The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-12-31
MISCELLANEOUS.

White quail are among the cnriosi.
ties of the animal kingdom to be found
at Pinal, Arizona Territory.
Rowan Ward, of Stewart County,
recently found on his place a gourd
four feet six inches long and about as
broad. He followed it out, put rock
ers on it, and now it serves as a cradle
for his baby.-Maeoa Telegraph and
Messenger.
Some years ago gentleman stop
ping in Cohasset, Mass, placed
couple of goldfish in the pund at Co
hasset common. Recently the pond
has been drained and cleansed, and
thousands of goldfish were taken out
Boston Journal.
Part of the old furnace in which
was smelted the iron for the chain to
obstruct the Hudson River in the Revo-
lutionary war is still standing near
Hoboken, N. j. Aaron Burr for long
time commanded the regiment which
guarded this important property.-MY
Tribune.
The town of Mortified, Mimi, is
named after two of the oldest settlers,
Mr.. North and Mr.. Field. The Younger
brothers, who committed the daring
bank robbery in that place in 1876, are
serving their life sentences in the State
Prison at Saltwater. Sentimental
women still continue to send them fruit,
flowers and delicacies.- Paul Globe.
One hundred and five years ago
Nicholas Thomas and Lucy Somes lived
| in Mt. Desert, Me-, and he wanted to
be married. There was no minister
within thirty miles, so they married
themselves. On the town records,
under date of 1880, is the contract
which they drew up and signed-agree-
ing, in "the presence of God, the
angels and these witnesses, to love, to
cherish and nourish," and to Glove,
honor and obey as husband and wife,
SO long as God should continue their
lives.-BoSton Journal
This has been a great year for
curiosities in Canada. The Island Press
notes few of them, among which are
several pairs of triplets, and mackerel
living with half-inch tack buried in its
flesh. Some of the less remarkable
events are, perhaps, the finding of
potato which weighs three pounds and
one-half ounce; that is, so far as known,
the largest potato ever dug in the PROV
| ince; we have also potato growing out
of bone that was dug in field at North
Head; we have also a toadstool that
Trains from noticing others for fear its
veracity would be doubted.
m. Penali, a portrait painter in
Lyons, was engaged to be married to
! Mile. Minnie Bernard, and the day of
the wedding had been announced. A
few days ago Penali said to his fancee:
81 hope you have paid Difference to my
antipathy and ordered all your clothes
without hustle" The girl smiled
and replied: 'sSooner' than wear a
wedding dress without a tournure /
shall never wear any at ALL" The
artist earnestly protested, and finally
begged her to choose between him and
her devotion to fashion. The result
was not in his favor, and he left the
same evening for Egypt.
The Carriage Builders Conven-
ton
The carriage builders met. resolved, ad.
| journed,
Shook hands and to their several homes re-
| Fine felloes they were all, made no hub hub,
| Nor spoke single word against the Hub.
They met, and from the moment they began,
| The wheels of their convention smoothly
| ran;
The speeches made were sharp and pointed
| all
And shafts of wit few thickly round the
1 hall.
| The modest carriage OF each speaker won
Respect while speaking and applause when
Their language was from hack-neyed phrases
free,
And the convention closed tremendously.
Boston Courier.
lit was mentioned few days ago
that the umbrella of passenger affected
the compass OF steamer when crossing
the Irish Channel. Since then Sir
William Thompson has examined the
umbrella and found it powerfully
magnetized. He says, in reporting upon
the incident, that in these days, when
electric lighting is becoming so
common, and when any one, withees+
knowing it, may get the steel ribs of his
umbrella magnetized by going near to
dynamo machines, it is of great inn
portance that steps should be taken to
prevent passengers on vessels with
umbrellas going near the compass in
use.
Paris has very strict building regu.
lations. The height of houses is fixed
at 40 feet on streets less than % feet in
width, 80 feet on streets less than 50
feet in width, go feet on streets less
| than 66 feet in width, and at 66 feet on
streets, boulevards, and the like of sc
feet or more in width. Buildings set
back from the streets gain right to
additional height in proportion as the
width of the street is increased by the
distance of the building in the rear of
the street line. Seven, including the
entresol, are the number of stories
fixed, and tits provided that no ground
floor shall be less than nine feet in
height, measured from the ceiling.