Evening star., 1904-03-12
Alexandria, Va.
First Appearance of the Kohinoor.

the time, declared that cit is so valuable
that 4 judge of diamonds valued it at half
the daily expenses of the entire world"
First Appearance of the Kohinoor.
This was the first public appearance in
good society of the famous Kohinoor,
which, as everybody knows, is now the
chief ornament in the crown of Edward
VII. King of Great Britain and Ireland and
Emperor of India. Ii is valued at 1880 O03
or st,4oooO In our money. Queen Victoria
never wore it, She had it taken from the
crown and replaced by a paste substitute
IRIS jewel thus became one of the cir
looms OF the moguls, who lived in such
spishoof as mas never been seen elsewhere
ana could not be duplicated In modern
times. " oei
an the winter of 1855 Humayon was do
scenuihg a stairway when his foot sjinned
NJ % ne .eii headiong to the bottom He
was carried into his palace and died a few,
gays later, being succeeded by his SON a
ooy OF thlrteen who in MANY resnec.s
was the noblest of the moeuls and is
.aiieu IN history Akbar the Great He came
70 the throne in 1866 and his reign which
tasted until 1905. was almost contamno
raneous with that o. Queen EIizabeth Tn
reading his history one is impressed hv the
o.iihihs resemblance between him and the
present emperor of Germany Beiram who
mad been his fathers prime minister and
whose clear intellect, iron will and masterfuI
aplnty mad elevated the house of Tanner
iane i 10 the glory and power it then en-
Joyed, remained with the young king as his
adviser, and, owing to the circumference
old not treat him with as much deferanca
and respect as Akbar's lofty notions con~
siaered proper The boy endured the
silghts 1or -FOUR years, and when he rea ched
the age OF seventeen there occurred at the
court or the moguls an incident which was
almost exactly repeated several centuries
later at Berlin
Beiram, like Bismarck, submitted to the
,i vii y. ms young master, surrendered all
insignia OF authority, and started on a nil
gflmage to Mecca, but before he left India
ms chasrln and indignation got the better
OF ms judgment and he inspired an insur-
rection against the throne He was ar
| rested and brought back to Delhi. where to
| his surprise he was received With tho
greatest ceremony and honor ACCORDING.
10 tne custom of the time, MOBILES Of the
highest rank clothed him with garments
from the kings wardrobe, and when he
] took him by the hand and led the aston,
! ished old man to a seat beside the imperial
| tnrone Beiram, realizing the magnanimity
| OF his boyish master. fell upon his knees.
Kissed the feet of the king and between
| sobs begged for pardon The king con-
| ferred the greatest possible honors unon
| MIN, but gave him no responsibility. and
| Beiram's proud and sensitive soul found
relief in resuming his pilgrimage to Mecca.
But he never reached that holy place He
! died ON the way by the hand of an Afghan
noble, whose father, years before, he had
| killed in battle.
The Greatness of Akbar.
You must remember Akbar, because so
many of the glories of Indian architecture,
WHICH culminate at Agra and Delhi, are
due to his refined taste and appreciation for
the beautiful, and shall have a good deal
: to say about him. because he was one OF