The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-03-27
MISCELLANEOUS.

"A Texas prophet declares that 1884
win christie and groan with disaster"
Scientists have discovered that q
mans finger nails grow much more
rapidly than his toe nails. This start
ling piece of information clears the
human mind of darkened mist.--dT-
Kansas 1rdceler.
The life of Kentuckian has been
shortened by tobacco. A hogshead of
the weed fell on him and crushed him
out of symmetrical proportions. 1t can
not be denied that tobacco in large
quantities is injurious rkansda0
1rdUellef.
In the English House of Commons
forty members are necessary to make
a quorum; in the House Of Lords only
three are required, and frequently in
zone night measures affecting lives and
property are passed through two read
ings by three old gentlemen in gilded
room. IN Y. Times.
The inventory of the estate of the
late Mr.. Coates, of Ferguslie, well
known Scotch millionaire, was lodged
with the authorities at Paisley on Fri
day The personal estate amounts to
nearly FL. AGO. 900, and the stamp duty
to 100000. There is not single
charitable bequest in his will.-LoDdon
World.
The latest story told by New York's
great story teller, Bill Travers; He
was met at the club by friend who
said; ''Poor old Blank has gone to
silent majority. He must have been
| very rich. Do you know how much he
| left?'' The reply came like shot:
"Every cent he had. ''-Erchange.
William Ellis disliked the play in a
New Haven theater. Failing to get
his money back on demand he stood
up in the midst of the audience and
said This is a bum show" A Police
Justice decided that his criticism was
disorderly, but let him off without
further punishment than he had al
ready suffered by night in CELL
Ne,0 Haren Register.
Almost every day." says London
Truth, ssone reads how this landlord
has Kindly returned twenty per cent.
of the half-yearly rents to his tenants,
and how another has RENTED ten per
cent. Practical people in the country
know very well that these attachments,
on which so much ignorant eulogy is
lavished, are forced upon the landlords
for if they insisted on extorting the full
amounts due they would lose their ten.
ants and find their farms thrown upon
their hands.
On the authoritysof lady in Wash
ington Mr.. j. r. Randall relates the
following: "a rich master machinist
I every now and then, fancies he is 6
boiler and about to burst. He throw;
himself prone upon the floor and insist:
upon his family drenching him with
cold water They always so humol
him. When about half drowned hi:
right senses return, and, to all intent!
and purposes, for weeks at a time, ht
is asober, clear-headed, money-makine
.. business man."
= The death of Abraham Becker il
reported. He lived on Watteaset
bayou, Prairie County, Ark, and earnet
livelihood by trapping and fishing
It is claimed he was native of SYRIA
cuse, N. Y, where he has man,
, wealthy relatives. His abode was
tumble-down hut, his only companion
two big dogs. He led hermit-likr
existence, stunning mankind. Singu
lar stories concerning him were re
; lated. 1t was said he had been forces
!, into voluntary exile to escape punish
! ment for awful crimes. and that he ha,
large sums of money hidden about hi
lonely cabin.-Ir0y Times.