The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-11-13
arr AND FOREIGN GOSSIP.

compete ii.e
neat, I Im, x have, been admitted to the
asght States.
hio, tells - dnderpest is raging in Russian
he fall h. I aitb greater virllence than ever.
covering nIpIER at Woolwich, England,
ler seeds, .sSaered his infant son in the name
.o,i,la plaahts, Ialsywayo. ii'" l - --s
tash to sh, = !, English woman visiting at Port
froa ~ caoke No who is A years old, is the
ai0n ,srd 81 children. ."'e
thor passengers are to be taken
pe De aasmer Samaritan, which is to
L ,I@,as ebsas g tbe Princess Louise to England.
lod th1e a.,cuscE impelled somebody to
he gravel n ~ zoo anonymously to Isaac G..
rolliar w. = syracuse On. W merchant,
rly in tIse 81 \ he words, az robbed you of this
needed 4ssgo." 81
keep the 81 rrrpy hotel in Brattleboro, VT, is
sJ and travellers are compelled to
common 81 Isecommodations at private houses.
together { in pursuance, of the plan to
L Is not q I, tbe prohibitory liquor law un-
I'VE seen adsr.
Is much ,uy exhibited at fair at Montpe-
TO get II, three packages of butter from
Q quick anne churning, but differently
lly sinks q lad. and got first premium on one,
lar bet nd on another, and the third was
lomical. aanned 81 moor. i''V "' ,'
Of lux '''l'''l 'Ar ls.,l'l,,l,.., l..,5. ii
OF them 8THorGH Siberia Is more than half as
IL again as the United States, some
~ IN districts are already overpopu-
''Gonu, M The RaSskaia Prada says that
= sis.elh NM Province of Tobolsk there is NO
,,,:.l saa 8agument land left for the settlement,
down te exiled criminals. .d5 Ia9s v
Id vary q rHs London Freenaason points out
chanae IN February next there will be five
For odsys This fact occurs but three
an ef. M n century Thus, after 1880 we
ommou have to wait until 1920 before the
dfreely priest month in the year can again
by ex- M Of five Sundays. 'i7--
aliment bVARD EVERETT HALE writes to the
son Adrertsser that Joseph Rankin,
unpro- Indian boy whose devotion and
re too uage saved what is left of Mai.
them bmburgh's command, is one of the
impact dim lads who was under the personal
ntly as iing of Mr.. DanfOrth of Boston,,
plowed athe latter was agent for the Utes.
J. tnem lHE Gar of Russia has ordered from
'lon Y English shipbuilder million-dollar
y ulluse 4it. 1t has been designed by Admiral
= ! Il 10y af, and will replace the Leyadia,
= sD'1 Nof the Crimea last autumn. The
IOv's MB represented in the contract by
u.e ~ ~ = lhra Lesovsky, the Russian Minister
! :: =. Marine. q" <9db} to 44iHl
3 thin lHE alarming increase of diphtheria
srve - ahterson, N. j has attracted the no
! beue. sd the local journals, and they point
ed bv ahat its prevalence is largely tracea-l
,tment Rb imperfect Idisinfection and to at
|, Adsnce at the funerals of victims of.the
ssase A well known Paterson under
!. AgE quoted as expressing surprise
ahe recklessness with which many
4. mr. rsOns court danger on these occa-
~ y ~ am 49 = s'slfla4s is'''7 'is1
AADY travelling on the New York
lahal Road, the other. day, lost her
serted shel near Hon. 1t contained S2O, 900.
ne q amlght train came along shortly after
!. passenger train, and the Conductor
|, and Rsed up the sachel from thel side of
mark Aetaek. and left II with tho Aoant. at
ed " M 1t was restored to the lady, who
fsnted the Conductor with $500 for
there dishonesty. - Isl,
luz French Forestry Department is
terpn aaaed that forests directly increase
supply OF water in their neighbor-
a,ads sm From careful observations at
,orcd sais and Nancy, they have decided
lh rams more abundantly in wooded
pljed ncR, and that while the leaves and
with naehes give back the water quickly to
- ar, they prevent rapid evaporation
aMtae ground, and are thus favorable
|. the s@ formation OF springs. I5l;nr "a ! 10,
iHE Oldest timber in the world, which
that oeen used by man, is, supposed, to,
this mat found in the ancient temples of
M IT is found as dowelpins in
nsiS %uecuon with stone-work which is
me S,Wn 70 be at least 1000 years old
ie- .ass doweis appear to be. Of tainarisk
sllee sas.lmi wood, of which the ark is
&m nave been constructed, sacred
ST swn ancient Egypt, and now rarely
~ae N the valley Of the Nile. mol y
I'm asuaBER of Frenchmen have been
m. anoaed by asham emigration, ooln-
nv s s% u London, which held out the,
esv Eappon OF farms and profitable.
asacrait labor in the United States.
mt npalring to london they were in
me sss's 80 % pay 800 francs per head for
rou etc., and were directed to 90
sioissmouth to embark in the UrageL
H.. no sueh.svessel was to be found
M m ana on returning to London the
ak ~ found the company's office shut
u. nn. .l.a1 a yu,3ar sdT
", saAlBLE trinkets have been devised
led s.ae' aaee' Formed in the shape of a
ns Ipn, they arc connected with a, hid
'ur slecsrc battery, 50 small that it may
s.,ess eessried in the pocket, and by II
70 n,las aaee m such a fashion as to become
Do as.sa,ppallng to the beholder. One, a.
BE s,sa, rsns head with diamond eyes and an
70 a.a1ed jaw, is said to create pecu-
90 qrPrlse. As the spectator looks
~ m s5Hs H s.; aons Its optics and grinds its teeth,
y y s,s ~ wearer, apparently unconscious
7 sra;aa.e am extraordinary pin, puuirsues his
NJ D Doc, the peaceful Sioux chief,
/! H. Wa y now encamped in the Valley. of
d ~ .oanded sosns.d Knee River, in Dakota,
d sa ha naae frantically happy few days
4 sl;.. fecelvlnga letter from a Young