Mrs. John Jacob Astor's Jewels

Chicago HeraM. Mrs. John Jacob Astorhaslho largest and finest diamondsof any lady in New York - probably in America. Tliey are remarkable for size and brilliancy, and represent a labor of years to collcct, match, sizc and shade, It is only on rare occasions that slie works thcni, and when she does, detectives, who are splendid fac-similies of the society gentlemen of the period, accompany her to and from the house or place she visits. At liome these diamonds ure kept in a safe so built that to rob it one must needs knoek down part the house. A western preachcr, whoso congrogation begun to f all off somewhat, nad it intimated, tliat lic woulddiseuss afamüy scandal the following Sunday. As a consequeoce the churcli was crowded. The minister' subject was Adam and Eve.