The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-08-07
MISCELLANEOUS.

A Philadelphia jury awarded five
cents damages to a young woman whose
affianced husband changed his mind.
"A lad of seventeen years died lately
at Pomona, Cal, from the excessive use
of tobacco. He was known to have
smoked in one day sixty cigarettes and
two or three strong Mexican cigars.
The doctors say he died of narcotic
poison.
Mr.. Edison is criticised by the Lon
don Court journal as not having brought
his new photographic doll up to date.
1t says the first of these dolls which has
spoken in London, recites ''Tho Spider
and the Fly" which is 'quite anti
Quated, even for children nowadays"
"A gentleman who lives near Wash
ington Village, Me-, and deals in sewing
machines ran upon quite mine of
wealth recently. In tearing to pieces
an old machine which had been in his
possession for some time, he ran upon q
secret cavity containing fifteen $40 bills.
-Filial piety in China does not die
out with the advance of Western ideas.
A provincial governor recently petit
toned the Emperor for leave to retire
on account of the health Of his grand
mother, which required his personal at
tention during the rest OF her life:
"A young gentleman called at the
homo Of a friend to spend the evening.
While there he asked for a glass OF
water, which was given him: He noticed
that his friends wife was watching him
intently. AS he finished the refreshing
draught the lady sighed as she said
solemnly: sit does me good to see a
man drink a glass of water like that
once more" The silence that followed
was painful in the extreme
Telegram.
The biggest ruby in the world is
found in the Car of Rus5ia's crown,
which he's the distinction of being the
finest ever worn by any sovereign. In
shape it resembles a bishops mitre, and
on its crest is q cross composed of five
superb diamonds, which support the
biggest ruby. A foliated arch, com
! posed of eleven magnificent diamonds
supports this cross, and on each side OF
the arch is hoop of thirty-eight pearls,
than which there are none handsome1
in the world.
Tho ward ''hurrah" comes from the
people of the East who emigrated tc
/ Europe. The original is found in the
''harri" used by the Hindoos as a designa-
ton of God. When they have any thing
difficult to accomplish they shout
"Harri!' "Harri!'' and this as equiva.
lent to our modern phrase, "God help
US. IT is, however, needless to remark
that the expression, Hip, Hip, Hur.
rah, conveys no such reverential senti-
ment to the vociferating crowds of ouI
civilization.
in a recent lecture on Marine and
Fresh Water Fishes noted scientist
said that fish have the power of in.
tluencing one another by sounds and
action. He had observed a shoa1 of carr
following the lead of single one
which conducted them to a quantity oil
food at a considerable distance away
He had also noticed that certain fresh
water fish, such as trout, were subser.
Went to a ruler, which might be seen
swimming at the head of his tribe. The
same was possibly the case with some
marine forms, like the herring and bass
The foreign tuba player who ran
against a snag in the shape of New
York custom house official, who decided
that he wasn't an artist and therefore
couldn't land in this country to com.
pete with our native talent, has tri.
umphed after all. The tuba player
undertook to plead his own case before
a higher authority, who examined him
in melody, harmony, counterpart, com
position, Instrumentation, execution
etc. lie layed fannie Laurie" on his
tuba without an accompaniment and SC
entranced the obdurate customs officer
that he was adjudged an artist and
eligible for admission to our shores.