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Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-09-23

For years the English and
French controlled the manufacture
OF hairplns, and it is only within
tho last twenty years that the goods
have been produced in this coun-
try to any extent. Tho machinery
used is of Il delicate and intricate
character, as the price at which
pins are sold necessitate the most
rapid and cheapest process, which
can only be secured by automatic
machines. The wire is made ex-
prcssly for the purpose and put up
in largo coils, which are placed on
reels, and the end of tho wire is
placed in clamp which carries 1t
TO the machine while Strengthening
1t ; from there 1t runs IN another
machine, which cuts, bends, and,
by n delicate and instantaneous
process, sharpens the points. Run
ming at full speed, these machines
will turn out ITO hairpIns every
minute. To economIzo, it is neces-
sary to keep them working night
and day. Tho difficult part of the
work is the onamelling, which is
done by dipping in preparation
and baking in an oven. Here is
where the most constant and care
full attention is required, as the pin
must be perfectly smooth and the
enamoll have apericct polish. Tho
slightest particular of dust causes
lmperfections and roughncss,
which is Objectionable
and Hardware.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-09-23

Arkanssw Traveller.
\ negro, in great pain, sent fol
a physician. The doctor, upon ar.
irving, asked:
"Have you been eating anything
calculated to hurt you ?'
ooh, no, sab, not er tall"
amy fruit 2"
"No, sab, not er tall"
well, tell me what you did V es,
terday."
Wall, sab, yIstidy mornin' went
down ter mer daughter Tidy
house. She want at home, an
sot down ter wait fur her. While
looking er roun' l seed big
watermelon in er tub O. water an
tuck it out an eat it. Den, c2
Tidy didn't come l went ober tel
INK Alb Moore's house. Da wuz
eatin' watermelon an l fined IN
After dis, l went down ter dc cot,
ton war house. Foun' er ha'f CT
watermelon on err box an cz il
'peered ter be sufrorin' l cat it.
come home bout dis time, but cz
dldn' hab no appetite for dinner
went out an got me or watermelon
Erbout er hour arter dis 1 wen
ober ter INK Bill Gray's an he'll
en- cat some watermelon. Dat.
erbout all. No, sab, dind't ca
nuthin' ter hurt me, lessen it wui
er couple er musbmilon dat 1 ca
las night. Hole on or mint. Len
mo see. Oh, vas l did cat crbou
dozen years O. billed con an er
bout er hafer peck O. peaches"
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-09-23

Another fault has been discover
cd in Senator Edmunds of Yer,
mont. "Mr. Edmunds is not an
entire abstainor," is the gentle way
it is expressed. A Western inter
probation of it would be that the
senator drinks too much whiskey
"a fact which has long boon well
known in Washington. 1t is not q
new defect in tho senator's charac'
ter. 1t is one of long standing
only his Republican opponents arc
Just now using it against him. His
other offence is that no refused to
make speeches for Mr.. Blaine in
the last presidential campaign, and
rs Vermont is both q Republican
and j Prohibition state, 1t may
easily be imagined that the opposl-
ton to him in his own party is
sufficiently pronounced to give him
some uneasiness. If tho Womon's
Christian Temperance union should
bring its forces into the field
against him, it would be all over
with him.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-09-23

Chow Ju Tien, a Chinese Budd-
hist priest. Is in New York on his
third visit to the United States.
AS we'll as being q priest of the
high order-and, as stated, the
ruler OF the Chinese Church in In
dia-Chow Ju Tren is physician
and processes to cure all complaints
by laying on of hands. Every ten
years he visits America and stays
about a year. Tho other nine years
he passes IN other countries, max
ing the circuit of the world. Tho
priest and medicine man is looked
upon with awe by tho Chinese, and
the Chinese merchants in New
York will shortly tender him q
complimentary Dinner. The pre-
paration for the feast, which is to
surpass anything ever before given
in Chinese New York, are now go
ing on. The priest is eighty years
old and is very bald. He Is unable
to speak a word::of English, but has
an interpreter.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-09-23
We shall explain the love of W

We shall explain the love of wo,
man for brass buttons The Roch'
ester Herald asserts that army off
GERS are not rich men, but they
pick up wives very cassidy. Early
marriages are common among Off
GERS, owing, perhaps, to the fixIty
of their pay and position, and
many of them, Immediately on be-
ing graduated, take tho woman
with whom they have danced the
most cadet germans TO share then
two rooms and Sl15 q month and
allowances. The class graduated
at West Point in Juno numbered
sevonty-seven members. OF these
eight were married before August
al
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-09-23

The new "letter-sheet envelope
appears to be an assured success.
When this now device becomes
generally known it will doubtless
come into universal use. The COM
bination of paper, envelope and
stamp in one sheet saves both time
and trouble when one is in a hurry
and insures the privacy which the
postal card makes impossible. The
wonder is that somebody did not
think of the device long ago, as it
Is merely revival of the fashion
in vogue in the days of our grand
fathers, who were accustomed to
write on a double sheet of paper
and fold and seal it in such a way
as to do without an envelope. Tho
paper is worth SO little that the
price of the letter-sheet envelope
should be reduced to two cents for
q single sheet.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-09-23

MILWAUKEE, Sept. 6-The find
ing of dead infant, with q darn
ing needle thrust through its heart,
has led to the disclosure that 3
regular business of putting babies
to death at so much per head has
boon carried on in this city. Mrs.
Pauline Mittelstaedt, proprietress
of private lying-in hospital, fled
a few weeks ago upon ascertaining
that the authorities had accumulat-
cd evidence eliminating her. She
travelled under an assumed name
in Michigan, but was overhauled
at Reed City and brought back
last night. The police say she has
confessed the murder of the child,
and claims to have been promised
$500 by Its mother for putting it
out of the way. The authorities
are investigating the deaths of
numerous other infants, born out
of wedlock, supposed to have been
put to death by her.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-09-23

A young man of Baltimore went
West several yesra ago and COR
responded regularly with an elder
ly lady friend in Washington.
About six months ago he wrote
that he'd get married now if he
knew q nice girl that would have
him. "There's chance for you"
said the lady, laughIngly, to her
niece when she received the letter.
TELL him to write to me" said tho
young woman, also laughing. The
aunt did so, the young man wrote,
the young woman answered the
letter, and the result of the CORES
pondence that followed was q we'd
ding last week between the young
folks who, until fow days before,
had never seen one another. Their
friends say that both have done
we'll.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-09-23
SPECIAL Offer for 30 Days Only.

Having met with such grand
success IN the sale III mems, youths
and boys clothing at less than they
can be manufactured And as VIC
bought same ut such n sacratico
! We have concluded TO continue TO
make rapid sales of the same by
. giving one moro cut. We shall
now offer our sl3 so suits for
Sl2 80, which Is we'll worth $40,
and others will be done likewise.
, We are still offering the s25 suit
to any person that can not save
from 10 to 90 per cent. on clothing
by purchasing of us.
And in addition VIC offer mons
shoes Mt such prices, which we
guarantee = saving from SOC to
5 30 on pair.
Also handmade ladies 81 30
shoe tor 50 60, with a guarantee
to every pair.
In few days we shall offer the
finest line of Cloaks, Silk Wraps,
Ncwmarkets, Russian Circulars,
Walking Jackets, misses cloaks,
etc, at less than they can be manu-
iacturcd. We shall offer the en-
tire stock at such prices we are
certain crn not be duplicated in
the state.
Respectfully,
COHEN RRnS.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-09-23

Up in Now York State the other
day man and o woman drove up
to the house of a Baptist clorgy,
man who had a hard struggle to
make both ends meet, and were
married. The man had q large
roll of bills, and pretended that he
was looking for SIS note among
them, but they were all for 800.
The fellow was profuse in his apol-
oglcs said he was sorry he had no
small bills, and did not want to go
away without giving the minister
fee. Was it possible tor the pas
tor to get one of the largo bills
changed. The poor clergyman,
eager to get q cash IS marriage fee,
which was something unusual with
him, went to his little hoard and
gave the man S95. The next day
the clergyman found that the 500
bill was counterfeit, and he was
never able to find the swindler.
The marriage was put-up job.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-09-23

Too Much SLANa.-In these days
of social, moral and educational
reforms there is one thing that
should engage the attention of
parents and teachers and that is
that more care should be taken in
the language of the growing ones
in and about the homo circle.
There is too much slang used, the
result of too little attention as to
the use of good and bad language.
Grammars seem to have been made
for ornament, not use the abbre-
vlations used by the youth of to-
day are denominations that should
be wiped out. There is great need
for such reform in the parlor,
the stores-in fact, every place
where the young most do congre-
gate.
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COlOred Meeting.

\ meeting otthe colored citizens
of tho Flewellen settlement was
held at food Will church and col
lego on Thursday night. The
meeting was called in the interest
of the nominees of tho alleged
county Republican convention and
about one hundred and twenty-five
colored voters of the settlement
were present. Quite q number OF
speeches werc made. Honorable
Bedford Gsmalicl Guy, ex.momber
of the Legislature, was present as
special representative of the So
called Republican candidates. A
Republican speaker. from the
Washington settlement, obtained
the floor and delivered himself of
a TRADE against the present county
administration, and as he warmed
up 10 his work the audience kept
stepping out into the open air to
cool off, when about half tho au-
dience had safely made
their escape the Honor
able Mr.. Guy obtained tho
floor and put a resolution to the
effect that every man present
pledge himself and his sacred honor
to support the Republican ticket
from head to the tail for state, dis
trict, county and precinct officers.
Only five mon in the audience voted
aye and they were the only ones
that were in favor of it. About
ninety-eight per cent of the voters
present are in favor of the present
county officers, with tho exception
of Joe Hoffman, assessor. They
propose cooking Mr.. Hoffman's
official goose. /
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-09-23

A nice old lady has a certain
test which she applies to all young
mon who "pay attention" to any
her granddaughters. After o GER.
tain time she offers him some Of
her homemade cake. 1t he eats
it with avidity, she mutoly gives
consent if not, she instantly be-
gins to oppose the match-not, as
some might suppose, from wound.
cd vanity, but because she has O
theory that men who like cake
never drink to excess or live dis
sipated lives of any sort. "Glve
me-" she says, "a man that loves
gingerbread, it's sure sign he
isn't fond of whisky"
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-09-23
SHORT SUMMER SERMONS.

By Brother Gardener.
Gin q mau credit il you want to
start him on dc road to de poo
house.
As 1t am dc roughness of do
grind stun which sharpens do ak
so it am dc trubbles of life which
aigo up dc human mind.
Gray hairs am entitled to respecE
only when de owners OF gray
heads respcck deirselvcs.
1t doan do any good to light a
candle arter you have bin eatin'
wormy apples in dc dark.
De pussen who Judges of do
speed of mule by his bray mustn't
complain if everybody passes him
on de road.
De less advices you gin widout
pay dc mo- credit you will receive
fur bein' chuck-full O. wisdom.
Men who expect TO be treated
jist Us you treat dem will neither
Islander nor abuse you.
What we calkcrlate on doin' fur
to-morrer won't pay de grocer
fur Eaters nor do butcher fur SOUP
bones.
Doan' be too hard on human
nstur'. De man who kin sot down
an toll you exactly what dis ken
try needs TO make her great an
glorious may have no Ideah whar'
his mex bar'l of -four am comm
from.
A religion which can't stand
befo' do sight of circus purceshun
or do sound of fiddle
am not wool Iuggln' aroun' de kcn-
try.
People who expect a man to
kick his own dog IN case of fight
have got big surprise laid up fur
'em.
When you fatter yerself dat do
people doan't know de difference
between de roar of lion an do
bray of an ass you have struck q
banana peel which will bring ye
down kerfop.
Lots of mon who would estab-
lush au orfun asylum if dey had dc
money will boat a wood-sawyer
down thirty per cent. below do
goin' price.-Free Press.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-09-23

NEGRO STABBED.-Last Wednes.
day afternoon several hoodlums
from the country who had been to
town and filled" up on bad whis,
key wece on their way home full
of devilmcnt and inclegant red
liquor. Some three miles from
town, on the independence road
they met q negro man and one O
them stabbed him in the side. Ht
was so badly cut that he came tt
town to be coopCrcd; his injuries
are not serious. The cause of The
trouble and the names OF the par
tics could not be learned, but it il
lar moro than likely that bug juic,
was tho Cause OF all the trouble.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-09-23

1t is told in Louisville that q
party of Kentucky officials. from
frankfort recently went into the
country to brace up. Walking
lazily along one day they came
upon big rattlesnake lying across
the road. All saw it, but no one
paid the least attention to 1t, and
each carelessly stepped over it and
said nothing. A farmer watched
the proceedings in horror, killed.
the snake, and asked tho officers
what was meant by such conduct
He was informed that it was such
an everyday affair for mon to see
snakes in Frankfort that no one
thought anything Of single shake
in the path.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-09-23

An interesting calculation has
been made by tho New York Times,
showing how the steady and rapid
payment of the public debt incur.
red in the war for the preserva.
ton OF the Union, combined with
the reduction of the interest rate
and the increase OF the population
of the country, has affected the
debt burden borne by our people
per capita. In 1865 the debt
amounted to s7S.25 per capita,
Last year it amounted to only S24-
II. In 1865 the per capita portion
of the annual interest charge was
s4.29. Last year it was but eighty
three cents. The ratio of the prin.
cIpal is now but two-thirds what
it then was that of the annual In
tcrcst is but little moro than one.
fifth.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-09-23

This is the fourth trip DR.. Richey,
the dentist, has made to Beaumont,
and it seems the oftener he comes
the more numerous are his custom
ers. The moment he arrives he is
in demand and kept busy during
his stay, and he is lucky it he can
complete his labors. The new pro,
cess of inserting teeth without
plates "is now the rage, so it seems,
His arrangement are to remain till
Wednesday next, after which he
takes his departure for Richmond
He and his assistants have been
kept busy morn, noon, and night
since last NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. En-
terprlse, Sept. 18th. 1886.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-09-23

The Scientific. American feels
sure that nothing will purify and
keep the stable so free from odors
as the free use of dry earth, and
every one keeping horses or cattle
will find it pays to keep heap of
it on hand to be used daily. A few
shovelfuls of earth scattered over
the floor after cleaning will render
the air OF the apartment pure and
wholesome. The value of the sea-
sons manure pile may be largely
increased by the free use of such
absorbents. The strength of the
gases and liquids absorbed is re-
tanned and is the very essence of
good manure.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-09-23

The active dog requires drink
frequently during the not day, as
does also the cat and a dish OF
wator should stand where they can
have access 10 1t. Undoubtedly
many dogs are driven to madness
through lack OF water, and the tes-
tmony is that hydrophObia is al
most unknown whore dogs can
drink whom they wish.
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Grand Jury Report,

To the Hon. l. B. Mcfarland, District
Judge.
Your grand jury of tho Septem-
Der term, 1886, beg leave 10 sub,
nit the following report:
We have diligently inquired into
the commission of crimo IN the
county and have presented bills OF
indictment for the same. We find
that the crime is less than hereto
fore.
We examined the jail and find 1t
kept as well as could be expected,
and the prisoners expressed them
selves as being treated with kind
ness and respect.
We commend N. Z. Devcr, as
sheriff, for his efficient service.
The management of the poor
farm is creditahlo to the county.
Respectfully submitted
THos. IL. DIPsCoMB, Foreman.
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Mayors Court,

Thursday.-Pcrcy Barber, drunk
and disorderly; 81.
Henry Carr, colored, abusive
language; dismissed. Mr.. Carr
had q score of witnesses to prove
that he was not at or near the
place where the abusive language
was alleged to have been used.
Friday.-Jlm Muse, fighting; IS.
Jesse Muse, unlawfulIy carrying
q pistol; jury and averdict of not
guilty. In this case the evidence
was direct In both directions; two
witnesses sworc positively that
they saw the defendant have PTS
toll; three other witnesses swore
positively that the defendant did
not have pistol, and further that
he never had pistol. Tho weight
of evidence being in favor ofthc de-
PENDANT the jury found for him.
Saturday-Jim Sutton. fighting
Henry Lee, negro, plead guilty ;
fined SIS.
Monday-Aug. Look, abusive
and offensive language; fined 81
and trimmings.
Henry Lee, colored, resisting an
officer; fined So and trimmings.
There's many a slip, etc, between
q courtroom and the Bastlle
cnry slipped through the police
IS fingers and struck out for y
en- in the country.
colt, assault; discharged.
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| y. O. Times-Dcnocrat.
Tho Chicago papers tell a re.
markablc story that threatens dire
disaster to the daIrying industry
as severe q blow to milk as butter
has aIleady received at the hands
OF Olcomargarine.
There arrived in that city, few
days. ago, gentleman who has
boon travelling through tho West,
selling chemical composition for
milk. This gentleman went before
several dealers in that article and
desired them to examine his pro-
cess of making it, and compare it
with the genuine tactical fluid.
The true milk and the chemical
composition were placed side by
side, and the dairymCn were asked
TO tost both and see if they could
distinguish the true from tho bogus.
This, they declared impossible. The
chemist then offered to leave the
two milks locked up in IL room all
night. This was done, and next
morning it was found that about
the same quantity of cream had
risen on both. Finally the manu-
facturer of two compositions should
be tested by an analytical chemist,
who, upon examination, reported
both to be the same substance.
There could be no legerdemain
or trickery about the matter, for
the artificial milk was made in the
presence of the daIrymen them
selves. Its maker explained that
there was nothing mysterious
about the manufacture. He simply
did chemically what the COW did
naturally, and his artificial milk
contained exactly the Same consti-
tuonts as the milk of the COW; but
these constituents, instead of being
obtained from clover or hay, were
bought from q chemist. What he
did was simply to sell the right to
manufacture this chemical milk for
certain dirtricts.
The discovery is the same as that
which made oloomargarine sub
stitute for butter. 1t is simply Il
substitution Of mechanical force
for what nature does in its myster-
Ious way. The milk has tho
same constituents as the pro-
duct of. the dairy, and
if properly prepared ought to
have all the same qualities as cows
milk, and to be equally pleasant,
nutritious and beneficial. There
are, of course, some old fogics who
stuck to nature, who think that
golden syrup" made of rags and
sulphuric acid, is not as good as
genuine moIasses, and that talIow
and lard cannot be favored into
healthy butter. These would de-
nounce this chemical milk and
would hold back from 1t, but if it
is found cheaper than the product
of the dairy the great majority OF
the people will take to 1t, just as
they have takon to oleomargarine;
the COW will be sent into Danish
ment; and when one wants Il glass
of good fresh country milk, he will
only need send around to the cor
ner druggist, get the drugs he
wants and manufacturing his milk
at homo, see that 1t is fresh, pure
and good.
Whether this new manufacture
becomes permanently established
in the country or not, will matter
little to New Orleans, for it is GER
tain that no patent process or chem
ical manufacture can produce 4
worse brand of milk than that con-
sumed by the great majority OF the
people of this city.
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THD alleged Republican office
seekers in the county are trying
to make capital against Sheriff
Dcver and other county officers for
the acquittal of McNellY at Hemp
stead. They had nothing to do
with it; the change of venue was
granted by Hon. l. b. Nc. Farland,
District Judge, in accordance with
the law of the state, and II any
blame attaches it must be charged
10 the law and not to Judge Nc
Farland or the county officers.
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A movement is on footIn Cincin'
natl to establish a largo cotton
warehouse IN q central portion Of
the city, to be connected by tracks
with all the railroads, so that the
bales could be landed by the cars
aud taken on board again when
ready for shipment. This, it is
thought, would reduce the hand,
ling to q minimum of expense, with
an estimated saving of thirty to
forty cents per bale. The sugges'
ton came from 4 recent report
made to the Chamber of Commerce
of that city.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-09-23

J. L. Ammons, fashionable tailor,
keeps on hand largo and COM
plote stock of foreign and domos-
tic cloths and cassimers of the
latest styles. He is prepared to
make garments or full suits at
short notice; a fit guaranteed.
Store in the Norton building, cor
ner Main and Ant streets.
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Owl FEsTIvAL.-Saturday even
ing after twilight had faded into
utter darkness, the colcred brass
band (for valuable consideration,
were called into service and gave
free sorenadc in the vicinity OF
the public sqnarc to attract the at.
tcntion OF the faithful, who silent
ly went to the headquarters of the
selfappointcd Republican man
ayers, better known as Owl Hall,
on the north side of the square,
there to commune together. 1t is
presumed that they there held II
midnight owl love feast. Not
wishing TO disturbo their midnight
conference, and well knowing their
melancholy frame of mind, the
BANNER thought 1t best TO let them
enjoy their communion In peace, it
therefore instructed Its efficient
corps of grapevine telcgraphers not
to put up their wires.