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Show Pipe Worth Half Million Dollars. Among the royal treasures of Per. sia is a pipe; s'-t with diamonds, rubles ru-bles and emeralds, to the value, It In estimated, of no less than $."'10,000. This pipe was made for the late shah, and it Is said to be even more valuable val-uable than his famous sword. In tho matter of swords. It is said that the paekwar of liaroda who, on the occasion occa-sion of the coronation of George V In India, added to his fame by snubbing that monarch, possesses the most precious pre-cious blade In existence. Its hilt and belt are Incrusted with diamonds, rubles, ru-bles, sapphires and emeralds, and ll J value baa been put at JI.O'JO.OOJ. |