The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-02-12
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81 women are the most interesting. Gem
eraIly they contain the work basket used
bv the woman in life. This was formed OF
woven fiber, and, like the bodies Is well
nraaerved. The clothes in which num-
mias are wrapped are also thoroughly
preserved. Several OF the blankets tnat
came In with the shipment OF mummes
last week are among the most beauttui
natterns / ever saw. Fish nets taken
from the graves are in q perfect state Oh
nreaervation. Parrots feathers stuck In
the heads of several of the bodies were
apparently as bright as the day they put
there. The green and yellow colors do
not seem to have faded In the least.
"rhe features OF these mummies are In
nerfect preservation" Mr. Dorsey con-
tlnued. "Of course they are signify
drawn and the figures are somewhat ena-
ciated, no more SO, however. than those
of n person who died of consumption or
any other disease that wasted the frame
We will keep then In the warehouse for
several weeks yet and then take them out
of their wrappings and arrange them In,
| in the building"
There are in the city quite q number
of smokers who imagine they are con-
noisseurs In all matters pertaining to
smoking outfits Quite O number OF these
gentlemen have very creditable colee-
tions of pipes and cigar holders, OF all
| sorts and sizes, and from almose every
country in the world. These individuals
are always open to a trade, when they
think they can add to their collection
rare, odd or costly pipe. This. weakness
on the part OF the average pipe smoker
was taken advantage Of In very neat
manner by slick individual, who worked
the collectors of curlos and old pipes Tor
all there was In them, and, since he has
no doubt by this time got through work.
ing the smokers of our city, 1t will do no
harm to tell the story. 1t is very anus
| ing to see what pains the possessors of
these wonderful old Dutch pipes take to
impress upon their friends the full value
Of the treasure which they so cheaply
and strangely picked up. Several days
ago l was lounging in a store on Pacific
avenue said a gentleman who was the
possessor of one Of the pipes, when a
seedily dressed man came in the store
holding in his hand this pipe. He came
direct to me and asked me If l could di-
rect him to pawnbroker, stating that he
wanted to obtain temporary loan or
the only valuable piece of personal
r. property the hard times had left him
( AS he held up this rare and costly pipe
= the tears came into his eyes at In,
very thought of having to part with tn,
only thing left to him from better days
10 II felt sorry for the poor devil so
told him II he put 1t in the pawnshop i
Is would surely be lost as IL he could no
. redeem II the broker would conhscate |
II at the end Of thirty days. l agreed t.
s. load him 81 with the understanding tina
,f II he did not redeem II In three month
T. II was to be mine. He told me, and
IL do not doubt his word, as he had sue
el an honest look, that the date the pip
Il, bore, 1872. is the correct date when hi
It grandfather got the pipe in the old coun
~ try from friend who was working /
re the factory where it was made, and tina
X II had been in the family ever sine,
ID There Is a very pathetic history cor
y. nected with this pipe but have forgo
ly ten the details so l won't say anythin
e. about Il. While / don't wish the poo
rk FELLOW any hard luck. yet hope he won
be able to redeem II. How much do
'lr think a pipe like this worth? shoul
ey say about $50; though am doubtful
r. you could duplicate 1t at any price, Il
he the factory in which these pipes wei
he made has long since been destroyed"
Hf tl,o xryht 40 rafApff
en- to was shown to his friend, and was
as large meerchaum, or what purported
sr, be meerschaum, pipe The bowl. whiC
tn is heavily carved Is colored as thous
'e' It had been smoked for scores of year
a and Is about AZ inches deep and abo'
~ inches In diameter. It has lor
'le cherry-wood stem and is heavily mountt
nd in what Is suppose to be sterling silve
y. but the application OF file soon show
ue that It Is brass. A meerschaum test wi
80 show that the bowl is nothing more tina
" fire clay. 1t Is estimated that within II
Oy past three months over $50 Of these pipe
er have been disposed OF in Seattle and T,
ue coma In every case the same story an
w history has gone like a trademark wit
"a each and every pipe and the strange.
~ thing Is that no one owner seems to su.
~ pect the genuineness of his pipe. Thes
~ pipes have been bought at prices rangin
- from S to SIS: the range OF price bein
limited only by the appearance of II
=. VI buyer. II he looked as though he coul
stand It the man with the pipe for sal
~ would strike for $i5 II he looked Q
"A though he could not stand so much the