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Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-06-03

For the Twelfth District will he
held at Caldwell, Burleson county.
beginning on the 18th day of July
and closing on the 18th day of Aug
ust, 1856. Tho teachers of the
district or any others desiring to
attend this Summer Normal can
obtain information concerning
board, etc, by writing to Judge
Alexander, Judge McIver, Mr..
Sam Ragsdale or Hon. W. X. Ho-
man. We should be glad to see
the noble army of brave, true
teachers,of the twelfth district come
forward in this work and show our
State Superintendent that they do
appreciate his efforts in their be-
half.
The twcnty-four days will be d.
vided into periods ofsIx days each,
and the programme will be about
rs follows:
First period e days.. Best
methods In Primary work.
Second period e days.. Best
methods in intermediate work.
Third period e days.. Best
methods in Grammar School work.
Fourth period (6 days.. Gener-
al work.--School Management
School GraL'lng-District or Coun-
ty School w, ,rk, and Subjects of
General Interest.
Three quarters OF an hour OF
zach day will be t'evotGd to the
study of the Art of 4 eaching ana
the underlying princiI 1les OF the
samo. Tuition free.
The district comprises ne coun-
ties of Washington, Burleson,- Wal
Ter, Austin and Fort Bend.
MAMIE c. BREEDING,
Principal
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Jennie Johnson, woman about
thirty years of age, was sentenced
in the district court at Larned,
Kansas, last Thursday, to two
years at hard labor IN the peniten-
tiary, having been convicted of
the theft of two horses. Mrs. John
son has a strange history. She was
a Southern woman, born in Gwin-
nett county, Ga, and the daughter
of wealthy parents. Their fortune
was swept away during the war.
When fifteen years of age she join
ed an opera company and attained
considerable prominence on the
stage. She married an actor nam
ed Johnson, and about five years
ago they took up their residence
in Fort Smith, Ark. Her husband
got into a shooting scrape shortly
after, and receiving a fatal wound
confessed on his death bed that he
was a forger to the amount of
about $4,000. Three years ago she
moved with a family named Brock
er to Comanche county, Kansas, q
county which at that time was
very sparsely inhabited, and which
borders on the Indian Territory.
Mrs. Johnson bought q farm, cult
waited it herself, and raised q good
crop. She lived at that time with
the Brockcr family. During the
Indian troubles two years ago,
while Brocker was away, the house
was attacked by band of Indians,
and had it not been for Mrs. John
son the entire family would have
been massacred. She made good
use of the shotgun, rife and ammu-
milton in the house. Three lifeleSs
redskins were found the next
morning a short distance from the
house.
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Terrell Star: That man Parsons,
who is playing such a conspicuous
part in the recent Chicago troubles,
is we'll known in this state, he hav-
ing lived in Dallas, Waco, and
other towns of the state. He left
Texas with Il negro woman, whom
he since married, and it is suppos-
cd that it was to her and her brats
he alluded whon he exclaimed TO
his followers, just before the fatal
bomb was thrown on Tuesday.
80 arms! TO arms If you love
your wives, ifyou love your chill,
dren, rise up against capital?' Ii
is such miscroants as this man Par
sons that are injuring the cause OF
the honest laboring man.
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Detroit Evening Press.
Corporate capital has grabbed,
and is grabbing:
l. All the pine lands of the
Northwest.
2. All the grazing lands of the
Southwest.
8. All the mines of coal and iron
o { the East and Central States.
4. Ali the petroleum. OF the Mid
die States.
3. All the gold and silver mines
OF the Rocky Mountain regio.N.
6. 1t handles all the wheat nd
pork, and is fast absorbing all tn,
land upon which those staples are
raised.
Z. 1t CONTROLS all the means
(railroads) for the distribution and
exchange of these things-tho pri-
nal uecessaries of human life.
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The New York Sun says: "Fer.
dinand Ward, the Napoleonic finan-
cier, isn't keeping books in Sing
Sing any more. His bookkeeping
after a thorough test, wasn't satis-
factory. There were elements of
originality in his system which the
prison books didn't require, and as
he seemed not to understand books
as they are generally kept in well
regulated concerns, he was remov-
ed. He now has charge of print
ing and sending out the circulars
which the prison sends to its GUS
toners. Ward once had a small
press of his own, and he
gets along very well with his new
work. He has gained twenty-five
pounds since he went to Sing
Sing"
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mamma, said q little Fifth ward
boy lugubrlously the other day, as
he laid down volume of bi0graph-
ioal sketches of the Presidents,
don't believe I'll be a President.
1 amt got the chance, l wasn't
brung up right"
"Why, child, you have the same
chance that other little boys have -
"No, amt; l wasn't born in a
log-cabin, nor l amt drove a team
on the canal, nor had to read the
spelIin' book by the light ola pine
knot, nor had to split rails, nor
nothing like the rest of the boys
who got there. L tell you, mother,
Pm Handicapped on this Presi,
DENTAL question. -Elmira Ca,
Zette,
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There is said to be q we'll au-
thentlcated case of leprosy in Yad-
KIN county, North Carolina, the
patient being John Plewman, aged
40 years. Eighteen months ago
he felt q curious numbness of the
left arm. He could stand great
heat near that arm without suffer
ing pain, and later could pass his
hand through the fame of a candle
and be insensible to the heat.
White blotches appeared on the
arm and large scabs formed. These
blotches are now spreading to his
body. Physicians there, including
three specialists, pronounce the DIS
ease leprosy.
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Sweeping Reductions

My goods were all the spring
the cheapest in the city, but from
to-day they will be reduced in all
departments.
My 81 Slipper at 81 50.
My 25c Dress Goods at 2oc.
My $50 Dress Goods at 25c.
My soc Dress Goods at 4oc.
White Goods are all at low
figures.
Corded Piques at SC.
Ioc Cross-barred Muslins at &c.
Best Jaconet finish, sI2 yards
for ST.
Good White Lawn at SC.
Also, new and complete line
of Ladies Hats-all the new styles
at greatly reduced prices.
A very large stock of Ladies',
Misses, and Children's Stockings,
very new styles, at low figures.
Parasols and Fans very hand
some and cheap.
$3.50 Parasols down to $3.50.
$3.50 Parasols down to SI.75.
SI.25 Parasols down to SI.oo.
Best Prints, shifting styles, at
only SC.
IS yards Handsome Lawn at ST
A large and complete line of
Mulls at reduced prices. In fact
everything is reduced in price to
close out Summer Goods during
the month of June. Everything
as represented, and my first price
and my last one. So l am COM
PEELED to offer goods cheap. Why?
Because, if the price doesn't suit
the customer, don't drop little,
but stand fast, feeling confident ]
am below all competition.
McCall's Bazaar Glovc-ftting
Patterns-new styles at all times.
Ludlow's Shoes for ladies',
Misses and Children. l have the
sole control Of this make of Shoes
IN Brenham. They are the best.
PRICES Low,
My sales in April of 1886 were
nearly double what they were in
April of 1885. l want to fully
double May and June of 1885, and
to do so have made prices that
must and will dTaw the trade.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-06-03

ST. LOUIS Republican: In his
sermons in Northern cities Sam
Small has taken the slavery OF sin
and the old Southern system as
parallel and naturally under the
necessities of the argument has
been obliged TO draw a narrowing
picture of the Southern institution.
The consequent indignation in
Georgia is not only deep but loud,
and Mr.. Small is being reminded
that only the other day, according
to his own showing, he was wal
lowing In the gutter in a state of
utter mental and moral irresponsi-
bility. They think he has not been
sufficiently converted.
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ARRESTED. "A complaint was
made before Justice Hackworth,
on Saturday, charging Jim Nc
Dade, colored, with assault with
intent to murder Julius Mcdonald,
whom he shot last on the alst INST.
Jim, who was on the street work
ing out his fine in the mayors
court, was arrested and lodged in
jail. Flo was arrested Immediately
after the shooting and lodged in
jail for five days, but, no complaint
having been made during that
time, he was discharged. II was
alleged and claimed that the shoot
ing was accidental, but Il different
opinion now eEisls. The wounded
young man was not doing SO well
on Saturday, and it is by no means
sure that he is out Of danger.
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4 MOST REMARKABLE CAsE.

During the summer of 1854, Suf-
fering from blood poisoning, the
result of gun-shot wound received
during the "lato unplcaSantncss,"
my attention was called to- tho
remedy of S. S. S. through. the
public press, and | wrote to tho
! proprictorS of that medicine, des-
criblng my case. which repeat for
the benefit of other sufferers. The
ball struck the elbow Joint and
went through. 1t completely
crushed all the articulativc surface
of the humeral so that both con-
dyles and say four inches of the
shaft of the bone were removed by
the surgeon. 1t also severed the
ulncr nerve. The operation left
the arm much shortened and Inn
Der, but it was very useful Some
time in the fall of 1879 it COM
menced to swell and lnfame be-
low the elbow, and soon after 1t
suppurated and discharged horri-
bly, offensive matter. The bone
spread until tho entire fore arm
was putrid mass, -,encrOachIng
both on the back and palm OF tho
hand. was warned by tho sur
geons that this might happen IN
after life from nerve and blood
poverty below tho elbow. My
condition may DO imagined at that
time. The wound was so offensive
that [ could hardly remain in q
close room, l tried many rene
dies, external and internal, but to
no avail. In June 1884, | saw the
advertisement of Swift's Specific
in the city papers, and l wrote I'M
mediately to the house in Atlanta,
receiving tho following as reply:
I'VE fear our S. S. S. will do you
no good except as tonic" The
very frankncss of the reply induced |
mo to try 1t. | was n good patient
and rigidly followed the directions.
The first bottle nearly drove me
crazy with symptoms | cannot des-
crIbc, but 1t (and l feel lump in
my throat as l write iO entirely /,
removed the frightful smell which |
had tormonted me and all who |
came in contact with mo for so
long time, As l continued the
use of the medicine, say III month |
or six weeks, marked improvement
was apparent, until, as winter set
in, 1t had so healed that | could
and did wear q sleeve on my un-
derclothing, which l had not done
in three years before. Tho ulcer
was very obstinate, and 1t was not
until the middle of 1885 that it was
entirely we'll. All redncss and
soreness had disappeared. Hair Is
growing on the arm as before, and
l ascribe all this to Swift's Specific.
Had | dreamed of such success l
would have had the arm photo
graphed before taking the medi-
cine, that ali might see the i'm
provement. l have lived here tor
forty years and am well known,
and am ready to answer all in
qulrics from sufferers IN reference
TO this case.
JOHN p. SMITH.
at Law, Sc Carondelet st.
New Orleans, FEB. %, 1886.
For sale by all druggists. Urea
Iise on blood and skin diseases
mailed free.
The Swift Specific Co, Drawer
3, Atlanta. Ga, or ISL W. 23d St.,
New York.
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MAYORS CoURT.-ThuTsday-J.
O'Brien, drunk and disorderly;
fined 81 and trimmings.
John Burgess, carrying a pistol;
fined S25 and trimmings.
John Burgess, unlawfully dis
charging firearms, IN the shape of
pea-shootcr or 22-callbre seven
shot revolver, within the city
limits; fined SIS and trimmings.
Rachel Evans, colored, using
abusive language; dismissed.
MAYORS CoURT.-Monday-Bill
Brown, black coon about Is or
10 years old, was captured during
the Mayfcst having in his posses
sion a revolver of the pea-shooting
variety. Bill is as slippery as an
eel and escaped from his captor.
Saturday afternoon he was dlscov-
cred sittIpgi in the shade on a side
street and run In. He was fined
s25 and trimmings and put to
work on the streets.
Morris Sweeney, coIOrcd, fight
ing fined SIS and trimmings.
Boney Davis and Noah Cavorter,
both colored, cavorting and dis
turbing the peace; fined 81 and the
trimmings each and assigned to the
street gang.
MAYORS COURT Thursday -
Capt. Mack Cakes, colored, using
abusive language, fined 81 and
trimmings. The captain is now a
private in the ranks of the street
gang.
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Gen. .Inhn SaNleS.

Mention has already been made
of two farewell banquets rendered
the gentlomen whose namo appears
above, the occasion being the in
tention of Mr.. Saylcs to remove
with his family to Abilene in north
western Texas, he having sold his
property here and made all his ar
rangcmcnts to leave within very
few days. Gen. Sayles is one OF
the oldest citizens of Brennan hav-
ing came here when 4 very young
man in 1915, he engaged in the
honorable occupation OF school
teaching and at the same time pre-
pared himself for the law and was
admitted to the bar prior to 1890,
in 1858 he formed law partner
ship with Mr.. B. IL. Bassett, which
continued up to the first instant,
the firm of Saylcs x Bassott beng
at the time of its dissolution, per-
haps, the oldest law firm in the
State. Gen. Saylcs has for many
years ranked as one of tho leading
lawyers of Texas, and beng the
author of several text books on the
laws of Texas is known to the fra
tcrnity throughout the state. He
is fine scholar, a deep thinker
and fluent writer. lie seen Bren-
ham grow up from an insignificant
village 10 be Il prosperous and
thriving little city Of 1000 inhabi-
tants, and is known and respected
by all of the older citizens of the
county. He has always been an
active man and useful citizen and
a large majority of our cltizons
part with him with regret, but IN
this case our loss will be Abilene's
gain, and if good wishes count for
Gen. Saylcs has yet a
brilliant career before him in his
new home.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-06-03

The scours in calves are easily
cured. Put lump OF limo the size
of hens egg into jug of water,
shake it well, then let stand corked
tight. When you notice signs of
the scours, reduce the amount of
milk at once, and give a table
spoonful of the clear lime water
with every feed. A raw egg stir
red into the milk is another very
good remedy.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-06-03

Henry Ward Beecher is about
correct IN this statement: ~ am
IN sympathy with wOrkingmen and
| want to see them better their
condition, but don't like some OF
the methods adopted, partly be-
cause those methods are mistaken
and partly because they are I'M
JUST"
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The death is announced in Bos-
ton ofPIymouth White, alias Frank
Parke, alias "Plum" White, the
notorious confidence man. White
was in the front rank of the conf
dence men, and by his oily tongue
and gentlemanly manners sue
ceeded in the last twenty-five years
in fleeing business men, gullible
grangers and confiding women out
of more than 81, 100000
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The. SWAIN,
City Marshal.

Here is 4 sensible paragraph
clipped from an oxcha ngo: Every
farmer should aim to raise all the
farm products needle d for domes-
TIC use first. The d cpondence of
farm life lies right here. He grows
every supply for his table, so far
as his soil and climate admits, un-
der his own eye. He is dependent
on no one for the necessities ofIife.
or even Tor the luxuries of his
table. Every variety OF fruit suit
cd to his locality should be pro-
,duced, for his own use, let him
live near or remote from the city,"
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Merchant Tailor.

Il. Ammons. fashionable tailor,
keeps on hand a large and COM
plete stock OF foreign and dOmes,
tic cloths and cassimers of the
latest styles. He is prepared to
make garments or full suits at
short notice; fit guaranteed.
Store in the Norton building, cor
ner Main and Ant streets.
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A Buffalo parent, in order to en-
courage carly rising among his
offspring, offered prize to the
one who got up first IN the morn
ing. The day after this offer was
made a diplomatic infant of three
years appeared at his bedroom
door, claimed and received the
prize, and TRANQUILITY went back to
bed again.
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BURTON, June 2nd.-Our village
is striving to throw off her infant
yoke and wear tho crown of town.
ship; soon Capt. Shelby's new
residence will be completed and he
will carry his nice little family
INTO town to live; observe several
other buildings on tho path to
completion.
Mrs. Randall and her beautiful
granddaughter, Miss Louise May
field, have just returned from
a prolonged visit TO Alabama.
They speak very tavorably, both
of people and country. Would
also mention the return of Miss
Molllc Bowers, who for the past
month has been visiting friends
and relatives at Giddlngs. She
speaks praise-worthlly of the
society circle, and leads us to be-
licve she was formed for the
fluttor of the gay.
Your reporter recently took
quite a drive into the country, and
noticed that the farmers were har-
vesting in their oat crop; from an
inquiry OF them, learned that their
crops were turning out badly.
Unless Providence smiles upon
us in the form of shower of rain
soon our gardens will be numbered
with the things of the past.
Several weddings are talked of
as taking place soon. GILES.
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New York has a burglar named
Hug, an old maid in Philadelphia
reading of his arrest, turned up her
eyes to the cealing, clasped her
hands and whispered with bated
breath: How delightful it would
be to be robbed by man with
such Q name"
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A Cincinnati pickpocket. seeing
a young man with a young woman
on each arm, deftly relieved him
of his watch. The young man saw
the deed and tried TO grab the thief
but the girls chung to his arms and
cried, "Don't go; he'll kill you,"
and more to that effect, until the
thief got well away. They were
not confederates of the pickpocket,
either. but nice average Ohio girls,
who were bound the young man
should not get hurt.
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In AGAIN.-Gacsar Filf9rer, the
IO-year-oId coon who was put in
the Bastile the other day and who
cried and prayed by turns, Is in
again. ON Tuesday he by slight
of hand succeeded IN pilfering two
rolls of wall paper from 4 furni-
ture store; he soon traded the pa
per off for ginger snaps and was
having a picnic when captured.
This little negro is an adept in
lying and stealing, and would
make an admirable subject for IL
house ofcorrecton were there such
an institution in the state. He is
entirely too young to send to the
penitentiary and is too much OF Il
thief to let run at large.
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The botanic gardens of the world,

The botanic gardens ofthe world,
most of them scientific IN character,
are reported to number 1877 OF
which Germany has "a; Italy, %
France, 20; Great Britain and Ire
land IL; West Indies, 6; and the
United States, 5. More than hall
are supported by government and
only five per cent by private enter.
prise.
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To have water works put in for
sprlnkling lawns, gardens, stores,
streets, for bath arrangements and
for family use, etc.
We are prepared in this line and
have q SPECIAL plumber to put IN
pipe fittings. First Glass Rubber
Hose at short notice and at special
low rates. Estimates cheerfully
furnished.
Bath tubs, wash stands of marble
and IRON, SINKS, reels for hose, I'M
proved lawn sprinklers, and sewer
pipes in stock.
All kinds of out and indoor
fountain stands and sprinklers
ordered if desired.
RElJHARDT & SEELHoRsT.
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Died, at Austin, Texas, May 80,
at o'clock, p. M, Mrs. r. X. Red,
principal of Stuart Seminary. She
was in the 59th year Of her age.
For months we knew her sweet
spirit was slowly departing. The
hand OF affection rested heavily
upon her, yet she bore her suffer,
ing with the fortitudc of a true
Christian, while the beams from a
brighter world chccred her souls
dream. Her glorious life is ended;
her work Of usefulness is DER; her
body sunk IN deaths long sleep;
her spirit rose to rest with Him, in
whom she had placed her trust.
l.. S.
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have on hand a lot of tin ware,
stove pans, bake ovens, iron pipe,
steam fittings, iron axeIs, bar and
band iron, wagon materials, locks,
hinges and files. In order TO close
out this line OF goods l will offer
them for the next three weeks at
prices regardless of cost. Now is
the time to get cheap hardware.
NJ. A. HEALY.
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The moon changed on Wednes-
day forenoon, but the moonshine
weather prophets missed it on the
rain prophecy. Last night it was
cloudy with good indications for
rain. 1t Is very unsafe to predict
rain during @ dry spell in Texas;
the longer n man is In the state the
less he knows about the weather.
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Ice a Plenty.

As | have made arrangements to
handle Ice this season for the Rren-
ham Ice and Refrigeration Co., |
am prepared to furnish ice in any
quantity at 4 low rate. Free de-
livery to any part of the city. Ice
will also be sold at the door to suit
the demand. Send in your orders
and they will be attended to
promptly. w. S. HARKLERoAD.
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As 4 preservativo of health in
malarial sections and remedy for
consumption and weak lungs
Chase's Barley Malt Whisky is in
valuable. Meyer & Sonnenhcrg,
agents.
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A hen-pecked husband said in
extenuation of his wIfe's raid on
his scalp: "You see she takes her
hair off so easily she doesn't know
how it hurts to have mine pulled
out. IN. Y. Telegram.
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We beg leave TO inform the pub
lie that we are in receipt of 4 large
stock of goods which we shall offer
at the lowest price possible in or
der to sell. COHEN Bros.
East side Public Square.
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1t is said that the art of making
money has been condensed into
four general rules, viz: "Work
hard, avoid debt, improve your
time and economist. And these
four are still further condensed
into one: Spend every day less
than you make" If the farmers
over the country would comply
with this one rule there would be
no credit system or any need of an
organization to relieve them OF the
great incubus OF debt now banoino
over tncm.-Texas Mirror.
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A New Yorker has discovered
that the sting of the honey bee is a
sure cure tor rheumatism. HIS
treatment IS Il expose the parts
affected to the bees to be stung and
he says the remedy is infaIlibIe.
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To the Public.

The undersigned assignee of W. 4. Will
kins, lumber dealer. will sell the entire stock
of lumber, shingles, sash and doors, etc. al
cost and below cost, for cash.
L. d. VOSS, Assignee.
Brennan, May 81, 1886,