The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-09-04
,,p FOREIGN GOSSIP.

. e gu ,aentific agriculture, but
J lug = s Da, thr;ftiness and self-de-
She M ...., % - hands high and
more e 100 pounds is being exhibit
down aso .aaus along the lake shore,
pulled ,,ta little miss at Long Branch
t into "a half years old who has no
The a :, dresses which cost $50
near .,xiu native costume, whose
inch faithfully followed by pet
blue. Y. # the attractions at Rye
,Is'a ,pUts- Sw hampshire.
'laly. u boy recently picked up a
was a ,hs Little Miami River, near
'uilea n q II was sent to New York
M ~ 1880. that price having been
@aM large jewelry house.
nrboy in Troy, N. Y, during
citing ! % Vas playing in the doorway
win. y t;tten. He put it down for a
\ and while he was walking to-
states IN adjoining room IL stfohe ol
o,OOO n killed the animal.
s.TzISe, the Chinese giant, who
ap. ddht feet high, and 2S years old,
oc. IN exhibition at the st. Peters
, but s,logcal Garden. He attracts as
,uention as the Zulus did who
Wis a,y exhibited at the same place.
suard ], has become one of the largest
slngii s.udueing countries in the world,
H. !. .ssuticipated that the completion
lnose Indus Railroad, by cheapening
! sucn n will make the Punjaub a Won
',.a snln' khrge exporting province.
~ Vuya the year 1873 there were p
for 4 MEDICAL students graduated from
hin. hin lolleges of the United States. As
We, re. asties show that in this country
con- an aaye Of 500 people support one
em, there must be constant sup
,af tasr $4,000 patients who must pay
v;th ssisme sum Of 1876, 900 a year,
ave ksto allow each doctor only 50 a
keel
rev. bow i shoveled out of a large gram
aiding in Boston every morning,
ma. ae BOYS may play at snowballing in
N i zsahre of 80 degrees, if they are
IooF sabout it. This building is ware
the ir the storage of perishable pro-
pucb ns and the air in it is kept at 40 by
ysstion with ammonia. The snow
ia. m constantly in the machine room.
+; the HE climbed tree to a height of
com VI at 0ffham, England, and drew a
!. As Hid spectators, among whom were
eayy wife and daughter, by singing
q an M Then he took rope from his
Nd and said: "Good-by; l have
msn ksnice moose, and now | am going
Ilthy Sihe knot. Marwood says that a
and Bdsix feet is necessary, but / am
and going to give myself three. / have
ntsr ie knot and / am going to jump"
lem. kaie hanged himself.
tuni- hBREw FERGUSON of Louisville, KY,
tne hrn and brought up a slave. Since
des. Emancipation he has made mon
SUI and has learned to be lib
urn With it. A Methodist Church in
diel asile was put up for sale recently
M rfreclosure. Mr.. Ferguson bought
1850 and made a gift of it to the
feel. Colored Presbyterian Church.
o. brethren gratefully accept his benefi-
hss y. Mr.. Ferguson is well educated,
lera has spent several years in Liberia.
.;er sHIp-cARPENTER at Belfast, Me-,
81. concluded to spend the rest OF
M M hle IN a chair. When wages were
~ ~ atsd he declined to work any longer,
-. seated himself in a rock
md shalr near his sitting-room
q ! NOV. There he remains all day
nars only rising to 90 to his meals or to
t;ou HIS chair rockers have worn
and wss IN the floor, and on the window.
where he drums idly as he rocks t6
M no, are the imprints of his fin
,ea. tie Is supposed to have some say.
ea which he and his wife live.
tlaa " MCLAUGHLIN was convicted O.
ssea @aer in Sacramento, several wear.
iaI 7. immediately after the jury hat
= 1'ei verdict, and before he hat
is y aken into custody by Sheriff
l y previously been at large on bal
'us poily walked out of the courtroom
~ y eSaped to South America. Their,
ys Wy employed by Harry Meiggs, an,
"a ~ luently made great deal of more,
~ Feulations of his own. News ha
~ Y oeen received of his suicide. HI
5ae salerer. "
e. n y the close of prayer-meetine in
len .Iuoalst church at Acton, Ind, Broth
d A'nlln, Superintendent of the Sun
Dot sanaool, announced that the service
,llI y following Sunday would be hel,
nd Nj ssluse near by. This was really tn
Isll ~ ~ y Is q division in the congregation
20 ~ weaver said that, on the contra
Or. ~ u usual services would take plac
lbs eaarch, and at once pronounce
q sslalediction. The two then met i
q d .'s' s.q quarreled fiercely, and the
d him.. aght, in which the clergyma
p fpeu ene superintendent.
rs 5} a,a ~ apparently well defined case 9
4 Ian ,lom 1n hydrophobia is reporte
8 Ia ehleago. The victim wa
+ = isso.w ~ who, while playing wit
n III i,ullte ,:a, dog, became innocr
:. n Nv. WIN the poison by contact of 81
!. hssl lv..i ~, the animals mouth with
# III i wv y " scratch on the hand, an
:. Il i, A. sieat agony after brief lines,
4 1T H.. hniIhg feature of the case is th
= prfse.ls. as 'ae dog was to all appearance
4 em emmss harmless. having manifesto
Il Saes ap'oms !, of rabies either before q
Il b lhe !. =; communication of the diseas
\ y as Singular manner described.