The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-06-30
ENGLAND'S SWORDS.
At ONE TIME FALLEN INTO plaRs-
puTE. They ARE NOW THE BEST.


Placing The English Sword Blade Ahore
the Weapons of Any other Country-nfr.
Gili's Tiroless Tests.
Oneof the most important pursuits which
ar. Gill, the celebrated mcchanist, ever en-
gagged in was bis retrieving the reputation
rf English swords, which In 1883 had fallen
into such deserved III repute that an Eng
lish officer would not trust his life TO the
hazard of probable failure OF his English
sword blade upon any consideration what
ever, although only a century preceding
James II had passed an act expressly pro
hibiting, under severe penalties, the impor-
tation Of swords from Germany or any other
nations clear proof thatat that period the
English swords were sufficiently good to be
relied on However, In the year lIS3, s re
tition was presented tothel0rds Of thetreas
ury by the London sword sellers, praying
leave import sword blades from Germany
duty free.
But, as friend 20 the manufacturers Of
England, the Dake of Norfolk, then Earl
Of Surrey, one of the Lords Of the board,
wrote letter to gentleman Of Sheffield,
Mr. Eyre, to the following purport; "You
will please inform those whom il may con
Germ that petition has been this day toct,
y presented to the treasury, praying per
mission To import swords and sword blndes
from Germany, duty tree, on account oil ehe
inferior quality 0t the English blades. !
should be very happy that any ingenious
manufacturer q sheffield World supply me
VITA such Information, Doth as 70 price anu
quality, as would enable me TO remove so
disgraentul reflection on hnghsh mge'
nnity
ne ousii'ess y swor.i',laAiNg Y ueiiis'
however llo,e lillile'iia'eiy Mit'lih 'he
province oi tne o.rii'iilsnain Vsii iil'lu.aee'I
els' Mr. lyIe sent MI uiii az sA'rao. nun
nis iofush'ps : iee.er, VINO Y l'sos'lluel y
.nat year, preseheeu q iiieiiiul'al y tls
ioras OF the IreHsary ss',lhg .n'l sworn
olaees enala oe inaae oy llln ol ~ sooa ., .
quahey as tnose ifoln .,etiiian. y ny olh
er hatiol aha praying tliae the o'.il''Faelss
gooohess OF those oi uoth couri'ries hiisI''is
oe examined INTO, -
~ was not III eng ye',r i'eo eil'l. Mt y ~
obtained the OoJect u his pursuit .housn
nc made repeated ana if'litiess atselllllss pss
ior that purpose, ior, on an oruef ol lV,uVo
norsemens swofus being lsS'eG ~ the
Fast lnala company wlicn was aislued !. IN
dlscriniinhteiy among EnRiish ailu oerii'ah
nlanuiaclufefs Ar. 'ii'l' oeiie s'lil ai,Alo'ls
LOT tne cohit<arative pFool, pteselileu pe-
luton 10 the eohilii1'ee u sn'pphE ot tne
Last ladia company, requesting that al
tne swords q me aIiisreht couhIflss an anu
tiialiuil'c9utefs hlisn. w pFoNsu ~ ,ess,
50 a. 70 ascertain =, sne G'heieliee VI .i,elI
quhiitieA les pruuuceu Aii oiuer Aof tiiA.
purpose Aliu ~ = fssolut,oh tii.lt hu.e uuI
sucil as on tiislieclion anu pioo' S'o0u si'''
tess sho9la ee tecelsee
AceoFuiileiy "lieh 'us sWuius we're ssil' :
20 ing company ! 'WAttiiouse eney ui,uer,
Went an eAAnlinhsioh " tFat qr 'i,aeiiiile
Fecofnnienaee py slr' 4Aasths" 'noullon ., y
soho lor 'ryihg lns qu,l'y OF temper oi
tne sWoru Olious-s-nstii,eiy' y 'orcnig ens
plaae iii'o Z rurseu s'ast' my NJ, wi'Gn n
uuee - snssA " ~ ''iUuss ~ - ~, snone'
oni5' run Wy polll 70 'iih l1i' en- he 20 81
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