Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1888-03-08

articles IN their possession. especially
diamonds, aud proating by the par.
chasers air ~ wisdom they rarvly
hesitate 20 ask an exorbltant price.
III" SANE quality a stone might ia al
most every ease have been purchased
fur less money and with mach morr
ssiisiactian to the purrha.ur The
I'opular belief that one can buy cheap
from pawnbrokrFs aud at anc ions i
80 veil understood that IN Mexico.
where the pawnlEokcrs aru under
government patronage, dealers irr-
quruily place diamond. aud other
| gems VITA them 20 b. sold n auction
ga rommis .ion. and get bctter prices
Than they caud in their own shops
Not al dealrrs that pretend o. bo
| paw brokers are really sueh Macy
II them .eli What thry hsye pup-hased
from other brokers 81 annual .ales.
aud "uly d. little Pauuuokiug iur
.how, - assist thom Ia ds.rss.iag oi
their stock
Brturc = diamond 3. ufrryd far sale
hy paw broker it hiss generally
isneu shown ta irlm one g. a doEen
dealer. aud broker. who have al hnd
au opportunity lo purchase Il q they
rh"use. or c.rtaiuly tn assur. the
ouurr q 10. true valac. u H 8. any
thing exceptional Il viii surely hud 4
purchaser u u T. imperfect, ~
c'sl"rcl ,ery much sprca aud will
make zig show far little money.
ii vill in due time fud a place Ia IA,
pawubrokrr'. window.
ma brokers have b.eu knpWn a.
dn quite nnurishing trade iu the
country. and even W some - the larger
tnvu. by cunhslcntially informing the
customers a. au iuduoemeui that they
vcrc enabled to sell ,hrnp hecanss
lhry bad bought The stone.
from fruvr 80 rrrriycr
4 -lulru rotd. Trau.artion.
q ihi. character seem o. have
.'rang, trs,iuatiuu iar thpse b. ~,
anNi"u. 70 hut cheap They d. MT
n.u that. Il true tbr gem. have
lavu prururrl ht hHrtlar. thafi ~
even murler . j. needles. o. state
that such buyer. are usuaIly dup,l
aud that ihs STONES they purchase art
u,uall, obtained from r,gaIar dealer.
Who voulJ ihink having chair
table - other household ulsu.i, under
such n Ir, .suIatipnP
D. pr,, inSs understanding with
10, plrdgrr rawuhr"k,r. sometimes
loan ou diamond ring. ur watches
mure than lhs ariHlrs are actually
worth Tho ptedrrr ibru dispose. a
ttc ti.k.t 90 slight advance o. q
thrd rariv Who r,doem- 10, ar "a
~ a high hgpre far,, iug thai d. ha.
"A harg tin. o. London tlrY have gone
81 tsr ~ g. drop .uch tickets ~ a.
.lrrrt, in %, expectation that y hocyrr
huds u Vii redeem ths pledge
The price. paid Iho ihirye. 81 stolen
diamonds are sometimes ridicuinusly
small A diamond uofth -four hun,l red
dpllars which was torn from lad,'.
ear SOME wears ago IN Fifih rycnur
was I'D w. the thiei iar less than
twenty dullar.. and many .inil ~ cases
ar, un tsc,rd D.gmouds ars ucra-
.ipuslly -n'd hy d,alrr. ~ less thau
.h,ir original eos lo import iu "r,lc,
g. pr"curr ready 10 inry 10 Warl "a
isifurc lu snsh crsrs legal .i,p-
have i-rn tnkeu to shnW thai FRAUD
"a a. attempted. fnr. however small The
tmuuuf q .asrihcH e aiuisi draicr-
- ho ,umpstr in ihe Same market iu.
ucdlatcly .urnii.r that .pmeth ng B.
wrong
q w,uld b. po..il.lr frr diamond I,
D. .loleu in any part q New Iork Ciu
and &C. ii a. appcsr twrutN-frur hpur.
after iu alma = 40, i.vrlrr'. stock
o. sale There are 80 many 4 n rrHt
grades II drairrs ur broker. that thr
tbirf vuuld haze uo 4 M rilty In sell
iug to some i.urs vhD in tara would
sfll - suins uun not pariirular a. ~
lbr spurer of b. stone ani thus b,
sucve--ivr steps The staRc mighl pa,.
tkruugh q duErn hanis Ia one day
4 wuuld h. impo-sil,io % identify
STONE q one tWo ar chr sr carat. 81
gooi cullr AID without htv- or some
Ieruliariiy q Shape ia.t a. Il would
l.. g. recognize a .inge drop N tnm-
Ll.r q water -Grorgs Y ksHE - "
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