The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-06-01
GENERAL BREVITIES.

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stead of being supported by posts. The
object of this change is to prevent the
interruption of communications which
regularly follows upon a great storm.
The late Bishop Thirlwan of England
is said to have been perfect prodigy
of precocity. At three years of age he
read English so well that he was taught
Latin, and at four he read Greek with an
ease and fluency that astonisbed all who
heard him.
Mr.. LEVI w. Downs represents Star
Island in the New Hampshire Legisla-
ture this year. They are not troubled
with factious minority at Star Island.
The vote of the town at the last election
was, Democratic, II; Republican, O;
Democratic majority, II.
A PORTION of the municipal record of
Maysville, KY, including the period
between 1903 and 1888, which has been
missing for more than fifty years, has
been discovered in the possession of an
old citizen. It was promptly restored.
A CORRESPONDENT of the World,
writing from Shanghai, China, says that
the Chinese have nothing that can be
called a code or system of law, and q
wealthy or influential criminal, if con-
victed, can readily buy immunity from
punishment.
WHILE in Bowling Green few days
ago, says a Kentucky paper, we were
lodged in a room with a fellow from
Simpson County. We went to our room
and turned the gas down to a small
blaze and were soon in dreamland. At
late hour our Simpsonite came in and
exclaimed: "Why don't you put some
more gas in that thing; it's about all
out, amt itp''
MRS. STEWART, spiritualist, gave a
"sceance" in Terre Haute the other
night, and, seeing that it was the Cen
tennial year, produced the materialized
spirit of George Washington, in cooked
hat and high boots, and white hair. II
bowed, waved its hands in a graceful
manner as if blessing the audience, and
when they sung "My country waved
its hand above its head three times as il
calling for three cheers.
The Nevada SLIDER State says: A
woman of the strong minded sort ar.
rived here yesterday ON the Idaho stage
She took a position in the passenger
depot, protected on one side by re-
volver and on the other by fiat-iron,
and thus defended, awaited the arrival
of the train. When the locomotive bell
announced the arrival of the cars, she
took her revolver in one hand, walked
up to the ticket-office, purchased he1
pasteboard, and then, taking her flat.
iron, boarded the train the moment il
came to stop. She was evidently de.
termined to protect herself, and seemed
disappointed that nobody attempted to
modest her.
The blind devotion with which the
late John Forster's servant, Henry, did
his service was illustrated on one occa.
sion when his master had dinner par.
ty. During the dinner Henry was
nervous, and made two or three blum.
ders. His master chafed and fumed
and cast angry chances at his servant
but the poor man could not settle quiet.
ly to his duty. At last, when the DIES.
sert and wine had been placed upon the
table, he stole timidly behind Mr.. Fors.
ter's chair and said: "Please, sir, car
you spare me nowp My house has beer
on fire for the last hour and half"
A COUPLE of well known gentlemen
OF Jackson, Tenn, were requested thu
other day to keep house for merchant
while he stepped out to s'see man.
that is, to take snip" They kept thu
store well while the merchant was alb
sent by making heavy sales of goods tc
each other on q credit. When the mer
chant returned he was informed of tn,
sales, and was very anxious to make {
joke of it. But the two gentlemen in
sisted that it was q veritable transac
ton and that each for the time being
was the merchants agent, and tina
hence he is responsible for their acts
There is a nice point of law in the mat
ter, and that merchant is nightly puz
zled over it. In the meantime his two
"agents" are quite satisfied and avail
future developments with calmness.
REV. s. LOCKWOOD describes the lit
tie reptile called the Florida chameleo,
in the Naturalist. The specific Latil
name of this lizara is Asolss principals
and it is sometimes known as the gree,
Carolina lizard, as it is not met will
farther north than South Carolina. Ii
its ability to change color it resembles
the chameleon of the old world, from
which, however, it is structurally differ
ent. This creature lives principally OF
flies and other insects, and spiders
They make very interesting pets, if ",
may believe the writer, who relates tina
a lady once appeared with four of then
at the dining-table of hotel in Florida
"They were fastened to her headgeal
by silken threads, and ran over he1
head and neck, or nestled in the tresse!
of her hair, as they saw fit.''