The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1891-07-02
NUMBER IS.
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.


-Rudyard Kipling was TWENTY-FIVE
years old last December. He has been
writing since he was seventeen, and is
hard worker, frequently putting in
fourteen hours at his desk At such
times he lives a life of seclusion, seeing
no one but his most intimate friends.
Edward Everett Hale, who is lectur-
ing on the Pacific slope, told reporter
who asked for his photograph that
There was one published in we'll
known magazine few years ago; that
is, it was supposed to be picture of
me- My friends called it the Yelled
Prophet of Khorassan."
Austin Baily, rich farmer, resid-
ing near Humbolt, Tenn, asserts that
he spent only twenty-five cents in three
years, when he began to get ''start'
In the world, and that fifteen cents Of
that was spent for pocket comb. Mr..
Baily is now estimated to be worth at
least hundred thousand dollars.
The Queen of Italy is extremely
fond of lectures, and was recently much
interested in lecture on the singular
subject of Reformation of the Italian
Alphabet" by Sig. Frisoni, and also
Herr Halbig's lecture on 'Etrurian Art
and Civilization" The queen shook
the learned German professor by the
hand, and expressed her great delight
at the lecture.
despite their subjugation to British
rule the Princes of India are still able
to indulge in royal whims and extrav-
agances. One of them recently had
made bed at Paris worth TWENTY-FIVE
thousand dollars. It's canopy is sup
ported by four automatic female figures
that wave fans to cool the air The
mattress is huge musical box, which.
when one lies upon it, plays operatic
airs.
"A Russian writer who is now In
New York says that American books
are better known in Russia than Rus
sian books in America. He saws that
the works OF the American poet Long
fellow, which resemble those of the
Russian poet Jookovsky, have been
translated into Russian by Michialov-
sky, Weinberg and Minaeff, and that
other American poets are known
through translations.
Arab Pasha and his associate exiles
in Ceylon have prayed the British gov
ernment to be restored to Egypt on the
ground that the Singalese climate is
to their health The khedive.
who was consulted by England, said
that their presence in Egypt would be
TOO dangerous for him to consent. Next
the medical board appointed by the for
eign office reported that the exiles were
perfectly well off where they were.
The tremendous variation in prices
for valuable books is illustrated by the
figures for the Valdarfer ''Boccaccio.
In 1912 the only perfect copy in exist
ence was sold at the disbursal Of the
duke of Roxburghes library for two
thousand two hundred and sixty
pounds. A Roxburghe club was
formed in honor of the sale. A copv
with FIVE leaves missing was sold re-
Gently for two hundred and thirty
pounds.
Mrs. Elizabeth Custer, widow of
Gen. Custer, is hard-working literary
woman. She has lately gone to Allan
tic City, in order to rest and gain
strength for writing a series of talks
about Life on the Plains, which she
will deliver before women's clubs and
school boys and girls, who are generally
ler devoted admirers and fast friends.
Her Boots and Saddles and Follow
ng the Guidon" have never lost their
irst popularity.