The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-01-26
MISCELLANEOUS.
"A farmer of Belmont, O., is pro

Ills IL l'iS WIFI Ioea, aHOttleF WlCn tHTeo
ears. q cat with an ear growing wrong
side ont, and a boy with three thumbs.
Some experiments have been
placed on record, says the London
Electrician, in which number of eggs
we're Matched out in magnetic field.
with tie result that the chickens were
all more or less deformed-blind, deaf,
IL lame.
John Dawson, of Augusta. Ga,
lied, leaving an estate of $4,000. 1t
aas just been divided. Each of the five
heirs gets $4,000, each of the admins
ra!ors $4,000. and each of the two
attorneys $40. 500. The heirs are con-
;idered lucky to get what they did.
The citizens of Urieh. Mo-, arc cx-
cited over a big coal find near them.
Ihirty-.ive feet below the surface a six
loot vein of the best camel coal has
been struck, and seven carloads which
were put on the market at Kansas City
brought twenty-four cents a bushcl.
Manufacturers complain that the
African rubbers now received do not
YELL when strained and cleaned more
than 80 to 45 per cent. of pure
rubber gum, owing to the natives
adultcrating with sawdust. bark dust,
ETC.. to overcome the inconvenient
sickness of the juice.
Trouble about a certain Young man
caused Miss Laura Roget and Miss Fam
ME Ma.hey to engage in rough-and-
tumble fight in front of the Catholic
church at Frenchtown. near Corydon,
Ind. They had been attending church
service. but after the fight their apparel
was much demoralized.
First Blase Youth (much democrat.
ized)-"By Gawge. Choly! I'm com.
ple.e!y exhausted; just assisted in saving
-aw-young woman's life' Second
Bla>e Youth-"Brave fellah! But ]
Didn't know you could swim, Fweddy."
First Blase Youth al cawn't. Another
fellah did that part. stood on shore
and scweamed for lp."-Harper's
Weekly.
A New York reporter has discovered
man living in the top of once re-
spectacle mansion, whose occupation
is very odd one. He adver.ises that
he will write ''poetry on all subjects at
reasonable rates" His specially is
acrostics. of which he keeps a large
stock on hand, made to fit almost all
the common feminine names. These he
retails at from fifty cents to 81. % each,
according to style and quality.
Mexican hogs. which are cross
between the Spanish and the wild hog
of the Mexican mountains are raised
with profit in Mexico. but not in anv
numbers. They average
us pounds in weight. and are killed
chiefly for their lard, which is worth rs
cents pound. Fresh pork is worth
l21 cents pound, but is eaten very
little. for most persons can. afford it.
1t is said that Monterey, which has 3d.
OOO, eats only about five hogs a day.
When sour-ycar-old Johnny Perry
sail his prayers one night, and had
asked God to bless papa and mamma,
and to bless Johnny aud make him
good boy, he surprised mamma by say
ing: "And please. God. bless MIR. Per-
~ and make him Ia good man." WHAT
10 You mean by that?' his mamma
asked. "Why." said Johnny. you
don't suppose want to be little boy
all my life. do you?'-ANa California. |
Growing in the canons and on the
Hills north of San Bcrnardino, CAL, is a
rec which the Times of the place wants
named. No one there knows what it is.
It bears fruit that resembles a cherry,
both in looks and size. 1t has very
pleasant taste, does not grow in clus-
ers AS does the cherry. has u very large
tone, which also resembles the cherry
tone in shape. The tree grows like
'ush usually. though some attain
height of forty to fifty feet. The leaf
escmbles that Of the live oak.
Tine records of the Church of San
fernando at San Antonio, Tex, show
hat William II. Founce was christened
N the 81 OF March. 1915. He is alive
ct, but doesn't known just how old he
vas when he was christened. Uncle
lilly was 4 hard man in his day, being
bull fighter. a miner, and a gambler.
.lthought fully liz years old this vet
ran is reported to be spry and tough
ct. A few days ago he rode ten miles
dog fight and came back with
pocket full of money. He lives alone,
Kinks mescal steadily, bnt no whisky or
eer. eats heartily. sleeps well, and
'oks like man Of ei-hty-fvc
"A heavy freight train on the Bur-
ngton and Missouri road, near Min
Ell. heb.. came to standstill the other
ight, owing to the engine slipping an
eccentric, and Engineer Markham and
IS fireman got out to repair damages.
they were working they heard a ter
tic yell, and then a panther s,,rang on
lie engineer, knocking him down. The
remain struck the animal OH the head
18th wrench, and it quit Markham
MI attacked the fireman. This gave