Evening journal., 1911-07-29
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
An Old Sea Captains Treas
ureS in Heaven
BY Holland

Captain John Goldman vas the last,
as he was for more than thirty years
the best, illustration Of the old-fash-
loned type of sea captain. especially
the sea captain who brought to Boston
much OF its commercial pre-eminence
in the early part Of the past century.
Captain Goldman retired from the sea
few years before the beginning of
the Civil War. He was q little man,
thin Of face. slight of physique, and
weather-beaten. and in the early
eighties his became one Of the prom
inent figures IN Washington, where he
lived for a number Of years. He was
an earnest advocate Of a tariff for
revenue only, and in connection there
with his name was a familiar one in
public print Of that time and he was
personally known to the leading men
Of Massachusetts, and Of Washington.
in the mid-eighties, when I came to
know him, the captain had also gain
ed reputation as the author of
charming book descriptive of the
pleasures Of horseback riding, a sport
of which he was an enthusiastic de-
votee. He used occasionally to ride
with George Bancroft, the historian,
in the suburbs of Washington; and It
was a common fondness for equest-
trianship which led those two men
into most friendly relations, which
lasted during the lifetime of Bancroft.
Captain Goldman invested a portion
of his fortune, not a large one, and
gained IN the China trade, in some
mines in Montana Occasionally he
visited those properties and he became
greatly interested in the miners, study
ingaalways to do something for their
moral aud physical welfare.
Il would take It.. as great favor
if you would visit the secondhand
book stores OF Washington and buy
for me various sets of biography and.
history he said to me once. Il do
not care how much they cost, provided
the expense is a reasonable one. /
want to use them as the basis for Ii
braries for the miners who are employ
ed in my mines in Montana"
A few weeks later / was able 20 say
to Captain Goldman that had found d
sufficient number Of the kind of books
that he wanted. He did not ask me
what they were and seemed entirely
satisfied when ! told him that the cost
was about three hundred dollars.
dih lAQl InAiiti1 uinIAAnh III NIh1-
ing these little Libraries. to my miners
in Montana" Captain Goldman con-
fessed. -~Of course | have always
felt that It was incumbent upon. me to
do What ] could to make their hard
life as easy as possible And yet
was thinking of myself when I de-
cided to send these little libraries to
the miners.
on, -, ~oIfot,v, q TTpfforfon I an.
a profound beliyer in the fundamental
truths which are in the New Testa-
ment / believe implicitly in the Ser
mon on the Mount. But | don't know
much about the kind of life we will
have hereafter. though I read various
expositions of t.. written by persons
who profess to know what it will be.
/ Still, It has occurred to me that II
] do what is right here, then ! shall
have reward according TO my merits
hereafter. and there are two things
which / have done, and viii continue
to do as long as I am able. in the
hope that | shall obtain credit marks
in the future life.
Il make it my duty whenever ! sec
a banana skin or an orange peel upon
the sidewalk. or In any place where a
person stepping upon the peel might
be in danger of slipping, carefully tc
remove and destroy the dangerous
thing. I viii go blocks out of my way
to do that I sometimes think that
have in this way prevented many an
accident. Then too. I try TO do good
among the miners. I believe ] have
done a good deed in buying these liz.
tie libraries for them. The reading
OF these books will make them happy
and do them good. SO ] am in hopes
that these iva actions may avail me ;
credit mark i'm the hereafter j thini
they will"
And the kindly old man spoke viii
perfect sincerity and in that simplicit,
Of belief and conduct which were al
his life characteristics of him
! Copyright. 1911. by E. J. Edwards. AL
Rights Reserved.)
On Monday Mr.. Edwards win tell o
~The Resignation Of Protest Tha
Brought About a Great American