Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-08
A DIAMOND MARKET.
cxpfars m PARIS VINO KNOW
AL THE PRECIOUS sroNGa

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4 r,sss where . ssrsssss wss,A 80
Ne rrsess % nsyiss - ssiiisg-nii.
iisss 81 Ds,isrs nspressssed In Gee
Dsy's ssssh Carried IN Quees Place
Il was the abb Hsuy who subjected
diamonds 10 the roushest trcatment. He
used TO take hammer and smash them.
lie did the same with emeralds. rubies
and sapphirc~. inst ~ II they were worth
nothing. BY this heroic Treatment the
venerable able discovered that the
broken particles Of al precious stones
have particular forms which establish
their gcnuinencss beyond all doubt. De-
fore his time u was almost impossiblsto
tell adiainond from brilliant 90 piece
Of rock crystal.
But now nobody breaks precious stones.
Any dealer can take. with an indifferent
air. the diamond that IL presented 20 him
for examination. and cay without the
least hesitation, THAT weighs ~ much:
Il IL q little fellow; 10 II worth ~ much"
And he IL never deceived. AZ the pre-
ent time everybody IL somewhat 81 .
dealer. and the consequence II that
everybody can distinguish . real dis-
mond among thousand bogus stones.
On the second floor 81 . cafe In the
Boulevard MoutmArtrr the market 90
bourse Of precious stones IL held. always
In broad daylight. Very few strangers
TO the trade can penetrate this sane
tuary. not because the access to 70 II
difficult. for the door IL always wide
OPEN. but became the portfolios Close
and the starr disappear the moment an
unknown face appsars at the threshold.
Instead 81 animated traders the
stranger only finds few dull eyed Jew.
carele-sly playing = game 81 besique.
All. hut there II Turk ther~. too; the
Turk that looks - much like Couderc.
Of the Opera Comique. except that he IL
yellow and wears very Loose trousers,
but thee trousers arr full Of diamonds.
Don't believe for . moment that thee
good Jews. the merchants In precious
stones. arr afraid IL robbers. That h
the smallest thing that bother~ them.
What they drvad u Ia let the profane.
and especially the small jewelers., know
the rial value q their gods.
IA soou - the stranger departs the
arms stretch out and the portfolios ~.
apr-ar. The greater numt~r II thee
portfolios are made 81 thu and are elo-ed
with lock aud key. In . moment the
tables are covered with little bundles IL
white paper formed like thee In which
the druggists put rhubarb or sulphaie
81 mAgn-.iA- These packages Arv open.
ed. and In les time than Il takes to tell
II all the tables. including the billiard
table. Ar- covered with precious stones
iha, might -tAr,ls the king % Persia
A strange spectacle IL presented by tht~s
sortlid OLD msn quietly taking from their
pockets three OF four millions worth.
Each one of PERHAPS 1000 packages
contains 40 many brilliants. Aher they
are disposed % the rare stones are intro
dnccd. Her. there are sApphirc- ~ big
a. nuts. There li-s Q black diamond
almost ne large ~ the twelve PEARLS that
surround H. Here again u . necklace
made 81 fifteen emerAlds that would
make ne many snuhboses, certainly not
big enough for N. Hyscin,he. Of the
Palsi. Royal. but tao bag beyond . doubt
for the noss % Mile. ID.
Here IL q rare bargain" shouts one
20 the merchants, zone IL the hn~t
pieces % ancien, jewelry known' Its
q necklace that belonged 10 Madame II
Princc.se De gusmsnee. Mounting.
diamonds and all are ancient Prince
Proi.etoilofY refused 5000 francs for IL
twenty year. ago."
The necklace u passed from hand TO
hand. The merchants gArs ., u with
attention. The eyeglasses come into
play. INDIGESTION and doubt are painted
upon some faces. AZ last the necklace
IL PASSED 90 Michel. lie IL the great
Judge. lie takes the thing. weighs II In
his hand. looks at 10 with an indifferent
air and say-. The two brilliAnis Arc
ancient They com. with their mount.
ing from Oh. COUNTIES d. Prrjean. Tho
two others. still finer. once formed IArt
~ necklace which was stolen In Venice
In 1904 frum Nine. Moro~ini. This neck.
lace belonged later ON 90 Lady Temple,
whose husband purchased u at CAndaar
of Isaac Liev.n. Lady Tempt. gave IL
to her daughter. who sold u thr-e days
after her marriage. A. for the sapphire
In the center, that comes from the al.
~ Mile. Schneider. The rr-t u new and
comes direct from Hamburg. hut.
after all. IL IL well preserved. and 5000
franc. does not seem % be too much for
IT,"
As extraordinary ~ u may appear
there ar. nsw living i've az six indi.
viduals who know all the costly dia-
monds and all the rich jewels IN the
world. and they are able 10 recognize
them after lsI~e IL thirty years. even
when they had hr>t only seen them =
moment. as certainly ~ tailor would
recognize at thirty PAGES the customer
that forgot Ia Iay him.
When a robbery Il committed In the
house of q well known jewsler. thing
which often hApprns Ia Paris, London,
Vienna and 80. Petersburg. II there Is
among the oljscts stolen stone of more
than ordinary value !, !. SURE io lie found
again. although u may take many years
20 bring 10 back to it, owner.-figaro.
oh, stop that toothsch-! Johnson's
Anodyne Eminent will relieve any
severe palm promptly.
There are people who want religion,
but they don't want II enough To spoil
them for ANYTHING else.
Buckingham's Dye for the whlskers IL