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

p HE sound of the saw and ham,
mer is becoming familiar to the ear
of the denizons of Brennan.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-02

IL spite of the warning of the
Banner a few days ago the esteemed
Houston Post and Galveston News
persisted IN publishing the lottery
advertisements, and Sunday they
were refused transmission through
the mails. The Post reached here
all o. f., but the News came in
Sunday on the half shell. Its spark
ling editorial page and State Press
being conspicuously absent. There
was considerable disappointment
with its patrons.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-02

A POPULARITY noted by Gen
Hogg among the people of Southern
Texas is disposition to banker af.
ter protection. They have somehow
become tainted by the heretical doc
trine, and have a dim and misty
idea that in some strangely aud
mysterious manner there is in 1t a
potency for good to them. if only
they could acquire the knack of util-
izinG it. Such creduIity and sin.
plicity Of faith was equaled in the
PAST only by the confding souls
who looked to certain aichemists for
tie discovery of the philosophers
stone, Of the patent elixir that
would perpetuate youth, and ami
hilate death and the grave.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-02

The total net receipts from the
bale of cotton presented to the Bay
land orphan home now foots up the
handsome sum of S4164.T5.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-02

JUDGE AckER, of the commission
of appeals, will resign soon in order
to give his entire time to private
business affairs.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-02

The Rev. W. ". Nutting, of Bos-
ton, has gone nobody knows whittier,
with Miss Alta Mills, of Jackson,
Mich, who had resumed her maiden
name after a divorce. Mr. Nutting
was considerate toward his wife S
feelings: he put her in a private
lunatlc asylum the week before his
elopement.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-02

Mrs. ". F. Ray accompanied by
her daughter went down to Calves
ton yesterday. She went down to
enter her daughter in the Sacred
Heart Convent school.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-02

AGAIN the City of New York has
beaten the Teutonic on the eastward
trip, coming within Sc minutes of
beaten the best eastward record of
) days, % hours and so minutes.
The Teutonic was only q minutes
behind. The contests between these
vessels have demonstrated the fact
that they are essentially equal in
point of speed.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-02

IL Texas the colored people pay
one-fortieth of the taxes and receive
the benefits of one-third of the pub
lie school funds.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-02

Ell P,so fair association will ar
range a race meeting during the
bull fight season across the river.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-02

The next state gathering of in
terest will be the Texas real estate
convention at Waco, October Is.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-02

TaE Railway Age advocates the
use of compartment sleeping cars as
a means of securing much-needed
privacy.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-02

DICK TATE, Kentucky's defaulting
treasurer is living in retirement on a
farm in Honduras it is said.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-02

The Democrats now have various
ways of getting out of Congress
some are kicked out by the Republi-
can majority, and some kick them
selves out.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-02

One of the crying evils of the
times is the lack of obedience and
respect children should show their
parents and persons older than them
selves.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-02

ONE person in every 500 is blind
so statistics asserts.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-02

TIE Government statement Of
foreign commerce shows the exports
from this country for August to
have been S56,000,00O, and imports
SCI. 200.S00.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-02

". r. Lamb, editor of the Bowie
Independent, has been nominated by
the union labor party for congress
from the Fifth district.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-02

The seven so-called granger roads
of the northwest estimate that they
will move 100,000,000 bushels OF
grain the coming crop season.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-02

CoInINsvuLE, Grayson county,
adopts local option.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-02
Thursday, Oct. ., 1890.

We are authorized % announce CHARLES
w .HoAErER as candidate for the Office OF
County Clerk of Washington county at the
ensuing election.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-02

A GOOD quality Of kaolin was re-
Gently discovered near Weatherford
at depth of only eight feet It is
IN great abundance and the Wealth
srford pottery works are now test
ing the clay.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-02

The TT. Worth convention recon-
mends to the voters of the State the
adoption of the proposed amend
ment to the constitution known as
the dirt road amendment.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-02

TIE member of Congress should
not only carry with him his creden-
tials in order to getin, but ne should
also take crowbar in order to get
out when he wants to.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-02

In 1875 Mr.. Pitt proposed tax
on persons wearing hair powder,
which he estimated would bring to
the revenue G210,O00 annually, but
it was the deathblow to the custom,
for its use was Immediately discon-
tinued. Those persons who con-
tinued to wear it we're termed guinea
pigs because one guinea was the
amount per head of the tax.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-02

and some of its ore banks, but much
of the best of its mineral wealth is
not yet reached by railroads, and
those who examine only the iron
aud coal that is tributary to the rail
roads now in operation, however
much impressed they may be, will
still have but faint. conception of
the vastness of the South's mineral
resources.
Gentlemen, the South extends to
you a hearty invitation to come and
see for yourselves what it has, what
competition you must inevitably
meet from it in the struggle for the
control of the worlds iron and steel
trade, and what unequalled oppor-
TUNES it offers for Investment in the
development of its industrial inter
ests.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-02

A DECREE has been issued by the
Government of South America which
authorizes the unlimited coinage OF
gold by National banks established
under the decree of January 18th.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-02

STRIKERS in Australia employ the
same unfair means that the strikers
of this country do. That of refusing
to let men work in the places they
have made vacant by striking.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-02

Economic questions are receiving
more attention at the present time
than at any period in the history of
our government. Just what the out
come may be is hard to tell at pres
ent. We can console ourselves with
the fact, however, that the American
people, as a class. do their own
thinking, and though they may
favor erroneous opinions at first
they get right. They can always be
trusted, hence We need haye no fear
of our business future.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-02

TIE experiment of tanning leather
with palmetto roots has been sue
cessfully tried in Florida. The
leather thus tanned was as soft and
pliable as the finest calf-skin.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-02

Mr.. L, f. adams. of Greenvine,
was in the city Yesterday.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-02

COMMISSIONER L. P. Farmer of the
Trunk line passenger department,
has Invented passenger car The
main feature Of novelty is the loca-
ton of the doors at the center of the
car, the end platform and steps be-
ing dispensed with. It is about de,
cided that train of three cars made
after this design will soon be con-
structed for the Orange branch of
Erie for the use of commuters.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-02

A CURIOUS father of Peoria. Ill,
shot his daughter because she
eloped and married He then COM
mitted suicide and the newly welded
husband was driven to insanity, and
is now raving maniac. A sad and
tragic ending to a love story that
might have ended happy if the for
giveness of the irate parent had
been granted when sought by the
daughter.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-02

The depressed condition of the
coal trade has induced emigration
from the anthracite fields A large
number of Pennsylvania miners have
already abandoned the State. and
have emigrated to the Pacific Coast.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-02

The Lewiston Journal has been
figuring on Names summer visitors,
and concludes that 100000 of them
this year have paid out S6,O00,O0O
for entertainment and incidentals, =
at the rate of 81 per day for each
person. Food is cheap in Maine, and
that 81 must include a great deal of
liquid fun that the prohibitory state
government wouldn't admit as hay
ing existence.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-02
Trustees Sale

octooar, I, Tuesday next,
At courthouse door of Marlin, Falh county,
| will sell the Somers plantation comprising
1880 acres of fine BRAZOS RIVER LAND
two miles ives, Of Resgan on H. & T. C. r. r.
o. B. Wallace, Trustee.
San Antonio. Tex.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-02

TIE Brazos Pilot wants to sell q
half interest in the paper.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-02

The Courier Journal is solicitous
about the probable behavior of the
American citizen who got SIS for
indorsing Speaker Reed at the polls
in Maine and hopes that he did
not go of with the money and
violate the prohibition laws.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-02

The tariff bill has been adopted
by the House after ten days of work
by the conference committee who
had to deal with 464 amendments.
The date of the bills going into eff
feet Is Oct. 9Th. February 1st next,
is fixed as the ultimate date upon
which goods deposited in bond be-
fore Oct LIST may be Withdrawn at
the old rates Of duty.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-02

CoNsPGcUoUs among the Oklahoma
election rioters, whom Capt. Styles
commanding T. S. troops was trying
to quell last September, was the
editor of the Oklahoma City Times
II. W. Sawyer, who was arrested,
but released after a few hours con
fnement. He now sues for $4,000
damages.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-10-02

THE WEEKLY BANNER
j. G. RANKIN, Proprietor.
Thursday, Oct. 2, 1890.
We are authorized 10 announce CHARLES
w .HoAEYER as acsndida.e for the Office o
County Clerk of Washington county at tht
ensuing election.
CoL1INsvnLE, Grayson county
adopts local option.
ONE person in every 500 is blind
so statistics asserts.
A MEETING of the stockholders OF
the Illinois Central railroad will be
held in Chicago October s.
DICK TATE, Kentucky's defaulting
treasurer is living in retirement on
farm in Honduras it is said.
The next state gathering Of in
terest will be the Texas real estate
convention at Waco, October IL.
Ell Paso fair association will ar,
range a race meeting during the
bulI-fght season across the river.
TaE Railway Age advocates the
use of compartment sleeping cars as
means of securing much-needed
privacy.
IL Texas the colored people pay
one-fortieth of the taxes and receive
the benefits of one-third of the pub
lie school funds.
JUDGE AoKER, of the commission
of appeals, will resign soon in order
to give his entire time to private
business affairs.
". r. Lamb, editor of the Bowie
Independent, has been nominated by
the union labor party for congress
from the Fifth district.
The total NET receipts from the
bale of cotton presented to the Bay
land orphan home now foots up the
handsome sum of S4164.75.
The seven so-called granger roads
of the northwest estimate that they
will move 100,000,000 bushels of
grain the coming crop season.
One of the crying evils of the
times is the lack of obedience and
respect children should show their
parentsand persons older than them
selves.
The Democrats now have various
ways of getting out of Congress;
some are kicked out by the Republi-
can majority, and some kick them
selves out.
TIE Government statement of
foreign commerce shows the exports
from this country for August to
have been S56,000,000, and imports
SCI, 200,600.
The member of Congress should
not only carry with him his creden-
tials in order to get in, but ne should
also take a crowbar in order to get
out when he wants to.
The Ft. Worth convention recon-
mends to the voters of the State the
adoption Of the proposed amend
ment to the constitution known as
the dirt road amendment.
TIE experiment of tanning leather
with palmetto roots has been sue
cessfulIY tried in Florida. The
leather thus tanned was as soft and
pliable as the finest calf-skin.
A GOOD quality Of kaolin was re-
Gently discovered near Weatherford
at depth of only eight feet. It is |
in great abundance and the Wealth
srford pottery works are now test
ing the clay.
STRIKERS in Australia employ the
same unfair means that the strikers
of this country do. That of refusing
to let men work in the places they
have made vacant by striking,
a DECREE has been issued by the
Government of South America which
the unlimited coinage OF
gold by National banks established
under the decree of January 18th.
The depressed condition of the
coal trade has induced emigration
from the anthracite fields. A large
number of PENNSYLVANIA r,inars bava
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-05-20
major Parks Enforcement.

The following, taken from JEFF
ferson City T'ibIne will he read by
many with pleasure. Major Park is
well known throughout the state, but
his accommodating spirit sometimes
leads him in o trouble.
Maj. T. w. Park has add.d to his
many other accomplishments a knowl-
edge of The ntricacies of the keyboard
of typewriter and can now deity
aud gracefully rattle off the copy. His
first piece of work was an endorse-
meut of The machine be learned upon.
a new one, left in The department of
state on trial. Here is fac simi'e Of
the endorsement:
DEAR sir TIE Typewriter is
uNQUeSsioTAbLY The Best eEr-
USED The letters and Spaces are
aRRAngeD as in pRIutErs,' casEs
and ANY good coMposItoR can Write
with it With little or mo previous
Experience Those WOO see me- Use it
onCe NEVER wish TO SEE ME use
ANY OTHER CHEeBfuLly RICO
Amend IL for QUICK and Accurate
whiting?
Respectfully,
T; w, PARK:
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-05-20
InHouor of sedaIia Ina. e..

The beautiful home of Major H. NJ.
Clark was aglow with Highland beauty
Thursday evening last, the occasion
being a reception given by the "oId
bachelors" in honor of two Of Sedalia's
fairest daughters, Misses Kate An'es
and Gertie Poteet; the event had
been eagerly looked forward to by the
worshippers of Terpsichore, aud a
happier assemblage than The one of
Thursday evening was never congie-
gated in the hospitable mansion which
has Sd often been the scene of gayety.
Mrs. Clark is never happier than
when entertain, g her friends, and 10
she AMI her estimab.e husband, and
Mr.. Frank ID. st rer, who had charge
OF the arrangements. III ''Faehelors"
and their gue-ts a'e indebted fvr an
evening of urallnyed pleasure.
Miss Ge.t'e Put.e, was a vision Of
l"vileness in q g:aee greenaway cos
tune.
Miss Kate Antes was attired in an
elegant white silk null costume with
cream cash; tulips and diamonds
Room Vile Star.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-05-20
Caught After Fifteen Years

Kansas Cry, Mo, May lift.
teen years ago negro trusty in the
oil Wyandotte Jail named Bob IIar.
rls m de an assault upon the jailer,
Fred Drought, breaking one arm,
fracturing ms skull and perm ,neurly
ipjuring him. He took the keys from
the PROSTATE jai er and released two
murderers and two counterfeiters.
Harris made gond his escape, sLd was
not heard of sgain until last Sunday
aft ruoon, wheu he was arrested in
Kars City, Kan, for wife-baaiing,
after fIins fife n sh is at the pc ice
officer. To d y lie Was identified by
ex-J ilor brought ard Others, and
W arres ed Oh a State warrant. He
refuses t, ak.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-05-20
A Wide Swatb

Fre'ouis, Kan, May 12.-Partic-
ulars of the cyclone that passed. over
this county Friday are just complete.
A funnel shaped cloud was first no.
ticed six miles west of here. Two
miles north it made is first dip, but
did little damage. Fifteen miles fur.
Their east it again dipped, sweeping a
path from fourth to half a mile
wide and four miles long and des roy
ing the farm buildings of Sam Sturde.
want. Joe Wi,tse, Frank Glidden,
John Anderson, Alexander Russell
and Mr.. Peterson. The following
persons were killed Mrs. leila
Glidden, aged q, and Harvey Wiltse.
The injured are: Frank Glidden,
child, Is months old, hurt severely,
can hardly live; Mr.. Glidden,
slightly; Sam Sturdevant and family
of four, all slightly; Mrs. Peterson
dangerously; Alexander Russell and
family, slightly; John Anderson,
slightly; Mr.. Wood, slightly.
Subscrip ions for the relief of the
unfortune have been started.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-05-20
A Fatal Fight With Knives.

Milledgeville. Ga, May ia
prohibition election in this county to-
day wound up by the defeat of the
pr Ihibitionis;s and the murder of =
white liquor man by dry negro.
Spence Moore was the negro. He
went around during the day saying
that temperance black man was bet.
than a drinking white man. This
was taken up by Tap Moore, white
anti leader. and the two men at,acted
each other with knives, the negro get
ting in fatal cuts on the white man.
The negro is in Jail, which is now
guarded by the white militia company
W CSNN
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-05-20

There is vast unclassifed industry
which doubtless employs more women
and pays less wages than any other.
1t embraces many different kinds Of
sewing and is called shop work. The
work is given out. The women go
after it and carry it home, and, owing
to competition, wages are constantly
falling, though it would seem. the
minimum had been reached long ago.
Overalls with three or four pockets,
six button holes, strap and buckle,
are worth from so to so cents dozen,
and outing cloth shirts, with two
plaits in front, seams filled, cuffs and
collars double stitched, are worth ex'
actly 80 cents a dozen. The wrap
pers which ladies buy in the stores,
with a yoke and ruffie around the
bottoms, are made for % cents apiece,
and the seamstress furnishes her own
pattern, cuts and fits completely.
These women make from so to 81 q
week, and their car fare for getting
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-05-20
Two Distinct Lines to Chicago,

Are gwen the traveller from Southern
Missouri. by the Burlington Route.
One to Hannibal. over the NJ, X. &
I. r. r., whence the Bnrlington's
80 id vesuibule train, The Ell" takes
up the through sleeper and speeds If
to destination. Tue olher route i,
made over The Fl. and st. j r. r.
from Kansas City, from which point
this famous train. the Ell" starts.
Tuis is the Kansas City-Chicago flyer,
solid vestibuled train of sleepers
and free chair cars, leaving Kansas
City tie in the afternoon, il lands
the passenger in Chicago in time for
business the next morning, having
s, rived both supper and breakfast in
dining Cars, which ere acknowledged
by all TO be he best. west of Chicago.
TIE Burlington route *. G. ST. j..
& c. B. r R. from Kansas City,
gives through service to Minneapolis
and st Paul, leaving Kansas City in
the forenoon, the through Buffet
sleeper via. Council Bluffs, arrives in
the "tw;n cities" in time for bre K Fast
the next morning. This ine runs
Two magnificent trains ihrorgh to
Council Bluffs and Omaha daily, one
leaving Kansas City a little before
n, on and one in the evening, arriving
respectively in the evening and morn
ing. Blth of these trains have the
palace sleeping ard free chair cars
which have made the Burlington pas
sen2er service a model of comfort and
msgnifcence.
For further informs ton, ldress e.
Fl. Bolrdman, travelling passenger
sgent, Fort Worth, Texas, or
A. G.. DAWES,
Gen1 Pas. and Ticket Agt.,
ST. Joseph Mo.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-05-20

To enable home and land-seekers
to visit the farming section of Mime
sofa, North Dakota, South Dakota
Montsna, the Great Northern Rail.
way Line will sell excursion tickets,
with stop over privileges, good for
thirty days, at One Fare for the
Round rip, on April 22d, May Goth,
September 9th, September 20lh, and
October 18th, from st. Paul, Mime.
apolls, Duluth and West Superior
This will enable purchasers to see
the famous Park Region of Minnesota,
the wonderful Red River Valley, Dew
ills Lake, the Turtle Mountain. and
the Mouse River Regions of North
Dakota; the rich valleys OF tho d..
Sioux and James in South Dakota,
and the vast fertile district watered by
the Missouri, Milk, Teton and Marias
Rivers, in the great Reservation Of
Montana; no land grant restrictions
or extra costs there in securing home
s.eads.
The Great Northern Railway runs
three lines through the Red River
Valley, is the only line to the Turtle
Mountains, has three lines in South
Dakota, and runs the only solid
through trains of Palace Dining and
Sleeping Cars, Modern Day Coaches
and Free Co!onists Sleepers to Fergus
Fall, Moorhead, Fargo, Grand Forks,
Crcokston, Devils Lake, Minot, elias.
cow, Chinook, Benton, Great Falls,
Helena, and Butte, Montana. 1t is
the only railway in the west owning
and operating Its entire superior equip
ment, and with solid rosdway, 75-
pound steel track, insures safety, COM
fort and speed.
Your home agents can sell you ex-
cursion tickets to over 500 points on
Great Northern Railway Line. Maps,
guide books or information concerning
travel or settlement along this line,
cheerfully furnished by any sgent of
the Company. or F. /. Whitney, Gen.
Pass. and Ticket Agent, G. n. Ry,
st. Paul, MINI.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-05-20
A Topeka Firm Assigns

Topeka, Kas., May 12.-Georgs
w. Crane & Co., printers and blank
book publishers, made an assignment
Saturday afternoon. their libilities
are S12O, 900. Mr.. Crane claims that
his assets are mnch more, that collec-
tions have been bad and that the com
pany has been carrying heavy load
since the establishment was DESTROYED
by fire over year ego.
Judge A. B. Quinton was appoin-
Temporary assignee.