The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1886-08-12
MISCELLANEOUS.

The settling of buildings at Vir.
ginia City, New; creates alarm among
Some of the residents.
A firm In Santa Rosa, CAL, not long
ago purchased in San Francisco what
| was claimed to be Eastern leather. On
examining it after its arrival it was dis
covered that it was tanned ut tannery
( In Santa Rosa.
"A correspondent of the Bee Journu
writes that brood of chickens were in
the habit of frequenting the shed in
which he kept his bees. The bees stung
all the dark-colored ones to death, yet
did not modest the light-colored chicks.
Why the preference?
This is the way an intelligent jury
in Los Angeles, Cal, put in their YER
dict in trial brought for disorderly
conduct: ''We. the jury, find the de-
PENDANTS, John Doe Lafarts and Joseph
inc Lafarts, not guilty. We also ash
that the jury be paid their fees.
The three largest rattlesnakes even
seen in the northern part of Pennsyl'
vania wefe killed fecently near Sheshe-
auin. One measured six feet ten inches,
the second six feet eight inches, and
the third five feet nine inches. They
had altogether forty-two rattles.
! "A Magnolia (Ark.) correspondent
narrates that last year he went to a
drug store to buy strychnine for use to
kill coons in the field, but the druggist
made mistake and put up morphine,
'.all of which," he says, Il did not
know until got ready to use it; so ]
used it. and the next morning the field
was full of coons, all fast asleep"
A first-class American locomotive
with eight wheels and automatic
brakes, costs $1,000; a frst-class
modern sleeper, $4,000; parlor car.
$500; a passenger coach, S5, 500; a
second-class car, $4,000; a postal car,
$1,000; a baggage car, $1,000; box
car for freight, $400; a coal car, 1925;
fiat car, $500; caboose $780,
Washington Post
The newest thing in England for
bonnets is coral leaf brought from the
Bahamas. 1t was recommended by
the English Consul at the Bahamas.
The leaf dies we'll, and when artistical-
. ly used makes bonnet to the eye Of
connoisseurs a perfect poem in the
way of head-dress. 1t can be made
white and pink; and in black is lighter
| chan jet.
A queer reptile was killed one day
recently near Americas, Ga. It was
something like an eel, being four feet
, and one inch long, and had four small
legs. The reptile had pretty good
sized teeth and was ready to defend
itself, biting viciously at everything
that touched it. 1t was about four OF
five inches in circumference, and was
devoid of fins of any kind, although il
belonged to the water.
"A Vermonter went with his sweet
heart to justice of the peace to get
married. The ma gistrate performed
the ceremony, and the blissful country.
man asked: How much do hev to
pay We, 'squarep" The law allow;
me dollar and half" said the JUS
tice swell. I'll tell We what I'll do, u
said the bridegroom, taking half dol
lar from his pocket, 'I'l make it two
dollars for YEP
An Atlanta, (Ga.) reporter who
, once ''pulled hand-press' on &
country weekly tells this: One day
; while the paper was being worked of
man from the country came in anC
, walked all around the room. finally
, stopping near the press and watching
the work very earnestly. Anything
. : can do for you?" asked the man a
I the lever, pausing between impressions
, "Naw," was the reply, II don't wan
9 nothin', jis come in to see We edit"
The Judges of the Supreme Cour
q of the United States come in Electrically
s Every time court is opened they marcl
. to the bench in single file-the Golial
I of the Court, Justice Gray. of Massa
, chusetts, bringing up the rear al
t dressed in their black gowns, and be
s fore seating themselves they make 8
d majestic bow in solemn and dignifiet
d row. They make this bow often to tin
" crier and doorkeeper only. They max
it whether anybody il in the room o.
It not Washington Star.
Il Some of the sports of Nevada, Mo.
s year ago, just in fun, made Morri
9 Sherman think he had good colt, AM
It DIR. C. A. lockwood bought it for $3.50
o about twice what it was worth, givin,
his note, payable one day after death
The boys thought it big joke on Nor
ris that he hadn't noticed the wor
's '.death' instead of ..date" in the note
and told him of it, expecting him to be
l. for his horse, but instead he began sui
a and has just got o Judgment for $15
y with interest.
J The Reese River (Cal.) Reveillc
!, responsible for the following: Han
II Ensign was showing to number {
= gentlemen on the street about as cur
q Gus monstrosity as one often see:
70 1t was pretty little kitten, having tw
- well-developed heads on one body; ther
e are four eyes, two mouths, two ears
n and two perfect nostrils. The creatur
re ought to be subjected to the knife {
st the anatomist or preserved in alcoho
,. 1t lived but two days, being unable
i. take nourishment
n, The extreme richness of the mil
it of the reindeer. that feed on the vii
Id MOSES of Sweden, has led to an exam
lie ination of the moss as an article
) food. These researches have resulte
1. IN tho octo hi h r,opf Of a p,,uhor 1