The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-12-16

GENERAL BREvITIES.
SAUBLE settlement in Manistee Coun-
ty, Mich, is greatly excited over the
appearance of black bear with white
face.
OLD lace is the object of the latest
fashionable mania, and the factories are
running double time to supply the de-
mand.
THE deepening of the water in
Charleston harbor is going on. The
plan Of the United States Engineer is to
excavate . channel to the sea at least
$50 feet wide and 10 feet deep at high
water.
THEY did have droll thing at the
late town fair of Guilford, Connecticut.
1t was drum-corps of fifty veteran
drummers, led by Major Page, IS years
old, who commanded the Tenth Con-
necticut Militia fifty years ago. An
other feature was the appearance of
about one hundred ladies and gentle
men, riding double on horseback, the
ladies on billions in the style of one hum
dred years ago.
A RICH and eccentric Belgian resid-
ing at Vermond (Alsne) lately wrote to
his relatives to come and see q coat he
had ordered. They, imagining the in
yitation meant breakfast, went, and
were astonished to see series of
collins, which the original was trying
one after the other. He had caused
them to be made by number Of differ
emit joiners. At last he found one which
suited him, laid down in it, took some
poison and expired suddenly.
WHILE San Francisco undertaken
was drawing his tape-line over the
corpse of Chinese woman, he was sur
prised to sec her roll her eyes up at him.
The surrounding friends showed no sur
prise, but simply said, ssShe be deadee
BY IL O'Clock" The official advised
them not to appoint the hour until af-
ter "she be deadee." Except in cases
of wealthy Cinnamon, who can afford
the expense Of funeral spread of var
nished hog and other Orientalisms, the
Chinese almost invariably hurry off
their dead before they are fairly cold.
bULL-FIGHTNG in Spain has its
statistics of mortality, as we'll as other
kinds of fighting in that belligerent
country. The year 1874 was NO excep-
ton to the years that have preceded it
on the score of lives sacrificed in this
brutal sport, nineteen torreros, or bull
fighters-included among whom were
1.satadores, espadGs, 6Gndilleros and MICA
dores-having been killed in combats
with bulls. In any civilized country
Out Spain this excessive loss of life
would probably induce the passage of
. law RELOCATING the "diyersionn of
buli,fghting to its proper place among
dead and extinct barbarisms.
SEEDS OF WEEDs.-It has been esti-
mated that one plant of the red poppy
bears SO, 600 seeds; one sow-thistle, 19.-
VO; one corn-cockle, $3.50: the char
JOCK, 1000; 8 grounded, $500, and the
black mustard, 1900. Old gardening
DOCKS recommend any person who en-
tered q garden to pull up whatever
weed he saw near him. II he is a bene-
factor OF his race who causes two blades
OF grass to grow where but one former
y nour1shed, the man who pulls up on
y one weed has at least equal claims
on our respect. He sets free q large
space OF land for useful cultivation.
Son years ago the Rev. Isaac Col
Inns was preaching at Speddon's Church.
Neck District, says the Dorchester
County Md.) Democrat, and was yerv
much annoyed at his congregation turn-
ing ~ their seats to look at every new
srr1va. At last he could stand it no
longer. and exclaimed: ssThere is one
special request 1 desire Of this conere-
gaflon, and that is that they win turn
an the seats around so as to face the
door before | preach here again. His
request was attended to, and next SIM
oay when the Rev. Mr.. Collins walked
up TO the pulpit he looked around at the
backs OF his audience, and was SO over
come with emotion that he Just took his
seat and spoke not one word that beau
tiful Sabbath morning.
ENToMOL0GIsrs maintain that scent
Is very delicate in most insects. and re-
" ON plausible conjectures ON this SUBJ
lect, but they do not as vet know what
the seat OF the sense Of smell in insects
y. II meat Is exposed to the air. in a
lew moments flies win make their an
Pearance in place where none had be-
lore oeen seen. II refuse matter and
Dooies q animals are left on the ground,
insects mock to them at once, feeding
on such substances, and depositinQ their
eggs IN them. Scent alone seems to
guide them, exclusive Of sight even
for, II the object Of their desire il hid.
den, they easily manage to find it.
A Few days ago, says the Manchester
~. u Bslletiss, Butcher Robinson,s
large Newfoundland dog cooled himself
IN the canal, and after swimming far
away nom his point Of antranca IL