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Shy OfPoIsOn.



A very insidious form Of robson apd one which
largely Effects not only the health but the lives o!
children. Is that which comes In the form OF
popular cough medicines Nine out OF tea OF
: these, contain narcotics or deadly metallic OK
dos. The difficulty, however, has been 20 And
! 4 substitute Tor such things which would be
pu,eIy vegetable. and at the same time eject q
prompt cure. That such 4 discovery has been
iuEdo VS. announced recently, And pr y.
t'GsIne. chemist TO the Brooklyn Board OF Health
publicly certified that be had AnklyIsd the rene
d.. Snd found 1t free from narcotics anu oniats.
aud happy and elective combination, DR..
br. samuel X. Cox, An expert analytical Oh EN-
tst Of this CITY, also anAlyzen IL, giving public
testimony as 10 1t purity and efficacy, and 4 re-
purteT OF the he Post was told by him that he
bcii'ved il markell new stage In the t.eA ment
ii throat ami lung diseases. Hon. !. T. Black
Uurn, U. ). senator from Kentucky. on being
approached, said lie had used the remedy with
enect. II had removed all irritation fr0m his
ihra aud relieved acOush which troubled him
much.
[ ;. Senator German, of Maryland, said that
h- iirniy bel eyed In the remedy, which he ha-
perso ally tested. Congressman Bailey, OF
New GOIk Mutcnler, of rennzylvSnia; Brewer,
OF New Jersey, and lIolton OF Maryland, were
emphatic IN their endorsement OF the remedy in
question, which is Red star Cough Cure. IL Is
table.
y physician who stands in close relation 10
the Board of Health OF the District Of COlvm la
said that there srs two things which seriously
AFFECT the health Of the people, Impure water
and impure drugs, and therefore the benefits OF
iii cOvery like Red Star -ough Cure cannot be
over estimated THO sands OF children die an.
! nuslly from the Use of cough and soothing mix
lures containing Oplates or pOisOns, and even
adults are exposed % the danger OF blood poison
Ing from such cause. In view of these facts
members OF BOSr OF Health In various cities I;
public men of Maryland, from the Governor
down, and leading practicing physicians through
out tina! state have over hoirOwn signatures les
tilici That lied Star Cough Cure, which by the
way costs but twenty-five cents. cannot fail TO
I've a boon III the suffering and afflicted. The re-
pnrter's inv designations were thorough and I'M
prejudtced, and the testimony obAinsd, judg
ing from its character, cannot be gAinsAld.
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The CrOakers.

They are at it already. The de,
parting footsteps of tho late cold
snap had not even ceased to be
heard when q howl rose from the
croakers that the peach buds wero
killed, the winter wheat frozen,
and the beef cattle on tho western
plains dead with the cold.
Don't you believe them. This
country is so big and SO fertile
that farmers will never want. No
cold, however polar, no heat how
ever arid, no rain, however Sc long
continued, was ever yet powerful
enough to cause a famine IN Amer
ca, hardly oven a noticeable scar
city.
Remember that, and shame the
croakers. Last year was the poor
est wheat year known in this gene
ration. Tho crop seemed to fail
generally, yet behold here is SUI
fcient for us all and surplus enough
to keep the staple down to lower
prices than those like who have 1t
to sell.
Crops can't fail all over this
country.
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IT is well known that the Heus.
ton Age has no special love tor
Congressman Stewart. He sent a
dispatch to Beaumont saying: Il
shall be faithful to my district and
do all l can tor Sabine Pass" The
Age remarks that if by saying he
would do all he could for Sabine
Pass. he meant that all bis efforts
will be used to get an appropria-
ton for that port, he probably
spoke too warmly and will take
an early opportunity to qualify
his language The Age reminds
the congressman that Houston and
Buffalo bayou are in the first dis
trict and that he Is expected TO
work for their improvement also.
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A retired member of the Ohio
Republican executive committee
says: 81 do not propose to give
away any OF the secrets of the
com mittec on which / served, but
l will say that l am heartily sick
of the party methods in vogue
Let me tell you, sir, that when let
tiers come 10 a committee from
local leaders and bosses, saying,
Send US so many hundred or
thousand dollars and we will carry
- county, or from state bosses,
saying, "If you will give US so
many tens OF thousands OF dollass
we will carry the state Of the
ballot box is in danger. / have
seen such requests come In, and
have seen them complied with; and
| have seen Democratic majorities
overthrown where no one expect
ed it."
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A FLOUR MILL.

Fer some years the BANNER has
urged tho erection OF a flour mill
at Brennan, but up TO the present
time no steps In that direction
have been taken. The matter has
stood in about this position:
Farmers did not care to raise any
wheat or try to raise any for the
reason there was no mill here to
convert it into -four; on the other
hand parties disposed to go INTO
the milling business would not do
so for the reason there was no
wheat raised here to be ground.
Laying aside the question oil q local
supply of wheat, 1t would seem
that there are other considerations
which 90 to show that Brennan
is good point for flour mill. 1t
is located at the junction of two of
the most important railways in the
state, and Is surrounded by very
fertile and thlckly populated
country. At present about one
hundred and fifty car loads of flour
are received here every year, not
a dust of -four being made nearer
than Houston. This is at the rate
of about twelve car loads per
month, or nearly $4,000 barrels per
year, which at an average OF 81
per barrel makes upwards of $780,
600 yearly sent out of the vicinity
for -four, without taking any &C.
count of the money paid to rail-
roads for freight. The flour re-
ceived here is from st. Louis and
other points in Missouri, also from
Kansas and Northern Texas.
At Houston and Galveston flour
mills have been IN successful oper-
alton for years, the wheat TO keep
them running being received from
Northern Texas. Wheat could be
got at point say 100 miles north
of Brennan on the Santa Fe rail-
way and at any number of places
further north. If 1t pays to trans
port wheat to Galveston and Hous-
ton it certainly ought to pay equal
ly as we'll to bring 1t to Brennan.
The consumption of -four in this
vincinity is nearly sufficient TO
keep mill busy, while a consid-
erable number of towns within 80
or 40 miles of here by rail might be |
supplied if proper inducements
were offered. A mill could be
erected near enough to the rail-
road tracks to save all drayage.
Brennan Is q prosperous and
growing town and it would GER
tainly seem that there is as fine an
opening for a mill here as at any
point in Southern Texas.
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The cosmopolitan character OF
Bombay, with Its 100000 inhabit-
ants, is indicated by this paragraph
from mlssIonary's letter: "Last
week a Greenla2dcr called seeking
work. Two days later man from
Australia wrote me asking favor.
\ few weeks ago a West Indian
came to attend repairs on my
house. Last Sunday night I
preached TO congregation in
which sat, side by side, R usslun
from the Baltic and an Armenian
from the foot Of Mount Ararat.
Among the Pensioners is an
Abyssinian, Turks from the OAR
danelles, Greeks from the Adriatic,
SIdhee boys from Zanzibar. Nor
wegians and South Africans live,
do business and die in the human
hive"
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DEMAGOGUERK.

Economy and reform is a very
good thing, but demagoguery un-
der the guise of economy is a very
poor investment for the people Of
the state at large. Cheap men are
dear at any price, is what the San
Ansntonio Light says, and it is
eminently correct. During every
political canvass the demagogue
takes the stump and makes the
burden of his song retrenchment
and reform. He tavors retrench-
ment by a reduction of taxes, and
reform by having himself and his
friends elected to fill offices. When
the term of retrenchment men is
ended, 1t is generally found that
the state, county or municipality
over which they presided is deeper
in debt than it was previous to the
Inauguration of the retrenchment
reform, and the final outcome in
varisbly is, an increase Of taxas
either direct or special to make
good former deficiencies, caused
mainly by bad management. The
practical demagogue is a thorough
Judge of human nature; and he ap-
peals to mems prejudices by the
most direct channel, viz: through
their pocket-books, but eventually
the pocket-book is the sufferer, be-
cause the main, if not the sole OBJ
ject of the demagogue, is the peck
et-book of his dupes. He en-.
deavors to show entrenchment will
result In a great saving, but some
how OF another the saving finally
rebounds to the benefit of the DEM
agogue. All governments to be
conducted properly and economic
ally must be conducted on strict
business principles, and this APP
Plies to all governments from the
management of the smallest COM
munity school in the rural districts
up to the government of these
United States, Business primer
plies demand that fair and reason
able price be paid tor all labor and
services rendered, and experience
shows all business men that infer
Tor labor and poor services are
dear ct any price, costing in the
long run more than would eompe-
tent help. In order to conduct
any government properly the tax
es must be high enough to pay the
expenses, and it is cheaper to pay
expenses as the are incurred than
to be compelled to levy additional
taxes to pay past Deficiencies.
Whenever the people are brought
to thorough comprehension of
these facts the demagogue will
find that his business is complete
ly broken up.
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DEATBOF GEN HANCOCK.

Maior.Gene Winfield Scott
Hancock died at his residence on
Governors Island, n. y, at 2:5l
p. m. on the 9th inst. Such was
the first intelligence that the gem
eral public had concerning this
highly distinguished gentleman
and soldier. The immediate cause
of his death was carbunclo on the
back OF his neck at the base OF the
brain. This news will crea'e pro-
found sorrow throughout the coun-
try. He had been allTns some
time and had been unable TO act
lively attend to military duties on
the island. He suffered from =
complication of diseases, but still
fought against his ailmcntn until
the recent development OF tho car
buncle, and Tor day or two his
condition was considered precar-
ious. He leaves wife and three
grandchildren. He was the 81 NOR
major-general of the array Oh the
United States and will be- succ, cd
ed by Generals Schofcld, Terry
or Howard, one OF whom will bc
appointed by the president Gcn-
eral Hancock was the Democratic
nominee in 1880 and was defeated
by General Garfield, who received
a popular majority OF 70lS ana an
electoral majority of SO. General
Hancock was born in Mont gom cry
county, Pa, February Il, 1924 so
he was in his cd year at the time
of his death. He was entered as Il
cadet at West Point IN 1910, and
was there as cadet with Grant,
McClelland, Franklin, Reynold.s,
Reno, StonewaIl Jack.
son, Longstreet, D. H. Hill, a. T.
Hill and other officers Of distinc-
ton during the late war. He
graduated in 1874 and participated
in the Mexican war. During the
late war he was prominent officer
and gained distinction. After the
war he was placed in command of
the department Louisiana and
Texas and his conservative course
endeared him not only to the peo-
Pile of Texas, but to the entire
south. He refused to make the
superior to the civil law
aud at his own request was re-
ieyed, as he desired TO avoid any
with political cnmplI-
cations. In March, 1868, he was
assigned to the command of the
DIVISION of the Atlantic,
with headquarters at New York.
he was firm believer IN tho SUI
oremacy of the civil over military
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GEN. B. F. BUTLER has been re-
Gently interviewed touching the
shoe business and labor troubles al
Lynn. The general said the boy
colt was poor weapon. Its prin-
ciple was wrong. 1t was the wea-
pom of the employer and the wage
worker should adopt better. His
proper weapon is his vote. Until
the workmen can make the laws
of the land. He says that solution
of the labor problem rests in the
election of some proper repreSen-
tative to the presidency. General
Butler was himself the working
mans candidate for the presidency,
but hardly got votes enough TO
count.
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A chimpanzee got loose in st.
Paul museum when no ono was
about and Immediately proceeded
to open all the bird cages and let
out his fellow curiosities. He had
nothing but fun until he opened
tho snake box and one of the rep
tiles fastened on his tail. The
snake held fast and tho monkey
ran down stairs and over and I'M
der everything, till hO finally flung
his arms around a eolored girl
whom he met at tho door. This di-
version enabled the keeper to get
control of his pets, but the colored
girls wool has turned gray.
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The Galveston Tribune favors
making felony to carry concealed
weapons and fixing the punishment
at two years in the penitentiary.
Something certainly ought to be
done to put a stop to promiscuous
"gun toting" which is now entire
ly too common. The twenty-five
dollar fine has no terror for the
average pistol carrier.
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One of the most remarkable men
in the British parliament is Joseph
Arch. Fifteen years ago Arch was
a common farm laborer, support
ing himself and family on 81 4
week. His wife could read and
write when he married her, and
sne taught him all she knew. After
learning TO read Arch spnnt his
nights reading everything he could
get hold of. He began organizing
labor unions among the farmers
and speaking TO them. This made
him dislike by the landlords, and il
was a dificiIt matter for him to
get work. Last summer the new
franchise bill made voters of $780,
900 tenant farmers, and Arch for
the first time found himself free
man. With pIucky audacity, This
newly emancipated serf stood for
parliament, aGI was elected over
the great Tory nag0ats, Lord
Henry Bentinc8.
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FOURTEEN years ago where Birm-
ingham, Alabama, now is was a
cotton field and a town was not
thought OF. Now Birmingham Is
city OF $4,000 population. The
development Of the iron interests
of the si0iHity have made the
town. Texas towns you'd do we'll
TO make a note of this tact. 1t
was neutrality-suspicious. alone
that caused the growth of this
town.
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A GREAT temperance revival has
struck a town in West Virginia
and the temperance people bought
all the liquid damnatlon in the
town and emptied 1t INTO the gut
ters. After a while they will re-
pent, says the Fort Worth Gazette,
and mourn for the good whiskey
that they spilled.
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Deep IN the satin recess" his
letter ran, ''ot this fairy box you
will find ring. L had 1t made for
you, to enclose, as it were, my
sentiments on this joyful occasion. !"
Her heart stood still. "How
beautiful p" she murmured, as she
took up tho box. "How simple
and poetic . way of asking me TO
be his wife, and so direct. Ah!"
and she kissed the blush paper
and tenderly united the string. II
tremble," she whispered. will
it be diamond, or a ruby, or a
=" 1t was neither. 1t was a
napkin-rng. - San Francisco
Chronicle.
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IT seems that after all the blow
ing of the Waco Examiner Con.
Ross is not yet cndidate for gov
ernor. He says: When l am ready
to come before the people as q
candidate for governor, will an
swer explicitly and emphatically
all questions bearing on state is
sues that may be propounded.
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Col. A. GRoEsBEEoK died at the
Capitol hotel in Houston at lao
Sunday morning. he was born in
Albany, n. Y. In 1920. He came
to Houston IN 1S47 and was one of
the most prominent and progress
sive citizen OF tina city. He took
an active part IN all publicim improve
ments and at one time was presi-
dent of the Houston and Texas
Central railway. He built the
Capitol hotel and that enterprise
proved Il serious financial disaster
TO him. At one time he had q
handsome competency, but at his
death he was poor man.
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John Roach is already talking
about resumlng his shipbuilding
operations. He says that he will
soon secure the contract for u
steam vessel of $500 tons, to take
the place of the wrecked ship Re.
lance of the American limo be.
tween New York and Brazilian
ports. This would make it neces-
sary to employ $50 additional
workmen at the Chester shipyard,
where ATS mechanics are now bur
ryIng the steel cruisers to CON-
pletion.
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The studious men OF figures have
found out that since 1893 wars
among the civilized nations have
caused the death of 100000 men.
The number of those actually kill.
ed IN baltic are comparatively
small, wounds, hardships, and dis
ease being the great causes of dis,
ease. The bloodiest battle in the
period named was tina: of Borodlno
where Il, 900 mon were slain.
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TIE Age says when Moody and
Sankey open their meetings in
Houston it intends to ask them to
pray for Johnson, Watson, and
Lane, of the Post, Bailey and Cook,
of the Herald. They are miserable
sinners. 1t is presumable that the
Age is without SIN.
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BRADsTREET's says the true hos,
Utility 10 silver is 10 be found in the
acts Of those who gave 1t undue
prominence instead of wisely seek.
ing to increase It's use as q subsid-
larry coin. The influences forcing
down the price of silver are ident-
ical with those that are lessenlng
the need of gold itself as n medium
of exchange.
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never deceive the public, but beware of th'
Cheap John druggists who offer you piastet
culled "Capsicum," "Cspsicin, "Capucin,
or "Cspsioine," and tell you it is substanti.
ally tho same as the genuine Benson's Cap
cine Plaster, or even better. They ask les.
for the imitation, for it costs less; but as q
remedial agent it is absolutely worthless.
The reputation of Benson's as the only pIss,
ter possessing actual and high curative quail.
tiles IS the result Of many years experiment
snd honorable dealings on the part of the
propriespIst and 5000 physicians, pharms-
cists AND druggists endorse it rs tho best ever
made. Protect yourself sgainst deep raiz-
takes by personal examination. The zen
uine has the Three Seals" trademark, and
in the C. ntre is cut the word "Capcine.
You Havo Perfect Right.
when you demand a Benson's Cspcins Plas-
ter of druggist, to expect TO receive one.
Yet there arc, we regret 70 say, few drug
gists of the Cheap John variety who will try
TO persuade you to accept some worthless
substitute with similar sounding name,
such as "Capscin," "Capsicum," "Capucin, p
"Capsicine,' etc. preA1ed something's with
the name "Burton" or "Henton." Cheap
John will offer you one Of these wretched
lhlsaNiouS iOI tlaiL Tue price OF the genuine,
as he can we'll afford to do, its real value be-
ing pgthiEg, and its cost but little more.
Bs-Isou's are the only porus plaster that can
be depended upon to cure every ailment sub
iect to external treatment. They are prompt
srre and thorough. Protect yourself agains
deception by buying Of reliable druggist
only. The genuine bears the ''Three Sesls's
trademark and has the word "Capcine,'
The National Credit is NO More
.olidly founded than the reputation Of Ben
sons Capcine Plssters. They are known,
and used everywhere in America
its hospitals and its homes. Physicians,
pharmacists and druggists affirm that for
promptness of action, certainty and range Of
curative qualities they are beyond compare
lan. The publics are again cautioned agsiDsl
the cheap, worthless and shameless limitations
offered BY msndGcious part eS under the
yuise Of ain,iIar sounding names, such SIS
,Capsicin,' "Cspsicum," "Cspucin,n "Cap-
iicine," etc. Ask Tor Benson's buy Of =s-
.pectsble druggists only, and make personal
examination. The genpise Ass the Three
leal-" trademark snd the word "CABe!ns"
.ut in the ctATs
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average pistol carrier.

CONGRESSMAN STEWART puts him.
self squarely on record as being in
favor of deep water at Sabine Pass,
but he will do what be can for all
seaports of Texas. 1t seems that
his sympathIes are altogether with
Sabine Pass as the principal port
for Texas. The congressman is no
doubt honest in his intentions, but
many persons will doubt his
Judgment. Sabine Pass is now IA
nous for alligators and gigantic
mosquitoes.
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CITATION.
THE STATE OF TEXAS,

To the Sheriff or any Constable Of wash
ington County-Greeting:
You arc hereby commanded 70 summon
! Carl Buchhols by publishing this citation in
sone newspaper published in your county,
! once in each week, for four consecutive
weeks, previous 10 tie return day thereof 70
be and appear at the next regular term Of the
District court o. Washington County, to be
holden At the Court House thereof, in tho
| CITY Of Brenhsm, on the first Monday In
[ March, 1886, the same beng the first day Of
March, 1885, then and there 70 answer peti-
ton and supplemental petition filed in said
/ Court on the 10Th day of August 1884, and
Janus q, 1856, in a suit numbered on the
! Docket of said Court, 6l2l wherein Anna
! Dorothia Buckhoz is plaintiff and Carl
| Buchhola is defendant, said petition alleging
as Plaintiffs demand that plaintiff has been 8
I bona Hde resident citizen Of Washington
county, Texas, for m0ru than six months last
! passed That defendants residence in un-
! known tplaintiff having made affidavit to
that eft,ct). That plaintiff and defendant
i1icrrnsrried about the-dAy Of July 1874.
and lived together as husband and wife for
many years. That during all of said timc
plaintiff discharged towards defendant all Of
her duties as a wife and give defendant no
cause Of complaint. That about the-,lay Of
july AONlF utltllAAllN NltllOAs ally NAAl-b
whatever. abandoned the plaintiff with the
intention of permanently abandoning her and
has abandoned and lived away from her for
more than three wears. Wherefore she sues
and asks for decree of divorce and for al
other nectlful orders, &c.
Herein fail not, hut have you then and
there before said Court, on the Fl at Day Of
! the next term thereof, on io-wit: tho LIST day
of Mgrch 1886, this writ, with your return
thereon, showing how you have executed the
same.
Witness, c. F. Herbst, Clerk Of
rs / the District Court of Washing
ton county. Given under my
-y-hand and the seal Of said Court. At
etHce, in the city OF BRENNAN, this the 18th
day OF January, A. D., 1886.
G. T. HERBsT,
Clerk District Court, Wash. Co.
thereby certify that the above and forego-
ing is true and correct copy Of the original
Citation, now in my hands.
n. f. DEvER, Sheriff W. G.
" n,,,,,f,-
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Tue Fort Worth Mail says truly
that natural advantages and neg
.lected opportunities are killing
more towns in Texas than the Far
mers' alliance or the frosts of d.
verted traffic"