The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-06-26
MISCELLANEOUS.

The Queen of Tahiti, while visiting
lately Paris institution for deaf mutes,
said that III her island the intirn1ity was
unknown.
The black poodle is again becom-
ing fashionable in England. These
animals. to be correct style, must have
their hair shaved into knots and knobs,
and be rendered generally hideous.
Charlie Woodward, of New Egypt,
N. j., fifteen years old, picked cart
ridge with q pin. He now has one
thumb and two fingers less then when
he began the experiment.
According to Japanese custom, age
is counted from the first day of the Jan-
nary succeeding birth. At that date o
child is one year old, whether born the
previous January, at midSummer, or on
the 31st OF December.
1t is said of trimming store clerk
in Denver. that on seeing a party OF
ladies approaching him on the street
he dashed into an alley and hid until
they had passed. He had forgotten his
cane and could not think of meeting
the party in such a state. -Defsrer
Tribune.
"A foot tourist in Eastern Montana
found a finger board marked "Six miles
to Miles CITY," He Travelled eight days
and nine nights in the direction indi-
Gated before he reached that town, and
found that the sign had been carried of
by party of Indians and stuck up
where he saw it, Chicago Herald.
AN Easter egg was made by q Pari-
sian house for present to very
wealthy Spanish lady, at a cost OF
$4,000. 1t was formed of white enamel;
on the inside was engraved the gospel
for Easter Day, and by some ingenious
mechanicism, little bird lodged in
this dainty cage sang twelve airs from
as many popular operas.
"A young lady of Birmingham was
about to marry young man of ITALIA
dega, and it was to be ON the strict
quiet. When the bridegroom arrived
at his Birmingham hotel, the bride to
be seized the telephone to tell him she
was ready and willing; unfortunately
the telephone got mixed, and landed
her message in the midst of d fashion
able clearinghouse of that city. OF
course that gave the affair away, for in
ten minutes all the town knew of it.
Happily, the wedding came off all the
same.-Motile Register.
Probably the meanest man on rec.
ord lives in Rochester, N. Y He
recently bought q pound of beef, and
on the strength of the purchase induced
the butcher to give him a generous sup
ply of s'dog meat He directed his
wife to prepare part of the dog
meat for dinner, save the remainder
for the next day, and carry the pound
of beef back to the butcher with the
explanation that she herself had pre-
yioasly bought at another place all the
meat the family could use. The 6utiful
wife did as she was commanded, and
the meanest man got his money back.
Rochester Express.
Not long ago speech of one OF
the most prominent members of Con-
gress was in type and in possession of
the occupants of the reporters gallery
several DAYS before it was delivered,
and all through this speech in cold
type, before the congressional audience
knew that the speech was to be made,
We're the words applause "laugh-
ter and 'sgreat laughter" inserted at
what the author of the speech sup
posed were appropriate places. His
judgment was good, for in most in
stances, SO far as tie speech was de-
liyered, he had rightly guessed at the
humor of his audience. lhicago Times.
In the brokers office: II under
stand that l can subscribe here for
stock in the Meager Railroad, said a
stranger, whom the hayseed in his hair
and the mud upon his brogans indi.
Gated as belonging to the country.
yes, sir, e replied the broker. Lets
see; this is a safe inyestment?n per
fectly safe" .'And you have had
twice the entire amount offered by
leading capitalists?'' eyes, SIR "But
the projectors chose to give the people
an opportunity to make a good thingP''
That's it, exactly" f.WelI,n re-
marked the country inquirer, 81 guess
III be generous, too. I amt no hog.
I'm willing to give somebody else a
chance. So long" And out he went,
accompanied by chuckle in his throat
and twinkling in his Boston
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