Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-12
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Tho Pastcur fund exceeds $500
600, and is still growing.


session is 34S-and ahead OF Soma
tor Blair.
Gcrtrudo-How cruoll Why
drd You snub that poor little man?
Maud-Why, it's the latest fashion.
Only boy cut.
Tho craze for collecting cancel
cd postage stamps is so extensive
that single house in Nuremberg
last year sold 100000 of them.
Tho sons-rn-law of tho late Brig
ham Young intend TO hold con-
vcnton in Utah if building can
be found large enough to hold
them.
1t is not worth while TO 90 to
war with Mexico about one editor.
The colleges are turning them out
by tho NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Times.
Coming home at 2 a. M, he
found his wife dressed in doep
black and inquired tho reason.
Mourning for my late husband"
"she replied.
Mexico ard Canada are both for
tunato in having a big neighbor
whose dignity does not need the
scli.asscrtiop of q fight.-Philadel-
phia Press.
A Charleston Is. c. thief, who
has a ponchant for stealing birds is
under arrest. He never dIsposes
of the birds; but keeps them about
his house.
The dies from which the first
United States--the so-called Frank
lin-ccnts werc cast are now used
as paper-wcIghts in a Now Haven
countlng-roOm.
Mrs. Kate Chase Spraguo is
SAID to wear but single ornament
IA breastpin of diamonds bearing
the figures 1906" presented to her
by Roscoe Conkling.
Kissing is denounced by an en-
incnt physician as fruitful cause
of disease. Heart disease VIC sup
pose TO be the form of malady
most often produced.
Woman of the world Ito youth
full admirer)-"You seem TO know
q gerat deal of married life. Arc
yOu married p Merritt with a
blase air)-''No, but my father is"
Judge.
Grandpa" said Teddy, as the
old gentleman woke from sound
ing afternoon nap, off you'd give
your nose spoonful OF parogoric,
don't you think you could put it to
sleep too|
Col. Fred. Grant says that so far
as he knows there is not q word OF
truth in the published statements
about serious disagreements be-
tween his sister, Nellie, and her
husband, Sartoris.
Prince Bismarck was asked by
q friend what Germany contem-
plated to do in regard to Batoum.
lie replied that Germany will have
nothing to do with English cats
and English chestnuts.
A Main citizen, whose wife is an
ardent Prohibitionist, is feeling
badly. Upon returning home
few days ago he found that she had
turned the spigots ofthe casks con-
tanning 100 gallons of hard cider.
Many farmers continue to keep
shoes on their horses during &c
blowing and corn cultivating sea-
son. 1t will be relief to the horse
and benefit to his feet to be re-
llovcd of shoes for the blowing
season.
"What do they do when they in
stall minister2" inquired small
boy. DO they put him in n stall
and feed him?" Not Bit" said
his father ;"thcy harness him to a
church and expect him to draw it
alone"
Mamma" she said, 81 don't like
tho way this bustle sets"
''Neither do ;" was the prompt
reply. 'And, besides, your father
is swearing about the rat-trap be-
ing lost, so You must take 1t of"
Philadelphia Times.
a young woman applying for
the situation of governess to a
village school, being questioned by
the clergyman as to her quahfca-
tions, replied: 81 amt much of an
arithmctlcker, but I'm an elegant
grammarest."
Every COW we'll fed and we'll
bodded will make q load of ma
nurc every two weeks, worth on
the farm at least 81 per head. But
this manure will not be worth this
unless the COW has abundance of
nourishipg food,
Yes, GuIteau's curse is working
havoc among his enemies. Cork
hill is dead, and so are several
others that he cursed. There is no
doubt that before 10 years have
passed every man whom Guit9au
hated will have come to ~ antime-
Iy end,
In setting posts farmer states
that whore great solidity is rcquir-
ed, gravel and small stones should
be thrown in the hole after the
posts are in position. and lime and
sand morter poured in on the stone,
which protects posts, as well as
keeps them firm.
Probably the largest city on
record is Henderson, N. c. 1t
was intended to extend the limits
1000 yards in each direction from
the depot, but the printer made
the bill read 1000 miles, and the
bill passed the Legislature with
out the cEror being noticed.
The Prince of Wales, as future
head of the English church, is
sharply scored by the English
Churchman Tor a recent Sunday
dinner no gave to forty guests,
fowliowcd by variety show at
which Japanese jugglers exhibited
and string band played, Carefully
avoiding sacred music"
President Cleveland, Mrs. Cleve-
land, Mrs. Folsom and a very
Sclrnt nnriv consisting of thrnn nr