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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-11-21

Methuselah must have experienced diff
Guilty in making the ticket-seller under
stand that he was entitled to 90 in On
half-price ticket, particularly after he
got along towards his two hundredth
year. But he probably did it. Boys
are enterprising and persistent where a
circus is concerned. And we will bet
that Methuselah, in his youthful days,
could accumulate as much old iron as
the next boy, and lay it by for the com
ing show.
When this youngster got into his teens
say from 200 to. 500 years old-he
probably did as other young gentlemen
of tender age do, went around with the
girls. It must have been little embar-
RAISING to him, after beauing a young
lady about spell-taking her to con
certs, parties, balls, etc.-to discover
that she was great-great-great-great-
great-grandchild of some old friend of
his fathers, but these things were in
evitable under the peculiar and excep-
tional character of the circumstances.
They could hardly be otherwise. There
is no record to show that any woman
lived in his time to an age that would
begin to compare with his. And if
there had, the world would never have
known it. At least, not from her. She
wouldn't have acknowledged to any
thing over 40 had she lived twice the
age of Methuselah. That is the kind of
a hair-pin woman is.
Employing the proportion of 21 to 70
to Methuselah's years. we find that he
was minor until he was 270 years old.
If the laws regarding minors were en-
forced in his day, young Methuselah
must have been run out of billiard
rooms and shut out from bars for over
two centuries. And what a sensation
must have been created when he STEP
ped up to deposit his first vote. Of
course he voted for all the Presidents,
from Washington (whom he remembers
shaking hands with) down All old
men did that. And when he got to be
along in years, say 900 or such matter,
he could sit and tell the boys about the
hard winter of '32, and the panic of 81,
and the flood of '39, and the hard cider
campaign of 40, and all that sort of
thing. This is all we have to write at
present of Methuselah, the original
"oldest inhabitant. " Cincinnati Sat
urtlay Night.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-11-21
A Warming.

He was born rich, and of course he
should always be rich. That his fathers
great wealth could ever take wings and
fly away, never entered his head. There
fore he saw no particular reason for
hard work in any direction. He must
90 to school, and make some show of
learning, because that was the fashion.
Every body went to school. Twas use
less, of course, to pore over books as
other fellows did who would have to
work for living. He had money, and
was much fonder of play than work;
and so he played before school, and af-
ter school, and in school, and was gen.
orally late, and always a Ounce. He
peeped into his books at recitations, and
hired his companions with his favors to
Where were his teachers? Why, teach
ers can't make boys learn if they are
determined not to learn. The nomina-
tive case was too hard case for him,
and proposition governing the OBJ
jective case was a conundrum that
might be solved by any one who cared
for such brain-tasking things. He
could talk well enough without bother
ing his head over grammar. When
once asked by schoolmate why he al
ways made use of little "i's'' in writ
ing, replied that she wasn't half so
stuck up because he had money as the
fellows seemed to think. A little
| was big enough for him. Arriving
at the age of twenty-one, this young
man was fashionable, slightly dissi-
pated, rather good-looking gentleman,
and, Notwithstanding his lack of edu-
cation, was admitted to the so-called
best society. Then a great crash came,
and fathers millions were all swept
away. Friends gathered round to help,
but what could friendship do for a
young man who had no education?
There were counting-rooms waiting for
book-keepers and correspondents, fam
lilies wanting tutors, schools teachers,
but no chance for a man who could
neither add, subtract nor spell. Too
delicately reared to handle pick-ax or
a shovel, there was nothing left for him
but to live on the charity Of the few who
pitied him; then, cut by those who
formerly toadied to him on account OF
his wealth, he took to drinking, and is
now confirmed drunkard. The only
use he can be put to in this world is to
furnish, by his bloated face and bleared
eyes, warning to boys who think be-
cause they have money there is no need
OF study. This picture is a sad one-i
Is not an uncommon one. The photo
graph ray be recognized in scores o
cases in every large town, and hundred:
and thousands of cases in every larg,
city YOUTHS Companion.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-11-21
In and Under DeadWOOd.

Deadwood now has a population of
about 4, 200. and is the commercial CEN
ter of the Black Hills region. 1t has
rude theaters, dance-houses, gambling
hells, and uncounted barrooms, yet q
recent visitor says there is far less ruff
fianism than might fairly be expected
in new mining place. There are
banks, churches, a school-house, 3
newspaper. and good hotels. Many
lawyers get a good income out of the
extensive litigation over the titles to
mines. Deadwood is in an irregular
gulch, has already outgrown its space,
and begins to climb the precipitous
sides of the hills by which it is enclosed.
White cottages, approached by winding
paths and steps, stand hundreds of feet
above the level of the town. Under
Deadwood proper there is another city
the city Of the mines. Openings to
tunnels and shafts are seen at various
places throughout the upper town. In
the tunnels and shafts the placer miner
digs out the yellow earth, and sluices it
for the crumbs Of gold that, during the
long ages, have been slowly escaping
from the quartz lodes in the hills. But
capitalists have taken hold of the mining
business of the Black Hills, and many
quartz mills of the best class are run.
Mig. The truth about the yield Of gold
is hard to find out, because the owners
of rich mines seek to depreciate values
and tell owners Of worthless mines have
q contrary intention. g4'
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sweet, gentle, unselfish, womanly wo-
man, beautiful in person and gracious
in manner. Loving each other as they
did, it seems to us but natural that they
should not have been divided by death,
but should enter heaven together, hand
in hand, to renew their marriage vows
in the presence of the Lord and his holy
angels.
When old King Winter waves his icy
scepter over fever stricken Grenada and
drops his white mantle of frost softly
and pityingly down upon her desolate
streets and broken homes, those of her
inhabitants who have been spared
alas, that there should be so few! will
return, and with husky voices and ach-
ing hearts call the roll of the dead On
that long roll will be found the names
of some of Grenada s loveliest daughters
and bravest men, but none of them will
be breathed more softly nor waken
deeper regret or sweeter recollections in
the hearts of the survivors than the
names of Jacob Poitevent, his lovely
daughter and his sweet wife Mary.
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Brief Biography of Methuselah.

What q tremendous boyhood old Me-
hselah had! He died at the rather ad-
need age of 500 years, about 900
rs more than mans span of
At that rate, when he was 200
US old he about equaled an ordinary
of 16. He was 80 or 40 before his
ants boughthim rattle to play with,
ne didn't have the measles and
or lnfantile diseases until he was over
he was in no sort of hurry about
ne things, as he had so far to go. We
agglne that he was rather delicate
I'd to begin with, as most people
2 who lived to great age. We can
glne his mothers anxiety with re-
to his delicate constitution, telling
brown across the way, on his goth
nday, that she was afraid she "never
aid be able to raise that child"
eratlons of men lived and passed
y while he was going around in pet
ats, and he almost a centenarian be-
ne got into his first boots. His
yer used to lick him when he was $50
fooblng a neighbor's watermelon
ioung Methuselah was probably in
vlclnity of 100 years old when he
nrst sent to school. We can i'm
ue nm sitting on the low bench,
Mne ms a-b-abs, among the great
grandehildren of people who be-
lle when he did. He was mis-
ssous, OF course-all boys are, no
y w !, what their age 1--WE experience a
= lllsklness ourself occasionally
= mad. mad to be punished for it. : -
william Henry Methuselah. stand
says the teacher, catching him in
very act of placing bent pin in a
s're wnere schoolmate was about to
lduct as thisan '~0
oong Methuselah begins to snif1e
ket. 's WIN Inc corner OF his
One would think continues the
y ner, ac sternly, "that you wasn't over
~ W ov years old by tie way you be.
sS, a. instead OF that you have already
sou u.aled Your first centennial-almos,
Gamsss ns man, ~ Ia fact. You ought to be
o;s,;on a methaselah is condemned. as al
N saauon' to "sit among the girls ;
a .ecess, and if you think that isno
n teeaoie t form of punishment yor
ktbnsn,e naSe 70 ask some one older thar
ehilsreS a circus came to town, will
eh half-price" on its bills, youn,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-11-21

A CURIOUS package was retained as
+" unavailable y in the searchers' depart
ment at the New York Post-office not
long ago. It was asman tin case Ieon-'
tanning very beautiful insect of the
spider species 1t was addressed to
Sir John Lubbock, the banker-entomol-i
ogist, Of London. The spider was near,
" an inch in length. The body, head,
and legs we're of q glossy black color,
but the pelvic sac was covered with a
velvety growth of fine hair OF a brilliant
orange hue. The insect was alive, and
was supplied with provision in the shape
Of lump Of sugar fastened to the bot
| tom of the tin case. df4' 8 Assti5 ,isi 3a
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-11-21
TO THE KATYDID.

ll oracle proclaiming night by night
be antique riddle man may never guess,
bit which by thy fond undergraduates
flls all the dark with music-thy delight,
|atever Katy did, is to recite
PIE acts occurrence with such eeaseless
stress
ftrple chirp as thy small powers possess,
travellers listening fancy to excite.
)hould hold thy faithful memory so long?
What deathless deed which thou must
still withhold
Cieh autumn after autumn, year by year,
ca century after century, thy song
Reiterates, yet ever leaves untOld?-
H. s. CornareU in Scribner for October.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-11-21

In a food in Austin, Texas, a man
found himself left on q swiftly dissolv-
ing bank. He called to his son, who
was on high ground above, to throw q
rope. The boy did SO, and theold man,
as he took one end of the line in his
hand, said: Now listen to me, and
do as 1 tell you. If you find you can't
hold on when commence to climb, let
go. It's no use for both to drown, so
don't let me pull you down. If you
find you can't hold the rope, drop it,
run down in the fiat, and grab for me as
I float by.'' The boy braced, and the
! father was saved.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-11-21
/" REQUIEM HTERNAA."

ro! another pilgrim weary .,o ,oa,
~ with his tolls, hath reached the goai,
VI we lift our" Miserere"
AT ATorthe dear departed soul;
I eod of pity and OF love!
Nav he reign with Thee above!
n~.ho Measures he surrendered,
~ vi the cross so meekly borne,
prthe heart so early rendered,
D. each sharp and sacred thorn,
And by every holy deed
r rn- anr brother's rest we plead!
Il MA the tbrong who rest contented,
Earth to him was but waste,
VA I Inc sweets this life presented
We're but wormwoo to his taste.
Faith had taught him from the nrst
For the fount of life to thirst.
Faith. the sun that rose to brighten
All his pathway from the font;
Then no phantom e'er could frighten,
Nor the sword of pain or want;
yar,n he said, though pain be strong,
Time will vanquish it ere long"
When we spoke of things eternal,
How the transient seemed to fade,
And we saw the good supernal
Stand revealed without shade;
Surely twas spirit spoke"
\ Was the thought his language woke.
Thought prophetic now spirit
Speaketh from the world unseen;
4 And the faith we, too, inherit,
Tel]eth what the tidings mean;
and stranger! oh, prepare
Make the wedding garment fair"
Il Yet our brothers strength was mortal;
Al Pore he naught of earthly taint?
Did he pass the guarded portal
Y In the armor OF a saint?
lord OF holiness! with dread
LIN this awful ground we tread.
JHe was merciful and tender
To the erring and the weak;
Wherefore will Thy pity render
\ Unto him the grace we seek,
iWhile we bring to Merey's fount
Pledges uttered on the Mount.
|Ee remembered the departed
As We row remember him;
bright, and true, and simple hearted,
\ Till the lamp of life grew dim;
Friend was he of youth and age
7 Tow child-and now sage.
II those footsteps ne'er returning
Il Leave on earth no lasting trace;
= I no kindred heart be yeafning
d fearful in his vacant place;
n oblivion be his lot E
: Here below, we murmur nOti
'I0nly let his portion be
|iEyer more, dear Lord, with 2hee!
4 -Ne,p Orleans Morning Star.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-11-21

.LANDLADIEs who answer advertise
ments for board should be careful Of
their spelling. 1t often completely
chills the soul Of the sensitive searcher
for local habitation to offer him all
the "kumfoorts of home and furst-cicss
! society" for five dollars q week.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-11-21

A MILLER in England beat his wife;
whereupon forty women formed vigi-
lance committee and severely chastised
him.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-01

and Lexington, Jefferson, Madison and
Indianapolis Railroad Companies will
run a fast freight train, leaving Memphis
ct 5 o'clock pm. See notice elsewhere.
1t is reported hat Judge John L. T.
Sneed will be a candidate for reporter
and attorney general. The appointment
will be made BY the Supreme Court. Il
is also reported that Judge Sneed, Judge
Tom W. Brown, Judge R. J. Morgan,
General Luke E. Wright, Colonel Ed
Belcher and Hon. Casey Young will be
candidates for congress from this dis.
trict.
Brownsville States: "The Brownsville
cotton factory has been at a stand-still
for several days, owing to the fact hat
the hands employed have struck against
a proposed reduction Of ten per cent. in
their wages. The pay Of operatives in
factories and machine shops 10 generally
very small, and they can lily afford to
lose even a small per cent. of their
wages. On the other haLd mauufactu.
rers claim that their profits, if any, are
very small. We hope that the company
will come to an understanding with its
employees, aud that the hum Of the loom
will soon be heard again"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-01
LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION
THE CITY.
MEMPHIS :
saturday Evening". June 1. 1875.

Use White Swan aour-every bar.
rel guaranteed to give satisfaction.
Price per single barrel, Sc. so; in lots
less money. B. M. Stratton & Co.
II you want reliable -four, buy the
White Swan.
Charm Baking Powders require only
halt the quantity of others, consequent
ly are doubly as cheap as others.
Charm Baking Powders are the finest
in the city, both in quality and prices.
Only q teaspoonful to a quart Of flour.
B. NJ. Stratton Il Co.
Ask your grocer for the Charm Baking
Powder, Price in bulk, 25c; and as it
takes only one spoonful, while others
require two, it sequal to l21c per pound.
Large discount to the trade. B. NJ.
Strattou & Co.
If you are annoyed with having to re.
turn damaged hams, ask for Whitaker's
Star, and get something reliable. B. NJ.
StrAtton & Co. 74t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-01
THE CITY SCHOOLS.
Exe rcises of the Graduating Glass
and PhiiOmnRthean Society.

EXerctses of the Grad mating Glass
and PhiiOmathean Society.
The closing exercises of the gradu-
ating class Of the city schools we're held
last night in the Market street building.
The attendance was quite large, and TIE
exercises Of an interesting character.
The Philomatheau Society, an ~organiza-
ton composed Of literary Juveniles, had
charge OF the occasion. c. N. Churchill,
president of the society, called the meet.
ing to order, after which Hal Maury,
secretary, read the proceedings Of the
previous meeting.
Superintendent Leath then introduced
G. N. Churchill, president OF the society,
who delivered 40 address Of welcome to
the large audience. He reviewed the
history Of the Philomathean Society
from its origin in 1869, and spoke Of the
many benefits which from their pleasant
meetings had resulted to each and every
one Of them. m'lJ
The following girls and boysthen read
extracts and essays: Carrie Dobyns, es-
say, THE Lilies Of the Field" C. W.
Heiskell, extract, THE Roast Pig"
Geueyieve Specht, essay, "The Gift of
SOngi" P. Clarke Knowlton, declama.
ton, whites Crave" Fannie Scott,
essay, "Woman's Influence" s. D.
Schwarzenberg, recitation, "Cataline's
Defiance" J. W. Gaines, j., essay,
The Political World" G. X. Ander.
son, essay, "Commuuism;' Lee Meri.
wether, essay, "0ur System Of Educa.
ton" W. K. Taylor, essay. Inequality
of Rank" Alice Mitchell, recitation,
Horatius at the Bridge;" G. R. Byrne,
essay, "Eloquence;" L. C...Lamberson,
essay, Geology" Frank Herbers, vale
dictory address.
The following are the graduates Of the
Memphis City High School for the pres.
ent session.
Charles Churchill, H. H. Maury, C.
Anderson, Louis Lamberson, Clarke
Knowlton, Elliston Mason, William
Maydwell, W. X Taylor, Henry Lyler,
Sanford Schwarzenberg. Frank Herbers,
Lee Meriwether. Misses G~enevieve
Specht, Jennie Wood, Carrie Dobyns.
Lottie Miller, Ida Scholschs, Mollie
Clements, Mary Murray, Lizzie Foley,
Kate Mcmahon, Sophia Guerrant, Alice
Mitchell, Carrie Richardson, Lizzie
Cook, Julia 0berst, Minnie Hanna, Fam
ME Scott.
Willie Maydwell, son Of Mr.. James
Maydwell, is the youngest boy that has
been graduated in the city schools, being
but fifteen years of age. BE is a boy of
%prscocious intellect, and if he perseveres,
will no doubt reach a proud and useful
position in life. We dc not think that
any city in the Union has a school
graduate as young as little Willie Mayd.
we'll. Certainly there is not a brighter
or more deserving boy of his age in
America, a fact most creditable to his
worthy parents, and an honor to Mem
phis.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-01
Churoh serrieen ro.mnrrnu

Alabama Street Presbyterian ~Church-Ser-
wees at IL AN. and 1850 pm. By Rev. j. o.
Stedman.
First Presbyterian Church. eerner Third
and Poplar streets-Preaching at II am. and
az o;U pm. by Rev. Eugene Daniel, pastor.
Sunday school at 80 am.
Second Presbyterian Church, corner Main
and Beal streets-SerYices at Ii am, and at 3
pm. by Rev. W. Il. Boggs. pastor.
Lauderdale Street Presbyterian Church -
Corner Of Beal and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES At
ii I'm. by Rev. I. r. Sampson, of Virginia.
sunday school at 9:eo am. Strangers always
welcome.
Court Street Cumberland Presbyterian
Church Preaching at IL n. and at 1890 pm,
9y Or; deorge L. stainback, past,r. sun
day-school at 3 am,
First Methodist Church Regular service at
ll:OO am. and 7:l5 pm. Rev, L. G. Slate,
pastor. Sunday-school $3.50 am. Seats free.
Central Methodist Church, 1888 Union street.
Rev, W. i. Harris, pastor. Services at 1l:00
Am. n o:W pm. Seats free. Sunday
school at 800 am.
Fernando Street Methodist Church Sun
day-schoOl at am. Services at IL 100 am,
and 7:l5 Pm, Rev. Il. u. Hamilton, pastor.
st. JOhA'sM NJ. Il. Church. corner Lauderdale
vance streets Rev. J. W. Register, pas
tor. Services at SOD pm. by the pastor. sun
day-sehool at 800 pm; Joseph Nash. super
intendent.
Sixth street M. e. Church, corner Sixth and
Jackson streets. Fort Pickering Services at
ll:O0 Am. by Rev. j. W. Register, pastor.
Sunday scbeOl at $3.50 am; II. L. Palmer,
superintendent.
Central Baptist Church-SecOnd and Bsal
streets Rev. DR.. Landrum, pastor. Services
al, IL AIN, and 100 by the pastor. Sunday
school at Q 90 am.
First Baptist Church, Second street. between
Adams and Washington-Preaching at IL 100
AMI. and 1880 pm. by Rev. b. k. Womack.
Sabbath-schoOl at 9 80 am.
Calvary Church. corner Second and Adams
streets-Rev. George White. rector. Services
at ll:OO An, and at s 100 pm. Sunday-school
at 9 Am.
st. ,Mary's Cathedral, Poplar street.-The
Rev. j. Carmichael having taken charge Of
81. Mary's Cathedral. services will be held at
7 and IL am. and ats pm.
Church of the Good Shepherd EpiscopaD,
C~helsea-Rev. Virginius U. Gee, rector. Sun
day school at am. Divine services at IL 90
am. and at 500 pm.
st. Lazarus and Grace Chureh-ReV. Chas.
O. Parsons, rector. Services at 5 a m and
II am and S:W. pm. Sunday-schoOl at 8
I'm. at Grace church. All services at ST.
Lazarus church, on Madison street, tO-mor-
row.
German Protestant Church, Third street,
near Jefferson Sunday-s chOOl at 9 an; En-
glish services at 80 pm. Rev. A. Thomas.
minister.
Lutheran Church. Washington street, be-
tween Third and Fourth -Sunday.schOOl at
1890; German service at l0:30 am; Eaglish,
1880 pm IL. Sleek. pastor.
Clio Hall-Buntyn Station - Church services
and Sunday-tchool every Sunday at 1880 pm.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-01
Grand Lunch Tonight,
Memphis and ST. Louis Beer,
Pete Meniges' Saloon,
M. IS Adams ST.
FIRE AT SENATOBIA.

Large number OF Buildings Burned
At 9 o'clock last night a fire broke out
in a building on the north side Of Main
street, Senatobia. Miss, The whole
range Of wooden buildings, comprising
seven stores ard tke postofice, besides a
small building in the rear, burned to the
ground in a short time. Messrs. Shell
ton, Stands, Williams, Medders, Stephen
Williams and Mrs. ]. H. Cooke owned
the property. None was insured but
that OF Stands, for four hundred dollars.
W. W. Gilmore, a timer and stove mer.
chant; Bill West, restaurant keeper; O.
F. West, ssloou.keeper; Brown, barber;
Medders, postmaster; Ryall, gunsmitb;
Wait & Densler, ice merchants and
butchers, were occupants. A great deal
Of their goods were lost, as the fire
burned rapidly. The houses on the op-
posite side of the street emptied their
goods into vacant lots and lost consider.
ably. 1t is not known whether tn, Ere
was the work Of an i~Dcendiary or not.
Two other fires began to burn in differ.
ent parts of the town, but were quickly
e~xtinguishsd. One of the fires was evi.
IDENTIFY inceudiary, but the other may
have been caused by sparks waited from
the original FIRE. This misfortune does
not fall on the main buriness portion of
the town, but, Of course, is severe on the
losers.