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Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-01-21

The laws regulating the governs
ment of Yale College prescr-, be
that the president of that lr,stitu-
ton must be a clorgymcn. This.
excludes several of tie proposed
candidates for PRECEDENT Porter's
place.
eyes," said lady when inter-
viewed on the subject of servant
girls, 81 find that the Swedes make
tho most capable aud trustworthy
Servants. never had q Sweden
borgian that did not give perfect
satisfaction"
A negro at Fort Gaines, Ca,
SAID to be a good farm hand, has
offered to contract for next year
for quart OF whiskey every Sat
urday night, mule to ride on
Sundays, clothes and food, and So
cash at Christmas.
Albany's bicentennial anniver-
sary comes next July.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-01-21
THE GRAND JURY SYSTEM.

LLN N4th-fN DCLsL ~ 4 ~ A<-N'
The grand jury system is as old
as the English laws and has, in the
opinion of great many, outlived
its day of usefulness. On the
other hand many;..perhaps a large
majority, of the people respect and
venerate it, and any proposition TO
abolish it is looked upon as gross
innovation. That the grand jury
is an Inquisitorial star-chamber
body is we'll known. Its proceed
ings are conducted in secret, and
are wholly one-sided. The accus-
ed is not heard. He is IN total
darkness of what is done and has
no means whatever of confronting
the witnesses. The first intorma-
ton no receives is n warrant for
his arrest or a general report, or
an announcement in the papers
that he has been indicted. The
object of grand juries originally
was to sift cases where crime was
charged in order that only those
believed to DO guilty should Oc-
cupY the time of the court; but it
has outgrown this and now men
who have real, imaginary or malic-
lous grievances against others go
before the grand jury and have
their enemies indicted. 1t is q
notorious fact that over one-half of
the persons indicted are not con-
victed; many are not tried at all,
and considerable percentage are
tried and acquitted. All of this
arises from the one-sided proceed
ings of the grand jury, which fire.
quently finds indictments upon the
most flmsy grounds; another thing
is, witnesses sometimes testify to
one thing before the grand jury
and to an entirely different thing
when put upon the witness stand
in open court. If it were not so
there would be no ground tor find
ing the indictment. If the grand
jury is not entirely abolished it
must certainly be radically reform
ed before many moro years. There
is certainly no occasion for grand
jury to find three times as many
indictments as there is any proba-
billty of being convictions. The
shape of the reform must be form
ulated by the lawmakers.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-01-21

The San Antonio Express says
the public land question appears
10 be almost rs far from settlement
rs it was before the last two lcgis-
latures struggled so persistently
and for so long a time. The next
Legislature, if composed of men of
wisdom and business experience
and intelligence, will settle it by
adopting the policy all along ad-
vocatcd by the Express. Lease
the lands for reasonable rental,
but make any part of them at all
times subject to actual settlement,
with an optional herd law, under
which, il a man attempt to stock
the range beyond the supporting
capacity OF the land he owns or
controls, his ncighbors can, by
vote, declare the law in operation
and compel him to keep his stock
upon his own property. This
would prevent large bodies of land
falling into the hands of one man
or corporation, would leave the
public domain open to actual set
Element, and prevent the unjust en-
croachmcnt of one man upon the
property OF another. The state
will have TO come to this before the
land question is settled TO the sat
lsfaction of the people.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-01-21

IT is seldom that day passes
without the BANNER receiving an
application from some Texas paper
to exchange. Its exchange list is
already as large as it can afford.
1t would be happy to exchange
with all its contemporaries, but
about 800 Texas exchanges would
be more than we could handle.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-01-21

The venerable w. W. Corcoran,
of Washington, is now interested
IN removing the remains of Major
I. Enfant from the farm where he
was buried to one of the public
parks with view to putting a
proper monument over the same to
mark the memory of the man who
made the plan on which the capital
city was LAID out.
A hole was formed by the sink
ing soil lately in one of the streets
of San Bernardino, Cal. The Index
of that place, says: ''From this
hole q volume of smoke has been
rising for four days and nights.
A peculiar, sulphurous smell
premeates the air in the vicinity
and, as no one knows whence the
smoke comes, some alarm has been
felt"
AT q spiritual seance a woman
desired to communicate with her
dead husband. as it really such
. Jro,5fuI ,,Iooo Jobn7O Not %
ali. booron ;s . doI;abtfr1 nIooo y
en- I Nh, y soiJ tbo -,
-, III -r' "a th,+ norso . 49,
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"r = e'li'u " Us Pay
DO not thihK thaG when you see
mo 10. to.s IUlsI b ?s" hood on u -.
,n "s his hi fIat # is bisnrido NJ.
ha = onJnoTnrira 10 H. . NJ
80 nos"ot,nn % tbo 80 80
tad bT G,s Nod h w ' cpns4r .
by the short reinMToUntTv Cen.
tisman ~
Saleratus mixed up with a little
thick cream is excellent for burns.
Make into nice soft police, spread
it upon n cloth, and bind 1T upon
the scald or burn, and renew as
often as it gets dry, This will re-
licve burn, almost instantly. It'll
should be kept on until the fire is
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-01-21

An experiment has been tried at
Portsmouth, IN England, with the
object of determining the practca-
bility of applying liquid fuel as o
steam generator to men-of-war.
The fuel consists of creosote, which
is procurable at Il penny a gallon.
50 lar the system mas proved super
ior 10 those previously tried, and
it is believed that the difficulties IN
the way of lie use Of liquid fuel
are IN u far way Of Icing ever
CONG.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-01-21

From Texas Siftings: Presi-
dent Cleveland remarks in . letter
TO the artist of a comic paper that
there never was time when news
paper lying was $50 general and
mean as at present" This is pref
u rough on majority Of editors
of the United States who have all
along maintained that Grover is
the best president we have ever
had,
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-01-21

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. S.-The
Richmond Wing, which Suspended
publication on Dec. %, was sold
to-day for $4,000, the purchasers
being Abner Anderson, formerly
of the Danvillc Register, and Judge
A. W. c. Nowlin, of Washington,
D. c. The paper will DO Demo.
cratic in principle. The sale has
been confirmed by the court.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-01-21

II circumstances should demand
an enforcement of the Monroe doc
trine by this country to-day, a hos
tile foreign nation, seeing our de.
fenseless condition, might scorn-
fully ask us: "What are you 60
ing to do about it," Mr.. TiIden
has told Us what TO do in his wise
words OF warning, and there should
be no delay in following his ad-
vlce.-New York Sun, Ind.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-01-21

The senate presidential success
sion bill, having passed the house
without amendment, now goes to
the president, who will doubtless
approve it promptly. 1t received
moro than two-thIrds vote IN
each house OF congress. In the
event of the death of the president
and vice president, the succession
will fall upon the secretary OF
state, and so on through the cabi-
net.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-01-21

The Louisiana supreme court
has decided that the will OF Myra
Clark Gaines presented by Miss
Evans Is forgery, and sustained
the will made by her January 6,
1898
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-01-21
MAJORITYRULE.

The Washington correspondent
of the New York Sun predicts that
the programme ofthe Democrats
of the House of Representatives
means tariff for revenue only, Car
Isle for president and Morrison as
tho party leader. The Dallas
News says, this in general outline,
is a good programme, and as 1t
stands is almost certain to appeal
forcibly to the country. The New
York Sun has long been friendly
to Randall, and its Washington cor
respondent has usually, as &C.
casion suggested, reflected this
sentiment. The Sun does not sup
port the programme, and an
nounces 1t merely to keep up with
tho news. The News says there is
nothing improbable or unnatural
about it. Nothing could be more
in accord with the natural fitness
of things than that the majority of
the Democratic party should gov
ern IN relation alike to candidates
and policies. Heretofore, for years
past, the majority of the party has
surrendered to the minority with
the hope of saving New York. If
by saving New York the Demo
cratic party must surrender its
principles, better that Now York
should pile up a Republican maio-
rity as high as the Washington
monument. Then the News gives
a few figures and makes some poll
teal calculations. 1t should be
added that one of the cardinal
principles of the Democratic party
is, that the majority shall rule. In
selecting Mr.. Cleveland, of New
York, as its candidate tor the pres
idency, the majority did rule, be-
cause the majority of the party re-
garded him as the most available
candidate, and they thought he
could, as he did, carry New York,
a state which, as the political slate
read at that time, was necessary.
1t was a matter OF policy more than
one of principle. The principles
of the Democratic party so far as
the policy of the government is
concerned are the same, but there
are questions not of party policy,
but Of expedleney, upon opinions
in tho party dlffer-the silver and
the tariff questiohsz-these are now
prominently before Congress- I'm
fortunately these questions have
become sectional the west and
south being on one side of the issue
and the east and north on the 9TH
er. Numerically the west and
south is by far the strongest. The
House of Representatives is CON-
posed OF members elected directly
by the people and is intended to
represent their sentiments. Such
being tho case q majority of the
Democratic members and some OF
the Republicans are IN favor o!
tariff reform and the continuation
of the coinage of silver. The ma
jorIty of the party favor these
measures, and 1T is now evident
tbst if they are not settled during
the present administration they
will be made the leading issues in
the next presidential canvass,
hence the prediction of the New
York Suns correspondent. If the
Democratic party pursues Il mud
and conservative course, not 60
ing to extremes, 1t must and will
draw to it a large number of con-
servative men who in the west
have heretofore affiliated with the
Republicans.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-01-21

The committee on military af-
FAIRS has reported bill for the re-
lief of Fitz John Porter. 1t au-
thorizes the president to appoint
Porter to the position of colonel
in the army and in his discretion
place him on the retired list as q
general; provided that Porter shall
receive no pay or any allowances
whatever prior to his appointment.
The Porter case has been before
congress for years and it is to be
hoped that 1t will be disposed of
and justice done him.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-01-21

The Oklahoma district is not
nearly so large as is popularity
supposed. Representative Wea-
yer, of Nebraska, says the land
which would be opened to settle
ment would make only about 5000
farms of 100 acres each.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-01-21
THE Waco Day SAYS newspapers

The Waco Day says newspapers
in almost every town are calling
for manufactures in vigorous par
agraphs and denouncing protection
as robbery. The Day seems to
think that protection and manu-
featuring are twin sisters. Per-
haps they are, but such is not the
popular belief.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-01-21

There is always o Quantity OF
broken rice, homlny refuse, and
other waste, at the grocery store
that can be utilized for poultry,
not excepting the bones from meat,
cheese parings and stale bread,
Boiled rice and beans, mixed and
thickened with ground grain OF
any kind, make an excellent egg
producing tood.-Indlanapolls Sen.
tinel.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-01-21

MANY members of congress are
willing to vote for a bankruptcy
bill provided the measure be fairly
drawn and the machinery for car
rying it into force were perfect.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-01-21

STATE Press on the Dallas News
saws that Tom Bowers of the Bal
ance Wheel, is a professional kick
or, sud after making his papers
kick everything else, they kick the
bucket.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-01-21

COLUMBUS CITIZEN: Congressman
Mills will make an effort to do
Justice to the sufferers by the
BRENNAN fire in 1854 fire caus
ing great loss to citizens at that
time, and resulting from the ami
mostly of United States soldiers
stationed at that place. 1t is a
matter long delayed, bit nevOrthe-
Iess due.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-01-21

A MOUNT PLEASANT, Pa, special
says the situation in the coke
regions is serious. The foreigners
(Hungarians) fred on the guards.
The strikers are driving off all
men who are at work.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-01-21

THE Houston Post says it is al
most a certainty that Judge Ter
rell will be q candidate for the
United States Senate. The Gal.
weston News has deem booming
Terrell for the senate for some
time. No objection can be raised
to Judge Terrell becoming a can
didato for any office he may select.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-01-21

1T is said that seventy-sevel
counties in kentucky have stop
ped the sale OF liquor under the
local option law. Have the Ken
tuckians abandoned their native
beverage-old bourbon?
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-01-21

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SAFE DEPOSIT.

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Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-01-21

If the man with the hoe wants
anything better in the way of res
oIutions than those adopted by the
cattIemen's convention at Austin,
he is hard to please, is the way the
Waco Day puts it.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-01-21

Krupp, tho famous German
manufacturer of heavy ordnance,
is at the head of the syndicate that
is floating the Chinese loan OF
S175, 100000 for the construction
of railroads, telegraph lines and
Qualifications and ironclads. Krupp
expects to do all the construction
work to the exclusion Of English
capitalists, who have hitherto had
a monopoly of China as well as
India.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-01-21

JUDGE SYMEs, CoIorado's new
representative is already recog-
nized as one of the ablest leaders
of the silvermen. Ho is a firm be-
lievcr in silver certificates.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-01-21

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND says point
blank that when he suspends an
ofice-holder and dominates his
successor he will not give his rea-
sons. Nominations are made by
and with the consent of the senate.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-01-21

BISHOP JONES, a Mormon apostle,
has lately arrived at Ell Paso from
the Mexican mining district, where
he had been to seek land for his
people. he didn't find it.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-01-21

The mayor of the town of Wash
ington, Kansas, has closed tho
skating Kinks on the grounds that
they exert baleful influence upon
the young people.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-01-21

The Laredo Times wants to know
what Maxey has done for Texas.
The Galveston Tribune says life is
too short to enumerate all he has
done, and that he is the right man
in the right place.
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In the Chinese murder case now
on trial at st. Louis, witnesses tes-
titled that the murderer would as
soon kill a man as o chicken. He
was hired assassin.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-01-21

The government will introduce
in parliament at the earlist posi-
bic opportunity bill making boy
cottIng a felony, charging the
powers of magistrates, and other
wlso strengthening the criminal
law
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-01-21

IT appears from the papers that
the politicians are busy through
out the state working up states for
the state and county tickets.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-01-21

There is no doubt but the steady
Farmland is better paid than any
other class of laborors. The year
ly $500 with board should allow
the Farmland to save 500 q year
If he is careful. The reason why
the steady farmland should re-
ccive good pay is that he must be
sober, one who can be relied OF to
behave himself, and Gne who may
be trusted safely in social inter-
course with the lamily--ChicagO
Times.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-01-21

The situation in Burmah is be-
coming serious for the British.
Tho natives are in instruction.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-01-21
Thursday, January 81. 1886.

The president has approved the
presidential succession bill.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-01-21

"A Temple hunter killed q Wild
cat and ave c0ons last week. A
wildcat is now considered large
game.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-01-21
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Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-01-21

Shakcspcare's Mistake. There
said Mrs. Gummldgc, putting aside
her paper. GOOD for Lille De-
vereuX Blake" "What has she
done, my dear?" "She says Shake
speare was a brute, and that the
play, The Tanning of the Shrow,
does women gross injustice"
"WolI, think myself it would
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NnruS
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For SalA

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Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-01-21

The Bellvillc Times remarks
that some of the people of its town
put in all their time thinking and
looking for a better location; they
should go to work and stick to buSl-
ness and tho good place would soon
be found at their own homes. The
Times is right jim every town men
can be found who are looking for
a new location; such men are
usually lacking In energy, and
when they find q new location they
rarely do better than IN the ono
they left. For a real live, pro
gressivc, energetic man one loca-
lion is as good as another, provi
ded he has a field for his operation
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-01-21

The Dallas Daily Herald says a
Correspondent Of the st. Louis
Globe-Demoerat writing from San
Antonio is doing up Texas in colors.
He is manufacturing some very
impossible romances, doing the
people OF Texas great injustice and
the state incalculabIe injury"
This Is nothing new, there is hard
ly newspaper in Texas FIVE years
old which has not had occasion at
some time TO correct ISLANDERS re-
garding Texas published in the
Globe-Democrat. 1t has for many
years made a business of systemat-
ically misrepresenting Texas and
her people. Its correspondent is,
in all probability, simply acting
under instructions from head
quarters.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-01-21

- Witness, G. f Harbst, Clerk of
r. . Of the District Court of Wash
t'"' ipgtpn county, Texas. Given
- under my hand and seal ofsaid
court at office in BreIhaTl, this the 18th day
of January, 1880. c. F. HERBsT,
I'd. c. VIC.
I hereby certify that the above Is true
copy OF the original, and l order tho same
published in the BRENNAN Banner for four
successive weeks from this date January 18th,
1886. n. I. DEvRR, Sheriff W. C.
By +, S. NSEBLErT, Deputy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-04
SALE OF W. II. KEMPs LIBRARY.

Banes auction at their Nos
739 ana tn Broadway part OF the library OF W. H. Kop
which consists OF 4O2 numbers including valuable dra
matte literature first editions OF Dckenss works
and number OF ROwlandson's and Crukshanks lnstra-
tons The attendance good and the bidding spirited
The books were nearly all good condition and handsomely
bound library disposed Of and the prices
ATTAINED were on the whole. satisfactory
Auniaue copy Edwn's Eccentrieities" vols,
London 1891 with seventy five plates including portraits OF
Coey Ciber Mrs Slons and other celebrated iragedans
ironobt s25 George Edwards Natural History. vols.
Jondon 1902 1862 colored cngravngs sold Tor Si TWO
rare old COMES OF TON" and "Jerrys lAe IN Lonlon
and Life IN and out OF London by Egan,
Iondon 1893 copousiy illustrated by CruksanR brought
- and 81 respectively. copy OF the first edition OF he
Vicar of Wakefield" with accents, small yo bound IN
boards published by Halle in 1897 after lively bidding
was knocked down for S24 The works OF James Gray the
eighty three plates aud numerous wood engravngs
sold Tor 80 and Mrs. 5. C. Halls "lreand It's Scenery,
Legends and Tales illustrated with 800 stee AMI wood
cravings in three brought s2l- Humes and Smol
etts Histories and with portraits and Illustrations,
six volumes together went iOr 80 cents volume
The most valuable part of the collection. first Editions Of
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shank Phz" and other welknown artists brought
the following prices: "Pickwick PaDers, 81; Nicholas
and "Barnaby Rudge" bound together Sl5; Christmas
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remainder OF the library VIII be sold DAY.