Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-05
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


Seven members at congress have
died since this session began.
| Never fail TO answer an invita-
ton, either personally or by let
ter.
When Christine Nilsson gets
married sho will be the Countess
Casa Miranda.
Twcnty-cight British firms are
engaged in exporting tea from Foo
Chow.
A haIl-storm in Pecos valley
! New Mexico, killed 1000 sheep for
one ranchman.
The wind never blew through
George Washington's whiskers,
even on the Fourth of July.
Kissimme, Fla, boasts of Gu
cumbcr nineteen inches long and
weighing five pounds and MALT.
1t is estimated that one-third of
the Dakato grain crop has been
destroyed by recent hail storms.
Hurrying and worrying are said
TO bring one-thIrd of the American
nation prcmaturcly TO the grave.
Men have to mako their own
wills, but women receive theirs
ready made, when they arc born.
Every man throws on his sur
roundIngs the sunshine or the
shadow that exists IN his own soul.
He that will not look before
him will have to look behind HIM
and probably with some regret.
Mrs. Mary Colby, of Vienna, al
though IS years old, has just per-
sonally worked out her road tax
of 81.
"Now is the accepted time" re-
marked the poor young man SOL
EMMY when his girl told HIM she
would have him.
The Agricultural Department
crops report for July says: "Wheat
is the sport of spectators, while
corn has scldow been connered."
The Omha Bee says it is not the
Dakota craze that is Turing people |
away from Iowa, but the Prohibi-
ton craze that is driving them
out.
According 10 the San Francisco
Alta. Gov. Hubbard of Texas is
the first representative of this
country to Japan who has honored
the position.
More than 2 per cent of all the
prlvates in the Russian army were
punishod by court-martial last
year. Among the offences were
5000 robberios.
The tomb of Mordccal and Queen
Esther is still visited by Hebrew
pilgrims, and is well preserved IN
the centre of the town OF Hama
dan, in Persia.
The Democratic committee of
Chatham county, Georgia, insists
on supporting only a protectionist
for congress. Chatham county in.
cludes the city of Savannah.
A Washington correspondent
predicts that Senator Edmunds
will mover get any higher than he
is now, and tho Springfield Repub-
lican AYERS that he never has want
ed to.
English railway companies have
successful cooperative banks of
their own. In one company the
employees have deposited e227, 900
"a remarkable illustration of
thrift.
French women consider carrots
a specific for the complexion and |
good judges in such matters can
tell at a glance how many carrots
fine woman's complexion is.
Near Aptos, N. NJ, resides
young lady whose dark hair
measures five feet and trails on
the ground when sho is standing.
Undoubtedly she possesses the
finest head of hair in the country.
The Cincinnati Commentaries
zettc having pronounced Mrs.
Cleveland "a winning little wo-
man." the Detroit Free Press re-
spends; "That makes her n suita-
bic wife for her husband. He is a |
winning man."
Jay Gould's final retirement
from Wall street is a great blow
to the brokers, who are much cast
down. They probably repent now
that they abused Gonld for so
many years, or while he stayed IN
the street.-Ciucinnati Enquirer. |
A small girl of Boston, in a COM
position describing different ma
tionalities, wrote: "Chlnaman-I
Color, yellow; habits, eats rats and |
smokes opium occupation, wash
ing and ironing. Negro-CeIor,
black habits, likes liver; occupa-
ton, beats carpets. American
Color, white; habits, eats beans
and fishballs Sunday morning
occupation, builds churches and
school-bouses."
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