Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-23

gentleman who talked but little, and that little with deliberation, but he thought and planned much, keeping his faculties well in hand and bringing out excellent business as well as social results, for he raised highly refined family to crown his old age with honor. With moderate means through judicious thrift he managed to educate his three sons at Yale, two of whom became eminent lawyers in New Orleans and third University professor. His daughters were alike bred in those things which impart dignity and value to life. Tax ing advantage of residence in our city many parents of moderate means have produced like happy outcome for their children. We remember in our young days hearing an old Yale professor say that education at Yale was to young man fortune of $1O, 900 because he could go South and earn it's inter- est, $500 per annum by teaching the children of some nabob of planter. Going South to teach was at that time popular thing with the young school taught at the North who by this got B start in life. In this con- nection drops in an anecdote Illustrating the wit of James Hillhouse, name so valuable in our history. While member of Congress he was once standing on the steps of the Capitol with John Randolph 8 drove of jackasses chanced to be going by-these ami mals then being raised in Connecticut for the South. "There are some of your constitu- ents," said Randolph. "Yes,'' replied Hill house. ''and the sight must make you rejoice,
 
 for your people,"
 The professor who placed so high 8 value upon an education at Yale was Dennison Olmsted, professor of astronomy and natural philosophy. He contributed valuable paper to Sillimans Journal upon the great meteoric display on the night of Nov. 13, 1883, in which he promulgated the theory that the meteors proceeded from 8 body travelling through space, and that the same phenomena would occur on the same date for successive years, which it did and by which prediction he gained great fame.
 Anthracite coal was at that period just com ing into use. Crates were first used, but be- ing poorly set the heat mainly went up the chimney and the people for awhile sat before them and shivered. Various patterns of stoves were next tried, but 1t was some time before anything highly effectual was found Olmsted invented stove that was quite popu- lar. It consisted of two cylinders of sheet iron, in one of which was the grate and the other answered as drum. As the cylinders looked just alike, stood side by side and were connected by a short band or pipe, the affair vent by the name of the ''Siamese twins " Among our citizens of that era was William Goodwin, a cockney from London who had come here about the year 1924 and in the old Museum building on Olive at the head of Court street introduced to our people stimu- lating concoction pleasantly called 'the Cream of the Valley" Late in life he was known to
 
 'tPapa Goodwin" One day as Goodwin was talking to stranger, Olnlsted happened by, when the other, struck by his fine personal appearance inquired who he was. Goodwin, who was born wag, and who would rather die than not have his joke, replied That sir, is Professor Dennison Olmsted, the great man who invented the comet and disco vered the stove!"
 As part of his advertisement of ''Cream of the Valley" Goodwin had underneath the main line the striking sentence, Makes one tell the truth.'' MT. B., a prominent citi- zen all agog to ascertain what this miraculous beverage was that was thus advertised to pro- mote veracity. hurried down to Goodwin's to ascertain. ''Try it and see,' replied Good win. ''Annanias and Saphira never had such a chance" MT. B. took swallow, and then pausing. held the mug away from him, stead lily looked Good win in the eye as if buried in reflection, and the next moment ejacuIated the single word, "Gin !'' Right! :" rejoined the irrepressible wag, "You tell the truth the first time."