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THE chestnut gong is the latest
absuPdlty; it is dimintive gong
attached to tho Walstcoat of dimin-
tive dudes and Is rung by the dude
when he imagines that some fellow
dude is telling and improbable
story-a chestnut. This chestnut
business is destined to be short
duration. 1t is simply Il fresh
craze for which America has be-
como famous. Without q fresh
craze every month or two people
become unhappy, especially dudes.
PERSONS and politicians who are
SO free to heap anathomas on rail
roads and railroad companies
would do well to bear in mind that
the much despised railways have
done their full part to help the
sufferers in the drouth stricken re.
gions of Texas by carrying num-
bers of cars of supplies absolutely
free of charge. The merchants of
St. Louis have also been very
liberal.
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Union, S. c., June 81, 1856.
ULCERATED FOOT.

For nearly five years L suffered
with Il running, gansrcnous sore
on my foot. l spent all my wages
for medicine, hoping to be cured.
l never found any permanent re-
lief until Mossrs. |. H. Il J. Il.
Pittard, of WintervilIc, Ga, pro-
cured for me six bottles of S. S. s.,
which, if it has not entirely cured
me, has certainly heald the sore.
All swelling and soreness is gone.
Before l took Swilts Specific at
times | could uot walk at all. Only
in bad weather do l now feel the
slightest ache in my foot, and 30
and como at will. [ am truly
thankful for what it has done for
me. A number OF witnesses arc
ready to cOrroborate my state
ment. CAROLINE JOHNSON (col.)
Oglcthorpe Co., Ga, July Is, 1856.
Treatise on Blood and Skin DIS
cases mailed free.
Tho Swift Specific Co., Drawer
3, Atlanta Ga.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-09-30

There is, at Roberts, Hunt coun-
ty, Texas, q wonderful we'll. Its
waters have, it Is said, never failed
to cure the worst cases of dyspcp-
sla, dIarrhca, sick headache, cramp
collie, etc. The water is now beng
condensed so that one gallon con-
tains eight, and it is being shipped
by the firm who owns the we'll
to a number of places IN the State.
Joseph Tristram has made arrange
ments to handle this water in
Brennan, and will sell it under
strict guarantee for dyspepsia, etc.
DR.. TrIstram is the sole agent for
McBride's mineral water, at Bren-
ham. You would do we'll to see
him, if effected, as this is natures
own remedy and will permanently
cure you.
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THE Waco Examiner thinks
there Is but one way to meet the
railway problem and that is by
legislation against pooling. The
question of pooling is an open one;
some contend that It is n good
thing and prevents determinations
against individuals and towns,
others hold that it does not. The
Examiner also says that when rail-
road legislation is reached the
difficulty will be in stopping short
of injustice. 1t is possible for the
Legislature to put complete stop
to railway building, but it is to be
hoped that wise and conscrva-
tive course will be pursued.
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1t is a mistake that there is I

1t is mistake that there is re
vival IN white hose. The enron
eous impression arises from the
fact that many women buy as many
white or ccrue-lisIe thread stock.
ingS as black or dark-colorcd ones
when laying in supply of hosiery
for the season. They do this be,
cause white and ecTu-stockings oil
the shecrest kind are always worn
under black or dark-colorcd stock
ings by prudent or carelul women,
who do not wish to run the risk OF
blood-polsoning from badly-dyed
cheap hosiery. Black stockings
are always on the increase, but
ladies are beginning to realize the
necessity of wearing them over
white ones.
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"Tho queen should by and by
have an exceptionally fine assert
mont of arrows, says the st. James
Gazette. "She got another three
at Edinburgh on Thursday-the
tho third set from the Scottish cap
ltal, In accordance with the an
ciont charter of the royal company
of archors, three arrows had TO be
presented TO her by that body. A
similar ceremony took place in
1912, the occasion of the queens
first visit to Scotland. Again in
1866, when she unveiled the Albert
memorial, she had a gift of arrows;
the presentation taking place, on
Thursday, at Hollywood. They are
no common arrows. Three kinds
of wood are used in their construc-
tion-lancowood, snakewood and
bulletwood; tho tops are of ivory,
the barbs silver and the feathers
white, red and blue. They are
presented on a cushion of green
velvet frlnged with gold. Tho
first presentation of the arrows to
an English monarch was in 1922,
the occasion of George lbs land
ing IN Scotland"
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-09-30

PRoF. PROCTOR, the learned Eng
lish astronomer, has contributed
an article to the st. Louis Globe
Democrat, in which he says that
false-prophet Virgins Is halfedu-
Gated wholly unscientifc employee
of a meteorological Office in Otta-
wa, who has long endeavored to
acquire q cheap reputation by
weather predictions of that kind,
and which of itself assures stu
dent of science that the weather
prophet is either utterly ignorant
or exceedingly knavish. Virgins
is a fraud of the first-watcr. who
simply wants notoricty.
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Ex-senator Simon Cameron, in
a letter containing $1,000 for the
Charleston relief fund, says: 81 al.
ways associate your city and State
with my rccolloctions ofyour great
statesman, who occupied so COM
handing q position in the Senate
and before the country at my first
entrance upon public life moro
than forty years ago. He received
me IN the Senate with the greatest
of kindness, and during the remain
der of his life l was permitted not
only to show with others admira-
ton of his singular simplicity, Gle
vation and dignity of character,
but also 10 experience almost daily
some proof of his personal consid-
Grafton and regard. 1t naturally
gives me pleasure, therefore, to as
sociate my recollections of him
with this contribution toward the
relief of the citizens of tho State
he loved so WE'LL"
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-09-30

Apache Chief Chevos was not
impressed favorably with the coun,
try around st. Louis. He says: Il
am afraid we will soon all die IN
the country that we are going to,
if 1t is rs bad as this. When we
left our homes the soldiers gave us
fresh meat, and we hung it up in
the cars to dry. Whom VIC had
como one day it began TO rot and
wouldn't dry. If fresh meat would
do tins, then we will rot also, and
by-and-by our arms and legs Will
drop like Il white YaquIs with the
white mans sickness Qcprosy.)
The air Is heavy aud Inc sun dim
hero. 1t Is Sinking country"
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The NavasOta Tablet thinks the
legislature should submit prohi.
ton amendment to vote of the
people. The BANNER differs with
the Tablet. There is no occasion
for the submission of such an
amendment. and there is really no
call for it. 1t is true tnat petitions
have been presented to the legisla-
ture asking the submission of such
an amendment, but tho petitions
were not signed by any consider
able number of the people. Texas
has local option law and when
ever local option is voted for by a
majority Of the voters of Texas, by
counties, then it will be time to
talk about submitting q prohibit
ton amendment. Prohibition is a
sumptuary measure and sumptuary
measurers are contrary TO the
spirit of the law of this country.
Petitions amount to nothing; pc
tition can be got up for any imagin-
able purpose.
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\ Boston paper comments on the

A Boston paper comments on the
fact that people hate their proteges
when those they have helped grow
beyond the need of their and. A
much moro common fault of the
average weak human nature Is TO
store up grudge against the one
who has conferred an important
favor. Few people like to acknowl-
edge that some one else has confer
red prosperity upon them, An
obligation of this kind generally
weighs heavily and an independent
spirit will constantly seek oppor-
tunity TO repay it, balance the ac-
count or deny it outright. Real
gratitude is noble, hut not COM
mon.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-09-30

A deposit of precious stones OF
the rare kind known as "goIdcn
beryl," has recently been found in
the Berkshire Hills, Mass. Specl-
mems of this gem arc occasionally
met with in the hands of collectors,
but it has never before been found
in sufficient quantity to become an
article of trade. When cut the
stones are of q beautiful golden
color, exceedingly hard, and of
great brilliancy. Mr.. Kunz, min
craloglst of New York City, pro-
nounces them unsurpassed IN purI-
ty and beauty. Prof. Dana, of
Yale college, who recently visited
the mines, declares 1t to be a won
dertUl formation, and ting crystals
the finest ever seen by him.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-09-30

TIE Dallas Morning News uses
parallel columns to show the simI-
larity of ideas and the mode of ex-
pressing them. One column con-
tains paragraphs from the News OF
September "a and the other para
graphs from the Sherman Register
of September rs. The BANNER has
frequently noticed IN the Register
paragraphs that read exactly like
those that appeared in the BANNER
several days previously. Can the
Register account for the similarity
of ideas and expression.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-09-30

Cinninnati Enquirer: Our cor,
respondent at Columbus does not
believe that the poor,,"fiockmas-
tors" of this country ..are losing
Sl67, 100000 a year on:account OF
the non-rcstoration of the tariff of
81, for the reason that the wool
crop isn't big enough to sell for
half that amount. This shows that
Il tolcrably wcll-informod man may
be deplorably ignorant in some
things. Over in Kentucky some
years since one man who didn't
own single hog lost s275,0OO on
pork, merely because there was n
big crop of acorns and he hadn't a
hundred thousand shoats to fatten
on them. "FIoGkmaster" Harp
stor is losing 100000 year rcgu-
larry on wool, and all because he
can't NOV it like grass and sell it
at 81 a pound. All that is neccssa-
~ to make wool grow over the
fields like timothy and clover is to
put on the tariff.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-09-30

Fl. C. HAMILTON, the alleged
Democrat, made an attempt to de-
liver a speech in the courthouse at
gainesville, in which he told the
people how they were being lmpos-
cd upon by corporations. He also
went for tho railroads in the most
approved fashion; some one turned
off the gas and Hamilton was left
in total darkness. Tho people in
Gainesville do not appear to have
any use for a professional friend of
the people, like Hamilton, who has
seemingly taken his cue from Ter
reII, who can see the water in rail-
road stocks.
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THE LABOR VOTE.

Tho Houston Herald referring
to q recent article IN tho BANNER
in reference to tho labor organiza-
tons going into politics and IN
which il was stated they, the labor
organizations, had but onc-tcnth
of the total vote of the country,
says: "The BANNER should re-
member that the men in sympathy
with the organized labOrers will
number at least onc-third OF the
tho country" 1t might be peril
nent to inquire, how docs tho Her.
aid know? Tho BANNER has no
war to make on laborcrs or labor
organizations, on tho contrary 1t
thinks that the laborIng men or
any other men have a perfect right
to organize for mutual protection,
self improvement or any other
legitimate purpose. It's also true
that there is no law to prevent
mon from organizing themselves
into secret political societies and
voting as such. But the history
of the past has proven conclusivcly
that secret political organizations
have resulted in failure, and the
failure was due to the fact that
class distinctions werc AIMED at.
The Know Nothing party had for
its .. watchword, "Put mono but
Americans on guard" its aim was
to prevent the election OF foreign
ers and Roman Catholics to Office.
In its day and time 1t was much
stronger than the labor organiza-
tions of the present day. As a
party it went to pieces of its own
weight. The constitution of the
United States and of tho several
states recognize but one class, that
is citizens, and as such there is no
distinction either at the polls or
before the law, consequently there
are no classes in this country. Tho
demagogues who are at tho head
of the labor organizations are u.s.
ing their utmost endeavors to
create a class distinction, and hope
by that means to be elevated to
Office, and once IN office they would
at once commence class lcgisla-
ton. In the nature of things it is
an impossibility to make laws to
protect one class ofpeople without
injurlng another. Would thore be
any justice in framing a law Civ
ing farmers an advantage over
or vice versa; a law cal
to favor one would certain
ly be inimcal to the other. Glass
would lead to interim
nable difficulties and is contrary
to the spirit and intent of our
The ballot box is
free and open to all and if the laws
are wrong or oppressive the way
10 amend them is through the bal
lot box, but to do this there Is no
occasion for the formation OF q
secret political organization.
Whenever the masses, or more
speaking, majority of
the people demand a change-even
a radical one-in our existing laws
it will be made.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-09-30

The Romans knew the syphon
and its use, but in thor ignorance
of motallurgy they were unable to
use it as an economical means of
crossing valleys when the volume
of water was considerable. They
did not make use of cast iron, but
employed lead pipes OF a crude
character, as also clay pipes and
they knew how to prepare solder
The builders of their aquoducts
had some acquaintance with the
mode OF lcvolIng, the instrument
they used being a sort of fore
shadowing of the modern level.
Still they knew that tho means
they adopted might lead them into
error, and they preferred to err on
the safe side, giving their aquc-
ducts u great fall, from one in 500
to one in $50.
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CHURCH OF DEvINE FRAGMENTS.

N. Y. Tribune.
Among the novelties in the &C.
cIosiastical line is tho Church OF
Divine Fragments, presided over
by the Rev. Jacob IL. Hartcr, who
makes his headquarters in Auburn.
He camc to New York TO look af-
ter some of his parishioncrs the
other day, and stopped long enough
to give me n few extracts from his
creed. "My church." he said, "ls
not 4 fashionable affair, and is To-
Gated wherever fragment of hui
manity can be found. Ministers
of other churches usually make CT
forts to increase their membership,
while 1 am working TO diminish
mine. My mbers arc found
among the bad, vicious and crimI-
nal classes, and the only way they
can get out of my church is by be-
coming good. In other words,
while most ministers arc cndcavor-
ing to keep the people out OF hell,
| am trying to keep hell out of the
people. AS the sick belong to the
doctor until restored to health, rs
the ignorant pupils belong to the
teacher until educated, SO the way
ward, wicked, sinful or intcmpcr-
ate belong TO the Church of Divine
Fragments till they are made bet
ter, when they graduate into other
churches" Mr.. Hartcr Is a cease
less worker. He was regularly or
daincd as u minister in the Presby-
terrain Church, but for years has
not occupied pulpit. he depends
for u living exclusively upon the
gifts ofthe charitably inclined. and
has lately gathered $1,000 towards
building u home for himself and
wife in their declining days.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-09-30

The project of colonization is
being pushed vigorously in Ger
many. A colonial congress has
recently been held in Berlin. The
plan includes government aid to
German steamship lines 10 Africa
and the erection of German colon
ial banks. The congress also re-
commends German emigration to
Brazil and South America. The
German public does not favor the
African scheme but rather likes
the Brazilian movement.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-09-30

The largest pension ever paid
in tho United States was paid at
the United States pension office in
louisville, Ky, on Thursday, by
Pension Agent Buell., to Marcus
d. Richardson, an aged soldier
living ut Milton, KY. The cause
Tor granting the pension Is total
blindness, brought on by an injury
TO the eyes received in the war in
1868. The pension dated back 10
that year and amounted TO SlI, 800.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-09-30

Tho Hays County Times has
made the that astonIsh-
ing discovery that more accidents
take place during Sunday hunting
than any other day of the week,
but 1t fails TO motto the fact that
moro people 90 Admitting on Sun
day than any other day OF the
week.
John Cairns, county commits
sioncr of BurIcson county, rcsid-
ing at Yellow Prairie, on Monday
morning shot and killed his step
son, Jack Campbell, young farm
cr 1t seems that the parties had
! difficulty on Saturday and Camp
bell renewed it Monday. Cairns
bond was fixed at $500.
Peter McClelland, one of the
wealthicst men at Waco died 4 short
time ago leaving an estate valued
at 100000. lie leaves but two
hicrs, his widow and his son Peter.
They talk OF contcstlng the Will,
as by It's terms it would be twenty
five years before Peter, who Is now
30 years old. can come into full pos
session OF his share of the estate.
w. Bunge, a successful farmer
of the Millhcim neighborhood in
forms the Bellvillc Times that he
has made and gathered ten bales
of cotton off of thirteen acres of
land this season, and that his corn
will average 80 bushels to the acre.
His theory is to plant limited
number OF acres and work it thor
oughly. A great many farmers
ovcrcrop themselves, they plant q
greater area than they can proper
Iy cultivate. Five acres of corn or
cotton thoroughly worked will
produce more than ten acres half
worked and with less expenditure
of labor.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-09-30

The Lancet makes 4 distinction
between what it calls the use and
abuse OF tobacco. The man who
can say 81 always know when l
have smoked cnough-if | 90 be-
yond the Just limit ! lose my pow
er of prompt decision" is enc, it
suggests, who had better not smoke
at all; but ia moderate use of
tobacco sOothcs the senses and
leaves the mental faculties free
from irritation and ready Tor calm
ly-clear intellectual processes.
When this is not the effect produc-
cd by smoking the weed had bet
ter be cschcwed."
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MUNICIPAL CORHupTION.


y. ". lllnGS-DCinbCFal.
There has been good deal OF
rOttcnncss IN American municipal
politics of late; but it begins TO
look rs though the law could not
be violated with IMMUNITY without
the offender beng punished.
The conviction of alderman
Jachnc in Now York shows that
there is some punishment for dis
honest officials and the lmpcach-
mcnt of Mayor Smith, of PhIladcl-
phia, is still more encouraging.
Fortunately the matter has been
taken wholly out of politics, and
party questions have not been al
lowed to interfere with prosccu-
ton. Mayor Smith, for instance,
is strict Republican, yet the city
council, which contains Il large Re-
publican majority, did not hesitate
to impeaeh him on charges made
and substantlatcd by a Democratic
paper, the Times.
He is accused ofretainIng money
paid for license fees and appro-
Friating it to his own purpose
common theft, for failure to en-
force city ordinance, and for gen
eral negligence in administering
the executive office.
Public officials have been I'M
pcachcd before for theft, but it is
seldom that they have been called
to account for a failure to carry
out law or for general negligence.
1t is encouraging to see that they
are expected to do their duty; it
is encouraging also to note that
the Republican papers cordially
approve the impeachment OF the
chef Republican official in Phila-
dclphia, and do not allow party
feelings TO Interfere with sonti-
monts of justice. If the same feel
ings prevails everywhere we may
safely hope for an Improvement in
municipal government throughout
this country.
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THE Herald says the laboring
men ofHouston are largely IN ex-
cess of all other classes of voters
and they will be heard from later.
What is the matter with the labor
ing men, are they against every
body else2 1t takes all classes of
people to make up a community.
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The Huntsville Item believes
Judge Terrell to be the choice of
the majority of the people of Wall
er county for United States senator,
but IN that preference the Item does
not agree. 1t would prefer either
Ireland or Maxoy. Terrell blows
his own horn too much.
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THE seventh annual session OF
the Liquor Dealers association of
Illinois is now in session at Spring
field. One hundred and fifty dele
gates are present. The object OF
the association is to combat the
prohibition sentiment and secure
as many members of tho lcgisla-
ture as possible who can be dopcn-
ded upon for Legislation favorable
to the liquor interests.
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| was afflicted with q terrible
case of blood poison for about thir-
teen months. / was treated by the
best physicians, and used various
kinds of remedies, but received no
substantial relief. L finally tried the
Swift Specific, and about four bot
ties cured me sound and well.
ID. b. ADAMS.
Union, S. c., June 81, 1856.
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The New York World of the 9th
inst. publishes a long article on the
prospects OF trade. AS a result of
its Investigations it says the long
period of depression in business
seems now to be giving away to one
ofprosperity.
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l know case of eruption from
from poison oak which continued
TO appear every spring for several
years, which was cured by the use
of two bottles of Swilrs Specific.
JAMES A. CoFIELD, NJ. D.
Ncwbcrry, s. C., juno 2S, 1886.