Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-08-12
But THE VALUES ARE NOT AL.
WAYS EXPRESSED IN MONEY.
An Interesting list Ot Edifices and
ArticIes'of Wide Variety That Are
the Most Expensive or Valu'
able of Their Kind.

The most expensive municipal hall in
the world and the largest in the United
States is the City Building of Phila1el-
phia. The largest clock in the world is
to be in its tower.
The most expensive legislature in the
world is that of France, which cost an.
nually 50, 900, 900. The Italian Parlia-
ment costs S43O, 900 year.
The next to tie highest price ever paid
for horse in the world was Sl05, 900,
for which Axtell, the trotter, was sold
in Indiana at the age of three years. Ga
January II, 1892, Arion was sold by
Senator Stanford to I. Malcolm Forbes,
of Boston, for $50, 900. That beats all
prices. Charles Reed, of the Fairview
Farm, Tenn, gave 500, 900 for the
great stallion St. Blaisc at a sale in New
York in October, 1891.
The costliest paintings of modern
times are Meissonier's "1Sl4" and Mi
let's "The Angelus." NJ. Chauchard
gave $4,000 francs $40, ,0OO) for
"1S14' and $50, 900 francs CS15O, ,0O0)
for "The Angclus." Mr.. Henry Hilton
in 1887 paid $3.50, 900 for Meissonier's
"Friedand, 1907 and presented it to
the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The most costly book in the world is
declared to be Hebrew Bible now in the
Vatican. In 1912 it is said that Pope
Jules IL refused to sell the Bible for its
weight 10 gold, which would amount to
SOB, 900. That is the greatest price
ever offered for a book.
In 1885 tulip bulb WIS sold in Hol-
land for S22OO. It weighed 20) grains.
The costliest meal ever served, accord
ing to history, was supper given By
.Elius Verus, one of the most lavish OF
all the Romans of the latter days, to a
dozen quests. The cost was 600U se.-
tertia. which would amount to Els, 800,
or nearly a quarter Of a million dollars.
A celebrated feast given by Vitellius, a
Roman Emperor Of those days, to his
brother Lucus, cost a little more than
5000, 900. Suetouius says that the ban
ouet consisted Of 2OOO different dishes
of fish and 1000 different fowls, besides
other courses.
The largest sum ever asked or offered
for A single diamond is f43O, 900, which
the Nizam of Hyderabad agreed to give
up to Mr.. Jacobs, the famous jewcler Of
Simla, for the "Imperial" diamond,
which is considered the finest stone in
the world.
The costliest toy on record was a
broken. nosei wooden horse, which be-
longed to Napoleon Bonaparte and was
sold year or two ago for 1909 francs.
The costliest cigars ever brought to
this country were Of the brand mt le for
the Prince of Wales in Havana, the
manufacturer price for which was
$l.S7 apiece.
The costiest mats in tho world are
owned by the Shah Of Persia and the
Sultan of Turkey. The Shah and the
Sultan each possess a mat made.ot pearls
and diamonds, valued at more than
$500, 900. The largest mat evef made
is owned by the Carlton Club OF London
and is work of art.
The costliest crown in Europe, experts
say, is that worn by the Car of r ls5ia
on state occasions. 1t is surhounted by
a cross formed of five magnificent dia-
monds, resting upon an immense uncut,
but polished, ruby. The ruby rests up
on eleven larf diamonds, which in turn
are supported by a mat of pearls. The
coronet of the Empress, it is said. con
tains the most beautiful mass Of diamonds
ever collected in one band.
The most expensive royal regllias IN
the world are those OF the Miiarajah Of
Baroda, India. First comes a gorgeous
collar containing 500 dia nonds, ar
ranged IN five rows, some as large as
walnuts. Top aad bottom rows OF omer-
aids of equal size relieve the lustre OF
the diamonds. A pcniant is single
brilliant called the "Star OF the Dsccan."
The Maharajah's special carpet, 1OK6
feet, made of pearls, with big diamond
in the centre aud at each c)rncr, cost
81, 500, 900.
The most valuable gold ore ever mined
in the United States, and probably in
the world, was a lot containing 200
pounds OF quartz, carrying gold at the
rate of $50, 900 ton. It was taken from
the main shaft of the mine at Ishpc.ning,
Mich.
The greatest sum ever paid for tele-
graph tolls in one week By newspaper
was the expenditure OF the London
Times for cable service from Buenos
Ayres during the revolution in ths Ar
gentine Republic. The cost Of cabling
from Buenos Ayres to London was Sl.7o
a word, aud the Times paid out $4,000
for one weeks despltches.
w. J. Florence, the cone1ian, once
offered 5000 for catch phrase about