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Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-02-18

EVERYBODY knows that if a BUSH
ell of oats be sown broadcast over
ten acres of land that the seed Will
be wasted and no oats made, but If
sown on the proper quantity of
land q reasonable return may be
expected. The same will apply
to harbor appropriations; driblets
spent on half a dozen harbors &C,
composites no permanent good tor
any one of them, whereas were the
appropriations masscd on one har-
Dor some permanent good might
be accomplished.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-02-18

The speeches so lavIshiy sent
out from Washington by members
OF congress and senator's are not
FURNISHED free by the government,
but cost from. 60 cents to $3.50 per
hundred, according to the length
of the speech. They sss furnish
cd by the public printer. Esch
congressman buys such speeches
as he thinks will interest his con-
stituents. Each member of con-
gress gets twenty-one copies of
the congressional record; over and
above this number its costs So for
the session.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-02-18

Tho combustion of a sIHgle
pound of coal, supposing 1t to take
place in a minute, is equivalent to
the work Of three hundred horses;
and the force set free in burning
800 pounds Of coal is equivalent to
the work of an able-bodied man
for lifetime. This is one of the
many wonders of nature which
takes a broad and comprehensive
mind to grasp even the Idea.-
TIdings From Nature.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-02-18
KILLING OR MURDER.

Would 1t not be a good plan for
Texas newspapers to expunge the
word "murder" from their vocabu-
lAries. Murder is a good old
fashioned English word, but it has
8 harsh and grating sound on deli
cate cars, hence the more mild and
polite word "kill" has been SUBJ
stituted. Almost everyday we
hear OF a killing somewhere,
put very seldom hear of a murder
being committed. To murder \
man is to kill him, but to kill a
man is a very different thing from
numbering him; hence there are
comparatively few murders. The
records OF the criminal courts will
bear out this assertion. While
hundreds of men have been killed
In Texas and other states, too. the
courts and Jurles do not find that
they have been murdered. 1t
should be impolite for any news
paper to refer to ANY man who has
been killed as having been muir
dered until his slayer has been
tried by jury and pronounced
guilty of murder. Gentlemen who
are so unfortunate as TO be COM
PEELED to kill an enemy or an i'm
aginsry enemy are liable to have
their feelings hurt il i. Is incident
ally mentioned that the party
killed has been murdered.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-02-18

The Moody and Sankey re-
vival which is to begin at Calves
ton on Sunday the 23d inst. Tho
Beach rink has been secured and
it may be added the street ears will
do lively business. The colored
c!ergymen of Galveston decline to
have anything to do with the meet
ing because the whites will not al
low the colored people the same
privileges-they wantno descrimi-
nation unless the arrangements
committee can show to the satis-
faction of the colored preachers
that there are ito heavens, one
for white folks an the other for
eolered folks.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-02-18

HoY. ALLEN G. THURMAN Is in
Washington Rs special counsel for
the government in the suits to test
the validity OF the Bell telephone
patents. Thurman was an active
politician in Blu ,hanan's time, and
might nog, says the Galveston
News, be able to give Cleveland
few points on the silver and tariff
questions, which, if adopted, might
make the sdplstratlon solid with
the great majority OF the Demo
cratic party. Thurman is an old
time Democratic and is known as
the "Noblest Roman"
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-02-18

SENATOR Coke said in his recent
speech that only four newspapers
in Texas supported the presidents
idea OF the silver question. The
Waco Day says as far as 1t knows
there is not a single one. Three
papers, the Day, Gazette snd San
Antonio Express want the law
amended so there shall be no such
disparity between the gold and
silver dollars as to make either so
far inferior as TO hazard general
depreciation. The silver question
is one that is not especially easy
OF solution.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-02-18

The Austin Statesman thinks it
is IN imperative duty of voters to
elect men to our state and national
legislatures with minds of the most
enlarged and broadcast statesman
ship. All of this is very true, but
experience should by this time
have taught the people of Texas
that Gmen with minds of the most
enlarged and broadcast statesman
ship" can not be hired for 50 per
day, and board themselves. The
laborer is worthy of his hire.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-02-18

The San Antonio Express says
Swain appears to be the only can
didate for governor regularly en-
tered for the race, though the
woods are full of 'em.
II seems from the Lampasas
Journal that $4,000 has been sub.
scrlbed toward building a railroad,
and that now there is no definite
plan agreed upon; every man in
terested IN it wants to have his
own way and the project is likely
to fall through for want of unan.
unity.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-02-18
R D HABR1s,
A sslrnaa ofW. Dix
BUSINESS COLLEGE.

The iOuthernBusiness University ranks
among the best Practical Schools in the Uni
led States. and far superior to sny in Texas.
Its faculty is the lsrg ST and best in the South.
Now and novel methods employ ed in teach
ing. Its graduates are holding the highest
positions. EQUIPPED in handsome style.
Short hand and ypewr'ting. Nine students
from La last year. kxpenses from SO to
$40 less than other Schools. Ad., r. H. Hill,
Pres. Waco, Tex.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-02-18

The late Gen. Hancock wac not
much given to humornrs deelara.
tons, says the Globe Democrat.
but he sid ono exceedingly good
Eng in that line at Gettsburg.
At q certain stage of that great
battle, it happened that some sub
ordinate officer, acting upon his
own responsibility, disregarded
ordinary military rule and caused
q decided advantage to be gained
where, according to West Point
philosophy, disaster should have
ensued. Hancock was both pro-
voked and delighted. "If 1 knew
the id fool who ordered that
movement" he exclaimed, 81
would have HIM breveted!"
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-02-18
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
The State of Texas, County of Washing

The State Of Texas, County of Washing
ton.
To the creditors ofW. C. Dixon: You are
hereby notified that w. G. Dixon, of the
County Of Washington. on the 18th day of
January, 1885, executed deed of assign
ment conveying to the undersigned all of his
property for the benefit of such of his credi-
tors as will consent to accept their propor-
G3nal share of his estate and di charge him
from their respective claims, and that the un-
dcrsigned accepted such trust, and has duly
qualified as required by law. All creditors
conserving to said assignment must, within
four months after the publication of this no.
tics, make known to the assignee their con-
sent in writing, and within four months
from the date Of this notice, file their claims,
prescribed by law, with the under igned who
resides at Brenhsm, Texas, which is aJso his
postofice address.
Witness my hand this, 18th de- of January
r D HARRIS,
W 4
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-02-18
THE LABOR QUESTION.

The labor question is evcry day
assuming greater Importance
Throughout the country there art
strikes, boyco,ts and uprisings and
these troubles arc not confined Il
the United States, but are common
in England and on the Continent
The depression in trade is alike
common TO sll countries and the
general complaint is that produc-
ton in all lines is greater than the
consumption; the lack of consump-
lion is accounted for easily, it il
caused by o lack of ability to buy,
the latter is caused by the want OF
work With the proceeds of which
the worker is Enabled TO supply
lis wants. When times are flush
2orkmen are IN demand, wages
ire high, money is plentiful and
trade IS good, but these periods OF
prosperity are invariably followed
by periods of depression; when
they come but comparatively few,
especially the working classes, are
prepared for them. Tho working
men are prone to charge that cap
ltal is at the bottom of all the
.rouble and that 1t desires to OPP
press labor. Capitalists will not
carry on any line of business that
proves to be Improbable. Why
there arc periods of depression in
business seems to BIO a question
that political economists are I'M
able to answer, because were they
able TO do so tho business world
understanding the causes would be
able to provide for and guard
against them. The present differ
enoes between capital and labor
will adjust themselves in due time.
1t is contended by capital that
labor is unreasonable in its de-
mands, and on the other hand it is
contended by labor that capital is
not only illiberal but oppressive.
The question at issue seems to be
shall capital control labor, or shall
labor control capital. The effort
IS now being made by labor to
control capital, and it must be con-
fessed that so far, labor has made
but little progress, as the result
shows thousands and thousands Of
laborers are out of employment,
and many of them suffering for the
necessarles of life. The great
mass OF the people arc not capital
lists, as applied to moneycd men
and corporations, and they ere in
favor of equal and exact justice
and if any means of arbitration
can be devised by which ex'
listing differences can be settled, ii
would be great thing for the coun'
try. In the pending difficulty the
fact should not be overlooked by
either side to the controversy that
two wrongs do not make a right.
A fruitful source of complaint is
that some men and some corpora
tIons have too much money, and
therefore too much power. Dema-
gogues make good-or moro pro
perty-bad use oftnis to make the
dissatisfied still more dissatiffied,
completely overlooking the palpa-
bic fact that were the entire wealth
in the United States divided up
and every man given his pro rata
share, that in less than five years
there would be many rich men and
millions of poor ones.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-02-18

The freight blockade at Gretna,
La, still continues, the brskemen
and the Southern Pacific railroad
officials are both firm. The rail-
road officials make no attempt to
raise the blockade as they do not
care to precipitate a conflict with
the strikers who are massed at
Gretna
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-02-18

TIE Fort Worth Gazette seems
10 have opened a regular warfare
on Galveston. 1t says that Gal
weston killed the Dallas Herald for
presuming to advocate deep water
at Sabine Pass. 1t says Galveston
cannot bulldoze Fort Worth, nor
humbug 1T either. This seems 10
be a new departure.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-02-18

ACCORDING to the Fairfield Re-
corder Terrell should serve 3 term
or two in the House of Representa-
tives before going to the senate
We do not regard 1t as likely tina,
he will serve In either the house
or the senate.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-02-18

NINE dynamiters were arrested
at Mairid, Spain, on Sunday. Sub
sequently dynamite cartridges.
revolvers, red hags, etc., were
found on the premises of shoe
maker known to he connected
with the socialists.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-02-18

The labor troubles seems to be
growing. At New Orleans the
Southern Pacific railway hiss ceas-
ed to receive freight owing to the
brakemans' strike. In New York
City the car drivers are out on o
strike. The Mccormick reaper
works at Chicago, employing IA
600 persons, have shut down indef-
initely. A kick WAS intended
against some non-union men en-
ployed in the shops.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-02-18

]. ". a. WARNoT, a Frenchman,
who two years ago moved from
San Antonio to New Orlean; COM
mitted suicide at his boarding
house in the latter city by stab
blng himself through the heart
with a knife with fve-inch blade
especially sharpened for the &C.
CASTOR. He left q note stating
that he was tired of life.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-02-18

The postmaster-general decides
that the eight-bour law does not
apply to letter carriers, because
they arc not regarded as laborers.
workmen or mechanics. He also
says there is no department regu-
ulation prescribing the number OF
hours of labor of letter carriers.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-02-18

The cream colored horses which
draw the carriage of the queen of
England belong to her, not as n
queen, but as . princess OF the
house OF Hanover. Tho homo of
The breed has been for a very long
period at Herrenhausen. It has
been kept pure SO long that rarely
is anything but q cream colored
foal produced.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-02-18

TIE House committee on coinage
weights and measures have decided
to report adversely the proposition
to remove all restrictions on the
free coinage of silver. This will
bring the matter directly before
the House.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-02-18
rnENTY ELNANCES.

In Wednesdays daily we silud' !
ed briefly TO the alleged finsnciaI
published by order OF
the commissioners. The so-calie
statement conveys NO information
whatever, except perhsps the fact
that on the llth day Of February
there was due the county sS4, 5l2.-
81 as per tho county collectors
books. Tho law requires the
commissioners court TO pub
lish an annual statement Of the
financial condition of the county a.
soon after the Isl of January as the
court meets. This so-called state
ment is not in any sense fnancIs
report of the condition ofthe coan
ty. A large amount of taxes are
levied and collected, and the tax
payers have right 10 know how
much, and what disposition has
been made of the money. II is
true that the BANNER, as 4 matter
of news, publishes the proceedings
of each meeting of the coart to-
gether with q complete list 81 the
bills allowed. The financial state
ment contemplated by the LaN
should give the amount Of money
collected by the comfy for adj
vaIorem and occupation taxes, also
for fines and forteitCrcs, and the
amount paid cut; stating what for.
The people would like 10 know
how much has been paid ont for
jury fees; how much for roads and
bridges; how much for supporting
prisoners; how much for poor
farm, and how much for Incidental
expenses in the court house; also
how the condition of the various
funds stand. There are on the
treasurer's books four separate
funds: the common, road md
bridge, jury, and courthouse fund;
the statement should show the
amount received and expended for
each ofthese funds. Another item
in which the taxpayers are especi-
ally interested is tho condition of
the court house fund, as tax ls
now levid 10 pay interest on tho
court house bonds and create q
SINKING fund. The taxpayers are
interested in tho information and
it Is the duty OF the commission
ers' court to furnish 1t. They have
signslly failed 30 to do.
The BANNER has every reason to
believe and does believe that tho
county is to-day in a sounder and
healticr financial condition than
it has been in during the past
twenty-five years. 1t thinks that
the county is particularly fortunate
in having an able and represent
alive board OF county commission
err, but q county commissioner Is
a public officer and public officers
are accountable to the people for
their official actions, and until the
commissioners publish an intelli-
gent statement showing the fnan-
cial condition of the county they
viii not have performed their
duty.
1t is but just to the county treas
urer, Mr.. C. Minkwitz, to say that
he always makes his reports to the
commissioner court fully and
promptly, and that he is IN no
manner responsible for the action
of the commissioners.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-02-18

Notice Is horehy given requiring all per
SINS having claims agains, tho estate Of
thornton Hsckctt. dec6nsed. 10 pr sent the
anne within the time prescribed By Law.
.ctter of adrniuist ton were ,rginally
raniod to me by the Il norabls County
'ourt OF Washing on County, ut tho Jann-
nv term, 1896. tl,or'of, on 10. 2Sd : lay OF
January. 1856. PRANK DOHERT,
dministator of the Estate Of Thornton
II ckett, Deceased.
Residence a.d i, stuffier Add ess, Bron-
han, Texss
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-02-18

GALVESTON sends petition to
congress signed by all classes OF
people asking deep water at Gal.
weston, and reiterating the charg, s
that the government engineers
have so for failed to accomplish
any good.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-02-18
CITATION.
THE sTATEOF TEXAS,

THE STATE OF TEXAS,
To tho Sheriff or any Constable Of Wash
ington COMMUNICATING
You arc hereby commanded 10 summon
Carl Buthhols by publishing this citation in
sor1e newspaper published in your county,
once in each week, for four CO secutive
weeks, previous to the return day ereof to
be and appear at the next regular term of the
District court of Washington County, TO be
holden at the Court House thereof, in the
City Of BRENNAN, on the first Monday in
Ma oh, 1885, tho same being the first day Of
March, 1886, then and there to answer pe,i-
ton and supplemental petition fled in said
Court on the 18th day Of August 1884, and
Jsnus Y %, 1885, in a suit numbered on the
Docket Of ssid G ,urt, 6l24 wherein Anna
Dorothia Buckholz is plaintiff and Carl
BuchhOz is defendant, said petition alleging
rs plaintiffs demand that plaintiff has been
bona fde resident citizen of Washington
county, Texas, for more than six months last
passed. That defendants residence in UNI
known plaintIff having made affidavit to
that effeetl. That plaintiff and doiendan.
intermarried about the--day of July 1874.
and lived together as husband and wife for
many years. That during all of sa d time
plaintiff discharged towards defendant all OF
AFA NAhiCo a. n nAL' NM NGAcAlhng uO
cause OF complaint. That about the-day Of
July 1881, defendant without any cause
whatever. abandoned the plaintiff with the
intention Of permanently sband ming her and
has abandoned and lived away from her for
more than three years. Wherefore she sues
and asks for decree of divorce and for al
other needful orders, sc.
Herein fail not, hut have you then and
there before said Court, on the Fl st Day Of
the next term thereof, on o-wit: the 1st day
of MSrch 1886, this writ, with your return
thereon, showing how you have executed the
same.
Witness, C. +. Herbst, Cork of
JIe the District Court of " ashing-
ton county. Given under my
O-hani and the seal Of said @ urt. at
Office, in the city OF BRENNAN, this the 18th
day OF January, a. D., 1886.
G. T. HERBsr,
Clerk District Court, Wash. Co.
I hereby certify that the above and forego-
ing is a true and correct copy Of the original
LitStion, now in my hands.
n. =. DEvER, Sheriff W. c.
By X. s. NEsLETT, Duputy.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-02-18

The Statesman says it tears that
Austin lacks that public spirit
which is essential to the growth OF
city. A lack of harmony in the
first place and If enterprise in the
second are the great drawbacks
that many places suffer from.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-02-18

GEORGE B. LoviNG, who SO re.
Gently sold the Fort Worth Mail,
was In Ell Paso tho other day try.
ing to enter the newspaper field.
He was negotiating for the pur,
chase of the FL Paso Times.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-02-18

A CITIZENS meeting was held al
Beaumont and resolutions were
adopted favorlng deep water at
Sabine Pass. 1t IS claimed that an
expenditure of 81, 100000 will give
permanent deep wster-st least
twenty-five feet.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-02-18
Esfrar Nntine

Taken up by L F. Harris on the LIST day of
December, 1885, and estrayed before [. g..
Campbell, Justice of the Peace Precinct No.
s, on the 18th day of january 1886, on horse
described rs follows, to-wit: Chestnut sorrel,
about Is IA hands high, three years old last
spring. has stsr in the forehead and few
v hite hairs on the nose. no brands visible
at SO. Attest
II. n LEHIs,
Clerk County Court Wash, Co.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-02-18

Finish the walls and ceilings with AlAbas-
tine You can 20 it; inexpensive; try it.
White and twelve tints. Cheaper and better
than paint, kalsomine or paper. Disinfects
and prevents diseases. Beautiful sample
card free. By druggists, hardware and paint
dealers
.ALABASTINE, CO., Grand Rapids, Mich
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-02-18

THE paths of journalists In East
ern Germany are not strewn with
roses. The editors otthe Posen
Journal have boen sentenced to s.
months Imprisonment for having
libeIed Prince Bismarck.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-02-18
Thursday, February is. 1889.

THE press dispatches give q
lengthy account OF the funeral Of
Gen. Hancock, at Norrrstowu, Pa,
on Saturday last. Fully SIX thoue'
and persons were present.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-02-18
SAFE DEP SIT.

WE have recently put in our FIRE proof
vault number Of afc deposit boxes for The
safe keeping Of title papers and other valua-
bles, which we are offering at moderate
rental.
We invita- our friends to call and see the
character Of security offered.
GIDDINGS & G1DpINGS.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-02-18

Your Connecticut man is usually
sharp st a bargain when ko gives
his mind to it. A Waterbury
weekly newspaper made an invar
liable rule to charge 81 cash down
for a years subscription, and 1926
when tie subscriber was in ar
rears. One subscriber was three
weeks behind when he went to
renew his subscription the other
day. He offered his dollar ami
was told that S125 wss the price.
"Tll stop my paper" said the sub
serlber. I'll ere are twelve cents l
owe you for tho three papers"
After the editor had pocketed the
twelve cents the subscriber hand
cd out the same dollar and said he
guessed he'd subscribe for a yoar.
He Just saved thirteen cents by
the operation. He is rs years old.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-02-18
Our Congressman.

Our Congressman in bis patriotic arsu.
ment on tho tariff question often becomes
hoarsc and his voice husky. Taylor's Chero-
kee Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mullen will
relieve him and cure coughs, Group and con-
s1unntinp