in hand. The report of the
pistol hud s..t the house party nt hagies
Nest in an u pi oar. Hunt started for tut.
scene, and his gU'JStS followed him.
-"tnly- Utile uapieasnt. ""f
ed Ottenhuiisen to the supennienueni.
We're g.-tUng aiong an rigm ii.iw.
1 1, ...i tittu- nn ultosether nl.-t-
oreat ucrMin. stood back and permitted
Ottenhuuse.i to finish a most disagree
able task The young women were sent
the iiouf-e. would you mind loosing buck to the house. The men in aress suim
after tec 11 o'clock cast to-night? l went wan them.
YUB OLU LION OP WUITBHAI.L, '
Henry Wattorsou's I'pr on Cassln tt.
- Clay b4 oo Eentocky.
Louisville Courier-Journal. -
Soma one said the other day Of Cen.
Casslus Marcellug Clay; "Of course:.
he's crazy, but It would not be sare
for anybody to tell him so." The words
sound mart enough for an tplgram;
but both their suggestions ore open
to quHBtlon, The old Lion of Whitehall
tioi low pow7 h is ft menace no longer
to friend or foe;- hardly a terror;., but
as the admiring relict of the prize
fighter, undejea ted sava by death, oh-
served, as he took a last fond 'look
upon the cold feature of tha darunct.
Pie was a hurt In his day!"
Aye. end what a day had the won
derful mmagenttrlen, who still lorrlos
there In hi caaile outside tne good city
of Itlchmond, In Madison county.
which, with Mercer and Boyl?, laid the
foundation of Kentucky's claim . 1o
priority In the'-production of -heroes,
statr-smen und saints!
.. Truth to say. except in the infirmi
ties of his declining years, Qen. Clay Is
no crazier now than he ever .was. Th!
Is nut to question .b proceedings--of
his next kin and the ruling of tl3
court" which has' adjudged htm, incom
petent. Incompetent, as to , worldy
matters and in , the worldly seninv he
coria-inly 'is; """th'dugh7whSnr4n rfh&WW
gards, was he not?' We often read of
those living - bciore thalr time. In ad
vance of thi'ir generation and their
flay. Hora was one llvlfis long aftsr: b
one of Barbarossa s men left out in the
final muster; one of Clan-na-Gael of
Rk-hard -,. Yea-Und-Nay, straiigely
omitted from the roster displayed )i.
that queer old cathedral of Meaux; a
chevalier of Arthur and the Table
Round; a paladin of Charlemagne and
the Middle Ages. These last two cen
turies he could have existed nowhere
else on the face of the globe than In
Kentucky; for Kentucky time out of
mind had been tho home, of all that
is nobly barbaric the htr.t refuge of
the battle-axe In human .nature and
destiny Justly earning, and that In
many aspects, the Bobrlquet of "the
dark and bloody ground."
The outbreaks of violence In other
pirns of the country are as frequent
and as tlagrant as they are with ua.
There l.i as . much outlawry on the
other side of the Ohio river as on this.
Yesterday Illinois furnished the horrid
example; to-day It Is Indiana. To
morrow, it may be which of the self
righteous States from Rhode Island
to Delaware that are bo handy In the
matter of, the casting of atones?
At least In Kentucky wo order theso
things differently, and Casslus Mnrcel
lua Clay led the procession three-score-
and-ten years ago; at once frenzied
nd fearless; conceiving himself an
emissary of hoaven; god-like, yet like
walking arsenal; aggressive, danger
ous, intolerant; the armea apostie or
the gospel of freedom and force; tne
rrogant belligerant minister of tne
lowly und the poor; his word on hla
tongue, his knife and hU gun In his
belt, his life In his hand such was
asplus Mur6ellus Clay from 1S36 to
1S61.
When Lincoln came In, the old Hon
stood at the front. He was a hand
some, distinguished man In appear
ance. But even a a high diplomatist.
nd subsequently as a soldier, he lack-
r.-.jderatlon nnd self-restraint. His
huratter, spirit and method belonged
to feudal times. He was by no means
Itlunit ability and culture. Man to
man, h.? wus away above the average.
Ills failure to Improve th? oppor-
uaity which had come to him through
uch .ttrenuoua events, and had been
so long coming, was ascrlbuble to his
Inability to adjust himst u to any uxt u
ondltlon Imposing any kind of uts-
tpllne, particularly any kind uf sunor-
Unutlon.' Miv. Lincoln regarded hr.n
ith alternate admiration and unia.c-
inunt; But he soon discovered that he
ould not trust him with responsibility
eiiuirliig either delicacy of touch or
self-i'ffttcemtnt.
We live In canny times, In times of
opulence and peace; that w to say. we
hlnk we do und the world, we rancy,
t adjusting Itself to tha changed con
ditions. Certainly men of the kind who
live to shoot und who shoot to kill as
'.Jtlnguished from the criminal class
es, admttteaiy inconvenient as neign-
bors and visiting acquaintances are,
happily, becoming fewer and fewer.
Their final going will not be- the occa-
lon of very much regret.
Yet nd one of us can withheld a
certain admlrutlon of the spirit which
has burned within the bosom of this
Old Lldfi r orAVTiTferuTll-everrairwTrarr
bound to confess a certain Irresistible
awe in his majestic presence;, wno
shall fathom the depths of that over
powering personality, that bottomest
byss of transcendent Quixotism.'
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hnia Ereat Hre.d of ,tU pab
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oi rHer axe. , Dscomiog
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CRADWO REGULATOR OO., Atlanta, Cm
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Bead Bemalaad la Her Haad 1 7 Taaw.
Gastonia New,..
teehteea'year agor'wTien'Mrs.rW.
L. Hogu wa 4 yeara old, she w.u
playing with some beads and In some
way got a glass bead about the size of
a pea up her nose. The physician failed
to get it outf After a few days the bead
gav ner no uouoie ana it. was thought
to nave come out. uin week she gav
a violent sneze and felt something come
into her nostril It was taken out and
there was the bead that had gotten lit
there when ah wa a child. The bead
gave her no pain when It came out and
It ta strange to know how the bead
stayed there so long without giving
trouo'e. - ' i
What'a the Mftet.of harcy. Vigor
bus hoalthT Elmply keeping the bowels,
the stomach, the liver and kidneys
strong and tctlve. Burdock Blood Bit
doci it. ' ,
don't mind telling you that In the
midst of nil Oils gayety I am a Uttie
bit worried: There Is something quaor
about the wsy the men are acting these
rtuvi. The furnace needs watching.
We've got a pretty tough gang her.
Don't take any nonsense from them."
Ottenhausen said he would not have
the least objection. He lighted a "cigar
after supper, and in the gathering dusk
walked ieisureiy toward the furnace.
Ho beard the whirr of the wheels. He
stemied ashlc, nnd a . light buckbosr.i
rattled past. The bell of the furnace
was lowered nt tho momont. and by the
bght of the burning gas from the tall
tower Ottenhausen saw that the occu
pant of the wagon were Mrs. Hunt and
her charges. The wife of the superin-
tenaent had gone 10 ins nun; bki
to meet some of her guests who had ar
riirari hv train. Ottenhausen hod stepped
ho. .V in t tin. minnow or a run mum. an-i
the young womon did not recognl
him, . , . .. ..
Did you ever see anyming so rmic-
ilnue?" aalrl nn- of the gins.
I don t --xsrei"- came - anowetr-. tu:,
,ii,i i, v,a.t tha Bamn sllverv tone as
UIIU . . !.' " .... . . , . .
that ot the girt who una sssea aoout
the young chemist' welfare that a.ter
noon.
awful
. Ottenhausen, walking toward the fur
nun Raw In hla mind's eve a gill Cling
ing to a siipllhg; her laughing face wa
framed, m uarg nair. r ' ' . . -.
"Ti - una iiiitiopnuo 7 n ... musen.
MAWt tv.ir.lf it vita vp fttnnnv At the
time. , I boaln to wish that I iiad stuck
It out aad gone to the party anyway..
ill reverie was suoueniy cut snon. io
heard a whining sound close to nis ear;
ntntVilna hard struck the around With
in a few luetics of his feet and sent bits
n cinder . flvlnir . He stooned. looked
down and saw a piece' 6f Iron ore as big
bl"4ir M -a;Uea4--4a4UHw.4'ua
nlglit gang had Just com on. , ;
"According to the theory . of project
lk-s." remarked OttenhnOsen, "tlitt,1
roung chemist' weirare mai a.w'
"I suppose he'll think that I m
I. Kiut I couldn't help laughing. He s
r handsome, too. Isn't he?'
Now. men." said Ottenhausen, "were
atttliiK things m shape again, suppose a
,.ut,u .r v.ui lukA nut that tuyere,
There was almost a cheerful alacrity In
the way ii which the men now obeyed
Ottenhausen s order. -' The tuyere. With
its nnszle and lit water pipes, wus lanea
nut. The section of IP' pacsei was r
moved. Sledaes and crowoars. mainpu
late.i bv stronn. albeit unwllllna armrt
soon broke away the mass of Iron which
hnri choked the front or tr.e aperture. Ait-
other tuyere was fitted, the water enm-re-tlons
made and the Jacket , replaced. A
cooling stream Was soon coursing through
a new noiile. and not many minutes hitd
gone r-r re ine not uiasi v""" icnm
through tne tan tower. --
-n i..i,.u t,- work ' said Ottenhausen
"f'll stay' here until the r.ew gang eomos
on, and then we tt see wnst to on none
r.bout It." M . i , ,
"Well, said James ituni, wno sni:t
9r.rM.arr.r1 UTKin tl,a HCCnS. "VOU W0H t 111-
r.. . - - - ......
wu-4 hi. U rrif.miitr.. ai tor nic. i rntnt
think I have somethtng to explain. lha
prt-sldent of the company was down hew
and saw the whol.-butness..Coufouna
Imtiuxi nnrtl.Mi nnl WAV.
lie of the Itd Ox group of anarchists
anil ai.V'.ral nf .h riiiHleaUers oiHaopear..'
nn tii fi.iii.ttii.itr morning. Others were
dlschnrgod. tlscipllhe was restore! at
LAtrJ's Kuniace ana jamesnunv uu
tnnr hplrl tha rotns. A for Ott0nhaUcn,
he dldr't ste that he had done anything
remarkable. They triea w isnt 10 mm
.. i.ll him thai ha was a
hero, bu' he only smiled and said that b
did what ahvbody els wauld have done
Under the circumstances; and a ttMlw
girl who li.ugheui he would hear nothing
from her on the subject of furnace men
and tuyere No. 3. , -xne innaex wun re
gard to that mule seemed to nave ne
Iuuih antiraW fnea-rittcn. . -: :-' --. : l-' ' . '
In the top of a toll building la Colum
hu: tnere is a a-ior winni ivimii
2m kwl ,1m hit h aaallml
Hehi-id that dos sits Cart Oltenbainer.
who now dlrecls the destinies nf the Mln
go Coal And .iron company. ie owns
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Southern' Ibillwav announce following
low week-end rat'js from Charlotte, N.C.!
ABhaville. .. .. ., .
Hluck Motintiiin .,
Hound Knob .. .,
Marlon t
Morganton
Connelly, Springs r
tticsory
iryon .. .. .. .. ..
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Brevard .. .. ..
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Hot Sprines ,.
tuacKsours .. .
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Taylorsvllle -.'. " ii
0tf .. . ... .. J. .1 . .. .
ri.i..?- .m Chiniiivi and forenoon
train Hi.nrtitvs. nnd r returning leaving
Monday 101
lowlnu- date of sale except that Iow'-'5
Rock tickets " old on 'y?"-
Saturday only, good returning living
flpstlnstlon noi later man ;
mg ttate t rrrr.r;,'.,;.v,et..,VAv
n, uvkrnon. .. :. -.c r.A.
- t. w a. - ' ' 1 ' ;
-, Low Rate9 Over S. A. L.
Effective at once the Seaboard Air
Line will sell round trip ttckets to tho
point named at the- following low .
rates, and under condition named:
Jackson Springs, N, C . ....... ...U85 ,
Monroe, C ................... ....88 .
Wilmington, N. a y-CJjja
Mt. Holly, N. C.
Stanley Cek, N. C. ..Au.i.a. .75 '
I ron,. N C'i.mimmm4mihmw,u 1. Oo .
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Cherryvllle, N. C 185
Chimney Rook, N. C .............45.15
Waco, J1. a ......;......,...,.,.... t40.
Stubbs, N. C. ....... .....I.. ..,..,.. ltd
Bhelby, NC, ... ....i........ ....... 140
Rutherfordton, N. C .......,...... 1.65
Hickory, N. C v IIS
Cliffs, N. c. ..... !.) .
Lenoir, N. C I W
Blowing Rock, N. C ................ 6.20
Cms Hill, 8, C, ........ 1.56'
Tickets on sals every Saturday and :
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turn until Monday evening.- -
Through 'connections for Blowlna; -Rock.
Hickory and Lenoir made by
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tnrcnariotte ariirri tu"tn.:"-- -
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