New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-18
TALK ON TIMELY TOPICS.

TALK ON TIMELY TOPICS.
Not many years ago the hair cutting and SHAVING
business in this city the hand Of negro BARRIERS
The Germans came along and gradually drove the coi
ored out until only handful remain NOW l.
TO look as II the Germans going to be pusheu
aside by the Italians, who are coming over III swarm"
with their razors and strops Many new SHOPS Ha'0
been opened by them IN the last few weeks some
rather pretentious SCALE too appealing 10 $50
class OF customers. Tho sens Of italy ar are su and
be little rough but they do their WORK q hs rerar
well hsrgns my Ps as, ceR erms ss ta There
few French BARRIERS In New-forA-
large dealer in cutlery expresses the opinion that
not one man in fifty knows how to sharpen pochot
knife razors says he, must be laid nat on INC
hone being hollow ground and requiring hne eose
But a pocket knife requires stii edge, anu 'no
moment you lay It fat a stone, as to touch tne
polished side, you ruin the edge. The biade must 10
held at an angle of twenty twenty five degrees anu
have an edge similar to chisel. This is technically
called tho camel and is marked on All new knives
by fine white line which docs not remove OF louo
the polished surface. Knives Improperly whcs sth ar
often condemned too hard or too sJil "lthou'
reason
The man who parted his name in the middle hvc
years ago. and now parts It the sde complains thar
the newspapers do not treat him with proper courtesy
Now see here,7 said he to reporter the other day
showing a clipping from The Morning Adviser' ID
which he was mentioned twice. in the body Of this
article spoken OF quite properly as NJ Ahasuerus
Bartholomew Persons seeing that name, at a glance
know positively with whom to associate It. There
can be no mistake. l am NJ Ahasuerus Bartholomew
and none other But who in the name OF Jupiter. Is
this fellow down at the bottom-Methusaleh A. Bar
tholomewl DO you think any Of my friends would
recognize me by that handel Why, haven't used tho
Methusaleh part Of my namc slnce-well, not in five
and, To bfpI hat I n
fronted with Il here How did It happen to get In
anyhowG" Turning to the City Directory, upon which
his eve over the Bs.S and near the head Of the col
umn found: bartholomew, Methusaleh A, V. pres.
- B'way; h. - ". Az
T. c. Eastman the wellknown exporter Of beet, is
about winding up business career of phenomenal
success and activity IS counted in this
country Mr.. Eastman is practically the only shipper
Of beef in from the United States to Europe
and his business this line reaches the comfortable
sum Of So 900 900 annually All Of this is sent from
here TO London Liverpool and Glasgow, and IS sold
10 the British public directly from nearly 300 retail
butcher shops by Mr.. Eastman and his son-in law
Henry Bell, Of Glasgow prominent cattle man In
Great Britain and brother OF James Bell the owner
OF the yacht Thistle. Mr. Eastman has built up this
great business from nothing but his own energy, for
HIS first work in this city to roll casks on the North
River front as unprtendlng 'longshorcman. He IS
"a ceihS HN|NN
Irish who came to America from tho North Of Ireland
Mr. Eastman has passed the sixtieth mlepost of life
now and is retiring from active business in favor Of
HIS son, Joseph Eastman. Tho latter is graduate OF
Harvard and married the daughter Of the Rev. Dr
Robert Colyer OF the Church of the Messiah of This city
Mr. Eastman is tall, with face roughened by
cary exposure to the weather He is getting s OPP
shouldcred he grows older He was warm friend
Of the late william H. Vanderbilt. and It IS said that
A.. % tha n
was largely acquired through exceptional facilities
granted him in shipping over the New-York Central
by Mr. Vanderbilt. Though Withdrawing from
active business affairs. Mr.. Eastman cannot
easily shake of old habits and every day his taI
figure is seen about his saugher-houses at the foot
Of West Sxteth-st
General Harrison is too much Of a student and has
always been too busy in HIS profession to excel as
sportsman, but he Is an excellent companion on
sporting trip. The Rev Myron W. Reed, formerly
pastor Of General Harrison's church, is a mighty
hunter and an expert fisherman, and he and the Cen
era used make many excursions together In former
days. After returning from such expedition, Mr.
Reed told great many stories about their or rather
his prowcss and he heartless enough 10 give
bis precise opinion Of General Harrison hunter
The General isn't much OF shot," said the reverend
sportsman, " but then bring down al the game
and he makes q mi ghty good retriever The Amer
can people seem 70 agree with Mr. Reed IN the latter
part OF this estimate inasmuch as they have just
chosen benjamin Harrison 10 bring back' the Ma
tional Government to Its former high plane
The Rev. Myron W. Reed left the First Presby
terrain Church Of indianapolis years ago TO ac
cept call from Denver, Col, and there arc some
people who think that Plymouth Church made a
great mistake IN not calling him to succeed Mr..
Beecher. In temperament Mr.. Reed IS the furthest
possible remove from the imprisoned orator who
brought fame Plymouth pulpit, but HIS friends say
all hot fVf fu1ae
with General Harrison IS not his only claim to
distinction, and he has "a remarkable faculty
for attracting all classes of people He lawyer
and a soldier before becoming a minister, and he
knows how ordinary feel and think. The cir
cumsances attending his enlistment he has frequently
related himself with quiet laugh. He was addressing
a great war meeting up in Michigan early in the
war; and made fevcnt appeal for volunteers to help
put down the Rebellion Why don't you 60 your
sclf?s shouted ono old fellow from the back OF tie
han, and the speaker was for moment nonpluSsed
didn't know what TO say Mr. Reed says In telling
the story, but ] knew had 10 say sOmeth ng, Tor
the audience plainly sympaihlzsd With my impuden!
the next day he wound up his business and went
lie came out of the with the rank of Colonel
Among the guests at the Clarendon Hotel last week
was j. Kornblum, the Pltsburg oculist and Optican,
who known in the scientific world as inventor,
associated to some extent, with John A. Brashear,
who designed and made the g. 900 spoctroscopo for
the Lick Observatory. Did you know" SAID Mr..
Kornblum, that Joseph Jefferson, the actor was
practically blind in his left eyel He was operated
on for glacoma, hardening Of the aqueous humor Of
tho eye about two years ago. met him IN PITTS
burc in a very unhappy frame OF mind on account
81 liz trouble and succeeded IN making him happy by
correcting the fault TO great extent when he IS
on the stage without glasses he relies entirely upon
lie right eve and those who have known him ioi
years as cert that his gestures have been Affected by
the affection"
COLD AND sTOLID YOUNG ITALIANS