Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-07
LARGEST Pearl in America.


On one side of it is a beautiful string of
pearls, valued at 100000. and on the other
side single pearl of perfect proportions. as
large as pigeons egg, and mounted as a
pendant 1t is claimed to be the largest in
America, and the label says is valued at
$4,000. This collection is offered for sale
by a New York diamond broker. and the
young man In charge assured me that ne
had received several nibbles and one pretty
good bite at his hook. although he remark
ed sarcastically that the people who came
to this exposition are leaving their pocket
books at home. When l began to question
him about the manner In which ms dia-
monds are protected, and what he did with
them at night, he became very reticent ana
evidently suspected me of trying to pipe
him off,
Brazil has fine display of uncut dia-
monds. and a clever apparatus in operation
designed to show how they are washed OUT
of the sands of her rivers
While we are talking of carbon zsnoulo
mention the fine display of black diamonds
made by the state of Illinois. which shows
the largest block of coal ever holsted OUT
Of mine. 1t is a solid cube, without
crack, 6 by 7 by feet inches In SIZE anu
Weighing more than 10 Ions; III came LIN LIN
the mine No. 6 of the Madison Coal COM
pany at Divernon, Sangamon county, anu
was carved out of a vein 3So feet peiow tne
surface Other big blocks. some or them
almost as large. are exhpiteu f no1n,n am. and
Williamson counties, ILL.,, by the kemerrer
Company of Wyoming and the Pocahontas
Company of West Virginia. The mining
building Is crowded with reminders or the
great natural wealth. oL Jul iiooiiN''
states.
Tn vault made of many different kinds
of ores and fashioned with great taste and
cunning Is exhibited several hundred thou-
sand dollars worth of gold dust from the
Klondike. Some of 1t is in grains so me
that YOU need a microscope to distinguish
them and some Is In grains as large as
pebbles. This exhibit Is guarded by spe-
cial detail from the regular army. Ing me
only other exhibits so guarded are tue
presents received by Queen Victoria at her
| diamond jubilee, which are eAhini'eu !
| through the kindness of King Edward OF
England. They are in f1reproof porton
of the Washington University, wnere 'he
none's contributions are also installed.
George Gould's pictures, In the loan col
| lection in the art gallery: are lns SUI Ds
| the exposition company for $4oOOOO. ana
| they are protected by Jefferson guaros anu
hy sneciaI detectives hired by the insurance
COMPANIES that assumed the risk. But
there is very little danger OF burglary anu
less of fire. If you will recall the various
exnositions that have been held year aIter
YEAR Won will remember that nothing was
ever lost by fire, although exposltlon puilu-
ines are usually constructed OF very imam.
msble material The cold storage plant at
Chicago was burned. and several hVes were
Several gold mines are in operation IN the
mining building and on larger scale IN
what is called "The Gulch'-a picturesque
collection of full-sized plants In niue
hollow under the hill, beyond the Illinois
building. There a big wooden renee repre-
SCENTS a disappointment, case of misplaced
confidence.
Regarded as Too Realistic.
An enterprising gentleman from Arizona
obtained a concession for typical mining
town to which he intended to charge an ad-
mission fee He proposed to take the lid
off' and show eastern tenderfeet the real
thing-not only the scientific and mechan-
ical features of mining, but the traditional
human characters of camp in the noun
tains. with its usual environment of sa-
looms, dance houses. gambling hells ana
other sinful places, all in operation, DAY
and night He arranged to bring lot OF
ladies and gentlemen from the hottest
camp in Arizona with few cowboys who
expected to get drunk occasionally and
'shoot up the town. The entire cOmmu-
nifty were expected to live and act and talk
and practice all the vices or an enterprls-
Ing mining community
When the managers Of the fair discovered
how realistic this show was to be they
feared that the moral sense Of the public
might be offended and that the people
might interfere No liquor is sold on the
grounds except cocktails. highballs, beer
and similar refreshments at the tables with
meals at the restaurants. Gambling and
all games of chance are prohibited. AID
while the morals of 1.-THE Pike" are not
much to boast of, a saloon, gambling
hell and a dance house in full operation
were considered too realistic, so the con-
cession was Cancelled.