The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1901-11-11

fcctton Of n Precious Stone /.
,.c.ly Due to som. I,nperfcc,ion
-. NrkinK by Nature.
pora,oxical rs 1t may appear the
ERECTION Of gem Is largely due to
,sa impcrfection IN its make Some
,...,. mistake made In the laboratory oe
..r,e produces Il defective stone
.i;en Is perfection Itself from the lap
,,ry.s point of view. Nineiy-nine out
very hundred cmeralds dug from
i, mine are almost white and uf lli,l.
IN hut the hundrcdth one Is Of n
lin yelvctv green and. Ii wthou, o,l4
aavs than its color. sells for $500 n
.,at nr 30 times rs much ~ lis col.
- brother. The reason II the rich
l,r which gives tn. emerald its yall,.
.h4t nature. In making the Stonc. put
,.s much oxide of chromium. Just as
monk sometimes gels tao nluell sal
-otu. il ih. biscuits. Tie standard of
,f..t!on in The laboratory IL nature
III. colorlcss emerald. anl h,r ..etp
1.a,sre, which. nevertheless. delight
saE.rl. however much tley nas lis.
.a aatnre You could lny ton ~
i..of chromium for the price which
grain of IL give, t. 4 cheap AMI
.a..u crystal.
Na,n nature makes mistakes II iaaa-
,.s..tgr.ns diamonds. tl.c results age
,saly remarkable. Her standard fer
diamond Is pnr. white >tone hut
..a,.f.i4es n foreign substance gets into
III eruciblc. and tie result i Il rcd or
4,.. diamond \ iine white brilliant 4
.a. ara, can be bought for Sl22J. but Il
#,. stone OF that Size would he cheap
= - -ds. \ red .iamond II Of even
.n.a,rr value. red stone II fifteen
,-a.gs having been sold for 5000. Yet
lie little particle OF foreign material
al.ch nature carclessly let fall into lie
a..8tQre when sh. was making that
,,an, down in the heart of some rrin".
al volcano Is 81 less ,alu- than a
pain II common salt AMI onls sai
,aefe by mistake.
Nature manufactures n Ter labeFaio
3 hal'rsai eii'' s!8H''. ~ ..'''
iIy a block OF sp.i.l n large n ta8
an carry for few dollar Sometimes
II "iAA4aI si'aAs' ss'''t' 'l'.'''i'st,
t.s, ne acid get into the material and
aalur il a deep red. IL. pe,.s - cai
ata nature ''J'sts y Si"'s's' - s..
#ea.n. and throws them In tie dust
4. '!"ia "hi'ii 'a't IL '''4 - -
4" 'A'H' f"oi's' = t"'' :. ''''
"fdl9 l'c'hus s"i' 'o'
.r H4d''r'ai 81 tue 'h'dP sl'''
.4r fAlliai1c ru"! a'e lii''4''4'' -
't..f. save LOT 'h't. sh'''i '''' 80
es@'t'e ac'd "h'ca S"' sh'' W ~
VI aa>tah.
""'h nature starts ""' - ''.''''',''',
"i'd's' she ''''''a' "'~ :" '''''' -,
"''a"Rt any cracks III lh''i' - -.
~ seldom succeeds, COMING nearest -
'f.t','ioh IN tue MeA'e''' "i,'i,
4'r lew cracks IN 'hell ~" ~
"''" ia>''r. ne merry s'"" - - =,
'"'"' 'i'ai anu Tue p'as - ''r'' -.
"ilhN VI tiat exquisite STUN =,
'd1its 10 the hiilh'sl ~ ,
""'h seam tue surface - Nv
~DN IiF" nature poor 'f,,'
."AAihh when she sees ''ii' s''',''t ''
AeN''ah opais. which are h'''''
'E'' Tor !. cents u carat "''' P's =,
-'a carat Tor hcr iaiiu''s' w ~
"r "pai ot the east.
H't only III gems. bh' III many ''
."Ilss' does nature make ihis''h's az"
.@'llres. the results OF whi'h are '.-"
= Naincd 10y man. lhe cii"'ih sn,'
~" much Ike the coiich sH''' % Wv"
'"o''s' Is one OF the eohiih"'''s' ,'
- 'Ae beaches OF India' anu "''','.".
Hehi are gathered ana p"''''
'Ic Aihc THAT Is III them. ie' !" ~
p' near Handy. teylon. are 'Mo e'''nN
,"''S which hold the place "' ho'''' -
Safihe covered with soi', '".. Nv
amount of money could buy 1he'h '''"
'''r guardian priests. ihs'r '.'''.
INSISTS IN the fact that nature WIS ''.'
41''r herself the morning she l''' ''",
'''eSc shells and gave r'sil' ,'''"
Cd twist To them instead of left hand
other .hn,t- .i,.n, -, man