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Show COSTLIEST MITER IN LAND. Blahop Horttmann Waara One 8tud- dad With Valuable Jewela, The moat costly mltor In tho United States a miter which represent $10,-000 $10,-000 worth of jewels and precious jtones Is worn by Bishop Iforatmann jf the Cleveland diocese of the Roman Ro-man Catholic church. Tho bishop by virtue of his office la custodian of the miter, which Is the property of the church, The extreme costliness of tho Jeweled Jew-eled headdress Is equaled by Its ar-tlitlc ar-tlitlc excellence and Interesting hla-tory. hla-tory. The goms which adorn ,the crown were the gift of Mrs. W. J.-Gordon, J.-Gordon, wife of the late raultlmllllon-aire. raultlmllllon-aire. Mr. and Mr a. Gordon wero close pergonal ft lends of the late Ulshop Qllniour, Tllsbop Ilorstmann'i prede-ceswor, prede-ceswor, nnd during Mrs. Qordon's last Illness she directed that her Jewel box be given to the bishop and that Its contents be used for a miter. I-atcr. Mr. Cordon added the jewela of his dead datiRhtor to the collection, and when he was shown a water color of tho niller as It would appear when finished ho was so delighted that he agreed to bear the expense of making It. The emblem Is so thickly Incruated with the gems that Its fabric, white moire nntlquo. Is barely visible. The JewtN are diamonds and need pearls, amethysts, turquoises, topazes nnd garnets The cruciform design Is' outlined out-lined with a pearl necklace and a largo diamond cros.4 Is placed In the center |