New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-12
THE TALK or THE DA Y.

Tine finest coin collection in Boston, says
,mati,t of that city, is that Of Parmeee. baker
up in East Chester Park. lie bakcS nothing but beans
boston baked bcans-and all the money he makes lie
mi, into old coins, His collection is worth between
20 900 and $4,000. lie had complete set OF
American silver d0llarSthe only set in Boston, to my
knowledge What makes this set hard to fill Is the
scarcity Of dollars Of 1901. There are only some
thirteen or fourteen Of these in existence. and they
are worth 800 apiece. don't believe there are any
floating around the country undiscovered Inc dealers
know where every one Of these and odd coins Is
aud can't be imposed upon by counterfeit for the great
value Of h, particular coin has caused 1t 10 be coun-
orfcted or rather to be initiated, by taking dollars
Of sol date and fixing them over There are lots OF
these I'm circulation and while occasionally they eaten
some country amateur. expert Is for an instant ue
celved. Next to ParmclceS collection. the finest ono
in Boston Is that of Nathan Appleton Of Beacohs''
There are hundreds Of collectors here and the aggregate
value Of their coins is probably greater than that OF
those in any city In this country outside OF New
Il have withdrawn from ouah amateur acting club,
said Willie Washington.
why ~ -, $40
q. I couldn't stand it any ongah. Won know wa
caw,t for the villain aud Miss PePpertah wa, une
heroine. and she was 10 say man, w S0''"
THAT was easy -.
ias but Miss pePpcrton wondn,t ,5 repeat o tGe
words, She said had already done a. bidly - any
one could reasonably expect Washington PoS'.
Milwaukee man who woman iaU down ~ the
street and helped her up. She was 80 grateful tlat
| she sent him a deed for a house worth 5000.
Peoria man. who had read the story started to he!p
a woman who had slipped on banana peel, but inc
result wa, not the same. The woman yelled I" her
husband who was standing near. and he rushed up
and broke the would be helpers nose. In regard TO a
woman YOU can't always most generally ten
little Washington boy, who keeps his eyes ana ears
omen con SANITY, recently succeeded IN rather tmUae
| it,,ug nj, father. lie had been amusing himself N
pretending Ia transact business " Ike papa ana III
sisted ON being shown the respect due full grow
citizen. But he wanted pair of roller skatcs' anu
| when he slt them spent good deal Oi uuc on uc
pavement one evening his father came from We
Office and for the sake of teasing the little man Salu
That's nee, isn't it. The idea OF "A man PRAYING
like that What would you think Of papa were lie TO
come home skates y ~, ..,.,
Well" said the y0ung,ter after thoughtful silence
mamma SAYS You d0.'-tNashlngton Post.
Down in Kentucky there was a trial recently In
which the fact was brought out that John Harvey
called william Tlman liar 80 times, sheep thef
seventy ono timcs ,winder hity-twO times ana OF
fcrcd 10 lick him lOi times At this juncturc william
concluded that II wa, lime for him 10 vind'1te his
wounded honor. and he sailed in and gave John u
a>hing Tie jury. after thinking The matter over
concluded that he ought to have sailed in an hour and
| a half earlier.