R. A. P., Richmond. Oct. One-pound can carbon disulphide. Then take a small stick—a broom handle will do—and punch holes in the hole's runway. Pour an ounce or two of tin, liquid down into the hole and close it up. The fumes from the carbon travel along; the mole's route, and as soon as they come in contact with the nest they kill. Have no fire around during the process.
Near Troops in War Between the States.
R. C. R., Tabscott, Va.—Something like 178,071 negroes were employed in the War Between the States. The first negro regiment to be organized was the First South Carolina, May 9, 1862. The engagements in which they particularly distinguished themselves were those of Milliken's Rend and Nashville. The last Federal prisoners were released from the prison at Andersonville in April, 1865, at the close of the war.
Cowl of Weapons or Warfare.
Miss A. P. B., Memphis. Tenn.—The approximate cost of a sixteen-inch gun, when mounted and ready for action, is $1,400,000. We have no twenty-inch guns. The approximate cost of the 800-ton submarines which the government is to build is $1,454,000 each. An aeroplane costs $20,000; dirigibles from $4,000 to $7,000. The total coast line of the United States, including bays, gulfs and sounds, is 22,000 miles. Russia has a greater coast line.  than the United States if the colonial possessions are included, England may be said to have a greater coastline than the United States. The United States of America, of course, may be said to have a greater coastline than the United States. 