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not have continued liz lie position az
Washington thus long had there not been
the prospect Of playing 'host ID the Duke
GAbruZzi 1t is known that the d!st.n-
guished Italian has for some time desired
to relinquish his duties here, due piinci-
pally to the fact that his, wife suffers
severely from seasickDeSs on the voyages
to and from this country.
The baron was married in 1881. when he
was thirty years of age His wife. as may
be guessed from her maid name. Maria
De Nun Cheva.ier, comes Of a French
family. and one of the stories related ~
her is that she never spoke a word OF
Italian until after her marriage. The
baroness is a tall woman Of distinguished
bearing but democratic manner Her
hair and eyes are brown. and neither size
nor her husband has the dark o,ploriDg
so often distinctive of the Latins. In their
devotion to each other the Baron and
Ba roneSs des Planches may be said 10 set
All example worthy of emulation by
younger lovers. Despite the exigencies OF
the baronS public duties they have sell
dom been separated for any length or
time. The Italian ambaSsadreSS is known
as one OF the best goWned women In
Washington. and the baron's rainlent in
point of splendor will not suffer by COM
parison even with the court dress of the
Duke d Abruzzi. The effect of the baron's
brilliant diplomatic uniform is heightened
by several bejeweied decorations. He
wears the insignia of the Crown OF Italy
the highest decoration granted by the
italian monarch: that of the Order OF
St Maurizio and Larjaro. and a number
of decorations bestowed by foreign gov
ernments with whom he has conducted
diplomatic interchanges.
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INDIAN GRAPE PIcKERS.
Come From Reservations to Help
Gather Raisins.

From the Los Angeles Times.
With the approach al tn" grape her
ing AMI raisin making season Che I"diaas
from the reservations in tie mountain
back of san Diego begin - hncN - the
valleys where the vineyards lie. Among
these the beautiful Fl Cajyon valley VITA
its broad acres al vines attracts many Of
the d1IsllN people
Down the grades Trey con". humping
oyer roGgh places AMI raising clouds III
dust IN their rckety Old wagons and car
ria ges. Horseback. bUrro hack and on
foot they pass 10y in !arge ana small par
ties. The conveYanccs are usually rather
di iapdatrd affairs, purchased from the
rubbish heap ri some ranchcr or second
hand dealer and patched together with
balng wire, as Is the harness. But some
times a PROSPEROUS tribcsman, The owner
OF a little place of his own. PASSES by.
his wagon new and the sqUaws and chill
dren comfortably, though very gaudllS.
dressed.
Old carriages which have evidently seen
better days are met with, the head II
the family occupying the box and the
women and children piled together villa
household effects feed for the team and
4 few dogs. Frequently one sees a fam
lily of two. the squaw mounted on the only
horse, and hubby 'nooting II al the other
md Of the leading rope-!i&e the true
gentleman he is.
tn y are care free. light hearted
people. and this jJurneying At harvest
time is holiday excursion 10 them.
Horse races. peon games and other peas
ures dear 10 the Indians heart are TO be
enjoyed between spells Of hard but wealth
yielding work when the destination is
reached ana camp pitched. Old ac-
quaintanceshp among those from other
reservations vii be renewed, and an old
feud or two settled perhaps.
On the road from the reservation to TIE
valley are many Indian hotels with eX-
cellent accommodations for man and
beast. To the whit man these os;abl.sh h
ments would seem mean, but to the IN
dian they are the most ideal OF hostel
ries They consist OF spr.ag of water.
some shady trees. a little dry freWOCd
and some grass in which to stalk. ;ne
ponies. Once in camp AT the ranch upon
which he has been engaged To work the
same Old round of picking. turning. sort
ing. stacking and the rest OF the various
stages OF raisin making will be gone
with, and Ihe pay resulting
therefrom spent on provisions for the fam
lily and lost in betting on the races or
at the Fascinating game of peOn.
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of the size I'd s:;;iF - .i.;:;, nc great
est OF all diamon4;-
The stone was di-covc-cI b. M. F.
Wells, the mine over so~r OF the Premier.
He was experimenting the work as I
walked Though the digsing5 today. L
asked him some questions as 70 his great
find. Said he:
I'VE discovered tic Culiinan diamond
on the 2Jtl u. .!aui:srT. 1884,. had a
gang OF natives woik j:= not far f"ocA The
center OF the pip. We had gone down
to depth of about Eve feet from the
surface and had bean taking out good
stuff all day. The sun was jus setting
and we were about to knock Off when l
saw something white and sparkling lying
on slope o. the blue. TIE rays Of the
setting caught 1t and it looked like
fire. took up PICK and rushed D the
spot. The earth was ALREADY loose about
the stone and in Il short time it Was in
my hand 1t was SO big that l was daZed
a my discovery. I ran with It across the
mine to the Office, burst into the man
ayers room and laid down the stone be
fore Mr.. McHardy and Mr.. Cullinan.
They were as much asioLished as myself.
We then weighed it ard the next day the
word was sent out that the biggest dia-
mond of the world had been found"
A Costly Mail Package.
1t is interesting to know how this great
diamond got to London. Think of the
responsibility of carrying something as
big as your fist. so small that you could
put it in your coat pocket and weighing
little over a pound, worth a million dol
lars or so from Pretoria, South Africa.
to London. It would be brave man who
would risk it without a guard. and II a
thief could get hold of it 1t might be
easily struggled and carried away. Never
theless the diamond got to London and
that without guards of any kind. save
those of his majesty'S mails. 1t was put
up as a package. registered and sent by
parcel post. l asked Mr.. Cullinan If ne
was not afraid to risk so much in that
way. He replied:
Il don't know of anything that could
be safer. No one knew what was in the
package, and il was carried with less
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ture Of red brick, with trimmings and
portico Of brown stone. admirably adapt
ed for use rs the embassy of a foreign
power. Indeed, in many respects 1t is
the handSomeSt embassy at the capital.
AT the main entrance a door OF oak
studded with iron bolts of massive design
opens upon a vestihule and hallway
paved in mosaic and with walls and cell
ings of carved oak. The visitor sees
through a broad archway the vista of a
suite of apartments manifestly planned
for large entertainments. There are two
connecting drawing rooms with q library
beyond and an alcove music corner. The
drawing rooms are furnished throughout
damask wall hangings affording an adj
mirable setting for the white and gold
furniture. Aside from the drawing rooms
the principal show places Of the mansion
comprise the imposing Moorish stairway
and the lofty music room with It's heavy
beamed ceiling. Mrs. Hearst took great
pride in the dining room. which she
claimed was the most perfect Dutch i'll
terror to be found this side of Holland.
And. speaking of the dining room. the
observation may be intertected that If the
Duke d'AbruzZi should desire to give a
farewell bachelor dinner or any other
elaborate entertainment he will find the
domestic arrangements of his temporary
home adequate TO all demands. In addi-
ton TO the regular dining room there is a
banquet hall with walls and ceiling Of
California redwood and floor of white
mosaic. and the kitchen. Respondent in
white satin thing. is OF correspondingly
generous proportions. 1t has been
boast that an antlered stag might be
roasted whole in the capaciOus range.
On the score of table appointments the
Italian embassy does not suffer by COM
parison with the similar possessions of
Thomas F. Walsh or any of the other
dinner givers of Washington. The silver
service at Italys ambassadorial residence
I,.,t, ctc$c nf
more than one hundred pieces. comprising
plates, urns, candelabra, bonbon and fruit
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}, WHICH IS NOW BEING CUT AT AMSTERDl

vaults have walls OF cement and iron
three fourths of a yard thick and the
door is an eiaht-nch plate of steel with
nine concealed locks. The diamond il
taken from the safe every morning by the
head OF the firm. He is armed with re-
Volver and accompanied by ten members
of his staff. who leave him while he Sc
cretly unlocks the door The stone u
then carried to the workroom which was
especially built FOR the purpose and j.
given over 10 "a specialist Henri Zoe. who
does the cutting ard polishing. lie is
locked in The room with the diamond and
is net allowed Ia 80 ont. even for his
meals The polishing * Icing dorr on !.
plate of sixteen inches N diameter, which
j four inches widor than that used f"r or
binary stones. The PLACE runs at rate
of = 400 revolutions per minute. aLa &c
polishing is performed by a paste ~
crushed diamonds ANA oil
FRANK -. CARPENTER.
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The CulIinan Diamond Is as Big as
Tumbler.

damage bv mail than had it been guarded
by soliicrr''
= :..z;ard however. that the stone
was ine..-.r! Tor TWO million dollars. al
thoug.. t.. government received less than
thirt, cents for carrying it, and the maxi
mum: :r.ci.n: which could have been re-
covered from il in case OF loss was less
than ter dollars: At the same time a
DUNN .arcsI supposed TO contain the dia-
mond j. said - have been oStentatiously
taken :, Cape Town and thence to
Souti.arl' ..on. while tie real treasure lay
as n ordinary parcel ia the mails
- 10y Al ~IeSeht.
Jus. i1w nuc!. the Culliaan diamond
&c ,,.er,h =, GRO anows Eotbiuo Vile if
-,
H''' ''f' ',ti' ~ '-'''" anu '''V'' - IA"
StaI:..'': = e asl.lr.;';ii. II mag lhc worth
or I1lliion dui.,:!: II II may be worth
tv, .,i..s,, - o.. i.,oriir, IN tba
, -., -, -. -.
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Prepared.

From the Phi. .deiphla Inquirer.
Teacher giving a lesson on the rhinoc-
eros)-Now, can you name any other
things that have horns and are dangerous
to get near?
Sharp pupil-Motor cars.
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had come more than half d dozen years
earlier he might not have found himself
50 nicely situated, for il Was only re-
Gently that the Italian government. fol-
lowing the example OF Germany, Great
Britain ans. other leading powers, pur-
chased property here and set UP branch
OF the QUirinal Prior to that time the
Italian envoy. to the Amusement of Of
fetal Wasliir Etou, made his home III New
York city. only coming 10 the capital
when socially hidden to the White House
or when official business uocessitated.
ard not much as maintaining an Of
flee in the c.ty oi. the Potomac.
Tbs, preSen; dnEa"satiGriai residence"
was sold 10 the Italian governments by
Mrs Phoebe \. Hearst widow of the
California millionaire and mother of VIII
liam Randolph Hearst-a woman who
owned In succession several notable
Washington residences. and VINO by odd
coincidence. had already disposed Of one
or two OF her homes to foreign govern
mcnts ere tine Italians were added to the
list of purchasers. Mrs. Hearst did not
build the mansion that she transferred
to the authorities at Rome. but during
the twelve years that She owned it she
made 50 many alterations and improve
ments as to amount TO reconstruction.
The italian government Is understood TO
have appropriated the sum OF $lS'.tSO to
purchase an embassy in America. but ii
was stated at the time that the price
agreed upon for the Hearst property was
S130, 800 leaving balance of $4,000 to
be expended upon repairs and furnish
ings.
The Embassy Location.
Tie Italian embassy is admirably 10
Gated with reference TO the activities of
officialdom at the capital. Situated on
the northwest corner of New Hampshire
avenue and o street a little more than
a stones throw from Dupont Circle, 1t is
in the heart of the new fashionable dis
trict. Likewise is this three-story struc-
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A VISIT to the Great Mine
n Which Produced It-A
Look at the Biggest Diamond
Pipe on Earth and a Talk
With Its Owner as to How
He Discovered 1.-THE Enor-
nous Fortunes of the Premier
"A Million Carats Of Jewels
in Six Months and Millions of
Dollars in Dividends-A Chat
With the Finder Of the Guilt
nan-How the Mighty Stone
Looks-Sent to London by
Mail, 1t Is Now Guarded in
Holland.
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A Chat With the Diamond King.

During any stay here ] have met Mr..
I. VI. Cullinan. the man who discovered
this mighty diamond pipe and from whom
the Cullinan diamond is named. Five
years ago he had only q few thousand
dollars but he is now worth ten or fifteen
millions and he might he called the
worlds diamond king. He is the chairman
of the company which owns the mine.
and I've still spends much of his time at
the works. Mr.. Cullinan looks more like
a miner than a millionaire. He is a well
built man of tifty-iive years of age, and
is the picture of health. He has a dark
complexion, and dark hair and eyes. His
forehead is broad, his nose straight. and
his lower jaw heavy. showing determina-
ton and grit. ! understand that he start
ed life poor and that some of his first
money was made "A bricklayer
As he got Il little ahead he became :,
contractor: and as such had series n:
ups and down which left him at the age
of fifty worth perhaps 10000. asked
him how he had made his great strike
He replied:
diamonds have been long known 20
exist in this region. They We're discov-
cred here years ago. ard one alluvial
claim had been pegged out and foated
at a capt. aiiztion of flo0,OOO only shor'
distance from were the Premier is. About
four years ago I was looking up this val
ley. prospecting for diamonds. l found
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W which was recently presented
10y the government OF the Trans
Naal 10 King Edward Vii and
which is now being cur IN AnstorIau;. 1t
Is by several times the largest diamond
c;cr found. and its value l. over million.
] am writing these notes on the edge "f
the mine from which il was taken From
where I stand / can look right down into
II. or rather over il, for it covers eighty
acres, the area of 4 guOdS sized farm II
IS known as the Premier diamond mine,
and it is ny far the largest diamond mine
in the world. On that hill at the left L
can see the great gear. with its crushing.
washing and pulsating machines They
are fed by tho caravan Of cars which arc
now flying up to 1t over that Inclined
roadway.
The mine itself is black with workmen.
There are 1900 OF natives at work digging
ont the ore and loading II on cars. Here
men are blasting, there they are laying
railroads. and farther over digging tun-
nels down into tie blue ground. There
AZ one end of the mite are the Offices
where the managers direct the work
They consist Of an irou-roofcd b'iildinS
worth under 5000. and seem strange
headquarters for business which en-
plOyS thousands oil men ana HAS an
output of millions :; year. Farther back
are the compounds in which the native
workers are kept under suard, and just
back of ne is the railroad station with
its hotel and few stores, forming the
town OF CulIinan.
The Worlds Biggest Diamond Mine.
have already described the mighty
diamond pipes o: Kimberley from which.
until lately, 80 per cent of the world $
diamonds came. have told you how
each OF them was made BY a volcano
which bored It's way up out OF the bowels
OF the earth through the hardest of rock
and left there a deposit of blue ground
sprinkled with diamonds. Some OF the
Kimberley pipes have been tested half a
mile downward. and they find that the
diamonds are as thick at the bottom as
they were at the top. This mine here is
of the same formation, SAFE that the pipe
is so large that all the De Beers mines
could be put inside it and leave room for
several big diamond mines in addition.
The Premier pipe is now well outlined.
II Is q half mile long and quarter of Il
mile wide Within il there is nothing but
Every yard OF il contains precious stones.
In 1906 mOrs than 100000 carats We're
taken from II, and daring the first six
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TOME of the Italian Am

TOME of the Italian Am
l. L bassador, Which May Be
Used for This Purpose-For-
rnerly the Residence of Mrs.
Phoebe Hearst, the Mother
of William Randolph Hearst,
Who Is Much in the Public
Eye-Entrance Is Imposing
and Very Inviting-The Ban
quiet Hall and the Guest
Chamber - Italy Paid $780,
600 for the Home of It's Am
bassador, Which Is Located
at the Corner of New Hamp-
shire Avenue and O Street.
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+ the Duke d'Abruzzi comes to the
United States to marry Miss Rather
inc Elkins he Will make his headquar-
II tiers at the Italian embassy at Wash
ington. 1t would be incompatible With
the position and dignity of member Of
the royal house of Savoy to seek lodgings
like an ordinary transient at a public hos
terry, and accordingly the titled visitor
and his suite will be housed at the branch
Office of the Italian government in Arneri-
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Copyright. 1905. Icy frank 6. Carpcp yorD
So ciai Corr sIpude-.ce ~ The Star.
CJLIINAN, The Transyaal.
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South Africa.
OF have AL heard Of the Cullinan
diamond. the mighty stone
which was recently presented
10y the GOV eminent OF the Trans
Naal 10 King Edward Vii and
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= = n
a million carats
1t is now only four years since the
mines began to b. worked and since then
=. n"o "Tai ~ ou ,'s u,aiioi,us a. ane
ror el.arI. ,,~ir.t, ~ a,,aTt 6,1. IND niabt
vrar ir and Vcor ont carat-and-a
G,artcr 6t.,n,ord ,,,olc, q ,,iobtv nre,ty
O. eagarner+ 80 or ard ct il wound
ha uor+T ., las. S1un This mine las
boan t.Ircino orr sucb , ring every
,,ir,u-o tn. e,i,,o- ,-c,, como ide, Of i,S
,..i-,a rL -, o,,.,tt -, ,nonav hos
Fao,, - CO. ,nn NV, ,,;,htn tbo
-. 80, -, - I.' t "''u u, 49, .a,,arai
i;1Ii,,, 80, -; 10, ,ii,iIo, pN' 'Ho
80 w.
The Premier VS.. the De Beers
ut. ,,~t ; =; .;,,
49, 80 ~
new I"e great pipes at kimberley,
Whlc!. belong to the De Beers Company,
have been worked for more, than q gen
.,.,tf,p I'D MIL .t;e ,;, ,,-.,, ,,;.o,,.
49,
'-ed l. Was b'--'fSc 'h1l Icy "ouIu al
ways form TIE ciiict source Of the worlds
SUNNY of precious stones For the past
thirty v.ar. alnoost all Of our diamonds
l...-, 49,. .,;,, 80
" 'i'' '' - ~ 49, 1919 "
values worth hNAdr"CS OF Ihl!!lcnS OF
dollars in sight They have produced
more rret.ious stones than all the other
mine. az tr. world nv. tocet,..r. aud al
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pieces about three-fourths of an inch
wide: cover, let rise until light. Take
each piece. twist the ends in opposite
directions. then bring them together at
the top of the cake. Place in well-but-
tered pans; cover; let rise until light,
then bake in a moderate oven about
twenty minutes. When slightly cooled.
glaze with confectioner'S sugar moiStened
with hot milk or water.
- Little Sewing Parties.
Little sewing parties, quite like the
old-time sewing bees, have been revived
this winter with marked success. Some
of these take the form of united work for
charity-making bed quilts or the soft
little cheesecloth comforts for public nur-
sery and hospital cribs, while others
simply give the women chance to
flock" and at the same time busy their
fingers with the small needlework so nee
essary in every family.
In an Arizona mining town the women
meet weekly. each bringing her family
mending with her: big socks and little
socks; coats and trousers. pinafores and
table linen. In the east similar gather.
ings find daintier workbags, which. emp
tied. reveal bit of embroidery. sweater
for the dog. muff1ers, fancy aprons. hand
made baby garments and other dainty
bits of handiwork. Refreshments are
usually very simple, cup of tea with
waters, or brioche, or coffee and coffee
cake. Where there is a real, old-fash-
toned quilting. however, supper. substan-
tial enough to take the place of the usual
dinner, is served, and the men are invited
to come. take supper and see their wives
home. At these high teas. scalloped pota-
toes Or oysters. cold meats, cheese. rel
ishes. cake and homemade preserves.
with big cups Of coffee. are reckoned the
proper thing. as old-timey and appro-
pirate to the occasion.
Paper Pals for Milk.
In London milk dealers are trying tho
plan of delivering milk in covered paper
pals that do not have to be returned. A
London paper. booming the project, re-
marks that if danrymen can all be in
duced to use these paper pals. and also
restrain themselves in the matter Of the
bowls that at present they seem to con-
slider a necessary part of the ceremony OF
milk delivering, the residents of the me-
tropolis will be able to get s'me sleep AZ
well as pure milk.
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lenged Potter to duel. which was ac-
cepted. But instead of naming the duel
ing grounds and pistols. Potter. who was
given this privilege Of choosing, named a
little room about ten feet square, and
bowie knives for weapons. When Pryor
heard of this he changed his mind and
| absolutely refused to have anything to
do with the affair he had previously sug-
gested. think that is the last time 1
heard Of any reference to duels.''
Mr.. Chancey Is a stanch admirer of
ex-President Hayes and ex-President
Grant.
Gen. Grant was a fine man." said Mr.
Chancey. "He was very fond of chill
dren and they all loved him. Society was
not scattered then as it is now in the
northwest part of town. Then the neigh
borhoods were more compact and the peo-
pie had closer acquaintanceshi than
so much larger. All the children Of the
neighborhood knew Gen. Grant. When
ever he passed them walking he would
stop and speak to them, sometimes chat
ting with them for several minutes. Often
have seen him pick up little child he
l. was particularly fond of and kiss him.
The children used to make it a daily
habit to watch for him and greet him.
He was one OF the most popular Presi-
dents with the younger generation, as wei!
as the older.
Arthur was the most dgnified of all
the Presidents / knew, and Hayes was
one of the most democratic in his manner
X
Daniel Webster was an impressive
looking statesman, with his big head, his
long coat and big brass buttons.
ben Butler was splendid man, and
was very fond of him. There were lots
of brainy men in those days. but they
did not dress so we'll and make the we'll
groomed appearance that the congress-
men do today
Mr.. Chancey has attended nearly all
Of the New Year receptions at the White
House in the last half century and all
the funerals of the notable men who
have died in Washington or lain in state
here, among them Lincoln, Garfield,
Henry Clay. William Henry Harrison
| Zachary Taylor and many others.
Garfield was a fine man. said Mr..
Chancey. land I was very fond of Ben
jamin Harrison. Mr.. Mckinley was a
| ing him as l did. or knowing of his fine
character as I did, l admired him exceed
| ingly."
Mr.. Chancey arrives at the Capitol every
day between 8 and 10 o'clock, and he sell
dom leaves before 6. When he enjoys
veltS out-of-door habit, although the ex-
ercise he takes is tame in comparison.
For Mr.. Chancey's chief pleasure is play
| ing croquet with the young folks and
children
Mr.. Chancey has only one child, a
| charming young woman, who makes a
gracious hostess and helps to entertain
the scores of friends who call upon her
father, for lie Is a most popular man,
particularly among the established Wash
ington people who have known him for
yeara