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lead, which, adhering to the tin ana
to the iron, forms a compact mass
around the projectile.
When the gun is fired the powder
gases are forced into a base of the
projectile, and through the ten open
irgs against the packing, and this,
expanded into the rifiing of the gun,
imparts to the shot or shell the re-
quired rotation in flight. The pack
ing selected by this inventor was
carefully thought out; and. as the
lead, melted into it's place, had an ex-
ceedingly tenacious grip, and as the
force of the powder charge could ex.
pand the packing no farther than
the grooves of the gun. there were
no complaints as to the packing be.
ing blown off in fragments before the
missile had completed its journey.
The average weight of the James
solid shot for 42-pounder is S1A
pounds, or If a shell, 64A pounds, Of
which, in either case, 61a pounds is
the weight of the packing
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-02
His Treasures Are In Heaven

fesed. "Of course, have always felt
that it was incumbent upon me to do
what l could to make their hard life
as easy as possible. And yet was
thinking of myself when ! decided to
send these little libraries to the min
ers.
II am in religion a Unitarian. I am
a profound believer in the fundamen-
tai truths which are in the New Tes-
lament. I believe implicitly in the
Sermon on the Mount. But I don't
know much about the kind of life we
will have herafter, though read vari-
Gus expositions OF it, written by per-
sons who profess to know what it will
be. Still, it has occurred to me that
If do what Is right here, then I shall
have reward according to my merits
hereafter, and there are two things
which / have done, and will continue
to do as long as am able, in the
hope that / shall obtain credit marks
in the future life.
IT make it my duty whenever I see
a banana skin or an orange peel upon
the sidewalk, or in any place where q
person stepping upon the peel might
be in danger of slipping, carefully tt
remove and destroy the dangerous
thing. I will go blocks out of my way
to do that. l sometimes think that
have in this way prevented many ar
accident Then, too, try to do gooe
among my miners. l believe | have
done a good deed In buying these lit
tie libraries for them. The reading
of these books will make them happy
and do them good. So I am In hope!
that these two actions may avail m<
a credit mark In the hereafter.
| think they will"
And the kindly old man spoke will
perfect sincerity and in that SIMPLE
| ity of belief and conduct which were
all his life characteristics Of him.
| Copyright, 1911, by E, ]. Edwards. Al
Rights Reserved.)
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John Goldman, Veteran Mariner, Be-
!Ieved That II He Did Right Here
He Would Receive His Re-
ward Hereafter.

Captain John Goldman was the last,
as he was for more than thirty years
the best, illustration of the old-fash-
toned type of sea captain, especially
the sea captain who brought to Bos-
ton much of its commercial pre-em1-
nence 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 a little man,
thin Of face. slight of physique. and
weather-beaten, and in the early e1gh-
ties his became one Of the prominent
figures in Washington, where he
lived for number of years. He was
an earnest advocate of tariff for rev.
enue only, and In connection there
with his name was familiar one in
the public print Of that time and he
was personally known to the leading
men of Massachusetts and Of Wash
1ngton. In the mid-eighties, when l
came to know him, the captain had
also gained reputation as the author
Of a charming book descriptive Of the
pleasures Of horseback riding, sport
OF which he was an enthusiastic de-
voice. He used occasionally to ride
with George Bancroft, the historian,
in the suburbs Of Washington; and it
was a common fondness for eques-
trianship which led those two men in
to most friendly relations, which
lasted during the lifetime Of Ban.
croft.
Captain Goldman invested a portion
Of his fortune, not q large one, and
gained in the China trade, In some
mines in Montana. Occasionally he
visited those properties and he be
came greatly interested in the miners
studying always to do something for
their moral and physical welfare.
II would take it as a great favor Il
you would visit the secondhand book
stores Of Washington and buy for me
various sets Of biography and his
tory" he said to me once. Il do moi
care how much they cost, provided
the expense is reasonable one.
want to use them as the basis for Il
braries for the miners who are EN-
ployed In my mines In Montana
A few weeks later was able tt
say to Captain Goldman that / hat
found sufficient number Of the kin6
OF books that he wanted. He die
not ask me what they were and seem
ed entirely satisfied when / told hin
that the cost was about three hundred
dollars.
II am not entirely unselfish in send
ing these little libraries to my miners
In Montana" Capts3n Goldman con
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-02
Led To Our Greatest Scandal

in 1872, which fired the country with
intense excitement.
well, as the surveyor OF the first
railway which crossed the state OF
Iowa, now known as the Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific, Peter A. Dey
did the work SO thoroughly and hon
estly that when the Union Pacific
project was got under way and 1t WAS
time for the surveys to be made Mr..
Dey was selected as chief engineer
and he started out from Omaha upon
the survey about 1864.
The survey was carried rapidly
west, and the time was almost at hand
for the contractors to begin the work
Of constructing the line when the late
Cakes Ames, member OF congress
from Massachusetts, and president OF
the Union Pacific, received letter
from his chief engineer. In that let
ter Mr.. Dey stated that he had just
learned that some Of those in author
ity In the Union Pacific had organ
lied a contracting company, which
they owned, which was to get the fat
opportunities associated with the con
tracts for the building Of the road.
"'This is a fraud on its face wrote
Mr.. Dey Of the proposition. in prac
tically those words 1T Is something
conceived In dishonor. It prevents
fair competition for contract work
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-02
RESIGNATION OF Peter A. DEFY as Chief
Engineer Of Union Pacific Result
ed In Exposure of the Credit
MohlI!er.

II was invited last year to deliver
an address before the students OF the
University OF Iowa." said Mr.. George
+. Parker, the biographer OF Grover
Cleveland, to me recently, and while
there l was especially gratified to
meet the man whose resignation.
made in protest OF the actions OF his
superiors, brought about the famous
Credit Mobilier scandal, which has
been called the greatest congressional
scandal In American history. This
man, Peter A. Dey, Is now eighty
eight years of age, in perfect posses
sion Of his mental faculties. and re-
1oices in the fact that he was the first
engineer to survey railroad in the
state Of Iowa and that he has lived to
witness the wonderful development Of
the state since the days OF that sur
vey.
Il suppose many OF the younger
generation have never heard OF the
Credit Mobilier syndicate, yet 1t gave
the country It's first notable sample OF
so-called high finance on a large scale.
The syndicate, or company. with Its
French name was organized for the
purpose of building the Union Pacific
railroad. It was made up of an In
side group Of officers and managers OF
the road, and 1t took contracts for the
building Of the road on the under
standing that 1t would be paid for the
work in second bonds OF the Union
Pacific. These men, acting for the
Credit Mobilier, saw to it that they,
as officers of the Union Pacific,
awarded fat construction contracts to
the syndicate, and in this way the
railroad company was MIXED OF a
large sum of money. The heads of
the syndicate also operated in the syn
dicate's interests In congress, the gov
eminent being a partner In the Union
Pacific enterprise This led to charges
in the presidential campaign of 1872
that the syndicate had bribed mem
bers of congress to vote In favor OF
Union Pacific by selling them Credit
Mobilier stock far below It's market
value. The yice-president, the speak
er of the house, three senators and a
number of the leading members OF
the house Of representatives were
freely accused of being so bribed; and
the result of all these accusations was
q prolonged Investigation, beginning
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-02
MISSILE Of SIXTIES
lanes Projecti|e Used During
Civil War.
An OId-Time Artillery Missile Made OF
Cast iron, and Of Most Peculiar
and Interesting Construe'

Philadelphia, Pa.-Of the many
styles of artillery projectiles made
and used during the War for the
Union those constructed on General
James place were among the most
interesting and useful. This 1nyen-
ton. however. was not one OF those
springing directly out OF the sudden
and intense study given by Americans
to military matters, the system nav
ing been devised and subjected to Sc
we're tests several years before tne
opening of the Civil war.
Shot and shell on this principle
were elongated and, Of course. were
intended for rifed cannon only inc
James missile was Of cast iron, GYM
dro-conoidal, the whole forward por-
tion-the point-being solid, II shoe'
and followed and provided with a
percussion fuse, if bombshen. IN
the base of the projectile there Is a
central orifice extending into the cyl
inder and from this orifice las seen
in the illustration) ten almost
rectangular openings diverge (like the
mortises for spokes in Wheel-hub)
through the body to the exterior IN
recesses on the outside OF the pro-
| jectile is the packing" an envelope
of strong canvas, sheet-tin and lead
suitably arranged for the peculiar
work assigned for 1t. On the outside
Is the canvas, which Is well-saturated
with a tallow lubricant. In making
the heavy tin envelope is secured in
it's place by an iron collar, and the
space between the tin and the body
of the cylinder IL flled with molten
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-02
Prejudice Is a
Serious IVIenaea

Prejudice rs g. hard thing to ovarco.,
but where health Is at stake AVA "
opinion of thousands Of reliable naaa ~
differs from yours. prejudice then I.
comes your menace and you ouvhs u y
lay 1t aside. This is said in tina M. "
est Of people suffering from chrass.
constipation. and 1t IL worthy az tSa.u
attention. sAear
In the opinion Of legions OF rel,an,.
Constipation Imaginable . ean bs stubborn D.
by brief use Of Or. Caldweips sv usso
Pepsin. You may not have heard Nv w
before. but do not doubt its merits AZ ~
that account. or because It has not ham ~
successfully on word OF mouth rec ~
mendation. Parents are giving Ss = an
their children today who were givsn g g
by their, parents. and it has been tr,tbNs
personally in their families ss's' than uss ~
other laxative. ~
Letters recently received from M
Myers, Morrison, Tenn, and Ada Hanas,.
mersmith. 11S W. Chestnut ST., LouisviIlIs '
Ky. are ~ but ts+aa few ~ s of thousands
wells Syrup Pepsin is held. 1t is min
gentle, nom griping-not violent l,Is,
salts or cathartics. It cures graduasvv
and pleasantly 80 that in time natnss
again does Its own work naa, without out
themselves to use this grand boWsi
specific.
Anyone wishing to make trial of M,
remedy before buying 1t in the reena,
way Of @ druggist at flfty cents Or M
dollar a large bottle (famiIy sizel ean
have a sample bottle sent to the horss
free Of charge by simply addressing b.
! W. 3. Caldwell. pol Washington a NJ.
Monticello, Ill. Your name and address
On q postal card will do. ~
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-02
In Strange COMPANY.

The Visitor-And what is that gray
stone structure over there?
The Courier-Zat ees re armory for
re soldiers.
The Visitor-Oh, yes. And that
long, low building that looks like
train shed-what Is that?
The Courier-zat ees re arsenal
The VISITOR see. And what Is the
big factory with the immense smoke
stack?
The Courier-Zat ees be gr-a.reat
iron works where Is made re big gun
an re shot an re shell.
The Visitor-And that peculiar look
ing structure across the riyer-tha
one with the rounded roof?
The Courier-zat ees ze powder
magazine.
The Visitor-And what is this mag,
nificent marble structure with Its
wonderful dome and countless col
umns?
The Courier-Oh, Eat ees only Ee
palace of peace!-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-02
The Peerless Peers.

Representative Henry of Texas,
apropos Of his campaign against inter
national marriages, said the other day
in Waco:
How can anybody look on marriage
in such an unmanly and such a mer-
cenary way as does the foreign noble
man?
"A friend Of mine, a diplomat, re-
peated to me conversation he once
heard In a st. James's street club in
London between an earl and a duke.
'The earl said to the duke:
"'Wel1, do you think Gobsa Codes
daughter, Lolita Code, is going to buy
your
1.-THE duke smiled obviously as he
answered: @-~
Sometimes I think she is, and
then again. my boy, think she's only
shopping
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-02

Unless it is abandoned. it will imperll
the Union Pacific and destroy the
reputation Of the men now associated
with it. My reputation is OF more
consequence to me than money. Will
not consent to be associated with
those who have planned such thing
I therefore resign my Office as chief
engineer
ALTHOUGH this letter was not made
public at the time of its writing con-
tinued Mr. Parker, "yet the fact be-
came known that Mr.. Dey had re-
signed the office Of chief engineer OF
the Union Pacific because OF the or
ganization OF the Credit Mobilier, and
this knowledge gave rise to many In
ouiries. which at last led to great pub
licity and the historic investigation by
congress, an inquiry that resulted In
the regulations of most OF the leading
men In Credit Mobilier being blasted,
as Mr.. Dey had prophesied they would
be. -."
Now, at the age Of SO years, this
great railroad engineer, the first to
carry a railroad from the Mississippi
west, is living In honorable retire
ment In Iowa City, feeling, probably,
that he never rendered a greater serv-
ice to his fellow countrymen than he
did when he resigned the office OF
chief engineer Of the Union Pacific IN
protest against the creation OF the
scandalous Credit Mobilier.''
Copyright. 1911. BY E. ]. Edwards. All
Rights Reseryed)
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Positive Proof Wanted.

A Scotsman went to London for q
holiday. Walking along one of the
streets. he noticed bald-headed
chemist standing at his shop door,
and inquired If he had any hair re-
storer.
Yes. sir" said the chemist: .'step
inside. please. There's an article I
can highly recommend. Testimonials
from great men who used it. 1t
makes the hair grow in "a hours.''
"Aweel," said the Scot, Eye can gle
the top o your head bit rub wit,
and I'll look back the morn and see
II you're tellia' tina trutb."--Jdeas.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-02
AN INTELLIGENT ELEPHANT
incident Which Helps to Solve the
Much Discussed Problem, "Do
Animals Think?"

London.-Recently an Indian ele
phant has covered considerable terri.
tory toward the solution of the much
discussed problem, do animals
hink?" Ordered to drag a tree, which
proved too heavy, urged and excited
to continue her efforts, the chain by
which the beast was fastened finally
broke and she made dash for the
jungle.
It was supposed she would mix
with the wild elephants and be seen
no more, but in an hour back she
came bringing with her two other
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-02
Was First Railway c Consolidation

reer as president and director Of i'm
portant steamboat lines, Commodore
Van Santvoord, whose father had
large interests In the Erie canal
boats from 1880, five years after the
canal was completed, to about the
beginning of the Civil war, was
thrown into intimate personal rela-
tons with both Commodore Wander
bile and Dean Richmond, who was,
from the early forties until his death
in 1866, the most prominent business
man in western New York, and for
the better part of that period the
most influential Democrat in New
York state from the party organiza-
ton point of view
Dean Richmond gained fortune
in business in Buffalo in the early
days of the Erie canal" continued
Commodore Van Santvoord. HE
dealt In western produce and shipped
it to the east by the Erie canal.
While he was making himself the
greatest produce merchant Of west
ern New Yosk different companies
| were busy building railroads across
| the state from Albany to Buffalo
| There were seven in ALL You had to
change cars five times in going from
Albany to Buffalo.
! "One day, while Dean Richmond
was riding upon an Erie canal boat
from Batavia to Syracuse, the
thought suddenly occurred to him
that the Erie canal boats were towed
directly from Buffalo to New York
city or Albany; whereas, the seven
railroads which paralleled the canal
| did not offer continuous passage eth
er for passengers or freight. That is
a bad situation for the railroads. said
Dean Richmond to himself. Why
not overcome it by stringing these
railroads together? Why not join
them and make one line out of them
Then we can run passenger cars
through from Albany to Buffalo, and
greatly shorten the time and incon.
venience Of the trip. We ought also
to be able to run freight cars
through. If we can do that, then we
can compete with the canals
"As soon as Richmond reached
Syracuse, he set about the work oil
consolidation. He secured control OF
the stock in the various railroads and
then went to Albany and easily got
the consent Of the legislature to make
one system out of seven. When he
did that he was made, in 1853, vice
president of the line, which he called
the New York Central railroad, an6
later became president. He diet
about two years before Commodore
, Vanderbilt undertook the greater
consolidation which was the basis o
the Vanderbilt system. have Away!
felt certain that 1t was from Dear
Richmond that Commodore Wander
bilt got the hint for his great con
I solidation, which resulted in the Van
derbilt system, and l have often won
dered whether, had Dean Richmon,
lived, Commodore Vanderbilt woul.
have secured control of the New
York Central railroad | confess tina
| I can't decide that question I know
however, that Dean Richmond, in cor
solidating those seven railways tina
ultimately became so important
part of Commodore Vanderbilt's sys
: TEN, took the first step in those colos
' sal railway consultations which wer
made after his death"
. Copyright. 1911. by E. J. Edwards. A.
Rights Reserved.1
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Dean Richmond, Now Almost Forgot
ten, Was the Founder and First
President Of the New York
Central System.

II suppose that most Americans
who know anything at all about the
matter believe that Commodore van
derbilt was the father Of modern
railway consolidation, but my opinion
is that that honor belongs not to the
founder of the Vanderbilt fortune and
the great Vanderbilt railway system,
but to Dean Richmond, a man whose
name, even, is now practically for
gotten except by few Of us old
timers"
So said, a few years before his
death, which occurred in 1901, Com
modore Alfred Van Santvoord, the
organizer and at the time OF his
death the owner of the largest steam
boat line plying upon the Hudson
river. In the course Of his long ca
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-02
wasps Enjoy Church Service.

Germantown, N. because he al,
owed a swarm of wasps to build q
nest in the church, Sherman Likely,
sexton of the Dutch Reformed church,
is In danger of losing his position.
The wasps nearly broke up the serv-
icas, and now a committee is investi-
eating. The swarm made it's home in
the church during two weeks the
church was closed, and when the fires
were started Sunday, the wasps do.
scended upon the worshiperp
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-02
A Financial "Tin."

IF l should put $1,000 in bank
that paid compound interest at the
rate of 8 per cent, how long would it
take for the principal to double?"
1T never would double. The bank
would bust"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-02

A Chicago man on his wedding day
aligned an agreement to permit his
wife to do as she pleased Most OF us
10 the same thing. merely waving the
Formally.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-02

If horses were as intelligent as
many persons appear to think they
are, many an over-worked and under
fed equine slave would seize the first
good opportunity to kick its brutal
driver to death.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-02

Fire broke out In "bone-drying
room" In the Chicago stockyards. but
the loss is only about $4,000 bones,
otherwise plunks.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-02

The Kansas Judge who rules that
there is no such thing as love at first
sight evidently was troubled with his
eyesight in his early youth
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-02

A Philadelphia minister recently got
check for wedding he performed
20 years ago. Most ministers, how
ever, will continue to prefer the cash
down
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-02

What is the social standing OF Q
husband whose wife supports himy'
ask Chicago charity authorities. Over
In England they are known as gentle.
men,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-02

The use of the aeroplane In war is
actual. 1t has scared the fight out of
some Arabs that had never seen one,
Fine business. unless the aviators fall.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-02

A weather prophet predicts that
The coming winter will be very warm.
But not SO warm as the remarks he
wall make later IL he fails to fill his
coal bin.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-02

Mary Anderson says a happy home
beats success on the stage. Well. for
that matter. a happy home beats any.
thing else that can be mentioned.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-02

A husband. in referring to his wife
@s perfect" says that In thirty-six
years she has never called him a liar.
The wife must have @ husband that ID
@erfecS. toe.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-02

An English highbrow announces
that he has discovered what causes
che human heart to beat Wonder If
no has fallen In lover
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-02
To Be Figured Out.

1.-THE child is father Of the man."
Where does the mother come in
when she smokes cigarettes like her
boy and wears short skirts like her lit
tie Rirg?"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-02

Kansas City hospital authorities are
looking for plumber who has had
the smallpox. 1t would be easier to
find some with the hookWorm.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-02

A fashion magazine says "a perfect
ct is fatal to stout woman" Still
It would be as well II she should re-
train from having fits of any kind.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-12-02

We never have tasted any OF IT, but
we presume that the whisky which is
made out OF bananas slips down
smoothly.