Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 104, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 May 1915 — Pipe Worth Half Million Dollars. [ARTICLE]

Pipe Worth Half Million Dollars.

Among the royal treasures of Per sia is a pipe set with diamonds, rubies and emeralds, to the value, it is estimated, of no less than $500,000. This pipe was made for the late shah, and it is said to be even more valuable than his famous sword. In the matter of swords, it is said that the gaekwar of Baroda who, on the oco sion of the coronation of George V ia India, added to his fame by snubbing that monarch, possesses the most precious blade in existence. Its Hit and belt are incrusted with diamonds, rubies, sapphires and emeralds, and Mg value has been put at, |l,oM ( dMk