Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-09-11

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OUR AGENTS.
JOHN F. WEIBUscH, Burton, Texas.
F. NJ. GRIFFIN, Lyons, Texas.
10 MrKEsKI, Wesley, Texas.
PAUL C. STRECKERT, Caldwell, Texas
The whole country is listening for
the correct answer to the question.
How can railroad strikes be pre-,
vented.
Missouri is now the only state or
territory in the United States where
government lands may be taken at
private entry or purchased outright
for S1.25 per acre.
THE San Antonio Express and the
Laredo Times are the only two pa
pers in the State making any preten-
tions to democracy that are fighting
Cleveland.
The Chicago coal exchange had a
meeting recently and resolved to ad-
vance the price of hard coal so cents
per ton. This means a like advance
through the whole west.
The fight waxeth warmer in
Louisiana between the lottery and
the anti lottery people The line
is clearly defined and they must
choose between wrong with boo
die and Fright with temporary pow
erty." 1t is uncertain just which
way the "drop" will fall.
The Philadelphia Press is ready
to stop the pension racket at last. It
says. "Major William Mckinley de-
serves the thanks of every soldier
and the praise of every patriot for
his manly and courageous opposi-
ton to General Buffers demagogue
plea at Boston for more pensions.
The BANNER acknowledges the
courtesy of Hon. Jno. H. Reagan, in
sending it copy of his speech in
the senate of the United States on
the provision of the tariff bill which |
provides for tax of one and one
half cents per pound on silter-iead
ore imported from Mexico.
JAS g. BLAINE is the most talked
of Republican in the United States,
and his little diversions from the
creed of his party are catching the
element, and making him
more popular with the Democrats
than are other Republicans available
for the presidency. He comes more
nearly believing in free trade than
any of the leaders of his party.
The Nashville American says the
foreign building and loan associa-
lions having headquarters in that
city make no pretence to business
there, but have a horde of canyassers
al over the South raking in the dol
airs the investors will never hear
from. The Memphis papers report
suits brought against the Memphis
by resident and non-resi-
lent members. Half or more of
these associations are frauds.
''THE cotton crop of the South, as
'erts an exchange, twill probably
never fall below 100000 bales
again, and the chances are that it
viii soon reach 100000 bales. !
There need be no fear, it says, of !
over-production. or of any decided
effect on the price by the size of the
,rop. The world wants more cotton
han 1t now gets, and the demand is
growing at rate which bids fair to
keep it well ahead of the supply.
The Farmers Review says album
liant rams which have recently fallen !
Utmost generally throughout the
Vest have had a good effect upon
III the late planted corn. Pastures
nave materially revived and now :
give promise of fair amount of !
eed for all use. Missouri makes a ! !
good report on the fruit compared
With other states. Apples are half Y
,rop. Berries have yielded well and
grapes about an average. c
''MANY people never thunk
thought" one writer gives as an ex- y
lmple of Joe Jones numbering the !
Kings English. He quoted from !
larkey, but Sam Jones said, cit is (
lot so much where you been as y
where you gwine. " ''This," said .
Banker Wilson, a dignifed gentle =
nan, "was said in such way as to 5
De the most effective thing, in the
way of showing how one can reform
hat / ever heard" +
HERE are two sentences from the !