The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-11-03
MISCELLANEOUS.

"A water-snake recently killed il
Allowaystown, N. j., was found to con
tain sixty-five young snakes averaging
ten inches in length.
"A mother sparrow tumbled little
one out of its nest in a tree in Hartford
and cat started for it. Two birds at.
tackled the cat with so much Yigor thai
she was compelled to retreat.
Electrical lighting and heating are
naturally in great demand in England,
where it is estimated that bituminous
smoke increases the laundry bills ann u
ally about $3.50. 900.
The owner was asleep under seat
OF the wagon which, with the horses at
tached, was stolen near Columbus, o.
He remained quiet until the thieves
drove into village, when he made an
cutlery, and they were arrested.
Helen F. Argus. eight years of age,
attempted to rescue younger child
from the wheels of an ice-cart at Proyi-
dence, Z. l. She succeeded in doing
SO, but lost her own life, falling under
the wheels, which crushed her head.
An Englishman arrived at a Swiss
inn and ordered an old bottle of wine
OF better quality than the wine of the
country. The landlord produced bot
tie whose label certified to fourteen
years. When the bottle was uncorked
the first thing to appear was live fly.
Ex-senator Dorsey is mentioned by
the New Orleans Times as the owner of
the disappointed cattle-ranch on the
continent. It occupies half million
acres of well-watered grazing-ground
in New Mexico. A railroad station near
the ranch is named Dorsey.
Peter Bogart and wife, OF Downs
vile, Pa, have just celebrated their
diamond wedding, or seventy-fifth an
niversary of marriage. Mr.. Bogart was
born May Ii, 1886, and his wife is only
three months his junior. They were
married on September Is, 1906, and
both are in excellent health, bidding
fair to celebrate their one hundredth
birthday. Mr.. and Mrs. Bogart are
probably the oldest married coupIe in
Pennsylvania, and have large family
living.
The two-years-old child of S. J.
Drinkwater, of White Plains, N. Y,
while playing in the streets was sup
posed by his dog to be in danger of be.
ing run over. He jumped INTO the
street and threw his front legs about
the child and endeavored to pull it to
the sidewalk. Finding that he was un-
able to accomplish this, he pushed the
child down and spread himself over it,
with his forelegs outside, in which DO
sition he remained until the horse and
carriage passed.
John Blunt and Annie Peters were
to have been married in Pulaski Coun-
ty, KY, recently, near the Lincoln
line. The preacher and invited guests
had arrived. There was storm COM
ing. During pause in the wind the
expectant bride went to the door to well
come the groom. She gave q Joyous
laugh of recognition and ran to meet
him at the gate; but at that moment
bolt of thunder shook the hills, and An
ME Peters fell dead from stroke of
lightning.
Mr.. Rossom, following up the work
OF Layard aud Smith at Babylon, has
found an entire history of that empire
from the seventh year of Nabonitius to
the capture of the city by CYRUS; also
fragments of inscriptions of Nebuchad-
nezzar and proclamation by Alexan-
der the Great. Parts OF the hanging
gardens have been unearthed at the |
Babel Mound. Various extremely
ancient cities around Babylon have also |
been unearthed and traces of races and |
nations that reach back nearly to Noah.
"A Chinese witness in Philadel-
phia court, after taking an oath with
particularly loud kiss of the Bible, was
asked 1t he considered himself bound |
thereby to tell the truth. He compla-
GENTLY answered that the Bible was no |
more to him than the lawyers old white
nat. The only form Of oath that he
would respect, he said, was to cut off a
chickens head while repeating certain
words in Chinese. A chicken and knife
we're provided by the opposing counsel,
,ut the Judge said that, though inclined
o permit the ceremony, he would adj
ourn the trial for week to consider
he question.
Here is about the most strictly local
work OF whirlwind ON record. A ship
With $4,000 of British goods is pass
ng Rio Janeiro on her way to China.
The is sailing nine knots, with no clouds
q sight. The Captain in his cabin
lears crash. Goes up to find tho
nainmast lying over the starboard side
With mizzentopmast, foretopsail yards
nd foretopgallantmast-the mainmast
off near the deck. The mate
aid he had heard a rushing sound; the
rhirlwind struck the sails on the main
aast with a thud- those on other masts
eing untouched away went the
1asts and spars mentioned. The ship
7as otherwise all right, the wreck was
ut away and she sailed safely into Rio.
Cummings engaged himself to mar
Y a Pennsylvania widow, Mrs. Ken
edy, but he was disturbed by the fact
hat her first husband had been dead +.
My year, and on the day set for the
Tedding sent her a note saying that he
Tould go into the solitude Of the woods
pray for Divine guidance. The en-
aged widow read the message to the
uests when they assembled, and de-
Jared that she would not become Cum
lings' wife, no matter what light he
light obtain from above. Williams. an
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