The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-22
THE COSTLIEST THINGS.
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n,oooo.ooo HAS BEEN SPENT.

,-r,a Fine Horses winch SoSs AHeA
-s q Small Fortune-Meis-
-,a-,s- 1914" and Millet's The
"~-o,us, Among the Most Expen'
- Paintings-The Gears Crown
-,o,,ntsd With q Cross of Dia-
o,ds Resting On an Uncut But
-SJt.bad Ruby - Florence's Catch
Phrase.
Nv, tBe Louisville Courier Journal.
w. s.ete capitol at Albany, N, Y, even
- unfinished state, is the costliess build
10 =, v,odarn times. Nineteen million six
,LA thousand dollars have been ex-
-ooded upon it to date. The capleol az
bennington, from the year 1913, when It's
''nor-stone was laid, had cost to 1878. in
III, all its expensive furniture, its al
o,nusl alterations and REPAIRS less
than sl3, 100000 .
Tbe most expensive municipal hall in the
..,-lJ and the largest 10 the United States
,s The city building of Philadelphia, upon
-, vet unfinished tower the largest
80 in the world is to be displayed. No
- Knows exactly how much money 1t
Sos cost. but it can not be far in the aggre-
rate from the amount invested IN the state
bouse Of New York.
The most expensive legislature in the
vorId is that Of France, which costs an
,nsiiv So 600 600 The Italian parliament
costs S430, 900 year.
The next to the highest price ever paid
for a horse in the world was the $l05, 900 for
which the tretter Axtell was sold In Indi-
ana at the age Of years. It is true the
Local tax assessor only valued the horse for
the purposes of his returns at $500, and Ak
tells owners neigh6ors grew indignant
tbereat. Whereupon the owners observed
that il their horsehesh was assessed at any
thing like the figures which they paid for
him they would move him out Of the state
and the indignation quieted down. At that
time it was the highest But on Jan. IL &,
1892. Arion was sold by Senator Leland
Stanford to /. Malcolm Forbes Of Boston
for 1925, 900. That beats all prices.
The next highest price ever paid for
horse In the United States was the SIC, GOO
given by Charles Reed of the FairView
Farm, Tenn, for the great stallion st.
Bloise, at a sale in New York in October
1891.
A buff leghorn pallet shown at the
chicken fair in Madison Square garden on
January, 1892, was valued at 500.
The costliest paintings Of modern times
have proved to be Meissoniar's "1Sl4,"
and Miilet's THE Angslus" NJ. Chauohard
and $780, 600 francs $3.50, 900 for THE Ange-
lus." Henry Hilton in 1887 paid 500, 900
for Meissonier's "Friedlaod, 1907" and pre-
sented 1t TO the Metropolitan Museum OF
Art That was the highest price ever paid
for a modern piceure until 1.-THE Angelus"
was cold at the Sscretan sale for 55S 900
franes OF course the after sales Of the two
great pictures mentioned broke even this
record.
The Shah Of Persia has q tobacco pipe
with S4o9, 900.
The most costly book in the world is de-
clared 20 be a Hebrew Bible now in the
vatican. In the year 1912 it is said that
Pope Jules IL refused TO sell tAis Hebrew
Bible for its weight in gold, which would
amount 20 S103 900. This is the greatest
price ever offered for book.
In the year 1885 a tulip bulb was sold in
Holland for 50 200. It weighed 200 grains
The costlIest meal ever served, as far as
history shows. was supper given by Aelius
Verus, one Of the most lavish Of all the Ro-
mans of the latter day, to a dozen guests
The cost of this supper was {, 200 sestertia,
which would amount to As. 500 pounds ster-
ling, or nearly $3.50, 600. A celebrated feast
given by Vitellius, q Roman emperor OF
those degenerate days. to his brother, Lneius
cost q little over $2e9, 900. Suetonius says
that his banquet consisted Of: 1000 different
dishes Of fish and 1000 different fowls, be-
sides other courses in proportion. ViteIlIus,
fortunately for his sxohequer, did not reign
very long, else that would have been ex-
hausted. as well as the game preserves of
Lybya Spain and Britain and the waters of
the Carpathian and Adri8tic seas. One dish
alone at the table of the Emperor Heliogab-
Rlus cost $500, 009.
The largest sum ever asked or offered for
a single diamond Ia g43o, 900, which the
Nizam Of HyderabSd agreed to give to Mr..
,H= fnW- - Al, l. g.
the Imperial diamond, which is even now
in litigation in India. This Is considered
The finest stone in the world.
The oostliest toy on record was a broken
nosed wooden horse which belonged to Ma
poleon BoDaparte and was sold year or
two ago for 1000 francs.
The costliest cigars ever brought to this
country were box OF the brand specially
made for the Prince of Wales In Havana,
the manufacturers price for which was
81 81 apiece. Quite popular cigar among
some OF the rich men of New York il q
special Henry Clay. which comes in hand
some box wrapped In gold foil and retails
at 81 40 apiece.
The largest price ever paid for a cane was
bid at sn auction IN London of the walking
sticks which were once the property OF
George Ill. and George ". 1t was Els, or
SUI, and was given for a walking stick OF
EBONY with gold top engraved &c. R." and
with a crown, and also containing the hair
Of the Princesses Augusta Elizabeth Mary
Sophia and Amelia, and inscribed "The
Tilt OF the Princess Mary, 1904"
The costliest mats in the world are owned
by the Shah of Persia and the Sultan OF
Turkey. Tho shah and the sultan eact
possess mat made of pearls and diamonds
valued at S2,500,O00. The largest mat ever
made is owned by the Carlton Club Of Lon
don, and Is a work of art.
The costliest crown in Europe, expert:
say, Is that worn by the Car OF Russia on
state occasions. 1t is surmounted by cross
formed OF five magnificent diamonds, rest
Ing upon an immense uncut but polished
ruby; The ruby rests upon eleven large dia
monds, which IN turn are supported by G
mat OF pearls. Tho coronet of the empires:
10 SAID to contain the most beautiful mass OF
diamonds ever collected in one land
Ine most expensive royal regalias in the
world are said to be those OF the Maharajat
OF baroda, India. First comes a gorgeous
collar containing 500 diamonds, arranged
In nVe rows, some Of these as large as wal
nuts. A top and bottom row of emeralds
OF equal size relieves the luster Of the dia.
monds pendant is composed Of a single
brilliant, called the "Ster OF the Deccan. ,
and there are aigrettes, necklaces, brace
lets, rings and chains to match. The
maharaJah's own special carpet, 10x6 feet
IN extent, made entirely of pearls, with g
big diamond in the center and in each COR