The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-01-02
MISCELLANEOUS


the law against cigarette smoking Is
obliged to pace back and forth, rain
or shine, for twelve hours, with a
musket on his shoulder.
The Indians of the Five Nations
take great interest in news from the
surrounding States, as well as within
the borders of their own nations. Ten
weekly newspapers are published
within the Territory, and a number of
daily newspapers from the States are
taken by the Indians.
Wherever the water is fresh enough
to grow oysters and wherever the
marsh lands also exist, the construc-
ton of ponds for oyster culture is feas-
ible on just as grand a scale as is now
practiced on some parts of the coast of
France.
During a matrimonial dispute the
wife of an apothecary, as a last resort,
tried to work on her husbands better
feelings by bursting into tears. whats
the use of crying" said he; there's
nothing to be made out of tears. have
tested them chemically and find they
consist of an infinitesimal proportion
of phosphate of lime and little chic
ride of soda; the rest is insipid, worth
less water"
Hopeful signs: The Sultan of Fan
zibar has abolished slavery. The Queen
OF Madagascar has decreed that all
persons brought from the neighboring
coast of Africa as slaves shall be set
free. 1t is reported that the Arab slave
trade in East Africa is decreasing. On
King Leopold's invitation the Sultan
will send special delegate to the Anti
Slavery Congress.
Capital punishment: Teacher, de-
scribing experiences of the day to a
friend.-''In order to punish Johnny
Hanson caused him to sit beside Miss
Fresh, the prettiest girl in the school"
Friend - "And how did it work."
Judge for yourself. The girl did not
seem whit Disconnected, and smiled
SO sweetly on Johnny that he lost his
head completely" ''Why, that was
capital punishment. - Philadelphia
Press.
Philadelphia has a witty judge
IS wise, it is said, as he is witty-who
was once called on by the Supreme
Court of Pennsylvania to reverse his
own decision against the admission of
a woman as an attorney and counsel
lor-at-law. Having duly admitted her
to the bar, the first of her sex in that
State, the judge gravely proceeded:
"And now, lady and gentlemen, it
only remains for me to declare court
OPEN" etc.
Why do we always talk of putting
on coat and vest? Whoput on a coat
before a vest? We also say putting on
shoes and stockings. Who puts on the
shoes before the stockings! We also
put up signs telling people to wipe
their feet when we mean their boots or
shoes. And father tells a boy he
will warm his jacket when he means to
warm his pantaloons. We are little
eccentric in our phrases, amt we, at
times?
What a houseful of children you
have, uncle" said a gentleman to an
old negro, whose cabin swarmed with
children of all ages and sizes. eyes,
sab, yes, sah," replied their father,
proudly, thirteen in all, sab; en- not
one too many. Couldn't spar one. All
boys but two. sab, en- chances To- de
las one OBJ 'em to git into Congress.
Yes, sab! 'Taint many men has de
chance OBJ bein' fader to 'leben Con-
gressmen-no, sahv'-Youths' Com
panion.
At the recent State election in Bis.
marck, Lum Hing, a Chinese laundry
man. took out citizenship papers and
voted, casting his ballot for the Repub-
lican ticket. This is the first case of
the kind in the history of North d.
kota, and the event is subject of much
gossip. Lum Hing is twenty-eight
years of age, and says he will remain
In the United States during the re-
mainder of his days. He may return
to China to visit his people, but he
will always be ''Melican slitizen."
-"At home Tuesdays in March from
three until six O'clock" read simple
minded old lady on the wedding cards
of a young couple of her acquaintance.
''Well, well" she said, deprecatingly,
''Carrie always was an awful girl to
go, but 1 did think she'd stop her CAD
ding round and settle down after she
married; but this looks like she ex-
pected to go it worse than ever, when
she has to send out notice that she
won't be at home but three hours a
week. Great housekeeping she'll do
at that rate! I pity her husbandy'
-"Rustrum," the elephant pre-.
Sented to the Berlin Geological Gar
dens in 1881 by the Prince of Wales,
became SO treacherous that lately it
was decided to strangle him. A three
quarter-inch steel wire was procured,
and while the animal was exercising in
the open air, moose was made and
slipped over his head. Forty-two men
at given signal, began pulling on the
cable, but as soon as ''Rustrumn felt
the growing pressure on his neck ha