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either your needle is dull OF
my scalp is sore" is gwen as the
shortest reported sentence of Sena
tor Evarts. The utteranco was
when a surgeon was sewing the
learned gentleman's scalp just af
ter the memorable mishap.
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Sc many women would not be
employed in the public schools il
it mad not been satisfactorily de-
monstratcd that they are the equal
of men, and still they are denied
the same pay Tor tho same work.
With the brigand and pirate might
makes right, and because man has
the power he subjects women TO an
injustice, a degradation, which #
applied to himself ho resents by
strikes, anarchy and bloodshcd.-
Memphis Appeal.
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The best salyo in the world for cuts
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rhcum, fever sores
tetter, rhapped hands, chilblains, cOrns and
all skin ernptions, and positively cures piles
or no pay required. 1t Is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money refunded
Price % cents per box. For sale by r. E
Luhn.
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The WASHINGTON monument

The Washington monument IS
settling into tho earth slowly
very slowly, in fact-at the rate Of
one-thousand part of a foot pei
month. There will be an oppor.
tunlty for many people to see il
before 1t goes down out of sight.
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Some people suffer from sick headache al
their lives, dragging out miserable exist.
ence. If they would only try one dose Of
Smiths Bile Beans Tone beam they would
never say that nothing would afford them re,
lief. This wonderful remedy is pleasant
harmiess aI,; a.vays effective. The price
% cents per bottle makes II ,efy pupqiag
81 sale by al! druggists and dealers ia med,
icinc. or sent by mni,.
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was afflicted with Eczema on the Scalp, Face
Ears AID Neck, which the druggist, whrr" 90
your remedies, pronounced one Of the wurs
cases that had come under his notice. lie at
vise'l mP Ia try your Cuticura Remedies, an,
amer five days use my scalp and part Of INV Iac,
W msS ay Sy sa T@y max aud g dItr 5 of Tff e.,
IaCe cured. HERMAN SIAUE
len Z. Fourth stresi, New York
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The railroads require nearly
100000 worth OF timber per
year for ties along-equal to the
annual product of a strip of wood.
land 400 feet in width alongside q
every mile of track.
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In health journal the question,
GLOW long ought a man to rest
after meal?' is being argued.
Many men rest until the next
meal.
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In another column Of this issue will be
found an antiFely Rey and novel specimen
of attractive advertising. ii Is one of tine
neatest ever placed in our paper and we
think our reader will be well repaid fDr cx-
aiming the supposed display letters in the
advertisement of Prickly Ash Bitters.
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st. Louis Republican: There
never was a more idIotic PROPOSE
ton advanced than that the Iegis-
Iaturc must submit constitutional
amendments whenever "a respect
able number" of people ask for
them. The right of petition is not
INVOLVED at all, and constitutional
elections are not 10 be ordered
because of petitions. Under the
constitution "the people" alone
has the right to order changes in
the constitution, and when "tho
people" wants q constitutional
election it commands, and docs
not petition. And no number,
however respectable" short of a
majority, is entitled legally or
morally to disturb the existing
form of constitutional government.
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have been afflicted siucc last March with a
skin disease the doctors called Eczema My
face was covered with scabs and sores and the
Itching and burning We're almost unbcarablc
Seeing yonr CUTiUUIA REMEDIES SO highly
recommended, concluded 10 give them trial,
using the CUrlCURN and CpTICtRA' SOAP
externally and RESOiyENT Internally for louT
months. ] call myself cured, in gratitude Tor
which make this public statement
Aus CLARA y. FREDERICK,
BROAD HOOK, CONF.
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Fl. SIMON
STRAIGHT AS A DIE.

We have just returned from the Northern markets
where have purchased, in addition to large line OF
Hats Shirts and Furnishing Goods the largest and most
complete stock of Clothing for Men, Youths Boys and
Children brought to Brenham and cordially invite
you to call and look Goods We believe in our
Clothing, because know it is good honest and cheap
We will exchange goods bought that nOl upon nspec
tion prove satisfactory No suspension of honest business
principles for emergencies will be pracced Every
thing marked in plain fguresone price to ALL and that
the lowest you want anything in Clothing, Shirts Ties
Underwear Hats, Boots and Shoes, Come and see u.s.
we are wardrobe filters Then mothers ask you to call
and look at styles of clothes for your boys. We
please you both i'll style of goods and price
Yours, Anxious to Please,
JAMES II. SIMON,
ClOhiT and Gents FIPlBbGr, BIGIhan Texas
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DWELLINGS CONSTRUCTED OUT OF STRAW


Farm and Ranch.
While pursuing our agricultural
exchanges we note that much is be-
ing written about the various uses
to which that much abused article,
the farmers straw may be applied.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars
worth of this useful product is an
nually consigned to the flames by
our improvIdont husbandmeD, SIM
ply because they never have learn
ed ITS worth and the different ways
in which 1t may be used. Has it
ever occurred TO our readers that a
substantial, comfortable residence
may be constructed almost wholly
out of straw, that warm barns and
shelter for stock can be, and are be-
ing built with it. Let us suggest
how this may be successfully ac-
complIshed. Many of our farmers
own hay and straw presses with
which straw can be pressed into
bales, say lax II, or 16x1S inches
in diameter by 8 or 4 feet in length.
Having pressed a sufficient mum.
Der of bales, a foundation of tim
Der or stones Is substantially laid,
and the walls constructed from
these bales, care being used to pin
or dowel them together firmly.
The walls so constructed may be
plastered outside with cement NOR
tar and finished inside to suit the
fancy of the builder. Deep door
and window sllls are placed where
ever desired, and a building SO
constructed is at once warm in win
ter and cool in summer, and dry
and healthy at all times. Excel.
lent ice houses can also be con-
structed. Its cheapness, durabil-
ity, and rapidlty with which 1t is
constructed will at once recommend
it TO Texas farmers. Now, sup
pose a wind-brake is desired, or
shed with which to shelter our
stock from the biting wind, we
would build it III much the same
way. We are advised by the Whit
man Agricultural Company, of st.
Louis, Mo-, who manufacture press,
es suitable for making these bales,
that many of the largest stock rals,
ers of Texas, Colorado, Utah and
Wyoming are constructing barns
and wind-brakes in this manner,
with tho very best results, as theil
stock have q substantial shelter
when needed, winter well and with
out loss-hence are ready for mar
ket earlier IN the spring, wher
prices arc at their highest.
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Il shall never work With The
Republican party again." sand
Gen. Neal Dow in q recent inter
gioE. 81 have stood by that party
faithfully Tor many years, but !
shall mover again vote the ltopub,
IIcan ticket, no matter who is nomI.
natOd. We are going to kill the
Republican party and form a new
one. If the Republican t,arty il
beaten in 1888 it will never hold
up its head again as an organiza.
ton"
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Cutcurl stands nj the head of it, class r-prci
1llv Is this the casr with the CuiirIlIa Suap
Have h;.d an unusually goWl sale this summer
owing Ia the prevalence Of an argIayafc.l IiiTn
of itch through some localities in the country il
which the tutiGurd remedies proved satisfactory
w, l.. lIARDIGG, Druggist,
Uniuntown Nv
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Your Cu'icWa remedies Uutsell all other nr,li
cinps I keep for kin Diseases. My customers
and patients say they have effected cure in
every instance where other rcmS,lirs have failed.
W. ii. BROCKWAY, MD.
Franklin Falls, n H.
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Senator Allison's Iowa friends
are beginning to push his presIden-
tial boom TO the extent OF their
ability.
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Farm and Home.
COTTON BLIGHT-"PolsoN SPOTS" THE
REMEDY.
Ed.tors Texas Farm and Ranch.

Editors Texas Farm and Ranch.
note the remarks ofMr. Edgar,
of DuvaI, regarding what he calls
the cotton blight. He describes it
well. While the cotton is in the
midst of its growth 1T suddenly
falls desperately sick on certain
small spots IN the field and soon
dies. When a stalk is thus affect
cd is pulled up, the tap root is usu-
ally found rotten. These small
spots where the cotton dies arc by
many called "poison spots," and it
is fortunate they are usually so
small. Mr.. Edgar wants to know
my opinion of this phenomenon"
He is undoubtedly right when he
states that the cause of 1t is s'some
fatal chemical substance" lying
deep in the soil, into which the tap
root has struck in its search for
moisture, etc, That fatal sub
stance is alkali. But he is in error
when he says that "a remedy can
hardly be applied, as tho seat of
mischief is out of tho range of
chemical experiment" The mis-
chief is easily romedied by mark
ing these "poison Spots" and after
the crop is off, dumping largo quan-
titles of vegetable matter upon
them and working this stuff well
into the soil. Sticks, weeds, leaves
from the forest will do, and so will
stable manure, particularly if it
contains a quantity of long, coarse
matter. This vegetable substance
in Its decay produces a vegetable
acid, which Immediately takes hold
of the alkalI and devours it, or
combines with it, neutralIzing its
destructive properties and con-
verting it into a firstrate fertilizer.
Let Mr.. Edgar try this expert
ment, and l guarantee that it will
not be long before he will report
that he has killed these "poison
spots" stone dead, and furthermore
that he has made them to become
the very best spots on his farm.
But he must put on the vegetable
trash heavily, for some of these
spots are so greatly charged with
alkali that it takes q big pile to get
the better of it. These spots are
common IN this country, particular
Iy in our red and chocolate lands,
and l have fought them in this way
on my own grounds and utterly
conquered them. They are very
vlllainous spots. Corn wall die up
on them the same as cotton. Per-
haps as good a way as any is to
pile up the vegetable matter upon
tho spots and let it lie there all
winter, working it into the soil in
the spring. The stuff piled up In
this way will gradually rot, and
the rain water will carry tho vege-
table acid into the soil.
The great drouth upon us is not
ended yet-the most terrible ever
seen in this country in the memory
of man. However, there never
was long dry spell in Texas yet
which did not at last end IN q big
rain, and have all faith that 1t will
be so with fhis. We hope prayer
fully and continually that we can
soon say with old Elijah that
Hthere is a sound of an abundance
of rain" But these terrible drouths
are not without their good. They
teach man TO remember how utter
ly helpless he is If the face of the
Almighty be turned away from
him. 1t is bringing thousands up
on their knees who never before
cared a snap oftheir finger tor their
Creator. n. A. T.
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The Socialists in the Chicago
Knights Of Labor are attacking MIR
Powdcrly on account of his hostiI
ity to the Anarchists.
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Are sold by all druggists. Price, CutIcura soc
Resolvsnt, $li soap BIC. Potter Drug aud Chem
ica Co., Boston. Send for How 10 Cure skin
Diseases. a.
DEAL fifty the complexion and skin by
DEHOusing the Culicura Soap.
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Have used TqHgaiinG in hcial neuralgia
with happy effect, obtaining relief in short
time, q, A. Williams, NJ, D., Hardin, Ills.
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"Parkerls TONIC Is bQgnd 10 sgarp the west
In cases Of dyspepsia, Kidney anil liver troubles
wins frlspGs every day.'-S. MathisOn,
Pharmacist. ChlCaGn.
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Give prompt and permanent relief il
burns, scalds. Chilblains. venOmouS stinGS uI
bites, cuts and wounds ofevcrv description.
II is invaluable in scarle! fever, dipthcria
smallpox, cholera, yellow, typhoid and otheI
fcvers.
For sick-rooms, Ia prevent the spread o.
contagiou, il is the best disinfcctant known
Darbys Prophylactic Fluid is an article o
little cost, but great value. It's domestic n:
well ms medicinal uses are numerous Will,
its specialties are most wonderful. No hcat
of family should ever be without it.
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BensOn's Capcine Plasters are widely imita-
tod. That is the fact Now why are they iIui-
tated? Because they are the only porous plastrrs
in existence that Is really trustworthy and valu-
able. Benson : PlasterS are highly and scjen-
tifcally medicated, ahd curu IN d few hours
ailments tdIuu Wnicu no others have any effect
whatever. The public are therefore cautioned
against plaster7 bearing. the name OF ''Capsi-
Gin, - ''Capsicum, - 'Capscicine'' or "Capu-
Gin, - which are meant Ia pass for 'Capclnc. -
(please note she ,lillcrcnccl and also again i
plastrrs bearing the names 'BentOn' - dur
tOus, - utc. " hen pliying ask distinctly lOl
Benson Plaster, aud PROTECT yourself hy a rfr-
sonal examination. Ihc genuine has tle WORT
"CapCiua,' Cu' or puTuW,cd in the body OF the
plaster and the Three Seals lrRde-mlIk on
the iacr cloth.
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a Question of Morals: Mrs.
Colddcck-'I found some poker
chips IN my husbands pocket this
morning. Don't you think poker
playing very wiclsed?" Mrs.
Stratclush-"Um-n-no, not OK
aa-g. Sou E band never
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About half OF 8, the ru'lond
mileage i'll the wy.. . 300 the
United States.
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Persons who are troubled with
palpijation of4Ie heart or have at.
tacks of nervous excitement Of the
circulation should not use tea Of
coffee.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-09-16

The provisional Government
created by the Bulgarian rcvoIu-
tionists has been ovorthrown and
the old ministry relnstatcd.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-09-16

Three British schooners have
been seized by the United States
Government in Behrrng Sea, for
violation of seal fishing laws.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-09-16

The Philadelphia Times thinks
the bottle as we'll as the barrel is
becoming too prominent in poll
tics,
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-09-16

common porous plaster which YOU can get for
! a sons at any Of the c. cap John druggi,ts-yuu
have merely thrown away your money. for one
! Benson CapCine Plaster Is worth them all
Tie -ea,un is this. Ecn.on- Is the only porous
plaster in the market that l., hOne-tv ard skill
fully made, and scientifically mruiCatnI
Hur"IS an 10 tn"t. n.n nvtIinlI InIl.Iio1s pI
! Brnsgp'a they .trr Heap Hr,aI~e ihy posses
none al iii" lug:rdirnti which render licu,an S
walls able. The atl,r az. prompt Ia .t,'t pleasant
IN -'""r- and cIIc ~ 4 few hours ailments which
other, will not even reeve. .Hr &c are rs-
prrialy warned against -.l-r3tlrl ''CIUoirin, -
'tHp-iruHt, ''tarriripf or "Cap-cIrur, -
plaster. a. UurfEl 'as articles Intended In lie
r"iyr. AK for ErH.uu'. nni iunk ir. the
| ''llr'r Seals tr'I'ir-nnrk and me word zap
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Two Republican cx-govcrnors of
Iowa arc candidates for congress
this year.
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i' ..'a' - MIND that Zen nu- tarsirr !i.trr is
worth '.ssz, " - ',F ..I-r !'rrp!I- plaster Ben
-u' = uta-i't1 aI' q genuine medicinal article.
rUriur~rl HuG H-''l Nv :He Ut,tii,ai profession
i'pE Mime 90 t5',IrTT,T. !hHv ,uT,. ru &, lev
H"ui- ailments Viii So. u..,ga WIZ 'rru .Ilit.Sr
i''HH I""t iF.-F'..f-.. initiation. Hrr -u.i toy
tru'rF. NJ" I'e mon i.I iar.' profits ua If.,.h
Han they ia Tor the svytls 90 ga approving cuH-
-ri"''f'. Is Vac 70. 'ar4t a'I ut iH- ANT
. riE. taisirjH. 90 and .'tTPai,'iu' ..i;i-irTt
6h.rG ia,g as', ... sac unv .trs Th,rt name N.
nothing tWr 'ui Irtir-. ,r ai"n- au iH. n.,irl,.
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Southern ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1886-18??, 1886-10-23

In the preface we find the FOLLOWING .
CHOW in 1881, on getting out second
edition. the authoress desires to express
her grateful appreciation of the kindness
with which the edition of 1864 was re-.
icieved. She wishes to express 10 AeI
officers and soldiers of the Confederate
army at Vicksburg her acknowledge.
ment of the gentle services and courtesy
that contributed to her comfort and wei
fare as the sad days there passed on,
Words cannot express the wonder and
admiration excited in her mind by the
conduct of those brave men at HckS-
burg how they endured with unAinchingl
courage the shower of ball and shell I
how they confronted the foe with uni
daunted resolution, closing the ranks
steadily as their comrades fell by hum
dreds about them ;how they endured
with SeadfaSt perseverance, the hunger
the wet, the privation firmly facing
the fact that they were day by day
fighting against overpowering odds
and when the forlorn hope wavered any
the flag was pulled down. how "
dauntleSs faces paled before defeat !. 4
they had never paled before l0g
Southern ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1886-18??, 1886-10-23

MY Cave Life in yicksburs!.,
by Mrs. Mary W. Loughbor,,y,.
An actual experience
This book was first published BY >
Appleton & Co., New York !. y
from the authors notes. VT
WRITTEN IN HER CAVE
Again reprintedin 1881 from tba 80,
copy plates, by R. P. Sndlev &c. '' q
Louis Mo. w. VI
cLoTH Bound VOLUME, $500 ,pApr,
So cents. Orders for the ocavo TN
In Vicksburg" promptly filled if sent '' ~
SOUTHERN LADIES JOURNAL 0ryrr
Little Rock Ark.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-06-29

it is dyspeptc and must have been in
spired by nightmare. ..
Vocal music never seems to lose its
hold IN Chicago, singers are plentiful
and salaries small. There is always some
teacher who is all the rage, and the pres.
ent monarch of the field is George Sweet.
He is a fine actor and baritone His
voice is rich and full OF passionate
sweetness. lie made a great furore
with DutfS Heart and Hand" " ana when
he settled down to teaching in Chicago
all the upper tendon and every one else
locked TO the gay young troubadour
lie adopted the system of making his
pupils receive their lessons IN the pres
ence OF u room tull of callers and pupils
IL was excellent for developing nerve.
A pupils who can stand in front of n faS-
clnatlng man, surrounded by crowd OF
wondering observers, and 90 through the
hldeousncSs, facial and otherwise, of
vocal exercises is equal to most anything.
Mr.. Sweet isa man of wonderful magnc.
tism so much so that when he shakes hands
win pupil the sparks fly making Il
regular fourth of July illumination. The
stuulO Is ut all times filled with the most
cultured ladies of Chicago. who drink in
the electricity in the AIR and profit by the
music lessons. Mr.. Sweet resigned the
part ,of Rigolletto with the American
opera company, becaus Thomas believes
IN making all opera subordinate to the
orchestra, and Mr.. Sweet believes in sub
DUNG all things to himself, including an
orchestra,
prominent lawyer hearing that Pratt
had been out here related characteristic
aneodote of the irrepressible Silas. 1t
seems that when MIR. Pratt was in Eu.
rope he called on Wagner mo doubt he
would have called ut Windsor castle had
he been in the neighborhood) and the
great composer, Wagner, not Pratt,
played, When he had finished he court
eously invited Pratt to take the stool. He
did so and kept it, When at last he
arose Wagner said with gentle irony:
MIR. Pratt, you are the Wagner of
America" And you," said s. G.. "are
the Pratt of Europe" Wagner, it is to
be presumed, was carried out on shut.
ter.
Chicago restaurants are advertising
three Kinds of water, lake water, river
water and Waukesha water. This sounds
very well; but it is too late to give the
impression that Chicago is Il temperance
town. A far bigger boom would be Sc
cured by adopting the Milwaukee plan
of serving two glasses of beer for a
nickel. Speaking of restaurants, a man
was arrested the other day for killing
pups for sausage and excused himself
with the statement that young dog made
soft sausage" Any one who wants to
swallow the allotted peck of dirt at one
gulp can do so by taking meal in some
restaurant. MINNIE RATH.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-06-29

tials. | often write little poems of this
character while waiting behind tree for
q comet to come down past me for a
drink. l also have double barrel shot.
gun in good order and the right to a small
chestnut comet of the tenth magnitude.
both of which would like to dispose of.
In answering this letter please pin the
check to the upper left.hand corner of
your manuscript. Please write plainly
on one side only with your Endorsement
on the other. | can not promise to re.
turn manuscript, Please write as soon
as possible and tell me whether YOU wish
me to continue my discoveries or not
Should there be anything | could do
for you or for science let me know and
will give you inside figures and cut rates
ON comets, microbes or anything else in
my line.
Please write your name and poStof1icc
address plainly and tell the cashier to
sign his name plainly at the bottom of the
check. Not necessarily t. p, b. n. a. q. y.
g.f.
Yours, with a telescope in each eye and
comet corkscrew in each hand.