Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-02

Halt the messenger force III the
Macon, Ga, Western Union Tele
graph office quit work without no
tice, seriously Gripping the service
| for short time.
| A Kentuckian recently sold his
vote for fifty cents. For this he
paid fine of SITS, and was disfran
chised. Selling votes is an unsafe
business down South.
"Does your husband attend
church regularly, Mrs. Trotter?" in.
quired the minister. ''Oh, yes,
Mrs. Trotter answered. He goes
once year regularly"
A Smile: ''The metropolitan
Museum does not open on Sundays,
does it," 'sNo, it's a regular Nc.
Giuty." "a what?" "McGinty.
It's stuck on it's Sunday close"
In the way of newspapers with
long names it would be hard to beat
the German publican known as the
Observation-Disclosures Herzolich,
Bergischen Provinzial-Zeitung.
st Paul padded its population on
| ly per cent when the census was
being taken, while the other twin
padded hers to the tune of 16 per
cent. The grey mare is the better
horse.
George Blailock, the London tenn
perance lecturer who is travelling in
this country, says that his city con-
tains 10000 paupers, and spends,
annually for drink about S70,000,-
900.
Among the bills recently present
ed to Auditor Lopez, of Los Angeles,
was one for S672 for lead pencils
for the public schools. He refused
to audit the demand, which caused
much caustic criticism.
The Brewer, Dempsey and Bats
den fractional war broke out in a
general fight at Pigeon Greek, West
Virginia. One man was killed, an
other seriously wounded and the
survivors swear vengeance.
Two families of gypsies, number
ing nine persons, camped near
Evansville, Ark. During the night
a cloudburst occurred, and it is sup
posed the whole family was lost, as
six ladies have been recovered.
An old man at Dalton, Ca, found
his daughter contemplated an elope-
ment, tied her fast to the bed post,
sent for her lover and a preacher
and eventually blocked their game
by having them married.
"What kind of trimmings will you
have on the casket?" siad the under
taker, addressing the widow. None
whatever. A plain casket. 1t was
trimmings that killed him" What"
Eyes sir. Delirium tremens."
Luxury seems branching out in
the adornment of pocket-handker-
chiefs. Some beautiful ones have
flowers embroidered IN their natural
colors; and each of the three initials
embroidered in different color.
Missed His Calling.-Jimpson to
Barber: You should have been an
editor.
Barber (much pleased)-Why so?
Jimpson-You would have made
such slashing writer.
Miss Mildred: Why, auntie, you've
got the top of your veil right across
the middle of your eyes!
Aunt Rebecca: I done it pur-
pose, I'm goin' t one of them bal
legs with your uncle Eben. Judge.
Jersey City has law under which
fines of 500 each are to be imposed
upon persons detected drinking
malt or alcoholic liquors in her new
parks. Some of the Legislators no
doubt have a corner on soda foun-
tains.
A Kansas farmer who wanted to
dig well, planted a lot with oats
and watched the spots that showed
the greatest moisture. He finally Sc
lected spot and sank a well. At
twenty-five feet he obtained fine
flow of water.
Elias Dimminick, who has been in
the Jefferson county, Ala, Jail for
three years, under a fifteen years
sentence, has been pardoned. 1t |
has been proven that he was limo
cent of the charge on which he was
convicted.
A bad wreck occurred on the
Warren branch, five miles West of
Ark. The baggage and
cars rolled down an en-
Dankment and were splintered. Fiji
teen passengers were injured, but
none of them will die.
1t took five bushels of corn to get
INTO q circus in Kansas last aI1nrner