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Messrs EdfOrs-A story is making the rounds Of the
papers under the head "a Lucky Dream" protesting 20
give the origin of the round shot in general USE and
ascrbug it dream by the wife of the man by whom
FIRST brought about. The story not quite cofsect;
and although 1t is matter of small importance, your
readers may not be the Of knowing something of
the invention ard of the rascay connected with IT,


do remember in what year this patent shot made
IFS first appearance but suppose to he between the years
1895 and lS00 Previous to this time there was ALWAYS
indenation side of the shot About that time
(upposng my date TO be nearly correct) there dwe in
certain town in England called Birmingham, two bro.
theirs of the name of Walker If remember Alright by
trade plumbers each carrying business his own ac
count the one being successful than the ether The
less successful of the two spent much time in endeavorne
devise mode of making shot round of the
lndenialon, with which view be mixed other metals with
his lead and made many experiments At length il c.
CURED to him-whether through dream not l know
nothat by giving the melted metal larger space of air
10 pass through in its descent the indenation
might disappear. He tried it high in Bir-
mngham, and the thing succeeded He told his brother
Of his and showed to him his experiment. The
brother, taking advantage Of the information, which ne
had thus obtained, lost time in setting IF for London
and securing patent for himself without making any
compensation him who had taught him. The shot was
pretty to look at perfectly round and commanded ex
tensise sae The psteniee in few years realized large
amount Of money Knowing, however, the nferority of
the shot to that description which fvrmery used the
arsenic mixed with the lead rendering less solid and less
ponderons and suspectng that the extensive demand
might cease. he contrved sell his patent right to COM
pany individual for twenty thousand pounds thus
making handsome fortune through the discovery of his
brother. The shot; notwithstanding its inferiorty still
keeps up its and is almost the only shot used
in England in this country The real inventor be-
lisve, never pOeketed penny BY bis invention.


BOB LOGIC.