Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-01-28
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are working together to get the
Republicans out of Office in their
districts.
Austin Statesman: Ii the con-
vets are set to work on Texas
roads, they will not ne boycotted,
because they will meet with no
competition.
Senator MaXey has put himself
on the side OF the people by max
ing an able speech in opposition to
the decentralization of silver
Waxahachie Mirror.
The Charleston News is content
to leave on the Republican party
the responsibility for all the Ills
that arose from the wholesale
emancipation of slaves.
There are indications that the
power of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road company with tLSs Republican
majority in the New Jersey legIs-
lature is as sbsolute as ever.
Cincinnati Enquirer: Our chin
ney spectacle attracted q large and
admlrlng crowd. 1t was the only
newspaper chimney in town that
burned out. We strive to please.
y lunatic who escaped from the
hospital tor the insane at Buffalo
two years ago, and has since been
wandering over France and Great
Britain, returned to his home IN
this State the other day perfectly
cured, it is reported.
1t is SAID that glycerlno in its
pure state should not be used for
chapped hands, rs it absorbs mois-
turo from the skin, thus leaving 1t
dry and liable to crack. When
moderately diluted with water,
however, glycerine Is an excellent
application.
The Canadian Pharmaceutical
Journal describes novel form of
stimulant, consisting of coca, tea,
coffee, and cinchona put up IN
plugs like tobacco. The unwise
users of this compound are more
considerate than tobacco chewers !;
they swallow the juice.
Henry Bergh has received .
check tor $4,000 in aid of the
Society for the Prevention OF cruel
ty to Animals from the son of the
late II. B. ClahIn, IN pursuance of
a request made before his death.
Mr.. Clafiln was one of the vice.
presidents of the society,
If public oplmon is not strong
enough to correct the evil, the nH~t
Democratic national topvent,on
should take occasion to head off
these free trade and free lunch con-
spiracles under tho guise OF eel,
ehrstion Of st. lackson's day
MACON Telegraph, Dem.
There are q few newspapers IN
this land who talk about the I'M
guilty OF paying honest debts with
silver dollars. And yet these
Journals wouldn't sell any of the
SILVER dollars in their safes tor 90
cents. BuncOmbe is q great thing.
Cleveland Plaindealcr, Dem.
An unusual advertisement ap-
pears in Vienna newspaper: "a
respectable married couple. of
whom the husband Is no dancer,
desire to make tho acquaintance OF
an equally respectable couple
where the wife is no dancer, IN
order TO visit balls in company"
Large quantities OF lee six inches
in thickness and OF splendid quail
ty, has been cut and housed in
Augusta, Ga, by an enterprlslng
firm, who expect to reap large re-
turns. 1t is SAID this is the first
time in the history ofAugusta that
natural ice has heeH gathered and
StoTed away in the city. At Char
lotte, n. c., ice eight inches in
thickness was secured.
"How daea your iather seem to
regard my coming hercy" ANXIOUS
ly asked Adoiphus of little Bobby
while Miss Maud was up stairs !
getting ready to present herself !
81 guess he don't care nothj4'
about it," replied RQbby careless
". $50 he has no objections, Ell?
But what did he say, my little
MANI" "He said if Maud vas q
mind to make g iuol Of herself.
why let hgr.'-BinghamtQn Re
publican. +
st. Louis Republican The Pro-
hibltloniSts OF Iowa propose TO give
the governor the power of arbi-
trarily removing the mayor of any
town IN which the prohibition law
Is not enforced. When the exccu-
tive is given such power over the
elective officers of the people. there
is al end at once of local self-gov-
ernmcnt. The Republican reform
ers of Iowa can carry their crImi-
nal absurdity to no mora danger
GUS eztreMe. +.
There Is great excitement in
Hancock county, w. Va, over
natural gas development. More
Than dozen wells are being put
down. People are focking there
from all quarters and leasing land
1t high prices. WelIsvilIe, o., Just
opposite, is sharing in tho EXCITE
nent. II all turns out as well as
gas will be pIped TO GIN
elnnati and Cleveland. 1t is said
he Standard Oil Company is Sc
curing all the territory it can in
he region.
A Montreal man lately sued
druggist for damages from having ]
,een deprived of work for several
weeks in consequence of taking a
poison sold him by mistake. The {
,rror was caused by the whole. |
aler, who had labelled the pack
Ige wrongly before selling it to !
be druggist. The Court held how 3
'ver, that the druggist should have +
certified the contents of the pack. c
.ge, and gave judgement for 5000 i
md costs, Ia
A PreIudiced Judge: \ young f
Austin lawyer was appointed TO c
!etend a negro who was too poor :
o hire counsel of his own. After
he Jury were i'll the young lawyer Il