Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-26
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


Never give your children any
thing because they cry for it.
The Missouri river is so low that
navigation is impracticablo beyond
Kansas City.
Of the 100000 miles of railroad
in tho world about one-half are in
the United States.
Mrs. Cyrus IL. Mccormick is
tho riches widow IN America, be-
ing worth Sl0,0OO,OOO.
Henry Ward Bccchcr is to be
the hero OF 4 novel which q men,
Der of his congregation Is writing.
Etclka Gerstcr, who has been
very i'll at Paris, has recovered
sufficiently to appear again IN n
concert.
Mrs. Marina Wright of Addison,
Vt, is ovor l02 years old, and has
lived in her present residence over
nincty-nine years.
The largest ship in the world is
tho Palgravc, now lying IN San
Francisco harbor between tho city
and an island called Cont Island.
DR.. Pringhcim, just appointed
to professor ship in the Univer-
Sity of Munich, is the first Jew
ever admitted to q Bavarian fac
ulty.
The chamber in the White House
occupied by President Garfield
after he was wounded has, it is
said, never been opened since he
left it.
In Brazil tho liberated slaves
show an uncomfortable disposition
TO flock to the coast cities. Immi-
grafton is looked on as tho only
source of supply for agricultural
labors.
During the last year 1000 for
eigRors have been naturalized in
Prussia. Thlrty-clght thousand
seven hundred and lightweight
Prussians omigrated during the
same period, however.
A Name groom who could talk
no French and French bride who
could speak no English wero mar
red the other day IN Lowell, Nc.
They both had understood the I'M
spoken language of courtship.
During tho present summer $50
pilgrims have lett Russia for Jcru-
salem, and active preparations are
being made in several parts of the
country to ceIobrats the ninth con-
tury of the introduction of Chris
tianity into Russia.
"Pm sure, Indignantly exclaimed
Mrs. Parvonu at q fashionable
watering place, "them Lilywhltes
needn't snub me. L know Mrs.
Llywhito when she kept school IN
York State. Besides, sho has u
brothor-ln-law in Canada, too"
Nine. Vlalard, upon whom the
French military medal has been be-
slowed for distinguished service on
the field of battle, is q widow fifty
five years old. and is-as tor thirty
years past-the cantiniere of the
One Hundred and Thirty-frst
Tho estimate by the Philadel-
phIa Board of Education OF tho cx-
penscs for 1887 of the city's schools
asks for S2,172,95s IS, OF about
100000 moro than the approprla-
ton of 1864, 154 for the present
year. The principal item is ST.
81. $40 80 for teachers salaries.
Placing the city's population at
slO, 900, and averaging the porsipi-
ration shed at a half pint per per-
son, the Washington Critic finds
that 100000 plnts of porspiratlon
were exuded in one day. This
equals 1895 gallons OF 5000
pounds, the weight of750 ordinary
sized people.
AT the Republican legislative con-
7ontiOn in Florida the other day
ono of tho speakers, Mr.. Huges,
said that he was done with Rcpub-
Ilcanism in Florida, so lar as local
matters are concerned, that he was
tired of voting for rascals, and that
in the future he should follow the
dictates of his conscience.
There is an intimatlon that Re-
preventative Cox, of North Caro-
ina, who was defeated for nomina-
hon the other day because of his
earnest support OF civil service re-
form, will be rewarded by being
first Assistant Secretary
If State, and that ex-Gov. Porter,
Of Tennessee, who now holds the
place, will retire in his favor.
During the last few weeks great
tracts of the fertile island of See
and, in Denmark, were devastat-
ID by may bugs, whole fields and
meadows having been laid quite
pare. Last year the damage done
vas very, great, but this year it Is |
ar worse, being estimated 81 925,-
100. The distress among farmers
S IN consequence very great.
Gen. VIM. +. Rogers, of Buffalo,
who is regarded as likely to sue
,eed Public Printer Rounds, is
rot a General by courtesy. He
Won his title by hard fighting dur
ng the war. He went out as the
Colonel of a regiment raised |
lround Buffalo, and fought right
through to the end, coming out
inally as a Brcvet Major General
md actual Brlgader General. He
rad very gallant record.
Four years ago Julia Smith,
Who lived in an old house in
oncIy place between Haddam and
chester, Conn, died. She left as
lcr only mourner a mongrel dog,
vhlch has lived at the house ever
Ince. No one lives in the house,
nd 10 one wants to: but the dog is
.lways IN the little yard, and neigh
,ors say that they never see him
% out. There are those who think
hat Julia's ghost feeds her faith
I'll cur.