The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1886-06-03
MISCELLANEOUS.


"A Jersey City man who was
drunkard and sloven asked to be
locked up till after his daughters fu-
neral, so he shouldn't bring disgrace
on the family by his appearance at the
scene.-N. 2. Mail.
1t appears that there are now in.
habited cave dwellings in Saxony.
They are dug in sandstone hill, have
different rooms, light and dark, as well
as chimneys, windows and doors, and
are said to be very dry and habitable.
1t costs little more than 20 cents
mile to run locomotive, on an av-
erage. Nearly s cents lof this is for
fuel, Il cents for pay of engineer and
fireman, half cent for oil and waste
and more than Al cents for repairs. A
ton of coal will run a locomotive
twenty-four miles, pint of oil will run
eleven miles and a pound of waste 1913
miles. The locomotives of railway
like the Northwestern run 500, 900 miles
q month. Chicago Herald.
The Goldfish continues to grow in.
definitely, without regard to age, SO
long as it has plentiful supply of food.
The Oldest Goldfish are the largest, and
they sometimes grow to be as long as
man is high. They swim about near
the bottom of the sea, not often ascend
ing to the surface, feeding on all sorts
of animal life, such as crabs, shellfsh
and other small fish, but not ON vege-
| tables.-BoSt0n Globe.
An Alabama newspaper seriously
tells its readers that four-year-old
Ollie Welsh and small Jersey calf
are great friends. One day Ollie went
to an unused well and peeped over the
low curb. The calf saw her and seized
her dress in its mouth. The little girl
| lost her balance and fell over the curb,
but the calf hung on, and for half an
hour held her thus suspended until the
child was rescued. Then the calf was
very happy.
A Santa Rosa (Cal) newspaper
man says that last August he received
a ten-dollar gold piece, which he
marked before passing. Since then, in
the ordinary course of business, the
same piece has passed through his
| hands no less than six times. Whereat
various country editors express the
utmost incredulity, not at the number
of times their brother has had the gold
piece, but that he should have so large
sum at one time.
There are hardly half dozen great
| cattle ranches left in California. What
remain are held, not by original pro-
prietors but by new men, who have
| changed all the methods of cattle grow
| ing. The wild mustang breeds have
nearly disappeared. High bred Ameri-
can cattle are feeding on irrigated
land, and are often fattened for market
by the help of alfalfa grass. Every
year the grazing area of the State d.
minishes. 1t is worth more for cultiva-
tion.- Chicago Times.
"A travelling snake-charmer says
that it is easy to win the confidence and
affection of youthful boa or anaconda,
as they are not venomous or vicious,
and can only exert their power of crush
ing by getting purchase with their
tail, or something that will offer suffi-
cient resistance after they have COM
pletely coiled themselves around the
limb or body of their intended victim.
If surprised or annoyed they may bite
but can do no serious harm thereby.
Their tongue is as soft and slippery as
velvet.-Boston Herald.
in the adjustment of the late strike
at Cohoes, N. Y, the following is the
first clause of the agreement: 1.-The
management are at liberty to employ
or not employ, discharge or not dis
charge from their employment whom
they wish, whether they be Knights of
Labor or not Knights of Labor, as they
deem best; provided they shall not in
such discharge discriminate against any
| persons in their employment, or who
may hereafter be employed by them,
because such person may or may not be
Knights of Labor. Troy Times.