New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-09
THE TALK OF THE DAY

"The Central Tennessee College, at Nashville, Is
one of the finest and most novel institutions III the
world saws Dr. j. c. Harzel, Of the Freedmen's Ala
and Southern Education Society. 1T Is school Oh
mechanic art, which was opened recently. Professor
H. &; sedgwick is in charge with $4,000 worth of
machinery on hand. We find the cOlored students TO
be as bright as the white students and to make wonder
full progress They will be learned everything from
handling TOOLS levers, wheels and aXles to steam en-
gnes and motors and dynamOs. The citizens OF Nash
vile gave nearly 81 900 to the school, and we are
still receiving money from people, young and old, all
over the country, who have heard OF the new schOoi
and are interested in It's success. 1t is sight TO
visit the school, and wish thousands could see IT,"
II. Gotschak, relative of the celebrated composer,
is stopping at the Russell House. Mr.. G0tschalk Is
the possessor what perhaps is the oldest and rarest
coin in the world holy shekel" supposed TO nave
been used in King SOl0m0n's temple ODtalheu
this coin of venerable rabbi In Caleosuok0, near
bucharest, In Roumania, some years ago sai1 H vi
GOttschak. :" lie was dying without heirs, ana lor
reasons which | need not mention bequeathed II u, TO
me, together with documents which subStantiate IL,
from my family and never be used for purposes OF ga
The British Museum, which has the only other com OF
the kind in existence offered me boot Of toO0, as
mine is perfect while theirs has several imperfecuons
The museum has had its coin 500 years From the
documentary evidence accompanying my coin and the
knowledge that they were last used about LOO or
300 years before Christ il viii be seen that these
two holy shekels by far the most ancient OF coins
On one side, in ancient Hebrew, Is the word - IerG
salem and the other Holy shekel."-tDetroit
Free Press.
The Pail Mall Gazette" tells of a doctor on man.
cfwar who had very simple method Of treatment
lie would tie piece OF tape around the waist OF the
complaining mariner, and command him TO declare
whether his pain existed above or below the tape
II above, an emec, and II below dose OF salts FOL
lowed as a matter of course.
AN OLD STORY REToLDe
Just before him SHE sat
With II mOnstrOus great nat
On her head. quite obscuring the stage
lie twisted and turned
Till with anger he burned,
And each moment augmented his rage
In despair, then, at last
Half the evening had passed.
Leaning forward he whispered quite lows,
Won't you take OIL your hatf
can't see what they're at
on tho stage" But she shook her head "Nol'
Then he had bright thought
Some by instinct are Taught
And he put his own hat his head
In an instant behind
Him came mprnurs unkind -, -,
Shoot the hat" Take that hat OIL" they snu
Their expressions were blunt,
And the lady In front
Tor she thought that, of course, they meant her.
With rosy red face,
And exceeding bad grace,
Dotted her hat without further dcmuE
Moral.
The moral Is plain;
Your point you may gain
Sometimes In aeOundabout way.
And this moral too,
Zones clearly 70 view:
''''' -jSomervillc Journal
In Boston there is house Oh the door Of which
is sign reading Cautlon-Soarot Fever And In
the window is u placard bearing the legend Rooms
10 rent
oysters frequently reach great old age. tn
RIDGES or water lines the slell indicate the number
nj wears until they get beyond forty then tile lines me
wider and Indicate period Of ten years. once ~"
an oyster eighty six years old. IL caught ~ oca
ware nav four years ago. That oyster had ntelgeno.
put IL i'm tank Of salt water and IL opened and shut
Itself up as II enjoying bath. one day put the