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

ship railway.
The South Carolina Legislature
is occupied with measures 10 re
form the judicial system and take
care of the convicts.
A famine is threaten ed in iron
ore in the East, the only district
accessible in winter months being
the Pilot Knob region in Missouri.
A man recently gave himself IN
to the police at Dublin for protec.
ton, who turns out to be Joseph
Smith, the 1nvlncible, who inform
ed on the Phoenix Park murderers,
The Smithsonian Institution no
longer gives away it's publications,
but offers them for sale at about
cost price. The principal place OF
sale is B rentano's new publication
stand in..the rotunda of the National
Museum.
Before the present year closes
people will be voting who were
born after the war ended. The
bloody-shirt evangelists will en-
counter tough material in this new
voting element.-St. Louis Post.
Dispatch, Fem.
DR.. Hartwell of John Hopkin 8
University says that a German
soldier can scale twenty-foot wall
with his arms and accoutrements,
or jump an iron-spiked fence with
out getting caught. Gymnastics
are compulsory in the German
schools.
Cases of severe collie from lead
poisoning have been reported
among taiIors and sewing women.
This is probably due to their abit
of biting off and sometimes chewing
threads of sewing silk which has
been weighted with acetate OF
lead.
They kicked negro out of a
skating rink in Connecticut a few
days ago, not because he couldn't
skate or hadn't paid his fare, but
because he was q negro. He ought
TO come South and grow up with
the country.-Macon Telegraph,
Dem.
Figaro says thata Yankee maker
of sewing machines has offered
Nine. Patti $1,000 for each ap-
pearance, in addition to her regular
salary, if she will sit at ono of his
sewing machines, instead of at the
spinning wheel, while singing the
King of Thule"
Senator Sherman declines to
discuss the tariff for charitable pur-
poses with Prof. Sumner. But the
Senator sent a check tor $780,"
1t was truly romantic idea to
have tine Senator and the Professor
discuss the tariff for sweet charity's
sake. We shall yet have a presi-
DENTAL election conducted for the
benefit of the Bartholdi pedestal,
Buffalo Express.
Smythkins is very superstitious.
He asked what day the first of the
year would fall on this winter.
"On Friday"
CHATS too bad. Well" with a
sigh of relief, ~ don't care, so
long as it don't come on the 18th"
Mail and Express.
In q marriage register in the |
Church of st, James, Bury St. Ed. |
nunds, says an English journal,
The following curious notice ap-
pears: 1882, Nov. 5, Christopher
Newsam, Charity Aorrell. Charity
Morrell being entirely without
srms, the ring was placed upon
he fourth toe of the left foot, and
he wrote her name in the register
With her right loot"
An English sportsman, shooting
IN tie north shore of Long Island,
vas invited to dinner at q farm
house, and was 50 astonished that
lie writes to q London newspaper
bout it. 81 wonder how often in
merry England" he says, "a far
ner, with mis- family and two mon
ervants, sits down to roast turkey
hlcken pie, with Jour or five vege-
ables, and cranberry pie, to say
lothing of both whiskey and beer
o drink"
What the druggist needs when
andiing poisons is some process
which will interrupt the routine of
is work, turn a sharp corner on !
is habits of putting up ordinary
nd harmless prescriptions and so
emlnd him that he is dealing with !
erilous stuff. 1t ought to be an I
npossIhility for q druggist to i
ouch q bottle without being in /
ormed of the fact by the very act {
his dong so.-Detr oil Free
'ress, Dem.
The progress of tho silk industry {
l the South is of particular inter :
st to the people of this section. =
he long season and free supply of i,
atural food render the business !
ne that is available TO all women. :
he imperative need at present Is a !;
ash system which shall make the =
nished cocoon worth Just so much =
.oney to the woman who has rails 7
], Ladies interested in this work =
u over the country recognize this, !
nd are working together to bring +
about. The new silk underwear :
hich is made of native grown
TX is very fashionable, and ladies'
re encouraging the industry which I
lilizes the ak cocoon and gives q
q cash value. 1t is q Southern 7
oman's work, and valuable to the n
1untry.-N. o. Times Democrat. A