Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 228, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 September 1910 — Gold and Silver Table. [ARTICLE]

Gold and Silver Table.

Nemlse Ventura of Porto Rico spent most of thirty years making a table out of silver and gold. He was a miner and conceived the idea of depositing the preclpus metals in the form of this table. The legs are of gold, the top Is of silver. Around the edge of the table are designs of ancient coins; the center part represents a map of the United States, all being outlined in silver. The table is 12 Inches in height, 16 inches long and 10 Inches wide. The maker estimates Its value at $60,000. He Is in New York city now, hoping to dispose of his prize, but he is so afraid that some one will steal It that he scarcely leaves It for a moment. He desires very much to witness the sights of New York, but says he will not run any risk of his' table getting away from him. This man has manifested great skill and industry and it is to be hoped his thirty years of labor will be rewarded with & generous purchaser. The world is full of gold and silver tables that so hold men down that they cannot get much time or opportunity to see anything else or do anything beside keeping thieves away from their fathered riches. —The Christian Herald.