The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-04-12
MISCELLANEOUS.

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measles. whereby she was cured of
rheumatism.
The depth Of snow on the noun
tains of Colorado is illustrated Curl
ously by stumps of trees. Instead of
being cut close to the ground the stumps
are from six to ten feet high, since the
trees are cut when the snow is upon the
ground.
"A Georgia farmer who lives near
Kenesaw mountain, with small
branch running through his farm,
which you could dam up with a couple
spades of dirt. has the following sign
stuck up: Hunting positively forbid
den on this place. but you can fish as
much as you please"
1T has been estimated that man
would have to consume in every twenty
four hours sixty-seven feet of a sausage
hine feet in circumference in order to
eat rs much in proportion to his bulk
as the red-breast, whose daily food is
considered as equivalent to an earth
worm fourteen Ieet long.
"A countryman, who had been on a
visit to London. on returning home.
remarked that he never saw so many
trees in his life as he saw in Piccadilly.
This led to q dispute and bet, when
the countryman, being called upon to
name the trees he saw. replied, axle
trees"
"A young man in Caribou, Me-, gave
two young ladies a ride to singing
school and left them there to get home
the best way they could. while he re-
turned with his best girl. The next
time the two sighted damsels met the
fellow they gave him such fogging
that he was laid up for several days.
The latest freak in wood fires is
the pine cone blaze. No self-respecting
open fireplace is now without the
woodsy relics of the past summer, and
the quaintest gilded baskets come to
hold them. A hostess welcomes her
visitor by throwing handful of pine
cones into the fire, and then, inspired
by their CHEEKY blaze, the gossip and
the chatter flow merrily on.
A traveller in Japan was recently
shown the interior of native printing
office. He found a ''case'' four feet
wide by sixty feet long. where twelve
compositors worked. They did a won-
derful amount of rushing about in
search of the types needed, for over
fifty thousand different characters re-
posed in the divisions of this vast con-
struction.
"A French provincial lawyer recent
ly died. In his will he directed that an
annuity of $500 year be paid to the
servant who should "close his eyes,"
When this clause was read the servant
who had performed the office jumped
with joy. but his delight was speedily
dampened by the nephew and heir of
the dead man who reminded the servant
that his master only had one eye. and
the servant actually failed to get his
legacy on this absurd technicality.
"A recent funeral in Louisiana was
announced by handbills reading as fol-
lows: There will be a large funeral
at Frogmore, the grandmother of IS
wife. All are invited to attend. Ice
water in abundance, free to all. Come
one. come all. The paper contained
the date of the funeral services. the
names of six managers, three of
whom were clergymen, and the time Of
arrival and departure of trains from
neighboring stations, with list of rail.
road fares.
A Cape Colonist who had been
guilty of indiscreet remarks publishes
this card in local South African news
paper: 81, the undersigned, A. C. du
Plessis, G. son, retract hereby every
thing ] have said against the innocent
Mr.. G. P. Bezuidenhout. calling myself
an infamous liar, and striking my
mouth with the exclamation: You
mendacious mouth, why did you lie SOP
declare further that / know nothing
against the character of Mr.. g. P. Be-
zuidenhout. 1 call myself, besides, a
genuine liar of the first class"
Frederick the Great was not only
wise. but also very witty. On one oc-
casion Catholic priest refused to allow
an officer who had not complied with
all his religious duties, to be buried in
consecrated ground. Frederick sent
for the priest and asked him: "You say
that the graveyard is consecrated p''
Yes, your majesty" '.How far down
does your conservation go?" The
priest, somewhat puzzled, l.plied,
Five feet" "All right, then. the off.
Ger shall be buried six feet under
ground. He will then be one foot out.
side your jurisdiction.
"A Buffalo professor the other day
was enlightening his class on the sub.
ject of geology. when one of the pupils
came forward. handed piece of rocl
candy to the professor, and asked what
it was. The professor suggested thai
It was probably quantity of crystal
line quartz, whereupon the boz won
dered at its being so crumbly. The sci
enlist then yenfurad the oninion tho