Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-09-12
PRECIOUS GEMS ARE GUARDED.
The Dealers Make Careful Note Of All
Changes In Their Ownership.

The Dealers Make Careful Note Of All
Changes In Their Ownership.
The dealer in precious stones keeps
remarkable account Of the valuable
gems which come into this country.
His business does not end when he sue
ceeds in dispOsing Of precious stone
or mounted piece At q good round fig
ure. He can tell how many times II
has changed hands since 1t reached
these shores and usually he can tell
every person in the country who owns
anything In gems worth knowing
about. This city is the great center
Of these dealers. as 1t is through this
port that practically all gems enter.
The American woman buys the finest
diamonds that can be had In the medi
um sizes. In which the purest stone
comes. The mine from which the most
beautiful stones are taken, at Jaegcrs
fontein, In the Orange Free State. has
been shut up. as a great reef encOun-
tered made 1t Improbable to mine fur
ther. The next best diamonds come
from Wesselton. about fifty-two miles
from Kimberley, and that, too. is shut
dcCOuut VI tue WdT
The finest large diamond which ever
came into this country belonged to the
Morgan collection. 1t weighed twenty
five carats and sold for about 100000
There was one diamond Of 12S carats
sold in this city and another Kimberley
stone Of seventy-six carats, but both
were tinged with color and not nearly
hn
other single diamond sold in this city
less than three years ago for $4,000
and 1t Is now owned by q Western
woman. The American woman likes
her diamonds, not by ones or twos. but
by dozens and hundreds. and these are
formed into tiaras, necklaces. cOrselets,
corsages and hair bouquets and sprays,
all arranged with or without other
stones, and so that they can be easily
detached and worn in separate pieces.
As the wealthy families Of this cOun-
try come into possession Of a large num-
her of diamonds, their taste turns to-
ward colored stones. The ruby Is pre-
eminently the next In favor. and prices
higher than those paid for diamonds
are given for 1t. Two years ago firm
in this city sold a single ruby for $685.
600. Last year there came demand
for the emerald and single beautiful
stone in the autumn brought a dealer
2O,OOO.-New York Evening Post
1t is a great mistake to try to learn
wisdom out OF books.
He who can stand the little trials
| fitted for the great trusts.
All lovely forms and objects are the
offspring of lofty and pure thoughts
and minds, and they are the natural
order when undisturbed by sin.
| The Sheriff of Lancaster sold the
real estate of twenty debtors.
| A crowd of Minersville toughs stoned
the house Of a Saloonkeeper, then en-
tered the saloon and robbed the till.
| Falling under a car he was trying tC
| board, at Excelsior. Patrick WilkerSoI
had his right foot crushed.
| Raymond Mowery, a boy. was kicked
| in the stomach by a horse. in Lurgal
township. Franklin county. and is II
| a serious condition.
Hetty Long, of Logansport, was killed
by a fall through a trapdoor at hel
home.
At Catawissa, Mrs. John Keifer diet
| of injuries received in a fall down tht
| cellar stairs.
Attacked by a dog. near Pottsville
Harry Rodgers was badly bitten abou
the abdomen.
Do not trust your money to those VIII,
keep their eyes on the floor.
Poverty Is a great Blessing to SOM
people.
Put your strength in your fight in
stead of in your challenge.
] II you can't be q man and an ange
at the same moment postpone the an
gel