The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-07-11
MISCELLANEOUS

The essentials of a watering place
may be alliteratively summed up thus:
Sea, salt, sun, sand, shells, shrimps,
steamers, ships, sailors and single.
"A man in Milwaukee was lately
convicted on the charge of putting
sticks loaded with gunpowder in his
divorced wife's wood-pile. He wanted
to get even somehow.
-"Where were you born, little grip
asked philanthropist of a street beg
gar. I'm not sure, SIR" was the re-
ply, ''but I often heard my ma say that
I was born in poverty. IN. Y. Ledger
Despite the talk about Smith being
such common name, those of Green,
White, btown and Davis beat it in the
United States by fifteen per cent.
Even John" is not as common as
"Joe''
Some one has figured that only one
young man out of fifty who marries
asks the old mans consent. Ifhe isn't
booted off the doorstep or chewed up
by the dog he takes it as sign that the
old man is willing, and he reasons COR
rectly.
They are drawing the color line so
fine in Jamaica, L. l., school that
the principal expelled two boys, it is
said, for being too dark complexioned,
while two lighter ones of the same
family were allowed to remain.
"A man of Columbus, Ca, was
much pleased with stray cow that
had been impounded. He waited until
the day of sale and bid it in at good
round price. He was disguised after
ward to find that the COW was an estray
from his own herd.
Girls in Biddeford and Saco. Me-,
seem to have some queer tastes. One
lady makes an excursion to the brick
yard each summer and lays in a supply
of nice, blue clay to eat through the
winter. Another favorite dainty is a
soft brick, and long experience has
taught her how to select the choicest
specimens at a glance. Each of these
ladies has lived to a good old age to
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According to a report made by DIR.
George Homan. Medical Examiner of
the St. Louis Police Department, the
police of that city are peculiarly liable
to pulmonary diseases. He says past
experience justiies the expectation
that about half of all who join the st.
Louis police force and serve ten years
will die of consumption soon after
reaching forty years of age.
"A story is told of two parrots that
/ lived near each other, in Philadelphia.
One was accustomed to sing hymns,
! while the other was addicted to swear
! ing. The owner of the latter obtained
permission for it to associate with the
/ former, hoping that it's bad habit would
be corrected; but the opposite result
followed, for both learned to swear
alike.
A new remedy for skin disease,
says the Hospital, is a continual bath,
the patient eating, drinking and sleep
ing there until cured. One patient has
been kept in such a bath for 385 days.
He is tied up always at night to pre-
vent him from slipping so as to be
drowned. The palms and soles become
much shriveled, but the rest of the skin
is unchanged. The water Is kept at
ninety-eight degrees.
The Russian method for stopping
a running horse is said to be very eff
fective, and is not particularly cruel.
They place a cord with running knot
around the horses neck near the neck
strap. To this slip-noose attach pair
of reins, which may be thrown over
the dashboard ready to be seized at
once. When the horse starts take up
the extra reins and tighten the cord
around the horses throat. The most
furious horse thus choked stops in
stantly; and will not kick or fall.
If lady is wise in small matters
she serves tea nowadays by sewing up
in advance enough for cups for all oil
her company in tiny bags of null OF
muslin of the color of the table decora.
tions. Gilded baskets tied with ribbons
are heaped with the pretty toys and
form the chief ornaments of the dining
room. Under the bright-hued bags she
must have white ones lying. and when
tea is wanted she deity extracts these
latter and throws them into the boiling
water, taking them out when the flavor
has been extracted and placing them
in silver slop basin.
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ished phor Phanuy. Phanny phished
phor phellow phrom Philadelphia, phi
nally phetching Phelix phrom phond
phriends. Phinis: Phelix, phiancee
Phanny, phiancee. Phelix phounG
Phanny's phyee phrightfully phlushed
"Phanny," phrom Phelix, ''phathel
FURNISHES phunds phor phlat." Phan
ny phrowned. "Phelix, phorget, phor
get Phanny. Phoolish phellow. Phly
Phanny Phowler phorswears Pheli1
Phulton-phlat y Phanny phainted
Phelix phlew.-N. Y. World.
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