The Ruby And The Diamond

It is perhaps not geuerally kaown that a largo ruby is of more value thun a large diamond. Mr. Strccter, who i wrote a book about jewels, States that I i "the ruby vanks lor priof) and beauty abovo all other stones. Whcn a perfeot ruby of iive uarat-i is brouffbt into the market a surn vvill bc olVered for it ' ten times the prlce given for a dia1 mond of the same weight; but should It reach the weij;ht of ton carats it is j ■ almost invaluable." Witli rcspeut to j the romance of precious stones the authorjust quoted tells acurious story about sapphiies. A nativo of India loadod lOOgoats v.-ith these gems, and reached Simia afteï a ten days' journey. Arriviny at Simia lio tried to dispose of thein, but tlii) valuo not being reoognized he could not even ob tam a nipee a tolla for tliera, which he would ffladly have taken, being in :i state of semi-slarvitlion. He then proceeded to Delhi, where the jewel, ers, thetn to be sapphires,