Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1888-02-23
BREVITIES.

There will be few mourners when
the telegraph wires are buried.
These long winter evenings are
well suited to pressing engagements.
A collide-oscope is about the same
thing as telescope in railroad par
lance.
Pocket books with bank note trim
mings and coupon Innings are very
fashionable.
There is no charm like that of nov
city. This is particularly true when
applied to eggs.
Poker players expect that 1888
will be a good year, as it contains
three of kind.
The continuous automatic brake on
freight trains will be the next great
railroad improvement.
Men are not judged by their deeds
nowadays; they are Judged by their
bonds and mortgages.
The invention of the spirit level is
credited to ]. M. Melchisedec Thew
enot, who died in 1862.
It is true that the busiest man is
the happiest, but he often doesn't
have time to realize it.
It is claimed that men are more
apt to Judge of mans worth by his
dress than women are.
Don't go and become a glutton
now, simply because this year is ate
cen hundred and ate-he-ate.
From 1854 to 1892 New Hamp-
shire had president" instead of
governor" as its chief officer.
The regular rate of increase of
the Astor estate is said to be from
S1O,OO0,OOO to $13,O0O,OO0 year.
The trouble with most people who
believe that charity begins at home
is that they never go outdoors for
exercise.
A sea-green glass vase has recent
ly been found in Bologna. 1t beats
all what these butchers will put in
bolognas.
The destiny that shapes mans
end does not make good shape
without some little assistance on the
part of the man.
About the most miserable man in
the world is the one who is expected
to laugh at the joke Of story he
has heard before.
Save the wood ashes to use as a
fertilizer. It is more profitable than
to sell them to the soap makers.
Wood ashes never come amiss on the
farm or in the garden.
Joseph Zehuter, of the dry goods
firm of Ogiville & Zehuter, of Madi-
son, Wis, is missing. His partner
charges him with pocketing cash
without accounting for it.
Mary Martin, formerly of Oswego,
N. Y, lateley employed in Ken
sington (Philadelphia) worsted mill,
tried to kill herself in that city be-
cause she could find no work.
The penitentiary report of Janu-
dry transactions fled by the financial
agent shows receipts, S45,517; and
disbursements, S32, $50; for mainte-
nance and for material and timber,
S24,690.
1t is said that wealthy men in the
liquor business in Philadelphia have
formed a syndicate, with 100000
backing, to furnish bondsmen to
comply with new high license law of
Pennsylvania.
Prof. Swenson, in charge of the
sorghum sugar experiments at Fort
Scott, Kansas, says From 104 to
ITO pounds of second, and ten gal
Ions Of syrup is the average product
from ton of cane.
William Lavery and Thomas Lar
ny, inmates of the soldiers home at
Bath, N. Y, had fight, in which
Lavery received injuries from which
he died on Friday. Larry is held
for murder.
After vainly endeavoring to obtain
some concessions from the Troy
Steel and Iron company, the en-
ployes yesterday decided to accept
the terms of the company, including
a 10 per cent. reduction in wages.
Mullins Steel company, of Belle
vile, Ill, threatens to sue the Pitts
burg Steel Casting company for an
infringement of their patent in cast
ing the great steel gun for the gov
eminent.
If you carry five $50 gold pieces
in your pocket one day the amount
of value rubbed off is exactly two
cents. IF you adopt the newspaper
way and carry 500 blu in your
coat-tal pocket, its all there when