Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-04-15

| congressman lTOW W eSJ flr6iDlA
{ declines q denomination.
A contemporary describes Ga
. lusha A. Grow as a yellow leaf tori
0 out Of forgotten history.
Cincinnati is regarded as tht
largest carriage manufacturing
centre in the United States.
Springfield, Mass, proposes tC
turn one of its effete roller skating
, Kinks into IN armory.
: There are two "Tip Top" post
offices IN the country, one in Ken
lucky and the other in Arizona.
In Portland, Me-, there are liv.
ing 200 men who possess from
100000 to 100000 each.
Gould's million will not avail
HIM if Powderly's millions behave
Observation-Disclosures Record.
European papers remark upon
the good imitation of celIuloid now
manufactured from potatoes.
New Jersey will soon publish q
map of the whole. State on tho I'M
usually large scale of FIVE inches
to the mile.
Dartmouth students petitioned
to have the college reading room
opened on Sunday, but the trus-
tees unanimously refused.
|, There is an average of one voter
to every tour persons in the United
States, while there Is one voter to
every seven In Great Britain.
An English colony of over one
thousand skilled workmen pro-
poses to purchase land and build
their own homes near PIttsburg.
A colored woman at Athens, Ga,
stopped a wedding because she had
bought the groom's clothes with
the expectation that she would be
the bride.
The youngest member of the
Now York Cotton Exchange is a
lad of fifteen and the oldest vet
Gran of eighty-two years. Tho two
are great friends.
When the single young lady
works the unmarried minister a
pair of slippers, she is trying to
win his heart by capturing his
understanding.
1t has been estimated at the
United States treasury department
that during the month of March
there was a reduction of about
sl4, 25O,OO0 in the public debt.
Though green peas are in bloom
in the eastern counties OF North
Carolina, the roads IN the south
west part OF the State are even yet
halt blocked with snow.
Not a particle OF fruit of any kind
was found by a Paris chemist in
"ourrant jelly" which he analysed
lately, and which had been put mn
expressly Tor import - 70 this coun,
try.
: Congressman Hiscock of New
York recently carried off the prize
in beauty contest in Washington.
His nearest competitor was Hon.
John Daniel, who fell behind only
ten votes.
The beautiful red plumage OF a
South African species of birds has
been chemically examined and
found to be due to copper. When
the birds are kept away from food
containing copper they entirely
lose the tint produced by that min
eral.
Miss Kato Kin, q daughter of
kato Kiyoto, shizoku of Tokyo
Flu. Japan, has been ordered by
the Department of Education to
visit the United States to study the
routine of normal schools and
nursery establishments for three |
years.
The longevity of women who |
are fortunate enough to marry SOL
diers is shown in the fact that our
pension rolls bear the names of
about 10000 widows of the veter-
ans of 1872. The brides of "A years
ago are nearly centenarians now,
and the number of them quite sur
passes belief.
The Arkansas Democratic state
convention meets in Little Rock,
June 80. State officers, county of
ficers, circuit court judges, prose-
cuting-attorneys and members of
the general assembly will be elect
ed in September next, and in Nov
ember following five representa-
tives in congress will be chosen.
Paper is about to monopolize an
other branch OF industry, which is
no less a one than the making of
gentlemen's head gear. By new
process of manipulation, hats more
serviceable and finer than anything !.
now in the market are made OF
wood pulp. They are lmpervious
to water and not wanting in fexi-
bility. 1t is believed that felt hats
will have to take q back seat as
soon as these new hats can placed
on the market in sufficient num-
hers 10 supply the..demand. They
are certain to Fevolutioniae the
matters trade, as they can be mold
ed into any shape or style deired,
and eolored to meet the taste
of the publlc. They can be made
to represent a glossy or happy ap-
pearance.
Possibly most OF the people who
are familiar with the picture ofthe
chocolate girl, used so long for an
advertisement, think it creation {
OF some artists fancy. On the GEN.
trary, it is a portrait, the portrait of
Il very pretty VIennese woman,
and has a romantic story attached
to it. l. seems that some years
ago q young German student of
noble birth fell in love with the
pretty chocolate girl who served
HIM with the delicious beverage IN
a Vienna cafe. She was respecta-
bic girl and he an honorable gen.
tleman; and he married her. He
telt proud of her humble origin,
and had her picture painted by a
famous German artist in the pietur-