The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-04-03

factory, for his fourth patient died re-
Gently. This last victim was a chief,
and it was thought that a dose of poison
Gus herbs killed him. Under the cir
cumstances, the Piutes deemed it just to
stone him to death, without waiting for
the fifth patient to die, and would have
done so if some white men had not res
cued him. ~, +sg--t.>
PRINCE BISMARCK is a great eater,
but he can not be called delicate or
scientific diner. Beer, champagne, tur-
tie soup, boar's head, and a mess of
mustard and raspberry jelly formed
only part of q repast in day when he
was recovering from slight illness. He
could, at one time. dispose of II hard
boiled eggs at sitting. He is fond of
middle-sized trout. Besides his favorite
drink-porter mixed with champagne
he strongly recommends another COM
pound, said to be the invention of Field
Marshal Moltke, consisting of hot tea,
sherry, and champagne. He enjoys
good mutton, but he has little appetite
for filets of beef or beef in general.
A MARKED effect of the failure of pub
lie life insurance companies is the in
crease in the mutual beneficial associa-
ton among secret societies. AS rule,
the assessments per death amount only
to one dollar. Some of the older asso-
Citations, having q considerable fund in
vested, pay stated sums at death, from
$500 upward, the average being 1000.
A compilation of annual reports for the
year 1877 places the number of such as
sociations in the United States in that
year at 204, with a membership of 1867
0S6, divided as follows: Masonic, 55,-
1853; Odd Fellows, $3.50; other SINH
lar societies, 61,64S. The total num-
Der of deaths was 5,476; the death rate
per cent, LOB; average amount paid
by deceased members, $1S.02; average
amount of insurance paid, $710.34, and
average cost of insurance, $6.93 per
$1,000. The sum paid to benefciaries
by Masonic organizations was $780,
704.S5; by Odd Fellows, $1,45i 10000,
and by others, so, 113, 136.74-making
the handsome total of 1885,, 1882 90. /
THE wife of miner in Hopewell, Pa,
had yellow hair of wonderful length and
abundance. 1t was SO heavy as to be a
bother, but her husband would not let
her cut it off, even when offered good
price by dealers in hair. Lately work
became scarce with him, and he did not
know how to make a payment soon
coming due on his little house. The
loss of his home seemed probable. Then
stranger came along and offered 5000
for the treasured yellow hair. That
amount OF money would raise the mort
gage on the homestead, and the hus-
band reluctantly made the sale. He
could not help shedding tears when he
saw the Strangers shears despoiiing his
wife's head of its beauty, and she wept
when she looked at herself in the glass;
but they consoled themselves with the
crisp bank notes, and the buyer went.
away with the hair. A few days after
ward the miner went to pay the debt,
and learned that the bills were all coun-
terfeit. SO a Es8 Ns
The Indians Of Nevada rely mainly
for food on the pine cones, OF nuts, that
grow in great abundance in the pine
forests. The trees are small, rarely ex-
ceeding Is feet in height when fun
grown, but in fruitful seasons yield
enormous quantities of cones. These
are dried and made into bread OF roast
ed whole. The Indians 60 to the har-
vest in large parties, mounted on ponies,
and make pleasure excursion of the
work. "Arrived at some central point
where water and grass are found" says
a correspondent of the San Francisco
Bulletin, I" the squaws with baskets, and
the men with poles, ascend the ridges
to the laden trees, followed by the chill
dren; beating begins with loud noise
and chatter; the burrs fly right and
left, lodging against stones and sage
brushes; the squaws and children gather
them with fine natural gladness; smoke
columns speedily mark the joyful scene
of their labors as the roasting fires are
kindled, and at night, assembled IN cir
cles, garrulous as jays, the first grand
nut feast begins" Sufficient quantities
are obtained in few weeks to last all
winter. tiFrr.
Old MaidiSm.