The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1891-01-01
MISCELLANEOUS.

a-Pittsburg is properly spelled with
a final b, or that is the photography of
the city's charter.
-Will-"What did she marry for?'
Phil-"Money" Will-"And what was
she divorced for2" Phil -'Money." -
Yankee Blade.
Snapper All, dear boy just got
back from your vacation Did they set
good table where you stopped?" Per-
kins-I got all wanted. Boston Her
aid.
Nearly thirteen million shad have
been planted in the open waters of
Georgia during the last two years. The
rivers of Georgia are said to be the best
in the country for the propagation of
fish.
"A boy was recently discovered in
Midland County, Michigan, near Pleas
ant Valley, whose body is covered with
turtle. lie will be put upon exhibition.
"A young woman of Rochester, Ont,
astonishes strangers by the wealth and
luxuriance of her raven hair. She is
only five feet two inches high, but her
tresses are seven feet six inches long.
Size says her hair gives her no trouble
and she doesn't know what headache is.
The superintendent of the dead let
ter Office at Washington says that more
than 5000, 600 pieces of mail matter are
annually sent to the dead letter Office
by reason of incorrect illegible or def
Gent address, insufficient postage or in
secure closing. There is daily aver
age of more than $1,000 pieces.
Rev. 7. N. Blauve1t, of Roselle, N.
j., had narrow escape recently. He
was sitting on a lounge at his home
with pencil and pad putting down points
for his Sunday sermon, when bolt of
lightning struck the side of the house.
The glass in the windows was shattered
and piece Of wood splintered from the
lounge on which he was sitting. Mr..
Blauvelt felt the shock, but was not in
jured.
A train that pulled into st. Paul re-
Gently had among its passengers little
girl of seven. Jennie Peasely, who was
travelling unattended to Sitka, Alaska,
to join her parents. She had been liv-
ing in Newport, r. l., with relatives.
She had attached to her clothing card
giving her name and destination, and
asking strangers TO take care of her.
She talked quite freely and said she was
having good time, and everybody was
kind to her.
"A good story is told about GER
tain farmer living near Orlando. Fla,
who was badly afflicted with rheuma-
tism. One day he went out to his stables
and stepped between a horse and mule
for the purpose of bridling them, where
upon the aforesaid horse kicked him,
hitting his hip, the afflicted part.
Strange to say, and here is whore the
good part of the affair comes in, he has
not since suffered with rheumatism.
1t is proposed to restore Castle Gar
den, New York, to it's former shapes and
uses as concert hall. 1t was built in
1912 as fortifcation for the harbor's
protection. 1t was built very near the
sight of Fort Nassau, which was the
first fortifcation New York had, being
built in the spring of 1915. In the
spring of 1917 there was heavy freshet
in the Hudson river and Fort Nassau
was almost destroyed. The fort was lit
tie more than a log stockade.
81 hope I don tintrude, dear" said a
young wife. Can l assist you?" 'Well,
you know / am immersed in study; but
never mind, as you have come. you will
oblige me by looking up Hamlet in
that big volume yonder. want ref
erence.R Wife turning over the leaves):
Hamlet Hamlet isn't here, love. !"
'Good gracious! wherever arc you look
ing?" Wife Slightly hurt: why,
where do you think? In the directory,
of course. IN H. Ledger.
Some fishermen engaged in Belfast
Tough recently picked up very large
seagull, which was seen approaching
the boat with wings outspread, floating
on the water, but quite dead. The men
were puzzled to account for the progress
it made through tho water, as it went
faster than the boat; but as it came
near, it was found that, wound securely
round the body and under the wings,
was string or cordage, which, on closer
examination, they discovered was at
tached, to large paper kite then flying
above them at considerable height
The kite furnished the propelling
power. The bird had evidently, while
flying at Belfast, got entangled in the
string of boys kite, had been unable
to extrieate itself, and taking to the
sea, had been drowned in its efforts to
obtain freedom.
Some time ago remarkable story
was sent out from Sibley, Iowa, of fall
of thousands of fish in cloudburst.
The supposed fish were of kind known
only to abound in lake near the City
of Mexico, and this added to the won
der. Four specimens were secured by a
business firm of Sibley, and have been
on exhibition ever since. They are
something like lizard, have four legs,
same number of fingers and toes as an
alligator, equally happy in water or out
of it. When captured each had a row
of feathers, or something like it, around
the throat, or where the gills ought K
be. These have disappeared, and they
have changed or shed their skins, and
are now becoming spotted. Live flies
and chopped liver are the chief o
their diet.
One of the beneficent results of the