The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1870-09-21


sumed at the wharves and on the docks.
James WiDgate. of Portsmouth. n. H
recently swan mile and a quarter in sal
water. in thirty-five minutes, with no advan
tage of tide in his favor.
The Mississippi. Ouachita and Red River
: railroad has hundred miles graded, ant
forty miles in running order 1t will run
from Cnice to Camden and Shreveport
Boston boasts that there is wealth enough
~ IN that city to give, an equal division So, 600
U to each man, woman and child.
A Java grandee is coming to this country
with his eighty-one children, and wants to
, secure board in some quiet family.
Treves is the eldest town in Prussia. 1t
was captured by Julius Caesar. before Christ
was born. and made the Capital of Gaul. 1t
was in French hands in the last century. but
: was given back to Prussia in I6I5.
by curious coincidence, five names on
one page of the Norwhich city DIRECTORY for
IS7O. read: Slack Thomas. Slow George,
Sly John, Small Nathan, and Smart Mary.
l. IA Troy hod carrier has inherited $50, 900.
tie was half way up ladder when he heard
OF It. and jus: let go of the hod and said
he d have to be excused
Philadelphia rejoices over the discovery
that it has. thus far this year. consImed
nine hundred more beevcs and III, 900 mere
1869.
| Ihe only two journayman tailors associa-
lions III Philadelphia are named respectively
Adam and Paradise lodges. 1t would BE-
n FIND fSvn
the business.
Celery is becoming famous as mcdici-
nal herb. 1t is said to cure scurvy and
purify the blood with great celeryty.
A New York tailor was startled the other
day by the return of bill which he had pre-
sented to magazine editor, with notice
tnat the manuscript was respectfully de-
clined"
census taker in the West found a girl
whose chri>t-ned name is M,'-the letter
aone-and another with the euphoniou.
title OF Luna Aurora Burealis
Michigan boarding house keeper calls
MS servants up in the morning with Get
up, you lazy jades: breakfast has got to be
got, and somebody has got to get up and get
it,"
The Maine girl who, in her devotion to
fashion, was killed by insects from her iutc
switch Getting into her brain, died in the line
of juty.
A minister of Springfield. Ohio, asked tho
name OF bride who appeared before him,
and was astonished to hear that it was Shoe
Fly. 1twas Miss Shofely.
A barkeeper struck negro ON the head,
at Columbus, Ga, the ether day, shiverinc
't-the axe handle-all to pieces.
A Philadelphian named Drum has been
JAILED for stealing chickens from Mr.. Fife.
Fife objected to being played on in that STYLE
and had Drum arrested as beat.
A Georgia neighborhood is discussing the
law point whether man has a right to
put rattlesnakes in his strawberry patch to
guard them from his neighbors' children.
. One ava"i"n -, >Sanu ulur they were fn-
'sred with music by the quire.
A1 Atlanta s.,.s,s s.Sss h.s ssasH G%s;
of such articles. by cooking a dinner TOR SIX
persons on the fair grounds.
ANewark widow recently found in the
coat pocket of her deceased husband. a book
of that CITY some $500, of which she had no
previous knowledge.
A woman lately carried a child to Lon
don hospital child in a nearly dying state
-and the doctor elected from her that She
had been administering spiders to it as a
cure for whoopiug cough. ..-..-.
Milford. Pa, fulfllsthe prophecy of Isaiah
in that day seven women shall lay hold
of one man"-accurate statistics showing
that place to contain a proportion OF seven
females to one man.
In the Idaho pententiary. the prisoners
occupy their time with bible classes. where
upon a local newspaper says that the ''moral
atmosphere inside of the walls is of higher
tone than that of the rest of the territory"
Mrs. Darwin, forgetful of Harriet Beech
er Stowe. says: "What was the state of our
| literature until woman shared it A field
! rank with the weeds of vulgarity and OBJ
scurity. Woman enters, and the noxious
plants Immediately wither under her chaste
tread"
Gen. Trochu, the military governor of
Paris, has ordered all strangers of German
birth to leave the city. Trochu's power is
not so absolute as has been supposed. Count
Palikao is the real dictator. therefore Napo-
leon 10 not yet helpless.
In New Hartford. Iowa, the other night.
fellow thought to play trick on the Rev.
Mr.. Churchill by calling Oh him in the dead
J of night dressed as the devil. Mrs. &. vas
terribly alarmed by the appearance of the
horrible face at the window, aud Mr.. c.
arose. ran out. and thrashed the devil till he
!, yelled for mercy.
The youngest elOpement on record took
4 place at Hudson, Michigan. n few days ago.
. Master Frederick Tubbs of that town, aged
Eve wears, took Miss Schermerhorn, aged
= three years, coined her hair, put the doll
!, things in a box, and proceeded with her to
4 the depot. where they got on the rear plat
= form of the Western bound train, without
!. being noticed till the conductor received g
!. dispatch for them. They were put off al
A Osseo aud returned on the next train, wei
,e pleased with their trip.
n. A lady in Pennsylvania recently had he
IS eyesight restored by an operation after hav
t. ing been blind for several years. The frs
a- thing she did after objects became visible
was to sit down and read number of let
le ters which she presumed had been sent T.
Y. her husband by ladies. during her bnduess
The feelings of the poor woman can be bet
T. ter imagined than described when she foun'
that her jealousy had been occasioned by
number of coal and washing bills.
10 THE DEAD HUSBAND DODGE.-A gentleman
\ in Boston had his attention attracted he
st passing along the street, by woman who ap
,e peared to be in great distress. He stopped
pr and inuuire1 what trOubled her so much