Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 August 1916 — But Some “Diamonds” Are Made of Glass. [ARTICLE]

But Some “Diamonds” Are Made of Glass.

Attorney A. D. Babcock, William Keen and County Assessor H. HC Downing drove over from Goodland on business Wednesday morning. Mr. Babcock showed us a “diamond’’ that >he had recently acquired and had set in a ring which, judging from its size—but saying nothing about the luster—was almost an exact counterpart of the famous Kohinoor diamond, the largest diamond in existence at one time. It reminded us of the “diamonds” the boys used to secure over at Goodland years ago from the “mud” pit of the Shear-Stewart tile factory. These * “diamonds” were covered with a rough rock formation and the rocks were as large and sometimes larger than one’s fist. The rocks were hollow, and on cracking them open the interior was found to be filled with “diamonds’’ of varying luster. A. D. carries his “diamond” in a buckskin bag—a la the Astors, Vanderbilts and Morgans—and does not wear it at all except when out on the country roads and seldom exhibits it in big towns like Rensselaer for fear of confidence men and pickpockets, except occasionally when he desires to secure temporary credit and wishes to impress one with his wealth and affluence.