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snicidcs I'm EnClish Aristocrncr.

Suicides among the aristocracy in Eng
land are rather numerous. Lord Congle
ton, who was Mr.. Parnell's great-uncle,
hanged himself in 1912. In the same
year the Earl of Munster, one of the IL
legitimate sons of King William ",
shot himself in the head. In 1869 Lord
Cloncarry, the last of his house, jumped
from window and broke his neck.
In 1873 the last Earl of De la War;
drowned himself, and in 1876 Lord
Lyttleton, the insane brother-in-law Of
Gladstone, escaped from his keepers,
threw himself off the staircase of his
own house and was killed.
A story of suicide in which sentiment
is mingled is that of Prince Baudouin,
heir to the throne of Belgium. The
youthful prince loved beneath his sta
ton, and finding that love could never
be realized sought peace in the eternal
silence of the graYe.-Cincinnati En-
nuirer
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GOOD FARMING.

MIR. Jno. Carlisle, of ,.Chappell
Hill, was in the city Thursday and
said in the presence of a BANNER re-
porter that he had this year gath
cred and ginned 800 bales of cotton
from 800 acres, and that there was
considerable cotton in the fields to
be picked yet.
Three years ago he said, a tenant
went on his place penniless and
that he paid ten per cent on all ad.
vances, and he had to be furnished
everything, and at the end of the
year had $3.50, and six hundred
bushels of corn, but he gathered so
bales of cotton from the so acres he
had planted.
This is the kind of farming land
in this section, and in no other can
better be found.
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To Call on Coy. Hogg.

At the last meeting of the State
Colored Teachers Association COM
mittee composed of, H. B. Fry, E.
L. Blackshear, s. J. Jenkins, NJ. NJ.
Rogers; 1. NJ. Terrell, D. Abner, Jr.
". 81. Harlee, Clara A. Wallace, H.
G. Ferguson and G. w. Jackson.
was appointed to call on Gov. Hogg
and ask his assistance in getting an
appropriation for the State Colored
University at Austin, and the 10Th
of December has been designated as
the day on which this committee is
to meet III Austin for that purpose,
when they will call on the Governor
in a body.
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The ANGEL or SORROW.


4 poet whose songs were as sweet rs could be,
But were light as the foam of the restless
sea,
Was stopped one day, on his joyous way,
By an angel, who said: II would speak with
thee.
Every true poet should aim to bring
Peace to some heart by the songs he may
sing;
But how can he know what will comfort WOO
Until he has felt in his own heart its sting? !
Thy life has been free from sorrow or care; ]
Hast thou the courage to suffer, and share
The grief and pain of others, to gain
The power 10 cheer those who burdens bear?''
The poet made answer, Il have no fear
OF pain if it bring me the power to cheer:
Lay cross upon me, and, though heavy it be,
Close will hold it as treasure dear" !
The angel said gravely: Thou hast chosen
Alright,
And cross will De laid upon thee tonight;
There is one to thee dear, and her loss. l fear,
Will be hard to endure''-then vanished
from sight.
This was long ago; the poet, grief worn,
Has through the slow years his cross bravely
borne; I.
his songs are replete with sympathy sweet,
And are dear to the hearts that loved ones
mourn.
He firmly trusts in a heavenly morrow,
His verses their charm from suffering bor-
row.
On her grand roll Fame has written his name
1t was whispered to her by the angel Sorrow.
Charles w. Linnen in Good Housekeeping.
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To Tell Pure Silk.

If you wish to purchase by sample and
to test the quality of silk take ten fbers
of the filling of any silk, and if on break
ing they show feathery dry and lack
luster condition, and discolor the fingers
in handling, you may at once be sure of
the presence of dye and of artificial
weighing.
Or take small portion of the fbers
between the thumb and forefnger and
gently roll them over and over, and you
will soon detect the gum, mineral, soap,
ETC., should their be any, or their alb
sence.
Another simple but effective way to
test the purity of silk is to burn small
quantity of the fbers. Pure silk will
instantly crisp, leaving only pure char
coal. Heavily dyed silk will shoulder,
leaving q greasy yellow ash.
If you cannot break the ten strands,
and if they do not discolor the fingers at
the point of contract, you may be well
assured that you have pure silk, that is
honest in its make and durable in the
Eear.--Detroit Free Press.
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FARM NOTES.

Mai. and Mr.. J. E. Flewellen, of
Whitman precinct, were in the city
Friday making arrangements to
commence their farming operations,
purchasing extra farm implements,
etc, and in conversation with one OF
Brenham's citizens said that farmers
inthat sectionwere experiencing more
difficulty in securing desirable ten
ants for another year than they ever
had before, the reason assigned, be-
ing, that there had been consider
able negro exodus from this county,
many of them leaving for Oklahoma.
Mr.. Flewellen said that some of
the farmers had offered inducements
to desirable tenants by putting in
good repair their tenement houses
and that they had all had to follow
suit, and as result considerable
improvement had been going on
down there.
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The Prayer Should Have Been Answered.
A member of certain Massachusetts
parish, prominent for his thrift and PER
sonal consequence, was also notorious
for his overbearing assumptions and
pompous airs. Under the distress and
fright of dangerous illness he put up
notes" on several successive Sundays,
and after his recovery, according to US
age, he offered note, to be read by the
minister, expressive of his thanks.
The minister was somewhat large
in this part of his prayer, recalling the
danger and the previous petitions of the
squire" and returning his grateful ac-
acknowledgements with the prayer that the
experience might be blessed to the spirit
ual welfare of the restored man. He
closed with these words:
"And we pray, o Lord, that thy serv-
ant may be cured of that ungodly strut,
SO offensive in the sanctuary. Atlantic
Monthly.
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vice upon the examination of pa
tients, and states the diseases indi-
Gated by certain symptoms. The
original papyrus is a unique and i'm
portant document, being the Oldest
medical work in the world.
A gardener of Mauritius has tried
to raise sugar-cane from seeds. A
hundred seeds planted in 1890
yielded five minute seedlings, of
which one has survived and flourish
ed He believes that by cross-fer-
tilizing the best varieties it is posi-
BILE to produce sugar-cane that may
be raised from seeds and would be
of greatly improved quality.
The novel feature of new cleo
tricI the invention of a French
engineer, is sea-water battery The
zinc and copper plates are under the
boat, and can be raised or lowered
by pulleys, serving as a kind of keel
while at the same time driving a
large wheel by means of a motor.
An enormous crab of the Malay
Islands live upon the fruit of the
cocoanut, which it secures by climb
ing the trees. It breaks the nuts
either by hurting them down or By
beating against the rocks.
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X. of II. OFFICERS.

At meeting of INLAND Lodge,
No, 1888, Knights of Honor, Friday
night, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year:
A. A. Woehler, Dictator
Fritz Krentzlin, Vice-Dictator.
Christian Wielkens, Assistant
Dictator.
Ed. Muller, Reporter.
Louis Grasmuck, Financial Re.
porter.
IT. COIN, Treasurer.
Gottlieb Hermann, Chaplain.
Henry Wehrman, Guide.
Ad Kessieng, Guardian.
Henry Eckhardt, Sentinel.
H. FRANKIE, Representative.
". c. SchiL, Alternate.
H FRANKIE,
VIM. S 3YsrI? Trustees,
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Pocketbooks in Letter Boxes.

From time to time pocketbooks are
found in the pillar boxes. Pickpockets
have taken this way of returning to their
owners whom they have robbed the valu-
able contents of pocketbools, generally
papers, which are of no use to any one
but the owner. The thieves in this way
get rid Of articles which might lead to
their conviction, and at the same time
assuage the losses of the pocketbooks
in some measure, They Of course have
no time to do up a package, but drop
the articles into the most convenient
boxes.-London Tit-Bits.
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Alliance Lecturer,

A. Asbury, president of the Col
ored State Alliance of Texas, has
been in the county lecturing for the
past two or three days, lecturing to a
large crowd at Graball Thursday
night, and at the Bluff, between
Washington and Independence Fri
day night. He is an advocate of
the sub-treasury scheme and de-
votes large portion of his lectures
to convincing his hearers of its
merit as a public measure.
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Railroad Rambling.

"Can you tell me-" he asked, as he en-.
tered an Office on Broad street the Other
day, 'why the railroad should discrimi,
nate so heavily against dressed meat ovel
live stock"
Certainly, sir. Dressed meat is dead
isn't it,"
"Of course"
well, anything that can't kick is al
ways bulldozed by railroad company
Texas Siftings.
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POINTS FOR FARMERS.

Do not sell the best pigs.
Do not let cuckle burs mature
seed.
Mulch only after the ground is
frozen.
Keep enough fowls TO buy the
groceries.
Do not leave cabbag l.. !. :
out too late.
Corn and meal are the best fat
tening foods.
Head work on the farm is as
much wanted as hand work.
Be sure there is plenty of light
in the horse and cow stables.
When grain is fed throw on a
hitler and partly cover it up.
One fowl with scurvy legs is apt
to impart the diseases to others.
Barley and wheat fed alternately
make a good reproducing ration.
In nearly all cases the most rest
less COW will prove the most profit
BILE.
Ducks and geese are the best
fowls TO raise on wet, low-lying
aasxA
e1sslay soft-shelled eggs
ID lime or they are
Give kseolts plenty of room to
exercise If you want bone and
muscle.
In commencing to feed in the
fall use what is most easily dam
aged first.
Generally now the quicker hogs
are fattened and marketed the
better the profit.
A sudden change from one kind
of grain to another often stops
mems from laying.
Under ordinary conditions there
is no economy In cribbIng the corn
with the shuck on.
Before the corn is fully matured
is the best time to select seed for
next years planting.
When the potatoes are dry is the
best time to select seeds; take from
the most prolific hills.
If the soil is dry it will be a
good plan to puddle the roots of
trees before setting them out.
Winter is by far the best time on
the majority of farms to make
manure, If properly managed.
When fruit or vegetables are
stored i'll the cellar keep the doors
open at night till cold weather
sets in.
Geese are not only valuable as
meat producers, but should an
nually produce pound of feathers
each.
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CHURCH BAZAAR.

The Ladies of the Episcopal
church have perfected all the ar
rangements for an elaborate church
bazaar to be opened in the Newbouer
building Wednesday, Thursday and
again Saturday. The bazaar will be
after the styles of the old English
church fair and no effort will be
spared to make it an interesting
place to visit. The ladies will have
a musical programe for the enter
tainment of all visitors, but will
charge no admission, and cordiately
invite the public to attend.
On Wednesday night they will
serve a lunch, oysters etc.
The enterprise of the ladies de-
serves the patronage of the public.
Go and see what they have anyway,
they will interest you.
The BANNER and Texas Farm and
Ranch one year for 50
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Two Glasses of Gypsies.

The gypsies of today are divided up
into the full blooded or tent gypsies, and
the Kairengroes or house jewellers, who
keep their gypsy blood a secret. This
division of the race shows that they are
gradually yielding to the pressure of
outside influences. and the complete ex-
tinction of their national identity will
simply be a matter of ti1ne.-George
Ethelbert Walsh in New York Epoch.
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\ Tree That Produces MIX.

A growing wonder is the COW tree of
South America, which is credited with
yielding tactical fluid which, in color,
taste and nutritive property closely re-
sembles the offerings of your milkman.
1t forms large forests in some districts
of Venezuela and is much priced for its
product. -Philadelphia Times.
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Two costly diamond necklaces were
lost overheard from yacht at Norwich,
Conn, few days ago. One, valued at
$1,000, has since been recovered by
divers, but the second is still at the bot
tom Of the river.
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Miss PEARL RUcKER, who is teach
ing class in art here, has on exhis
bitlon in the show window of Messrs
A. & q. Harrison's store beauti-
fuf speciman of her work, the picture
of cabin around which is banked
snow, by the side of which rises a
most natural looking old tree its
branches fare, save where snow
could lodge on it. The picture is
very pretty and for all the minitiated
reporter knows is a fine piece of
work.
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An amusing story is told of Sir VIII
liam Thompson, the great physician,
who has been i'll His medical attend
ants declare that they never had worse
patient in the matter of obstinacy. He
would not take his medicine for days to-
gether, and it was only by the doctors
threatening to abandon him altogether
that he reluctantly consented to saalloV
the prescribed drafts.
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MODERN RIFLES.

One of the most striking features
in the development of nations is the
modern military equipment-sup-
posed to be of appalling power, yet
so changed since the last conflict as
to be practically untried. In a re-
cent lecture to his students, Prof.
Bilroth, of Vienna, showeda collec-
ton of bones from persons wounded
in the wars of 1866 and 1870. He
stated that the damage done by the
rifles then in use could not be COM
pared to the terrible effect of the re-
peating rifles of to-day. A bullet
from a Mannlicher rifle pierces a
brick wall at distance of 500 to 600
PAGES, and it would be well nigh i'm
possible to obtain shelter from an
enemy's fire. There can be no more
marching in dense lines, as the ball
would go through three or four men.
Smokeless powder affords better
or correct aim, and woe to the army
that should cross the road in the face
of an enemy, or that should attack
an enemy in a sheltered position.
Thank God" concluded the lectur-
er, Il connot show you any bones
that have suffered from weapons as
they now are"
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A process has been discovered for max
ing flour of bananas. Chemical expert
ments show that this -four contains more
nutriment than rice, and that when
eaten with beans, corn or sage it forms a
very palatable and nourishing diet.
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Blood travels from the heart through
the arteries ordinarily at the rate of
about twelve inches per second; its
speed through the capillaries is at the
rate of three one-hundredths of an inch
per second
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EGGS are bringing 20 cents in this
market, but as yet there seems to be
no scarcity of them, gentleman up
from Hampstead Thursday buying
all he wanted.
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Among the permanent decorations to
oe added to the vestibuie of the White
House are portraits of Washington and
Lincoln, painted on the wall over the
EnRuLHgT1i Gets
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ABOUT Z o'clock Sunday night the
ringing of the fire alarm startled the
denisons, and their was a rush
through mud and slush to the CEN
trail portion of the city to ascertain
the location of the fire, when 1t was
discovered that a fue had only
burned out in Mr.. Fred Carrick's
job printing establishment. The de-
partment responded promptly, but
the fire was all out by the time they
reached the building.
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Mr.. E. A. TANPLIN, formerly OF
this place, and bother-in-law of Miss
Mary Rial, is dangerously i'll at his
home near Fort Worth, and Miss
Rial leaves to-day for a visit there.
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Reports from the Bahamas state that
the cultivation of sisal hemp is proving
to be a great success, and the product
will soon amount to $4,000 tons annu-
ally. The quality is said TO be very
fine
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An American named Edwards about
iour years ago at New York was SEN
fenced to death for the sixth time. On
each Of the five previous occasions he
had escaped the capital punishment.
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The japanese lie upon mating with a
stiff uncomfortable wooden neckrest.
The Chinese use low bedsteads, often
deliberately carved, and supporting only
mats or coverlets
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The rainfall from 4 o'clock Friday
to 4 o'clock Saturday was 3 inches
and 62-1O0 of an inch, the he aviest
rain in that time since 1885.
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The fine stations at Messrs Lusk
& Parks stable don't seem to be
selling very fast, perhaps on account
of the high prices at which they are
held. The stock of Washington
county needs improving and if the
sale of this lot of horses here would
do it it would be a good thing if
they could be sold here.
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l Good Rrs.zs for a Sail.

"Wen, Willie, hear there was quite
a breeze al your house when your
mother foupd out that you had been
sailing again"
Willie-Yes, a spanking breeze
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DIED. at Der home between Wash
ington and Independence, Friday,
Mary Ewing an aged colored woman
highly esteemed by her race. She
was about SO years Of age, and her
death is regretted by all who knew
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The largest animal known is the ror-
quail. which is 100 feet in length; the
smallest is the twilight monad, which is
only the twelve-t!. yJ:sandth of an inch.
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SHERIFF LEAGUE returnad Sunday
from Giddings Lee county, where
he has been spending the past few
days and brought with him some
samples of iron ore that has the ap-
pearance of being pretty rich, of
which he has hundred acre track
of land almost covered with it.
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LOCAL NEWS.

The vacant houses are filing up
with families who are moving in here
to make Brennan their home.
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MARRIED at San Angelo, 'Wednes-
day last, Mr.. Burt McNeese and
Miss Minnie Haynie. The groom is
a former citizen of Brennan who
has many friends here who will join
the BANNER in extending congratula-
tons and wishing him full measure
of his new found happiness.
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royal present
Natural Ornaments aud .'laytIiings.
The seeds known as Nicker beans and
Bonduc nuts. species of Guilandina, are
oftcn used for bracelets, necillets and
sosaries, and are very ornamental when
capped and set. Baskets and other fancy
articles made of them are very common
in most museums. There are two species,
G. Bonducella. the seeds of which are Of
a gray leaden color or slaty olive green:
and G. Bonduc, which are pale yellow or
Grange colored. In the Malay Archi-
pelago these seeds are used as counters
and playthings by children in place Of
marbles. and on the Gambia in playing
game called warree-warree. In Bonn
bay. s;run.: upon red silk, they are worn
by women as a charm. and also in Egypt
by women and children as amulets
against witchcraft and sorcely.-ChaIs'
Iers' Journal
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ATTENTION is called to the new ad-
7ertisement of 81. Bluman, who has
purchased the Eldridge stock of
goods, and now offers them at
prices so low as to astonish consum-
ers. Drop in, see him and price his
goods.
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Pepper was known 20 the ancients. In
the Middle Ages 1t Was one OF the most
costly Of spices, E pound of it being a
royal present
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LAND TRANSFORMED BY ANTS.

A traveller in Central Australia has
discovered that the surface of the
country has been greatly changed
by what may appear at first thought
a ridiculous agency-the white ants.
On plains and IN thickets their nests
are so numerous that it is difficult to
drive among them. The clay with
which the nests are built is, when
cemented with resinous matter, is as
hard as brick, and when the nests
fall to pieces they form clay flats, al
most impervious to water and not
easily cut up by traffic. The work
of these creatures can be studied in
all stages: first in the thickets,
where they are commencing work;
then in the more open country,
where they have crowded out the
timber; next on the plains, where
half the hills will be found deserted,
and lastly on the clay flats, where
they have almost entirely disappear
ed and the scrub has begun to grow
again. The nests are further
remarkable for the large proportion
of iron they contain.
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SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.
PNEUMATIC TUBES FOR PASSENGERS.

-~hAShS~@~'N
A Hamburg company has in view
a curious project. a pneumatic rail
way-probably underground-is to
be constructed between Hamburg
and Buchen, distance of Is miles,
and passengers are to be sent like
parcels through the tube, making
the tube in II minutes. = The pas
senger carrier is to be of cylindrical
form, 10 inches in diameter and twice
as long. This is to enclose three
smaller cylinders, of the size of a
human being, in which the passen-
gers are to travel. Each little com
partment is to have an electric glow
lamp, and compressed fresh air is to
be supplied while the train is in
motion.
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The BANNER and Texas Farm and
Ranch one year for 81.
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ne OLDEST MEDICAL MORE.

4 translation into German of the
Egyptian medical manuscript ac-
quired about twenty years ago by
Georg Ebers, the eminent Egyptolo-
gist and novelist, has just been COM
pleted. DIR. Heinrich Joachim, the
translator. believes that the work
was written not later than 1850 B.
G., and that parts of it are of still
older date. 1t consists mainly Of
recipes, interspersed here and there
with proverbs, but gives some ad-