i SOLDJEItS AT II 031 E.
THEY TELL SOME INTERESTING
ANECDOTES OF THE WAR.
Bow the Hoy of Both Armies Whiled
Aw a y Life In 1 snip Foraging Ex
perience Tiresome Marches Thril
ling Fccnea on the Battlefield.
Col. John f. Mnebjr.
John S. Mosby, who recently was
critically sick, Is the lust of the parti
sans, writes George Cary Eggleston.
Few men In the Confederate army
wen? more conspicuous or Interesting
'.than Col. Mosby. As a dashing raider
he was unapproachable, even among
the Imldest of the raiders of the South
ern semi-guerrillas. He was horn in
l'owhataii County, Virginia, Iec, 0,
1H33. He entered the University of
Virginia, hut ln-fore completing his
course shot and wounded a fellow stu
dent who had insulted him, lie was
sentenced to n line and Imprisonment,
but was pardoned. He studied law
while In jail, and was soon afterward
admitted to the bar. At the beginning
of the war he enlisted In a company of
cavalry, and served In the campaign in
the Shenandoah under Gen. Joseph E.
Johnsloii, and maintained the picket I
on the Potomac during t,lie winter of
1802-3.
In February, 1802, he wa made ad
jutant of bis regiment, but shortly
after relumed to the ranks. He then
served as a scout at Gen. Stuart's!
headquarters, and guided that officer
in a Ixild raid on the rear of Ge.n. Me
Clellau's position on the Chii'kahominy.
In January, 1803, he crossed the Rap
pahannock Into Northern Virginia,
which had leen abandoned the year
before to the Federal force, and re
cruited a force of Irregular cavalry,
with which he harassed the Federal
outposts, cutting communications and
destroying supplies. Several expedi
tions were sent out to capture hlni
ami his men, but when they found
themselves too hard pressed they dis
banded and scattered to their homes,
reassembling when the pursuit was
abandoii4d at a pre-arranged rendez
vous. He evaded every encounter un
less certain of victory.
Ills soldiers, wore of a nondescript
sort, composed of deserters from the
Federal army, outlaws Had adveutur-
COLONEL J0I1X SINGLETON MOSBY,
ers, who were suddiers merely for the
sake of tlie booty tliey might obtain.
At ChantUly on the 1 It h of March,
1813, he made aji unexpected counter
charge on tle Federal force, routing a
much largor army than his own. At
Dramssvllle on the 1st of April, 18(53,
he routed a large detachment sent ex
pressly to capture him. While the
main armies were engaged at CIuuk-cI-lorsvllle
he surprised a party of cav
alry at Warrcnton Junction, but was
subsequently routed. He raised a new
force and went to the rear of Hooker's
army, wrecked a railroad train, was
surrounded, but cut hi way through,
Inflicting great damage. In May, 1804,
M(mby ca.ptured a railroad transiort
near Aqula Creek, compelling Gcu.
ttrant, then engaged In fighting tlie
battle of the Wilderness, to detach a
large force to dislodge blm and protect
his communications.
Me was successively promoted
through the various grades 'to the rank
brigadier general and was several
times wounded. By a sjeelal act of
the Confederate Congress his men were
permitted to retain all skills of war
takem by them, lesldos receiving the
regular pay of cavalryman.
At the close of the war Mosby went
to Warreuton, Vu and took up the
practice of law. He wax there In 1872,
when the Greeley -Grunt campaign
came, and tbe Incorrigible rebel guer
rilla amazed his friends and compat
riots of the South by hoisting his stand
ard for Grant Instead of the Democrat.
He had done It once la-fore when hu
supiiorted Grant as a reconstruction
President, but this time he came out
flatly os a Republican.
He supported Hayes In-1870 and win
rewards! with the consulship at Hong
Kong. He wax a proud man and ex
cessively sensitive In those trying
time and twU-e refused to accept otllce
under President Grant
On hla return from China he settled
tn California and has done well there
a ft lawyer. A o soldier he waa a
terrible dl-lpllnarlnn anl as n lawyer
a shrewd render of statutes, though uot
a brilliant pleader.
Where Jtff Hnrl Won Cuptnrei'.
The scene of President Iavls' cap
ture, one uille from Irwlnvllle, Gn., Is
a place of never-ceasing Interest to
Northern visitor. Around the historic
tump from which the tent-pole of Mr.
Davit was stretched the wire grass Is
entirely trod away, looking as though
the atutnp had been used for a hitching
pyt. It la considerably caved In, fall
ing prey to the knives and hatclieta of
vany relic huntert, and part of It art
scattered to ihp world's ends. It wnuM
lie amusing to see the walking Micks
which some of tin? visitors take away
as souvenir. .All the desirable cnncs
have been carried off years ago, and
sweet bay and gall berry are being
pressed luto service.
What B-cime of the Mehi?l Treasure.
At stated Intervals one sees In the
press of the country an alleged authen
tic account of what became of the
wealth of the Confederacy. The Ckm
fedcrute Government itossttiscd In the
iU'lgh!orhood of ?.'!, mjo, MR) In gold and
silver coins and bullion, not to mention
the billion or so of currency. This sum
was reduced from time to time to pay
for blockade runners at the ports of
Charleston and 'Wilmington, the same
being ummI for the purchase of arms
and supplies.
The following story of what became
of the money a of peculiar Interest to
Augustlans, from the fax-t that the Con
federate treasury was located here the
last years of the war, the old Mechan
ics' Bank Is'ing tlie depository.
John A. North was at that time the
teller of this bank, and It was from him
that I learned the particulars recount
ed 1m1ow of the disappearance of the
nation's wealth, says a correspondent
of tlie Augusta Chronicle. And, by
the way, Mr. North Is the sole survivor
of the officers of this Institution, and
he has a very distinct recollection of
the financial doings of those days.
The Mechanics' Bank was at that
time one of the largest financial insti
tutions In tlie South. Its officers were
Thomas A. Metcalf, President; Milo
Hatch, Cashier, and John A. North,
Teller. When It liccame evident that
New Orlea.ns would fall Into the pos
session of the Federals, the money con
tained In the Mint there was removed
to Montgomery and subsequently
brought to Austria. The treasury
here was In a plethoric condition when
the crisis lieeame apMirent to tlie Con
federate Cabinet. Early In 18(55 Judge
Crump, Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury, put in npiiea ranee here with
a considerable sum of mouey, mostly
In gold, belonging to the banks of Rich
mond. This money was also deHsi,tcd
In the Mechanics' Bank along with
that brought from New Orleans.
The massing of this enormous wealth
at this point was not known to a great
many, and the question of Its safety
was one of great concern. Especially
was this true as the hopelessness of
the Confederate cause grew more ap
parent to the people. This fear for the
safety of the money was augmented
by the fart that the city was tilled
with returners from the army, the ma
jority of whom were In desperate
straits for the necessaries of life, and
the situation became more serious day
by day. The rejtort reached the city
that the Government had fallen, anil
the people lxcauie wild. The Confed
erate stores located here were raided,
along with the Georgia Uallroad depot.
In the latter place was the iersonal
baggage of (Jen. Beauregard, which
was also carried away by tlie mob.
It was next rumored that the mob
would blot Um; Mechanics' Bank. A
consultation was held between Ms.rs.
Metcalf and Crump, and in the hope of
quelling the raiders they ordered the
bank to pay out $1)0 in gkld for some
thing like $20,000 lu Confederate cur
rency. The run that this Inaugurabyl was
tremendous. Confederate notes were
brought In handcarts and wheelbar
rows, and for one entire day tlie bank
paid out gold for worthless jwiper. So
great was the quantity presented for
exchange that cotton baskets were
used to hold It. The first day's expe
rience caused Messrs. Crump and Met
calf to countermand tlie order to pay
out gold for Conflerate currency.
That night a uumlx-r of teams under
guard of cavalry drew up at tlie Imnk,
and what remained of tlie treasury
was loaded on the wagons.
The wagon train erossl Into Caro
lina and proceeded up the river 'and
crossed back easterly of AVashLngjai,
Ga. This was the last seen of the
wealth of the treasury, and no authen
tic account of Its disappearance haa
ever been published. It was reported
that the mtm conducting the removal
Inaugurated a raid. Each Is said to
have taken as much gold as he could
conveniently carry, and, mounting a
mule, departed, to enjoy his loot.
Some port Ion of tlie bullion was final
ly recovered by tlc Federals, who
wore closely pursuing the treasury
train.. This nioiwy was rejturniMl to
Augusta, whence It was sent to Wash
ington, I). C.
Shortly after the war the president
of the Louisiana Bank made a personal
domain) on Mr. Metcalf for the return
of that portion of money writ from his
bank when the money was removed
from New Orleans. The demand met
with refusal, and no effort was then
made to collect the sum.
It Is conteuded that the entire wagon
train, with all Its wealth, fell Into the
hands of the Federals, and at various
times efforts have Ishmi made to have
Congress reimburse several private
corporations that Intrusted their mon
ey to the Confederate Government for
safe keeping, It lx?lng alleged that the
money was captured and returuiHl to
Washington.
Grim Humor of the Htt W-flclcl.
Gen. O. O. Howard la the only living
American soldier who has comma tidoJ
at one time l.'iO.OOO soldiers. Ouee when
he was emerging from the battlu of
Fair Oaks minus his right nrm he va
met by Gen. Kearney, who had lost hi
left arm, with the remark, "Never
mind, Howard, we will buy our gloves
at the same shop."
He I see that statisticians have found
that men live longer than women do.
This is almost beyond belief. She I
don't see why you should take that
view of It Men are naturally stronger
than women. He Ya, but on the oth
er hand look at the rtaka of being talk
ed to death that they are constantly
runnlna'. Cleveland Lander.
WANTS LAW IN ALASKA.
Civil Authority Hhnuld Be Extended
in the Vukon C nuntry.
'P. B. Weare, of Chicago, has been
conferring with the president and sec
retary of the Interior with reference
to the extension of civil authority over
the mining region of Alaska. Far
away In the center of the territory,
where the Yukon Hiver crosses the
boundary between British Columbia
and the United States, are a number of
towns, chief of which are Circle City
on the American side, and Fort Cudahy
on the British side. At the latter point
the Canadian government has officials
and a military garrison. They collect
customs dues on all the goods that are
imported from the United States, and
most of the supplies from the mining
towns are brought up the Yukon Kiver.
They also have mining Inspectors who
collect a tax of $1." on every claim that
Is filed. This furnishes sufficient rev
enue to defray all the expenses of the
police and the courts.
But on the other side of the line, at
Circle City, there Is no law or order.
The only official is a recorder, who is
elected by the miners and records their
claims. Mining law and lynch law are
the only codes that are recognized, and
the toughs and desperadoes of both na
tions reside on the American side of
the boundary for that reason. If a
man robs or murders or commits any
other crime at Fort Cudahy all he has
to do Is to cross the boundary at Circle
City to escape punishment. Hence the
latter place Is not a model of order and
respectability.
There are already about 3,500 miners
In Circle City and In the neighlwrhood,
with the same sort of followers that
are usually found in mining camps.
Scattered along the river also are some
35,000 natives, who naturally are Inof
fensive and honest, but are being cor
rupted by contact with the whites. The
nearest court and the nearest official,
the nearest place where the laws of the
United States are enforced, Is Juneau,
which is 1,100 miles distant in a
straight line, and 4,800 miles by boats
dowu the Yukon Kiver, which are the
only means of transportation.
Mr. Weare represents the North
American Trading and Transportation
Company of Chicago, which, with the
Alaska Commercial Company, does
most of the business up that way. The
company Is composed of Michael and
John Cudahy, Charles A and P. B.
Weare of Chicago; E. E. Weare of Ce
dar Hnplds, Iowa; Chan. H. Hamilton
of St. Paul, and Capt. John J. Healy,
an old miner and mountaineer from
Montana, who is now at Circle City In
charge of the interests of the company
there. E. E. Weare Is at Fort Cullahy.
Mr. Weare says there Is a regular
stampede Into the Yukon country this
spring. Every meaus of transporta
tion Is utilized to Its fullest capacity.
The miners are deserting the silver
States to dig for gold among the rivers
of Alaska, because, as he says, with a
long-handled shovel, a pair of gum
ImmjIs and a tin car, anybody can get
rich. This makes It the more neces
sary that there should be some official
authority at Circle City for the protec
tion of life and property, and for the
collection of revenues. lie will recom
mend the Secretary of the Interior, who
has charge of the Alaskan territory, to
send to Circle City a commissioner, a
Judge of the United States court, a dep
uty United States marshal and a dep
uty collector of customs.
Mr. Weare says that people have very
little conception of the extent and rich
ness of the Alaskan territory. They
do not realize that it la bigger than the
section of the United States that lies
east of tlie Mississippi, bigger than
George Washington or Thomas Jeffer
son ever expected the United States
to be and full of treasure.
Saved by a Hlelg-h-Box.
From Wadena, Mlun., by way of the
St. Paul Dlsinateh, comes a story of a
narrow escape from death on tbe part
of a farmer and his family who live
two mlleM out of the town during a
snowstorm In January lust.
Tliey attended church In Wadena on
the night of the artonn, ami about nine
o'clock started for home. As the road
ia straight and well sheltered most of
the way, and as their boraes had trav
eled It hundreds of times, they bad no
misgivings.
They had proceeded but half way,
however, when they discovered that
they were hurt, awl Instead of being on
the road were driving round In a circle.
They at once unhitched the liorses from
the sleigh, turned the box over, crept
under it, and being well provided with
role8 and wraps, stayed there till day
light without freezing.
The horse were found the next morn
ing In a grove not far from the house,
where they had lceti sheltered.
The Woman Question.
"Woman will never make a success
ful iHillticIari. She cares too little for
public sentiment."
"Of course, woman do not like pub
lic sentiment. No gentleman would
make love to a woman In public, any
way." Cincinnati Enquirer,
Mlataken HI Cnllinir.
Author May, I've made a mistake In
my calling Pin not an author, but a
born chemist.
Author's Wife What makes you
think that, Horace?
AuthorWell, every !ook I write be
comes a drug on the market. Ttd-Blts.
The Moth and the C andle.
She Yes, they are engaged. I know
ne refused him twice, but the third
time he proposed to her she accepted
him.
Her Huslmnd Serves him right.
Harlem Life. I
A man can't learn any, more about
women by beln engaged to them than
he can of the taate of candy by looking
through a confectlonw'a wndow.
DIAMONDS OF GOLCONDA.
Marco Polo's Account of Them Hratfa
Like One ' Mulmd'i TuleH.
In St. Nicholas Noah Brooks is tell
ing for the children of to-day "The
True Story of Marco Polo." lie quotes
the following account of the diamonds
of Golcomla from the great Venetian
traveler's narrative:
It is In this kingdom that diamonds
are got: and I will tell you how. There
are certain lofty mountains in those
parts; anil, w hen the winter ruins fall,
which are very heavy, the waters come
roaring dowu the mountains in great
torrents. When the rains are over, and
the waters from the mountains have
ceased to flow, they search the beds of
the torrents and find plenty of dia
monds. In summer also there are
plenty to be found in the mountains,
but the heat of the sun is so great that
it is scarcely possible to go thither, nor
Is there then a "drop of water to be
found. Moreover, In those mountains
great serpents are rife to a marvelous
degree, besides other vermin, and this
owing to the great heat. The serpents
are also the most venomous in exist
ence, so that any one going there runs
feaful peril; for many have been de
stroyed by these evil reptiles.
Now among these mountains there
are certain great and deep valleys, to
the bottom of which there Is no access.
Wherefore the men who go in search
of the diamonds take with them pieces
of flesh, as lean as they can get, and
these they cast into the bottom of the
valley. Now there are numbers of
white eagles that haunt those moun
tains and feed upon the serpents. When
the eagles see tlie meat thrown down,
the pounce upon It, and carry it up
to some rocky hill-top, where they be
gin to rend it. But there are men on
the watch, and as soon as they see that
the eagles have setthnl, they raise a
loud shouting to drive them away. And
when the eagles are thus frightened
away the men recover the pieces 'of
meat, and find them full of diamonds
which have stuck to the meat down in
the bottom. For the abundance of dia
monds down there In the depths of the
valleys Is astonishing, but nolody can
get down; and If one could, It would be
only to be at once devoured by the ser
pents which are so rife there.
There Is also another way of getting
the diamonds. The people go to the
nests of those white eagles, of which
there are many, and find plenty of dia
monds which the birds have carried off
with the meat that was cast into the
valleys. And when the eagles them
selves are taken diamonds are found In
their stomachs.
So now I have told you three different
ways In which these stones are found.
No other country but this kingdom of
Mutfill produces them, but there they
are found both abundantly and of large
size Those that are brought to our
part of the world are only the refuse,
as It were, of the liner and larger
stones. For the flower of the diamonds
and other large gems, as well as the
largest pearls, are all carried to the
Great Khan and other Kings and
Princes of those regions; In truth, they
possess all the great treasures of the
world.
How He Saved tbe Bank.
"There's a man that saved one of the
biggest banks In an Eaatern city," said
a Detroiter t hits friend as they passed
a nrlniKter on the street.
"That ahouid have brought Mm a
handsome reward."
"I believe tbey thanked him for It
He officiated at the marriage of a cou
ple, both weishy and leloiig1ng to the
upper crust. There wore several re
hearsals it which he was present. For
these the sexton lighted and heated the
oburch and tihe organist supplied the
best music. Naturally the rector, as
well as tihe other two, exported rather
a handsome remembrance from the rich
bridegroom.
"After the elaborate ceremony was
through with and the happy pair had
started on their wedding trip t!he best
train called on the rector, the orgault
and the sexton, giving each a very stin
gy evidence of the fact that tbcdr ser
vices had not been forgotten. Tlie lat
ter two did not hesitate to express their
contempt openly and the minister show
ed his In nice way by turning over to
the.m what he had welvexL
"Shortly afterward, while giving the
church a thorough cleaning, the sexton
found the fragments of a note and gave
them U tihe rector, who hapiiencd to 1k
pivseut Pu'tting the pieces together,
he had a letfter from the bridegroom to
the Ikis! man, Instructing him what to
give each of the three persona men-
1 tioned, ond the respective sums were
rreilly nioMt liberal.
"More for the others than for himself ,
the rector wrote the best man, who was
cashier of a leading bank. He prompt
ly settled and was very anxious to lwive
the matter kept quiet. But the man
who would embezzle from his best
friend was not to be trusted ond the
directors were told die 41017. Tbey
won? being systematically robbed, and
the expose came none too soon'." Free
Press.
The Government's Oldest Official.
The oldest official In the employ of
the Government is William Plume
Moran. He was born In Norfolk, Va.,
Jan. 20, 1811, and Is 8rt years old. AVben
not yet 1(5 years old, on Jan. 1, .1827, be
was apiKilntod clerk to me captain of
the Krt of Norfolk, and from that date
to this has served under the Navy De
partment, a period of seventy years.
He has occupied a desk In the bureau
of navigation since Oct. 28, 1834.
Satlaned.
Inquirer How do you expect to come
out In the race for office?
Aspirant Oh, I'll be aatlsfled with a
place. Yale Record.
Whn public sentiment declares that
a loafer la as good aa anybody, he oerar
sal la to make aerloua ttoubta,
HE SAILED WITH LAFITTE.
"Uncle Jolly" Witneaoed Karbaron
Murder and Atrocities.
n old negro, whom the white peo
ple believed to have been much more
than 100 years old, died on the Brule
cotton plantation, near All-Seeiug Eye,
In Texas,, a short time ago. The ne
groes called hi;n "Old Pirate," from the
fact that he never tired of talking of
his adventures at sea. To the white
people he had always been Uuown as
"Uncle Jolly," a name which he main
tained was given to him by Lafitte's pi
rates when he was a boy, from the fact
that be was sprightly and always n a
good humor.
According to his story he was born
a slave on one of tbe islands of the
West Indies. When he was 10 or 12
years of age his master started on a
voyage to New Orleans, taking his
family and the negro boy. Jolly, along.
One day, shortly after they had left
the Island, a big ship sailed close to
them and began to fire big guns. The
ships drew closer together and the
people in both vessels began to fire
guns and pistols. After a few moments
the pirate ship ran alongside and hun
dreds of ferocious-looking men with
swords and pistols in their bauds
sprang on board, uttering savage yells
and curses. Jolly saw his master fall
fighting 011 the decks, and he ran below
to tell his mistress. There were sev
eral women and many children in the
cabin.
It Is hard for anyone to believe that
anything in the shape of a human be
ing could have been guilty of such
cruelties as these monsters perpetrat
ed upon their defenseless victims. The
negro said that he could not bear to
witness the agonies of the women and
children, and he returned to the com
panionway, where be met several of
the pirates. One struck at him with a
cutlass, but another interposed, re
marking. "Don't kill him; he Is worth
a pocketful of gold." They threw him
up on the deck and went on into the
cabin of the ship.
The captain and a half dozen of the
crew who had escaped the massacre
were put in chains. The women and
children were driven below. The pi
rates at once began to loot the doomed
vessel, and several hours were spent
in transporting the booty to the decks
of the pirate ship. Late in the evening
"THE SAILORS WALKED TI1K
the ship was set on fire and the pirates
sailed away.
Little attention was paid to the ne
gro boy, and he was permitted to wan
der about as he pleased. The next
morning the pirate captain, followed
by several officers, stumbled on deck,
and then the negro boy witnessed a
scene that haunted him to his grave.
The prisoners were all driven on the
forward deck of tbe ship, preparatory
to walking the plank. The captain was
the first one ordered to walk out lie
folded his arms across his bosom, and
moved to his death with a firm step
and with his head erect. The women
and children now realized that they
were to be drowned in the sea, and
they began to pray and moan piteous
ly. One poor woman, pressing a child
to her Ijosoiii, walked up to one of the
pirate officers, and implored him to
spare her life, offering him her jewels
and promising him a large sum of
money. The 'monster tore a gold chain
from her neck, and began to curse her.
The child was crying, and the merci
less demon wrenched it from her arms
and hr.rled It into the sea. The poor
:r',;ii'.'i' at once ran to the side of the
f.hlp and-sprang overboard. Jolly's cu
riosity prompted him to follow her to
the ship's side, where he saw her rise
upon a wave and grasp her Infant In
her arms. He felt some satisfaction
in knowing that the poor mother sank
to rise no more with her little baby
clasped to her brcattt.
The sailors walked the plank one
after another, all but. one, who was
permitted to Join the pirate crew. The
poor women had to be forced and drag
ged on the plank. Many of the chil
dren were thrown into the sea, where
they were snapped Hp and crushed in
the Jaws of a swarm of sharks that had
gathered around the ship.
One, 'beautiful young lady marched
with her bead erect and a scornful look
011 her face toward the plank, and
when near It the captain of the pirates
threw his arms around her waist and
dragged her back. She angrily tried
to break away from him and throw
herself Into the sea. Two ugly brutes
seized ond forced her Into the ship's
cabin. Jolly did uot aee this pretty girl
alive any more, but a few days after
ward he saw the pirates throw the
dead body of a woman Into the sea.
The pirate ship, on board of which
Jolly had been Installed as a cabin boy,
Anally anchored at the Island of Ba ra
ta rla, Just at the time when the great j
pirate chief, Lafltte, was preparing to
march to the assistance' of General
Jackson at New Orleans, Jolly was
assigned as a servant to one of the pi
rate captains, whom he accompanied
to the Crescent City, and he was al
ways very sure that he witnessed tho
great battle of New Orleans.
Queer School-Itocm Pet.
"Come here, Jacko, pretty Jacko,
there's a good monkey!" whereupon
Jacko clambers down from his swing
and with the airiest of airy evolutions,
of which only a handsome young mon
key Is master, suffers himself to bo In
troduced from a corner of his cage In
the biological laboratory of the normal
school. Jacko is certainly as cute al
as smart as any of the simia that ever
saw light in the Venezuelan wilds. He
wears a coat of the softest and finest
brown hair; his eyes such pretty,
strangely pathetic eyes wink and
blink and twinkle in the tiniest of puck
ered up faces. His tail curves round
like Giotto's O, and it is lecause of this
that he 1.8 dubbed scientifically a "ring"
monkey.
Like some of the best of good people,
Jacko lias some curious notions. He
doesn't care much for boys, and men
he invariably snubs. Light-haired girls
he particularly favors. The first time
he saw the stuffed ourang in the big
glass case in the third-story corridor of
the normal school he scolded and
squealed in affright. It is supposed
that he mistook the ourang for a sav
age. He has discovered that glass will
break; tumblers and Jacko have an
affinity. Rather strangely he is not
a bit averse to his claim his nimble
little brain has no difficulty in associa
ting it with much prized privileges In
the guise of walks around the room.
To make him feel perfectly at home
In the laboratory, the normal school
girls built him his cage. Conforming
to the etiquette of civilized society gen
erally, he has three meals a day, but
breakfast Is the most elaborate. The
children of the school of practice take
turns feeding him, and it Is a red-letter
morning for the class whose privilege
it Is to give Jacko his meal of apples,
peanuts, hard-boiled eggs, milk or wa
ter. Jacko is extremely affectionate,
and in return the strange little creature
has become a great pet with the nor
mal school pupils big and little. Aa
yet he does not seem to resent activity,
PLANK ONE AFTER ANOTHER."
but Is disposed to take life philosophi
cally as becoraeth a monkey who hour
ly basks in the scientific atmosphere of
a biological laboratory. Philadelphia
Times.
Cost of Big Tunnels.
A recently published item relative to
the comparative cost of the world's
four great tunnels places the cost of the
Hoosac tunnel in the United States, the
oldest one of tihe lot, at about $380 a
foot. The Mont Cenis tunnel, the next
In date, cost, according to the same
Item, about $355 a foot; the St Goth
ard cost $230 a foot, and the Arlberg,
the latest In date, cost only $155 a foot
The rapid decrease In cost within com
paratively feiw years is cited as a mark
ed indication of the great progress in
mechanical methods and improvements
In rock-excavating tools. A still more
striking result exists In the ease of a
tunnel through the Cascade mountains,
on the Hne of the Northern Pacific Rail
road, in the United States. This,, un
like those named which were excavated
in old, sHtled countries, with the ter
minal easy of access, was In a peculiar
ly difficult location, so much so that It
took months to convey the machinery to
the spot Rivers had to be turned
aside, bridges built and material tra.-j-ported
over Improvised roads through
nearly 100 miles of forest, mud and
snow fields; yet the tunnel, which is
16Vj feet wide, 22 feet high and 8.1)50.
feet long, was 1 Hired through the moun
tain in twenty-two mouths, at the rate
of 413 feirt a month, and at a cost for
the completed tunnel of only about $120
a footNew York Times.
It Wai tho Newspaper's Fault.
Excited gent You go to Jericho with'
your paper!
Editor (who Is used to it) Whafa up
now?
Excited gent You stated the day be
fore yesterday that a thief had entered
my room, broken open my desk, and
stolen a sum of money, but that, fortu
nately, he bad overlooked the gold
watch which usually lies In tbe bottom
drawer,
Editor Well, I believe the facts ave
stated correctly.
Excited gent They 're correct enough.
But what Is the result? That Infamoua
man cornea again last night and takes
the watch.
After all the practice women , have
had, It Is a little surprising that the
beat cooks are men.
