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Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-03-09
The Santa Fe Extension.

Col. Walter Gresham, direc-
tor and attorney for the Santa
Fe railway, was in the city Sat-
urday afternoon and met the
committee appointed at the
Railroad mass meeting the 9TH
er day. Col Gresham said to
the committee that the COM
pany had as yet not determin-
ed at what point on the main
line the connection with the
Central and Montgomery road
would be mad ddiai
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still other lines; that until
surveys were completed the
company does not know what
route they will select; he assur-
ed the committee, however,
that if the extension was built
south of the Yegua Brennan
would be favorably considered,
as the company was favorably
disposed towards Brennan.
Thus the matter rests for the
present, when the surveys are
completed, lift should be found
desirable to come to BRENNAN
a proposition would be submit
ted.
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For SALE Three splendid
work horses. For further par
ticulars apply at the BANNER
Office.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-03-09

r@- Weakly women with pale, colorless
faces need Carriers Iron Pills.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-03-09

Coffee drinkers should read the adyer;
tisement in another column headed Good
Coffee.
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Marriage Licenses

Issued by H. NJ. Lewis county
clerk, for the week ending
March 8, 1882.
John Mayer and Johanna Melchor.,
Chas. Chappur and Sallie Gentry.
Geo. W. Crater and Caroline L. Korth.
] M Puyear and L A Hatticox.
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Cotton Seed Oil.
Puriunl Ball.

A grand MASQUERADE and fam
cy dress ball will be given by
the Akiba Eyer Lodge No. 24o
at Armory Hall, Brennan,
Wednesday, the 18th inst. An
elegant prize will be given to
the lady wearing the best cos
tune. Admission $3.50. Tick
cts at A. Meyers and D. Ros-
enthaPs.
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Mr.. JAMES LOTT, who pur-
chashed the old Main street liv-
cry stable and lot of Mrs. Ora
YES. has had the dwelling rails
ed and repaired.
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BAGGING AND TIES,

Ties, all kind, per bdi.. So
LUMBER.
Rough lumber, all kinds, pc. NJ. szs 90
exas iumber...... ......... 10 90
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FOB Sab.

2Ioo acres of choice land; Geo acres in
a high state of cultivation, situated on the
Brazos river, S miles south of Hampstead,
Texas-together with all teams and utcn-
sis The above is as good 4 plantation as
IS in the state; good lot of tenants on
the Place-neyer failing WATERLOO acres
in pasture-new gin house, and all the nee
essary buildings. Terms easy, satisfacto-
ry reasons given for selling. For further
particulars call on, or address me at Hemp
stead. L. w. GROCE.
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FIRE wood is very scare
and hard to get at any price.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-03-09

TUX farm store received a
car load Of bacon yesterday.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-03-09

Coffee drinkers should read the adver
G tiss%snt in another Faded Coco
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-03-09

Corn planting is going on
actively in all parts of the coun-
".
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-05-27
An Important Question
a N NSwERED.
A San Francisco Lady
Asks It..

The recent excitement in regard TO Adultered
Baking Powders has brought out number of
letters from intelligent housewives, who are anx-
ious to get all the real facts Of the case In re-
cent letter from prominent and well-known San
Francisco lady to Newton Brothers & Co. the fol-
lowing questions are propounded:
Gas it is the carbonic acid gas which is the ac-
"tive agency in bread raising, will you give me
1.-THE relative proportions of this gas in your own
"and other Baking Powders? | desire to know.
"Also please tell me how to experiment with the
Iodine test am much interested in this mat
ter, as l want the best Baking Powder | can
"fnd."
In reply we have to say that according to tests
wade by the Government Chemist, Z. q. Love,
Phi. D., whose authority must be final in all such
matters, the largest quantity Of gas in any brand
of Baking Powder, published as being analysed
by him, was 127 4-l0ths cubic inches of gas to
each ounce of powder. May of the brands test
ed were Alum Powders which he characterized
as very unwholesome, and where Tartarc Acid
was used he says the Powders liberate their gas
too freely in process of baking, or, under varying
climatic changes, they suffer deterioration.
We herewith give extract from the analysis OF
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-05-27
A FRESH OUTBREAK.

As the public excitement was abating
and the citizens generally were breath
ing freer, wild alarm of fire was again
raised. 1t was no false cry. The flames
were budding forth in goodly quantity
from house on the north side of FIRE.
mont street, next below the old store of
Shaffer & Lord. The engine company
was promptly on hand and fought the
flames valiantly, and owing to their no
BILE efforts the flames were crushed in
their incipiepcy. This was the last
alarm. The flames are still smouldering,
and detachments of the firemen are still
doing good battle; but there is no dan
ger of further damage unless something
new should occur.
LIST OF LOSSES.
The losses are considerable and will
foot up perhaps five hundred thousand
dollars with probable insurance of half
that amount: There are some very
heavy individual losses, but at the pres
ent time it is impossible to fully recount
them. Among the heaviest losers are
the following: The tenants of the
Grand Hotel, SIS, 600; Insurance, $4,000;
Clum & Co., $1,000 loss, no insurance;
Charley Tribolet, $1,000, insurance,
5000; Mr.. Robinson, $1,000 loss,. in
surance $1,000; Epitaph Publishing Co.,
$3.50 loss, fully covered Keefe 4 &O'Neal,
81, 900, no insurance Lenoire, $4,000,
insured for $1,000; Ben Uehrfritz, S22,-
900, insurance $1,000; Webb, $1,000, no
insurance; Can-can Restaurant, $1,000,
no insurance Wolfe & Co., $1,000, no
insurance; Spangenberg, $1,000, in
surance $3.50; Campbell Il Hatch,
81 900; insurance, $1,000. c. c. Lips,
-, 900; insurance, $4,000. Fitzhenry &
Mansfield, $500; fully insured. Sum-
merfeld Bros, $1,000; fully insured. S.
Tribolet, $1,000; fully insured. Alder
son & Grattan, $1,000; no insurance.
Seamans & Son, $1,000; no insurance.
Nugget Office, $1,000; insurance, 50, 200.
Cohen, $4,000; insurance, $1,000.
Ahlero, $1,000; insurance, Sl,70O.
Brown, $25, 900; insurance, $40, j.
Muller, 5000. Bauer, $l7, 200; insurance,
81, 900. Meyers, $50, 900. Grau Il Holt,
S25, 900; insurance, $1,000. Schmeed-
ing, $4,000; insurance, $1,000. Mont
gomery, $1,000; no insurance. Ross,
sc, 600; no insurance.
The books of the telegraph office were
lost in course of removal, and all the in
would have met the same fate
were it not for the activity and energy
of Mr.. Donnelly, the manager. Mr.
Joyce lost about $25, 900, but is fully
There ars several other losses,
but at the present writing it is impossi-
BILE to compile them all. Much excite
ment prevails, and it is almost impossible
to compute the actual or individual
losses.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-05-27
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Budget OF Political and Other
News from Washington.
INVASION OF OKLAHOMA.

INVASION OF OKLAHOMA.
WASHINGTON, May 25.-Secretary
Lincoln has information that Payne and
20 other colonists while attempting to
invade the Territory were captured by
troops sent out from Fort Reno, and
taken back to the Kansas authorities.
THE TARIFF COMMISSIONERS.
The Star says it is reported that five
of the nine Tariff Commissioners have
been agreed upon, viz: Ex-Vice-Presi-
dent Wheeler; Alex. Mitchell (Wis.),
former Democratic Representative in
Congress, now President of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul R. R.; John l..
Hayes Mass. J, formerly President of the
National Woolen Association; Henry b.
Oliver, of Pittsburg, leading iron manu-
facturer, and r. p. Porter, formerly in
charge of the statistical bureau OF the
census office.
TOMBSTONE POSTMASTER.
The postmastership at Tombstone, A.
T., was settled finally to-day by the
commissioning of +. c. Brooks as post
master.
CONKLING AT OUTS WITH ARTHUR.
New YORK, May 26.-The 1ribune's
Washington special says: 1t is under
stood here that Conkling lately intimates
that he could not ask his friends to stand
by the administration in contest for
Governor, as Arthur had failed to do
what he had expected of him.
ABsTRACTING BOND PLATES.
WASHINGTON, May 25.- Brockway
and Chas. II. Smith have been indicted
for having abstracted bond plates from
the vaults of the bureau OF engraving
and printing.
SAN FRANCISCO MANUFACTURES.
The statistics of manufactures of the
city of San Francisco have just been
completed at the Census office. From
these it appears that there are 2,S6O
mechanical and manufacturing establish
ments in San Francisco, employing q
capital of $94, l72, ,462. They furnish
employment to q, ,591 males above six
teen years of age, and $500 females
above the same years of age, and l,0Sl
children. During the year 1880, $l3,
595, 900 was paid in wages. The mate
rials used were worth $44, 537 430, and
the products $7l ,6l3, 1856. Cigar and to-
bacco establishments furnish work to
more men than any other branch, giving
employment to 3,ll0 men. Printing
and publishing establishments employ
l,S77 men, while 2,474 men are given
work by 80 boot and shoe shops.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-05-27
The New England
Baking Powder

As made by Professor Adolpb Sommer, Analyti-
Baking Powder: 1T is carefully prepared from
1.-THE best brands of Bi-Carbonate of Soda and
"Cream of Tartar that can be obtained. One
"ounce Of this Powder generates 174 7-l0ths cubic
"inches Of gas
This shows difference IN FAVOR
of the NEW ENGLAND Of AZ $40
inches of Carbonic Gas per ounce of
Powder; or, in other words, 81 PER
CENT. more strength than the high
est test of any of the other Powders
Thus it is clearly demonstrated that the New
England Baking Powder contains far greater
proportion of the leavening principle than any
Baking Powder now before the public. IL is ab-
solutely free from every sort OF adulteration.
Now, in reply to the question concerning the
IODINE TEST. Any housewife may try it for
of the Powder in glass Of water, then add two
drops of tinctnre OF iodine. The water will as
sume slightly yellowish tinge, II the Baking
Powders are pure, but IL adulterated with Flour
or Starch it will almost Immediately turn to a
deep purple color and a deposit Of the same color
will be made in the glass.
After all is said and done, experience will prove
that the only true wisdom, the only safe plan, Is
to purchase the Baking Powder that has nothing
in Its composition but the TWO PURE INGRE-
DIENTS that our mothers and grandmothers
used with such pleasing results, namely: BlCAR-
Donate OF SODA and CREAM OF TARTAR,
perfectly mixed, perfectly compounded and per-
fectly satisfactory,
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-05-27
Serious Division Between Parnel
and the Radical Irish Leaders.

New YORK, May 25.-A cable special
from London says of the rupture be-
tween Parnell and the members OF his
party in the Commons on Tuesday: AL
though the maneuvers of discontented
section have been no secret to the inner
circle of the Parnellite party, no one ex-
pected an explosion so soon, or under
such peculiar circumstances. Gladstone
rose to make motion giving the Coer-
cion and Arrears bills the precedence
over all other business till finally dis
posed of. Then came the first indication
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-05-27
Petition for Lowell's Recall.

New YORK, May 25.-The Land
League is securing signatures to petit
ton to the President for the speedy re-
call of Minister Lowell. One hundred
thousand names are expected by Satur-
day night.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-05-27
Eagle Corps, N. q. o.

REGULAR meetings at the Amory, Court
street, every Friday evening at o'clock.
w. H. H. RUSSELL,
Captain Commanding.
c. A. KETLER, First Sergeant. je2l-N
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-05-27
LATE TELEGRAMS.
THE TOMBSTONEDIsAST

ESPECIAL TO THE HERALD.l
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-05-27
The Pennsylvania split.

PHILADELPHIA, May 25.-It is under
stood that Senator Cameron has agreed
to conference with chairman Cooper
and other political leaders tomorrow in
regard to the split in the party.
Blaine and Jewell C0nnubiating.
CINCINNATI, May 25.-Hon. j. G..
Blaine and Marshall Jewell held pri-
vate conference of an unknown nature
here to-day.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-05-27
K. of p.
Knights Templar.
American Legion of Honor.

SAFETY COUNCIL, No. 684, meets first and Third
Tuesday evenings Of each month at rooms s. and
81, Temple Block.
M. L. wICKs, Commanding
T. L. NoLrE, Secretary. ap5-sm
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-05-27
Rates of Fare from Los Angeles:

fEPlans of Steamers Cabins at Agents Office,
where berths may be secured.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-05-27

NEy
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-05-27
Spanish Language.

MR.. J. PUG, native Of Spain, teaches the
Spanish language with perfection in few months
and at very moderate prices Those desiring TO
acquire said language should not lose this oppor-
tunity.
Terms: For three lessons weekly, at house OF
pupil, "a per month, and So per month at the
house Of the Professor. The language will be
taught dramatically.
Lessons given to pupils at their residences out
side the city, on reasonable terms
JOSE PUG,
81 Also street, corner Alameda and Los Ange-
les. mr9-u
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-05-27

A Graphic Description of the Fire
How the Flames swept of
whole BlOcks-The Gallant Fight
Made against the Lurid Monster
Lines Of the Burnt Distrfct-A
List of the LOsses-Estimated as
"a Whole at S5OO.OOOO-AbOut
One-HaIf Covered by Insurance.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-05-27
SOCIETY NOTICES.
Masonic Notice.
Los Angeles Chapter No. 80, B..
A.. M.

Stated convocations on first MONDAY Of each
month, "a P. NJ, at Masonic Hall. SoiouEning
companions in good standing cordially invited
By order of A. w. EDELMAN H.P
SAN. PRAGER, Secretary.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-05-27
Blaine and Jewell Connubiating.
The Egyptian sIuddle.

CAIRO, May 25.--The Government has
been given "a hours to come to a decision
on the ultimatum.
The National tribune., 1882-07-01
SCENE IN THE ETERNAL CITY,
The Nuns in Catholic Convent Buried in the Cat
ecOmbs-A Living Grave

The Nuns in a Catholic Convent Buried in the Cat
ecombs-A Living Grave.
The correspondent of an American journal
writes from Rome under a recent date as
follows:
In an old part of Rome not far from the
Coliseum, one who knows the way turns aside
from the streets into narraw alley which
seems to come suddenly to an end in black
wall, on which there is a painting Of the
Crusitixion but follow it to the end and
there steps lead up to the picture and side
staircase to a second story where the visitors
can proceed no further. Here, behind
barred doors and gratings like a prison, is
convent of nuns, who are ftly called the
Sepolte Viue, the buried alive, because those
who enter there never come forth again
until they are borne to the grave.
Communications with the interior is by
barrel, though it was covered with sheet
iron. While / stood before it man came
up the steps, who seemed to be servant,
and raped on it, to which muffled voice
answered from within. His voice being
till it disclosed a shelf, on which he depos-
tied paper, when it was turned again,
the paper disappeared, the voice from within
ceased, and the sheeted iron presented the
same black surface as before. Should
priest knock, or any one who has right to
be admitted into the convent, the barrel
turning around would present key by
which he could open door and let himself
into small room in the interior. But
even then he would not see the inmates,
who are closely veiled even when they con-
verse. Hare, in his Walks in Rome" says:
In one of the walls is an opening with q
double grille, beyond which is metal plate
pierced with holes like the rose of a water
ing pot 1t is beyond this grille and
behind this plate that the Abbess of the
Sepolte Vive receives her visitors but she
is even then veiled from head to foot in
heavy folds of thick bure. Gregory XVI,
who, of course, could penetrate within the
convent, and who wished to try her, said:
My sister, raise your veil NO, my father
she replied, 1T is forbidden by our Order
The nuns of the Sepolte Vive are never
seen again after they once assume the black
veil They never hear anything of the
outer world, even of the deaths of their
nearest relatives. Daily they are said to
dig their own graves and lie down in them,
and their remaining hours are occupied in
perpetual and monotonous alteration of the
hTaccad cacrarnaDt
The National tribune., 1882-07-01
IL DARN IT'D
How Groom Lost and Found His Brides Wedding
Ring.

How a Groom Lost and Found His Brides Wedding
Ring.
They had terrible time at q wedding up at
Petaluma, and WHICH only goes to show how
the smallest drawback will sometimes take
the stiffening out of the swellest occasion.
1t seems that the ceremony was a very
grand affair indeed There were eight
bridesmaids, and the church was crowded
from pit to dome, as the dramatic critic
would say. But, when they got to the proper
place in the ceremony, and the groom began
feeling around for the ring, he discovered
that it wasn't on hand. After the minister
had scowled at the miserable wretch for a
while, the latter detected that the magic cir
clet had slipped through a hole in his pocket
and worked down into his boot. He com
municated the terrible fact in whisper to the
bride, who turned deadly pale, and was only
kept from fainting by the reflection that they
would inevitably cut the strings of her satin
corsage in case she did.
Why don't you produce the ring?" whis
pered the brides big brother, hoarsely, and
feeling for his pistol, under the impression
that the miserable man was about to back
out.
II can't; it's in my boot" explained the
groom under his BREATH his very hair mean
while turning red from modification.
"Try and fish it out somehow-hurry
up" mumbled the minister behind his book.
"Ill try" gasped the victim, who was
rather stout; and he put one foot on the
chancel rail, pulled up his trousers leg, and
began making spasmodic jabs for the ring
with his forefnger. The minister motioned
to the organist to squeeze in few notes to
fill up the time, while rumor rapidly went
through the congregation to the effect that a
telegram had just arrived proving that the
groom had four wives living in the East
already.
IL can't reach it," groaned the half-mar-
ried man in agony. at won't come"
Sit down and take your boot off, you foolw
Kissed the brides mother, while the bride her
self moaned piteously, and wrung her pow
dered hands.
There was nothing left, so the sufferer sat
down on the floor and began to wrestle with
his boot. which was naturally new and tight,
while fresh rumor got under way to the effect
that the groom was beastly tight, and in
sisted on pairing his eorns.
AS the boot finally came off its crushed
wearer endeavered, unsuccessfully, to hide
trade-dolar hole in the heel of his stocking;
noticing which the parson, who was a.
humorous sort of a sky contractor, said,
grimly:
"You seem to be getting married just in
time, my young friend" And the ceremony
proceeded with the party of the first part
standing on one leg trying to hide his
well-vehtilated foot under the tail of his
coat, and appropriately muttering Darn it"
at short Intervals Derrick DOdd, in San
Francisco Post
The National tribune., 1882-07-01
FEMININE FANCIES.

Collars and cuffs are superseded by rucnes
and lace trillings which are multitudlnous
in style, althoughh the plain linen collar
may also be observed in good society. Flchu
arrangements are in plenty and extremely
becoming and tasteful.
Embroidered fabrics in the style of Swiss
embroidery take the first rank. In soft, thin
white woolen textures put over colored
skirt, this transparent work is wonderfully
beautiful. Black toilets for spring in this
style are very elegant.
This sort of spring must be blessing to
somebody. For instance, the mother OF four
or five children, with heaps of summer
sewing to do, who is generally happy when
everybody else is berating the rainy weather
Such glorious time as it has been for old
clothes.
The prettiest shoulder capes this season
are cut quite plain across the back, fitting
the shoulders perfectly, but in front they are
laid in loose, easy folds across the chest,
fastened together about the sixth button
from the throat with bow and by long ends
of watered silk ribbon.
A pretty fancy is for young ladies with
floral names to wear their individual flower
as corsage bouquet. Thus Miss Lilly con-
fines herself to lilies; Violet wears violets;
Daisy and Marguerite, daisies; while Rose
has wider choice among all the numerous
family of her name-fower.
Handsome imported walking suits are of
dark cashmere made over lounced petit
coat of checked watered silk, with the
fOunces and cashmere cut in slender scallops,
or with some muslin embroidery for trim
ming. Terra Gotta, heliotrope, and robins
egg blue costumes of this kind are in great
favor.
1t is said that punches of violets laid away
when fresh in the pockets or sleeves of dresses
lmpart more pleasant perfume than any
liquid preparation from the flowers. They
need to be gathered when externally dry,
and removed when themselves scentless.
JOsephine's boudoir is impregnated to this
day with the odor from the quantities of
these favorite blossoms supplied constantly
while she occupied it.
The Indian pongees, that are no longer
the fashionable choice, make tasteful, mex
pensive and cool summer dresses, when
simply made, with little embroidery for
trimming, and some bows of dark satin
ribbon, either bronze, green, or cardinal, to
give touch of color. If the embroidery is
a very open pattern, the colored satin is also
placed beneath it.
The new ulsters for travelling are English
greatcoats of a severe shape, following the
outlines of the figure as closely as cuirass,
without pleat OF fold in the back, and with
a single breasted front buttoned from the
throat to the foot The material is English
checked cloth, known as ''suitings" Similar
coats of velvet were worn during the winter
by English women of fashion.
The National tribune., 1882-07-01
AuF WIEDERSEHN,

There are no words in our cold English tongue
Where hope and joy are kin alike to pain
Farewell we say, and the sad heart Is "rung-
Only farewell; there is no t0ioderSein
No wish EXPRESSED. no joyous hope that when
The VOYAGE is ended DER the dang 'rous main,
The desert crossed, the trial done-that then
We who have parted thus, may meet again.
Not so farewell the German sailor cries;
Not so good-by sad sweetheart unto swain.
go to come-he is not dead who dies;
Good-by, sweet love-but till we meet again
Auf triedersehn-a hundred thoughts in one;
The double joy that recompenses pain;
There is q rising a setting sun;
Good-by, sweet love, good by-duf ,ciedersehr
Auf ufedersehn-good-by, but not for aye;
Thou still shalt be my one sweet songs refrain
Though thou dost CO. thus ever shalt thou stay;
Good-by, sweet love, good-by-Guf sciedersehn.
4uf fUiedersehn-good-b good-by; and when
Hope hath in trust the wicked absence slain,
will be with you every hour; till then,
Good-by, sweet love, good-by-asg ariedersehn.