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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-04-18
Seed Corn Famine.

Probably nineteen farmers in twenty must
buy seed corn for next springs planting, on
account of the failure of the '83 crop to
ripen. We must look sharp to the seeds
that we buy, that they are better than our
own, as many unreliable parties will offer in
ferior stocks, to take advantage of the de.
mand. We suggest that everv corn grower
should send to Hiram Sibley & Co., the re-
liable seedsmen at Rochester. N. Y, and
Chicago ILL.,, for their Catalogue and seed.
corn circular. This house makes specially
of seed-corn and we believe that they will do
what they say they will.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-04-18
A Walking Skeleon.

Mr.. +. Springer, of Merchandising, Pa.
writes: 81 was afflicted with lung fever and
abcess on lungs, and reduced to a walking
Skeleton. Got free trial bottle of Dr.
Kings New Discovery for Consum plion
which lid me so much good that | bought a
dollar bottle. After using three bottles
found myself once more man, completely
restored to health, with hearty appetite,
and gain in flesh of 48 lbs.'
Call at ORsBoRN BROS Drug Store and get
free trial bottle of this certain cure for al
Lung Diseases. Large bottles $I.oo.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-04-18
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

In the matter of the estate OF Frederick III. La
cey, late of Rush, deceased.
We the undersigned, having been appointed by
the Hon. A. A. Harper Judge of Probate in and
for the county of Shiawassce, State of Michigan,
Commissioners to receive. examine and adjust all
claims and demands of all persons against said es-
tate do hereby give notice that we will meet AT
the residence of ARA j.. Fowler in the township of
Rush in said county. on Saturday. tho 10th day of
May, 1884, and on the LIST day Of October, A. d.,
1884, at ten o'clock in the forenoon of each of said
days, for the purpose of receiving and adjusting all
claims against said estate. and. that six months
from the 31st day of March. 1884, are allowed to
creditors to present their claims to said commits
sioners for adjustment and allowance
Dated the 3lst day of March, A. d.. 1884.
GEoRGE @. HANEs,
e.. ID. LoYNEs,
JOIN HARsIIBARGER,
Commissioners.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-04-18
international Throat and Lung Institute
81 LAFAYETTE Avenue. DETROIT, MICH.

This Institute was founded by Dr. M. Souvielle,
of Paris (ex-aide surgeon of French army for the
special treatment of Catarrh, catarrhal Deafness,
Asthma Bronchitis, Consumption and all diseases
Of the Throat and Lungs, using in thetreatment of
above named diseases DR.. Souvielle's new and
wonderful invention, the SPRRoMETER, an instru-
ment which conveys medicinal properties direct to
parts affected, and which is now used in all the
leading hospitals in Europe. 1t is only since DR..
Souvielles Invention and discovery of this new
method of treating the air passages, that Throat
and Lung diseases no longer feared. Physicians
and sufferers invited to investigate this mode of
treatment. Ifmpossibe to call in person, write
for list of questions and International News.
Thousands treated by letter Instruments sent to
any address NY express, with full directions for
using. Call upon address
DR.. NJ. SOUVIELLE.
81 Lafayette Ave-, Detroit, Mich.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-04-18
A LADY's PERFECT COMPANION

PAINLESS CHILDBIRTH, new book, tells
how am woman may become mother 7Oikl-
ont suffering any pain 70hateOer. 1t also
tells how to prevent and overcome morning
sick ness, swelled limbs, and all other evils
attending pregnancy. Physicians highly
recommend it as the wifes true private COM
panion. Send two.cent stamp for full de-
scriptive circular, testimonials, and confden-
tia letter sent in sealed envelope. Address
FRANK THOMAS & Co., Pub Baltimore,
Md
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-04-18
BuckIen's Arnica Salye.

The Best SvLvE in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever seress
teter, chapped hands. chilblains, corns, and
all skin eruptions, and positively cures piles,
or no pay required. 1t is guaranteed to
give perfect satisfaction, or money refunded.
Price rs cents per box.
For sale by Osborn Bros.
Oakside School opens next Wednesday,
April 0.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-04-18
Seeds That Talk.

Yes-seeds that talk Can anything speak
palmer than full row Of seeds, which have
forced their tiny leaves above the surface in
garden and feldi They fairly shout 10 us
that they are alive and can be depended up
on every time. Such are Sibley's tested
seeds, they talk right at you, and can be had
promptly by sending postal card to Hiram
Sibley Il Co., Rochester, ~ Y, or Chicago,
ILL.,, for Catalogue and price list.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-04-18
ThAusanfls Say So

Mr. t. w. Atkins, Grard, Kan, writes:
II never hesitate to Recommend your Elec.
Eic bitters to my customers, they give en-
tire satisfaction and are rapid sellers. ~
Electric Bitters are the purest and best med.
icine known and will positively cure Kidney
and Liver complaints. Purify the blood and
regulate the bowels. No family can afford
to be without them. They will save hun.
dreds of dollars in doctors bills every year
Sold at fifty cents bottle by OSBORN Bros
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-04-18
Rock of Seeds

Messrs. Hiram Sibley & Co.. of Roches-
ter. N. Y, and Chicago H., will send, free
of charge on application, to any of our read
ers, book in which is described all the test
CO new and standard varieties of vegetable,
flower and held seeds, which is we'll worth
sending for and reading carefully.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-04-18

The Spiritualists of the South have
bought fourteen acres of land on Look
out Mountain, where they will estab-
lish an assembly ground and erect an
extensive tabernacle.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-04-18

Ladies find DR.. A. II. Davis Family
Pills, will relieve them OF a vast
amount of suffering.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-05-08
Street Travel.

Do what they will, IN New York,
it seems impossible to keey up
with the demand for facilities for
rapid transit. In three years there
has been an increase of IS, 900, 900
in the number of passengers carried
on the street railroads. When the
elevated roads were built it was
supposed they would nearly dcs-
troy the business of the surface
roads; but the surface roads are
now carrying more passengers than
ever before although the elevated
roads are carrying their full share.
In fact, at certain hours in the day,
when persons are going to, or re-
turning from business, all the roads
are taxed to their utmost capacity
and the pressure on them is in
creasing so rapidly that additional
facilities for transit will have TO
be provided. To supply these
twenty-nine different lines of cable
road are projected-some of them
on the surface, some depressed be-
low 1t, and some elevated; and in
addition there is the project of an
arcade system of four roads and
sidewalks under Broadway. This
latter scheme eontemplates making
Broadway two-story thorough
fare, the lower story being perpe-
tually lighted with electric lights,
and an arched stone ceiling only
dividing it from the the thronged
street above. There are now $50
miles ofsurface and elevated roads
in operation in the city, and if the
new projects be carried out they
will add too miles more, and the
city would present the appearance
ola population moving almost con-
stantly through. the air. Some
streets would have three different
roads-a sunken track with cars
drawn by steam, n surface road
with horse-cars and an elevated
road. As to the arcade scheme un-
der Broadway, although it is vehe-
mently opposed by the owners OF
property, it is probable the neces-
stiles of the public will compel its
construction. The authors of the
scheme assert that 1t can be execu-
ted without interfering with the
traffic on the street, and they cite
the underground railways in Lon
don, which RIM under eight-story
business houses and warehouses,
to show that it would not impair
the value or stability of Broadway
buildings, while all admit that it
would greatly relieve the pressure
of travel on that congested street.
st. Lonis Republican.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-05-08
WHISKEY AND THE SIX
SHOOTER

That the six-shooter must go is
daily becoming more and more ap-
parent ; 1t took long time before
the press could get its consent to
advocate the banishment of the
six-shooter, but now the press of
the state is almost unanimous.
The Galveston News says: "When
the newspapers of Texas insist
shat the six-shooter must go; when
the whole press of the state unite
upon this proposition; when it is
demonstrated thatthe public safety
and the public peace require the
expulsion of this murderous nipple
ment, no power can resist the de-
mand, and the sophistries of the
popular lecture-room will not stay
the reform so soon as a way is de-
vised to effect it." These remarks
by the News are drawn out by the
assertion of popular lecturer,
that the prohibition of whiskey
being an acknowledged failure,
prohibition as applied to the six
shooter must fail also. This is logic,
but there is really no analogy in
the two cases. The drinking of
whiskey is something that con-
Germs directly only the individual
who abuses it, and the public in
directly when through the in
huence of whiskey the man or his
family become public charge.
The carrying of the six-shooter is
something that effects the entire
public, any man woman or child is
liable to be shot at any time and
at any place they may be or appear
in public, and they are even liable
to be shot the privacy OF their own
homes or bed chambers by the &C
cidental discharge ola pistol in
the hands ofsome careless person.
The carrying of pistols Is public
nuisance and many hundrends of
men have lost their lives solely
from the reason that reckless men
were armed. That whiskey, when
INDUCED in to excess, is al. evil is
too plain fact to admit of dispute,
and that whiskey and that six
shooter combined have done much
is also true. If it is ad-
mitted that whiskey cannot be sue
cessfully prohibited it does not
follow that the six-shooter cannot
be abolished. Ifthe six-shooter was
out of they way whiskey would be
robbed of one of its most potent
means of mischief. Is it not better
to have half reform than no re-
form at all?
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-05-08

Tho Cincinnati Produce Ex-
change is wrestling with the ques-
ton of the importation of eggs In
to this country. At q recent meet
ing it was shown that large impor-
tations of inferior qualities from
Germany and points in Canada
have had tendency to demoralize
the market of New York City and
other points, and it was the gener.
al feeling that a stop should be put
to it. There Is o duty of 20 per
cent on American eggs going in
Canada, while the Canadians can
run the product of their hens into
the United States without extra
charge. A committee was appoint.
ed to draw up a petition asking
Congress to establish a duty on
eggs.-N. o. Times-UemOcrat.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-05-08

The plea of drunkenness in crimi.
nal cases meets with the most de-
eided opposition from the New
York court of appeal. A man
charged with murder confessed the
facts, but introduced proof to show
that the crime was committed in a
state of intoXication that was
frenzy, and hence he could not
have formed IN intelligent intent,
nor. controlled his actions. The
court held that "voluntary Intoxi-
cation of one who without provo
cation commits a homicide, al
though amounting to frenzy, does
not exempt him from tho same le-
gal ipteronces upon the question
of intent which are applicable to q
person perfectly sober"
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-05-08
GALVESTON HARBoR.

Captain Eads writes a letter to
the Galveston News, in reply to
tho criticism by army engineers
on the plan proposed by him for
securing thirty feet of water on
the bar, and which was warmly in
dorsed by the people and congress
men of this state, The letter is a
long one, fully discussing the
problem and pointing out the de-
fects in the present plan of harbor
improvement now being carried on
by the United States engineers,
showing just where it is lacking,
and what changes are needed to
insure success. Now Orleans has
had experience in the matter of
harbor Improvement and the New
Orleans Times-Democrat speaks
by authority. 1t says:
HThis whole discussion calls at
tention to a similar one New Or
leans took a leading part in some
ten years ago between Captain
Eads and the government engin-
GERS, on the same subject, the
question Of jetties, and the remov-
al of the bar. We remember that
a great many people in New Or
leans sided with the government
engineers then and doubted the
success and efficiency of the jet
ties. With a remembrance of this
affair before us, New Orleans can
not but recommend Galveston to
heed the advice that Captain Eads
now gives it His plan is certain
ly no experiment; it has been tried |
here, and achieved even more than
was hoped for. Other plans than |
his had frequently been proposed
for the Mississippi, had even been |
tried and failed, and an immense
amount of money had thus been |
wasted, without anything being
achieved"
The Times-Democrat says it is
true that the situation at Calves
ton is somewhat different from
what it is at New Orleans, but
Captain Eads understands this and
has provided for 1t. If his plan
fails, all the capital he and his
hackers put INTO the project would !
be lost, and his reputation would
suffer from failure.
He was opposed by the United
States engineers at New Orleans
and has demonstrated that his
plan is the correct one. The
Timcs-D emocratprecommends Gal
weston to take hold of the Eads'
plan. The Galveston News of Sat
urday publishes the letter in full
and refers to it editorialiy, giving
il a hearty Endorsement. A con-
ference meeting was held and
committee has gone to New Or
leans to confer with Captain Eads,
who is expected there on Monday.
The News has faith in the plan
and says that it is strong IN the be,
II
lief that the grandest opportunity !,
ever offered win not be squan-
dered. Il
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-05-08
COUNTY CONTENTION.


The chairman of the Democratic
executive committee has issued a
call for a county convention to
meet in Brennan on Saturday, the
oath inst, to elect delegates to the
State convention to be held at Fort
Worth for the purpose of electing
delegates to the National Convcn-
ton to meet in Chicago. In order
to select a candidate for president
we have, First, the primary meet
ings which elect delegates to the
county convention, Second, the
county convention to elect dele
gates to the state convention,
Third, the state convention to elect
delegates to the National conven-
ton, and Fourth and last, the Ma
tional convention itself, which it is
sincerely hoped will nominate the
next president of the United
States. 1t will be seen that the
only voice the masses ofthe people
have is at the primary meeting (;
that over the remainder is in the
hands of delegates, and if the dele
gates are not very careful they are
apt to find themselves in the hands
of the politicians; and the politi-
clans have long been in the habit
of handling conventions of all
kinds from county up to national.
Every man is interested in the well
fare OF the country and in having
a good government, and therefore
every Democrat should make it a
special point to attend his primary
or precinct meeting and see that
intelligent and representative men
be sent to the county convention,
and in turn the county convention
should send our best men as dele
gates to the Fort Worth conven-
ton. As to expressing any choice
for president at this time it would
seem to be useless; all attempts
heretofore made to boom preslden-
tlal candidates have failed, and af-
ter all 1t will probably rest with
the National convention to select
the candidate, .or rather to name
the man, as it does not appear that
any one has been named who will
go before the convention with suf
fcient strength to obtain the nomi:
nation on the first ballot. At the
last National convention the De-
mocracy had decided beforehand
that Gen. Hancock was to be the
nominee. This time no choice has
been made, 1T evidently being the
intention of the party to nominate
the most available man. For this
reason if for no other the best and
ablest men should be elected as
delegates.
At some time in the future an
other county convention will be
called to elect delegates to the
State nominating convention which
will meet in Houston.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-05-08
An Uninstructed Delegate.

From the Philadelphia Call.
Little Jack-Pop, you are del
egate to the Presidential Conven-
ton, amt your"
Pop-Yes, my son.
Little lakeland didn't you say
you was an instructed delegate2
Pop-Yes.
Little Jack-Then what for did
Mr.. Biggs tell Mr.. Bogg you
wasn't ?
Pop-Oh! 1 guess you misunder-
stood.
Little Jack-No, 1 didn't. He
thinks are uninstructed.
Pop-Why do you think so?
Little Jack-Because he said he
didn't see why the party should Sc
lect suce an lgnoramus as you.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-05-08
BRENHAMsS WANTS

The Navasota Tablet says Drcn-
mems Clay Station and Independ-
cncc railroad will certainly be
completed within few months,
and that Navasota will be greatly
benefited. For the benefit of the
business men of BRENNAN we would
state that what Navasota gains in
this particular will be their loss.
The natural advantages of Brcn-
ham will hardly enable it to COM
pete with direct railway commune
cation. BRENNAN is as advanta-
gcously situated as any interior
town in the state; the lands con-
tiguous to 1t are unsurpassed any
where in Texas or out of it, but
while the town has kept pace with
the development of the country
Immediately surrounding it no
united effort has been made to
branch out and secure trade from
a distance, and no effort whatever
has been made toward establishing
manufacturing industries. 1t is
manufacturing that builds up and
sustains a town. Brennan was a
considerable town long before
Waco, Dallas or Fort Worth had
any railway connections, but in
stead of branching out and en-
dcavoring to get more railways
she laid by on her natural advan-
tages. When it was proposed to
bring the Santa Fe railway to
Brenham there was some high
kicking done and several parties
did their level best to prevent the
building of the road through here,
but by the effort of other public
spirited citizens it was permitted
TO pass through the town. At
this particular tune we need a
frst-class flour mill and pork pack
cry in order that we may make our
bread and meat instead of sending
to Missouri and Kansas for bacon
and -four. Hogs sufficient to make
all the bacon consumed in this and
adjoining counties tributary to us
can be raised, and would be raised
were there any market for them.
The Brennan Ice and Refrigera-
ton company now affords the
means of establishing pork-house,
and the investment of few thous-
and dollars would put up a mill of
sufficient capacity to supply the de-
mand for -four. The scarcity of
fuel prevents the running of any
very extensive factory where large
power is required, but yet there
are minor industries that could be
successfully carried on. We have
several times shown that farm wa
gons enough are sold here every
year to keep a good sized wagon
factory busy the year round. We
are close to the pine and cypress
country and it is possible to estab-
lish a woodenware factory; in fact
the range of possibilities is almost
unlimited. Instead of having only
one exclusively Wholesale house
we should have several; the terri
tory to buy the goods is at hand
and in order to get the trade 1t is
only necessary to make the proper
effort to secure it.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-05-08

The combination of druggists
formed to regulate prices is said to
consist of thirteen of the largest
manufacturing firms, representing
sixty preparations of popular rem
edies. The combination is repre-
sented to control between seven
hundred and eight hundred whole
sale establishment and about thir.
ty thousand retail drug stores.
The organization presents for
midable array, but there is an in
terested class that is not easily
controlled, and that consists Of
consumers; hence too decided
stand on the subject of high prices
may not prove practicable In s
business sense. Few medicines are
as yet looked upon as common
neecsSaries of life. III
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-05-08

The contest between Texas COM
panies for the $500 prize offered
by the Houston Cotton Exchange
took place on Tuesday afternoon.
The Lamar Rifles, Of Dallas, Aus
tin Greys, Johnson Guards, of
Hampstead, Brennan Grcys and
GALVESTON Guards entered for the
prize. The Post gives detailed
account of the drill and says of the
Brennan Greys, that their manuel
and marching were both poor.
They were applauded by their
friends throughout the drill. 1t is
evident that the Greys will not
bring the $500 prize back with
them. 1t is thought that the Gal
weston Guards will be awarded the
prize. 1t seems that all the COM
panies exhibited nervousness dur
ing the drill.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-05-08

In twenty years from 1860 to
1880 the manufactured products of
the United States increased from
81, 1886, 100000 to $500, 900, 900.
During the same period the acre
age of farms increased from 407,-
600, 900 acres to $50, 100000 acres,
or 80 per cent, and an increase in
value from s6,645, 600, 900 to s1O,-
1871, 100000. In 1860 there were
30,630 miles of railway in opera
ton there are now 10000 miles.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-05-08

The skill of watchmakers has
tor feveral years been tested, and
all have wished to produce a o'clock,
not over-large, that would run six
months from one winding. Adolph
J. Schirrman, a native ofNew York
has at last succeeded in this object.
Clocks with calendar attachments,
and other clocks of large size, have
been produced that would run six
months, but SLhrrrmann claims to
have the first works crammed into
case four by ton inches, that will
run continually for six months and
keep regular time. The clock will
run $50 days, but its time cannot
be relied upon after six months.
Mr.. Schirrmann, it is SAID, will
now turn his attention to a small
clock that will run year with
one winding.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-05-08

As was intimated the other day
the Post has a special from San
Antonio in which it is stated that
the appointment of Mr.. Harden.
brook as commissioner gives gen.
eral satisfaction. This is to offset
the special to the News stating that
the appointment was unsatisfac-
tory. As Maj. Elliott OF Dallas
got the appointment the contro-
versy is settled.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-05-08

The ritual Of the Greek church
forbids any lights inside church
other than candles, and when il
came to lighting the Cathedral Of
st. Petersburg by electricity, Sc
riOus difficulty presented itself.
But they found a way to whip the
devil around the stump, as usual.
The lamps were put outside the
windows and then an extra set of
windows were put outside Of that.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-05-08

"Alonzo, dear, do you believe in
ghosts" she asked dreamily- mo
darling, do not" he replied.
"Well, AIonzo, that ghosts to show
you are not superstitious." Then
they fell into a sweet, calm sleep.
Carl Prctzel's Weekly.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-05-08

The first returns from the crazy
quilt craze have just been received
in New York. One young lady
has been sent TO the mad-house,
and two others hustled off to re-
treat where they mend up shatter-
ed nervous system.