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Show When Sailors Woro Earrings. "Sailors don't woar earrings ns they used to," said a city ship chandler. "In tho past I had a Jowolry caBo and sold earrings of all kinds. Lately I did away with It, for thoro Is now no monoy In sailors' earrings at all. "But thero used to bo. Every salt had his ears pierced and was as proud of his earrings as a lady. For soma varieties I got as high as $50 a pair. "A sailor would novor wear precious pre-cious stones, like diamonds or pearls, In his ears. The only stono ho would wear was ngato. That wns a funny faot, wasn't it?" |