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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-05-02
Born in 1884.

James James, Or " Double Jimmy, !"
as he is more Familiarity called, lives on
a farm twelve miles south of Weather
ford, Parker County, Texas, with his
daughter, Mrs. Nancy Wheat, 65 years
of age. This old gentleman was born
near the Red House, in Prince William
County, Virginia, May 10, 1764. His
father resided on plantation near the
Potomac, adjoining Lawrence Washipg-
tons. Mr.. James has seen Washington
often at his fathers house. He and his
brothers were in the war of 1872 Mr.
James was a "jack of all trades, as he
says he learned to be carpenter, brick
layer, stonemason, blacksmith, painter
and tinsmith. During his long life he
has never been one month in bed with
sickness. Mr.. James was married in
Virginia soon after attaining his major
ity, and raised a family of ten boys and
five girls. Leaving his native State
some years after the war, he settled in
Roam County; Tenn. From that place
he moved to Lauderdale County, Ala,
thence to White County, Ark $ and in
1S4S, came to Dallas County, Tex, in
his S4th year. He continued his resi-
dence there until 1875, when, inhis N6th
year, he, selected, as he says, Parker
County'to spend his old days in In
his, 109th7 year he cultivated an acre
patch of ,watermelops in Parker Coun-
ty,Iaad raised the finest brought to mar
ket., :. He realized 1925 from this crop.
MIR. James talks very well and his hear
ing is pretty good. - GaIreston Neaosy II
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The Pre-Raphaelite Waist.

One of the most important featuresin
a graceful figure-hence one Of the most
conspicuous and valuable innovations
Of the .pre-Raphaelite schools the
waist.. The first aim IS to have an "an-
tique waist (which . vulgar mind
would pronounce horribly thick thick
like the Venus de Medicis, thick like
that:far noblers Venus Of Milo.o And
whyP Because the proportion of the
figure, The graeeof action and carrisge,,
are so dependent on the waist being of
the right size that it is impossible to
preach too strongly the folly and ugli-
ness of tight lacing. The coarse, alb
rupt curve which is formed by a small
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-05-02
AN EXTRAORDINARY SCENE.

aehmond in the Last Days OF the War
Inc Uprising of the Female Commune
zen. Davis shows His Nerve.
A writer in the New York San gives
Ne following as coming from the lips of
lalor John M Daniel, "a we'll known resi-
|snt Of Virginia. The narrative was
efawn from the Major by a discussion
0ncernlng the growth Of Communism
md It's power as displayed in the rail-
@ad riots last winter.
The Majorsaid that when Harper's
aerry was captured at the beginning of
|ne war, all the available machinery for
q ne manufacture Of arms was taken to
|nchmond. Hundreds of workmen and
selr wives and daughters had been em-
toyed in the arsenals and machine
aops, and they followed the machinery
lhe capital in search. of employment.
.ney got it. For time they were reg
i: aarly paid in good money, and every
Mng moved smoothly. But aspthe cur
sncy y appreciated they began to suffer.
mel me money on received by the workmen
y sOala not support their families. As
~ war progressed Confederate notes
|s scane almost valuelesss Grant had
p hand on the throat Of the Confeder-
q az Petersburg. The wages of the
spsAnen III; : would not purchase food for
ss; aslf families. They protested, but in
,an. Ihey'were too patriotic to or
sanlze q revolution G TheirI women,
= s~Tcsser, : formed a secret society based
! y !. .sommunistie principles. They seem
nave held that their husbands were
ssuiSlng A. = for the Confederscy, and that
A. A. oonfederacy was the only safety of
i; i y geers and .shepke.pers.s Without.
~ .,us'''hss and provisions their husbands
- ~ y sons must stepswork Thiswould
T. soa =, necessary munitions and supplies,
M, y u,oyernrpmentg would fall, and all be
A. ss;olVed in one common ruin. To avoid
Ss general division of food and cloth
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waist and broad hips ID very far re-
moved from Hogarth's true 8 line OF


waist and broad hips 10 very far re-
moved from Hogarth's true 8 line OF
beauty" which is a curve extremely
gradual What is gained by an ugly,
angular waist like V? Nothing but g.
long list of maladies which sap the
health and spoil the complexion. What
Is gained by asomewhatlarg |" antique
waist p, Good,preportion in an artists
eye, ease and grace Of ofsmovenent, often
a really statuesque riage-impossi-
BILE to the slaves Of Ia mode, with their
hard, bonyl lcuirasss On. The whist of
pre-Raphaelitegi is rather shorts WheTesvy
waist ought to be. in fact, between. tqe
hips and the last rib. Her skirt Is cut
fun or scanty, as she chooses; buteis
never tied to her legs with strings, and
elastics. She can, therefore, stoop with
out grasping or crackings her corset.
bone, and. can sit down or walk up
stairs at will, unlike many votaries OF
present fashionss Her sleeves are cut
extraordinarily high on the shoulders,
sometimes a little fulled TO fit the shoul-
der-bone for it is de rigueurrthat 2 pre-
Raphaelite should be capable of moving
her arms as freely when dressed aswhen
undressed.-Mrs.- Has0eis' s ART of
Beauty.
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The Highest village in Europe.

- . : T. EzFE y
The highest village in Europe is
Cresta, in the Ferrara+Avers, large
valley of about II leagues in length,
commencing on the side of the Splugen,
near the Roffia, and extending in ..
southwesterly direction to the Burgell.
Cresta is only accessible by mountain
tracks. The population, which is widely.
scattered, consists of about 270 persons,
those in the lower part of the village
being of Latin origin, while their COM
panions higher up are of German de-
SCENT, and retain their; ancient dialect
and customs in all their purity. This
little colony IS intelligent and Hospital
BILE; the people are tall, slim, and Of
light complexion, and are thoroughly
hardened to all the lfatigues and sever
ity of a winter of eight months dura-
tion fs.fE sft gA%98gf 9feU1 iEUE1 Elis
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Living in Ruts ], 700 Years Old.

The .Asiatic, west of China, no doubt
is attached to his home, knows little II |
auSht beyonds it, and is so entirely free
from annoyance at the daily monOtohy
Of a life confined TO one place, that he
looks upon such 4monotony as part Of /,
The divine order and as essential to the
true enjoyment OF existence. 2 He likes
to live in one, place, to see always the {
same scenes, to meet always the same
people, to;performI for years thelsameo
daily tasks, to find. every thing. even
moderately unpleasant things, alwaysF
to-day what they were yesterday and
will be tomorrow.
There are artisan families in India,s
and, I'VE are told, in Damascus who have.
worked at the same work day by day
fora Thousand years; peasant families
who have not only titled the same fields,
but have gone into them and left them
at the same hour, ccouing TO the
season, from period before the birth of
Christ. They have iiosWish for changes,
no ambition. to do better, no inclination
to roam, no sense Of failure becatise they
are as their forefathers Jwsfe, ,sanl rs
their sons will be. Such content-con-
tent which is consistent with permanent
melancholy and even in, occasional i'm /
stances with deep and persistent sad
ness seems incompf ehensible to the
Englishman, who never witnesses it unr I
less he has already uprooted himself
from his own home, and he very readily
exaggerates its limits. The Asiatic ad-
heres to his home only when, as the re-
suit OF his adherence, Certain conditions
are sure to be fulfilled. He requires
motive for movement otkeF than that
hope of, enjoyment. in change, or that
desire Of bettering himself, which is the
impulse Of the Western man, but sohce
disturbed, once presented with motive
for going which is sufficient to his own
MUD, no man moves 80 easily ~ The
,SDectnt0r.
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A Miser Robbed.

4 The Columbus 60 } Dispatch says: J.
j. Winegardner, better known in the
locality in which he lived as JEFF. Wine-
gardner, was robbed of a large sum of
money Tuesday night, April I'd. He
lives two and a half miles northeast OF
Rushville, Fairfield County. Rushville
is nine miles east of Lancaster, on the
Maysville pike. Mr.. Winegardner's
house is between Rushville and Pleas
antville. He is an old man, and has the
name of being miser. He is termed q
miser because henever deposited money
in banks, but preferred to hoard it about
home, and was very close in his deal
ings with his fellow-men. His age is
not known. He married recently. 1t is
an old saying that misfortunes never
come singly. His residence is old-fash-
ioned, and is situated on $500 acres of
land, of which he is sole proprietor. In
this old house, in room adjacent to his
bedroom, and in and about a closet in
that room-called wardrobe, in the
city-Mr. Winegardner had his, money.
There was box twelve inches long,
six inches deep and six inches wide, fill
ed with eagles, half-eagles, and quarter
eagles. This box was received from his
sister, and had never been opened. Mr..
Winegardner's four brothers and two
sisters are all dead. They handed their
wealth down to one another, and the
last to die was sister, who handed
him this box. There was some gold
and silver in another box and $4,000
in greenbacks, and some money in
the room where he slept. The burglar
or burglars opened window leading
into the room where the wardrobe was.
They took the box. of gold, and the box
containing the gold, silver and green
backs, and overlooked $4,000 that was
on top of the closet. Mr.. Winegardner
had never counted the box Of gold re-
ctived from his sister, nor does not know
how much money there was in it. Some
body has estimated the amountsat from
$4,000 to $4,000. The day before the
robbery q man came there and wanted
to borrow 81, 200. He was informed
that Mr.. Winegardner hadn't the money
that day, and was invited tor call the
next day and get it. Nothing more is
said by our informant about this man.
Whether he called or not is not known.
The box that contained the coin was
found in the yard The burglar stole
one Of Mr.. Winegardner's horses TO get
away. The horse returned home about
or 8 O'Clock the following (Nednes-
day. morning. There is but little or no
sympathy shown by the people of the
neighborhood, for Mr. Winegardner's
loss. He has offered reward of $500
fer the recovery of the money. His
wealth is estimated at from $500, 900 to
$6O0,O0O The stolen money is part Of
some that has been boarded since 1860.
In addition; to managing his farm, Mr..
Winegardner was regular money
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RovERBs.LNewi doctor, u ~ new
church-yard. No good lawyer lever
goes to law himself. One hair of a
maiden's head pulls harder than, ten
yoke of oxen. One +" Take thisa Is bet
tersthan ten tseGod help yous. - This
ties and thorns prick sore, brit evil
tongues prick more. What woman
wills, God wills.
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Lemon -Toast.==Takes.the yelks Of 6

Lemon -Toast.-Takes.the yelks Of
eggs, gbeat well, and add 9 cups Of sweet
min; take Bread, not too stalls, and cut
into slices, dip them into the milk and
eggs, and fry in butter. to q delicate
bf6wn b :take the whites Of the 6seggs
and beat to,afrpth. rada allarge cup Of
white sugar and 2 cups boiling water
and the Juice of y lemons serve ever
the toast as a sauce and you, will have q
delicious supper-dish.
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MYFRLEND.
.slss S ~ -

"a sage with well developed skull,
Ixceeding wise and very dull; s. &
palite. pedantic;
Te Sy',s, Guardian with Draconicviews
m drivefifs ward to monrnful muse,
Or protests frantic s@
"a Damon, good at gun or hook, III.
with whom to "do" the last new book
Nv streamlet shady ssre
Sassshe ~ Is none of all the three,
Rnt just-so much the worse for me,
A little lady!
white brow framed in with pale gold hair;
;. Two dimpled cheeks, thought too fair
For mertals' rapture;
4 child's frank smile, unclOuded, warm;
charnfing woman's graceful form,
Inviting capture
! Brimfll of wicked innocence,
Her eyes meet yours with arch pretense
OF meanings tender; .---- .----
.~rhen sink abashed, reluctant, slow,
sAahind the rich red sunset glow
Her bushes lendher. s. es.W
little triste, she likes to nurse
Il readiness born of tender verse Fl
AIldt0uching stories; .--
Ger In Memorialn she mopes,
And dreams she's buried all her hopes
- - afES3 \ & ass
Your friend! All! yes. For us it seems
<Inzt friendships purer ensign CLEANS
DER Cupid id'Screscent. = esv +Fe~A r 3g
Acr6ss the gulf we may not pass v ~ y
We laugh. and idly chat, alas! !--
And find it pleasant. .srs,rs -
lust while itlasts. But ahi who knows
&h6t fate may hide beneath the rose
For hearts uncertain? So c3g
We run the risk. She's free to sigh
Or smile for whom she will, and f.
III dfoptfe- curtain.
j sassiE0 w@E +ef' -Betgraria.
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/ NOVEL BIBLICAL ALPHABET.

"a f,TFsSs 80
was vas: = = sraiter h hung By the hair7saa'ss1,
vas folly built high in the air.-Genesis
H., y. - - r =
vas fountain o'erlooking the seal.
Kings, rrii., 4245. 4 80 ass j
! sas muse, buried under tree.-Genesis
Irrr., b. -s---=---.
j vas first born, bad from his youth.-He
brelrs, ir., Is. .sakalsfi wsh
d was ruler, who trembled at truth.-Acts,
l1z,F @aT tiEk9 34T&Rs
/ vas amessenger. sent with good words
Daniel, sT., n. , al N43& kAs}
d was mother loaned to the Lord. Sam.
uel, l., 27-2s.
vssaI vssaa i name d d received 81 Lord Genesis
rrrii., 22-2S. g. 4sifa9ss g
was shepherd in Arabian land.-Erodls,
ill.,. ..1.--------zz----
was placenear thesdasertof sahd.-Deu
teron0mg, l., 10.
was a pauper begging his bread.-Luke,
rri., so-2l. lsaaWs .%lnT
Y was an idol. an object of efdread.-Leusticsss,
I was an architect ages ago.-Genesis, vi..
q 40 Z II SO
4 was rampant to keep out the foe.-I
Chronicles, rrvii., "a.
was an isle, whence saint looked above.
-Keretadons, =, 40,
was Christian saluted in love.-Roneans,
ara, %. & GhW DEB q
Mdkher, C., 5.
! vas 1 Dante, VINO did Wonderful things
Judges, riv., Sc. sE a.. fsfs. rg -
was city that had stronghold.-H
Samuel, :rsriv., Il ~
was country productive of gold.-Jere-
nsiah, &C., 8. - '3s+
] was Queen whom King set aside.-Es-
ther, l., 1922.
vas place where man wished to hide.
Genesis, air., l. t5sf W
Read y. Timothy, ill.,, Is. s.x..ssesEs.se
-Bufalo Sunday Nears.
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PIE CRUsT.-1 cup lard, 1 cup butter,
/ cup water, cups -four.
Arizona citizen., 1878-12-14
Indians and the Army

WASHINGTON, December 7.-The Joint Commission considering the transfer of the Indian Bureau to the Military Department, heard Secretary Schurz today. He disclaimed any personal desire to retain control of the Indian service under the Interior De partment. No branch of the Depart menrs business is so troublesome and lhankless. He thought the Indians entitled 10 humane treatment, and that could only be rendered through the processes of civilization, education and kind treatment This the military were not fitted 10 promote. The Secretary advised the placing of troublesome h. dians on reservations under martial law, and of increasing the number of the Indian police force from 45O tOI 1000 or 1900. This force was very re- liable, and had rend, red good service.
 The Joint Army Commission has de- cided on an Army bill which does not materially change the fighting force, but only the Staff.
Arizona citizen., 1878-12-14
Rich Mines Near Tucson.


 It has never been claimed that Tue son was mining town, and yet it is well known that wi hin a radius of fifteen miles have been discovered some very large and valuable lodges which promise to develope handsomely and produce large revenue for our city The other day we were shown some. very fine specimens from the Hope
 Mine, situated about twelve miles of Tucson. This mine is the property of MT Samuel Hughes and he has un- bounded faith in his new bonanza. At depth of eighteen feet there is a ten foot ledge of rich chloride ore, showing native and horn silver in great abundance. A working test was made of several pounds of this ore and gave a yield of thirteen hundred dol lars per ton. With this and other ad- jacent lodges fairly developed, Tucson will have abundant local sources, and her future permanence will be insured
Arizona citizen., 1878-12-14
UNITED STATES MARSHAL DAKE has

UNITED STATES MARSHAL DAKE has recently received instructions from Attorney General Devans to send all criminals convicted in this Territory for term of over six months and un- der two years to the Penitentiary at Laramie City, Wyoming Territory, and those sentenced for over two years are to be sent to Detroit, Michigan. At the Penitentiary in Wyoming the prisoners are fed at a cost of only 31 cents per day, and at Detroit for 25 cents per day. We should judge the diet at such prices would be rather light, but the advantages of making an eastern tour at the expense of the government may be some compensa- ion.
Arizona citizen., 1878-12-14
THE CITIZEN.
ATURDAY. DECEMBER l4, 1878.
[ o CAL 4A TIERS.
Our New Church.

| Now that the roof of the PresbvterIan
 Church has been raised the edifice Is as-
 suming very comedy appearance. The
 architecture is Gothic in style. The ground plan Of the main building Is somewhat
 the shape Of the letter T, the stem of inc
 letter representing the audience room and
 the cross bar at the top representing the parlors and Sabbath-school rooms. In
 front are two towers, the larger of which
 will support a lofty spire, while the other will be utilized as a belfry. The front door is between these two towers and "opens into a neat vestibule. On each of the outer walls Of the audience room are
 Tour buitresses which are uniform in night with the top of the gothic windows.
 There are also buttresses at all the corners Of the building and towers. The entire
 structure will be very unique, and attrac.
 tive in style and finish, and will be an ornament to our town and a credit to those who have worked so earnestly to se- cure Its construction. We have already
 heard several strangers express surprise that adobes could be moulded into such
 neat style Of architecture. Ever since Rev. J. F.. Anderson came to Tucson he has had his heart set on building a permanent place Of worship, it has been the one ob- Ject Of his mission next to preaching, and we heartily congratulate Mir. A. and his on their encouraging progress
Arizona citizen., 1878-12-14

MEssRs. c, T. CUTLER and l.. Jackson
 arrived in Tucson last Wednesday even-
 ing direct from Cumpas, Sonora. They
 report mining operations slow but progress sive. MT. Cutler is very confident that
 within year those districts will attract
 much attention and capital. Our own mining developments suffer much from their isolation, and we can easily appre- ciate the difficulties attending mining operations in such a remote country as sonora. We also learn from Mir. Cutler that the Indians made a raid about two miles south Of Cumpas, on November I5. and stole a lot of stock. A few days later Capt. Escalante overlook the Indians near Baubispt and killed ten and wounded others. Indians made another raid near Cumpas, on December 2, but MT. c. left the following day without learning the re- suit. The Indians killed by Capt. Esca- lante had Just robbed a Mexican train and killed all the men with it. On November 2, Indians fired on the Prefect Of Oposura, who was travelling in company with five men and woman. Two men and the woman were wounded The Indians are said to be very bad generally and the is much disturbed on this &C., count.
Arizona citizen., 1878-12-14
More Trouble m New Menco.

We had hoped from recent procla- nation of peace the Lincoln county troubles were at an end, but we seemed doomed to disappointment. The Mesi- la Valley Independent has the follow ing note on the subject which indicates a fresh outbreak:
 Notwithstanding the Amnesty Pro- clamatiOn affairs, in Lincoln seem a little strange. NIT. Coghlan has lost quite a number of cattle. Informa- ton is to the effect that the Governor has taken decided steps in the matter. The military has been called into re- quisition and vigorous measures adopt ed to rescue the cattle. Some parties have been arrested.
Arizona citizen., 1878-12-14
Dos cdbezns Mines.

John Scanlan came in last evening
 from the Dos Cabezas district with very encouraging reports from those
 mines. The lodges are rich in silver and some carry a large percentage of gold. About 75 men are in the district, all working quietly but vigorously and all making good living with excel lent prospects of great wealth. The gold ledges are from six to eight feet wide and carry about $1OO in gold per ton. NIT. John Casey who is a chief owner in one of these claims is now running six or seven arrastras and em- ploys about dozen men, all of which are paid and supplied from the pro- ceeds of the mine Capt. Madden has a claim adjoining Mir. Casey's and has just began work on it. MT. Scanlan has been in this district over two years. The development has been slow but sure. The miners are doing well and are cOntented and don't care whether capitalists come to see them just now or not. We are pleased to record such cheerful reports.
Arizona citizen., 1878-12-14

A SPLENDID gold, stemwinding, stem setting, Az ounce case, IS-carat gold Walt ham watch, made 10 order for we'll known Nevada miner, beautifully en- and self at work placer digging. This splendid true timepiece originally cost $500 with chain, will be sold for sl20, and be sent to Tucson by express, with writ ten guarantee. Uncle Harris, 22l Kearney street, between Bush and Sutter.
Arizona citizen., 1878-12-14

WE have heard many well deserved compliments during the week upon the sermon preached last Sunday evening by Rev. J. E. Anderson. His subject was " Practical lessons from the life Of Daniel. l" The great leading facts Of that life were presented in clear and rapid success sion; white it's practical lessons for every day life, for both old and young were pressed home to every nearer with more han the speakers usual earnestness and enthusiasm, In fact the pastor was at times very eloquent, and neld the atten tiOn Of his audience from the first to the last Of the discourse, which was delivered without manuscript or notes. Every one present must have received new inspira- ton into his own life. We wish the entire community could have heard it.
Arizona citizen., 1878-12-14

MR. GEORGE TYING, Of Yuma Sentinel fame, rolled Into town last Sunday, and made himself quite at home among his many friends here until yesterday morn ing. when he left for the Tombstone Dis trlct. He viii stop there a few days and may then go on to the Arivaca, Gro Blan- co and other districts south. He hopes 10 get back to Tucson about Christmas. We are always glad to see George, and wish him pleasure in his travels and success in his business.
Arizona citizen., 1878-12-14

MR. L.. F. HOWELL. Assistant-General Of Wells, Fargo & Co.,, reached Tucson yesterday on a round through the Territory. He has visited all the northern towns and counties, and will remain here a few days to "rest and re- fresh himself" for further travels.
Arizona citizen., 1878-12-14

SURVEYORS GENERAL WAssoS left for Florence on Mondays stage to meet Com missioner Williamson Of the Land Office. He returned yesterday, having had pleas ant and satisfactory interviews with the
Arizona citizen., 1878-12-14

WE announced fine saw-mill for sale with 25-horse power boiler. Everything complete and in good order. A good and cheap property. The advertisement ap- pears again in this issue. The railroad is coming and sawed lumber will be in d Q mand. Full particulars given by apply ing to the editor Of THE CITIZEN.