The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-12-25
,osr AND FOREIGN GOSSIP.
-, White House is 70 years old.

= are n GOOD feeders, viii mature ear
Fas y T. nossess fine flesh. On the other
i.aa aau coarse bones and large joints indi-
hanai ~ late maturity, poor feeding quality
s's coarse so flesh, with large propor--
denof offal.
r.rScH history in the past hundred
.srs exhibits three women who have
lsas ssssns experienced more splendor and
peru r,asb litter grief and modification than
muo o,her three women in the world
~ s.y;e s Antoinette, Josephine, and Euge-
Die.
r.11roRNIA apples are not seen In the
..s,aets of the Eastern States, and it is
II If generally known that good varieties
y ! he fruit are produced on the Pacific
s,ss - hut the fact is that they are very
s sss and are monopolizing the markets
4 New Zealand.
rur shrinking of the water in Tulare
r.te Cal, has uncovered prehistoric
ls'g, ,s',lement. stone buildings, traces of
s,,,E s.asls i once bordered with planted trees,
.a .a1 other evidences of former occupa-
ian by an unknown race, are being
dearly defined as the water subsidies.
e.pp1RAL MANNING, in recent lee
tre condemned the employment of
msr,;ed , women outside their. house
I0jds, saving that "when woman
married she entered into a solemn con-
tsct for life that she would give her
limo to her husband, her home and
hr children; and if she did not do SO
destroyed the whole domestic life. y
THE King of Holland is a connoisseur
n trees and such, having the largest
wyste conservatory in the world. 1t
nntains two immense palm-trees, the
mailer of which weighs two and a half
tans. besides wonderful collection of
uuieal plants. The glass dome of this
ture greenhouse is 80 feet high and 1S0
het in diameter.
GEs. BIDwELL is one of the richest
men in California. In his plantation
ne 40 miles of drives, lined on either
aae with trees, either fruit or nut bear
+ he. His placeis Spanish grant OF l4O
miles. Mrs. Bidwell is Il woman of
rcat culture, and their home is the rem
aeUous for all savants from the States
| O. Europe who visit the Pacific Slope.
THE new French cable, which con-
nects Brest, France, with North East
lam, Mass, is said to be superior to any
now in use. Its central wire of copper
i surrounded by 10 other copper wires,
thus insuring its use in all states Of the
weather. The company engaged in this
Enterprise, the success of which win Sc
cure lower rates for cablegrams. is com
posed of both French and American
stockholders. .
Ar the moment the steamer Arizona
struck the iceberg, many of the passen.
GERS were in the cabin in high spirits
htening to young lady who was seat.
Cd at the piano, playing and singing
"A Life on the Ocean Wave.'' Upon
The laughter, applause and song came
mighty crash or stunning blow, as if the
hip al full speed had charged againstss
perpendicular rock. The CONSERVATION
that ensued was terrible. The com
nftment system saved the ship.
ArRAcTIcAL joke played by one an
ssr on his companion at Clichy, il
France, terminated in tragical man
Rr. They were fishing near each othe
On the banks of the Seine, when on
aid down his rod, threw two big stone
INTO the river, and then hid himself be
and tree. The other, hearing tn
giash, turned round, and, not seein.
@ friend, t.aught he had fallen int
ae water and sspk; he jumped in t.
aFe him, but was carried away ant
downed. t'
soaE fend in human shape went int
lae electric battery-room of a San Fran
sseo hotel the other day and turne'
NE whole force of the 4S Humpko1
esls on the reverse way at once. In
vanity loud shrieks resounded throug
ae corridors, and in the next 10 mir
aes the walters found over 60 guest
Mhglng by their thumbs to the electri
buttons in their rooms. capering roun
ae maniacs and yelling for release
vhe OLD lady was drawn up into such
saot that two doctors haven't got he
saaened out since.
n
ihE late inundation of the great plai
y, aarcla, in Spain, washing away foul
a'hs OF the surface soil, cutting it int
ssares, destroying orchards, building,
ssaaeeyards, and gardens, and drownin
wv people, might, it is asserted, hav
wen avoided if the range of mountain
y ae north had not been denuded {
a asif trees. Had the original forests II
sIalaed, they would have absorbed
aise portion of the sudden rainfall an
a'ea The plain from overflow. III
w.. ssuas last summer at Szegedin, in HUI
lh are traceable to the same caus'
- ~ helghhoring highlands were lie
~ aln of trees, without the power I
Aasr attracting or absorbing rains.
= =, LONG of Delaware, who recent
~ssfled for fun, has done the thin
Sa'n IN a serious way In 1875, whe
I. was only Is years old, he was wall
u Philadelphia with Miss Lut
nun asullson, a young miss of 15, when
aS,vlesed al that they should be marrie'
- - asreed, and in ten minutes the jol
~ H. , Varied into effect. He took her
A. muse at which she was visiting, n
nesa u'o not meet again for a year !
ss.s. me !, They subsequently becan
GnM MAY Thai the jocuar marriage W
aalhg. and, as both had formed 9th