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Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-01-11
Fish Culture.

The subject Of fish culture is
attracting considerable attention
in many States. There are now
twenty-seven States where COM
missioners receive, hatch and dis
tribute tisl-cggs furnished by the
q. S. fish Commission. Fish are a
coveted article OF food, and fish
ing a favorite pastime. In the
more thickly populated portions
of Texas the streams are almost
completely fshed ont and need
restocking. Fish can be raisel
without cost and with propercare
every spring branch, brock and
creek could be made to produce
an abundant supply OF delicious
food fishes. In Georgia the ex-
pertinent OF fish raising is being
successfully tried Shad have been
planted 10 the Colorado, and in
some OF the tributaries OF the
Brazos river, but whether by the
State or United States authorities
we do not know. They are said
to have thrived well in the Colo
RADIO and if not caught out of
season, they will soon be Abun-
dant.
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WHEAT.

Mr.. A. W. Moore, writing to
the Bastrop Advertiser, says:
"a few years ago our farmers
despaired of the oat crop; now
10 county surpasses ours in The
production of the Rust-proof or
Red Oat. They also quite de>
SPARED OF wheat, yet the average
yield this year in the southwest
portion OF the county was TWEEN
ty-tive bushels per acre; thus a
few enterprising farmers have
demonstrated that ours is a SUI
perior wheat district"
He also gives the names of
quite number of farmers who
have successfully raised wheat.
He says if one-third OF the crop
is planted in wheat or other
small grain, one-sixth OF the la
Dor Is saved, and by more care
full cultivation of corn and cotton
as much will be raised as would
have been provided the whole
crop had been confined to these
two articles alone.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-01-11

THE State Treasurer of Ohio,
in his annual report, calls atten-
ton to an evil that is not con-
fined to that State alone, but
which is common throughout the
country.-the differentiation of
certain kinds OF personal proper
ty. Many men who ordinarily
are strictly honest in their tran
sactions knowingly and wiltully
undervalue their property in ma
king returns to the assessor. There
is perhaps, by the majority OF
men, no money more begrudg-
ingly paid than that paid tor
taxes.
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Green's Brigade.

ANDERSON, TEX. Dec. IS, II.
Attention Green's Brigade.
All members OF the 4th, 9Th
and It'll Texas Cavalry. Waller s
Battalion, Pryor's Regiment,
Arizona Battalion, Val Verde
Battery and McNelly Scouts,
are requested to send their NAM
es, giving Company, Regiment,
postoifice and occupation TO John
g. Rankin SECRETARY Green's
Texas Brigade association, Bren-
ham, Texas.
Any one having any facts. in
cidents, &C., of interest to COM
municate for the history OF this
Brigade. will plerse mail them at
once to Hon. Seth Shepard,
BRENNAN, Texas.
w. r. HOWELL, Cor, Sec.
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THE Denison Neacs SAYS a.
900 bales or about $50 car loads
Of cotton were shipped to Chi
cage during the month of De-
cenber by the NJ, X. & T. rail
road. Most OF this cotton goes
direct to eastern spinners-
The distance by rail from
Denison TO Galveston Is 3S7
miles and from Denison to Chi
cago is 636 miles. The fact OF
the cotton beng shipped the
greater distance by rail would
indicate that the rates of freight
northward are cheaper than
southwark. This. cotton should
in the natural course of trade
have gone to Galveston and
thence east by water transpor-
tatien.
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THE difference between the
Democrats and the Republicans
regarding the present admins
tration is thus plainly stated by
the st. Louis Republican:
"The Democrats think Hayes
a good deal better man than
they had reason TO suppose he
would be; the Republicans
know that he is not half SO bad
as they had hoped he would
prove. He has disappointed
both parties by showing will
Of his own. which has impressed
his opponents as much as those
who helped him to the White
House."
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-01-11

Thomas LORD, a millionaire,
over whose head the SHOWS OF
eighty winters lave fallen was
married a few days ago i'll New
York TO Mrs. Hicks, a lady who
has been celebrated for years in
that city, London and Paris tor
her beauty. her wardrobe and
the magniiicence of her enter
tainments. The marriage was
performed privately by Cardinal
McCloskey. The sons of Mr..
Lord have now instituted pro-
cecdings to have the marriage
set aside on the ground that he
is insane.
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Printing Material for Sale.

As the proprietors of the BAN
NER contemplate putting on a
new dress at an early day, they
offer for sale, at bargain, the
press and material on which the
paper is now printed.
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Common Schools.

Gov. Robinson. of New York,
in his message gives some in
teresting figures concerning TIL.
common schools of that State.
The total rcc.ipts for public
school purposes in New York
last year were Sl2,119,000; the
total expenditures, sl0,976,0n0,
OF this s7,9i5,0o0 was tor teach
ers salaries ana s1.35S,000 for
school houses and repair,.
The number Of school hiuics is
1888, and their estimated
value $50, 356,000. Gov. Robin
son states that "the money
raised by taxation for the
schools amounts to much more
than double the sum required to
pay the entire expenses of the
State government, executive,
legislative, judicial, civil and
military" lie does not think
it is right to expend large
amounts of money in the sup
port of high schools and in
struction in all the sciences and
higher. branches Of study re-
quired in the learned probes
sions. The only good reason
that can be given for taxing one
class of citizens tor the educa-
ton OF the children of another
lass is the necessity Of giving
to the children OF all classes a
sufficient common school e1nca-
ton TO enable til I'm to under
stand their duties and exercise
their right as citizens OF Il free
country governed By the popn-
lar voice. When we go beyond
This, says he, " AMI take from
one man the money necessary
to educate the children Of
another man in the arts and
sciences, we perpetfate an act
OF injustice under the forms OF
law ; and what is worse, instead
of educating the masses OF
children SO as to prepare them
for the pursuits and industries
upon which they must depend
tor a living, we educate them
id such way as to make them
discontinued with their condi-
ton and unfit them TO discharge
its duties. "
Here we have the whole
common school system explained
in mt shell the tendency not
only in New York, but in
nearly every otl.er Stase where
the common school system is in
vogue is to pay entirely too
much attention TO the higher
branches OF study. Greek,
Latin, Algebra, geometry, trig-
onomitry, ETC., ETC., comein for
too much attention and particu-
lar attention is paid to the ad-
vanced grades of scholars. If
after the children have obtained
what is generally known as a
good common school English
education, they or their parents
desire them to acquire the
higher education requisite for
a professional life, they should
do SO at their own expense. not
at the expense of the public.
We think that all children
should be entitled to and re-
ceive good common school
education at public expense, but
after this is done, the State has
fully discharged its duty to-
wards them, and also fitted
them to become good citizens.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-01-11

CAPT. EADs has received his
half million on account Of the
South Pass jstties. It was
shown by the report that a
practically navigable channel
of over 9 feet already runs
through the pass aud jetties-
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THE OCCUPATION of Sofia is Of
great advantage to the Russians.
1t opens up new base OF sup
plies. Baker Pasha, valentine
Baker formerly of the British
Army. has been promoted TO the
rank OF lieutenant general.
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eau o''oa 4'eseS. = Mn9'e
y herd OF shsep were re-, ef''Waen ~
l ,1:,. walers NJ t lne ln' r1., Oh
W iloafSer- uelerai ayiof'
Of tins county, tooK rom WE'VE
fittv nonnd, Of honey. aud lett
as mn,.I, in the Guns. The
nan reported killed in LIano
county was NOT killed Int Is
now recovering Darau and
Mcdowell in attenpfine 70
drive flock Of sheen across the
r;vsr lot % heal Inv drowpino
and 30 more died from the effect
Of cold The biob wafer in
t5e Col, rad5 has done an i'm
mense amount of DAMAGE
Nixon and Cook. prisoners. Is
caped from iail leaving George
Washington, a negro, who didn't
want to go.
THE municipal election in
Houston on Monday passed off
onietly. The Telsgyaia saws it
was a lively little scrub race Tor
muni:ipal Offices The election
wa, a sort of free and-easv. hap
py.oo-luckv aff..ir. the straight
est partisan KICKING out Of the
Traces. and picking ont the men
of his choice and votine f.r
Them Nathan FulIcr was clce-
ted Recorder; G. C. Beavcns,
Assessor and Collector F n
Rutt. Marshal: Richard Aller
Street Commissioner. and Reed
Pannel. Sexton. All OF these
we're independent candidates.
J. G. Tracy was elected alder-
men OF the Third Ward. The
election has no political slgnIfl-
cation whatever.
Hampstead Courier. The town
has been full OF tramps during
the week. Fresh pork is selling
at II cents a pound. The police
are making It hot tor the gam
blers Mr.. Shindler has attach
ed a corn shueker aid shelter 10
his rin machinery. The tIieat-
rical troops that have visited
Iempstesd are nothing but hum
bug concerns. Not one Of them
will paw their bills il it can be
avoided. District Court com
mences on the 18th Mr.. Robt.
Kew. one of the largest planters
in Waller county, informs us
that he will not plant any cotton
in bad condition and needs a new
tcDce.
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- but soon enough.

a 1870 p -
I sswspapers. The editors
wil ont soon enough.
AK association has heen form
Ell in philadelphia which pros
poses urging Speaker Randall
for the Presidency in 1886.
ID sPATcHEs from Troy 4. Y.
Jauy. s report the Thermometer
from IL TO 20 degrees below zero
in various portions of the State.
TnE WASHINGTON Repa5t;can
asserts upon high authority that
the President will sign the Sill
yer bill should it pass Cor gress.
A LONDON dispatch says Tur-
key will await the meeting Of
the British Parliament before
making any direct overturcs 10
Russia.
SAMUEL BowLEs. of the Spring
field, (Mass.,) Repnl5licaa has
suffered a relapse and is now in
sinking and Frustrated condi-
ton.
The Supreme Court Of Penn
sylvania has affirmed the Judg-
rnent OF the lower court sentenc-
ing four Mollie Magl1ires to
death for murder.
HAYES exhibits aperverse dis
position to stick to his promises,
aud the Republican party is.
forced 70 she'd crocodile tears
over bis apostacy.
IT is said that Benjamin But
Ter, of spoon fame, will intro
duce a resolution toinquire into
matters partially ventilated in
tie Chandler letter.
LITTLE Bull, one of the In
dian prisoners of war, who has
for some lime been confined in
the Penitentiary at Huntsville,
recently died of consumption.
The United States dredge
boat, McAllester left Port Eads
on the I'd for Sabine Pass and
has not been heard OF since, she
is supposed TO have been lost.
In London the Mexican dollar
is worth SO 9S-1oO in gold. In
Texas by long stretch OF con-
science the Mexican dollar can
be passed for SO cents in trade.
THEODORE R WErMoRE, Vice
President of the Security Life
Insurance Company, Nes&Y ork,
has been convicted of conspi-
racy, One by one the roses
fall.
JupeE DUvAL, OF the United
Ststes'C Court, now in session at
Austin, made an order assessing
a fine OF $50 against all jnrors
why failed to answer to their
names.
Mns. LOCKWOOD, a Washington
City lawyer, havingreceived as
holiday present gold thimble
as hint to go to sewing, wears
it on her breast as an emblem of
tie lost arts.
THE board Of Inquiry into the
Indian Bureau mder the man
age,nent of Commissioner Smith,
report everything wrong, and
say that it was generally demon
allied throughout
A MISSISSIPPI paper following
the example of Norton's Dallas
Something publishes the names
OF subscribers VINO have paid their
bills under the enticing caption
"Our Roll Of HONOR
"CoNFusIox" in the city treas
urers accounts is what they call
little shortage of 100000 in
Montreal, Canada. 1t isa Pc
Lief to know that all the default
ers do not liye.in the United
States.
KERoL CARROLL, of Rome. New
York, dropped dead while at
tending the funeral Of bis broth
er Hon. G. X. Carroll who had
dropped dead on Wednesday.
Their father and both brother
both dropped dead.
TIE BANK Presidents of New
York, representing thirty four
banks, held mountaineering and
adopted more resolutions against
the silver bill. The New Orleans
Clearing House Association also
passed similar resolutions.
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In the district OF Mexico con-
voy with s3o.oooin silver was
captured by highwaymen. This
was done almost under the walls
OF the capital and speaks but lily
for strength OF the Diaz govern
ment
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The Danube is frozen over
The Russians in Bulgaria have
only three weeks supplies.
Great difficulty about forage is
unprecedented unless communities
ton IS soon restored.
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s9AHE NEws.

ElF1T.
Mexican Silver is Mt a dis
count OF seven per cent in Vic
tcria Texas.
- The San Saba News pub
fishes "a New Years Eve
Scrape." by " Sewn T. Ate
= The Schulenburg Argus
proposes the publication OF
serial story a Ia New York
Ledger.
Waco village was laid ont
by Capt. Geo. B. Erath in 1919.
The town now claims Il | opula-
ton of 5000.
= Round Rock has shipped
1924 bales this season. Last
seasou the shipments amounted
to 1924 bales.
= a negro who was beating
the railroad fell between the
ears and WAS run over and killed
near Richmond.
= The Jefferson limp men
must be epicures they adver-
tise for lot Of hog Cuttings.
- Galveston Visitor: There
are one hundred and seventy
papers published in Texas out
side of Galveston.
= Herbert Carter, aged is.
while hunting near Markham's
Ferry, Dallas county, accldent-
ally shot and killed himself.
IS. A. Smith, editor and
proprietor of the Gonzales En-
guiy.er since 1885 has retired
from the newspaper business.
= The hog ordinance in Den
ison is a dead letter. 1t is still
on the books, tn. the city po-
lice aud the marshal wholly tail
to enforce it.
San Saba Ne,os repor 5
that Wiley Poe, OF thas county,
has inst returned from the
plains, having killed two hun
drcd buaalo in one week.
james Garvey was tried at
Richnond for the murder of
Henry Sherrard. The jury re-
turned a verdict OF not guilty
without leaving their seats.
The town OF Butler, Free
stone county, was recently in a
high state of excitement. They
had a show and rope walker
aud preaching By a blind
preacher.
= Joseph Burleson died on the
24th uit. at his residence in Ma
varro county, aged 80 years. lie
was a brother OF Gen Edward
Burleson and came to Texas
in 1882.
Money was loane;i a tnw
days q o in SIN aba at 4 per
cent. a mo .th. A man who
borrows money at that rate
must certainly lie in a tight
place.
- Bolton genius has inven
ted what he calls cold weather
stirrup. 1t is an ordinary WOOD
en- stirrup with miniature
steamboat boiler furnace attach
ment.
- Justice jackson, OF Cald-
well, has paid into the Burleson
county treasury nearly $500 clear
of expenses to the county. This
is the only court in the county
that pays expenses.
Lieu. Halls command has
been kept in the field by stock
men and Others in the West sub
scribing sums Of moa y. The
fund is exhausted and, the Adj
juntant General says unless mon
ey is raised to pay the men the
command will be disbanded.
= Bartrop advertiser: A pc
tifion with several hundred
names was gotten up in Bar,
trop Que day last week recon-
mending Capt. I. G. Killough,
Of LaGrange, Tor appointment
to represent Texas at the Paris
Exposition. He would make
an excellent representative.
at Whitesboro, boy aged is
years, who had been arrested for
carrying revolver, was taken
by mob of ten men and hanged
to a limb a few times they war
ted him 10 confess that lie was
a horse thief. As he was not a
tibet he didn't confess and they
let him down.
THK fourth annual session OF
the State Grange assembled
at Bryan on the Sth inst.
About 80 delegates are present.
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The Tarin.

It is announced as settled
fact that Congress is going to
take mp the tariff question-one
OF the most troublesome and one
upon which there is more diver
sity of opinion than nfon any
other one subject that requires
legislation. The iron interests
Of Pennsylvania and the manu-
tactures Of hundreds os articles
in the New England States de-
mand a protective or bigh
while the people of
and South depend
wholly on agriia1
{: 6: ::::. !: !:
tempted, the result thas bell
months OF wranglina in which
every member has p1t scheme
of his own TO advocate, Without
IL single change in the existing
asiff being made.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-01-11

A NUMBER of prominent citi-
zcns OF Bexar county held a
meeting in San Antonio and
organized a Property and Pro-
lection Association. The object
is TO assist the county officials in
ferreting out crime, in order
that those guilty of fclonies may
be dealt with according to law.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-01-11

TEE Wolnan's Suffrage Con-
vention is in session at Wash
ington and threatens to raid
Congress.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-01-11

NEARLY one hundred million
dollars annually is paid for i'm
ported sugars. 1t is argued
that this vast sum could be
saved to the country by foster
ing home productions.
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TnE question of recognizing the
Disz government has again been
discussed by the cabinet without
arriving at any conclusion. 1t
is intimated that if Diaz will
authorize the cooperation OF his
troops with our troops on the
Mexican side OF the Rio Gr.snde
and prevent raiding it will tend
towards the recognition of his
government by ae United
States.
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Texas and Pacific Railway.

The opponents of the Texas
and Pacific railroad bill hope to
de1eat it by ;rousing sectional
jealousies among the Southern
members of Congress. Calves
ton. New Orleans, Vick-burs
aud Memphis all want to be the
terminus OF the main line, and
it is higbly probably that even
Riclghond, Charleston, Savan-
n;ii aud Mobile entertain a sim
Eiiaf ambition. There can be
wi one terminus for the trans
RptinepsS road at each end,
aoa'fed down with branch
&c make every important
mnal point, it may be
pr granted that diver
Interests will prevent the
of the bill. The St
epu6Lean The
nc, that two roads already
Z been granted the right of.
way, and large tracts OF land,
and these roads offer to surren-
der theg land grants and nmte
their lines alta point something
less than midway, in considera-
ton OF the loan OF public credit.
Hence the main line is already
fixed by existing legislation, and
the question is whether the
roads shall be completed, and
not whether entirely new roads,
which have no existence now,
shall be brought into being TO
buil1 up some particular town
or State.''
Inasmuch as the building of
the trsns-continental road offers
to be too big thing for private
enterprise TO undertake the as
sistance of the governments must
be had in order to build it.
Let it be done by the govern
ment, and SO soon as the main
line is completed individual en-
terprise will take care that the
necessary branches are speedily
built to such points as will do
most. good.
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vIcroR EnAsUnH., King of
Italy, died on the 9th inst.
Prince IIumbert was proclaimed
king under the title of Huns
bert l. He was born in Turin,
March IA, 1920. The deceased
was more or less engaged in the
revolutions and disturbances
that have asitatc,l s,,nihern Eu-
rope during the last thirty years
TUE new Stare of Colorado
already has / ,oG7 miles Of rail-
road
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: EDITORIAL NOTES..

Gov. Pnr1ps, of Missouri,
win appoint representative for
that State to the Paris EXPOSE
ton.
James Mccullough was start
ed to the penitentiary from Ans
iii carrying high head and
plug hat.
OK the 2d inst. the govern
ment receipts we're: Internak
revenue, s570.592.90; custoa1
s3s7,s6sss7.
| s tl,er5s Rel This..qnestiou
gis ejpg discussed l,y.l several
7 sswspapers. The editors
will out soon enough.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-08-28
ORDINANCE NO. 46.

An Ordinance in relation to the office of City Assessor
Of Carson City, the duties and compensation of said
officer.
The Board of Trustees of Carson City do ordain:
SECTION l. The City Assessor of Carson City shall annu
ally all taxable property of the inhabitants of said
city, situate and being in said city, for city taxation at
the time and in the he assesses said
property for State and county taxation He shall not
make separate Assessment Roll of such assessment but
shall place and extend the upon the Assessment Roll
made for State and county taxation by him
SECTION 2 The City Assessor of said City shall receive
annual salary of one hundred dollars, in United States
gold con which shall be in full for all services rendered
by him to said city such officer
SECTION g. All Ordinances heretofore adopted so far
only they conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance
are hereby repealed.
Approved. JAS. A. ST CLAIR,
Carson City, June II, 1877 President pro tenn.