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Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-09

TRoops. have been ordered to DUB
lin to give aid to the landlords.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-09

A DESPERATE and fatal shooting at
far happened at Livingston. Texas
Monday evening. Alex Lowe was
killed outright; John Parker is in a
dying condition, and U. NJ. Freeman
and Demitt Jones are supposed to
be fatally wounded.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-09

CoNcHo county is settling up very
rapidly. The census shows won
derful increase, and this season S
immigration is heavier than ever.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-09

The grand jury at Columbia, Tex,
has found twenty-seven indictments
for murder in its Investigations OF
the recent Eagle Lake tragedy.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-09

IT is reported that Speaker Reed
has his eye on the presidency. He
should bear in mind that Secretary
Blaine has his eye on him, and that
the effect of that glance is whitening
to all such aspirants. The present
secretary of state is of the opinion
that there is only one man in Maine
who is big enough for that office,
and that one is not Reed. OF the
two evils, we always take the less
Give US Blaine in preference to
Reed.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-09

IL the Georgia State election last
week the Farmers Alliance swept
everything before it. Of the It's
members of the lower house of the
Legislature, the Alliance has 15O; Of
forty-four Senators, the Alliance
claims overweight.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-09

TnE police of New York are taking
the census. If there is any refusal
to answer questions there will be no
report, but arrests by the census
men. New York will in all proba-
bility get fair count.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-09

DR.. Lloyd left for Hampstead
Yesterday, and will probably attend
the Baptist convention at Waxa-
hachie before he returns.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-09

B1RoHALL, the convicted murderer
of Benwell, confesses that he was an
accomplice in that terrible crime,
but claims that another hand slew
the victim.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-09

The renegade Apache, Kid, is SAID
r. have killed six scouts in Arizona
recently.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-09

The Choctaw council was organ
lied at Tuskahoma Monday. The
vote for governor will be canvassed
to-day.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-09

An important session OF the Pres
bvterianists will meet in Pittsburg
Tuesday.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-09

Ropes Pass from Corpus Christi
bay directly into the deep water OF
the Gulf of Mexico is being dredged
night and day, the work being prose
cuted twenty hours day. 1t will
be cut to depth of 30 feet and adj
init the heaviest ships.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-09

The Wichita County Democrat OF
last week contains an account OF the
killing of W. B. Flippen, who lives
near Iowa Park.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-09

SENATOR COKE arrived in Waco
Sunday.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-09

HE Republicans of Idaho are
SCARED up. The Mormon votes is
uncertain, and while the Republi-
cans will probably succeed
the anxiety and vigorous canvass Is
an indication of Democratic gains.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-09

The matrimonial comSu1natIoH 10
sometimes sulphur match. !
Shouldn't be handled without
electric wires.
Very few persons can hold their
own on their first sea voyage.
The United States contains half
the worlds railroad mileage.
When the unloaded tramp goes of
he is sure to hit somebody.
For many years Dion Boucicault
spelt his name Bourcicault.
When men enter into pool they
hope to float or swim easily.
The happy medium is the one who
collects his fees in advance.
The self-made man seems to have
forgotten his mothers slipper.
Hialmar Hiorth Boyesen has just
passed his forty-second birthday.
There is danger OF l,OOO,OOU peo-
pie in Ireland starving to death.
In order to be successful sculp-
tor, one must be correct at figures.
Ignorance is often the very cream
of the jurors milk of human kind
ness.
A midget IA years old and weigh
ing rs pounds lives at Arlington,
Neb.
Boston unions wants New York
tenement goods excluded from that
state.
Twelve members of the present
congress have died since the cleo
ton.
There are some things the people
cannot forgive. One of them is the
dude.
A Japanese at Topic has construct
ed a Kite twenty-seven by twenty
four feet.
In examining the faults OF our
neighbors nearly all of US use q
microscope.
The joint stock company some
tines turns out to be joint stock
company.
How quick one woman can detec
| in another the vanity which charac
terize herself.
; The New York Postofice Clerks
5 union will hold a meeting to boon
4 eight hours.
n The sugar refneries of Philf
D delphia turn out thirteen THOUSAND
barrels daily.
1t is hard to do well to-day as !
L is easy to say that you will do bette
5 morrow.
S Marriage cannot be said to be
e failure merely because there are
few insists.
Over twenty million cigars al
II manufactured every day in To
n United States.
e. A pretty young lady always wis.,
W es to see what is in the store WI
dows as she passes.
You cannot repent too soon b
Oh cause you do not know how soon
lie may be too late.
as England will probably recede fro
at her present attitude concernn
American meats.
,al IT is asserted by European pape
~ that an instruction may be look
~ for at any time in Cuba
N There's no man who does not
w. meet his maker to be more mercr
800 TO him than he is to his fellows.
,rv Uncle Tom Bradley, who y
-; shot at Ennis by Thompson
* DAYS ago, died of his woun
d. Thompson is under arrest
cry Mr.. W. P. Blake of Hale City
On about to start paper at that c
called the Hale Globe. That '
make the second in that county.
Genuine morality is preserved o
OF in a school of adversely, and ST
the of continuous prosperity may ca
YES prove a quicksand to virtue,
The most important canal IN
United States at present are
an Erie in New York state and the
The nous lake or Welland system OF
sed northwest.
HoUsToN had called coyen
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-09

A New YORK sporting man who
has always stood ready to bet on
anything has just discovered that
there is a difference between 60 LIST
street and 61st street. Anybody can
see it on paper, but when you come
TO say it that's where the catch is.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-09

GovERNoR PRINCE, of Mexico, has
filed his statement with the secretary
of the interior. 1t shows that terri
torv to be in an excellent condition.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-09

An Austin telegram conveys the
news that Attorney-General Hogg
will 90 to Washington to argue the
validity of the penal code of Texas
before the Supreme court OF the
United States.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-09

MONDAY at Salt Lake, at general
conference of the church Of Jesus
Christ, President Woodruff read his
manifesto, declaring against the
further practice of polygamy.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-09

". A. STUcKERT sells the best and
cheapest Hats.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-09

The prospects for strike on the
Houston and Central are good, and
should it come at this particular
season it would be quite embarrass-
inc to the road. Cotton is moving
now and the Dallas fair coming on
makes a strike particularly unde-
sirable.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-09

THERE have been received in the
pension Office 46O,2S2 claims up to
September 80, 1890, under the dis
ability pension act of June 27, 1890.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-09

A COMPANY with capital OF So
OOO.O has been formed in Chicago
to build airships that proposes 81 to
circle the globe in five days; Inc
inventors, if they accomplish half IA
what they claim will make Nellie
By and George Francis Frain trips
around the world sound III com
parison like there were centuries be-
tween them.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-09

Houston had called eoyentlop
for the purpose of secgz
sentation of Texas at
fair.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-09

AT the monthly inspection of the
Light Guard Friday night there was
a most enjoyable social hop, and
lovers of terpischore tripped the
Slight Enthusiastic toe" until late
hour.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-09

A CONVENTION of Texas Real Els
tate men has been called to meet at
Waco, Thursday, Oct, 18th 1890,
The meeting is called by the Waco
Board of trade and request all bust
ness men interested in the present
and future development of Texas to
be present. The object of the meet,
ing is to devise ways and means to
advertise the resources of Texas
during the fall, winter and coming
spring.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-09

The discovery of rich deposits of
gold and silver in the Arbuckle
mountains near Ardmore, L. T., has
created great excitement in that
section.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-09

There is no use in trying to unload
the blame for the fraudulent Repub
lican census upon the Democratic
mojority in former House OF Re,
representatives.. If Cleveland had
been President there would not
have been az incompetent corps Of
enumerators, selected by partisan
district committees in defiance of the
Civil Service statutes. Nor would
the Census Bureau have been
managed unscrupulously with view
to partisan advantage. There is
nothing to be gained by attempting
to detract from the responsibility of
Republican Administration for the
effort to cheat Democrats Districts
out of members of Congress.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-09

Thursday, Oct. 9, 1890.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-09

The county road amendment
should not be forgotten at the APP
preaching election. Good country
roads are Of almost as much impor'
lance as the regulation of the rail
roads.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-09

The Fraternal Record, published
at Memphis, Tennessee, seems to
take a tiendish delight in assalllng
and disappearing the American
Legion of Honor, which order seems ms
to have. in some way, incurred its
displeasure. Personal journalism is
always q failure, and is not entitled
to either respect or recognition.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-09

1t looks as if the chewing of gum
in church would break up the most
fashionable NJ. E. Church in Jersey
City. The charge in question was
made against Mrs. Autenreith's two
daughters, and it appeared under the
designation of improper conduct.
Mrs. Autenreith is making things
warm for the Board of Trustees and
the minister, and the knotty ques,
ton may be solved by the breakup
of the congregation and the depar
ture of the minister elsewhither.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-09

AT Lake Pearl, Mass, Monday
last A. b. Heilborn and Thomas
Richards made at attempt to swim
a mile, run a mile, walk mile and
ride a bicycle mile inside of one
hour. Heilborn accomplished the
feat in 81 minutes 8 35 seconds, and
Richards is 81 minuter Is seconds.
IT Is excusable for a negro politi-
clan to GO among his people array
ing them against the democratic
party, and it is not unexpected, but
the white man who furnishes them
aid and comfort, becomes their ally
and the enemy of his own people.
There is 10 excuse for white man
leaving his own district to demoralize
another section in which he is not
interested, and tie man who does ii
renders himself obnoxious to the
people, regardless of past socia
standing.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-09

The English authorities are inves-
tigatiug the habit of ether drinking,
which is said to be spreading IN that
country, many persons using ether
a. a substitute for alcoholic liquors.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-09

'i'' ''-''' - - Your Obedient Servant;
A New YORK sporting man who
has always stood ready to bet on
anything has just discovered that
there is a difference between GO LIST
street and 61st street. Anybody can
see it on paper, but when you come
to say it that's where the catch is.
--
The prospects for strike on the
Houston and Central are good, and
should it come at this particular
season it would be quite embarrass-
ing to the road. Cotton is moving
now and the Dallas fair coming on
makes strike particularly unde-
sirable.
Ropes Pass from Corpus Christi
bay directly into the deep water OF
the Gulf of Mexico is being dredged
night and day, the work being prose
cuted twenty hours day. 1t will
be cut to depth of 30 feet and adj
init the heaviest ships.
In the Georgia State election last
week the Farmers Alliance swept
everything before it. Of the liz
members of the lower house of the
Legislature, the Alliance has $50; O.
forty-four Senators, the Alliance
claims twenfy-eight.
A DESPERATE and fatal shooting at
far happened at Livingston. Teza
Monday evening. Alex Lowe wa
killed outright; John Parker is IN
dying condition, and U. NJ. Freema'
/ and Demitt Jones are supposed t
-. be fatally wounded.
e MONDAY at Salt Lake, at a geners
r conference of the church OF Jesu
Christ. President Woodruff read hi
: manifesto, declaring against tt
e further practice of polygamy.
-%R--
+ B1RcHALL, the convicted murder'
It of Benwell, confesses that he was
l. accomplice in that terrible Grim
Is but claims that another hand sic
4 the victim.
II The discovery of rich deposits
gold and silver in the Arbuck
mountains near Ardmore, 1. T., b
created great excitement in tn
. section.
r. THERE have been received IN t
Id pension Office 46O,2S2 claims up
=, Il September 80, 1890, under the d
ha ability pension act of June q, Isl
" GOVERNOR PRINCE, of Mexico, l
m filed his statement with the secrets
es of the interior. 1t shows that tel
tory to be in an excellent conditl
nix CoNcHo county is settling up v
ut rapidly. The census shows W
re derful increase, and this seaso
is immigration is heavier than ever.
us The Wichita County Democrat
"; last week contains an account OF
lg. killing of W. B. Flppen' VINO Il
near Iowa Park.
nts The Choctaw council was org
OF lied at Tuskahoma Monday.
vote for governor will be canvas
to-day.
rot -
Coo A. ;r,,,ortont session of the L
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-09

The most important canal in the
United States at present are the
Erie in New York state and the ia
NOUS lake or Welland system of the
northwest.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-07-24

That's So assented the young man.
But ii S not that We got, Mr.. Wood"
He drew a long breath Il hope you will
like me. because your niece, Miss Rebecca
ON, its really true an engaged to
your niece
Mr. Dobbs threw his arm about Uncle
Zekel In the exhuberance of his good feel
ing. He might as well have embraced a
stone.
Your profession is that of an actor,
Judge, = said Uncle 'Zekei calmly.
Mr.. Dobbs laughed = enter the theo-
logical school in the fall
"A minister of the gospel" Uncle 'Zekel
was aroused for once. He stood up to sur
vey this blue satin young man
Eli
For now Rebecca. clad also in blue sat
IN, stood beside Mr. Dobbs
Uncle Zekel turned with great sad
ness upon his nepheE George.
George, you may go. you are of too
curious a disposition, sir; altogether too
curious.
You may say so if you like, " hummed
George, as he went up the stairs.
This last mental shock had restored
to his usual philosophic calm. He went to
have ice cream with Amy in his own back
yard.
George, hasn't it been queer' said
Amy.
George closed his eyes, the better to en-
JOY his ice cream.
Its queer" he said, and it's queerer
than you think. No. | shan t tell.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-07-24
REM EDY FOR DOG-BITES.
1t Consists Simply of a Solution of Salt and
Vinegar.

"a Woman writes from New Rochelle
to the New York Tribune: I should like
to say few words on the subject of dogs
and dog-bites. | am a lover of animals,
especially of dogs. There are six dogs
lying around my feet while write. Three
belong to neighbor, three are mine
Two Of them took off the street, "old and
sick, SIX years ago. In their day they
had been valuable settlers.
| have been bitten by dogs repeatedly,
once severely. A pet dog of a neighbor s
was very sick, and was attempting to re-
lleve it. 1t bit me In the left thumb, Just
below the nail. That member became
black as far down as the wrist. 1t remain
ed so until the nail came off The owner
talked of hydrophobia and said that the
dog had not tasted water for two weeks
Had been afraid | should, no doubt have
taken nervous fits and died. The verdict
would have been hydrophobia. But |
simpl y applied solution of salt and vine
CARA Ii tie more vinegar that salt
washed the wound with it, tied clean rag
around the thumb, keeping it saturated
well with the solution. and moved the rag
so that a fresh part covered the wound. at
intervals. This remedy was once applied
to my wrist by a colored woman in the
south for a snake-bite. My arm was then
black, hard, and painful. The remedy act
ed like charm. In two hours the discol-
Grafton had disappeared, and with it the
pain, and only the needle mark where the
fang had entered was visible.
Again was bitten by weasel in the
Grand Central depot. A girl had it in a
bag and had placed it on seat next to
mine, remarking that it was a kitten. |
placed my hand on it. Quicker than
thought couple of teeth punctured the
joint of my left forefnger to the bone. |
compelled the girl to tell me what was in
the bag. My finger was badly swollen and
painful before reached home some hours
after. | used the same simple remedy
with the same speedy result. | have also
applied it successfully in other cases.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-07-24
See to the Calves.

Where butter is sold to the storekeeper
for very low prices be good to the calves
and push them along toward the export
steamer. By no means get discouraged
with the dairy and sacrifice the COWS.
This depression will cease, and if it con-
tinues you can not farm successfully with
out the COWS. Lean toward beef if you
have good cattle. and if you have not, then
get better blood. Whoever quits keeping
cows. all must not This is the natural
home of the COW. We have expected this.
There is so much territory in our nation
where dairying can be pursued and beef
making can not be- proftaoly, that there
is to much leaning in the dairy direction.
Save all the calves. make them first rate
and you will not miss the butter price so
much as if you had no beef prospect. We
concede that the dairy has paid well lately,
but that very fact has turned hosts to dairy
ing Many times we have contended that
dairymen were neglecting the possibilities
of beef in connection with the dairy, and
urged more care in breeding for calves.
We were met with the dairy specialist, who
looked no farther ahead than the end of his
nose, met with the Gov. Hoard school who
are not content to half Gu things them
selves but must missionate and insist on
grade Jerseys for the corn belt. Its sub
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-07-24
GIRLS AND MONEY.
An Injustice Done to Many Young Women
by Other vise.Good Fathers.

by Other vise..Good Fathers
While so many wives are still in bond
age TO husband S purse string. it is per
haps idle to plead for freedom for the
daughters. But is it not certain inius-
tic in money matters done most girls who.
after twenty-one, remain in a father s
house? 1t is so hard for the father to
realize that the girls are grown up, and
that dependence, even on one who loves
you, has its trials. Many a girl feels keen
" this bondage, especially if, as often
happens, she must in asking tell for what
she wants the money, thus subjecting her
desires to another Judgment. Indulgence
and justice are very different things: and
IN money matters all women of sense pre-
fer the latter. A fair recognition is
dearer to them than a thoughtless and
spasmodic generosity, and the trust in
VOWED Is the sweetest compliment to their
good sense.
Give her, then, some money of her very
own, not more than you spend on her now,
perhaps not so much at first, since one
must provide for the chance of her spend
ing foolishly and needing to be helped out
Of the consequences. A little bank account
perhaps later a small piece of property
given to her to manage, whose profits shall
be her allOwence-tO many a girl that
would be the sweetest proofs of father s
love.
When one thinks Of women of twenty
five or thirty who have never had a dover
of their own unless they earned it-and
that, sometimes against parent wish
who are as ignorant as children of all bust
ness ways, who all their lives will be in
dependence on some tired and trying rel
ative because of this ignorance seems
at once pity and a shame For there is
an intellectual discipline in learning judi
clous spending. Some call it a final test
of character. But character does not come
in a day, and experience often charges
poor women high rates for her lesson.
For ten who can earn there are not seven
who can spend, who have that true thrift
which Is not stinginess though it some
titles looks like it.-Housewife.