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Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-07-24

SNAKE stories are growing more
numerous. 1t is no doubt because
it is too dull and hot for people to
transact much business and they lie
up in the shade and drink beer and
whisky.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-07-24

SAN ANTONIO TIMES: There are
hundreds of voters in San Antonio
who are warm friends of Judge
Cook who wish to know if that gen.
tleman will support General Hogg
if ne is nominated. Judge Cook
can show his democracy i'll no better
way than by answering this ques-
ton Immediately
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-07-24

The San Antonio Express is an in
nocent, unsophisticated gusher. AT
ter noting the strength of the far
mers' alliance in Iowa, it observes
that it may yet become necessary for
the democratic and republican par
ties "to unite against the common
foe." 1t may be possible for the
lion and lamb to lie down together,
but the democracy will never make
common cause with republicans or
any other party to suppress the far
mers.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-07-24

The new road machine was given
another test in the Bassett lane yes
terday morning, after which the
county purchased it, the price being
$3.50.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-07-24

S. B. PACKARD, who figured in an
odious and Infamous light in Louis
lana politics during reconstruction
turns up after these many days II
Iowa, where he is farming in Mar
shall county, and is an applicant fol
a republican nomination for con,
gress.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-07-24

QUITE number went out from
town yesterday afternoon to attend
the funeral of the late Mr.. Frederick
Winkelmann.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-07-24

The Cat Springs saddler who was
killed at New Ulm was Henry Hess,
a cousin of Mr.. c. W. Hess, of this
city, who did not know of the
tragedy until he read it in the BAN
NER.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-07-24

The McLennan county democratic
convention sat down hard and fast
on G. Warwick Clark by indorsing
Senator Coke with a whoop, indoors
ing the railroad commission and In
structing the delegates to the state
convention to take their summer
and winter clothes with them to San
Antonio and to stay there until
General Hogg was nominated for
governor. Over fifty delegates were
elected to the state convention and
there wasn't an anti-Hogg man in
the lot.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-07-24

The new compress has completed
the erection of an extensive wood
yard, which is being filed UP.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-07-24

THERE were plenty of melons on
the market yesterday, but notwith-
standing the abundance prices were
steep.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-07-24

The Mudcat club is still trying to
get up crowd to go out a fishing
They have not had much success IN
organizing foreign expeditions this
season.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-07-24

The state democratic convention
at San Antonio will be an immense
affair. The Alamo City has never
had the honor of entertaining the
convention before, and those who
have been honored by being elected
by their county conventions as dele
gates may feel fortunate. They will
be royalty entertained.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-07-24

IT has not yet been decided wheth-
er the baseball match between Bren-
ham and Independence will take
place on Sunday or not.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-07-24

THE regular monthly term OF JUS
tice CurT3's court will begin next
Monday.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-07-24
NOTICE.

The copartnership heretofore existing be-
tween Irwin &c johnson, in the Saloon bust
mess at Burton. has been dissolved BIZ mu-
t1el consent, Irwin retiring from the ,6vn.
and beng succeeded By Mr.. Cory, tef&3ie
of the firm now being johnson &
assume all liabilities Of the late III
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-07-24

CHICAGO Herald: We elect con
gress in November which does not
enter upon it's duties until thirteen
months after it has been elected.
Meanwhile an old congress contin-
ues TO sit, enacting legislation along
lines Which the people may have dis
tioctIy declared abhorent. This
anomalous and absurd feature of our
machinery ought to be abolished
The congress elected next Noven
Der should forthwith become the ac-
tual legislature The president
should be inaugurated Immediately
after the opening Of congress.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-07-24

SEVERAL sunstrokes have occurred
at Dallas.-Galveston Tribune.
Come off your perch. Not a sin
gle case has been reported this year.
People sleep with the windows
closed down and coverings are not
a luxury. The fan dealers are dis
gusted with slow sales and Dallas
ice dealers are shipping their pro-
duct to Fort Worth, San Antonio,
Hades and Galveston. AS a sum-
mer resort Dallas Acknowledges no
rival.-Dallas Tines-Herald.
Please note an exception in favor
of Brennan.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-07-24

IT is announced that the August
number of the Forum will contain
an essay on 1.-THE Decolette in
Modern Life" by Elizabeth Stuart
Phelps, which is a text from which
the writer argues an alarming decay
in delicacy in American society; and
she traces the effects of this decay
in our art, literature, politics and
throughout the whole range of
American activity. If she would
not take such a wide range she
could probably accomplish more
good by denouncing' the shameless,
half-dressed, inmodest low-neck and
short-sleeve dress.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-07-24

JUDGE Cook is represented as bid.
ding his friends to be of good cheer,
that the campaign is not yet over,
and that he proposes TO keep "a stiff
upper lip until the convention Sc
lects the gubernatorial candidate.
The Judge has played the role OF
Don Quixote long enough to satisfy
the most exacting of his friends.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-07-24

WHARTON county has followed the
example of Frio county by refusing
to instruct for Congressman Grain
for reelection.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-07-24

JUICE Cook addressed the natives
of San Antonio last Saturday night
OH Main plaza. The Galveston
News correspondent says crowd
of 5000 turned out to hear him,
while the Gazette correspondent
puts the number at 800 OF 400. The
Gazettes political news has general
Iy been found to be the most relia-
bic.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-07-24

JEFF DAVIS county has been put
down as having instructed for Dick
Hall for governor. This is mis-
take. 1t simply instructed for him
for reelection as commissioner of
the land office.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-07-24

A New YORK dispatch announces
that the Rome correspondent of the
Catholic News writes that the pope
has approved the decision of the
sacred congregation of the propa,
ganda, which divides the present
diocese of Galveston, erecting there
from a new Episcopal see (that Of
Dallas which will embrace the en-
tire northern portion of the former
bishopric of Galveston; embracing
100000 square miles with twenty
cities and about $4,000 Catholics
served by seventeen priests of diff
ferent nationalities. The erection Of
this see makes of Texas an ecclesias
teal province with an archbishop
whose seat will probably be at Gal
weston.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-07-24

The Nashville Banner is an op.
timist. 1t says: ''The South is
not a bit scared by the republican
threat of force election bill. The
time has passed for reconstruction,
and the passage of the federal cleo
ton bill would harm the party
which forced it upon the country
more than it would harm the South.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-07-24

JUDGE GoLDTHwA1TE has announc-
ed himself as candidate for state
senator from the Houston district
Independent of nomination by the
democratic party. It is needless to
remark that the judge doesn't stand
a ghost of a chance OF being elected.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-07-24

Boston GLOBE: Down South
they are talking of an educational
qualification as means of practical
" DISTINGUISHING the negro. Won
der what our Massachusetts repub
lican friends will say to that. They
can't call it Southern outrage,
exactly, because we have just that
kind of an outrage right here IL
Massachusetts,.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-07-24

A SPECIAL dispatch from Fort Worth
to the San Antonio Times reads as
follows:
A staff correspondent of the Mail
sent to Tyler t. investigate the
charge that the Galveston and Dial
las News were paid for their IN
fuence by the Texas railroads, writes
to that paper that he finds evidence
that supports the charge. He quotes
from a letter from Receiver Bonner
to Auditor Maury,,,i which Bonner
says bill rendered by the News
against the International Railway,
is the Internationals pro rata of the
sum to be paid the News for its po-
litical services, the agreement being
that the payment should be upon
bills rendered monthly for adver,
Using.
Now let the Newses proceed to
institute that libel suit.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-07-24

In RE LoNEy, decided by the Su-
preme court of the United States
March "a, 1890, is authority that the
state courts have no Jurisdiction to
punisha witness for perjury in con
tested election case before congress.
Loney was arrested on the warrant OF
a Virginia justice of the peace, issued
on complaint charging him with
wilful perjury committed in giving
his deposition before notary pub
lie in the case of a contested election
of a member of the House of Repre-
sentatiYes of the United States. He
was granted writ of habeas corpus
by the federal circuit Judge for the
Eastern District of Virginia and was
discharged. On appeal by the state
of Virginia the decision of the circuit
Judge was affirmed by the supreme
court of the United States.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-07-24

ONE of the heaviest real estate
transactions reported in several
weeks in Texas was the purchase of
sixty-fve thousand acres the other
day at Arkansas Pass by Capt. J. E.
Elgin, formerly of Waco. The land
is fine bay front and agricultural
land and the purchase price was
$250,000. 1t is understood that
Capt. Elgin purchased the land as
the representative of a syndicate of
wealthy horticulturists, and will de-
vote it to grapes and other fruits.
The body of land is known as Black
Jack Peninsula.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-07-24

Mr.. WALTER GRESHAM declines the.
nomination of foater member of the
Legislature from Galveston and
Brazoria counties. This will give
the convention an opportunity to do
what 1t ought to have done in the
first place.. e., nominate Hon.
Guy NJ. Bryan tor reelection. He
has no private Jobs or interests to
further and can be depended on to
represent the people.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-07-24

A PARAGRAPH is going the rounds
that ex-President Cleveland says he
doesn't like baseball. OF late the,
BANNER has almost been inclined to
support Gov. Hill for president in
1892 on the ground of availability.
But since Grover Cleveland shares
our opinion in regard to baseball
we are for him first, last and all the
time, even if we knew that defeat
was certain.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-07-24
Mrs. PEND1EToN, of Fort Worth,

Mrs. PENDLEToN, of Fort Worth,
has instituted divorce proceedings
against her recalcitrant husband.
She ought not to have done it. OF
course Is is humlliating now to be
yoked to such man. But she alone
stands between him and Addie Cullen
as an impeachment to their lust. He
could not procure a divorce and she
ought not to give him a chance to
legalize his adulterous intercourse
with the Cullen woman.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-07-24

A PARAGRAPH is going the rounds
that ex-President Cleveland says he
doesn't like baseball. Of late the
BANNER has almost been inclined to
support Gov. Hill for president in
1892 on the ground of availability.
But since Grover Cleveland shares
our opinion in regard to baseball
we are for him first, last and all the
time, even if we knew that defeat
was certain.
Mr.. WALTER GRESHAM declines the
nomination of foater member of the
Legislature from Galveston and
Brazoria counties. This will give
the convention an opportunity to do
what 1t ought to have done in the
first place.. e., nominate Hon.
Guy NJ. Bryan tor reelection. He
has no private jobs or interests to
further and can be depended on to
represent the people.
|
ed himself as candidate for state
senator from the Houston district
independent of nomination by the
democratic party. 1t is needless to
remark that the judge doesn't stand
ghost of chance of being elected.
JEFF DAVIS county has been put
down as having instructed for Dick
Hall for governor. This is mis-
take. 1t simply instructed for him
for reelection as commissioner of
the land Office.
The Waco Day says: "The noted
absence recently of fiery Hogg ar
ticles in the Fort Worth Mail is &C
counted for by the announcement
that Editor Senter's wife has pre-
sented him with a daughter. Rastus
has turned his analytic mind tempo
rarily from politics to chemical in
vestigations of baby food and con-
densed milk"
WHARTON county has followed the
example of Frio county by refusing
to instruct for Congressman Grain
for reelection.
The entertainment of the Young
Mems Social club on Tuesday even
ing was well attended and an inter
esting program was rendered, al
though the band failed to put in an
appearance Miss Hattie Coin was
not on the regular program, but she
sang in her happiest vein and was
encored and received bouquet of
flowers.
liz this issue appears the an
nouncement of Mr.. Ben S. Rogers
for reelection to the Office of county
Attorney. Ben has discharged the
duties of his Office with frmness,
fairness and impartiality and should
be reelected.
Dr.. ]. NJ. Hons, of Burton, has
purchased property at San Marcos
and will move there with his family.
There isn't a more popular nor
worthy citizen of Washington coun-
ty than he, and he will be greatly
missed.
A CITIZEN of BRENNAN has found a
piece of stone inside the corporal
limits containing traces of silver,
lead and copper. It has been sent
to Austin to be analysed and may
lead to valuable results.
The Cat Springs saddler who was
killed at New Ulm was Henry Hess,
a cousin of Mr.. c. W. Hess, of this
city, who did not know of the
tragedy until he read it in the BAN
NER.
The Mudcat club is still trying to
get up crowd to go out fishing
They have not had much success IN
organizing foreign expeditions this
season.
The new road machine was given
another test in the Bassett lane yes
terday morning, after which the
county purchased it, the price being
$3.50.
IT has not yet been decided wheth-
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steep.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-03
FOR FARM xNDFGARDRN
DRY nor TX porAroEs.

n l.. a..a ~.
What Is callod tho dry rot in tho po-
tato is probably realty tho common
form ofthis disease, that undcr certain
conditions has been arrested before CONF
plotting outiro destruction of tho potato
The fungus cannot grow in nm, atmos-
phero unfavorablo to IT. A, hint on this
subject is given in tho experience Of an
old potato grower who as soon as rot
Is discovered in his potatoes places them
in some tight conpartmont whcrc thcy
arc Kept in 'ah atmospheric charged with
tho fumes of burning charcoal. It will
not do to dry this in a house cellar, for
tho carbonic acid gas thu, developed Is
mos. deadly poison. Io finds 9that
not only arc potatoes preserved sound
when thu, treated, but when it has DO.
gun tho rot is arrested, AMI romans
only form Of dry rot that progresses
no further. But it is important that
potatoes thus affected DO not used for
seed, rs in moist ground tho dormant
spores como to life again and propagate
rapidly. -Ameriean Cult or.or. leln
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-03
The Ha,rk anlthe ,yenset

Ga II pleasant afternoon p. D. Ell
wards of Roaring. Brook township,
Penn, saw huge hawk .hobbling over
berry field. Occasionally it dropped
o few yards and poised again, appearing
to have its gaz, intcntly fixed on some
thing in the berry patch. In three or
four minutes tho hawk dropped to tho
ground like shot, disappeared in tho
bushes several yards from where Mr..
Edwards was standing. ruttcrcd mo,
ment, and arose with something in its
talons. The. creature it had caught
looked like rel squirrel, MIR. Edward
said, and, as he had no gun, he watched
the hawk. 1t arose in nearly straight
line to great height whore it wavircd
for second, AMI thea took a,frosh
start aloft. 1t then appeared Ike a
mere speck in the clear sky, blt Mr..
Edwards kept his eyes upon it, and
presently hc sawit waver again AID drop a
considerable distance The hawk made
another fort TO rise higher, But it was
unable to keep its balance, aad closer to
the earth it came. Then il struggled
hard to sail away but it seemed too
weak to do tha'. and agsm it arose al
most perpendicuIarly' for perhaps hum
dredi feet, where it remaacd stationary
for q time. 1t wa, evident that tho
hawk wa, having ttoulile with the little
creature it had seized, The hawk sank
and rose several timss within few min.
utes, coming nearer to tho ground at
each attempt to sail higher. until finally
it fell inSthe open field with its wings
spread out. 1t Struck near where Mr..
Edwards was stapding, aud ho straight
way-ran toYardit. A red weasel was
clinging toy the hawks breast, and it
was still sucking blood from und crncath
the big birds left wing.s The hawk
was stone dead, and the little animal
skipped away,-N Y. Sun, =
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-03
Women Who Fight tho Tiger.

Gambling among some of our fair
women, says New York letter to the
j. Pittsburg Pos, has bccom, such craze
sthat in several instances they have had
: to sell their jewels in ord.r to obtain
Money enough to pay their debts.
. Poker is their favorite game, and it has
played sad havoc with many a dainty,
-wcll-stocked JIG vel ca,ket. Two we'll
sfknown society women, one young and
: the other rather far advanced have
been especially unfortunate. A con-
siderable difference in their appearance
al the opera and whitcvcr places thcy
have been wont to flash their gems in
will be noticeable. Both husbands
have rafuscl point blank to settle their
wives 'dcbts OF honor" At big no.
tel Oh the Soun |, ever evening durins
the summer wa' spent by married
women and young girls in the rather
dainty card room. making a business of
card playing. At first the limit was
kept at o low tigu-d just enough to
mako interesting; but as til, season
passed and the women became more in
fatuatcl it was gradually allowed to be-
como larger. s,np of these ldsyotccs
were mothers of large fan,ilftsa and
needed rest after heir Wissss
and household dItic', bys zp,s!t|
bled with reckless ncra0hsdss Till III
always. observable in u wotssl a
poker table. They frcqusntlys 3 d5J:i,s
until morning, ind were ncrvoSs.
dragged out set Thcn the hotel closed
its doors and thy came back to town.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-03
cur FODDER ron SHEET.

Professor T. w. Stewart fed twenty.
five medium-sized Mcriuo shoep so
pounds of long, carly Gu. timothy hay
per day for ono week, and on gathering
up tho fragments OF each day found
that tho avorngo was IL pounds por day
lcft'unoatcn. It was found nlso that
the hay left uncatcn was not left be-
cause Of overlooking. for WHOM Is
pounds per day were fed they alo tho
same preparation Of it, Thcy were thon
given fifty pounds of tho same hay per
day, cut three oighths of an inch in
length, for ono week, and on carefully
gathering up what was left found less
than two pounds average pcr day UNI
eaten. On increasing tho cut hay to 60
pounds it was found to DO nil that tloy
would eat. This was continued till IL
WINS concluded that Cd pounds of cut
hay was equal for sheep to rs pounds
of tho same hay uncut. 1t was also
found in regard TO fodder corn that
when cut three sixtccnths of mn inch in
length twice rs much of it was eaton by
shcop NJ when uncut. These expert
ments show that cutting fodder for
shcop we'll ropays cost il Swing of
food. 1pfpu' .fnint s.l
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-03
I'm Ihc Train Comes In.
There eager faces near.
-\'nl Il h,lf-suhiued cheer

Ei'aea'e eager faces near,
Mud a h,lfsuhhued cheer,
a aF''''"l the curve the cars unsteady spin:
Whi'oimp.ticrt feet await
r. The opening of the gate,
a. thc station when the train comes in.
Thee is handshaking and kissing
An' inquiries for the missing,
Nnd searching here and there for friends
or kin;
There are sad and fearful signs,
And waving of good-bys,
az The station when the train comes in.
\ Then from out the baggage car,
Oh, SO careful lest to jar,
Zones long and narrow box amid the din.
AS Tie burners gather round,
Thcre's y sobbing. wailng sound,
at the station when the train comes in.s
Then the ringing of the bell,
And the whistle, clearly tell,
They are ready new journey to begin.
For il brooks not to be late,
There are other hearts that wait
At the station when the train comes in.
-ie'ta Il. o. Men in Family Ilbun
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-03
went ovor to the oyster bid, and what

went ovor to the oyster bad, and what
do you suppose il was. thai. bird had
been monkcying with9 A cam. Az
ordinary. South Carolina hard shell lam.
That bird had just captured that clam
at low lido whcnSit came out to- fisti or
to feed. aud takinsit up in his CLAW
had flown up aud dropped it THO
fall smashed the she'll, of course, aud
as soon a, this was done tho cnr.ew
flew. down .and- picked the cam
out of its she'll, and a.o it.
There's no telling the sens, that cur
lews have. They'll nos, around after
CLAIMS for hours at tim,, and some
times. when the clans won't como out,
Eve seen 'em search for them. AZ
soon as they get n clam they will lift it
up and go flying around till they find
some hard spot. when they drop it. Ii
the clam shell is not .bursted the first
drop they II podsc, down and lift it UP
higher and try it ngun They'll never
give up that clam till they We burstcd its
sholl. ~ Y. Sun. ne
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-03
A Grand Iexican Yolcnnn.

An American railroad contractor
named Stephen 4cston has been an eve.
witness OF the lite eruption of the vol
scano OF Colima which is thirty miles
north of tbs 1exican city of the same
name. This vdcano has its crator.nt an
elevation OF 2OD0O feet above the sea
level, and Is v ~ active, internationally
throwing up column of smoke and
red-hot ashes hundreds OF feet in the
dir. These sIlsmodic cruptions occur
aboutten or t}elvc times day, and arc
followed by rcorts Similar to the dis
charge OF artilery. A few days before
the earthquake the volcano W mi,cd n
dense black spike that hung like pail
over the county for miles around. This
phenomenon stcd for several days, and
was accompanied ut intervals by show
crs OF rcd II ashes, which dc,cen led
upon It's sidc.i 1t is not known whether
any lava is ling thrown out, as tho
lie l-hot ashc5mako investigation impos-
s.bic. Atfnjht tn, sudden cruptions
present'a mihificcnt appearance. These
sudden spuri illuminate the country for
miles around and the spectacle is s.
grand one. Panama Star and Herald