The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-06-14
MISCELLANEOUS.

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goodbye, you always say God be with
you"
A Vienna tailor has stamped upon
his bill-heads picture of the forget
me-not. Many others might we'll adopt
this suggestive vignette.
The late j. w. Drexel paid at the
rate of $14, 1000, 600 per acre for the lot
of land on which stands the Drexel
building, corner of Wall and Broad
streets. New York, and yet it proved a
remunerative investment.
"A darky preacher from Bath, re-
Gently admonished a Geneva audience
against the sin of bribery at election.
as follows: "Dis ting of getting 500
for vote is all wrong. Ten dollars
is as much as it is worth.-PaInsyra
Democrat
Tailor (taking his measure)-"Will
you want one or two hip-pockets, sir?"
Two, of course" Tailor
"All right, sir; and how are things
moving in prohibition matters, dea-
con?"-Teras Siftinqs.
According to the Rev. DIR. De
Costa, ''the commander of the Pinker-
ton force can gather in a days notice
O larger number of armed men either in
New York. Pittsburgh or Chicago than
the General commanding the army OF
the United States"
The Railway Engineer gives list
of all the English tunnels over 1000
yards (940 metres) in length. The list
contains thirty-seven tunnels. The
longest one is the Severn" which is
1864 yards long. The shortest is the
''Rotherfeld," which is 1920 yards in
length.
-Prodigal Son-"Father, I have
spent my substance. and have arisen
and returned to thee" Practical
Father-"What did you spend all that
money on?' Amateur photography"
skill the fatted calf and send it to the
nearest idiot asylum. My son will dine
there tomorrow.
The Western minister who in an
nouncing hymn at a funeral added:
at was always a favorite with the re-
MAINS" resembles somewhat an under
taker near this town. who usually re-
marks at funeral, upon removing the
cover from the easket to give the at
PENDANTS an opportunity to take a last
look at the deceased: Friends who de-
sire can now look at it. "-Oneoata Her.
aid.
Governor Gordon and several other
prominent Georgia men have on foot a
scheme for converting about 5000 acres
of land in Twigg County into national
hunting ground. They propose to en-
close the entire tract with suitable
fencing and stock it with deer, turkeys,
partridge, rabbits, 'possums and coons,
build hotel and club house, and make
it the great hunting park of the United
States.
-Irate customer Ito shop-keeper)-
''You tole me dis bedticking 'ud hold
fedders, an Dress Moses! every single
fodder done cum right fru, an rs
fetched it back to your Shop-keeper
Nov, mein frint, dond you make no
fluviating in my shtore. Ven I told you
dem goods would hold fedders, meant
de tail and wing fedders, amt dot sol?
You musht be fool if you don't UNDER
stand dot. ''-Harper' Bazaar
"A big dry good house in New York
City has arranged that all its women
clerks shall appear in their places at
the store dressed in black. The store
has furnished the material for tile
dresses, and the style of each will be
left to the wearer. The clerks are
satisfied with the arrangement. The
idea of the firm is to have them dressed
uniformly and neatly. The material of
the dresses will be black cashmere of
fine quality.
Papa, what is a confagrationp"
at is big fire, my son." "And what
do they call little flre?'' "There is
no special name for a little fire. O.
they sometimes call it an incipient fire,
and-let's see-well, it is sometimes
called an inconsiderable fire. Why do
you ask?" well, l see your coat-tail
is on fire, and Twas wondering whether
it was a confagration or an incipient
fire." In few minutes the Young
man had reason to think it was a con-
Experimentation Days.
During heavy ram storm at Mill
edgeville, Ga, frog of enormous size
was seen to fall, apparently from the
clouds, and strike the sidewalk in front
of store. 1t remained motionless for
a moment, and then, with a couple of
leaps, bounced upon the showcase in
the store, and danced over the counters,
showcases, ETC., to. the great conster-
nation of all who saw its antics. A
clerk in the store declares his belief
that the frog descended from the clouds
A Chapter on Taste.
Taste is the power to perceive the
beautiful. Experience is nao5ad e..