The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-03
COSTLY THINGS.
But the Values Are Not Expressed Entirely
by Dollars and Cents.


Tho State Capitol at Albany. N. Y. is the
costliest building OF modern times. Nineteen
million Six hundred thousand dollars have
been expended on it to date. The Capitol at
Washington from 1893. when its corner stone
was laid. to 1878. had cost. including its ex-
pensive furniture. its almost annual alterations
and repairs. less than S13.O0O.000.
me most EXPENSIVE municipal hall IN the
the City Building OF Philadelphia. The larg-
est clock in the world is to be in its tower.
&c me ne, most Sxpensy9 Legisiature in the world
100000. Tho Italian Parliament costs $780,
600 year.
horse in tho World was vas si05.616. for which
Axtell. tho trottcr. was sold in Indiana ut the
81 sod htSs os saR II f aa AF2n
al prices. Charles hoed Of the Fairviow Farm.
Blaise at snlo in New York in October. 1861.
The Ppntings of n04sF times PEs
f SS % 1857 81 paa S5 FOR
Mstropoiis.n Museum Of Art. ~ '"'
clared to, DO q Hebrew BiblS now in the
Vatican. In 1912 It Is said that Pope Jules ii.
T ThsS wo to fi Hs ns ST EssF ha5 s hs
greatest price ever offered for, u, BOOK,
In 1889 Il tulip bulb was sold in Holland for
$500 1t weighed 200 grains.
The costlicst meal ever served. according to
history. was supper given by .Elius lerus:
tho latter days to dozen guests. The cost
was 5000 scstcrtin. which would amount to
t4s5OV. or nearly a Quarter OF amii!io ,, dol
Roman Emperor Of those days, to his brother
Lucius. cost little more than S2O0.O0O. sue,
different dishes Of lsh and 1000 different
fowls besides other courses.
sS Sn 5k shs o the SS for
tho famous jewoller Of sima. for the I'M
perial' DIAMOND. which is considered tho I'm
Tho costliest toy on record was broken
nosed wooden horse which belonged to Ma
Tho costiost cigars eyer brought to this
Of Wales Ia Hs H G the mHnaiaetursrs prcc
for which was Sl.S7 apiece.
Tho c9st!iost mats in tho, world are owned
by the shah of Persia and the sultan OF Tur-
key. Tho Shah and tho sultan each POSSESS
mat made Of pearls s and r diamonds. valued ut
made is owned by tho Carlton Club Of London
The costliest crown In Europe experts say.
occasions. 1t is surmOunted by cross formed
Of Ave magnificent diamonds. resting upon an
immense uncut, but polished. ruby, Tho ruby
rests upon eleven, largo diamonds. which Ia
turn arc supported by II mat OF pearls The
coronct Of the Empress. il Is said. contains the
most beautiful mass OF diamonds ever col
lected in one band.
The most expensive royal rognlias in the
world are those OF the Maharajah OF Baroda.
India. First comes u gorgeous collar contain
ing 800 diamonds, arranged in Ave rows. somo
MS large as walnuts. Top and bottom rows
OF emeralds of euua! size relieve the lustre Of
the diamonds, Apeendapt is a single IL, brilliant
raiah's special carret lgxy feet made Of
pearls. with n big diamond In tho centre and
ut each corner. cost 81 ,oOOOOO.
The most valuable, gold ORC over mined in
tho United Statea. and probably In tho world.
was lot CONTAINING 200 pounds q quartz.
carrying gold at tho rate Of $4,000 Il ton.
1t was taken from the main shaft OF the mine
at lshpcming. Mich.
Tho greatest sum ever paid for telegraph
tolls in one. week by a Newspaper was the ex-
pendturo OF the London Times for cable sor-
vice from Bucnos, Ayres; during the revolution
in the Argentine Republic. The cost Of cabling
from Buenos Ayrcs to London was Sl.I5
word and tho Times paid out $4,000 for one
weeks dispatches.
WI, Florence, tho comedian, once offered
$4,000 for n catch phrase about which an
American comedy could DO written. Nobody
supplied tho demand.
Tho Sostliest phrase In recent. years was
Rum Romanism. and Rebellion."