Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-03-30

! quietly reconstructed at Solesmes, was elected
! by the troops and police lately. The sUpe-
! rior communicated the project who directed
the eviction. According to private informa-
tion, derived from Catholic sources, a large
pumber Of other expelled monks have found
their way back 70 their old quarters. The
government il perfectly aware Of the fact,
but not wishing to give any pretext for the
cry of persecution, it has for a long time
affected to ignore it.
The war department has restored the cits-
del at Charleston to the Citadel Academy
authorities, and this military school, which
existed from 1913 to 1865, when the COBfed-
crates evacuated Charleston, will now be re-
opened. In Che period mentioned about 1900
South Carolinisns were educated in whole or
in part within the walls of the academy.
The course of study was nearly "a prac-
ticable the same at West Point The re-
organization OF the academy provides that
there shall be two beneficiary cadets from
each county in the State, and that all cadets
who viii pay tor tuition may be received.
Visitors TO New Orleans have for several
years gazed with wonderment at the NAM
moth oyster shells in front of Borge's restau-
rant, on Customhouse street. These said
to be exceeded in size by one received re-
Gently in California The State museum of
California has become the owner of the shell
CT an enormous bivalye OF the tri9dcRd qiQas
species, ,Tisiet1 seeiehs 52S pounds. 1t was
purchased at Singapore, and IS gift to the
mnseum A similar shell, sent by the re-
public OF Venice to Francis !, now serves as
a holy water font in tie church of St. Sulpice,
at Paris.
Europe IL pouring in upon u every year an
immense number OF men, women and chill
dren, belonging to different nationalities,
wide apart as the poles in character, training,
religion and thought. There are Jews from
Russia, Irishmen from Munster and Ulster,
cordially dttesting one another; Republicans
and Bonapartists from France; German So
cialists and imperillists; Italians, some of
whom believe that the pope has been cruelty
wronged, and others that he should be driven
from Italy. To assimilate all these and
blend them into a harmonious homogeneous
political society is task which other
country in the world could successfully I'M
dertake.
DR.. Abtam S. Isaacs, who recently deliv-
cred a lecture in New York ON "Hebrew
Humor," said that side by side with the
most heroic attributes of the Jewish charac-
tiers was seen a humorous phase of character
Hebrew humor might be divided into three
rabbinical and modern. In
biblical purely intellectual playfulness
was to be found, as in EIijah's exhortation
on Mount Carmel and in the parable of the |
trees IN Judges. 10 the Arabic that is so |
nearly allied 10 the Hebrew race, might be |
seen the play upon names. In the book of
Prophets humor is shown in puns and in
Eccesiastes, Proverbs and Job they are
united with wisdom. Satire was a prominent
feature OF biblical well all Jewish |
humor. OF rabbinical humor the lecturer |
gave several instances from Tslmudic and |
other stories. He told an amusing story of |
King Solomon listening to the conversation |
of two birds, one OF whom boasted to the |
other that he could with one flap of his wing |
annihilate Solomon and his palace. Under |
standing the talk of the birds he asked the |
meaning of the boast. The bird answered |
that there was no truth in what he said, bat |
his vile believed him to be a wonderful |
creature, and he was only giving her taffy. |
Many of the wives of to-day think in the |
ssme way of their husbands, and with as lit |
tie reason. In modern humor several in
stances we're given in prose and verse.