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The Russellville Democrat., 1880-09-16

Double daily passenger trains will be put on the Iron Mountain road Oct. 1st. The increased pa. tronage of the road demands addi- tional service.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-09-16

The board to count the amend ment vote is composed of Gov. W. R. Miller, Secretary -of-State Frolich and Attorney General Henderson.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-09-16

--The closer we approach demo cratic administration the more pros porous the country becomes. .--Ex.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-09-16

JUSTICES. IP J Rollow an.l Robt Kasey. John T Burris and l l. West.
 NJ $ Turner and c w 0 Davis. A A Crane and J K Shinn.
 Pleasant Burton and D A Horton. F Nj Marlow and Newton Bowden W N Falls and M R Shinn. David Hull and T M Freeman. l B Wilson and w l Pollock.
 Lewis Allen and G W Bergman. IThos Mccain and B F Newton.
 Houston Taylor and W W Brashea
 F P Hervey and - Dyer.
 W F Lazenby and Robt Black. w NJ Harris and K Nj Yeatts. lC P Brown and Lafay yette Wallace U Linzey and w Russell.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-09-16

Gen. Hancock, referring to his visitors, is heard to mutter, "Msny have called but few will be chosen. !"
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-09-16

There is nothing against Han cock except the republican party.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-09-16
Justices of the Peace and COnstables,
 For Pope County elected September G. 1880.

| CONSTABLE. NV H Rushing. bessie Watkins. Geo. w. Vaughan. John rorbett. John SeatOn. Eli Choate. w. T. Moseley. Wv. F. Branch. lW. F. Stout. w. c. Hall. lJ. NJ. Snyder. 'lOwen NJ. Nichols.
 w. l.. Clinton.
 U. NJ. Carpenter.
 w. ". Cowan. IL. T. Church.
 Jno. M. Humphreys
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Notice In Probate.
TIE STATE OF TEXAS,

TIE STATE OF TENAS,
To the Sheriff, or any Constable ofWaSh-
inston County, Greeting:
VOU arc hereby commanded TO cause
i 10 be published, for at least twenty
days, in the BRENNAN BANNER, news
paper published in the county Of Washing
ton, the following notice:
The STATE VI TEXAs,
To all persons interested in the welfac of
Briten Rams, minor, now deceased:
I. NJ. Nelson. Guardian of tho Estate
Of said miner, has filed in the County
Court of Washington county, an applica-
ton for discharge from the administration
faef, and his final account with the Estate Of
.Briten Rains, minor, which will be heard
- tire-neHt term of County Court of said
county, commencing on the third Monday
in July, 1880, at the Courthouse thereof, in
the city Of Brenham, at which time all per
sous interested in said Minors welfare may
appear and contest said application and &C
count, if they see proper.
Herein, fail not, under penalty Of the law,
and OF this writ make due return. Issued
the 9th day of June, 1880
Witness, II. NJ. LEWIS, Clerk Of said
Court and the seal thereof, at Of
[ L. S. ] in the city Of Brenham, the 9th day
Of June, 1880.
II. NJ. LEWIS,
ClerI, County Court, Washington County.
hereby certify that the above and fore
going is a true and correct copy OF the orig
NAL citation, now in my hands.
J. II. III JOHNSON, Sheriff.
June 24th, ISSo-w4w.
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The Industrious Bee.

There are 100000 bee hives
in the United States. Every
hive yields on an average a little
over twenty-five pounds ofhon-
ey. The average price at
which honey is sold is twenty
FIVE cents a pound. So that
after paying for their own board
our bees present US with reve-
nue. of over s8,8oo,ooo. To
reckon it another way they
make a clear gift of one pound
Of pure honey to every man,
woman and child in the vast do
main of the United States. In
1860 over 5S,SSS,S3s pounds of
wax were Elade and given to us
by these industrious workers.
An agricultural exchange says
the keeping of bees is one ofthe
most profitable investments that
people can make of their money
The profits arising from the sale
of surplus honey average from
80 to 200 per cent. OF the capital
invested.
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Destruction Of the Cotton Worm.

Prof Eilrys Report on the Cotton wom.
I. Paris G,ecR.-EXperience
has proven this to be one OF
the most efficacious poisons.
1t is often adultcrated. Its
purity may be tested by putting
100 grains Of the poison in a
glass and to it an ounce OF water
Of ammonia. If pure there will
be but little sediment.
Nearly all the poisonous pre-
parations which have been pat
cnted owe their virtue as pois-
ons to Paris Green. Its there
fore useless for a planter to pay
the high prices charged fol- these
patented mixtures when he can
buy Paris green at seventeen
cents per pound and mix it to
suit himself.
Paris green may be applied
wet or dry. 1t does not dissolve
in water but when the water
with which it is mixed is kept
in agitation the poison is sus-
pended and distributed.
One pound Of green to forty
gallons Of water is sufficient for
an acre of cotton. Two or
three pouiks of -four added TO
the mixture improves its adhe-
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Boys and Tobacco.

A very large proportion Of
the boys of the present day use
tobacco in some form, Their
favorite method of poisoning
themselves is with the paper
cigarette. Boys Of very tender
years may often be seen with
lighted cigaretts IN their mouths,
putting away with more indus
try than would IN most cases be
shown il they earned their living
by it. The effects. in the first
place, are not usually pleasant,
but during the process Of to-
bacco seasoning, the average
boy exhibits considerable forti-
tude. We presume very few OF
these lads realize the inevitable
consequences ofsmoking during
the growing period, when bones
and muscles are developing.
All boys want to be strong and
vigorous-to have strong limbs,
hard muscles and rich blood.
But if medical science can Is
tablish any fact, it is that the
use of tobacco in youth checks
growth. arrests muscular devel-
opment, and impoverishes the
blood. A physician made test
cases of thirty-eight boys, from
nine to sixteen, who had been
in the habit of smoking, and in
twenty-sevcn of the thirty-eight
he found obvious injurious ef-
fects. In the remaining eleven
the consequences were not SO
pronounced, but it by no means
followed that the seeds OF pre-
mature debility were not sown.
The impairment of nervous.
force, which inevitably results
from the use of tobacco, in
wolves a long list of disorders,
which take one form or another,
according to constitutional ten
denotes of the individual. One
of the most common and piomi-
nent effects is the impairment of
growth. This is a misfortune
from which there is no remedy.
The system may be cleansed
and purified, after having arriv-
ed at maturity, but the human
structure cannot be set to grow
ing again il development is ar
rested in the latter years of the
growing period. Many boys do
not know the consequences of
their habits, and others, with
disregard of future penalties pc
culiar to the boy period, do not
care what the consequences may
be SO that their present pleasure
is enhanced. There are but few
boys, however, who would re-
main insensible to appeals to
their reason and to their pride
in manhood. 1t is better, as a
rule, to convince boy that the
use of tobacco is injurious, than
simply to convince him that
physical chastisement will fol-
low his being caught using it
S. i. Call.
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lowing has been highly recon-
mended. One pound of Paris
green six pounds of fine sifted
wood ashes, to twelve or four
teen pounds Of flour. Two
pounds of pulvcrized rosin in
crcases the value Of the mix
ture.
The powder must be applied
while the dew is on the cotton
The liquid mixture can be ap-
piled at all hours. Neither
blisters the leaves if used in
moderate quantities.
?. AJsrnc and AIseMcai
Salt.-These are cheaper than
Paris green but they are much
more likely to produce scalding
Of the leaves and shedding of
bolls. They will kill the worms,
GREAT care in the use of these is
necessary. Arsenic costs about
10 cents per pound. 1t may be
applied just as Paris green; only
one half pound of arsenic to
twenty pounds Of the diltuents.
:. London PWPie.-This is a
refuse of the manufactures of
aniline colors; it can be obtained
of Messrs. Hemingway & Co.,
New York. Its an excellent
poison for the cotton worm and
various other insect pests, such
as the cankcr worm, potato bee
tie etc.
The cost is six cents per
pound in New York. 1t may
be used like Paris green either
as a powder or with water at the
same dilutents may be employ
ed as with Paris green. In
powder use half a pound of
London purple to eighteen
pounds of dilutents. Half
pound purple to fifty gallons of
water, flour being added to give
adhesiveness. 1t is arsenical
poison, in very fine powder and
when applied colors the leaves
thereby indicating to what point
the work ofapplication has been
carried. 2 u5t.r7+ b.
4. PWehirum R0sOdy.-This
is sold under the names of per
sian Insect Powder" "Dalma-
ton Insect Powder" 1t is
made from the flowers of Pyre-
hum Carmeum, Pyrethumt
Roseum, Pyruthrum Cinerarial
Foliuln. The last is now sue
cessfully cultivated in Califor-
mia. The powder and the ex-
tract are deadly poisons to in
sects, and yet entirely harmless
tip plants and man. This is a
great advantage over all other
poisons known One pound of
the powder to fifteenof -four kills
every worm it touches and does
no damage to the plant. 1t
is costly it sells in 8 pound pack.
ages in San Francisco at 81 Is
per pound. The probability is
that it will become much cheap
er after a year or two.
s. Cotton Sed OH.-This bis
tiers leave just as kerosine oil.
1t is suggested that a soap made
of this oil and dissolved in wa
ter will serve a most useful and
cheap agent in destroying
worms and in preventing the
moth from depositing eggs on
cotton which has been sprinkled
with it.
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Salt for Trees and vegetables.

A correspondent in the Chi
cago Times says: 81 will give
you a brief sketch OF my eN-
periencc with the use of salt in
the garden and orchard. Young
fruit trees can be made 10 grow
and do well in places where old
trees have died by sowing a pint
of salt on the earth where they
stand. After trees are set |
continue 10 SOW pint of salt
around each tree every year.
set twenty-five trees i'll sandy
soil for each one Of seven years,
and only succeeded in getting
one to live, and that produced
twigs few inches long in nine
years. Last spring | sowed a
pint Of salt around it and limbs
grew from three to three and a
half feet long. In the spring Of
1877 l set out twenty-five trees,
putting a pint of salt in the dirt
used for filling. and then sowed
a pint more on the surface after
each tree was set. All grew as
if they had never been taken
from the nursery. Last spring
set thirty more, treating them
in the same way, and they have
grown very finely. The salt
keeps away the insects that in
jurc the roots and renders the
soil more capable of sustaining
plant growth
In 1877 my wife had a garden
forty feet square. 1t was nee
essary to water it nearly every
day, and still the plants and
flowers we're very inferior in al
respects. In 1873 l put half a
bushel of salt on the ground,
and then turned it under. The
consequence was that the plants
were of extraordinary size and
the flowers of great beauty. 1t
was not necessary to water the
garden, which was greatly adj
mired by. all who saw it. The
flowers were so large that they
appeared to be of different va
rieties from them grown on the
land that was not sailed.
l had some potatoes growing
from seed that wilted down as
soon as the weather became
very hot. l applied salt to the
surface OF the soil tillsit was
white. The vines took vigor-
Gus start, grew to the length of
three feet, blossomed and pro-
duced tubers from the size of
hens eggs to that ofgoose eggs.
My soil is chiefly sand, but l
believe that salt is highly
beneficial to clay or to common
prairie land.
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To Make Fish Ponds.

a writer in an exchange says:
By accident l came to consider
proprietyof fish ponds, where
no running water was. 1t hap
pened thus: In a field north OF
the Bee Line railroad, needed
4 water for stock. The soil was
clay. l chose d place where
the water ran after a rain. l
dug out the tenth of an acre,
found had permanent water to
a depth of six feet. Sun fish
and google eyes were introduc-
ed and l derived great comfort
ard plenty of fish therefrom.
Of course such things had been
accomplished thousands of
times before, still 1 felt very
proud Of what l had done.
A change of residence depriv-
ed ME of the pleasure of the
pond, and made ME anxious to
reinstate what l mourned. /
selected valley down which
the drainage of forty acres of
land passed, also the water of a
weak spring. I spent a week
with a man, two horses and a
scraper. The result was a dam
of 600 yards of earth, a pond of
half acre, average depth of
five feet. l put therein, SO soon
as rain fell, some small sun fish,
suckers, cat fish, minnows of all
kinds l could find, and a few
bull frogs. Since then l have
not lacked a bountiful supply for
table, when l desired fish. l
have made other ponds under
various conditions, have CLASH
fed the inmates to suit natural
laws, for all kinds of fish won't
survive the rapacious bass
or cat fish, and have concluded
that on forty-nine out of fifty
farms durable fish ponds can be
constructed, afording an album
dant supply whenever the dis
lance to rivers, lakes or creeks
IS SO great as to forbid frequent
Indulgence with the rod.
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Just about the last cultivation
of corn sow about a bushel of
rye to the acre in the corn field.
1t will give splendid winter and
early spring pasturage, and then
a crop of rye besides if not turn
ed under to enrich the soil.
Farmers make a great mistake
by not supplying their stock
with green rye pasture in winter
Itputs them in fine condition
and keeps them in health and
vigor. For lambs, pigs, colts
and calves nothing is better
than rye pasturage in winter.
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There is no more ornament,
either inside or outside of our
houses, SO cheap and tasteful as
plants or flowers. The architect
ure of your house or room is
rarely noticed, but the beauty
of Towering shrubs, or the living
1arabesque of thrifty creepers
over your door are lessons of
taste and beauty. Suburban or
country residence are sadly def
Gent without these simple but
beautiful accessories.
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warm.

a Worlds fair of sheep, wool
and wool products under the
auspices of the Pennsylvania
State Agricultural Society is
announced to be opened i'll Phi
ladelphia Sept. 20, Immediately
after the State Fail thus making
the two exhibitions continuous
with an aggregate of prizes
amounting to $4,000 of which
$1,000 is for sheep, and s., 900
for wool, wool products and
Other manufacturing goods"
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Look at the following prices and be convinced that
can sell cheaper than any house in tins city,:
50 pieces white corded piquc at I-2c yard,
of fine lawns fast coors, at I-2c. yard,
IS pieces lattice lawn best quality, at sc. yard,
IS pieces French Linen plaids latest designs, yard
20 pieces Seersacker nice quality at IL Lee. yard,
IS pieces satin striped linens at yard,
pieces Basket pattern brown dress linen 25c yard.
pieces Plaid Black Grenadines yard
u pieces satin striped black Grenadines 3 yard.
so pieces Alapaca in all desirable SHADES I5c yard.
IS pieces DeBcige i'll all desirable shades yard
~, 9 pieces cotton Plaid of fine texture yard
II pieces Molar plaids nice patterns yard
pieces solid colored buntings I5c yard.
aa3-.ac pieces blue plaid all wool p yard
pieces dress silk in all shades o5c yard
s7 Il pieces satin in desirable eoIofs 95c yard.
pieces black silk, pure silk zoe yard
pieces blael, silk heavy quality 81 a yard.
50 doz two button kid gloves all shad good elastic
kid and perfect goods worth CSC at soc pair.
IS doz three button kid gloves in all shades of good
and elastic kid worth 81 at 75c pair.
IS doz four button kid gloves in all shades of very
finest quality worth $50 at SI2o pair.
10 dcz four button black kids at Coo pair.
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A good and wholesome har

A good and wholesome har-
vest drink is prepard by mixing
oatmeal in water, in the proper
ton of three or four ounces of
the meal to a gallon of water.
Oatmeal possesses a peculiar
aroma and acts as a stimulent
and is strengthening to the sys-
TEN. Water alone often incur
additional Precipitation, passing
through the pores as through
a colander. Very cold water
should not be drank except very
moderately when the body is
very warm.
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The fight between the two
express companies on the St.
Louis & l. NJ. K. X. has result
ted in the companies sending
out drummers among the fruit
growers Of Arkansas soliciting
consignments and business.
This is something new to the
fruit growers and shippers
along the line, and is duly ap-
preoiated.-Rural World.
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lfyour property is sold for
taxes and bid in by the state
you can redeem it any time
within twelve months by paying
the taxes accrued and eight per
cent, interest from the date of
sale. but if any person bids it
IN you can not get your pro-
perty back without paying dou-
bic the amount of taxes.
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New Advertisements.
a Card.

The undersigned having purchased the
interest of Mr.. Homer, in the late firm OF
Wotipka & liorner, takes this method of
returning his thanks to the friends of the
firm, and the public generally, for their lib
cral patronage, and 10 solicit a continuance
of the same. will keep on hand a COM
plete stock of goods al the old stand and
viii extend TO my customers the usual cour-
leSies. Respectfully.
FRANK WOTIPKA.
Brcnham, June 50, ISSo-dwtf.
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Diseased Pork.

Thorough cooking efectually
prevents any danger from eat
ing trichinized pork. DIR.
Dietzsch, chemist to the Indus
trial Museum of Zurich, states
that so far boiled or roast meat
has a reddish color or cmits a
reddish juice when cut, the
trichinae, if present, will be liv-
ing. The use Of smoke in cur
ing hams will not kill trichine
or serve as a substitute for cook
ing. If enough salt be added
to the meat to kill these para
sites the meat will be unfit for
human food, But, ifpeople will
take their meat raw, or rare"
as they callit, they will do well
to examine it under the micro
scope. Cut thin portions of the
flesh not larger than a pins
head, with sharp razor in a
direction parallel with the fbers.
Take the specimens, and, after
placing them on slips of glass,
tease them out a little with the
needle, moisten them with a lit
tie glycerine or water. and ex-
anime them with a magnifying
power of from 50 to 100 diam
eterS. If at first no trichinH are
visible, wet the specimens with
Il single drop Of Il solution of
one part Of potassd and fifteen
parts of water, when the mus
cular fibre becomes transparent,
and the trichinH, if present, are
brought into full view. The
portions of the animal most af-
fected by trichinH arc the sin
envy ends of the muscles.
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The smell onions and other
odors can be removed from ket-
ties and saucepans. Put some
wood-ashes into the utensiI, add
Boiling water and let it sand a
short time on the back part CT
the stowe. Or if you have no
woo-ashes, use potash, soda or
concentrated I've with water,
then wash in not suds. All cook
ing utensils in which onions, cab
bage or turnips have bin cooked
should be thus cleansed
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or the multitude of new and
old flowers, the rose is still the
favorite and the queen aud
the tea roses MAY be said to
give more universal pleasure
than any other variety. Plant
the most hardy kind.
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4 NJ. BRONNENKANT,
As
Matchmaker and JGWGlGr,

West side square, BRENNAN, TEXAS.
Watches, clocks and jewclry for sale cheap
for cash. Repairing done nj short notice and
warranted July ;, lSSo-d6m
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Flamme de punch, the latest Paris colcr
novelty, combines in one fabric the blue
Yiolet and fiaLe-colored shades throne out
by burning spirits. i
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Climbers need supports and
tifose not disposed to cling
should be tied to the trellis or
other object.
, 1880-11-17
A SMART SNINDLER,

brought Up with a IRound Turn nt Lnst.
J. G. Foldman, a yo,,nK man OF respectable
parcHtAKe. who figured In a criminal affair ot
two abuut ono year ago was yesterday arrested
by Detectives stcD0uull aud Duty upon Il
charge OF swInlIlng @. A. Wilson, cigar
Aualer ct No. II ifubbarl street,
out OF q wull-tlItetl sntnplo caso
Of clgnss aud 80 cash. Fedman's recor,. Ia y
ctirluua one. lilo wlS n1lep ultI II tislle charged
With nGtAtnlnE wAtchrs from ]. II. ChnMEgrs &
TO, ha tue fillso protonHs thnt tln wished to sell
thcfh un commission. iita uI1ct0, u wolf known
lawyer, Gang 10 hlB rcHcuo, 4na tho Rtlar WAs
compromised 80 atufcnbly that tho young nun
.s.1s KiEun tIst'ro goods % h9tl. Subsequently,
KotAts TFum anuthar ttrn!er, atlu Wis he'll over
tn tho Criminal Court. THO clsu w.la 1uHaed III
some Wny, nill ho wis neyor prosecuted. 4
shart tlu,D hcfurD this Il qtlnnity uf valuable
tuwHlry was stHlen from II ssIutiyu Of tue Fold
Innls ut thvlr residence Dn Fulton street.,
I,ucted. 10 succeeded ii escapns. a,il tho
thDtt WIS blItfetl upon lAior old w0tslAE nalIlet
ltenratln AlArttIle, Win Waa employed III tho
hullsu. 1lC t1Wef8 Wbt1 recovered ut POppara
pa"lshop, Wheru they hatt tIeun pnwncti BY IN
lnMatg Gf fnshlpnabl0 bagniu. Neither onU
cun'A lU pr1yen tn DO tho thief, All0
tnK 10 Roals from Mr: Wilson, llyo'.'ls
recently relt,rfod: III claims that everything
Ii n,l xtrnt9ht. and thut tho nrFost WIS III lIIe
justiet', hit FROM tho short Eeooru n},ny0 it Will
bo hecn that fnr tota11y fntl0cent man hu lns
keen v1ry unfortunate In gettlng mixed Up IN
criminal nt5At5N,