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Show One Treasure "Hoard" Beyond Reach of Man Not all Ihe hurled treasure In ht the hoi torn of the xea or hidden In bosom of the earth. There Is one hoard, qulle lost lo the world, at least, secri-ted .V..' feet straight up In the nlr ! During the work on the shaft of the Washington monument, Superintendent Superin-tendent Palrli.k II. McLaughlin found money on three occasions near the olte of the Job. In each case the "llnd" was a 3-eent piece, lie kept the coins until December (I, 1 SHI. the day when the 3,3'JO-pound capstone and 100-onnee aluminum cap surmounting sur-mounting the latter were placed In position. Just before the metal tip was being lowered, lie slipped the coins beneath It. Others standing on the small platform plat-form at Ihe top reached In their pockets and did likewise. So several coins and one So bill rest at this minute at Ihe top of the monument, with only the great aluminum tip at the apex and the blue sky above them. Top and bottom now, the monument monu-ment contains a value beyond the mere stone and metal It contains. The olliclal list of articles placed In the cornerstone notes: "All coins of the L'nited StiMes from the eagle to the half-dime. Inclusive; a cent of 17S3 of the L'nited Slates of America, Amer-ica, and an American dollar. |