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Calling Etiouette.

Very few people have learned the art
of leaving, after a call, at the proper
time and with promptness and dispatch
after they have once started. Every
other Saturday gives some very good
and appropriate rules upon this subject;
when you are ready to depart, do so
at once, gracefully and politely and
with Modifying. Don'tsay, It's about
time ! was going and settle back and
talk on aimlessly for another ten min
utes. Some people have just such q
tiresome habit. They will even rise
and stand about the room in various at
titudes, keeping their host standing,
and then, by an effort, succeed in get
ting as far as the hall, when a new
thought strikes them. They then bright
en- up visibly, and stand for some min
utes longer, saying nothing of import
ance, but keeping everybody in a rest
less, state. After the door is
opened the prolonged leave-taking be-
gins, and everybody in general and in
particular is invited to call. Very like
ly q last thought strikes the departing
visitor, which his friend must risk a cold
to hear to the end. What a relief when
the door is finally closed! There is no
need of being Extensively abrupt, but
when you are ready to go, 60"
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Staining Floors

A month ago I had my dining-room
floor stained and wa1ed, and it has Civ
on such perfect satisfaction that l only
wishit had been done years ago. One
and-a-half n of permanganate
OF potash, in crystals, was dissolved in
o gallon of water. This stain was put
upon the floor with a painters fla.
brush, working the way Of the grain Of
the wood. When the floor was per
fectly dry. three applications oflinseed
oil were given. This was we'll rubbed
in with q piece of flannel. In two DAYS
the floor was ready for the wax, which
was prepared as follows: Cutinto bits (;
Just cover with ~turpentine, and set the
dish In a pan of hot water until the
wax has melted; then let it get cold.
when it will be in the consistency Of
thick cream. Rub on with n piece of
flannel, and then polish with a polish
ing brush. We used s large s~crubbing
brush, not wishing to go to the expense
OF buying one for the purpose. The
polishing is the hard part. You can
ask each member of your family to lend
q hand at this stage of the work, and /
have small doubt but that each and oil
will declare stained floors 50 humbug"
before the right degree of polish is at
tanned. But when a floor is once thor
oughly polished, it takes but little Ia.
Dor to keep it looking nicer.-Rural
New Yorker.
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Dill MRS. ea1mEs.

tTuno: "old Grimes is Dead.'1
Old Mrs. Grimes is dead. Alas!
We ne'er shall see her more.
She was the wife of good old Grimes,
Who died some years before.
Avery worthy dameis gone,
Since she gave up her breath;
Her head was white with frosts OF time,
She lived until her death.
Though rough the path, her willing feet
Fer walked whore duty led;
And neve wore a pair of shoes,
Except when out of bed.
Busy she was from morn to night,
Spite of old times advances;
Although her husband left her here
In easy circumstances.
Good Mrs. Grimes is now at rest,
She'll rest through endless ages;
The u is set, her work is done,
She's gone to claim her wages.
"A. T., in the Century,
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Rejected Manuscripts.

Chambers Journal.
Thackery himself has told us how
his VANITY Fair" was hawked about
from publisher to publisher, and its
failure everywhere predicted. For a
long period Charlotte Bronte's "Jane
Eyre" shared the same fate. Again,
Mr.. Kingslake's carefully composed
"Eothen," the labor of several years,
was destined to go the weary round of
publishersin vain, and it was only when
its author induced one of that cautious
fraternity to accept the classic little
work as a present, that he at length en-
joyed the qualification of seeing it in
print.
The first chapter of 1.-THE Diary ola
Late Physician" was offered successive
ly to the conductors of the three lead
ing London magazines, ond rejected as
unsuitable to their pages" and mot
likely to interest the public" until Mr..
Warren, then q young man OF twenty
three, and a law student, bethought
himself of Blackwood. II remember
taking my packet" he says, to Mr..
Cadell's, In the Strand, with q sad sus-
picion that l should never see or hear
anything more of it; but shortly after T
received q letter from Mr.. Blackwood
informing me that he had inserted the
chapter, and begging me to make ar
rangements for Immediately proceeding
regularly with the series. He express
sed his cordial approval of that pSrtion,
md predicted that l was likely rs pro-
luce a series of papers well suited to
his magazine, and calculated to interest
The public"
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ceosins 81 1ra,k.

The cooking of MILK is very simple,
but BY no mean unimportant. That
there is an %appreciable difference be.
tween raw and boiled milk may be
proved by taking equal quantities Of
each (the boiled sample having been
allowed TO cool DOWN, adding them to
equal quantities Of the same infusion OF
coffee, then critically tasting the mix
tures. The difference is sufficient to
have long since established the prac-
toe among all skillful cooks of scrupu-
1ouslyusing boiled milk for making cafe
an lait. have tried q similar expert
ment on tea, and find that in this case
the cold milk ID preferable. Why this
should be, why boiled milk should bs
better for coffee and raw milk for tea,
7 cannot tell. If any of my renders
have not done SO already, let them try
similar experima nts with condensed
milk, and have nodonbt that the YER
dict of the majority will be that it is
passable with coffee, but very objection
able in tea. Thia is milk that has been
very much cooked. The chief defn-
able alteration effected by the boiling
OF milk is the coagulation of the small
quantity of albumen which it contains.
This rises as it becomes solicited. and
forms q skin like scum on the surface,
which may be lifted with q spoon and
eaten, IS it IS perfectly wholesome and
very nutritious.-W. Mattieu Williams,
N Popular Science Monthly.
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Mothsrs.

There are two extraordinary things
about mothers. One is their patience,
and the other is their impotence. He
who sees q mother care for a child
through q long snd dangerous sickness,
tending it by day and by night, saving
its life, not once merely, but many
times, hoping on when all others de-
spair, and keeping up when all others
give out, and at last coaxlng and loving
the little creature back to GONZALES
cence, seer n of sthe sublimest things
In nature. The same mother, when
the child is we'll again, will sometimes
exhibit an impotence with it that Dor
ders on the ridiculous. It is noisy.
boisterous, inquisitive, careless, as all
healthy children are apt to be, and the
mother wears out her soul in scolding
it. This is often a case of cause and eff
feet. The child has recovered its ner-
yous force, but the mother has not.
During the ten weeks illness of a child,
its mother Lay expend her entire re-
serve Of vital energy, and contract q
large debt in that line besides, which
she may be years in liquidating. She
may never liquidate it, but live on fret
full and irritable to the end, for a moth
or seldom passes a whole year without
mourning some new drain upon her re-
sources. 1t is for this reason that, in
all the arrangements of a home, the
ease and comfort Of the mother should
be considered before oil things. This
is her right. Nor is it less the interest
of the family, for their happiness de-
ponds chiefly upon her health and
cheerfulness.
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rreatmsnt Of Hornss.

From the Western Rural:-In slight
ailments do not resort to harsh medi-
cines. frequently a little wood ashes,
powdered charcoal, salt or Epson salts
will be all that is needed, besides judi
ciousfeeding. II Q horse gets wounded,
do not become frightened, or spend
your money on veterinary surgeons, I'M
less it is badly wounded. Apply q
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is commonly called double width; !"
around this put o broad band Of vel
veteen Of the same color, but of a darker
shade; then put flannel around this to
the depth Of four inches. This may be
pinked around the edge. As to n
mentation, it may be indu1ged in to any
extent, but it is a pretty spread with
the plain band, or with a feather stitch
ing on each side of the band.-N. Y.
Post.
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The Washington monument, which
will be completed before Christmas,
will afford the most delightful view in the
city. The capitol is looked down upon,
and Washington is spread out in panor-
anna the Potomac beyond Harper's Ferry
is visible. and the PARKWAY mountains in
Maryland are distinctly seen. An ele-
yator will take parties to the top in nine
minutes.
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RlA AND HOUSEHOLD.
Asxa1ultural 1otss.


Ghrisflan Union, which ind
space FOR occasional consideration o
rural si6airs. prints q brief nlea for The
III 3, & excellent help against insec,
snemies
A Dakota farmer, in 1881, planted 9
single grain Of wheat IL q of his oat
Held. From II grew twenty-five stalks,
oh bearing i full head These yield
SEQ grains, 78O Of which were plant
"a the next year. producing one-ffth Of
y husheIo az splendid wheat. This was
planted lsst Spring, welding seventeen
bushels. mixing 1000 pounds Of wheat
arom one grain In three years.
i. r....r.-
.'.e STU
3 q says thar the following shlp-dip re-
oeiptghM been used quite successfully
One pound OF sulphur to one-half
pound 81 lime, AndsOne gallon Of water;
boil one h0nr; when ready to use. add
three gallonssof water to one of the
liquid, then dip hot. The cost Of this
Salp Y < Genus PEE neao.
A good way TO use corn drills for SOW
ing corn for fodder IS to remove the
brush az / o regulator, as the case may
be, and use the largest plates or the
plates having the largest holes, and
then drill III the corn three feet apart.
With double-row planters that drop
four feet apart, The machine may be run
half way between the frat drills, thus
planting drills9two feet apart. Al cab
6ege pillow will serve to- cultivate be-
tween the rows and keep down the
weeds. The Black Sweet Corn or
StowelYs Evergreen, is excellent to
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MEXICO.

A correspondent of the Chicago
Times says Mexico as republic is
far more advanced and richer than
believed. The rich and beautiful
capital contains nearlo $50, 600 peo-
pie, with 2l3 schools for boys and
22S for girls, thus educating at the
public expense, $4,000 Mexican
children annually. There are, be.
sides, girls school for perfection, I"
a woman's college, a woman's art
school, schools of Law, of medicine,
of engineers, and the finest school
of mines in the world. There are
also institutes for the blind, the
deaf and dumb, and ample asylums
for the insane. These are we'll dis
tributed throughout the republic,
thus indicating the standard and
social condition ola country whose
inhabitants pass as "Greasers."
There are cities the very names
of which are unknown to us, pop
ulous, beautiful, with the quaint
ness of age and slow growth.
AquAscilientes has 141,OoO souls.
Has it ever been heard of? Satil-
10, the village that has witnessed an
American military exploit has IT,
900. Colima has $4,000 Chihau.
hua has 80, 900. Durango the same.
Guanohuato has 1000 and Pac-
huca $4,000, while such utterly IN
known towns as Guadalahara, Mon
terey, and Pueblo have respective
Iy %, 600, A, 1000, and II 900 people.
Queretero, near the capital, the
scene of Maximilian's doom, and
one of the loveliest spots on earth,
has 48, 900 inhabitants.
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THE COMET.

The st. Louis Republican con-
tains the following information re-
the comet now visible,
and about which SO much has been
said from time to time in the news
papers. The item may possess
more interest than 3 political one
to some few readers at least: off
the Pons-Crooke comet, whose ap-
pearance has been made such an
event Of by the astronomers, does
nots how up better than it does at
present, the unlearned mass of
mankind will vote it unworthy all
the fuss made over it. 1t can be
seen by the naked eye, provided
the naked eye is an uncommonly
good one, directly in the western
sky, from seven to nine o'clock in
the evening, but to the ordinary
it is very inconspicuous
and Insignificant object. 1t shows
3 moderately bright nucleus, but
only . small and unimpressive tail
and comet without q brilliant,
sweeping, irst-class tail commands
little attention and respect in this
age of spectacular displays. The
astronomer, Prof. Swift,
informs Us that it has q double tail,
which, We suppose, is curious and
inexplicable, but as the bifurcation
Is not discernible except with the
nd of 8 telescope, and not conspi-
cuous even then, it is all the same
10 ordinary mortals as it did not
sxist. The comet is moving south
with astonishing rapidity, and is
rapidly approaching the point of
It's maximum brightness, but it
will probably disappear without
attracting the attention of one per-
son in twenty.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-01-17

THE Republican party in Texas
is seemingly in state of fermen.
tation. Several of the leading
politicians of that party were in
Austin the other day holding a
consultation. 1t is said that NAL
10y, Arthur's imperial bower in
Texas is buslly engaged in fixing
things for a solid Arthur delega-
ton from this state in the coming
convention. It is said that Jack
Evans is setting his traps and ar
his pegs to. fight Arthur
if he, Jack, does not get. the nomi'
nation for the federal judgeship.
Texas may play an important part
in the Republican national conven-
ton is helping some one to the
nomination, but when it comes to
voting she will roll up formid-
able Democratic majority.
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FLOUR MILLS.

From time to time the BANNER
has called attention to the fact that
BRENNAN would be a good point
for the erection of 4 frst-class
small merchant Touring mill. The
-four consumed in this county
alone is sufficient to keep small
mill busy, and the territory tribu-
tary to BRENNAN may be said to
include the line of the Central
road from and including Hemp
stead to Giddings, and the Santa
Fe road from Wallis to Cameron,
to say nothing ofthe vast territory
reached exclusively by wagons.
Flour can certainly be made as
cheap here as in Houston and Gal
weston, both of which cities sup
port extensive -four mills which are
making money; those mills draw
their supply of wheat from the
northern part ofthe state and for .
year or more 6 mill in BRENNAN
would have to do the same thing,
but the mill once established and in
successful operation, farmers would
soon engage in the cultivation of
wheat in this vicinity, Expert
nents tried here for several years
past have fully demonstrated the
practicability Of wheat culture ; it
has been successfully raised was
successfully and abundantly rails
ed during the 'late unpleasant
ess," and -four enough was made
Eupply the home demand. There
zen no essential change in
climate since that
hid therefore no reason why
should not be raised. It
peen OBJECTED, ana not without
SON, that there are neither reap
threshers or a market for
here ond therefore it was
% attemptto raise it in any
and again it would not
.he, two or three farmers TO
ide. themselves with reapers
threshers. With the estab-
ent of mill here these OBJ
IS would be removed, and
.ubt not that planters would
'ally engage in the caltiva-
wheat, to such an extent at
5 to diversity their crops.
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RE11AB1B MEN WANTED.


The San Antonio Times, q paper
that prides itsrlf on the orthodoxy
of its democracy, makes a cOnces-
SION in advising its readers to vote
for the very best men for aldermen
at the city election which is soon
to ensue. II says: 'eFote for the
most active, public spirited and re-
liable men, and let US make 8 step
forward in the direction Of ad-
yancement and public improve
mont" This is the true doctrine
in all local affairs, county as well
as city; vote for aactive, public
spirited and reliable mem" what
more can be asked or what better
character of men could be desired.
The want Of such men in once is
one of the greatest drawbacks of
the day. It is true there are some
such, but unfortunately It Is the
exception, not the rule. Can any
partisan explain the necessity Of
inquiring into a mans party pre-
ferences with a view to ascertain.
ing his fitness to represent, say the
First Ward in a city council, or to
serve as constable or justice Of the
peace of Bobtail precinct. If the
aspirants are public spirited and
reIiable-the word reliable includ-
ing ofcourse both fitness and hon
esty-they are very apt to make
not only good but reliable officers,
no matter how high or low their
official position may be. In the
hurry of a political canvass these
ESSENTIAL qualifications are
90 apt to be overlooked and party
ends are likely to be subserved at
the expense public interests. In
a government like ours BY the
very force Of circumstances, every
intelligent man is almost forced to
take sides with one or tho ether Of
The great political parties; it is al
most impossible for him to main
tain a neutral stand if he takes
sny interest whatever in public
affairs, and such being the case it
may be taken for granted that
whenever any political officers are
TO be voted for the intelligent
voter will array himself on one
side or the other; and if he be in
dependent enough to think for
himself he will choose the side
which he conceives will accomplish
the most public good. It is this
feeling and this class Of voters
which causes party majorities in |
closely contested states to duo
tuate from one side to the other,
the vote, however, rarely aban-
doning permanently his frst-love
for party. Therefore it would
seem to be clear that there is no
necessity for mingling politics in
local affairs, with which we come
in contact daily and hourly.
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STATE TAXES.

The committee on revenue and
taxation will report favorably on
the Cochran bill. The general
revenue tax is set at sixteen and
two thirds cents on the 500 and
the school tax at fifteen cents. A
number of changes are made in the
occupation tax laws. AT present
the state tax is thirty cents, the
new rate is thirty-one and two
thirds cents or one and one-hali
cents more than at present. 1t
will thus be seen that the proposed
tax reduction goes glimmering,
for this year at any rate. The
people have, by their votes, de-
clared almost unanimously in fa-
vor of an efficient system of free
schools and the trihing addition to
the rate of taxation will hardly be
felt, especially by the smaller tax
payers, who after all, pay most OF
the taxes; the very large tax payers
may make some complaint but it
will not avail them anything. II
is true that it was confidently ex-
pected that there would be re-
duction, instead of an increase in
taxation, but when the reduction
was talked of last year crop pros
poets were never better through.
out the state and general season
of prosperity was universally an
ticipated. This was a miscalcula-
ton; the crops proved almost a to-
tai failure in some sections, and
turned out short throughout the
state generally; farmers, who con-
tracted debts were unable to pay
and there have been many failures
among the merchants. In short
We arc now having what every
body calls "hard times" Again
the fence cutting troubles came on
somewhat Unexpectedly and have
assumed magnitude that no one
even dreamed of. All these cases
combined will probably have the
effect of reducing values instead of
increasing them and it is safe to
say that the total assessment of
the property in the state for this
year will not be as great IS that
of the year just past. The crop
failures and the fence troubles
seem to have been inevitable and
for the latter it is difficult to ac-
count, they seem to have come of
their own accord. A little time is
all that is needed for Texas to re-
sumo her wanton prosperity.
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THE NEWS AND GOVERNOR
IRELAND.

The quarrel between Governor
Ireland and the Galveston News
has assumed an open breach, and
the representatives ofthe News no
longer visit the Office of the execu-
tive, he having informed them that
they are unwelcome visitors and
will not be given any information.
An Austin special Of over half .
column in Mondays News gives all
the details In an apparently impair
tial manner. The causes that have
led to this state ofaffairs are many
and have been coming on gradually
for some time. For reasons best
known to itself the News has been
harsh in its criticisms of Governor
Ireland's Official acts, especially
blaming him for the fence-cutting
troubles. Governor Irelaad is
seemingly high-tempered man
and Judging from all the surround
ings it certainly does look as if
the News was making an unneces-
sary war on him. The reason for
this course is unknown to the gen.
eral public. The News is a great pa
per, and to maintain its reputation
it should act fairly and justly to
officials Is well as inviduals. There
is no occasion for boiling over with
indignation at the course of the
News towards Governor Ireland,
for the reason that it is doing him
no injury. He has the press and
the people of the state on his side.
II he has erred it has been an er-
ror Of the heart, not of the head ;
his honesty and integrity of Pur-
pose have not been questioned,
even by his enemy, the Galveston
News, and such being the case
Governor Ireland has reason to BIO
proud of his record. The political
course Of the Galveston News has
often been open to criticism, but
its politics are its own; the public
is the exclusive judge of its relia-
biIity Is political newspaper.
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DELMoNIco, the New York res
tuaranteur, while sick and partial,
ly demented wandered away from
his home and mysteriously disap'
peared. No traces of him were
discovered until his dead body was
found in the Orange mountains,
New Jersey, in the woods about a
mile from the summer-house OF
Gen. Mcclellan. 1t is supposed
he had been dead since the 9th
inst. Nothing had been rumoved
from his body and there were no
signs of violence.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-01-17

Nh. D. r. LOCKE, editor of the
Toledo Blade, and better known 8,
petroleum v. Nashby," the hum.
orist, is making tour ofthe South
with the view, it is understood, Of
writing up its resources for the
benefit of the readers of his paper.
Mr.. Locke is accompanied by Mr..
C. A. B. Shepard. of the well.
known publishing house of Lee &
Shepard, Boston. Mr.. Locke, it is
almost superdous to add, is Re
publican, Mr.. Shepard is a Demo
crat. These two gentlemen, who
are out for q six months tour, at
last accounts were In Nashville,
Tennessee.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-01-17

THE trial of James Mutt for kill
ing Duke, at Uniontown, is now
in progress at Pittsburg. A jury
was obtained without any difficulty
and an acquittal is confidently ex-
pected. Hon. Dan Voorhees,, OF
Indian is aoounsel for the defense.