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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-06
DIPLOMAT ON WHEELS.

WASHINGTON. July G. lsas.-Mr. Adse.
Assistant Secretary Of State. returned 70
the Department today after an absence
Of six weeks spent abroad While away
Mr. AFee made bicycls tour .as over.
1os0 miles through Northern France. vis-s
ting the province cf Eri~tany, Vendee
Tosrains. Anjou and Normandy.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-06
LAY DOWN ON THE TRACK.
Unknown italian Commits Suicide
NJ, tho E-rse rSxo

An italian, about forty years old. was
struck and instantly killed On the E-ie
Railroad tracks {. short distance north Of
he Junction on the Paterson branch CT
the Erie Road yesterday afternoon. I'm
giree. Laird, of Train No. 591 said the
man was lying motsonless across the
rails and although he blew the whistle st
had nor any effect, ana before speed eoulS
be checked the train had passed over the
man.
The body was removed to Crane
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-06
cata1oas,snc siae as.dtan E.ihrarr.

Librarians are at work eataloEning the
Indian Library CT the British india Of
fee and when finished the library viii
be the most complete for Oriental schel-
ars probably in the world. There are now
seven niles Of book shelves. and When
the new floor is conplete there VIII be
nearly nfteen miles Of shelving
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-06

Visitors 70 the Derby race course this
year say that the gypsy fortune Tel1ers.
there have received an unusual amount
of patrcnage from fashionable people ara
this Is regarded as additional S1F0ef 81 ial-
creased superstition among the British
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-06
ART COMPANY WISELY HEsITATEs

The City Hall Commissioners VIII meet
tonorrow morning. The ST. Louis Art
Metal Company has not as yet zsigred
the contract TO furnish the monstrosity
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-06
STANLEY NAY DIE.


= S77717F1 20 ~ 77ifIF1 i7717z- =
LONDON, July g. E4ersry VI. stan
ley. the African explorer ana semsev Of
afliament for North Lambsth, who has
been III for sev&al weeks with gasssitis
suffered arelapse last night and is non
lying II a critical condition.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-06
CgETAN'S P0URTH OF JULY.
Ea cabEe to the Es,dtsfs Fysss

ATHENS, July 6, 1sss-As an outcome
81 the insnrreetion in Crete against Tnrk-s
lsa rule the Christians Of the island on
saturday elected a provisional government
ana decided 70 proclaim the uaion Of the
island with Greece
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-06
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

NET YORK. July s. 1sss.-Eor ths
tilirty-six hours ending at eight F. NJ
Tuesday For New York city ana vscin-
ity;-Cloudy sustry weather. with ocea-
siostal showers tonight and Tuesday:
cooler Tuesday night; southwes terry to
northwesterly winds
! EEars nets3s Therna aEneter- -Reporf.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-06
MEDAL OF E0E0R.

WASHINGTON. July 6. lses.-The War
Department today awarded medal of
honor to James " Toban OF Lansing.
Mich. for most dsstirsu uisslea sallanfry III
action at Aiken. S. c., IN February.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-06
BIG RAIN. RECORD.

FALL RIyER, Mass, Jqly 6. 1sss.-In
yesterdays storm here 1.s inches of seain
fell in seventeen minutes This beats
all recors in this part OF the country.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-06
FOE PEARL BRYAN's MURDER

CINCINNATI July e. lS9S.--Juage Helm
this morning overruled the motion fer q
rev triad in the case Of Alonzo Waiting.
convicted of the murder Of Pear. RSyan,
and sentenced him 10 death on August Z
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-06

The Church os st. Mary in Kisbi.s:n. !
suburb N the northwest Of Lnra0n hsz
had 4 mysterious herefsator for rsirlesesn
years Nyery December an erlvelosse 81
fssus1a IN the collection box co115sfrir,..
ss' # was found shsfe as usual las7
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-06
GBEENVILLE YAoHTsMBE AFLoAT

The entire fleet of the Greenville Yacht
Club went ON cruise to Spernlacetf Cove
They are expected to return this eger1-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-06

! Be sssre ana usa the did and well srssd rem
els, Mrs ~ inslo~S - Soothing Ssrups tor chii-
Tie <si157s; aiIay all paiz1 cures Wind collie,
~ n the best remedy fqr diarz2oea.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-06

Lots and graves cared fer ny Cemesery
perfect 1isse -Four sni5 4 half ,zsiie# frzn,
Cours House; u minutes N r2il feic Erle
Depot. C{1eo oFer Prevalent Savings f>1o7<-
Nes ~ Washi1gton ssreek
New-York tribune., 1896-11-22
finaneial.
I1Hun(ldI.
Oregon Improvement Company,
New York November 10. is0d.
TO HOLDERS OF
FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS.
CONSOLIDATED MORTGAGE BONDS,
PREFERRED STOCK, AND
COMMON STOCK
of the Oregon Improvement Company.

vi lhc OTcSOH Improvement company.
The undersigned, appointed a Committee for the
pose have ptrfectsd plan FOR the reorganization Of the
Oregon Improvement Company This plan provides for
the issue or tho following securities. viz:
J. First Mortgage Fivo Per Cent. fifty-Year
Gold Bonds ..... . 81 600 900
2 Second Mortgage Five Per Cent Flfty-Year
Gold Bonds. interest for nrs. eighteen months
payable cay earned. ... ............... 1.o5o 600
D. -Four Per Cent. Non-Cumuative Preferred
Stock. no additional mortgage to bo created
without the previous consent OF thice-:our,hs
OF euch Preferred Stock ................ $1,000 900
e. Common Stock .. ......... 3 $40 900
BY the terms OF the plan First Mortgage DOnd-
hoiderS receive cash for all coupons which
mature mp to mud including June LIST. 1907.
END orc hundred and ten per cent Of the prin-
cipal OF such bonds In Five Ter Cent. First
Mortgage Gold Bonds. bearing interest from June
1. 1897
The First Mortgage Bonds used for the present
Fs's are TO be issued than at the rnts
Of $1,000 value Of bonds and only for
Inc purchase of steamships other needed
cry which is TO be added security for such honda
Holders Of Consolidated Mortgage Bonds who
ten per principal thereof Wit: 500 on
each $1,000 bond In four nstaments the hrst pay
able as this Committee shall declare the plan
operative and subsequent nsnlmcn.s intervals OF not
less than ninety days upon the call of the COMMITTEES.
receive for ench $1,000 bond 800 IN new
Five Per Cent. Second Mortgage Gold bonds.
-cventy per cent. I'm new Preferred stock.
and thirty per cent. in new Common stock.
Holders of Preferred stock VIII" pay ten per cert
Of tho principal thereof Wit $40 share In like in
stnlmen,s. receive for each ten shares of Pre-
ferrcd stock SIcO In new Five Per Cent SEQ
ord Mortgage Gold Bonds, seventy per cent In
new Preferred stock. and thirty per cent. In
Common stock
Holders II Common stock who pay nve can't.
principal thereof. IS share IN like in
ptairrenis. receive for cnch ten sharcs of Conn
mon stock In Five Per Cent Second Mortgage
Gold Bonds. and fifty pcr Of par IN nsv Common
Stock.
Holders OF said bonds and stock REQUESTED - i'm
Ynciiately deposit tho same with the Fnrmers' Loan
e. Trust Company. No 90 William Street. Now York
City receipts 10 issued b. said therefor.
which nay be exchanged for negotiable reorganization
certificates s soon Il they prepared
ceive on deposit certificates OF III. Manhattan Trust Com
many OF Boston Cor heretofore deposited
with them.
All surplus cash and securities b owned b. the
company.
ho concentration of Committee 10 10 b determined
rv N. Presidents Trust Companies carrying on
business in tho city OF New YORK.
H. G.. RoLsTON,
Preudent Farmers Loan a Trust ca
Chairman
HENRY AMY.
Banker. ~ Wall 81
HENRY *. McHARG.
Banker, 90 Wall st.
DAVID MCCLURE.
MICHAEL II. CkEDO2O.
New-York tribune., 1896-11-22
COPY Of LETTER SENT TO SYNDICATE
MEMBERS LAST SATURDAY.
NEW YORK November i"h. 1924
TO THE MEMBERS OF TIE SYNDlcATE:

You will remember tina, our letter OF AUGUST 10Th
gave THE advice
There FOR all things. and the time has come
nls the Tong side Of the market IL will DO walt
until clouds all clear making your
investment. liy that the VIII he and the
Insiders vii. b. ready unload the public much
higher price A fr IL TIDE BEGINS WHEN THINGS
LOOK THE WORST AND ENDS WHEN THEY LOOK
THE BEST II you propose 70 DO anything this fail IN
the market. earnestly advise not 70 wait until
aficr Election end not 10 walt A. all
Now the Importance 4 that advise When the let
tor written, st. PAUL. u. ROCK ISLAND -.
BURLINGTON 20 and SUGAR io5 o, course 'hs
1arnns waited until 'afer Elect m and then paid 70
for ST. PAUL. - for BURLINGTON - for ROCK
ISLAND al ~ for SUGAR even before Election
s,orks up ten to fifteen ro.ntsD
Ot course the pools sold t.ir stocks the good
II r. hn 'oll story again. Now tho public have
the and the pools have worked up nice little
ngal Because spain Is getting whipped IN
cuba she propose save her pride By commencing
the rr.at United states.
nee. uneasine-s about the market: prices
80 fsr either direction In fact. there Is
enough movement e. salt US Iricos two thfee
Ions lower they the day after Election and
th.f = ul
been able catch Few ''lrotua'il ms this
week IN the four stocks. BURLINGTON. ROCK ISLAND.
CHICAGO Gas and ST. PAUL. and have cleared net
profit per subscribers. The capital OF the
syndicate this week Is s3G sGi.2i.
New-York tribune., 1896-11-22
w. E. FOREST.

w. z. FOREST.
We both private md synticate accounts prl-
va'e accounts with capital Of 5000 show average
profit Of 500 per
We have paid cash iivdcnls 20 syndicate subscribers
Of Il5 PER CENT since July LIST. We solicit tho
OF rather than ~ speculatorn. We nrs
bankers 4 Brocrs'. Just plain Investment Agents.
money must be to reputable brokerage hrms
SEND FOR NEW PAMPHLET FREE
w. E. FOREST,
90 BROADWAY. NEW YORK.
New-York tribune., 1896-11-22
REORGANIZATION OP
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company
Philadelphia Reading Coal & Iron Co.
Under Plan and Agreement Dated
December IL. 1895.

y.
= WALL STREET. NEW YORK.
November 6. 1900
Notice hArsby given that all holders OF eer'incas OF
deuo,tt OF First Second Third Preference Income
bonds Deferred Income bortr. stock O, tho Ihiads-
mia Reading Railroad Company under tire SAID Plan
ana Agreement. who failed payment OF any
navahs chilled under said fisr
and who shall no. November 70. 1890 make pay
nent Of all such assessnsn,s due Hereunder together
with sx per tho amount thsrrof from
the teyera! dates when srch duo and
psyxbe) and also further equal 20 ne1uarter
Der cent upon the par CT such honds stock Co
ros,,.c Will upon November 20 1890 without further
notice or action bs prrfes 70 the saii l1An
ard Agreement, or 10 entitled to heneht tf~e-
under or IN the secuTes deposited assessments rad
aod vii! without rght OF redemption absolutely fofien
,he,- bonds or stock deposited together With any part
the os,e.snens pad II such case the Managers
NAV ,e,l ,,ch bonds and deposited and all rsh IN
,he cash Heretofore rsi respect Thereof or 'h new
secires which may b Issued In respect ue'eo 70 AJ
,u-h,,er pny,e such amount the Managers may de-
md the rroceeas thereof VII he used ;or any
y. ~. requirements &. carrying out the said Plan and as
-cervc f,- the u,cs 0. New Company. IN the c's-
cre.,n Of the Managers
Payments hereunder be rade Mt our once. 70
.h,v. or n: the ono. Of Dre,el Co.. Frh ard
Chestnut Streets Philadelphia. OF j. s. Morgan Co.
London.
Up. MORGAN a. CO.,
Reorg anization Managers Philadelphia Reading Rai-
road Company. under said Plan and Agreement
New-York tribune., 1896-11-22
UAPAM7G GlO6l
PACIFIC MAIL S. 8. co.
WHITE STAR LINE.

GeimanIc. Nov. q noon Germanc.....D = pooa
Teutonic. Dec noon Teutonc. Dec. go
Dec 3 noon ,,rtannic Jan g noon
NO COTTON CARRIED BY PASSENGER sTEAMFRa
Pier No IS North River. Once % broadway. ~ z.
r. MAITLAND RERsEY. Agent
New-York tribune., 1896-11-22
TO THE HOLDERS OF
PHILADELPHIA AND READING
RAILROAD COMPANY'S

General MOrtgRge Honds.
Ffrnt. Second, and Third Preference Income
bonds, Deferred Income DoDds
Stock.
NEW YORK. PHILADELPHIA. AND LONDON.
November G. 1890.
Referring circular ~ May o. lsso hoteo -
hereby given that after November &C. ls9 no further oe
,oe.. r. che above described bonds md stocks VIII Do
received under the plan Of reorganization
Deposits VIII received 20 that Ute. hi. only on
paynen, O. the in full with six per cent
interest the dates when The several hs'amen's
were due ard PAYABLE and a penalty OF
s2OOD per S. go General Mortgage Bond and Firsl
Second o. Third Preference Incoms Mortgage Bond;
sI.O0 per share of Stock:
so Der s., 900 Deferred Income BOND
.I.P. MORGAN 4 CO..
% Street. New York
DREXEL ~ CO.,
9Th and Chestnut SITS. Philadelphia. PA
-. ~. MORGAN a. CO.,
q Old Broad Street. London
New-York tribune., 1896-11-22
r,-rSr OF THE ASSOCIATED BANKS
eIA' IN DETAIL.

.onoving table shows the bank holdings.
Tns ,r,th the percentage OF reserve held by
nse~ -, National banks are required to
ssp s.sD reserve OF % per cent and State banks
'nof Is per cent.
New-York tribune., 1896-11-22
CCNARU LINE.

a. m ,,rrprooT' nv or,rry,ro,vv
fturia Nov. 2s, III II Lucania. Dec. TO- 3 D -
Carpania Dec g. $50 Etriria. Dec. 2s 10 Z q,
Cmo,ia. Dec. r. IL a m Campania
From Pier 40. North River. foot Of Clarkscn-St
For frelsh and passage apply at the Companys ohAsA
VERNON IT. BROWN & CO. General ARenta
New-York tribune., 1896-11-22
DIED ID" LINE OF STEAMSHIPS.

~ La Guayra Puerto Cabeilo. Curacao ana Mar
cabo. Curacao from Robert Stores brooklyn
S. PHILADELPHIA. Tuesday. November "a .. a.
eS Thursday. December 4. 1 o. n.
ss vENEZUEI4A rs Saturday. @ December u. .. m.
IS CURACAO. Saturday. November 2S .. a.
These built expressly FOR the ra6A
have superior accomnoda IA Ions for Passengers.
BOCLTOS. BLISS AZ pALLETT
General Managers iss Front-st
New-York tribune., 1896-11-22

CLYDE LINE.
CHARLESTON, q. c..
the SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST.
JACKSONVILLE AND ALI. FLORIDA POrNT4
From Pier %. =. II. 0o,t OF Roceevet-st.). 8 p m
SEMINOLE Charleston and Jacksonville. Tuesday Nov ~
CHEROKEE. Charleston only. Friday Nov, ~
IROQr OIS. Jacksonville direct Saturday Nov q
ALGONQUIN. Charleston only. Monday Nov. -
Steamers have frst-cass passenger accommodations
Wa. p. CLYDE & CO. General Agents
Bowling Green. ~ Y.
Fla Cent. md Penn. Fast r. q p Line via Jacksonville
Great 50 Freight and Passenger Line. Charleston.
T. g. EGER. General Agent s9i Broadway n r
New-York tribune., 1896-11-22

GERMAN MEIDlT TIERsAN
NORTH GERMAN rFAy
LLOYD q. s. co.
Express steamers from ,
10 Gibraltar Algiers. Maple
.,oiunb'a. Nov. Is. II a NJ. tFuIda.
sNyrmanrIa. Dec. ). II AN. scoIun
fMeIra. Dec. .. 10 A. VI. tKalse
return tickets available for the n
rom Naples. Genoa. Gibraltar. Han
North Ger. Lloyd s. 8. g. II,
,o,clrichs & Co.. Gen. Agts..
: Bowling Cr.. \. Y. n
New-York tribune., 1896-11-22

A DvERTIsEMENTs and subscrip.on. for The tn.
way. ID door north Of 3isst.. until o'clock D. m ~.
vertisements received the following branch ocss n
ave e. cor 2sd-st is2 c,h-svs cor i2th-ss; Maeys
g., lO6 West 42d ST. near 6h-aye.: 92 East l4th-s 81
West l2dst between 9TH and sth I59 East era.
ave-. near ei;t,st; i7oe ist-ays near Seths $50 sd-
Beeckers coos sd-ave.; 2!0 East 7sh-st.: LO2i q.
2eda Sd-aye SS Amsterdam ave. 4o2 West 42d-ss;
9th ave- Lisa 81 ave- near elth-st: OS East ssh-st;
7ss eth-sve At the Harlem osnces 2o0i X-sye nss:
i!sh-s bes tn ana 81 sS:s nes5 s5o Ne, rs We,
cssr Co sssos'zs SsSs.s S~sss % p III 12s
l-ibS xxrtle-sve.s pe4s bypadWaJS Ssse ~
New-York tribune., 1896-11-22

IMPORTS OF MERCHANDISE.
weex ending Nov d. 1894 1895 1896
D-ygxds ...... 81. 500 363 81 O23.ST9 81 4e3 34<
General rnerchs,s,gs SJS1 S81 1,I5O26Z 1881 492
Total for week. tio414344 s9l741A 9Ii5 $50
since January $685. 80 <732l26 6s6 <Js Gal 60
IMPORTS OF SPECIE.
For the vs>x s5ao4O s2l6so STeg3.I
elnoe January l... le.9S1,2l2 2I.Is2.4l7 b2s4icls
EXPORTS OF SPECIE.
For the week ~ s4O8el2 &s,354.54< $l.0l4JJ0
escs January H.. 1lC ose l57 49, 462 iO0SsG lS7
VI ts specie imports e784. go was gold.
EXPORTS or MERCHANDISE FROM NEw-YoRK.
From jan 70
Nov IL ss2I s7s.spe sals si7 sa2i oso.ao7
New-York tribune., 1896-11-22

railway bonds were moderately acsTe. eS Vet "is the
eons'a..th eonsa.aTorthy exception being oregon Ran,
0ny and Navigation 5s receipts which aavahcfo "a
Ou,svlls and Nasnylis s4.ts s0as' to o. The
!VU.s' o., losses were in Northern Pacific COZ
sra ss1 nOtes receipts TO 49, s resas saa An snd
tohio az e.. bs / 10 as: Wisconsin Central hrst
.sssipts. is. 10 20; Norfolk and Western (Mary
land and Washington division). TO o. eraI 0ne@a
nsake and Ohio consol 5s II to 1oI; the genera
xxIs u TO 1871; Kansas and Texas SECONDS p
70 59 Northern Pacific third coupons, " 70 80 20;
the consols 5s. z to 547s ana Keaoihs ''i''u
nreference incomes. y 10 sc.
None on call was 2ia per cent Time none!
was per cent for sixty days. Saga per csl.
sor three and four months. and 4ls per cent lor
ak months Commercial paper continued IN lair
demand at 4lsG51s per cent for the best names
for all periods. and per cent ior nai'eS ''o' %
well known. e.o,6e1 eo,1
Posted rates for sterling closed at "a SO - ooth
and S4 s69S4 s6is for long and short bis respec,-
lyelv. Rates for actual business closeo as ioi-
lows:
New-York tribune., 1896-11-22

The price Of commercial bar silver IN this mar
s,, was 63. Mexican dollars were quoied q,
Os6 5l%. In London bar silver was uncnangso
a. % I5-1Gd Five silver bullion certiiicates
reprssent.nC 5000 ounces Of silver, were soid
on the Stock Exchange at 631sQt1i2.
Money on call in London was $685. per cent,
Open market discounts. 81. per cent for lonE aid
hort bills British consols closed at 10 l-lo Tor
money and 40 GIG for the account French
rentes closed at 1O2 francs 60 cent.mes Paris
exchange in London, 25 francs % centiInes
Discount rate in Paris. per cent. Discount rate
IN Berlin. 4je per cent
The time specified in the reorganization agree
nert Of the Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain
Railroad Of the Parsons Committee for depos-
fling first cor solidated mortgage bonds win tne
Central Trust Company. Of New-York. and Ola
Colony Trust Company. Of Boston, expired on
Wednesday at which time less than per cent
o. the total issue were undeposited. The Reor-
gan.zation Committee has decided TO extend the
tine for receiving deposits until Decembert l
prox On payment Of half Of l per cent OF
the face value OF the bonds.
Holders Of certificates OF the Farmers Loan
and Trust Company issued on deposit OF thc
Green Bay, W!nona and st. Paul first conso
dated mortgage bonds, are Informed by Mark
T. Cox, chairman that they may receive the Sc
eurities Of the new company upon surrender OF
their receipts at the Office Of the Green Bay
and Winona Railroad Company No. 40 Wall-st-
FOREIGN COMMERCE. OF NEW-YORK
New-York tribune., 1896-11-22

CAvANNAH LINE rri-weeky from Pier 81. n. r.
~ new Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays at 4 p n
for Savannah direct On and after Nov 2s all steamers
sail at p. n -
city Of augusta. Nov: Grand Duchess. Nov ess pm
Tailahassee Nov :e Kansas City. Dec g. 3 o. m
Unsurpassed cabin accommodations Connecting with
nail lines for points South and Southwest For ticksSs
apply at 28 3l7 353. 3S5 Brosdvay a.
New-York tribune., 1896-11-22

Second g. interest as rental 1905. ..... ios los
CoiSol o. iSso o...................... li7x lis
binscker Street and Fulton Fer-y-stock.... - 81
First mortgage 7s 1900. ..............,., los i09
Central Crosstown--stock ......... 900
First mortgage CO. 1922. ................ 40
Central Park. North and East Rver-stock. l55 lD
Co:soi IL, ibn2 2........................... IL,
Christopher and Tenth s,reet-s;ock ...... $50 1855
f!rff mortgage Is. 1898. .............,..... ic2
The St. Johns herald., 1896-01-11
African. and tbe Steamboat.

They were perfectly frantic with mingled dread and curiosity at sight of the steamer. They shouted and danced and waved their arms in imitation of our revolving stern wheel. They fol- lowed us, running along the banks for miles together. Occasionally some spe- cially brave ones would rush out into the water to have long, unobstructed look at us. The expression on the countenances of the natives on the shores would make the fortune of an actor who could initiate it. They would stand with their bodies partly turned away, in order to dart into the bush at the slightest indication of danger, over whelmed with awe and inquisitiveness, a few only daring to laugh, while the whole river echoed with their exclama- tions of astonishment and their crazy shouts. < When the steamers whistle was blown the hundreds who had collected on the bank at once stam- peded pell-mell over each other and into the wood and tall grass. Our men greeted them with shouts of laughter and calls to come back; but it was to no purpose: they would not again come so near.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-01-11
A WORTHY RAZOR.
The Barber Took Pride in It Because of
 Its History.

xCS history
 "A good razor? We'll, I should say sol" said barber to Pittsburgh Dis patch reporter. That's a historic blade I'm using on your face. There's a story in that piece of steel which is as interesting as it is remarkable, and l value it more than anything l have. You see, during the war was at Win chester, Va, apprenticed to a black smith. I was only young bit of a fellow, but had the highest regard for excellence in anything. As boy I used to play around the door of the old shop, watching the smilby shoe the horses. There was one tool which al- ways had the greatest attraction for us youngsters and filed us with wonder. We had been taught that the best quality of steel would always pick up pieces of iron and steel by magnetism. There was a particular file which the old smithy prizcd very highly, which to us boys seemed to be the very best piece of steel in the world. The man. ner in which it would pick up the horseshoe nails and bits of steel left no doubt in our minds on this point. Dur ing the war my boss had good deal of shoeing to do for the army, and several times Gen. Phil Sheridan had his horse shod there. The old snnithy was a great admirer of the general, so he brought out the much-prized file to finish up the work.
 s'Some years later left the black smith shop to become barber, and shortly after learning my trade de- cided to go to Washington. Just before going stole this file, determining to have the best piece of steel in the world-for my ideas never changed on the subject-to start in my business, had the file made into a razor, and whether the magnetic quality of the steel had anything to do with it can not say, but do know that have al- ways been able to shave boards with this razor that would do everything but turn the edge of an ordinary blade.
 ''I started in shop in Washington, and some years after who should l find in my chair but Gen. Sheridan. 1 was somewhat rattlcd, as tho boys soy, at having so great man so near FEC. especially man whom 1 had always honored so much, but by degrees my nervousness left ne, and I began to shave him. Suddenly I remembered about the razor held in my hand. 1t was the same steel that had shaped his horses hoofs many years before down in Winchester. I told him the story of the steel and it seemed to interest him very much. That's why prize the razor."