The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-03-23
MISCELLANEOUS.

Pamphlets are hard to dispose of, but
books are bound to sell.
IA smile'' in the bar-room makes
tears in the home; remember that, young
man. Chicago Inter Ocean.
-Fifty-eight thousand four hundred
and fifty persons sought homes in Mime
sofa last year, of which number 42,7OO
came from foreign countries.
The pall-bearers at the funeral of the
late Clarkson N. Potter of New York
were his seven brothers, who laid the
coffin in the grave and covered it with
earth with their own hands.
"A Buffalo photographer takes pic
lures by electric light. The instantaneous
gelatlne dry-plate process, which is pecu-
liarly susceptible to the influence of cleo
trio light, is employed.
The average daily error of the Yale
Observatory standard clock which dis.
tributed the daily time signals to the
railroad telegraph offices of Connecticut
during the month ended January 81,
1882, was 25-10o of one second.
The richest man in Wyoming Coun-
ty, New York, lives in the plainest
manner and fights his taxes He has
been voterin the same county fifty-five
years, but has never voted for a Legisla-
tive candidate who was elected.
The Board of Health of Arcade N.
Y, served notice on farmer living
near that village to wash himself. He
had not done so, it is claimed, for forty
years, and so filthy had he become that
committee was appointed to abate the
nuisance.
Lieutenant Hays, who lost his life
with General Custer at the time of that
fearful massacre, left two orphan sisters
who are now in Washington in destitute
circumstances. They have been making
underclothes for ten cents apiece in or
der to buy bread.
"A "gallery boy'' writes to the New
York San complaining of the admission
to the gallery of Wallack's Theatre of a
man who wore swallow-tail coat.
Every class in the community has its
rights, and even those of the gallery
boys should be respected.
"A drove of thirty-fve hogs drank
long and deep of barrel of strip SKIM
mings near Buena Vista, Ga, and in a
few hours every big and little poker
was drunk as lord They cut up all
manner of didos, and finally the whole
gang gotweak in the knees and dropped
off to sleep.
"A singular case of contagious vac
cination was reported at the Health
Office in Baltimore the other day. A
young lady living in West Baltimore
was recently vaccinated by prominent
physician, and, while suffering with the
fever attending vaccination, borrowed a
pair OF earrings from lady friend for
day. Upon the return of the earrings
the owner put them on, and in day or
two was astonished to find that she was
thoroughly vaccinated in the ears.
Travelling in Florida is expensive.
The hotels range in price from IS. so to
81 per day, but are frst-class in every
respect. Board may be had in private
houses from 50 to s. day. Steamboat
fares are about Sc for day and nights
travel, including fare and berths. The
boats are very much crowded now and
cots are used nightly in the cabins for
the comfort of passengers. 1t is not a
good idea to buy return tickets on the
steamers, as the discount is small and
the return tickets are good on certain
boats.
George w. Cramer, formerly an ex-
tensive builder in Troy N. Y, and who
was buried several days ago, made pecu-
liar provisions for his funeral four weeks
before his death. He ordered that his
coffin be made of red cedar, and that the
trimmings be of brass; that two black
horses and one gray horse leading draw
the hearse, and that ten coaches with
black horses be provided; also that per-
sons attending the funeral be attired in
black clothes and silk hats These ar.
engagements were carried out to the let
ter.
A number of years ago clergyman
named Clevinger was one of the most
popular men in two States. His house
was built in such manner that a LARGE
hall which ran through it was exactly on
the State line between Kentucky and
Tennessee, and whenever runaway
couple came to him to be married the
obllging parson, on the first intimation
Of an approaching pursuit, would usher
them across the hall into the State from
which they had not come, and from
which they could not be legally dragged
by relentless parent.
I'm getting your photograph taken
observe the following rules: Keep your
eyes fixed upon the floor until the mo-
ment comes to ''keep steady" Practice
your sweetest expression before the glass
in advance, and begin to express when
you see the man advance with the square
box. Try to think of something calm
and placid-molasses, for example. Keep
something in your hand to steady your
nerves-a corn cob is a good thing. Never
pay the entire sum in advance, and al
ways remember that the plainest looking
people make the most successful pic
lures.
John Gyumber, who achieved great
ness about a year ago by means of his ex-
Iraerdinary capacity for sleeping, and |
thereby became such a natural curiosity |
that it was moment of regret to all ex- |
cept himself and attendants when he |
InAiIv woke after NON o< ,ox-o~4... |