The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-08-13
MISCELLANEOUS,

An Arizona man has stopped TAX
Ing an agricultural paper. He wrote
to the editor asking how to get rid of
gnats. The answer came in the next
issue of the paper, kill them. ~ !.
Tribune.
Catherine Pussey was struck by
stone from quarry blast at Ellington
and instantly killed. That shows the
error of the popular belief that pussy
cat has nine liVes.-Binghdnton he
publican.
The hog-pen should be always lib
orally bedded with straw, not only
where the pigs sleep but the yard out
side, where they run. Unless this yard
is well bedded much of the liquid ma
nure will be lost.-Prairie Farmer.
Newfoundland has population Of
$4,000. In 1874. when the preceding
census was taken, it had a population
of 161, 374. During the time the Cath
olics have increased in numbers sixteen
per cent. and the Protestants thirty-one
per cent.
"A bicycler fell from his machine in
the early part of twenty-mile race IN
New Haven a few days ago, and broke
his wrist, but he didn't discover the ex-
tent of his injury until he had arrived
home. He finished the race, and came
in first-NeW HdUen Register.
An Indiana lady has been dec
Grating set of dinner plates in novel
manner. On each (of eighteen) she
has painted a bird of different species.
and on the border of the plate verse;
in old English text, of poetry, written
by one of the best authors about that
particular kind of bird Indianapolis
Journal.
in regard to the operation for di-
viding certain fibrous bands in the little
finger so as to give pianists more
freedom in the use of it, the British
fourteen cases of DIR. Forbes, of
Philadelphia, good functional results
have been obtained, but it suggests that
1.-THE effort necessary to stretch any
fibrous band existing between the
fingers is itself useful, as tending to
stretch all the muscles attached to
them"
"A good old deacon in Connecticut
was very pious and fond of clans.
When once upon time he attended a
Rhode Island clam bake he overtaxed
his capacity and was sorely distressed.
But his faith in prayer was unabated.
Leaving the party, and going down
upon his knees behind tree he was
heard to supplicate: Forgive me, o
Lord, this great sin of gluttony. Re-
store my health, and | will never eat
any more clans" Then, after a
judicious pause, Every few, if any
Amen. y Christian at Work.
Some time since, Newton Irvine
living in cabin near Blocksburg, Hum
boldt County, Cal, received a present
of quarter of veal from some unknown
party. His suspicious were aroused at
such an unwonted act of generosity,
and he fed piece of the veal to dog,
which died soon afterward with all the
symptoms of poison. He buried the
veal, and day or two subsequently, he
was shot near his cabin, the murderer
putting seven rife balls into his body.
The reason for the murder and indentity
of the man who committed it are alike
a mYstery.-San Francisco Chronicle.
"A New Yorker has patented a rail
road indicator to be used to indicate
the time at which trains pass station.
The indicator is composed of clock
set in case about eight feet above the
ground. The dial looks like an ordinary
clock; the hands are stationary except
when train passes on the track where
the indicator is attached, when the
hands suddenly move to the hour,
minute and second, giving the correct
time when the train passes. The hands
point at this time until another train
passes when they move ahead as be-
fore. The invention has beer salts
factorily tested.-N J tribune.
The Texas Congress once took ex.
ceptions to President Sam Houston
habit of giving them his messages
orally, and insisted that he should write
them out; that the habit of delivering
them orally was highly dctatorial, and
lacking in respect for Congress Hous.
ton agreed to conform to their wishes,
and as the next day was the one sci
apart for the delivery of his inaugural.
he made his appearance in the halls oil
Congress with a roll of paper in his
hand. tied with red tape, and marked
in large letters, Inaugural He ad
dressed them with the roll in his hand.
waving it gracefully that all might see
1t, and on concluding handed it with q
bow to the clerk, and strobe out of the
chamber. On being opened it was
found to be a roll of blank paper
Chicago Herald.