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Show Wears a Queen's Crown. When Jay Gould as a joung man was wandering about tho country trying try-ing to sell books tho queen of Spain was wearing as her crown tho valuablo valu-ablo possession which now often graces tho head of tho book canvasser's canvass-er's daughter. When Queen Isabella was exiled Bho carried with her most of her Jewels. Ono of those was a crown set with Eomo of tho finest diamonds, emeralds, rubles and sapphires sap-phires In tlio world. A few years ago a Spanish grandco, known as tho Prlnco Drago, camo to America. Ills solo fortune consisted of tho gorgeous crown which had belonged to Ills grandaunt. Tho Imperial baublo was offered for sale and was eventually bought by tho Goulds for $123,000. It Is now worn by tho Countess Castol-lano. Castol-lano. Ohio Stato Journal. |