The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-11-20
MISCELLANEOUS.

During the year 1883 London had
974 hours Of sunshine out of possible
4,456, an average of 40 per day.
When Sarah Scheuer, of New
York, eloped with Henry Friedman, the
other day, she left behind her 10
dresses, many of which had never been
worn. This is loves greatest sacrifice,
indeed.-N Y. Graphic.
At recent funeral of deceased
free thinker at South Beach, Conn, the
church was brilliantly Illuminated, a
scientific poem was read and the serv-
vices were conducted without prayer
or the mention of Supreme Being
Hartford Post.
While the business of canal boat
navigation has been very largely over
Swallowed in this country by the intro
duction of and development of railroads,
it is still of sufficient Importance to
support a population estimated at
10000, number about equal to that of
the persons engaged in our coasting
trade.
There are over $4,000 men and
boys employed all the year round in
the North Sea fisheries, 1t is said they
are rapidly becoming demoralized by
grog-shops, that accompany the fish
ing fleets, and missionary efforts are
being made to counterfeit the growing
evil.
China is about one-third larger than
the United States and its territories,
and has eight times the population of
this country-say, in round. numbers,
over 400,000,0 600. Records there date
back from beyond the time of the No
achian flood, and printing was known,
of Chinese sort, 1000 years ago.-M.
Y. Sun.
Miss Sarah Simpson, Philadelphia's
eccentric 'sMrs. Toodles, !" is dead, at
the age of eighty-one During all the
years that she has listened to the knock
ing down to thehighest bidder of every
thing from a fat-iron to magnificent
wardrobe, she has been daily visitor
to the auction rooms, and has probably
witnessed the selling out of more fam
lies of high and low degree than any
person in that city orprobably in Amer
ica.-Pttladelphia Press.
An American microscopic who has
been investigating the causes of certain
frantic movements of the common house
fly under the stimulant of strong light,
has discovered that the fly is often the
victim of disease of the brain arising
from the presence of myriads of minute
insects. These parasites, though per-
feet insects, are so small that ten
thousand can be packed in fiy's era
mum. The disease sometimes becomes
epidemic, and millions of flies perish of
it in a season. - Chicago Times.
They are progressing in railroad
management in England An inno-
walton on the Brighton Line is set forth
IN the advertisements: sin addition to
the ordinary refreshments that may be
had at most railways, passengers will
In the future be able to procure cool
and fresh water at the rate of penny
per glass. At certain stations the water
will be carried along the platform, so
that thirsty travellers may be supplied
with the cooling beverage without
leaving their seats
Henry Irving says that of all the
people,on earth the American people
eat with the most intelligence. It is
plain to be seen that Mr.. Irving means
we'll. but it can't be possible that he
has ever watched our people paralyze
sixty minute meal in twenty minutes
at railroad saloon or he never would
have made that remark When Ameri-
cans partake of a twenty minute rail-
road dinner intelligence takes a vaca-
ton. Everything is done on the get
there-Ei plan, and he who eats the
most is considered the best man.
Peek's San.