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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-12-01
Gen. Grenville M. Dodge When a
Youth Proved He Could Handle
and Subdue Gang Of Rowdy
Railroad Laborers.

Maj. Gen. Grenville M. Dodge, with
the exception of Maj. Gen. Daniel e.
Sickles, is the only survivor Of all the
generals who served as corps COM
manders in the Union army from the
outbreak of the Civil war to its close.
In the history of the material devel-
opment of the country he occupies
prominent place as the chief engineer
of the Union Pacific who supervised
the construction of that first railroad
across the plains, and no romance OF
fiction can be compared with the story
Of General Dodge's career while he
was constructing the railroad. That
period of his life was crowded with
fights with Indians, rattlesnakes. buff
falo, mountain lions, grizzly bears and
other big game.
General Dodge and ! have been on
terms of friendship for nearly thirty
years" said George F. Parker, the BIZ
ographer of Grover Cleveland, re-
Gently, land l believe there are only
three men living who know the true
story of Geenral Dodges advent in the
west as railway engineer. OF course,
the general himself is one of the three.
and another is Peter A. Dey, the first
man to survey a railroad In the state
of Iowa, and the first chief engineer
of the Union Pacific railroad Both
Mr.. Dey and General Dodge are spend
ing their closing years in Iowa, and
they maintain the closest friendly re-
lations, which began sixty years ago.
at the very beginning of General
Dodge's career in the west.
In the early fifties what is now the
Illinois Central railroad was construct
ing a small branch line in the western
part of middle Illinois. The engineer in
charge was Peter A. Dey, who had
been conspicuously associated with
those who a little earlier had built
the main line of the Illinois Central.
For some reason-I know not what
Mr.. Dey had great difficulty in main
tanning any kind of order or system
among the men who had been EN-
ployed as laborers or in subordinate
capacity to build this branch line.
They were unruly and defiant; they
worked when they pleased and got
drunk as often as they chose. Mr.
Dey's duties frequently called him 10
the main line Of the Illinois Central
and he was in despair of securing
anyone who could handle the rowdies.
AT the height of the difficulty,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-12-01
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gun through the six feet OF space In
the barbette, which happened like a
lightning flash. The huge wire-wound
steel tube, weighing 76 tons, returned
to it's firing position with equal We
locity under the influence Of great
springs, whose work was controlled
by pistons with ports working in oil
cylinders.
Below deck all loose crockery and
pieces of lighter furniture had been
slowed away and they ratified omi-
nously and dozens of plates, cups and
saucers, etc, were smashed by the
force OF the conclusion, which was
syrup in the canteen. The hull itself
withstood the shock well, and showed
no signs OF damage.
The thick glass of dozens of sky
lights and port holes was splintered,
though the skylights were protected
by armored plates fastened down
tightly with butterfly screws. The
most amazing damage of all was that,
under the force of the concussion,
chiefly from the central barbette, the
bottom of boat fell clean out.
The decks were practically undam-
aged The area over which the flashes
passed was specially thickened with
armored steel to resist the tendency
to buckle under the plunging shock
Of the discharge of hundreds of
pounds of cordite, and the injury done
was merely superficial.
The force Of the conclusion was so
tremendous that the windows of the
houses at Southsea, over IL miles dis
tant, were heavily shaken In their
frames.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-12-01
Broadside Breaks Dishes and
Wrecks Deck Boat.
Trial Of 13Ia-inch Piece Of New su-
perdreadnought Orion Marks New
STAGE in Art of War-Most
Powerful Wsrship Afiost.

Portsmouth.-The trial OF the 1874
inch guns of the new super-dread-
nought Orion marks a new stage in
the art of war. They are the largest
guns ever fired at sea. There was
much interest in the question of how
the ship would stand the shock.
The conclusion when the ten big
guns were fired at the same instant
broke many small articles on the ship,
but did no damage to the hull.
The Orion is now the most powerful
warship afoat, but will not remain
long with that distinction. The Unit
ed States Is building two ships of en-
tirely similar construction, which are
to carry 14-inch guns instead of 1872
The test firing of the Orion took
place off Overs lightship. All the
ten big guns are. for the first time
in a dreadnought. placed on the cen
ter line, to secure full broadside
fire, and even the inner guns have an
angle OF fire OF 10 degrees, First
with half-charges and then with full
charges OF common and armor pierre
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-12-01
Crucial Event in His Career

there called upon Mr.. Dey young
man seeking employment. He was
TALL straight as pine tree and dark
eyed, and his manner was inherently
that of one who knew how to exert
authority.
Mr.. Dey asked him what he could
do, and in reply the stranger said
that he was a civil engineer and had
ben graduated at Norwich university,
in Vermont, year earlier.
What is your Nance Mr.. Dey
asked
"Grenville Mellen Dodge
Well said Mr.. Dey, If you have
diploma from Norwich university
you are competent to take charge OF
the surveying of my branch line. But
what l want to know is. can you
handle men?
"'Try me and see,' was Mr.. Dodge's
succinct reply.
"'You are pretty young said MIR.
Dey, looking him over critically, but
III try you
so he employed Granville M.
Dodge, and watched him closely.
Within a week the young man had
the rowdies under his control Those
that he could not manage because OF
their excessive drunkenness he sent
away In a month he had as orderly
and efficient gang of workmen as
was to be found anywhere in the
west; and he also had gained what
was of lifelong advantage to him
the confidence and esteem of Peter A.
DEFY So when Mr. Dey was employed
to survey for the extension of the
Rock Island railroad across Iowa
the first of the states railroads.&c.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-12-01

sent for Grenville M. Dodge a1d asso-
ciated Mr.. Dodge with him In that
great work.
Then the Civil war interviewed and
the young surveyor became a major
general of volunteers when only thir-
ty-three years of age. His fighting ca
reer over, Peter Dey employed Gen
eral Dodge to help him survey the
Union Pacific. AS long as Mr.. Dey re-
NAMED chief engineer of that road,
General Dodge was trusted assist
ant, and when Mr.. Dey resigned his
post General Dodge understood so well
the engineering problems of the road
that he was made chief engineer. And
to this day Mr.. Dey is of the opinion
that If Grenville M. Dodge had not
shown himself equal to the first op-
portunity that came to him to prove
his ability to handle men-desperate
men-he would never have ultimately
gained permanent laurels by bis work
in surveying the Union Pacific dhd
supervising its construction"
Copyright 1911, by f. ]. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved)
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-12-01
Stevenson Dreamed a Plot.

Stevenson used to assert that the
inspiration for his finest work was
given to him in dreams. 1t was the
Brownies" or Little People" who
made his unconscious brain the ve-
hicle for their activities. He tells the
story of how he came to write Doctor
Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde" Il had long
been trying to write a story on this
subject. to find a body, vehicle, for
that strong sense OF mans double be-
ing which must at times come in and
overwhelm the mind of every think
ing creature. For two days
went about racking my brain for a
plot of any sort; and on the second
night ! dreamed the scene at the win
dow, and scene, afterwards split in
two, in which Hyde, pursued for some
time, took the powder and underwent
the change in the presence of his pur-
suers. All the rest was made awake.
and consciously, although | think |
can trace in 1t much of the manner of
my Brownies
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-12-01
WINE AIDS CHICKENS

The results were surprising. From
the hens which get no wine NJ. Jou-
bert had In October four eggs. in No.
vember one and in December none,
and in January %.
The fowls which drank their glass
of wine daily responded notably to
the stimulant. In October they pro-
duced 2S eggs, in November 81, in De-
cember A and In January As, so that
the topers showed an excess of pro-
duction over the teetotalers of 14S
eggs.
NJ. Joubert. unfortunately, does not
say in his report what sort of wine he
employed in his experiments. If he
used the best champagne, the cost
would exceed the profit; but if the
stimulant was the vim ordinaire of the
country which can be bought whole
sale for about three half-pence a
quart, a new and important field of
consumption for that article will be
opened up, greatly to the relief of the
wine growers, who have. complained
in recent years of the decline in the
sale of their produce.
The administration of wine Is said
to have not only increased the out
put Of eggs, but also to have greatly
improved their quality, fact which
will prove somewhat disconcerting to
the temperance advocates.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-12-01
One Sentence Not Answered

Judge Spencer with great dignity
asked me to point out that sentence.
| took Jackson's message and marked
a single sentence. 1t was this:
Ito recharter the United States
bank will be to make the rich richer
and the poor poorer
THAT sentence. said | to Judge
Spencer, will appeal to every Ameri-
can citizen except the few who pos
sess great riches, and until some one
so speaks as to show that to rechar-
ter the bank will not make the rich
richer and the poor poorer, l shall GER
tainly not attempt in my paper. even
by iudirection, to take issue with An
drew Jackson
Judge Spencer looked at me with
a queer expression for moment. and
then, taking his hat, went from my
office without saying another word"
Copyright. 1911. by E. ]. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved)
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-12-01
TEST BIGGEST GUNS

ing shell each gun was fired singly,
and the mountings, which are nearly
half as heavy again as those Of the
12-inch ordnance, developed no de-
fects.
The supreme test, however, was the
firing of all ten big guns on the beam
with full charges. The seamen and
marine gunners and every person on
deck or the upper works had their
ears covered m with wool padded
leather flaps. The guns were fired ST.
simultaneously by pressing a trigger of
a new patent appliance connected with
the range finders, and operated from
a fire-control station at the apex of
the solitary tripod mast and in cleo
trical connection with each gun.
The 13.5-inch gun fires a shell Of
1,250 pounds-an enormous increase
upon the $50 pounds of the 12-inch
gun-and the force Of the discharge
0,000 foot tons, would be sufficient
to drive the shell at the maximum
elevation from Dover to Calais. The
shells, however, were allowed to drop
into the sea in shallow watere near
Selsy Bill. The force developed by
the combined explosion would be suffi-
cient, 1t is calculated, to raise thirty
Orions a foot
1t shook violently from stem to
stern, and yet the persons who were
least affected were the guns crew.
They scarcely heard the explosion,
and all they saw was the recoil OF the
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-12-01
Astonishing Result Follows a
French Experiment.
Glass OF Vim Ordinaire Daily Proves
Great HELP to Producing and Ben
eft to cuaIty-kind of Liquor
Is Not Mentioned.

Paris.-It would be gliding thrice
refined gold to sing the praises of
wine in France, but the experiments
conducted by M Joubert, professor of
agriculture at Fountainebleau, will
cause the poultry keepers of this coun-
try to chant anew the virtues of the
national beverage.
NJ Joubert, as becomes one hold
ing his Office, Is greatly concerned at
the falling off in the production of
eggs in France, especially during the
winter months.
Whether it Is that the hens have
grown lazy or the early hours they
keep in the cold prevents proper at
tention to business, the fact remains
that the number of eggs laid by
French hens has declined in recent
years, and there is, in consequence,
a growing importation OF foreign prod
uce.
M Joubert set himself to remedy
this condition of affairs, and he seems
to have been successful. Last Octo-
Der he selected a dozen young hens
and divided them into two indiscrim-
mate lots OF six each. Both were fed
on exactly the same diet, but to the
feed of one half-dozen there was add
ed a daily ration Of glass Of wine
Der head.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-12-01
Thuriow Weeds Explanation of His
Reason for Not Printing Daniel
Webster's Speech Favoring
the United States Bank.

only once during all the years that
was editor of the Albany Journal
while Daniel Webster was alive-and
those years were twenty-five in num-
ber-did ! refuse to print In full
speech of Webster's; and | did that
in spite of the fact that l was
stanch personal admirer of Webster
and my paper give him unwavering
support" said Thurlow Weed, the
great New York state political leader.
THE circumstances of that refusal
were these" continued Mr.. Weed.
Andrew Jackson, as you know, was
the great opponent of the United
States Bank. Daniel Webster was its
great defender. He was relied upon
by those interested in having the
charter of the bank renewed to per-
suade by his arguments and his ora
tory majority of the United States
senate to vote for renewal. Indeed.
Webster made one of his greatest
speeches in support of the bank. Ex-
cepting his speech in reply to Hayne,
| do not believe that he ever made a
finer speech.
Well | received copy of his
United States bank speech a day or
two after it was delivered. All the
anti-Jackson men Of my part Of New
York state looked to the Albany Jour
nal, which I had started as an anti
Jackson organ, for the report of the
speech. But they we're disappointed
| did not print It,
almost at once I received call
from Ambrose Spencer. chief justice
of the states highest court. and one
of the states great intelects; he was
the father of John c. Spencer, who
was secretary of the navy in Tyler's
cabinet Judge Spencer's manner was
very stern as he told me that he had
called to inquire why l had not print.
ed Daniel Webster's great speech on
the United States bank
We'll, judge said, after reading
the speech / decided that / could not
print it.
He turned upon me with some an
ger and asked If l thought that l was
q greater man than Daniel Webster
81 said that certainly did not, but
that after reading Webster's speech
had turned to Andrew Jackson's com
munication to congress In which he
opposed the granting of a new char
ter to the United States bank and
there had found one sentence which
Webster, great as he was, had not an
swered and could not answer.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-12-01
KNEE BREECHES ARE COMING
Partisan ssrtorial Expert Advocates
Ruled Lace Shirts and Buckles
Also SILK Hose.

Los Angeles, Cal.-Knee breaches.
silk hose and ruffed lace shirts are
things that men are coming to in their
wearing apparel within the next ten
years. according to Louis Bourque,
gentleman of leisure and sartorial ex-
pert of Paris, who arrived here the
other day on q holiday jaunt around
the world.
The men are wearing very narrow
trousers. They are getting more mar
row all the time and it will be but a
few wears before they will wear the
same styles that were in vogue dur
ing the days of the last Louis of
France. or during Colonial times in
the United States, he said.
"How much more handsome is the
man who can display a good figure
in knee breeches than he who wears
the present ordinary looking gar
ments which do not show at all the
form as the Creator made it. How
much better 1t would be to see
man dressed in fine silk shirt pref
tilv trimmed in old lace and silk
hose and shoes with buckles wouio
be much more pleasant than our
loosely tied and slovenly appearing
string shoes or buttoned shoes with
half the buttons on.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-12-01
SLAYER Notified Police

The Cupar (Scotland) police were
Mortified the other evening to receive
the message Il have shot my father.
Come and arrest me-" over the tele-
phone, from William Houston, living
on an estate near Cupar-Fife. On in
vestigating they found that the crime
really had been committed. The
young man and his father went out
shooting, but shortly afterwards the
son returned alone and told the estate
overseer of the murder, adding: Pm
going to telephone the police" The
old man was found dead, his face
covered with blood. and a gun and re-
volver beside him. The youth ID
thought to be insane.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-12-01
Some Few Changes.

We'll. well!" said the man who had
wandered back to the old village. so
the Eagle House is still the Eagle
House. No change after twenty
years"
There have been few changes"
responded the Oldest inhabitant.
Since you've been gone the hotel has
been respectively the Grant Central,
the Grand Union, the Grand junction,
the Great Northern, the Great South
ern. the Imperial, the Regal. the EN-
pire, the Regent and the Mansion
House. She's just starting around the
circuit for the second time
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-12-01
Patrick Sarsfield GImore's Story Of
How Euphrosyne Parepa Wooed
and Won Carl Rosa, the Fa-
nous but Bashful Vioiinist.

VERY likely you have heard OF the
romantic courtship which preceded the
betrothal and the marriage, in 1852. OF
Jenny Lind. the. Swedish nightingale,
and Otto Goldschmidt. Well, can tell
you the story Of a courtship carried on
between another great prima donna
and a very modest yet noted musician
which. think, will match the story Of
Jenny Lind's counting Of the modest
piano playing Goldschmidt. Gold
schmidt, you may recall, though he
loved Jenny Lind, felt that he was too
far below her to tell her SO. and so.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-12-01
Pulitzer Millions to Kin.

New York.-The will of the late Jo'
seph Pulitzer, disposing of an estate
estimated at $3O,OO0,000 and includ-
ing the New York World and the st.
Louis Post-Dispatch, provides liberal
allowances for his widow and sons
and daughters. The newspapers are
left to a body Of trustees.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-12-01
Low Kills New Yorker.

Rochester. n. Y.-Charles w. Nc
Bride, prominent business man, died
suddenly while seated In an automo-
bile he had just purchased. 1t Is be-
lieved the excitement incident to han
ding the car for the first time affect
"a his heart
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-12-01
sure.

Pleasure, without responsibility. Is
the greatest evil in the social world
today, and is filling our jails with
criminals, our asylums with insane.
our homes with broken hearts, our
divorce courts with shattered men and
women-Rev. w. H. 0eistweit, Bsp
list, San Diego.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-29
FORMER PRESIDENT OF
CARNEGIE TRUST INDICTED.
Joseph B. Reichmann Held in $4,000
for Trial Later.

New York, March 2S.-Joseph b.
Reichmann. former president of the
now defunct Carnegie Trust company,
was indicted by the grand jury late
today, charged with having knowingly
concurred in making false statement
last fall as to the condition of the in
stitution.
Beichmann returned from Dayton,
o., only last Saturday. SO badly Grip
pied with paralysis that it was difficult.
even today, for him to appear in court
to plead to the Indictment. His plea
was mo. guilty." entered with leave
to withdraw, and although. the charge
against him is only a misdemeanor.
bail was fixed at $4,000. The amount
was furnished by surety company.
The Indictment today is the second
against an official of the Carnegie
Trust company, William J. Cummins,
the directing head and promoter, hav-
ing been indicted last week, charged
with larcenies of large sums by note
transactions. Other indictments are
expected and more than 100 witnesses
are yet to be examined.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-29
Another Favorable Feature.
SHELDON MAY BE
aa0cKToN MAN
Shoe City Police Think He is Charles
w. Robinson.

Brockton, Mass. March est was
stated at police headquarters. in this
city today that the authorities here are
in communication with the officials of
Pittsburg, Pa. in connection with the
reported arrest in that city of Charles
d. Sheldon, an alleged fugitive from
Montreal, said to be charged with en-
bezzlement to the extent of two mil
lion dollars. The local police say that
they have been advised that Sheldon,
who is said to have many aliases, may
be Charles W. Robinson, formerly of
this city.
Robinson. who was prominent in
business, church and social affairs left
Brockton, the police say. 21 years ago.
a warrant charging embexzlement and
forgery. secured at that time, is still
In the hands of the local officers, who
since Robinson's departure have heard
from the man but once. In 1903 Rob-
inson was located. In Rhode Island,
but by the time the machinery of the
l4w could be started he had disap-
pAared.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-29
GREAT DEMAND FOR
A COMPENSATION ACT.
Prediction That Ono Will Soon Be on
Statutes Of All the States.

New York, March 2s.--The demand
for workable compensation act by
both employers and employees Is so uni
versal that it is only question of time
until a way will be found to place it
upon the statutes of the various states.
This statement was issued today by
the department of compensation for in
dustrial accidents of the National Civic
federation after a meeting to consider
the recent ruling OF the New York
state court of appeals, holding the
Wainwright employers liability act
unconstitutional. August Belmont, the
chairman, was authorized to name a
standing committee to report on future
work at a meeting on April 10. The
effect of the New YORK courts decision
on pending legislation in other states
is regarded as problenatical.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-29
NEW YORK TIMES
TO HAVE NEW HOME
New Twelve Story Structure for Edi-
torial and Mechanical Departments.

New York, March 28.-With the ex
ception of it's counting house, the New
York times is to remove to a new
twelve story structure to be known as
the Times building annex. Announce
ment was made tonight of the pur-
chase by the Times of a plot 143 Dy
100 feet on West Forty-third street
for 100000 and its plan to erect there
on the new buildings. The new struc
tilre is needed, the announcement
states, for the accommodation of me-
chanical equipment and the editorial
departments OF the Times, par ticular-
ly of the Sunday Times.
In addition to the pecuniary consid-
er alton for the new property--a record
price in the Times Square section-the
announcement says the former owners
retain the right to have q rs foot en-
trance through the property to a. new
theater to be erected on Forty-fOur4th
street. When the building will be com
p1eted was not announced, although
work will start at once.