Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 72, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 May 1899 — The Russian State Sceptre. [ARTICLE]

The Russian State Sceptre.

The Russian state sceptre Is of solid gold, three feet long, qjnd contains, among its ornaments, 268 diamonds, 360 rubies and 15 emeralds.