Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-02-18
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Madison Wells OF Louisiana has

Wasting diseases Of the lungs are
rapidly healed BY Red Cough Cure.
20 cents.
Among the lO2, 900 shareholders
OF the Panama Canal company are
10000 women.
An Anglican clergyman takes
the view that ireland has valid
grounds for divorce.
East Tennessee has o full line of
candidates for the Democratic
nomination for governor.
A contemporary AYERS that there
is not o man in the United States
senate who writes poetry.
Both the Kansas and Iowa legis-
latures are considering PROPOSE
tons to give women the right of
suffrage.
Iowa has too many doubtful
congressional districts and tho leg
islature talks of q new gerry
msnder.
The present English nobility are
engaged in selling the art colIec-
tions which their ancestors were
so proud in creating.
The lato King of Spain is said
to have been heavily insured in
United States offices, presumably
at extra heavy premiums.
The governor of Minnesota says
his state is strong for Blaine and
would give him the vote OF her
delegation If the convention were
held now.
Neal Dow approves the declara-
ton that "You will never put down
the grog shops till you take all
discretion from the judge;" rather
q radical measure.
Apartment houses have become
no numerous in New York that
rents are declining and building
operations are awaiting the growth
of population.
The oldest editor in Connecticut
is a. E. Burr of the Hartford
Times, who has been at the head
Of that paper Al years, before
which he was on the Courant.
Gov. Robbie of Maine thinks that
members of the legislature do so
much better work under the bien-
NAL sessions law that they ought
to have their salaries increased.
Rev. Thomas Z. Green, pastor of
the Eighth Presbyterian Church of
Chicago, notified his congregation
on Sunday last that be intended to
unite with tho Episcopalian
Church.
Prohibition and total abstinence
are two very different things. In
one day recently there were 500
jugs shipped from Psdueah, KY,
to precincts without saloons in ad-
jscent counties.
A wealthy Michigan farmer has
just committed suicide, and the
dispatches do not say why. The
only hint they give appears in q
line which says no was the father
of an s-year-old boy.-Courier
Journal.
An entertainment was gwen in
Biloxi last week to raise funds for
painting the school house. No
member OF the town council and
no school teachers were present.
Get up show to paint that town
red and every official would be
present.-New Orleans Picayune.
Girl of the Period (agsd. eightl-
"Come up closer, So nmy don't be
walking of there by the curb
stone" Sammy don't want
to-" Girl of the Period-.Well,
you better. folks'll think we're
married if We walk SO far apartp
Chicago Rambler.
1t is rumored that the president
is about to demand the resignation
of another Chicago ohice-holder of
many years standing, and the ist-
ler's friends should stand round
him with the proper restcratives
in case the dreadful summons
brings on a swooH. - Chicago
Times.
Magistrate-"What Is the plea
of the prisoner at the bar, charged
with being implicated in the
Roberts safe robbery" Prisoner
ii beg leave to state, your hon.
or, that 1 was there, but simply IS
a tool for the others" Prisoners
Counsel-"l would explain TO the
court that my clients name ia
Jimmy.-TIdbits.
San Antonio Light: Now that
he appropriation Of $500, 900 tor q
Federal building IN this city is al
most assured, it is in order to be-
gin the grand squabble as to the
location of the site. It will be sur
prising how the centre of popuIa-
ton will be scattered all over the
town when this matter comes uI.
der discussion.
st. Louis Republican Senator
Cockrell remains firm In the belief
that the Creator intended that
the sphere of the males and fe-
males Of our race should be differ
ent." Obviously Senator Cock
rell has not enjoyed the advantage
Of listening to those chaste though
lmpassioned lectures delivered By
DR.. Mary Walker in the various
dime museums of the country.
Many curious coins a.. d other In.
objects haze been discov-
bred in tearing down some old
10 Charter street, Bos.
ion. Some of the coins date back
10 the thirteenth centuries. A col
lection OF silver plato bearing o
D coat of arms was found buried
under the base of one of the CHM
neys, it having probably been hid
den there by the owner during the
occupation Of Boston by the Brit
ish.
Miss A:-"Xhst, Corriel going
into town again! :" Miss B.--"Yes,
| bought dress pattern last week,
and when my dressmaker came to
cut it up she found had only
enough for the skirt. So l am 20
ing to get another eighth of q ward