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

MINISTER JAeKsoH has officially
notified the government at Wash
ington of Cuttings release. HIS
release will not affect Mr.. Sedg'
wick's mission, which is to learn
all the facts in the case with view
to a change in the Mexican laws
in so far as they are hcld TO give
the right to try Americans for acts
committed within American terri.
tory. The Arresuris-Mondragon
murder is still the subject of cor,
respondence. AS 1t appears al
present, the only act for which this
government can demand redress is
of kidnapping Arreuris, who was
domiciled on this side of the Dor
der. In no event can it be expect
cd that Mondragon will be surrcn-
dered for trial to the American
authorities.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-26

ONE of tho counsel for Spies,
Parsons, ct ais, SAID tho verdict of
tho jury was "agains anarchy and
not the anarchists on trial" Tho
verdict was against anarchy in
general and against tho anarchists
on trial, they having been proved,
beyond a reasonable doubt, to have
been guilty Of murder.
CHRISTOPHER SAAlI, the leader of
the anarchists ut Cleveland, o., in
q speech said: The rcigning class,
and not tho anarchists, have de-
clarcd war, and war they should
have to the knife. The struggle
would continue until 4 great anar-
chist revolution swept away all
law and dictation, and thon all men
would be equal. Saam needs to be
suppressed.
To use worldly expression
Sam Jones, tho alleged evangelist,
is pretty well fixed in the worlds
goods. Sam says he wishes there
was no poor preachers, then prcch-
Ors would pay full fare on railroads
and full prices for everything they
buy. Sam ought TO know that 1t
will be several days before the ar
rival of the MILLENNIUM.
IMMIGRATION continues TO pour
into this country at 4 rapid rate;
during the month of July tho total
number was 81, 33S. Some of tho
papers are now contending that
our naturalization laws arc in need
of amendment. a residence OF ut
least five years in this country
should be required before any per-
son con become qualified voter.
As tho laws now stand consider
able number of foreigners who
have becomes citizens and who
vote at our elections have no
knowledge whatever of the Eng
lish language.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-26
THE DANGERS OF KISSING.

off | was q woman and could
see the faults Of my follows as we'll
as the average observant man can
I'd form a society for the abolition
of kissing. It's got to como to
that, anyway, within tho next ten
years. All that keeps it alive is
its qualities as q foil for the gen.
uino article" So q very worldly
and very bright lIttle woman told
me, in a burst of frankncss, q few
hours ago. Said she: at women
didn't kiss so automatically and
insmcarply they wouldn't know
what the beauty of the real kiss
was" And | guess she was right.
Apemantus, my old friend of medi-
cal proelivitles and cynical in
stincls, growlod when l asked him
what he thought of it, and said:
"An elegant dissemination of dis-
ease. Fever is spread by it, so are
lung troubles, and such physical
scythes as diphtboria, etc, I'd
drive kissing out Of tho land and
save 0ne-teptG Of / per cent, of hui
man livos every year-If lifo-sav-
ing is the end and aim OF science,
which you know l doubt. Tor
onto Globe.
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itself.


st. Louis Republican! Il does
not surprise us TO learn that vii:
liam Gray, Jr., treasurer of two
large manufacturing companies OF
Boston, who was recently dis0uv,
cred TO have made away with
about S500.000 of the companies
money, and wound up his career
with Il suicide, was very we'll
born, well-behavcd and highly re,
spectacle man. The time when
high social positi9n and gopd
character Wete held guarantees
against CRIMINAL breaches of trust
is past; they are now considered
necessary qualifications tor such
enterprises. Tho Boston papers
state that "Mr. Gray was mem
Der of one of the old aristocratic
families OF Dorchester" and that
CHS family mas always been
wealthy" He received salary
of $4,000 Il year, but even this
liberal income did not satisfy him.
He squandcrcd his own inheritance
and tho greater part of his wife's,
and then robbed the companies
whose moneys were entrusted to
his keeping. 1t Is the custom of
the large mill companies of Boston
to select for their secretaries, cash
lers and trcasurcrs men of good
family connections, with Y podi-
gree ffpqssible, and irroproachahIe
habits-whIch accounts probably
for the frequent dcfalcations in
these mills that have taken place
in the last ten years.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-26

A young man dropped into =
Office OF Dakota lawyer and
What is habeas corpV1
at is kind of writ Il
"That's all 1 want to !
1t. Is . mandamus
ayes"
use pretty considerable
these writs in the law business, L
reckon 2"
eyes, there arc number of
different kinds"
"What is the usual rate for max.
ing collections in the territory ?''
awe usually take about half"
GAIL right-thanks. You see 1
made up my mind this morning to
become lawyer and wanted to
get point or two. Pm going over
to get admitted to the bar now be-
fore court adjourns. I'll hang out
my shingle In the morning."-Es-
feline Bell.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-26
sMALL. sII.vER cERrIEIcArEs.

Assistant Treasurer Whclplcy, of
the treasury department, was seen
to-day in the absence of Treasurer
Jordan. He stated that the work
to put into effect BANDS amend
ment providing for the issue of
small silver certificates was going ON
vigorously. As there were many in
cidcntal delays, however, which
could not be avoided, it was his i'm
preston the small denomination
certificates would hardly be issued
to the public before the first of No
vembcr. The department has al
ready made an order for n consider
able additional supply Of the dis
tinctivc paper used in printing gov
eminent notes, and the designs for
the ones and twos have already been
decided upon, as heretofore de
scribed. Mr.. Whelpley said he
knew of no reason for an impression
apparently existing that the treas
urer's office would interpose any
obstacles in the way of the full en-
forcemont of the Bland amendment.
The design for the SIS certificates
has not yet been decided upon, but
it is the full intention of the treas
urer to have ones, twos and fives
ready for distribution by the date
already named, November l. They
will be placed in all the sub-treas-
uries in the country, and will be is
sued upon the deposit of silver dol
lars, Just as the larger dcnomina-
tions now are, asweQ as in exchange
for larger denominations, as pro-
vided in the law.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-26

The American Machinist is of the
opinion that manufacturers should
revive the apprentice system. The
supply of skilled labor Is by nc
means equal to the demand, and the
result is large drafts are made Oh
skilled artizans OF other countries
The best mechanics American man
ufacturers will have IN the future
will be those who come up to then
trades through American shops
1t is unwise to depend upon . sup
ply from any other source. There
is no trouble IN keeping up q plen
tiful supply, if reasonable mem
Der Of apprentices arc given an op
portunity to learn trades.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-26

Cincinnati thinks of drawing
most Of its supply of granite for
street paving purposes from the
Georgia quarries at Stone Noun
tain, near Atlanta. This noun
tain, says one of the Cincinnatians
who went down to look at it re-
Gently, is ono solid mass of stone,
about seven miles long, three wide
and is 400 feet high in some
places. As near as can BIO got at,
it is estimated, he says, that it con-
tains enough granite to pave 3,OOO,-
900 miles of streets.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-26

Under the law amended by the
last Connecticut Legislature
twenty-three banks have reported
to the State Comptroller that they
have on hand 1919 deposit accounts
aggregatIng SlOS,9O6 81 Gan aver
age OF slO2 &c eaeh), which havo
remained unclaimed twenty years
OF moro. This amount will be
supplemented before the Legisla-
ture meets by returns from twenty
three other but smaller banks, and
it is estimated that the aggregate
showing of unclaimed deposits will
not fall short OF $4,000.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-26

Shade trees are regarded by DR..
Stephen Smith rs workable lite,
savers in Inc heats Of summer III
built-up portions of large cities,
and ho thinks the authorities
should provide them freely in the
streets. He fortifics his positions
by citations based upon analysis OF
mortality reports. AS TO the eli,
cacy of the remedy proposed, DR..
Smith SAID an aero of grass gave
the air 640O quarts of moisture in
twonty-four hours, but trees were
even better coolers. The old
Washington elm at Cambridge, al.
though not very large, exposes to
tho air y surface in leaves equal to
five acres of vegetation. Trees
keep an even temperature of about
80 degrees, while the temperature
of an exposed pavement on Fifth
avcnuc.on a hot day had, been found
as high as $50 degrees, When this
test was made u thermometer in
the shade Of u tree recorded only
10 degrees
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-26

The Republican state convention
met at Waco on Wednesday. Webb
Flanagan, Col. DeGress and a few
more Of the oldtime white radicals
werc on hand, buta large majority
of the delegates are colored broth
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-26
NO SECRETS.

The Democracy of Texas as 4
party is not opposed to the knights
of Labor or to the Farmers al
lance. The Democracy as a politi'
cal organization does not know
them and has no official knowl.
edge of their existence. The
Democratic party, as such, knows
no moro about them than it docs
about the Odd Fellows, the Masons,
tho knights of Pythias, the
knights af Honor or any other Sc
crct organization. People have
the right to form themselves into
secret societies for any lawful pur.
pose, be it for self protection, mu-
tuaI Improvement, social inter-
course, charity toward each other,
or anything else, and for that mat
ter there is no law against secret
political organizations. The Demo
Gratis oppose all secret organiza-
tons for political purposes; Demo
Gratis, as individuals, belong to all
kinds of secret societies, but that
has nothing to do with their pollti-
cal principles. Tho Democratic
party is a party of principles and
all its proceedings are open to all,
it has no secrets, and that is why
the opposition to the Knights of
Labor and tho Farmers alliance
cropped out during the late state
convention. These two organiza-
tions held dark-lantern meetings
and attempted secretly to control
the action of the party in some of
the counties; it was this action
that the Democracy opposed and
not the societies simply as such.
Tho history of the rise and fall of
the Know Nothing party is we'll
known. Secret political parties
are contrary 10 the spirit of our
institutions and cannot succeed;
conservative men of all shades of
political opinion are opposed TO
them, and especially are they dis
tasteful 10 Democrats; they have
no political secrets.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-26

Mr.. WEnans pays, 1t Is reported,
SS5, 900 .rcnt for his Scotch shoot,
Ings. II he would he could not
possibly sport in season over Z
fifth part OF his vast domaiua. But
in fact, in soma of has numerous
fpraSts-Fasnakyle and Glen Ban.
nIch, Tor instancc-not single
deer has been shot since he took
them, five or six years ago. Pro,
lection is carried to pcrfact,pa.
They are patroIled by tao Keepers
or u regular system, which reminds
ono OF tho methods of the Irish
police. The mon, kept under Sc,
we're surveillance, meet at certain
hours at certain appointed stations,
white there arc so,itgdes in The
middle OF the wider ranges on
which even keepers and gillIcs arc
forbidden TO intrudc. All tho trout
streams are strictly preserved, so
that the fish, tho deer, the grouse
and tho ground game for once
ought to be having happy time
of 1T.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-26

Tue Laredo Times writes the
BANNER an open letter which II
prints in a recent issue. 1t says il
takes its pen in hand to let the BAN
NER know that it amt q bit mad. The
BANNER has never given the Times
any occasion to become ruffied.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-26

BLAINE in q recent speech at Bar
Harbor, Me-, said that the Prohibl'
tionists IN Maine are in league with
the Democrats to ruin the Republi'
cans, Notwithstanding the fact that
the Democrats have been the con-
slant enemies of prohibition.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-26

IT was currently rumored in
Chicago that the public have list
containing the names of nearly
three hundred men engaged in the
anarchist conspiracy, and whole
sale arrests will heneetorth be in
order. 1t is reported that MINIS.
Parsons and Mrs. Lizzie Holmes
are among those wanted.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-26

DIR. EDWARD EVERETT HALE, Of
Boston, delivered a lecture on the
"HumaR Side of George Washing
ton" The father of his country
was by no means perfect. He
spelled badly, was . "masher
among young women, loved his
vino and toddy and always took
care of No. l in horse trade, but
with all these shortcomings the
lecturer accepted the Ratchet story
as literally true.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-26

The president is better than the
average town man who goes out
camping and fishing. He goes to
church on Sunday instead of going
a fishing. The average man would
not lose Sunday going to church
when away on IL fishing trolic
The papers have also neglected tc
state whether or not the snakes 10
the Adirondack mountains are as
dangerous as those on the low
lands.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-26

e The boycotted breweries in Mil
waukee have notified the Knights
of Labor that unless the boycott is
withdrawn every Knight in thei1
employ will be discharged. If this
is done the boycotters will be boy
cotted. Sauce for tho goose, etc.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-26

TIE New York street railways
seem to be continually in trouble
with their men. On Tuesday HOO
employees of one line were paid off,
The employees complain of over
work and under pay. 1t is far
more than likely that wrongs exist
ON both sides.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-26

HORACE BAKER, a man of unsavo
ny reputation, has written a letter
20 the New York Tribune glorify
ing over the idea that the Rcpubll
cans will capture Texas by means
ofthe Farmers alliance and knights
of Labor. Mr.. Baker is a narrow
minded Republican.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-26

The Democrats in the fifth con-
gressional district are acting very
foolish. They held a convention,
which, under the two-thirds rule
resulted in dead lock they then
turned loose two Democratic can
dIdates for congressman. The Re.
publicans will bring out man and
If the Democratic vote is divided
Texas will have one Republican
congressman, sure.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-26

MARTIN IRONS, who a few months
ago was as famous as Cutting is
now, has been completely lost from
the public view, and, Hall, the man
who caused the great strike, is out
of a Job at Marshall. Fame is
transitory,
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-26

ONE 7. II. Jones, n candidate in
the Republican county ticket at
Little Rock, Ark, made a speech
IN that city the other day in which
he SAID that all Democrats were
dishonest, not only politically but
in the every day business affairs of
life. He also advised the negroes
not to pick any cotton for Demo
cratic planters. Mr.. Jones is an
agitator and probably needs a top
dressing OF tar and feathers.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-26

The congressional convention
for the Eight district met at Be-
gurne on the 24th inst. The first
ballot resulted Is for Wells Thomp-
son and Sc for Judge L. W. Moore.
On motion the nomination of Judge
Moore was made unanimous.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-26

HENRY WILLARD, former president
of the Northern Pacific railroad,
who collapsed financially a few
years ago and went to Germany, is
SAID to have made another fortune.
He is now worth s25O,OOO and will
return to Now York to live.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-26
The WEEKLY BANNER
BY RANKIN q LEVIN.
Thursday, August 90, 1886.

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND and DR..
Wall caught two fish on Tuesday.
Nothing is said about how many
drinks they took.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-26

THE government has fully deter
mined to remove tho Apache In
dams from the San Carlos roserva-
ton in Arizona; where they will
be sent has not been finally de-
nidnd-
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-26

Mr.. Stowe, who if known at all
was simply known as the husband
of Harriet Butcher Stowe, died at
Hartford on the 2Sd inst. aged 81
years.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-26

IT seems that Prince Alexander
was made q prisoner at midnight
and hurried out of Bulgaria. 1t
begins to look as though q Eu-
ropcan war was imminent. The
porto has sent letter to the pow
ers asking their intention regard
ing Bulgaria. Bulgaria has been
under the protection of Turkey
and the European powers Will OBJ
jcct to Russia's taking possession.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-26

THE Wharton Independent Is one
of the papers that does not hurrah
over the nomination of Ross. 1t
would have preferred Giddings or
Breckenridge. 1t says Ross may
do, but it is inclined to the belief
that after Ross has occupied the
gubernatorial chair q whilo the
people will miss John ireland.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-26

The contest for congress in the
Sixth district, Dallas, promises to
be quito interesting. There arc
three candidates in the feld,vlz
Wellborn, Gibbs and Bcckham, the
latter of Fort Worth, and to the
mind of the Fort Worth papers,
the best man for the position. The
congressional convention meets at
Waxahachie and dead lock is ex.
nacfed.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-26

Oregon pays duty of two cents
for every squirrel killed, and one
man was recently paid for $4,000
squirrel tails which he had col
lected.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-26

EIGHT anarchists were tried in
the great anarchist trial at Chica-
go. Spies, Fischer, Lingg, Engel,
Parsons, Flclden, and Schwab were
found guilty of murder In the first
degree, the penalty for which is
death. Neebc, the eighth man,
was found guilty of mansIaughtcr
and gwen fifteen years IN the pcni-
Tertiary.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-26

The Timcs-Dcmocrat has received
number of inquiries as to the
strength of the Mexican Navy 1t
consists Of two iron gum-boats. the
Mexico and the Domuyrutlcst, each OF
$50 tons, two twcnty-pounders, siY
officers and eighty men, eleven knots
speed and 200 horse power; two BOO
ton vessels, the Libertad and the
Independence, each armed with two
twcnty-poundcrs mdmamol lay ais
officers and eighty men, and ono
other small Sunboat, the name Of
which is unknown.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-26
HOW A SNAKE WAS CAPTURED.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, August 90
One of the most remarkable stories
recorded about snakes in this coun-
try is told by Constable D. NJ. Doty,
of this city. Members of his family
likewise verify the story. He was
attracted to his lien roost a few
evenings since by the cackling of the
chickens. Surprising some varmint
was in the roost he took his gun and
crept stealthiIy up to the door,
Opening it lie saw 4 monster black
snake, Wriggling about and twisting
itself into n knot. Seizing a club he
dispatched it with a blow on the
head. To his surprise he found the
snake was fast in a knot hole of the
roost, half Of its body being outside
He tried to pull it out of the hole,
but q large lump in its body ON the
other side OF the knot iiplo would
not permit. Taking his knife he
cut the snake open. He was aston
ished to find il had swallowed two
china nest eggs. 0ne had been
found outside the roost aud rwal-
lowed. The snake then stuck its
head in the hole and swallowed
"mnther and MAS unable to extricate
itself.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-26

The Mexia Ledger says if W. X.
Homan wants to get his spurs
knocked of, just let him enter the
lists against the peoples favorlte,
Roger Q. Mills.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-26

They are raising buffaloes IN
Massachusetts. A herd was start
cd at Stony mountain with a bull
and four heIfers AMI now numbers
sixty-one head.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-26

"No, sir" said . young man
earnestly, II never did and mover
shall believe there Is such - thing
as hell" "My dear boy" replied
his companion, you are still q
bachelor. Wait 4 few years. MGR
chant Traveller.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-26

The Chicago Knights OF Labor
have determined TO rid their ranks
of all socialists.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-26

The Scientific American suggests
the juice of the hulIs of green wal
nuts as good dye for the hair.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-26

The pound master has a dog
goned time of 1t.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-26

The road to economy is pru-
! dent buyway.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-26

Locock's Cough Eli1dr.
Locock's Cough Elixir 70. colds.
LOcOck's Cough Elixir for Coughs.
LOcock's Cough Elixir for CONSUMPTION.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-26

Locock's Cough Elixir.
LocOck's Cough Elixir for Colds.
LOcock's Codgh Elixir for Coughs.
Lococks Cough Elixir for consumption.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-26

During the last few weeks great
tracts of tho fertile island of See
land, in Denmark, were devastat-
ed by may bugs, whole fields and
meadows having been laid quite
bare. Last year the damage done
was very, great, but this year it e
far worse, being estimated 81 G25,-
900. The distress among farmers
is in consequence very great.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-26

The naked truth" very often
makes the boidest people blush.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-26

Love goeth not so often where 1t
is cent as it does whore it is dollars.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-26

Lococks Cough Elixir.
Locock's Cough Elixir for Colds.
LOcock's Cough Elixir for Coughs.
LOcOck's Cough Elixir for CONSUMPTION.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-26

Thore may be no law against
one being sick, but 1t is i'll legal.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-26

Locock's Cough Elixir.
Lococll's Coughs Elixir tor Cold.
Locock's Cough Elixir for Coughs.
LOcock's Cough Elixir for Consumption.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-26

Gen. VIM. +. Rogers, of Buffalo,
who is regarded as likely to sue
coed Public Printer Rounds, is
not a General by courtesy. He
won his title by hard fighting dur
Ing the war. He went out as the
Colonel of a regiment raised
around Buffalo, and fought right
through to the end, coming out
finally as a Brcvet Major General
and actual BrIgader General. He
had q very gallant record.