The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-06-16
MISCELLANEOUS.

-1ne massacre OF COlOneI latter
surveying expedition is a serions blow
to the Sahara Railroad.
Santa Barbara, Cal, has had rose
fair. There were exhibited three hundred
varieties of the queen of flowers.
In Blue Ridge, Va, recently, q
blacksnake secured in its coil Young
rabbit, but the mother rabbit attacked
the reptile with such persistency that he
sought safety in flight and the loss of a
dinner.
-Whalers in the Arctic regions coil
up a stiff whalebone, cover it with blood
and meat, freeze it and toss the pack
age to a bear. Old Polar gulps it down,
and when the coil is loosened down in
his hold there isn't room enough in a
ten-acre lot to show off his antics.
AT Virginia City, Nevada's contri-
button to the Washington monument is
being prepared. 1t consists of a piece
of polished porphyry, two by three feet
in size and six inches thick. containing
the arms of the State and the motto,
g All for our country" the letters be-
ing OVERLAND with solid silver.
"A man named Hawthorne recently
took drove of seventy-fve hogs by
steamer to the Cascades from Portland,
Ore. On the way he proceeded to sew
up the eyes of all the swine in order
that, after landing, they..might not stray
In the forest and get lost. He had
served some OF them in that cruel way,
when, by threats of the vessels officers
he was made to desist.
"A man in Sonoma City, Cal, has a
dog called Barney" which for a num-
Der of years was drunkard Barney
would drink beer, wine or brandy every
day until he could barely stagger to his
kennel, and it was believed that his
evil habit could never be broken so
long as mischievous people would min
lister to his appetite. But, from some
cause, within a few weeks past q" Bar
neyn has reformed. He will no longer
drink any Intoxicating liquor, and when
1t is offered, him he trots away growl-
inc.
The great Worlds Exhibition in
Rome has been definitely decided upon.
Prince Gabrielle is President and the
Kings brother, the Duke of Aosta.
Honorary President. The exhibition is
to last from October, 1885. to May,
1886. The committee counts upon a
subsidy from the Government and the
city and province of Rome of IL, 900, 900
2,00O,o0O, and 100000 respectively,
estimating the grand total at il, 900. 600
francs. More money will be raised by
subscription.
Colonel F. T. Gilbert has been max
ing researches for relics and traces of
former inhabitants of Nevada. Near
Williams Station, at the lower part of
the Big Bend of Carson river, where a
bold, rocky bluff has been left by the
action of the current, he saw variety
OF figures cut into the face of the solid
rock. They were very distinctly marked,
and consisted of rude, but unmistakable
sketches of men and women, snakes.
animals, circles, a very good representa-
ton OF a mariners compass and other
curious drawings, showing a considera-
bic degree of ingenuity in their execu-
ton.
The larger number of suicides take
place IN countries where life is thought
easy and happy, as in the kingdom and
duchies of Saxony, in the smaller Ger
man States, and in Denmark. Trust
worthy statistics prove that there are
ITO cases of self-murder in France for
every sixty-nine cases which happen in
England. Suicides are least frequent in
Spain, which is, perhaps. of all Europe
an countries the most superstitious.
There are only thirty female suicides to
every 100 men who destroy themselves.
The greatest number of suicides oecur
IN summer; the fewest in mid-winter.
Gut OF 20, 304 French suicides, 8, 413 died
by strangulation. 1876 by drowning,
firearms disposed 2,462, and poison OF
only PSI.
Not long ago young artillery Off
GER, in full uniform, and wearing spec.
tacles, was walking up the Nevsky Per-
spective, in st. Petersburg, when a DO
ice sergeant stopped him, and, stand
ing face to face with him, held him
with his glittering eye for several sec
onds, as though engaged in taking an
inventory of his features and raiment.
what do you want with mep'' asked
The officer. You seem to me very
suspicious person" was the reply, land
not at all like military man. You
wear spectacles!'' That" rejoined
the officer, Happens to be because
spectacles I cannot see"
THAT is not the question. In such
lines as these you would have done
better to have left your spectacles at
lome." But, pray observe. am in
'.There is nothing in that.
Anybody can dress himself in uniform,
We'll, then, perhaps you will be SO |
good as to accompany me to nv quar-
ers. where you can satisfy yourself as tc
ny identity" This the Jealous oflicia,
consented to do. Meanwhile a large |
crowd of threatening aspect had gath,
,red round the interlocutors; and, had
he young officer lost his presence OF
mind, or, still worse, his temper, he
would in all probability have been torn
o pieces, on the suspicion that he might
'e Nihilist in disguise.