Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1860-10-18
Chicago, Ills, Sept. 7. 1860.
How the Prince of.Wales Travels.

Some people. when they 60 from one place
to another, calculate upon their "luck" in
putting them through, others travel on their
muscle" others on their "beauty," others
on their talents" livery few in number,
others on their "impudence," and others on
'dead head" tickets; but with Lord Rem
frew it can be emphatically said that he
travels on his money. From Cincinnati to
Pittsburg he pays the modest sum of two
thousand dollars for special train but
while be paws in accordance with royalty, he
expects to receive immunities not granted to
ordinary men. Tho train which bears His
Uighness has the entire right of the road
An engine specially detailed precedes to
keep the track clear and look out for any
imperfections in the road that would jeop-
ardize this safety of the train containing the
Prince and royal retinue.
The agent of the Prince who is cousin
to him on Alberts side, aranges all his trav-
elling matters, and stipulates in the bargain
with railroad companies. that en- no consid-
GRAFTON shall any person be allowed on board
the train except those necessary 70 manage
it; aud these are prohibited from entering
the royal car, hut ride by themselves in e
forward car.
When the bargain was made with the Sue
perintendent of the Little Miami road, to
convey the Prince to Pittsburgh, the agent
endeavoring to incorporate in the contract
that the Superintendent. should ride on the
front car, and when there was any thing Of
interest to be seen on the road, to 90 back
and point it out to the Prince but the Su.
perintendant gracefully declined; whereupon
the Office was rendered to the Assistant Su-
perintendent, who likewise declined, and at
last accounts an individual willing to accept
the position. was being seaTched for Gin
cinnati Gazette.
BOGUS JEwELgY.-The following item which
we clip from the New Hampshire Journal
of Agriculture, will prove particularly in
trrestiHg to those who patronize "gift store
enterprises, and such like benevolent schemes
to put into the hands of purchasers JewelrJ
which is ''itself worth more than the price
of the particular article that is ostensiblJ
purchased. At this time it would be wei
for the public to make note of it, as these
"gift" establishments are in full blast through
out the country:
came through Lynn, Boston, etc., to tht
little manufacturing village called N. E. Vii
lage and learned something about making tht
bogus iewelry with which the country is flood
ed either by peddlers or glftbook enterprises
One company is making ear-drops Of com
positon called oreide, which will sell fol
gold, but is not worth as much as brass
The other company is manufacturing golc
chains out of German silver, brass, oreide.-
The process of making was interesting 20 me
and may be to others. I'll give it: Ths
links were cut from wire or plate, according
to the kind of chain sometimes soldered be,
fore putting into chain, and sometimes
afterward. After it is linked, it is drawn
through machine to even it, boiled in Wit
roll water to take off the scales caused BY
heating-drawn through lim5ering ma.
chine, and dipped in acid to clean it, after
which it is dippedin solution of pure silver
and finally dipped in gold colloripg making
chain which will sell at the rate of $12 tc
SIS dozen. This is gift-epterprize jew
elry. which is marked "Lady's splendid gold
chain, Sl2;" GENTS guard chain, S8." oil
$40" etc. The ear-drops cost less, and
are often marked higher.