Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-01-29
year or more.

In one case there is a complete col
lection of gold and silver coins of japan,
which has wonderful numismatic value
as it is the only complete set in exist
ence, except one in the Japanese treas
ury. Some of the gold coins are quar-
ter of an inch thick and as large around
as the top of a dinner pail. Seven Of
them cost s., 900, and there are -haps
hundred in the collection.
In another case there are half =. dozen
large elephant tusks which the King Of
Siam gave to General Grant, and there
are six pieces of costly jade given him
by one of the Princes of China. All Of
the swords presented to4him are there,
and many of them have diamonds set
in the hits. The sword given to Gen.
eral Grant by the sanitary fair at New
York has a solid gold head, represent
ing the Goddess of Liberty, which has
two rubies, two diamonds and two sap
phires set in it. The sword of Chatta-
nooga has fourteen diamonds embedded
In it, and many OF the gifts which he
received from foreign monarchs are Of
gold set with diamonds.
One of the medals which are in the
collection contains 5000 worth of gold
and is as large around as the bottom Of
a tin cup. The gold articles in this col
lection would fill a peck measure, and
many cities seem to have given General
Grant gold box containing the papers
in which their freedom was presented.
The box which he received at AYR,
Scotland is as big as cigar box, and is
of solid gold. The city of Glasgow gave
him a still larger one, beautifully
chased, and the gold box which he re-
ceived from the City of London Is q
wonder Of artistic workmanship, bear
ing an engraving OF the UapluoI on one
side and of the London uildhall on the
other. Enameled on its golden surface
are the union jack, the red, white and
blue, and the Goddess of Liberty shal1-
ing hands with the British Lion.
There is a beautiful cigar case of gold
from the King of Siam, a model Of the
table on which Lees surrender was
signed in gold, and solid gold invita-
ton card as large as a postal card and
about four times as thick, which was
sent to General Grant in solid silver
envelope, inviting him to masked ball
at San Francisco. There are a number
of silver menus, a gold handled knife
which the miners of Idaho gave him.
gold headed canes set with diamonds,
and medals and other articles of gold.
The order of the Shefekat, which the
Sultan gave to Mrs. S. S. Cox, is also
kept in the National Museum. It is a
star larger around than a trade dollar,
which sparkles with more than a
hundred diamonds. These diamonds
are set in gold on brown, gold and
green enamel. The star has five points,
and there are twenty-six diamonds on
each point. 1t has a beautiful ribbon
sash connected with it, and was given
to Mrs. Cox one night at the Sultan's
palace, when she went there to dinner
with her husband and ate Turkish
viands served up by French cook on
gold plates. After the dinner was over
the Sultan presented this insignia. She
thought, l am told, that she was to
have it forever, but it seems that His
Majesty only lends such presents for
| life, and when she dies it is to be re-
turned to him.
ne WIG Ol OLTduS WAS ucCO-
rated with the same order, and she will
have to return it in the distant future
Uncle Sam has a vast collection of
the Jewels of savages- He has silver
ware made by the Indians of Arizona,
carved ornaments from Alaska and
great bracelets and anklets of gold, sill
yer and bass from India One Of the
| most curious necklaces in his collection
is one of human fingers, which the men
of some of the Indian tribes wear, and
there is one made of sixty-seven human
teeth, with holes pierced at their roots
to string them.
This necklace was ten inches long,
and number of teeth evidently need
filling. 1t came from the Fiji Islands,
and was found there in 1910. Another
necklace was made of human hair,
into which the tusk of the wal
rus was woven. 1t was about two
inches thick and twenty inches long.
Another savage necklace is one of
human and dog teeth combined, and
there are necklaces of stone, of gold,
silver, copper and brass of all shapes
and sizes, gathered from all parts Of the
world.