TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT, JUNE 1. 1Ô11 ESENCEOFMIND DOCTORING A DIAMOND. Triek That Makes ■ Yellow Stono Ap­ pear Clear Blue White. Let me show you a little trick that I would advise you not to put into prac­ tice, said a jewel lancler to a number of friends tbe other day. I _______ Tbe conversation bad turned to dia­ monds during tbe midday luncheon, NOT A MATTER OF and the expert bad been bolding forth on his favorite subject Tbe little It 1» tha Sudden Impulse That Moves group of St Louisans were interested One to Do the Right Thing In an Un­ | still more when the speaker drew a big solitaire from his finger and beck­ expected Emergency—A Soldier and oned a waiter across tbe cafe. a Shell and a Man and a Murder. "Bring me a glass of water and an There is a distinction to be drawn Indelible pencil.” said be when the between presence of mind and cour­ servitor came over to the table. “This is a trick that Is essentially age.,; Persons who naturally are timid crooked.” aald tbe jewel fancier, "and aod nervous will In circumstances of will get by nine times out of ten even ■rent danger and excitement perform when tbe examiner is an expert at acta of heroism that would be beyend judgiug precious stoi.es and detecting »heir powers on ordinary occasions. trickery. It will make a yellow 'off We apeak of these as Instances of color' diamond look like a stoue of the presence of mind. But if you ask very first water. Pawnbrokers In­ them they would tell you that an in- numerable have been fooled by this Mtaatary impulse rather than any I same trick, as it Is extremely difficult prenaadltuted course of action guided to detect even with a powerful glass.” Tbe expert took the pencil and allow­ Lbeir will on tbe occasion. Had they ume for reflection when all the threat- ed tbe indelible lead to dissolve In nine danger to themselves had be- tbe glass of water. In a couple of iclear to their minds their nat- minutes tbe water was aa blue as Indi­ timidlty of character would have go water. “Now watch,” said tbe man who ■ted itself and deprived them of knew the lore of jewels. ction. He took the ring and dropped It Into It Ml absence of fear that prompts ie soldier under a heavy fire from tbe glass. Its brilliancy was dimmed to edemy’s guns to go to the asslst- by tbe hazy, bluish water until It look­ nco of a wounded comrade and bring ed like a dead stone. “Now. you noted,” said tbe demon­ hn to a place of safety, and nothing l human nature can compare with strator. “that the diamond 1 placed In »ch self sacrifice. But in times of there was a bit yellow. It will be a MMMp emergency it is not always clear bluish white when It comes out le bravest who act with promptitude, of its bath.” ho fallowing story is an Instance of At the end of a minute the stone was taken out The top of the gem was One of our transports was returning dried with a soft handkerchief and rom tbe Philippines with invalided then the ring was waved to and fro ton. and one morning at sea a group for a few moments. It was held up f officers on tbe deck discussed tbe for Inspection. Not a gleam of yellow sbject of firing shells. A soldier was i was to be seen. The stone was ap­ Hd by tbe colonel to bring an empty parently a magnificent blue white gem Un with a fuse. Tbe colonel took that any one would be proud to own to shell in bls bands and. striking a and loathe to pledge. Meh. lighted the fuse. As this slow- “It Is the blue pigment deposited on I burned and the colonel proceeded i the back of the stone that has made I ■th his address to the other officers the difference.” said the jewel expert. Mther soldier passed the group, and "The deposit is so filmy that a strong L moment be caught sight of the glass cannot detect it You cannot see toll he rushed forward, exclaiming. It from the rear of the mounting and Look out, sir; tbe shell is a live one!” only a bath of. alcohol will remove It ■Then he did what never seemed to it will stay on tbe gem for weeks If It |»a come into the minds of any in the Is not removed In that way. It used ip Of officers. He seized the shell f of the bands of tbe colonel and I to be a favorite trick of many folks who now and again had to put a dis­ MA* into the sea. For this service tnoDd Into tbe bands of a pawnbroker. I was promoted. Tbe soldier who “The trick Is called 'doctoring a ■ been told to brlug an empty shell stone.’ but as I said In tbe beginning, ■ gone to tbe wrong magazine. I would not advise you to try It. I Joao who talked with tbe man touch- don't know what the law on such k tbto incident say that be repudl- matters is In Missouri, but there are sd any idea of having done a brave states where a person convicted of mg. "I don’t know,” he said, “what such an offense would serve a long Ida me seize tbe shell out of tbe penitentiary term for bis cleverness.”— Itoailt hand, but it came suddenly St Louis Republic. ■ myimlnd, and I did it.” It is this |to cf unconscious thought which How Artificial Furs Ara Made. l true presence of miud. This The raw pieces of pelt are frozen i to people of nervous and and the skin carefully shaved off, rdly natures. of authentic record the case thawed and sent to the tanneries to known to be utterly deficient I be made Into leather. The frozen fur __^je who saved himself from a which remains la allowed to thaw y awward situation by an exhlbl- slightly at the bottom, so that a small r qfMtol presence of mind. He was part of the hair Is freed from Ice. ■jBKbman and lived in a town in This thawed portion Is then covered iflMiands. where be was an organ- with a solution of rubber, which la iLsto one evening be was returning allowed to set The result Is that large seamless to Brough some of tbe back streets, leh at that hour were more or less pieces of fur are obtained much toy of people. As be went along, cheaper than those which come with [•ver, be noticed some distance the natural skin. These same artifi­ nd of him a man and a woman cial furs are aaid to be more lasting king side by side. the man's arm than the real, because they are im­ |g around tbe woman's neck. Just mune from the attacks of moths.— Er a street lamp tbe couple stop- Paris Nature. tM- May Make Heroes of Physical . Cowards In Time of Danger. COURAGE Ifor.a moment, when tbe organist Id a piercing scream and saw tbe ■ag slowly falling from tbe man's r t Almost before she had reached [ground tbe man darted away L a aide street and disappeared. K m the organist came up to tbe ■as be found, to bls horror, that ■was lying In a pool of blood. His ■Impulse was to run away and get K of the terrible scene, but his bet- eclings prevailed, and he knelt beside tbe poor woman to see if Old do anything for her. When Jlgd her head he found sbe was ■T-d. with her throat cut from Beside her ou the pave ed out. not to a penny, but close enough. The research work came to an end when we put the subject of marriage up to a prominent bachelor. "I wouldn't give 50 cents for a wife.” he asserted. "But.” we asked, “you'd give a counterfeit half dollar for a better His Bad Break. half, wouldn't you?" “Why on earth do you come to me He acknowledged that he would. So to borrow mouey. Billups?” said llark you see. were getting right down to away peevishly. “Why don’t yon go cases.—New York Journal. to Jorrocks? He's the prosperous looking member of our set” "That's just It Harks way,” said The Point of View. “I suppose your clerks are all Re- Billups. “Jorrocks looks so very pros­ perous that 1 am quite sure he spends I publicans?” "No,” said the merchant "I hire tbe every penny Le makes, but you. old best men. Irrespective of their poli­ man—why, you dress like a man who saves bls money.” tics." P. S— He didn't get It—Harper's “What a queer way to run a busi­ ness!” commented the politician.— Weekly. Louisville Courier-Journal. 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