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The Improvement Of Swine.

Our farmers are mostly aware
OF the fact that with care swine
are very readily improved in
appearance aud fattening quail
ties, and if left alone are as apt
to degenerate-and | think ev-
cry farmer raising pigs should
make some effort to improve
the quality of his stock. And
it should be remembered that it
is not the largest breeds that are
the best or most protitsble to
raise; indeed, the reverse is
now true, as a smaller size OF
well faitened pigs with plenty
of meat and little offal, now
command the best prices in
the market, and are the cheap
est to produce. The large
breeds of hogs are quite apt to
be coarse in appearance and in
the texture OF flesh, as well as
requiring a longer time to
bring them to maturity, and
more food in proportion to
weight of carcass. Farmers
having breeding sows of good
size and general appearance.
need not dispose OF them in
order to improve their stock;
but in crossing with a male OF
any such desirable breeds, as
the Essex, Berkshire, Suffolk or
the small or medium Yorkshire,
will obtain grades that will
prove very satisfactory in keeps
ing qualities of marketable pro-
duets. the feature of these
crosses worthy OF attention is
their maturity, as a pig need
not be kept until eighteen
or twenty months old before
being fit TO slaughter, but with
good keeping is really at any
time, almost after three months
old. Now is the time for farm
ers to select their stock tor
breeding purposes, if early pigs
are desirable in spring Reskay
Gazette.
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ticed generally IN
South, we think tiia
would immediately resd(
great increase in the yield o.
crops, aud a corresponding
profit. Good seed is an essen-
tial TO good farming, and a lit
tie CAFE exercised here would
offset mnch bad practice in the
held. Ii on our own farm we
select the best seed, Is bushels
OF shelled corn per acre is an
ordinary yield, even for season
ofexcessive drought like the on.
Just past; and 100 bushels Of
sl,elled corn should be our crop
in favorable seasons; yet. if or
binary corn, not selected with
reference to fecundity Or habit
of growth were used, it would
be difficult for us to realize even
so bushels, aud probably less.
Indeed, we have an instance in
mind where the difference be-
tween adjoining crops, to be
ascribed to difference in seed,
was so or 40 bushels per acre.
If each of our readers would
carefully try an experiment by
contrasting the yield from their
ordinary seed, with that OBJ
tanned from an adjoining acre
planted with seed procured
from the most reliable quarters,
we think that they would be.
come very readily convinced,
and be in future better farm
ers. Better still, should each
farmer select his own seed to-
the most desired qualities of
size. shape and grouping, from
plants which are unusually
fruitful, he would soon reap
large reward. Area in crops is
an important element in the cal
culating of farm profits, but
still it is not the only consid-
Grafton; better halve the area
and double the crop; best of all,
cultivate all you can, and get
the largest crop per acre which
can be economically raised.
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Home, Farm and Grange.
Agricultural Items.

Every farmer should provide,
in his yard, wood sufficient to
last a year.
The hes. grass for general
farm use. beside clover and
timothy, is Kentucky blue grass.
A good baking powder may
be made by using half a pound
frice fur. two ounces of tar
taric acid and two ounces of car
Donate of soda.
Feathers, for cushions, beds.
etc, should be put loosely into a
thin bag and thoroughly dried
by a fire, if required for inme-
date use.
As rule, darkskinned and
black swine are the best for
raising in this and all warm
climates. For profit and hardy
breed choose the Berkshires.
Timber. for any, use, should
be cut during the winter mouths,
before the sap reyives in the
spring. 1t is less liable to de-
cay or attacks from insets, and
Is much stronger.
There is an error that is very
generally overlooked in the feed-
ing and care of fine stock tor
exhibition at fairs. 1t is overteed-
ing. Valuable breeding animals
are frequently rendered barren
and seasons profits lost by the
crowding process the make the
animals presentable.
Fruit trees should nearly al
ways be prnned during the
early spring months, probably
in February and March in this
climate. 1t is a mistaken idea
that trees must be excessively
pruIed, for it but exhants them.
All that is required is to give
the tree a good shape and avoid
superaous limbs. Beyond this
the less cutting back the better.
Save your ashes. They are
a valuable auxiliary to the
farmer. The crops materially
benefited by free application
of aslies-say twenty bushels
per acre for light soils and tor
ty bushels for heavy soils--are
potatoes. turuips, and all roots,
clover, peas, beans, grains and
grasses. All soils crave more or
less OF the properties ashes pos
sess, and they should never be
wasted. The fre-places and
brush-heaps of Texas are con-
ktant Droducers.
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TREATMENT OF CANINE DIS
TEMPER.-It will be interesting
to lovers of the canine species
to hear of simple remedy for
distemper. At the quarterly
meeting Of the Scottish Metro
politan Veterinary Medical So
ciety, Mr.. Baird mentioned the
case of a collie dog in the last
stage of the disease, and which
its owner had determined to
destroy. Shortly after being
treated with doses of strong
coffee, and a little sweet milk,
the animal 50 far recovered as
to be able to stand and walk.
The chairman of the meeting
said the case seemed almost
unique.-Lonaon Lancet.
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y
beast as determained by careful
analysis. He would be very
likely to epxress much doabt as
to the real value of some cattle
feeding substances represeted as
containing from SIS to 80 per
cent. OF water-although CON-
corning the absolute accuracy of
the laboratory test for water in
plants there could be no ques-
ton. Practically, the farmer
who reads neither books nor agz
ricultura papers, is assured of
the value of white clover in
June, the rich fall feed of the
meadows; and the freshcnt corn
leaves in Augst-and of their
ability to put ON flesh to his
young animals, and increase the
yield OF milk from his COW. On
the one hand we have the de-
duction ofscience as to the large
amount of water in certain plants
at particular seasons of the year;
and on the other the language
OF experience to attest the val
ne of this water to produce flesh
and milk, From both there is
n Dostiye utterance which admits
OF NO question.
During the past few years
there has been much discussion
as to the value of fodder corn
for mich cows, many contend
ing that it was almost worthless
on account of the large amount
water it contained. But long
experience, as well as the high
est scientific authority has shown
that the most nutritious TODD is
that which is largely diluted
with water. As our bodies are
composed of three tourths water,
1t is necessary that the food that
we take should contain or be
given in connection with a like
amount of liquid, and the pres
ence of this liquid food always
renders it more palatable and
nourshing. Although flour con-
tains 16 per cent. of water, so
per cent. more is added when it is
made into bread, so that in 100
pounds, 66 pounds of water is
consumed, and even then it is
regarded as very dry unless we
have cup of tea or a glass of
water to go with it.
The argument holds good in.
considering the farm stock, and
the good results of succulent
forage and OF giving roots in
connection with dry fodder. MIR.
Hyde says in his Lowell Iusti-
tute lectures, concerning the
beneficial part which water per-
forms in clover. corn stalks and
iimilar plants: "There are float
ing through the juices (water) of
all these succulent plants certain
chemical agents too minute and
refined tor any chemists tests,
which render them peculiarly
acceptable to the animal system.
A niser never looked on gold
with more covetous eve than
COW exhibits wnen she sees a
turnip. after having been de-
prived OF escnlent food for time.
Whether, therefore, the amount
of nutrition in roots is sufficient
or not to pay for the extra labor
of their production, we consider
the question settled that mer-
ciful man, who has regard to the
health and comfort of his ami
mails, will feed them some roots.
But on the farm, as everywhere
else, mercy and thrift are allies,
and never go counter to each
other. We contend just as
strongly for the nutrition of roots
as we do for their medicinal
virtue. Exchange.
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.Bring on your witnesses"
said the judge in a western
murder trial. Clerk Cooking up)
and whispering to the Judge
There is little game OF
pedro going on in the other
ROOM" Judge-"Sancho or
plain2" Clerk-"Sancho Judge
court Is adjourned for
an hour"
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CHA" said a father to his
son William, ''hearty breakfasts
kill one-half of the world, and
tremendous suppers the other
halt" 81 suppose, Them" re-
torted William, ''that the true
lives are only they who die of
hunger.
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FARMERS write for the BANNER
draw forth the experience of
others by giving your own. Do
not take trouble to e-write and
fix up"-we will.attend to that.
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Miss Rose.-'Goodness! the
fire is ont. l thought it was
yery cold" Lover-"Shall l get
my overcoat and pnt it on you?"
Miss Rose: "Oh, no; but" (glan-
cling at the clockl ''haden't you
better put it on YOURSELF"
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BRENNAN GRANGE meets the
saturday before the first and
third Sunday in each month at
2 O'Clock P. NJ. in the Opera
House. JAMES NJ. PREsLER,
Master, o. H. GARRETT. Sec'y.
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To PREVENT Busters A
plaster composed ofground mus
tard, mixed with white OF an
egg in place of water, will pre-
vent blister upon the surface
of the skin.
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Local option was wiped out
in Bell county. The temper
ance people didn't vote.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-01-25

Victor Emanull S fnrneral
took place at Rome with impos-
ing ceremonies.
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e You can get better pho
tograph likencsses at Robertson
d Co. gallery than at any other
gallery in the city. S
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THE TREE IS KNOWN BY ITS FRUIT

THE TREE Is Known BY ITS FRUIT"
|" TUFTS Pills are worth their weightin gold"
REV. .. r. SIMPSON, Louisville, Ky.
TUFTS Pills are special blessing Of the
REV. +. r. oseooD, New Work.
"I have used Tu rs Pills for torpor OF the
liver. They are superior to any medicine for
hillary disorders ever made"
l. p. CARR, Attorney At Law, Augusta, Ga.
"I have Used TUFTS Pills five years in my FAM
ily They are unequaled for costivcness and bill
iousuess."-F. R.WilSON, Georgetown, Texas.
az have used Tuit's Medicine with great
benefit" -W. w. MANN, Editor Mobile Register.
1--WE sell hftv boxes TUFTS Pills TO FIVE Of
all others-"-SAyRE & CO., Gainesville, Go.
"Tutt's Pills have only to be tried 10 es-
tablish their merits. They work like magic"
w. n. BARRON, 90 Summer St, Boston.
There is no medicine so well adapted TO the
cure of bilious disorders as TUFTS Pills"
JOS. HRuMMEl, Richmond, Virginia.
AND a ri 6QsaN Nd MORE.
Sold by druggists. IS cents a bor. Office
35 Murray Street, Netc Tork.
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g0vG: Inc heavens VIII be as
bright over our graves as they
are nov around our path; the
world will have the same attrac-
ton for offspring yet unborn
that she had once for ourselves,
and that she has now tour our
children. Yet a little while,
and all this will have happen
ed. Days will continue TO move
ON, and laughter and song will
be heard in every chamber in
which we died; and the eye that
mourned for us will be dried,
and will glisten with Joy, and
even our children will cease to
think of us and will not remem-
Der to lisp our names.-Chicago
Ledger.
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na-ass must befl'l
Marriage and 00ita!se
Ing eight lines, charged -
mnnts. Editorial notices Of
business character, such as remarks 81
On business houses; the reception of
& sa.ls. etc. will be charged at 25 cents
line. eaci, insertion. M such notice
asserted for less than 0ne Dollar.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
win be inserted at the following rates
State and District offices. $500 !;
. County. 5000. Precinct $500 The
money TO accompany the announce
NEST in each aud every instance.
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J.H. Zeilin & Co.,

Macon, Ga, and Philadelphia.
1t contains four medical elements,
never united in the same happy proper
ton in any other preparation, viz: q
gentle Cathartic, wonderful Tonic, an
unexceptionable Alternative and certain
Corrective Of al impurities of the bo-
dy. Such signal success has attended
its use, that it is now regarded as the
EFFECTIVE SPECIFIC for ell diseas-
rs of the Liver. stomach and spleen.
AS remedy in mals rious fevers, bsw-
el complaints, dyspepsis, mental de-
preston, restlessness, jsundice, nausea,
sick headache, collie, constiI alton and
biliousness it has 10 equal.
CAUTION.
As there are a number of limitations
offered to the public, We would caution
the community tn buv no Powders or
prepared Simmons Liver Regulator,
unl, in eur engraved wrapper, with
the trade mark. stamp and signature
unbroken. Nune other il genuine.
J. Il. ZEILlN & CO,
Macon, Ga, and Philade pliia.
Your valuable medicine, Simmons
Liver Regular, has SAVED me many
DVtoTs oiiiS, use IL ior everything IL
Is recommended, and never knew it to
fail. have used it in collie and aruhbs,
with ny mules and horses, giving
them about half bottle at a time.
have not lost one that gave it to. y on
can recommend it Ia every one that II as
stock rs being the best medicine know n
Tor all cnmI laints that horse flesh is
heir to.-E. T, TAYLOR. Agent for
Changers oil Georgia. nos23w1y
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Takes pleasure in announcing that he
is now prepared 70 apply to gins hi.
new Patent Gin-Dress at reasonable
rates. My mode of dress is superior to
the briarpoint, or any other in use In.
asmuch as it does not nap, cleaus the
seeds. makes better sample and gins
faster.
have also procured, at q heavy OK.
Pense. new patent cumming ma
chine" with which I am enabled to
repair WORN OUT eIN-sAws, providing
new teeth and making them do as good
work as new gin. Satisfaction guar
snteed in every instance. l am now
ready for business.
All orders sent to pe at Hampstead
or left at the Brenham BANNER office
will receive prompt attention.
sepe3ly I. b. OGLESBY.
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Ask the recovered dyspeptics, Bilious
sufferes, victims OF Fever and Ague,
the mercurial diseased patient how they
recovered health, cheerful spirits and
gnod appetite, they will tell you by
taking Simmons Liver Regulator.
The cheapest, purest and best family
medicine in the world For Dyspepsia,
Constipation, Jaundice. Bilious attacks,
Sick Headache, Colic, Depression of
Spirits, Sour Stomach, Heart Burn, &c.
This unrivalled Southern Remedy is
warranted not TO contain single parti-
Gle of Mercury, or any injurious miner
al su bsianc-, hut is
PURETL VEGETABLE.
containing those Southern Roots and
Herbs, which an allwise Providence
has placed in countries where Liver
Dis, asses most prevail. 1t will cure AL
diseases caused by arrangement: of the
Liver and bowels.
The symptoms OF Liver Complaint
are a bitter or bad taste in the mouth;
pain in the back sides or joints, often
mistaken for Rhrumatism; Sour Stom-
ach; Loss of Appetite, bowels alterna.
tely costive and lax; Headache, Loss
of men DRY, with painful sensation of
having faiird TO do something which
ought to have heen done; Debility, low
spirits, thick yellow appearance of the
skin and eyes, dry cough often mis-
taken far consumption.
Sometimes many of these sympto na
attend the disease. at others very few:
but the Liver, the largest organ in the
body, is generally the seat of the dis
ease, and ifnot regulated in time, great
suffering, wretchedness and death will
eusue.
can recommend as an efficacious
remedy for disease of the Liver, Heart
burn and Dyspepsia, Simmons Liver
Regulator.-Lewis &. Wunder, 1925
Master Street; a, sistant Post Master,
Philadelphia.
ave have tested it's virtues, person.
ally. and know that for Dyspepsia,
Biliousuess. and Throbbing Headache,
it is the best medicine the world ever
saw. We have tried forty other RENE
dies before Simmons' Liver Regular,
hut none of them gave US more than
temporary relief; but the Regulator not
only relieved. but cured us."-Ed. Tel
egram and Messenger, Macon, Ga.
Manufactured only ly
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Our Common Destiny.

As the trials of life thicken
and the dreams OF other DAYS
fade one by one in The deep
vista of disappointed hope, the
heart grows weary of the strug-
gle, and we begin to realize
our insigniticanece. Those who
have climbed to the pinnacle OF
tame, or revel in luxury and
wealth, go to the grave at last
with the poor mendicant who
Ieegs pennies by the wayside,
I'D, like him, are soon forgot
Generations after generation
eloquent modern writer,
~ as we te !, and their
we're as active in life as
row. They passed
Iyapor, while nature
Eame aspect of beauty
er Creator comman-
be. And so, like
u it be when we are
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-05-26

Tone of the market at 1905, barely
steady at the advance; 1880, steady; IL %,
quiet and steady; 1885, firm; 1871 quiet and
Sales, AZ, 900 bales.
New Orleans closed active at 1920 for
middling. Sales, 1000 bales; receipts, net,
$50 bales; gross, 1887; no exports. Stock,
84.251.
Yesterdays Liverpool kilograms reported
the market active and frmer; middling up
bales, of which 1000 were American Re-
ceipts, none.
Liverpool a,TiUalsopened 1-32@1-16 better;
May and JuneJuly, 6@61sd; July-August,
6 3-32d; August-September. cid Septem-
ber-October, 6 Sled; At 2:30 pm. arrivals
were quiet; August-September, 9-32d; Sep
tember- October,6 ll32d; November-Decem-
ber 6 Il-32d
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Is; superfne, 81 5O@3 IS; winter extras,
$5@6. Wheat dull, weak. lower and un,,
settled, closing heavy; No. ,, 81 % cash and
May, 9924c June. Corn unsettled. lower and
panicky at times; 362Ic cash, 3614c June.
Oats in fair demand at lower rates and weak
231fc cash and May, 231sc June. Pork
active and a shade higher; 81 S71s@7 80
cash and June. Lard active and shade
higher; 6. 4715c cash and June. Bulk meats
steady, SO, 4ss941fc. Whisky, 81 "a.
NEW ORLEANS, May 25.-Flour quiet;
superfne, s. 80. Corn in fair demand, So
@56c. Oats quiet, $685. Pork quiet at
50. Lard quiet; tierce, 64@71lc;. keg, ~
@7Ac. Bulk meats quiet. 394 @41s@4Ac.
Bacon quiet, 43s@416@53s@51a@6c. COT
fee quiet; Rio, cargoes, l44@lSc gold.
Sugar quiet; common to good common, Ga
sac; far to fully fair, 63s@71zc; prime to
choice, 75S@8c; yellow clarified, S19@o2sc.
Molasses quiet; common, lS@22c; fair, 25@
2Sc; prime to choice, 30@42c. Rice quiet,
6l6@7c.
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on the guards all night. On reaching port
ne entered suit, claiming heavy damages.
The trial occupied some tune, and the bet of
legal talent was employed on both sides.
The colored party lost, the court and jury de-
Gliding that his place was in the cabin that
was made and set apart expressly for the ac-
commodation Of colored parties, and that
steamboatmen had some rights that must be
respected. With these facts before them,
there need be no more misunderstanding as
the duty of each party is plainly set forth"
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CHANCERY SALES.
Chancery Sale of Real Estate


No; 1853, R;-Chancery Court of Shelby county
Charles Collins, guardian, etc, for Anna and
Camilla Pope, vs. Anna Pope ct al.
BY virtue OF an interlOcutory decree for sale en-
tered In the above cause on the 26th day OF March,
1874, and renewed, etc, October 4 1914 and
amended, etc, December Il, 1876, and renewed DC
tober 22 1871 and May II, 1878, viii sell at pub
lie auction, TO the highest bidder In front of the
Clerk and Masters Office, Courthouse Building Main
street, Memphis, Tenn, on
Saturday. June &2, IS7S,
within legal hours, the following described property
situated in Shelby county, Tennessee tOWft: Lying
In the city OF Memphis, and known and described
upon the plan or said city part of lot No. 57O
and bounded as follows, tO-Wit: BEGINNING al a
stake on the south side of Madison street I13 feet
10l2 inches east of the eastern line of Fourth treef
(Said Fourth street being so feet wide and taken OF
the west part of lot No. $3.50; running thence east
wardly with the south side Of Madison street az fef
inches to stake; thence sOuthWardIy al right an
giles with Madison street, las feet inches thence
westwardly, parallel with Madison street 38 feet Il
inches TO stake thence nOrthwaTdly with the eaSt
line of lot No. 569, feet inches 10 the begin
ming on Madison street.
Terms OF Sale-One-third cash; balance in q and
II months; notes bearing interest from date WITH
security; lien retained to secure same, etc This
May 81, 1873. Z. A. COLE, Clerk and Master
BY r. ]. Black, d. C. and NJ.
Jarnagin d FraySeT and c. ". Metcalf Attsys
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DRY GOODS.
Y TELEGRAPH.I

NEW YORK, May 25.-Cotton goods very
quiet in consequence of a peremptory sale Of
about twelve thousand packages on Wednes-
day next. Prints continue dull in first hands
but are jobbing fairly. Cotton dress goods
dull and unsettled. Agents are making far
deliveries of heavy woolens on account OF
orders, but new business is light.
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COTTON.

The kilograms received at the cotton ex-
change yesterday again wore a smiling
aspect. There was frmness everywhere;
Liverpool spots advanced l-32@1 led on de-
liveries, and l-l6d on spots. New York
gained 10 points upon the advance of the
preceding day; New Orleans had lac advance.
These tidings inspirited buyers In our mar
ket, some OF whom had liberal orders, but
their efforts to operate were checked by high
er demands on the part of holders, with very
little cotton on the market for sale. The con-
sequence was a very slight sale, the market
closing very firm
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THE FAMOUS

MISSISQUUI SPRING WATEh.
Which for nearly half a century has wrought such
WONDRoUS CURES OF KIDNEY DISEASE, DYS-
PERSIA and CANCER, may be had of all druggists.
Its curative properties almost miraculous. For
pamphlets containing remarkable cures address
MISSISQU0I SPRINGS, Franklin county, Vermont
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Chronic painful and prostratng diseases cured with
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