The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-16

the government service. To properly dis
charge the duties of the place the supervis-
ing architect should have the qualifications
that would enable him to make $50, 1000 to
SIq9,O0 a year in his profession on the out
side. Inasmuch as the office only pays
$500 a year it is not to be wondered that
the management is continually falling into
Incompetent hands. 1t is a common say
Ing that it costs $500, 900 TO educate an ar
chitect, clients paying that much for an
architects mistakes before he arrives at
that stage of proficiency in his business
which will enable MIN to produce the best
results at a minimum cost. on the rolls
OF the architects office there are 15S names.
The annual business of the office amounts
to between $4,000, 900 and Sc 1000, 900. AT the
present time thirty-eight public buildings
are in process of completion, ten of which
are nearly finished The buildings to be
commenced this year number twenty. The
supervising architect has to keep track of
80 complete buildings, including marine
hospitals, etc. The total value of govern
ment buildings, including sites, approx
mates 500, 900, 900. The twenty buildings to
be commenced this year will cost about
$5.000,0 900, and this estimate does not include
tie great postofice structure in Chicago,
III diO1AC Will COSC %t,UUu,uUU. lie QllleI-
ence between good management and bad
management of the supervising architects
office means a waste or a saving of not less
than $1,000, 600 a year.
The recent desperate sickness of Colonel
Mosby, Of Confederate guerrilla fame, has
developed the fact that Virginia has taken
the gallant old soldier back into her loving
arms. There was a time when the colonel
was socially octracised. He was one of the
first of the leading Confederates to break
away from the Democratic party, and he
rendered such gallant political service in
1872 that President Grant wanted to reward
him with an office. This he refused on the
high ground that it would look like receiv-
ing a favor for deserving his old political
associates, but long afterwards he did ac-
cept an appointment in the diplomatic serv-
ice in China. That was at a time, however,
and under such circumstances that he could
no longer be accused of receiving pay for
having sold out. Nevertheless, the feeling
against him in the Old Dominion was very
bitter, but that has all worn away, and,
like the late General Malone, he will pass
the last days of his life in entire good fell
loWship with those from whom he was for
so many years 9lienated. The colonel is
now conValeSclng, although he Will never
be entirely himself again. His face is bad
ly disfigured as a result of the injuries sus-
tanned in his fall from a carriage, and he
has suffered the loss of an eye. In all prob
ability he will spend a large part of his
time hereafter in Washington. Among his
circle of friends Colonel Mosby is the soul
of soeiability. He is a capital story teller,
and his presence is always desired at gath
erings Of the old comrades, but TO strangers
he is often brusque and unapproachable.
He was always eccentric, and not even the
fair sex has been exempt from what, in
refined circles, might be called his rude
ness. 1t is related of him that during his
younger days he was paying attentions to
a young lady whose kind regard he was
anxiously seeking. They were driving out
in the country one day, and he turned to
her and asked sharply: do you think 1
have rude manners?'
NO" replied the young lady; you nave
no manners"
This answer so nettled the fiery Virginian
that he ceased conversation and compelled
the young lady to take a seat in the next
conveyance they met on the road, paying
the driver to take her to her home. That
ended his courtship of that particular
young lady. w. G.. NICHOLAS.