The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-12-03
MISCELLANEOUS.

An American lady has opened 8
house in Paris for young American
girls, who have come to that city with
out friends or protection, to carry or
their studies.
"A tramp went into house in Mis-
souri, and spit on the parlor carpet.
The woman was sick in bed. but she goi
up and broke his collar-bone and rar
him to the woods.-St. Louis Post.
The census of 1880 shows thai
Tennessee ranks first as a honey-pro-
ducing State. The amount reported
was . $50, 689 pounds of honey and &c.
Al pounds of beeswax.
The President of q life insurance
company recently receive a letter in
which the writer said: I'm case of deth
phase explain to me what the aires
would get when l dye '-Bostoa Tran
script.
There are 2, 400 stables of cows in
New York, the milk of which is sold in
| in the city; and these COWS from tho
time they enter the stable. until no
longer able to give milk, never see
grassy. 7. Times.
There is no more sense in clipping"
| a waiter or bedroom servant who is
faithful than q prompt salesman or an
| efficient helper of any sort. The sys-
TEN is an outgrowth of the aristocratie
! caste basis of society in Europe, and
should not get foothold here where
labor is held to be honorable and paid
for on its merits Washington Star.
Senator Walker of Nevada, was
attacked by band of coyotes near
Walmsley Gulch recently, and was
! obliged to take to a tree to save
his Fife. He had rife with him, and
killed number of the animals, which
We're quickly devoured by their com
rades. He remained in the tree all
night, closely watched by the coyotes
but was rescued in the morning by q
party of hunters.
"A few months ago hitherto I'M
known portrait of Shakespeare was dis
covered in shop near the Haymarket
in London. 1t had been for many year:
in the possession of family at Pad
dington, by the last of whom it was be
queathed to the present owner. At thu
back of the panel on which it is painted
are several explanatory couplets, dateC
nearly $50 years ago. The portrait hal
been photographed.
On some of the German posta
cards is printed formula designed Il
save time in imparting news transmits
able by this medium. 1t runs as fol
lows: 'Only few lines to-day" Their
follow five lines on which to write
then, ''God be thanked, | am in goot
/ o,,1 ~ ha4
also. The weather is -; write sool
and give my love to all. In haste. ant
here follows the signature. There i
even place reserved for postscript.
| Judge. Clayton, of Pennsylvania
has decided the great Darlington butte
case. The Darlington Brothers hat
been using as trade mark an imprin
on their butter rolls, the device being
cornucopia, with the makers name I'm
derneath. As the butter rose in publ
favor, farmers in the vicinity used tn
same imprint, and the Darlingtons sue,
them. The Judge decided the cas-
against the farmers. - PHILADELPHIA
Press.
"A white man from away down Sout
in the Okeeehobee Lake region came u
toGainesyille last week on business at tn
United States land office While her
he saw the first ice he had ever seer
He manifested great interest in tn
frigid substance, and put half poun
lump in his pants pocket to take HON
to his family. He soon took it out c
his pocket however, and as he did S
said: Il am Altered it will Spite m
terbacker. = Gainesville (Fla.) NeWs.
"A student of womankind explain
that bellies acquire an interchange {
ideas during the summer, and retur
to their houses to put them into prat
tiee during the winter. At Saratogs
Long Branch and other fashionable RI
sorts, women and girls from the mo;
distant parts of the country are throw
together in mutual observation, if nc
in close social intercourse, and the il
fluences that are more dominant fix til
, conVentionalities of feminine behavic
for the ensuing year New York sui
slant; ally dictates to the rest of th
country through the force of number
wealth and audacity.-M \. Ifjbstaa
, When Miss Annie Middleton wa
} married to E. E. Stone. at LouisYill,
! several days ago. she wore what We
} pronounced to be one of the most beat
tiful dresses worn in that city. TIL
J front was of imported silk gauze. en-
broidered in marguerites and dase
The court train was rich piece {
: white plush, bordered with heavy banC
of ostrich tips. In the corsage wei
2 some colored tints, which made th
effect more pleasing. Downy whit
t feathers and illusion veil, dotted wit
tiny orange blossoms and fragrar
4 Marechal Mel buds were added.-M
a Herald.
CRABS AND OYSTERS.