VOL, 1. NO. 42.
RUTHERFORDTON, N. C THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24. 15)01.
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Nervous prostration ami coiiapse uau i later.
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Tre Story of a
Soldier's Struggle
By Brigadier General
CHARLES KING
Copyright, by Chark-a Kica.
At.u so there was a certain reaction
hi favor of Langdon. Some of tbe rifles
resigned their warrants, secured their
discharges and then set to work to
raise another company for Langdon to
drill. The men were easily found.
Seventy stalwart young fellows sign
ed the petition and brought it to Lang
don to add his name. Then it went to
the governor. There were vacancies in
tbe regiment. A company was muster
ed in at Neosha; another, rnruie up
mainly of farmer bovs. at Gunnison
ensued, and, Cbanning was downed at
last. j
It was tbe first week in May and :
with all nature sweet and smiling
about bini. Eric Laugdon came up
from Gunnison on tbe early morning
freight, his heart heavy as lead. He ;
had spent the early hours of the pre- ,
vicus night. Friday, working hard with
the Grays, for their t'obition was
boundless now, arid they had entered
for a competition in an adjoining state.
Tbe night itself he had spent trying to
sleep under tbe roof of his friend, the
station agent, but sleep would not
come, and twice he arose and went out
and walked the platform under tbe
glistening stars. On Monday, said the
lawyer, that money must be paid..
Laugdon bad no appetite for breakfast,
lie took a cup of coffee at the station
restaurant on reaching Brent wood and,
though it was barely O o'clock, went to
his otiice. Janitor and watchmen not-
"I heard." said Torrance, "that old
Sharp ordered Laugdon away from
Sheridan and sent tbe sergeant of the
guard to see him off the reservation."
'I heard." said Nathan, "that Dr. Ar
m is tend gave bim warning that if he
wasn't off the post before morning gun
lire he'd give the whole story of his
maltreatment of his wife to the pa
pers, and that's what started him."
And now there was no Melville to
stand his friend at Pawnee, for the
major was summering at the seashore,
slowly regaining health and strength,
and lads like Rodney May and Wood
row had neither rank nor years suffi
cient to carry influence. And now,
worse luck, there was ncno to tefrieud
him r.t Chicago, for Cbanning, 3 sorelv
Coming in its Own Palace SpeoialTrains,
77th Year ofthe Oldest, XSiggest sand
Best Show on EES,s?t5-i.
The Pioneers and Perpetuators
of Tented Amusement Institutions.
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TEN BIG SHOWS ALL UNITED.
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Circuses
Stages Roman
3 Menadevias'-2'
Hippodromo.
Tii!i):no(l with the diand Bihlical Spectacular 1'ro.cluction
KING SOLOMON AND THE QUEEN OF SIIEBA.
I Grays, hi
An Impressive and Eminently Moral and Mind Elevating Pajr-oanri,-and
Scenic Sf)eet i-le, with its Enchanting Ballets, Magnifi
cent Si-eiiery and (Jorgeous Costumes.
100 Beautiful Ballet Girls 100
Junction. But some strange, occult in- ed bis haggard face and wondered at
fluence seemed against the would be
Hrontwood Light guard. Ttie petition
hung fire. State Senator Suplee and
Representative Carter said that they
! would see to it that the Light guard
was duly admitted, but they didn't.
Meantime the ril'es prospered, as a so
cial organization at least; took in a
Dumber of honorary members at 30
spiece. got a "swell" uniiorm. gave a
, series of most successful dancing par
i ties and what they termed exhibition
I drills, where the clockwork precision
I with which some SO of their number
executed the leadings and filings in
unison evoked tumultuous applause.
: It prompted the rifles to issue a chal-
lenge to all comers west of the Mis
I Bissippi and east of the mountains to
compete for a valuable prize at the Ex
position building in April, tbe anniver
sary of their muster in, and the next
thing the rifles knew Eric Langdon
was going down to Gunnison twice a
week to coach the Gunnison Grays,
Company K. Fourth Nebraska, and
Brentwood, which had refused to avail
itself of bis services, was properly
, Keanfialized that he should tender them
isewllere. Tbe Sun couldn't say muck
now, because it was iTowu on the ritles
nuyhow and catered to tbe farmers;
Tbe banner wouldn't s::y mueh, be
cause Armstrong was ashamed of
what he bad said, and this happened
to be a .matter that didn't bother the
Seattle. But The Examiner, which had
done what it could to make Laugdon
friendless in bis new position at the ,
yards, now duly and frequently ex-'
pressed its abhorrence of the man who j
could turn traitor to his own people !
and work against the best interests of :
the community in whose midst he bad :
found n home and tbe livelihood denied j
him elsewhere. Apieal.-; were written !
to Channing to compel his subordinate
to remain at-his post. Channing an-!
swered that his post now included
Efforts were made to stir ;
cabal agai'ist bim among tbe j
ut be had bad a two weeks' j
start and had won their good will; be
sides, there T.:as now that $1,000 prize
hanging' up for all comers, and com
panies from Minnesota, Iowa and Kan
sas bad entered the list. So the Grays
stood firm. Then the Brent woods
strove to hedge and to limit the
Lis early hours. Early as they were.
some one had been there earlier. The ;
safe door stood open tbe cash was
gone.
CHAPTER XL '
There are two kinds of men who de-
serve to be held in abhorrence those ;
who are forever saying mean tilings :
about their fellows and those forever
hearing them. The first are active mis- !
chief makers, the second passive. The
first are generally regarded as the
more dangerous and objectionable.
But as the result of some 20 years'
study I ara constrained to believe the
econd tbe worst. Tbe first has at
least the courage of his convictions
and says what ko is mean enough to
think. The second lacks even that de
gree of personal pluck and. not daring
to say the slanjer himself, gives it
birth under tbe cloak of "I beard."
How many of you who road have fail
ed Jo meet the man who draws his
chair close to yours and confidentially
begiiis: "Say, what's tills about Jimmy
Rush? Now, I was told last night by
a man in position to know." etc. Ask
him who the man is, and he shirks and
becomes mysterious, "lie's a Well,
I promised uot to mention his name,
hut lie's a gentleman. It was told me
confidentially." The source is always
intangible, but in nine cases out of ten
you can safely bet your last dollar the
Informant never existed and yon;'
hopes of eternity that if he
wasn't a gentleman. Geiuioii
not circulate slander.
But cads who have fall'-".:
plane of their fellow i ,. ;. ..yt
climb back seek to rr.- . v;i : ,.-lal
equilibrium by pulling : , Lc-ry. down.
Captain Nathan got back toI nwuee to
fiml himself in bad od.-.r. Torrance,
who would gladly have d.me a soldier's
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500 3IEX, WOMEN AND HOUSES IX THE CAST.
duty had he been permitted, was Involv
ed, through his intimacy with Nathan
in Nathan s growing unpopularity, i
Santley. who had had to serve as Na
than's adjutant, now had unjustly to i
shoulder a section of Nathan's obloquy. !
Woodrow es-:caiod because Nathan ae- j
cused him of rank insubordination, and j
the youngster, with Rodney May and i
others to back him, a:: much as told !
Nathan he hoped ho would ptvfri
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stricken man, had been taken to a san- i p
itarium in the mountains. Summoned I $
to the offices of tbe general manager I
OTltl linnltd i-7"4 1 ikt'i'i n nnir 1-imr i y.
... .i.vA f w ivit u l. it n 1 1 1 n uu
knew not Joseph, Langdon could only
sadly say he could throw no light on
the robbery whatever. Two clerks,
one of them the son of the division su
perintendent, knew the combination.
One of them knew there was upward
of $000 in the safe when Laugdon went
down to Gunnison, as usual, on Friday
evening.
"Had he gone cn railway business?" !
was the question.
"No; not this time solely to instruct
the Gunnison company," was the frank
reply. Mr. Chaunir.g's secretary told
of Langdou's letter appealing for aid
i meet tbe payment of $350. The sta
Von master at Gunnison described
T.angdon's nervousness the uiuht of the
robbery; told of bim twice leaving his ;
couch and going out and pacing the ; J
platform, and Langdon- was informed j '
by a curt note that he need not return ! 6
to Brentwood his services would no j
longer be required. j
And now theie set in a revulsion of i
feeling at Brentwood as the summer '
wore on. The rifles found that Terrl-!
go's money and social position had :
' failed to eomjvnsate for the loss of j
! Langdou's skill, experience and guit-i
Lug hand. Tbe company was falling i
to pieces. The Grays at GunniKon held
i a meeting und passed resolutions of;
; sympathy and confidence ami. going j
1 down into their shallow pockets, sent 1
I Langdon a check for 100 and a letter
: that be read with swimming eyes. The
: Brentwood Banner, that had abused j
a;:d wronged him in the winter, came!
otit in a vigorous editorial, penned by
Armstrong, wherein the base ingratl-
tude of tbe Big Horn was heralded j
throughout Nebraska. ti'.:d marked cop- i
ies were sent t'j Laicrd;.:!. who was i
, seeking a el.-rkvLip i:i ;!k quartorm.i.s
j tor's department at Chiciigo. for the
! Gray Fox bad been promoted to the
double stars and the command of a di
vision. Br.t UjO one vacancy Ihr.t oc
curred was demanded by half a ilorwn
influential politicians fi.r needy ht-iicli-nien,
and tiie desk was given to A raxik
! outsider. Tbe scl'wiio-.i was ma.'e in
Washington, and the general could not
help himself. There Ir'd been mail
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tst to companies that "bad not re- ; nmrti:;!. A mof-t unhappy state of ai'-ceh-ed
professional assistance," but j fairs was sprung on the batteries at
that reacted upon themselves. Then j Pawnee, and the politely veiled com
The Sun ws inspired to see what it 1 pasalon of the cavshv was somethin:'
eonld do tti stir ui .1 strike i!ir:iinstt tliit inii ti, o-i,,.,.,,u c., -,,,. ..... ! .vi
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Langdon in the yards of the Big Horn. J three troops under Cbanning and Stry-
where there must be men who rebelled ! ker had done tintou service during the
Elephants that Waltz. Elephants that Actually Plav Musical-
Iiistniinent.s. Elephants that do everything but talk.
lOO JtS'ew and Novel Civcus Acts.
1,000 Hare a.nd Costly Animals.
So Hair Raising Races.
Drove of Camels,
Whole family of 20 Lions,
4 Royal Bengal Tigers, -(i
Polar Bears,
School of Sea Lions,
Den of 8 Leopards,
Don of 6 Hyenas,
On1 Pair of Elands,
One Pair of Homed Horses,
Every known species of Antelope,
10 Male bareback Riders,
10 Female Riders,
50 Aerial Act, .
10 Wire Acts.
Troupe of Trained Ponies,
20 Female Equestrians,
One Philippine Cow, 24 inches high.
One Baby Sea Lion,
Male HippodromeJlaees,
Monkey Races
Elephant and Camel Races,
Man against Horse Races,
T wo-Horse Tandem Races,
High Jumping Horse Races,
Two and Four-Horse Chariot Races,
Two and Four-Horse Standing Races.
Parade
Grand - Free - $300,000 - Street -
Bat'f Mm-ie Fife and Drum Corps, Chime of Bells, 50 Cars and
Gilded Dens, 20 lableaux Cars, 12 Traps, 5500 Thoroughbred Horses
W) Miniature Pomes. Steism (liilim rli-nvn 1... m u; j .i.
0 Miniature Ponies, Steam Caliope drawn bv 40 Ponies and driven
bv one man.
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Excursions on allXines of Travel.
RUTHERFORDTON,
WEDNESDAY,
OCT
! against the supervision of a strict, sol
dier bred overseer. There were, but
they were in the minority, and the
three who started and circulated a pa
per calling for Langdon's dismissal or
a strike were suddenly, by Ghanning's
order, hauled up before the superin
tendent and "given tbe sack." Then
anonymous letters began to rain in on
the superintendent at Brentwood and
higher officials in Chicago. Langdon
was drinking again, Langdon was gam
bling. Laugdon was speculating through
a broker in Omaha, and these, investi
gated unbeknown to Langdon, fell iiat."
He had won tbe respect of the better
class of men; he had become an expert
trainband; be minded bis own busi
ness, yet was full of sympathy and in
terest In the affairs of the operatives
and the crews of the trains. In March
the superintendent of the Seattle of
fered him a similar berth at bigger pay
provided he would move to Sioux City,
alio me oner was ummuu. iu ayi ii
the great drill came off. The Ihig of
tl? rifles was trailed In the dust. They
were not even "placed" by the judges,
and the great prize was won in almost
a walkover by the Gunnison Grays.
Time and again Langdon bad receiv
ed warnings from the police that there
was a gang on the south side ever
watching for a chance to "do him up"
and from mine host of the Brentwood
that there were influential men .'on the
. . . . T . - T -. ......... t,, I 1. A liHIWlT!.' 1 1 4 1 1
norm siue, puieui m vucm-no ui luc
Big Horn, who would hurt him If they
could. One day there came a curt sum
mons from a local lawyer to the effect
that bills to the amount of 350 had
been placed in his hands for collection
and calling upon hiui to take Immedi
ate steps to meet them. Langdon called
to inquire and was curtly, almost in
solently, received. He learned enough,
however, to convince him that two of
the bills were those of dealers at Paw
nee to whom he had regularly and con
scientiously been paying $10 a month
apiece. The iuference was plain. Na
than had bought in the balance of the
claims and sent them through Perri
go's bank for collection. In his trouble
Langdon - wrote to Channing. but no
answer came. Twice the latter had
written him that the president and cer
tain directors had spoken to him about
Mr. Langdou's debts. It was evident
that some enemy was hounding him,
but so long as Channing was "ou dec k,"
as he wrote to Langdon, he could
count on his support.
But Channing was no longer on deck.
1 The- incessant brain -work, the strain.
riots. Infantry from Omaha and Ix-av-enworth
had saved hundreds of thou
sands of dollars in property an1 cov
ered themselves with credit for cool,
even tempered, forbearing but resolute
work. Everywhere bad the regulars
won unstinted praise from ail law
abiding citizens excent t'oat one mis
handled little battalion at Brentwood, j
and nothing prevented a court of In-
quiry but the feeling that, for the sake
of the cloth, the whole thing were best
Ignored or forgotten. "An error of
judgment" was laid at Nathan's door,
but nothing more serious. And old
"Cat," who secretly sympathized with
Woodrow, was instructed to release
the lad from arrest, with tbe caution
to hold his tongue and temper in the
future. Then Melville was sent south
at the urgent advice of the doctors,
and by tacit consent Pawnee ceased
discussion of Nathan's failure.
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the guardsmen of Nebraska, and wide- j
spread was the story of Mr. Langdou's
prowess, and keen was the ridicule at
the exiense of tbe Brentwood rifles
and the rejoicing over the triumph of
the Grays. Great was the applause
that greeted Iangdon's soldier pupils
when they bore away the prize and
Langdon on their shoulders and great
er still the grief with which, a few
weeks later, it was learned that the
Big Hern bad held that geutleman ac
countable for the robbery of its safe at
Brentwood and discharged him from
the service of the road.
And this takes us back to "hearers"
at Pawnee. "I heard," said Captain
Nathan confidentially to the new post
commander six months after the riots
and not six days after the receipt of
the latest news from Nebraska "I
heard from a source thai can't be ques
tioned that the real reason was that he
had been peculating for months, and
the robbery was to conceal his own
stealings." "1 heard," whispered Tor
rance in the confidences begotten of
Burgundy to Major Snicker of the
staff, "that he had blown in over $2,000
in a bucket shop in Chicago, and de
tectives had been on to bim for weeks."
All manner of things detrimental to
Langdon had Nathan and his tew sat
ellites heard in tbe same way, and all
they did bear and much more they d: 1
not was duly communicated to sn !i as
would listen, who were, f 1 y.
few. It was Nathan's - ' .-: es
that turned the local . i: ;st
the absent and tbe c.m-: u - :1 tuciden
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75 cents; f0 cents for 'Ml cents, and su-h as
Castoria & Soothing Syrup for 20c.
And till other medicine accordingly, as we have brought
yp the prices w here it saves every person that buys trom "2 to
isg 50 cents on every dollars worth they buy. We believe
ijjr that they will appreciate our kindness and extend to us
their trade.
Doift fail to call at the store, fir-t door
Oliice. .My line is yet incomplete, but will
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"Pray do ioJ strain t,urxd) in the effort, ,
Hr. Llanl'n."' s
seem to deprecate. His son bad st'-p-,'
ped into Langdon's place, but wise ;
beads and old hands among the men 1
declared that he'd never till his shoes. ;
Then came a queer thing a note from !
the general superintendent of the Seat
tle, asking Langdon to call. He did ;
and was again tendered the office t
Sioux City.
"A proof," raid the superintendent,
"of Mr. Barclay's magnanimity. He
I tendered it in spite of the rumors af- j
! fecting Mr. Langdon's integrity, not ;
j to mention Mr. Langdon's open dis-;
1 courtesy. In fact, Mr. Barclay wished !
' to see Mr. Langdon anil talk it over." t
i Langdon wont. He had sent most of j
his hundred dollars to pay off pressing .
j debts and was in sore need. lie wait-1
' ed full two hours before the magnate j
' would see him. and then Barclay, tilt- ,
lug back in his chair and tendering uei-
I ther band t;or cat, but in very distant (
; and patronizing tone, informed Lang- j
i don that if be saw tit to make a writ-'
ten application for the position and j
' could furnish bonds the Seattle "might j
be disposed to consider it." Two or
! three directors were with the airy man
i ager at the moment and were curiously
! studying the pale faced, thin cheeked
: man who bad balked the mob and
i 6aved tbe Big Horn. They stared aft
er bim in amar.e and then in silence at
i one another as Langdon made bis brief
': reply, turned on his fct-el and left the
; room.
j "Pray d not strain yourself in the
effort. Mr. Barclay. I will not make
application and should not furnish
bonds if I did."
That was one offer decliued. Then
came another. The managing editor j
of Tbe Palladium sent tor Langdai
and asked bim if be had ever done any
iifr.'iiii.itM'r work .nwl I.!UiTdm said
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