Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1888-01-26
EDITORIAL NOTES.

invitation to attend its next ban
quet.
SOMEBODY has sent the BANNER q
copy of the Lexington (Mo) Regis
ter, which has hoisted at its head,
"For president, Robert T. Loncoln,
of Illinois" Perhapsl
Poor R1DDLEBEReER should be for
given for all the mistakes that ne
has. made. He has been bufeted
and made door-mat by both polit-
ical parties long enough.
HAVING failed to prevent the con
firmation of Lamar, the republicans
have shifted the fight into the
House and will endeavor to have.
the Thebe-Ca case reopened.
IF COKE should by any possibility
suffer defeat at the hands of the
next Legislature he will owe his mis-
fortune to the powerful opposition
of the Gainesville Register and San
Antonio Express.
The last issue of the Victoria Ad-
yocate contained an interesting col
umn under the heading of Texas
journals and Journalists" in which
tafy is bestowed in a spicy way on
some of the b'boys.
JUDe1Ns by Mr.. Henri Waiter
sons great speech before the Tariff
Reform League of New York City
on Saturday, it is inferred that the
star-eyed goddess isn't losing so
much sleep at night now.
IT IS estimated by a local paper
that since the first of October fifteen
hundred deer have been killed in
the neighborhood of Cotulla by pot.
hunters. Such wholesale slaughter
will soon exterminate them. The
owners of Enclosures should post
them.
The recent severe billiards in the
northwest are already beginning to
give a..strong impetus to the cause
of immigration to Texas. A number
of farmers from Kansas propose to
establish colony in the state, and
next fall regular boom may be ex-
pected.
Vol. 1 No. 3 of the Liberty v;ndi-
Gator, published at Liberty, Texas,
with the BANNERS old friend Tom
Chambers at the helm, has been re
ceived with polite request to 'sX."
Certainly, with all our heart, and
glad to welcome you back into the
fraternity.
The BANNER is in receipt of North's
Journal for january. This
publication is issued from Philadel-
phia, and is of inestimable VALUE to-
teachers of music and to those who
are interested in the theory of music
md desire to be intelligently posted
in the musical classics.
The Paris News: "Unifornl the,
police, SO that strangers viii not take
hem for tramps." 1t looks as if a.
own that can support as sprightly
paper as the News, could afford also
20 pay its policemen enough to enable
hem to at least supply themselves.
With presentable clothing.
The Atlanta Constitution says
hat if the democracy DO not stand I
ogether IN the coming presidentia4E
lection on the tariff issue witt g
erried ranks they wiz be defeated.
The trouble with the Constitution is
hat it is the solitary juryman
gainst whom the eleven obstinate
Jung out.
SCANDALS and divorce suits among
eople in high life have Of late years
cen quite the fashion. Col. F. D.
[ussey, the Washington correspond
ut OF the Cincinnati Commercial
+azette, has instituted proceedings
Columbus, O., for divorce from 4
is wife. who is the da rghter of ex-
ov. Fostef-''calico Charley. J
The abuse of privilege allowed
embers of congress to revise their
'eeches before they go into the
Record aud to have
,eeches published which they new
: delivered, is becoming to be
ore recognized, and it is probable
lat that useless expense to the gov