The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-01-01
uosE AND FOREIGN GOSSIP.

~ married in Groton, N. Y, bought
~, ..,,oon,'s wedding clothes, paid the
naailoa \ s;sge fee and all other expenses.
iIa srrrp (,oELET, the New York mil
h. l.;re % who died recently, owned q
siG 81 ~ ~ tract in the heart of the city which
an % sss.tsed to sell at any price, and fol
PR l.s lew wears of his life used it as
''ass. ..are for an old cow that had been in
RUeon, hmily about twenty years. Pastur-
FdFess IN land worth 100000 per acre
q h T. exclusive privilege of millionaires.
aen. i Priests Hotel, on the road from
Pa,a d sIsvaras Grove to the Yosemite, Cal,
' n lao who one hour before the arrival
mser. sss stage goes leisure}y down The
S Il .So meet it, then bounds back to the
0sed 10 d .Nrv ward, catches chicken, chops
3 con. N heads off, and takes them to the
/: One m He takes one chicken for each
tts tn, rdsman in the stage, never making a
seF ,apd Hsaske
= spe- S expert in antique coins in Paris is
sAf nodle The money being placed
INTO Tie m q table the dog is introduced, and
Eopers. IN uosing among them will knock eff
Gus 4. I, table all the bad pieces with his paw.
resalh her acquiring great fame it was found
ms ID n whole thing was trick. His mas
pf lins rtook care to handle only the bogus
B dess I'M and the poodle's decisions were
1vsd at by faculty of scent.
he yer. u Tm wife of Judge Paine of the Cleve-
III m nd County Court has left him to be-
i of IL gue variety-show actress. He was
itx a. lind she 20 when they married, five
aim as ago, and she gained luxurious
Eepiou ns, in which she was supposed to be
Renf. mlented. As an amateur actress she
SOM d successful, and this has led to her
3 Mn hee Of the stage as profession. Her
70 NAV nand has begun proceedings for a
E9 ~ hurce.
s1e d II Berlin, last month, horse ran.
Nhbl1 nv with cart in which there was a
azss n BIZ girl. A boy of 13 seeing the situa-
encstd b. rolled barrel into the midst of the
8 III, which half stopped the horse, who
8 sam i about to dodge the obstacle, when
'sfar. boy seized the bit and contrived,
kssiII d great agility, to swing himself up
hYpiss clasp his legs around the animals
81 j0 n, which very soon came to stop.
nacins Den the brave little fellow slipped
n pr unknown and unnoticed.
englFy lHE scarcity of money is keenly felt
Helln Constantinople. 1t is said that some
|sn PES there is not single para to be
z eea ahd in the palace, and yet Osman
e lIe1 sha has discovered how to obtain his
arqcn 1000 francs per month. He places a
- put sergeant before the entrance to
ag1e Finance Minister s room, with orders
~ cnnscate every sum arriving until
b smount he requires is made up. The
Il'n west corruption prevails in every de-
|nmll rtnent of State. s'i
;.ss Z NAN living near Glen Mills, Pa,
5 ~ y stacked by one of his cows the
& ~ ad DAY knocked down and gored.
s.,,,.s 1 - caught the beast by the nose and
j zso~, Aea for help, but none came, the COW
9 - saahme stamping upon him and man.
aang determination to kill him.
~ @a the other cows in the field saw
-. M was going on and rushed to the
M when, to the surprise of the man,
ssaa Of assisting their companion,
~ !! violently assailed her, knocking her
~ sn and finally driving her away.
Ee s.l Y y COW died on the following day with
- Il VI III diI1 ulSGGSe.
Es.ssls1 a1x ZEALAND has for some time suf-
sd ~ M ", nom an over supply of rabbits,
cclI y ~ nave eaten up the growing crops
sss,s ~ comparative Immunity. But a
~ ~ way with the depredators has at
L0een happily discovered. By aid of
a1skxI smsenious machine carbonic oxide gas
Iaoauced into the burrows, after all
- aoles have been carefully stopped.
~ rabblts are soon in the condition of
3. aiaos whom the French smoked in
.f4hr M N eases. In few seconds great
81, n .hsS lseao is heard inside, but this quickly
|'toth sMss, The burrow is dug open after
~ .a. ame, when the dead bodies of
ay il 'aool1s are found huddled together
y lR rapidity with which the bison is
Chr ~ sptpearing from the Western plains
oe inferred from the following sta
= sa M, collected at Fort Macleod, near
aeaa waters of the South Saskatcth
Iolhe a lon. ll40 W., lat. 500 ny. in
u = ~ sa north America, and Fort Walsh.
q l paf degrees further east, bo-h
Ihh.r ~: oeing important centers for the
~ sssfon OF buffalo robes: The money
H " each robe to the Indian hunter
srQ n 70 De estimated at 81. In 1877 some
% lsslsa sS robes were gathered at Fort
ri NM slasod, and larger number at Fort
lree ~ sssa. In 1878 the number was 12,797
sat 'as s~s Ormer, and 16,S97 at the latter
ia M ~ while this year only 5.764 have
~ d. NY, n ~ Fort Macleod and S,277 to
rrer
b Al. sl corps of skaters, force peculiar
: 8 rs Norwegian army, has been lately
! I sss0ized, and consists now of five
- ss sps.ales, !. each of 10 men, which in
~ ! = ~ " war can be reinforced by calling
NJ, v s. Skaters belonging to the land
3 N % The men of this corps . are m armed
|. q \ y nnes, and can be maneuyered upon
9, s., aoser ,. the snow-felds of the NOUN
q d ,.; s,in q rapidity equal to that Of the
"a ~ aal1ed cavalry. The skates thew
4, ts admirably adapted for travelling
! y sss, bagh es and broken ice or frozen
n Ass & ueing s six inches broad and be-
h : sssaa,nllln M nlne and ten inches long. In
! y NJ ena ea.ng steep slopes the men take a
eiss d IS 5 : course s1's tacking up the mountain
1 = = ship does against a head wind.
~ H.. ~ instance of the snood o. ,,h;oh