The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-01-15
arr AND FOREIGN GOSSIP.

i hom "Pinafore " correctiy' and In
! 'ssndid manner.
i ! rm.EsE boy in Pekin has recited
srbole Of the New Testament in his
i sds language.
E Em leenest abuse of our enemies will
IN burt M so much in the estimation of
4 /. Sscerning as the injudicious praise
4 lrtiends.
q qu urettiest gold piece now circulat-
lin IN france is the 20-franc piece bear
she head Of Napoleon for the year
Il |, looks Ike the coin of an old
zann Emperor.
4 u,s PAYNE of St. Paul became a Sc
i smoker. When two gentlemen
n sIsd she hurriedlY thrust lighted ci-
lite into her pocket, and was soon
slsm. receiving burns that were almost
3sal.
ls Auburn (Me.) man, SO years old,
I iasd Thanksgiving Day with his mother,
,ba1u be had not seen before since he
: three years old, although he had
: I'd within 100 miles of her all the
= ns
asorchestra consisting of two violins,
,urset, . base viol and an organ, ali
Iased By conyicts, and a choir of 12
FTyners, is a regular accompaniment
ilhe Sunday services in Auburn (N. W
|han.
fHr Oldest Masonic relic in the world
N sold for Sl78 in Toronto, Canada,
IN other day. It is the Masonic certifi-
|ss Of Souter Johnny of Burns's "Tam
|eShsnter, - and wasissued by st. James
|bage, Ayr, in 1899. Pinned to the
|mnpr Of the diploma is a lock of High
|na Mary's hair. A$e
TIE .sWaste Not''s Society is COM
|ma Of Sunday-school children at
|kgiton, England. Its members saved
4 q months about $125 worth of refuse
|spr, and sold it for the benefit of two
hk girls, who we're thus supported at
kaphsnage.
AxlNfell from a bridge at Bocca,
Jaads, and broke his thigh. 1t was
sbaeiy place and the weather was very
id. He could not stand, in conse-
pssee Of his hurt, and therefore SLOWLY
tuze to death. There were indications
aat he tried hard, by rolling about, to
kY warm, but death could not be
igat of.
I'm schools ofneedle-work, painting,
~ modelling, painting ON porcelain,
nod carving, telegraphy, shorthand,
auking and various other arts, are now
daing opportunities for girls of every
zdety Of capability. The school of
'od carving and modelling, now estab-
ahed at the Boston Museum of Fine
y offers advantages to pupils at very
Mfates. Its instruction is of thor
NJ and valuable sort such as not often
dad to young men.
IH Sisters of Charity in the United
satss number 1,179 in charge of los
sabishments for the care of orphans,
llants, widows, patients, insane and
laool children. All of these institu-
sas had their origin in the consecra-
q and labors of one woman, Mother
eson' who began in 1908 in Maryland
elol1nation of a sisterhood In connec-
q with school, and that was the
y, lsns q similar societies, now widely
aiered throughout America.
eHARLEs CARTWRIGHT, who died a
s1 time ago in an English Work..
hse' was an extraordinary character.
mad been well educated-and two
snnes had fallen to him, one of $780,
Y the other of $40O, 600. Both for
n1 were spent in ostentatious living.
Y 'saas ne became utterly destitute and
! sent TO the Work-house. There he
! $ many years quietly and contented-.
saa the Injuries which he enioyed
9 obtained by writing poems for
sa,iy s1siy newspapers and sermons for
'spDoring clergymen.
y sn boys at Hennepin, Iowa, organ
y 'sN. ~ bandits, on a plan suggested by
'aIllllng novel which they had read.
:. q could not find a natural cave, and
asiole dug one in the side of a hill.
81 xn nrst exploit was to rob all the
Zines s. : OF the neighborhood on a
ad'aay s night. Great excitement en-
), and several innocent tramps were
y 'ss'eo /; but the mystery was explained
-, on the following night, the young
! .1euf thieves stole a horse and wagon,
j ~efe caught taking a load of the
'aes o the nearest city.
IlPrAIN BAssErr, the Assistant
saheeper Of the United States Senate.
ss.ae q page in that chamber through.
ns, ,mnaence OF Webster in 1881. aI
asloer'n - says the Captoin, "one
= Wy webster told me to go and
j mack. | hunted for a long time
S;. zane back wet and tired without
eaSI. I any, Webster was always very
ea G WIN me, and so / came to be
s ! lamiiiar with him. On this occa-
/, sSs.s eslng rather cross, I rushed up to
,ussl e.ssI and said, with boyish rudeness,
IA - md any hack Webster Just
ai IA q, as me. But what a glancei I
!. = aa1ier endure any thing than an
$ ra.s sueh glance. / felt like sinking.
! asgl ~ the fioor. Then Webster said
~ rua y get that hack 1t is needless
=, me carriage was found.'' -
aar;ua, ;wn.sMouTH On. H. man has an
FeIt a ~ winch contained an alligator,
ana :. = : = number of goldfish, craw-
! nm saas1 uout weighing three-quarters
~ rouna, but of late all but the alli-
M th;as nave disappeared. One evening