Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 84, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 April 1912 — Coals to Newcastle. [ARTICLE]

Coals to Newcastle.

Capt. Smith of the Olympic waa questioned in New Tork about the coal consumption of the world’s biggest liner on her first voyage. But Capt Smith shook his head and said: “That is a coal story I am not privileged to speak about. I’ll tell you another coal story, though. If you’d oare to hear it?" . .'/ ‘Td be delighted,” said the reporter. “Well,’* said Capt, Smith, "it’s a story about a poor sailor. He was taken down with fever on a brigantine; and, though the mate and captain dosed him well, he died. They buried him at see. “They buried him with the usual Impressive sea rites. He waa sewed in a sail round which a flag waa draped, and. to make him sink, the sail waa weighted with a number of big lumps qf ooal. “A landluber of a passenger participated lit the services, Ha watched the well-weighted corpse slip into the water. v It disappeared at onoa, and the landlubber shook hla bead and said: “ ‘Well, I’ve seen many a man go below, but this Is the flrat one I’ve seen taking his own coal down with him ■~' * _