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The Washington herald., 1911-01-08

Up-to-date jewellers and clerks must be
percepGve. Tehy must take particular
notice of every stranger who enters the
store. A story shows how the percep-
tive quality of a clerk saved a jeweler in
Piccadilly, London. the loss Of q val
uable diamond necklace at the hands
of May Gleason, a notorious penny
weighter.''
During the several visits she made to
the store she always looked longingly at
the diamond necklaces and with the
average woman's ever-present delight in
the beautiful. All this time. however, she
was taking in minute details Of one par
ticular necklace, and from memory had
an imitation made in paste diamonds. cor
rect enough in every particular to de-
ceive almost any one.
At her final visit, while handling the
real ornament. she made the change-the
imitation for the good-and finally, with
a sigh, accomplished by the remark that
it was really too high in price," handed
n necklace back to the clerk and started
to leave the store. The clerk had seen no
transposition made, but when the neck
lace was placed in his hands he noted
that the attached tag was Of a bun color.
All SOOQS IN tn0 store pore Wnlte Tags,
and he Immediately surniSed that some
thing was wrong. 1t was. The woman
was detained and searched revealed that
she had the original and the clerk the
imitation. She had made one fatal mis-
take-a small one, it is true, but neverless
costly to her, while the PERCEPTION Of the
clerk saved the day and incidentally his
job.
The "pennyweighters" are up to all
sorts of doinss, ply their game during
rush hours. and only by the greatest care
can loss at their hands be prevented
Diamond rings are a favorite plunder and
the substitution of past fer real stones
their pet scheme. The half-eaten apple
scheme is an old one, but even now
worned successfully in the smaller cities
and towns
The operator enters a store munchfng
an apple, and while examining uncut
stones presses one into the apple, casually
saunters to the door, and throws it out.
Then he returns and buys a little some
thing. His confederate on the outside
gets the apple and the stone The real
thief, il suspected, submits to an exam
ination through storm of indignant pro-
tests, threatens legal action and all that
and finally is allowed to- go.
The umbrella-carrying thief is also an
The Washington herald., 1911-01-08
VALUE OF BRAZIL'S BLACK .
DIAMONDS is INCREASING

monds would be crushed in the process.
but the carbon resists this continued
pressure. and slowly eats down into the
rocks.
In diamond drill work the carbon is set
in circular pieces of soft steel or iron
called bits. and these bits are attached
to tubing.
Armed with these black diamond teeth.
the drills push their way down under
severe pressure to a depth of 5000 or
5000 feet, cutting through the hardest
kind Of rock. Some black diamonds are
much harder than others, and there Is
no way to determine by the color the
difference in the degree of toughness.
Other and more expensive tests are en-
ployed.
Black diamonds of pure carbon are not
by any means cheap. In the last thirty
years the prices of black diamonds have
advanced from S to nearly sS5 a carat.
and the tendency is still upward. Usually
. set of eight stones are placed in the
head of a single drill. If each diamond
weighs only three and one-half carats.
the total cost at SIS carat would be
about s, $50 for a single bit.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-08

The term ''black .diamonds' Is some
times jokingly applied to ordinary coal
which We burn in our furnaces. but the
real black diamonds of commerce are
among the unique mineral products Of the
world. and they serve a purpose in the
industrial world that makes them of great
value.
The black diamonds are pure carbon.
and yet in no outward appearance re-
semble the diamonds which We are ac-
customed to wear as ornaments. They are
slightly harder than the crystal or gem
diamonds, and. in fact, about the hardest
substance known.
Black diamonds or carbons are among
the greatest curiosities of the mineral
kingdom. They are without crystalline
form, and are found in irregular pieces
ranging in size from half a carat to 300.
400. or 500 carats.
They are dark gray. black, Or brownish
in color, and opaque. The real diamond
Of the jewelry trade is also pure carbon,
but translucent and crystalline in form.
Two objects so alike in composition, says
George E. Walsh. in the Scientific Ameri-
can. could not be found so opposite in
appearance as tueSS Two lOfnlS O1 CdTDOH.
Another peculiar thing about the black
diamonds is that they are found only in
one locality In the world. They come
from a very small section in Brazil, not
more than 225 miles square in area.
What peculiar freak Of nature caused
the deposition Of the black diamonds in
this section of the world, and nowhere
else. is one Of the mysteries which science
has FAILED to explain
The whole origin Of the black diamonds
Is therefore q scientific enigma Natu-
rally. the question is raised. .'Of what use
Is a black diamond?" No one would care
to wear one Of these diamonds, which
resembles piece of coal more than a
real diamond; and so far no one has
popularized the black gems as the black
pearl has been. Nevertheless, the black
diamonds serve a most important and
useful function in the, industrial world.
This pure black carbon Is not only
harder than the real diamond. but
tougher. and not So brittle as the gem.
Consequently 1t Il of great value for
many mechanical purposes. and particu-
larly for boring with diamond drills. In
diamond drilling the tips of the drills
are studded with carbon or black dia-
monds. and when the bores are deep the
pressure Is SO great that the gem dia-
The Washington herald., 1911-01-08

What is there more for Lord Rosebery
to desire? He has had everything that
England can offer, except the crown.
and Englishmen are agreed not to desire
that nowadays.
Well, there seems to be just one last
thing that his lordship wants. It is not
| in England. 1t is the hand Of the hand
soonest woman in France-Mne. Cecile
Sorel. All Paris is gossiping about 1t
now. and the news has spread to Eng
land
OF all the ambitions that his lordship
has achieved. this seems likely to offer
the greatest difficulties, for Mile. Sorel
las confessed that although she ad-
mires the earl, she is very unwilling to
leave the stage. where she enjoys uni
versal admiration.
If ever there was a spoiled child Of for
tune, it is the Earl Of Rosebery. He was
born of ancient family and Immensely
rich. In spite Of these drawbacks he dis
played a brilliant mind at college, and as
a young man wrote very clever books.
He has written the best life Of William
Pott. to whom he is related.
He aimed for every great prize in sight,
and won It. He married Miss Hannah
de Rothschild. the greatest heiress in
England. daughter of the head Of the
famous banking family. After his mar
riage he became the owner of six estab-
lishments, two of them being practically
palaces The six are: Dalmeny Park.
near Edinburgh; Rosebery, in the same
vicinity: Mentmore House, Buckingham
shire; the Durdans, at EPSON; the Villa
de la Honte, in Naples. and a house in
London. His wife, who was magnhi-
cent hostess, died in 1890
The earl went into politics as a Liberal.
and every prize came to him. He held
every great Office under the government
in succession, and finally became prime
minister Of England in 1894 He obvi-
ously grew weary of this position. for he
developed q hypercritical faculty. and at
last gave up the leadership Of his party
simply for the pleasure Of being abba to
criticize it freely.
He was a great friend of the late King
Edward and 1t was understood that the
King would have been pleased to see him
marry one Of his daughters.
Like most English grandees, the earl
was interested in horse racing. He won
everything he wanted at that sport. He
The Washington herald., 1911-01-08
A PRINCE IN TIE SLUMS.

From tho Gentlevuman.
The late Prince Francis Of Teck had
for years been the best known Of the
queens brothers. for. like his sister, he
had always taken a great interest in
philanthropic work. He had worked in
slum parishes for years, and probably
knew almost as much as q cruate in a
poor district of the manners and Gus
toms, hardships. and habits Of the sub
merged tenth. He perfectly understood
the young hooligans and took just as
much practical interest in all works for
the alleviation Of their poverty and their
moral Improvement as does the Queen,
who, with her own hands, makes dozens
Of garments for poor children during the
year.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-08
THE HORRIBLE H0BBLE.

What b 1t makes No walk hke thiA.
And fear to take . step anio?
What makes my tongue-tied feet to sehe
Not for my own. but fazhim's akei
Ny Ho6olc.
what trips ne vhGn I staft to T1n
In sudden Seulaey 0f fun?
o.. vhea danD. what huz1s n dom
And keeps - these 'twixt anils and huwnf
Ny Hohble.
What mahes me wonder IN ny chair
II can Tise sans rip cans tearf
Or Standing f1ls my suul With dxead
To think of dttfns down instad?
Ny Hoboae.
What makes ths 1xiaee sten huD high
As Esefek 10 plafnman's eye5
Whst turns caF plstfbsus iueo aosU
And zusdnss into' endless 0eegAe
Ny Hoohae.
what main. an eaudra thina 70 b
Nos4 studiouly shunnad b. ~
Ard infants one must bead b HI
Whist makes u pain to stoop 70 thiSf
Ny Hoee'e
Aha n Dante mioht have haun
This toRtuss - I know NJ Sn - - q
H ni6ht have a4eped = 49, 49,
n pagsesl catue vto Nq =
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The Washington herald., 1911-01-08
.NnNG-A-NING." "

Th..e's Q li.us eli. land tune
That my baby loves to sing.
Morning, evening. aftsEoon-
''Nins- aiming g-a-ning-s- s-ning!"
Little lips Il dewy rose
Singing words that no one knows.
OF the secret they ma hold
Nothing do tho hafs befIay;
Simply for ;liciF r;rrlinG gold
Let MS bear those notes away,
And their happy laughter keep
In ouf duh hesyts hidden deep
''Nine-a ming a-ning-a-nisgi'
Bahg words. bnt dtftly wed
To. the neiodie. that ring
In that Httle golden head.
Bubbling up like song of bird.
Cszcleo wheth.r they be heard.
WIN she .ies IN slLnbef light,
With . tiny dimpied ann
Held between ,ha srd the night
As between her heart and hafR,
Does ths moon above her lean,
Telling shat thoss witeh-wurds neanf
On ths lsuu she loses . vell.
,whA tle windy kSches ssing.
Do III elf-land faitss ten
sexsts hid h "NhgA-nihgf
De u druppine becdh-leav0 know
Why stAis tuns dsaiaAts ~ NJ
An fhe onm q tte NON
Nsy 1aIp psalsd tlleis pOvR p sain
An IL thuaas ltun tAen haRisd
Mu u ~ > ~ sr1lnln.
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The Washington herald., 1911-01-08

leave the room until he returns the plate
and accounts for every sheet Of paper.
The bills are fed through new ma
chimes. which, as Mr.. Ralph puts it, do
everything but spend the money" Until
short time ago the new. crisp bills.
four on a sheet, were fed through a num-
The Washington herald., 1911-01-08

press, . damp sheet Of paper placed
over II. and the roller does the rest Thus
the design, with all the details Of lines
and shading, is transferred to the paper.
The printer receipts for every sheet of
paper he receives, the press registers
every impression made, and he cannot
The evening world., 1911-07-12
SERIOUSLY STABBED, MAN
SAYS HE DID IT himself.
Was Pooling With Woman in
Her Harlem Home, Fireman
Insists.

In a serious condition at tho Harlem
Hospital from three stab wounds. one
In the left leg and the others in the
right arm and wrist. Adolph Hullberg,
a tugboat fireman OF tho New York.
New Haven and Hartford Railroad, In
sisted that he had inflicted the wounds
on himself early to-day while "fooling"
with Catherine Witherell, at No. 2l5
East One Hundred and Twenty-ifth
street.
Miss witherell. who Is thirty-nine
years OF age. came 10 the East one
Hundred and T~wenty-sixth street sta
ton early to-day and told he Lieuten-
ant that Hullberg had cut himself and
was bleeding TO death. Detective En-
right went with the ambulance but
neither he nor Dr. Donley was inclined
to believe that the wounds had been
inflicted In a Joking scufrle.
The man stuck TO the story that he
had gone into the kitchen where Miss
Witherell was doing some domestic
labor with the knife In her hand and
had begun skylarking witt her, The
woman Is being held as a material wit
ness"
The evening world., 1911-07-12
HERE'S A GOOD DISTANCE RUNNER
WHO IS LOOKING FOR A MANAGER
Joe Trent Says He Must Eat
and Drink, and Needs Some
Change Too.

"HE scarcity OF toot-loose managers
In the local professional running
game has driven Joe Trent. q coll
ored distance a almost TO desperation.
He declares white are more
scarce IT. his nelghborhood han are
chickens teeth. and bcmoans the fact
that food and n little coin in tho pocket
are just as necessary to n coming
champion ms they are to Just ordinary
mortals.
You sec. boss. Josh Mahcr agrees to
be my manager. and he acts IN that
capacity 10 about two days. when he
gets sort OF pecvish and refuses TO han
me out a piece OF change" says Trent.
Now. boss, you know n professional
runners got to have somethin' to eat.
Since Josh's gone and thrown me down
I've been lookin' 70 IA new white man 10
attend to my business and IL you know
OF one jest tell mo whar he can be
found. Is growing hungrier every min
ute"
Trent. who Ia only nineteen years OF
age. halls from Chicago. lie has been
running distances for one year. n a
short time ago he won a twclve-miic run
Mt Olympic Field. He Is considered a
fair professional runner. Fourth Of July
The evening world., 1911-07-12
IS JOLLY GIRLS,
COBALT NUGGETS,
SEEING NEW YORK

The Eighteen Cobalt Nuggets are do
ing New York. No, they are moi min
ing samples, but girls. and one Of the
healthiest, ~jolliest punches that ever ex-
claimed at the sk~yscrapers or gushed
at the shops on a newspaper popularity
contest. They are making their head
quarters for a week at the Hotel Breslin.
The Nuggets are the daughters OF
men who got in on the Cobalt ground
early and have grown rich since that
section began turning out silver ore.
They are the guests of f.. S. Secord.
proprietor and editor OF the Cobalt
Daily Nugget. and he has Mrs. ]. II.
Stitt OF Cobalt to help him as a chap
eron. She is a capable person who saw
o. oortunity looming In the early mining
days at Cobalt. moved there. started
a boarding house and kept on annexing
town lots un II to-day. according to Mr..
secord, she Is worth about 100000.
The party went first 10 Toronto. then
to Niagara, spent a week In Boston and
then trolIoyed to New York. They spent
most of the time on this trip changing
cars, but they enjoyed it and they saw
the scenery, which was what they set
Out to do.
And | didn't lose a one OF EN-
said Mrs. Stitt, although had to count
noses every time we changed. We took
a trip like this a couple OF years ago
and one OF the girls stopped of and
got married in Boston. but 30 far we've
escaped matrimony IN this trip, al
though a week In New York and a visit
to Atlantic city are before us and you
never can tell what win happen"
New York's lovely n the ocean Is
Grani-it vas the first time / had seen
it, and | just wanted to give one whoop
and fall right over into it," said Miss
Margaret Brownlee, a breezy young
person with an eve to business, but
everybody ought to go to Cobalt. Men
just can't help making money there.
Why, it's turning out 81, 10000 worth
OF silver "A year-one-urarter of the
worlds supplv-and there's sl2. 900. 0OO
worth OF uncut timber in Northern On
tar'o."
The other members OF the party are
CLARA Jarrett, Dora Allard. Phyllis
Montgomery. Mamie Mahoney. Lottle
Moore. Margaret Anderson, Edna Clark.
Mary Bunyan, Rose Acquin, Harriet
Saeht. Mary McConry, Theresa Greg
DRY, Florence Butt, Mildred Mcneil.
Hazel Secord, Ruby Parcher and Mary
NcNeuL
The evening world., 1911-07-12
BIG MEN NAMED
AS THE ALLIES Of
CAM0RRA BAND
Spy for State Tells How
Naples Elections Were Cat
ried With Use of Knife.

vtTERBO. Italy. July ia.-Capt. Fa-
the prosecution. has at least made the
accused Camorrlsts more uncomfortable
than they have been made by any
earlier occupant OF the stand. to-day
went deep into tho political Influence Of
the Camorra and mentioned names with
a boldness that caused the Judge to eau
ton him to be moderate in his state
ments. The witness replied:
II must say all and give an exact pic
ture of The prevailing atmosphere in
order to strike n deadly blow at this
criminal association"
Fabroni. In the gulse OF n clerk from
the Ministry OF Justice, devoted years
to learning the alleged connection be-
tween the Camorra and the Neapolitan
judiciary. Along this line he said In
substance:
The Camorrist has no political ideals.
He exploits the elections and the
elected for gain. The lenders distribute
bands throughout the town and they
have recourse to violence to obtain the
vote of tho electors for the candidates
whom they have determined to support.
Those who refuse to vote as instructed
are beaten, slashcd with knives or kid
mapped.
"Au this IL done with assurance of i'm.
punity. as they will have the protection
OF successful politicians who realiz,
that they cannot be chosen to ofioe
without paying toll to tho Camorra."
Asked to be more specific. Fabron'
said he had especially in mind former
Deputy Gargiulo and Count Ravaschieri
The latter he continued, in 100
hired the Camorra which at that tim,
surpassed all p~recedcnts In corruption
abuses and crime. During tho election
OF Ravaschierl Enrico Alfano. CIR,
Vitozzi the priest and Giovanni Rap
promenaded tho streets OF Naples wear
ing large tri-color rosettes and as mas
tiers OF The town ordered all kinds N
lawlessness to obtain their object"
II was at this point that the Presiden
cautioned the witness. who. however
would not qualify his statement.
He went on: The Camorra was the
at the zenith Of It's power. but wiohi
two fractions were fighting secretly bu
ferociously for control of tho crtmins
body. Enrico Alfano. because of recer
IClVttotai DutNVSSCo, wan III the hbCtIis
ancy and the influence OF GennaI
Cuocolc. VINO had been the king r,
ceiver Of stolen goods, was waning.
Alfano wished to establish an undi'
puted empire with Rapi. Vitozxi an
F~erdenando al Mattso v his lieutenant
} The murder OF Cuocoio was necessar.
as he interfered with tho gains Of II
others who were in . hurry TO make
fortune. Alfano trusted In his mmunit
from arrest"
The detective described specil
branches OF the Camo IRA among u
harbor workers in the towns net
Naplea. Thor was a branch. he sal,
at Castellammare. OF which the leader
were Giuseppe Ch'rico. Alberto Fra,
memo. Pasauale Garglulo and Ferdenar
do di Matteo. All these are among IN
defendants. Chirco. he said. receive
go a month as "A tax OF the Camorr
which was still paid him. although b
The evening world., 1911-07-12
Papke Had a Buzzsaw Style
Similar to That Of KetcheI
and Won His Early Fights by
Boring In and Fighting Hard
Without Thought Of Science.
SO-BHLY PAPKE.

The New York World.
THE statement was made IN the be-
ginning of the articles on Stanley
Ketchel that the only way to hsnt
~ buzzsaw style was to fight IKE an
ether one. This second buzzsaw was
BY1ly Papke. once only did the Papke
msoh.ne buzz with greater effectiveness
than the Ketchel c~ontrlvsnce; three
times II was outbuzzed.
There were n great many points OF
similarity between Papke and Ketchel.
Thu one most apparent TO ~. fghting
public was the rushing. boring IN. never
stop style common to both. Stanley
teetered on his toes: Papke stands
souarely on his feet. Ketohel tumoled
and staggered all around the ring like
a man with a large cargo OF liquid Joy.
and often appeared to be In bad shape
when he was not: Billy moves around
much In the manner Of the regulation
fighter, grinning most when he 10 In
distress.
Papke's manner Of concealing his con-
dition ha. earned for him the sobriauet
Of 'smiling BilE.' He Is slower in his
movements than was Ketchel. who
could move like a fash despite his awk-
wardness. He is n great body puncher
and a rough and tumble fighter Just
like Ketchel. Unlike his predecessor.
no apparently does not plan out his
battles. Or, * he does. he is likely TO
drop that plan at the hrst hard blow he
receives and fight from moment to mo-
ment. Although. like his thres time con-
queror. he delivers man OF his blows
with a swing from the body. he Is more
Of q straight jabber han Ketchel and
most OF his fights have been won with
straight blows. He Is a good inighter.
possessing n very effective uppercut. He
has always been easy for a clever man
to hit.
To sum up Papke, he belongs in the
same class as the lte Terry McGovern
and Battling Nelson-a fighter who
doesn't know how to fight. but fights
anyhow. who never stops, never gives
his opponent a moments rest. who al
ways PUSHES in like a bull regardless
Of whether he is nj: or not HIS plan
OF battle Is always 10 carry the fight 70
the other man. to land as many and rs
hard blows as he can. with the hope of
wearing him down and landing on a
vital spot. Punishment never stops
him: blows never check him. Amid all
the uncertainties OF a prize-ring battle
his opponent can be sure OF one thing
that Billy will always be rushing, Dor
Ing, tearing in, throwing blows OFF like
he would bothersome files. always look
ing for a favorable opening and slam
ming away at It. confident that his abil-
lily to asslmilate punishment and to give
more Of It than the man in front OF him
will return him the victor. A clean llv-
Ing boy. Papke should remain a cham
pion for a long time.
The evening world., 1911-07-12
In the Carpenters shop.

From the Boston Trnscript.)
"IAfe's q hard grind" q the emery
wheel.
ITS a perfect bore" returned the au-
ger.
III means nothing but hard knocks for
me- sighed the nail.
You haven: 80 much to 20 through
as I have" put in the saw.
81 ear barely scrape along" COM
planned the plane.
And ! am c~onstanaly being set upon"
added the bench.
Let US strike" said the hammer.
"Cut It out!' cried the ohdsel; here
comes the boss"
And all was edlenos.
The evening world., 1911-07-12

was . prisoner. Tho sisters Of Vitozzt
made monthly collections OF dues from
the Camorrists for Chirico and the other
prisoners.
The lawyers for he defense attempted
to create an incident mat would result
In interrupting tho witness, but when
tho prisoners bcgan q disturbance the
President stopped Il threatening Rap.
the mos, turbulent. with removal from
the courtroom as no was cmoyed yes
terday.