The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-11-15
MISCELLANEOUS.

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have twenty laborers whom he en-
ployed kill $4,000 locusts.
AT hotel in Fall River, Mass, the
bill of fare carries the following ap-
peal: s'Guests will confer favor by
not ordering more than they think they
can eat, as this will prevent waste. -
Boston Post.
-The.wire-fence war will engage an
extra session of the Texas Legislature.
Some of the pastures are fenced with
out break for forty miles or more,
and the only choice left to travellers is
either to drive two days journey out
OF their way or cut the fences.-Ierds
Sat sregs.
"A San Francisco old woman, who
had failed in an attempt to write on
postal card as long letter as she had
intended to, presented the spoiled card
at the post-office to be exchanged for
clean one; and when the clerk refused
she scratched his face and bit his finger.
San Francisco Call.
Maine appears to be the home OF
well-to-do but Woodworking females.
One of these maidens, Of Patten,
worked out her town tax this summer
with rake and hoe on the road; another
one, in Lewiston, works in the field
during the summer like man, and a
third one Ga Polish woman who is a
grandmother dug thirty-two bushels of
potatoes and picked up more than half
of them in one day recently Chicago
Times
Miss Bessie Speer, of Atlanta, Pa,
was about to marry Mr.. Dean, of that
city, when her brother of Rome, Ga,
opposing the match, took her home
Young Dean followed, went to the
brothers house, stalked into the sitting
room without knocking, and sprang to
the side of the girl, WHOM surrounded
by her brother and the family. Mr..
Speer showed signs of resistance, but
Dean showed a revolver and said he
would have the girl or death, and he
took the girl. Detroit Post.
The correspondent of the Albany
On. Z. Express, who accompanied the
| Northern Pacific Railroad party, saw a
| prairie fire, ''It was miles away to the
northeast, but as the train sped along
the great sheet of flame came nearer
and nearer, and before midnight it was
/
of land, level as table, seemed to
touch the skies at all points of the COM
pass, and the angry flames, illuminate
ing the otherwise black horizon, were
not easily to be forgotten"
| The cod fishermen Of the Banks
| will hereafter endeavor to go to sea
| provided with liberal allowance OF
oil with which to calm troubled waters.
There is no doubt about its efficacy.
The plan was tried by many vessels OF
the Gloucester fleet during the recent
heavy gales, and probably saved many
of them from being badly damaged, il
not entirely wrecked, by the terrible
seas. The effect is almost magical,
as the oil dripping into the water pre-.
vents the sea from breaking, and the
vessel is enabled to ride safely on the
wayes.-M. Y. San.
-Four gold fish-hooks, owned by E.
j. Smith. of Tucson, Arizona, were un.
earthed by him in the South American
placers. He was at work among the
mines near Cali, United States of Co
lombia, in 1866, and in pulling up q
small tree by the roots he found there
in the sand an even dozen gold fish.
hooks of the ordinary size. He took
them with him to his own country, and,
giving some away, he still has four on
which he has been repeatedly asked tc
put his price, but he prizes them very
highly and could not be persuaded te
sell them.
The celebrated New York diamond
which is now exciting so much interest
throughout the East, has singular
history. The diamond was found in .
diamond field in South Africa by la
borer four years ago. He was over
joyed when he beheld his great s'find, :
but his JOY soon turned to fear as be
thought of the probability of his com
panions learning of the value of thu
stone. He endeavored to conceal hi:
luck. but his actions betrayed him, anC
he was murdered by q man who in turr
met a like fate, and before the stone
reached this country it cost four lives
The last owner, in dying, gave the dia
mond to native, who bartered it to
sea captain, from whom it was pur
chased by its present owner.--N Y
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