Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-06-24

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We're every one to sweep before
his own house, every street would
be clean. .,.
In some places business is afraid
to revive, for fear of being hit with
a strike.
Barnum recently received a lot
of gnus from Africa, but not by
telegraph.
Phillips Brooks says that no
moro narrow-chested preachers
are wanted.
When a man suffers from astitch
IN his side-when he is hemmed IN
by a crowd.
Little fish arc very level-headed
they always commence life on a
small scale.
Any one who is quick at repair
tee must necessarily have q great
response ability. .
The author of the saying that
"you must always take man as
20 find him" was policeman.
Brown says it is wonder there is
any truth in the world, when a man
begins life by lying in the cradle.
Why is X the most unfortunate
of letters2 Because it is always
in fix ard never out OF perplex-
ity.
To brighten the inside of cof-
fee or tea pot, fill with water, add
a small piece of soap; and let 1t
boil about forty minutes.
A roof pronounced superior to
that of slate, because of its light
ness and other advantages, is now
made Of any fibrous pulp.
GWealth," says Dr.. Holmes, dis
a steep hill which the father climbs
SLOWLY. and which the son often
tumbies down precipitatcly'"
Every day in human life may be
decisive 10 destiny. Accept the
truth and act promptly and wisely,
that each day may have record.
Black birch is now the fashiona-
BILE wood for furniture. Ordinary
white birch used TO be the fashion
able wood 10 furnish an incentive
to the young idea
q"Why does the doctor smell of
his cane n asked a little girl lnVa-
lid of her wicked brother. "Hc is
probably making the diagnose,
SIS" said the bad boy.
"Bridget did you hear the door
bell ?" "Yesm'm'" aWhy don't
you go to the door, thenF" "bqre,
an it's nobody to see me. I'm
not expecting callers to-day"
"A negro at sylvania, Ga, 80
years of age, hos been buried in a
a coffin made out of lumber which
he had worked for and saved for
fifteen years for that purpose.
The wonder is not that Mr.. GlGd.
stones bill has failed, but that the
principles 1t embodied have gained
such strength. Irish home rule is
sure to come.-Nemphls Appeal,
DEM -sdYa At
In the far-off region of departed
years, where the ghosts of our joys
and sorrows, fit to and fro like
Quickened shadows, perhaps the
bitterst memory of all Is the mem
DRY of our first boil.
aAlonzo, dear, do yon believe in
ghosts p she asked dreamiIy. HNo,
darling, ! do not" he replied.
"Well, Alonzo, that ghosts to show
you are not superstitious." Then
they fell INTO sweet sleep.
Tho Australian wheat crop this
year will be q failure. After de-
Quoting the amount required for
home consumption, 1t is estimated
that there will be but $4,000 tons
exported last year.
The New Orleans PIcayune OBJ
SEEMINGLY remarks that mali can
not now pass 8 board fence, ride
IN o street-car, or iooh at news
paper=without- being reminded Of
the fact that his liver Is out of or
der.
| A bird known as the "silk-tailed
chatterer" has lately reappearet
"a. Germany after an absence O
so years. The peasants consider
the arrival of the songster as al
omen of good, portendIng IN
creased happiness and prosperity
to the people.
Matilda Snowfall, who hirec
tout to white family as cook
carried home 10 hel
mother an immense basket load
ed down with all kinds of pro
visions, which she had stolcr
from her employer. While tottcr
> ing under the load she met ;
colored friend, who asked: GLOW
) is you comm on wild dem whit,
folksf" Use gwiue to leab EN-
Dey hasn't paid der grocery mai
: IN sich..a long timeIse ashamed Il
meet him on de street"
A California widow, who put he
all into O deal in stocks and wa
: shrunk out, called upon her broke
, and said: "When will this thin,
f probably come ont IN the papors?'
, tcTo-morrow, doubtless" "IIoS
d. long can you suppress it?" 'Why
, ! 1 might keep it out two days, Blu
: not longer" "Only two G2rs
l That's pretty short notice, but In
a hustler when l get my bonnet or
: I'll depend on the two days" o.
! the third day the papers chronicle
. her loss and her wedding on tn
same page.-Wall Street News.