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potenate This he did with great skill reducing the dia:
mond' from 67 carats to Az carats Thus in passing
through the hands Of Wilhelm Falls the treasured gem of
the French Louis had shrunk about twenty three
just about onehird Of its size when II was the priced
jewel of the ladies of the French court and considerably
less than half its size when Taverner brought it to Paris
in 1912
Wilhelm Falls a man Of unimpeschable honesty
and high character but he had dssoute son, Hendrix
After the father had finished recuttng the great
and had sent word to his customer that the stone was
ready for delivery but before the Indian Prince found
convenient to take II into his possession it stolen by
The 5ssolute son. Hendrix. The father, wilhelm Falls
wa, ruined and died Of a broken heart -,
Hendrix Falls with the diamond in his possession set
ont for Paris and sold 1t to Frenchman named Francis
Bcaucu With the proceeds Of the sale Of the stolen
gem Hendrix Falls embarked upon wild orgy Of dissi-
patton and when the last Of his money was gone COM
mitted suicide in London in 1920
Ten years later a weknown diamond dealer Of Lon
don amcd Daniel Elason received message to call at an
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liberty by the judges within The crowd outside knew
the Princess de Lambae to be 1t snext victim They
called her in great shouts When the door opened
the concierge of the prison. who conducting her. she
thought to her liberty bowed with ironca gaantry and
said with sweep of his chapeau;
MADAME la Cheyenne is free to depart. wish her
long happiness of her freedom"
The Princess stepped into the opened door and then
shrank back Outside the crowd greeted her with a
mighty Men and women leaped forward She
would have drawn back but the concierge had closed the
door behind her. savage ruffan caught her by the
hair and pulled her down to the crowd in the street
pressed forward and thrust knife into her neck
The sight of blood trckng from the wound transformed
the fury Of the mob into frenzy Her clothes torn
from her body and then her denuded form passed
back the heads Of the crowd until at last it flung
upon heap Of corpses stabbed through and through.
Thus another life punctuated by the Hope Diamond
brought to a tragic end. When I think Of it
but recall almost similar death that met Taverner.
who brought the diamond to Europe and who torn
to death by dogs outside the gates Of Moscow.
In the meantime the crown jewels including the Blue
Diamond had been seized by the Jacobn Commune. They
were deposited in the Garde Meube under guard Of the
National Militia. In September Of 1892 they were mys
terioGsy stolen or distracted
1t has been limited that less person than the great
Murat managed to possess himself of the diamond and
that it turn stolen from him at the time OF his
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nd upon more than occasion the Queen -
ressed II dpon her, bidding her wear 1t at some
,urt function upon the occasion Of public cele
At this time the people clamoring against
erixolties and extragances of the young Queen The
ght of the Princess wearing the diamond which the peo
h supposed the Queen had purchased with state funds
ZEN sadly low served to bring down upon the Princess
le-hatred which later had such horrible expression
In August 1892, the savage mob descended upon the
ulerieswhere the lovely Princess in close attend.
nee npon her beloved Queen seized her and took her
way to prison Of La Force the crowds in the street
ootng her the carriage in which she being rushed
ia cell passed by many voices raising the cry that she
stranged with the chain with which she had hung the
osfly diamond around her neck
In September mock tribunal, Of which the notorious
lerbert president summoned one by one the arso
ratio prisoners in la Force from their cells.
When the Princess de Lambae called she replied
the ailer who summoned her that she would have TO
ave time to DRESS since she not fully robed The
,,ian responded that II de Lambslle the judges
yanted see, not her garments So she escorted
rut partially gowned though still naughty and defiant,
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before the tribunal sitting the courtyard
The examination very brief Here is a transcript
Of it. is preserved in the archives of the Baste
"Who are youf"
Marie Therese Louise Princess of Savoy and Lam
bale" ''
"Your employment"
Superintendent Of the household Of the Queen"
"Have you any knowledge of the plots of the COURT"
"I have not"
"Swear to liberty and equality and hatred of the King
and Queenf
Readily to the former but not to the latter"
The cruel Judge, mocking CLEAN in his eyes, said
briefly, "Let Madame be set at liberty"
The poor Princess not aware Of the sinister mean,
ing Of these words She led, half fainting now
toward the door through which she had entered from the
prison courtyard but to another door that led into the
Rue des Ballet, open street Here gathered a
wild shrekng crowd Of men and women hardly human
their feet drenched with blood waiting to rush forward
and hack and with all of clubs axes and stones
each arstocrat he or she came out the door set at
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delivered 1t to Wilhelm
Falls about the year
1900. Falls was one Of
the best experts in dia-
mond cutting in the
city Of Amsterdam.
His task was to recut
the diamond, alter its
shape and return it,
with the salvaged d
pieces. TO tho Indian
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recognized the
stone. This
Hin d u dared
not take it
back to India,
however, in a
form which in
any way resem.
bled its origi.
nal size an d
shape or could
be identified as
one of the miss
in & jewe e Is
| from the sa-
| cred e m pie
Of Rama in
| Burma.
| He took the
stone to Am
sterdam, Hol-
land, where
the most ia
nous lapida-
ries Of the
world have
W orked for
centuries, and
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ITO Be Continued Nert Sunddy)
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ASSASSINATION by ChdrI0tt6
Corday by ono of the
committee, who sold it to
a wealthy Indian poten-
tate, who was then visit
ing in Paris, and who
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Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23
cut HOME Waste
Servants Are Responsible for
Greater Part of II.
Investigations In New York Prove
That Average Family Throws Away
Pound and Half Of Good Food
Every Day.

People of average means can hard
ly afford in these days to keep serv-
ants. Households which formerly
kept two or three now get along with
one maid. Many manage with half a
servant, sharing her with a neighbor.
Not few housewives have been driv-
en- to the necessity Of doing their own
cooking and sending the washing to a
laundry.
comfort, but there has been an incl
dental gain. Waste is enormously re-
duced.
Servants make nearly all the waste
of household. Many housewives. de-
prived Of LADY help" have been as
tonished to observe shrinkage Of
their food bills, Notwithstanding the
present doubled and trebled prices.
When domestic establishment en-
ploys half q dozen servants the waste
Is enormous. Nearly always in a
house run on that scale the butler and
cook stand in" with the butcher and
grocer, and their rake-off Increases
with the amount of food they throw
away.
Recent investigations by the New
York health department proved that
the average family living in private
house, with one or more servants,
throws away pound and quarter of
perfectly good food every day.
1t was found that the average apart
ment house family throws away only
one-fifth as much-largely, doubtless,
because such families reduce domestic
service to minimum.
In the tenement districts of New
York one garbage can usually sufiices
to hold the food refuse of 20 families.
But in the 'private house districts" 1t
was found that 1853 families had 175
garbage pals. or more than a, pail
apiece.
Examination of the 175 pals re-
vealed IS pounds of bread and rolls.
so pounds of meat. 35 pounds Of pota-
toes. 16 pounds of cereals and large
quantities of perfectly edible fresh
vegetables.
Always the amount of food waste
varies directly with the number OF
servants employed. AS matter OF
fact, the full garbage pail seems hith-
erto to have been regarded In this
country MS a manifestation of pros
perity. Not until very recently nave
people begun to think that possibly
this was foolish idea.
Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23
Mosquitoes and colors.

The malaria carrying mosquito, 1t
appears. is attracted by certain colors
and repelled by others. Experiments
have been conducted in gauze tent.
one end of which was formed by large
windows. Into these the sunlight
poured on bright days. Large stone
basins were placed on the floor for the
mosquitoes to breed in. 1t was imme-
diately noticed that when a person en-
tered the tent chad in dark gray
clothes. the mosquitoes settled on the
cloth. When the person who entered
was dressed in white flannel. they did
not approach him. A number of boxes
lined with cloth of various colors were
placed in rows upon the floor, and 1t
was noticed that great numbers of
mosquitoes entered the box lined with
dark blue. Fewer of the insects sought
the boxes lined with the other colors,
the number diminishing in this order:
Dark red, brown. scarlet. black. slate
gray, olive green. violet. leaf green
blue, pearl gray. pare green light blue.
ocher. white and orange. No mosqui-
toes whatever were found in the box
lined with yellow.
Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23
manner OF HOUSE CLEANING
Principle and Faulty In Practice
Some Good Hints.

Many of the common time-honored
methods of house cleaning are wrong
in principle and faulty in practice.
Dry sweeping and busting is often
worse than useless. Scrubbing with
soap and water, wiping with damp
cloths, and thorough prolonged airings
are of decided value. Vacuum clean
ers are very useful but their use is not
within reach of everybody.
In busting. damp rag should be
used, subsequently washing the rag
out in warm soap suds. Some sur
faces such as walls, furniture metal
beds. doors and other wood work may
advantageously be wiped of with a
rag moistened with turpentine, kero-
sene, or parafIlne oil.
Nothing can approach sunlight COM
bined with airing for simple effica-
ciOus disinfectant. 1t Ia. therefore. a
good plan to place clothing, blankets,
rugs. draperies and similar goods in
the open air in the sun light. beating
and brushing out the dust before re-
turning them to their place in the
house.
A can of paint for use in the
kitchen and other places where the
woodwork and walls are much subject
to wear, and perhaps coat of white
wash In the cellar will go long ways
to give the finishing touches to the
house cleaning. Cleanup and paint
up is very useful slogan.
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spring of both. A wide plain panel at
the back ends in deep border of seal
skin at the bottom, and there Is
very wide collar of sealskin. Where
the sealskin border leaves Off one Of
embroidery begins. extending about
the sides and front. 1t is continued
In narrow bands that run to the shoul-
ders at the front and back and out
line the center panels. The full draped
sleeves are finished with bands of fur
In close cuffs.
1t takes more money to indulge in
fur as a trimming than many people
care to spend for it, but designers are
equal to the requirement Of turning out
handsome coats without it The coat
at the left of the illustration. which
is untrimmed except for narrow tucks
In the material on collar and cuffs, Is
q fine example Of elegance in a plain
model. 1t has narrow girdle that
emerges at the sides through slashes,
and is tied loosely across the front.
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particularly, the absence of sugar will
be less noticeable If one-fourth tea
spoonful Of salt is added for each
cupful of fruit juice. The salty taste
will disappear after the product has
stood for few weeks. but the favor
will be richer than II the salt were
not used
Another way to save sugar Is to
substitute for part of the granulated
sugar called for In the recipe, honey.
maple sirup, corn sugar. molasses, the
new malt sirups, which are superior
to those formerly on the market, or
one of the other sirups sold under
various trade names. Some OF these
sweeteners have distinctive flavor.
and at first II may he best to use
those only with fruits that have a
as grapes, cranberries. plums. cur
rants. and loganberries.
Quantity Of Juice for Jelly.
About two quarts Of Juice boiled
rapidly In shallow pan gives n Jelly
with better color and consistency.
When the proportion Of sugar to
Juice has been determined. measure
the fruit Juice and place over the nre
to cook. When the Juice begins to
boil add the sugar Immediately and
stir until the sugar is dissolved. When
the sugar is dissolved cook the Juice
as rapidly rs possible. Long. slow
cooking tends to darken the product
and to destroy the pectin. which will
cause the Jelly to be less firm.
A good means OF determining when
the cooking is finished is to test the
juice with spoon or paddle. Dip
the spoon In the boiling sirup, re-
move. cool by moving It back and
forth for few seconds. and then al
low the Jelly to drip from 1t. As
long as there Is sirup present, II will
run from the spoon. When the Jelly
point Is reached. II will break from
the spoon In flakes or sheets. Remove
from the fire Immediately and skim.
Swimming nt this time saves waste.
After skimmng pour Mt once into hot,
scalded glasses and set aside to cool.
Cool ms rapidly as possible.
Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23
DON'T USE CANNING POWDERS
Their Excessive Use May Be Attended
With Serious Effeets-No Good
Reason for Risk.

In some communities there is q
widespread use Of canning powder.
Both boric and salicylic acid are
bought from druggists for this pur-
pose. Large quantities Of these acids
are also sold Mt a high price under
fanciful canning compound names.
The United States department of
agriculture warns against the use of
any preserving powder or canning
compound. Their use may be attended
with serious effects upon digestion and
health. 1t is entirely practicable to
put up" fruits and vegetables, so that
they will keep indefinitely by process
Ing the products with heat. There is
no reason for taking the risk Of using
canning powders.
Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23
USE LESS SUGAR
FOR GOOD JELLY
Canning Experts of United States
Department of Agriculture
Give Suggestions.
PROPER QUANTITY OF JUICE
Among Other Materials Which Can
BE Used for sweetepins Are Honey,
Maple sIrup. Corn Sugar, Mo
lasses and Other Sirups.

A good jelly should be bright, clear.
and Of an attractive color. When
removed from the glass 1t should re-
tain the shape Of the mold. Jelly
Of the right consistency can be cut
with distinct cleavage. retaining the
angles where cut. It should sparkle
and be tender enough to quiver with
out breaking.
Wash the fruits. remove STEMS and
cut large fruits into pieces. With ber-
ries, grapes, and currants add one
cupful Of water for each pound Of
fruit. For apples, ounces. and other
hard fruits add three cupfuls Of wa
ter to each pound of sliced fruit. Cook
until tender. Fruit juices flow more
freely when heated.
AS soon as the fruit is tender 1t
should be put into a jelly bag and al
lowed to drip. If the fruit is over
cooked. cloudy Jelly is apt to result.
Can Be Made With Less Sugar.
Good jellies can be made with much
less sugar than many housekeepers
thought possible few years ago.
Some persons like these products
made with less sugar better than the
Old-fashioned kinds that were some
times SO sweet that the flavor Of
the fruit was spoiled. Canning ex-
perts of the United States depart
ment Of agriculture give the follow
ing suggestions for using sugar eco
nomically:
DD1,,
dinarily used by one-fifth or one
fourth-that is, use four-fifths, or
three-fourths cupful of sugar instead
Of the whole cup called for in the
recipe. In the case Of non-acid fruits
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ribbon III contrasting color and cut
with square neck opening. The head
slips through this opening and the
coat is>tied mt the sides, under the
arms, with ribbon like that In the Dor.
der. This ribbon finishes the neck
opening also and makes the tiny
pockets.
For wear with this pretty and frivo.
lous affair there are mules of satin
ribbon. equally gay. They can afford
to be, as they are made for the seclu.
sion of ones own four walls and are
not required to emerge beyond the
bedroom door. They lead secluded
and an easy life.
In their company are all those fanci.
full and gay boudoir caps. that make
by means of laces. nets. chiffon, silk,
ribbon and little artificial flowers the
most henrtcning of headwear. They
brighten the breakfast table and hel !,
one to begin the day right. But the
small affair of lace shown with the
pajamns makes itself useful as n sleep.
Ing cap.
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BAHAMAS must he reckoned with
L both as negligees and as sleeping
garments, for they have made place
for themselves in both directions.
Lovely and fanciful interpretations Of
this garment Of unpretentious origin.
make negligees as alluring as those
that are patterne after the klmono
but developed In dainty and rich ma
teriaIs. Even so pajnmas have had
greater success rs practical sleeping
dress than as negligees. Here we find
them in satine, madras and other soft
cottons and In wash silks, replacing
night dresses In the wardrobes OF
many women.
AS negligees they appear In satin
or silk and nre usually embroidered
md bordered with ribbon. They are
TO be had IN dark colors. including
black. us well as In all the light colors
that nre identified with negligees
The dnintiest ones go so far ms to
choose lace and chiffon, or georgette
crepe. for developing their fragile
looking loveliness, but satin is much
more popular. 1t appears In the pn-
tamas shown here. In which the trou-
sers nre gathered into frills about the
ankles and the coat Is merely n
straight piece Of satin bordered with
Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23

w HEN the creator of wraps is in
w structed to put his ability to
ahe test and make garment that will
reveal his genius and reflect the styles,
then we may look for triumphs. This
happens in advance Of the seasons,
and the first designs presented are
usually the best. In their making
their designers are unhampered by
any consideration except that of tak-
ing the means at hand and converting
them into the most beautiful expo
Hents of the styles that they can con-
ceive. Under such conditions the
handsome coat at the right of the two
shown here came to pass, and It is a
masterpiece of tailoring-an artistic
crat among wraps.
Beige-colored veIours and sealskin
gave its maker a good start and en-
broidery-used with discretion-sped
him on his successful way. Like so
many wraps that have followed this
one-it is as much like cape as 1t
IL like the regulation coat-the Off
Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23
CAPSULES
Bad Stomach
Sends Her to Bed
for 10 Months
Eaf0Bic Cots H0F UpI

"Over a year ago." says Mrs. Dora
Williams, II took to bed and for 10
months did not think I would live.
Eatonic helped me so much l am now
up and able to work. l recommend II
highly for stomach tyouble."
Eatonic helps people to get well by
taking up and carrying out the excess
acidity and gases that put the stomach
out Of order. II you have indigestion,
sourness, heartburn, belching, food re-
peating. or other stomach distress, take
an Eatonic after each meal. Big box
costs only a trifie with your druggists
guarantee.
Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23
The Fastest American oestroyer..

All American records for speed we're
broken by the torpedo boat destroyer
Satierlee during her Standardization
firing over the measured mile of Rock
land. Me. when she made mile mt
the rate of 1926 knots. The hest pre-
vious record of 37.04 knots wns held by
the American destroyers Dent and
Wickes. The bont also established "A
new record In her class f"r horsepow-
er. developing n maximum of 81 .223.
The Sntierlee. which has been In com
mission six months. was built by the
Newport News Shipbuldlng and Dry
Dock company. ny.-Scientiiic American.
Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23
Efficiency.

"'Pears like Polk Snwney. that runs
the store at the crossroads. hain't over
rid with enterprise" commented n cit
izen OF Fiddle Creek. Ark. "Tother
day. frinstance. | went there In the
middle Of the afternoon TO buy a little
something. talk n few politics. and so
forth. When sa'ntered In nobody
was In sight on the place. But after
I'd tromped around for spell q
sleepy voice from under the counter
sorter snarled:
"If you're drummer that aims to
sell me something. ! don't want II |;
and II you're customer that is fig-
germ on buying something. why In
fury can't you just as well come
around some time when hain't plumb
yHw-w-wwn !-wore out?"
Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23
CONDITION OF FEET
OF BIG IMPORTANCE
WeIl-Fitting Shoes Are Of First
Consideration.
Hose Should Be Long Enough to Give
Toes Free Play and Not Both.
cred by Uneven Darns-Put
Plaster on TeAder Spot.

(By United States Public Health Service,
The pleasures Of walking or stand.
Ing depends to large extent ON the
condition Of the feet.
The Importance Of well-fitting shoes
cannot be over-estimated. The shoes
should have heavy soles, moderate
heels, and be neither tight nor loose.
A laced shoe is best under ordinary
circumstances, but in certain occupa-
tions where changes may have to be
made quickly, a congress gaiter meets
conditions best.
New and stiff shoes are almost sure
to be very uncomfortable; shoes should
be worn sufficiently beforehand SO
that they will adapt themselves to the
shape of the wearers feet and be
comfortable.
All hose should be long enough to
give the toes free play. Great care
should be taken to have all darns
smooth.
After the days work the feet should
be carefully washed and dried. Air
the hose SO as to have them dry when
they are to be put on again. The
shoes should be placed so that they
can be well dried out before replac-
ing on the feet.
II the feet are swollen or hot, or
tend to be sensitive (tender), wash
them in salt water or rub with medi-
Gated alcohol and dry before putting
on hose. Dust with talcum powder
and put some Of the powder on the
hose and into the shoes.
A change of hose and shoes-by
having two ALTERNATING daily, is
very comfortable when much stand
ing or walking has to be done.
Cover tender spots with surgeons
80" plaster, applied directly, If walk
ing must be continued and 1t is in
convenient to change hose or shoes.
Blisters are best treated by wash
ing the feet thoroughly in hot water.
then taking a clean needle and prick
ing through the skin-not directly into
the blister-and gently pressing out
fluid till blister is fiat.
To tougher and harden the feet soak
them for some time III a dish contain
ing cold tannic acid solution-a table
spoonful of acid to two quarts of wa
ter. A solution Of medicated alcohol
and salt answers the same purpose.
Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23
Logical Enouoh.

"What is the meaning OF the term
alter ego'?' asked the principal of u
preparatory school.
"T'he other L." was the reply given
by n lad generally correct in his reel
tatiOns.
"Glve me n sentence containing the
phrase"
"il. winked his other L.
Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23
Spirits,

Little Harold one day overheard q
discussion upon the subject Of spirit"
seances, which aroused his curiosity.
Some time afterward, his uncle came
to stay a while.
"Oh, Uncle Henry" said Harold.
"when you 60 to the next seance, will
you take me with you?"
"Seance" exclaimed his uncle
"Why. bless you. I'm not bit inter
ested in such nonsense"
"That's strange" answered his
nephew, because l heard mamma say
you were fond of spirits. s."-Edinburgh
Scotsman.
Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

Aluminium pots, pans or other uten-
sils should never be washed In water
containing sal-soda.
II you wish to dry clothes in a hurry
when II is raining, hang them In the
house and turn on the electric fan.
Gilpin observer., 1920-09-23
For CLEANING a Basin.

To clean basin or bathtub put
little conrse salt into the dampened
tub or basin. and then rub II over
lightly with cloth dipped In turpeu-
tine