The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-12-08
MISCELLANEOUS.

Hat Club"
The late Baron Haymerle, the Aus
trian Premier, spoke ten languages per
fectly.
Engagements are now published il
New York in the same matter-of-fac
style as births. deaths and marriages
The German Emperor gave a wed
ding present of seven horses to hi
grandson-in-law, Gustavus Adolphus
of Sweden and Norway.
Among the august personages pre-
sented to the Marquis of Lorne at the
grand pow-wow near Fort Macleod
was Eagle -sittingon-a-rock-with-h his
tail-hanging-oyer.
Miss Katie thinner, of Portland
Oregon, has sued Mr.. and Mrs. j. L.
Champlain for $4,000 damages fol
SANDER, alleging that through the talk
OF the wife her engagement to be mar
rled was broken off.
a young lady living just below Lake
Charles, La, was on the bank of the
Calcasieu, the other day, washing some
linen, when she was attacked by an al
ligator. Her cries brought assistance
and the monster was killed.
-Agentleman of Oswego, N. Y. claims
to have discovered that horse chestnuts
are excellent food for mich cows. He
has bought a large quantity at eight
cents bushel, and dries and feeds
them. He says cattle eat them eagerly
and thrive upon them.
DIR. Arthur Edwards, of the North
western Christian Advocate, has returned
to Chicago after his bicycle ride through
England and the European Continent.
He made 200 miles on the bicycle. the
shortest days journey being eighteen
miles and the longest fiity-nine miles.
"A man named Parkhurst had des.
perate fight with squirrels near Sharbot
Lake, Ontario, few. days since. He
seems to have come upon a nest of them
and attacked one. whereupon several OF
them jumped upon him and bit and
scratched him, especially on the face
and neck.
referring to the efforts of palace
sleeping car company of this country to
introduce their sleepers upon the large
English and European roads, DIR. Nor
ris, OF Kentucky, states that in 1878 he
made two trips from Edinburgh to Lon
don, and was the only occupant of a
Pullman sleeper. The trains were very
ong and crowded, but he was the only
willing to spend two dollars
extra for comfortable ride of 400
miles.
The apartments of the late Gar in
The Winter Palace have never been dis
'urbed until now, when commission
las been appointed to attend to his at
airs. His family papers will be de-
'troyed, his state papers sent to the
lrchlves, and made public only after
wenty years. His wardrobe will be
distributed among the charitable insti-
utions of which he was a patron. 1t
5 understood that his widow is making
arge investments in America.
There is found in many localities in
Montana bird of the grouse species
,nown as the fool-bird or hen. It &C.
Iuired its peculiar name from its tame
less. The sight of an eagle or hawk |
will drive it to cover, while it has no |
more fear of the human face and form, |
han common barnyard fowl. Its
'lumage is glossy and beautifully varie-
.ated. A portion of its breast is OF I
potless white, and its back is not un-
Ike the plumage of the mallard duck.
he meat is white and far superior to
hat of any other fowl.
One Sunday in the summer some of
ne men of vessel at anchor off Column
o, Ceylon, went ashore in charge of q
hate, and, while rambling in a wood.
ne picked up little monkey which
'as playing at the foot of a tree. Its
ell seemed to summon all monkeydom.
UGH a chorus of angry chatter arose
nat the mate cried, !" Make for the
oat," and the abductor, to make peace,
ropped his prize. One monkey fell
ut of the phalanx to gather ND its
airing in hasty embrace, but the rest
lshed forward, hurting sticks and
ones at the men as they pushed off.
.any of the men were hurt by the mis-
les.
bob Oblcnis, noted character OF
{. Louis. died recently. He was the
IN OF wealthy Presbyterian, and his
vn conduct was above reproach unit.
was forty years old. Then he killed
! enemy in the heat of passion, and
as sent to the penitentiary for twenty
ears. His wife procured residence
opposite the gubernatorial ,
ansion, and enrreated every Governor
r her husbands pardon until the sew
18th finally granted it. Oblenis re-
rned home and became a. gambler.
i'd amassed a large fortune. His
'ath, which occurred at the age of .
venty, followed a seemingly devout
'ofession of hristianity.
-Inasmuch as competition in this )
untry is rather over active in the !.
ug trade. enterprising limbs of drug ,
ry may like to know that France Is
arning for them. A correspondent !
rites: "The dearth of druggists is ex- :
aordinary. A place I often visit. :
uated hardly twenty miles from the !
pital, is surrounded by dozen popu- :
IS villages, and at none can drugs be :
ught. Summer visitors have to drive :
or seven miles to town to get pre- =
riptions made up To supply this :
ying want, the Minister of the In
'ior has lately sent number of medi-
le chests to rural communes. for
lich they pay forty dollars. One por- 2
q IS at the disposal of the doctor, the =