Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-01-14
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

1t is proposed to heat horse cars
by electricity.
Bonnets made of leather has been
introduced.
To be very greedy of praise
proves that we are poor in merit.
\ Democratic majority of sixty
on joint ballot in the Virginia
Legislature n OF bad.
Sulphur is deposited on the top
of Mount Popocatapetil at the rate
of ton s day.
\ heavy shower of angle-worms
fell upon the snow ut Truckee,
Cal, last week.
lie travels safely, and not I'M
pleasantly, who is guarded by pow
erty and guided by love.
Logan says 1t was the mugwumps
and they say it was Logan that
did it. Anyhow 1t was done.
In Germany one man in every
2l3 takes a college course; in
America, one IN every 1000.
The Republican majority in
Iowa appears to be about one
eighth of what 1t used to be.
Judic was so opposed by the dis
advantages of the stage in the Bos-
to- theatre that she sat down and
cried.
Two elk were recently killed
near Heppner, Or, one of which
dressed 700 pounds and the other
500.
The Cologne Gazette says there
is not hereafter to be a parliament
at Westminster, but a "Parnell-
ment."
A musical chime whistle for loco
motives is the latest design to
alleviate the discomforts Of the hu-
man race.
Ex-postmasters, recently re-
moved, are peculiarly fertile in ad-
vices to cut down the receipts of
their successors.
1t is estimated that there are
now in Arizona $4,000 head of
cattle, or an increase since last year
of over 25 per cent.
Glue is rendered waterproof by
first soaking it IN water until it
becomes soft, and then melting it,
with gentle heat, IN linseed oil.
Mr.. H. F. Billing, who has iusl
returned from Honduras, declares
that in that land three crops of
of corn can be grown in year.
1t is reported that Senator
Evarts, OF New York, will assist
the silver men in their figbC against
the bill to suspend the coinage of
silver.
The largest American cannon
throws q ball weighing 1880
pounds. One of these balls strIk-
ing tyrant utterly incapacitat-.,
him for further business:s.
NJ. Renkin, formerly Belgian
consul general at Vienna, was
burned to death in a frighttuI man
ner, having gone to sleep with u
lighted cigar in his mouth.
Some of the medical papers say
that great deal of quiet tipping,
especially among women, is carried
on by means of the qui-medicament
called "beef, iron and wlne."
Small footmen, the Boston Trav-
eller is informed by a Washington
correspondent, are now in style.
"The day of the great big strappIng
footman and driver is past"
If the Democratic party can
stand Gov. Curtin's gong to the
rear and Perry Belmont's coming
to the front, Gov. Curtin probably |
can.-Phlladelphia Press, Rep.
California ostrich growers find
that the tail birds have a mortal
fear of dogs. The sight Of one
will send the whole flock speeding
over the PLAINS at a terrific pace. |
A German hygienist declares
that the night air is not injurious
except in 4 swampy country. |
Draughts he considers less hurtful
than the close air of ill-vcntilated
rooms.
Pope Leo is said to have All in
come of 81, 100000 annually, and 1t |
is stated on the authority of Mon
signor Capel that the Pope's per-
sonal expenses are limited to $3.50
a day. !
A grave error is always commit |
ted by those persons who endeavor
to wipe out the black spots on
their own reputation by endeavor-
ing to sully tho character of their
I
Miss Cleveland considers silk
culture one OF tho safe supports
open 10 women, and openly says
she hopes the industry will be so
as to receive govern
ment aid. I!
The completeness of the work
lone by the earlier astronomers is
shown by the fact, recently stated,
hat out OF the 5000 or more ne
oula now known, tho Herschels
mad discovered 5000.
Bertha Wolf. a German girl liv- ,
ng in Southwest Colorado, comes
galIoping in through the Western
papers as the first discovcrer of
,old in the San Juan mountains.
She Is worth 100000. i
Dick Hubbard says of the 81
100000 inhabitants of the empire
If Japan, about 100000 are far
ners. What an example for ]
Jhristianized, enlightened and
'verworked Americans. 4
There ls Il great deal more gold
han silver stored away in the
United States treasury vaults, and I
ret the anti-silver men want to s
lame the stagnation in business to s
he over-coinage of silver. l
A gigantic engineering scheme
to connect the Caspian sea with
he Persian gulf by way OF the val !
eY of the Euphrates. This would l