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Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-11-11

The Temple Times reprints the
Banners recent article on the
"Waco Branch Railroad" and adds,
'sHere is a chance for Temple"
Il says, railroad giving us an out
let such as this is what we want
and must have. If the road is to
run TO from Waco to Cuero via
Giddlngs, Temple is right on the
line and to secure the road only
needs asking. The BANNER takes
this occasion to inform the citizens
OF Brennan that Temple has some
live business men who may per-
haps mako a bid for this desirable
line of railway. No time should
be lost In presenting the advan-
tagos to accrue to the proposed
line to come via Brennan and JOIN
US in constructing the Brazos VAL
Icy railway, which will pass
through the finest cotton growing
region in the world.
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CONGRESS- AND THE TARIFF.

OONOhGDD AM 4 NE 4 An II II e
The Austin Call is tho first paper
in Texas TO hoist the name OF
Samuel ]. Randall, of Pennsyl-
vania, for president In 1883. Mr..
Randall represents the protective
wing of the Democratic party and
is opposed to the views of major
ity of the Democrats of the West
and South, who have long contend
ed for a reduction in the tariff. 1t
begins to look rs though the tariff
question is the wedge that is to
split the party. In the recent
election Morrison of Illinois, the
leader of the tariff reform Demo
Gratis, was defeated because of his
views on the tariff question. II
the Democrats hope to win IN the
campaign OF 1888 they must cease
quarreling over tariff. 1t seems,
judging from the defeat of Morri-
son and the close call that Carlisle
had, that there is very strong I'M
dercurrent among the worklngmen
in favor of q protective tariff, they
believing that free trade will result
in a stagnation of many OF the
most important manufacturing in
dustries and considerable rcduc-
ton in wages; especially is this the
case IN the iron and coal regions.
So far as Mr.. Randall is concerned
his devotion to Democratic princi-
plies has never been questioned;
on the tariff question he always
entertained tho same viows as the
Republicans and he was one of the
most prominent men in congress
that voted with the Republicans
and the minority of the Democrats
to defeat the Morrison tariff bill in
the last congress, land for this reason
he is obnoxious to the tariff re-
formers of the West and South.
The Democratic platform of 1884
pledged to tariff reform and went
before the country on that issue !;
the Democrats won and elected
Cleveland president, but so far the
pledge of tariff reform has proved
but an empty promise and is
simply another proof that plat
forms like pIe-crusts, are made to
be broken. In the matter of plat
forms all parties are alike, popular
clamor forces the adoption of GER
tain platforms and when the plat.
form is made the work is consider
ed to be finished A.; afterward the
action of the party in regard to the
promises made is governed wholly
by circumstances. Who knows
but that the Democratic platform
of 1888 will advocate protective
tariff instead of free trade. Times
change and parties change to suit
the times.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-11-11

HERBERT M. HoxIE, manager Of
Gould's Southwestern railroads, is
on his death bed in New York city
His disease, an affection of the
bladder, has troubled him for many
years and last summer he under
went a dangerous operation in the
hope of securing complete relief
Ii was physical disability that pre-
vented his appearance before the
congressional labor committee last
summer, and not a desire to AVOID
giving his evidence, that prevented
his appearance before it.
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FOR SALE.

My hlrm and market garden, situated one
mile northeast from courthouse in the city of
Rrcnham and containing about los acrcs.
This place is well watered, there being two
running springs, one large enough TO supply
stock in the pasture, the other supply ing
three fish ponds, besides affording an abund-
ance for irrigating purposes. There is alec !,
fine well in the yard. Upon the nIoce is n
fine vineyard, splend;:' peacb orchard and
one one OF inc ..,ss plum orchards in the State.
Inc pc llsh ponds are fully stocked with carp,
perch and cat fish. Owing to the unequaled
facilities for irrigation, have the best market
garden in the vicinity. The dwelling is one
and n half stories high, and contains six
rooms, has north and south galleries. There
is a good kitchen and servants room in the
yard, two potato houses, two corn cribs, a
smoke-house, and all outbuildings complete.
A large lot adjoining dooryard, with good
stable and carriage house. There is also,
west of my residence, a tenement house. con-
tanning three rooms.
VIII sell the above property CHEAP for
one-third cash and the balance in interest
bearing notes. -
A. LAURAINE.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-11-11

Mrs. ANARCHIST PARSONS, color
cd, spoke in Jersey City to an au.
dience of about 100 persons. Po-
licemen were present in uniform
and she proceeded to compliment
policemen in general, by saying
that they were bloody murderers.
She needs suppressing.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-11-11

If you have a cough or cold, do
not dose yourself with poisonous
narcotics, but take Red Star Cough
Cure, which contains no opiates,
and Is safe, prompt, and sure.
Price, twenty-five cents a bottle.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-11-11

lightning struck 4 barbed wire
fence at Dunlay Illinois, and kill
cd q score of hogs that wero lying
against the fence a quarter of a
mile away.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-11-11

DONOVAN is a Jumping crank
he is the man who jumped from
the Brooklyn bridge into the East
river. On Sunday he jumped from
the new suspension bridge at
Niagara Falls; the distance is 100
feet he was not seriously injured.
He wants to jump at Rochester
and then quit the business.
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CURED OF WEAK BACK

Il. NJ. Randolph, Broadway, n. Y, says:
81 have tried many physicians and all other
plastcrs without avail, until your Petroline
Plastcrs were recommended which made u
complete cure" For sale by Jos. Tristram.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-11-11

You will never succeed in finding
permanent rolief from rheumatism
until you have used st. Jacobs Oil,
tho great pain-cure. Price fifty
cents.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-11-11

A man that struts under a plug
hat and beside walking cane
whom he is not lame in the feet,
gives fair evidence that he is lame
in tho head,
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-11-11

The Abilene Reporter plays the
railway map trick by publishing a
map showing Abiline to be rail-
way center, while Dallas and
Fort Worth have to put up with a
couple of railroads each. The
business is becoming somewhat
stale.
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THE MSAS PISS RT,

The San Antonio and Arkansas Pass
railwayhas been completed to Cor
pus Christi. 1t has only been three
years since the inception of the en-
terprise. Mr.. Urlah Lott, the presl-
dent of the company has been very
active in pushing the work and to
him, mainly, is due the credit OF
pushing it to completion. Capt.
Mlffin Kennedy, one of the wealth
lest men in Southwestern Texas has
ably seconded the enterprise with
his time, money and eastern IN
fiuence. This information con-
corning the road is given in a late
issue of the San Antonio Times.
The completion of this road from
San Antonio to Corpus Christi is a
matter that ought to interest the
people of Brennan. 1t places the
company in q position to command
all the money they want and 1t
assures the building of the Waco
Branch road from Cuero, to which
place the road is now being built
from Kennedy junction. The line
to Cuero will be completed in the
near future and as soon as it is
done the extension to Waco will be
commenced. We have on former
occasion shown the advantages 10
be derived by Brennan and the
railway company If the road is
built from Cuero TO Brenbam and
thence up the Brazos bottom over
the proposed line of the Brenham
and Brazos Valley railway. As
now projected the Waco Branch is
TO go on an AIR line, as near as may
be, from Cuero and Giddlngs and
thence to Waco, the country from
Giddlngs northward being mostly
postoak ridge, poor land and thin
ly settled. From Brennan to
Cuero the country is mostly thick
ly settled and in addition ia unoc
cupied by railway, road through
it would at once be on a paying
basis from local business. The ad-
vantages of such q road to Bren-
ham are manifold and If there is
any enterprise among the mass OF
our citizens and property owners
they ought to take immediate steps
to secure the building of the road
to this place. This line would be
fully as beneficial to us as the pro-
posed line up the Brazos river and
it would assure the building Oft at
once. We need more railways and
we need factories, but if no effort
be made to secure either they will
never be had. Railroads do not go
to towns without asking and CAPT
taIists rarely intrude upon = place
20 establish manufacturing cstab-
llshments without beng invited.
SAYS the st. Louis Republican:
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SAYS the st. Louis Republican,
1.-THE result in the Carlisle and
Morrison districts shows a care.
fully matured and skillfully exc,
cuted plan, which was carried out
by capturing the Knights of Labor
leaders and distributing PcnnsyI.
vania money through them. The
fact is obvious, and there is nc
doubt that James e. Blaine has
succeeded IN carrying ont the pre-,
liminaries of his plan to capture
the presidency in 1888. The les
son of the result is too patent to
require comment. The admins
tration and the next congress must
unite tremendously on definite
Democratic policy or lose the
country"
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-11-11

The eight members of the Fraser
family IN PIcton, N. s., are 597
years old. Their mother died re-
Gently at the age OF 100 years,
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aaS, November IL, 1886.

THE Dallas News says: "The
melancholy days have come, when
the colored politician will have to
work, beg or steal. His nearest
Of kin among the whites will be
The Caucasian politician in the
samc fix"
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-11-11

THREE knownothing lodges have
been organized at Chicago.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-11-11

ARTHUR ORTGN, the man who
gained notoriety by claiming the
Tlchborne estate in England has
been arrested in Brooklyn, N. Y.
charged with poisoning one Chas
Curtis, Il federal volunteer, and
with attempting to draw tn c per
sion supposed to be due him.
Mr.. NEWTON the DarkIantern,
anti-monopolIst candidate for the
legislature was elected in Tarrant
county over the regular Democrat,
ic candidate. The Gazette wants
to see what his legislation will be
against monopoly and in behalf OF
the people whose candidate he
was.
Col. SAMUEL l.. JAMES, of Louis
lana, suggests a means Of control.
ling the cotton and cotton seed
business of the South. 1t is moth.
ing less than tho formation of q
trust company and the pooling Of
every cotton farm. His plan, if ii
could be carried out, would be the
grardest as well as the greatest
monopoly that Thu world ever saw
AFTER every election the press
Of Texas demands Il revision of the
election laws and the adoption of u
system whereby the result OF the
election may be speedily known.
A worse system than the present
one could not well be devised.
The next legislature will be remlss
in ITS duty If it fails to make de-
cided Improvement on the existing
system.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-02

liable brand IL ms average &c; II ms do, sac; Nor
Shoulders, none. Dried beef Porter brand lie. Ba.
con- clear sides light medium 712c; backs light
medium weight. 714c. bellies. 712c French fiitches,
average 5 fbs 6l4c. Dry Sailed and Picked Meats
Engiishcured clear sides or backs (unsmoked),
6l4c; bean pork (clear) ~ brl 200 fbs $3.50;
clear pork, y brl 200 lbs $1,000; ham;
pork " brl 200 fbs $1,000; Also in q brs contain
ing 100 TBS at half the price of the brls with Soc
added to cover additional cost of package Lard
Pure ketlerendered in tierces 72c; also in L. brls
and so 10 tubs 3sc advance on price Of tierces; 48b
tin tubs and 20 ID pals, &c advance; 10 fb pals l4c
advance Sausage-Bologna in cloth, 5l2c; in skin,
Go.
PRODUCE.
BUTTFR-Creamery fancy 28030c; choice coun-
try. 13O15c; common, 60l0c.
BEEswAx--Dark. 18c; yellow, Zoe.
CIDER-Duffy's Rochester. SIS y brl.
Eaas-Shippers paying lac; selling from store
FEATHERs--Pr Prime geese 45c y ID; mixed duck, 20
O25c P ID.
GAME-veuison, 14015c % fb; rabbits 81 y doz
PoULTRY-Hens, 6loc % 10; roosters. 4c; spring
chickens, l2c ducks, &c ~ ID; geese, So " doz hen
turkeys 7aSc ~ fb; TOMS &c ~ b.
WooL-Tub-washed, 2S@32c; unwashed, medium,
20022c; unwashed, Cotswold, 19O21c bury and
understandable, 15c. We quote prices on farmers
lots; large lots slightly higher prices paid.
SEEDS.
Prime clover, $707.50 ~ bu; prime timothy,
$225O275 ~ bu; extra clean blue grass. ST 400
$50 ~ Blu; red top, 75cO$1 ~ bu; orchard grass,
$2400285 ~ bu; German millet 81 01.25 ~ bu;
common milet, 75c0$1 " bu; buckwheat, 6009Oc
d. bu.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-02
NEW YORK AND CHICAGO.
Yesterdays Quotations on Produce at thu
Two Great Centers.

Yesterdays Quotations on Produce at the
Two Great Centers.
NEW YORK, March 1.--Flour-Receipts 90
2S3 brls; exports 6234 brls 500 sacks; dull
Sales Il, 600 brls.
Wheat-Receipts s, $50 bu; exports 1855 bu;
spot shade frmcr but quiet; options opened
fem and advanced 30ac, ruled easier and closed
nwer. Sales 1854, 900 Blu future 80. 600 bu spot;
10. e,spring. e5ac; No red. e41c afoat No.
I'D, s8c No white, 97c; No. red. March, 92Aa
He9ac. closing at e23c; April. 932 a 94sc. closing
% 954c; May. 81 0964c, closing at 95sc; July,
so 996sc. closing at $780, August 95a a $780,
closing at 95sc; December, $l.0ot a 00a, closing
at 81 00A
Corn-Spot lower: others steady; receipts
4s500O bu; exports DC. 5l8 bu; sales 500, 900 bu
future. 246 600 bu spot; ungraded IS a 1c:. No
g 47047fc; steamer, All 047ac in elevator. 4sa a
46ac afoat; steamer yellow, All 047sc; No. g
steamer white. Ate; yellow. 49ic; No. 2. March.
49A o. 1850, closing at 493c; April. 49049sc clos
ing at 49c May, 49, 04Ssc; steamer, March, 474c;
April, 47c.
Oats-Receipts 7e, 900 bu; exports none; mixed
Western, 37@39c; white Western, 39s a 45c.
Hay firm and fairly active
Coffee-Spot fair Rio firm at &c. Options
Arm and active; sales. Al, 600 bags: March and
April, 6.80d6 zoe; May, $500. 95c: june 80
ore; July, 69507c; August 695 7c; Septem-
"
Sugar quiet: refined dull; off A. 81 65ac; stand
ard A, SIC; powdered, GO 063c; granulated,
&C. Molasses quiet
Petroleum firm, United closed at 79ac. Tur-
uentine quiet at 46ac
Eggs dull and lower receipts, 4,54s packages;
Western, 20sc
Pork quiet Cut meats steady; picked bellies,
&C; picked hams, Ssc. Lard lower and fairly
aetsve; Western steam spot, 630c; March. 90
e16Ac; April, 6.260630c; May, $50 66 35c;
June, 6.37a64lc; August 6.500653c; steam,
620c
Butter quiet and weak Cheese quiet and
steady.
CHICAGO. March There was a series of
bad crop reports on the floor Of Change this
morning, in addition TO which it was estimated
that the decrease in the visible supply would be
larger than had been estimated. Under these
Conditions the market, while the opening EASY
deeling to 84sc for May, rallied under fair buy
ing 10 S4sc, but weakened and closed easy at
e4Rc In the afternoon the feeling was heavy,
May declining TO Safe and closing at 81 3.I6c.
The reputed stagnation in the export demand
caused the feeling Of extreme weakness at the
close. Corn developed very little animation.
eQd prices showed practically no change. Oats
we're steady at the opening. bat also closed
Msaker. Pork started in the day fairly firm,
but 1t soon sagged off and by noon had dropped
$50 per barrel for May. Deliveries in pork
to-day were heavier than in any other specula-
tive article. A Large trade was had in both pork
and lard.
Flour quiet but steady.
Wheat ruled firm during most OF the session,
nut closed easy. The sales ranged: March,
g93 &c. closing at 793c May, 84s a s4sc, closing
Ct B4ic; June. 665 a s6sc. closing at 864e; No 2.
spFing, 79g q e0lc; No. 8 spring 70972c.
Corn duil and easy; cash. 36s 937sc; March,
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GRAIN AT HOME AND ABROAD.

Statement Showing the Quantity of Grain
in Sight and in Store.
CHICAGO, March 1.-The number of bushels
of grain in store in the United States and Canada
on Feb. 81. and the increase or decrease COM
pared with the previous week will be posted on
Change tomorrow as follows:
Wheat, SO. las. $50 bu, decrease of 622. 93S;
corn, IL 404 All bu, increase of 500 346 oats,
224S, 161 blu, an increase of 245 $685. rye $685. 653,
bu an increase of A, 754; barley LAG, 827 bu. a
decrease of $4,000.
The amount in Chicago elevators was:
Wheat, 14.287,789 bushels; corn, $685. 038;
bu; oats. Ali. 9S4 blu; rye, 269, 1872 bu; barley,
las, 293 Blu.
The following is the New York Produce Ex-
changes statement of the visible supply of grain
in the United States:
Wheat, 52,149, COG Blu, decrease of 692, l43;
corn, ll,503.9 l0 blu, an increase of 1885, 1892;
oats, 2 247,S59 bu, an increase of 250, 709; rye.
703.l1 bu an increase of A. 165; barley, 1884,
352 bu, decrease of 1885, 538.
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The Foreign Grain Trade.

LONDON, March 1.-The Mark Lane Express,
In its review of the British grain trade during
the past week, says: "The snow storms which
prevailed during the week have been unfavora-
BILE to work. The market for native wheats has
been more active, and prices are Cd els dearer.
The sales of English wheat were 6S, 822 quarters,
at 29s 3d. against a. SOP quarters at 32s, during
the corresponding period last year. Foreign
wheats frmer. Corn is Sd dearer Oats are
3D. dearer. Two cargoes of wheat were sold, one
of them being of No. California. which was
bought for Antwerp at 34s I'D. One cargo was
withdrawn. and one remained. Trade forward
is improving. At to-days market wheat was
quiet and steady. Foreign wheat was in favor of
sellers. Corn was rather weaker. Grinding
bareys are Sd dearer on the week. Oats are a
Sd dearer on the week. Peas are cd dearer on
the week
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Ashes as Manure.

Correspondence Country Gentleman.
have saved and applied all the ashes possible
for several years, and am satisfied that, consid-
ering the labor of saving and applying, they are
as valuable as anything we can secure on the
farm.
have used both wood and coal; there is very
little value in coal ashes as fertilizer, but the
coarse portions can be used material to make
walks about the place, and the fine are good lit
ter to loosen up stiff soil or apply As q top
dressing under or around the currant and goose
berry bushes; for either purpose they are well
worth the trouble it will take to apply.
Wood ashes are also valuable as a fertilizer
Those that are unleached are of course better
than those leached. They can always be used
proftably In the orchard around the trunks of
the trees, whether the trees are young or old.
To secure the best results, the soil should be
either plowed or spaded up, and the ashes ap-
piled as evenly as possible, and then thoroughly
worked up with the soil
They are very valuable as q fertilizer for pc.
tatoes. My method OF using them for this crop
is to apply in the burrows after marking off the
rows, taking pains to work well in with the soil
before planting the seed; this places them in a
condition best calculated to be reached by the
feeding roots of the plants. Plant the potatoes,
and then cover we'll and step upon the hill after
covering, so as to press the soil firmly down upon
the seed
Satisfy can be benefited by an application in
the same way. With onions use as q top-dress-
ing applying after the seed is sown, as evenly AS
possible over the surface. IN cultiVatng, tney
will become thoroughly incorporated with the
soil, and will not only aid materially in securing
a good crop of onions, but also to keep down the
weeds.
Nearly all garden plants can be benefited more
or less by having an application of good wood
ashes thoroughly worked into the soil around
the roots. This should always be done with ma
nure of every kind, if the surest and best results
are desired. The fertilizers must be placed
where.the feeding roots of the plants can readily
reach them, if they would derive any considera-
bic amount of benefit from the application.
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ss0sssc closing at a6ac; May. 4ol 04oac. slos.
ing at 403c.
Oats firm early. but closed easy; cssh, 900
293c; March. 2sa &c. closing at 2Ssc; May, 1923 a
32ac, closing at 32sc. Rye steady; No. 2, 59c.
Barley dull No. 2, Gle.
Flaxseed easy; No. l, $1.09.
Mess pork weak and 30035c lower; cash,
SIC. l040; March. $40. 32i a LOGS, closing at
$I0.35010.3h; May $40. 5001085, closing at
s1052s @10.55. Lard easy; cash and March,
5.650587ic; May. s. 92A q 95c, closing at 5. 92ic.
Boxed meats steady; dry saltcd shoulders, 3. $50
&c; shortrib sides, $500; shortclear sides, 5.750
$500.
Whisky steady at Liz,
Sugar unchanged.
Butter steady; creamery. 27031c; dairy, A0
29c. Eggs lower at I6 l6lc.
On the afternoon board wheat was a0ac
lower. Pork was &c higher. The other markets
were unchanged.
Receipts-Flcur 10, 900 brls; wheat, II, 900 bu;
corn, 272 600 bu; oats, $4,000 bu; rye, 1000 bu;
barley, "a 900 Blu. Shipments-Flour ], 600 brls:
wheat, $4,000 bu; corn, l77,O00 bu; oats, &C. 600
bu; rye. 1000 bu; barley. IA, 600 Blu.