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Show JEWELER FOOLED THE CUSTOM HOUSE MEN. j New York. Sept. 7. Herr Herrmann, a German Jeweler, who has Just reached reach-ed New York from Bremen, has the laugh on several of Collector Ix)eb's customs sleuths. When Herrmann's liner arrived at its pier, he was one of the first to place himself In the hands of the Inspectors. The customs man assigned to Inspect his belong ings suddenly came irpon a blue bag that could easily hold two quarts of green peas. The bag was full of brilliants, bril-liants, and the glare of the first handful hand-ful he fished out almost blinded the customs inspector. "Diamonds," he called out In excitement. ex-citement. He ruotloned for assistance and more custoinj-nicn came up and put their hands In the bag. Then .an appraiser, hurriedly summoned, took a look at the stones. "Beads, that's all." tie said All In all about a dozen handfuls of these brilliants were brought to view. ' Suppose they were diamonds what would you think they would be worth?" a bystander asked Herr Herrmann Herr-mann "About a trillion dollars," he answered. |