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Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-06-24
BRENNAN PROPERTY FOR SALE,

10 Residence Lots in Hunts addition.
s Lots suitable for business purposes
IN locality Of the new depot. - ....
4 Lots on west side and fronting Ncrtt
street, on south side of Central failway
suitable for shops or warehouses.
Dwellings, with lets fronting on Mar,
ket street, south Of Central railway, part
OF the ShiPman property.
House and Iot on east side Of Market
street, known as the 10 Tom place.
Lots on east side of North street. near
the Central railway crossing.
Dwelling House, with rooms, cistern
and well, situated on north market street,
in BaSsett's addition.
The above lots arc all located adjacent.
or in the business part of town, and will be
sold on best Of terms. ...
have for sale, also, the unsold portion
of the Allcorn addition in west pant Of town,
and the NorrisS addition in southeast part
Of town, and many other suburban lois
Also, dwellings ard stores for rent.
JOHN A. RANDLE,
May IS, 1880. Real Estate Agent.
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Pecan Orchards.

| Texas IS the natural home of
the pecan. In no other state
in the Union does the tree flour
ish SO well. 1t attains the
growth of the largest oak. The
nut is recognized as legitimate
and indispensable merchandise
by every grocery'keeper in the
world. Itreadily sells wherever
and whenever offered, the sup
ply always being short and new
er attaining more than IS per
cent. Of the demand. So costly
it is that the product of fifty
trees would be handsome an
nual income to any man who
owned them and marketed the
nuts, and yet they all literally
grow wild in the woods"
AS invaluable as the pecan
is-annually worth six times
more than anything that could
be grown under it-when ground
it is to be cleared iii condemn
ed with all the rest. Like the
cedar, and even the walnut, it is
often offered as fire wood in the
markets ofTeXas. I:sop tells us
a fable about the cock finding
a diamond and offering it for a
worm. We laugh at the folly
Of that rooster. yet same people
have no more sense, and are
! equally incapable of dctermin-
ing the intrinsic value of many
of natures gifts.
II that man who is SO fortu-
nate as to be the owner Of a
forest in which pecans grow,
would cut away all else and
leave them, and plant more trees
whenever necessary, it would
eventually be apossession with
out price.
Why not plant regular pecan
orchards as we do the apple and
peach? The only reason against
it ever urged is, it takes too
long for the tree to begin bear
ing fruit. five mistake not, it
will begin TO bear the sixth or
seventh year, or about like the
orange, and thence an increase
Of 100 per cent annually.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-06-24

Here we come again brethren
Of the press, with our extra-oc-
casional fish story; and this time
it is of an eel, or a fish of the
eel tribe, caught at Club Lake,
which barked like a puppy.
This fish, or eel, which was be-
ing exhibited on the street last
Tuesday evening, was about
inurteen inches long about an
foch in diameter, almost black,
end instead of fins it has two
lags Immediately under its body
and just back of the head.
When taken out of the water it
elevated itself on its legs and
made a noise similar to the bark
ofapuppy. The eel in question
was the third of his species that
we have heard Of, but the first
we have seen.
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VOLKSFEST
Saturday June 26. 1850,
At Schoenau, Austin County,

We would respectfully draw the atlen-
ton Of the public 10 an invitation to our
second Volksfest TO be held June 70 1880,
on the old fest place. The first festival
of the kind gave general satisfaction to all
who participated in it, and we are assured
that cur efforts this time will meet with
equal success. We will do our best to
make the festival as attractive as possible
for the young and old. Amusements of all
kinds will be provided for. a good brass
band will discourse music. A singing
club will also represent.
Orations will be delivered in English,
German and Bohemian.
Dancing viii begin at 4 O'Clock T. NJ.
Admission Gentlemen so cts; Ladies -;
children under II years of age free.
THE COMMITTEE
]. G. Carmichael, Max Schmidt, VIM.
MartL, 7. ]. Mekiska, VIM. Ruppast, Joe
Marek.
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Truck Farming.

Dallas Herald.
We have many truck farms
around the city. but that there
are not half enough is shown by
the. frequent scarcity Of their
products in this market. Thus
do we find next to nothing for
sale for months of the year, and
thus do we find a great deal we
consume OF the lighter articles
of table delicacies brought over
the railways from Kansas and
Missouri; articles which grow
luxnriantly in our soil and to
the greatest possible perfection.
This is false economy and grows
froms distraction about cotton.
Instead OF our buying vegeta-
bles and fruit, butter, and eggs,
from other States, we should
have a surplus to ship them
every season. Refrigerating
cars now make it possible for
even a morning glory to be sent
from Dallas to Chicago without
writing. The temperature Of
these cars can be reduced to
the freezing point if necessary.
Then what prevents Texas from
supplying those cold States
with vegetable for at least two
months OF the early spring, for
ours ripen that much in advance
OF theirs. The gardens in lii
nois and Missouri are now (sec-
ond week in June) just begin
ming to cleyerly supply their
tables with the first of the sea-
son with that which we were eat
ing two months ago.
There is hardly a single day
in the year in this genial climate
on which something cannot be
planted and it follows that there
ought not to be a day the truck
farmer has nothing for sale.
The reason many who under
take it fail is this, they go about
it with the same idea they had
when planting corn and cotton.
Sow and reap but once a year.
In truck farming there is hardly
anything two crops a year
should not be planted and many
others which mature four and
five times if given the chance.
The man who tries 10 make but
one crop of course will not make
a living and had better plant
cotton. There are not many
seasons in Texas when even a
second crop of pretty fair corn
can be made. Number two
will be better than many South
Atlantic States gather from
their Nc. 1. The successful
truck farmer does net give rest
for single day to a foot Of his
arabic land. As soon as. his
peas are gathered it is planted in
beans, as soon as they are pick
ed it is planted IN squashes, that
followed by melons, these by
potatoes, and they by turnips
or onions, or something else,
and thus the whole place runs
round for sos days. and thus is
a carload ready each morning
OF the week for market. And
thus can three acres in Texas as
in Germany support a family |
of six persons and do it well |
including the education of all |
the children, and meantime al |
low them to live at home 'like |
cocks"
If any one wishes to learn
from actual sight what can be
done with truck farm he only |
has to visit the one run by Mr..
Bowen, near this city. He will
there see apples, peaches, plums
pears, apricots, all the berries
and all the vegetables in the
greatest abundance, which will
grow and sell well in North
Texas.
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This is the time when the
rake and the hoe count SO much
in the success of the seasons
work. The weeds must be
kept down, or much OF the labor
of preparation and planting is
lost. 1t is observed that the
rake is put before the hoe, and
it should be so in the garden.
A frequent use Of long and
sharp-toothcd steel-rake will
save much hard hoeing, and at
the same time keep the soil in
a better condition for the young
growing plants.
Sowing for Succession is a
useful method ofprolonging the
season of many vegetables, and
should be more generally prac-
ticed. By sowing beans, peas,
corn, ETC., at intervals of 4 week
or SO, these valuable vegetables
may be had through the sea-
son.
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The Test Of an Animal.

The blind devotion to the
pedigree, only that prevailed a
few years ago, has in great mea-
sure passed away, and intellI-
gent breeders have come to I'M
derstand that something more
: than long line of recorded
names is necessary to make an
animal of value. A good pedi-
gree is one that has the animals
make itof the very best quality
uniform and identical. Aside
from the high standard of the
ancestry, breeders look more to
the animal itself-in other words
more TO its own record of what
it has done and can do, than to
the fact that its parents, through
along line, have their names in
the Observation-Disclosures
Agriculturist.
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SULPHUR FOR ANIMALS If
taken internally with their food,
will almost invariably keep all
kinds Of animals from lice. We
have made 4 practice for years
past of giving a heaping tea
spoonful once a week in the
feed Of each Of our COWS, and
the same quantity to about
every ten hens in our flock, and
they have never been troubled
with lice. 1t may be given in
the same proportion as to size
when required in the food OF
poultry, pigs and sheep. Sulph-
ur is a mild cathartic when de-
sired for this purpose, and in
small doses, seems to have a
general beneficial effect on the
animal system, something like
salt, though, of course, not of
that nature.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-06-24

Cuts or Bruises.-Tobacco,
wet with spirits or water, bound
on a fresh cut or bruise will
save much ..soracess. The to-
bacco should be kept moist by
occasionally wetting the band
age with warm water. Fresh
tobacco should be applied every
day till the soreness is gone;
then remove it and put a piece
of court-plaster over the wound
SO as to exclude the air, and it
will soon heal without further
trouble.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-06-24

ONE of the leading poultry
men says that the cotton crop of
1877 was valued at sI55,ooo,-
900; sheep, cattle and swine at
S4oo,ooo,ooo; the hay crop, at
S34o,ooo,ooo; the poultry and
egg crop, at low estimate. for
family consumption would reach
over S4oo,ooo,ooo, not taking
INTO account all the eggs, fowls,
chickens, turkeys, geese and
ducks used by hotels, restauI
rants and confectionery manu-
tscturers. Including the latter
aggregate, they would reach a
cash value of over 100000
900.
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The BANNER has received a
copy of the New York Star ad-
vocating the claim of Thomas
A. Hendrick, oflndiana, for the
presidency; and, a copy of the
Washington Gazette doing a
similar service for Hon. w. r.
Morrison, of Illinois. Both are
good men and either of them
would be acceptable. 1t is a
question now of availability.
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Notice

A IL persons having claims against the
II Estate of P. H. Swearingen, deceased,
are hereby notified that such claims are re-
quired to be presented within the time pre-
scribed by law: That the undersigned,
whose residence and post-office is in Bren-
ham, Texas, was on the Ist day of June,
1850 appointed Administrators Of said Es-
tate. NJ. f. SwEARINGEN,
Adm'x Estate P. II. Swearingen, decd.
Brenham, June II, ISSo-w4w.
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Notice

A IL persons having claims against the
II Estate of c. w. Klaeden, deceased,
arehere notified that such claims are re-
CURED TO be presented within the time pre-
scribed by law: That The undersigned,
whose residence and post-office is in Bren-
ham, Texas, was, on the I'd day of June,
1880, appointed Administrator OF said Es-
tate. HENRY HODDE,
Admir- Estate c. W. Klaeden, dec'd
Brenham, Iune II, ISSo-wAw.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-06-24

A Kansas man bet $40 that
with his rifle, he could shoot an
apple off his sons head, a la
William Tell. He tried it, with
the brave boys consent, but
aimed badly and instead of
merely piercing the apple on
the lads head, the bullet took
the life of a mule in the next
field.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-06-24

The manufacture and sale of
oleomargine is not is not con-
fined to the United States by
any means. There are a num-
Der of extensive manufactures
in the France, Germany and
Holland, and the industry is
spreading and asserting itself
everywhere. In this country
the business in evidently here to
stay. a Memphis paper, re-
ferring TO the matter few DAYS
ago, says there is more oleo-
margine than butter consumed
in that city now, and they re-
gard it as a welcome substitute
for a deal of the butter they
have been eating for years
Rural World.
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To Owners of Gins
MD
Sewing Machines.
sTOP RFAD Am coNsTDFp

STOP, READ AND CONSIDER
have a new process for sharpening Gins
Il IS done With two machincs, one to give the
teeth the proper length and The other TO round
them, leaving them regular, so they will not
break, cut oT nap the cotiun; gins fast, cleans
the seed aad makes . good sample, ill
brushes and boxes, and make obi ribs do -
good work is when new ] repair all kinds
OF Sewing Machines and have new Parts for
different machines. ! put in such new parts
as the machine needs when I repair one, ma
king old machines do 10 COOL work as a new
one Parties in the country Wishing Gins or
Sewing Machines repaired will bring them to
my office, or drop me postal card, and
will call On them ut their residence and do
their work: Terms reasonable and work
guaranteed,
Al kinds OF Machine ner,iles, Attach
ments, Parts, Oil, Etc, for sale by the I'M
dersigneal- Office at Singer Sewing Machine
Office. DO not let cobblers work on your
Gins, or machine agents ON your Sewing Ma
chimes, nor fool YOU out of them, but have
tnem repaired and save your money.
NOTICE. anu agent for Hills Manual Of
Social and Business Forms, Book of Cen
eral kelerance for every Business, Ia.lies
and Gentlemen should have IL. Address or
call ON &. W. DAVIS. Brenhani. Texas
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In 1873 Sherman had CEN
sus taken to order and her pop
ulation was "fgurcd-up" to TO-
Az: The Waco Telephone
cynically remarks: 1--WE are
curious to see how much the
population of Sherman has dc
creased within two years"
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THE state democratic convcn-
lion of North Carolina met at
Raleigh on the 18th and elected
delegates to the Cincinnati con-
vention. Seymour is the first
and Bayard the second choice
OF the delegates. There is no
Tilden men among them.
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TAX NOTICE.

Delinquent Taxpayers oil Washington
county are Informed that | have complied
with the law by posting a list of the lands
for sale for the taxes at Burton, Chappell
Hill and Brenham. Parties interested
would do well 10 consult said list and save
themselves trouble and annoyance. The
tax sale takes place on the first Tueslay in
July 1850.
K. A. HAHV1N,
Collector.
BIenham, June Srd 1850
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BIenham, June srd 1850
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-13
HANCOCK AT GETTYSBURG.
The Thanks Of the Nation.

The Thanks Of the Nation.
Be it Resolped, By the Senate and House
Of Representatives., dc. That, in addition
to tho thanks heretofore voted, by joint
resolution, approved January %, 1864, to
Maj. Gen. Geo. G.. Meade, Maj. Gen. o.
o. Howard, and to the officers and soldiers
of the Army Of the Potomac, for the skill
and heroic valor which, at Gettysburg,
repulsed, defeated and drove back, broken
and dispirited, the veteran army Of the
rebellion, the gratitude Of tho American
people and the thanks of their represen-
tatives in Congress are likewise due and
are hereby tendered to Maj. Gen. Winfield
s. Hancock for his gallant, mcritorious
and conspicuous share in that great and
decisive victory.
Passed by the House, April 10, 1866 passed
Iy tile Senate, April 1S, 1866 signed by
the President, April %, 1866.
"The troops under my command have
repulsed the enemy's attack, and have
gained great victory. Tho enemy arc
now flying in all directions.
Nv. s. HANCOCK,
Major General"
"Say to Gen. Hancock that regret ex-
ceedingly that he is wounded, and that l
thank him for the country and for myself
for the great service he has rendered to-
day. GEO. G. MEADE,
"Maj. Gen. Commanding"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-13
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE LOCAL TOBACCO MARKET.

Auothcr LStlih0t0 Oh tho crop Oh 10SO.
During the past week about 400 cases of
the crop OF 1879 sold in this city. Sampling
the crop of '79 and cutting off tho crop of
80 still goes vigorously on. Some of the
samplers have almost finished, while
others will require two weeks time to close
their work. The whole of tho new crop
will not be got in for some time yet. Some
of it remains unsatisfactory short, and
refuses to grow even under the most per
suasivc treatment, and a portion of it
which has grown finely has been attacked
by the flea and the worm, and greatly
damaged. We hear Of growers who have
fine, large tobacco, and who confidently
expected to realize 25 cents through for
their crop, who would be glad to-day to
sell at 10 cents. The growers who
planted early and housed their crop
early arc the lucky ones this year. Not
only were most of them favored with fine
leaves but they entirely escaped tho flea
and the worm, which in many localities is
devastating the late plants. On the whole
the crop both in this county and through
out the state will bo very considerably
less in quantity and inferior in quality
than was expected few weeks ago. 1t is
thought now that the crop of tho
state will not exceed 100, 900 cases, and
will not reach that figure unless Lancaster
county can supply One-half of it. With
the increased acreage planted this year it
is possible that it may DO able to do SO,
but hardly probable. Following is a care
full estimate of the crop in tho counties
named, made by intelligent and we'll
posted dealers
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-13
STATE ITEMS,


In the franklin Huntingdon senatorial
district the Democrats have nominated Fl.
F. McAteer, of Huntingdon.
Charles E. Wanamaker, of Reading, has
announced himself as an Independent can
didate for Congress against J. Howard
Jacobs, nominated at the Republican con-
vention on Saturday.
A Bradford county postmaster, whose
official income is five dollars year. is mean
enough to complain because the Hon Ed
ward Mcpherson has assessed him three
dollars for campaign purposes.
In Chambersburg, Christian Stouffer.
charged with the murder of Robert ALI
son by shooting him in his cornfield on the
night of the 31st of July last, was acquit-
ted at late hour on Saturday night. The
verdict was received with applause.
The prospect seems to be that the Penn
sylvania railroad company will be induced
to undertake the construction of a new
railroad to Germantown and Chestnut Hill :;
and if this shall he done it is nearly cer-
tain that the line will ultimately be pushed
over to the Schuylkill valley, SO that the
manufacturing establishments at Norris
town and Conshohocken may be reached.
The Democratic clubs of the Sixteenth
and Eighteenth wards, Philadelphia, will
hold grand ratification meeting at Fourth
street and Girard avenue and Marlborough
street and Girard avenue tonight, at
which ex-Gov. VIM. Pinkney Whyte, of
Maryland Speaker Samuel J. Randall.
Robert J. Monaghan and others will
speak, and general parade will take
place.
The commemorative exercises to he held
on Founders Day, October 18th, at the
Lehigh university, in honor of Judge
Packer, promise to be of great interest. Sen
ator Bayard, ofDelaware, has accepted the
invitation to deliver tho address. FOun-
der's Day was instituted by the trustees of
the Lehigh university soon after Judge
Packers death, to be commemOratcd an
nually.
Jacob Balmer, who was committed to
jail in POttsville at tho instance of his
wife, who swOre that she was afraid of her
life, was found dead in his cell from the
effects of a quantity Of arsenic, which he
took previous to his commitment. At the
time Of his commitment the Jail authori-
ties supposed he was intoxicated. His
wife has refused to have anything to do
with his body.
AAC AeCpuuhCstu SistCC lOI
city officers seems to be definitely settled !;
and for the information of the Republican
voters who arc to nominate it ut the pri-
mary election on Tuesday, the Times gives
it entire, rs follows: President Judge,
Thomas X. Finletter; District Attorney,
George S. Graham; Controller, Joel
Cook Clerk of Quarter Sessions, VIM. Z.
Littlcton; Coroner, DR.. VIM. S. Janney.
Saturday night had the biggest demon
stration ever seen in that region. Hun
drcds camo in from tho surrounding dis
tricts, and a meeting in front of the Amer
lean hotel, composed of two thousand
people, was addressed for al hour 10y w.
U. Hensel, of Lancaster. Many Welsh
men who have heretofore acted with the
Republicans joined in the parade. Con-
gresham Klotz was the marshal and
many prominent business men, including
II. E. Packer, marched in tho procession
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LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.

The corvette Moscow sailed on Saturday
from Odessa for the Pacific. with two tor
pedo boats.
Leadvillc had three murders last week,
and tho citizens threaten to return to the
protection Of Judge Lynch.
n futile attempt was made Oh Saturday
to assassinatc the project Of Valladolid
The criminal was arrested.
dc LOurdes took place 1T Ottawa yestcr-
day. Several thousand Catholics partici
pated.
BRACES mills, near Osbornvillc, N. j.,
were destroyed by fire on Saturday. The
river bridge was also destroyed. Loss,
about 50, 600; uninsured.
On the island Of Dominica continuous
heavy rains and high winds prevailed from
August Is to 10, putting the whole island
under water. Late crops were rotte,l and
destroyed.
Baseball on Saturday: At Cleveland
Cleveland, 2; Chicago, 0. At Albany
Troy, 6; Providence, 4. At Buffalo
Buffalo, 10; Cincinnati. 2. At Boston,
Boston,4; Worcester, 1.
A letter was received ut the Hotel La
fayette on Saturday from St. Augustine.
Florida, stating that the wasll-list of NJ.
Valch, former guest ut the hotel, had
drifted ashore and the owner is supposed
to have been lost Oh the Vera Cruz.
The Boston Athletic and Driving asso-
citation has secured st. Julien to trot ut
Beacon Iark, on Saturday, September
25, for \ purse of s., 500, to beat the best
time. On the same day race in the 2:19
class, for 4 purse Of 81, 900, will be trottcd.
a stone lighthouse on the first point of
Iangirg kOclOngc, on the west coast of
Java, has been thrown down by \ violent
earthquake. The light was Of the first
class and was for the guidance of vessels
entering Princess Strait, in the Straits of
Sund.
Mrs. Fabida, No. 3G Ridge street, New
York. was standing ut IN open third story
window holding her baby girl in her arms.
when tho little ono, in \ moment of glcc ut
some passing object, slipped from her
grasp and falling to the street was instant
ly killed.
In Plaintield, N. j., John johnson. Il
cOlOrcd coachman in the employ of Wm
b. Lewis, shot and instantly killed Sam'l
Williams, a colOrcd man living in Battle
Row. Tho shooting arose from petty
quarrel over the manner in which Williams
was treating a girl named Eva Thompson,
his sister. in-law, with whom Johnson had
been walking.
Serious forest fires arc raging on the
Island of Grand Manan. Dark HarbOr,
one of the best timber districts on the
island, is SO thoroughly devastated that
breaks miles in length can be seen through
the forest. The fire is reported to have
crossed the entire island on the eastern
part. 1t is also reported that number of
dwellings, and other valuable properties
have been destroyed.