Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-12

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Ostrich farming is attaining
prominence in California. At a re-
cent picking on an ostrich farm
fifty pounds of feathers were OBJ
tanned, worth sl6O per pound, or
$4,000 for the pick.
The cigarette young man smok-
cd 25O,OO0,0OO more cigarettes in
1885 than IN 1854. AT least the re-
port OF the Internal Revenue Blu
rcau says these extra millions were
manufactured last year.
Now York's new aqucduct will
cost about S5O.OOO,O0O, and yet
nearly every contract OF impor-
tancc involved in ITS construction
is owned by one man, or is con-
troIled by him, or pays tribute to
him.
A century plant that for fourteen
years has been In the Boston pub
lie garden is IN bloom. Tho plant
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10 ,oV a ,"iSo; ou' tno Io"ci s'al X <
'oos H ~, ioeU 'ntp .'T al anu
SONS.
The Philadelphia Times says,
in tbat cfty whose onnrai nront,no
AVERAGES 500 600 each. twelve
whose income aycr,@es above Si0 .
600 . and twontv-tw3 who avcra~o
IS 600 each
In y mailbag recently opened at
Kingston, N. Y, was found large
coppcrhcad snake, which had been
put INTO tho bag by some foolish
young man as ajokc. Fortunately
the snake was killed before it could
do any harm.
r, . p. ,,,,:
who assumes the rcins of power
next year, has just selected three
brides from among the maidcns of
noble &anchu families, gathered
from hundreds Of miles distance
for his inspection.
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~, Ing McN'Go Two hePuoiics says;
out to combat the grasshopper
plague which had invaded the
township of Braves, state of Gucr-
zero, and they succeeded in driv-
ing the invaders from tho helds OF
Tlameca,
MIR. W. W. Corcoran's recent
git OF SSl 900 to Columbia College
prompts us, says the Richmond
(Va.) Religious Herald, now TO
state that he was born IN George
town, D. o., Dec. u, lI9S, and
has given 1t TO good causes largely
Mmo. Ca'aiahl' mo most famous
singer OF her tlmo, gave concerts
IN MADRID In loUo and loVo, at
whlch FOUR ounces OF gold,
Vi Tue Eaiuo U, 9lVo' was charSeu
rs inc price OF ADMISSION oome
ci 'ne nl1uefn warmers arc not so
Tar ""e"u Vi lho ''iheS a1teE a'5'
Krunn of Bsscn has inst com-
nIcted ttW ~ riant "nps TnfcnJoG for
The defense of poIa Tho Inn~th NJ
each cannon i 10 40 metres tEn
diameter at tho bottom T45m3iroo
and At tho month d. 40 metres Tho
TRANSFORM OF inc ,! guns 10 Fola IRON
t1ssIn ,e VIII G Gus, 71oo iil"lhS' Vi near
y sltaV' For lhe conveyance oil
INC oFehanep s"o sPeoiai wagons
WIN olSht aSies nave mad TO be
Duiit, inc lehgth DelnS lV.5u metres,
inc weight o9,Vuo Kilograms, ana
inc capacity sevenlY-h"0 tons.
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nv "In - t''e u!'Y Va aim
Va 10 "oh4p! i"i IVA, d southern Guy
.n"I was "iuoWHu III almost utter
uosoi|'Ion ny INC war; INC hrSI
nnl'uSl te'or' Vi 'nc Atlahta | nam
oei Vi oTn'h'oFep, SHOWS w. INC CROWN InIl
vi l;opuIataoi' IRON no looo 20 $50,
with 5Gs sou, and the taxable prop
erty has increased from SIS, 500, 900
IN 1870 to s2l, ,93Oin 1885. Over
SI2,000,000 ofthc increase has been
within five year2. The South is
Hp5tChing on" with wonderful agiI-
Ity and energy.
The Maine ProhIbItory law is
receiving some damaging strokes
from unexpected quarters. y Con-
grc%atIAnai clergyman living IN Il
town OF 5000 inhabitants IN that
state writes to the Boston Record
that there are on one street with
in one minutes walk Of each other,
and as near The station. three grog-
shops. and l suspect four others,